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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/03/93 BAKERSFIELD .MEMORANDUM September 3, 1993 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL//~'~/ FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. At least several partial responses to referrals by Councilmember Edwards are enclosed under the signature of John Stinson. There is also a history of in-lieu payments enclosed. 2. John Stinson and I will be going to ICMA September 18-22, 1993. Jack Hardisty will be in charge in our absence. We will actually be returning during the Council Meeting of September 22nd. 3. There is an update enclosed from the Planning Department on progress made by the Downtown Zoning Committee. 4. With respect to recruitments, interviews have been going on with the list of Assistant City Manager applicants this week. I expect action on that next week. The Water and Sanitation Manager position has been narrowed to the Civil Service interview list, and these interviews are scheduled for later this month. That will narrow the list to three candidates. 5. A copy of the letter I sent to the Labor Council, regarding the prevailing wage issue at the Hotel, is enclosed. 6. There is a memo enclosed from the Police Department on graffiti. 7. It is possible for us to realize some substantial energy savings with cost recovery over a fairly short term by changing out lighting on some of our municipal structures. There is an analysis in progress. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL September 3, 1993 Page -2- 8. I do, in fact, have a meeting scheduled with the CAO of the County, on the Fire Fund issue, in advance of the next Council meeting. I will keep you advised of the status. 9. There is a memo enclosed doing some followup on the California riparian tree issue in the Parkway. 10. A continuance in the S. Johnson vs. City lawsuit was granted this Friday. The hearing will now be October 1st. AT.alb Enclosures cc: Department Heads City Clerk BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM September 3, 1993 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM' JOHN W. STINSO~,~SISTANT CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ASKED BY COUNCILMEMBER EDWARDS AT AUGUST 11, 1993 CITy COUNCIL MEETING 1. Crossing Guard provision and funding. The City has currently budgeted $220,000 to provide crossing guards for the 1993-94 fiscal year in the Police Department budget. The Police Department has been working.with the various school districts to identify options to reduce the cost of the crossing guards to the City. The Crime Prevention Program staff has been meeting with school officials to look at ideas, such as volunteers or having the school district provide guards. Recently, as part of the State budget, legislation was passed which no longer requires cities to provide crossing guards. The Police Department has not indicated any immediate changes or reductions in the existing crossing guard program. In light of this new legislation, and the City's desire to limit the costs of this activity, staff will continue to meet with the schools to explore alternatives to be brought to the City Council for consideration. 2. Weed Abatement Program. During the budget deliberations, there was some consideration of consolidation of the weed abatement function and moving it out of the Fire Department. Due to changes in the budget picture, we were able to maintain this function within the Fire Department for the 1993-94 fiscal year. 3. Volunteer Program. A question had been asked about providing meaningful work for volunteers for City services. The City has utilized volunteers in a number of departments for a variety of services. Examples include: Reserve Police and Fire programs, the use of Explorer Scouts and volunteers for specific activities, such as City-Wide and Neighborhood Clean Up Days. In addition, there has been some use of volunteers in City Hall and we have also taken advantage of the VISTA volunteer program. There appears to be a need to further utilize volunteers in other areas of City services and programs, particularly due to downsizing. The City Manager's Office should identify potential areas for volunteers by contacting the department heads and develop a central referral point. I would anticipate that the Human Resources Division is the logical place to coordinate this activity. ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER September 3, 1993 Page -2- 4. Employee Awards Program. The City currently has an employee awards program which is focussed on the longevity of employees' service with the City. In addition, the City also has a safety awards program which provides incentives to employees to avoid unsafe work practices and accidents. There has been some interest expressed by the department heads, as well as some employees, in the development of an employee incentive award program similar to that currently done by Kern County, or done in other communities. As this type of program is somewhat complex to establish, in order to provide equity of opportunity and to ensure a true benefit to the City, it has yet to be developed. The City Manager has it on a list of projects to accomplish as soon as staff time allows. 5. Video Taping of City Council Meetings. The City Manager's staff prepared a report regarding the video taping of City Council Meetings a year, or two, ago. The major obstacle, at that time, was the cost of equipment, (i.e., several cameras, editing/graphics equipment, etc.) and the staff required to tape the proceedings and edit the tape for broadcast by the cable companies. The cost of this project was over $30,000 annually. We could update this report, if you would like. If you need any additional information, or clarification, please contact me. JWS. al b BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY~ CITY MANAGER ~ FROM: ED W. SCHULZ, PUBLIC WORKSVDIRECTOR . DATE: AUGUST 31, 1993 SUBJECT: REFERRAL #12082 - 34TH STREET REPAVING SCHEDULE (BRUNNI) 34th Street is one segment of our contract with Granite Construction for "resurfacing various streets in Northeast Bakersfield." Granite's current schedule is as follows: 09/01/93: Begin work including sign installation, lowering manhole covers, etc. 09/08/93: Begin coldplaning edges and conforms. 