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MEMORANDUM
April 9, 1993
TO: . HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ~) ~
FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. ! have to extend my apologies for not being able to followup and schedule
a Council Retreat for goal setting purposes. With 'the difficulties and
time consumption of the budget, along with a short staff,~ I have, simply,
not had time to do it. The budget is progressing, however, and the
preliminary interviews with the Assistant City Manager candidates are only
a week away, and so I will try my best to get it back on track.
2. I had several meetings with Fire Department personnel this week regarding
budget issues. They are, of course, very disturbed over'the rumors that
are going around - any discussion on potential budget cuts winds up getting
exaggerated and fed back to them. The meetings were worthwhile but, as to
be expected, the Department will be on edge for some time, as are others in
the City.
3. We had a.meeting with two Councilmembers, a County Supervisor and several
of the social service agencies who are applicants for both City and County
money under the Block Grant. The agencies were upset because it appeared
that difficulties between the City and County would leave them "out in the
cold." That included Clinica Sierra Vista, KCEOC and the Literacy Council.
We believe that the discussions from that meeting can resolve the split in
funding for all three of these agencies so each is taken care of. More
detail on that will follow at the next Council Meeting when requests on the
Block Grant are presented to you.
4. Lobbying letters that we sent out to Legislators on the redevelopment
activities are enclosed, for your information.
5. As I told You some months ago, Building Director Dennis Fidler wanted to
test whether or not he could get by without an Assistant. Dennis was
Acting several months before he was appointed and the test has basically
shown that he does need to fill the Assistant position. It would be open
for internal candidates only. That position is, of course, fee-supported.
6. There is a report enclosed on CDBG activities.
?. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee met this week. The garbage issue
was discussed, withoutresolution; the ordinance that would restrict water
transfers was discussed and will be placed on the next Agenda; The County
does seem interested in adopting our graffiti ordinance, and will probably
follow us by several weeks'in adoption.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
April 9, 1993
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8. You will find enclosed an analysis of a City-Wide Parks Maintenance
District. The new State laws on public hearings, coupled with assessment
procedures, make the remaining timeframe for this fiscal year nearly
impossible. I would suggest you take a careful look at this concept and
give me feedback on it. It may be more pertinent for Fiscal Year 1994-95
than for the upcoming fiscal year, however.
9. You will find enclosed a graffiti update from Steve Brummer.. They are
continuing to make arrests. -~'
10. Information on the Budget Forum scheduled for May 7th 'is enclosed. The
County is the decision maker on format and schedules. There will be some
additional refinements and modifications.
11. Next Wednesday's Council Meeting has the first hour devoted to Planning
Commission interviews in which I am not a participant. My son has his
opening game in the'Babe Ruth League and, if you don't object, I would like
to see the first inning or two. I would be back in time for all of the
regular Council business.
12. Normally, I like the City Council to be the first to officially be aware of
what is in the budget through the formal presentation, which is scheduled
for May 12th. It is of such high interest to employees this year that we
cannot keep the rumors and news from circulating. The bottom line of that
is that I'll be informing you, in increments, of what will be in the
proposed budget. More detail will follow at Wednesday's meeting.
AT.alb
Enclosures
cc: Department Heads
City Clerk
CENTRAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Aprii 8, 1993
Senator M~i~ Bergeson, Chak
Senate Loc~ Government CO~ttee
State Capitol Room 3063
Sacrmento, Ca 95814
SUB.CT: ~pose SB732
De~ Senator Bergeson,.
On behalf 0f the Cen~al Dis~ict Development Agency yo~ reconsideration of SB732 is requestS. ~ ~e
intent of this legislation is to res~ict subsidies to "high volume big box" discount retailer, this bill goes far
~yond that objective.
The bill's decimation of statewide policy prohibit~g ~e use of r~evelopment to finance ~e relocation of
a private business from one co--unity to ano~er unless ~e business is moving out-of-state does not
enco~age business exp~sion in Cflifornia. ~e retention of businesses in Cflifomia should ~ o~ nm~r
one got. ~e utilization of whatever tools it ~es to mmin ~ese bus~esses should be flexible. If a
business' hci~ty is no longer appropriate ~d a new location is needed, relocation assis~ce by a
redevelopment agency should not be hinderS. Businesses relocate for a vmeW of reasons which ~e
beyond ~e consol of a redevelopment agency.
Ano~er q~k. of ~e bill is how a business demons~ates its intentions to relocate out-of-sram. Once such
evidence is provided could redevelopment assistance ~en be provide?
~e competition ~tween cities bidding ag~nst each o~er to at.act businesses may ~ a problem in l~ge
me.oporto ~eas. However, ~is problem is not prevflent smtewide. ~is bffi goes f~ ~yond ~at
objective ~d may preclude m~y s~ugg~ng cen~fl business dis~icts from at.acting new bus.ess. I
enco~age a n~ower and more ~get~ approach to ~e sties mx competition issue, focusing on specffic
geographic locations where ~s situation prev~s.
I urge you to oppose SB732.
Sincerely, ~ / .
Executive Director j .
cc: Members of the Senate Local Government Committee
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' 150~1 /RUXTUN A~/ENUE ,, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301. · (805) 326-3767
· CI:NTRAL DISTRICT DI:¥FLOPMENT AQm::NCY
April 8, 1993
Senator Marian Bergeson, Chak
Senate Local Government committee
State Capitol, Room 3063
Sacramento, Ca 95814
SUBJECT: Oppose SB870
Dear Senator Bergeson,
On behalf of the Central District Development Agency I strongly encourage your disapproval of SB870.
Your opposition will save the purchasing power· of land by redevelopment agencies for redevelopment
purposes. As proposed this legislation Would prohibit the use of eminent domain, without the approval of
a .majority vote of the project area committee (PAC).
Redevelopment agencies, like many other public entities, have the power to acquire property by eminent
domain. The U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 19 permits government agencies to take property from
private entities if the taking is for a public purpose and just compensation is paid to the owner. Absent of
a proper Public purpose; an agency has no power to acquire private property even if just compensation is
paid. Additionally, eminent domain may only be used during the initial twelve years of the project area's
life and is always used judiciously because it is controversial and expensive.
The use of such a powerful tool should always be decided by the officials of the redevelopment agency,
not by an advisory ·group formed for the purpose of reviewing the proposed redevelopment plan before its
adoption. Our redeveloPment plan'was adopted in 1972. The PAC has long since disbanded.
In this time of governmental streamlining the addition of another "layer" is not necessary, especially since
the use of eminent domain, which is already cumbersome, generously pays for the relocation of displaced
propertY owners. Eminent domain is an integral tool that redevelopment must have to succeed.
I urge your Opposition of SB870.
Sincer~e ·
cc: Members of the Senate LOcal Government Committee
Senator Tom Hayden
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1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE ~' · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 . (805) 326-3767
CALIFORNIA
April 8, 1993 ,' ~.-~ -'~.
Assemblymem~r Dan Hauser, Chak
Assembly Hous~g 'and Comunity Development Comttee
State Capitol Room 2003
Sacrmento, CA 95814
suB~: ~pose AB978
De~ Assemblymember Dan Hauser,
On ~h~f of ~e Cen~ Dis~ict Development Agency I am ~ifing to register my opposition to ~978,
· e bill refor~ng redevelopment by placing resfficfions on agencies ~d the re,location of s~es m in its
present form.
~e "reform' to redevelopment law which ~e focus~ and remove problem areas wi~out ~necess~ly
,res~cfing wor~y and necess~ redevelopment pro~a~ ~e not opposed. My specific points of opposition
wi~ support~g co~ents ~e ouffined below:
i. R~ukes ~at a city ~nu~ly ~sfer to recipient cities 30 percent of ~1 new s~es mx revenue,
above a base ye.~ amoUn~ generated by ~y re~er who locates wi~ '~e project ~ea ~d who
receives any fo~ of 'assismce" ~om the agency. ~is provision'wo~d pen~ize, if not prevent,
~y effo~ by a city to rejuvenate its downtown business dis~ict.
In om situation, Bakersfield is ~e l~gest city in Kern Cowry, an ~ea of over 8,000 squ~e roles.
~en comp~ed to o~er B~ersfield re~l centers ~e downtown is ~e lowest generator of new
s~es m revenues. Should we have ~e good fortune of at,acting a ~jor re,er ~to o~
doWntown project ~ea, potentially ~ percent of ~e ne~ s~es m revenue would ~ ~sfe~ed
to eve~ city in Kern County whose sales mx receipts ~e ~low
re~er'located outside ~e project ~ea ~ percent of all s~es mx would not ~ sacrifice. ~y
would ~e city enco~age a move ~to ~e'project ~ea ff ~ey would lose s~es m revenue?
2. ~ohibits ~ agency from including more ~ '60 percent of ~e ci~ in a project ~ea, ~d prevents.
~y new debt issu~ce until existing project ~eas ~e reduced to no more ~an 60 percent.
Al~ough this does not apply to B~ersfield, it is ~bi~ ~d does not ac~owl~ge ~at some
smiler comunifies ~e unfortunately ~most to~ly blighted.
1501 3'RUXTUN AVENOE · BAKERSFIELDi CALIFORNIA 93301 · (805) 326-3767
Assemblymember Dan HaUser, Chair
April 8, 1993 .
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3. Denies the uge of redevelopment funds for the constrUction of city or county administration offices
if the offices! constitute more than 20 percent of the structure.
This provisic/n overlooks the stimulative valUe of public investment in a blighted downtown which
. is represented by the location of governmental offices. In downtown Bakersfield, city offices are
in the project area and county offices are located just outside the project. The location of these city
and county Offices. has stimulated ancillary uses, i.e. attorneys, financial institutions and other
government.support services, to locate in the area. Although, no redevelopment monies were used,
this type of Public investment has benefitted our project area in these demanding economic times.
An agency should retain the right to buy, assemble and clear land for administrative facilities and
continue to finance parking structures for public and private uses.
4. Requires all agencies to calculate the 20 percent set-aside on "net" rather than "gross". tax increment
revenue. · '
As with SBi711 (Bergeson) of 1992, opposition to this provision is not warranted if. it applies
prospectively and if the bill states that the Legislature is taking no position on its retroactive
application which is presently the subject of litigation.
5.' Provides authority for a city redevelopment agency to finance commercial, residential, or industrial
development! outside the.city, but within the city's sphere of influence.
Blighted areas in the unincorporated areas of the county should be remedied by a county project,
not a city p~oject. I do not believe that the Central District Development Agency would be
interested in !financially assisting the County of Kern with their development projects.
Appreciating that you are a long-time advocate of effective redevelopment, I urge your reconsideration of
these dramatic changes to redevelopment law and opPose in its current form AB978.
Sincerelv, ~. 'i
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cc: Members of th'~ Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
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Apfil 8, 1993'
Assemblymem~r D~ Hauser, Ch~.
Assembly Hous~g and Co--unity Development Co~aee ....
State Capitol Room 2003
Sacrmento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: Oppose AB981
Dear Assemblymember Hauser,
On behalf of the Central District Development Agency ! strongly encourage your Opposition of
AB981. The effort to preserve historic properties should be commended. However, in these
times of governmental streamlining and shrinking revenues the creation of several more
requirements imposed on redevelopment agencies is of greatest concern.
Today the City of Bakersfield can no longer afford to fund Cultural resource inventories. When
funding was available four cultural resource inventories were pUblished. It is of comfort to note
that two of these inventories included our entire redevelopment project area. However, under
AB981 redevelopment agencies Would be obligated to create lists of all properties eligible for
l°cal, state or federal registers or other historic inventories and initiate the designation of such
properties in the project area. Due to existing financial constraints and existing debt obligations
our redevelopment agency could not afford to fund sUch a program t°day.
Furthermore, if agencies were mandated to implement such a program, this may raise unnecessary
fears that the agency .intends to demolish or. destroy historic buildings for redevelopment
activities.
In our city, the Historic Preservation Commission undertakes the responsibility of historic
preservation activities, not the redevelopment agency., When necessary, the two agencies
communicate on issues of mutual concern. This current arrangement works well.
I urge your opposition on AB981.
Sincerejy, - ..,
Executive
Director
cc: Members of th6--Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
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150i TRUXTUN AVENUE, · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 · .. (805) 326-3767
v~~' MEMORANDUM
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
Jake Wager, Economic Development Director
FROM: George Gonzales, Community Development Coor
SUBJECT: STATUS OF CDBG PROJECTS
'l"his will ~erve as an update on the status of the folloWing approved CDBG projects.
community Development Program is providing funding assistance to the following:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
1. Bakersfield Senior Center Phase III - Services Buildin.q Proiect. Construction of
a 1,200 sq. ft. services building at the Bakersfield Senior Center site -
$100,000. A conditional use permit was approved by the BZA. Bid opening
scheduled for May 1993. Estimated completion date is July 1993.
2. Bakersfield Senior Center Dinin.q Buildin.q Roof Repair. Notice of completion to
be filed April 14, 1993, $6,140 expended.
3. Jefferson Park Restroom Construction Project. Construction of a 1,000 sq. ft.
restroom. Notice of completion filed on September 30, 1992, $72,248
expended.
4. Martin'Luther Kin.q Jr. Community Center Addition. Construction of a 800 sq. ft.
addition. Bid awarded to Findley Construction on March 3, 1993 - $61,864.
Estimated completion date is May 1993.
5. Priscilla Lane Sewer Proiect. Installation of approximately 400 linear feet of
sewer line to serve 8 Iow income residents. Notice of Completion approved by
City Council on December 9,-1992, $7,529 expended.
6. Castro Lane Curb & Gutter Project. Installation of approximately 400 linear feet
of infill curb and gutter to alleviate localized drainage problems. The project will
serve 7 Iow and moderate income residents. Plans and specification approved
by City Council on March 24, 1993. Public Works Department has received
some concerns from .the adjacent property owners; however, no resolution has
been finaled in the design of the project. Public Works will be meeting with
these property owners before the project is awarded. Anticipated award date 'is
scheduled for the May 12, 1993, City Council meeting, $13,200 budgeted.
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7. Sixth Street Curb & Gutter Proiect. Installation of approximately 680 linear feet
of infill curb and gutter between "N" and "P" Streets to eliminate flooding
problems in the area. This project will serve 8 Iow and moderate income
residents. Plans and specifications aPproved by City Council on March 24,
1993. Bid award scheduled for May 12, 1993, City Council meeting, $21,500
budgeted.
8. Tulare Area Curb & Gutter Proiect.. Installation of approximately 2,005 linear
feet of infill curb and gutter to serve a portion of Census Tract 15. This project
will improve the drainage of 'the neighborhood. Plans and specifications
approved by City Council on March 24, 1993. Bid award is scheduled for May
12, 1993, City Council meeting, $91,150 budgeted.
9. Union Avenue Median Landscape Project. Installation of approximately 23,068
sq. ft. of landscaping in the median between 20th Street and Brundage Lane.
This project was delayed due to additional demolition costs for removal of
asphalt paving to accommodate the landscaping. Agreement with Cai Trans for
additional funds scheduled for City Council action on April 14, 1993. Estimated
demolition cost is $70,000. The estimated cost to install the landscaping is
approximately $'-60,000 of which the County of Kern has tentatively agreed to
contribute $25,000.
10. Bakersfield Homeless Center Improvements.
A. Removal and replacement of existing roof panel on the dormitory building.
Bid awarded to Journey Air Conditioning for $2,855. Work is completed.
~' Notice of Completion to be filed on April 28, 1993.
B. Restroom and Lavatories repairs of the existing dormitory bUilding. Bid
awarded to T & T Construction for $16,650. Estimated completion date is May
1993.
NON-PROFIT PROJECTS
Community Development Staff is assisting various non-profit organizations in making
certain improvements to their facilities. Those projects are as follows: !
1. Boys and Girls Club Recreation Improvements. The acquisition and
construction of a recreational facility located at 800 Monterey Street. Notice of
Completion has been approved filed on July 27, 1992, $108,500 expended.
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2. Friendship House Community Center Sport Complex. Construction of a 400 sq.
ft. restroom and installation of security fencing, outdoor lighting and landscaping
improvements for their facilities located at 2424 Cottonwood Road. The
scheduled completion date is April 1993 - $215,000.
3. Arthritis Therapy Pool and Facility Construction Project. Construction of a
7,000 sq. ft. facility with a 968 sq. ft. indoor heated therapy pool. Total cost of
the facility is $1,237,924, the City's share is $200,000. Notice of Completion
has been approved.
4. Alliance A,qainst Family Violence Counselin,q Center Acquisition.. Acquisition
assistance was provided to purchase a 2,180 sq. ft. building to house a
counseling center located at 2211 17th Street. The City's share of the total
$155,860 project was $70,000. Acquisition is completed.
5. Kern County Food Bank Acquisition Proiect.. Acquisition of an existing 24,500
sq. ft. warehouse buildipg located at 800 14th Street. The City's share of the
total $546,200 project was $224,000. Acquisition was completed on January
10, 1993.
6. Ebony Counselin.q Center Acquisition Project. Acquisition assistance was
provided to purchase a 4,000 sq. ft. building to house a counseling center
. located at 1301 California Avenue. The City's share of the total $200,000
project was $100,000. Acquisition has been completed.
7. Clinica Sierra Vista Medical Facility. Acquisition assistance to acquire a 60,000
sq. ft. site for the construction of a 10,000 to 15,000 sq. ft. medical facility at
823 Lakeview Avenue. Appraisals have been completed and offers made to
property owners. Acquisition is scheduled to be completed August 1993 -
$100,000. Additional request for assistance is pending.
ADMINISTRATION
1. Graffiti Pro.qram. CD staff has been working with General Services in the
implementation of the Graffiti Removal Program on Private property. To date,
600 calls have been recorded. Four hundred fifty instances of graffiti were
removed with 625 gallons of paint.
2. First Time Home Buyers. Thirty-nine loans for mortgage assistance have been
approved. Additional mortgage lenders are being included in this program.
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3. Lakeview Neiqhborhood Revitalization Proiect. The Lakeview Neighborhood
Revitalization Project has been developed to focus many City programs to
impact one street in an effort to stabilize the neighborhood. 'CD staff is
currently working with property owners to rehabilitate their units. The Lakeview
Neighborhood Revitalization Task Force has proposed to expand their efforts to
Ralston and Potomac Streets. A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for May
1993to gather input of needed assistance.
4. Te,qeler Hotel Rehabilitation Project. The acquisition and rehabilitation of a
25,000 sq. ft. four story residential hotel. This project will provide for 51 senior
studio apartments. Construction is now under way. The project is
approximately 99% complete. The City's share of the total $2.6 million project
was $314,000. The grand opening ceremony is scheduled for May 18, 1993.
5. Vista Volunteer Pro.qram. The City application for 11 VISTA Volunteers has
been approved. These volunteers will be working with the following agencies:
Bethany Services (1)
Kern Linkage (1)
Alliance Against Family Violence (1)
Kern Literacy Program (4)
City Community Development (2)
Living Connection (1)
Bakersfield Senior Center (1)
6. 1993-94 Community Development Applications. The City's Entitlement for FY,
93-94 is $2.3 million. Community Development Staff is scheduled to make its
recommendation for funding to City Council on April 14, 1993. Final application
must be received by HUD for review no later than May 31, 1993. Funds are to
' be released July 1, 1993.
Im:GG8
STATUS.MEM
FEASIBILITY STUDY
FOR THE. FORMATION OF A
CITY-WIDE 'LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
Prepared by:
SR HAWKINS, CONSULTANT
2901 LoVeland Way
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Prepared for:.
City of Bakersfield
· 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301
SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
The City of Bakersfield, in an effort to mitigate a nearly $10 million budget shortfall, is
looking for ways to fund the operation and maintenance of the City's system of parks
and landscape improvements, streetlighting, and traffic signals in a manner in Which
the cost of these operations is equitably spread to all benefitted parcels within the
City. To study the options available under the LandscaPe and Lighting Act of 1972,
the City of Bakersfield has. requested that the. feasibility of forming such a district ~rior
to the end of the current fiscal year be studied.
This report outlines the funds necessary to operate and maintain all of the City's
existing parks, streetscape ancl medians (both within and outside of maintenance
districts), all streetlighting, all tree maintenance, and all traffic signals within the
current City limits; examines varies methods of spreading the assessment; provides
a schedule of events which need to occur in or(:er for the assessments to be collected
on the .1993-94 property tax bills;, and presents the proposed boundary map for the.
district.' In addition, this report also discusses the potential obStacles which may
complicate or hinder the formation of the district within the time frame allowed.
The formation of a City-Wide Landscape and Lighting District under the authority of
the Landscape and Lighting Act. of 1972 provides for the installation, operation and
maintenance of the following types of improvements:
parks, recreational facilities, and other public open.space within the District;
. landscaping within public rights-of-ways, parkways and designated easements;
public lighting facilities including street lighting and traffic signals.
In future years the City can use the District to fund additional serVices if. necessary
and can develop zones of benefit to assess future improvements based upon a
special or unique benefit to a certain group or segment of property owners.
Currently the City of Bakersfield funds the operation and maintenance of its landscape
and lighting improvements in two manners. The existing City parks that were not
developed by. recent development and all tree and .lighting improvements are Paid by
property tax and other general fund revenues. All landscape improvements that have
been constructed by recent development have been maintained through separate
maintenance districts. The basic assumption underlying the assignment of special
benefit to those parcels which are contained within maintenance districts is that only
the people living or working within those districts use those faCilities. In reality the
maintenanCe district facilitieS are utilized by people living' outside the districts, even
though there are general fund supported parks .closer to. Where they live. Additionally,
the parcels within the maintenance districts also support the facilitieS which are paid '
by the City's General'Fund which has led to the assertion that' the maintenance district
parcels are paying, more than "their fair share". Three potential methods of
assessment will be discussed which will attempt to address the issue of parcels within
the City~ only paying their fair share of the total budget for the previously listed
improvements. Of the three methodologies, one will be recommended that will not'
only be justifiable based upon i~enefit, but will also permit the formation of the District
within the time frame available.
The p'reliminary assessments outlined later in this report are based upon land use
classifications and land areas provided by the Kern County Assessors Office and the
budget figures provided by the City of Bakersfield Parks and G'eneral Services
divisions. It is recognized that the CoUnty Land Use designations and areas can be
somewhat dated and could unaerstate the amount of commercial and industrial
acreage that could be assessed by the District. ~Jsing these figures could result in
higher preliminary assessments than will be actually assessed based upon later
refinement of the acreage figures.
Once a City-Wide District is formed, the existing maintenance .district structure will be
eliminated and only one annual hearing will need to be held to provide a budget'for
the District instead of the five currently being held. .
.Shouid the City elect tO Proceed with the formation of a City-Wide Landscape and
Lighting District, it is important to understand that the actual assessment rates for FY
1993-94 may vary from the estimated rates shown in this report. This variance is due
to changes in land use which may occur during the year as reflected by The Kern
County Assessor's Roll and any changes to the assessment methodology made prior
to the formation of the districts.
SECTION. II
FORMATION OF A LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE DISTRICT
This section of the report reviews the improvements or programs proposed to be
funded through the formation of a City-Wide Lighting and Landscape Assessment
District, presents a preliminary assessment methodology, an estimate of the
assessment rates for various land use types, and a-proposed boundary map of the
District. The estimated asSessment rates are predicated upon the City's desire to fund
up to $6,743,172 for operation and maintenance of parks, streetscapes and medians,
street lights, all city maintained trees, and traffic signals during FY 1993-94. In .an
effort to assist the City in tailoring an assessment program that will be responsive and
sensitive to the needs of the community, the proposed assessments will be tabulated
in such a format that an estimated assessment for all or a portion of the listed
improvements can be derived.
DISTRICT BOUNDARY
It is recommended that' the boundaries of the proposed assessment district be
coincident'with the existing City limits of the City of Bakersfield. By making the
rDistrict's boundaries coinCident with the City :imits any annexation to the jurisdictional
~oundaries of the City would result in annexation to the Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District without further action by the City. Further any conversion of
vacant parCels to developed parcels would automatically be included within the District
without further action by the City.
All parcels identified in, the latest County of Kern Assessor's Parcel Maps which are
within the City limits are included in the District. Also, any new parcels created as a
result of the division of an existing parcel, would be included Within the District.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MAINTAINED ~
The Proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1993-94 identifies over $6,7 million of
improvements that could be funded by a City-Wide Landscape and Lighting District.
The following table Outlines the potential expenditures for lighting, landscaping and
park maintenance programs:
TABLE 1
,PROPOSED 1993-94 BUDGET
,FOR
LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND PARK MAINTENANCE
BUDGET LINE ITEM FY 1993-94 FUNDING REQUIRED
Parks and Streetscape $3,597,011
Facility Repair and DeveloDment $826,529
Tree Maintenance $878,083
street Lights $505,571
Traffic Signals $935.978
TOTAL FUNDING 'REQUIRED $6,743,172
The Landscape and Lighting Ave of 1972 identifies the types of improvements which
may be maintained by the formation of a district. These include:~
Landscaping and Parks
The operation, maintenance, servicing or construction of landscaping including
D'ut not limited to' planting, sl~rubbery, trees, irrigation systems, hardscapes,
fixtures, and appurtenant facilities in public right of ways, parkwayS and
designated easements within the boundaries of the proposed DiStrict; Parks and
recreational improvements', including but no limited to playground' equipment,
play courts, public restrooms and open.space within the [~roposed District
boundaries.
Lighting
The operation, maintenance, servicing or constructi°n of public lighting facilities,
including but not limited to poles, fixtures, bulbs, conduits and appurtenant
facilities required to provide street lighting and traffic signals in public rights of.
way and easements within the boundaries of the proposed District.
As described, all of the budget items listed in Table 1 ar.e eligible for funding through a
district. It would be advantageous to the City's current fiscal situation if all of the listed
items Could be funded through a City-Wide District. Further it would fairly and
equital31y spread the cost among those parcels that benefit from the existence.of the
improvements.
ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
The Act requires that maintenance assessments be levied according to benefit rather
than according to assessed value. SeCtion 22573 of the Code provides that:
"The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may
be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount
among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefit to be
received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements." .
The Act also permits the designation of zcnes of benefit within any individual-
assessment district if "by reasons or variations in the nature, location, and extent of
the improvements, the various areas will receive different degrees of benefit from the
improvement" (Sec. 22547). Thus, the 1972 ,Act requires the levy of a true
"assessment" rather than a special tax.
At the outset of this study an effort was made to determine whether or not there were
appropriate zones of benefit resulting from the existence of the numerous
maintenance districts located within the southwest portion of the City. The initial
concept was to create a zone of benefit to spread the cost of the existing maintenance
districts 2 and 3 across the properties located within 'the Districts. The balance of
parks.and streetscapes Would then be spread over.the remaining City. The
assumption was that the parcels within existing Districts 2 and 3 had primary or
exclusive benefit of the improvements within the Districts. Upon examination this
assumption did not hold. While the majority of Distdct supported parks are located
within these areas, a large portion of the well landscaped, aesthetic commercial areas
are also located within these districts. These are the landscaped areas of Ming Ave.,
California Ave. and the south side of Stockdale Highway. As a result, residents from
other portions of the community work or frequent businesses along these comdors
and correspondingly receive benefit from the landscape improvements. Additionally, a
main point of contention by the existing residents within these districts is that persons
from outside of the districts are travelling and using the parks and playgrounds located
within Districts 2 and 3. This fact also weakens the argument of special benefit.
A second method of zone determination contemplated was the concept of utilizing the
existing City Maintenance District zones (five in ali) to assess the cost of all city
improvements located within them. This method appeared to have merit' on the basis
that the improvements for which parcels would be assessed would be reasonably
located within the neighborhoods or areas in which they were located. What became
problematic is the fact that Several of the older city parks such as Martin Luther King,
Patriots, Beach, Jastro and. Beale parks have' features such as lighted softball
diamonds, amphitheaters, lighted tennis courts and roller hockey fields that are utilized
by a broad section'of the community. These facilities tend to act more as regional
parks ancl less' as neighborhood parks. Additionally, situations like Beach park
residing on the .border of Districts 1 and 4 made it difficult to assign the benefit to the
distriCt in which it resides. Finally, it became apparent that it would be very difficult to
practically and time effectively determine the appropriate number of residential parcels,
both single and multi family, to be assigned to each of the existing districts. None of
the existing districts assesses all parcels contained within them. 'In an effort to
allocate the-residential parcels to each district, the concept of grouping parcels by tax
area code. was explored. The problem resulted that each existing district can and
'does split several of.the larger tax code areas, .and as a result it was not possible to
isolate the number of residential units by maintenance district.
Finally, the idea of uniformly assessing all residential properties within the City for park
and landscaping maintenance was examined. To determine the portions of the City
which are effectively covered by pack facilities the attached map was developed. The
map shows each park with a 1/2 mile radius drawn around it. Left on the map was
the existing City maintenance district boundaries for reference. What becomes clear
is that the City has a fairly uniform pattern of parks coverage and that, with few
exceptions virtually all parcels within the City have access to park facilities within one
half mile of their location, if the circJes of influence were widened to one mile radius',
the number of excepted parcels are very few.
From studying these three methods of assessment it has been determined that using
a City-Wide uniform assessment for residential parcels is the most straight forward,
understandable and equitable means of spreading the cost of maintaining parks and
streetscape improvements. ·
Assessable Parcels
There` are an estimated 65,321 parcels curr~ently within the City of Bakersfield. Since
the' assessment is required to be levied on the owners of the properties as shown on
the tax rolls, the final Charges must be assigned by Assessor's Parcel NumDer. Table
II summarizes the number of parcels, by land use type, as shown on the records of
the Assessor of the County of Kern. Table II also shows the equivalent number of
'dWelling units (EDU's) on which the assessment will be based.
The land uSe classifications shown in Table II are defined as follows:
Single Family Residential parcels are definecl as parcels zoned for single
family residential uses within the District and are assessed as on Equivalent
Dwelling Unit (EDU).
Multi-Family Residential parcels are defined as parcels zoned for multi-family
uses.
Mobile Home parcels are defined as parcels zoned for mobile hOmes e.g.
' mol~ite home parks.
Vacant -Residential parcels are parcels defined as residential use but having
no.dwelling units.
CITY WIDE PARK MAINTENANCE~DISTRICT
BAKERS FIELD, C ALIFO RNI~"X,~ ~o~ ,.'. ~ooo.
,
!
¢OBLNDUS.XLS
0010-0019 IR-1 Zone I Acre or less 2,573 526.93 3.00 ! 1,581
0020-0029 IR-2 Zone:(Medium Density). 331 '61.14 8.40 ! 514
0030-0039 IR-3 Zone (High Density) ~ 239 109.87 8.40 i 923
0040-0049 IR-4 Zone (High Density) 49 , 79.88 8.40
0050-0059 IE-1,2,3,4 Zone (1 Acre or less) 192 ~ 47.24 3.00 t 142
0060-0069 IR-1 Zone (1-3 Acres) 76 112.42 , 3.00 ! 337
0070-0079 IR-1 Zone (3-7 Acres) 89 258.04 , 3.28 846
0080-0089 IR-1 Zone (7-20 Acres) 753 3,099.62 3.28 i 10,167
0090-0099 IMobile Homes 355 1.03 8.40 ! 9
JTotal Vacant Land
JJOccuoied Residential I
0i00-0199 !Sing e Family Residential 41,005 1 ! 41,005
0200-0209. iMultiole Family 1,137 2 I. 2,274
0300-0302 ' !Multi01e Family I 4,tO 3 1,320
0400-0404 i Multiole Family 957 4 3,828
0500- Multiole Family (5-9 units) 367 5 1,835
0501, Multiole Family (10-20 units) ! 142 10 1,420
0502- MultiDle Family (21-30.units) . 63 21 1,323'
0503- IMultiDle Family (31+ units) I 608 ~ 31 18,848
10504- IMuitiple Family I 27 5 135
10600-0603 iCondiminiums · ~ 4,337 1 4,337
10700- IRoominq House 2 1 2
~Total OccuDiea Residential ~ 49.085 ~ 84 76.327
JJCommercial
1000,1020 I Vacant Land · 615 554.41 6.00 3,326
1100-1190 Small Stores or Shops 485 22.42 6.00 135
1200-1203 Combination Stores & Offices 68 14.21 6.00 .85
1300-1390 I Large Stores 134 195.66 6.00 1,174
1400-1490 J Mamets 92 169.78 6.00. 1,019
1500- Shopping Centers - 1 Parcel 15 52.18 6.00 313
1501; small Neighborhood Centers 68 117.77 6.00 . · 707
1502, Large Regional Shopping Ctrs. 15 36.73 6.00 220
1600-1690 Office Buildings 1,073 337.48 6.00 2,025
1700-1714 Institutional 266 311.41 6.00 1,868
1800-1890 Food & Beverage (Restaurant) 246 33.08 6.00 198
1900-1918 Recreational 116 925.46 6.00 5,553
2100-2103 Financial 57 11.56 ' 6.00 69
~.£00-2290 Service Shops 2.70 2.7.82 ~.00 ] 67
230a-2390 Petroleum 94 30.62 6.00 184
2400-2490 Sales (Vet~icular) 103 82.90 6.00 497
2500- Commermal Sales 8 11.30 6.00 68 ·
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Vacant Land II I
2501-2590 367 { 125.78 ! 6.00755
Paining
Lots
00-2690 Nurseries & Tree Services , . 14 ! 28.19 ! 6.00 169
00- Hotel I 10 ! 0.00 'i 6.00 0
00- 'Motel .! 57 i '76.42 : 6.00 459
2900-2990 .Mobile Home Parks I 19 ~ 151.50 ' : 6.00 909
· Total for Commercial I 4,192 ~ ~ 3.3~,6.68~ 19.900 "
IInaustnal '
3000-3030 Vacant Lane - Ineustnal 521 1,448.53 6.00 8,691
3100-3107 Light Manufacturing 288 140.54 6.00 843
3200-3205 Heavy Industrial 25 .77.95 6.00 468
3300-3303 ITimber { 5 11.99 6.00 72
3400-3490 IProauce Plants ! .1 1.45 6.00 9
3500-3590 !Food Processing t 34 61.40 6.00 368
3600-3690 .i Storage (Mini-Warehouses) · i 251 241.73 6.00 1,450
3700-3790 !Storage (yards) 102 83.94 6.00 .504
3800- Industrial Sales 26 13.93 ~ 6.00 84
~3900-3902 ~Airparks I 3 259.85 6:00 EXEMPT
4000-4001 i Unaeveloped Lane t 448 ~ 7,279.35 6.00 43,676
4100-4190 Orcnarcls I 103 1,590.29 6.00 Not Benefited
4200-4300 Irrigated Land i , 666 9,278.62 6.00 Not Benefitecit.
4400-4490 I Dry Farm Land i 27 ~ 3,811.45 6.00. Not Benefited!
4600-4814 I Livestock t 2 24.43 6.00 I Not Benefitedl
ITotal For Industnal I 2,502 ~ 24,325.45 i ~ 56.165
5000-5080 l UnaeveloDea Lane I 19 422.73 ! Not Benefited
~Totat for Rural ' 19 422.73 ,
Exemot Prooerty I
6000- USA 24 EXEMPT
6010- State 32 I EXEMPT
6020- County. 74 i EXEMPT
6030-- City ~ 676 I EXEMPT
6040- Schools 134 I .EXEMPT
6050- SpeCial District 86 EXEMPT
6060- Redevelopment Agency 6 .EXEMPT
6100- Assessor's Utility. Parcels 216 EXEMPT
6300- Non-exempt Value=O 116 EXEMPT
6301- ! Non-exempt Value<1000 35 EXEMPT
6302- ~Non-exempt Value>1000 22 . EXEMPT
ITotal for Exemot Property 1,421
j I'Naturai Res°urces I [
8103- ISana & Gravel 1
/8201- /Oi~ & Gas Mineral Rights 93
{8202- !Reserve Mineral Ric~hts 1.895 I Not Benefited
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J Jlvacant Land
J82o3- ' iOil Pumping 8tstion . ' 17 J t. Not Benefited
8300- Water companies 47 I . I 'Not Benefitea
8301- Public Utilities 61 !. ! Not Benefitecl
8302- Mutual Water Co 1. ! i Not Benefitea.
8305-8306 Canals 57 i ;~ J Not Benefited
8600- Refineries J 4 i i. i Not Benemea
Total For Natural Resources ~ 2,176 ~ ~
Totals 54,052 ~ ~ 167.581
JResidential Total I ~ 91,516
JCommercial/Inclustnal Total I J , 76,065
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Commercial parcels are parcels defined for commercial uses.
vacant Commercial parcels are those parcels defined as commerCial but
having no commercial structures on that parcel.
Industrial parcels are defined as parcels used for industrial uses.
Vacant Industrial parcels are those parcels defined as industrial but having no
industrial structures.on that parcel.
Natural ResourCes parcels are those parcels used for the development of
natural resources such as oil, gas, water, sand,, gravel, canals, refineries and
utilities.
Exempt Property includes all properties associated with public streets, public
avenues, Public lanes, public roads, public alleys, all easements and rights of'
ways, public school property, airparks, special district property, and all publicly
held property.
Rural Property is all property zoned agricultural and. used primarily for.
agricultural purposes. In~tudes all lands under contract as provided for by the
Williamson Act.
Benefit Determination
In determining benefit, the Landscaping and Lighting Act-of 1972 requires that" the
net amount to be assessed upon the lands within an assessment district may be
apportioned by any formula or method which'fairly distributes.the net amount among
all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by
each such lot or parcel from the improvements.".
The benefit units or EDU's which have been assigned to each use code for street
lighting and park maintenance have been based upon. the estimated benefits received.
For street lighting and traffic Signals, the benefits to properties within areas which have
these improvements are reduction in night accidents, improved public, safety,
promotion of business during nighttime hours in commercial areas, improved property
protection, and improved traffic circulation and control. Since all areas within the City
have street lights and facilities controlled by traffic signals, all parcels receive benefit.
For park and tree maintenance,, the benefits received by parcels include improved
aesthetics within the community, and access to 'recreational facilities: Since all~
parcels within the City receive benefit form'improved aesthetics, each parcel should be
apportioned a share of the ccs: for the maintenance of psrk and lsndscspe
improvements. Since residents within the City are the primary users of park facilities
as compared to businesses or 'other land uses, residential users should bear all of the
cost for. the maintenance of recreational facilities. Since City maintained trees are
located in medians, parks and landscaped areas which are located throughout the
community, inCluding commercial and industrial areas, all parcels receive benefit and
should share the cost of maintenance.
RECOMMENDED METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
This methodology determines benefit based upon parce~ size and land use, and
provides for the assessment of park and landscape maintenance to be uniformly
spread across all residential parcels within the City. Further it provides for the uniform
assessment of street lighting, traffic signals, and tree maintenance to ali EDU's located
within the community. If assessments were to be spread just Dy parcel, not
considering parcel size or land use, this would not be equitable. For example, a
single family parcel would pay the same amount ~,s a parcelWith a 50 unit apartment
building or.a parcel with a large commercial develooment on it.
The single family parcel was selected as the basic unit for calculation of assessments
and is defined as one Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) regardless 'of parcel size. The
methodology to calculate the EDU's for other land uses within the City is the same
one currently being utilized by the City cf Bakersfield for its existing park maintenance
districts. This methodology is describe(3 on Exhibit "C" on the following page which
was taken from'the 1992-93 Maintenance District Report prepared by the City of
Bakersfield Public Works Department.
Using this methodology Table II summarizes the number of benefit units for each land
use code and the data provided by the County Assessor's Office.
PROPOSED DISTRICT BUDGET
The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 provides that the total cost for Maintaining
and servicing eligible improvements within the proposed District, including incidental
and administrative expenses, can be recovered in the assessment spread. However,
that City, at this time, is not proposing to assess any "overhead'' charges.. The
following budget, allocated by spread area, only includes programmable expenses for
labor, equipment, material, and normal employee benefits. Table III summarizes the
projected budgets for FY 1993-94:
z4~i~ie~t Dwelling ~nits (~'~ $ ii be c~icula~ed by ~$~ or
~,~:. potential use Der zoning as follows:-
Single Family (Detached) 1.0
Dwelling Unit
UndeVeloped R-1 zoned 3.28/acre Rounded down =o the
nearest whole number.
5 acres or more. {Per condition of
.. Annexation)
undeveloped R-1 zoned, 3/acre Rounded down to the
or with 1 single ~amily nearesu whole number.
residence, less than 5
~cres.
Multi-Family .(Attached) 0.?l/unit
Dwelling Unit R-2,
Undeveloped R-2 R-3 0.71/uniu Number of units shall
- ' e~tual the acreage
multipliedby12, rounded
down to the nearest
whole number.
Non .Residential 6/acre Rounded to nearest .01
(including Churches)
=ach calculated Der
Mixed Use the above.
newform.1 EXHIBIT''C"
2/17/92 Page 2 of 2.
TABLE III
PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993-94
ASSIGNED BY ASSESSMENT CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET LINE TO BE FUNDED TO BE FUNDED TOTAL BUDGET
ITEM BY RESIDENTIAL BY ALL
PARCELS ONLY PARCELS IN '
CITY
Park Maintenance $3,597,011 $3,597,011
'Street Lights ~ $505,571 $505,571
Traffic Signals' $935,978 $935,978
Trees $878,083 $878,083
Facility Repair $826,529 $826,529
Totals $4,42_3,540. $2,319,632 $6,743,172
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT LEVELS
To assist the City in determining whether'or not to proceed with the formation of a .,
City-VVide Assessment District, the estimated assessment.rates have been determined
based upon the classifications shown in Table III. In order to determine whether all or
a portion of the existing improvements are to be included in the District, Table IV
outlines the anticipated assessments by facility type and'whether it will be spread on
only residential or all parcels.
TABLE IV
PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS.
Parks Trees Facility Street Traffic Totals
Repair Lights Signals
Budget 3,597,011 878,083 826,529 505,571 935,978
!
Resident 39.31 ' ~ 9.03 · 48.34
91,516 Per EDU Per EDU Per 'EDU
EDU
All 5.24 3.02 5.59 13.85
Parcels Per EDU Per EDU Per EDU Per EDU
167,581
~EDU
The preceding Table illustrates that each parcel within the City will be asseSsed
$13.85 per EDU for Tree Maintenance, Street Lights and Traffic Signals, and each
Residential EDU will 'be 'assessed $48.34 for maintenance of parks, streetscapes and
all facilities relating to these impr°vements., The total assessment proposed for
residential development is $62.1.8 per EDU and the total assessment proposed for
commercial and industrial development is $13.85 per EDU.
SECTION III ·
SCHEDULE
Attached is a Gantt chart schedule showing the time line that will have to be adhered
to to accomplish the formation of the District prior to the statutory deadline of June 30,
1993 to De assessed on the 1993-94 tax rolls.
In the preparation of this schedule several hard deadlines had to be considered.
These were 1) June 30, 1993 deadline for forming the District as required by the Act,
2) July 30, 1993 deadline to have assessment rolls filed with the Kern County Auditor,'
and 3) the required 45 day noticing period for the protest hearing. These deadlines
and time frames must be met or the assessments can not be included in the current
years property tax bills.
In ·order for the schedule ' ' ,'' ,.ccss~W ~ ....... "
proceed on Ap? 1~, 1993 _a. nd that the assessment methodology ernpl~y~.d be th-~ne
recommended'uy t~is i-epo~-L, The~e is no ~to the new noticing ·
,manipulate or substantially modify the spread methodology. Further in
researc..~ing-tl"~e~ai~ab~ty of the data from Kern County and the ability to load
construe& the database on the City's computer, ~vided by eact~
department halve been used strictly with no time added to allow for slippage or
problems'-0~ any kind. In sho~~
If the City wiShes to proceed, the latest point that the process could be stopped
without generating any notices would be at the completion of finalization of the
assessment spread. After completion of this task the notices would begin to be
prepared in anticipation of mailing the day after the Resolution of Intention was
approved by the City Council. The absolute last day the formation of the district could
be ceased would be when the Draft Engineer's report was submitted for review by City
Staff. After this step the Resolution of Intention would be heard and the noticing
penod would begin.
This sct~edule and previous discussion was prepared with the intention of providing an'
accurate and realistic time line for the formation of the District by pointing out the
limitations and potential implications of not proceeding in accordance the schedule as
attached.
Name June-
Notice tu. Proceed ·
Request Data & Obtain Database (Counly) ~]
Develop Database (C~ly Data P~ocessing) []
Finahze .Splead & Gen*.,.~te Assess. merit Roi ~
Prepare Draft Engineer'~ Report & Map
Deliver to City for Review ·
Review of Report by City Staff I~
Resolution of Intention · .
Prepare Notices for Mailing *
Mail Nohce$ for Hearin[4 ~·
Notice Period for Hearing ~
Protest t learing and District formation
Make Ct, ange50rderen at Formation
Obtain Parcel Changes Report from Audito,;
Ma~e F~,al Changes to Assessment Roll
Deliver A~.sessment ~c,,~ to County Audito~
Project: .Critical ~ Progress Summary .~. .~. ~..~
Date: 4/5/93 Noncritical ~ Milestone ·
~D ~4-2759 --
MEMORANDUM
April 1~ 19'93.
TO ALAN TANDY, CITY,MANAGER
FROM S. E. BRUMMER, CHIEF OF POLICE
SUBJECT UPDATE ON GRAFFITI ABATEMENT
As a result of several meetings with Kern County Probation,
the Juvenile Division of that department has developed a prevention
or diversion program to aid in combating the graffiti problem.
This program is designed to hold those who are arrested for
graffiti related offenses, accountable for their actions.
The program is broken down,into two categories:
A. For those juveniles who have been arrested and the damage
incurred is $250.00 or more - the juvenile arrested is
required to appear before a juvenile court judge and have
the case adjudicated through formal proceedings.
B. When the damage is under $250.00, the juvenile is placed
into the prevention program where the following
procedures are followed:
1. A conference shall be scheduled with the minor and
his/her parents.
2. Parents will be required to suPervise clean-up and
repair. This will be coordinated by the assigned
Probation Officer to establish dates and times the
graffiti .will be removed.
3. All victims must give permission for the minor to
return to the property to repair damages.
4. If permission is denied or the minor is reluctant
CiTY ~^NAGER-~ to return to ~he victim's property fearing
retaliation, other alternatives are available.
7 ~R954_j~49 A. Restitution can be paid directly to Accounts
Receivable.
B. Contact can be made with:
1. George Dickey - Kern County Area Park
Supervisor responsible for:
a. Hart Park
b. Isabella
c. Ridgecrest
d. Tehachapi
e. Rosamond
f. Mojave
g. Boron
2. Jack Heard - Kern County Area Park
Supervisor responsible for:
a. Greater Bakersfield
3. Jake Wager - Economic Development
Director responsible for:
a. City of Bakersfield
NOTE: These contacts will assist in having graffiti
damage repaired with the minor and parents.
Ray Davis, Prevention Officer, Kern County
Probation Department - Juvenile Division, will
be responsible for coordinating this process
with these agency representatives if
assistance is requested.
5. Probation Officers are responsible for follow-up to
ensure:
A. Damages have been repaired.
B. Restitution has been paid if so directed.
C. Victims are satisfied.
D. All dispositions are reported to Ray Davis
when the case is closed.
Mr. Gary Boleschka at Juvenile Probation has informed me that
since the start up of the program on March 1, 1993, the response by
those involved, including the victims of graffiti, as well as the
perpetrators, has been very positive.
The Bakersfield Police Department has continued to make the
eradication of graffiti a priority and has in the last two months,
arrested 50 people for graffiti related offenses. Numerous
surveillances have been conducted by the Police Department's
Reserve Unit. In addition, several neighborhood awareness meetings
have been conducted to answer citizen concerns. Detective Kevin
Legg will also be meeting with local high school and junior high
school officials to disseminate information he obtained at a recent
seminar in Los Angeles regarding the graffiti problem.
Additionally, a graffiti ordinance has been drafted by the
Police Department and the City Attorney's Office for consideration
and adoption at the next council meeting, scheduled for April 14,
1993.
The City Council also requested that they be informed as to
who was ultimately responsible for insuring that the sentencing
handed out to those who commit acts of graffiti are the maximum
allowed by law. The individuals who have the final say in
sentencing are the presiding judges, who are the Honorable Len
McGilvery in Juvenile Court, and the Honorable Lee Felice in
Municipal Court.
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Frida~ May 7, 1993
Bakersfield Convention Center
1033 Truxtun Avenue
A pubic forum
on the challenges
'facing local government.
SpOnsored by the
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
City of Bakersfield
County of Kern .
PROGRAM CONTENT~ROPOSED SCHEDULE
7:30- 8:00· Coffee
8:00-8:10 Welcome: Roy Ashburn, Chairman, Kern County Board of Supervisors ~...~ ...~ ~~ /~
·
8:10- 8:30 City Perspective: Alan Tandy, City Manager, City of Bakersfield
8:30 -. 8:50 County Perspective: Joseph E. Drew, County Administrative Officer
8:50 - 9:10 School Perspective: Kelly Blanton, Superintendent of Schools
9:10- 9:30 Political Perspective: Richard Ritts, Legislative Consultant
9:30 - 9:45 Morning Break
10:00 - 11:00 Intergovernmental Relationships Panel Discussion
11:00- 12:00 Business and Economic Climate Panel Discussion
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch - Luncheon Speaker: Dan Walters, Political Columnist
1:30~- 2:30 ··Health and Social Services Panel Discussion
2:30- 3:30 Quality of Life Panel Discussion
3:30- 3:45 Afternoon Break
3:45 - 4:45 Criminal Justice Panel Discussion
5:00 - 6:00 Reception
PANEL MODERATORS AND PARTICIPANTS
PANEL PRESENTATION FORMAT:
ModeratOr: Provides overview to frame the discussion. (5 min.)
Each panelist provides entity perspective. (8 min. each)
Question and Answer Period (15 min.)
PANEL #1 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS
MODERATOR: Joseph E. Drew, County Administrative Officer
PARTICIPANTS: Supervisor Roy Ashburn
Bakersfield City Council Member Pat Smith (unconfirmed)
" Other City Council Member (unconfirmed)
Kelly Blanton, Superintendent of Schools
Dan Wall, Legislative Representative, CSAC
PANEL #2- HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
MODERATOR: Don Dudley, Director of Human Services
pARTICIPANTS: Assembly Member Trice Harvey Supervisor Ken Peterson
Bakersfield City Council Member Lynn Edwards (unconfirmed)
Other City Council Member (Unconfirmed)
Peter Para, Board Member, Bakerfield City Schools
PANEL #3 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
MODERATOR: Bob Price, Mayor, City of Bakersfield
PARTICIPANTS: Assembly Member Sal Canella. (invited)
Supervisor Mary Shell
Bakersfield City Council Member Pat Demond (unconfirmed)
Other City Council Member (unco. nfirmed)
Carolyn Mclntyre, Legislative Representative, CSAC (invited)
PANEL #4 - QUALITY OF LIFE
MODERATOR: Don Murfin
PARTICIPANTS: Supervisor Pauline LarwOod
Bakersfield City Council Member Connie Brunni (unconfirmed)
Other City Council Member (unconfirmed)
Henry Agonia, North Bakersfield Park and Recreation District
Diane Hardisty, Bakersfield Californian (invited)
PANEL #5- BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CLIMATE
MODERATOR: Ray Dezember
PARTICIPANTS: Assembly Member Jim Costa
Supervisor Ben Austin
Bakersfield City Council Member Kevin McDermott (unconfirmed)
Other City Council Member (unconfirmed)
· Tom Clark, Kern County Water Agency (invited)
MEMORANDUM
Alan Tandy, City Manager
TO:
FROM: Lee Andersen, Community Services Manager
DATE: April 1, 1993 ·
SUBJECT: COUNCIL REFERRAL #11495 (BRUNNI) - RECREATIONAL
PROGRAMS
At a meeting of the Citizens' Parks and Recreation Committee held
on February 23, 1993 (reconvened 'from February 17), Committee
Chairperson Mary Sawyer informed members of the committee that City
Councilmember Brunni had referred an issue to the Citizens'
Committee, namely to investigate the City's recreational programs.
Recreation Superintendent Jim Ledoux informed the committee that he
had asked Councilmember Brunni if there was a specific program she
wanted reViewed, and she had stated the "softball program", which
was confirmed by Chairperson Sawyer. Mrs. Sawyer then had Jim
explain the City's softball plans to the committee.
This issue was placed on the agenda for the March 30, 1993 meeting.
At that meeting several persons made statements and expressed their
concerns regarding the City's softball program. These speakers
included Frank Collins, owner of the Mesa Marin Softball Complex,
Marion Collins, owner of the Mesa Marin Speedway; Bob Chapel,
Deputy A.S.A. Commissioner; and Dave Seidlitz, U.S.S.S.A. District
Director and also president of the Bakersfield Officials'
Association. Citizens' committee members asked several questions
of those who made statements in regard to the softball program.
Recreation Division staff members responded to questions from
committee members concerning softball, and also distributed several
items of information relevant to the City's program and to softball
in general to the committee members for their review. This issue
will appear on the agenda for the next committee meeting on April
13, for further action.
I also had Jim Ledoux contact Councilmember Lynn Edwards, who had
questioned the intent of the Council referral. .Jim informed him
that the referral was in regard to softball only, which met with
Mr. Edwards' approval.
If you have any further questions on this issue, please call me at
ext..3700.
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The'League of California cities
April 2, 1993 Number Five
League/CSAC Hammer Out Capitol Marclh.
State Budget Solutions Set For May 19
Local governm_ent employees and
. City managers a~nd League staff have been meeting weekly over the past users of city and county services
few months with our counterparts from the California State Association are being asked to participate in a
of Counties to develop a response to the ~q,uestion, "If the State doesn't "Capitol March" set for May 19 to
take property taxes, then what do we do? The meetings were estab- protest to shift of local property
lished by gu{delin, es set by the two organization's Boards of Directors. taxes to the State.
The product, which is being finalized this week, will be .presented to the Numerous organization are work-
respective policy committees, leadership gro~u~s, regional, groups and the ing together on the event which is '
Boards Of Directors of both the League and CoAC. · designed to gainpublic and media
The State's Legislative .Analyst has described California's system Of attention to the Governor's pro-
government, and particularly government finance, as "dysfunctional." posal to shift city and county
The Governor's proposed State Budget relies heavily on city, county and property taxes to the State.
special district revenues to close a deficit. This is a fundamental redi- Literally thousands of police
rection of local government resources which will have a profound impact officers, fire fighters, county
on- the ability of cities and counties to deliver services. It's also counter- employees, senior citizens,. Little
Productive to the economic recovery of California. League parents, maintenance
For these reasons, the city managers and CAOs came together to develop, workers, library' employees, and all
other local government workers
a proposal for the two respective organizations to consider and use in
efforts to offer alternatives to the Governor's proposed Budget. are expected to participate in the
march.
Eight key points have emerged from the effort, including: A few local gOVernment organiza-.
1. Prevent any further shift of the property tax tions may even close their doors
briefly to emphasize the need for
2.' When the economy recovers,-the' State will return property tax local revenues' to stay local.
revenues diverted last year ·
More information will be .available
3. The State should retain the 1/2 cent sales tax in the "Red Ink Alert" as it be-
4. The State Income Tax should conform to the Federal Income Tax comes available.
5. The State should adopt a multi-year State Budget
Distribute the
6. The "carry-over loss deduction" moratorium should be continued
"lied Inh Alert" to
7. All State tax loopholes should be re-examined, tho, City Council,
8. The State should consider new revenue .measUres, such as a all City Employees,
tobacco tax, tippler's tax, or entertainment tax for State or local
use. and Department Heads.
More information will be coming regarding these proposals in "Red Ink
Alert" newsletters; the League's "Legislative Bulletin," Western City ~p
magazine and at various League functions.
League of California Cities Grass Roots Lobbying Strategy 916/444-5790
CaseStudy Cities Offer Assistance With Grass
Danville Briefs Roots Effort; Survey Attached
Assembly Cities throughout the State have Offered all types of assistance to the
Member
League as we work against the Governor's proposed property tax shift.
,,a.mff This support has been welcome and' truly appreciated. As more and
A two-hour briefing was con- more offers come, it seemed to make sense to give all cities an opPortu-
ducted last week by members of nity to participate and provide much-needed assistance,
the Town Council and city staff Therefore, attached to this edition of the "Red Ink Alert" is a very brief
for Danville Assembly Member survey to allow individual cities to provide support, from financial
Richard Rainey. contributions to making staff available to supplement the League staff.
The session included a profile of Don't worry about filling out the survey if you are unable to contribute;
Danville and a brief history; an just send it in if you are able.
overview of the services provided, Members of the League staff will follow-up with those who do send in
including maintenance, parks and the attached form to determine more precisely the right match-up.
leisure, police, develoPment ' Financial contributions will be used to further the Public Communica:
aervices and contract services such · tions Program, including the pr'oduction of videoS, buying of air time on
as fire and solid waste. ' television stations for public service announcements, etc.; the hiring of
consultants to conduct specialized research as part of the city managers/
The financial presentation in- CAOs project (see the article on the front page); and other extraordinary
eluded a discussion of where the ·
city's money comes from and. needs of the League.
where it goes; and the effect of the' Staff support could be used to develop specific State Budget proposals
State Budget and the economy, and solutions; research issues such as the dollar impact of State man-:
Also discussed were the actions dates on cities;' develop the funding impact of workers' compensation
taken by the Town to cut its reform for public safety employees; coordinate the production 'of video
budget and develop new revenues, programs; write articles for newspapers; and conduct media events to
and consolidate services, and the gain public attention to the plight of cities.
impact of other agency reductions
on Danville. $~e The AttaChed Form
A tour of the city's redevelopment
area followed with a detailedCartoon Helps Deliver City Messages
explanation of how tax increment
really works; the role of Certi£i- Attached to this edition of the "Red Ink Alert" is a cartoon which cities
cares of Participation; and specific
can use in citizen newsletters, employee materials, flyers, brochures and
issues about Danville's downtown.
signs. Be sure to see if your local newspaper will use it, too. The car-
The final portion of the session toon shows the State and Federal governments passing the buck to cities,
included specific steps that.Assem- without the bucks. It was drawn by the CapitolDash Gazette; be sure to
bly Member Rainey can take on give them credit.
behalf of cities: Next week, a new cartoon developed by the League, will be sent which
1. Increase property transfer tax illustrates the nearly $4 billion cities have given to the State over the
for general law cities, past decade from Legislative actions, including the property tax shift,
lost cigarette taxes and more. Another will show that cities will receive
2. Help .no/low cities, only 7 cents of every property tax doltar if the Governor's proposed
3. Keep a dedicated revenue budget is adopted.
source for cities.
5. Maintain the 1/2 cent sales Two ltou~esPropose Budget Unveilings
tax. The Senate and the Assembly announced this week intentions to unveil
5. Redevelopment reform, their versions of the State Budget early in the process to try to avoid a
protracted budget stalemate. May 18 is when the Assembly believes it
6. Workers' compensation . will propose a budget and May 24 is when the Senate expects to act.
re£orm for public safety. These version will then be hammered out by a Budget Conference
7. Reduce State mandates. Committee made up of Senators and Assembly Members. This versiOn
is then sent back to both houses for adoption prior to going to the
~oYernor.
.'League of California Cities Grass Roots Lobbying Strategy 916/444,5'790
" ~'~-~'~' league of Califopnia Cilfes
City Contribution Form
Numerous cities have contacted the League to offer assistance in the fight against the Governor's pro-
posed State Budget which shifts local revenues to the State. If your city would like to participate, by
making financial contributiOns or providing staff to supplement the League staff, please check the appro-
priate line and fax the form to the League, attention Executive Director, at 916/444-8671. Please don't
return this form if you're unable to participate.
Members of the League staff will follow-up with those who do send in this formto determine more pre-
cisely the right match-up. Financial contributions will be used to further the Public Communications
Program, including the production of video, buying of air time on television stations for public service·
announcements, etc.; the-hiring of consultants to conduct specialized research as part of the city manag-
ers/CAOs project (see the article on the front page); and other extraordinary needs of the,League.
Staff support could be used to develop specific State Budget proposals and solutions; research issues
such as the dollar impact of state mandates on cities; develop the funding impact of workers' compensa-
tion reform for public safety employees; coordinate, the production of video programs; write articles for
newspapers; and conduct media event to gain public attention to the plight of cities. ~.
We can contribute $1,000 ' $5,000
$5,000 - $10,000
$10,000 or greater
We will make staff available
City
Contact Person
Telephone-NUmber
Fax number
Fax this form to
League of California Cities, Attn: Executive Director
916/444-8671
League of California 'Cities Grass RoOts Lobbying Strategy 916/444-5790
Source: Capitol Dash Gazette
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like.~unty. Chief Administrative
~r H~ Huffo~ the options
the ~emor backs a~ susp~t
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~ive and .probably counter-
p~ve.'to ~y efforts to ~ur-
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d~ ~. do, ;~get o~ci~
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ly is t~t.the coumy will ~ pw~d-
ing fear se~i~ to ~idents ~
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