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Home My WebLink About03/31/95 BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 31, 1995 TO' HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUp. ~ FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT' GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Every now and then we experience this problem. We had a failed recruitment for the Information Resources or Data Processing Manager position. We had in the end one qualified candidate, and that person refused to accept it. I am contacting a professional search firm to get assistance from them to recruit candidates for'us. You may recall this same sequence of events occurred with the Public Works Director position, and the search firm, fortunately, brought us Raul Rojas. 2. There is a memo enclosed on issues pertaining to landscaping at the new Holiday Inn Select. 3. There is a memo enclosed on the new Red Robin complimenting our Team Bakersfield. 4. There is a memo enclosed from Bakersfield College to 4700 Ward 3 residents noticing them of a public meeting on putting a major sports complex in the BC campus. I expect that that will create a considerable stir. 5. There are Council referrals enclosed on signals at Truxtun and Empire; an issue at Stockdale and Allen Road; angle parking for Pine Street; the traffic signal at Ming and Hughes; vehicular traffic at Mesa Marin; and Fire Services in Union 10. 6. You should have all been invited to a public forum on April 3rd called by the Vision Conference to discuss potential stadium sites. I gather that I will be presenting, along with team owner Jack Patton, for the southwest site. Please remember that site was recommended by the Spectrum Study and is preferred both by the league president and team owners. The financing plan we are devising for the project is based upon attendance. The preference by Spectrum, the league president and the owner is based upon their analysis of business and attendance at the various locations. The funding plan-doesn't work as well if attendance numbers are not realized. 7. There is a progress report on a Stipulated Orderrelative to the old landfill enclosed for your information. 8. There is a memo enclosed on garbage route changes. There will be a workshop on this later on. There are differences in coverages between the green waste and regular waste routes because not as many pUt out the green waste. Our new Solid Waste Manager is proposing a system which will be more efficient and cost effective. 9. We have the hockey lease on your next agenda. This City Manager will be delighted to have that signed and out of the way. It had become a monsterous time consumer, somewhat unexpectedly. 10. Enclosed is a letter to Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc., from the City Attorney regarding the Public Facilities Corporation's 1985 Leasehold Mortgage Revenue Bonds. 11. A memo is enclosed responding to Councilmember Salvaggio's request for an update on weed abatement problems at Mesa Grande Street. 12. Information from the League of California Cities regarding AB 13 {smoking in enclosed places of employment) is enclosed. AT:rg cc: Department Heads City Clerk J Trudy Slater ? B A K E R S F I E L Economic and Comm~nlty Development Department MEMORANDUM March 28, 1995 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager · // . ~_~ FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Directo SUBJECT: Report to CDDA on Hotel Landscaping, Lighting & Signage At the Agency's on March 14, 1994, the Agency approved the overall design and layout of the Convention Center Hotel (Report No. 94-3). At the time of approval the landscaping, lighting and signage were oniy conceptual in design. The Agency requested that when those items .were addressed a review should be made prior to occupancy. In order to focus on the more critical items necessary to keep the project on schedule, these items have only recently been designed. LANDSCAPING The landscape plan submitted to staff on Friday was short a number of street trees on Truxtun Avenue and Q Street. Also the trees along Q Street were not 24" box size required by Design Review Standards. Staff contacted the contractor who indicated they will correct the plan to meet the requirement. However the developer has indicated depending on the cost of bids received this may affect the final plantings/sizes. The landscape plan will not be reduced below minimum standards set by the Planning Department or Design Review Standards. The hotel site is not within the Central City Master Street Tree Plan project boundaries. But perhaps what may be of specific interest to the Agency is the type of street trees to be planted. The plan indicates Mediterranean Fan Palm and Queen Palm variety (24" box size or larger) will be planted along Truxtun Avenue. Along Q Street, 18 trees of the White Aider, American Sweet Gum variety (24" box size) will be planted. Within the parking lot behind the hotel the minimum number of trees are designated. The Agency may suggest the tree variety called for along Truxtun Avenue conform with the Master Tree Plan (Italian Alder). LIGHTING The lighting plan submitted indicates minimum lighting has been provided for the parking lot. The Agency may question the sufficiency of the lighting provided within the parking lot. SIGNAGE All signs are within the Design Review Standards for signage size. Because the Design Review Standards lacks specifications for skyline signage, the signage at the top of the hotel will conform to Planning Department signage guidelines. These above items are scheduled to go before the Agency at the April 10th meeting. The general contractor and landscape architect will provide a more detailed presentation to the Agency at the meeting. It is staff's recommendation to approve the items to continue the hotel progress and finalize the Agency's review of the project. Please share any thoughts you may have on this matter at your earliest convenience. cw/jw BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM March 28, 1995 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Director SUBJECT: Red Robin Last week your office referred two representatives from Red Robin Restaurants--Scott Soller and Ren6 Vicencio--to me for assistance in their hiring efforts for their new restaurant at Valley Plaza. They left your office to meet with me and arrived at our location within ten minutes. Within just a few minutes more, I connected them with Ms. Marilyn Hallman from Employers' Training Resource. Ms. Hallman answered their questions over the telephone and provided information about how ETR could save the restaurant time and money. She also travelled to the restaurant site to meet with these gentlemen within thirty minutes of the initial Red Robin contact. The purpose of this meeting was to develop screening and training programs for the company. In addition, Ms. Hallman secured ETR's southwest center for three consecutive weekends as the location for employee interviews (a copy of the newspaper ad is attached). These arrangements were completed within four hours of our meeting. These gentlemen left with the impression that Team Bakersfield responds quickly and wants their business. /V~*F, good job history, MANAGEMENT. Panama Buen~ Vista ~ ~'~ $5.Q0 hr. 5:15pm.-8:15pm, '~RMO.Y Car ~ ~.~'~. ~.~ '. MANAGER` ' SMILING FACES ~,- co~%~-~ Take Your School Distrid , . N~ hlri~ f~ the ~11~- JANITOR *;:. ·" ~ ~; ,.. ~.,,,~.: .o.t.s.~,~.....o., MANAGEMENT Job OpPortunities 3.s y....,~u~,~ ~.~k- CO ~kl~ employ. ~ Career To .~., 1. a ~ ~ ,~,t PIPE WELDERS' Bakersfield. Must have gd OPportunity to Obtain packing , environment, all ~rt No'e~ r~. ,,,~,.;.~. & re..~,e A New Level... ~, Bus Drlv~ Must ~ blllngual/S.n,~. ~11 ~'.. tl~. tran~ati~. 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Bin ~, Flle~ 2~, Santa Paula, CA licen~ + valid CADL. n~,.~ ~11 n~ ~n~- '~nlng ~r a c~tr~ Bakersfield, CA 93~ meat S~yle Will lei yo~ ~~~ ~111 ~me wknd hfs. Apply Im- ,.u u- I~a----~ ~our ~ltl~ ~curs, quallfi~ PROGRAM C~ROlNATOE A drug Kr~ and skills ~=~-)=~ Vl--- ~,,-*~ .... ~t~ ~1~~. ' ~rlv~a from f~ trainlng~ ~tch-T~ Prl~ O~- test r~ulr~, p"~'~{(~'~'~.'~"~ car.. .e ........ pr~ra~ may a~ly. I reach is ~klng 8 full- I · 18 ~ ~, '., G.D.R.' 2~0. EOE ' _ ........ ~_. Being accepted Into the time Pr~ram C~dlnat~.I No aae limitl "' Mu/~L MAHa~K~ ~alning pr~ram is ~ a~ to Intera~ with churc~s I · · ~ LESLI ES · . guerant. ~ employS, & civic ~gr~ to r~ruIt I~:-~- ~.. ·" Ha~es & Planting SWIMMING POOL To qualify y~ will ~ at I vOlunteecs ~for prisoner I least 1 year mana~m~t Candidate information vlslfatl~le~K~n C~n~. I~ ~,~.~. ~ · ~. - · Manager ' SUPPLIES' exper once wth demon- _. .......... I Reliable' tra~atl~ J~ ~ Ig coff~ & grain farm - ' ' and employee relations a ~' . ,.o~ a~ ~ . located In Central. San The w~lds lar~ retailer skills. B~kk~pl~ e~ Olfice'~ 4200 Ashe Rd.,1 · ' Chlno,~ ~-~.. :' J~quln Valley. Must have · ~ ~lmml~ ~1 supplies sure Is essential. Some ~- e.~ '-n~ 4.~ 4 . A~,/=~ Ho..,,. I, w~klng ~1~ ~ cot- Is seeking full-time em- h ~,.~,, ...v . . ~... collie end ~ltel]~ ex- . " · ; · ,o..,..,.. · .,o.. .......e-..,e.. ,. . ..,.,,. .,--. n. ;l "" grainand thelrdrllls attic.meats. & hi.esters. Qualifledment trainlngappllcantsPr~ram.wlll~t:~ager. m~st live on, .I.g 'will be held 01; . .'~/'~ Hiri.g' ,~- . I ~:~Z~ Salary negotiable. 'Bens- ~ ~ a desire to ~11 . ' .' .-. ~ :. [ .Wednesday, 3-29-95.ayl - ~'~'~1~;¥~*~CO~1~ nfs. ~ r~me ~: and wllllngn~ to w~k ' ' ~ make t~*m~e~t I 8:~ a.m. in ~e , ..~. II: Ga~leldi:~e are a ~11 I Resumes, P.O. Box 1216 hard an~ gr~ with a move that c~nt~ Mbve to I District. Office B~' I1 ~rvIc~[~uP~ele; casual i~j:~ln In ~..~ly ~.~ Arm~a, ~ ~ ~cc~ful company. . Motel 6. For consider- I ,.__ ,;_ _, ........ t.~ I' t~,:~n~f~mlly.~l~t' I I.~r: ~cr~ D~ Recru ting, Dept,.~BC~ · . . ~ ....... ~dollar ~vings ~ ~ : one ' ' F~' ~-1~ Equail oue iff Tile UISTrlG' I I at~r'n~l NESTInt~ I I'~,:J~'"- _ - ~ _ "- nus ~ t~ first ~ ~urs - ''~ o~unl~ EmplOyer. I Office no later t~n' I'] "~al~ey. plgz~; Shipping I.I:;/SAL~ERSON ~nings ~ e~rl~ced, cat, re~'d. 32s-cBs2 ~ I 4.3~ p.m. apr. =, 1~3~ I .~in~-~y harU working and ~rug * * * * * * * * '~ ' : '1' II e~ers: : II I~r~1/4~ fr~. T~ ~llar, In~lew ~ - ' - · - ' "' [~ · .' I I Accepting a~l catl~ I ec~ . 'r. · I I 7-gain. Brf~ ad fo Inter- '" ~ ' ~ I · ' ' ~ ......... v~ ~ ~,. ~- ~ - ~ ~ .:: I ~ltlons: [ I eB~ke~ . I ' 1~ Sk~ay Dr. ~d fl. ' '.Line C~k ... ,.. _ · .... i subtitle ~la~ I I ,~s'~,.~ taken'at.me II~"E~ .~a~:~re~ m~. _~ .~'?~e~ ~. I ' Educafl~Al~ ~ ~.41 I ' ~d T~ OII Bldg.. ~. I~ Call ~2~- · T~ Ligm Un-P~.Y~ I '' II S121 St~kdale HwY'and H~~naeer HEAVY Ful'l-flme evening shift. MANICURIST.' A~rd~ln- I I English as a ~ H . Village. Labs. (Behind ~Afll D~M? 3pm-Midnl~t, W~kends nlng ~lon waMs ~lcaf- I . .' La~ua~ T~t~ ~e f I Bank ~-Sf~kdale} .... I ( ~O~eav~ty truck b~v~ ~,~b,~. and ~ldays. Minimum 3 ~ Manicurl~. THE NAIL I n~ In K~ean ~l I 9am-3pm Thur/Prl, &.SM, I I ~.~al~lp. ;Mos~ MECHANIC 1/11 years ~1~.. Ablli~ RESORT. Sheryl; ~ I' FIIIpi~Tagal~ ~ I I ~rch ~, 3~, & ~n ~. I I ~ manage~nt W~- TO eSS*St m tas~ pecea MANICURIST/ElecIrOIO- I an es ~ basis I I RED, ROBIN I ~ tenn.; and mechanl~ II Level: ~7-S2~. ~ qUell~..e~ ~stomer .... .......... ~ ~'-, -""~ n- · nr. vaca~ ~ n .Ual c ~ Engllsb/S~anlsh he~-fu~ MANICURIST.'~'' I ~i~"~o~'~: 7'"'~Cfi:'' W~ks, ~ at t~ P~- I ~ n~ ~Ir~ " New ~a, S,~ "t~:'~, I _ .': ... ~ ~R'~Ey',?:.~ :~ I. ~J~C': '. p~o. ~x ~ .: ' at the Central Yard In I ~ly in ~r~ at' I' . 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CA .~-~ ~I .xc.. o~ S0K per ~ ~.~ .~[~[/. E~& Uc Bm ~ ~'d .~ .?a?,.aa~, m:'l (~)~-62~ ' ~ I year, having ~n ~lng ~ amp oy~ In.varies j~ I _ ~ ..... ~ _. ..... .... I e~'~l~ul 'BrlgM~lend- Equal ~p~ Employer ~ I If, then ~fs Is ~ y~. ~ · Y~ mu~ have a %t~ble I a' m~,cm ave.; ~,y m :,..~ ~.,~ .~,.r~..~ I HOUSEKEEPER ' I -' ~ work hlstorv,"excellentl . .m~: 21~ Q St. ~rl ' ~'~'~ I -Kern .county Per~n~l ~N~ GET LEFT IN I L~kI~-~ ~ ~1- ~ ."~c~ ~d'~ Xhlll~/ ~m-~m~ * *~ r ~" ' ; ' ~"~'~'"' ~ I '~t; ~1'2195, File" --.--THE DUSTI--~-- I va~ ~r~ ~.d~ ~ · tO,pe.or~*he~r~I ,. p~e~licif~..' ~.~u[~.~., ~_~_ U-r- ,,-,d. I I Individuals to join ~r ~ .:~hanlcel, el~Trlcal:.;~/ .=.~., .~ ~, ..,,;~ '~ .. ~UN~ ~UU~,:~, ,,,u ry mdiU~ ~ I 42 year old Inferna- ~ home' c~aniflg ~Ice, is I ; · " " ~n ~ ~d leper ~ time ~y ~ltl~s. ~- 4 I ~nday e~ T~ay ~ . ?~:~:'..~.~.~ ..- ~-.~ ~. /': ...~ues.-~rl. ~. Red. ~.~hrl, ~ ~tam & ~ . ~ ~. If y~ na~ I 1~ to 1PM a~. ~ m "~ ." ~.'~.?'~ ~ ~:~: / :. Stye. 61S E l~h.~. ;. ' ' ~ '....-~. ':'.'?. ~ ..... .a valid dri~ lIc~, ] I Mr.(Smlth'~ ~ C'A FOR. ' "NI;A I.... MECHANIC ' DINNER- ' Talnlng, pale mileage, ~ . D~D~I:~U~': ?~?A~?el~t~ c~pany..has 5ERVE~?~-~;~ unl~ms · ~ ~ ~ I.~1~ ~ '~nl~gs~:f~ e~rl~ ..: . .:.....~ ~.~?.~ ~:::~ulr~ ~I~'-'w~- HOUSEKEEPER, Friday ' MKhinist, ¥--',~'~:'~ .~ant m~hanlc.':gplenf TO~Ktull~lmeev~ln~ .ang-~n;.c~lleren wlt~ mornlng~f~ Honest. mustr I ~ust have own .~t' Is'. '~~'1 ~, ' -'~ P~lble t~ tb .:~ & .~ken~.ln hlgh~yM: : ~Vel~lal dl~blllt~ ' have re · e~. Bake s- ~t~ ~, ~' ~. ~ J Work with Mill!ag ma- : ~" '-~?* ::~ ~'~ ' '~ h~e..Ca~l~f~, a~.. ~ ~'?~ ~.~ u~. f~l~;~rv~ :~1~.~ ~l~al' rep~l~.*.lnVol~lng I' .': ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ' ...... ' ~'~' ~ '~'''' ~ ~'~'~' .......... ~'~ ' ' ~' ..... < : '¥'~ TM ~' :" ~ ~ '~'~ wI~'~Y'~I '":.':~~ - ":-eedsa:~ch~nlc~&f~ ,iL ~ ..~...:. :.~,-~*-..~ '. ' ~'~~M~N~.~ .~..~[~c~?c,~- 'fun~l~ a~ com~nt/ ~=~v~T ~draoIIcs and~el~ical ........ ' ........ "' OFFOR-TUNITIE5 .~!ae~ ~ ~ uflllzaflon tn 8 ~ofus/ ....... '~'~"'~'% S~ou~ have ~ ~ls' ~L~/ '~UF~K~/~K/ ~ ' , · <~==~e~ a~v~anmen~ ~ Pr~erex~rienceworkin~ GENERAL LABORER - .g~d writing & reco~d: March 27, 1995 M~..~Al.len. Tandy ...................................................... City Manager 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy: ~Please join us at B~kers'field College for a meeting with ~our neighbors. Attached you will find a copy of the letter sent to about 4700 households near the Bakersfield College campus. Our intent is to share wit-h-them the proposal for a sports complex on our campus. It is important that as much information as possible is shared at the April. 5 meeting and your participation is encouraged. If you need further information concerning this meeting, please feel free to call me at 395-4273. Dean - Administrative Services/Development pos: jcr -enclosure 2 9 1995 ' 1E)01 I~enorerna'l~rive. BBkersfielct, O~ -~13:~05 · ~el: [1~05] ~-4011 · ~ern Oorn~numity College I~istrict ' ' akersfield lege ~ounded: ~9~ March 24, 1995 Dear Neighbor: Bakersfield College invites you to a neighborhood meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5 in BC's Indoor Theatre to review plans for a proposed community sports complex on our campus. This is not an official "public hearing," but rather an opportunity for you to get the facts, ask questions and voice your. opinion. Key points of the proposal include: · construction of a baseball stadium suitable for use by a minor league team · restoration, renovation and expansion of Memorial Stadium · construction of a hockey/winter sports arena. These facilities will provide venues for local high school and college sporting events and help draw major entertainment attractions to Kern County. Planners from Bakersfield College, Kern County, the City of Bakersfield and community groups will be on hand to explain the proposal. In addition to reviewing the plans, they will discuss issues such as traffic flow, infrastructure needs and financing options. INOOOR We hope you can join us for this important meeting. PARK HERE Sincerely, ~Shaffe~~ - Administrative Services, Development qB0q Panorama Orive, Bakersfield, CA 93305 · lB05) 39~-401q · Kern Community College Oistriot 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: March 28, 1995 SUBJECT: COUNCIL INQUIRIES Enclosed pleased find responses to council inquiries concerning the operation of traffic signal at Truxtun Avenue/Empire Drive/City Corporation Yard relative to right turns off the side street onto Truxtun Avenue; and investigative report regarding "right lanes" on Stockdale Highway between Allen Road and Renfro Road. INQUIRY.M28 Attachs. B A KE 1~ S F I ELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Traffic Engineering Memorandum DATE: March 22, 1995 TO: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FROM: STEPHEN L. WALKER, TRAFFIC ENGINEER/.~ SUBJECT: RIGHT TURN OPERATION AT SIGNAL ON TRUXTUN AT EMPIRE DRIVE, WARD 4 INQUIRY. I reviewed the operation of the traffic signal at Truxtun/Empire/City Corp Yd. regarding right turns off the side street onto Truxtun. The right turn/straight lane vehicle detector coming out of the Corporation Yard has a delay programmed into the traffic signal timing. This allows vehicles time to make their right turn during gaps in traffic on Truxtun, when available, without unnecessarily causing the signal to stop traffic on Truxtun. When adequate gaps are not available, the delay times out and initiates the detector sensor. Traffic on Truxtun is then stopped by the normal signal change. On Empire Drive the right turn situation is more restricted. Truxtun curves to the north along this section of road and development was allowed to build on the north side of the roadway in the early 1980s. With the building setbacks to property line allowed in this area, the buildings block visibility of oncoming westbound traffic from the driver waiting to turn right from southbound Empire Drive. That visibility is further aggravated by the curve of Truxtun Avenue. To mitigate the problem and reduce or eliminate accidents involving right turn vehicles and westbound vehicles, a "NO RIGHT TURN ON RED" sign was installed shortly after the traffic signal was made operational. Because of this restriction, all southbound vehicles must wait for the signal to stop traffic on Truxtun and no delay is programmed into the signal timing. At this time, I do not proPose to eliminate the "NO RIGHT TURN ON RED" sign for safety considerations. In the meantime, We will consider the operation of the intersection, seek a reasonable solution that may reduce the interruption of Truxtun traffic and propose a signal modification project when a solution is determined. cc: Traffic Engineering File - Empire/Truxtun/Corp Yd signal slw:\DATA\VVP\1995\EmpirDrv. Mem BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Traffic Engineering Memorandum DATE: March 22, 1995 TO: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FROM: STEPHEN L. WALKER, TRAFFIC ENGINEER~ SUBJECT: STOCKDALE HIGHWAY BETWEEN ALLEN ROAD AND RENFRO ROAD, ADDITIONAL LANES, WARD 4 INQUIRY. I have investigated the inquiry regarding "right lanes" on Stockdale Highway between Allen and Renfro. As part of my review, I considered both right turn lanes into side streets and the addition of a right, or second, lane to westbound Stockdale where only one lane,, exists currently. ADDITIONAL LANES ON STOCKDALE From Renfro eastbound to Allen and on east, Stockdale has two lanes in the eastbound direction. A large portion of Stockdale in this area has not yet been constructed by adjacent development resulting in lane reductions and less than three lanes in the eastbound direction. Westbound, between Allen and Jenkins, the road width is constricted and only one lane is possible. The road transitions from two lanes to one lane, following State of California Traffic Manual requirements. The road widens out for two lanes eastbound approaching Jenkins and then drops to one lane again approaching Renfro due to lack of adequate paving width. This lane drop situation will be improved within this year due to a project by Public Works to widen Stockdale west of Allen Road. When that project is complete, we will have two lanes westbound to just west of Jenkins Road. The segment between Jenkins and Renfro will be built with the adjacent development improvement agreement in the near future according to developer of the land at the corner of Stockdale and Renfro. With that improvement in place, a minimum of two lanes each direction will be available between Allen and Renfro. RIGHT TURN LANES ON STOCKDALE Right turn lanes are existing on Stockdale at Jenkins Road, both directions and at Alien in the eastbound direction. No right turn lanes are planned for the intersections on the south side of Stockdale at Chapalla, Scottsburg or Joelyle Streets. There are no right turn deceleration lane widenings at these intersections and the completed street will have three lanes in each direction. In addition, Stockdale is only wide enough at Scottsburg to allow two lanes in the eastbound direction. At this time, I do not propose to stripe right turn lanes at these minor street intersections since the lane stripe will have to be removed when stockdale is widened and striped for three lanes. The process of removing lane striping is very destructive to the pavement and is avoided when possible. As part of our normal review, we will monitor this section of Stockdale for improvements to traffic flow and make changes when appropriate. cc: Jacques LaRochelle, Design Engineer Bruce Deeter, CE III, Traffic Engineering Brad Underwood, CE III, Traffic Engineering PW Memo Files Traffic Engineering File - Stockdale Highway slw:\DATA\WP\1995\StockAIn.Mem BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ,~ _ FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director ~/, DATE: March 23, 1995 SUBJECT: COUNCILMEMBERS' REQUESTS Enclosed you will find additional information concerning the angle parking for Pine Street adjacent to the Bakersfield Racquet Club Facility with a sketch drawing attached thereto. Also, Councilmember Salvaggio reported the traffic signal located on Ming and Hughes appeared to be functioning improperly and requested Public Works staff to investigate the operation of the flashing condition. Attached is a copy of the investigation report. INQUIRY1.M23 /~'J~ ,~~ ' Encl. ~/d/ MAR 2 3 BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Traffic Engineering Memorandum DATE: March 16, 1995 TO: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FROM' STEPHEN L. WALKER,. TRAFFIC ENGINEER ~ SUBJECT: ANGLE PARKING FOR PINE STREET ADJACENT TO THE BAKERSFIELD RACQUET CLUB FACILITY. For your information and use, attached is a sketch drawing showing the existing parallel spaces on the west side of Pine Street, adjacent to the single family homes, and the anticipated layout of diagonal spaces on the east side, adjacent to the club. The traversable street width left would be 26.4 feet that is not taken up with either parallel or diagonal parking. For comparison purposes, a typical 36 foot wide residential street would have only about 18 feet of road available with parking on both sides and a collecting type 40 foot wide residential street has about 22 feet of road width left when parking is allowed on both sides. The sketch shows 38 new diagonal spaces on the Club (east) side of Pine Street. There are 23 existing parallel spaces on the Club side and 17 spaces on the residence side of the street. The increase of 15 spaces would bring the total available to 55 spaces. This is the probable maximum that could be obtained. It is likely that one or two spaces would be "lost" when the spaces are actually marked on the street due to field adjustments in layout. The advantages to this parking configuration are increased parking space availability adjacent to the Club, reduction of the intrusion of non-resident parking in front of residences on 17th Street, diagonal parking is easier to park, travel way width is still wider than in new residential developments and no change to parking on the west side of the street. There are some disadvantages with the reduction of extra wide travel way width available from about 34 feet with parking to just over 26 feet with the new parking, backing out of a diagonal space takes more driver attention and with more parking available there may be higher usage of the parking. cc; Traffic Engineering File - Bakersfield Racquet Club parking slw:\DATA\VVP\1995\BRCparkn.Mem revised 3-22-95 4 Spaces 5 Spaces (Existing) I ~ (3 existing parallel spaces) ! I PRIVATE RESIDENCE 4 Spaces (Existing) BAKERSFIELD 5 Space (Existing) i~ 33 Spaces ~ (20 existing parallel spaces) II 4 Spaces ~ (Existing) I TR UX TUN A VENUE .]~ A K F:, R S ? [ F, T, ]3 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Traffic Engineering Memorandum DATE: March 22, 1995 TO: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FROM: STEPHEN L. WALKER, TRAFFIC ENGINEER ~ SUBJECT: MING AND HUGHES TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPERATION, INQUIRY FROM COUNCILMEMBER SALVAGGIO. The traffic signal operation was investigated by the General Services section upon receiving information on March 21, 1995, that the signal was not functioning properly. The signal was taken out of the fflashing" condition and placed back into normal operation. No cause for the signal being in "flash" was determined by the technician. Traffic Engineering staff, along with the General Services technicians, will be monitoring the signal operation this week to make sure the signal is operating as planned and programmed. At this time the signal appears to be operating normal. cc: Gary Wenino, Traffic Operations Tech., Traffic Engineering Bruce Deeter, CE Ill, Traffic Engineering Brad Underwood, CE III, Traffic Engineering PW Memo Files Traffic Engineering File - Ming/Hughes slw:\DATA\WP\1995\MingHugh.Sig ~64-275~ MEMORANDUM March 31, 1995 TO Honorable Mayor Price and Council~Members FROM Steve Brummer, Chief of Police~ Vehicular Traffic at Mesa Marin Sports Complex SUBJECT At the request of Council Member Smith, police department staff was assigned to Mesa Marin Raceway on Saturday, March 25, 1995, to monitor vehicular traffic during the course of the scheduled racing event. As can be expected, the majority of traffic problems occurred at the conclusion of the event. The assigned officer reported although a small percentage of vehicles effected unsafe maneuvers while exiting the complex, traffic flowed rather smoothly. With proper posting of traffic signs, the potential for any serious problems can be mitigated. The assigned officer described overall traffic flow as "manageable", with no glaring problems. Traffic flow in the area of Mesa Marin stabilized and returned to normal in about 30 minutes following the event. A memorandum prepared by Traffic Officer S. McDonald is attached for your review. SEB/vrf Attachment: Traffic at Mesa Marin Sports Complex dated 3/25/95 copy to: Councilmember Carson , ..~ ~-........' Councilmember Chow Councilmember DeMond Councilmember McDermott i ~/~/F~f Councilmember Rowles ~/~ ' Councilmember Salvaggio Councilmember Smith Alan Tandy, City Manager Gail Waiters, Asst. City Manager John Stinson, Asst. City Manager Jim Eggert - Planning Department BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: S. BRUMMER, CHIEF OF POLICE FROM: OFFICER S. McDONALD, #710 SUBJECT: TRAFFIC AT MESA MARIN SPORTS COMPLEX On 3/25/95, at approximately 2200 hours, I responded to the area of the Mesa Marin Sports Complex to monitor the traffic flow coming from the.Mesa Marin Sports Complex, upon the conclusion of the racing event being held at that location. I took a position in the 11100 block of Kern Canyon Road at the intersection of Mesa Matin Street and Kern Canyon Road. Traffic to and from the east side of the sports complex was light, until the conclusion of the event at approximately 2250 hours. At approximately 2250 hours, as the event terminated, approximately 1,500-1,800 vehicles exited the northeast portion of the sports complex, onto Kern Canyon Road. It appeared that most vehicles were traveling westbound 'on Kern Canyon Road toward Morning Drive. Traffic was heavy; however, appeared to be flowing smoothly in that direction. Traffic leaving the complex going eastbound on Kern Canyon Road towards State Route 178 was also heavy, and as more vehicles exited the complex, traffic became backed-up from the stop sign at State Route 178 and Kern Canyon Road, all the way back to the west gate of the Mesa Maria Sports Complex. I observed numerous Vehicle Code violations, stemming from vehicles attempting to exit both the east and west gates of the sports complex. The most common problem was vehicles exiting the sports complex by making a left turn onto eastbound Kern Canyon Road. Several near-collisions were caused as a result of this type of movement. There were also numerous unsafe U-turns made by vehicles that were parked along the north side of Kern Canyon Road, near the sports complex. Several of these vehicles made U-turns, back onto eastbound Kern Canyon Road, causing near-collisions. Another problem was caused by vehicles passing unsafely on the right while traveling eastbound on Kern Canyon Road, towards State Route 178. Considering the number of vehicles attempting to exit the Mesa Marin Sports Complex at the same time, traffic appeared to flow fairly smoothly, and only a small percentage of the vehicles committed the above-mentioned violations. The biggest problem appeared to be the traffic back-up and congestion stemming from the vehicles having to stop at the stop sign at Kern Canyon Road and State Route 178. No further details. Respectfully submitted, Officer S. McDonald, #710 SM/dlo 2 MEMORANDUM "WE CARE" DATE: MARCH 27, 1995 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: bIICMAEL R. KELLY, FIRE CHIEF ~ ~tAR SUBJECT: FIRE SERVICES S~DY ~ION ~10 Councilmember Irma Carson has expressed a concern regarding fire protection services in the Union #10 Annexation area. The following information outlines current, service procedures: The City/County Joint Powers Agreement has been in effect since May 7, 1980. This agreement provides for fire protection within the Metropolitan Area of Bakersfield. It has been amended through Memorandum of Understanding agreements between the City Council and the Board of Supervisors on October 8, 1985, and again in 1995 with the resolution of the distribution of the Fire Fund Tax and the Rio Bravo Fire Station jurisdiction issue. The Union #10 Annexation is in an area covered under the Joint Powers Agreement. The residents have the same fire protection response now as they did prior to annexation. This includes City Engine No. 6 at 127 Brundage Lane, City Engine No. 5 at 700 W. Planz Road, City Engine No. 2 at 717 E. 21st Street and Kern County Engine No. 41 at Virginia Avenue and Mt. Vernon Avenue. Since Union #10 was closer to a City fire station, the City assumed total fire protection including arson investigation and fire prevention activities. Emergency response times in this area are acceptable. The availability of water for fire flows is evaluated in all areas which are annexed to the City. The area is somewhat deficient in hydrant and water supply for fire protection. When the water main infrastructure was installed for this area the required fire flow in a County residential area was 500 gallons per minute. The residential-fire flow requirement in the City is 1000 gallons per minute. To address this problem, a five year plan has been developed in the H.U.D. consolidated plan of Federal entitlement money (C.D.B.G., Home & E.S.G. Programs). The first year (1996), if approved by H.U.D., provides for $238,000 to upgrade 2500 feet of deteriorated water mains and the installation of three (3) hydrants on Ninth Street, Wallace and Eleventh Street. Approximately five years ago, the Bakersfield Fire Department had an extensive smoke detector installation program in the Union #10 area which included door-to-door canvassing by both Spanish speaking and English speaking fire personnel teams. This program was very successful. MRK/kec ~MO\KE~Y\C~SON C.~¥ ATTORNEY Judy IC Skousen CHIEF AssISTANT CITY ATTORNEY Robert M. Shcrf3' ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS Alan D. Daniel John D. Closs Laura C. Marino Allen M. Shaw W~,e,.. Po.. J,. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEYS Michael G. Allford OFFICE OF THE CITY ATYORNEY Janice Scanlan 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE Carl Hemandez llI BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 LAw OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR TELEPHONE: 805~326-3721 Frances E. Thompson FACSIMILE: 805-325-9162 · March 24, 1995 Steve McCalley, Director ' Kern County Environmental Heath Services Department 2700 M Street Bakersfield, CA 93301 Re: Stipulated Notice and Order No. 102-94-01 Dear Mr. McCalley: In compliance with the referenced order, the City of Bakersfield respectfully 'submits the following reports on numbered items contained in the order: Items I Soil sampling was conducted as listed in attachment A. Despite and 2. repeated attempts to obtain sampling access, residents at 3500 and 3704 Panorama Drive did not provide sampling access. Similarly, 3608 Pano[ama Drive only allowed sufficient access time to obtain surface samples. Soil sample analyses, also listed in attachment A, were performed per the scope agreed on by L.E.A. staff, Kern County Waste Management staff, and the landfill closure consultant (Metcalf & Eddy) following a 03/06/95 meeting with these parties and Mr. Janciki of the C.I.W.M.B. Item 3..A. The final closure and postclosure plan is currently undergoing first and 3.B. draft revisions. The City anticipates that the plan will be redistributed in early April 1995. A cOpy of the first draft should be available from the Kern County Solid Waste Management Dept. 0 Item 4.A. During the month of April 1995, the City will provide site security as follows: Steve McCalley, Director March 24, 1995 Page Two 1. Place earthen berms across access points to the east, west, and north sides of'the site to restrict apparent offroad vehicle traffic (see attachment B). 2. Place "no trespassing" signs with city identification around the east, west, and north perimeter. Page 2 3. ~ Request all adjoining' residences to keep backyard gates locked at all times in order to maintain a fenced line continuous with the City's fence along the southern perimeter. The City will inspect and maintain these controls on a monthly basis. Permanent perimeter fencing will be constructed following final capping of the landfill. Item. 4.B. - The City has required all structures (specifically a satellite dish and a shed)to be removed by issuing the letters in attachment C. ' Item 4.C. The City has submitted gas monitoring reports due through the last quarter of December 1994 and will sUbmit all future quarterly reports within 90 days of monitoring. Item4.D.l.. - The City .submits a draft Landfill Gas System Evaluation (attachment ......... and 4.D.2. D) for your review. This City is in the process of securing the services of a certified health and safety specialist for evaluation of the gas monitoring system and for development of an air quality assessment plan in the home at 3700 Panorama Drive. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Barnes, SOlid Waste Director at 326- Very truly yours, cc: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~'~"'"~'7''~ Att°rn''~' Raul M. Rojas, Public Works DirectOr Daphne Washington, Kern County Solid Waste Director KB:smp:rb I~s-rb\letters\mccalley.324 March 23, 1995 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR BY: KEVIN BARNES, SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR,~, SUBJECT: CONVERSION TO AUTOMATED COLLECTION As you are aware, the conversion program thus far was done in two phases. Each phase contained all six pickup days in a concentrated geographic area. If continued, the former conversion plan would result in our trucks being present in each part of town each day of the week. We need to change the conversion pattern in order to produce large, contiguous zones for each route day. This will keep trucks working together efficiently and allow better supervision. It will also better coordinate with street sweeping. Schedules will also be more consistent between adjoining neighborhoods as tentatively shown in the attached map. To achieve the desired layout, existing pickup schedules for many neighborhoods will change. Each new phase will include residents from among the hortheast, central, and southwest rather than all one area as before. This will change the makeup of "neighborhood" meetings. We therefore recommend three general meetings in May to give everyone a system preview. Ongoing "neighborhood" meetings would not be practical since each phase will consist of several neighborhoods. The best notification method will be via printed matter delivered to each home 2-3 weeks prior to implementation and again with the containers. Council members should be aware that conversion will occur in all wards on a gradUal basis from June to January. Please advise on whether an information workshop should be held. KB:key -~,C ITY ATTORNEY ~ .~udy K. Skousen "~ ,~/ CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY Robert M. Sherry ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS Alan D. Daniel John D. Closs Laura C. Marino Alien M. Shaw Wa~,~r ~. Po., Jr. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE OF THE CITY AI'rORNEY Michael G, Allford 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE Janice Scanlan Carl Hemandez III BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 LAW OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR TELEPHONE: 805-326-3721 Frances E. Thompson FACSIMILE: 805-325-9162 March 20, 1995 Virginia L. Horler.i~ Senior Vice Pre~'f~ent/ Managing Director RAUSCHER PI.~RCE REFSNES, INC. One Market/Plaza 1100 SteWart Street Tower San Francisco, California 94105 Re: City of Bakersfield Public Facilities Corporation 1985 Leasehold Mortgage Revenue Bonds Dear Ms. Horler: Your letter of February 22, 1995 to City Manager Alan Tandy has been referred to the undersigned for response. Your analysis of the shortfall to the escrow account fails to take into consideration the fact that the City of Bakersfield charges the sewer service users a service fee. This fee is, of ~course, determined by the cost to the City for providing the service. Part of this cost which is passed on to the consumers of the service' is the cost for p~tting the service in place initially, upgrades to the service, and any debt service related to such operations. In the latter regard, had the City of Bakersfield been accurately advised as to the true cost figures for the defeasance of the 1985 leasehold mortgage revenue bonds, the City would have adjusted its user fee accordingly and collected this money during the six-year time 'frame in question from the. users of the sewer service.~ Unfortunately, the opportunity to collect this fee is now gone inasmuch as any attempt to collect a "back fee" from the current users would in essence be a tax and subject to the current restrictions on taxation imposed by past propositions passed by the electorate. Thus, the City of Bakersfield has lost the opportunity to recoup this expense due.to the failure of your firm to calculate it accurately. Virginia L. Horler March 20, 1995 Page 2 Your firm was clearly negligent in the performance of a routine duty. You have compounded that negligent behavior through an outrageous pretense that while we are now'out $126,000 you "saved" us money. Perhaps you should have made a million dollar error -- then the amount you "saved" for us Would equal the $126,000 we are now out. Further, your malfeasance, coming only a few hours before your firm nearly caused us to default on a bond issue, brought incredible pressure to bear on our staff. To preclude you from further acts of this kind, we are considering asking for punitive damages. We are now unable to earn interest on or utilize the $126,000, thus necessitating a rate increase to our customers. I look forward to presenting to a Kern County jury what your fees and profits were on this matter. It will make a nice impression when coupled with your negligent performance and refusal to accept responsibility for'your errors. Since it invades public funds and raises the possibility of a rate increase, I am sure it will be well covered by our three television news bureaus and the regional newspaper. Please be advised that the City Council has instructed me to file suit against your firm and the accounting firms which prepared the verifications of the numbers used by your firm in this regard. I have further been instructed that in the event this matter is not resolved by Friday, March 31, 1995, I am to file suit forthwith and to pursue the same with all diligence. Thus, unless we are able to resolve this matter within the next two weeks, you may rest assured that Suit will be filed and. prosecuted vigorously to conclUsion. I look forward to hearing from you concerning the foregoin~ and trust that, in light of your firm's admitted failure in this regard which has deprived the City of the opportunity to collect the needed funds through the revenue recovery procedures available to it, we may resolve this matter in the near future. Very truly yours, jUl, Ci~ IKS:WHP:Iaa RAUSCHER/horlcr.320 cc: K-lan Tandy, City Manager Raul Rojas, Public Works Director 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: March 21, 1995 SUBJECT: WEED ABATEMENT Enclosed is the response to Councilmember Mark Salvaggio's request for an update on the Weed Abatement problem in the 3800 block of Mesa Grande Street. · WEEDABAT.W-7 Attach. / / u ~ '~,,~ , / ~R 2 2 Fg95 '." ..:" ~ MEMORANDUM March 15, 1995 TO: Raul J. Rojas, Public Works Director ,-.. / FROM: Joe A. Lozano, Public Works Operations Managerk~ SUBJECT: Weed Abatement 3800 Block Mesa Grande In response to Councilman Salvaggio's request for an update on the weed abatement problem on Mesa Grande, I have found out the following. Regarding the problem at 3806 Mesa Grande, that issue went to Council about a month ago. A letter was sent to the known owner by the Fire Department. It turns out that there has been a change of ownership and a notice has been sent to the new owner who evidently lives in Texas. I noticed that there are other similar situations in the area. Just South of 3807 Mesa Grande, across the street from 3707 Mesa Grande and at the Southwest corner of McCall and Mesa Grande. I made contact with Tony DeMarco, of the Fire Department, he is aware of the situation and will be addressing these problems. I have contacted Alan Abe, of the Parks Division, and he will be sending someone out to address the weeds blocking the gutter situation. League. of California Cities i~gllik~ '1400 K ~TR'EET; 'SACRAMENTO CA 95814. (9161 658-8200 M~ch 17, 1995 TO: City Managers RE: AB 13 Impl.ementation (Chapter 310, Statutes of 1992~) Smoking in Enclosed Places of Employment Labor Code Section 6404.5 Clarification of Smoking In A Bar or Tavern Over the last few months, the League has received a number of questions regarding the application of AB 13 to smoking in a bar or bar area. Although AB 13 generally,prohibits smoking in enclosed places of employment, it exempts fourteen areas from that definition and thus allows smoking in those areas. One of the exceptions is a bar or tavern, under certain circumstances. In light of the questions received about how to apply this exception, the League consulted with the California Restaurant Association, the California Hotel & Motel Association and the staff of the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in an attempt to provide guidelines for interpreting this exception. We hope the attached document is helpful in resolving questions about when smoking is permitted in a bar or-bar area. City officials should remember that although AB 13 includes fourteen exceptions to the defihition of. "place of empl6yment'', it hlso exl61icitly huthorize~ local gc;vernlnents to regulaie in any area not included in the definition of place of employment. Thus, local governments may enact different standards for any of those fourteen exceptions, including a bar or tavern. We encourage city officials who have questions about interpreting AB 13 or about smoking in a bar or bar area to consult with their city attorney. cc: City Attorneys CLARIFICATION OF SMOKING IN A "BAR". OR "TAVERN" · . AB 13 (Chapter 310-- Statutes of 1994) . ·. California Labor Code Sedtion 6404.5(d)(8) · , League of California Cities' March 1995 INTRODUCTION AB.,.~i3 (T. Friedman; Chapter 310, Statuies of 1994) prohibits smoking in all enclosed Places of employment, with the exception of fo~urteen~ areas that are excluded from the definition of "place of employment." One of those exceptions is for a "bar" or "tavern".' In light of the ........ large-number of-questions-and concerns~raised by restaurateurs, hoteliers,-locakofficials and others, representatives from the California Restaurant Association, the California Hotel & Motel Association, and the League of California Cities have reviewed the bill's text and intent in an attempt to provide assistance as AB 13 is implemented. These three organizations, in '- consultation with Assembly Labor and Employment Committee staff, suggest the following interpretation as operational guidelines for local jurisdictions and affected industry. These .interpretative guidelines are intended to be .simple, fair and as straightforward as Possible. ~They will apply only to a finite period of time that is clearly designed to ease the transition to when there may be no. exemption for a bar or tavern from the 100% smoking prohibition in AB 13 (i.e., until January 1, 1997, unless Cal-OSHA or the federal EPA adopt new ventilation standards as specified in AB 13). WHEN IS 'sMOKING PERMITTED IN A "BAR" OR "TAVERN"? The re!evant'Portion of AB 13 is new Labor Code Section 6404.5(d)(8), which reads as follows: · 'Bars and taverns, in which smoking is permitted by subdivision ~. For the purposes of this paragraph,. "bar" or "tavern" means a facility primarily devoted to the serving of alcoholic lieveragks for cdnS~m--pti6n-by 'g~ueStg on the premisd-s, in'-~hich-the ~e~ing of food is incidental. "Bar or tavern" includes those facilities located within a hotel, motel, or other ' similar transient occupancy establishment. However, when located within a building in conjunction with another use, including a restaurant, "bar" or "tavern" includes only those areas, used primarily for the sale and service of alcoholic beverages.. "Bar" or "tavern" does not include the dining areas ora restaurant, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are ' served therein. ' As used in this section, these three, organizations (the League of California Cities, the California Restaurant Association, and the California Hotel & Motel Association) sUggest that the word "primarily" means that more than half of the total gross sales for the bar or bar area during a regularly utilized sales period are derived from the sale and service of alcoholic B~,~rag'e~?In'that.eofitext;-.the 'organiZations *suggest that the '"SerVing of food" shotild be ·'~ : ~'~'~ ~'~';~,D~'i~~ .... ' '~".'..."~ ":' '.,~ .:'~ ~.~.. '~.: ' ' ,:' ~'.~ ~,, , ~: , ' '......~.,~. -, ,.~. , · .... deemed incidental if the gross sales of.thefood,~ whether snacks4' appetizers~ regular·menu-`: items of full meals, are less than hai'f~6f:'th6 'fdtal gr0'§s shle's'-6f'the'~ar~a fot:the'§ales.:OetiO~::'~" involved. Further, the org~anizations suggest that a sales period may be a full day or a reasonable' p~ion 0th day that' {s ~6gularlY ~itiliZed.' 'The quesfioh'6f ~vhether ~mOki/ig 'ig allbW~ed in any particUlar sales period will depend Upon whether 50% oi~ more of the sales · volume is for alcoholic beverages (see example four below). In the ~vent that 'a 'proprietor or owner elects to allow smoking in the bar or bar· area based'on th~ interpretation provided' in this. document, the organizations suggest that the ultimate burden of proof that'the sales volume meets this sales criterion will be the respOnsibility of the proprietor or own_e~r._ _~milar!y_,~th~e p~r~pr~i~etpr~o_r"'°wner must 'be'able to justify'~he ~ reasonableness of any regularly utilized "sales period." ----- - EXAMPLES Examples of how thi.s int?pretation may apply are as follows. ~ · ' 1. In a facility licensed by ~the 'Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) as a' "public .:premises~"'~(n° one {~nd~r 21 years of age is aiibwed: "Business and Professi6hS~ Code seetiOhg 23039 and 25665 ),i whether Characterized as a bar , tavern; Cocktad '~l'ourige, :6~ '; '::'. otherwise, and regardless of whether the facility ~s freestanding or ~s located 'w~th~n another~ building,, smoking is allowed in the entire facility. By the nature of the license, ?ood sales ~n~a.,facd!ty. l!censed.as..a~ Ypubl~ premises are' either Pr°hiblt6d,·' ?' "i'hdid~fi~hI'':t6'~ihe ~[c'bi~ii:~'bev~i~/g~s"'an~l ~h~Sfilc[:i~er~fore'b~'i~Sg'than 506/;' ~f ihd't6ta[ gro~s::~ale~'2 ':: :~' An example of ~s i~pd·'6f fa~ility~ls a free-standing bar (sUch as the comer t~iX/e~fl)':-~It'ig~:' also possible that such a facility may be adjacent to a restaurant facility, but accessed:b~ a~, sepamt¢ entrance from the restaurant, or may be a cocktail lounge in a hotel. The key proyi~i.o.n~.t~at~ distinguishes this~ tyPe of bar or tavern is that no one under the age of 21 is admitte, d..Of course, it is also necessary that food sales of the' facility represent l~ss than"50% bf_ihe~tota!~gr~s~sa!.e?f~the-fa~i!i,ty~in~9.$~er~~gr~_._s.smoking~m be~_p_~ige~. None~[h_eless, ina ' pubiic'pre'mises faCility Wher6 fo'od is se;~)ed ~i~i~ig ~'"regt~i~l~"~tii~[~e~ i~/~i:~l~s (i.el, morning breakfas~t or· noon lunch periods) the guidelines suggested in example four below:w0u!d apply. . .. 2. [n ./t. facility licensed by. the ABC as a "bona fide public'eating· place" (i.e..; inwhich meals more subsiantial than sandwiches.and salads must·~e served, and in which perg0ns Undel~ :21 '- : ' ' ;' ' .... '" '"" ~ ~ ~ "' ' ~ " " ' · ' "1 ' ' ' ' ~ ' : t. , , ,.,, .,are allowed_.; ..,Bus, mess an,d Profess.runs Code S,ect~on 23038 ), and the ~ar area" ~¢ a clearly..·` distinct area,.sp~¢ ;r r~(~m.~"sePar~t~d.fr°m tl~e ~e~thumht dining ~ac6;. eithe~' Ui'di'stance"~0r' by~ a,wall~or.~walls, smoking..~s all,ow~d ~n that ent~'e bar area, but' only as 'long as' the~ gr6ss ~ The appropriate text of these code sections is attached. 2 sales of f~od in .that bar area..are less than 5.0% of the total gross ~sal,es 9f that ~ar.area. If the facil, i~y .does not meet~ ~hi~s sales cr{terion,:sinb~'i~ig ~i; 'iSermig~d..6niy:'at i{h~:,'b~fl cgfi~t.'~'r'i~n,d.';'"'i ne~b~iI C~Cktaii"tabl%~,as-~d~Cdb~d in ~xfimpi~'.~thre~e be!dw."i~. i ..'./. '::' ' '"~.'-' ~';:.! .,.,-~' ;*!~ An example .0'f"thiS/type 0f'}faciii~y Js a bat' area thai-is a room'located in ~ r~;taui'dnt ~'" establishment,'~but '~hich' is in a' diffeient.part: Of.the building than the restaUia'ni dining, h~ea .,~ (i.e.,the bar area is not-adjacent to or 'part'of the'dining .area).' similarly, this example .~ includes such rooms that may' be adjacent to the restaurant .dining area but are. separated from'. the. dining area by walls, doors, and similar construction. It would also include a lobby lounge in a hotel if the space is licensed by the ABC as a "bona fide ptlblic eating place." The key questions in all of these cases, as' in all.of the other examples, is whether the food sales are less than:,50%.of.the .total gross sales for the bar area involv.ed. 3. In a facility licensed as a "bona fide public eating place" in which the "bar area",' including bar stools and nearby cOcktail tables (but not including a "service bar", which is used to provide alcoholic beverage service to only waiters and waitresses), is located within a restaurant dining area, smoking is allowed only in the "bar area" (i.e., at the bar counter itself and nearby cocktail tables). But, smoking is permitted only when the total food sales for that "bar area" are less than 50% of the total gross sales for the "bar area." The exemgtion for this type of facility app!ies regardless of whether the "bar area" is separated from dining tables by, some~type of barrier, divider or open space, and regardless of where the "bar are~" is located within the restaurant (i.e.~:agains~.the wall, in the ~iddl4~'or elsewhere). '~.. -Xn, ex~mple~ ;i~ {hi:s~ type.' bf fa6ility. ~s a~ bai 'th:~i~' is in th~ '//iiddle of"~'a .......... restaufant~ or'at" ~" th~ :fhr end of a restaur, hnt../.Smoking is, permitted ¢fithin the "b~r"m-ea'" if 50%":or 'i~bre of:the gros;§- sales for the "bar area" a~e from alcoholic beverages, but smoking is noi pei~rfil[-ted' in the rest,.aurant dining .area of the facility at any time, even if wine or.cocktails are .available with the meals. 4. If a bar area or facility has decidedly different uses at different times of the day on a regular basis (i.e., it is used primarily as a restaurant for morning breakfast or noon lunch sales periods, but primarily as a bar or lounge for the evening cocktail sales period), smoking - '~ " ........ ". :'2. ' t · . . ~: ..... ~ .... ' ' ' o '"' "' " ' ' " ~s allow as specffi~d ~ri-the prece~d~riffexamples, w~th,"of cotlrse,-the-50'/0~sales~volUme .... , criterion applied. An example of this type of facility is a space that is regularly used primarily as a restaurant during the morning breakfast or noon lunch periods (i.e., people come to eat and the sales of alcoholic beverages are less than half of the gross sales during that period of time), but is u~ed as a cocktail lounge or bar. in the late afternoon and throughout the evening (i:e., people come lo'drink and food sales are less thari 50% of ihe gross Sales 'during that periOd of:time). :.~.in .th'i.s'~'.xamp!e~"s/fioking WoUl'd b~ 'l~rbhlibited'~auri0g the breakfast, or' lundh periOds; but W~uld be~ p~rmitted' during th~ late 'aftefn66n/d~,enihg Perlod. -Remember that ~he :biii~den Of: proving the appropriate sales volumes and establishing the reasonableness of the different time periods is the responsibility of the owner or proprietor 3 5. "Private clubs" are not exempt from AB 13 and should be treated e.x.a.ct!y the ,same.way as Other restaurants, bars and bar areas described in.the above eXamples:. ~,~ ~. The L,eague of Calif°mia Cities, the California Hotel &. Motei'Associati0n and the California Restaurant Association hope that. these guidelines are helpful in resolving any questions regarding when smoking is permitted in a "bar"., "bar area", or "tavern." abl 3barguide "; ...... ' .... . ATF~ TAKEN FROM THE CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE (a) "Public premis6~"~mgan§::' '~:;' ,::..~i ~,: , ,~: :.,' ,.. ~.:..~'~i~ ~:~:.i: .... (1) Premises licensed with any type of license other than an on-sale beer license, and maintained and operated for the selling or serving of "~ alC0holi~ beverages to the public' for consUmption on the premises, andin which food shall not. be sold or served to the public as in a bona fide public eating plac,e, but uPon which premises food products may be sold or served incidentally to the sale or service of .alcoholic beverages, 'in accordance with rules prescribed by the department. (2) Premises licensed with an on-sale beer license, in .which food shall not be sold or served to the public as in a bona fide public eating place, and in which sandwiches, salads, desserts, and similar short orders shall not-~be- sold-and-served;-in ~accordance with rules prescribed-by--the department. (b) "Public premises" does not include railroad dining or club cars, passenger ships, airplanes, or bona fide clubs after the clubs have been lawfully operated for not less than one year; nor does it include historic units of the state park system, premises being operated under a tempo- rary on-sale beer license other than permitted pursuant to Section 24045.5, or on-sale beer licensed stadia, auditoria, fairgrounds, or race- tracks; nor does it include nonprofit theater companies licensed pursuant to Section 24045.7. § 25665. Minors entering and remaining on premises Any licensee under an on-sale license issued for public premises, as defined in Section 23039, who permits a person under the age of 21 years to enter and remain in the licensed premises without lawful business . therein is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person under the age of 21 ygars who enters and remains in the licensed public premises without lawful business therein is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200), no part of which shall be suspended. § 23038. Bona fide public eating place; meals; guests "Bona fide public .eating place" means aplace which is regularly_ and in a bona fide manner used and kept open for the serving of meals to guests for 'compensation' and which has suitable kitchen facilities con- nected therewith, containing conveniences for cooking an 'assortment of foods which may be required for ordinary meals, the kitchen of which must be kept in a sanitary condition with the proper amount of refrig- eration for keeping of food on said premises and must comply with all the regulations of the local department of health. "Meals" means the usual assortment of foods commonly ordered at various hours of the day; the service of such food and victuals only as sandwiches or salads shall not be deemed a compliance with this requirement. "Guests" shall mean persons who, during the hours when meals are regularly served therein, come to a bona fide public eating place for the purpose of obtaining, and actually order and obtain at such time, in good faith, a meal therein. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to require that any. food be sold or purchased with any beverage. · ~B3/ZB/g5 1B:4B:~4 ~?18 ~'~ .......... HAR-20- 95 HON 16:46 ID:INTER GOU AFFAIRS TEL N0:916 323-3?49 Office of 'the Governor · .. ,., . .. ,. · .-. : · - t,.r .'-;.. , · ......... ;,~-~';" ',' ',~;..'T.;'-'q, ' t ~t~ ~'e ,: f i~dorgovernmenl&l Allair~, 1400 'l~q~th '. Lwramento, CA 95814 (916) 323.5446 FAX {916) 323-3749 Dale , 3/20/05 l:arshnile Plane T,,: City ~ngg.~' and Cou~' Admtntstrative .Officers Nu tuber o( Pm[~ (includin~ IhS cover ~a[e): ~_~;. ~ I]3/21]/95 19:49:32 -> ]]a]~c~s£ icld laa~e I]112 MAR-20-'95 MON 16:4~ ID: INTER GOO AFFAIRS TEL N0:916 323-~749 ~18 P02 ~","".:". ' 'i. 'a' ~': ¢' · '~ ~ .-"~ . ,'.~.' ...' . .. , · ,. ~ .,. ,,~~ . . . . ,~ . .. . :~ .'j' · . ~"~. .gt~ ,~ ~. . . ~ , . h ~ · , EconomicUpO te ,.~:,,*~ ~.'~, * ,. v¢~.;. ,'.....· ~t~~~~d~,br. ' ~..'.'. .... ~ ~ ~, B3/2B/55 11] :51:14 -> Ba~ers£ ield l~a~e BB3 ' MRR-28-'95 MON 16:48 ID: INTER GOV RFFRIRS TEL N0:916 323-3749 X?18 P83 .... . . . . .., ..... ~.~... ,, ~' '~ · '- : .'~ ,'', '.,,'. ,-~,:~::..., I ', ' '~ '..." ' ' ' ' '.) .' ~ u~ ~"--~~~"-~ ~. ' · '". ~- " ""-.,~. '~ ~ ~ b~ ~~b m ~h " - ......... · ' ~ ~ ~I'F~ ~ ' . ..... ~ '~' · ~~, · ~ ' '~I "': , ~~t~~l~l~ .,. , . . '. · . .~ ~ .............. ~,~, ,M~ ~ · _1 III .J I I ~ .. I ~ .11 .. · ~ III _.)11 ......... . · . :'. , · ~,~) ....-, . , .. . ~ " . : ' , ' "" '~'1 . , ','-~"~ .... ~ ~. ' .~ ~". ~ ~l ",~ ~ , 4, , '~ ' ~ .... .., ~u~ , ~7 · 18= , 1 .' .'~l '~1~" 'I~. -I ~ ' "' ,'.' · . '~ ".. ~ ~ ' ~ · ~1 ~ ' :~ .... ~ ~ ~.'~.-'~..'~: March 22, 1995 Mr. Alan Tandy, City Manager ~.~)~)4 ~ ~.~)~)~ City of Bakersfield GZAND ] UIt Y 1501 Tmxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr.. Tandy: On behalf of the Government Committee of the 1994-95 Kern County Arthur B. Parkins Grand Jury, We wish to extend our appreciation for the efforts extended /:orem~n during our visit on March 17, 1995. Arthur Adams We especially enjoyed hearing abOut the city's current:economic activity, Gerald M. Alderete bridge projects, and proposed sports/recreation ~'omPlex. Theongoing Grace Lee Bailey projects greatly enhance the quality of life for the residents 'of Bakersfield, Thelda Carnahan OnCe again, thank youfor the courtesies extended. Dorothy Clark ....... Donna L. Engel Sincerely, Robert L; Floyd .... Claudia Young Holdemer,,s Foreman Chairman', Carl. E. Howard . .-_. Government Committee Deborah J. Phillips Grace F. Pierce Lynn A. Pitts Raymond Rowland · - ' Joseph F. Silva Earl O. Smith Gordon Stringer -- 2 Ronald L Wolfe .... .-;~ :~;. ~ .,. . ADI~IIII~IIISTIF~TIO N & CGU~Tg'gUILDING 1~t15 Tru,xtUn Avenue Bakemfield, CA 9'3~01-5222 . . Telephone: (805) 861-2150 CURRENT EVENTS ~ TRIVIA CONTEST Attention all trivia buffs, sharpen your pencils, dust off your Kern COG cD minutes; the Kern COG Trivia Contest has begun! A series of questions will O', be asked throughout 1995. Each participant must submit trivia responses to '-- Jill Williams at Kern COG. A winner will be announced at the 1995 -t-- Cl. Regional Award of Merit banquet. The person who tums in the most correct <( . ~ responses will win special recognition and tickets to the awards banquet Trivia Question: During what year was ~he first Regional Award of Merit program held? USDOT Pending Reorganization ~ The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) may be CD reorganized. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Transportation Federico E Pefia have developed a plan which would consolidate the ten agencies under ~ USDOT into three: Aviation Administration, Intermodal Transportation CD Administration, and the United States Coast Guard. The proposed O reorganization will reduce the USDOT work force from 104,000 to 54,000. ~-~ The Cost of Balancing the Budget · ~ The goal of the bal.anced-budget amendment is to balance the federal budget O by the year 2002. The United States Department of the Treasury has prepared :3 estimates on the possible effect on states and their finances. The depmlment O calculates federal grants to states would be reduced by $97.8 billion in fiscal O year 2002. Such a reduction would be recoUped by a tax increase. ,CC According to department estimates, California could experience a 9 - 12 state tax increase the cost of Medicaid, and percent tO highway projects, cover AFDC. ~_ EPA Proposes Amendments to the Conformity Rule O Amendments to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Conformity c- Rule have been proposed in the form of an interim final rule. EPA opted to O ~ forego proposing the rule and issue an interim final rule to "prevent (J previously unforeseeable delays The interim rule immediately allows states -~ more time to submit complete ozone State Implementation Plans (SIPs) and D prevent a lapse in conformity, which would result in the halt of new Cl. highway/transit projects," according to the February 1995 <~ issue of the Clean A ir Transportation Report. The interim ~ final rule was published in the February 8, 1995 Federal Register (pp. 7449 - 7453). 1 Kern Council ~ ~ of Governments The Kern Council of Governments 1401 19th Street, Suite 300 · Bakersfield, California 93301 · (805) 861-2191 Member Agencle~ City of Arvin · City of Bakersfield · City of California City · City of Delano · City of Maricopa ° City of McFarland City of Ridgecrest ° City of Shafter, City of Taft · City of Tehachapi · City of Waaco · County of Kern The following information is a summary of the regular Board of Directors meeting for the Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG). The meeting took place March 2, 1995 and began at 7p.m. TRANPORTATION PLANNING COMMITTEE Local Transportation Conformity Rule Endorsed The Kern County Air Pollution Control District (KCAPCD) has published a draft Transportation Conformity Rule 210.8 which sets forth the principles for determining conformity of transportation plans, programs, and projects. Rule 210.8 is essentially the same as that published by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, Rule 9120. KCAPCD intends to adopt Rule 210.8 on April 6, 1995. Kern Transportation Foundation (KTt) Takes the Lead in Support of the High Speed Rail The KTF has taken the lead to form an alliance in support of high speed rail and has joined with agencies in the Antelope Valley, Fresno, and Kings Counties to promote the adoption of a California Corridor through the populated areas of this region. The intention is to bring forth a unified message to the California Intercity High Speed Ground Transportation Commission. E"ERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Chair and Vice Chair Elected Directors McLaughlin and Prout were unanimously elected chair and vice chair, respectively, of the,,Kern COG Board of Directors. Both officials have previously served in this capacity. Transpo Committee 3 Kem COG 6 Transportation Technical Advisory Committee 19 Kern Transportation Foundation 24 Kern Council of Governments Mr. Alan Tandy, Manager ~- ~ City of Bakersfield 2 3 1995 1401 19th Street, Suite 300 · Bakersfield, California 93301 · (805) 861-2191 . · ? !...,..r....;~ .~ . .. Home ' · '."~17:'.::,9: _ '~':';>'- · .- . ..... ..,¥:,.'?:::. . '., - . · HomO Littlognown 'and im ril Mort geC ? Rifi te (MCC) program on still The Playem: : --: :~:~:.5~;~!:~.~.~' .:~,~,. "~:" -' : ---. ~%' ,.~, ':'~:' i>~?-'L ?,~ ?~.:~ · · , . ' '~',~.~en ~*:~i~Ut:~'buy Ai~ f~t Aome, Guille~mo ~alde~ ', "I ~d,~op~:~~ ~ffe~,t-: mo~age complies, Ae ~aid, ~.'... ~y s~o~!~..~e~'~d ,~]~,~;' wAicA limited me a lot. tow~o~e..,'L.--. ~ ,:. >-,~. ; ~ ~.(. .: :..~. ~ . . - a~e applying . ' mo~tg~e b~ok~, ~d:A' iittl~-kno~ fede~ p~og~ called the fo~ ~e same loa~ Morgue ~e~t,Ce~ificate (MCC), the 25-ye~-old i8 e~joyi~g ($144,~, 30- his ~ew Aom~ in ~g ~ach. yea~ l~ed-~a~e .... B~er A ~de~ 8aid ~e.tW0-be~m ho~e he' p~chased in Oc~obe~ mortgage at 8% ); for $l~,~'is ~acio~ ~d includes e~ such as a den, la~y r~m, l~ge y~d and at~ch~ g~age. The Result: 0o~ pa~ent: . '~t bea~ ren~ng. I don't haye'~ pay ~y~y else. Anything I If the lender use~' Amobnt financ~ ~vest in .~h0~e ~ .minej, he s~d, ad~ng, "I would have ' ~ht'a c~nd~.~f ~w~0~e;:but I wanted a home of my own." the s~ndard~%' ] ~,057 ~ Housing pa~ent '~.a ~S'Angeles Codfify employs, Valdez e~ns about debt-to-incbme '~ 166= ~ pro~ t~es ':'i'8'b' $25,~ a' ye~:~ foyer member of ~e ~my Reserves, he ratio, Buyer A must · .~ . financ~ .~e p~h~e with a no-moneY-down loan from the show a mon~ly ~ . 1~ ~ Homeowner's ,'.-~.j ~p~tment of Vet~r~s Mf~s, ~ong ~ the Mortgage Cr~t income of at least ' ' insuran~ ' ': ': :'; 4:s~. Certifica~ prb~ r~mmended by ~n:,Brown, vice Pre~-. $4,0~'(annu~ .. ~ ' dent/~HA ~d .VA..'~de~iter ~ PM~' Mortgage in ~ ..... $48,598), w~le ":-~-' ;'':~- :42 Mor~e '{~ ~:~[;~'~' . ~ ...... .r- - ;~ ..... .'~-'~ Buyer B must show _. ~: :... Insuran~' :.:.:;~¢~,~:~,~¢~ "He [Bm~] ~l~n~ .the ~ay me ~CC-work~ and us~ monthly income of Total housing ~ ~ a ~nefit ww~d m~'.ineo~e,? VEdez?~d. "~en you're $4,805 (annu~ paymem ~;~¢4; ' bu~ng A'home,:~erT~igg helps." ' · $57,~5). Min~ · :'::::(:::::~0 b~t m t~'~>'~!' Mo~e' ~e~t Ce~ificate ~ ~cre~e : ;?~;:,:.~.~¥~.,~ · Ju~ Hk~ .V~.~.-time' home buye~ who ne~ an ~ra . . ~,~. ra~ ....... ~eir p~ih~¢~r. ~ile ~e MCC r~eives ~ant attention s Buyer A qualifies M~ c~R ~.~-~:~ ...... (with M~). Moffil~ ~;~$~:::~:~:~'"~:::~ comp~:~}'~h~ ~ffi~ home-~u7ing Proems, it is : ~:~,' mong lende~' fo~ ~f6~ding enough ~si~n~e ~ 'help buyem · Buyer B does not. ~.... , . . .. ,,,..., ....... ?, . ~th a ~ble;:m~e~te income ~ ob~n a.l~ger mortgage ~d,' ~ ~ome~m~, '~loWing ~ app~eant to q~y who othe~se gORENA I~IGU~Z/~s Angeles Times ~88~ s~e ~I~, LOS ANGELES TIMES i · i~SUNOAY, MARCH 20, 1995 'HOME BUYING: Little Known Program Offers Assistance County o[Los Angelles Continued from KI "~ of redevelopment for the Los An: ' o ,~n would not. ' ' geles County Community Develop- · .The MCC is a federal tax credit' Oranee Co, ltv lent Commission and administra- L.A. CoUnty's MCC pr gr has made about 200 loans since it. that -allows a buyer to use money ~ C:~ ~ "m ~'J.. lot of the county's uee program. :'J 'began. in November, 1992. ':'he program covers unincorporated that otherwise would have gone'to . ' The MCC allows home buyers t° areas and 18 cities that hhve signed on to participate. Those cities pay income taxes to help pay his or Orange County has issued more thar~ 300 mortgage credit take up to 20% of the total interest are Azusa, Baldwin Park, ~ ]ellfl0wer, Claremont, Culver City, her mortgage. It was authorized by certificates since the program began in March, 1990, said Cheryl they will pay annually on 'a mort- Downey, Duarte, Glendale,' ]lendora, Hawaiian Gardens, Ingle- Congress in the Tax Reform Act of Barba, staff analyst for.the MCC program.., ' gage loan as a direct credit against. 3~ wood, Lawndale, Long Beal h, Lynwood, Montebello, Pasadena, 1984 as an alternative to mortgage MCCs are not expected to be affected. bY the Orange County . their income tax.. The' adjustment-" San Dimas and Whittier. revenue bond-backed financing, bankruptcy and impending cutbacks, Barba said. · increases their, spendable income, · ' To be eligiblefor the cred , buyers must live in the house, q'hey with the intent of providing finan- "The MCC prograTM is not affected by, the county's 'financial' 'or take-home ' pay, and subset ;: also must be first-time hom~ buyers or have not owned a primary cial assistance to buyers of single-, crisis. As long as the IRS authorizes it, we'l~ continue to run it--it's' quently increases the borrower's' residence within thepast [hr years. family homes, virtually cost-free for us," she said. ~ ' ...... · ' .ability to afford a mortgage pay: " -There are a~so 62. censull tracts within Los Angeles County In 1985, California adopted legis-. Orange County cities that administer MCC programs themselves, . meat. · ' : .~, · : '..' '. where'the MCCwill pay part~ of the buyer's closing costs. These acc lation authorizing local bond-igsu- {are Anaheim, Brea, Buena' park, · Fullerton; Garden Grove, Unlike a tax deduction that is. ~,' the targeted commttnities w!~ere renters represent more than half lng agencies to make Mortgage Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, Ir~ke ForesV, Santa Ana, subtracted from the:gross income'~ · ' ofthe remdents and that the,. ~ounty would hke to help stabdize by Credit Certificates available ..... '., Tustin and Yorba Linda ..... · '~ . · before federal income taxes are' .~ ;~increasing home°wnership. '., throughout'the state. The program '.Home buYers.in~Uninc~rpor:ated,areas'a~d in l'2.fima?er-Oi:ange calculated, an MCC entitles the ~".' i i~:'.Single: or' two-Person households may earn a maxmmm of has been administered locally by County cities ear/'0btaifi an MCc th~0ugh~' the count, y s program. :~ 'holder ,to subtract the ' dollar-" ' $~6;859 in non-targeted are~a~ or up to $57,960 in targeted areas. cities and counties. . These cities are~'CYPress, 'Dana'" Point~ Liguria Beach, .Liguria :~ amount of the credit from his or HoUSeholds With three or r~re people can earn up to $65,3'88 Currently, the program is in a Niguel, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Missioh, Viejo, Placentia, San.' her total federal income tax bill, non-targeted areas-or$67;620m targeted areas. state of flux, so qualified home Clemente, san Juan Capistrano, Seal Beac~'and Stanton. . said Brown, who helped Valdez at ': The purchase price al'so!'~i~ restricted. Buyers of newly built buyers may need .to move quickly O?ange County single .or two-person"hoiiseholds ~nay earn ':a PMA Mortgage. . · 'homes in non-targeted ar~as can spend up to $226,350. while to take advantage of remaining maximum of $58,800, while ,those with. three or more peoplemay For example, Brown said a home $276,6504s the. limi~ in i~rgeted areas. Existing homes funds, earn up to$67,620. . : buyer with an 8% fixed-rate non-targeted areas may cos~.up to $227,592 m most commumUes ~, The California Debt Limit Allo- Buyers of new homes in Orange 'C0/mty may spend up to $150,000 mortgage could expect to: $278,169 in targeted areas, l) 'cation Committee in Sacramento, $217,456, while the li~it for resale homes i~ $229,883.. pay more than $12,000 in interest To find out more about Los ~Angeles County's program call (213) which distributes MCC funds to ~ To find out' how to apPlY for the Orifice County program, call during the first year of the 10an. 890-7001. ~ . communities throughout the state, .(714) 834-5693. With the 20% 'MCC credit, up to" ~, recently evaluated its effective-. $2,400 (20% of $12,000) could be : ' · ~t ' ness in comparison with other taken as an annual tax credit when filing theincome~tax return. ~ - ' .- ' programs competing for bond allo- Agency (CHFA). The committee is 'Feb. 23 meeting to' ha'It~ future If the MCC h61der in this case cations, such as the loans issued by taking steps to cut back on future appropriations but postponed a ' : the California Housing Finance' - allocations, vote 6n the issue to .give. local owes $7,500 in income tax,. $2,400 is 1 ~",i~ . subtracted so'the total tax 'bill. ~9" ' ' .... ~i~ ~~ ~' ~} 'i~;ii~ "A benefit analysis showed sin- housifig program proponents a droPs to $5,100. i: ~ ii!~ i? gle-family mortgage revenue chanc~ to respond. ', ~~i~i"I PROPERTY were more beneficial than "It makes it a lot easier for you tO Or MCC recipients may want to ~ MCCs," said Don Maddy, acting 'qualify for a loan. It makes several ~ consider adjusting their federal in'-' : ~ ' executive director of the debt limit thousgnd dollars' difference," said come tax withholding to receive Continued from K1 committee. "The main criteria was Charles Taylor, assistant director Please see BUYING, K6 ~ ~,~'~''. family to re-occupy in a couple of how many families are getting one. - ...... months. We also wanted to see how many F. rom $i20,000 ~ '/ The Beverly' Hills house, owned construction jobs are being created Pool, Spa, Weight room ~ .H.t~h!and~Avenue ~ I-lO1 four bedrooms plus maid's quarters pie who are buying resale houses." Lofts with 18 Celllrlgs and a guest house in about 12,000 In addition, Middy said, the. square feet. committee needs to decide "if it's Gas Fireplaces ! ] ~o.g,. ;: The nearly four-acre estate, worth it to help fewer households ., ~ ] Hollywood Bird, which also has a tennis court and but to reach the higher-cost areas . LandscaPed C6urtyardsi~ instead." Se ms', :2 Bath ~' ~ ':':~' city views, is co-listed by Joe . ArcbitectlSuilder ,, :l '1-2~3 ~i: ~1 ':~' ~' &:.?,':: ' .' .'- ' I ~'N~!i'Highla,,d Avenue · 43abajian and Gaff Mints, both with Many locally administered MCC '' 671-7707 Undeigr~0und' Parking '~,;. e~a!~?.~,,.,- , ,: Fred Sands Estates, directors' of-programs still have allocations but flee, Beverly Hills. stand to be phased out if the funds ~ ' are not replenished. Debt limit Fixed cost contracts available · Turn Key Construction Available · Quality standard fixtures ] enmmittoe members decided in a ~C?~n~.eh!!~n~.~rP~e~i?`~d~'e'`t~h~d~L~.~m~e~startat~2q~t~ta.~s.q~.uarefeet~r~Rt~ur [ Whu'RentwhenYo,, C'n~f~,v.'l No Down. l.otv i.:K6 SVNVA¥, MARCH 26, 1995 BUYING · Continued from K5 '~" the MCC benefit in their pay- '~.¢hecks. This involKes filing a new ;'~W-4 form to increase the number' of exemptions, therefore reducing "' i. the amount of taxes withheld and :~ ' ii, creasing income. :i~. 1:2 Using the $2,400 example, Brown ~ '~said, "I can now go to my employer -. ~.and say, 'Deduct $200 less each "~:~month.'... Just for buying a .. ~t::_'b0use in certain areas;.the govern- ~" ment is giving you $200 a month to ~'~ake that mortgage payment. This :'" l%lps bridge the gap," Brown said. :~..;_..Also, the home buyer does not ;~.,i~.f6rfeit the right to use the federal .home mortgage interest deduction. ~/~:'bICC holders still are eligible to ......... · '. :.. ..... , - ..~.~'~/~deduct the remaining 80% of their ~.c.'a..nnual mortgage interest payment -, against their gross income at taX: ..~. time. ~'.~-~-,"f The MCC program' has income i~:limits for participant, but Califor- .~ ~nja's are set high enough--at near- ' ly $70,000 for a multi-person ~'~ hOusehold--that most first-time .... buyers can use an MCC. "What's nice about this program is it helps the people with a moderate income," said Sally Rich-- man, MCC program manager for the city of Los Angeles. "It's not just a low-income program'." . - ;Los Angles-area MCC aPplicants ~ .generally earn a moderate income- 2,of: $30,000 to $40,000, She said, · ~addmg that the median income for ~f~ie Los Angeles area is $40,000. ...~,MCCs are particularly efficient ca ~'stnce lenders process all the paper- MC ~..~work. Each participating city and his ,.~.qoun y has a list of approved spe ~:q'enders that borrowers can use. Yet people usually will not find bu,! out about the benefits of obtaining an MCC until they visit a lender [~ 'who particiPates in the program. And sometimes, not even then.. I I · San SPRING 1995 Bakersfield Again Rated Tops in Affordable Housing City also ranks second in seven state western region Once again, Bakersfield is the housing costs, but housing most affordable housing market in affordability. Affordability is defined as California, according to the National the proportion of homes sold in a Association of Home Builders' third market that a household eaming the quarter affordability list. The survey median income in that market could showed that 69.9 percent of afford to buy. Bakersfield's rating was Bakersfield's population can afford to based upon a median family income buy a median-priced house, of $36,000 and a median home price of Besides being the standout $90,000. among California cities, Bakersfield All other California cities were also rated second in affordability in rated less affordable in housing than the seven state Western Region, Bakersfield. The accompanying chart defined as California, Oregon, shows housing affordability among Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, California cities varies widely. For and Colorado. In the previous quarter, example, Visalia's affordability index Bakersfield was ranked fourth among was 60.8, Sacramento 58.0 Fresno 55.2, For more information: Charles the 44 cities in the Western Region. Los Angeles 39.5, and San Francisco Webb, Economic Development The survey does not rate 17.8. 326-3765. · Housing Affordability Index Bakersfield residents can afford more housing % of homes sold that a household earning median income could afford Focus on the Future Vision conference brings together diverse groups to chart city's course What began as an idea among a to 500 people being invited to an One result of the visi°n confer- group of local business leaders may orientation breakfast. According to ence was to establish a foundation, transform the future of Bakersfield. Price, "I submitted 70 names myself." charged with monitoring these eight According to Mayor Bob Price, One goal the Mayor wanted to action groups and assisting them in shortly after a Bakersfield Business achieve was to get as many points of meeting their goals. Continued on page 3 Conference a group of individuals view as possible. He included several pondered how to improve the city. high school students, who serve on a Q: You attended the Future After a day and a half meeting, a youth advisory council to the Mayor's Bakersfield conference. Your vision statement was formed to office, because the conference needed reaction? develop a plan for Bakersfield's a youth perspective. · "Many items on the wish list have future. Over $100,000 was raised, After a two-day assembly of been concerns in our commm~ty for some largely from private enterprise, to bank presidents, small business time. To tackle them on an individual establish the groundwork for a vision owners, community-based level would feel overpowering; however, organizations, and people interested the combination of talents in the room in the future of their community, they convinced you it can happen." - Shirlyn Davenport made a "wish list." The enthusiasm Chair, Historic Preservation Commission was overwhelming. It was easy to predict that something was definitely o"I was very impressed with the set- going to happen. "There were no up of the conference and how much input surprises," said Price referring to the each individual could give. Group ideas stimulated more ideas." predictable desired changes listed by - Jennifer L. Jackson committee. One thing the Mayor the group. "The difference was--it Mayor's Youth Council cautioned, "I did not want to revisit was going to get done." the 2010 Plan, but rather to put the The list was then broken down · "Very exciting.., a beginning to color on the plan and determine what into a manageable eight categories or creating a unity in our community" - Chris Frank we really wanted our community to action groups. They include · Executive Vice President, Greater Bakersfield look like." Chamber of Commerce Each person who formed the · community image, original discussion group was asked · economic development, o"There was a commonality of the to submit 20 names of people who · downtown, issues coupled with the energy and commitment to get involved. The would be candidates for a · environmental management, conference empowered people to believe manageable group for the "visioning." · government, that their hopes and dreams could come When thinking of candidates to be · leadership, true." included, the group grew dramati- · education, and - ludy Salamacha cally. What happened next was close · social/cultural development. Salamacha PR Strategies FUture Bakersfield Strategic Visioning Process Phase One - Strategic Visioning and Preliminary Action Plan Phase Two - Action Plan Refinement and Implementation Phase Three - Ongoing Implementation Completed Prolects Making For A Better Bakersfield! Kick-off Focus Group Vision Review and Task Force Action Plan/ Action Plan Breakfast Meetings Conference Develop Additional Meetings Implementation implementation Community Begins Support -2 Major Employers Satisfied with Metro Bakersfield Retention survey shows many to increase hiring next year; few plan to leave state Metro Bakersfield's major · most major employers have ment efforts, and experiences with employers say Bakersfield is a good annual payrolls over $1 million, city departments. The survey was sent place to do business and to demon- with several over $10 million, to 162 local employers --private, strate their commitment they will hire · most have been successful in public, and non-profit-- with 100 or more workers in 1995. finding and retaining more workers, with 29% of those These are a few findings of the employees, responding to the survey. first-ever comprehensive survey of the · most will expand their present PG&E's support underwrote area's major employers. Each was locations, while only 2% plan to hiring an intern from California State surveyed as part of the City of relocate out of Kern County and University, Bakersfield to distribute Bakersfield's multi-phased retention California. program known as KEEP -- Keeping · sales performance,for about half ~ · ~ ~ i n g E x i 8 t ' Existing Employers Profitable. Pacific is either on target or exceeding Gas & Electric Company joined with projections. K'E'E'P the city and provided support to show · respondents generate average their commitment to local business gross sales over $100 million. ~ ~ ~ \ ~ and government. · most do not sell their goods and In brief, the survey results services outside California, ! o y .e r s p r o ~ '~ ~ ~ ~ showed that... Ar&ona, Oregon, and Nevada. the survey, collect and analyze the · major employers rated the response data, and create the final · ' 91.5% feel their businesses are following,factors as critically report to the City Council. stable or in a state of expansion important when selecting Specific issues raised by each (increases in personnel, Bakersfield as a business employer are being followed up by facilities, or sales) location: Bakersfield's proximity the appropriate city departments or · staffing needs have decreased to markets, labor costs, outside agencies. Responses on how since last year but will increase available labor force, cost of each issue can be addressed will be next year. In 1995, these space and land, and availability forwarded to the employer. employers foresee a decrease in of space and land. For more ih. formation: David part time employment by 1% Lyman, Economic Development over 1994 levels but project a Employers also were asked 326-3765. · 6.6% increase for full-time about responses from law enforce- staffing, ment and fire personnel, code enforce- Focus on the Future Continued from page 2 Mayor Price requested has a hunch there may be a little only two rules for his team. ~ friendly competition to deliver the One, to abandon ownership of first accomplishment. When quizzed accomplishments. "You can get about the completion of the list, the a lot done if you don't care who Mayor responded with a curious gets the credit." His second rule answer, "Never." comes in the form of a warning. Certainly there will be quick "We should all be prosecuted if closure on some items, but it is his all we have is a book." hope that as items are completed new In only a few weeks since items will be added. Referencing the the close of the "visioning" ongoing life of the process, Price said, session, the Mayor's Office has "It means your city is continuing to been contacted by three groups look at itself saying, 'How can I who want to start implement- improve?'" lng items on their list. Judging For more information: Judy from their quick response, Price Salamacha, Future Bakersfield 325-5235 · 3 Minority Business Center Provides Guidance Financial planning, counseling also offered Minority entrepreneurs in Kern procurement assistance, and general ' this grant, the MBDC is developing County now have a business business counseling, several data bases to identify and assistance center which can provide In addition to providing techni- assist minority-owned firms. One information, guidance and technical cai assistance, the Bakersfield MBDC such data base is a Resource Book assistance. The Bakersfield Minority offers clients the use of an extensive identifying business resources avail- Business Development Center is now Plans Room to review plans and able to minority firms. open in the Haberfelde Building, 1706 solicitations for upcoming contract The MBDC is working with local Chester Avenue, Suite 407. awards. Also available for client firms groups such as the Weill Institute Bakersfield's MBDC is one of a are numerous on-line services such as Small Business Development Center, network of MBDC's throughout the the Dodge Data-Line, a comprehen- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, country. Their goal is to create sive database of new construction African-American Network, SCORE, economic independence for minority projects; the Commerce Business and the Small Business Institute at Cai Americans by coordinating and Daily; Contracts Awarded; U.S. State Bakersfield to coordinate out- monitoring minority business support Markets; Super Site; and other re- reach and offer seminars and work- in the public and private sectors, gional marketing information ser- shops. Similar centers now operate in 36 vices. For more information: Ralph states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, The MBDC is funded through a Martinez, Minority Business Develop- and the District of Columbia. grant from the Minority Business ment Center, 633-2787. · Services include financial Development Agency of the U.S. packaging, business planning, Department of Commerce. As part of Fair Housing Program Assures Equal Opportunities Property owners, residents work together to end housing bias Bakersfield's Fair Housing Advisory Committee. This committee Program is a successful model that includes representatives from the promotes equal housing opportunities League of Women Voters, Kern for city residents. Fair Housing Law is County Apartment Association, EQUAL HOUSING a result of Title VIII of the 1968 Civil o~o~v~ . NAACP, Building Industry Associa- Rights Code. This law prohibits their options, such as the California tion, Mexican-American Political housing discrimination on the basis of Department of Fair Employment & Association, Bakersfield Association race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, Housing and Small Claims Court. of Realtors, Kern County Superinten- national origin, familial status (chil~ The program is co-sponsoring dent of Schools, local lenders, and dren under age 18), and mental or the Tenth Annual Fair Housing Poster members from the community at- physical disability. The Fair Housing and Essay Contest with the Kern large. program provides counseling, educa- County Fair Housing Division. This Brochures in English and tion, outreach, investigation, and year's theme is "Fair Housing Makes a Spanish are distributed at street fairs, mediation. A telephone hotline is Difference." The poster contest is neighborhood festivals, and special available for both tenant and landlord open to school grades preschool presentations. use. through grade 12, including special For more information: When a typical discrimination education classes; the essay contest is City residents call Bret Helgren, complaint is made, investigation of open to grades 7 through 12. Deadline Bakersfield Fair Housing Program, 634- the issues is done by Fair Housing is March 29. Awards will be made at a 9245. staff. If discrimination is discovered, special ceremony April 29. Assisting Non-city residents call Kern mediation services are offered by the the program to meet the needs of the County Fair Housing program program. Complainants are advised of community is the Fair Housing 861-2968. · 4 Bakersfield Safest Valley City Survey shows city fifth safest in California Bakersfield is the safest city in metropolitan areas. Compared to ranked 23rd safest; Bakersfield is the California's Central Valley, according other California cities, Bakersfield nation's 97th largest city. to the "City Crime Rankings" survey, rated fifth safest; Bakersfield is the The survey was published by The survey lists the status of crime in state's 13th largest city. Rated among Morgan Quitno Press of Lawrence, the nation's largest 100 cities and 255 all the nation's cities, Bakersfield Kansas and was released January 26. America's Safest Cities 1. Huntington Beach 2. Glendale 3. Fremont 8. San Jose 23. BAKERSFIELD 24. San Diego 29. Santa Ana 46. Sacramento 49. Riverside 51. Long Beach 55. San Francisco 58. Fresno 60. Stockton · 64. Los Angeles 85. Oakland (tie) 85. San Bemardino (tie) Source: "City Crime Rankings" published by Morgan Quitno Press If you've been to the Kress been leased. Building or Community First Bank Directly behind the Kress, downtown lately, you've probably Community First Bank completed noticed the trees. "K" Street between construction of their new adlninistra- 18th & 19th streets has a new look. tion complex and branch office on What once was old concrete and 18th Street. The new "K" Street eroding asphalt is now a beautifully landscaping provides an attractive landscaped street and parking lot. entrance to their new headquarters. This unique project took the Both the Kress and CFB financed cooperation and financial resources of the uniform landscape theme on"K" both the city and property owners to Street, with the city doing the same on make it possible. When the city, Kress its parking lot. The city bid and Building owners, and Community constructed the entire project to First Bank discussed their respective reduce costs and maximize coordina- projects along "K" street, each wanted tion of street and landscape work. a special streetscape to complement Between the CFB's landscaping, their plans. The Kress Building has the new treatment on "K" Street, and undergone major renovations over the the city parking lot, over 70 trees have years, developing into a unique been planted. This cooperative effort historical complex listed on the should set a pattern for the continued National Register of Historic Places. greening of downtown. However, the lack of nearby parking For more information: Charles hampered efforts to attract tenants. Webb, Economic Development, With the 88 parking spaces in the new 326-3765. · city lot, additional office space has 5 Convention Hotel Nears Completion Manager vows to offer city's finest full service hotel Construction has shifted into ~_ For more information: Trish Spain, Bakersfield Convention Center Holiday high gear on the Bakersfield Conven- tion Center Holiday Inn. '~~ Inn Select: 323-1900. · Since the groundbreaking ceremony in May, the 259 room hotel $ £ L E c ~-- Future Events has rapidly taken shape. All rooms Convention Center 1995 have been drywalled and room lune~ interior finish work is underway, intended, a hotel adjacent to the Mayor's~er for the City Sister International Glazing continues to be installed and Bakersfield Convention Center will Ottober6-7 the exterior color coat has been attract major conventions. ~4au th~guest rooms bookea for ~he ~akerstield Business Conference applied. The steel work for the Van Wormer recently an- Octo~er~: ~ skylight and atrium, which Will nounced the hotel will open as a $~E~X iAka BarbershOp) C0x~vention highlight the entrance to the hotel, has Holiday Inn Select. This designation November California Transit Association been welded into place. Additional means more amenities for guests, such ~996 meeting rooms, banquet rooms, and as 25 inch TVs, guest voice mail, an ballroom will be connected to the extensive business center, exercise , International C6nvention Convention Center. With the comple- facility along with an outdoor swim- tion of the hotel set for June, general ming pool, and other upgraded SPE~S6 (aka Barbershop)Convention manager Mitch Van Wormer and sales amenities for the guests. "Our goal is ~oct~ ~ ~ ~ ~:' 'i ~ Cbt~tY RecOrders C6n;dention manager Trish Spain have been busy to be the finest full-service hotel in ~ :~ ~ ~ ~! ~ 1999 booking future e~ents and conven- town and have the best value~" Van Ici~a%~r/~a~0nal C0~v~tion tions (see inset). As the City originally Wormer said. Truxtun Ave. - ...... ~ ~ PATIO cn c~wc ~' CENIER ~ ~ Easy access: Visitors to the new Holiday Inn Select can walk from the hotel directly into the Convention Center. Additional meeting rooms and banquet facilities will provide increased conference space to attract gatherings of all sizes. US POS rAGE PAID B A K E R S F ! 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