09/16/93: Begin recycling of pavement. This work will require about two weeks. 09/23/93- 09/28/93: Recycle 34th Street (approximate time range) 10/01/93- 10/06/93: Repave 34th Street (approximate time range) C£T~ ~aGER-, 10/29/93: Complete project, including raising manholes to grade, etc. REF12082 .WD4 CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL HEET~NG OF: 07/28/93 ~UG 2 1993 ?UBLIC WORKS DEPARTMEN~ REFERRED TO: URBAN DEVELOPNENT J HARD,STY REFERRED TO: PUBLIC WORKS E 8CHULZ ITEH: RECORD~ 12082 Urban Development Committee Report No. 1-93 regarding Separation of Grade Project on Q'Street at Southern Pacific Ra~'lroad, (Ward 2) ACTION TAKEN BY COUNCIL:' NOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT WITH AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE CALLOWAY ROAD. APPROVED, AB: LE, MCDERMOTT REQUESTED STAFF (PUBLIC WORKS) SUBMIT PAPERWORK TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY TO NOMINATE CALLOWAY AS A PROJECT, DEMOND REQUESTED STAFF (PUBLIC WORKS) PURSUE Q STREET AT P STREET PROJECT, BRUNNI REQUESTED STAFF (PUBLIC WORKS) EXPEDITE ANDMONITOR THE WORK ON THE 34TH STREET REPAVENENT AND SUBMIT A_WRITTENREPORT TO HER, BACKUP MATERIAL ATTACHED: YES DATE FORWARDED BY CITY CLERK: 07/30/93 BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM September 1, 1993 TO' ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: TRUDY SLATER, ADMINISTRATIVElY'ANALYST II SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Gil Rojas provided me with the attached information regarding City "in-lieu" amounts from 1980-81 through 1993-94. Finance staff research has determined that this is the most complete historical information that is available. (m0901931) Attachment: Water Funds Payments to General Fund City of Bakersfield Water Funds Payments. to the General Fund Org. Cost In Lieu Tax Transfers Agriculture Agriculture Domestic Agriculture Domestic Fiscal Year 511 511 521 511 521 1980-81 $90,000 1981-82 $90,000 1982-83 $90,000 ' $212,000 1983-84 $95,739 $18,986 ~ $290,000 1984-85 $100,000 $300,000 1985-86 $90,000 $250,000 1986-87 $360,000 $49,987/ $400;000 '. 1987-88 $254,000 $213,000 1988-89 $224,700 $287,900 1 c~89-90 $180,000 $170,000 1990-91 $185,000 $180,000 1991-92 $187,000 $186,000 $50,000 1992-93 $190,000 $197,000 $135,000 1993-94 Proposed $374,000 $426,340 :File Name: H20_INLU Disc Name: NKSGJK3 I Prepared by: N. Smith [Date Prepared: 10-Jun-93 MEMORANDUM August 26, 1993 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Jack Hardisty, Planning Directo~.~ /: SUBJECT: Update on the progress of the' Downtown Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee organized by the City Council to study regulations affecting development in the downtown area has met a total of seven times over the last six months. They have been concentrating their efforts over four major issues as follows: 1. Define the geographic area of downtown. 2. Develop zoning that is specific to the downtown area that will allow a wide : ,.? :.,..~.., ..... :. range of commercial uses. Also, examine whether certain standards should be relaxed or changed such as setbacks, parking, landscaping, etc. 3. Develop specific incentives that would attract new businesses as well as retain · ,~3 ~ i~. existing businesses downtown. 4. Review the permit review process with regards to streamlining and eliminating duplicative plan review. The committee has defined a downtown business core and a periphery area around that core to serve as a transition area between the core and surrounding neighborhoods. They have also begun to review drafts of specific zone districts for these areas that will include commercial retail, professional office and residential uses. These zones also propose the use of bonus incentives that would allow additional building square footage for such public amenities as transit stops, day care provisions, public art, open space areas and other items of public benefit. Other items of interest have also been brought forth for discussion as a result of examining these issues. Downtown committee members have been concerned of the overall appearance of building fronts, inadequate containers for trash and lack of enforcement of abandoned and broken signs. The committee is also looking at whether there is a need for a downtown parking district that would take a comprehensive approach to downtown parking issues rather than how the current ordinance requires each individual business to handle its own needs. There have been suggestions that the CDDA may take a more active role in dealing with both parking issues and such items as aesthetics, especially sign enforcement. However, nothing concrete has been recommended at this time. Alan Tandy August 26, 1993 Page 2 Jim Eggert of my staff will be meeting with the CDDA at their meeting scheduled for September 13, 1993 to share with them the Advisory Committee's goals and timeline as well as answer any questions they may have regarding some of their proposals. In addition, he will be submitting for their review a proposed ordinance that will permit replacement of URM buildings at 150% of original if two or more adjacent buildings are involved. Attached is a copy of a map showing the geographic area defining the downtown areas and copies of the meeting summaries for your information. JE:kl m/matS.26 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMI'I'rEE Meeting summaries March 30, 1993 Attendance: Committee -- Jim Hudgins, Walt Williams, Bruce Keith, Rick Uossman Staff -- Jack Hardisty, Jim Eggert, Donna Barnes This was the first meeting of the Advisory Committee. The group determined that regular meetings will be held at 8:00 am on the second Tuesday of month. It was cdticaJ that the group meet in the early morning so as to not to significantly disrupt the business day for the business owners. Mr. Hardisty stated to the group that their goal was to look at both what incentives could be offered as well as what impediments exist relating to development in the downtown area. He noted that the City Council formed the committee for a one year period. After that time, the Committee would report their' recommendations to the Council for implementation. Staff handed out a summary of the regulations that currently affect downtown development as it was it was necessary for the group to be aware of what were the rules before discussing if they should be changed or not. Mr. 'Hardisty added it was his intention that the first couple of meetings would allow members to note any immediate problems that staff could look into for possible action. The group decided to examine general sign regulations and the permit review process at their next meeting. Note: Committee representation was selected by the City Council to represent the following interests; three from the Westchester business community, three from the Downtown Business and Property Owners Association (DBPOA), one from the City Planning CommisSion, and one from the Central District Development Agency ' (CDDA). The members selected include: Westchester - Jim Hudgins, Ron Hutchinson, Rick Mossman. DBPOA-.Walt Williams, Bruce'Keith, Steven Drake. Planning Commission - Steve Messner. CDDA - Yvonne Cohrs. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Summaries ·(cont.) April 13, 1993 Attendance: ' Committee --. Walt Williams, Steve Messner - ~. Staff -- Dennis Fidler, Jim Eggert, Donna Barnes Mr. Eggert reqUested that the regular meetings be changed to third Tuesday of month at 8:00 am since second Tuesday meetings conflicted with City Department Head meetings. The members present agreed to the move provided the 8 a.m. time remain. Mr. Eggert summarized the sign ordinance differences between what is required downtown verses the other commercial areas in the city. In general, signage downtown tends to be more restrictive in nature. Mr. Williams stated that the most important issues with signs is overall maintenance and window signs. He stressed that with respect to maintenance, the city should try to enforce their maintenance provisions to require businesses to maintain 'their signs in good working order and appearance since poor appearance gives the impression of a declining area. He noted some businesses that had empty cans with light tubes only, partially lighted signs, cracked or broken signs. Mr. Fidler stated he would have his inspectors contact those businesses with problem signs for correction. Mr. Eggert also bdefly exPlained the flow chart showing the permit review process noting that downtown projects require more extensive scrutiny than other areas of town possibly frustrating efforts to attract businesses downtown. The committee suggested that the review process should be looked at more closely to see how much of that additional review duplicates what other departments' do in order to streamline the overall process. This will 'be examined more-closely at future meetings when the group talks about zoning issues and incentives. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMI'I'rEE Meeting Summaries (cont.) May 18, 1993 Attendance: Committee -- Walt Williams, Jim Hudgins, Ron HutChinson, Yvonne Cohrs, Graham Kaye-Eddie (representing Bruce Keith) L Staff -- Jim Eggert Mr. Eggert went over the major issues outlined in the memorandum distributed to the committee in which to begin devoting attention to. Those issues were (1) defining the downtown area, (2) incentives for attracting businesses, (3) central business zoning, and (4) the permit review process. Mr. Eggert stated that the committee may wish to first focus on defining the downtown area and think about the kinds of uses/zoning that should apply to this area. 'The committee would also look at development standards in the proposed zone(s) in order to determine what standards should be relaXed and what incentives should be included to promote development. The committee felt that the downtown is generally bounded by Golden State Highwayl F Street, Union Avenue and California Avenue. Mr. Eggert noted that he would bring to the next meeting a map depiCting the existing zoning of that general area so that the committee could see the zoning pattern that has been developed over the years. Zoning was briefly discussed with Mr. Kaye-Eddie stating that the group should ensure that public services and the existing infrastructure is able to support the uses they are trying to attract. He also mentioned the need to be concerned about transit issues, especially light rail in the metropolitan area and the..high-speed rail proposed in the valley. He felt that downtown zoning should include transit type uses such as transfer areas, stations, etc. as they will become an integral part of downtown. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMI'I'rEE Meeting Summaries (cont.) June 15,1993 Attendance: Committee -- Bruce Keith, Walt Williams, Yvonne Cohrs, Steve Uessner Staff -- Jack Hardisty, Jim Eggert, Donna' Barnes Mr.. Eggert briefed the committee on the information they had received regarding the existing commercial zoning ordinance sections and a color map. depicting the vadous zone districts within the downtown area. The committe® discussed the uses 'permitted in the C-C (commercial center) zone and looked at possibly using it to rezone some of the downtown. The also began thinking of better defining a downtown core with and zoning it for high density commercial uses with unlimited height, then using a more restrictive zone around that core (donut concept). Along F street, zoning would ~probably remain the same in order 'to continue acting as a buffer for the residential neighborhoods to ~the west. Areas to the northeast and east currently zoned M-1 (light manufacturing) would be explored further to determine if some of that area should be commercially zoned. The committee also discussed how to encourage a three dimensional use (ie. retail shops on the 1st floor, office on 2nd and 3rd, then residential above that). They stressed that any ordinance should not discourage that concept. The committee felt they were on a roll in this discussion and desired to meet in two weeks. Therefore, a meeting was scheduled to be held on June 29, 1993, at noon in the basement conference room. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMIT'rEE Meeting Summaries (cont.) June 29, 1993 Attendance: Committee -- Bruce Keith, Yvonne Cohrs Staff -- Jim Eggert, Donna Barnes The Committee continued their discussion regarding the geographical location of the downtOwn area. They had expressed a desire to define two areas; one that defined the commercial business core, and a larger area that included the core but also defined areas considered as "downtown" but in which may also allow transitiOnal uses that can buffer nearby residential, professional office or hospital uses. The business core was tentatively drawn encompassing the area bounded by the dashed line as shown on the attached map. This core would define where the most intensive commercial development would occur. It could permit the highest building coverage and building height, offer the most incentives, reduce parking requirements, and may or may not encourage residential uses. The larger area around that core is shown by the solid line. This periphery area may permit less building coverage and building height than the core, offer incentives maybe less than the core, and ~ight possibly encourage mixed uses of commercial and high density residential uses. This area includes both sides of the F Street corridor south of 24th Street until 18th,. then it only includes the east side. Staff was asked to field checked this area to better define this boundary so as not to encroach into the more sensitive adjacent residential and office areas. The remaining F Street corridor north of 24th Street to Golden State was thought to be appropriately zoned (C-2) in that.it preserved existing as well as offered a wide assortment of commercial uses, and limited residential encroachment through the conditional use process. The cross-hatched areas shown are not within the downtown area but the Committee may wish to consider recommending them to be rezoned from M-1 (Light Manufacturing) to C-2 ' (Regional Commercial). 5 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Summaries (cont.) July 20, 1.993 Attendance: Committee -- Bruce Keith, Yvonne Cohrs, Steve Messner, Joyce Tanner (representing Westchester Businesses) Staff -- Jack Hardisty, Jim Eggert The committee reviewed the information contained in the paCket submitted by staff. Included was a copy of a map of the downtown area showing the proposed boundaries of what area would be considered for rezoning to a central business zone. In addition, there was e copy of the work recently completed by the city of San Jose regarding their downtown zoning for the committee's general information;' The committee discussed what type of zoning might be proposed, including use of floor area ratio, bonus incentives, and encouraging a mix of residential and commercial uses. The committee also wished to include live/work uses and above ground floor residential uses in multiple stod.ed buildings. Draft zone districts would be prepared by staff and brought back to the committee at their next meeting. Parking was also discussed with regards to the possible creation of a central parking district that would consider parking for the entire downtown area and eliminate requiring each individual business provide parking for their own customers/employees. A distdct could Io°k at the need for parking structures and discourage the creation of small surface lots, thereby giving property owners more lot area in which to build upon. Staff noted that a copy of the city's parking requirements would be available at their next meeting. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Summaries (cont.) August 17, 1993 Attendance: COmmittee -- Walt Williams, Yvonne Cohrs, Stev® Messner, Joyce Tanner (representing Westchester Businesses) Staff -- Jim Eggert, Donna Barnes The committee began reviewing the two proposed zone districts that staff had prepared. Staff proposed a new C-B Zone (Central Business) for the area identified as the central downtown core, and modifications to the existing C-C Zone (Commercial Center) that would be used in the periphery area around the downtown core. The intent of both zones is to allow most commercial retail businesses and professional offices as permitted' uses. These. zones would be the most permissive commercial zones in the city. In order to create a commercial/residential mix in the downtown, residential uses would be allowed above the second floor and encourage retail stores at the street level., live/work residences where the commercial use is in the front and the owner lives in the rear would also be permitted. The zones propose the use of floor area ratios, and includes bonus incentives where building square footage can be increased if the developer adds certain public amenities such as day care facilities, public art, transit facilities, open space areas, and other items of public benefit. The committee was not able to complete its initial review of these zones and would continue that review at their next meeting. Staff handed out the city's current parking ordinance requirements of the downtown area for the committee's information. The committee wished .to pursue the creation of a parking district that eliminates requiring .each business to supply its own parking spaces and instead consider parking issues for the entire downtown. They hoped that this comprehensive approach would discourage the creation of small sudace lots that would be better utilized for building space. One possibility is to have the CDDA act as a parking authority in the downtown, area to determine if and when there is a need for additional permanent public lots or garages. Staff noted that they would contact other cities to find out how they established and operate such a district and report back to them at the next meeting. 7 B A K E .R S F I E L D.' Alan Yandy · City Manager August 30, 1993 Mr. John Spaulding Executive Secretary Building and Construction Trade Council 200 West Jeffrey Street Bakersfield, CA 93305 Dear Mr. Spaulding: This letter is being sent to you in followup to our meeting of August 26th. As you are aware, the Convention Center Hotel Project in Bakersfield has three distinct elements to it. The first consists of some meeting rooms to be constructed under .the portico of the City Convention Center. The second is a ballroom area which would be located, physically, between the Convention Center and the new HOtel. The third is, of course, the new Hotel tower, itself. The City has been negotiating with a private sector developer to bring this project into reality. While no final contract has been ente~:ed into, we continue to negotiate and hope to move forward with conceptual agreement with the developer in the short term future. We have been aware of concern expressed by you and oth'er members of organized labor relative to the issue of prevailing wages. As currently constituted, the meeting roqms under the portico of the Convention.Center and the ballroom would be publicly- owned and, when constructed, would be subject to the prevailing wage law. The Hotel tower, itself, would be privately-owned, with the land and current improvements in the ownership of the developer in advance of the time that construction would commence. The City incentive to be provided for the Hotel .tower portion of the project would be a loan of federal monies to be passed on for non-construction related costs, such as marketing, purchase of.bedding, kitchen utensils, and the like. Under this assumption, it is our belief that the meeting rooms and ballroom fall within'the province of the State Prevailing Wage Act, but that the Hotel tower does not. We have. a very strong desire to work with your organization to assure that this badly needed community project comes through to a positive conclusion. To that end, I have asked the developer, through their contractor, to contact you to set up a meeting to discuss City of Bakersfield · City Manager's Office · 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield · California · 93301 Mr. John 'Spaulding August 30; 1993 Page -2- ' any possibility for accommodations between you, with respect to the Hotel tower portion of the project. It would be my hope that, even though it does not fall within the province of this wage law, that a mutually beneficial resolution might be possible. We are certainly prepared to meet With y°u to discuss how your interpretation of prevailing wage regulations might' differ from our own. Please let me know how we can work most effectively together. Sincerely, City Manager ~ AT. alb cc: Mr. Dave Jones, President John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. ~- ~ ~ PD B"4~;2759 "~ MEMORANDUM ,~.gust 26, ~993 TO HONORABLE MAYOR, COI~CIL 14EH6~ ~ FROM s.g. BRa, ~ief of Police SUBJECT G~FI~I O~I~C[ The attached memorandum reflects the level of compliance exhibited by local businesses ~r~th the provisions of our graffiti ordinance affecting storage and sales of aerosol paints. The positive response of the business comup~nity to this ordinance is certainly en- couraging and they are to be commended for their efforts. SEB: sml cc: Mayor Price Councilmembers (7) File C[T~' t~ANAGER-. ~OAUG93 ~ ~0 ~ PD,64-2759 MEMORANDUM AUGUST 25, 1993 TO LIEUTENANT ALLEN BROWN FROM KAREN SHAFFSTALL, CRIME PREVENTION SUBJECT GRAFFITI SURVEY RESULTS During the month of July Rachel Meek and I made contact with local businesses to make sure they were in compliance with the "New Graffiti Ordinance" - Municipal Code Section 9.36.040 which requires all permanent marking pens with a tip wider than six (6) millimeters and all aerosol paint containers, if viewable by the public, be stored or displayed so they are not accessible to the public without employee assistance and Municipal Code Section 9.36.50, which prohibits the sale of permanent marking pens with a tip wider than six (6) millimeters to any person under eighteen (18) years of age. Additionally, business owners are required to post in a conspicuous place, the following sign in letters at least 3/8" high: "Any person who maliciously defaces real or personal property with ink or other permanent liquids is guilty of vandalism,, punishable by fine and/or imprisonment." The survey was conducted as a follow-up to the letter which had been sent on May 14, 1993, to businesses within the city limits who may sell paint and/or permanent marking pens. Local businesses were given 30 days from the date of the letter to comply with the new ordinance. Upon arriving at each business we determined if the business sold spray paint and/or permanent pens, if the aerosol paint/marking pens were inaccessible to the public without employee assistance and if the business had, in fact received the letter sent by the police department. If the store was not in compliance, we notified the manager of this fact and informed each one exactly what they needed to do to comply. The following list represents the results of our survey. Of the seventy-three (73) stores visited, all but four (4) stores had received the letter of May 14, 1993. (These four (4) stores were subsequently provided a copy of the aforementioned letter.) Sixty-five (65) stores were in compliance with the new ordinance. (Some stores have discontinued the sale of aerosol spray paint as a result of the new ordinance. These stores were included in our total reflecting stores in compliance). Only eight (8) stores were not in full compliance. Five (5) of the eight (8) stores not in compliance were in the process of installing cases or their locked display cases were on order, the remaining three stores were not complying or attempting to. At the time of our survey the three stores not in compliance were Beverly's Fabric, Home Base and Don's Paint, however since that time Home Base has come into compliance. Most of the store personnel (owners/managers) we contacted felt the new ordinance was well worth the expense they incurred. Many businesses have noticed a definite decrease in shoplifting incidents (with many businesses not realizing the extent of their loss until the paint/pens were actually made inaccessible). cc: Gary Bahnsen, Crime Prevention Unit Supervisor Captain J. M. Sorrell Chief Auto Parts Chief Auto Parts Chief Auto Parts 2501 S. H Street 3408 Union Avenue 4701 White Ln. Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93309 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Indy Auto Stores Napa Auto Parts Pep Boys 1661 Union Avenue 7401 White Ln. 2411 F Street Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Pep Boys Beverly Fabrics Inc. Michaels Arts & Crafts 4605 Planz Rd. 2819 F St. 3501 Mall View Road Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93306 (In compliance) (Not in compliance) (In compliance) Michaels Arts & Crafts Eastman Inc. Stinson Stationers 2270 Ming Avenue 1622 19th Street 1108 Baker Street Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93305 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) B & F Hobby Shop Longs Drug Store Long's Drug Store 1424 Baker Street 4300 California 4100 Ming Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93309 (In compliance) (No longer sell painO (No longer sell painO Long's Drug Store Long's Drug Store Long's Drug Store 2690 Mt. Vernon Avenue 3500 Stine Road 5510 Stockdale Highway Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93309 (In compliance) (No longer sell painO (No longer sell painO Long's Drug Store Long's Drug Store Payless Drug Store 8200-G Stockdale Highway 1501 White Lane 1914 Wible Road Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93307 Bakersfield, Ca 93304 (No longer sell painO (No longer sell painO (In compliance) Payless Drug Store Payless Drug Store Payless Drug Store 2681 Oswell Street 8000 White Lane 2717 Calloway Drive Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93312 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Thrifty Drug Store Thrifty Drug Store Thrifty Drug Store 2305 Brundage Lane 1721 Golden State Hwy. 2505 S. H Street Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, Ca 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93304 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Thrifty Drug Store Southern Auto Supply Pioneer Mercantile Co. 6421 Ming Avenue 500 Oak Street 1112 20th Street Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) KMART Stinson Stationers Chief Auto Parts 3600 Wilson Road Stine 1500 Brundage Lane Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93304 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) KMART Pioneer Mercantile Deifel's Paint 34th Street 3450 Wible Road 1030 Alta Vista Avenue Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93305 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Lumberjack Building Bakersfield Sandstone Pavilon Materials Brick 1918 Chester Ave. 7701 White Lane 300 E. Truxtun Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93305 (In compliance) (In the process) (No paint/markers sold) Vest Drug Store Wise Buy Drugs Southside Pharmacy 1931 Chester Ave. 2 "H" Street 2500 New Stine Road Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, Ca 93309 (No paint/markers sold) (No paint/markers sold) (No paint/markers sold) Ming & H Drugs Martin's Stockdale Pharmacy Gregg's Pharmacy 1717 Ming Ave. 5420 California Ave. 600 34th Street Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (No paint/markers sold) (No paint/markers sold) (No paint/markers sold) Bakersfield Floral SupplyThe Joyful Brush Phoenix Suppliers 1100 18th Street 2006 Chester Ave. 2712 Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (In the process) (No paint/markers sold) (No paint/markers sold) Ameritone Paint Cntr. Bakersfield Paint & Diefel's Paint 3000 Brundage Lane Wallpaper 1030 Alta Vista Drive Bakersfield, CA 93304 401 Sumner Street Bakersfield, CA 93305 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Dunn Edwards Paints & Builders Emporium Home Base Home Improvement Wallcoverings 4400 California Ave. 3200 Pierce Road 1200 Golden State Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93308 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Target Target Store Wal-Mart Discount Cities 3401 Mall View Rd. 1300 Wible Rd. 2300 White Lane Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, CA 93304 (No paint/markers sold) (No paint/markers sold) (In the process) Wal-Mart Discount Cities Sequoia Paint Pioneer Paint 2601 Fashion Place 700 Baker Street 4620 Easton Drive Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93309 (In the process) (In compliance) (In compliance) Sherwin-Williams Company Sinclair Paint Standard Brands Paint 2180 Wible Road 1201 23rd Street 930 19th Street Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Standard Brands Paint Baron's Auto Parts Bart's Parts 3600 Stine Rd. 3411 Wilson Road 525 Oak Street Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93304 (In compliance) (No paint/markers sold) Baron's Auto Parts Southern Auto Supply Southern Auto Supply 2150 S. Union 4100 Wible Road 25 Union Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93313 Bakersfield, CA 93307 (In compliance) (In compliance) (In compliance) Southern Auto Supply Don's Paint Kragen Stores 1135 Columbus Street 321 19th St. Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA (In compliance) (Not in compliance) (In the process) Bakersfield College Student Store 1801 Panorama Bakersfield, CA 93306 (Not in compliance) BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~~ . FROM: ED W. SCHULZ, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORZ . DATE: SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 SUBJECT: TREE LIST FOR KERN RIVER PARKWAY Received your note regarding establishment of a list of acceptable trees for the Kern River Parkway Development. I agree such a list should be established which Would include only California Native Trees which are adaptable to the south San Joaquin Valley environment. I have instructed my staff to work with the Community Services Department and the Parkway Committee to accomplish this task prior to the end of September. MEMORANDUM / TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~ / FROM: Ed Schulz, Director of Public]Works~, DATE: September 1, 1993 SUBJECT: STATUS OF FREEWAY AND STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD For your information and Council distribution, attached is the September report prepared by this department regarding the status of the various freeway and State highway projects in the metropolitan area. The previous reports also provide additional background on the various projects. C£TY NANAG£~t-, 2 SEP 9S ~ September 1, 1993 STATUS OF FREEWAY AND STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD AREA Public Works Department Marian P. Shaw, CE III This report is intended to bring the members of the City Council up to date on the progress of various freeway and State Highway projects in the metropolitan area since the April status report. In addition, a map is attached which identifies each. of the Metropolitan area projects. Kern River.Corridor (Kern River Freeway) As noted in the previous report, the State Route 58 AdoPtion Study currently underway by CalTrans includes five alternative routes and will result in a preferred alignment by August of 1994. No delay in the project is expected due to the current lawsuit against CalTrans brought by their engineers union, PEGG. CalTrans held a "Focus Workshop" in late May. The Workshop participants were local citizens with varying'interests and points. of view regarding, the new freeway; they were asked to suggest the selection criteria to be used in determining the preferred alignment. A Project Development Team meeting was held on July 8, 1993, to discuss and approve the criteria developed~ by the workshop. These criteria were used to eliminate two of the five study alternatives - Hageman and Brimhall. A public information Open House was held on August 12, 1993, at Fruitvale School. CalTrans presented three alternative routes to the public - Seventh Standard Road, Rosedale Highway, and the Kern River Freeway. A report On the open house, including all co~ents received, will be assembled and a 'copY forwarded to the City when available. A'copy of the report on the,Open House held on November 17, 1992 is' currently available. If interested in reviewing~this document, please contact the Public Works Department. S~te Route 178 (Cross,own FreewaY) There is no Change in.the status of the Crosstown Freeway from that last reported. Freeway Status Report September 1, 1993 .S~ate Route 99 There are currently four major projects programmed for State Route 99: the Rosedale interchange modification, the Golden State/Airport Drive interchange modification, the widening of S.R. 99 to six lanes between South Union and Panama Lane, and the widening of S.R. 99 to eight lanes between Wilson Road and Golden State/Airport Drive. The Rosedale interchange construction was completed in .February, 1993. The work remaining to be done at this interchange includes landscaping of the medians, which will. be done by City forces after the removal of the asphalt under the median planter areas. This work is not yet scheduled, but should start within three months. Construction on the Golden State/Airport Drive interchange modification started the last week of March. The project will take from 1-1/2 to 2 years to complete. It is currently on schedule, despite the continued activity of the rare and endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox% The northbound and southbound lanes of S.R. 204 have been detoured onto State Road; this detour ~will remain in place for 18 to 20 months. There are no detours planned for S.R. 99. ConstructiOn on the widening of S.R. 99 between South Union and Panama.Lane should start next week~ There will be only' one lane open in each direction for two months while the existing shoulder is widened and strengthened for use as a detour. Thereafter, -traffic will be detoured to the existing outside lane and the widened shoulder while the new inside lane is being constructed. The exiSting inside lane will be used as a construction and staging area. This project will take approximately 1 year to complete. The widening of S.R. 99 between Wilson Road and Airport Drive still has a tentative construction start date of July 1994; this project will take approximately 6 months to construct. Union Avenue Paving for the Union Avenue improvement project between 20th Street and Brundage Lane was completed in APril, 1993. A portion of the work that remains to be completed is the removal of all asphalt in or under the