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Bakersfield, California, February 28, 1977
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Council of the
City of Bakersfield, California, held in the Council Chambers
of City Hall at 8:00 P.M., February 28, 1977.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hart followed
by the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by Councilman Rogers.
The City Clerk called the roll as follows:
Present: Mayor Hart. Councilmen Christensen, Medders, Rogers,
Sceales, Strong, Barton, Bleecker
the regular meeting of February 14, 1977
were approved as presented.
Correspondence.
Councilman Rogers referred to correspondence received
from Dr. John J. Collins, President, Bakersfield College, and Dr.
J.P. Frankel, President, California State College, Bakersfield,
requesting that a 2,760 acre parcel of Kern River channel property
recently acquired by the City, located northeast of Enos Lane and
Panama Lane, be designated as an Educational and Ecological Reserve,
and moved that these letters be received and placed on file and
at a later date some plan could be formulated. Councilman Rogers
subsequently withdrew his motion.
Upon a motion by Councilman Medders, letters from Bakers-
field College and California State College, Bakersfield, were
received and referred to the Water and City Growth Committee.
Council Statements.
Councilman Rogers referred to a letter agreement between
the City and Bidart Brothers for the sale of irrigation water.
City Manager Bergen explained that with the purchase of
Tenneco Water rights the City has an obligation to serve the utility
users within the Kern River Canal and Irrigating Company service
area some water, if available. He pointed out there is a limited
amount of water available this year from prior storage.
None
Minutes of
Absent:
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After further discussion, upon a motion by Councilman
Rogers, letter agreement between the City and Bidart Brothers for
the sale of irrigation water was approved and the Mayor was
authorized to execute same.
Councilman Strong announced his intention to nominate
Mr. Arturo Rios, Deputy Director of Kern County Economic Opportunity
Corporation, to the Miscellaneous Civil Service Board and that he
hoped to furnish each Councilman with a resume of Mr. Rios before
the next Council meeting.
Consent Calendar.
The following items were listed on the Consent Calendar:
(a) Allowance of Claims Nos. 3066 to 3290,
inclusive, in the amount of $357,690.70.
(b)
Claim for Damages from Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company. (Refer to City
Attorney)
(c)
Street Right-of-Way Deed from H. E. Aaron
and D. J. Aaron as required by Planning
Commission for Parcel Map No. 3925.
(d)
Road Easement from Tenneco Realty Develop-
ment Corporation providing right-of-way
for District Boulevard as required by
Planning Commission for Parcel Map No.
4012.
(e)
Sewer Easement from T. J. Jamieson pro-
viding an alternate location for sewer
within that portion of sewer easement
vacated by Resolution of Intention No.
917 located north of University Avenue
and west of Mt. Vernon Avenue.
(f)
Public Utility Easement from Richard S.
Moberg and Lou A. Moberg as required by
Planning Commission for Parcel Map No.
3930.
(g)
Notice of Completion and Acceptance of
Work on construction of Carrier Canal
Culvert - Corporation Yard Access
Contract No. 77-12 with Clyde W. Wood
& Sons.
(h) Map of Tract No. 3826 "B" located north
of Edwards Avenue and west of Sandy Lane.
(i)
Improvement Agreement for Parcel Map No.
3907 with First Assembly of God Church
of Bakersfield.
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(j) Improvement Agreement for Parcel Map No.
3925 with H. E. and D. J. Aaron.
(k) Improvement Agreement for Parcel Map No.
3939 with George Lewis and Betty K.
Mahoney.
(i)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(q)
(r)
(s)
(t)
Improvement Agreement for Parcel Map No.
4012 with Tenneco Realty Development
Corporation.
Plans and Specifications for construction
of Storeroom Additions at Wayside Park
and Saunders Park.
Plans and Specifications for resurfacing
portions of California Avenue and East
Truxtun Avenue.
Plans and Specifications for improvement
of Chester Avenue between 24th Street and
Garces Circle.
Application for Encroachment Permit from
YWCA, 1120 - 17th Street, for placement
of approximately 100 nameplates (3" x 4")
in public sidewalk adjacent to their
building.
Budget Transfer from Public Works Equip-
ment Replacement Contingency Account No.
81-484-6100 to Public Works Auto Equip-
ment Account No. 81-484-7200 within the
Equipment Replacement Fund, in the amount
of $5,600 to replace a 1968 3/4 ton truck
assigned to the Police Department that was
demolished in an accident.
Request from Richard L. Barnett for annexa-
tion of property located southeast of the
intersection of Buena Vista Road and
Fraser Road and containing approximately
331 acres of land. (Refer to Planning
Commission for study and recommendation)
Request from James G. Bailey for annexation
of property located on the southeast corner
of Buena Vista Road and Fraser Road.
(Refer to Planning Commission for study
and recommendation)
Request from Italian Heritage Dante
Association for annexation of property
located on the south side of Wilson Road,
150 feet west of Actis Road. (Refer to
Planning Commission for study and recom-
mendation)
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Upon a motion by Councilman Christensen, items (a), (b),
(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (1), (m), (n), (o),
(p), (q), (r), (s), and (t) of the Consent Calendar were adopted
by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Medders, Rogers, Sceales,
Barton, Bleecker
Noes: None
Absent: None
Strong,
Action on Bids.
Upon a motion by Councilman Medders, bid of Kern Rock
Company for Annual Contract for Select Road Materials was accepted
and the Mayor was authorized to execute the contract.
Upon a motion by Councilman Bleecker, low bid of John H.
Broadbent Co. for 4 Traffic Recorders was accepted and the other
bid rejected.
In reference to the proposed sale of surplus real property
at the northeast corner of 4th and "H" Streets, City Attorney Hoagland
pointed out that this transaction must be presented to the Planning
Commission for confirmation that it is in conformity with the General
Plan. Upon a motion by Councilman Medders, high bid of Herbert A.
Penner for surplus real property located at the northeast corner of
4th and "H" Streets in the amount of $9,240.00 was accepted, subject
to confirmation by the Planning Commission, the other bid rejected,
and the Mayor was authorized to execute the Quit Claim Deed.
City Attorney Hoagland stated for the record that there
will be no access given to this property on 4th or "H" Streets; an
existing alley will provide access.
Deferred Business.
Council consideration of Preliminary
Application for Community Development
Block Grant Funds.
Councilman Bleecker stated the recom~nendations by the
Planning Commission and the recommendations by the staff appear to
be according to the guidelines as set down by HUD.
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The Planning Commission, the Public Works Department, and this
Council, as a matter of priority considering storm drains, street
resur£acing, and parks, have given priority to storm drains first,
street resurfacing second, and parks third.
Councilman Bleecker moved that the storm drain project
at 31st Street and Panama Street in the City be included in the
Community Development Program for this year, with approval of the
balance of the program.
Mrs. Jill Haddad, Chairman of the Bakersfield Planning
Commission, explained the deliberations of the Planning Commission
in their recommendations regarding the proposed Community Develop-
ment Program.
Councilmen Strong and Christensen complimented Mrs.
Haddad and the Planning Commission for the time and hard work put
into their recommendations.
Councilman Strong questioned whether Councilman Bleecker
would propose to take the money for the storm drain from parks,
streets, or some other area.
Councilman Bleecker stated there are other sources of
park funds and if $40,000.00 of the $50,000.00 allocated for parks
in the proposed Community Development application could be used
for the Homaker Park area storm drain, this would leave $10,000.00
for parks, and that would still be according to the priority.
Councilman Bleecker restated his motion is to include
the Homaker Park Storm Drain Project in the Community Development
Funds at a cost of $40,000.00 and to approve the entire Community
Development Program with that exception. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Councilmen Christensen, Strong, Barton, Bleecker
Councilmen Medders, Rogers, Sceales
None
Councilmen Medders and Rogers qualified their voting
the negative.
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New Business.
Adoption of Resolution No. 14-77 of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
concerning shortage of Water, dissemi-
nation of information on methods of
conservation, and urging reduction of
personal use of Water and elimination
of waste of available Water supplies.
Councilman Rogers suggested that a change be made in
Part 2 of the Resolution to reflect that "everyone is urged and
encouraged to reduce personal and domestic use of water by as
much as possible," instead of the twenty-five per cent indicated,
inasmuch as many persons may have already reduced their use by a
fairly large amount.
Upon a motion by Councilman Rogers, Resolution No. 14-77
of the Council of the City of Bakersfield concerning shortage of
Water, dissemination of information on methods of conservation,
and urging reduction of personal use of Water and elimination of
waste of available Water supplies was adopted, with the correction
as noted, by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Medders, Rogers, Sceales, Strong,
Barton, Bleecker
Noes: None
Absent: None
Mayor Hart referred to a communication received by him in
1970 from a junior high school student in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
suggesting "25 Ways You Can Give Earth a Chance" and recommending
everything being advocated today relative to the saving of water,
the elements, and the pollution of the air, and suggested that the
news media disseminate this information to their readers as they
may see fit.
Adoption of Resolution No. 15-77 of
the Council of the City of Bakers-
field approving the destruction of
certain obsolete City records, docu-
ments, instruments, books and papers,
pursuant to Section 34090 et seq. of
the Government Code of the State of
California. (Finance Department)
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Government Code Section 34090 permits destruction of
certain public records more than five (5) years old upon the
approval of the City Attorney and a Resolution adopted by the
City Council. This Resolution will allow the Finance Department
to dispose of the following records:
1. Cancelled checks, more than five (5) years old.
2. Cost accounting reports, more than five (5)
years old.
3. Daily reports of monies collected, more than
five (5) years old.
4. Accounts receivable billing registers, more than
five (5) years old.
5. Assessor's records, 1962 and prior.
6. Payroll deduction reports, more than five (5)
years old.
