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B A K E R 5 F I E L D
MEMORANDUM
July 1, 1994
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER tr!~
SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. We did have a meeting with Destec this week regarding their $500,000 contribution
for a northeast park. They indicated to us that they would make the donation
commensurate with the generation of the cash for their project. They anticipate
that to be in August. We are currently drafting escrow instructions. The escrow
instructions would allow us to use it for any park in northeast Bakersfield.
Therefore, if the park in the area now proposed does not want to form a
maintenance district, we could use it elsewhere in the northeast.
), 2. The County has agreed to grandfather Union #10 under the old tax split.
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Along that line, ten of the eleven cities have signed the letter protesting the tax split
policy and the behavior of LAFCO. That is going to the Board of Supervisors.
Also, in light of their unwillingness to bend on non-grandfathered annexations, we
decided to try a harder hitting letter, a copy of which is enclosed.
3. KEDC has presented us with a copy of their multi-year contract with a higher
donation from the City of Bakersfield. We are interested in a very strong section
in that agreement guaranteeing us good quality service and full access to any but
the most confidential information. Their first draft at such language was very poor.
We will try again. Staff will only recommend the multi-year contract with such
strong language included.
4. Responses to Council Referrals and inquiries are enclosed regarding the review of
median closure at the intersection of Truxtun Avenue and "M" Street, traffic controls
at the intersection of Jonah and Langston Streets and the City of Sacramento
Neighborhood Services Department.
5. There is an update on progress made in several Economic/Community
Development areas, for your information.
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HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
July 1, 1994
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6. Progress on the Hotel is slow, but steady. They are gearing up and a higher level
of activity will be taking place within the next few weeks. As of now, there are only
a few on site mostly doing clean up and preparatory work.
7. Enclosed, for your information, are copies of letters sent to our lobbyist regarding
wastewater disposal.
8. Follow up information regarding the Permit Workshop held June 21 st is enclosed,
for your information.
9. Staff met with the BIA and Realtors on the development fees. It will take more than
one more meeting and a longer delay than July 13th. They want a lot of detailed
research. We see no problem with another month to share information.
10. Enclosed you will find a memo summarizing how the City can legally contribute
more to the Fox restoration. We met with them this week and told them they
should identify what they want to do - or an improvement plan and then approach
us for any matching funds that might be available.
11. It is no criticism, but you need to know the future stability we predicted as a result
of the consolidation of the maintenance districts is no longer applicable. The
prediction was not based on a mixed system of 40 vs. 1 district, nor was it based
on a $66,000 deficit to catch up. With those changes, next year will also be
disruptive.
12. Enclosed is an update on the ArtsFest to be held on October 1 st in the Baker
Street area.
13. During the budget hearing, staff made some hurried calculations in order to /
provide Council figures to reduce maintenance district assessments. A final review
of those calculations has resulted in our being $30,000 off. We are in the process
of finding additional areas to reduce expenses, including staff reductions. We will
keep Council updated on the progress of the consolidated program and any other
changes.
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Alan Tandy. City Manager
June 23, 1994
Mr. Joe Drew
CountY Administrative Officer
,I CountÝ of Kern
II 1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Dear Mr. Drew:
With regard to the new County policies on tax splits, you recently provided me with a
paper from Dr. Sokolow, which you indicated was the basis of the County's position on
the tax exchange issue. You also provided me with a three-page chart which contains
some historic information and a restatement of the County's position.
It occurred to me that, so far, we have been attempting to deal with practical remedies
to the problem created by the County's new policy, and to look at seven different
mechanisms of achieving some kind of mutually compatible solution. Since you have
rejected all seven of those proposals, I thought I would try a rebuttal based upon certain
specific issues relative to the Sokolow Study that you were in agreement with and the
theories behind the County's new policy.
The Sokolow Study has a singular focus on revenues. Expenditures are, to the "Dr.,"
irrelevant. This has been consistent with the County's policy, as well. Actually, of
course, budgets have two sides. Reducing expenditures has the same impact, dollar
per dollar, as increasing revenues. This study does not take any potential for transfer
of services, and corresponding revenue reduction, into account as a factor.
If I understood you correctly, the County has never attempted to analyze whether its
financial situation is caused by its urban area services or by its core of County-wide
services. I wonder whether your accounting system has the ability to track thedifference
between the two. If this were possible, you would be able to assess whether your entire
foundation for promoting urban densities may be counterproductive to your goals to
have a more healthy budget? Factors such as fire station placement, frequency of police
calls, and a variety of other services, are exponentially more costly in an urban
environment, as opposed to a less densely populated one. Fire and police are not
revenue producing services, nor are they subsidized in the urban area by any significant
state or federal monies. Therefore, I would raise the issue with you of whether or not
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June 23, 1994
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your fundamental theory is not flawed in that, if you analyze your costs for providing
urban vs. rural services, you wouldn't find that what you really need to do is reduce your
role in the urban service area.
The Sokolow Study, and the County's position, ignore the potential to raise revenues.
The City of Bakersfield raised over $3 million last year in increased charges and fees.
Examples include going to 12% on the hotel/motel tax and charging our own utilities for
taxes in lieu. There are a variety of fees and charges the County, perhaps as a policy
matter, has apparently chosen not to use. In recent years, the legislature has broadened
the County's authority for such revenue increases.
We wonder why, when cities such as Bakersfield have raised such revenues in order to
be able to provide urban services, the County feels it can provide urban services without
such fees and charges?
The County fails to exercise discretion in regard to revenue generation options that are
available for you to utilize. Last year, / approached you on a variety of areas that would
have been better adopted metropolitan wide, rather than just by the City. We, unlike
you, have a business license tax we have had to impose. If your organization decides,
as a matter of policy, it is unwilling to tap revenues which are available at your discretion,
that is fine. However, you should live within the confines of your budget, rather than
looking toward the City of Bakersfield's revenue chain as being a source of resolving
your problems.
Did you know that Kern County has a ratio of employees to population nearly 2.5 times
that of the City of Bakersfield? With that statistic, and with the luxurious buildings that
you operate from .(at least luxurious in comparison to those in the City), it is not
compelling to us that you have lost revenue over the last several years. In fact, an
objective view of the situation would indicate that you are still better off than the City with
respect to overall financing. The fact that you may have once had a 3.5 to 1 ratio of
population to employees better than the City's is not very convincing to us.
Your organization also fails to take into account opportunity for savings in service
provision that are available to you. Bakersfield, for example, uses the SPCA for animal
control at a cost which is substantially below that which you incur. Once again, it is
clear the County's policy choice as to whether or not to pursue privatization of some of
these functions. However, our position is that, when you are unwilling to do so as a cost
savings effort, you should not look to the City to solve your financial situation.
Your proposal, as well as Dr. Sokolow's, fails to recognize that Bakersfield residents are
I residents of Kern County. He tends to view the two as separate entities, much as two
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June 23, 1994
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: separate countries with a border. We are, in fact, as Bakersfield residents, also residents
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the County population to give to the other portion of the County population. That is an
extremely narrow view of reality.
The County of Kern is not exercising effective land use policies in order to control future
expenditures. You are currently in the process of authorizing Western Rosedale,
McAllister Ranch and Pacificana, as well as San Emidio. The most expensive possible
service provision alternative is to have widely dispersed centers of urbanized
,: development. That is exactly what you are moving toward. This lengthens response
,I time for public safety, makes difficult effective provision of services without extreme
I driving time and ignores the benefits to all taxpayers that could be derived from
promoting infill development. If Kern County had a long term concern with its revenue
posture, surely you would not be countering your concern and working against yourself
by planning all these dispersed urban entities.
The Sokolow Study opted not to discuss areas such as Moreno Valley or Santa Clarita
where, after authorizing urban densities, those new based populations decided to
incorporate, thus taking revenue from the County. Will we someday have cities of
Pacificana, Rosedale and McAllister? What then happens to County property and sales
taxes since new assumptions would be in effect for those newly incorporated areas?
The Sokolow Study seems to advocate urbanized, unannexed County growth as a
solution, It fails to take into account the fact that Kern County does not have a water
system or sewage system to offer most of this new development area, so it does not
assess or take into account the duplication of service necessary to create such entities
when they already exist within the incorporated boundaries of the City.
In the paper that your office prepared, you indicate that you want a revenue transfer on
annexation commensurate with the transfer of County services. While this is theoretically
your position, you have rejected a proposal on raw land annexations where there are
effectively no. services transferred since you are not providing any on agricultural land.
You have also rejected a proposal on annexations where we have shown that the cost
of the public safety service exceed the revenue stream from the annexation. These seem
inconsistent with your theoretical basis, which is transferring the appropriate amount of
money to deal with service provision,
Furthermore, there is no indication or promise on the part of Kern County that this 80-20
split on property taxes (or are sales taxes still involved? - they seem to be for
, Bakersfield) is the end of this issue. CSAC with, I believe the support of Kern County,
is currently involved in attempting to promote a bill that would redistribute sales tax
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June 23, 1994
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I under a new formula, which would damage the City of Bakersfield to the benefit of Kern
1 County. Do we get our property taxes back if your sales tax efforts are successful?
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i Furthermore, since your only real justification for the policy change is that you have lost
monies to State capture, what about future State captures? Might you, next year, if they
take more of your money, decided to go to 90-10, and then 100-0? Might you, next
year, even if you ease off sales tax capture now, decide that you want sales tax?
Certainly, you have provided no promise or commitment on the part of the County that,
I, if we accede to your wishes on the property tax splits, no such future "take" would occur.
Summary
Your policies and unwillingness to allow annexations promotes ineffective service
, delivery. It promotes service duplication. It is not in the long term interest of the
,I economic health of either the City of Bakersfield or the County of Kern. Furthermore,
I your proposed tax split policy is, simply, a transfer from one sector of County residents
to another. You have decided, on a policy basis, not to tap revenue alternatives other
I than taking from those County residents residing in the cities. You have also decided,
'I as a policy basis, not to privatize or undertake other cost control measures. You have
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I rejected proposals that the City has put forward with respect to becoming more efficient
and saving money for each entity and, therefore, freeing up budget shortfalls for each
of us. All of these factors taken into consideration, from the perspective of the City of
Bakersfield, it is most difficult to understand why your new tax policy is any different at
all than the State action last year in, simply, grabbing local property tax.
I do note that you, at our most recent meeting, left open the subject of looking at
Union #10 and Rosedale #5 from a cost of service perspective. I will forward a
proposal along that line under separate cover.
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Alan Tandy - City Manager
June 29, 1994
Mr: Joe Drew
County Administrative Officer
County of Kern
1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Subject: Union #10 Annexation
Dear Mr. Drew:
We have received your June 27, 1994 letter regarding Union #10. We appreciate your
forwarding a proposal. We have a number of items to bring to your attention in this
regard, however, as follows:
1. You indicated to me that we could discuss this item from the viewpoint of City
costs to serve. I have attached documents showing that it costs us $744,230
annually to serve this area. That is, of course, well in excess of the revenue
generation. So, based purely upon that assumption, the City would need all of
the taxes in order to serve Union #10.
2. A number of the items contained in your proposal are incorrect. Further
clarification is as follows:
a. We are in agreement with your total number on the general property taxes.
However, our proposal was roughly 45% of those taxes, so the transferred \
amount of the general property taxes would be $46,499.85.
b. With respect to sales tax, that one entity which pays over $92,000 is
moving to the City anyway, and the City will be the recipient of the largest
share of the sales tax. We are not in the position to comment or make
judgement on that portion which you indicate is not being paid to Kern
County, as we have no record of it.
c. With respect to the VLF, we believe you are making a very significant
mistaken assumption. Those funds are not taken from Kern County and
paid to the City of Bakersfield. Instead, 81.25% state-wide revenues are
taken and split equally into a City pool and a County pool. Kern County
and the City of Bakersfield actually gain from annexations in that, '.
