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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Nov. 13, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager SUBJECT: General Information
Notable Items
Greener travel options are
coming to East Bakersfield!
This week the City broke
ground on the Kentucky Street Urban Greening Project, a nearly $1 million
effort to make walking and
biking safer along the highly-
trafficked road. The project –
which will officially get
underway on Monday,
November 16 – will result in a
new crosswalk installed at the
intersection of Williams and
Kentucky Streets and almost
36,000 square feet of new
and improved sidewalk
pavement. A Class II bike path and a Class IV cycle track will also be included. New solar-powered street lights will be installed along Kentucky Street and more than 800
drought-tolerant trees and shrubs will be planted in the area.
The project is estimated to cost $903,481, fortunately, the City received an $835,504 grant from the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) in order to complete it.
The grant was awarded because this project will reduce greenhouse gases by providing the greening of public land and offering safe, green routes for travel from
home to work and to school. The project is expected to take 40 working days to complete.
Mayor Karen Goh and Councilmember Andrae Gonzales (Ward 2) were joined by
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City officials as well as Williams Elementary School principal Dr. Jazmine Frias, Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County executive director Zane Smith, Bike Bakersfield’s Cindy Parra
and California Bicycling Coalition executive director Dave Snyder for the ceremonial shovel turn (page 1).
And a special thank you to the City’s Streets Division – specifically Kevin Peoples and
Chris Mudryk – the Recreation & Parks Department and General Services Division for their work preparing the site for the groundbreaking ceremony and the start of
construction!
Visit Bakersfield is hosting a free Webinar Wednesday presentation on November 18 at
10 a.m. This webinar will feature The Sound of Curbside Cuisine! Visit Bakersfield will explore
three local food trucks in Bakersfield: The
Poke Express, Michaelangelo Wood Fired
Pizza and Punjabi Dhaba.
It costs nothing to participate in the webinar,
but we do ask that anyone interested in
participating register for the event, as space
is limited. After registering, you’ll receive a
confirmation email with information on how
to join the webinar. A link to a recording of
the webinar will also be provided if you
cannot attend the event.
The City’s B-CARES grant program continues to provide financial support to local
businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since launching in September, 183
applications have been approved and $1,010,000 have been allocated to local
businesses. There are another 132 applications in the review process.
Anyone interested in applying for a B-CARES grant can do so here.
The City of Bakersfield and Greater Bakersfield of Commerce also worked together to
create a free webinar to answer questions about the program, how to apply, how the money is delivered once approved and more.
The Bakersfield Animal Care Unit will hold its monthly low-cost pet vaccine and licensing clinic this weekend at Kroll Park. The clinic will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 9 a.m. to noon as a drive-thru style event. Several precautions
have been implemented in order to hold the event safely. Those precautionary measures can be found here.
The Fourth Annual Christmas Tree Lighting is set for Saturday, November 28 at
Centennial Plaza in front of Mechanics Bank Arena. The event is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. with Santa Claus expected to arrive after 5 p.m. The lighting will take place
shortly after that. Mayor Karen Goh and City Councilmembers are expected to
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attend and speak at the event.
Traffic Advisories
Overnight closure planned on California Avenue
California Avenue will be closed during nighttime hours between Easton Drive and
Marella Way from Sunday, November 15 through Thursday, November 19. This closure is scheduled between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. each night. This closure is needed to remove
falsework from the newly constructed bridge and erecting it for the second bridge, which will carry westbound traffic on the Centennial Corridor freeway.
Residents can detour around the work zone by using Oak Street to Stockdale Avenue if traveling west and Stockdale Avenue to Oak Street if traveling east.
Construction schedules may be changed without notice due to unforeseen circumstances. The Thomas Roads Improvement Program apologizes for any
inconvenience this work may cause the traveling public.
Rescheduled: Truxtun Avenue and A Street Reconstruction Project
The City of Bakersfield will begin work on the reconstruction of the Truxtun Avenue
and A Street intersection on Saturday, November 14. This work will require traffic
detours and lane closures from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
During the first phase of reconstruction, traffic heading south on A Street will be
detoured at 17th Street, northbound traffic will be detoured at 16th Street.
During the second phase of the project, the intersection of Truxtun Avenue and A
Street will be reduced to right turns only.
These changes are expected to result in traffic delays. Drivers are advised to use
caution and allow extra travel time while driving in the area, or to use alternate
routes.