Upon a motion by Councilman Rogers, Resolution No. 15-77
of the Council of the City of Bakersfield approving the destruction
of certain obsolete City records, documents, instruments, books and
papers, pursuant to Section 34090 et seq. of the Government Code
of the State of California, (Finance Department), was adopted by
the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Medders, Rogers, Sceales, Strong,
Barton, Bleecker
Noes: None
Absent: None
Approval of Minute Order setting
March 21, 1977 as the date for
hearing an Appeal by Rick Montoya
to decision of the Board of Zoning
Adjustment.
Upon a motion by Councilman Sceales, Minute Order
setting March 21, 1977 as the date for hearing an Appeal by Rick
Montoya to the decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustment was
approved.
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Adoption of Resolution No. 16-77
of the Council of the City of
Bakersfield requesting Kern County
Local Agency Formation Commission
to Approve Revision of City's Sphere
of Influence and that such Commission
Find that such Request can be Considered
and Studied as Part of Periodic Review.
The proposed Rio Bravo Annexation includes land outside
the boundaries of the City's existing Sphere of Influence Map.
The proposed boundaries would include all land within
annexation and additional lands that could be annexed
by the City in the future. This action is one of the
the proposed
and served
steps necessary
Upon a motion by Councilman Bleecker, Resolution No. 16-77
of the Council of the City of Bakersfield requesting Kern County
Local Agency Formation Commission to Approve Revision of City's
Sphere of Influence and that such Commission Find that such Request
can be Considered and Studied as Part of
adopted by the following roll call vote:
Ayes
Councilmen Christensen, Medders,
Barton, Bleecker
Noes None
Absent: None
Approval of Amendment to Agreement
No. 76-110 with William F. Burke,
Dennis Kuttler and Richard H. Beguelin
for Ground Lease for Public Racquet-
ball/Handball Building.
upon which the building will be constructed in order to allow an
area for landscaping.
Upon a motion by Councilman Rogers, Amendment to Agreement
No. 76-110 with William F. Burke, Dennis Kuttler and Richard H.
Beguelin for Ground Lease for Public Racquetball/Handball Building
was approved and the Mayor was authorized to execute same.
the Periodic Review was
Rogers, Sceales, Strong,
This amendment is necessary to increase the land area
to proceed with further processing of the Rio Bravo annexation.
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Approval of Agreement between the
City and Housing Authority of Kern
County to permit the City to install
radio equipment at Plaza Towers,
3015 Wilson Road.
Upon a motion by Councilman Sceales, Agreement between
the City and Housing Authority of Kern permitting the City Police
Department to install and maintain radio equipment on the roof
o£ Plaza Towers, 3015 Wilson Road, for a term of 5 years, was
approved and the Mayor was authorized to execute same.
Approval of Agreement between the
City and State of California for
construction of Railroad Grade
Crossing Improvements at inter-
section of State Route 58 (Sumner
Street), Miller Street and the
Santa Fe Railroad.
This agreement provides the State with the authority to
administer a contract for construction of railroad crossing pro-
tection at the intersection of State Route 58 (Sumner Street),
Miller Street and the Santa Fe Railroad. Total cost of the project
is $67,000.00 and the City's share is estimated as $1,400.00.
The City's responsibility is for the Miller Street portion only
and funds are available in the current budget for this work.
Upon a motion by Councilman Strong, Agreement between
the City and State of Cali£ornia for construction of Railroad
Grade Crossing Improvements at intersection of State Route 58
(Sumner Street), Miller Street and the Santa Fe Railroad was
approved and the Mayor was authorized to execute same.
Approval of Agreement between the
City and Cutbirth-Sill Development
Company for Traffic Signal and
Street Lighting for Tract No. 3836.
This subdivision is located at the southeast corner of
Freeway Route 178 and Oswell Street and is being developed by
Cutbirth-Sill Development Company. The subdivision also includes
commercial development which will generate considerable traffic
and will possibly meet the warrants for a signal system at the
access point to Oswell Street. The agreement provides for sharing
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of the cost of a signal on the basis of the number of traffic lanes
entering the intersection and under the terms of this agreement the
developer will be responsible for one-third of the signal cost.
If the City does not cause a traffic signal to be installed
at this location within five years, the Agreement will terminate.
Upon a mofion by Councilman Rogers, Agreement between the
City and Cutbirth-Sill Development Company for Traffic Signal and
Street Lighting for Tract No. 3836 was approved and the Mayor was
authorized to execute same.
Approval of Right of Entry Agreement
between the City and California
Department of Transportation for a
detour during construction of new
bridge at Enos Lane (State Route 43)
bridge at the Kern River.
Upon a motion by Councilman Strong, Right of Entry Agree-
ment between the City and California Department of Transportation
for a detour during construction of new bridge at Enos Lane (State
Route 43) bridge at the Kern River was approved and the Mayor was
authorized to execute same.
Adjournment.
There being no further business to come before the
Council, upon a motion by Councilman Christensen, the meeting was
adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
MAY o~~ity o~sfield,
Calif.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council
of the City of Bakersfield, California
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