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AGENDA
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Amended Special Meeting 4:00 PM
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
Blue memo submitted at the meeting listing all comments received via
email.
3. REPORTS
a. Report by California Water Service regarding status of proposed rate
increase.
Staff recommends receive and file report.
4. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation; Closed session
pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) regarding
Gilberto Fajardo v. City of Bakersfield, et al. USDC Eastern District
Case No. 1:16-CV-00699-DAD-JLT (One matter)
5. CLOSED SESSION ACTION
6. ADJOURNMENT
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 2/23/2022 Public Statements 2. b.
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
DATE:
WARD:
SUBJECT: Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
Blue memo submitted at the meeting listing all comments received via
email.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
BACKGROUND:
ATTACHMENTS:
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From: b9060
To: City Clerk
Subject: Mill Creek Expansion Public Comment
Date: Friday, February 11, 2022 2:46:30 PM
This is a comment for the next council meeting. My wife and reviewed the plan
submitted to the Strategic Growth Council. However, the plan did not take into
account our support or the support of nearly 40 people who wrote to the council
supporting the Mill Creek extension. We would like to resubmit our comments to
SGC and the City Council.
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On Monday, May 24th, 2021 at 5:50 AM, bj060 <bj060@protonmail.com>
wrote:
Our family would like to submit a comment for the measure n and council
budget meetings supporting the trails plan proposed by KernTax. Adding
trails will improve safety and add park space our us and our neighbors south
of California. Please support this plan. Thank you, Brooke
From: Michael Brooks
To: City Clerk
Cc: Christian Clegg; bakersfield mayor; City Council; soohie.voung0)sgc.ca.gov; Cecelia Grieco
Subject: Re: Public Comments
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 6:07:40 PM
Hope you can help me. I would like to resend comments for the upcoming city council
meeting and the sustainable growth council. Our family submitted comments last July in
support of the project to extend Mill Creek south to Brundage. However, our
afmily's comments were not accounted for in the plan. Thank you, The Brooks
On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 2:51 PM Michael Brooks <brooksmichae1803agmail.com> wrote:
Our family wants to submit a comment in support of the KernTax plan to extend Mill Creek
south to Brundage. Our ward needs this. Thank you. The Brooks
From: Peter Friedman
To: cclegg(. bakesfieldcity.us; City Council; bakersfield mayor; City Clerk
Subject: Public Comments - Measure N & Maintenance Districts
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 7:58:45 AM
Mr. Clegg, I would like to make a public statement for the next city
council meeting. Our community has had maintenance tickets for
landscaping, fence maintenance, and light bollards in and around Q
Street and Mill Creek. None of these tickets have been addressed
meanwhile all tickets in wealthy and white parts of town have been
completed and closed. We are paying our taxes to support the
maintenance district. We are paying into Measure N. And yet we are
getting nothing in return. Basic needs aren't being met. While these
tickets were submitted before you arrived at the city, what is the
city now doing to address these issues?
From: Hunter Johnson
To: bakersfield mayor; Christian Clegg; City Clerk; City Council
Cc: kerntax(fterntaxUaayers.o& alexander.bush Ca dot.ca.gov; Toks.Omishakin(aldot.ca.gov; RBall(alkerncog.org; Rick
Anthony; Darin Budak; Stuart Patteson;Lmscott(alkget.com; PD-PIO KBAK/29; newstios(clturnto23.com;
news(a)kovr.com
Subject: Public Comments for the City Council Meeting - Concerns About Q Street Downtown Bakersfield, CA
Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022 7:40:46 AM
We are quarantining due to a covid exposure. We would like to make a public
comment for the city council, city manager, kerncog, and Caltrans. Can we send this
online? We are very concerned about the safety of Q Street downtown, specifically
between California Avenue and Truxtun. This is the ONLY segment of the street
which is four lanes. Q Street south of California and north of Truxtun are both a single
lane in each direction. The four lane segment contributes to speeding and is a huge
safety risk to pedestrians, cyclists, and other motorists. There have already been a
number of high -profile crashes including fatalities at the intersection of Q St and
California, and numerous accidents where cars have driven into the aquatic center. I
think there has been at least one major crash every season at the aquatic center
since Mr. Clegg has been city manager. We need to make a change before one of
those vehicles kills a kid inside the pool.
