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MINUTES
MEETING OF OCTOBER 2, 2002
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Pre-Meeting - 5:15 p.m. Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
PREMEETING
1. ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Hall, Vice Mayor Salvaggio,
Councilmembers Carson, Benham,
Maggard, Couch, Hanson, Sullivan
(seated at 5:20 p.m.)
None
ACTION TAKEN
2. WORKSHOP
a. California High Speed Rail System
Rod Diridon, Chair, California High Speed Rail
Authority, introduced Carrie Pourvahidi, they gave
the presentation and answered questions.
Benham requested staff work with County in
order to meet the March date time line
suggested by Mr. Diridon of the High Speed Rail
Authority for a decision regarding placement of
the passenger terminal for the Bakersfield area.
Mayor Hall announced that Bakersfield will be
hosting the High Speed Rail Authority
Committee Meeting on November 20, 2002, at
lO:O0 a.m. through 3:00 in the Board of
Supervisors Chambers. The public is
encouraged to attend. Mayor Hall thanked Mr.
Diridon and Ms. Pourvahidi.
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ACTION TAKEN
Motion by Salvaggio to recess to Closed
Session at 5:59 p.m.
APPROVED
3. CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Real Property Negotiators
pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8; Property 711 Lake Street,
Bakersfield, California; Agency Negotiators:
Finance Director Gregory Klimko and Real
Property Manager Donald Anderson;
Negotiating Parties: Khamphou Siripane;
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of
payment for purchase.
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Conference with Real Property Negotiators
pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8 Property: 713 Lake Street,
Bakersfield, California; Agency Negotiators:
Finance Director Gregory Klimko and Real
Property Manager Donald Anderson;
Negotiating Parties: Connie Pedebold;
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of
payment for purchase
Conference with Real Property Negotiators
pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8; Property: 1020 and 1030 King
Street, Bakersfield, California, 93305;
Agency Negotiators: Finance Director
Gregory Klimko and Real Property Manager
Donald Anderson; Negotiating Parties: Jose
Navarro; Under Negotiation: Price and terms
of payment for purchase.
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION by Major James K. Rodal, Salvation
Army ARC.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Brysun Castro, 7th
grade student, Chipman Junior High School.
3. ROLLCALL
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Hall, Vice Mayor Salvaggio,
Councilmembers Carson, Benham,
Maggard, Couch, Hanson, Sullivan
None
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CLOSED SESSION ACTION
Mayor Hall announced there was not reportable
Closed Session Action.
PRESENTATIONS
ACTION TAKEN
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Presentation by Mayor Hall of Certificates to
the BASA Girls Softball League National
Champions.
Players: Jo Jo Brouttier, Ashleigh Cox,
Jennifer Davis, Danie Florez, Amie Haynes,
Courtney Ingram, Abigail Lopez, Tess
O'Rourke-Lepine, Ashley Oscars, Jaclyn
Rymer, Katie Sawyer, Kaitlyn Senecal
Coaches: Bill Senecal, Mark Haynes,
Darren Rymer, Rick Lenard.
5.a. AUDIENCE RECOGNITION
Mayor Hall recognized Boy Scout Troop 218.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Dick Taylor spoke regarding off-road vehicle
recreation.
Maggard requested the Urban Development
Committee review possible locations for use as
a specialized type of recreational facility for off-
road vehicles.
Joseph A. Austin spoke on behalf of his
family and the Westpark Homeowners
Association in appreciation of recent road
repair.
Dale Wilson, Harvey Ginn and Mike Sabol,
spoke regarding the Kern Veterans Memorial
in Central Park.
Norma Simpson, Dale Simpson, Yolanda
Avalos, and Mark Sheffield spoke regarding
the Hwy. 99 Car Show the weekend of Oct.
26/27 and closure of downtown streets.
Stuart Gentry spoke regarding Agenda Item
12.a. New Business pertaining to the sale of
surplus property.
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APPOINTMENTS
ACTION TAKEN
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:
September 9, 2002 Joint City/County
Meeting and September 18, 2002 Regular
Council Meeting.
Payments:
Payments from September 6, to September
19, 2002 in the amount of $8,620,583.43;
and Self Insurance payments from
September 6 to September 19, 2002 in the
amount of $202,786.59.