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County of Kern
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I increasing our portion of the City pool does nothing to reduce what Kern
County makes from the County pool. You lose nothing in VLF through the
annexation of Union #10.
d. We believe you have probably forgotten transient occupancy tax. We do
not have a formal estimate number - let us estimate $6,000.
Of these numbers, the actual transfers from Kern County to the City of Bakersfield,
based on the historic tax split, will be:
Property Tax Transfer $ 46,449.85
Sales Tax Transfer 202,639.00 (This discounts both the
unknown, non-pays and
does not take into
account the move of the
largest payor into the
City.
Utility Franchise Fees 29,414.00
Cable Franchise Fees 4,814.00
Real Property Transfer Tax 3,426.00
Transient Occupancy Tax 6,000.00
TOTAL TO BE TRANSFERRED $292,742.85
Since, in your letter, you offered to transfer $535,258.00, we would certainly be receptive
to your proposal if the revenue sources were correctly identified.
You argue that you would like a portion of the sales tax based upon the per capita cost
of providing library services. The City is currently providing all of the parks and
recreation services for the Union #10 area, exclusively, at our cost since the County has
no other services in the vicinity of these residents. They are immediately adjacent to
Martin Luther King Park recreation center and swimming pool. The cost per capita to
provide these services to the residents more than offsets your library services, so the two
should be discounted. We won't propose to bill you for the difference.
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Summary
Based upon either our cost to serve, or any sort of realistic look at how much the County
actually loses, it is only reasonable for the City to annex this property.
In order to show a significant movement on our part, we add the following. In the past,
we have tied the annexation of Union #10 to the annexation of Rosedale #5. In other
words, to take a high cost to serve area, we also wanted a revenue generator. We will
drop that proposal and accept Union #10 alone. We note, additionally, that this
annexation was in process before last September. The only reason that it was not
"grandfathered" under your exception was the tie to Rosedale #5. Even if you reject our
mathematics, we contend the annexation should be allowed under the grandfathered list,
since we have dropped its tie to Rosedale #5.
We should demand more than the historic tax split, because it is a high cost to serve
area. Because, however, we are interested in service quality and governmental
efficiencies, we are willing to annex it for only the 45% transfer amount of property taxes.
We also contend that, by dropping the tie to Rosedale #5, it should be grandfathered.
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UNION #10
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,: Police $ 355,000 City has a higher level of
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know its cost to service,
since accounting is not
done by area. 2,348
Police calls per year, 484
Part Seven felonies.
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Fire no change City already serves.
Community Services 1,500 Tree maintenance.
Water/Sanitation no change Sanitation recovers costs
through fees.
Public Works 98,400 Street maintenance,
conversion of two traffic
signals from County,
storm sewer, street lights,
leaves.
Development Services
Planning 8,190 Area has junk, weeds and
Building 98,130 deteriorated building
conditions that City
enforces, while County
Legal, Attorney N/A does not.
Finance, City Manager N/A
Econ./Community Dev. NjA
Total Operating $ 561 ,220
New street lights 9,100 Cost of $45,400 on 10-
year basis to annualize.
The City would add lights
to reduce crime.
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Purchase of existing 11 ,000 City pays to reduce long-
street lights term costs, $55,000
converted to 5-year to
annualize.
Curb and drainage 163,000 $815,000 total cost -
facilities, Terrace Way, annualized over 10 years.
Bernita Ferry Orchard, City has higher standards
Wood than County.
Total Annual Capital $ 183,100
Total Annual Costs $ 744,320
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TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ! L ~ii
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FROM: Raul Rojas, Pub6c Works DI ctor ~
DATE: June 24, 1994
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL INQUIRIES
The following information is provided as requested by Councilmembers Patricia 1 DeMond and
Mark C. Salvaggio:
Councilmember Patricia J. DeMond. Ward 2
Attached is a copy of the Traffic Engineer's investigative report
. relating to a review of median closure at the intersection of
I Truxtun Avenue and "M" Street.
I Councilmember Mark C. Salvae2Ïo. Ward 7
City Council Referral Record #13517
Traffic issues at intersections of Claire Street and O'Neill
Avenue and Jonah and Langston Streets.
Per Councilmember Salvaggio's request of
06-15-94, attached is our Traffic Engineer's status
memorandum regarding traffic controls at the
intersection of Jonah and Langston Streets.
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Traffic Engineering
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TO: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
FROM: STEPHEN L WALKER, TRAFFIC ENGINEER ~
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF MEDIAN CLOSURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRUXTUN
AVENUE AND M STREET.
As requested, I have reviewed the intersection operation of Truxtun and M with the
median closure. The intersection is operating well and no changes are proposed.
Background:
The median opening was closed in 1991 as part of a project on Truxtun Avenue to reduce
accidents along the Truxtun corridor, improve traffic flow and to allow additional
landscape area to mitigate the loss of trees and landscaping at the nearby intersection
of N Street and Truxtun. Several other median openings were closed with the same
project and additional trees planted. Some drivers initially experienced inconvenience with
the median closures. Traffic patterns have now stabilized and traffic signals operating at
adjacent intersections have reduced the inconvenience to most drivers.
Prior to the median closure at M and Truxtun, the intersection had several collisions each
year. During one 12 month period, there were 4 broadside collisions reported with a total
of seven injuries. After the median was closed, the number of reported accidents in a
typical year period was less. No injury accidents were reported and only two collisions,
both non-intersection related, were reported for the last two years. If the median opening
is reconstructed and trees removed, collision types and frequency could be expected to
be similar to what was experienced before the median was closed.
Since the closure was used to mitigate other environmental impacts, another
environmental impact document may need to be prepared, according to Planning
Department staff, if the median were proposed to be opened and trees removed.
cc: Fred Kloepper, Assistant Public Works Director
PW Memo Files
Traffic Engineering File - M and Truxtun
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Traffic Engineering
DATE: June 17, 1994
TO: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
FROM: STEPHEN L. WALKER, TRAFFIC ENGINEER $
I SUBJECT: TRAFFIC CONTROLS AT JONAH AND LANGSTON INTERSECTION
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We will be investigating the complaint about traffic controls and speeding problems at the
intersection of Jonah and Langston Streets that was referred to Public Works by the City
Council at the June 15th meeting.
The complaint/request will be added to our work list. I expect the volume and speed
data for the investigation to be collected in about two weeks and a recommendation to
follow.
cc: Fred Kloepper, Assistant Public Works 'Director
Bruce Deeter, CE III, Traffic Engineering
Brad Underwood, CE III, Traffic Engineering
PW Memo Files
Traffic Engineering File - Jonah and Langston intersection
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CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL
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MEETING OF: 06/15/94
REFERRED TO: TRUDY SLATER T SLATER
REFERRED TO: POLICE DEPT S BRUMMER
ITEM: RECORD# 13517
Traffic issues at intersectlons of Claire Street
and O'Neill Avenue and Jonah and Langston
Streets. (Salvaggio)
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ACTION TAKEN BY COUNCIL:
SALVAGGIO REQUESTED FURTHER INFORMATION FROM
STAFF, INCLUDING AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT PATROLING
AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF CLAIRE STREET ANDO'NEILL
AVENUE AND JONAH AND LANGSTONS STREETS.
BACKUP MATERIAL ATTACHED: NO
DATE FORWARDED BY CITY CLERK: 06/17/94
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MEMORANDUM
June 27, 1994
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TO: Alan T>:ndy, City Manager t ¿
FROM:
Gail aiters, Assistant City Man ger
SUBJECT: Co ncilmember Edwards' Referral - City of Sacramento
Nei hborhood Services Department
I have completed a preliminary review of the City of Sacramento's Neighborhood
Services Department, which was a request from Council member Edwards. At first brush,
it appears to me that the City of Sacramento went through a major restructuring of its
organization to establish a department that was all encompassing in its neighborhood
service provisions. As you will note from the attached summary, virtually every function
within the City is included in this new department because virtually every function a
municipality undertakes directly services its citizens who live in neighborhoods.
In my opinion the concept of the Neighborhood Services Department is solid, however,
I don't know that I would have structured it as Sacramento did, or go as far into the
many departments as they have. The concept is similar to a "One Stop" shop or center
that has been a foundation for municipal permit processing departments for at least eight
to 10 years now. I suspect it could also be akin to our Team Bakersfield in some regard
since it does include members outside the City's employ.
The major public concerns which led to the City of Sacramento implementing what they
call a "bolder visionll (first there was a "visionll), included the following:
1. IIWe do not know how to access city services"
2. "City staff are insensitive"
3. IITrust is lacking on both sides"
4. IICommunication between the city and neighborhoods is poor"
, suspect some of these same concerns are or would be applicable for City of
Bakersfield citizens. However, I strongly believe that some of these concerns can be
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mitigated by doing the following:
1. Producing a IIcitizen handbookll of how to access services. I did one for
the City of Sunnyvale and many other cities have them. I have two
samples from two cities that shows the range of information that could be
encompassed in such a document.
2. Beefing up our employee training, specifically in the area of customer
I service would be my first shot at the lIinsensitivity" issue.
3. One way to earn trust, is to let the citizens know what you are doing. My
plan is to develop a newsletter of some kind to mail to residents either
quarterly or biannually. It would inform citizens of what is going on, what
will be going on, and what has gone on.
4. Again a first step to better communication (in addition to the newsletter)
would be to hold periodic community/neighborhood forums regarding
particular topics of interest. We could establish a speakers bureau of
some type, or "roving City Hall" to address citizen concerns before they
become major issues. This would also add to the trust factor because we
would be proactive and accessible.
Also attached is a copy of the organization chart for Sacramento's new department; a
brief description of the role of an area service team manager; and a synopsis of their
implementation strategy.
In closing, I find it hard to believe that a restructuring of this magnitude did not require
any new resources. It is also hard for me to decipher just how certain levels of
management were dealt with, because some departments were merged. Finally, I think
that the City of Bakersfield may be better equipped to respond to this kind of
restructuring should a citizen survey be conducted and the results warranted this option.
I would be happy to dig further into this, if you would like. However, I am not sure of
Councilmember Edwards' ultimate goal or interest.
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Concept of Neighborhood Services Department with the City of Sacramento
WHO: The Area Team Manager has the authority and autonomy to make
decisions regarding programs, policies and procedures that affect the
geographical region of responsibility. City staff make up the inter-
disciplinary teams that will work with the Area Team Managers and the
neighborhoods.
Eighty-one applications and resumes were received for the four Area Team
Manager positions. An assessment/interview panel reviewed the top eight
candidates. Residents helped in the selection process. The City Manager
made the final selections. The positions pay between $62,136 and $75,528
annually.
The following employees are a part of the Neighborhood Service
Department:
. Planning and Development - 3 planners, 3 building inspectors, 1
senior or principal planner; and possibly some clerical support
. Public Works Traffic Engineering - 1 associate engineer, two
engineering technicians III and 1 clerical support
. Public Works Solid Waste Division - 1 sanitation worker, and 2
general helpers
As well as integration of the following neighborhood-oriented functions:
solid waste, traffic investigations, city attorney's office, land use planning,
housing and dangerous buildings, redevelopment planners, parks and
recreation, police, fire, libraries, and linkages with employment training
programs.
WHAT: Created a Neighborhood Services Department to increase community
involvement in the City's decision-making process.
WHEN: The department became effective April 1, 1993.
WHERE: The City was divided into four geographic service regions based on public
input and City Council action.
