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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/05 CC_AGENDA_PACKET BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL AGENDA NOVEMBER 9, 2005 Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue Regular Meeting - 5:15 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. REGULAR MEETING- 5:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS (Regarding Closed Session item{s) only during this portion of the meetIng) 3. WORKSHOPS 4. CLOSED SESSION a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9. (One case) b. Public Employee Performance Evaluation - City Manager; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1). c. Conference with Bill Avery, Labor Negotiator; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. RECONVENED MEETING - 6:30 p.m. 5. ROLL CALL a. Introduction of Student Body Representatives participating in the 5151 consecutive "Teen City Government Day". 6. INVOCATION by Pastor Dave Froese, Heritage Bible Church. 7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Christopher Esparza, 6th Grade Student at Buena Vista School. B. CLOSED SESSION ACTION 9. PRESENTATIONS a. Presentation by Rhonda Smiley, Office Administrator/Public Relations to department winners of the 2005 Excellence in Action Awards and the Extra Mile Award in recognition of outstanding service to the City. 10. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 11. APPOINTMENTS 12. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes: a. Approval of minutes of the October 26, 2005 Regular City Council Meeting. Payments: b. Approval of department payments from October 14, 2005 to October 27,2005 in the amount of $11,549,159.28 and self insurance payments from October 14, 2005 to October 27,2005 in the amount of $175,683.94. 12. CONSENT CALENDAR continued (Ward 3) (Ward 4,5,6) (Ward 1) (Ward 4,5) (Ward 6) (Ward 3) (Ward 3) (Ward 5) (Ward?) Ordinances: c. Adoption of Ordinance adopting a negative declaration and amending Section 17.06.020 (Zone Map NO.1 04-17) of Title 17 of the Municipal Code by changing the zoning from R-1 (One Family Dwelling) zone to PUD (Planned Unit Development) zone on 55.83 acres generally located on the north side of State Route 178, approximately 14 mile east of future Vineland Avenue (City in the Hills). (File #05-0502) (FR 10/26/05) Resolutions: d. Assessment District No. 05-3 (Liberty IINillage Green/Tesoro-Encanto/Lin/Rider/Diamond Ridge): 1. Resolution preliminarily approving Engineer's Report, setting date for public hearing of protests. 2. Resolution approving form and substance of acquisition and disclosure agreements and authorizing changes thereto and execution thereto. e. Resolution of Application proposing proceeding for annexation of territory to the City identified as Annexation No. 497, consisting of 104 acres located generally east of South Union Avenue, north of East Berkshire Road. f. Resolution determining that Bioxide, a proprietary chemical for sewer odor control and reduction of sulfide gas levels, cannot be reasonably obtained through the usual bidding procedures and authorizing the Finance Director to dispense with bidding thereof for a period of one (1) years, not to exceed budgeted amounts. g. Resolution of Intention No. 1415 to add territory, Area 3-41 (Taft Hwy, Mountain Ridge N) to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily adopting, confirming and approving Public Works Director's Report. Resolution of Intention No. 1416 to add territory, Area 4-41 (Comanche, Canyon SW) to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily adopting, confirming and approving Public Works Director's Report. Resolution of Intention No. 1417 to add territory, Area 4-42 (Niles, Brentwood NE) to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily adopting, confirming and approving Public Works Director's Report. h. i. j. Resolution of Intention No. 1418 to order the vacation of a portion of Pacheco Road between Old River and Progress Roads, and, Progress Road between Harris and Pacheco Roads. k. Resolution of Intention No. 1419 to establish Traffic Signal Maintenance District TS-12 (Panama and Wible Shopping Center) preliminarily adopting, confirming and approving Public Works Director's Report. 2 ."" '.'M ,__,~_. 'w._....._"~· ,~,__. ... ~._.----,r---~~~~._'--_._-"'-_._-'--- 12. CONSENT CALENDAR continued Agreements: (Ward 1,3,4,7) I. Final Tract Maps and Improvement Agreements: 1. Final Map and Improvement Agreements with Lennar Homes of California, Tract 6289 Unit 2, located north of Noriega Road and west of Allen Road. 2. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with ADH Corporation, Tract 6232 Phase 4, located south of Zephyr Lane and west of South Sterling Road. 3. Improvement Agreement with Pulte Homes Corporation for Tract 6149 Phase 4 located south of State Route 178 and west of Miramonte Drive. 4. Final Map and Improvement Agreements with McMillin Ridgecrest, LLC, for Tract 6006 Phase 5 located north of McKee Road and east of Wible Road. m. Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative "Connecting Communities Program": 1. Agreement with Bakersfield City School District to receive $40,000.00 for services pursuant to the Program. 2. Appropriate $40,000.00 Federal Grant Revenues to the Police Department Budget in the General Fund for additional overtime costs. (Ward 4) n. Storm Drain System Improvements north of Brimhall Road, west of Coffee Road: 1. Reimbursement Agreement with JP/CP Development, Inc. (not to exceed $260,000.00) to reimburse developer for storm drain system improvements. 2. Appropriate $260,000.00 fund balance to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Transportation Development Fund. o. Agreement with Bob Murray & Associates (not to exceed $32,500.00) for executive search for Civil Engineer 111(s) for the new Freeway Division of the Public Works Department. (Thomas Roads) (Ward 2) p. Cooperative Agreements with State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) (Thomas Roads): 1. Preparation of the environmental document, project report, plans and specifications for the interchange on State Route 178 (24th Street) at Oak Street. 2. Preparation of the environmental document, project report, plans and specifications for the widening of State Route 178 (24th Street) between Oak Street and D Street. q. Federal Transportation Project Staffing (Thomas Roads): 1. Approval of eight various staff positions for Federal Transportation Projects. 2. Transfer $400,000.00 of appropriations from the Capital Improvement Budget to the Operating Budget within the Federal Transportation Fund to cover salaries, benefits and other operational costs associated with staffing of this team. 3. Consultant Agreement with Parsons Transportation Group (not to exceed $100,000.00) to provide on-call engineering services to the City. 3 --"'~""-T"'-- __.__.._~___~_._ "_7'_'_~__~_~'_"_ ._"_"~..,.___o__ (Ward 4) (Ward 2) (Ward 1,2,3) (Ward 4) (Ward 4) (Ward 4) (Ward 4) (Ward 1) (Ward 4) 12. CONSENT CALENDAR continued r. Reimbursement Agreement with Castle & Cooke, Inc. ($1,100,000.00) for reconstruction of Stockdale Highway between Allen Road and Kern River Bridge. s. Fire Department Document Imaging Services: 1. Agreement with Delta Microlmaging (not to exceed $25,000.00) for document imaging. 2. Appropriate $25,000.00 Fire Trust-Hazmat Penalty Account to the Fire Department's Operating Budget within the General Fund. t. Agreement with Bakersfield Sports Partners I, LLC for the Bakersfield Blitz Arena Football. u. Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. CA04-047 with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard (not to exceed $50,000.00) for outside legal services for Millcreek South-Redevelopment Project. v. Contract Change Order No.1 to Agreement No. 05-182 with Granite Construction ($13,922.63 increase, for a revised total not to exceed $1,636,785.53) for the project known as Resurfacing Various Streets 2004/2005. Contract Change Order NO.2 to Agreement No. 04-268 with Kern County Construction Inc. ($31,273.00 for a total amount of $914,351.00) for construction of three concrete block pump houses and equipment for Ashe Water Wells. w. x. Contract Change Order Nos. 3 & 4 to Agreement No. 04-296 with Griffith Company ($73,058.85 increase, for a revised not to exceed $2,006,164.36) for the Stockdale Highway Sewer Improvement Project. y. Contract Change Order NO.4 to Agreement No. 04-338 with S. C. Anderson, Inc. ($13,593.95 increase, for a revised not to exceed $2,811,298.98) for the Park at River Walk Building Improvements. z. Contract Change Order NO.5 to Agreement No. 04-339 with S. C. Anderson, Inc. ($6,458.49 increase, for a revised not to exceed $5,696,608.80) for the Park at River Walk Site Improvements. Bids: aa. Accept bid from Computer Configuration Services, Irvine ($138,620.63) for the purchase of an IBM Server and related software and equipment. bb. Accept rent proposal to award Lease Agreement to Donald Collins dba Progress Farms for the operation of the City of Bakersfield Municipal Farm for an annual rental income of $350,000.00 per year. Miscellaneous: cc. Accept a $2,000.00 grant donation from Wal-Mart and appropriate the $2,000.00 contribution to the Police Department operating budget in the General Fund for crime prevention. dd. Appropriate $103,574.00 developer share project costs to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Gas Tax Fund for completion of various landscaped medians. 4 '" .-. .-........-..-.---..-..------... -_.-,._~._- -. ..._------~-- 12. CONSENT CALENDAR continued (Ward 1,2,3) ee. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan Amendment NO.7 (FY 03/04) and Amendment NO.1 (FY 05/06). (Ward 4) ff. 1. Transfer $260,000.00 project savings to the Baker Street Streetscape Improvement Project within the Capital Improvement budget of the CDBG fund. Appropriate $65,000.00 additional park development fees (zone 1) to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Park Development Fund for the upgrade of benches with back rests for the mid level seating area at The Park at River Walk. (Ward 2) gg. Request from Fox Theater Foundation for use of City staff and $12,000.00 of City funds to install a Fox Theater clock replica at the southwest corner of 20th Street and H Street. Staff recommends adoption of Consent Calendar items a through gg. 13. CONSENT CALENDAR HEARINGS 14. HEARINGS (Ward 3) a. Protest Hearing for proposed Assessment District No. 05-1 (City in the Hills): 1. Resolution approving Final Engineer's Report, levying assessments, ordering improvements and authorizing and directing related actions. 2. Resolution determining assessments remaining unpaid. 3. Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds. 4. Resolution approving form and substance of preliminary official statement and bond purchase contract, authorizing modifications thereto and execution thereof, and authorizing related documents and actions. Staff recommends overriding protests and adoption of resolutions. b. Hearing to consider public testimony to consider public testimony to consider a request by taxicab companies to alter the current rate schedule. 1. Resolution establishing taxicab service charges. Staff recommends receive public comment and adoption of resolution. 15. REPORTS a. Personnel Committee Report regarding Health Insurance Plan Changes and Medicare Part D. Personnel Committee recommends approve report and implement recommendations within the report. 16. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. Ward Reapportionment Process. Staff recommends Council discussion and give direction to staff. 5 17. NEW BUSINESS a. Resolution setting the dates of Regular City Council Meetings, Budget Hearings and Department Presentations for January through December 2006. Staff recommends Council determination. 18. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS 19. ADJOURNMENT Respectfully submitted, " . J1¡¡--- t(i4 .~ Alan Tandy City Manager 11/4/052:50pm 6 .._..~._--_.--,--~".--._._--- .. .---..,......-"..-.- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 9, 2005 COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR MEETING 5:15 c.m. CLOSED SESSION There are three closed session items: 1) a conference with legal counsel regarding one case of initiation of litigation; 2) the performance evaluation of the City Manager; and 3) a conference with the labor negotiator. CONTINUATION OF REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 c.m. Student body representatives from 14 High Schools will be introduced as part of the 51st Annual "Teen City Government Day." The students will attend the evening session from 6:30 to 7:30, at which time Council will take a short recess to allow the students to leave to prepare for the next day's classes. PRESENTATIONS Rhonda Smiley, Office Administrator/Public Relations will present the Excellence in Action Awards and Extra Mile Award in recognition of outstanding service. CONSENT CALENDAR Resolutions Item 121. Resolution Authorizina the Finance Director to DisDense with the Formal Biddino Process to Purchase the Chemical. Bioxide for Odor Control and Reduction of Sulfide Gas Levels for a Period of Five Years. An odor alleviation study found that Bioxide is effective in controlling odors in the Buena Vista Trunk Line. Due to the proprietary nature of Bioxide and the continual need to control odors in the trunk line, staff is recommending dispensing with the bidding process and authorizing the purchase of the product on a continuing basis in amounts to meet the City's requirements. Aareements Item 12n. Reimb~~ement Aoreement with JP/CP Develocment. Inc. to Reimburse Them for Storm Drain Svstem ImJ_vements North of Brimhall Road. West of Coffee Road. in an amount not to exceed $260.000. Recently the City constructed a regional drainage basin underneath the PG&E tower easement north of Brimhall Road near a tract currently under development, just north of and adjacent to the Westside Parkway. In 1991, the City purchased a portion of this property for the Westside Parkway. That purchase agreement stipulated that the property that was being developed could dispose of their drainage water in a basin south of the Parkway. Staff suggestèd a cooperative arrangement with the developers of the tract whereby both entities would work together to construct the necessary drainage pipes that would serve both projects. The Reimbursement Agreement allows the developer to construct drainage facilities for his development and to over-size the facilities to convey drainage for the Westside Parkway. In addition to the reimbursement, the City budgeted a capital improvement project on Brimhall Road itself. Since this project will tie into the new drainage line being, it seems beneficial to combine projects and reimburse the developer for that work as well. Agenda Highlights November 9, 2005 Page 2 Item 120. Aoreement with Bob Murrav & Associates for Executive Search for Staff for the New Freewav Division of the Public Works Deoartment. in an amount not to exceed $32.500 (Thomas Roads). Staff received bids from three search firms. Based on cost, experience and the fact that Bob Murray & Associates has conducted successful searches for the City in the past, staff recommends entering into an agreement with them. Item 12p. Coooerative Aoreements with State of California Deoartment of Transoortation (Cal Trans) (Thomas Roads). These cooperative agreements with Cal Trans describe the duties and responsibilities of the each entity with regards to the preparation of the environmental document, the project report, and the construction plans for the interchange and widening of SR 178 at Oak Street. Funds to accomplish this work will be from the Federal Transportation Bill funding recently obtained by Congressman Thomas for the Bakersfield area, and from Transportation Development Fund. Item 12q. Federal Transoortation Proiect Staffino (Thomas Roads). The first part of this item is a request to hire staff for management and oversight of the first four of the Alternative No. 15 projects (Oak/24th Street interchange, the widening of 24th Street, the Centennial Corridor, the Hageman Flyover, and the Westside Parkway) as well as for the construction of the North Beltway (7'h Standard Road), the West Beltway, the SR178 freeway, the widening of Rosedale Highway, the widening of SR 178 in northeast Bakersfield, and for the route adoption of the South Beltway. The proposed staff complement, which will augment an existing Civil Engineer IV, includes five Civil Engineer Ill's, one Secretary I-II, one Account Clerk I-II, and one Real Property Agent II. The majority of the funding for the positions will be from the Federal Transportation Bill. Additional funding will come from the Transportation Development Fund (Traffic Impact Fees), which, depending upon the project, is either 11.47% or 20%. Additional positions are anticipated as the program further develops and work loads become better defined. Nearly all of the environmental, engineering, and design work for these projects will be completed by consultants. The City is currently in the process of hiring a "Program Manager" consultant who will directly manage the consultants preparing the environmental documents, completing the engineering, and preparing the project designs and construction documents. During the past several weeks, Parsons Transportation Group has been augmenting City staff through their on-call agreement with the City. As the work resulting from the Federal Transportation Bill projects was not anticipated when the on-call agreements were entered into, this separate agreement will provide for a continuation of these services. Item 12r. Reimbursement Aoreement with Castle & Cooke. Inc. for Reconstruction of Stockdale Hiahwav between Allen Road and Kern River Bridae in the amount of $1.100.000. In the 2005/06 fiscal year, the City Council approved a capital project to reconstruct a portion of Stockdale Highway between Allen Road and the Kern River Bridge. Castle & Cooke, Inc. is currently developing the north side of Stockdale Highway between Allen Road and Jewetta Avenue, and this project includes widening the north side of Stockdale Highway. Since the two projects are adjacent to each other, combining both projects would yield a superior finished product, be less disruptive to the traveling public and perhaps save taxpayer dollars. Item 12t. Aoreement with Citv of Bakersfield and Bakersfield Soorts Partners I. LLC for the Bakersfield Blitz Arena Football. A group of investors, the majority from Bakersfield, have purchased the Bakersfield Blitz from the Arenafootball 2 League. This agreement is very similar to the 2005 Blitz Agreement, whereby the monetary amounts remain the same. This agreement is for a one 3-year term without the option for renewal. Should Bakersfield Sports Partners I, LLC decide to continue their ownership of the Bakersfield Blitz, a new agreement will be drafted at that time. The agreement is structured on a no-risk basis for the City of Bakersfield. Agenda Highlights November 9, 2005 Page 3 Bids Item 12aa. Award Lease AQreement to Donald Collins. DBA ProQress Farms to ODerate the Citv of Bakersfield MuniciDal Farm for an Annual Rental Income of $350.000 Per Year. The current Lease Agreement ends December 31,2005. Previous annual rents have varied because rent was partly based on a share cropping arrangement. Last year's rent was approximately $305,000. The new rental structure has been simplified and is based on a flat rate. In the event some acreage of the Farm is sold, a provision in the Lease Agreement allows for a decrease in the rent in proportion to the amount of acres that have been sold. Three acceptable proposals were received. Staff recommends entering into the agreement with Progress Farms. Miscellaneous Item 12dd. Community DeveloDment Block Grant (CDBG\ Action Plan Amendment No.7 (FY 03104\ and Amendment No. 1 (FY 05/06\. Economic and Community Development staff is proposing to reprogram Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from completed or cancelled projects. Staff is proposing the following amendments to CDBG activities: 1) reprogramming of CDBG program income ($260,000) to the Baker Street Streetscape Improvement Project (Phase II). This is matching funds for the recently approved HUD Special Economic Development Initiative (EDI) grant of $277,760; and 2) extension of the service area for the East and Southeast Crime Prevention Services to include the area generally bounded by Columbus Street, Union Avenue, Chester, and Golden State Avenues in Ward 3. Item 12ee. ADDrODriate $65,000 Additional Park DevelODment Fees to the CaDital ImDrovement BudQet within the Park DeveloDment Fund for the UDQrade of Benches for the Mid-Level SeatinQ Area at The Park at River Walk. On October 12, 2005, Council approved an appropriation for improvements to the amphitheater at The Park at River Walk to increase the seating capacity and purchase crowd control fencing. These improvements included constructing permanent bleacher style seating at the mid level of the amphitheater. The proposed bleachers were without back rests. After approval of the appropriation, staff received a Council referral requesting additional review of installing benches with back rests. The seating area amounts to approximately 500 benches. The cost for the bench without a back rest is $200, which would total $100,777, including tax and shipping. The same bench with a back rest is $324 ($165,777.00 includes tax and shipping). In addition, benches with a back rest will require additional costs for modification to the irrigation system to maintain uniform spray patterns for the turf at each aisle. Benches with several of the same advantages are available at a cheaper price but will not have the same material and aesthetic qualities as the recommended bench. The additional appropriation of $65,000 is to upgrade the benches. Park Development Fees in Zone 1 are exceeding budget expectations, so staff is projecting funds sufficient to cover the additional costs. Item 12ft. ReQuest from the Fox Theater Foundation for Assistance. The Fox Theater Foundation has requested assistance from the City in installing a replica of the Fox Theater clock at the southwest corner of 20th Street and "H" Street. The Foundation has already purchased the clock. The Fox Foundation has requested that the City contribute both staff time and funds to install this clock. The project consists of the following work to be performed by City forces: remove existing asphalt and concrete, purchase and install five light bollards, and install electrical service and water line. In addition, this project would also consist of having the annual contractor install a concrete pad for the clock. The cost to the City for this project would be the staff time, $3,750 for the bollards, and $3,000 for the annual contractor to perform the concrete work. The $10,000 estimate for City funds is needed to cover incidental costs associated with this project. Agenda Highlights November 9, 2005 Page 4 HEARINGS Item 148. Protest HearinQ for ProDOsed Assessment District No. 05-1 (Citv in the Hills. In May, 2005, Council approved a Resolution of Intention to form the Assessment District. Following the close of this hearing, adoption of the resolutions will approve the Final Engineer's Report, levy the assessments, order the public improvements, and allow the Finance Director to proceed with the pre- marketing and pricing the bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,820,000. In order to expedite the bond sale, the property owners have waived their entitlement to pay any part of the assessments in cash. The City is not obligated to repay any of the Assessment Bonds issued as a result of the formation of this District. Item 14b. HearinQ to Consider Public Testimonv to Consider a ReQuest bv Taxicab Comoanies to Alter the Current Rate Schedule. The City received a request from several local taxicab companies to increase rates. The Council may increase, decrease, accept or alter the rates as submitted within a 60 day period. Pursuant to the Municipal Code, the new rates, as submitted, would take effect within 60 days of the date of application absent any action by the City Council. Major reasons stated for the proposed rates include operational cost increases and increases in the cost of fuel. The last rate increase was approved on November 16, 2000. Since that time, the CPI for transportation related items, including fuel and other transportation related costs has increased approximately 20.6%. Staff performed a survey of taxicab rates and is recommending approval of the proposed increases with the exception of the increase in the mileage charge, which staff recommends be set at $2.50. This amount would be more consistent with amounts currently being charged in other communities The rates proposed by staff would result in an increase from $10.80 to $12.50 (an increase of $1.70) for a typical four-mile taxicab ride. Staff has prepared a resolution consistent with the staff recommendation, which may be amended in accordance with Council actions. REPORTS Item 158. Reoorts reQardinQ Health Insurance Plan Renewals. This item appeared on the City Council agenda of October 26th and was postponed to provide for an additional Insurance Committee and Personnel Committee meetings. There are two primary issues of concern between the employee bargaining groups and the City. The first is the out-of-pocket maximum of $5,000 per individual, which the Insurance Committee felt was too high. The second issue is the City's concern that structural plan design changes should be implemented as incentives for employees to use less expensive health care options such in-network doctors, outpatient surgeries, and urgent care facilities. To address these concerns, City staff melded elements of the Personnel Committee Majority Report and the Insurance Committee offer into a Compromise Proposal. In it staff proposed that the individual out-of-pocket maximum (stop-loss) in the PPO plans be reduced from $5,000 (recommended in the majority report) to $3,000. The cost of this proposal without additional changes requested by the Insurance Committee is $66,674 in excess of budget. The Insurance Committee agreed with the Compromise Proposal along with a family maximum out-of- pocket in the PPO program. In response, the City offered to increase the offer by $33,326 to pay for the cost of a family cap, which would result in a total of $100,000 cost over budget. Staff is looking into a 3 or 4-member family cap and if it could be purchased with $33,326, but it will be several days for a final rate to be obtained. Agenda Highlights November 9, 2005 Page 5 The Personnel Committee voted unanimously to forward the Compromise Proposal to the City Council for approval. Members of the Insurance Committee who were in attendance indicated they would vote in favor of the proposal. The entire Insurance Committee will meet on November 7,2005, to ratify it. DEFERRED BUSINESS Item 16a. Ward ReaDDortionment. Ward maps were provided to the City Council at a previous workshop. The goal of re-apportionment is to balance wards to within +/- 10 percent of projected population. More comments will be taken at this meeting. Progress on Council's input on a preferred option would be highly desirable. NEW BUSINESS Item 17a. Resolution Settino Dates for 2006 Citv Council Meetinos. Two options are proposed by the City Clerk's office in response to input they have received from Councilmembers. Option A has two meetings in July and one in August. Option B has one meeting in July and two in August. Approved: Alan Christensen, ~ Assistant City Manager cc: Department Heads Rhonda Smiley, Public Relations City Manage(s File City Clerk's Office News Media File ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Closed Session ITEM: 4, <t. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney October 31, 2005 DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER APPROVED if;- ¡/G At/ , SUBJECT: Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code section 54956.9 - one case VG:do S:\COUNCIL\CI SesslAdmins\05-06\11-09-05Initiate.doc 10/31/2005 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Closed Session ITEM: 1i, b. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER October 31, 2005 SUBJECT: Public Employee Performance Evaluation - City Manager Closed session pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1) APPROVED ¡/(; PC 4r:: , VG:do S:ICOUNCILICI SesslAdminsI05-06111-09-05 EVAL-ATT.dot October 31,2005, 11 :29AM ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Closed Session ITEM: J..j. t. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council DATE: October 27,2005 CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER APPROVED vG- fit FROM: Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney DEPARTMENT HEAD SUBJECT: Conference with Labor Negotiator, Bill Avery, pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6 VG:do S:\COUNCIL\CI SesslAdmins\05-06\11-09-0S LaborNegdot.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Roll Call ITEM: 5.0... FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council Alan Tandy, City Manager APPROVED TO: DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: Introduction of Student Body Representatives Participating in the 5151 co~~ City Government Day" (+(/ DATE: April 5, 2005 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Council determination. BACKGROUND: The City of Bakersfield annually participates with the Kern High School District, the Kiwanis, and the Optimists in sponsoring Teen City Government Day. This year will be the 51st year the City has participated in this event. The school district has indicated fourteen schools will be participating: Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield Christian High School, Centennial High School, East Bakersfield High School, Foothill High School, Garces High School, Golden Valley High School, Highland High School, Liberty High School, North High School, Ridgeview High School, South High School, Stockdale High School and West High School. Four students from each school will participate in the Teen City Government Day morning activities. Students representing the Mayor and Council, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Attorney, Public Works Director, Development Services Director and City Clerk (one student representing each school) are invited to attend the evening session from 6:30 p.m. to no later than 7:30 p.m., with Council then taking a short recess to allow students to leave to prepare for the following day's classes. October 28, 200S, 8:56AM S:\TEEN GOV'T DA Y\2006\Admin Apr OS.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Presentations ITEM: q. 0... TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Rhonda Smiley, Office Admin./Public Relations DEPARTMENT HEAD October 28, 2005 CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER APPROVED ilL . SUBJECT: Presentation by Rhonda Smiley, Office Administrator / Public Relatio to department winners of the 2005 Excellence in Action Awards and the Extra Mile Award in recognition of outstanding service to the City of Bakersfield. RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND: October 28, 2005, 8:51 AM EIA Awards ~---_.._.._-->.. -.---.,.......-....-------.------- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 29,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: \:1., ~, TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk October 26, 2005 APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD~nu' J CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER (4:/ SUBJECT: Approval of minutes of the October 26, 2005 Council meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. BACKGROUND: " ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: 1;2. b. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: DATE: Nelson K. Smith, Finance Director DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER t!t/ October 27,2005 SUBJECT: Approval of department payments from October 14, 2005 to October 27, 2005 in the amount of $11,549,159.28 and self insurance payments from October 14, 2005 to October 27, 2005 in the amount of $175,683.94. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of payments totaling $11,724,843.22. BACKGROUND: klg October 27,2005, 2:15PM S:IKimGIFonns & LablesIADMIN-AP.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent ITEM 1;1. c,.. TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED Stanley C. Grady, Development Services Department DEPARTMENT HEAD ~J--- DATE: October 27, 20050ctober 20,2005 CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER Ørrz4 , ¡4¿ SUBJECT: An ordinance adopting a negative declaration and amending Section 17.06.020 (Zone Map No. 104-17) of Title Seventeen of the Bakersfield Municipal Code by changing the zoning from and R-1 (One Family Dwelling) zone to a PUD (Planned Unit Development) zone on 55.83 acres generally located on the north side of State Route 178, approximately Y. mile east of future Vineland Ave (City in the Hills). (File # 05-0502) (Ward 3) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance. BACKGROUND: The City Council held first reading on October 26, 2005. On August 18, 2005, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended approval of this zone change to allow a single family residential development generally located on the north side of State Route 178, approximately Y. mile east of future Vineland Avenue, in the City in the Hills development. The development consists of private gated streets, 181 lot single family lots with a a private recreation facility and landscape lots. The net density is 5.64 units per net acre, which is consistent with the Low Density Residential designation of the project site. The streets are proposed to be constructed to City standard and be publicly maintained. The applicant's representative spoke at the Planning Commission meeting. No one spoke in opposition to the project. A concurrent tentative tract map (#6452) was approved by the Planning Commission on August 18, 2005 that reflects the plan proposed by this PUD zone change. Staff conducted an initial study and it was determined that the project would not have a significant effect on the environment. A negative declaration was prepared in accordance with CEQA. Mitigation measures included in the conditions of approval that reduce the following impacts to less than significant: air quality, aesthetic, biological resources, cultural resources, hazardous materials, stormwater drainage, and water impacts. JE Admin\11-9-6452 "'--'~'-"-"'--"'----'-'---'---~'~-'- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: ¡.;I..d. FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director ~PROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~. L- CITY ATTORNEY j6 . CITY MANAGER At> , TO: October 21, 2005 SUBJECT: Assessment District No. 05-3, (Liberty 1IlVillage GreenlTesoro-Encanto/Lin/Rider/Diamond Ridge). 1. Resolution Preliminarily Approving Engineer's Report, Setting Date for Public Hearing of Protests. 2. Resolution Approving Form and Substance of Acquisition and Disclosure Agreements and Authorizing Changes Thereto and Execution Thereof. (Ward 4, 5 & 6) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Resolutions. BACKGROUND: On August 17, 2005, Council adopted the Resolution Approving the Boundary Map, Resolution of Intention 1398 and the Resolution Accepting Petition and Determining to Undertake Special Assessment Proceedings. The proposed district has six distinct subareas as follows: 1. Libertv 11: This subarea is located at the northeast corner of Ashe Road and Panama Lane and is planned for new residential and commercial development. It is proposed that the improvements for this subarea will be constructed by the developer (Castle & Cooke California, Inc.), with acquisition of the improvements upon completion. The improvements include construction of off-site street, block wall and water line improvements in Ashe Road and Panama Lane for Tract 6475. 2. Villaae Green: This subarea is located southwest of the intersection of Stockdale Highway and Renfro Road between the highway on the north and the Kern River on the south and is planned for Residential development. It is proposed that the improvements for this subarea will be completed by the developer (Castle & Cooke California, Inc.), with acquisition of the improvements upon completion. The improvements include construction of a waste water lift station, sewer lines, water lines, street improvements and traffic signal in Stockdale Highway and a 12" water main and street improvements along Renfro Road for Tract 6448. 3. Tesoro-Encanto: This subarea is located northwest of the intersection of Buena Vista Road and Panama Lane and is proposed for new residential development. It is proposed that the October 21, 2005, 11 :OOAM G :IGROUPDA MDMINRPT\20051 11-09\AD05-3prelengrpt.dot _~. ._..______,._~~.,_,.,.____._,.___ _ _.._."....m..._....____·._____.__···_ ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT improvements for this subarea will be constructed by the developer (Centex Homes), with acquisition of the improvements upon completion. The improvements include construction of the west half of Buena Vista Road with median, utility trenching, block wall, and 12" and 8" water main along Buena Vista Road and the south half of Pensinger Road with utility trenching, block wall along Panama Lane for Tract 6349. 4. Un: This subarea is located northwest of the intersection of Allen Road and Noriega Road and is proposed for new residential development. It is proposed that the improvements for this subarea will be constructed by the developer (Lennar Homes of California), with acquisition of the improvements upon completion. The improvements include the construction of the west half of Buena Vista Road and the north half of Noriega Road, curbs and equestrian trail to be constructed along the Noriega Road frontage, sewer, storm drain line in Allen Road, block wall along both frontages of Tract 6289. 5. Rider: This subarea is located northwest of the intersection of Stine Road and Taft Highway, between Taft Highway on the south and McKee Road on the north and is proposed for new residential development. It is proposed that the improvements for this subarea will be constructed by the developer (Lennar Homes of California), with acquisition of the improvements upon completion. The improvements will be the west half of Stine Road, the south half of McKee Road, the east half of Mountain Ridge Roads and also including sidewalk, sanitary sewer, storm drain and block wall for Tract 6290. 6. Diamond Ridae: This subarea is located one half mile west of Stine Road and 14 mile east of Ashe Road, between McCutchen Road on the north and McKee Road on the south and is proposed for new residential development. It is proposed that the improvements for this subarea will be constructed by the developer (Dunmore Diamond Ridge, LLC), with acquisition of the improvements upon completion. The improvements will be sewer, sidewalk, block wall, cross gutters and storm drains for Tract 6332. The Resolution preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report also sets the date for the public hearing to hear protests on December 14, 2005. The Resolution Approving the Acquisition and Disclosure Agreement references an agreement between the City and the property owners for improvements within the boundaries of the Assessment District No 05-3. Once the Resolution is adopted, the next step is to mail notices and have the Assessment Engineer prepare and file with the City Clerk a Final Engineer's Report. The Final Engineer's Report will be ready for Council's adoption on the December 14, 2005 meeting just after the close of the protest hearing. The Preliminary Engineer's Report is on file at the City Clerk's Office. jas October 21.2005. 11 :OOAM G:\GROUPDA lìADMI N RPT\20051 11-09\AD05-3prelengrpt.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent ITEM: 'd..e. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~/ CITY ATTORNEY í2Ììl~ CITY MANAGER (+(/ SUBJECT: Resolution for Annexation Application proposing proceedings for annexation of uninhabited territory to the City of Bakersfield as identified as: FROM: Stanley C. Grady, Development Services DATE: October 25, 2005 1. Annexation No. 497, consists of 104 acres located generally east of South Union Avenue, north of East Berkshire Road. tyVard 1) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the resolution. BACKGROUND: The resolution of application proposes proceedings for annexation of uninhabited territory to the City of Bakersfield. The proposed annexation is identified as Annexation No. 497 is 104 acres of land. The annexation territory is adjacent to the City limits and is within the City's Sphere of Influence boundary. The property owner of the area has consented to annexation. The proposal is to annex the land and develop single family residential and receive city services. The exchange of property tax revenues for this annexation will be covered under the master tax split agreement (Memorandum of Understanding 95-244) between the City of Bakersfield and County of Kern. The basis for this determination is that this annexation is covered under b. 7. of the agreement "Annexation of Uninhabited Land and Residential Development." MO Admin\11-9-roa497 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: l;l..f. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Nelson K. Smith, Finance Director October 25, 2005 APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD~ CITY ATTORNEY~ CITY MANAGER ¡;;¿ SUBJECT: Resolution determining that Bioxide, a proprietary chemical for sewer odor control and reduction of sulfide gas levels, cannot be reasonably obtained through the usual bidding procedures and authorizing the Finance Director to dispense with bidding thereof for a period of one (1) year, not to exceed budgeted amounts. (Wards 4 & 5) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. BACKGROUND: Some areas of southwest Bakersfield experience continuing odor problems from the Buena Vista Trunk Line thus creating a nuisance to residents and businesses. Nuisance odors are a violation of the San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District (District) policies and can be punishable by a fine. The City has previously received a warning from the District to alleviate the nuisance odors and reduce the high levels of sulfide gas found in the sewer system, or face a fine by the District. Carollo Engineers conducted an odor alleviation study and, Bioxide, a proprietary and therefore sole source product of U.S. Filters was found to be the only effective agent for controlling odors in the Buena Vista Trunk Line. Due to the proprietary nature of Bioxide, and the need to continually inject Bioxide to control odors in the Buena Vista Sewer Trunk Line, staff is recommending adoption of the Resolution to dispense with bidding for Bioxide and authorizing the purchase of Bioxide on a continuing basis in amounts to meet the City's requirements, not to exceed budgeted amounts. If at any time it is determined that other products or more effective products are available, staff will re-evaluate the sole source designation of Bioxide and will seek competitive pricing to insure the best interests of the City are met. Purchasing Division DW S:\PURCH\ADMIN\Bioxide Sole Source Resolution, November 9, 2005.doc November 2, 2005, 4:42PM ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: I~.Q. J TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ge~"ji; ,~ tf" I - CITY ATTORNEY 13)y¡yf CITY MANAGER ft'/ , SUBJECT: Resolution of Intention No. 1415 to add territory, Area 3-41 (Taft Hwy, Mountain Ridge N) to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily adopting, confirming and approving Public Works Director's Report. (Ward 6). FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: October 10, 2005 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adopting the Resolution. BACKGROUND: A written request has been received by the City Engineer from the owners of Tentative Tract No. 6491 to be included into the Consolidated Maintenance District as required by section 13.04.021 of the Municipal Code. Inclusion in the Consolidated Maintenance District will provide for the maintenance of a public park and street landscaping. Area 3-41 is generally bounded by a line approximately 1,320 feet north of Taft Highway on the north, a line approximately 2,300 feet west of Stine Road on the east, Taft Highway on the south and a line approximately 2,000 feet east of Ashe Road on the west. This area will be under the park and streetscape zones of benefit and will be assigned appropriate tier levels when a park has been constructed and street landscaping has been installed. Staff is recommending the new territory be added to the Consolidated Maintenance District at the next City Council meeting. The City of Bakersfield has received a letter from the owner of the property described above which waives the public hearing concerning inclusion in the Consolidated Maintenance District. This allows the City to expedite the maintenance district process to satisfy the subdivision requirement. The owner also has submitted a Proposition 218 ballot indicating his consent to the assessments. In order to provide future property owners with disclosure regarding the inclusion of land in the Consolidated Maintenance District and the estimated maximum annual cost per equivalent dwelling unit, a covenant has been drafted and will be supplied to the subdivider/developer to be recorded with the subdivision map. A copy of this covenant is attached for reference. mr October 10, 2005. 12:27PM M03-41 Ri05.dot .' -.- .-..-..--"---.'.'.-..--,r------- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: Id... h. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director APPROVED CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT HEAD October 26, 2005 CITY ATTORNE SUBJECT: Resolution of Intention No. 1416 to add territory, Area 4-41 (Comanche, Canyon SW) to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily adopting, confirming and approving Public Works Director's Report. 0Nard 3). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adopting the Resolution. BACKGROUND: A written request has been received by the City Engineer from the owners of Tentative Tract No. 6485 to be included into the Consolidated Maintenance District as required by section 13.04.021 of the Municipal Code. Inclusion in the Consolidated Maintenance District will provide for the maintenance of a public park and street landscaping. Area 4-41 is generally bounded by Old Comanche Drive on the north, Canyon Street on the east, a line approximately 1,320 feet south of Old Comanche Drive on the south and a line approximately 660 feet west of Canyon Street on the west. This area will be under the park and streetscape zones of benefit and will be assigned appropriate tier levels when a park has been constructed and street landscaping has been installed. Staff is recommending the new territory be added to the Consolidated Maintenance District at the next City Council meeting. The City of Bakersfield has received a letter from the owner of the property described above which waives the public hearing concerning inclusion in the Consolidated Maintenance District. This allows the City to expedite the maintenance district process to satisfy the subdivision requirement. The owner also has submitted a Proposition 218 ballot indicating his consent to the assessments. In order to provide future property owners with disclosure regarding the inclusion of land in the Consolidated Maintenance District and the estimated maximum annual cost per equivalent dwelling unit, a covenant has been drafted and will be supplied to the subdivider/developer to be recorded with the subdivision map. A copy of this covenant is attached for reference. mr October 26. 2005, 11 :57 AM MD4-41 RiOS.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: 1.1.. i. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD~~ P'-- CITY ATTORN&' 1r"2}y¡4 CITY MANAGER I ~ Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director October 26, 2005 SUBJECT: Resolution of Intention No. 1417 to add territory, Area 4-42 (Niles, Brentwood NE) to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily adopting, confimning and approving Public Works Director's Report. 0Nard 3). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adopting the Resolution. BACKGROUND: A written request has been received by the City Engineer from the owners of Tentative Tract No. 6510 to be included into the Consolidated Maintenance District as required by section 13.04.021 of the Municipal Code. Inclusion in the Consolidated Maintenance District will provide for the maintenance of a public park and street landscaping. Area 4-42 is generally bounded by a line approximately 750 feet north of Niles Street on the north, a line approximately 380 feet east of Brentwood Drive on the east, Niles Street on the south and a line approximately 95 feet east of Brentwood Drive on the west. This area will be under the park and streetscape zones of benefit and will be assigned appropriate tier levels when a park has been constructed and street landscaping has been installed. Staff is recommending the new territory be added to the Consolidated Maintenance District at the next City Council meeting. The City of Bakersfield has received a letter from the owner of the property described above which waives the public hearing concerning inclusion in the Consolidated Maintenance District. This allows the City to expedite the maintenance district process to satisfy the subdivision requirement. The owner also has submitted a Proposition 218 ballot indicating his consent to the assessments. In order to provide future property owners with disclosure regarding the inclusion of land in the Consolidated Maintenance District and the estimated maximum annual cost per equivalent dwelling unit, a covenant has been drafted and will be supplied to the subdivider/developer to be recorded with the subdivision map. A copy of this covenant is attached for reference. mr October 26. 200S. 10:S1AM MD4-42Ri05.dot -.. .~ - ....._..__.<._._..,._._----_.-~. _._~-.....-'~-_._'- ...~ ..------'".---. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: \~,i. u TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~~r-; ~ CITY ATTORN# ¡(!j¡yt4 CITY MANAGER '~ FROM: DATE: October 27,2005 SUBJECT: Resolution of Intention No. 1418 to order the vacation of a portion of Pacheco Road between Old River Road and Progress Road, also Progress Road between Harris Road and Pacheco Road within Section 20, T.30S., R.27E., M.D.M. (Ward 5) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of Resolution. BACKGROUND: Smith Tech USA on behalf of Don Judkins and Lennar Homes of California, Inc. had requested for the vacation of Pacheco Road between Old River Road and Progress Road, and Progress Road between Harris Road and Pacheco Road. The said vacation is a requirement by Public Works' Condition No. 12 of Tract No. 6167 and by Public Works' Condition NO.2 of Tract No. 6363. The City Fire, Police, Public Works, Development Services, and Economic Development Departments have been notified of the request and no objections have been received as of the date of this report. Public Works notes that there is no City sewer or storm drain facilities in the vacating area. General Services will have to remove 8 signs, 2 R/R markings, and 1 mile of centerline striping. The utility companies serving the area have been notified by mail and none have indicated objection as of the date of this report. Preliminary notices were also mailed to all adjacent property owners within a 300 foot radius of the proposed vacating area. Public Works has not received any objections from these owners as of the date of this report. The proposed vacation was approved by the Planning Department on September 19, 2005 per local ordinance and was found to be consistent with the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan pursuant to Government Code 65402. It was determined that this action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of CEQA guidelines (general rule), because there is no possibility that the action may have a significant effect on the environment. This Resolution sets the Public Hearing date for the regular Council meeting of December 14, 2005, on the proposed vacation. October 27, 200S, 11 :49AM G:\GROUPDAììADMINRPT\2005\11-09\ROI1418 ..-.--------."--~-"._.__.--~"._---"T""--.-.-.-.~' ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: IJ.. K. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER APPROVED {1!2- ¡rJ¡p4./ /tv . DATE: October 18, 2005 SUBJECT: Resolution of Intention No. 1419 to establish Traffic Signal Maintenance District TS-12, (Panama and Wible Shopping Center) preliminarily adopting, confirming and approving Public Works Director's Report. (Ward 7) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. BACKGROUND: A written request has been received by the City Engineer from the owner of the property described in Lot Line Adjustment No. 03-1225 to form a maintenance district for the operation and maintenance of one (1) traffic signal on Panama Lane between Wible Road and Castleford Street at the entrance to the proposed Panama and Wible Shopping Center. Staff recommends the formation of Maintenance District No. TS-12 (Panama and Wible Shopping Center), generally bounded by Panama Lane on the north, Wible Road on the east, a line approximately 940' west of Wible Road on the west and a line approximately 660' south of Panama Lane on the south. On September 28, 1994 the City Council approved Resolution 161-94 which provides for the collection of maintenance and operating costs for future "convenience" traffic signals through maintenance districts. The proposed traffic signal is considered a convenience traffic signal since it is not required by the Traffic Authority to regulate traffic flow, but is installed solely for the benefit of the adjacent parcels. This maintenance district will be a separate district and will not be merged into the Consolidated Maintenance District. The City of Bakersfield has received a letter and Proposition 218 Ballot from the owner of the property described above which waives all hearings required by the Brown Act and Chapter 13.04 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code. This allows the City to expedite the formation of the district. In order to provide future owners with disclosure regarding the proposed maintenance district a covenant has been drafted and will be supplied to the owner to be recorded with the Certificate of Compliance. An example copy of this covenant is attached for reference. dc October 18. 200S, 3:S4PM G :\sub\SHARED\PROJ ECTS\MAINDIST\TRAFSIGlAdmin\ TS-12RoiOS.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: 1.;1, I. TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~ CITY ATTORN~ DATE: October 25, 2005 CITY MANAGER (tú SUBJECT: Tract Maps and Improvement Agreements (1) Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Lennar Homes of California, Tract 6289 Unit 2, located north of Noriega Road and west of Allen Road. (Ward 4) (2) Final Map and Improvement Agreement with ADH Corporation, Tract 6232 Phase 4, located south of Zephyr Lane and west of South Sterling Road. (Ward 1) (3) Final Map and Improvement Agreements with Pulte Homes Corporation for Tract 6149 Phase 4 located south of State Route 178 and west of Miramonte Drive. (Ward 3) (4) Final Map and Improvement Agreements with McMillin Ridgecrest, LLC, for Tract 6006 Phase 5 located north of McKee Road and east of Wible Road. (Ward 7) RECOMMENDATION: Staff Recommends approval of the maps and agreements. BACKGROUND: These Agreements are entered into to secure the improvements required for the Subdivision Map. Such improvements include, but are not limited to streets, sewer, storm drain, and landscaping on or adjacent to the property being subdivided. NOTE: THE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS ARE FILED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW. td October 26. 200S, 4:28PM G:\GROUPDA1ìADMINRPT\2005\11-09\MAP AND IMPROVEMENT AGR.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGEND~ SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: ¡;.t.M. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED FROM: W. R. Rector, Chief of Police DEPARTMENT HEAD WL DATE: October 19, 2005 GENERAL COUNSEL ~ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jþ I SUBJECT: Agreement with Bakersfield City School District to receive $40,000 for services pursuant to the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative ("Connecting Communities Program"). 1. Appropriate $40,000 Federal grant revenues to the Police Department budget in the General Fund for additional overtime costs. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the approval of this agreement and appropriation. BACKGROUND: The Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) has been awarded federal grant funds pursuant to the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative ("Connecting Communities Program"). The Connecting Communities Program enables the BCSD to partner with local law enforcement and mental health agencies to provide services in an effort to reduce violence and increase school safety among BCSD students. As part of this program the BCSD has requested the Bakersfield Police Department provide the following additional services to the ongoing School Resource Officers (SRO) Program: · Training SROs in the Safe School Ambassadors Program · Training SROs in Building Effective School Teams Program · Provide SROs for Initiative related evening and weekend events · Expand the Junior Police Academy into one BCSD School Campus The services stated above will result in additional overtime costs, and will therefore necessitate an appropriation to the Police General Fund Budget. All of the services stated above are in addition to the SRO Program currently funded in part by a grant from the Federal COPS Office. P:\BPDIADMIN RPTSIADMIN RPTS FY 05-06IADMIN RPT - BCSD SAFE SCHOOLS GRANT.doc 10/19/2005 2:59 PM ~-------_.-,r--_.._-_._-- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: i~, n, TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council October 27,2005 CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER APPROVED f¡ !+e. . Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DEPARTMENT HEAD SUBJECT: Storm Drain System Improvements North of Brimhall Road and West of Coffee Road (Ward 4): 1. Reimbursement agreement with JP/CP Development, Inc to reimburse developer for storm drain system improvements, not to exceed $260,000. 2. Appropriate $260,000 additional traffic impact fees to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Transportation Development Fund. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of agreement and appropriation. BACKGROUND: JP/CP Development, Inc. is currently developing Tentative Tract No. 6295 located south of Brimhall Road and west of Coffee Road. This development is located just north of and adjacent to the Westside Parkway. Under the terms of Agreement No. 91-188, the City purchased a portion of this property for Westside Parkway a number of years ago. That agreement stipulated that the property that was being developed could dispose of their drainage water in a basin south of the Parkway. Recently the City constructed a regional drainage basin underneath the PG&E tower easement north of Brimhall Road, very near Tentative Tract 6295. Based upon the location of this new drainage basin, coupled with the fact that it can receive a large volume of drainage water, it was determined that this basin would be ideal to receive drainage from Westside Parkway, as well as, any new development nearby. Staff approached the developers of Tentative Tract No. 6295 and suggested that we work cooperatively in constructing the necessary drainage pipes to serve both their development (Tentative Tract No.6295) and the Westside Parkway. Since their development will be in place prior to construction of the Westside Parkway it would be advantageous to have them over-size their drainage pipe to also convey drainage for the Westside Parkway. This Reimbursement Agreement allows the developer to construct drainage facilities for his development and to over-size the facilities to convey drainage for the Westside Parkway. In addition to the over-sizing reimbursement the City budgeted a capital improvement project on Brimhall Road itself. Since this project will tie into the new drainage line being constructed by Tentative Tract NO.6295, it seems beneficial to combine projects and reimburse the developer for that work as well. Staff recommends approval of reimbursement agreement and appropriation. November 1, 200S, 9:01AM G:IGROUPDAnADMINRPT\200S111-Q9IJP-CP Reimb Agr.doc . ··~r··· -----~,-_.~._.,-,..__..~-~-'~_._., ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent ITEM: I'::> .0. DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council ~ Carroll Hayden, Human Resources Manager DEPARTMENT HEAD October 21, 2005 CITY A HORN EY CITY MANAGER APPROVED iI{~ . V&- W/ I TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Agreement with Bob Murray & Associates for Executive Search for Civil Engineer III(s) for the New Freeway Division of the Public Works Department, Not to Exceed $32,500 (Thoma s Roa ds ) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the contract. BACKGROUND: Staff received 3 bids from search firms in response to a letter soliciting bids for the recruitment of Civil Engineers for the new Freeway Division of the Public Works Department. These firms are Bob Murray & Associates, EIT Recruiting and Hunter Brown Consulting. The bids were compared on the most salient points. Bob Murray and Associates is located in Sacramento, CA and charges a $25,000 consulting fee plus expenses not to exceed $7,500. They have six professional staff members. Bob Murray has 20 years of experience focusing on local government searches for municipalities and special districts. Numerous searches have been done for engineering professionals including City Engineers, Public Works Directors, Senior Engineers, etc. for the California cities of Fremont, Mountain View, Pasadena, Stockton, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Fresno, and Morro Bay and for San Luis Obispo County. In 2005, Bob Murray conducted the successful search for the Director of Recreation and Parks for the City of Bakersfield. Normally, they do not provide a guarantee after an applicant is hired for positions that do not report to a councilor a board; however, they will continue to look until the positions are initially filled. Caveat - expenses may exceed $7,500 if initial recruitment does not yield adequate applicants and further advertising must be conducted. John Bostic of Phoenix-based EIT Recruiting has the second least expensive fee. EIT is a one- person search firm that charges 15% of each candidate's first year annual salary for three or more positions. This equates to a range of $10,168 - $12,361 per employee based on the step hired within the current salary schedule. For three employees, that would total $30,504 - $37,083. His fee increases to 20% for orders of two or less positions filled. EIT gives a 60-day replacement guarantee; however, this is a one-person, out-of-state firm with no public sector experience provided. October 26, 2005. 1 0:42AM S:\ADMINRPnSearch Finn - Freeway Engineers.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Hunter Brown Consulting is a six year old recruitment firm with offices in Bangor, CA and Bowling Green, Kentucky. Their staff includes four professionals. Hunter Brown charges 20% of each candidate's first year annual salary. This equates to a range of $13,557 - $16,481 per employee hired based on the step hired within the current salary range. For three employees, this would total $40,671 - $49,443. A non-refundable retainer of $5,000 is required to start the process. No client information was provided and it appears that their work is private-sector as they focus on the architectural, engineering, environmental consulting and construction industries. Based on the information above, I recommend going with Bob Murray & Associates. October 26,2005, to:42AM S:\ADMINRPTISearch Finn - Freeway Engineers.dot ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: l;l. (). . TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~~ / CITY ATTORNEY 12_ CITY MANAGER Y1u October 27,2005 SUBJECT: Cooperative Agreements with State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) (Thomas Roads) 1.) For the preparation of the environmental document, project report, plans and specifications for the interchange on State Route 178 (24th Street) at Oak Street: (Ward 2) 2.) For the preparation of the environmental document, project report, plans and specifications for the widening of State Route 178 (24th Street) between Oak Street and D Street: (Ward 2) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Agreements. BACKGROUND: These cooperative agreements with Caltrans describe the duties and responsibilities of the City and Caltrans with regards to the preparation of the environmental document, the project report, and the construction plans for the two referenced projects. Funds to accomplish this work will be from the Federal Transportation Bill funding recently obtained by Congressman Thomas for the Bakersfield area, and from Transportation Development Fund. PW Jacques Thursday, October 27,2005·3:26:02 PM G:\GROUPDAT\ADMINRP1\2005\11-09\Coop Agreement Admin_24th Street Projects.doc - ....-...- --. . ..-.' .-......--....--..-..-...--.,".'-.-".. ---'"-........--._.._..__...._~-,.._~'''---_._----_.- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT .MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER APPROVED ¡;7L IZ)nJ Kk/ DATE: October 27,2005 SUBJECT: Federal Transportation Project Staffing (Thomas Roads): 1. Approval of Eight various staff positions for Federal Transportation Projects. 2. Transfer $400,000 of appropriations from the capital improvement budget to the operating budget within the Federal Transportation Fund to cover salaries, benefits and other operational costs associated with staffing of this team. 3. Consultant Agreement with Parsons Transportation Group to provide On-Call Engineering Services to the City of Bakersfield, not to exceed $100,000. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of positions and agreement. BACKGROUND: The Public Works Department created a new division in FY 2002-03 to manage and deliver the Alternative No. 15 Bakersfield Systems Study projects, along with a management level gosition (Civil Engineer IV) to oversee this division. These Alternative No. 15 projects included the Oak/24 Street interchange, the widening of 24th Street, the Centennial Corridor, the Hageman Flyover, and the Westside Parkway. Due to the efforts of Congressman Thomas, the approval of the SAFETEA-LU Federal Transportation Bill this past August resulted in the metropolitan Bakersfield area receiving $630 million of federal funding over the next 4-5 years for the construction of the first four of these Alternative No. 15 projects as well as for the construction of the North Beltway (7th Standard Road), the West Beltway, the SR178 freeway, the widening of Rosedale Highway, the widening of SR178 in northeast Bakersfield, and for the route adoption of the South Beltway. This program of projects is a massive undertaking even just anticipating conventional timelines. But it is both the Congressman's and the City's desire to construct these projects as quickly as possible, using creative and innovative processes and compressing the work into a much shorter window than historically has occurred. Nearly all of the environmental, engineering, and design work for this program of projects will be completed by consultants. And the City is currently in the process of hiring a "Program Manager" consultant who will directly manage the consultants preparing the environmental documents, completing the engineering, and preparing the project designs and construction documents. However, City staff will be overseeing the program manager consultant as well as be heavily involved with the other consultants, will be the contact point for the community, will oversee the financial aspects of the program, and will provide the local knowledge and direction necessary for the successful delivery of the program. November 2, 2005, 9:28AM G:\GROUPDA T\ADMINRPT\2005\ 11-Q9\Parsons Admin Draft.DOC ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT To accomplish this management and oversight, an initial staff is being proposed consisting of the existing Civil Engineer IV position identified above plus the following new positions: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: Five (5) Civil Engineer Ill's - A Civil Engineer III is in the Supervisory Group. It is the initial City classification that requires a professional engineer's license, and it is the appropriate classification for the degree of responsibility and experience required to manage these individual projects. These Civil Engineer Ill's will be Project Managers, will be the pOint of contact for the community for information pertaining to the project, and will report to the Civil Engineer IV identified above. They will be assigned a project, and it will be their full-time job and only duty to oversee and manage the delivery of that project. The annual cost for one Civil Engineer III is about $100,000. One (1) Secretary I-II will provide administrative support to the Division as well as assist with accounting and financial work as required. The annual cost for one Secretary is about $50,000. FINANCE DEPARTMENT: One (1) Account Clerk 1-11 will assist with the financial duties of billing, record keeping and budget reconciliations, and will also provide as a backup to the Secretary during vacations/sick leave. The annual cost for one accounting Clerk I-II position is about $45,000. One (1) Real Property Agent II who will work with the Civil Engineer 111 Project Managers and the consultants regarding the properties potentially impacted from these projects. The annual cost for one Real Property Agent II is about $85,000. The majority of the funding for all of these positions will be from the Federal Transportation Bill project funding identified above. All of these projects also have a non-federal match that, depending upon the project, is either 11.47% or 20%. This non-federal match will come from the Transportation Development Fund (Traffic Impact Fees). This is the initial personnel staff believes are required to undertake this program. Additional positions are anticipated as the program further develops and work loads become better defined. For instance, additional property agents and accounting staff will be required as the program progresses into the property acquisition phase, and additional engineering staff will be necessary as the projects continue into construction. It will take several months to hire these additional staff; the amount requested to be transferred ($400,000) reflects estimated costs for the remainder of this fiscal year. During the past several weeks, Parsons Transportation Group has been augmenting City staff through their on-call agreement with the City. As the work resulting from the Federal Transportation Bill projects was not anticipated when the on-call agreements were entered into, this new agreement will provide for a continuation of these services through an agreement separate from the current on-call agreement. November 2, 2005. 9:28AM G:\GROUPDAT\ADMINRPTì2005\11-09\Parsons Admin Draft.DOC ..-.-----.-.- _.~,_.~,.._----,-_. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: i;¡. r. FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~~ CITY ATTORNEf CITY MANAGER~ Reimbursement Agreement with Castle & Cooke, Inc. ($1,100,000) for reconstruction of Stockdale Highway between Allen Road and the Kern River Bridge (Ward 4). TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council DATE: October 27, 2005 SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of reimbursement agreement. BACKGROUND: Castle & Cooke, Inc. is currently developing the north side of Stockdale Highway between Allen Road and Jewetta Avenue. As part of their development requirements, the north side of Stockdale Highway will have to be widened. In the 2005106 fiscal year, the City Council approved a capital project to reconstruct a portion of Stockdale Highway between Allen Road and the Kern River Bridge due to very poor pavement conditions of this roadway. Since the City's project is adjacent to Castle & Cooke's development, combining both projects would yield a superior finished product, be less disruptive to the traveling public and perhaps save taxpayer dollars. Staff has reviewed the unit costs associated with the City's share of road work and has found it to be consistent with costs we are currently experiencing. Staff recommends approval of the reimbursement agreement. cv October 27,2005. 12:30PM G:\GRQUPDA ì\ADMINRPT\2005\ 11-09\castle & cooke reimbursement. doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: (d-o S, TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council Ron Fraze, Fire Chief DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER APPROVED P ¡;;.~_~ ¡/?- jJú DATE: October 19, 2005 SUBJECT: Fire Department Document Imaging Services: 1. Agreement with Delta Microlmaging for document imaging not to exceed $25,000 2. Appropriate $25,000 Fire Trust-Hazmat Penalty Account to the Fire Department's Operating Budget within the General Fund. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of agreement and appropriation. BACKGROUND: The Fire Department Prevention Services Division needs to complete their Laser fiche document imaging project. They are more than half-way completed, but have about 70 more file drawers to complete. The Prevention Services Division administers the State's "Community Right to Know" Program for hazardous materials and as such must maintain all hazardous materials information related to each parcel. This laser fiche project makes accessing this information much easier for both staff and the public. The proposed funding source to complete this project is the Fire Trust- Hazmat Penalty Account. Funds in this account are the result of administrative penalties paid to the City. November 1,2005, 8:56AM C:\DOCUME-1 lalawrenc\LOCALS-1\Temp\Delta Microimaging.doc ... '--'-""'-'-'-'---~-"""'-~""--...,.---'-----'-'----"--~ ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: I:>', 1-. TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council Alan Tandy, City Manager November 1, 2005 APPROVED DATE: DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY AITORNEY CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: Agreement with City of Bakersfield and Bakersfield Sports Partne Bakersfield Blitz Arena Football RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND: Staff recommends approval of agreement. A group of investors, the majority from Bakersfield, have purchased the Bakersfield Blitz from the Arenafootball 2 League. The ownership group Bakersfield Sports Partners I, LLC, includes Paul Press who was an assistant coach with the Blitz last season. Paul Press will serve as general manager of the team this year. Jeff Allen a venture capitalist of Los Angeles is president of the partnership. Other local owners include Scott Erwin, a realtor and public accountant; Scott Garrison, vice president of sales and marketing for Ughtspeed Systems, Inc.; Scott Hacker, president and CEO of Cambridge Home Mortgage, Inc.; and the Sherrell Family (Dennis Sr., Dennis Jr., and Adam). Attached is an agreement between Bakersfield Sports Partners, LLC and SMG acting herein on behalf of the City of Bakersfield. Bakersfield Sports Partners, LLC is operated by Blitz Head Coach Paul Press and Jeff Allen. This agreement is very similar to the 2005 Blitz Agreement, the monetary amounts remain the same. This agreement is for a one (3) year term without the option for renewal. Should Bakersfield Sports Partners I, LLC decide to continue their ownership of the Bakersfield Blitz a new agreement will be drafted at that time. The agreement is structured at a no risk basis for the City of Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Blitz 2006 season opener is tentatively scheduled for April 7, 2006 at Rabobank Arena. November 2, 200S, 7:40AM S:\Admin Rpts\2005\Blitz 2OOS_2 110905.doc . -........--..--..--.-.,..----.-.-.,.. _. ----.,..--..,----.-..-....- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: lóL u.. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD @ CITY ATTORNEY (C CITY MANAGER () FROM: Donna L. Kunz, Economic Development Director DATE: October 28, 2005 SUBJECT: Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. CA04-047 with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard for outside legal counsel for the Millcreek South - Redevelopment Project, not to exceed $50,000. (Wards 1 & 2) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. BACKGROUND: On June 8, 2005, Council authorized the submission of a Section 108 Loan Guarantee application in the amount of $3.75 million dollars and a Brownfield Economic Development Initiative Grant (BEDI) in the amount of $750,000 to provide funds for various economic development and housing activities planned near "Q" Street and the Kern Island Canal. Mill Creek South - Phase 1 economic development mixed use project consists of development of an affordable housing rental project, 31,000 square feet of new restaurant and commercial space and the development of the south area of Mill Creek as an urban stream and green pedestrian parkway. This project will be the first phase of a larger redevelopment project under exclusive negotiation with Lennar Corporation which will include another 30,000-50,000 square feet of commercial and restaurant space and the creation of a new urban style residential neighborhood consisting of 700-1000 homes and units that will provide affordable and market rate housing opportunities including both rental and ownership types. Due to the complex nature of this proposed development, it is necessary to retain a law firm with significant expertise in the area of redevelopment. The law firm of Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard specializes in redevelopment law and maintains the high level of expertise required for the Mill Creek South redevelopment project. This law firm is handling property acquisition matters currently under condemnation proceedings. S:\Admins\City Council\kronick moskovitz legal services amend 1.doc 10/28/200S 10:04 AM ~..'-"._--'----.....-_._------~' ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: I.;I...\!. TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council PPROVED Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DEPARTMENT HEAD DATE: October 18, 2005 CITY ATTORNEY /fØJti. CITY MANAGER fk/ SUBJECT: Contract Change Order No. 1 to Agreement No. 05-182 with Granite Construction ($13,922.63 increase; for a revised not to exceed compensation amount of $1,636,785.53), for the project known as Resurfacing Various Streets 2004/2005 (Wards 1,2, and 3). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Contract Change Order. BACKGROUND: The project known as Resurfacing Various Streets 2004/2005 was awarded to Granite Construction at the May 11, 2005 Council meeting. The awarded contract amount was $1,622,862.90. During the course of construction, it was discovered that several areas of the streets being repaved need more extensive work than previously expected. This work includes filling of voids under the street and removal and replacement of existing substrate. This work is necessary in order to provide a solid subsurface which will maximize the life of the newly paved roadways. These areas of this additional work are outlined in the attached change order. The contractor has agreed to accept a lump sum of $13,922.63 for performing this additional work. This is the first contract change order to be submitted for the project. This change order will increase the project total by $13,922.63 (which is an increase of 0.86% of the original contract amount) as illustrated below: . . Original Contract Amount = Amended Contract Agreement after Change Orders = Net Increase = $1,622,862.90 $1,636,785.53 $ 13,922.63 Sufficient funds are budgeted to cover this contract change order. RiCk_M@Construction 10/18/2005 3036037 PM G:\GROUPDAT\ADMJNRPT\2005\11-o9\Resurface Various Streets 2004_2005 - ceo 1.doc .--._--,-~,~_."._-_.~~--,- - -_..._._-~--- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: ITEM: I,¡. w, Consent Calendar TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Florn Core, Water Resources Manager October 1 9, 2005 APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~ CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER vt:- (/& SUBJECT: Contract Change Order No.2 to Agreement No. 04-268 with Kern County Construction Inc., ($31,273.00 for a total contract amount of $914,351.00) for Construction of three concrete block pump houses and equipment for Ashe Water Wells. (Ward 4) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Contract Change Order. BACKGROUND: This project will bring new domestic water wells into operational status adding needed capacity and pressure to the City of Bakersfield's expanding system on the northwest side of town. This contract phase generally completes the construction and installation of the surface structures and equipment of our domestic water wells. Water quality sampling results from wells L210 and L211 indicate that additional treatment equipment is needed at the well head. This change order provides for the necessary adjustments to the drive approaches, install the liquid oxygen pad foundations with base rock and the vessel foundations and base rock for this equipment, and to compensate for unforeseen conditions with underground utility conflicts and P. G. & E. requirements. The total for these changes is $31,273.00. Funds are available in the current budget. SC:bz 10/31/2005 3:18 PM S:\2005 ADMIN REPORTS\ChangeOrder2AsheWaterWells04-268.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: la .X. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director APtROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD A -' (I CITYATTORNEY~ CITY MANAGER~ October 18, 2005 SUBJECT: Contract Change Order Nos. 3 & 4 to Agreement No. 04-296 with Griffith Company, ($73,058.85 increase; for a revised not to exceed compensation amount of $2,006,164.36), for the Stockdale Highway Sewer Improvement Project (Ward 4). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Contract Change Orders. BACKGROUND: Construction of the Stockdale Highway Sewer Improvement Project was awarded to Griffith Company at the October 6,2004 Council meeting. The awarded contract amount was $1,919,732. These are the third and fourth contract change orders to be submitted for the project. During the course of construction, several utilities and other facilities were encountered that were either not shown on the project plans or were shown incorrectly on the project plans. These utilities and facilities included a sewer force main, an abandoned well casing, buried steel plates used in the construction of a previous sewer project, and abandoned oil lines. The contractor has agreed to accept a lump sum of $43,017.39 to remove, relocate, or protect these facilities in place as needed. During the start of construction, it was discovered that the traffic control plan designed by the Consultant for this project was insufficient for the safety of the traveling public and for access to businesses along Stockdale Highway. The modification needed to make this traffic plan safe and functional included removal and replacement of an existing median island, and installation of sand filled crash cushions at various locations. The contractor has agreed to accept a lump sum price of $23,546.33 for these modifications. The handicap ramp at the southwest corner of Stockdale Highway and Allen Road was discovered to be in a broken and deficient condition that was a hazard to pedestrians. The contractor has agreed to accept a lump sum of $1,219.18 to remove and replace this handicap ramp to current ADA standards. The west end of the sewer project needs to be extended an additional 120 lineal feet to the west. This extension is for a planned development to be constructed in the near future; however, by constructing this portion now, the residents and traveling public will not have to endure a second major construction project in the intersection of Stockdale Highway and Renfro Road. The contractor has agreed to install this sewer extension for the lump sum price of $12,751.93. During the course of construction, it was discovered that an 8" sewer line did not have to be abandoned as shown on the project plans. The contractor has agreed to credit the City in the amount of $3,000 for the deletion of this work from the contract. Rick_M@Construction 10/25/2005 11 :39:58 AM G:\GROUPDA T\ADMINRPT\2005\11..Q9\Stockdale Sewer Project - ceo 3 & 4.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT In order to construct this project per plan, several contract items had to either be increased or decreased. The net result of the increases and decreases is a credit in the amount of $56,306.01. The actual increases and decreases of these items are detailed in the attached Change Order. During construction, it was discovered that a water main line is in conflict with the sewer line being constructed. This water line was installed before Stockdale Highway was widened. This water line needs to be relocated to eliminate the conflict with the new sewer line as well as placing the water line in its ultimate location on the widened street. This water line is owned by the City. The contractor has agreed to relocate the water line and replace all water services off of this line for the lump sum price of $51,830.03. These change orders will increase the project total by $73,058.85. The change orders to date on this project reflect a net increase of $86,432.36 (which is an increase of 4.5% of the original contract amount) as illustrated below: . . Original Contract Amount Amended Contract Agreement after Change Order Net Increa.se = $1,919,732.00 $2,006,164.36 $ 86,432.36 = = Sufficient funds are budgeted to cover this contract change order. Rick_M@Construction 10/25/2005 11:08:18AM G:\GROUPDA 1\ADMINRPT\2005\ 11-09\Stockdare Sewer Project - ceo 3 & 4.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: 1;;1.. \,/. I TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director October 18, 2005 EOVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ! CITY ATTORNEY ~ 1Jr/ f CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: Contract Change Order No. 4 to Agreement No. 04-338 with S.C. Anderson Inc., ($13,593.95 increase; for a revised not to exceed compensation amount of $2,811,298.98), for the Park at River Walk, Building Improvement Contract (Ward 4). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Contract Change Order. BACKGROUND: Construction of the Park at River Walk, Building Improvement Contract was awarded to SC Anderson, Inc., at the November 17, 2004 Council meeting. The awarded contract amount was $2,795,000. During the course of construction, it was discovered that a significant amount of additional frame construction was needed to complete an area of the amphitheater. The contractor has agreed to do this additional framing for the lump sum price of $10,850.81. Due to several changes on the project and a delay in the production of structural steel, the project time will need to be extended an additional 14 days. The Contractor has agreed to accept a lump sum of $2,743.14 for the expenses incurred because of this delay. The new contract completion date for the building portion of the park is October 25, 2005. This is the fourth contract change order to be submitted for the project. This change order will increase the Building Improvement project total by $13,593.95. The change orders to date on this project reflect a net increase of $16,298.98 (which is an increase of 0.58% of the original contract amount) as illustrated below: . Original Contract Amount = Amended Contract Agreement after Change Orders = Net Increase = $2,795,000.00 $2,811,298.98 $ 16,298.98 . Sufficient funds are budgeted to cover this contract change order. Rick_M@Constructìon 10/18/2005 3:37:27 PM G:\GROUPDAT\ADMINRPTì2005\11-09\32 Acre Park Building Contract * ceo 4.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: la.2.. Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council October 18, 2005 SUBJECT: Contract Change Order No. 5 to Agreement No. 04-339 with S.C. Anderson Inc., ($6,458.49 increase; for a revised not to exceed compensation amount of $5,695,608.80), for the Park at River Walk, Site Improvement Contract (Ward 4). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Contract Change Order. BACKGROUND: Construction of the Park at River Walk, Site Improvement Contract was awarded to SC Anderson, Inc., at the November 17, 2004 Council meeting. The awarded contract amount was $5,646,000. This is the fifth contract change order to be submitted for the project. During the course of construction, it was discovered that the Drake Elm trees specified for the project were not on the approved tree list provided by the Kern River Parkway Foundation (KRPF). After consultation with KRPF, the Oregon Ash tree was chosen as a suitable substitute for the Drake Elm. The contractor has agreed to accept a lump sum price of $5,154.30 for the additional expense incurred to provide the Oregon Ash tree. Several shrubs specified for the park were discovered not suitable for the Bakersfield climate. After some research, suitable substitutions were found. These substitutions are outlined on the attached change order. The contractor has agreed to accept a lump sum of $1 ,304.19 for this change. This change order will increase the Site Improvement project total by $6,458.49. The change orders to date on this project reflect a net increase of $49,608.80 (which is an increase of 0.87% of the original contract amount) as illustrated below: . Original Contract Amount Amended Contract Agreement after Change Order Net Increase = $5,646,000.00 $5,695.608.80 $ 49,608.80 . = = Sufficient funds are budgeted to cover this contract change order. Rick M@Construction 10/18/2005 3:38:17 PM G:\GROUPDA T\AOMINRPT\2005\ 11-09\32 Acre Park Site Contract - ceo 5.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: lit. o.a... TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council Nelson K. Smith, Finance Director APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD .47 CITY ATTORNEY f/JV2.- , CITY MANAGER ßk/ DATE: October 25, 2005 SUBJECT: Accept bid from Computer Configuration Services, Irvine, in the amount of $138,620.63 for the purchase of an IBM Server and related software and equipment. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends acceptance of bid. BACKGROUND: The IBM mainframe computer that runs the major City of Bakersfield financial applications such as Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and General Ledger is five years old and is scheduled for replacement in the 2005/2006 Fiscal Year. Invitations to Bid were sent to eight (8) vendors authorized by IBM to provide servers and related services of the type and configuration required by the City. Two bids were received in response to the solicitation and are as follows: BIDDER/LOCATION BID AMOUNT $121,192.50 $138,620.63 Mainline Information Systems, Irvine, CA Computer Configuration Services (CCS), Irvine, CA Subsequent to the opening of bids, Mainline Information Systems became aware of a significant mistake in their pricing and requested to change their pricing or withdraw their bid. Since this was a formal bid, corrections or modifications received after the opening of bids are not allowed and as such, one acceptable bid remained that of CCS in the amount of $138,620.63. Staff recommends award of the bid to Computer Configuration Services, Irvine in the amount of $138,620.63. Purchasing Division DW S:\PURCHIADMINlIBM AS 400 Replacement, November 30. 2005.doc November 1, 2005 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: IJ.. bb. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER At; I October 26, 2005 SUBJECT: Accept rent proposal to award Lease Agreement to Donald Collins DBA Progress Farms for the operation of the City of Bakersfield Municipal Farm for an annual rental income of $350,000.00 per year (Ward 1). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends acceptance of rent proposal and award of contract. BACKGROUND: The 5,400 acre City of Bakersfield Municipal Farm is operated and maintained for the purpose of growing crops that use reclaimed wastewater from Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 and biosolids from both Wastewater Plants 2 and 3. The current Municipal Farm Lease Agreement No. 95-310 (1) ends December 31, 2005. Previous annual rents have varied because rent was partly based on a share cropping arrangement. Last years rent was approxim"ately $305,000. The new rental structure has been simplified and is based on a flat rate. Some of the Lessees responsibilities include agronomic use of reclaimed wastewater and biosolids, proper dust, weed and pest control, maintenance of roads and fences, and controlling access to premises. In the event some acreage of the Farm is sold, a provision in the Lease Agreement allows for a decrease in the rent in proportion to the amount of acres that have been sold. On August 12, 2005, three acceptable proposals were received as follows: Donald Collins DBA Progress Farms 9711 Holland Street Suite 102 Bakersfield, California 93312 (City) Annual rent income in the amount of $350,000.00 Diamond Sheep Company 7932 Stine Road Bakersfield, California 93313 (City) Annual rent income in the amount of $330,000.00 Community Recycling & Resource Recovery, Inc. 9189 De Garmo Avenue Sun Valley, California 91352 (L.A. County) Annual rent income in the amount of $240,000.00 plus 38% of potential U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service subsidies (subsidy approximately $180,000 per year) Approximate annual rent income $308,400.00 G:\GROVPDA1\ADMINRP'I\2005\II_09\City Municipal Fann Lease Agreement.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: 1;1. CC. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: W. R. Rector, Chief of Police DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVED ~ DATE: October 26,2005 GENERAL COUNSEL Oð¡--- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR æ I SUBJECT: Accept a $2,000 grant donation from Wal-Mart; and appropriate the $2,000 contribution to the Police Department operating budget in the General Fund for crime prevention. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the acceptance of the grant money and the appropriation. BACKGROUND: East Hills Wal-Mart recently underwent a complete remodel of their store. As part of the celebration of their grand re-opening, on October 21sl, 2005, Waf-Mart has donated $2,000 to the Bakersfield Police Department in appreciation of "Hometown Heroes." The Police Department would like to use this money to purchase crime prevention materials. llcitynaslhomedirsldbransonlBPDIADMIN RPTSIADMIN RPTS FY 05-06IADMIN RPT - WALMART GRANT.doc 10/26/20058:47 AM - -_.._.-T---~- ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: la.dd. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul Rojas, Public Works Director APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD ~/PL- CITY ATTORNE/ ié37rv4- /tv . CITY MANAGER October 27, 2005 SUBJECT: Appropriate $103,574 developer share project costs to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Gas Tax Fund for completion of various landscaped medians (Ward 4). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of appropriation. BACKGROUND: In the course of normal development activity, tracts that develop adjacent to major roadways are required to construct the landscaped median or, if impractical, pay an in-lieu fee for construction of the landscaped median at a later date. The following four (4) landscaped median segments are in a position to be completed: 1. Hageman Road - Verdugo to Calloway 2. Hageman Road - Friant Kern Canal to Riverlakes Blvd 3. Brimhall Road - Between Westdale and Jenkins 4. Brimhall Road - Between Old Farm and Jewetta This Administrative Report appropriates funds for the completion of the above referenced landscaped medians. Since the median segments are relatively small, City Recreation and Parks Department staff will perform the necessary work. cv October 27. 2005, 2:58PM G:\GROUPDAT\ADMINRPT\2005\11-o9~andscape median appropriation.doc ..--,- .~ _....__._-----_.._--_.~.,. .._----~ ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: lJ..et. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council CITY MANAGER APPROVED ~ Øl»4- !tv . FROM: Donna L. Kunz, Economic Development Director DEPARTMENT HEAD DATE: November 2, 2005 CITY ATTORNEY SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan Amendment NO.7 (FY 03/04), and Amendment NO.1 (FY 05/06). (Wards 1, 2 & 3) 1) Transfer $260,000 project savings to the Baker Street Streetscape Improvement Project within the Capital Improvement budget of the CDBG fund. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. BACKGROUND: Economic and Community Development staff is proposing to reprogram Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from completed or cancelled projects. In compliance with HUD regulations, any significant change or addition to the approved CDBG or HOME annual plan must undergo an amendment process which includes obtaining citizen views and comments on the proposed change for a period of 30 days. A notice was published on October 8, 2005 requesting comments and to date no comments have been received. Staff is proposing the following amendments to CDBG activities: 1) reprogramming of CDBG project savings/program income in the amount of ($260,000) for Phase II of the Baker Street Streets cape Improvement Project. The project includes trees, historic lights, irrigation, and Railroad track improvements between Jackson Street and Truxtun Avenue. The initial phase of this project was funded through a Special EDI Grant awarded in 2003 in the amount of $490,000. Funding for phase II was approved through the budget process during FY 2003-04 allocating additional CDBG funds in the amount of $251,000. In addition, a second HUD Special EDI grant was awarded to the City in the amount of $277,760 for the project. The additional funds requested are required as a match to the grant and to fully allocate funding for the project. 2) extension of the service area for the East and southeast crime Prevention Services to include the area generally bounded by Columbus Street, Union Avenue, Chester, and Golden State avenues in Ward 3 (CT6). No budgetary changes were made to this project. S:\Admins\City Council\action plan amendment 11-09.0S.doc 11/2/20053:09 PM ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: 1;2..ff. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD)III. _ ( CITY ATTORNEY u:- CITY MANAGER (tV October 28, 2005 SUBJECT: Appropriate $65,000 additional park development fees (zone 1) to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Park Development Fund for The Park at River Walk to upgrade benches with back rests for the mid level seating area (Ward 4). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of appropriation. BACKGROUND: On October 12, 2005, City Council approved appropriation of $400,000 for improvements to the amphitheater at The Park at River Walk to increase the seating capacity and purchase crowd control fencing. These improvements included constructing permanent bleacher style seating at the mid level of the amphitheater. The bleachers proposed at the October 12, 2005 meeting for the mid level seating were benches without back rests. After approval of the appropriation, staff received a Council referral requesting additional review of installing benches with back rests. The following are results from staffs review: During review of providing additional seating at the amphitheater, staff from Recreation and Parks and Design Engineering reviewed several types of benches to be placed at the mid level seating area to increase the seating capacity. To provide the maximum amount of additional seating for this area, staff selected to use plastisol coated metal benches without backs. Staff selected a hunter green :y." wire mesh (Rolled Style) bench without backs for the following reasons: 1. Wire mesh limits graffiti and vandalism; 2. Wire mesh allows water from sprinkler system to drain through seat, no ponding; 3. Rolled wire mesh limits attraction to skateboarders; 4. Hunter green will match the color of the amphitheater, handrails and lighting fixtures and the wire mesh is consistent with the architectural features of the amphitheater; and 5. The width of each row is 2.5 feet, the opening between benches (isle width) is 1 foot 8 inches without back rest, the opening between benches with a back rest is 1 foot 1 inch. The following are advantages of providing benches with backs: 1. A more "upscale" appearance to the venue would be achieved; 2. Seating would be more comfortable; and 3. Discourage cutting between isles. NF- PW Engr November 1, 2005. 8:22AM G:\GROUPDA1ì.A.DMINRPT\2005\11-Q9\The park at River Walk benches.doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT The cost for the recommended bench without a back rest is $200.00 for a 6 foot long bench. The seating area requires approximately 3000 linear feet of benches; this amounts to approximately 500 benches ($100,777.00 includes tax and shipping). The same bench with a back rest is $324.00 for a 6 foot bench ($165,777.00 includes tax and shipping). In addition, benches with a back request will require additional costs for modification to the irrigation system to maintain uniform spray patterns for the turf at each isle. Benches with several of the same advantages are available at a cheaper price but will not have the same material and aesthetic qualities as the recommended bench. The additional appropriation of $65,000 is to upgrade the benches without back rests to benches with back rests. Park Development Fees in Zone 1 are exceeding budget expectations and we are projecting additional funds sufficient to cover the additional costs proposed for the park. NF· PW Engr November 1, 2005, 8:22AM G:\GROUPDAT\ADMINRPT\2005\ 11-o9\The park at River Walk benches.doc _.._.~> .._._....~--"'-_._-----_...._._~~_." ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: Consent Calendar ITEM: I . ~ DEPARTMENT HEAD~ CITY ATTORNEY If!»14 CITY MANAGER~ SUBJECT: Request from the Fox Theater Foundation for City of Bakersfield's assistance (Ward: TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director November 1, 2005, 2005 1. Approve use of City staff and $12,000 of City funds to install a Fox Theatre CI replica at the southwest comer of 20'" Street and "H" Street. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of using City staff and funds to install clock. BACKGROUND: At the October 12, 2005, meeting, Councilmember Sullivan requested a review of feasibility of providing financial support for the Fox Theatre 75th Jubilee Anniversary. The Fox Thee Foundation requested assistance from the City of Bakersfield in installing a replica of the Fox Thee clock at the southwest corner of 20'" Street and "H" Street. The Foundation has already purchased i clock. The Fox Foundation has requested that the City contribute both city staff time and funds to inst this clock. The project consists of the following work to be performed by city forces: remove existing asphalt al concrete, purchase and install five light bOllards, and install electrical service and water line. In additio this project would also consist of having the annual contractor install a concrete pad for the clock. The cost to the City for this project would be the staff time, purchase of the bollards, use of the annu contractor to perform the concrete work, and other miscellaneous costs. The $12,000 estimate for Ci funds identified in the subject line is needed to cover incidental costs associated with this project. Staff recommends approval of using both City staff and funds to install the Fox Theatre clock repliCé This improvement is within the City's right-of-way. The City has assisted the Fox Theatre in the pas The Fox Theatre represents an entertainment and cultural landmark within the Bakersfield communit) It also enlivens the downtown area. The Theater is now being constantly renewed, restored, ant renovated by volunteer efforts, donations, and services. By aiding the Fox Theatre with the installatior of the clock, the City of Bakersfield would be contributing to the Theatre's 75'" Jubilee Anniversary. November 2, 2005. 9:46AM PW Streets G,IGRUPDAnSTREETSIFOX THEATER CLOCK INSTALLATION ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE November 9,2005 AGENDA SECTION: He<LriNj ITEM: \'-\.0.. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Nelson Smith, Finance Director DEPARTMENT HEAD ~ CITY ATTORNEY 13Jn4 Þ& , DATE October 20, 2005 CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: Protest Hearing for the proposed Assessment District No. 05-1, (City in the Hills). (Ward 3): 1. Resolution Approving Final Engineer's Report, Levying Assessments, Ordering Improvements, and Authorizing and Directing Related Actions. 2. Resolution Determining Assessments Remaining Unpaid. 3. Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Bonds. 4. Resolution approving form and substance of preliminary Official Statement and Bond Purchase Contract, authorizing modifications thereto and execution thereof, and authorizing related documents and actions. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of resolutions. BACKGROUND: On May 25, 2005 council approved the resolution of intention No. 1384 for the formation of Assessment District 05-1 (City in the Hills). On July 20,2005, Council adopted the Resolution Approving Acquisition and Disclosure Agreements and Authorizing Changes Thereto and Execution Thereof. On October 12, 2005 Council approved the Preliminary Engineer's Report for this Assessment District Following the close of the hearing, adoption of the first resolution will approve the Final Engineer's Report, levy the assessments and order the public improvements. Approval of the remaining resolutions and related documents will allow the Finance Director to proceed with the pre-marketing and pricing of the Assessment District Bonds, not to exceed $15,820,000.00, to fund the public improvements proposed to be constructed within the District boundaries. Thereafter, the assessments will be recorded as liens in the County Recorder's Office, and notice of assessment and cash payment opportunity will be mailed to the property owners (Mountain View Bravo, LLC) of any property on which an assessment was levied and recorded. In order to expedite the bond sale and delivery, the property owners have waived their entitlement to pay any part of the assessments in cash, and the Finance Director will certify and file with the City Clerk the List of Paid and Unpaid Assessments. The Final Engineer's Report, the Preliminary Official Statement, and Bond Purchase Contract are on file in the City Clerk's Office for review. The City of Bakersfield is not obligated to repay any of the Assessment Bonds issued as a result of the formation of this District. e ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 7, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Hearings ITEM: II.\.b. TO: FROM: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD éV~17 CITY ATTORNEY ~ John W. Stinson, Assistant City Manager DATE: October 28, 2005 CITY MANAGER ~ SUBJECT: Hearing to consider public testimony to consider a request by taxicab companies to alter the current rate schedule. 1. Resolution Establishing Taxicab Service Charges RECOMMENDATION: Receive public comment and adopt resolution setting rates. BACKGROUND: The City received a request from several local taxicab companies operating within the City to increase taxicab rates. The Municipal Code requires taxicab companies desiring to increase rates to submit their proposed rates to the City and that a public hearing be conducted within 60 days. The Council may increase. decrease. accept or alter the rates as submitted by taxicab companies within a 60 day period. Pursuant to the Municipal Code. the new rates as submitted by the taxicab companies would take effect within 60 days of the date of application absent any action by the City Council. The City Manager has received a written request from the companies which provides their justification regarding the need for the increases. Major reasons stated for the proposed rates include operational cost increases and increases in the cost of fuel. Staff has noticed the public hearing with the following proposed rate schedule requested by the companies: Current Reouested Increase Initial Drop Rate $2.00 $2.50 +$ .50 Mileage (Per mile traveled thereafter) $2.20 $2.60 +$ .60 Waiting Time (Per hour) $15.00 $24.00 +$ 9.00 (There is also a charge of $1.50 for more than 3 packages, which were not requested to be increased, and therefore is not a subject of this hearing) The last rate increase was approved on November 16, 2000. Since that time the CPI for all items has increased approximately 14.5%. During the same period the CPI for transportation related items including fuel and other transportation related costs has increased approximately 20.6%. Staff has completed a survey of taxicab rates which is attached and is recommending approval of the increases proposed by the taxi companies with the exception of the increase in the mileage charge which staff recommends be set at $2.50. This amount would be more consistent with amounts currently being charged in other communities ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Page 2 where taxicab rates are regulated and would provide a reasonable increase to address increases in fuel and other operating costs to the taxicab companies. The rates proposed by staff would result in an increase from $10.80 to $12.50 (an increase of $1.70) for a typical four mile taxicab ride. Staff has prepared a resolution consistent with the staff recommendation, which may be amended in accordance with Council actions regarding this matter. Staff recommends that the Council receive public comment and adopt the resolution setting rates. (Ð ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: Reports ITEM: /5.0. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAD X FROM: Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager DATE: November 4, 2005 CITY ATTORNEY ~ CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: Personnel Committee Report on Health Insurance Plan Changes and Medicare Part D RECOMMENDATION: The Personnel Committee recommends approve report and implement recommendations within the report. BACKGROUND: Health Insurance Plan Chanaes This item appeared on the City Council agenda of October 26th and was postponed to provide for an additional Insurance Committee and Personnel Committee meetings. After discussion at the City Council meeting on October 26, 2005, staff understood that there were two primary issues of concern between the employee bargaining groups and the City. The first is the out- of-pocket maximum of $5,000 per individual, which was recommended by the Personnel Committee. The employee bargaining groups felt that maximum was too high and could have potential to have a devastating financial impact on a family if more than one family member were to sustain serious injury or illness in year. The second issue is the City's concern that structural plan design changes should be implemented as incentives for employees to use less expensive health care options such in-network doctors, outpatient surgeries, and urgent care facilities. To address these concerns, City staff melded elements of the Personnel Committee Majority Report and the Insurance Committee offer into a Compromise Proposal. In it staff proposed that the individual out-of-pocket maximum (stop-loss) in the PPO plans be reduced from $5,000 (recommended in the majority report) to $3,000. The reduction addresses the employees' concernS about financial impacts on large family. Staff also proposed to improve the PPO plan by reducing the in-network maximum to $1,000 per individual, which is lower than the current level of $1 ,600. The cost of this proposal without additional changes requested by the Insurance Committee is $66,674 in excess of budget. C:\DOCUME-1lalawrenc\LOCALS-1ITemplHealth Care Reports Admin 110905.doc AC:al - .-- .--...--..--------.-...-.----r---..-.-....-.-.--. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Page 2 The City's Compromise Proposal is outlined below, including the cost in relation to our City's budget: Personnel Insurance Compromise Plan Change Items Majority Report Committee Proposal HMO Office Visit Co-Pay $15 $20 $20 Hospital Co-Pay $250 $0 $250 Emergency Co-Pay $100 $100 $100 PPO Co-Insurance In/Out of Network 90%/60% 100%/80% 90%/60% In/out of Network, $1,600 in $2,000 in $1,000 in Individual Out of Pocket $5,000 out $2,000 out $3,000 out Maximum $250 $0 $250 Hospital Co-Pay $100 $100 $100 Emergency Co-Pay $250 $250 $250 Individual Deductible Blue Cross Dental Prosthodontic Service 60% 80% 80% (crowns, bridges, dentures) Cost of Plan Changes Compared to City Budget (47,658) (408,309) (66,674) Per City Council direction, the Insurance Committee met again on November 1,2005, to discuss health plan changes. The above Compromise Proposal was offered. After considerable discussion and many questions regarding a number of different plan options, the Insurance Committee stated they would agree to the Compromise Proposal with one caveat. They asked for consideration of a family maximum out-of-pocket in the PPO program. Both HMO plans have family maximum limits, but the Blue Cross PPO has only an individual maximum. The employee groups argued that larger families could be exposed to devastating out-of-pocket costs if in-network doctors were not available. With a 3-member family maximum in place, a family would be covered 100% after their out-of-pocket maximum of $9,000 was met. This assumes that all three members experienced serious emergency or injury within one year and were treated out-of-network. In response, the City offered to increase the offer by $33,326 to pay for the cost of a family cap, which would result in a total of $100,000 cost over budget. The City would absorb the additional cost. Buck Consultants confirmed that the family cap is a common feature in today's health care market. Blue Cross is researching the cost of a 3 or 4-member family cap and if it could be purchased with $33,326, but it will be several days for a final rate to be obtained. The Personnel Committee met on November 3, 2005, during which the employee group representatives in attendance agreed to accept the City's proposal as follows: 1) Plan changes outlined in the Compromise Proposal, which are incentives to use in-network providers and to make less expensive health care choices. e ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 2) Add family cap to the out of pocket maximum in the PPO, including a 3 or 4-member family cap in an amount not to exceed the $100,000 figure offered; 3) Explore a relationship with the Heart Hospital, which is out of the Blue Cross PPO network, to provide emergency services to the City of Bakersfield at the "in-network" rate. The Personnel Committee voted unanimously to forward the above proposal to the City Council for approval. Members of the Insurance Committee who were in attendance indicated they would vote in favor of the proposal. The entire Insurance Committee will meet on November 7, 2005, to ratify it. MEDICARE PART D AND RELATED CHANGES: In addition to the above mentioned changes, additional modifications to the health plans need to be made due to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, which was added to Medicare by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). This coverage will become available on January 1. 2006. MMA gives employers who provide retiree health coverage several options for offering prescription drug coverage to their Medicare-eligible retirees, including- · Continuing their current plans and applying for the 28% Federal subsidy for qualifying enrollees' allowable prescription drug costs · Providing coverage that "wraps around" the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit · Contracting with a national or regional prescription drug plan (PDP). The Personnel Committee has studied the various options, considered recommendations from the Insurance Committee (a meet and confer committee) and from Buck Consultants, the City's health care consultants and are recommending the following actions: · Because both Kaiser Senior Advantage and Blue Cross Senior Secure intend to be a Medicare Advantage PDP, take advantage of this option which will be financially advantageous for both retirees in those programs and the City for these two plans. · Blue Cross PPO and HMO intend to offer a wraparound benefit plan, which will require a separate policy for the retirees. Currently the Blue Cross HMO plan blends the rates for actives and retirees. This change will require an un blending of the rates. This would be in concert in regard to retiree medical coverage and GASB 43/45 reporting requirements. It is recommended for the plan year 2006, the City elect the option to seek the subscription drug subsidy from the Federal Government and take advantage of the wrap around coverage. This option can be changed in the future. · As the un blending of the rates will cause a substantial premium increase for retirees, it is recommended to develop a phase in plan to separate the rates for the active and retirees. The exact amount of the HMO retiree "subsidy" will be determined after the rates for the 2006 plan year are received. It is anticipated that the increase in rates will be phased in, 20% per year for five years. However, any "subsidy" will decrease incrementally and will completely cease after 5 years. · It is recommended that an actuarial study be done to determine the City's unfunded liability under GASB 43/45 reporting requirements for medical benefits. C:IDOCUME-1'alawrenc\LOCALS-1\TemplHealth Care Reports Admin 110905.doc AC:al ..---..-.-,r---- .,.---.-. --.---- ,.------- -.---.--",...---.. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: De.fe.rn:d ßt,lsine.ss ITEM: It". A.. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED Stanley C. Grady, Development Services Director DEPARTMENT HEAD ~ November 2,2005 CITY ATTORNEĊ¸f}1) {(;r¿~ CITY MANAGER At-./ , SUBJECT: Ward re-apportionment process. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Council discuss and give direction to staff. BACKGROUND: Ward re-apportionment needs to be completed prior to May 1, 2006. Ward maps were provided to the City Council at a previous workshop. The maps identified ward populations and current boundaries based on a City population estimate of 304,889. Examples of possibilities were provided to the Council to initiate the process. The goal of re-apportionment is to balance wards to within +/- 10 percent of projected population. Projected population accounts for growth based on existing population plus approved tentative maps. Precinct data has been added to the ward boundaries providing data for considering re-apportionment options. This item may be added to future Council meetings and updated as needed to facilitate the re-apportionment process. SG Admin\10-26wb ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: November 9, 2005 AGENDA SECTION: NEW BUSINESS ITEM: 11. ct. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED DEPARTMENT HEAóL ~ Af CITY ATTORNEY va CITY MANAGER K/ SUBJECT: Resolution setting the dates of Regular City Council Meetings, Budget Hearings, and Department Presentations for January through December 2006. FROM: Pamela A. McCarthy, City Clerk DATE: October 26, 2004 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Council determination. BACKGROUND: Two options are being presented as a result of comments received from Councilmembers. Option "A" has two meetings scheduled for July 12th and 26th and one meeting for August 23rd. Option "B" has one meeting scheduled for July 19th and two meetings for August 9th and 23rd. It should be noted that Option "A" would cause a conflict with the July Mayor & Council Forum. All other suggested dates remain the same and take into consideration Holidays, Spring Break, and League of California Cities Conferences. The adopted Resolution will set the regular City Council Meetings, Budget Hearings and Department Budget Presentations for 2006. All meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at 5:15 p.m. for Workshops and Closed Sessions with the Regular Meeting to begin at 6:30 p.m. The Budget Hearing is scheduled for June 7, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. and adoption of the Budget set for June 21,2006. Department Budget Presentations are scheduled for Monday, May 15th and June 5th at 12:00 Noon, and May 24th during the Workshop portion of the agenda beginning at 5:15 p.m. One meeting is scheduled for the month of December. The meeting of December 13, 2006 will also serve as the installation of the incoming Council following the November 2006 Election. :pmc November 2, 2005. 9:06AM S:\CouncilladminS\2005\MtgDates2006.dot -..."....-..--. BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MEETING OF OCTOBER 26, 2005 Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue Regular Meeting 5:15 and 6:30 p.m. REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m. ACTION TAKEN 1. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Hall, Vice-Mayor Maggard, Councilmembers Carson, Benham, Couch, Hanson, Sullivan (seated at 5:20 p.m.), Scrivner Absent: None. 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 3. WORKSHOPS a. Update on California State University - Bakersfield. Horace Mitchell, President of California State University Bakersfield provided and overview and presented written material. 4. CLOSED SESSION a. Conference with Bill Avery, Labor Negotiator: Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. b. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Closed Session pursuant to subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9, for the following cases: 1. Gloria Navarro, et al v City, et al 2. Essex Insurance Company v City, DAR.E., Inc., et al 3. Elizabeth Ann Peel, et al v City, et al 4. Moises Quintero, et al v City Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 2 4. CLOSED SESSION continued ACTION TAKEN c. Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(3)(A) of Government Code Section 54956.9. (Two items) City Clerk McCarthy announced item 4.a. and one item under 4.c. have been withdrawn by the City Attorney. Motion by Vice-Mayor Maggard to adjourn the meeting to Closed Session at 5:34 p.m. APPROVED Motion by Vice Mayor Maggard to adjourn from Closed Session at 6:25 p.m. APPROVED RECONVENED MEETING - 6:30 p.m. 5. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Hall, Vice-Mayor Maggard, Council members Carson, Benham, Couch, Sullivan, Scrivner Absent: Councilmember Hanson 6. INVOCATION by Councilmember Maggard 7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Mohammed MObashir, 9th Grade Student at Bakersfield Adventist Academy. Mayor Hall recognized government students, Boy Scouts and a Delegation from Bucheon City, South Korea in attendance at the meeting. 8. CLOSED SESSION ACTION a. Conference with Bill Avery, Labor Negotiator; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. REMOVED ._ __. ___..._._____._~_...____,M _.._.._,,-._....... ..__._"_ Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 3 8. CLOSED SESSION ACTION continued ACTION TAKEN b Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Closed Session pursuant to subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9, for the following cases: NO REPORTABLE ACTION 1. Gloria Navarro, et al v City, et al 2. Essex Insurance Company v City, DAR.E., Inc., et al 3. Elizabeth Ann Peel, et al v City, et al 4. Moises Quintero, et al v City c. NO REPORTABLE ACTION Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation: Closed Session pursuant to subdivision (b)(1 )(3)(A) of Government Code Section 54956.9. (One item) 9. PRESENTATIONS a. Presentation by Mayor Hall of Proclamations to Ann Smart from Optimal Hospice, Ken Wieck from Odyssey Hospice, and Tom and Beth Hoffman from Hoffman Hospice, proclaiming November, 2005, as National Hospice Month. 10. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Frank Tripicchio, President of the Bakersfield Sister City Corporation, introduced Chairman of the City Council and delegation, from Bucheon, Republic of Korea. b. Phyllis Waldo spoke regarding a multi-use stadium. c. David Ebel, Salvation Army made comments regarding the Salvation Army's annual Kettle Kickoff and presented written material. d. Sheryl Giesbrecht, Director of Development and Public Relations KAXL, 88.3 FM radio, made comments regarding the "Share the Life" blood drive in conjunction with the Houchin Blood Bank. 11. APPOINTMENTS a. One appointment to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) due to the passage of Senate Bill 967. -....----.".---.-.--.-.--....--.-----..- Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 4 ACTION TAKEN APPROVED Motion by Vice-Mayor Maggard to appoint Councilmember Couch to the Local Agency Formation Commission. 12. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes: a. Approval of minutes of the October 12, 2005 Regular City Council Meeting. Payments: b. Approval of department payments from September 30, 2005 to October 13, 2005 in the amount of $6,218,772.39 and self insurance payments from September 30, 2005 to October 13, 2005 in the amount of $168,185.79. Ordinances: c. First Reading of Ordinance adopting a negative declaration and amending Section 17.06.020 (Zone Map No. 104-17) ofTitle 17 of the Municipal Code by changing the zoning from R-1 (One Family Dwelling) zone to PUD (Planned Unit Development) zone on 55.83 acres generally located on the north side of State Route 178, approximately Yo mile east of future Vineland Avenue (City in the Hills). (File #05-0502) FR Resolutions: d. Resolution adding territory, Area 1-52 (Brimhall, DePetro N) to the Consolidated Maintenance District and confirming the assessments, approving the Public Works Director's Report and authorizing collection of assessments by the Kern County Tax Collector. RES 241-05 e. Resolution confirming the approval by the Assistant City Manager of the Chief Code Enforcement Officer's report regarding assessments of certain properties in the City for which structures have been secured against entry or for the abatement of certain weeds, debris and waste matter and authorize collection the assessments by the Kern County Tax Collector. RES 242-05 -----,r------.-.-~---------------- 12. Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 5 CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN f. Resolution approving the destruction of certain obsolete City records, documents, instruments, books and papers, pursuant to Government Code Section 34090 et seq. for the Development Services Department. Resolution approving request to file extension of time with the State of California, Department of Transportation, for the Mohawk Street Grade Separation funds. RES 243-05 RES 244-05 g. h. Resolution of Intention No. 1411 to order the vacation of a portion of Crosswind Way east of Windchime Court. ROl1411 i. Resolution of Intention No. 1412 to order the vacation of the strip of land on 26th Street, approximately 11.25 feet wide, between M Street and alley. ROl1412 Agreements: j. Final Tract Maps and Improvement Agreements: 1. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Centex Homes for Tract 6118 Phase 8, located south of Snow Road and west of Old Farm Road. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Centex Homes for Tract 6195 Phase 7, located south of Snow Road and east of Allen Road. AGR 05-351 AGR 05-350 2. k. Agreement with Lennar Homes of California, Inc. ($75,000.00) to purchase real property located west of New Stine Road, east of Mountain Ridge Drive, south of McKee Road and north of Taft Highway for a water well site. AGR 05·352 DEED 6316 I. Agreement with Bakersfield Senior Citizen Center ($50,000.00, FY 2005-06 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds) for operational expenses at the center located at 530 4th Street. AGR 05-353 m. Agreement with Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault ($15,000.00, Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds) for operating costs necessary to continue services. AGR 05-354 Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 6 12. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN n. Transmission lines and tower at southwest corner of Coffee Road and Norris Road: 1. Actual Cost Contract with P. G. & E. AGR 05-355 ($308,323.00) to relocate transmission lines and tower. 2. Appropriate $200,000.00 fund balance to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Transportation Development Fund. o. City Physician Services: 1. Agreement with Central Valley Occupational AGR 05-356 Medical Group, Inc. 2. Agreement with Business Health AGR 05-357 Network/Southwest Urgent Care Center, Inc. p. License Agreement with CompuCom Systems, Inc., AGR 04-241(1) ($224,326.49) to provide Microsoft licenses for 964 computers. q. State Route 178 Shoulder Widening Project: 1. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 05-083 AGR 05-083(1) with State of California Department of Transportation ($171,300.00, for a revised not to exceed amount of $751 ,300.00) for construction of shoulder widening on State Route 178 from approximately Fairfax Road to the entrance of the Kern River Canyon. 2. Appropriate $171,300.00 fund balance to the Capital Improvement Budget within the Transportation Development Fund. r. Amendment NO.1 to Agreement No. 05-152 with AGR 05-152(1) Pavement Recycling System ($600,000.00, for a revised total amount of $1 ,000,000.00) for cold planing for the Streets Division. s. Amendment NO.1 to Agreement No. 98-145 with AGR 98-145(1) Bryan A. Stirrat & Associates ($67,000.00, for a revised total not to exceed $$317,000.00) for preparation of a grading plan for the Bakersfield landfill closures. ..-- ~.._-----_._---,._-,...,.__._.-, . "-----or-'-'---"-- Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 7 ACTION TAKEN 12. CONSENT CALENDAR continued t. Amendment NO.2 to Agreement No. ED02-017 with Environmental and Safety Management Services, Inc. (not to exceed $35,000.00) for lead-based paint evaluation services for HUD eligible housing programs. AGR 05-359 Bids: u. Accept bid from Kern Electric Distributors ($28,073.76) for a 3200 amp circuit breaker for Wastewater Treatment Plant #2. v. Demolition of Improvements: Accept bid to award contract to Valley Tree & Construction ($192,824.00) for demolition of improvements at 1001-1011 Baker Street and 706-710 Kentucky Street. 2. Transfer $123,853.00 Community Development Block Grant funds from the Economic & Community Development Operating Budget to the Capital Improvement Budget. AGR 05-360 1. Motion by Vice-Mayor Maggard to approve Consent Calendar items 12.a. through 12.v. APPROVED 13. CONSENT CALENDAR HEARINGS a. Public Hearing to consider the proposed expenditure plan for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funding (S.L.E.S.F.) grant, per Government Code 30061 (Law Enforcement Services) . 1. Appropriate $16,939.00 State Grant revenues to the CIP Budget (Project #P5H005) within the S.L.E.S.F. Fund. Hearing opened at 6:59 p.m. No one spoke. Hearing closed at 7:00 p.m. Motion by Vice-Mayor Maggard to approve Consent Calendar Hearing item 13.a. APPROVED Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 8 14. HEARINGS ACTION TAKEN None. 15. REPORTS a. Personnel Committee Reports: 1. Majority Report regarding Health Insurance Plan Renewals. 2. Minority Report regarding Health Insurance Plan Renewals. City Manager Tandy made staff comments. Assistant City Manager Christensen provided an overview of late material. Michael Shunning, Consultant with, Buck Consults, provided an overview of the material. Motion by Councilmember Hanson to postpone the item to the November 9'" meeting. APPROVED Recess taken from 8:15 to 8:20 p.m. b. Update on Wastewater Treatment Plant 3 Expansion. Public Works Director Rojas gave a presentation and introduced Art Chianello, Wastewater Manager Who provided written material. c. Ward Reapportionment Process. NAT City Manager Tandy made introductory comments. 16. DEFERRED BUSINESS None. 17. NEW BUSINESS None. -- '-"_._~"-^-">""--"'~--'."'---~ - --r--- Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 9 18. MAYOR AND COUNCIL STATEMENTS ACTION TAKEN Councilmember Scrivner requested staff provide information regarding City policy on the installation of solar panels and requirements for companies installing solar equipment; staff to investigate retro-fitting City buildings for solar equipment, provided contact information, regarding a bid for solar; additionally staff to contact Frank Mann from Kinetics and research his proposals regarding solar equipment. Councilmember Scrivner made comments regarding redevelopment of the downtown area. Councilmember Carson announced a memorial service will be held honoring Rosa Parks, the mother of the Civil Rights Movement, at 6:30 p.m. at 710 E. Brundage Ln., made comments regarding the contribution of Ms. Parks and asked that the meeting be adjourned in her memory. Councilmember Carson requested the Vice-Mayor reactivate the City Council Sub-Committee on Gang Activity and volunteered to chair that committee. Councilmember Benham requested staff investigate ABC compliance at Montgomery World and provided contact information for a concerned citizen. Councilmember Benham requested staff respond to citizen's correspondence regarding the downtown area and provided contact information. Councilmember Benham requested staff respond to citizen's correspondence regarding a restraining order and provided contact information. Councilmember Hanson staff provide information on Secret Witness Program for graffiti and report back to Council. Councilmember Hanson requested staff respond to a letter from St. John's Lutheran Church regarding traffic. Councilmember Hanson provided an MOU draft from the County regarding consolidating solid waste programs with the County and make recommendations to Council regarding their findings. 18. MAYOR AND COUNCIL STATEMENTS continued ....,-......--..~-"_._--~'--_._..~--"----_._._...'"- Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 10 ACTION TAKEN Councilmember Hanson thanked Mike Manning and his wife for trimming the trees and cleaning the area on Ashe between Ming and Stockdale. Councilmember Sullivan requested staff research providing incentives for citizens to utilize blue recycle containers, explore exchanging one brown for blue and report back to Council. Councilmember Sullivan made comments regarding the Salvation Army kettle kick-off. Councilmember Couch acknowledged his appointment to LAFCo. requested staff draft a letter on his behalf to the members and executive director of LAFCo expressing his pleasure at the appointment and anticipation of working with the agency. Councilmember Couch requested staff resend the response to the referral regarding motorcycles using the vacant lot at the end of Fox Run. Councilmember Couch requested Department investigate the electrical of Derrel's Mini Storage on Stockdale at assure it meets code. the Building lines in front Jewetta and Council member Couch bulky item pick-up. responded. requested information regarding Public Works Director Rojas Councilemember Couch requested staff analyze the feasibility of using of round abouts in future development projects and report back to Council. Councilmember Couch requested staff investigate dead shrubbery on Ming between Old River and Buena Vista. Councilmember Couch requested staff provide a report on City's efforts and procedures in eradicating water hyacinth from Truxtun Lake, canals and other local water ways. Councilmember Couch requested the Water Board review extension of the Kern River Parkway Flow Program through the summer of 2006 and report back to Council. Council member Couch made comments regarding radio attack ads. _...._-'T"""'_.._...._.._._~.._--_.- Bakersfield, California, October 26, 2005 - Page 11 ACTION TAKEN 18. MAYOR AND COUNCIL STATEMENTS continued Councilmember Sullivan congratulated City Clerk McCarthy on her election as Second Vice-President on the State Board of the City Clerk's Association of California. Vice-Mayor Maggard requested staff address citizens' concerns regarding the accessibility of the 32 ERASE hot-line and report back to Council; additionally abate graffiti in the area between Auburn and Bernard on Oswell and near University and Colombus. Vice-Mayor Maggard requested staff obtain information from Mr. Mann at Kinetics regarding specific costs for equipment. Vice-Mayor Maggard made comments regarding the passing of Rosa Parks. Vice-Mayor Maggard endorsed reinstatement of the City Council Sub-Committee on Gang Activity and asked Councilmember Sullivan to join him and Councilmember Carson as Committee members. Vice-Mayor Maggard requested the Budget and Finance committee review the issue of expanding refuse services as the City expands; evaluate the economic benefit and use of private haulers. Vice-Mayor Maggard requested staff analyze beginning meetings at an earlier time and present other options to deal with heavy meeting loads for the next few Council meetings. Mayor Hall made comments regarding the recent disaster planning exercise. 19. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at 9:22 p.m. MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield, CA ATTEST: CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield -.-----.---,.-..--..--.-..-- ...-..-..-..,..-- -""'----,--.,-