Ordinances:
Adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter
15.04, 15.12, 15.16, 15.28 and 15.32 of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code relating to the
Buildings and Construction Code. (First
reading 9-18-02)
ORD 4087
ORD 4088
ORD 4089
ORD 4090
ORD 4091
Adoption of an ordinance amending Section
17.06.020 (Zone Map No. 102-23) of Title
Seventeen of the Bakersfield Municipal Code
by changing the zoning from a Planned
Commercial Development (PCD) zone to a
Revised Planned Commercial Development
(PCD) zone to allow a Recreational Vehicle
Park and related uses on 16.32 acres
located on the southwest corner of Pacheco
and Wible Roads. (#02-0540) (Ward 7) (First
reading 9-18-02)
ORD 4092
Resolutions:
Resolution of Intention No. 1281 ordering the
vacation of the public access road (Co. Rd.
No. 1949) between Church Avenue and the
Kern County Communication Facility.
REMOVED FOR
SEPARATE
CONSIDERATION
Resolution of Intention No. 1282 ordering
the vacation of the alley located at 1716
Owens Street on the west side of Owens
Street Southerly of State Freeway 178.
ROI 1282
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ACTION TAKEN
CONSENT CALENDAR continued
g. Resolution ordering the summary vacation of RES 163-02
the superseded portion of Patrick Henry
Drive at the northwest corner of Liberty High
School.
Resolution adopting the Site Plan Review
(File #02-0653) for the construction of a 112
unit one and two-story apartment complex
(24 one bedroom, 72 two bedroom, and 16
three bedroom units) on a 6.43+ acre site,
within an R-2/PUD zone district at 3900
Riverlakes Drive.
RES 164-02
Resolution dedicating public street right of
way for Ming Avenue and River Run
Boulevard over the 20 foot wide strip of City
property adjacent to the northerly side of the
Kern River Canal.
Resolution dedicating right of way for Buena
Vista Road north of Stockdale Highway.
RES 165-02
RES 166-02
Resolution approving Form and Substance
of Preliminary Official Statement and Bond
Purchase Contract for Assessment District
No. 02-1 ,AvalonlBelseralMontaral
The Woods.
RES 167-02
Reclassification, Revised Job Specifications
and change to Salary Schedule:
Reclassify Director of Environmental
Services to Director of Fire
Prevention/Environmental Services
Revised Job Specification: Director
of Fire Prevention/Environmental
Services
3. Revise Job Specification: Hazardous
Materials Specialist
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ACTION TAKEN
Item 8.1. continued
Amendment No. 6 to Resolution No.
122-01 setting salaries and related
benefits for officers and employees of
the General Supervisory, Police
Supervisory and management Units
and adopting salary schedule and
related benefits for Director of Fire
Prevention/Environmental Services.
RES 122-01(6)
Amendment No. 3 to Resolution No.
046-02 approving Memorandum of
Understanding for Employees of the
Blue and White Collar Units and
adopting Salary Schedule and
Related Benefits for Hazardous
Materials Specialist and Public/Fire
Safety Education Specialist.
AGR 046-02(3)
Agreements:
Agreement with Guatemalan National Police
Department, a non-profit organization, to
purchase surplus police safety equipment
from the City for a total of $1.00.
AGR 02-278
Agreement with Donald L. Schulte to lease
City owned real property for farming
operations located at the northeast corner of
Cottonwood Road and Hosking Avenue for
an initial term of 3 years with 1 year
extensions subject to City approval.
AGR 02-279
Agreement with the City of Maricopa,
$39,650 for assignment of Regional Surface
Transportation Program funds (RSTP) funds.
AGR 02-280
Transfer $39,650 of appropriations
from the Streets Division Operating
Budget to the Capital Improvement
Budget within the Gas Tax Fund.
Consultant Agreement with Maurice
Etchechury, $45,000 for project
management services for Fdant-Kern Canal
Relocation within intersection of Olive Drive
and Calloway Road.
AGR 02-281
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ACTION TAKEN
Agreement with Muxlow Construction, not to
exceed $77,000 to provide handicapped
accessibility improvement services to
qualified Iow-income residents in privately
owned structures.
AGR 02-282
Settlement Agreement between City,
RiverLakes Investment Co., Kyle Carter
Homes and Coleman Homes.
AGR 02-283
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 02-042
with Bakersfield Senior Center for $77,000 in
additional HOME Investment Partnership
(HOME) - Community Housing Development
Organization (CHDO) funds to complete
clearance, demolition, and relocation for an
eighty unit Senior Housing Project located at
R and 5th Streets.