The intersection is expected to be open to traffic in all directions by 7 p.m. Saturday,
November 14. Reports
Streets Division work schedule, November 16 – November 27.
Recreation & Parks Department monthly report, October 2020.
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Live Stream Vaccine: The Entertainment Cure: Johnny Owens and the Buck Fever Band with Joe Peters, 7 p.m. Friday, November 13.
Low-cost pet vaccination and licensing clinic, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, November 14
at Kroll Park (7501 Kroll Way).
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Terry, Chief of Police
Robert Pair, Sergeant Public Information Officer 661-326-3803 rpair@bakersfieldpd.us
The Bakersfield Police Department partners with our community to protect the lives and property of the people we serve.
Compassion • Accountability • Professionalism
For Immediate Release November 9, 2020 Due to ongoing restrictions and precautions being taken amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the City of Bakersfield Animal Control unit would like to notify city residents the November 14th, 2020 vaccine clinic is scheduled to be held at Kroll Park at 7500 Kroll Way, with the following safeguards:
1. Clinic stations will be set up near the dog park entrance.
2. Street parking is available on several surrounding streets. 3. Customers will be provided forms that must be completed prior to services. 4. Customer will be also be given a specified time frame when they can exit their vehicle with their pet and get in line, with their completed form.
5. Customers without vehicles will be asked to return at the designated time for
services. 6. Pets will be handled by staff when possible. 7. While in line, a minimum distance of 6 feet from all others in line will be enforced. 8. One person per animal (2 MAXIMUM only if owner needs assistance controlling
animal). 9. Bi-lingual staff will be available; customers do not need to bring an interpreter. 10. All customers will be required to wear masks. NO MASK, NO SERVICE. We look forward to serving the community and providing resources for
local families and their pets. Your patience and understanding during this
new process is much appreciated.
For more information and updates, please contact the Animal Control
office at (661) 326-3436 or visit us on the web: http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/gov/depts/bakersfield_animal_care_center/clinics.htm
City Manager’s Office
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
661-326-3751 FAX: 661-324-1850
MEDIA ADVISORY INVITATION ONLY CONTACT: Joe Conroy
Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 Public Information Officer (661) 326-3074 JConroy@bakersfieldcity.us FOURTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING EVENT
The City of Bakersfield will host its Fourth Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Saturday,
November 28 at Centennial Plaza in front of Mechanics Bank Arena. The media is
invited to attend the event and broadcast live to the public.
Mayor Karen Goh and other City Councilmembers are expected to speak during the
event, followed by the official lighting of the tree by Mayor Goh.
A live nativity will be on-site and Santa Claus is expected to make an appearance
as well.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be limited in its scope.
What: Lighting of the City’s Christmas tree. When: Saturday, November 28. Event begins at 4:30 p.m.; Santa is expected to arrive
after 5 p.m. with tree lighting scheduled to follow. Where: Centennial Plaza at Mechanics Bank Arena (1001 Truxtun Avenue).
Please contact Public Information Officer Joe Conroy via email
(JConroy@bakersfieldcity.us) to confirm you will have a representative attend the
event.
The City asks that anyone in attendance practice social distancing as
recommended by the State and County Public Health Departments, as well as plan
to wear a face-covering if social distancing is not possible.
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Mayor Karen Goh and City
Councilmembers will be joined by
Santa Claus for the ceremony.
Music and a live nativity will also be
provided at the event.
The event starts at 4:30 p.m., with the
lighting following Santa's arrival.
Christmas TreeLighting
Saturday, November 28 / 4:30 p.m.