Numerous businesses and neighbors in the community have requested safety
improvements along Q Street. What is being done to address these concerns? I
thought our neighborhood group submitted tickets on citysourced awhile back. How
many people have to be injured or killed before the city fixes this? We have asked for
the following changes on Q St between California Avenue and Truxtun:
1) Narrowing of the roadway from 4 lanes to 2 lanes (from two lanes in each direction
to one lane in each direction)
2) Addition of bike lanes along Q St (bridging a gap in the bike lanes north of Truxtun
and south of California)
3) More lighting along Q Street to reduce accidents at night. Can the LED lantern
lights that are north of Truxtun also be installed down to California Avenue? These
provide the light needed to prevent nighttime accidents.
Our city, KernCog, and Caltrans can do better than this. Please help.
From:
Chris Johnson
To:
City Clerk
Cc:
City Council; kerntaxCla kerntaxpayers.org; Christian Clegg
Subject:
Re: Public Comments on Measure N
Date:
Sunday, February 6, 2022 1:59:38 PM
Our business would like to submit a public comment on Measure N. We have signed onto the
ballot petition to place a repeal of Measure N on the ballot. Our taxpayer dollars are not being
used wisely. Our greatest opposition is the use of any public funds to restore the train station
in Old Town. This is not an effective use of taxpayer dollars. If the Hub wants this done, they
should raise private money to purchase the train station themselves. We have so many urgent
needs in our community and the train station is not one of them. Most of the projects proposed
by city staff are in Ward 2 ... both for Measure N and other projects. Why aren't other Wards
receiving any support? The train station is a money pit that will cost taxpayers millions and
never generate that much in return. The city should abandon this project.
On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 1:00 PM Chris Johnson <cj386756(0.grnail.com> wrote:
Our business would like to submit a public comment on Measure N. We have signed onto
the ballot petition to place a repeal of Measure N on the ballot. Our taxpayer dollars are not
being used wisely. Our greatest opposition is the use of any public funds to restore the train
station in Old Town. This is not an effective use of taxpayer dollars. If the Hub wants this
done, they should raise private money to purchase the train station themselves. We have so
{ many urgent needs in our community and the train station is not one of them. Most of the
projects proposed by city staff are in Ward 2 ... both for Measure N and other projects. Why
aren't other Wards receiving any support? The train station is a money pit that will cost
taxpayers millions and never generate that much in return. The city should abandon this
project.
From: Hayden McDaniel
To: City Council; City Clerk; Christian Clegg; bakersfield mayor
Subject: City Council Public Comments - Q St
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 3:36:19 PM
I would like to write and ask that a median be installed on Q Street between California Avenue
and Truxtun. The street should also be narrowed to one lane in each direction with the addition
of bike lanes. It is the only block of Q St with four lanes and this has led to speeding and a
number of collisions and accidents involving pedestrians and vehicles crossing over the
roadway and hitting the aquatic center. These accidents are preventable with a raised median,
a little bit of landscaping, and more lighting. Please help us make the area by the Maya and
aquatic center safe for all.