REMOVED FOR
SEPARATE
CONSIDERATION
t. Design of North Chester Avenue Bridge:
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No.
97-346 with W. Koo & Associates,
Inc. to increase compensation to
consultant by $28,240 (total contract
amount of $781,274) for the design of
North Chester Avenue Bridge -
Southbound.
AGR 97-346(3)
Appropriate $4,000 State funds to the
Gas Tax Fund Capital Improvement
Budget.
Bids:
Accept bid of and award contract to Gantry
Constructors, Inc. for the $579,562 for the
Northeast Bakersfield Water Supply
Reservoir Phase 2 - Liner Installation for the
Water Resources Department.
REMOVED
Accept bid to award contract to Irwin
Excavation, $30,000 for demolition of
improvements for the Bakersfield Senior
Housing Project Center
REMOVED FOR
SEPARATE
CONSIDERATION
AGR 02-285
w. Accept bid from rS3, $25,463.83 for fire
hose.
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ACTION TAKEN
Accept bid to award annual contract to Oscar
Hargis and Son, not to exceed $170,000 for
hauling and spreading dried Biosolids at the
wastewater treatment plants.
AGR 02-286
Miscellaneous:
City positions on League of California Cities
Resolutions.
ABS
MAGGARD
Approval of Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Action Plan, Amendment No.
11 (FY 98/99), Amendment No. 5 (FY 01/02,
and Amendment No. 1 (FY 02/03). (Wards 1,2)
AGR 02-287
aa.
Appropriate $1.2 million CHFA loan,
$434,177.56 Kern County Superintendent of
Schools note proceeds and $315,000 fund
balance to the Redevelopment Agency
Downtown Project Area, Capital
Improvement budget for the acquisition of
approximately 7 acres located at 21s~ and R
Streets for the Central Park Cottages
Project.
bb.
Appropriate $12,000 in contributions from
Hall Ambulance Service, Inc to the Traffic
Preemption Project within the Capital Outlay
Fund.
CC.
City Manager's employee request to extend
medical leave without pay beyond one
hundred-eighty days, pursuant to Municipal
Code Section 2.84.560 - Sick Leave
Depletion.
dd.
Revision to Police and Fire Civil Service
Rules and Regulations:
Rule 7.03 - Veteran's Preference
(Police)
2. Rule 8 - Veteran's Preference (Fire)
ee.
Authorization to schedule a joint meeting
between the Citizens Community Services
Advisory Committee (CCSAC) and the City
Council Community Services Committee.
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ACTION TAKEN
ff.
Reduce appropriations $1,516,664 and
increase interfund transfers $1,507,000 for
Special Assessment District and related
Public Financing Authority bond calls in
September 2002 in various funds.
Maggard announced he will abstain from item y.
Motion by Salvaggio to adopt Consent Calendar
Items a. through ff., with separate consideration
of items e.,s., and v. with the deletion of item u.
APPROVED
Resolution of Intention No. 1281 ordering the
vacation of the public access road (Co. Rd. No.
1949) between Church Avenue and the Kern
County Communication Facility.
REMOVED
Maggard requested item e. be removed in order
to stipulate a commitment with the County not to
fence the street at Church Avenue.
Amendment No. I to Agreement No. 02-042 with
Bakersfield Senior Center for $77,000 in additional
HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) -
Community Housing Development Organization
(CHDO) funds to complete clearance, demolition,
and relocation for an eighty unit Senior Housing
Project located at R and 5th Streets.
AGR 02.142(1)
Accept bid to award contract to Irwin Excavation,
$30,000 for demolition of improvements for the
Bakersfield Senior Housing Project Center
AGR 02-284
Motion by Carson to adopt items s. and v.
APPROVED
HEARINGS
None.
REPORTS
a.
Budget and Finance Committee Report No.
2-02 regarding road rehabilitation.
Comments and computer presentation by
Public Works Director Rojas.
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10.
11.
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REPORTS continued
ACTION TAKEN
Maggard on behalf of the Committee stated over
49 million dollars has been spent on contractors
since 1997; the City is in balance and well within
parameters set by the charter regarding the
amount of resurfacing work done by the City;
that contractors should be actively encouraged
to bid; and gave kudos to employees doing
actual road repair.
Salvaggio complimented the Streets Division of
the Public Works Department.
Urban Development Committee Report No.
