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MINUTES
MEETING OF OCTOBER 25, 2000
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Pre-Meeting - 5:15 p.m. Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
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PRE-MEETING
1. ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Price, Councilmembers Carson,
DeMond, Maggard, Couch, Green,
Sullivan (seated at 5:20 p.m.), Salvaggio
(seated at 5:20 p.m.)
None
ACTION TAKEN
2. WORKSHOP
a. Route 58 Specific Plan Line Status Report.
Raul Rojas, Public Works Director introduced
Engineering Services Manager Jack LaRochelle,
who gave a brief computer update and answered
questions.
Conceptual Plan for Rio Vista Park.
Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks gave
a computer presentation and answered questions.
Sullivan requested staff provide Council with
a timeline of when the project will move
forward.
Mobile Recreation Trailer and MobiLe Stage.
Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks gave
Mayor Price and Councilmembers a tour of the
new mobile recreation trailer and mobile stage
outside, behind City Hall at 5:50 p.m.
Motion by Carson to recess to Closed Session at 6:15
p.m.
APPROVED
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CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Bart Thiltgen announced Mr. Avery will not
be available by phone and City Manager Alan Tandy will
be his representative.
Conference with Labor Negotiator, William Avery,
pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Employee organizations: Fire and Police.
Motion by Carson to adjourn from Closed Session at
6:30 p.m.
ACTION TAKEN
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APPROVED
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION by Councilmember Mark Salvaggio
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Ridgeview High School
3. ROLL CALL
by Rachael Townsend,
Present: Mayor Price, Councilmembers Carson,
DeMond, Maggard, Couch, Green,
Sullivan, Salvaggio
Absent: None
CLOSED SESSION ACTION
Mayor Price announced there was no Closed Session
Action as reflected on Page 2.
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Price announce due to a conflict
Assemblyman Dean Florez will not be available to
present Assembly Bill 2928 (Traffic Congestion
Relief) additional revenue for roadways to the City
of Bakersfield, and this item will be rescheduled.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Renee Nelson spoke regarding Highway 58
Alignment.
b. The following individuals spoke regarding
annexations: Barbara Fields; Barbara Fowler and
Becky Kaiser.
PUBLIC
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STATEMENTS continued
Stuart Gentry spoke regarding the Stadium
Preliminary Engineering Report.
The following individuals spoke regarding CDBG
Funds process: Walter Williams and Joshua
Rudnick.
Irene Clancy, No. American Power Group, spoke
regarding the Kern Power Plant and submitted
written material.
ACTION TAKEN
7. APPOINTMENTS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:
a. October 11, 2000 Council Meeting.
Payments:
Payments from September 30, to October 13,
2000 in the amount of $4,601,972.99; and Self
Insurance payments from September 30, to
October 13, 2000 in the amount of $133,254.06.
Resolutions:
Resolution Supporting the original intent of Senate
Bill 332 concerning beverage container
redemption values.
d. Sharing Cost of State Highway Electrical facilities:
Resolution approving agreement for cost-
sharing of State Highway Electrical
Facilities with the City of Bakersfield.
Agreement with the State of California,
Department of Transportation, for sharing
cost of State Highway Electrical Facilities,
estimated at $140,000.
RES '124-00
RES f25-00
AGR 00-254
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
e. Sale of Surplus Property:
Resolution declaring real property, located
approximately 300 feet south of East
Brundage Lane on Hayes Street, surplus
to needs of the City.
Sales Agreement with St. Johns
Missionary Baptist Church, $5,099.52 for
6,441 square feet of irregularly shaped
land.
Position Reclassifications, New/Revised Job
Specifications and Changes to Salary Schedule:
Amendment No. 5 to Resolution No.
108-99 setting salaries and related
benefits for Officers and Employees of the
General Supervisory, Police Supervisory
and Management Units and adopting
salary schedule and related benefits for
Senior Real Property Agent, Real Property
Manager, Assistant City Clerk.
Reclassifications: Senior Real Property
Agent to Real Property Manager; Tree
Maintainer III to Supervisor I.
3. New Job Specification: Real Property
Manager
4. Revised Job Specification: Risk Manager
Amendment No. 1 to Resolution No. 71-99
approving Memorandum of Understanding for
Firefighters and Engineers of the Fire Department
of the City of Bakersfield. (Ward 2)
Amendment No. 1 to Resolution No. 101-98
establishing Underground Utility District No. 2,
Division 26 (Q Street Underground Utility Project).
(Ward 2)
ACTION TAKEN
RES 126-00
AGR 00-255
DEED 5263
RES '!08-99(5)
RES 71-99(~)
RES 101-98(1)
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
Agreements:
i. Tract Maps/Improvement Agreements:
Final Map and Improvement Agreement
with Community at River Oaks for Tract
5951, Unit 4, located south of Stockdale
Highway, west of Buena Vista Road. (Ward
4)
Final Map and Improvement Agreements
with Harry Hardy for Tract 5944, Unit 1,
located at the southwest corner of McKee
Road and Akers Road. (Ward 6)
Final Map and Improvement Agreements
with Cai Home Builders for Tract 5596,
Unit 2, located at the southeast corner of
Noriega Road and Verdugo Lane. (Ward 4)
Agreement with the City of Alamogordo, New
Mexico, $125.00 for purchase of surplus Zetron
Fire Alerting System equipment.
2001 Health Care Contracts:
Amendment No. 8 to Agreement No.
93-267 with Blue Cross (BC Life and
Health Insurance Company)for Indemnity
Health and Dental Services.
Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No.
93-266 with Blue Cross/California Care
Health Plans for Medical Services.
Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No.
96-148 with Blue Cross of California for
the Medicare Risk plan Senior Secure.
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No.
97-320 with Kaiser Permanente Health
Plans for Medical Services.
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No.
97-321 with Kaiser Permanente Health
Plans for Medical Services for retires.
Amendment No. 9 to Agreement No.
91-280 with Dedicated Dental Systems,
Inc. for pre-paid Dental Services.
ACTION TAKEN
AGR 00-256
AGR 00-257
AGR 00-258
AGR 00-259
AGR 00-260
AGR 00-261
AGR 93-267(8)
AGR 93-266(7)
AGR 96-148(4)
AGR 97-320(3)
A GR 97-321(3)
AGR 9~-280(9)
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
Amendment No. 8 to Agreement No.
92-278 with Medical Eye Services and
Security Life Insurance Company for
Vision Services.
Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No.
96-149 with PacifiCare Inc. for the
Medicare Risk Plan Secure Horizons for
retirees.
Agreement with Pacific Union Dental
formerly known as Pacific Dental
Benefits/HBI for pre-paid Dental Services.
10.
Agreement with PacifiCare Behavioral
Health of California, Inc. formerly known
as Psychology Systems, Inc. for Managed
Mental Health Care.
h Extension of Enterprise Zone Designation:
Agreement with the County of Kern
regarding an application for Extension of
Time for Southeast Metropolitan
Bakersfield Enterprise Zone.
Agreement with Chabin Concepts, Inc., to
provide professional services related to
the preparation of an application for a
Five-year Extension of Enterprise Zone
Designation. (Wards 1, 2)
Amendment No. 1 to Construction Management
Consultant Agreement No. 98-71, with Carollo
Engineers, $19,500 for additional construction
management services on the Buena Vista Road
Phase II Sewer Trunk Line project. (Ward 4)
Bids:
Award Contract to Spectraturf Incorporated, not to
exceed $50,000 for provision and installation of
rubberized surfacing at various City parks. (Wards
1,5,6,)
Accept bid from Berchtold Equipment Company
$22,405.59 for one additional Turf Tractor for
Recreation & Parks Department,
ACTION TAKEN
AGR 92,278(8)
AGR 96-149(4)
AGR 00-262
AGR 00-263
AGR 00-264
AGR 00-265
AGR 98-71('1)
CON 00-266
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
Accept bid from Berchtold Equipment Company
$23,999.16 for one replacement Skid Steer
Loader for Street Maintenance Division of Public
Works Department.
Accept bid from Jim Burke Ford $28,094.62 for
one replacement Four Wheel Drive Utility Vehicle
for the Water Department.
Miscellaneous:
Replace Beale Park Tennis Court Resurfacing
Project in the Capital Improvement Budget with a
similar project at Wayside Park. (Ward 1)
Motion by Carson to adopt Consent Calendar Items a.
through r.
ACTION TAKEN
APPROVED
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HEARINGS
Appeal by Harold Robertson, Porter/Robertson
Engineering and Surveying, regarding Condition
No. 6 of approved Vesting Tract 6008. (Ward 4)
Correspondence has been received from Roger
D. Holder, dated October 16, 2000 in opposition of
the requested modifications for Vesting Tract
6008.
Councilmember Green announced conflict due
representing client with interest in nearby real
property.
Hearing opened at 7:34p.m.
No one spoke at hearing,
Hearing closed at 7:34 p.m.
Couch stated for the record that we are not
requiring anything of Mr. Robertson's client that
we did not require of Castle & Cooke a few
meetings back in an area adjacent to this area,
with regards to canal fencing. Development
Director Hardisty stated that is correct.
Motion by Couch to adopt the resolution
upholding the decision of the Planning
Commission requiring canal fencing.
RES 127-00
APPROVED
AB GREEN
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HEARINGS continued
b. City Annexation No. 413, LAFCO Proceeding No.
1287 uninhabited territory located south of
Rosedale Highway, east of Coffee Road. (Ward 4)
1. Resolution approving City Annexation No.
413.
2. Agreement to Indemnify LAFCO for City
Annexation No. 413.
Hearing opened at 7:40 p.m.
No one spoke at hearing.
Hearing closed at 7:41 p.m.
Motion by Couch to adopt the resolution and
agreement.
c. Public Hearing on acceptance of $181,995,
California Law Enforcement Equipment Program
(CLEEP) funds for the Records Management
Upgrade/Replacement project and for a Mobile
Data Computer project.
Hearing opened at 7:42 p.m.
No one spoke at hearing.
Hearing closed at 7:42 p.m.
ACTION TAKEN
RES 128-00
AGR 00-267
APPROVED
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1 o. REPORTS
None.
11.
DEFERRED BUSINESS
Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Bakersfield
Municipal Code and Zoning Map No. 102-20 by
changing the zoning from a Commercial zone to
a Planned Commercial Development zone,
consisting of a 440,306 square foot commercial
shopping center on 52 acres, located on the
northwest corner of Rosedale Highway and Main
Plaza Drive. (File #P00-0519) (First reading
10/11/00) (Ward 4)
ORD 3984
Motion by Couch to adopt the ordinance. APPROVED
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11.
12.
DEFERRED BUSINESS continued
Purchase Agreement with Perry L. Herrgesell,
Trustee of the Perry L. Herrgesell Trust and J. D.
Herrgesell, Trustee of the J. D. & Mary Herrgesell
Family Trust to purchase real property ($60,000),
located south of Johnson Road, west of Renfro
Road, for the Kern River Freeway. (Ward 4)
Motion by Sullivan to approve the agreement.
NEW BUSINESS
a. Ordinance amending Section 10.32.160 of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code relating to parking on
unpaved surfaces.
ACTION TAKEN
AGR 00-268
DEED 5264
APPROVED
ABS DEMOND
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SAL VAGGIO
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COUNCILSTATEMENTS
Mayor Price asked the Council to consider postponing the
next joint City/County meeting until January, 2001 to allow
new Mayor and Councilmember(s) to be sworn into office.
Couch requested staff provide a memorandum
outlining what it would take to upgrade Brimhafl
Road, east of Calloway to Coffee Road to arterial
status.
Couch requested staff take some pictures of access
points of two County areas, Calloway corner south of
Rosedale and Coffee Road north of Rosedale where
the developments are.
Maggard referred to Urban Development Committee
a request from the Downtown Business Association
to present the results of the parking and downtown
planning issues,
Maggard requested a status report on the questions
submitted to Mr. Olmschied regarding financial
disclosure of the developer and tenants. City
Manager Tandy responded and will provide a copy of
the legal opinion by City Attorney Thiltgen by Friday.
DeMond referred to Public Works Director Rojas the
issue of traffic study done by Traffic Engineer Steve
Walker.
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COUNCIL STATEMENTS continued
DeMond referred to Public Works Director Rojas the
issue of septic tanks in a 15-16 year old annexation
area which is now in her ward, bounded by Garnsey
Lane on the east, Stockdale Hwy. on the south,
McDonald Way on the west and the canal on the
north. Staff to provide her with additional information
addressing the financial costs and the number of
property owners affected.
DeMond referred to Public Works the issue of the
location of the start of the 6th line for San Joaquin
Valley Amtrak transportation.
DeMond requested staff provide a status report of the red
light project. Assistant City Manager Stinson responded.
Green referred to Recreation and Parks Director Ford
the issue of using the complete $25,000 on senior
programs and not on surveys.
Sullivan stated Lynn Edwards feels it is important to have
a survey to determine senior needs.
Sullivan referred to staff the issue of rescheduling the
joint City/County meeting.
Sullivan stated she is pleased the City Center Project is
moving forward.
Sullivan wished a safe trip to Mayor Price and those who
will be traveling to Japan.
Sullivan encouraged everyone to vote on election day.
Salvaggio stated he received a letter from a firefighter's
widow concerning the decrease of her pension and
thanked staff for working with her and encouraged them
to help her.
Salvaggio referred an e.ma# to City Manager Tandy
and Chief of Police Mattlock regarding safety issues
and semi-trucks parking around the neighborhood at
Wible Road and Berkshire Road.
Carson wished Mayor Price and those traveling to Japan
a safe trip.
ACTION TAKEN
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COUNCIL STATEMENTS continued
Carson referred a letter from the Bakersfield Senior
Center to Budget and Finance Committee and
requested the $25,000 be awarded to them to take
cars of issues outlined in letter, and stated a survey
is not needed at this time.
Carson referred to staff the issue of emergency
medical services and if the certificate of need include
providing Medi-cal inpatient beds.
Carson referred two issues to Chief Rector.
ACTION TAKEN
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14. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Carson to adjourn at 8:46 p.m.
M/~R o(t~e City of Bakersfield, CA
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio C~irk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED