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AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST 18, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR MEETING – 3:30 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
Item 4. Various Items (All Wards)
REGULAR MEETING – 5:15 p.m.
PRESENTATIONS
Item 4a. Re-affirming Sister City Wakayama, Japan(All Wards) Bakersfield Sister City is an all-volunteer, non-profit
organization that serves as Bakersfield’s link to the international community and especially to the governments and
citizens of Bakersfield’s six Sister Cities. A proclamation will be presented to Regina Pryor, President of Bakersfield
Sister City Project Corporation, re-affirming the 1961 resolution, which named Wakayama, Japan as a Sister City of
Bakersfield.
CONSENT CALENDAR – AGREEMENTS
Item 8l. Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Food Bank (All Wards) The CAPK Food Bank is the largest
emergency food distributor in Kern County, serving the nutritional needs of the most vulnerable Bakersfield residents
–low-income and poor children, families, single-parent households, vulnerable and disabled persons, seniors, the
homeless and others. Staff recommend expending $1,200,000 of the City of Bakersfield’s Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Coronavirus CARES funds to expand the CAPK Food Bank. The funds will be used to expand the
warehouse from 20,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet, buildout three loading docks, install a new 18,000 square
feet refrigerator, install a new 18,000 square feet freezer and install solar panels.
CONSENT CALENDAR – BIDS
Item 8ah. Pedestrian Countdown Timers (Wards 2-6) Over the past nine years, the City has converted and installed
pedestrian countdown timers at 416 signalized intersections. The City successfully applied for a California
Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA Article 3) grant to install timers at 15 signalized intersections with
high pedestrian volumes near shopping centers and schools. Staff recommends accepting the bid and approving a
contract with Pelagic Engineering ($59,130) for construction of this project. Staff also recommends appropriating
$5,000 in local Utility Surcharge Fund balance to the Public Works Department Capital Improvement Program budget
for this project.
Item 8aj. Multi-use path on Pacheco Road from Stine Road to Wible Road (Ward 6) As part of City’s ongoing efforts
to expand pedestrian and bicycle paths, as well as maximize the utilization of canal open space, the City has partnered
with Kern Delta to construct a multi-use path along Pacheco Road from Stine Road to Wible Road. Staff recommends
accepting the bid and approving a contract with Griffith Company ($268,557) for construction of the project. Staff
also recommends appropriating $439,020 in Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
Funds and a $15,000 Utility Surcharge Fund Balance to pay for the project.
HEARINGS
Item 10a. Redistricting Hearing (All Wards) This will be the first in a series of four public hearings on redistricting
ward boundaries. Staff will provide a presentation on the redistricting process involving ward boundaries followed
by an opportunity for the public to provide input.
cc: Department Heads
Approved: Chris Huot, Assistant City Manager
City Manager’s File
Prepared: Anthony Valdez, Administrative Analyst III
City Clerk’s File
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