3-02, regarding the sale of real property at
515 Truxtun Ave.
Motion by Couch to adopt staff recommendation
to accept report and approve appropriation.
APPROVED
Community Services Committee Report No.
4-02 regarding Resolution supporting the
creation of a Veterans Memorial at Central
Park.
Sullivan reported the Committee, staff and
veterans have identified Central Park as the
most suitable location for a Veterans Memorial;
fund raising efforts have begun; City Council is
requested to pass a resolution designating
Central Park as the site for the proposed
memorial and to facilitate obtaining grant funds
for the project.
Motion by Sullivan to approve resolution in
support of a Veterans Memorial in Central Park.
A PPRO VED
RES 169-02
DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
12. NEW BUSINESS
a. Surplus Property
Resolution declaring real property
located at 907, 1001, 1007, 1015,
1025 13th Street, 1275 "P" Street, and
1020/1022 California Avenue surplus
to needs of the City.
RES 17~02
12.
13.
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NEW BUSINESS continued
ACTION TAKEN
Agreement with D.W. Sivers
Company to purchase 907, 1001,
1007, 1015, 1025 13~h Street, "P"
Street, and 1020/1022 California
Avenue for $531,000.
AGR 02-290
DEED 5729
Comments and presentation made by City Manager
Tandy.
Motion by Benham to adopt resolution and
agreement with the condition that if the
development is unsuccessful and City wishes to
repurchase the property at the same price, the
City would have the right to repurchase.
APPROVED
ABS COUCH,
SALVAGGIO
COUNCIL & MAYOR STATEMENTS
Hanson made comments regarding food services at
Centennial Garden.
Carson acknowledged students from Ridgeview
High School in attendance at the meeting for
government class; congratulated Mayor Hail on
being a Fair Board Member; expressed appreciation
for seeing 'The Temptations' perform at the fair the
previous evening; and expressed anticipation for
future events at the fair.
Maggard thanked staff, particularly Public Works
Director Rojas and Traffic Engineer Steve Walker, in
conjunction with Cai Trans, for quickly resolving the
traffic issue at 23rd Street at F and H Streets.
Couch requested the City Manager and
Public Works Director provide information
regarding completion, by the end of the
school year, of the installation of the traffic
signal at Patton and Hageman using
Transportation Impact Fee money.
Benham complimented and thanked staff for public
service announcements regarding the pilot recycling
program.
Sullivan welcomed City Manager Tandy back from
his trip to Philadelphia.
13.
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COUNCIL & MAYOR STATEMENTS continued
ACTION TAKEN
Salvaggio requested staff review the area in
the 1100 to 1200 block of Fairview Rd., (west
of Monitor, east of South H, on the south
side of the road); the need for gutters and
curbs there; and contact the property
owners to aid in providing improvements.
Salvaggio thanked Mike Tracey, Executive
Director of the Kern County Fair for providing
fair passes to the Councilmembers.
Salvaggio thanked Scott Jones, Chief
Administrative Officer of Kern County, for
investigating a constituent's complaint
regarding treatment at Kern Medical Center
Salvaggio requested staff investigate
properties near Ridgeview High School,
south of Panama Lane west of Stine Rd.,
north of the high school, that are a blight
and recommend resolution.
Salvaggio requested City Manager Tandy
work with Public Works Director Rojas
regarding the overpass at Highway 99 and
White Ln. and the Cai Trans situation
involving the hazardous conditions
southbound off. ramp traffic. Needed are a
lane at the off-ramp intersection approach
and an auxiliary southbound lane for the off-
ramp. Staff is directed to illicit a response
from Cai Trans regarding the issue.
Salvaggio made comments regarding the
proposed super Walmart project being in
preliminary stages.
Salvaggio directed staff to facilitate finding
an appropriate position for Frank Young.
13.
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COUNCIL & MAYOR STATEMENTS continued
Mayor Hall requested the Council KERN Cog
Representatives speak to Mr. Brummett and
convey his opinion that the proposed May
time line for release of the recommendations
from his consultants is too late; and
requests staff consult with the County and
the Downtown Business Association and
have a recommendation regarding a site for
the Bakersfield station prepared for the High
Speed Rail Authority with it convenes in
Bakersfield on Nov. 20, 2002.
14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hall adjour/~j/~ meev~..~:O3~a~..~
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield,/C'A
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CITY CLERK and Ex Officio~Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
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