WHY: The City could offer more directed, timely and accessible services to
residents of Sacramento if various city services were consolidated into one
department.
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The formation of the Department engendered new partnerships and
working relationships between and among other key city departments
which serve neighborhoods.
The goal is to eliminate the traditional approach that forced residents to
negotiate a bureaucratic maze by calling a variety of departments and
waiting indefinitely for a staff person to respond.
The City needs a long-term economic development strategy that goes well
Ii beyond chasing state office buildings...
Some of the concerns expressed by residents were: We do not know how
to access city services; city staff are insensitive; trust is lacking on both
sides; and communication between the city and neighborhoods is poor.
HOW: Each team is developing a resource manual and a master calendar and
will identify major projects and service issues in their area.
The City spent 1993 conducting public hearings and reorganizing divisions
to better serve the public without spending more money. Employees are
being encouraged to work more closely with their colleagues in different
divisions to resolve problems such as abandoned houses, graffiti, broken
playground equipment and dangerous intersections.
Among the action steps taken were:
1. Formation of a transition task force
2. Meetings with union representatives
3. Linkages with community organizations
4. Dedication of a monthly City Council meeting to
neighborhood and public safety issues
5. Formation of a Council committee on neighborhood and
public safety issues
6. Council work group on city structure and reorganization
7. Public information efforts
8. Customer service efforts
9. Promotional efforts
10. Increased code enforcement efforts
11. Parks and Recreation services
12. Working with schools
FUNDING: The basic structure of the Neighborhood Services Department has been
put in place with no new costs.
CITY DEMOGRAPHICS:
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8 Neighborhood Services Department Budget - $22 million
I' 8 Council make-up - elected by districts; Council/Manager form of
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8 Population 323,000
8 Community make-up - 16% Hispanic; 15% Black; 15% Asian; 60% White
8 Employees - 3,000
CITY DEPARTMENTS RESTRUCTURED:
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! 8 Elimination of the General Services Department and transfer of its functions
to several other departments
8 Elimination of the Parks and Community Services Department and transfer
of its functions to other departments.
8 Creation of the new Community and Visitor Services Department
8 Creation of the new Policy and Administrative unit within the City
Manager's Office
8 The Police Department Strategic Plan with emphasis on Community-
Oriented Policing
8 Separation of the Public Works and utility functions into two separate
departments
8 Management staff taking on additional work load and/or filling several jobs
simultaneously; e.g. Deputy City Manager and Interim Department Head
for the Neighborhood Services Department; and Citizens Assistance Officer
and Anti-Drug and Gang Coordinator Ii
OTHER: Deputies, Assistant and City Manager and Department Heads will attend
neighborhood/community meetings on a rotating basis quarterly.
Training Officer will coordinate the development of specialized training in
customer service for City employees who have regular contact with the
public.
Citizens Assistance Officer allocates 80 percent of his time serving as the
Drug and Gang Coordinator.
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Suggestion to rotate City Council meetings and meet in the community so
that neighborhood residents will have a greater opportunity to participate
and observe the City Council in action.
Public Information Officer works with departments to provide more and
Ii better information about City services and activities to limited-English and
non-English speaking residents.
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Implement a central telephone number to answer resident questions or a
centralized information system as an integral support system.
. Better integrate neighborhood community involvement in the budget
II process. Opportunities for groups and individuals to participate through
. the use of personal computers should be encouraged.
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of Neighborhoods, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency,
Sacramento Unified School District, Sacramento Employment and Training
Agency.
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8 Responsible for working with Council members to build partnerships, linkages and
collaboration betWeen key stakeholders;
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effons;
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non-profit resources to neighborhoods and;
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As public entities race toward the 21 st Century, some seventy-six months hence,
one thing is very clear, namely, business as usual is not acceptable. Traditional, large-
scale bureaucracies; impersonal, unaccountable and slow to respond to community
needs will not be tolerated by an increasingly demanding population. In response to the
~hallenges ahead, public organizations must engage in lasting change efforts which will
result in new structures, new relationships, new skills, and new attitudes regarding their
mission and function.
The proposed Neighborhood Services Department is indeed a bold vision, which
if successful, will lead to greater responsiveness to community need through a more
effective, efficient delivery of services. The focus shifts dramatically from vertical
departments to co-located, inter-disciplinary teams geographically dispersed in the
community.
Redesigning the manner in which services are delivered into a matrix of
departments and personnel is a complex process which cannot be achieved quickly and
superficially. Essentially, a collaborative, team approach must be established in each
geographic area around goals and activities to which everyone on the team is
committed. These goals must reflect community input, council input and resource
availability. In addition, functional departments must provide resources and support to
the decentralized teams. The key to success is that everyone must change their
customary ways of behaving. Power must be shared and empowerment must be
achieved.
The following action steps must be addressed to begin the Redesign Process.
1) Determining Geographic Locations and Assess Service Needs For Each
2) Selection of Team Leaders
3) Determine Necessary Team Expertise / Functional Skills
4) Selection of Team Members
5) Establish Gòals / Priorities of Teams (Based upon needs analysis,
community input, etc.)
6) Co-Locate Appropriate Team Personnel
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. Council Sub-Committee
. Community Representatives
9) Establish Team Budgets
10) Establish Steering Committee
(Determine Role)
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11) On-Going Team-Building of:
A) Decentralized Teams
B) Steering Committee Team
C) Team Leaders
12) On-Going Building of Community Relations
ii! The preceding activities could be accomplished within a six to twelve month time
frame assuming that consensus and commitment exits regarding the overaJl vision and
that cooperation and collaboration between all components will be forthcoming.
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June 22, 1994 fc,!.TY MANAGER~!!C~
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~
FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Director ~
RE: UPDATE - CITY PROPERTY PROJECTS
. GPA & ZONE CHANGE MT. VERNONIFWY 58
. 19TH & K PARKING LOT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS
. DEMOLmONS OF TEJON MACHINE SHOP & TANDOOR
RESTAURANT
GPA & ZONE CHANGE MT. VERNON/FWY 58
On June 16, the Planning Commission approved the General Plan Amendment and zone change
for the 27.5 acres of city property at Mt. Vernon and Fwy. 58 (former site of Sewer Plant #1).
The land use was amended to Light Industrial and the zoning was approved for M-l. Planning
indicated that the record will show the Kern High School District's letter stating their agreement
to certain M-2 uses that may be allowed through the conditional use permit process. The GPA
and zone change will go before Council for final approval on June 29th. In addition, Property
Management has submitted a request to declare the property as surplus in order to negotiate its
sale. South Kern Machinery is currently developing a preliminary site plan to determine if the
property can facilitate their total business operations. South Kern Machinery is currently
operating in an unincorporated area.
19TH & K PARKING LOT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Construction bids for the proposed parking lot at 19th & K streets including street and landscape
improvements to K Street were received June 15. Griffith Company was the low bidder at
$184,975. This includes an alternate bid to resurface the alley adjacent to the parking lot.
Council is scheduled to award the contract June 29. Work could begin the week of July 5. The
contract calls for completion within 30 working days. Upon completion, the Kress building has
an agreement with the city to lease 50 of the parking spaces, which would help them lease
additional office space within their building. Agreements were previously negotiated with
Community First Bank and the Kress Build,ing to reimburse the city for K Street landscape
improvements which benefit their properties.
DEMOLITIONS OF TEJON MACHINE SHOP & TANDOOR RESTAURANT
In order to provide ready-to-build sites for potential projects on city-owned properties
downtown, demolitions of two structures have been completed. The Tejon Machine Shop
located on the city owned block at 21st & M streets was demolished on June 20. The oth~r
structure that has been demolished is the former Tandoor Restaurant at 20th & L streets. The
structure was an unreinforced masonry building. The demolitions are being paid for through the
off-street parking fund and will cost approximately $26,000 (dependent upon final tonnage of
debris removed).
The removal of these old structures will enhance the marketability of the properties by relieving
a developer of the problems and costs of the demolitions, in addition to creating sites that are
closer to being ready to build.
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June 23, 1994
TO: Jake Wager, Economic Development Director
FROM: George Gonzales. Com munity Development Coo reli natú
SUBJECT: HUD Labor Relation Workshop
On June 17, 1994, the Economic & Community Development Department hosted a
HUD Labor Relation Standards Workshop at the Bakersfield Convention Center.
Raymond B. Shackelford, Labor Relation Director for the Los Angeles Office,
conducted a 4 hour workshop including such topics as Davis Bacon, Prevailing Wage,
Contract Administration and other labor standards issues. Over 60 participants
attended this workshop which represented over two dozen agencies. Those groups in
attendance included non-profit organizations, City and County staff, special district,
labor unions, the Housing Authority and various construction contractors. Eight of the
participants attending the June 17, 1994, workshop were from the local Building
Trades. Attached is a list of those who attended.
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June 1 7, 1994
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Paul Allen Roberts Anderson Max Bacerra
City of Bakersfield Kern County Air Pollution Max Bacerra & Assoc
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David Bates Gary Bray John Carter
City of Bakersfield Wasco Elementary Kern Inyo/Mono
Community Development Schòol District Building Trades Council
Jim Church Hayward Cox Eltalene Crab
Operating Engineers City of Bakersfield Wasco Elementary
Local 12 Community Development School District
Manuel Diaz Bob Downs Shar Elliott
Housing Authority County of Kern . Sheet Metal Workers
of the County of Kern Community Development Loca/108
Edward Elliott Linda Forehand Manuel Fuderanan
Sheet Metal Workers Richland-Lerdo City of Bakersfield
Local 108 School District Traffic
William Garner George Gonzales Kathy Hafler
Asbestos Union City of Bakersfield . Housing Authority
LocalS Community Development of the County of Kern
Allyn Harrington Duane Hilton Phil Holderness
Crippled Children Society City of Bakersfield East Niles Community
Community Development Services District
Willie Hollins Ben Horn Ron Hyatt
City of ~akersfield Boyle Engineering Housing Authority
Community Development of the County of Kern
Laurie John George Johnston Erik Justesen
Total Services Clinica Sierra Vista RRM Design Group
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I! City of Bakersfield Society Crippled Max Barrera & Associates
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Plumbers & Steam Fitters Union City of Bakersfield City of Bakersfield
Community Development Engineering
I Stephanie Paul JoAnn Phillips Micheal Pope
Self-Help Enterprises Sheet Metal Workers Self-Help Enterprise
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City of Bakersfield City of Bakersfield City of Bakerfield
Construction Construction Attorney Office
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Ray Shackelford John Spaulding DeWayne Starnes
U.S. Department of Kern County City of Bakersfield
Housing & Urban Development Building Trades Engineering
Colleen Sullivan Robert Tablit Sherri Tramel
Clinica Sierra Vista City of Bakersfield Total Services
Traffic
Troy Turley D.J. Whipple Darlene Wisham
West Kern County of Kern City of Bakersfield
Water District Community Development Purchasing
Vince Zaragoza
City of Bakersfield
Community Development
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June 23, 1994
TO: Jake Wager, Economic Development Director
FROM: Tracie King, VISTA Volunteer"¥--.
SUBJECT: Lakeview Area Clean-up Day
The Clean-up Day of May 21, 1994, in the Lakeview area was a big success. More than 150
'I volunteers and Lakeview residents came together to clean yards and vacant lots. There were
¡ many different volunteer groups from City departments and outside the Lakeview community.
Groups like Unicorn Gardens Inc, an all boys youth group, Highland High School,
Community Service Organization, City Public Works-Streets, Sanitation, and Economic &
Communty Development Ten vacant lots as well as curbs, streets and gutters were cleaned.
There were more than 58 tons of trash from GOIrill, Ralston, Potomac, East 9th and East 10th
Streets hauled away. That did not include the one ton of tires that was also picked up. In
addition to the amount of work that was accomplished, a really positive experience was
enjoyed by the volunteers and residents of these five streets.
The two City Departments that helped in more ways that one were Community Development
and the Sanitation Department. Both departments were able to obtain a fee waiver from the
landfill which saved the City $1,682. Lunch was provided for the volunteers. There was
pizza donated by Jerry's Pizza and Lamppost Pizza. Litte Caesars provided 30 pizzas at a
reduced price. McDonald's also provided 50 cheeseburgers at a reduced price.
The Bakersfield News Observer was on hand taking pictures and asking questions. The
Observ~r published an article Wednesday, May 25, 1994, saying how everyone came with a
willingness to work and a commitment to do something positive to help this community
restore pride in this area of our City. Channel 17 was also there doing interviews.
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June 21, 1994
To: George Gonzales, Community Development Coordinator
From: ~Fu~on. Associate Planner
Subject: Clinica Sierra Vista Project Status
A construction loan and permanent financing has been obtained by CSV to fund costs of
constructing the new community medical clinic. CSV staff submitted a timeline which
indicates a September 18, 1994 ground breaking ceremony immediately followed by
construction of the facility. If construction continues as scheduled, the Lakeview medical
clinic will be receiving patients in September, 1995. This timeline is in keeping with the
agreement between CSV and the City, with the projected completion two months ahead
of the agreed schedule. CD staff will be assisting CSV with the ground breaking
ceremony arrangements.
I The second phase of the project, the purchase of "real property" equipment, is also on
schedule. We have received a list of items they propose to purchase. An amendment
to the agreement to add the funds for the purchase will be prepared and submitted to
Council for action within the next two months.
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June 21, 1994
To: George Gonzales, Community Development Coordinator
From; ~~ Fulton, Associate Planner
Subject: Bakersfield Homeless Center Rehab and Addition
1600 East Truxtun Avenue
Bethany Services has notified me that they have received the signed agreement from the
State of California for an FESG (Federal Emergency Shelter Grant) grant totaling
$181,752. A portion of the grant ($92,270) is designated for use in the rehabilitation and
family dorm addition to the city-owned facility.
Staff is preparing an amendment to an agreement with Bethany to utilize these funds to
complete the proposed work. We expect to go before Council in July and immediately
put the job out to bid. Construction should be complete by January, 1995 - in time for
increased capacity during the. harshest winter months. CD staff will coordinate arid
provide construction monitoring for the project.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD. CALIFORNIA 93301
(805) 326-3724
RAUL M- ROJAS, DIRECTOR. CITY ENGINEER
June 28, 1994
E. Del Smith
E. De) Smith and Company
1130 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 650
Washington, DC 20036
RE: Wastewater Disposal Site Environmental Problems
Dear Mr. Smith:
Attached is a copy of an article from the May 22, 1994 Bakersfield Californian regarding
the problems being encountered by the owners of property used for disposal of this City's
treated wastewater. The problems spring from the way in which the federal Fish and
Wildlife Service is enforcing the Endangered Species Act. As highlighted in the article, the
ability of the City to dispose of nine million gallons per day (9 mgd), or more, of treated
wastewater may be jeopardized if u.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prevails.
Also noted in the article is the fact that the disposal site project was subject to a lengthy
Environmental Impact Report process. Now is not the time for U.S. Fish and Wildlife to
be raising environmental issues that have previously been mitigated.
We would appreciate any assistance you may give relative to this issue. Obviously, loss of
the disposal site would present extremely serious problems for the City of Bakersfield.
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Board stipulated ~:Yf Control for the ~te.owned Kern Water c::
,to use the water and ann"83 Bank. ~bich adjoins the 2,800 acres. ~
Project. The 198« JP:Wed the Habitat COßS4!~tion plans are
with the city repo. on !fie mealUl developed by wUdlife agen.'
bad Jdentmed ~qb that ~01O8ists efes for œmmUDities to deal with ,
as Dative valley m::~o \be ~ endangered species Issues on an c:
and vaDey aalthrusb ~8M. area-wide bams. TheoreticaUy, the ~
Jt listed Dum scru , communJty figures out a way to ~
and animals ÚJ ecJr~..~thtive plants pr~tect habitats 80 that deve1op- c
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The ............ In III' in the ~1dDg. A habitat conserva.
&he .,"..:.~" c ~ a letter from . trOD plan for MetropoJitan Bakers-
WI...nu¡eetQr òf the state I)e.. field ha b 1- th '.1"",,"
partmeDt of Fish '8D4 G seen, UI e making for :(-'-' :,' ~
Parne11, who aat ame, Jack, seven years. It bas been approved ',t~' : ~
IDitipte th It the dty should b)' the city. the COW1ty and the !tate ',:, ':' : ~
live land e CODVenion of the na. Department of Fisb IIId Game. The "~~"~~'<
on 2"eoø by øettIn¡ up a present U.8. Fish and WUdllfe Service is 'j~
beèn ~earJ)y that also had still looking 8t It. " .-,!'.fX;
,...,..J ~ Tenneco. , The c:ounty has been working ,~,
~' ,e did that.., Hardisty said.iis habitat conservation plan for J:
JIòtr ~ ou,J :a,' t..!' 2.BOO aeres,,' valley ~oÐr for u..-ee years. It
, èI ..,"', ,~CI , a'l 80 store water expects to take another year 0 tw -
:o:Jr:D~ Ita" preserve areas before the document is ready ~ ~
, ' the' UJlcI4dl;'. The land, presented to the wfidlife agencies
~en aft part on, which the' Kern ..It's bard to get on with We'
,VIr' en flOOds. appears to bave when you deaU"" 'th this to v
rtLlIrn,d to a babitat JDuch like AI""", said "1~16 WI , .~~...
that ~ area would have been with ......¥ . , m a conservatiOlllSt
~:.:eBal8r nooding of the Kem ~ ~e~.e ve got to have baJanœd' "',
Jto ~ Trees and brush are Cay Goude, chief of the Habitat ¡ r.Í
w::' ~ numerClus ~n1mals and Conservation Division in Calitomï.\ '
~,- ar~~ II ,~loSect to the for U.S. Fish and WßdU£e ServJc:e,
, --.. '. said the habitat conservation plan
, 'Ibe c:tty MYel' was Jøsued with tor, BùerafielG has been men"ng
~.lDddemtal tHe perQdt for e1ther forward nlative1y, quickly, consid~
'~ ,'~ ac:res or Ole farm. 'l'I1e erblg bow compUcated it (s.