median planter areas. The contract for this work was awarded at the August 25, 1993 Council meeting. After this work is completed, the remainder of the project will be completed by City forces. The entire project should be complete by November 30, 1993. Freeway Status Report September 1, 1993 Sonth Bel~wa¥ The Draft Environmental Impact Report has not yet been accepted by Kern COG, the lead .agency for this document. A public hearing for the document was held on May 20, 1993, with acceptance of the report scheduled for June 17, 1993. However, action on the EIR has been postponed at each Board meeting since June. The Board has discussed the option of adding new routes to the EIR, some as far south as Bear Mountain Blvd. The addition of these routes will add at least six months to the schedule for the adOption of a specific plan line for the South Beltway. A City/County/COG staff meeting will be held on September 7, 1993 to'determine what options are available for expediting the EIR process. We~ Beltwa¥ The County will be pursuing the adoption of the West Beltway plan line, generally as presented in the 1990 Barton-Aschman report, through the General Plan amendment and zone change process for the · West Rosedale, Pacificana and McAllister Ranch specific plans.. These specific plans would include the West Beltway in their environmental documents. The County will then "close the gaps" between these specific plan areas to complete the Beltway by adopting a specific plan line. The County will perform an initial study on the specific plan line. incorporating the EIR's of the three specific plan areas and will prepare the appropriate environmental documentation. The County anticipates that the right-of-way acquisition cost will be addressed as a portion of the Transportation Impact Fee program currently being re-evaluated by the Plan for G~owth Transportation subcommittee. The County's support .of both the South and the West beltways is contingent upon the availability of funding for right-of-way acquisition from the Transportation Impact Fee program. MEMORANDUM August 27, 1993 To: Lakeview Neighborhood Revitalization Task Force Councilmember Lynn Edwards George Gonzales, Community Development Ed Schulz, Public Works Martha Haslebacher, Water & Sanitation Steve Brummer, Police Department Rachael Meeks, Police Department Henry Pacheco, Fire Department Dennis Fidler, Building Jan Fulton, Community Development Hayward Cox, Community Development From: Jake Wager, Economic Development Directo~ Subject: Minutes of 8-26 Lakeview Neighborhood Task Force Meeting, Next Scheduled Meeting ******************************************************************* Task Force Meeting M~nutes August 26, 1993 Present: Luis Perales, Public Works Martha Haslebacher, Sanitation Rachel Meek, Police Lt. Brown, Police Jan Fulton, Economic & Community Development -' Hayward Cox, · · Tracie King, VISTA · · Bob Chandler, VISTA · · ~ul-de=sac Petition forms for the cul-de-sac on Ralston are prepared and ready for signing. Hayward said he could get them completed by 9-9-93. Will use help from a couple of the residents. Neighborhood Watch Meeting held 8-25 at home of Frankie Scott. Fifteen people' from the west end of Potomac attended meeting. Rachel asked if ECD would still pay for NW signs. Advised to order and have billing charged to ECD. She said that onlythose'who have conducted a full meeting would be getting signs. Eventually she hopes to get more participation on Potomac's east end; Ralston is not ready yet. Festival Scheduled for October 30 from 10-4. Rachel to request the K-9 Corps and DARE so they can schedule the teams. Additional information to follow in next two weeks. Several children's activities will focus on Halloween (costumes, pumpkin carving, etc.). Suggestion made that community garden could grow pumpkins for next year's festival. This could be an activity for the youth program Gorril Street resident Karen Shah is starting. Paint Day Painters Union has agreed to provide one painter for at least every two houses, to work with each team. No other Task Force departments have committed a full team to adopt a house for the event. Volunteer sign-up forms were distributed to be returned at the next meeting (Sept. 9, 11 a.m.). Will ask Jake to bring to next department head meeting so all departments will have opportunity to participate. Individuals who sign up will be placed on a team if no one division or department has enough people to make up teams. Questions about who owns the houses and who benefits from the activity were answered. Addresses and pictures of the selected houses will be available at the next meeting. ECD to provide all paint, brushes, rollers, scrapers, etc. May need teams to provide some ladders for their own use. Signs will be placed prominently in the front of each house indicated what group adopted that house for Paint Day. Greg Campbell from the Bakersfield Californian has indicted he wants to do a pre-event story as well as cover the actual activity. Habitat for Humanity has signed up for a minimum of two houses. A church has also requested at least two houses. Department of Human Services expressed an interest and will be contacting ECD soon. Future Plans Discussed expansion to other areas and reorganization for future projects. Proposal to have an end-of- the-year meeting to schedule major events for coming year met with enthusiasm. Agreed to meet in December and schedule clean-up, paint and festival activities for 1994 in order to include more departments and give more notice. Discussed if there was interest in community garden on either of the new streets. Residents have not yet indicated if they want to pursue this. Also need to determine if there is available land. NEXT MEETING, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 11 A.M., 515 TRUXTUN xc: Alan Tandy, City Manager tfmins/lnr/jf