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Home My WebLink About01.27.231/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 1/21 Bakerseld Notes The Sound of What's Happening! Friday, January 27, 2023 Notable items Stockdale River Ranch Multi-use Trail ribbon cutting The City has completed a new $1.1 million multi-use trail at Stockdale River Ranch in partnership with Bolthouse Properties. To celebrate the completion of the project, a ceremonial ribbon cutting was held on Friday, Jan. 27. The new trail is 2.5 miles long, connecting the Stockdale River Ranch housing development to the existing Kern River Bike Path to the south (see interactive map at right). It also includes a 100-foot-long, 12-foot-wide steel truss bridge over the Cross Valley Canal. Earthstar Geographics | City o…Powered by Esri Interactive map of the Stockdale River Ranch Multi-use Trail Bakerseld Notes 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 2/21 The project was funded by Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds and local Gas Tax and Utilities Surcharge funds. City staff participate in Annual Point-In-Time Count 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 3/21 On Wednesday, Jan. 25, hundreds of volunteers gathered to conduct the annual Point-In-Time Count. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 4/21 Administered by the Bakerseld-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative, more than 200 volunteers hit the streets of Kern County, counting the number of individuals experiencing homelessness. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 5/21 An accurate PIT Count will lead to adequate state and federal funding and ensure the proper allocation of resources and energy to address homelessness. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 6/21 More than two dozen City staff volunteered to help with this year’s PIT Count, which is headquartered at The Mission at Kern County. BKRHC ofcials say the results of the PIT Count should be available by early March. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 7/21 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 8/21 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 9/21 Mission Homeless Intervention Services Center Remodel Project Groundbreaking The Mission at Kern County ofcially kicked off a project to remodel its Homeless Intervention Services (HIS) Day Center with a groundbreaking on Friday, Jan. 27. The City of Bakerseld has allocated $800,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the project which will create an area for guests to rest, socialize, watch TV, ll out paperwork, and serve as a safe haven from the elements. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 10/21 The HIS Day Center will also also serve as a community wide designated cooling center. The Mission's HIS program provides a safe and secure environment for outreach to the homeless community, focusing rst on stabilizing whatever current crisis the individual(s) may be facing, addressing their health and safety, including providing lodging, food, showers and clothing. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 11/21 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 12/21 Chamber's GRC learns rsthand about Park Rangers Though still in the early stages of being fully implemented, the City's Park Rangers are already making a difference at the more than 60 parks maintained by the City. That was the message Friday morning during the Greater Bakerseld Chamber's Governmental Review Council meeting, which highlighted the City's Park Rangers. Recreation & Parks Assistant Director Darin Budak and Ranger Supervisor Mike Dobbs (right) were on hand, providing an early update on the program. "Since the Rangers came on, it's night and day from what we saw months ago," said Budak. "The goal from the beginning was to 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 13/21 improve people's experience in parks." Added Dobbs: "That's the goal, to get people in the parks." The nearly 20-person Ranger team provides coverage at parks seven days a week, 20 hours a day. Since the Rangers started patrolling parks in late November/early December, both Dobbs and Budak say they've already seen a difference with fewer homeless individuals in parks and more families with children utilizing facilities. Anyone needing to report issues with park reservations, issues with amenities or nuisances can call the Park Ranger Hotline at 661-570- 1000. Granite Pointe Park and Planz Park improvements underway! The Recreation & Parks Department continues its work improving amenities around the City. This week construction began on two projects – playground rehabilitation at Granite Pointe Park in Ward 7 and a basketball court rehabilitation at Planz Park in Ward 1. Both projects are made possible thanks to funding from the Public Safety & Vital Services Measure (Measure N) - $435,000 for Granite Pointe and $116,000 for Planz Park. Construction on the projects is expected to last 6-10 weeks. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 14/21 New basketball courts coming to Planz PaNew basketball courts coming to Planz Pa…… The City of Bakersfield - GovernmentThe City of Bakersfield - Government Facebook Watch Share Service Awards Week of Jan. 22 Brandon Doyle, Bakerseld Police Dept., 15 years Edmond Jackson, Bakerseld Police Dept., 15 years Maximino Hernandez, Jr., Bakerseld Police Dept., 15 years Rodrigo Viduya, Public Works, 15 years Robert Woods, Bakerseld Police Dept., 15 years Carlos Arvizu, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Ryan Clark, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Adam Clayton, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Joshua Deutinger, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Adam Garcia, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years David Grimm, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Julie Houselog, Human Resources, 10 years Kasey Knott, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Paul Madriz, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Brandon McNamara, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Valeria Mundhenke, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Chad Ott, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 15/21 Philip Richardi, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Richard Robles, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Damian Romero, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Victor Swall, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Jeremy Wolter, Bakerseld Police Dept., 10 years Reports Code Enforcement Rapid Response Team weekly report, Jan. 14 - 20, 2023. Recreation & Parks Dept. Support Team for Operations, Rangers and Maintenance (STORM) weekly report, Jan. 15 - 21, 2023. Spectrum Pacic West, LLC, recently learned, without advance notice, that as of Jan. 11, 2023, KBBV CD Aztecca an Channels 22 and 604, rebranded to KBBV CD TeleXitos on the channel line-up serving this community. To view a current channel lineup, visit www.Spectrum.com/channels. 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 16/21 Events Friday, Jan. 27 Bakerseld Fireghters Historical Society Presents: The Killer Dueling Pianos, 6 p.m. at the Bakerseld Fireghters' Museum & Safety Center (1720 20th Street) . Flix Movies: "Hit the Road," doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30 p.m. at The Fox Theater (2001 S. H Street). 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 17/21 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 18/21 Saturday, Jan. 28 Kern County Human Trafcking 5K Awareness, 7 a.m. at The Park at River Walk (11200 Stockdale Highway). Pediatric CPR & First Aid safety course, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Community House (2020 R Street). 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 19/21 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 20/21 1/27/23, 3:30 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.27.2023 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f2c8d548015470b97b6803afccb73ee/print 21/21