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Home My WebLink About06/25/2021CC OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER June 25, 2021 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager SUBJECT: General Information Notable Items  A short section of Eye Street between 19th and 20th Streets Downtown has been reopened to vehicle traffic and parking! The City closed the area (right) to vehicles back in September to help area businesses operate while also complying with the state’s re-opening guidelines in place at the time. With those lifted recently, the City removed the barricades and nearby restaurants removed their tents and other structures from the street and sidewalk. The City is proud to have worked with our community business partners to help them as we could during the pandemic, including creating the COVID-19 Special Event Permits to allow many of them to operate outdoors during indoor service restrictions and by awarding almost $6 million to local businesses through our innovative B-CARES Small Business Assistance Grants.  Visit Bakersfield's new Official Bakersfield Insiders' Guide was released just last week and already it has been nominated for a national award. Madden Media, the firm that designed and published the Insiders’ Guide, nominated the guide for a 2021 Destiny Award, to be presented through the U.S. Travel Association at its annual ESTO (Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations) conference. Madden feels the guide General Information June 25, 2021 Page 2 is award-worthy – and we agree! This is the first Visit Bakersfield product to have been nominated for a national award. Winners will be announced in mid-August. The new Insiders' Guide is available free at the Visitor Center, 515 Truxtun Avenue, and soon will be in information racks at most Bakersfield hotels, museums and the Amtrak station. You can order your copy or view the Insiders' Guide online here: https://www.visitbakersfield.com/visitors/visitors-guide/  Another week, another park access improvement project completed! The contractor has completed the installation of new asphalt at Grissom Park (below) for the City’s Recreation & Parks Department. This follows the completion of American Disability Act improvements recently done at Patriots Park. Wilson Park, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and Siemon Park are also included in this project, which is funded by the Public Safety & Vital Services (PSVS) Measure. The parking lots and impacted service roads for each project are closed during the work until they are completed. The entire project is expected to be completed by early July. The City appreciates the public’s understanding while these improvements are completed.  Be one of the first to pose in front of Bakersfield’s newest selfie spot, courtesy of Visit Bakersfield. The classic “Greetings from Bakersfield” postcard is ready for its close-up at the Bakersfield Visitor Center at 515 Truxtun Avenue (right). One card is on the north side of the building, visible to those driving past on Truxtun Avenue. The other is on the south side, just steps away from the Bakersfield Amtrak Station. Take your selfie at either spot, or both, and when you post them on social media, be sure to use #VisitBakersfield! The postcard selfie spots were produced by Elite Signs and Promotions of Bakersfield. General Information June 25, 2021 Page 3  The Bakersfield Police Department has 25 new police officers joining its ranks after Thursday’s graduation ceremony held at the West Side Substation (below). Friends and family were on-hand to celebrate and pin badges on the new officers. This is the fourth academy class funded by the Public Safety & Vital Services (PSVS) Measure as the City continues its efforts to add 100 new officers to the department. A new academy class will be starting in July. Congratulations to this graduating class and welcome to the department!  I am also proud and happy to report that on June 10, City Clerk Julie Drimakis received her Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) designation after completing the International Institute of Municipals Clerks’ (IIMC)e program. The IIMC is a professional, non-profit association that offers programs for the development of members. The MMC program is designed to raise the standards of municipal clerks around the world. The MMC certification is given after the completion of an extensive and rigorous General Information June 25, 2021 Page 4 educational component, as well as a professional contribution component. The program prepares participants to perform complex municipal duties. Julie joins 172 other Clerks in California with the MMC distinction. Please join me in congratulating her on this great professional accomplishment!  As a reminder, due to the summer heat, there will be no low-cost pet vaccination clinics held in July and August. The Bakersfield Animal Care Center will host two clinics in September instead. Traffic Advisories  Nighttime closure planned on California Avenue California Avenue will be closed in both directions between Easton Drive and Marella Way June 29 and June 30. The closure is scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. The closure is needed to remove k-rail. Traffic will be routed using Oak Street to Truxtun Avenue to Mohawk Street if traveling west and Mohawk Street to Truxtun 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. Reports  Recreation & Parks Department Rapid Response Team weekly report, June 13-19, 2021.  Spectrum programming changes message RE: KERN Weather, Ch. 274. Events  Movie in the Park: “Abominable” (2019), Friday, June 25 at Greystone Park (5709 Mountain Vista Drive). The movie starts at dusk.  Pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in partnership with the Kern County Department of Public Health: o June 25, Centennial Park, 3-7 p.m. o June 27, Planz Park, 2-6:30 p.m. o June 30, Beale Park, 2-6:30 p.m. o July 2, City in the Hills Park, 2-6:30 p.m.  Beal Band Concerts, Sunday, June 27 at the Beale Band Amphitheater, 8 p.m.  Local Road Safety Plan Community Meeting, hosted by Kern Council of Governments on Tuesday, June 29, 5:30 p.m. RRT Weekly Report For the week of 6/13/2021-6/19/2021 City Council and/or Public Requests • None City Source Requests • None Projects Completed by RRT 1. Community House (Irrigation Repair) • The RRT completed repairs to the irrigation system lines that were damaged during the tree removal and transplanting process. • Work began and was completed on 6/15/2021. 2. Beal Park (New Trash Enclosure Cover) • The RRT completed installation of a new cover for the newly constructed trash enclosure. • Work was completed on 6/15/21. Miscellaneous 1. Amtrak Station (New Greyhound Bus Terminal) • 6/13/2021-The RRT continued with the concrete demo project and disposed of 4 loads of contaminated concrete at Bena Landfill. • 6/14/2021- The RRT continued with the concrete demo project and disposed of 2 loads of contaminated concrete at Bena Landfill. • 6/16/2021-The RRT continued with the concrete demo project and disposed of 6 loads of contaminated concrete at Bena Landfill. • 6/17/2021-The RRT continue with the concrete demo project and disposed of 9 loads of contaminated concrete at Bena Landfill. 2. McMurtrey Aquatics Facility (Maintenance) • The RRT assisted Aquatics staff with pressure washing pool decks, re-locating picnic tables, and re-installing shower valves due to Covid-19 restriction changes. 3. City Pool Facilities (Maintenance) • The RRT assisted Aquatics staff with pressure washing pool decks and removing signage at Jefferson and MLK pool locations due to Covid-19 restriction changes. 4. Jefferson Park (Pool Fence Repair) • The RRT repaired the damaged chain link fence located on the north east side of the pool area due to vandalism. Ongoing Projects 1. Greystone Park (Trash Enclosure Modification) • The RRT will schedule fabrication and installation of a new cover on the existing trash enclosure. 2. McMurtrey Aquatics Center (Wrought Iron Fence Modification) • The RRT will schedule wrought iron fence modification on west side concession area to prevent illegal entry. 4. Amtrak Station (New Greyhound Bus Terminal) • The RRT began concrete demo of the existing in-operable arrival fountains located on the south west end of the Amtrak station as part of the new bus terminal project. • Work will continue the work week of 6/23/2021. Weekly Data: Assignment Locations Job Description Date Man Hours Equip/Hours Misc. Cost Weight Approx. lbs. Amtrak Station Bus Terminal Concrete Demo 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 6/16/2021 6/17/2021 30 24 60 40 30 24 60 40 $991.17 $668.72 $2017.60 $3104.87 24,000lbs 74,040lbs 113,940lbs Community House Irrigation Repair 6/15/2021 30 30 0 0 Beale Park New Trash Enclosure Cover 6/15/2021 17 25 $135.75 0 McMurtrey Aquatics Facility Maintenance 6/18/2021 25 25 0 0 City Pool parks Pressure wash and maintenance 6/19/2021 8 8 0 0 Jefferson park Fence chain link repairs. 6/19/2021 4 4 0 0 Totals: Projects Completed: 7 238 hrs. 246 hrs. $6918.11 211,980 lbs. Next Week City Source Request • None City Council and/or Public Request • None Priority Projects • RRT will continue to work with Code Enforcement regarding any illegal homeless encampment sites within City Parks, Streetscapes, and/or City buildings. Training • None See pictures below Community House Irrigation Repair Beale Park New Trash Enclosure Cover Amtrak Station New Bus Terminal Jefferson Park Pool Fence Repair 1 Michelle Cruz From:Wasielewski, Joylynn M <Joylynn.Wasielewski@charter.com> Sent:Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:23 PM Subject:Spectrum Pacific West, LLC ("SPECTRUM") Programming Update 6.24.2021 Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Bakersfield. Think before you click! Spectrum Pacific West, LLC (“Spectrum”), locally known as Spectrum, has become aware, but with no notice from the network that KERN Weather, located on Spectrum Channel 274, will no longer be available on the channel lineup serving your community. To view a current Spectrum channel lineup visit www.spectrum.com/channels. If you have any questions regarding this change, please feel free to contact me at (805) 783‐4945 or via email at Lisa.Ludovici@Charter.com. Sincerely, Lisa Ludovici| Director, Government Affairs| 805.783.4945 270 Bridge Street | San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 The contents of this e‐mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e‐mail and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or storage of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. June 4th River Walk Ward 4 June 11th Lowell Ward 1 June 18th Jefferson Ward 2 June 25th Greystone Ward 5 July 2ND Wilson Ward 6 July 9th Silver Creek Ward 7 July 16th Mesa Marin Ward 3 July 23RD River Walk Ward 4 MOVIES BEGIN AT DUSK EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IN JUNE & JULY. BRING YOUR PICNIC GEAR, LAWN CHAIRS, BLANKETS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS! SNACKS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. MOVIES IN THE PARK PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASKED TO MAINTAIN 6 FEET SOCIAL DISTANCING FROM OTHER PARTICIPANTS. PLEASE STAY HOME IF YOU HAVE ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS. Beale Band Concerts June 20th & 27th BEALE BAND AMPHITHEATER @ 8PM. FREE ADMISSION. BRING YOUR OWN LAWN CHAIR AND BLANKETS. REFRESHMENTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. R E C R E A T I O N A N D PARKS PRESE N T S RECREATION & PARKS FEATURING THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL BAND