From: Brett Nellis
To: Michael Hawkesworth
Cc: Matthew Hunt; Bradley Hunt; City Clerk; Michael.Martin858; Kevin Bush; Title VI(obDOT;
and rewmay148(a)gmail.com; Hunter Johnson; adam.D.cohen83(abgmail.com; Alexandra Gallo; Ali Lewis; Angela
Jarvis; bhibbard(cba asuassociates.com; bvanwvk bco.kern.ca.us; Christian Clegg; chamber(abkcbcc.net; gc; Darin
B_ cgs; district5(o)co.kern.ca.us; dkwatson(cbft.newvorklife.com; David Lyman; David Nicholas
(dnicholas(o)IBIGroue.comj; dwilliamsaCbfarmersagent.com; fred(cbouoteomeaa.com; info(a)upsideproductions.biz;
iames.webb(abdot.Qov; Jennifer Moore(iennifer.moore(a)IBIGroup.com); John McArthur; itamsi(obkchcc.org;
Kerntax(abkerntaxpayers.ora; Karen Goh; Kavlon Hammond; kim(abbakersfieldrealtor.ora;
marvindeanllc(absbcglobal.net; michael(abkerntaxoavers.org; Terry Maxwell; Navdip Grewal; Oliver Hartleben;
Leticia Perez; pparks(abbakersfieldcollege.edu; Rob Ball; Ricardo Perez; Stuart Patteson; thightower(btdhintl.net;
toowell(abcapk.ora; vanessavangel(abvahoo.com; wendaledavisfoundation(abgmail.com; Wendell Wesley;
willard winn(a)hotmail.com; Arias. Eric; cclega(ftakersfiedcitv.us; Phoebe Seaton; Veronica Garibav;
City Council; SGC Info; Saharnaz Mirzazad
Subject: Re: Public Comment - Old Town Kern
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 7:45:16 AM
I would like to make a public comment for the next City Council
meeting in opposition of spending tax dollars on saving the train
station in Old Town Kern. This is not what the voters had in mind as a
vital public service. I too am signing the petition calling for the
repeal of Measure N. If the city spends money on this project, it has
too much in its coffers and doesn't know how to wisely spend OUR tax
dollars. I support the repeal of Measure N.
On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 9:50 AM Michael Hawkesworth
<michaelhawkesworth@att.net> wrote:
> "If our councilmember wants to help save Old Town Kern maybe we should start by not running rail right through
the heart of our neighborhood."
> Mr. Hunt, your statement is ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Mr. Gonzalez came to "the party" late and did not listen to his
constituents who had been battling Mr. Tandy to use the original route with modifications to that route into
downtown. Here we are now. I also adamantly oppose any public funds be used. The private sector who want to
rehabilitate this building should do so with private money.
> From: Matthew Hunt <matthewhunt135@gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 9:30 AM
> To: Bradley Hunt <Bradley.Huntl@protonmail.com>; City_Clerk <City_Clerk@bakersfieldcity.us>
> Cc: Michael.Martin858 <Michael.Martin858@protonmail.com>; Kevin Bush <2045994@gmail.com>; Brett
Nellis <brett.nellis702@gmail.com>; Title VI@DOT <Title.VI@dot.ca.gov>; Adam Cohen
<apcohen@cedalumni.berkeley.edu>; andrewmayl48@gmail.com; Hunter Johnson
<hunter.johnsonl@yahoo.com>; adam.p.cohen83@gmail.com; AElaiho-ortiz@chevron.com;
ajbhuee@watsonrealty.com; Alexandra.Gallo@sgc.ca.gov; ali.lewis@ibigroup.com; andrae@andraegonzales.com;
angela.jarvis@ibigroup.com; apcohen@berkeley.edu; bakersfield@fastundercar.com; bcarrier@bakersfieldcity.us;
bhibbard@asuassociates.com; bvanwyk@co.kem.ca.us; cclegg@bakersfieldcity.us; CGriego@bakersfieldcity.us;
chamber@kcbcc.net; CHuot@bakersfieldcity.us; collinsg22@cs.com; dan@acerail.com;
daniel@caterdesigngroup.com; dave.dmohowski@yahoo.com; Dbudak@bakersfieldcity.us;
districts@co.kern.ca.us; dkwatson@ft.newyorklife.com; dlyman@visitbakersfield.com; dnicholas@ibigroup.com;
dwilliams@farmersagent.com; edelarosa@leadershipcounsel.org; fred@quoteomega.com;
info@upsideproductions.biz; james.webb@dot.gov; jcoronado@tdhintl.net; Jef£goldsmith@som.com;
jennifer.moore@ibigroup.com; jkitchen@bakersfieldcity.us; john.mcarthur258@gmail.com; jtamsi@kchcc.org;
Kerntax@kemtaxpayers.org; kgoh@bakersfieldcity.us; khammond@leadershipcounsel.org;
kim@bakersfieldrealtor.org; kking@getbus.org; linda@bakersfieldrealtor.org; mandy@freeland-architecture.com;
marvindeanllc@sbcglobal.net; michael@kemtaxpayers.org; mokeswell@gmail.com; nfidler@bakersfieldcity.us;
ngrewal@bakersfieldcity.us; oliver.hartleben@ibigroup.com; perezler@yahoo.com;
pparks@bakersfieldcollege.edu; RBall@kemcog.org; ricardoperez@getbus.org; Saharnaz.Mirzazad@sgc.ca.gov;
sgc.info@sgc.ca.gov; spatteso@bakersfieldcity.us; thightower@tdhintl.net; Omishakin, Toks@DOT
<Toks.Omishakin@dot.ca.gov>; tpowell@capk.org; vanessavangel@yahoo.com;
wendaledavisfoundation@gmail.com; wendell.jr1960@gmail.com; willard winn@hotmail.com; Arias, Eric
<Eric.Arias@asm.ca.gov>; andraeg3000@gmail.com; cclegg@bakersfiedcity.us; Phoebe Seaton
<pseaton@leadershipcounsel.org>; Veronica Garibay <vgaribay@leadershipcounsel.org>;
city_council@bakersfieldcity.us; CivilRights.FHWA@dot.gov
> Subject: Public Comment - Old Town Kern
> I would like to make a public comment about the train station in Old Town Kern. We oppose spending taxpayer
dollars on this project. A study at Cal State found that it may take $20-25M to rehab the facility, up to five times the
amount estimated by staff. This is not a good use of taxpayer dollars. We could build a "new" but 'old" looking train
station that would better serve the community. The station is not special when you compare it to other train stations
that have been restored. It lacks the building quality and square footage for restoration. Even if staff estimates are
correct, does it really make financial sense to spend $5-1OM of taxpayer dollars on this to place a restaurant or
meeting room in the space. We will never see any return on investment. Given that high speed rail will be built
above it, who will want to go there anyways?? If our councilmember wants to help save Old Town Kern maybe we
should start by not running rail right through the heart of our neighborhood.
From: seanphillios18
To: City Clerk; City Council
Cc: bakersfield mayor; Christian Cleaa
Subject: Public Comment - Measure N and CitySource Maintenance Tickets
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:22:40 AM
I am following up with a comment for the next city council meeting. Our family has had a number
of maintenance tickets in citysource that have been open for upwards of 7 years! The last city
manager told us these would be taken care of when the voter's approved measure n. However,
they are still open! The maintenance tickets include deferred maintenance at the Q St underpass
next to Amtrak and the Marriott downtown. The maintenance included electroplating or re -painting
the wrought iron fencing and railings (along the Q St underpass, Mill Creek park, and the aquatic
center) AND landscaping along the hillside on both sides of the underpass. The hillside frequently
washes away leaving dirt and mud along the sidewalks. This creates a hazard for people with
limited mobility as its easy to slip and fall. Why has our ticket been open so long? I thought
measure n was supposed to fix these things? Can someone please follow up?
Sean
From:
Brandon Thomas
To:
City Clerk
Cc:
Christian Clegg; Karen Goh; kerntax(a)kerntaxpayers.ora
Subject:
Re: City council comments - budget investments in bike trails
Date:
Friday, February 11, 2022 8:40:32 AM
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Our business would like to resubmit our public comments for the next council meeting. We
never received a response from the city during the last budget cycle. More investments are
needed in bikes and trails for the city. We support the Kern Tax bike and trails plan that has
been approved by KernCOG and urge the city council to fund this as part of Measure N and
the current budget.
https://kerntaxpayers.org/blog/kerntax-trai 1 s-p Ian/
Our community needs this. Thank you
On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 3:31 PM City_Clerk <City_Clerk4bakersfieldc�> wrote:
Mr. Thomas I managed to locate your message, it was stuck in our "junk" mail
folder. We are forwarding your comment to the Council and adding it to the
permanent record of the meeting.
Regards,
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Julie Drimakis, CPMC, MMC I City Clerk
City of Bakersfield
email: idrimakistbakersfieldcity.us
web: www.bakersfieldcity.us
phone: 661-326-3073
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From: Brandon Thomas <bthomas0012(@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 2:00 PM
To: City_Clerk <City Clerk(@bakersfieldcity.us>
Cc: Christian Clegg <cclegg(@bakersfieldcity.us>; Karen Goh <kgoh(@bakersfieldcity.us>;
kerntax(@kerntaxpayers.org
Subject: Re: City council comments - budget investments in bike trails
It was sent from this email on June 16th.
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 9:36 AM Brandon Thomas <bthomas0012(n,,gmail.com> wrote:
Our business would like to make a comment on the budget. More investments are needed
in bikes and trails for the city. We support the Kern Tax bike and trails plan that has been
approved by KernCOG and urge the city council to fund this as part of Measure N and the
current budget.
htWs:Hkerntaxl2ayers.org/blog/kerntax-traiIs-pIan/
Our community needs this. Thank you
From: Jared Williams
To: Christian Clegg; Karen Goh; City Clerk; City Council
Subject: public comments - measure n and park lighting concerns
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 5:32:45 AM
I would like to make a public statement. Our family submitted tickets on the city's app to
repair light bollards in Mill Creek. The tickets are 6 years old!!! We were told when measure n
was passed our tickets would be completed. Why were we lied to? What's the status of the
repairs?
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 2/23/2022 3. a.
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM:
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SUBJECT: Report by California Water Service regarding status of proposed rate
increase.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends receive and file report.
BACKGROUND:
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• Formed in 1926, 96 years of experience
• Service areas across CA
• Serve 2 million Californians through almost
500,000 service connections
• Over 80 billion gallons of water annually
• More than 400,000 water quality tests per year
Quality. Service.Value.
Beijing New York
6,500+ miles of water main
Quality. Service.Value.
• Part of this community since 1926
• 154 local employees with 1,869 years of
combined professional experience and 252
professional certifications
• We are your family, friends and neighbors.
• We drink the water. Our children and
grandchildren drink the water.
Quality. Service.Value.'
* Population served = more than 286,000
* 73,500 service connections
* 1,587 miles of main
* 88 water wells
* 46.8 MG of storage
* 2 surface water treatment plants
Quality. Service.Value.
- 10,943 fire hydrants
• ISO (fire protection) rating saves millions in
insurance costs
Meets or exceeds all primary and secondary
state and federal standards
Less than 1C per gallon
Quality. Service.Value:
• US EPA says $660 billion nationwide to fix
failing drinking water infrastructure
• American Society of Civil Engineers grades
US drinking water infrastructure
• 1 in 4 Americans receives unsafe drinking
water, according to Natural Resources
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statewide in infrastructure over past decade to
ensure the continued safety and reliability of
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past decade.
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• $56AM for replacing 20.4 miles of main
• $19.9M for increasing reliability
throughout the system (e.g., pumps,
meters, valves, and pressure vessel
replacements).
• $13.9M for developing new water
supplies, improving treatment of existing
supplies
Quality. Service.Value.
• The proposed Infrastructure
Improvement Plan would affect customer
bills.
• As submitted, customers would see a
+14C per day increase in 2023.
■ +10C per day in '24 and '25
Quality. Service. Value.
• Rates set by independent experts every 3
years, not by Cal Water
• All proposed infrastructure improvements
and other costs thoroughly vetted by
independent watchdog agency, the California
Public Advocates
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• Public Advocates' mission is to
"obtain the lowest possible rate
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 2/23/2022 Closed Session 4. a.
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney
DATE: 2/11 /2022
WARD:
SUBJECT: Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation; Closed session
pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) regarding Gilberto
Fajardo v. City of Bakersfield, et al. USDC Eastern District Case No.
1: 16-C V-00699-DAD-JLT (One matter)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
BACKGROUND: