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AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST 4, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING
CANCELLED: REGULAR MEETING – 3:30 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING – 5:15 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR – PUBLIC SAFETY/VITAL SERVICES MEASURE
Item 8af. Bakersfield Police Department Partnership with Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (All
Wards)The Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) and Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (Kern BHRS) are
partnering to pilot the efficacy of placing a behavioral health (BH) clinician within a law enforcement communications
center alongside dispatchers for triage of BH calls. The purpose of placing a BH clinician alongside dispatchers is for
dispatchers to have the option of transferring BH related calls, that do not require an emergency response, to the
BH clinician for triage. It is also an opportunity for Kern BHRS to engage, or re-engage, the population we strive to
serve within the County of Kern. Additionally, it will decrease law enforcement contact with subjects in crisis who
are better served by BH staff intervention and as a result decrease response times to other priority calls. $135,000
PSVS revenue has been appropriated by the City Council to the Police Department's operating budget within the
Public Safety and Vital Services Fund to implement this project.
Item 8ag. Design/Build of Recreation and Parks Equipment (All Wards) The Recreation and Parks Department has
a current inventory of 61 parks. Over time, various parks through usage and the environment require a need of
refurbishment and rehabilitation. Council currently has approved and funded 23 projects between FY 2020-21 mid-
year budget adjustment and FY 2021-22 budget cycle. Staff determined the most efficient and cost-effective way to
complete the list of approved projects was by issuing a Request for Qualification/Request for Proposal (RFQ/RFP) for
a design/build vendor. Staff finds the RFQ/RFP submitted by PlayCore Wisconsin, Inc. DBA GameTime to be best
qualified and recommends approval of the design/build agreement for not to exceed amount of $6,235,182.00.
Funds are budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Department Capital Improvement Budget within the Public Safety
and Vital Services Measure and within the Capital Outlay Fund.
CONSENT CALENDAR – PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 9a. Design/Build of Recreation and Parks Equipment (All Wards) n Fiscal Year 2020-21, Advanced Lighting
Services, Inc. converted over 2,000 high pressure sodium (HPS) or metal halide fixtures to light emitting diode (LED)
fixtures at the Park at River Walk, 18th and Eye Parking Structure, Jastro Park, Beach Park, Jefferson Park and 10
other City facilities (Phase I). Phase I was funded by PG&E's On Bill Financing (OBF) Loan Program. There are still over
2,000 light fixtures in other City parks with HPS or metal halide fixtures. This project (Phase II) will convert the existing
light fixtures to energy efficient LED fixtures at the following parks/facilities: Bakersfield Municipal Airport, Silver
Creek Park, Patriots Park, Saunders Park, Siemons Park and Tevis Park. The proposed resolution authorizes the
finance director to dispense with bidding in accordance with Government Code section 4217.10, et. seq. and
authorizes the City to enter into an energy service contract funded using PG&E's OBF Loan Program.
cc: Department Heads
Approved: Christian Clegg, City Manager
City Manager’s File
Prepared: Anthony Valdez, Administrative Analyst III
City Clerk’s File
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