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\ BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM October 18, 1996 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL / 1. The October Activity Report from the County Environmental Health Services Department describing the status of the LEA's regulated projects within the City of Bakersfield is enclosed for your information. 2. There are two items regarding the landfill/burn dump enclosed. The first is a progress report from Public Works regarding the soil sampling, status of the information meetings/community contact, and the readings from the landfill gas probes. The second is a letter we have sent to the County requesting clarification of some issues involved with the installation of additional gas probes. 3. Attached is the final disposition of resolutions fi-om the League of California Cities Conference. You will note that the Council's position on all resolutions carried, except for the six neutral positions. Resolution numbers 1, 6, 7, and 14 were approved by the General Assembly, and resolution numbers 2 and 3 were disapproved and taken offthe ballot, to be referred back to Committee. In addition, two resolutions were added by petition at the conference. Both resolutions, numbers 15 and 16 were approved by the General Assembly. You will find those new resolutions also attached. 4. Our incentive area will officially become an enterprise zone on January 1, 1996. We will be working with the County to designate a Targeted Employment Area, which will replace the High Density Unemployment Area used in the incentive area program. In order to have the TEA in place the first of the year, we will soon bring a proposal before the Council for the designation of Bakersfield's TEA. A memorandum from Economic and Community Development regarding the enterprise zone designation is attached. 5. We have received notification from the State on the 1994-95 Fiscal Year Single Audit Report Certification and Audit Finding Resolution. They have determined that the report meets the federal Office of Management and Budget requirements for federal assistance programs. Honorable Mayor and City Council October 18, 1996 Page 2 6. By now, all of you should have received a copy of the new "Employee Newsletter". We hope that by updating the newsletter to provide more timely and pertinent information to our employees, communication avenues within the organization will begin to expand. As you will note, this new format is more pleasing to the eye and includes information that is of interest to employees on a variety of topics. As time goes on, we will get better at its presentation, as well as the depth of information that is shared. Employees throughout the organization have been invited to submit articles for the newsletter and, as well, make up the Employee Newsletter Committee. 7. Enclosed is a status report which Public Works has prepared on the various freeway and State highway projects in the metropolitan area. 8. The Graffiti Update for September from Economic and Community Development is enclosed. A total of 127 calls were received last month. 9. The October issue of Bakersfield Magazine is enclosed for your information. 10. Responses to Council inquiries are enclosed, as follows: · Staff to contact the Railroad and PUC regarding the poor conditions at several at-grade crossings, particularly Truxtun and Sandstone; · Staffcheck into mitigation of fire damaged building at California and "O" Street. 11. Public Works is imposing more strict controls over the firm that has damaged Truxtun and caused the gas leak. We are looking at ordinances from other cities that help prevent these firms from damaging new asphalt. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, Acting City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst B A K E R'S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director~~//~ DATE: October 16, 1996 SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION Enclosed for your information is a copy of the October Activity Report from the County Environmental Health Services Department describing the status of the Local Enforcement Agency's (LEA) regulated projects within the City of Bakersfield. LEA1.MEM Enclosure ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY STEVE McCALLEY, R.E.H.S., Director DA VID PRICE III, RMADIRECTOR 2700"M"~TREET, 6UITE 300 ~ Engineering & Survey Services Department BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 V Environmental Health Services Department Phone: (805) 862-8700 FAX: (805) 862-8701 Planning Department Roads Department October 11, 1996 [~¢o'[ 1. ~5 l~[t~ Raul Rojas, Public Works Director ............ CITY-OF BTAKERSFI'ELD .................................. ~_ 1501 Truxmn Avenue Bakersfield CA 93301 SUBJECT: Activity Stares Matrix Dear Mr. Rojas: Enclosed is the October Matrix describing the stares of the Local Enforcement Agency's (LEA) regulated projects within the City of Bakersfield. cc: File ocr ":'.~ANAGEWS OFF!CE PROGRESS OF PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Rosedale Burn Dump Closure of burn dump for The Final Human Health ', Waste Management is Closure postclosure land use as Risk Assessment (HHRA) I continuing to met with agricultural, ~ and SWAQ were submitted,, Martin/Macintosh, Castle SWIS #:* recreation, commercial to EHSD October 3, 1996.i and Cook, and the Kern 15-CR-0026 or industrial. Hazardous Materials High School District to Program staff and Solid discuss post closure LEA WO #:** Waste Program are land uses. 216 reviewing these documents. Remediation of site is dependant upon future Results of Draft HHRA land use. indicate no increased risk of cancer to off site receptors. There is a potential increas~ of cancer to construction workers directly exposed to ash. Greenfield Burn Investigate the The site is listed as a' The LEA will research Dump #2 existence of a' burn dump burn dump on the LEA the history of the site at the south east corner inventory of solid waste to determine if SWIS #: of Ash Road and Taft sites, compelling evidence 15-CR-0039 Highway exists to warrant The site is inspected further investigation. LEA WO# t quarterly by the LEA. 180 The site is currently . irrigated and used for crops. Recent information indicates the site may ~.~V~'~ not have been a burn dump. 00 '. 1 6 1996 Bakersfield Immediate Goal: Remediation of the burn Continue remediation Sanitary Remediation of burn dump is under the under the ERAP of the Landfill/Burn Dump material to oversight of the burn ash. Closure. reduCe/eliminate the Department of Toxics, health risks associated ERAP. Kleinfelder is SWIS #: with burn ash. recommending one gas 15-AA-0044 On September 23, 1996, probe at the centerline Reduction of the the KCEHSD commented on of the rear boundary of LEA WO #: landfill/methane gas at the city's "Response to each residential lot for 102 and 319 the facility boundary to KCEHSD of May 16, 1996, perimeter monitoring, less than 5% of the LEL. Comments to Landfill Gas and one probe per 200 Report, April 8, 1996." feet at the condominium Long Term Goal: (Dated 9, 1996). KCEHSE boundaries. These Closure of the sanitary concluded that item B & locations are consistent landfill and bUrn dump C of Notice and Order with a conservative ~ in compliance with Title Number 102-96-01 have approach to perimeter 14, CCR. been fulfilled, gas monitoring. Additional comments were made regarding location The LEA has informed and depth of proposed Kleinfelder that gas monitoring probes, notification must be submitted to the LEA Responsibility for prior to performing closure of the landfill changes to the gas portion, including CEQA,~ collection system. has been assumed by the t City. Closure of the landfill will not proceed until the burn dump issues have been ~ resolved. City of Concurrence and issuance The facility has been The facility will be Bakersfield of a Standardized inspected monthly. The inspected every month..to Greenwaste Composting Permit. August, 1996 inspection determine compliance Facility stated the facility is with State Minimum Standardized in compliance with state Standards, Title 14, Composting Permit minimum standards. CCR. SWIS #: 15-AA-0311 LEA WO#: 412 China Grade Burn Immediate Goal: The site was been The remediation work Dump/Landfill Remediation of burn approved as a CIWMB plan will be developed Closure material within landfill Board ManagedClean Up when results from boundaries, to under AB 2136 funding onI, sampling are received. SWIS #: reduce/eliminate the September 23, 1996. The 1 The most viable option 15-AA-0048 health risks associated estimated cost is i for the east sloPe is to with burn ash. $495,000. CIWMB has i~ realign the access road LEA WO #: $415,000 in funds (owned by the county) 45 108 Long Term Goal: available. ~1 feet east, then regrade Closure of the sanitary i the slope. Burn dump landfill and burn dump At the end of September / areas 1 & 2 will be in compliance with Title 1996, C~2M Hill took ~ regraded, the tar 14, CCR. exploratory samples to ~ stabilized, drainage characterize the ash and1 installed and fencing augment previous installed. studies. Tentative remediation date is December 1996. October 9, 1996 * SWIS = Solid Waste Information System number issued by the CalifornialIntegrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). ** LEA WO# = Local Enforcement Agency Work Order number used by EHSD. BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: October 17, 1996 SUBJECT: LANDFILL/BURN DUMP PROGRESS REPORT We are now underway with soil sampling in the residential yards bordering the bum dump. Kleinfelder is performing the work under on-site supervision by the DTSC. The sampling includes 156 hand-bored holes three feet deep, and will be completed by November 1, 1996. Lab analysis is scheduled for the month of November, and a draft report is due to us in mid-December. The DTSC conducted a community information meeting for the bum dump project earlier this month. There was a small turnout, considering the DTSC had hand-delivered about fifty survey forms and meeting invitations in the surrounding neighborhood. The DTSC received almost every survey back and had the opportunity to speak to many of the residents prior to the community meeting. Thus, the meeting was probably sparsely attended because DTSC did a good job of community contact. The landfill gas probes continue to read near zero except in one location. Fortunately, it is located within the landfill boundary. We are working with Kleinfelder to reduce that probe. In addition, we have received comments from the County Environment Health Sergices (EHS) Department on placement of additional gas probes to fully monitor the landfill perimeter. You may recall that we have been waiting for this for several months. We will proceed with this extra probe work in the near future. Finally, the Solid Waste Assessment Test (SWAT) report for the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) is complete. We anticipate a quick review by RWQCB so that we may proceed with final closure planning for the landfill. c: Judy K. Skousen, City Attorney OCT I ~ BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 (805) 326-3724 RAUL M ROJAS, DIRECTOR o CITY ENGINEER October 16, 1996 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT 2700 "M" Street, Suite %300 Bakersfield, CA 93301 REI LANDFILL G~S MA~G~ENT STST~ FOR THE ~KE~FIELD ~ANITART LANDFILL Dear Mr. O'Rullian: Thank you for your Sept~her 23, 1996 letter with c_~ments ~n the August 9, 1996 Landfill Gas Report. The City is prepared to install additional landfill gas probes and perform other work as you reco-~w. Anded. Before proceeding, however, we would like clarificatiou ou the following it, s (n-mhered to correspond to your letter). %5. The proposed gas probes are driven-type, and there may therefore be no indication, frc~ probe coustructiou, whether ash deposits occur at greater depth. Because of the sloping terrain, we are not planning to drill for these additional probes. %9. The City cousiders the northern per~meter road to be a sufficient fire break, rather than the actual fenceline which would be more costly to clear. %10. The City will remove discarded tires along the northern boundary of the landfill. However, it is ~mportant to retain the broken concrete stormdrain outlets until the final closure cap and drains are in place. Otherwise, winter rains may cause erosion and expose raw refuse as happeued two years ago. October 16, 1996 Mr. Bill O'Rullian Page Two Please indicate your understanding of these issues, or call me at 326-3114 to discuss th~n. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, KEVIN ~NES Solid Waste Director cc: Peter Janicki, CIWMB Daphne Washington, KCWMD Dave Norman, Kleinfelder C~npany Alan Tandy, City Manager Judy Skouseu, City Attorney $, \ W~D~ A\ L_ORULLN I L[ACU[ 01: CALII:OI~fllA ClTII;S Annual Conference Resolutions Voting Packet General Assembly 98th Annual Conference Anaheim October 15, 1996 IllllP'~ Illll / Illl! / Illll / Illll, l Illl/~ California C#ies Work Together 1996 GENERAL RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT The General Resolutions Committee of the League, appoimed by President Sedalia Sanders, in accordance with League Bylaws, has met and considered each resolution presemed to it. The resolutions comained in this packet represem only those resolutions approved by the Committee. Their numbers correspond to the numbers of the resolutions contained in the original packet, dated September 16, 1996. These were mailed to cities on that date and were available to delegates at the commencement of the Conference. The Committee considered 16 resolutions. Of the 16 resolutions, 12 are forwarded to the General Assembly for adoption. Not included in this packet are 2 resolutions that were referred to the Board of Directors of the League for assignment to appropriate policy committees of the League for further study. Resolutions were referred to the Board in those cases in which there was insuftident information available to enable the Committee to approve or disapprove the resolutions on their merit, or for which further study and review was felt appropriate. Failure of the General Resolutions Committee to recommend adoption of these resolutions by the General Assembly does not mean that they will not receive further consideration or be approved at a later date. Also not in this packet are 2 resolutions that were Disapproved by the General Resolutions Committee. Policy committees have made changes in the wording of some resolutions from what was contained in the original packet dated September 16, 1996. All changes are shown in this packet. Words deleted are shown with a strikeover, and additional wording is shown in italics. Two petitioned resolutions qualified for consideration at this conference. These are numbered 15 and 16, and are located at the back of this packet. Finalrpt.doc HISTORY OF RESOLUTIONS Resolutions have been grouped by policy committees to which they have been assigned. Please note some resolutions may have been assigned to more than one committee. These resolutions are noted by this sign FINAL RESOULTION KEY TO REVIEWING BODIES KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN 1. Policy Committee - Preliminary A - Approve 2. Policy Committee - Final D - Disapprove 3. General Resolutions Committee N - No Action 4. General Assembly R - Refer to appropriate policy committee for study Action Footnotes a - Amend * Subject matter covered in another resolution Aa - Approve as amended ** Policy Committee will make final recommendation at October 13 meeting Aaa - Approve with additional amendment(s) *** Existing League policy Ra - Amend and refer as amended to appropriate policy committee for study **** Local authority presently exists Raa - Additional amendments and refer Da - Amend (for clarity or brevity) and Disapprove Na - Amend (for clarity or brevity) and take No Action W - Withdrawn by sponsor [Note: Only those resolutions with an approve recommendation from the General Resolutions Committee and all qualified petitioned resolutions are reported on the floor of the General Assembly.] FINAL DISPOSITION OF LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES RESOLUTIONS ANNUAL C_0NFERENCE - OCTOBER 12.- 15, 1996 ! 2 3 4 1 Presidential Appointments to Policy Committees ** D A A 2 Appointment of Policy Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs D D D D 3 Composition of the Board of Directors (Bylaws Amendment) D D D D · 4 Business Confidentiality and Customer Privacy for Municipal Utilities A A A A 5 Open Meetings of Governmental Agencies A A A A .. Media Literacy lAg Aaa I A A . Human and a Zero Tolerance for Hate Crimes Aa Aaa Aa Aa 8 Electric Industry Restructuring Aa Aa A A 9 Air Quality Funds Aa Aaa A A 10 Urban Forestry Programs ** A A A · 1 1 Brownfield Development *** Aa Aa A :' :~ Criminal Alien Impacts on Local Government Aa Aaa · Fire Extinguishers A Aa A 14 Voter Approval for Revenue Measures N I R I R I R [NOTE: No resolutions were assigned to Employee Relations or Transportation, Communications, and Public Works policy committees.] RESOLUTIONS INITIATED BY PETITION Resolution General Committee Assembly Recommendation Action 15 Restoration of Local Property Tax Revenues 16 Disaster Assistance A A 3 ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS 1. RESOLUTION RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS TO POLICY COMMITTEES Source: City of Carson Keferred to: Administrative Services Policy Committee WHEREAS, the League of California Cities is organized to assist its members in accomplishing the policies of the collective elected membership; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has established through its Bylaws an organizational structure that includes a President, Board of Directors, Kegional Divisions, Departments and committees; and WHEREAS, the President has the authority to appoint representatives to policy committees in addition to the division and department appointments; and WHEREAS, by action of the General Assembly at the League's Annual Conference in San Francisco, October 24, 1995, the President's authority to appoint representatives to policy committees was reduced to seven (7) per committee; and WHEKEAS, this action denied many elected officials the opportunity to serve on these policy committees; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities encourages active partidpation by its members, provides training oppommities through involvement in committees and task forces, which in turn develops our future leaders; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of Califomia Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League amend its policy to state that the President of the League of California Cities shall be permitted fourteen (14) appointments per policy committee, and those members term shall mn concurrently with the President's term. 4. RESOLUTION RELATING TO BUSINESS CONFIDENTIALITY AND CUSTOMER PRIVACY FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Source: City of Palo Alto Referred to: Administrative Services Policy Committee WHEREAS, dozens of California cities own and operate municipal water, gas, electric, and/or other utility enterprises; and WHI~REAS, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC.) substantially deregulated the gas industry beginning in 1986, thus allowing municipally-owned gas utilities to compete with investor-owned utilities in seeking favorable gas supply and transportation contracts; and WHEREAS, the CPUC has initiated proceedings which will deregulate and restructure the electric industry in order to create a more competitive and cost efficient market; and WHEREAS, investor-owned utilities, such as Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison, carefully protect the confidentiality of proprietary business and customer information in order to remain competitive in the marketplace and to protect customer privacy interests; and WHEREAS, in order to provide fair opportunities for business competition by municipally-owned utilities, the confidentiality of certain business-related utilities information contained in public records must be protected; and WHEREAS, the California Constitution requires that personal information about municipal utility customers must be protected from unwarranted disclosure; and WHEREAS, the California Public Records Act, having been enacted before deregulation of the utility industry, does not contain adequate provisions to allow municipal utilities to protect the confidentiality of proprietary business information and customer privacy; and WHEREAS, in order to remain viable and competitive, municipal utilities can and must have the same degree of business confidentiality protection as investor-owned utilities; and WHEREAS, in order to protect the privacy interests of municipal utility customers, personal customer information held by municipally-owned utilities must be protected from unwarranted disclosure; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League support legislation that will provide municipal utilities and their customers with business confidentiality and personal customer information privacy protection that is equivalent to that which is currently enjoyed by investor- owned utilities and their customers. 5. RESOLUTION RELATING TO OPEN MEETINGS OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES Source: Desert/Mountain Division Referred to: Administrative Services Policy Committee WHEREAS, the public has placed their trust in government to govern ethically; and WHEREAS, government sometimes takes actions that bring their ethics into question; and WHEREAS, government needs to set the highest ethical standards and adhere to them; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League support legislation that requires: 1. All governmental agencies to conduct their activities with the highest level of ethical standards; 2. The State Legislature conduct all legislative deliberation under the open meeting laws of the Ralph M. Brown Act, specifically that the State Budget deliberations be held in open meetings to allow citizens to fully understand the significance of legislative decisions on their local governments; 3. No governmental agency shall pass laws exempting itself or any other governmental body from the requirements of the law. 6. RESOLUTION RELATING TO MEDIA LITERACY Source: Community Services Policy Committee Referred to: Community Services Policy Committee WHEREAS, violent crime is a major concern and cost to cities in California; and WHEREAS, studies have established that consistent and repetitive exposure to violence on screen and in print increases the acceptance of violence in our cities and predisposes some persons to actual violence, leading to a higher incidence of violent crime, especially among youth; and WHEREAS, graphic violence ignores the human cost of making violence acceptable by imitation; and WHEREAS despit thes facts +~'~: .... ~-'~a :- +*' ..... +; ..... a"~+: .... '~ distribution cf materials depicting graphic violence continue to be created and viewed and are ty .~. ...... ~4 ...... ~ ~c .......*;^-' *~'~* results in collective pervasive in our socie , and engage in ............. o ,.J ..................... abdication of responsibility for the extent of violence in the media and the consequences of such violence on our cities; and WHEREAS, censorship and technological restrictions are no substitute for individuals' and families' learning the skills of critical viewing, making informed choices, and managing time spent with all forms of media, particularly in relation to parental responsibility for children's television viewing; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League take a position in opposition to the overuse of violence in the media and actively promote and encourage community education programs which teach the skills of critical viewing. ,7. RESOLUTION RELATING TO HUMAN DIGNITY AND A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR HATE CRIMES Source: Orange County Division Referred to: Community Services Policy Committee and Public Safety Policy Committee (The amendments shown below are based on Public Safety Committee's version of the resolution printed on pages 11 and 12 of the September 16, 1996 packet.) WHEREAS, within the cities of California there are residents who represent every walk of life, many nations, varied lifestyles, and different religious beliefs, and this diversity brings to our state a rich and varied cultural heritage; and WHEREAS, our citizens honor and respect the diversity that exists in the state and when acts of hate are committed against any citizen, it is considered an act against the entire community; and WHEREAS, the cities of California declare that everyone should be treated with courtesy and respect, regardless of their racial background, nation of origin, religion practiced, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability status, and it is the right of all citizens to pursue their dally lives with the knowledge that they will not be physically harmed or verbally abused; and WHEREAS, a hate crime is any criminal or attempted criminal act that is motivated by the victim's race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability status, which may involve a verbal, written, or physical action that is intended to create emotional suffering, physical harm, or property damage; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League support a policy that affirms human dignity and strives to permanently eliminate all hate crimes, and has a zero tolerance for any hate crimes within our respective cities and that the cities of California agree in the strongest terms that they will vigorously fight criminal activity known as "hate crime" with all of the resources at their disposal; and be it further 7 RESOLVED, in support of this declaration, that the cities of California send these messages: To our communities we say, "Believe in the interdependence of all people. Participate at your places of worship and community meetings, and lend your voice in opposing hate"; To our schools we say, "Continue your programs and curricula which promote respect towards those who are different. Call on resources of your city, county, state, and the nation as you engage in the educational process to battle hate"; To the parents we say, "Act as positive role models for your children by demonstrating tolerance towards those whose race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability status may be different from yours. You are the most powerful influence on your children's behavior"; To the young people we say, "Educate yourselves to the ways of the world and the lessons of history. Develop sensitivity toward the feelings of others. Thus, as you grow into adulthood and become society's leaders, you will be more effective in the fight to preserve man's humanity toward man"; and be it further RESOLVED, that since silence and apathy are the greatest allies of those committing hate crimes, if you are a victim or a witness of a hate crime, go to the nearest telephone, call 9 I I the police and say "I want to report a hate crime;" with those seven words, you will instantly have as an ally the full resources of the cities of California; you are not alone!; and be it further RESOL V'ED, that the cities of California warn those who advocate or perpetrate hate, not to test the cities' resolve to oppose them as each city is encouraged to vigorously pursue a course of investigation, apprehension, prosecution, conviction, and incarceration of all those who participate in hate crimes. 8. RESOLUTION RELATING TO ELECTRIC INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING Source: Council Member Mike Siminski, City of Lompoc Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee WHEREAS, California's Constitution specifically grants the authority to local government to provide electricity service, resulting in more than 30 percent of California residents and businesses being served by electric service from local government-operated electric utilities; and WHEREAS, municipal utilities are governed by either directly-elected or appointed governing bodies, and their consumers, who are the owners of the municipal electric utility, participate in the rate-making decisions of the utility; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities historically has opposed CPUC intrusion into the activities of municipal utilities and has adopted policy guidelines regarding electricity restructuring that state, "No restructuring proposal should abridge the existing authority of ~ municipal utilities to operate.or abridge the ability of cities to form municipal utilities in the future,"; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League reaffirm its support of electric service by consumer-owned public power municipal utilities and encourage the continuation of the "home rule" authority vested in California's cities; and be it further RESOLVED, that the League continue to participate in the electric industry restructuring. debate to ensure that no erosion of local government authority occurs; and be it further RESOLVED, that the League oppose all legislation that erodes the ability and authority of municipal utilities to operate. 9. RESOLUTION RELATING TO AIR QUALITY FUNDS Source: Los Angeles County Division Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee WHEREAS, local governments have an important role to play in California's efforts to achieve clean air for its citizens; and WHEREAS, air districts that are designated as nonattainment are entitled to levy fees to fund programs to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles under {}44223 of the Health and Safety Code (AB 2766 and AB 434); and WHEREAS, local governments ........................ portion of these funds to implement local programs to reduce emissions from motor vehicles; and WHEREAS, local governments use these funds to meet their obligations under the California and the federal Clean Air Acts; and WHEREAS, the local government air quality programs that have been implemented using these funds have resulted in the cost-effective reduction of air pollutant emissions; and WHEREAS, the Legislature has sought to use these funds to pay for new air quality programs; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League continue to oppose legislation redirecting the A.P,~ 2755 funds authorized by section 44223 of the Health and Safety Code, which are currently used by local governments for locally-based air quality programs. ~ 10. RESOLUTION RELATING TO URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAMS Source: Los Angeles County Division Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee WHEREAS, the urban forest is a vital infrastructure system, essential to the quality of life in the urban environment; and WHEREAS, appropriate urban forest planting provides areas of natural environment, cleans the air and water, reduces the "heat-island effect," and abates stormwater runoff and erosion; and WHEREAS, the urban forest safeguards and enhances property values, securing and encouraging public and private investment; and WHEREAS, local governments have successfully leveraged local and state funds, such as those available through the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program, to promote urban forestry, enhance urban neighborhoods, support community organizations, and provide jobs and job training; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League strongly support community urban forestry programs and continued state funding mechanisms, such as the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program, to ensure that the urban forest is properly maintained and enhanced. · 11. RESOLUTION RELATING TO BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT Source: Los Angeles County Division Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee and Housing, Community, and Economic Development Policy Committee WHEREAS, the development of abandoned industrial and commercial areas is critical to increasing municipal revenues and improving the quality of life for many communities; and WHEREAS, brownfields, which are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities wherever located where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination, are impediments to fully utilizing these areas; and WHEREAS, local governments have limited fiscal ~ abiBty to encourage private industry andpublic entities to fund environmental assessment and clean-up activities at these brownfields; and ..... , .......... , ~,,~ WHEREAS, in 1994 the League adopted Annual Conference Resolution #20 relating to ~ recycling inner city property brownfields, which dealt primarily with federal solutions; now therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League continue to support state and federal legislation that would create additional fiscal inc-ent4ves resources, including, but not limited to, local governmental authority, grant programs, revolving loan funds, and tax relief to encourage private industry to invest in brownfield development. 13. RESOLUTION RELATING TO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Source: Los Angeles County Division Referred to: Public Safety Policy Committee WHEREAS, pc, na~Iz stored pressure dry chemical fire extinguishers are required to be serviced and recharged on an annual basis; and wHEREAS forty ight ...... "~ ~ ~":~':~ dg , -e states, ~ .................. o ....... manufacturcrg acknowle e six years as the standard frequency for servicing and rechargingv,--~^"~'~'~--,---, stored pressure dry chemical fire extinguishers; and WHEREAS, fire inspectors and businesses would save time and money if pe~,al~ stored pressure dry chemical fire extinguishers were serviced and recharged on a less frequent but still adequate schedule; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League support legislation that would amend the State Fire Code to require ~ stored pressure dry chemical fire extinguishers to be serviced and recharged every six years or after each use, whichever occurs first. 11 ANNUAL CONFERENCE INITIATIVE RESOLUTIONS 15. INITIATIVE RESOLUTION RELATING TO RESTORATION OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUES Source: City of San Jose General Resolutions Committee Recommendation: Approve WHEREAS, local government is the level of government that is closest to the people-- providing services that are essential to maintain safe, healthy communities and a strong local economy; and WHEREAS, in 1992 and 1993, the Governor and Legislature balanced the state budget by diverting $3.6 billion in property taxes from local governments through the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF); and WHEREAS, these transfers recur every year, draining $3.6 billion fi-om cities, counties, and special districts annually, plus any growth these revenues accrue over time; and WHEREAS, both the California economy and state revenue streams are now showing rapid growth, yet the Govemor and the Legislature once again balanced the state budget for FY 1996-97 by taking over $3.6 billion from local governments; and WHEREAS, the loss of property tax revenues has a severe impact on vital local services such as law enforcement, fire protection, infrastructure maintenance, libraries, and safety net programs; and WHEREAS, the property tax losses diminish local govemments' ability to support and sustain new development, because the revenues generated often cannot cover the costs of new services and infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the ERAF transfers impair economic growth by draining funds away fi-om local economic development strategies, infrastructure improvements, and other essential services that help to attract and retain businesses and highly-trained workers in California's communities; and WHEREAS, local governments supported AB 2797, AB 1934, and other bills in the 1995-96 Legislative Session that would have returned property tax dollars back to local communities, and while AB 2797 and AB 1934 were approved by the Legislature with overwhelming bi-partisan support, the Govemor recently vetoed both bills; and WHEREAS, immediate action of this issue is critical to sustain strong economic growth and to halt the further deterioration of our communities; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League support legislation that will: 1. Completely reverse the EKAF property tax shiits on a gradual, annual basis, and return these property taxes back to all local governments in proportion to their losses; 2. Freeze the amount of the EKAF property tax shills to allow local governments to keep the revenue growth that accrues over time, and prohibit the use of EKAF dollars to fund the state's obligation to special education programs; 3. Restore local property taxes while recognizing the state's constitutional obligation to schools under Proposition 98. 16. INITIATIVE RESOLUTION RELATING TO DISASTER ASSISTANCE Source: City of Fort Bragg General Resolutions Committee Recommendation: Approve WHEREAS, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief'and Emergency Assistance Act (PL 93- 288) provides for federal assistance to local government for the repak or replacement of roads, streets, bridges and other public facilities following a Presidential declaration ora major disaster; and WHEREAS, the Stafford Act also provides for assistance to local government for projects which may protect public facilities from the effects of similar disaster events; and WHEREAS, California cities and counties have experienced damage from natural disaster occurrences including earthquakes, fire and severe storms; and WHEREAS, because of the geologic configuration of California, much of the transportation system within and serving Califomia cities are located adjacent to geologic features that are susceptible to major earth movement as a result of major natural disaster occurrences; and WHEREAS, the Califomia Office of Emergency Services (OES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are responsible for the administration of state and federal disaster relief programs; and WHEREAS, following the 1994 and 1995 major storm disasters affecting California, OES and FEMA approved projects for the repair and replacement of public roads, streets, bridges and railroads damaged as the result of flooding and earth movement; and WHEREAS, in November, 1995, FEMA issued a new Landslide Policy that prohibits the use of federal disaster assistance funds for the repair or replacement of public facilities damaged by a landslide unless the site is first stabilized at local government expense; and WHEREAS, this new policy has been applied retroactively to projects undertaken to repair damage fi.om the 1994 and 1995 storm disasters, resulting in deobligation of funds already expended or committed and the halting of needed repair and mitigation work; and WHEREAS, such practice by FEMA has resulted in significant economic harm to local agencies and communities affected by the disaster events, and to private businesses contracted to undertake repair and restoration work; and WHEREAS, the development of said Landslide Policy could form the basis for establishing additional exclusions fi.om federal disaster assistance, and said policy is discriminatory to California in that it does not address disaster events that result in recurring damage to public facilities in other states (i.e., hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.); now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 15, 1996, that the League call upon FEMA Director James Lee Witt and President Bill Clinton to withdraw the Landslide Policy, restore deobligated funds for repair to public facilities damaged in the 1994 and 1995 storm disasters, and authorize additional funding to complete repairs, replacement and construction of mitigation measures associated with public facilities damaged in said disasters. BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM October 15, 1996 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~/~ ~'~ FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Develolfffl'ent Director SUBJECT: Enterprise Zone Designation Now that Governor Wilson has signed SB2023, our incentive area will officially become an enterprise zone on January 1, 1997. SB2023 calls for each zone to designate a Targeted Employment Area (TEA). When an enterprise zone business hires a resident of this area, they would be automatically be eligible for a hiring tax credit. The TEA will replace the High Density Unemployment Area (HDUA) as used in the incentive area program. Because our enterprise zone is jointly administered by the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern, the designation of the TEA needs to be approved by resolution by both the City Council and the Board of Supervisors. We will be working with the County to develop the boundaries for the TEA based upon the criteria prescribed in SB2023. Our goal is to have our TEA in place by January 1 to allow our enterprise zone employers to take advantage of this new program. To meet that date, we will soon be bringing a proposal to the council for designation of Bakersfield's Targeted Employment Area. dl\tandy.tea OI T I 519o.}6 ' , Distributed to: ' . . Mayor Council:. /~. ~' City Ugr · 96 0Cl -h AM Ii: 25 KATHL~EN CONN~LL '' City Arty P.O. BOX 9428B0 SACRAMENTO, CA 94250-0001 By City Clerk September 25, 1996 Date t0-17'~/--~- Honorable Members of the City Council ,City'of Bakersfield 1501Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California 93301 Dear Council Members: SUBJECT: 1994-95 FISCAL YEAR SINGLE AUDIT REPORT CERTIFICATION AND AUDIT FINDING RESOLUTION We completed a desk review of your single audit report for the 1994-95 fiscal year (this includes fiscal years ended September 30.1994: December 31. 1994. March 31. 1995. and June 30. 1995). We determined that the report meets the requirements of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-128. OMB Circular A-128 prescribes the audit and reporting .standards fOr state and local governments which receive federal financial assistance. OMB Circular A-128 requires federal and state funding agencies to resolve any audit findings cited in the report v~qich may affect federal financial assistance programs. Attachments A and B to this letter identify those findings which require resolution. The findings are referenced by enclosure (EN) and page number (PAGE). State agencies should resolve those findings listed in Attachment A. OMB policies require the state to resolve findings which affect federal programs administered by state agencies. The responsible state agency will contact you to resolve the audit findings listed. The State Controller's Office (SCO) is responsible for resolving moSt~ cross-cutting findings or audit leads. A cross-cutting finding is one which affects the programs of more than one agency. Our office will contact you about those findings later. An audit lead is a specific issueidentifiedAn~-F~'/~]-~ your report which may require additional investigation by federal o state]_~._.~c~-]~ agencies. Federal or state agencies may ask you to provide additional information related to the audit lead. "- OCT -2- Attachment B lists findings which affect programs directly administered _by federal agencies. The federal agencies shown should contact you to resolve these findings. Your audit report may also contain general internal control findings and management report comments not referenced in Attachments A and B. These findings do not appear to affect federal financial assistance programs. Therefore, we have not identi lied them for resolution action: nowever, you should ensure your audit report for the 1995-96 fiscal year addresses these findings. Your audit satisfies all financial and compliance audit requirements ~under individual federal assistance programs. This does not preclude state and federal agencies from .making any additional audits which are necessary to carry out their responsibilities under federal laws and regulations. State and federal agencies may contact you to arrange for additional audits. If you have any questions regarding this letter and its attachments, please contact a member of my Single Audits staff at (916) 324-6442. Si ncerely, HAROLD L. TURNER, Chief Division of Audits HLT/el s Attachments cc: State and Federal Funding Agencies Independent Auditor Audi tot-Control 1 er (Counti es Only) Director of Finance (Cities Only) SCO-Local Government Fiscal Affairs (Special Districts Report Only) DATE: 09/25/96 ATTACHMENT A AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS - STATE AGENCIES City of Bakersfield '' FEDERAL AGENCY NAME PROGRAM NAME CATALOG PAGE EN NO FINDINGS NOTED DATE: 09/25/96 ATTACHMENT B · AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS - FEDERAL AGENCIES City of Bakersfield ~ FEDERAL AGENCY NAME PROGRAM NAME CATALOG PAGE EN U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Dev Block Grants/Entitlement G 14.218 17 2 BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Urban Development Committee FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Director of Public Works DATE: October 16, 1996 SUBJECT: STATUS OF FREEWAY AND STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD AREA Attached for your information is theOctober 16, 1996 report prepared by this department regarding the stares of the various freeway and State highway projects in the metropolitan area. The previous reports also provide additional background on the various projects. October 16, 1996 STATUS OF FREEWAY AND STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS METROPOLITAN'BAKERSFIELD AREA Public Works Department Marian P, Shaw, CE III This report is intended to update the members of the City Council on the progress of various freeway and State Highway projects in the metropolitan area since the September 16, 1996 status report. Kern River Corridor (Kern River Freeway) Kern COG has retained Woodward Clvde to help CalTrans by preparing the technical studies for the environmental document. A preliminary schedule has been submitted showing completion of the technical studies and the Environmental Impact StatemenffReport by the end of January, 1997. The schedule is tailored so that this project will be ready for the 1998 STIP hearings in September t 997. This will put us in line tbr right of way funding in 1998. State Route 178 {Crosstown Freeway) There has been no change in the status of the Crosstown Freeway from that last reported. State Route 99 All substructures of the Kern River Bridge are completed. Approximately 1/4 of the deck has been poured with another ½ expected to be comlleted by the end of the month. '[he remaining 1/4 is expected to be complete by January or February 1997 weather permitting. The project should be complete by March 1997. South Beltway The agreement between Kern COG and the City for the funding of the environmental study has been signed by the COG Board; it has been sent to Council for their approval on October 23, 1996. Public Works and Planning staff are currently wo ~rking on an RFQ/RFP for a consultant. This document wilt be a Tier I EIR for the adoption of a specific plan line; after its certification the specific plan line can be adopted by the City, and the County. As we have learned with the Kern River Freeway, CalTrans must pertbrm their own Tier I EIR for specific plan line adoption by the CTC. Once we have State approval of the specific plan line, we can obtain State funding for acquisition of the right-of-way. Prior to actual construction, however, a Tier II EIR must be completed which will set the specifc mitigations for the construction - i.e. sound walls, lighting, etc. Once a specific plan line is adopted by the City and the Count5.,, and only for areas that are in the process of being subdivided, California State law requires that the public agency purchase the affected right-of-way within two years of the completion and acceptance of the improvements mqmied for that subdMsion. In the case of the South Beltway, there are currentlv three maps that x~5ll be affected by the preferred alignment. The Citv will need to purchase about 17 acres of right-of-wa'v at an estimated total cost of $310,000. Both the current and proposed Transportation Impact Fee will fund acquisition of right-of- way lbr the South Beltwav. The document prepared tbr Kern COG in may 1994 did not choose a preferred alignment and so did not acheive the stated objective - the adoption of a specific plan line and the preservation of right-of-way. Kern COG was responding to a contentious public adamantly opposed to the South Beltwav. No noticed public hearings were held, only public meetings. Freewav Status Report April 9, 1996 West Beltwa¥ The specific plan l/ne for the West Beltway was adopted by the Board of Supervisors in September, 1994. This alignment hms along the Rudd Road/Jenkins Road alignment, about one mile west of the schematic line shown in the 2010 General Plan Circulation Element. This information was included in the status reports dated October, 1994 and before. Coffee Road Grade Separation The underground drainage has been completed. The embankment is approximately 50% completed. Work has started on the retaining walls and footings for the bridge columns. Project completion is expected in June 1997. Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM October 10, 1996 TO: Jake Wager, Economic Development Director FROM: Myra McArthur, Planning Technician''y~' SUBJECT: Graffiti Update HOTLINE The total number of graffiti calls in September was 127. CDBG 41 calls = 32% South West 44 calls = 35% Other 42 calls = 33% The total number of hotline calls has decreased mainly because, at the present time, the painters remove graffiti at sight from all public property, including City walls. In these instances, work orders are written by the graffiti crew as they do the job. This procedure increases efficiency. Because most City walls are in the South West and the North East parts of town, the decrease in hotline calls from those areas raises the percentage of CDBG calls. ADOPT-A-WALL PROGRAM Four individuals adopted areas of the City, two in CDBG areas and two in other parts of town. Unfortunately, a couple of volunteers moved out of town making the total number of Adopt-A-Wall volunteers 191. GRAFFITI PAINT-OUT ACTIVITIES A group of about 25 Bakersfield High School girls participated in a four hour graffiti paint-out activity on September 20, 1996. They worked in the North East part of town. Staff is helping plan an Eagle Scout graffiti eradication, project to be done on October 26, 1996. COMMUNITY PRESENTATION On September 5, 1996, staff gave a presentation to the Westchester Improvement Association. The City's graffiti program was well received. The association's members are committed to the cleanliness and beautification of the Westchester area. 0CTI GRAFFITI AD HOC COMMITTEE The committee continues to work on the production of billboards to promote the City's graffiti program. A couple of designs are being reviewed by Police and ED/CD Depax'i~iient Heads, as well as the City Attorney. The committee expects to have a final design by the end of October or f'u'st of November. CONSOLIDATION OF GRAFFITI SERVICES Public Works Dept. has begun to make the necessary arrangements to be able to house the graffiti program. The Consolidation of all graffiti services is expected to be in effect by the end of October or first of November. xc: Vince Zaragoza Larry Jamison Ed Kuehn 2 6th Annual Relocation Guide 2 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 VALLEY PLAZA Whe Shopping ' re is a moving Experience. NEW TO THE AREA? Think of Valley Plaza as your mall away from home. Visit us soon and you can experience the best shoppin9 in Bakersfield. 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I:' Stoc~dale H ,y. _~ \ 3737 Ming Avenue · 805/836-3737 · 805/848-3494 Sangera@lightspeed.net Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 7 o£the ~Corrle Bob living Price's neighborly visits are part of "Whether I'm talking to a group of neighborhoods in Old Stockdale, an informational effort that's been Country Club members in Old Dennen, Casa Loma, and Chester. going on for several months to get the Stockdale or a family in Casa Loma, Aside from efficiency, things would word out on annexation among resi- they all agree that they don't like to remain pretty much the same in these dents of County islands -- areas offi- see local government waste money," areas. As a matter of fact, the City cially served by Kern County but sur- says Price. "When you take a look at has gone so far as to make guaran- rounded by the City of Bakersfield. the duplication of effort that is re- tees to concerned citizens. "The key is The informational campaign, which quired to serve these isolated county for the City to be flexible and to re- consists of meetings, newsletters and areas, it just makes more sense to spect and preserve the distinctive a 24 hour hotline, has encouraged have the City provide it." characteristics ofeachneighborhood," these residents to become "a part of it The need for better service is most says Price. all" as citizens of Bakersfield. pronouncedin the public safety arena. For example, Old Stockdale resi- Now in his fourth year as mayor, As a former Police Chief and beat cop dents were concerned about water Price has taken on the annexation for over 30 years, Price can relate to and sewer issues and having to put in issue as apersonalcrusade. He makes that. "We were always frustrated by curbs and sidewalks. The City of- a point of attending many of the meet- the fact that while City police were fered to put into writing their assur- ings, provides answers to questions often closer and better equipped to ance that the basic character of the' in each newsletter and is the voice of deal with a problem, we were unable neighborhood would remain un- the campaign's hotline, to assist because of the separation of changed. Sewers would be installed "We get calls of all kinds on the hot jurisdictions." only if the residents wanted them, line," says Price. "Some are worried While traffic duty is a regular part water would remain under the con- that they will have to sell their ani- of City policing, the Sheriffs Depart- trol of a local, independent company reals or RV's, others are afraid the ment doesn't have the resources to and no curbs or sidewalks would mar ambiance of their area will be al- allocate officers to such assignments, the rural atmosphere that these resi- fected. We try to assure them that if it For example, in the Casa Loma area dents cherish. is legal in the City, we don't plan any alone, the City intends to add six In many cases, the change could significant changes in regulations." more sworn police officers, to provide actually put some change back into That'snottosaythatproblemswon't 24 hour, seven day a week coverage, residents' pockets. While property be addressed. In some areas, the According to Price, "The County taxes wouldremainthesame, special County has been stretched too thin to does an excellent job of providing assessments for crossing guards and properly enforce existing codes. Some- many regional services such as the the like would be eliminated. Street times a problem has festered for court system,jail, health and welfare sweeping and green waste collection months and local residents have be- services. It also handles the needs of would be included in a slightly bigger come frustrated, many rural areas well. But in a more trash bill, but seniors qualify for a "We want to take a more active urban setting, the City is better substantial discount. While individu- stance in code enforcement," says the equipped to provide such necessary ally the difference in costs may not Mayor."Policeworkinghand-in-hand services as police protection." seem significant, it adds up. Annu- with local residents and city inspec- Many times, City crews travel ally, a qualifying senior could save tors can help address issues like drug through countyislands and see things over a hundred dollars. Others could problems, dilapidated housing and they could take care of on the spot, save around fifty bucks a year. And if graffiti." such as potholes, but because the you ever have a need to Call an ambu- "As I talk with residents at meet- area is county jurisdiction, they can't, lance, the City rates can be half that ings and on the phone, many feel "By becomingapartofBakersfield, charged in the County- which can disconnected from county government these residents can enjoy the benefits mean keeping a hundred dollars or since they are surrounded by the City. of expanded City services with the more in your pocket! I'd like to change that. As City resi- comfort of knowing that their prop- The movement has garnered sig- dents, these people would have a per- erty taxes will not increase. By using nificant support, among them the sonal voice in the direction of their those funds more efficiently, we all County's Grand Jury and the Kern neighborhood. They have someone getmoreoutofeverytaxdollarspent!" County Taxpayers' Association who would listen to their problems notes Price. "That benefits not only (Kerntax). According to Association and come up with creative solutions." island residents but every citizen of spokesperson Roy Weygand, "County But the primary reason residents Bakersfield and the county." islands within the city limits of on both sides of the fence seem to be The City has proposed to take over Bakersfield are not an efficient use of getting behind the annexation pro- responsibilities for servicing several tax dollars. They cause unnecessary gram is elimination of waste, unincorporated areas including Continued on page 61 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 9 SON IT'S THE WATER Continued from page 11 many parts of California years ago, to handle requirements for both the original town site was known as Kern our priorities shifted and pitted many inflow, and outflow, from industrial Island and, like most of the Central water users against each other, users. In fact, Bakersfield is one of Valley, was marshland made up of The City of Bakersfield has recog- the few cities in California, and the water draining from the many rivers nized water as an essential economic United States, assured of a good high of the Sierra Nevada. It was not un- development tool. Without water, no quality water supply for future urban common to travel from this area to citycan survive. Lookno further than growth. San Francisco Bay by boat. Remem- Nestle Ice Cream. Before the com- While we continue to see new com- ber, this was before dams tamed the pany selected Bakersfield, one of its panies choosing a Bakersfield busi- Kern, Tulare, Kaweah, Kings, San prime requirements was a commu- ness address, studies show that de- Joaquin, and other valley rivers. nity that could provide over a half velopment in areas previously used Thewatersupplyforourareacomes million gallons of extremely high for agriculture is not increasing the from four major sources: the Kern quality .fresh water per day. ~en demands for water. The use of water River, the State Wa~er Project, the you!magine.the average Bake~field.~ ~s changu~g; ~u~.~tbe quantity 0n& ~ ~ ~F~ant-Kern Canal; arld~ground wa- ""' ~6~idenC~ Use~' ~b6ut' ~9~ ~M~fi~ ~~' ~!~ ~i~ality' ~e~ain ~he ~'/ne; 'A~ ;~ ~ ;~ ~b6~t~75~'0ft~e 0f~i~a~m,l:knd: :,,, ~p~i~ ~bm6~frO~ withdraWals from that a company like Nestle needs to uses about the same amount of water our underground "water bank." conduct business, as a typical 4-5 house per acre subdi- Because our area was originally And just like the tides, what comes vision. The vast majority of water water-oriented, its geology allows in also goes out. Bakersfield has re- consumed in the Southern San water to seep into an underground servecapacityinitstreatmentplants Joaquin Valley is for agricultural reservoir known as an aquifer. The to handle the flow of waste water purposes. Municipal and industrial alluvial fan beneath Bakersfield is a from industrial users like Nestle and use, also known as "domestic use," natural recharge area where water other large employers. Many com- accounts for just over 5 percent of sinks and is stored below ground. munities can provide companies with total water used. This is really a bank for water. an adequate water supply, or handle So, if Bakersfield has such an abun- When water percolates into the a large flow of waste water, but not dant water supply, where is it? Much ground water aquifers, it raises the always both. One of Bakersfield's of it is under your feet. Literally. water table, making deposits into this competitive advantages is its ability Bakersfield used to be a swamp. The water bank. In wet years, water is Being success~l in business means ta~ng care of your customer's needs. Bank of Stockdale real.es this simple fact. Their ~1! line of business se~ices makes my business ~n smoother that I can concentrate on ta~ng care of my customers better. Bank of Stockdale Bank On The Best ~ 8200 St~kdale Highway 5151 Stockdale Highway 27oo Mt. v ..... (~o5) ~35-~2~ (805) 833-9292 (8o5) 8~-3216 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 IT'S THE WATER banked for future use. In dry years, Lake. Adjacent to Truxtun Avenue years ago, there was but a trickle in withdrawals from the bank are made west of Mohawk Street, the lake is the Kern River as it wound through by pumping from water wells for ag- teeming with ducks, geese, and the Bakersfield. Recently, however, the ricultural and domestic use. occasional windsurfer. It also holds river and its recharge basins have Bakersfield's valuable water sup- excess water to seep into the layers of had water flowing for most months. ply did not just happen. It is the permeable sand, gravel, silt, and clay. Head out to the Kern River Parkway result of forward thinking by previ- Of course, the Kern River channel and note the different types of birds 0us city councils and other commu- itself, and the unlined irrigation ca- and animals you pass. Having a steady nity leaders to assure we would have nals through Bakersfield, are the water supply keeps these life forms the chance to grow based upon our largest depositors into our under- close for all to appreciate. needs, not the needs of others. In ground water bank. Rarely have I seen a city that has 1976, the city bought a substantial The water recharge system used to planned as well for its future water portion ofthe Kern River water rights, replenish our water;bank is part of supPly than Bakersfield. Our advan- canals, andpr6p~iesassociatedwith the larger Kern, Ri~er.Parkway. ~ta~ ~fhaving a readysuPPlYmeans ::::th~pb~t~onofthe~ern:Ri~:~rom B~ke~fiel~d i~' fo~unate ~ ha~ ~'i::~ weareeXt~e~lycb~etltivewh~it:~":"~¥~'' Tenneco West, Inc:tncluded in this large greenbelt of open space run- comes toattracting large water users. purchase was approximately 2,800 ning right through the middle of the Along with keeping these employers acres in and along the Kern River city. This feature is especially im- happy, Bakersfieldcanreadilyhandle channel for use as a ground water pressive to companies moving to the influx of new residents who will recharge site. This property is located Bakersfield from larger urban areas, need water for their personal use. about eight miles west of Freeway 99, Being able to bike, run, walk, or skate Our ability to provide this precious south of Stockdale Highway, north of along the river only minutes from resource in a series of recreational the city's Kern River Canal, and east anywhere in town is a big selling areas along the Kern River combine of Interstate 5. point to employers looking for an to make Bakersfield a true water city. Yet outside this area are other im- enjoyable quality of life. We may not have gondolas, or sail- portant parts of this water network. Spreading water into recharge ba- boats, or day after day of rain, but the Many of us drive past recharge basins sins enhances the habitats for many next time someone asks about water almost every day and may not know rare and endangered plants and ani- in Bakersfield, tell them it's in the it. PerhapsthemostvisibleisTruxtun mals along the river. Not too many bank.-.'- hat d erence does 25% make2 ~~hen it's the amount of energy you'll save with a PG&E Comfort HomeTM it makes a big difference. A difference that could get you a bigger home. Call now for your free PG&E Comfort Home Buyer's Kit with all the details and the locations of developments near you. I 800 4PGE HOUSE Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 13 Or will it be 2006? ' ....~' they discovered a volcanic 0r 21567 The truth is, it's hard to tell : 5. formation deep in the recesses exactly how long it takes for our Alpine ~f California's Napa ValL*y. This Spring Water to naturally purij) itself by find produced a mineral water of such seeping through layers that the Wapoo Indians once called it crystalline sand. We do know, howeVg 'T~,. he ~racle' Watez." Today, it is the source the journey covers roughly (very roughO,;:,, takeupto . lOOyea~fbra ofour Sparkling ~neral Wat~ we assure you) 8,000feet. And by .ourna~ i' Of course, through the years we've added time this rockY descent is ov~ the sprifi~;: 'pufffication to our collection of water that we bottle is aspure, as bottled beverages. Flavors like Mountain and asperfect as you're likely Ruby GrapqCruit, and Passion Fruit While thisprocess may be a gt/,y one, it,s and Mango are all madej~om only the finest, certainly not the only one we've undertaken for most-natural ingredients. That,s what Crystal puri?y's sake. Back in 1977, our founders, Pete~j~i:?Geyser is all about. Which makes it not only and Leo, set out on a quest to find the pe~c/~;'~good newsjfirpeople in the year mineral ware And, after18 months of studying 2094; it's pretty good news topographic maps and ancieng yellowing well fi~gs, for earlier generations as well. Introducing our abbreviated family CRYSTAL GEYSER WATER COMPANY lSA NATURAL BEVERAGE port~itofnaturalbevemges. Shown COMPANY SINGLY COMMITTED TO PRODUCING HEALTHY, lefi to right, ourJuiceSqueeze, Alpine INNOVATIVE BEVERAGES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITYAND Spring Water, Mountain Spring TASTE. IN EACH OF OUR BEVERAGES, WE STRIVE TO ADD Sparkler, and Sparkling Mineral SOMETHING SPECIAL, SOMETHING OF VALUE, NOT ONLY TO Water. Other family memberscan SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM THE COMPETITION, BUT TO GIVE befoundina refn'gerator near you. OUR CUSTOMERS SUPERIORITY THEY CAN TASTE AND ENJOY. Many corporations have decided that Bakersfield and Paul Wagner, Crystal Geyser's Public Relations Director. Kern County are the best places to make their products. "A wide range of flayors tan be made based on Kern But why Bakersfield over Los Angeles or the Silicon County's fruitproduction;gr_apes, berries, lemons, grape- Valley? The natural resources of the area, the economic fruits, and many other fruit flavorings. Our Alpine Spring structure available and the community interest are why Water is bottled at the source in Olancha, high up in the these businesses choose to "make it here." Sierras." Frito Lay came to Kern County ten years ago, explained Why Bakersfield? "Our company is committed to pre- Jerry Matthews, Senior Operations Director of Southern serve the purity and integrity of our products," answered California. They producethree different brandsofpotato Wagner. Crystal Geyser began 20 years ago bottling chips, and a number of different offerings in flavors, Sparkling Mineral Water at the source, to protect its shapes and sizes of corn and tortilla chips, including purity. As their vision of natural beverages expanded to Doritos and Santitos. As a result of their recent expansion, include fruit based drinks, they looked for a site that would they've doubled their offerings in the "Better For You" enable them to bottle fruit beverages at their source. "The category with Rold Gold Pretzels, Baked Tostitos, and logical choice was Bakersfield." Baked Lays Potato Crisps. Paramount Farms also found Kern County to be the best When Frito Lay selected Bakersfield, they were looking natural source for their products. Joe MacIlvaine, Presi- for accessibility to the marketplace by rail and truck, dent of Paramount Farming Company, explained that which is essential in transporting their products to mar- there are actually three Paramount companies locally; kets as fresh as possible and with minimal breakage. Since Paramount Farming Company, Paramount Citrus Asso- they ship by space not weight, fewer miles traveled made ciation, and Paramount Farms. The three companies are Bakersfield very cost effective for them. owned by the same individual, Stewart Resnick, who's For smaller companies like Mustang Software, Jim been in the agriculture business here in the valley since Harrer, President & C.E.O., chose Bakersfield because it 1980. He started with Paramount Citrus. It's a virtually had been home for him since the second grade. "I started integrated orange growing and packing company with this business out of my house. It just slowly grew." . headquarters in ~isalia. They grow, pack and ship Navel Mustang Software designs Internet computer software, and Valencia oranges from about ten thousand acres of "Our software enables customers to create their own orchards in Kern County and the packing plant in interactive site, similar to what America Online has for McFarland. messaging, file delivery, and real-time chat." "Paramount Farming Company, which I operate," stated Harrer saw no need to move out of Bakersfield because MacIlvaine, "does all the none citrus farming. Our two of the close access to the press media in the Silicon Valley primary crops are pistachios and almonds. We also grow in Northern California as well as the suppliers in South- olives, pomegranates, and a variety of row crops such as ern California. "We can relocate engineers, programmers some grains, cotton, and tomatoes." and staff to Bakersfield and pay them a fairly modest The third company in the group is Paramount Farms. salary compared to San Jose or Los Angeles. So it allows They do the processing and marketing of nut products. us to keep our costs down," he explained. They take the almonds and make them into various Crystal Geyser produces a series of drinks combining industrial type products, and the pistachios are processed the natural fruit juices from Kern County with the original as a snack item for sale all over the world. sparkling mineral water from Napa Valley, according to "We market pistachios and almonds under the Para- Continued on page 16 of the area, the ........ i economic structure available and the community interest are why these businesses choose to "make it here. By: Barbara Gabel YOU CAN MAKE IT HERE Continued frompage 15 With Emphasis in: mount Farms label, and the Sunkist "This company was built with the label. We have a licensing agreement help of Rick Heming, Lynn Wright ~ with the Sunkist cooperative to use and Scott Hunter," stated Harrer. It Corporations & Partnerships o Real Estate their trademark. We also pack plata- took three years to build the core of Construction Law · Investment, Broker Disputes chios for private labels like Sam's the company, then they started add- ~ Choice for Wal-Mart." lng people. "I'm Estate Planning · Wills · Trusts · Probates Kern County is clearly the best really proud of ~ place in the United States, maybe in the fact that we Labor Law · Employer Representation the world, to grow pistachios. "We've have most of the been doing very well here. Our yields people that of pistachios are about 150% of the came on in 1988- State's average. The climate and soils 89 still with us here seem to be particularly well today." adapted to these crops." Most of their "Our toughest orchards are in Kern County around problem," stated Shafter, and on the west side of the Harrer, "is at- valley between Lost Hills and tracting people ~' Kettleman City. The processing plant to Bakersfield. is at Lost Hills. We're in a high · Softeners · Filters Thesecondselectionfactorforthese tech business · Drinking Water Systems companies in choosing the Bakers- and have to at- field area was from a financial stand- tract veryhighly point. Sensible economics put Frito skilled and tel- Lay close to the highway system, yet ented people, another serious consideration was the which is diffi- 3244718 infrastructure as far as the water cult. We'llinter- treatment system, and the cost of view 15 people power and gas. But what really made to get one. Our a difference was the "high quality of local colleges do work force available to us here," said not properly Matthews. This is one of the main prepare people reasons Frito Lay stays here. with program- I m not exactly sure what makes ~t ming degrees for ~~ ~-~-~ '7 ~ ~ great work force here. Besideshav- our technical ~m ~..~. q,,,~,~_.~ q,,,,~.~..~ lng a number of people available, the support depart- Krazan & Associates, Inc. work ethics are very strong. They are ment." ENGINEERS · GEOLOGISTS interested in providing a fair day's The other side ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS work for a fair day's pay," states ofthe coin is that Matthews. when they do get A professional consulting corporation "The level of competence is also people to move specializing in: high. Manufacturing has become here, they gen- more sophisticated in the demands erally fall in love · GEOTECHNICALENGINEERING on the individuals in the amount of with Bakers- technologytheymust dealwith. We've field. "The feed- Foundation engineering, soils investigations, waste water disposal systems found that the educational levels of back I get after the folks to be pretty dog gone good." they've relo- o ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES And, Bakersfield is always de- cated," com- Hazardous waste evaluations, land transfer toxic scribed as a friendly town. "I found merited Harrer, disclosure studies, ground water contamination that to be true personally," said "is how nice assessments Matthews, "and I think it's also true their neighbors in respect to our plant personnel as are. They had · CONSTRUCTION TESTING well." lived in South- I.C.B.O. Special inspections: As Harrer travels for Mustang Soft- ern California Concrete · Masonry · Steel ware to the East coast and back, he for five years hears the same questions. Why and didn'tknow BAKERSFIELD · FRESNO Bakersfield? Why aren't you in the anybody other heartland like Cupertino or San Jose? than the person right next door. Now 392-4490 Harrer foundit to be more cost effec- they know everybody on the whole rive to do business in Bakersfield block." (800) 800-0711 than in the south or the Silicon Vel- Paramount has a non transient ley, and a better quality of life to offer work force, which surprises many. his staff members. "We've been here ten years now," 16 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 YOU CAN MAKE IT HERE said MacIlvaine, "and most of the mented Matthews of Frito Lay. "Our is freshness and purity of the fruit people that joined us then are still working relationship with the county juices. "We think that Americans will with us. The average tenure of our and local agencies has continued to continue to look to natural healthy employees is seven to eight years, be quite strong. We've had periods of beverages. The plant in Bakersfield We're very glad to have them." inactivity, where there wasn't a lot of is expected to play an important role interaction, in that growth. In taking advantage But we've of the resources of the region," said never had Wagner, "we don't think the fruit Just a sampling of the many anything in juices can be produced anywhere else. Bakersfield or That should be a source of pride to products being produced in Kern County Bakersfield and Kern County." Bakersfield and Kern County. that I can Frito Lay has expanded tremen- even remotely dously in the last two years, doubling · characterize the size of their facility which in- as a problem, creased the business by about 50% It's always and the size of the work force by been a posi- about 40%. "But there's clearly an tive relation- opportunity for us to refine and let ship though the dust settle, if you will, optimizing not always an what we have in place now." The first active one." expansion built enough space for four "I think lines, but they only put in three. With generally it's the second expansion, they built a friendly enough space for two lines, but only business cli- put in one. As the business continues · mate here," to grow, these spare lines will enable s a i d them to respond rapidly to generat- MacIlvaine of ing a new product within 12 months. Paramount. "I don't expect any additions through "We certainly 1997. However, we will put that space get a lot of to use at some point in time," finished support in the Matthews. business com- Mustang Software is in a rapidly munity. And, expanding field. The business mode we take an today is much different than it was active part in just nine months ago. "We had to community completely reengineer our company affairs. Ithink to be able to respond quicker to our it's a good customers' needs, as well as to the place to do market's needs. Now, the whole online business." industry is changing; going to web I ' ' Paramount sites, going to ntranet s~tes, and we re sees a bright just trying to keep up with the tech- future in Kern nology. In some areas we're a step ~: County and is ahead, in other areas we're still drag- planting new ging." orchards, and "We're very proud of the products :~ e x p a n d i n g that we distribute all over the world their acreage from Bakersfield. For 10 years now, ~ ~ in almonds we've been getting people connected, and pista- getting people online. It's because of ~.~ chios. Cur- our staff," stated Harrer. "If you have ~ rently, they the people and they care about their farm about customers, and their work, then it's 20,000 acres just a matter of making sure that you of almonds deliver the product that the custom- The third piece of the puzzle is and about 15,000 acres of pistachios, ers need. Everything else falls in community interest. "Bakersfield is That will grow gradually over time. place. The golden rule that I learned interested, supportive, and has "It's a natural for in business very early on states; If partnered with us to make things Kern County. These crops just do you surround yourself with the best happen for the good of the commu- well here." people you possibly can, you can't nity as well as our company, com- Crystal Geyser' s primary concern fail. Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 17 Those of us who live in Bakersfield all over the world. Not to mention the The cotton crop is planted in late know it is a multi faceted community, foreign trade and official delegations March or early April, and harvested But what many may not realize is that regularly come here to conduct in September and October.' Once that Bakersfield is also a"world trade business. "ginned" (a process which separates center," with a number of interna- Why would these successful busi- the cotton fibers from the seeds, etc.) tional companies making our city nesses choose Bakersfield? Perhaps, the raw cotton is packaged into bales their home base. Today, Bakersfield by understanding more about the na- and stored in warehouses, where it's is doing business on a global level as ture of these particular companies, protected from the weather. more and more companies discover we can get an idea of why they find "Particularly in the U.S., and .in the opportunities and amenities of- Bakersfield so appealing as an inter- most developed countries, cotton is fered to corporate citizens, national business location, the fiber of choice, and we have well Calcot, a cotton market coopera- Cotton was first grown commer- over 50% of the market," Smith said. tive that markets cotton to more than cially in this area after World War I. "Traditionally Japan is our largest 30 countries for some 3,000 growers, Originally, cotton was sold through customer. The textile industry has and handles almost 50% of the cotton auctions to merchants, but growers been declining in Japan, but they are that's grown in California and Ari- felt they needed help getting a fair retaining the high quality goods in zona, and 10% of the cotton grown in return on their production, as well as their own country, so they are still theentireU.S.,isheadquarteredhere getting their crops to international our largest customer. Korea is our in Bakersfield. markets. So, they decided to follow second largest, almost equal to Ja- Pandol Brothers, a local company the model of other successful Califor- pan. Depending on the year, China or that is currently doing more than nia cooperatives like Sunkist, Egypt is our third largest customer, $125 million a year in agricultural SunMaid, Diamond and Calavo. then Indonesia. Egypt grows the ex- exports and imports, as well as sell- Calcot, formed by a handful offarm- tra long staple cotton, similar to the ing Kern and Tulare county grown ers who called their coop San Joaquin Pima cotton grown here, but they fruit, is located just outside Delano. Cotton Growers, began business in export virtually all their domestic The grapes grown in Kern and Delanoin 1927. In 1930 they changed production because it's so valuable. Tulare counties are considered by thename to California Cotton Coop- Thentheybuylowerqualityandlower some to be the best in the world. The erative Association and moved to priced cotton from us to use in their crops we take for granted because Bakersfield, where it has remained, own textiles. Indonesia grows a little they are grown locally, people in other Known today as Calcot, it has grown cotton, but the other countries we sell countries are willing to pay a pre- to over 3,000 members with a staffof to do not grow their own." mium price for. 124 people. The company sells nearly Through Amcot, a network of the It may surprise some to learn that two million bales of cotton to textile four major U.S. cotton marketing co- Bakersfield is also the international mills in international markets in ap- operatives, Calcot has a worldwide headquarters for Occidental Oil & proximately 30 countries each year. sales organization with offices in Ja- Gas Corporation. According to Thereasonforthissuccessissimple; pan, Korea and Taiwan, as well as Lawrence Meriage, Vice-President of Ardong the U. S. cotton producing sales agents in other countries. Executive ServicesandPublicAffairs states, California ranks in volume "We have different programs for for Occidental, "Bakersfield is the behind only Texas in cotton produc- growers so we can sell the cotton to window to the world". Right here in tion, insuring mill buyers adequate their best advantage. We want the Bakersfield, Occidental maintains a supplies of raw material. More im- growers to know that we market at fleet of five jet aircraft, including Sa- portantly, California ranks first in the lowest cost possible while maxi- ber Liners and Gulf Streams, with the U.S., and the world, in terms of mizing every opportunity," Smith em- twelve full time flight crews who fly quality, phasized. 18 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 "We have warehouses in the San ing plant of Pandol Brothers, Inc. was not a sacrifice, but a family work- Joaquin Valley, Southern California, Pandol Brothers is a brokerage house ing to build something. and Arizona, but Bakersfield is cen- importing and exporting agricultural After two years in the army during trally located and is very convenient crops throughout the world. World War II, Jack returned home. for moving our cotton out through Los Pandol's corporate offices depict a At the suggestion of his father, he Angeles and Long Beach Ports. We mixture of family, and traditional went back east and learned market- ship almost exclusively in containers, farming values, with a flavor of inter- ing. He would stay there for a couple directly to the port, and then to the national philosophy added. One wall of weeks at a time, going back and mill. Of course rail transportation is of the conference room is covered with forth. "I was always very adventure- very good here as well." About 15% of family portraits and memorabilia, some," Jack said. Calcot's cotton moves primarily by and display shelves are filled with When Jack became engaged in "piggyback" (containers placed on fiat items from throughout the world. In January of 1947, the family became rail cars) to the southeastern United the sales office are plaques, awards, partners by deed, and each son got States. additional artifacts, and photos of one-fifth of the farm with two-fifths According to Smith, "Bakersfield is Jack Pendol with renowned interna- going to his father and mother. a very progressive city and really pro- tional leaders. In a large room filled When asked his company's philoso- vides a lot of centers for entertain- with employees' desks, including phy, he says simply; "We, there's no ment and cultural activities, and we Jack's, is a wall of clocks showing the I." feel it is responsive to things that time in various countries around the He and his brother use that phrase businesses need. We are very fortu- world, when discussing business, and it ex- nate to have many capable, qualified The Pandol farming concern began tends to all the employees. "By myself employees that are dedicated to get when Jack's father moved his family what can I do? How many vines can I the job done--there is a good work to a 160 acre open barren field in raise? How many grapes can I eat? ethic here." Delano. Jack's father had immigrated While I'm doing something, someone In return, Calcot tries to be a good to the states in 1906. His mother else is working on something differ- corporate citizen. "A number of our came in 1922 as a contract bride se- ent. Each one is different, but it takes employees are very involved in civic lected by his family from the island of all together to do the whole," he ex- affairs. We try very hard to be a part Havar (now Croatia). plains. of the community." According to Jack, the oldest of But what has made Pandol Broth- Tom Smith should know something three brothers, "My dad wanted me ers an international success? about the value of a good employee, to go to college, but I didn't want to. "There are lots of tricks in this busi- he came to work for Calcot in 1957, He said he could only teach me one ness, ifyou understand them, youcan directly out of college in Texas. He thing that he knew, which was a little make a lot of money!" worked his way up to President and bit about grapes, and farming." Jack feels that knowing Chinese recently became President of the Na- During the war, there was a short- philosophy has helped, not only in tional Cotton Council and, as such, age of laborers, so Jack would work conducting business, but in relating spends time testifying before Con- on the farm for his dad from early in to his customers. "I tell people; before gress in Washington, D.C., and work- the morning until around noon. Then you go over there, learn something ing with a number of industry groups he went home and cleaned up before about their customs and their ways. to maximize the business potential of going to a second job where he worked Otherwise, they think you're uncul- all segments of the cotton industry, for sixty cents an hour. tured. They don't understand that Outside Delano, situated in the "I worked but I never kept a thing, we' re different unless they've done middle of agricultural fields, are the the money went into the family pot business over here." office complex, warehouses and pack- and I got an allowance." To Jack, this Continued on page 20 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 19 GLOBAL BEAT Continued from page 19 Some of Pendol's first overseas busi- worldwide, including expatriates and The impact of 500 people with good ness was in Sweden, then in Hong foreign nationals, paying jobs is a boost to the local Kong. Last year Pandol Brothers Lawrence Meriage, Vice President economy. "We hire engineers, geolo- shipped 1,300,000 packages to Hong of Executive Services and Public Af- gists, geophysicists, computer special- Kong alone, with a value of over $20 fairs, proudly stated, "We have op- ists, accountants, this is a highly pro- million. This year Pandol is repre- erations in 27 different countries and fessional organizationin terms ofedu- senting about a dozen growers in all of that is managed out of Bakers- cational background and experience. Chile, Mexico, Arizona and Califor- field. I believe we're the only com- We don't generally hire people right nia, selling to domestic customers as pany that's found five oil fields in the out of school, we go after seasoned well as Pacific Rim countries. They billion barrel class over the past 25 professionals who have five or more are also shipping to Latin America years. It's a pretty exciting place to years experience in the field. and Europe. work. I can't think of another indus- "This is a dynamic organization," "All the paperwork is done out of try that offers the excitement and Meriage said. "We are focused on a Delano." There are 1,000 to 1,300 challenge, not to mention the risk." strategy for growth. The oil and gas people employed in the various de- Oxy is exclusively what is called an division headquartered in Bakersfield partments, including the fields. "upstream" company, which means is the primary vehicle for growth for What are Pandol Brothers future upstream from the gasoline pump. the parent corporation, Los Angeles plans? 3 Brothers Bananas from They explore, produce and market oil based Occidental Petroleum Corpo- Mexico. They will also be planting and natural gas. The oil is sold to ration. Of the corporation's budget of more varieties ofvlneyards. 'Wou have major refiners to be converted to gaso- over a billion dollars, 600 million of it to have the standard twes~ but everv- line and other refined products. The Toes to our oil and sas division..The body else has them. Certain popular natural gas is purchased by a wide senior management team looks to the varieties make a difference in what variety of end users and middle men operation here as the best chance for you have to offer internationally, for resale, sustained, profitable growth for the "Kern and Tulare counties are a Meriage reported that Oxy produces company as a whole." central zone and have some of the about 65,000 barrels a day in the Mid In fact, Oxy has strengthened its finest crops in the world. There is Continent RegionofOklahoma, Kan- presence in Bakersfield. "We have nothing better than Delano grapes, sas, Texas, Louisiana, and off shore just gone through a significant re- We are very thankful our father had in the Gulf of Mexico. They also have structuring. We actually had two the foresight to bring us here." major crude oil production operations headquarters. Tulsa managed domes- Jack has been asked to speak at the in Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Co- tic operations, and -Bakersfield was Harvard Business school speakers lumbia, and produce oil in the Per- responsible for international opera- series every year for several years. In sian Gulf'area. In a 50/50 partner- tions. But we've changed that, and 1984 he was selected "Numero Uno" ship with a Russian oil company, Tulsa is now a regional production speaker, by the students, from a very they have a large producing opera- office. We downsized it and moved prestigious list. tion in Russia, with two major fields about 100 people to Bakersfield. We Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation in Western Siberia. Occidental is one also closed our crude oil trading op- has its roots firmly grounded in of the top ten natural gas producers erationinHoustonandmovedithere." Bakersfield. The company's interna- in the U.S. and internationally pro- Although the company is focused tional headquarters are located right duces gas in Pakistan and the Neth- on financial performance, "We have here, in spite of the fact they get only erlands. The company also has large not lost sight of the employees. They about 5,000 barrels per day ofproduc- offshore discoveries in Malaysia, the are the key ingredients to our suc- tion in Bakersfield. Philippines and Indonesia which have cess. Money is one thing, but you have In 1959, Dr. Hammer of Occidental not yet begun operations, to have good people as well, and I teamed with Gene Reid Drilling, and "The business that we do in Bakers- would like the community to know formed Occidental Exploration and field is to set the strategic direction of that we have good people at Oxy, a Production Company with less than the company and coordinate our very professional staff, a lot of sea- ten employees. Over thirty-five years worldwide operations. We have video soned veterans. These are people who later, the company has grown to in- conferenceing so we can communi- have been all over the world, but a lot ternational proportions, and is con- cate with our domestic offices and of them came back to Bakersfield." sidered one of the top oil companies in electronic mail that can circle the In consideration of its employees, the world. Oxy currently employs globe. With this technology, you can Oxy has independent companies lo- about 500 people locally and 6,000 be anywhere and conduct business." Continued onpage21 20 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 GLOBAL BEAT Continued from page 20 " - ' 'Kmsmg The Standard cated in their offices, such as Pruden- /.~ 11~/I ~:[ Your Trust rial, whose sole purpose is to facilitate the relocation of employees. They also have a lunch room in the building, Luxury Homes at Spring Meadow, and contract various caterers to pro- The Gardens, Harvest Manor vide food service so employees don't have to go offsite to eat. A full service and other fine locations. travel agency that facilitates employee Trade-ins Considered travel is available for employees to use in arranging their business and leisure travels, and is open to the H 0 M I~ S (805) public as well. "I think there is a real commitment to this community. For over thirty years we have played a role, both large and small, as a real partner in a variety of activities that have ranged from supporting redevelopment ef- forts in the downtown to a variety of activities and programs at Cal State. People in the community have looked ---1 ~ --~. Serving to us as a partner in trying to move .~ [ [ [ [~e the community forward. We want ~ · ~ · Bakersfield to know we are taking a more aggressive posture in terms, of our interaction with the community, while at the same time keeping in O~O~TU~mTY ¥OUI~ QUY*HTy C~I~F~. NFIWORK mind oUr business objectives." FOUNDAllON Meriage moved here from Westlake Village in the Los Angeles area. He SERVICES INCLUDE ~ A ONE-STOp sums up iiving and working in Bakers- STATE-OF-THE-A ~**~.~ JOB NETWORK field best. "I had been coming up here COMPUTER NET' FOR EMPLOYERS LINKS TO EMPLOY AND JOB SEEKERS! working on different projects, s0Iwas WORLDWIDE, JOB MATCH familiar with Bakersfield and was ~on SEARCH, ON-THE- content with the move. When people TRAINING PROGRAM, B~ke~leld heard where I was moving they would COURSES, INTERNET ACCESS q OOLLEfiE DUNN ~ BRADSTREET ON CD ROM m say, 'Gee, I'm sorry,' but On inquiry I ERISS-COMPUTER LABOR MARKET, found out they had never been here. To 64 METROPOLITAN SUNDAY NEWS- In my case, I had a 35 mile commute PAPERS ON MICROFICHE, APPLICAN' one way to work and I did that for 10 SCREENING SERVICES, EMPLOYER ~ CaIi£omia Iii Department years. Now, I'm eight minutes away, RESPONSE SYSTEMS, CLIENT ASSESSMt if I hit both the red lights. That's SERVICES, CURRENT LISTINGS OF JOBS ACROSS ~ehabilitation THE NATION, INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, given me two hours a day back, to do VeaITING ASSISTANCE~ with as I want rather than sitting out IN: BASIC SKILLS, ENGLISH-AS~A-~ on the freeway somewhere. It's DIESEL MECHANICS, AUTO MECHANICS, t ............ changed my lifestyle for the better, DRIWNG, WELL SERVICE WORKER, WELDING, and geographically, we're ideally lo- EXPERIENCE PROGRAM, GENERAL CLERICAL, BOOKKEEPING cated, we're not remote. There are PAYROLL/ACCOUNTING, MEDICAL ASSISTANT, MEDICAL OFFICE WORKER, CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT, HOSPITAL several beautiful spots within a short OCCUPATIONS, PHARMACY TECHNICIAN, LODGING INDI drive. It's not a big ordeal to get to the OCCUPATIONS... AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE! coast or the mountains." "There's a good quality of life here. It's a small town and the cost of living in Bakersfield is pretty attractive, especially compared to the Los Ange- les area. And I'm constantly amazed WESTCHESTER CENTER STOCKDALE CENTER 2001 2grH STREET 5121 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY at the local talent here. The local BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309 theater and music productions are as (805) 324.9675 CALL US (805) 398-9675 good as you can attend anywhere." GOLDEN STATE CENTER TODAY! VIDA SCOTT CENTER II20 GOLDEN STATE AVENUE ,~. 1105 EAST BELLE TERRACE AVENUE "This is a town where you can al- BAKERSFiELD, CA 93301 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93307 most put your finger on the pulse and (805) 634-9675 (805) 832-5790 feel things happening.".:- ~ .......... ~ ...................... Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 21 re~ L on their ~hetime~ ;furnit~e, move has~ AMERICAN DREAM Continued from page 23 51% of them need to be from this income bracket. This stipulation helps stimulate growth in the area. L and A Oak also works with Employer's Training Resource, and when they have a vacancy, ETR sends out candidates to be interviewed. By working with ETR, L and A Oak is helping reduce unemployment in the area. Munoz and Nave also work with the area high schools on training young students for future careers. Students en- rolled in work experience programs earn units for learn- ing how to build furniture or perform janitorial tasks. This program benefits both the students and the company. When asked if she thought she would own a furniture business when she started as a receptionist with Ameri- can Oak Products, Munoz claims that it never crossed her mind. She states that when American Oak moved, it was an opportunity that she had to take, because a similar opportunity might never have happened again. The move from employee to employer seems to have been a very good one for Munoz. She is excited about her Learn hoTM to work "ON" your business business, her new location, and redecoratingthe offices of instead of "IN" your business... L and A Oak. Wager states that there is assistance available for businesses like L and A Oak. The City of ~~111~ ~e][~_~)~][~_¥~_~h~_~_~ Bakersfield has successfully completed four packages that helped businesses similar to L and A Oak. Other i agencies also provide information, planning assistance, and support. Wager states that his organization is very ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION assertive in getting the word out to businesses. The services they provide can help others like 'Munoz and Nave live the American dream.-:- State Farm there."® State Farm Agents your neighbors in the Bakersfield Community. By: Janet Wheeler fyou are the CEO of an expand- ing business that is planning to mov'e to Bakersfield, what would be one of the first questions on your mind? Before even searching for a site, you'd probably want to know if there ' was an ample work force to fit your needs. Enter Employers' Training Re- source. ~ ETR is a federally funded agency ~ that works through Kern CountY and provides personnel services an&pro .... grams for both employers and em- ployees. You don't need to be a new arrival to take advantage of ETR's many services, but new arrivals find their programs especially helpful. As a member of the City Of Bakersfield's "Team Bakersfield," Employers' Training Resource is on hand early in any business negotia- tions to advise on labor force issues and job training programs. According to Pete Parra, Executive Continued on page 26 Photo By: BETTER EMPLOYEE Continued from page 25 Director of Employers' Training Re- source, ETR was started by the Job Training Partnership Act passed in 1981. Kern County is the administrative agency for ETR which also services Mono and Inyo counties. In Kern County, ETR employs 100 people in four Bakersfield offices. Marilyn Hallman, a Personnel Con- sultant for Employers' Training Re- source also wears the hats of a Job Developer and Incentive Area Repre- sentative. "We're the jobs training and place- ment people," Ms. Hallman says by way of explaining Employers' Train- ing Resource. Like Ms. Hallman, ETR wears many hats. They offer client services that include everything from help writing a resume to job training and employers services that range from pre-screening applicants to pay- ing up to 50% of an employees salary during an the employee's initial train- ing period. Ms. Hallman explains; "If an em- ployer is willing to take someone who needs further training ( for example, a bookkeeper candidate who needs to be trained in your company's particu- lar computer program), in exchange for giving the person that opportu- nity, we can subsidize a portion of that person's salary during a limited training period." ETR is available to help businesses long before the actual placement of a job applicant, however. As part of Team Bakersfield, a group of professionals who work together to market the city to businesses consid- ering locating here, ETR is available early in negotiations to advise on both work force issues and incentive pro- grams. ETR then continues to provide ser- vices that help make the upheaval of moving a business to Bakersfield as easy as possible. Parra agrees that ETR services are a big help to busi- nesses moving here. "I'd say we've worked with just about every business that's moved to town lately, including large businesses like Frito Lay and Nestles and many smaller businesses, too," Parra says. Once the business has arrived, ETR helps to recruit qualified individuals by pre-screening applicants accord- ing to the company's job descriptions. Continued on page 52 OF BAKERSFIELD 3101 Cattle Drive 835-8900 Whether you're moving across town or across the continent, we can find you the home you're looking for. At Coldwell Banker, we have a referral network of over 54,000 real estate professionals throughout North America. We can help you with the sale of your house and the purchase of a home in your new location. So, if relocation is in your future, come to the right location - Coldwell Banker. Wherever you are going, our sign is the best place to turn. For information, call Coldwell Banker Preferred Realtors® today. 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Whether you're in the mood for traditional Italian food, specialty pizza, or the steaks, ribs and cajun dishes now offered at Bootleggers, you know you'll find great food, fla- vorful drink and unequaled service on every visit. The restaurants' ex- tensive beer and wine lists offer a variety of beverages to compliment your meal, but if you're like most local patrons you'll want to try one of the Brewing Co.'s special ales. The micro brewery is the latest successful venture for local restau- rateur Ralph Fruguglietti, and origi- nated with his desire to create a specialty beer for Frugatti's. He cre- ~ ated Voluptuous Blond Ale, and it ~ didn't take long for a distributor to ~ notice the new product. ~ As always, Fruguglietti did exten- sive research before creating the spe- the larger brewing companies. The more than 700 micro breweries cialty beer, and realized micro brew- currently operating in the U.S. offer thousands of beer varieties -- eries were an upward trend in the everything from very light to very dark beers, reds, ambers, industry. Fruguglietti believes the wheats, and even fruit beers. trend is similar to the trend that Bootlegger's Brewing Co. makes about a dozen varieties of beer. occurred in the wine industry 15 Many are brewed and offered only for special seasons or holidays years ago. and one is brewed specifically for another restaurant chain. The "The wine industry was basically Brewing Company's beer list includes Voluptuous Blond Ale, Big a jug wine industry," says Red Ale, Double Z Raspberry Wheat, American Ale, Summer Fruguglietti. "People ordered by the Wheat, Rat Tail Brown Ale, Snake Bite Amber, 34th Street Porter, color, not by the variety. It was rare Winter Ale and Irish Red. to have someone order a chardonnay Bakersfield beer connoisseurs appreciate the variety and fresh- -- they ordered a blush or a red or a ness, and might be surprised to learn their favorite local ales can white." also be purchased at various locations across the country. The As the industry started to grow, brewery's Voluptuous Blond and Big Red Ales are available in varietal wines became more popular restaurants and grocery stores throughout California, Arizona, and boutique wineries opened in Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, New York, New Jersey and Mary- Napa and along the Central Coast, land. With the rapid expansion of his beer empire, Fruguglietti is offering higher-priced, but high qual- considering opening a larger brewery in within the next few years. ity wines. And that's what's happen- Even with the increasing success of the brewery, Fruguglietti ing in the beer industry with the sees beer as an extension of what they do in the kitchen. And in a micro-brewed beers, industry where 95 percent of all new independent ventures fail, Fruguglietti notes that there's a Fruguglietti's empire continues to grow. He credits his success to significant difference in flavor with several things, and admits to having "zero" restaurant experience micro-brewed beers. More so than when he and his family opened Giovanni's 11 years ago. with the standard beers offered by Continued on page 40 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 39 RALPH FRUGUGLIETTI Continued from page 39 Frug~: glietti was born in Italy and stand. He believes it'~ enthusiasm extends to all aspects of immigrated to the United States when a restaurateur the company. he was five years old. He grew up in ness side He's also a big booster of Bakers- the Bay area, then attended USC and field and Kern County. He appreci- graduated with a degree in mt ates Bakersfield's quality of life and ing. During his college years,I a claims it's a terrific place for their captained a national four children to grow up. He con- track team. Followinggraduati, ? stantly espouses the city's virtues to moved to Newport Beach whe~ people he meets at the numerous beer worked for IBM. festivals he attends. Three years later, he and his He's also adamant about restau- Anne decided to return to the rants cooperating to benefit the city, field area. Fruguglietti saying restaurateurs need to under- President and General Manager stand their role with conventions and Airport Bus for the next three in getting people to return to Bakers- It was during this time he field. When restaurants promote interested in the food industry, s as a group, the better they "Sometimes I thinkifyou have other which benefits the city. things to bring to the business, you're He advises businesses interested in better offthan if you have 15 years of to Bakersfield, to research restaurant experience," says d understand the market. Fruguglietti. lot of people come into Bakers- Fruguglietti incorporates some of it's not a sophisticated the things he learned at IBM into the says Fruguglietti. "Bakers- restaurant business; how to treat cus- don't like to be talked tomers, quality, consistency-- all the down to and don't like to be thought of things that have become buzz words te .s constantly as second-class citizens. You have to in the industry and that many people new products, come in with the intention of becom- who open restaurants don't under- He that's the fun part, but his ing part of the ' "o?~ community. · 40 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 Guy Chaddock & Co. A Rock, A CNsd and an Ice Pick" Xr[~y would an established, successful fUrniture Although it may be just over the grapevine, transporting mpany with a Los Angeles address and an a company and its employees from Los Angeles to Bakers- ~i/~ impressive nationwide clientele move the entire field is a complex task. Fortunately, when the job was · · business, and more than one hundred employ- completed, more then ninety percent ofthe hourly employ- ees and their families to Bakersfield? The answer is ees, and all but one of the salaried employees made the deceptively simple. They were seeking a community with move. Yes, the company offered the employees a financial a quality environment for their employees, and a facility incentive to move, but such a large percentage of company that would provide the required space for expansion, personnel agreeing to the change means two things; they When the search for a new home for the business began, had significant loyalty to their company, and they truly the company was operating out of four buildings spread believed that Bakersfield had something positive to offer. over a four block area in East Los Angeles. According to Edwards confirmed that about twenty five employees Dave Edwards, President of Guy Chaddock & Co., "Bakers- have already purchased homes here. "The ability to pur- field offered important amenities such as affordable hous- chase homes was significantly enhanced by the affordability ing, good schools, and a small town feeling, but with many of Bakersfield." And," Edwards added, "thereare excellent of the facets of city life. Bakersfield was also very positive apartment complexes available that offered our employ- about attracting new business, which we liked right from ees quality rental opportunities as well." the start." Continued on page 42 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 41 "Hey Mom & Dad, while you're away...take me to GUY CHADDOCK & CO. Continued from page 41 Accipiter so I can play!" The decision to move unfolded over meet the specifications of the interior Anderson's / a two year process which centered on designer and client. What really finding the right facility. Jake Wa- makes Guy Chaddock furniture spe- ~ ger, Economic Development Director cial however, is the unique antique · Boarding: All Breed, · Indoor~un8 for the City of Bakersfield, and Gary look. Expert craftsmen use a rock, Cats, Dugs & Cage Pets · Pickup & Delivery Belter of Coldwell Banker Preferred chisel, and an ice pick to "beat up" or · Groomlmg: All Breed,· Airport Service Realtors®played key roles in working more properly, "distress" the furni- Cats & Dogs · Specialidng in National out the details lure. The end re- . Daycare & Internati0nal Transp0rl and in providing sult is a beautiful /~CClPlTER }(ENhlE/$ the assistance "old world patina" OP~,7~AYS-O'OS~D,OL, DAYS 845-3329 needed to make which gives each 58018. Fair~ax~d.,13akorsfiolcl(lqortho~t~anamal_ane)the move hap- piece the Well pen. Once the worn look of a arrangements cherished an- were finalized it tique. took only ninety Chaddock fur- days, fromApril nishings are sold to July of 1996, through interior to get the new designers, high building ready end retail stores, to meet the and shown in needs of the twenty major in- company. Supe- terior design rior Construc- buildings nation- RAND lion was instru- wide. The pieces mental in man- can be found in aging the com- such notable ~l~ I~SO N N ill/1 plex job of eom- places as pleting the Bloomingdales, I~ ~ l~ N C Y project ontime. Nordstrom's, Edwards said, Four Seasons Ho- I rofo$$ional I lacoment "We shut down tels, the Disney Tl rougl Export Analysis at 10:00 on a Fri- properties, and day morning in Sandra Day For all of your EMPLO YMENT needs Los Angeles, O'Conner's office, ?ERMANENTOR TEMPORARY and were work- to name a few. ; lng out of the Evenmanyfurni- 5 NATIONALLY CERTIFIED new facility in Bakersfield on Mon- lure industry executives choose Guy COUNSELORS with over 60 yeats day morning. Our customers were Chaddock pieces for their own homes pleasantly surprised by the efficiency and offices. Furniture is also shipped combined experience in both the of our crew." to Japan, Canada, the Middle East, LOCAL and NATIONAL marketplace. The company was founded by Guy and South America. According to Chaddock in the early 50's as a wood Edwards, "Our sales representatives "W~ WO~[~ turning operation. Soon, local resi- are proud to walk through any door, FORYO " dents brought in antiques for restora- knowing they will be welcomed be- lion, and eventually the company cause our name stands for quality GO WITH THE EXPERTS--FOR began creating replicas. Later, Euro- and integrity." peen craftsmen, masters in furniture It is a plus when a business like COST EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT making, joined the firm, and with a Guy Chaddock & Co. relocates to NEEDS AND ALTERNATIVES. nucleus of six people, the art of craft- Bakersfield. When over one hundred lng fine traditional country English families move into a community, it's a O7 1 and French furnishings began. Many real boost to the local economy. I of the patterns from the 60's and 70's Equally important, the company is · Clerical · Secretarial · Accounting are still in the line, and today the creating newjobopportunitiesbyhir- Chaddock catalogis comprised of more lng local residents. Currently, over · Bookkeeping · Data Entry than 500 individual items. 150 people are employed by the firm, ~. MTechnical · Word Processing~ Although a labor intensive effort, and as business continues to grow so Sales · Management ~1 each piece of furniture is still made will their personnel. It also says some- edical · Dental ~1 one at a time. Every item is individu- thingvery positive about our city when ally hand crafted, and approximately an established and respected busi- ~ And More~~1 fifty percent of the orders are for cus- ness chooses Bakersfield as their cor- tom built pieces which are modified to porate address. 42 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 If You Pay Taxes, You Should Know About ENROLLED AGENTS... What does the term the U.S. government. (CPAs and at- Enrolled Agent mean? torneys are licensed by the states.) An individual may become an Eh- "Enrolled" Simply means EAs are rolled Agent in one of two ways: The licensed by the federal government, primary way is to pass a difficult, two- "Agent" means EAs are authorized to day examination given annually by appear in place of the taxpayer at all the IRS. The test covers taxation of levels of the Internal Revenue Ser- individuals, corporations, partner- vice. ships, estates and trusts, as we]] as Enrollment dates back to 1884, procedure and ethics. Less than one- when Congress acted to regulate per- third of individuals taking the exami- sons who represented citizens in their nation have passed, allowing them to dealings with the Treasury Depart- apply for enrollment and subject ment, after questionable claims had themselves to a background investi- been presented for Civil War losses, gation. The other way is to have been an What exactly do employee of the Internal Revenue Enrolled Agents do? Service for five years, regularly ap- ply and interpreting the provisions of Unlike attorneys or CPAs, Enrolled the Internal Revenue Code and regu- Agents specialize in taxation. ]ations. Throughout the year, they advise, represent and prepare tax returns for Are there other individuals, partnerships, corpora- requirements? tions, estates, trusts and other enti- ties with tax-reporting requirements. In addition to the stringent testing In California, for example, the more and application process, Enrolled than 3,700 Members of the Califor- Agents re required to earn 72 hours nia Society of Enrolled Agents pre- of continuing professional education, pare more than 2 million tax returns reported every three years, to main- each year. tain their status. Because of the dif- Enrolled Agents' expertise in the ficulty in becoming enrolled and constantly changing field of tax ]aw maintaining that enrollment, there enables them to be effective represen- are fewer than 35,000 Enrolled tatives when taxpayers are audited Agents in the United States. by the IRS. How can I find out How do Enrolled Agents more about what an differ from other "Enrolled Agent" tax experts? can do for me? EAs are the only practitioners who Contact Bob Gardner, President, or have demonstrated competence spe- Diane Anderson, 1st Vice President, cifically in matters of taxation. Also, Kern Chapter, California Society of they are the only representatives for Enrolled Agents, (805) 322-8963 or taxpayers who receive that right from (805) 322-2862 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 43 44 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 liUSband/and daughter E~rands~hadoto:be doneoon weekend~. C~fit~r,whereh~ daughter4s l~arning to sWim~ 'and also :takes; ~ake ~decorating~ 'and plays bunc6; wordsechoed go to a "wild and :,: Craz~ pl'ace l~ke~ alifornia;~;but,~seated in the gamil~y n a major resource ~n Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 45 life. "He brings home friends, and we meet their parents." Evening garden- ing is a social activity too. That's Stockdale LearningCenter when most of the neighbors get to- gether and compare lawns. Mike and "T" are in the Tiger Club, which is similar to the Boy Scouts, and "T" participates in kick boxing and a children's book club, once a month. 1701 Westwind Drive/Suite 104 Close friends come from the ranks of Bakersfield, California / (805) 326-8084 State Farm, simply due to proximity. Andrew J. Berling, M.A., Director "We're all closer to one another; con- sequently, we can get together for fun," remarked Mike. Bakersfield is a "Big, small town," Mike states. "It really feels like home." The Topos, another State Farm couple, came to Bakersfield two years ago from the West 'Coast Regional Office in Westlake Village, south of Venture. A Senior Human Resources 805 38~'9466 Specialist, Eddie's position is an "in- house"job. He oversees Group Insur- ance Benefits for the entire region. There are 33 people in his depart- ment. He was born in New York, grew up ih Barstow, and appreciates beau- tiful Bakersfield evenings. The big- gest plus factor of Bakersfield is "the · . people," they chimed in unison. They love their new home and their neigh- bors, and describe the neighborhood d i g d as their evening entertainment. Chil- Ica er n Inte tare dren play safely in the street while parents visit. Their son Blake, who will be two in Security Services September, keeps both parents busy. He attends a home day care only five minute away. Both parents like the family setting and feel Bakersfield is .' a safe and stimulating environment "Ask about our unsurpassed for their child. commitment to services!" Eddie loves to run and play golf. Running is a daily activity which takes about 45 minutes of the evening. The rest of the evening is spent caring for · Audio Intrusion Detection Blake, preparing and enjoying din- · Human Verification · Access Control ncr, and getting ready for the next · UL Fire Detection · Video Surveillance day. Linda, who places herself in the · 24 Hour Monitoring and much more... "nursery" stage of life, works out at home. ,,.,.~OIl~rl~O~... Blake was born in Mercy South- ·For a FREE west which both described as great. securifv..7 survey, · Commercial * Industrial They're delighted with their medical and dental providers, all within the call (805) 324-6444 · Residential · Institutional vicinity of the hospital and only min- utes away from the State Farm build- ing. Sonitrol of Bakersfield, 201 California Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93304 In Venture, the nearest grocery store was 20 minutes away. Here, they shop only 10 minutes away. The family also likes to go to the park, whichisjust blocks from their home. 46 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 INSIGHTS INTO BUSINESS Valley Plaza To Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary By: A.K. Anderson O ne of the first enclosed malls says. That expansion resulted in the day of each month providing educe- in California, Valley Plaza addition of J.C. Penney in 1986 and tional and fun presentations for kids has grown to 1.1 million Robinsons-May and The Oasis Food ages 10 years and under. There are cur- square feet with over 140 ape- Court in 1988. rently 1,000 members. Presentations cialty shops. Yet through all "It's interesting what happened to the include everything from puppet shows the growth, Valley Plaza has retained original estate David Gladstone left," and story telling sessions to talks re- it's warmth and charm while offering Ramirez continues. "His wishes were garding 911 and tours of ambulances. better and more extensive shopping for the moneys to be used for medical Another free program is Blood Pres- services, research, so the J.W. Gladstone Foun- sure screening offered on the second The 30th anniversary year will be a dation was founded and the dollars Tuesday of the month by Golden Em- time of expansion and renewal as well were used for cardiovascular research pireAmbulance and on the fourth Tues- as a year full of celebration, in conjunction with San Francisco Gen- day of the month by San Joaquin Hos- As a twenty-~hree year veteran, Gen- eral Hospital. That's still in existence pital. eral Manager Pete V. Ramirez will be today," Ramirez says. "The proceeds All three clubs are open to the pub- doing what comes naturally as he steers from the two malls went to fund it (the lic. To join, just register at the Customer Valley Plaza through its 30th year. Soft Service Booth and you will receive fly- spoken and modest, Ramirez doesn't Malls ingeneraland ers of times and programs offered. take credit for the growth that has And Valley Plaza helps the commu- made Valley Plaza into one of the larg- enclosed malls in particular nity in other, less noticeable ways. For est single story malls in the U.S.A.. In- instance, the Plaza provides a solid tax stead he refers to "the good team" that were quite a new concept base for the community since 1% of all helps with the day to day running of when Gladstone sales tax goes to provide and maintain the 1.1 million square foot mall. Development Corporation community amenities. Malls in general and enclosed malls As one of the largest employers in the in particular were quite a new concept built Valley Plaza in 1967. area, Valley Plaza regularly provides an when Gladstone Development Corpora- average of 2,500 jobs which rises to tion built Valley Plaza in 1967. The mall research) and they continue to fund it around 4,000 jobs during peak holiday covered 700,000 square feet then, and today." periods. grew up around a Sears, the Broadway, Setting such a good humanitarian ex- All that continues on a daily basis in and Brocks, a downtown department ample has left an impression on Valley the Mall presently owned and managed store. There was also a supermarket, a Plaza and its dealings with the general by MEPC American Properties, a Brit- drug store and a two screen theater, public. Valley Plaza's management has ish owned firm. There were only 75 stores in the mall, a policy of public service, and provide What will the future 30 years hold? but they provided a one-stop shopping several free programs to help area real- Both Ramirez and Bartnicki are sure area for Bakersfield residents, dents, of one thing; Growth. "This was one of the first enclosed Marketing Director Nancy A. Macy'sjust purchased the oldBroad- malls in California," Ramirez remem- Bartnicki, CMD, a relative newcomer way space, consisting of 150,000 square hers," and the stores tended to be the who's been with the mall administra- feet and new and exciting changes will downtown type stores. You walked by tion for 2 1/2 years, is particularly proud take place. Gottschalks Department the stores and they all had display win- of the free programs offered by Valley store will be expanding from 60,000 to dows. You had to walk between the dis- Plaza. 90,000 square feet in 1997. play windows to get to the doors of the There's the Mall Walking Club, run "We'll upgrade the various amenities stores. Store owners were taking the in conjunction with San Joaquin Hos- in the mall," Ramirez says," as well as design of the downtown locations and pital. Now with over 1,000 members, add additional skylights. It will give us putting them in the malls." the club was started to give people a an opportunity to bring new life to the Prior to Ramirez's arrival, David safe, healthy place to walk. Between mall and get ready for the 21st cen- Gladstone, owner of the Gladstone De- 300 - 400 people walk the mall every tury!" Ramirez is pleased to have "been velopment Corporation which owned week. able to provide the community with a Valley Plaza and another mall in A complete circuit of the mall equals shopping experience they could find in Northridge, died without heirs, throw- a mile. Mall walkers are encouraged to any other major metropolitan area," as ing Valley Plaza into probate. At the end keep track of their distances and are well as to have "been able to expand often years, in 1981, the estate sold the offered special drawings as incentives, the mall .... with national, regional and two mails. Walkers are also invited to presenta- local tenants." According to Ramirez, that sale tions on health with a big dollop of fun As Valley Plaza glides softly into it's opened the doors for expansion." In thrown in. 30th year, it continues to prove the old 1981, we took on an aggressive program Fun is also the operative word for the adage ... some things get better with immediately to expand the mall," he Kid's Club which meets the third Tues- age!.:' Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 47 INSIGHTS INTO BUSINESS Karpe Real Estate Center Celebrates 70th Anniversary O ne of the few remaining to do the appraisal work of excellence" and the hometown names left in lo- for Isabella Dam after company flourished cal real estate services also World War II. under his leadership. happens to be the oldest Elmer F. Karpe was He incorporated Elmer name in Bakersfield real estate.., made the Honorary F. Karpe, Inc. on June Karpe ... Founded in 1926. President of the Califor- 15, 1959 and served as Elmer F. Karpe, started in real es- nia Association of Real- president until mid- tate in 1926 with a rented desk. He tors® in 1959 and Real- 1971, when Governor began building homes in the 1920's. tor® Emeritus by the Na- Ronald Reagan ap- In 1949 he built his first office build- tional Association of Re- pointed Bob Karpe as ing at 920 Chester Avenue and in altors® in 1977. He was Real Estate Commis- 1968 the firm moved to it's present a past president of the sioner for the State of location on MingAvenue. At the time, California Association of California. When this was the only structure on Ming Realtors® and served Ronald Reagan was Avenue, west of Freeway 99. five years as director of elected President, he It was the Karpe name that the theNationalAssociation wanted Bob to con- Bob and Elmer Karpe at the U.S. Government called upon to ap- of Realtors®. opening of the Karpe Real Es- tinue his valued ser- praise the land which is now known Adeptly following in tate Center in 1968. vice and named him as Edwards Air Force Base. 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Quality You Can Count On 48 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 tion (G.N.M.A.) in Washington D.C. of Karpe Real Estate Center with leadership in our profession and to Today the company is involved in George L. Schmitz serving as presi- provide the same quality service we virtually every aspect of real es- dent and a third have given the past seventy years to generation Karpe, meet the needs of our customers, our tate including resi- " dential sales, reloca- Ray, son of Bob, as most valued asset, says George Vice President. Schmitz. tion services, com- mercial, industrial The resale de- Bob Karpe, Chairman of the Board, and investment partment consists states, "It is our goal to continue this ' ' he sales, residential de- of a high percent- "tradition of excellence into t next velopment, new age of agents with century, serving our customers and home construction brokers licenses, clients professionally and honestly... services, property G.R.I. and C.R.S. a tradition well earned and one that management, real Bob Karpe served President Reagan as designations, and is our privilege and duty to continue." estate services, president of GINNIE MAE, Washing- individuals that With years of experience Karpe property manage- ton, D.C. have been Real Estate Center offers its clients ment, real estate awarded "Sales- a variety of services in all aspects of loans, appraisal services and escrow man of the Year" designations by the the real estate industry. The integ- local Board of Realtors®. rity and diligence of its people are the services. "In foundation for the firm's continued In keeping with the diversity of the the midst of all the real estate company, it operates under the name changes, it is our goal to maintain growth and success.°t° THE NEXT GENERATION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ,SALES ,LEASING ,INSTALLATION ,RELOCATIONS *24 HR SERVICE RADIO OISPATCHED ,KEY-PAO *CUSTOM SYSTEMS *VOICE MAIL ,DATA NETWORKS °COMPUTER EABLING *AUTO A~-~ENOANT *FAX-PAGING Bahersfield Magazine / October 1996 49 , ROSEDALE HWY. SUSAN EILEEN AV~E~ O -r 15611 Susan Bleen Ave. ~ -OPffi DALLY- uJ 3: STOCKDALE HWY. Complete Eye Care Fritch Eye Care Medical Center is Kern County's most complete eye health center. We offer routine optometric exams, a complete optical department, treatment of eye disease and disorders and surgery including refractive procedures and cataract removal. Fritch Eye Care Medical Center is Kern County's facility of choice. And More... Fritch Eye Care Medical Center is nationally known for its advanced surgical eye care. Our surgery center is designed, equipped and specifically staffed to provide the highest level of specialized care. We now offer full aesthetic and ophthalmic plastic surgery at our Bakersfield facility. Call to find out more about the procedures available to enhance your natural beauty. If you would like more information on Fritch Eye Care Medical Center or would like to attend one of our complimentary educational seminars, call us today. Fritch EEe C ~} ............ _are MEDICAL CENTER Bakersfield. Tehachapi · Lake Isabella (800) 491-9100 · (805) 325-2000 Flexible Financing Available BETTER EMPLOYEE Continued from page 26 Pre-screening of applicants for an to offer help to both employers and incoming business makes "a world of employees. difference,"accordingtoMs. Hallman. Many employers are concerned "Businesses don't need to put ads in about finding positions for the staff the paper and screen a lot ofunquali- they need to "down size." fled people. ETR takes that pressure "At Team Bakersfield we offer our Extended University Division off of them. We also assist them in services on either end to attract busi- California State University, Bakersfield meeting any requirements they may nesses, to get them here by being a have about hiring from specific tar- part of the Economic Development get groups or if they're looking to Team that talks about city incen- hook up with other programs or agen- rives, tax incentives and local ser- cies," she adds. vices," Ms. Hallman explains. Those programs and benefits could "On the other hand, ifa business is include hiring or down sizingorre- locating the busi- locating, we jump ness within an in to talk about Incentive Area. retraining ser- Hiring or locat- vices and replace- English Language Training ingwithintheIn- ment services. for International Students centive Area of Part of the Team Bakersfield al- Bakersfield con- and Business Professionals lows that com- cept is to offer our pany to take ad- retraining and vantage of cer- ~B job placement ....................... rain tax benefits, services to those Incentive Areas people who are have been desig- going to be dislo- nated as high un- c at e d," M s. employment ar- Hallman says. eas by the state. "Those are our Southeast citizens living ~ Bakersfield is designated an Incen- here in Bakersfield." rive Area by the state, so tax credits Encouragement and hands on dedi- are available when companies hire cation to clients are important com- people who reside in that "targeted" ponents throughout the agency's four area. offices. Bolthouse Farms, a well known and The Career Services Center office is established carrot producing com- the flagship for the One Stop concept, pany, is high on the list of companies now being formulated. "We'd like to hiring from the Incentive Area. have a place where we can provide 'i "They're one of the largest employ- the employer with everything they ers from the target area (the high need in one stop," Ms. Hallman says. density unemployment area) so we The One Stop Concept also offers have a really good relationship, Ms. quick, easy access to the programs Hallman says. and services available to unemployed "We help them hire stafffrom entry clients. level on up through increased respon- An unemployed person may file for Proviz/lng t/ e sibility. They have well over 30% of unemployment insurance at the of- Hig/~est Q. ua/ity their work force residing in the tar- rice and immediately access the ca- Occu[~ationa! Hea/tt~ gered area. That's a benchmark fig- peer center to begin looking for a new ure we look for in our certified compa- job or further training. ~Znd ~rnd~stria! nies that are eligible to receive tax "It's quick," Parra says, "and saves Mec/ici e Services. credits. Bolthouse exceeds that 30% clients from visiting 3 or 41ocations to figure." find out what services are available Ms. Hallman and ETR help busi- to them." ~l~i~H~al~ nesses that hire from the Incentive If you're a business person plan- Area. But their programs don't stop ning on locating in Bakersfield or N E T W O F~ K there. ETR also gets involved with already here and expanding, Employ- finding jobs for highly trained people ers' Training Resource can give you who are out of work. the edge on expanding your business. With restructuring and down siz- Either way, Employers' Training ~or more information ceil: 805-321~781 lng becoming an unfortunately com- Resource is helping to make Bakers- mon occurrence, ETR again steps in field a better place to work.**** 52 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 STRESS cu~ & Kay.a Conwa¥'s I AGEiVIENT lBy Linde Lawrence Certified Massage S~ ~~ Therapist, Certified Reflexologist "ALWAYS BUYING ANTIQUES" Stress has become the * Estate Sales modern buzzword of * Licensed Appraiser the nineties. Stress re- lated headache, backache, insomnia, 1607 19th Street anxiety, depression, hypertension, and Bakersfield, CA coronary heart disease are estimated (805) 324-7112 to account for a major percent of visits to doctors. Job stress is believed by many to be the leading adult health problem in the U. S. today. The rise in ~N V stress related Workers Comp claims l~' ~ threatens to bankrupt the system in ,,(" some states. 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The aim of any massage, is to ease THE LEADER away muscular tension, to dispel tired- ness, and to reinforce depleted or un- balanced energy. Massage has the ben- efit of helping to prevent future physi- cal weaknesses and strains. You can WIRELESS identify prime tension spots, com- monly found on the neck, shoulders, S E RVI C E S and back, by laying your hand flat onto the persons body. These muscles feel hard, like knotted cords. You may also Southern California's detect hard fibrositic nodules of tissue. Largest Coverage Area Relaxed muscles on the other hand, feel rather like putty, firm but flexible. 4180 Truxtun Avenue 3501 Mall View Rood · Local Customer Service Massage will help to relax these tight west of Freeway ~ £ost Hills Pavilion · Nationwide Calling...Even Areas and tense muscles. 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From our ~ beautiful, spadous floorplans to -~ our extra large home sites, every Centex home is designed to maximize comfort and convenience. We invite you to preview a Centex home and ,~ ........ ~ see for yourself why we are America's #1 Home Builder. CENTEX HOMES Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 55 ree community health fair flu hot clinic Diabetes testing · Blood pressure screening Cholesterol screening · Nutrition information Vision screening (including glaucoma and cataract testing) Women's health information · Children's activities Date: Saturday, October 12, 1996 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Place: Ming Avenue Medical Offices, 8800 Ming Ave. For more information, call (805) 334-2082 Visit our Web site: www. KaiserPermanenteCA.org E,~6o., Offered by Mary Christenson Specializing in Southwest Bak~zrsfield Neighborhoods and Unique Estate Properties Top Residential Sales, Watson Realty Co./Stockdale 1992-93-94-95 Private Estate at Seven Oaks Country Club PARTIES Mosconis Celebrate 50th Anniversary Bustillos, Marvin & Bernice Mosconi, Melanie Mosconi. Atouch of Hawaii came to the Alta Vista area re- cently when Marcia Bustillos and Melanie Mosconi threw a gala 50th Anniversary Extrava- ganza for their parents, Berniece and Marvin Mosconi. Several hundred guests filled the beautifully decorated back yard which was turned into a touch of the islands complete with Hawaiian entertainers, exotic tropical fruits and a lavish table setting created by Curtis Catering. [O If'you have a need relatingfo the:'-, development, refurbishing; teStin~ storage of (D) (E) Happy Party Go'ers - (A) Harold Taber and sister, Lynn Borcherat, were the evenings Ring Bearer and Flower Girl. (B) Dorothy Taber, Lynn Borcherat, Berniece and MArvin Mosconi and Harold Taber. (C) Fred Borcherat and Melanie Mosconi. (D) Lois Romer£ (£rO and Charlotte Dalton with Frances Ratliff £n the rear. (E) Leo Pierucci and Caroline MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA 93501 ,, (805) 824-2433 Trino. (F) Marchia and Terry Bustillos. 58 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 KARPE Real Estate Center (805) 832-1806 ~ Bakersfield Magazine I October 1996 59 THE ARTS ~~~~~ Visual Arts Festival Recognizes Kern County's Finest Artists By: Elizabeth Blaine Be Bakersfield Art Foundation nd the Artists' Guild of the akersfield Museum of Art cel- ebrated a successful ninth VisualArts Festival this sum- ~~~7/~C~~~/~ mar. The annual juried event high- lights Kern County's finest art- ists. Their works encompassed a FASHION PLAZA broad range of me- Art Patrons & ArtistBar- dia: acrylic, mixed bara&JohnForney, Ginny media, water color, eschner "DISCOVER THE MAGIC" oil, wood, photog- Stockdale Hwy Behind The Outback raphy, monoprint, wire construction, pastel, charcoal, *"~~~~~~ Ink, dry point, avery, ceramic, and wood carv- ing. Credentialed jurors from out- side Kern Artist's Guild President County were se- When Our Van is Outside· and Exhibit Curator, lected by the Art- · ° Jill Thayer ists' Guild under YO UR HO USE IS CLEAN INSIDE the direction of ~ president Jill I~ ~~/9 ~O~)~z~ gTCO® Thayer. She also [~[~ served as curator Re--$mration324463~----0-- for the 53-piece ex- ~ Fire & Wa~er hibit. The well Tony Klein and spon- ~ ! known California sors Mr. & Mrs. Bob artists had the dif- Bimat ficult task of judging approximately 120 pieces of art. "We Clean it All!" The, Gallery was filled to capacity on opening night For a Home That's at a reception hon- oring the artists Deep Down Clean... CALL and their guests, "The ?eop~e Who Care" sponsors, mem- Tehachapi~ ~ ~F'~.] ~(~J~/~/[ 5]/']-~']-~ (0 ~... ~2~~ .-o~® Taft Fineart, food 822-9408 765-2171 and drink. bers, and art pa- trons. Food and refreshment flowed freely while guests admired the winning entries. In all 63 works 60 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 interest loans for improvements, an- COME ON IN other offers financial assistance to with a wide variety of subject matter Continued from page 9 employers when they create new jobs. were on display. Top honors went to duplication of services. There is no "These incentives are designed to David Madland for "Angel." Claudia questionthat annexation canimprove spur economic activity within the True whose work was "Untitled," and the utilization of our tax dollars." City," says Mayor Price. Everyone to Susan Beep for "Dave's Day Residents of the affected areas comes out a winner!" Dream." aren't the only ones who will benefit So if you live in one of the focus Major sponsors included the from the change either. Local busi- areas, don't be surprised if Mayor Bakersfield Californian, M.A. Griffin nesses will also find that a Bakers- Price invites you over for a cup of & Sons, Garden District Flowers, and field address has its pluses. The City coffee and a friendly chat. After all, Business Health Network.-:. has a number of programs designed that's what good neighbors do. And to assist small and growingbusinesses Bob Price is determined to have his to succeed. One program provides low- neighbors "come on in!"o~o Local Artist Exhibits at Bank of Stockdale A collection of oil paintings by Betty Hay, spanning 34 years of work, will be on exhibit at the Bank of Stockdale through Janu- ary 17, 1997. Betty Hay was born in Bakersfield, California and reared in Burlingame, California. Her painting in oils are realistic interpretations of SO m e th n "mo re" figures, landscapes and still lifes. Mrs. Hay studies at the Rudolph ~ to come home to! Schaeffer School of Design in San t Francisco and with Fred Samuelson ~~~.~~~ . Electronic GatedEntry at the Institute de San Miguel · Two Beautiful Private Parks Allende, Mexico. In Bakersfield, she has studied with Nelly Trout, .~ · £xclusive Northwest Location Fredrick Taubes and June Manning '~ 14,000 tO 26,000 Sq. ft. Lots and at Bakersfield College with Clayton Rippey, Darlene Osterkamp . and Chalita Brossett Robinson. Re- cently, Betty has taken water color classes from Dong Kingnian, Robert E. Wood and Thurman Hewitt. She is currently a member of the Sand Dabber art group. Mrs. Hay has a studio in downtown Bakersfield where she paints and teaches. Her work can be reviewed there. She has shown at the Cezanne Gallery, Guild House and the Saint One Gallery in Bakersfield. Her paintings are in many private collections.t° Featured Builders IRON.OAK Uhles Construction ~ 393-1934 Blumer Construction 392-8500 For Sales & In[ormation Jolliff Enterprises, Inc. 393-1 ~34 832-5649 Norrls Rd. between Coffee & Calloway Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 61 THE ARTS Celebrating Kern County's Diversity In Art And Performance T he Annual Kern Island ~ ArtsFest got off to a spectacular start this year with performances by the Bakersfield Symphony For centuries, the world's great healers have always considered the Orchestra's summer orchestra concert. The even included heating of the body a potent and important technique for creating performance of the "1812 Overture" and fireworks at the health and overcoming illnesses. Now you can enjoy all the ben- BC Outdoor Theater. efits of steam treatments, including universally acclaimed thera- The event which included a wide range of artistic per- peutic effects on health and happiness, improved circulation, relief formances and cultural presentations ran through Octo- from aches and pain, and reduced stress and tension. And you can her 12. The event is an annual collaboration of Bakers- enjoy your steam treatments right here in Bakersfield at The Place, field College, Kern Shakespeare with the new Steamy Wonder® steam treatment system that deliv- Festival and Bakersfield Sym- ers all of the benefits of expensive European Steam Spas with out the expense. ~lg~ p~ phony Orchestra.o,*o The Complete Salon for Both Men & Women (805) 834-7431 Stockdale Fashion Plaza/4805 Stockdole Hwy. Enjoy 15 id games in 1/3 the space of a tennis court Virtually maintenance free · Year round use · ~ended sports surface with a 10 year limited warranty · Installation in -, one week ° Over 20 models and sizes available. Pictures(lft-rt): (A) Don Lindsay, guestconductorandJohnFarrer. (B)JulieFrazier, '"'~ and Brochure Cox with grandaughter Amanda Davis. (D) Violinist Elizabeth Kinney with her 805-686-4060 daughter, Emily. (E) Betsy Kinney, Wendall Kinney and Bonnie Farrer. (F) Nancy, Steven and Michael Frazier.(G) Liv Carver, Connie Frasch and Sylvia Dorsey. (H) 800-296-5566 "T" and Byron Kilpatrick. (I) Brass Quintet, Charles Brady, Steve O'Connor, Glenn Bowles, John Brady and Dough Autrey. 62 Bakersfield Magazine / October 1996 CENI'F.R FOR Our Guarantee and Commitment to our Customers: The' castomer will evaluate oar overall performance. We guarantee our castomers satisfaction in dealing with our Sales, Installation, Service, Maintenance, Monitoring, and Office Staff. If we fall short of the costumers ex- the castomer has a right and we will respect their right to ask for a full refund. President U.S. POSTAGE 's~ PAID 7850 WHITE LANE # E278 · BAKER PERMIT NO. 333 Bakersfield, CA Larger Than Explorer · Front & Rear Disc Brakes with ABS Wheelbase (inches) 119.1 117.5 131.5 * Driver & Front Passenger Air Bags Overall Length (inches) 204.6 199.6 219.5 · 4.6L/215HP V8 or 5.4L/230hp V8 Vehicle Height (inches) 76.6 76.0 72.1 ~i:' "Speed Sensitive Power Steering Towing Capacity (lbs.) 4x2/4x4 8000'/7900~ 7000/6500 6500~/6000 BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM · DATE: OCTOBER 17, 1996 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/~~/~.._~.. SUBJECT: COUNCIL REFERRAL #WF0011943, RAILROAD CROSSING REPAIRS .PARTICULARLY TRUXTUN AVENUE @ SANDSTONE City staff have scheduled a meeting with Mr. Steve Handelman of the State Public Utilities Commission and Mr. Stanley Reidenbach of the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad to discuss the poor conditions of several at-grade crossings including the spur crossing on Truxtun Avenue at Sandstone. It is the intent of this meeting to personally bring attention to these poor conditions with the PUC in attendance. We will once again prepare a letter to the Railroad and the PUC outlining our concerns and demanding proper attention be placed on these crossings. cc Jack LaRochelle saved under P:11943.ref WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0011943 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 10/15/96 REQUEST DATE: 10/09/96 SCHEDULE DATES CREW: STAR~: i0/09/96 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 10/21/96 GEN. LOC: WARD2 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - DEMOND ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: RAILROAD CROSSING/TRUXTUN AT SANDSTONE REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** DEMOND REQUESTED STAFF PREPARE AND SEND A LETTER TO THE RAILROAD REGARDING RAILROAD CROSSINGS, PARTICULARLY THE ONE ON TRUXTUN AVE. NEAR SANDSTONE. JOB ORDER DESCRIPTION: RAILROAD CROSSING/TRUXTUN AT SANDSTONE Category: PUBLIC WORKS TASK:· RESPONSE TO REFERRAL ASSIGNED DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS START.DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / / MEMORANDUM October 18, 1996 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FRO .~~ Jack Hardisty, Development Services Director SUBJECT: Council Referral #WF0011707 - Fire Damaged Building at 1015 California Avenue On October 15, 1996, Code Enforcement Officer Buss contacted the owner, Sevak Khatchadorian. Mr. Khatchadorian stated the contractor, Larry West, would resume demolition soon and should have it completed within a week. Mr. West was contacted and he stated he recently returned from out of state and should have the job completed within a week. On October 17, 1996, Mr. West removed the remainder of the west house. The east structure is removed except for stem walls and flooring. Code Enforcement Officer Buss.will reinspect next week to verify that the demolition and removal are complete. Ninety-five percent of the work has been completed. TB:km cc: Dennis Fidler, Building Director Randy Fidler, Chief Code Enforcement Officer BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM DATE: October 10, 1996 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Henry R. Pacheco, Acting Fire Chief SUBJECT: Council Referral #WF0011707 Ward 1, Fire Damaged Building A fire-damaged building at. California Avenue and "0" Street is approximately 75% mitigated at this time. Ail immediate safety hazards are gone, but the remaining debris is unsightly. The property owner was delayed in completing this project due to a death in the family and has indicated that he will resume removal of the remaining debris on Monday, October 14, 1996. HRP/kec cc: Jack Leonard, Assistant Building Director ME MO \ PACHE CO \RE FERRAL ~ ~ City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0011707 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 10~16~96 REQUEST DATE: 8/21/96 CREW: SCHEDULE DATES STAR'i': 8~21~96 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 9/03/96 GEN. LOC: WARD1 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCI~ ~'±'m'±'~ REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - CARSON ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: CALIFORNIA AVE/O STREET/FIRE DAMAGED BLDG REQUEST COMMENTS ***DUAL REFERRAL TO DEVELOPMENT SVCS AND FIRE; DEVELOPMENT SVCS AS LEAD*** CARSON REQUESTED STAFF LOOK INTO THE FIRE DAMAGED BUILDING ON CALIFORNIA AVE NEAR 0 STREET AND RESPOND BACK TO HER REGARDING A TIME LINE FOR RAZING THIS BUILDING. JOB ORDER DESCRIPTION: CALIFORNIA AVE/O STREET/FIRE DAMAGED BLDG Category: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TASK: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL ASSIGNED DEPARTMENT: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INSTRUCTIONS OwN~ wA~ ~oNTACTED ON 8/26/96 AND WAS ADVISED TO DEMOLISH OR FENCE BURNED STRUCTURES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ON 9/2/96 THE OWNER ADVISED HE HIRED A DEMOLITION COMPANY TO REMOVE STRUCTURES. BETWEEN 9/4/96 AND 9/6/96 A DEMO PERMIT WAS ISSUED AND THE STRUCTURES REMOVED. START DATE __/ / COMPLETION DATE / / ~ ~ ~ City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0011707 / 002 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 10~16~96 REQUEST DATE: 8/21/96 CREW: SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: COMPLETION: 9/03/9 GEN. LOC: WARD1 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL ~TM'I'S REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - CARSON ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: CALIFORNIA AVE/© STREET/FIRE DAMAGED BLDG REQUEST COMMENTS ***DUAL REFERRAL TO DEVELOPMENT SVCS AND FIRE; DEVELOPMENT SVCS AS LEAD*** CARSON REQUESTED STAFF LOOK INTO THE FIRE DAMAGED BUILDING ON CALIFORNIA AVE NEAR O STREET AND RESPOND BACK TO HER REGARDING A TIME LINE FOR RAZING THIS BUILDING. JOB ORDER DESCRIPTION: CALIFORNIA AVE/O STREET/FIRE DAMAGED BLDG Category: FIRE SERVICES TASK: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL ASSIGNED DEPARTMENT: FIRE SERVICES START DATE __/ ./__ COMPLETION DATE __/__/__