Centennial Plaza at
Mechanics Bank Arena
1001 Truxtun Avenue
MAINTAIN PROPER
SOCIAL DISTANCE FROM
OTHERS (at least six feet)
WEAR A MASK OR FACE
COVERING
AVOID TOUCHING
OTHERS AND PUBLIC
SURFACES IF POSSIBLE
Week of november16_2020_Work Schedule
Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of November 16, 2020—November 27, 2020
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Concrete repairs – 22nd St from B St To F St
Section repairs – Seventh Standard – east of Galpin to Coffee Rd (eastbound)
Island work (concrete)—E 19th and Truxtun
Alley work in Ward 2
Section repairs – Old River Rd from Taft Hwy to McCutchen Rd
Miscellaneous Streets Division projects:
Video inspection of City owned sewer and storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes
Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection
Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the City
Concrete work in the Old Town Kern HUD area
Concrete work in the Wilson HUD area
Concrete work in the E California HUD area
Leaf pickup program ongoing from October 15, 2020 – January 15, 2021
Week of november16_2020_Work Schedule
Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, November 16, 2020
Panama Ln to Taft Hwy, Stine to 99 Freeway
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Wible Rd to Gosford Rd, District Blvd to Panama Ln
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
White Ln to Panama Ln, Buena Vista to Gosford
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Stockdale Hwy to White Ln, Gosford Rd to New Stine Rd Friday, November 20, 2020
Stockdale Hwy to Ming Ave, Old River to Gosford Rd
Monday, November 23, 2020
Coffee Rd to Renfro Rd, Palm Ave to Westside Parkway
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Olive Dr to Downing, Coffee Rd to Knudson Dr
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Snow Rd to Hageman Rd, Renfro to Jewetta Ave
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Holiday, no service.
Friday, November 27, 2020
Holiday, no service.
NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning personnel will
be assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. This also applies when a
large number of street sweepers are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during
this time will be swept at the end of the month only when possible.
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
Department of Recreation and Parks
Date: November 12, 2020
To: Christian Clegg, City Manager
From: Dianne Hoover, Director of Recreation & Parks
Subject: 2020 October Monthly Report ADMINISTRATION
Public Safety & Vital Services
• South 99 Freeway tumbleweed and dry brush clean-up.
• Golden State Highway homeless encampment clean-up.
• Brundage Lane Navigation Center irrigation and landscaping.
• Bike path and Riverbed homeless encampment clean-up.
• Beach Park ground leveling and grading.
• Railroad homeless encampment clean-up at Pacheco/ Stine Rd.
• Hughes LN. & Blue Mountain Way homeless encampment clean-up.
• Calloway / Stockdale Hwy tumbleweed clean-up.
• Stockdale Hwy / Buena Vista Rd. tumbleweed clean-up.
• Beach Park storage room door repair due to vandalism.
• Sister Cities iron fence repair project.
• Kaiser Permanente Sports Village tumbleweed clean-up.
CIP/CDBG Project Updates:
• Seasons Park Playground Renovation Project (PIF): Fabric material was
installed on both shade structures by contractor CS Construction.
Playground audit was conducted by Play Safe Inc. on 10/13/20 and
passed. Temporary fence was removed and playground was re-
opened with provisional CDC Covid-19 guidelines posted. Project
completed and NOC was filed.
Department of Recreation and Parks October 2020 Monthly Report
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Wall Repairs:
In Progress:
1. 10500 block of Panama Ln, W/of Mountain Vista
2. Buena Vista Rd & Open Trail – NE corner (Raised Planter)
3. 400 block of East Panama Ln
4. 4100 block of Pascara St – “San Lauren” wall sign
5. E. of Wible Rd N/of Panama Ln (Pre-Cast Wall)
6. S/E corner of Buena Vista Rd & Campus Park Dr. – “Chandler Ranch” wall
sign
7. 19th & H St. N/E corner
8. Greystone Park – add block coursed to trash enclosure
9. McMurtrey Aquatic Center – Monument Sign
10. 20th Street & Eye St / 20th & H St – Raised Planter
Completed:
1. NW corner of 7600 block of Spring Creek Loop @ Clear Mist Way
2. NW corner of Ming Avenue & Grand Lakes & NW corner Ming Avenue &
Old River Road. (Raised planter – missing bricks)
3. SS of Panama Ln W/of Windrift Way
4. SE corner of Camino Media & Gosford
5. NE corner of Ming & Gosford
6. Truxtun Ave & Chester Ave – Concrete Planter PARKS UPDATES Area 1
• On 10/2/20 staff performed tumbleweed removal at Mohawk St. north of
Rosedale Hwy. Area 2
• Staff completed re-seeding turf at Truxtun, California, Chester medians
• Amtrak – Staff cleared weeds along the railroad from Union underpass to City
Hall South.
• Truxtun Avenue – Road construction began on 10/06 from Elm St. to H St.
Irrigation has been shut off on the median due to construction. Bowman Construction helps by watering median a couple times a week.
• General Tree – Contractors are almost done with trimming in Area 2.
• Mesa Marin – Sidewalk/ADA ramp removed/replaced just north of dog park. Area 3
• On 10/1/20 and 10/2/20, staff with the assistance of RRT performed a
cleanup project on the Freeway 99 sound wall on the west side of the 99
just north and south of the Hosking Avenue interchange.
• On 10/6/20, 10/12/20 and 10/15/20, staff repaired irrigation along the 99
sound walls located just north and south of the Hosking Avenue interchange.
• On 10/30/20, the Bakersfield Police Department hosted their 3rd annual “Hal-
Law-Ween event at Beach Park.
Department of Recreation and Parks October 2020 Monthly Report
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We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
Area 4
• Sports Village - removed tumbleweeds from north parking lot.
Area 6
• San Miguel Grove- Staff continues to add additional barriers to prevent
people from driving on bike path and river bed.
• Stockdale Ranch– Staff has completed replanting areas where material has
died. A total of 500 little johns were planted in place of the old
groundcover.
• Staff has been taking a loader and a brush truck to uplands of the Kern
River and San Miguel grove once a week to pick up large amounts of trash
generated by homeless encampments. These areas have become
increasingly difficult to maintain due to the amount of trash and vandalism.
Trimming:
• Trees Trimmed: 3 Clearance: 133 Removals: 2 RECREATION
Total monthly attendance for all programs, reservations and volunteers combined for the
month of October totaled 3,304 as compared to last year’s total of 94,834.
Aquatics
The City of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department lap swimming
program continues to be a core program for the community. Aquatic Programming & Attendance
Overall aquatics monthly attendance and McMurtrey attendance for
October was 2,745; due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are offering limited
City run programming and are not offering rentals at this time Lap Swimming:
• Staff continue to follow State and County COVID-19 guidelines for
public swimming pool facilities. A total of 8 time slots are available
Monday through Thursday, 5 time slots on Fridays and 3 time slots on
Saturdays. A Family Lap swim option is also available Saturdays at 11
a.m.
• Total Lap Swim Visits for October was 2,651, that is 1,153 more lap swim
visits than October 2019; this is a 77% increase in lap swim visits
compared to the previous year. Athletics
Programming was nonexistent in October as a result of COVID-19 related precautions and orders in place. Sports staff spent the entire month
working on the parks side of the department.
Department of Recreation and Parks October 2020 Monthly Report
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We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
• Due to COVID-19, participants are not permitted in the center at this
time.
• Superintendent of Schools Free Meal Program:
o 408 Grab N Go meals were distributed to children ages 2-18,
Monday through Friday from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
• The center participated in the BPD drive through Halloween event where
staff set up scenes from Alice and Wonderland and portrayed
characters from the story. An estimated 1,500 bags of candy were handed out.
• #RectheHouse – Staff recorded different videos showcasing a variety of games/activities children can do at home, within guidelines of social
distancing. Staff from various departments are assisting in demonstrating the fun. Saunders Recreational Facility/Silver Creek Community Center
• Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Silver Creek and Saunders were closed to
the public the entire month of Oct.
• City/Community Event:
• October 4th - Windermere Park, Church gathering/50 guests
• October 30th - Beach Park, PD Halloween Event/509 guests.
COVID-19 SPECIAL USE PERMIT (SUP)
• In the light of the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration issued by the City
of Bakersfield on March 19, 2020, the City of Bakersfield Recreation &
Parks Department has created a “COVID-19 Special Use Permit”, to
help churches, fitness gyms, and sport associations comply with “social
distancing” and other operating requirement mandated by the State.
The process will provide businesses an opportunity to temporary
operate in designated parks throughout the city.
The new COVID-19 Special Use Permit process will be available through
the duration of the City’s local Emergency Declaration; and it is
designed to help businesses move outdoor quickly, while also ensuring
the public’s health and safety. Businesses are responsible for
compliance with any and all other federal, State, County orders and
regulations. Upcoming/Ongoing Events:
• For additional activities and events offered through the Recreation and Parks
Department, please visit the website at www.bakersfieldparks.us.
Department of Recreation and Parks October 2020 Monthly Report
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We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
Brundage Lane Navigation Center irrigation and landscaping
Department of Recreation and Parks October 2020 Monthly Report
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We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
Coffee Rd and Truxtun Extension Tumble Weed Project