I~ Endangered 8pec:ies A~ was, "A habitat conservation plan has
:-.passed unU11185 and the federal to, guarantee the protection of, the
HdWe ømce doesn' appear to species. It baa a biological basis,
I"'v~,been Involved,'" the Pl'Ójeet. Several government and private bi-
¡ ~eral .vlroDineJltal 'IDterest ò1ogists work together. Studies bave' , " " ,-, ," tHE CAUFÐR! I~~Si
t~ Indudùtg Ihe ~ature Con- to be done and they take time." Valley Communllfes f,armland Is habl1at for e~danger.d species and dl~osal slle for ,treated w8ste ~Ite 0
. J6tVUCY and the SIerra 'Club. ~ Goude does not agree that the - , , . 0 '. ' 0 ' 0' -~
II :'~ Uaat at least some of the wildlife 8ervWes have become more enei! oùr' approach.'" Nokes ae- often require three acres fo~ every Wé've got to create a'partnerShlp.f)"']
In be saved. but Ibe 8taœ wildlife stringen&. She said that the federa1 know1edged tbal the endangered acre taken by'deve1opment. ' Another Issue Is how the mone'y~
S41rviœdld DOt I'fqwre any mittga-serv:ice often doesn't' even get to see species laws do not define the mitt. Mitchell said he .was worded collected for endangered lpecies~
-lon,'~'~'-~--' ------- ---oe --mcst-ElRs-Md-that-lt-GfUn Jea.-n:r-' øat!on-!""'1'u!!'mlents. !J'.ade_b}'_tbe_~J!.~Ltl!.e~to-_l. f at)os~);)elng -~- ..p~~ct1on Is handled. JUt Is ~ect,..~
"Those were dlffer:-ent times. It of projects when the work- actually ~rvié:es.Ìnstead, he' defined them qlrlred. " ' '-,.'. . 'ed 1n8lÍareaWitifã'liäölf8n-......~.;,
1I.~t:Y 8814. uHabltat mo,d1fica-' begins. '" ' .- IS "internal policies.", "T~at' me~ns tbat ,basically vation plan '..:.. such as ,~akersfi~l~:
ilia was not takeR as a serious "It becomes' an issue {to IlS} Dale Mitchell the environmental three-quarters of an future land to and Kem County ..:.. it goes œt.ó a
"RIb" 1bey jut wanted ~ mak~ ,,;hen habitat 11 aJ4ered, or she said. specialist In Nokes' øffice. said pro- be developed Is go~ to. ~d up in locally eon~ro1led fund:' For " ~~
Þre you didn't hurt (the animals). ' Goode mid her goal is the fecov- tecting species bas been something government ,bands. be Bald. , ple. Kern 'and Bakersfield q~ber
! .1be pr.ojeet,was built and in 199O ery of apecles and that mitigation the department bas bad ,to learn He also fears a pen~ conf1lc:t ha\'e more than t2 mQIi~ ,already
¡ l' ~eIrO.8 8fO1IP bought the land. programs bave been 'created with 'how to do as It has gone along. between the government ~d pn- saved for the future, plåR, B\1t II->
, 1"1. tþe 11DGW1t -of 'treated that goaJ iii miDd. . , About three or (our dozen Inci- vate property owners wbo'say the there isn't an area-wide .pJan, ~S
IICJ~ beLIII,PWDped Jnto the area George ~oJres,regioD8J director u denW-take ¡H!nnits have 'been is- government is taking too 'much prl~ moDey is put in ,s speelfic: aceoun~~
¡ftóm the .Iste.water tceatment ' f(l1' the state Department of Fish sued in CaHfomia since the practice vate, land, , , . for tlu;l.t property, Nokes said. H~f
:f'ant had more than tripled, to 9 and Game, said the approach ,the ~gan less thai). a decade, ago, he, 'Kern Count)"S CoaUtion to Pro- wasn't sure how ,the ~ Is e~ 0
¡V\iWon gaUana of treated,waslewa- wUd1üe,servJœs take to protecting, aaid., Mitc11eU was not sure if any te~ & ~erve Privaœ Propert)' trolled, only that It U Sllppœedto tie~
I~ a day. The fann began prepare species has changed since' the J980s. .. had been issued to farmers. 'nte Rights pomts out lhat gov~~nt ,use d. to care - for each, particular l:
.", D.IGn Janet to: take the wa~ ~ 4'We used to look at species," ' mâj ority have been issued to devel- already owns. more . tba~ 49 percent piece of p~egerved land. " - [: .
¡$'fate àmI 'edera~ w\J:dllfe sem~ said Nokes; whose region includes - ~~ ~d oil, and p~peUne co~pa- of the land m CaJifon1la. Govern- At least two billa are ~ovingl:
¡9ås warned fann workers 'to get Ker,n "Cou~t)'. "We have shice ,mès. ,\ ' :' ".! , .' ment does not have~~ugh ~ff to through Cong~ to amend ~ fed.g
¡1(efr tradora off the 'property. ,.' ,learned tþal we haye to look at ; ¡ "Earl)' on we pidn'l reqmre ~ take. care ,of olhe land ~t alreads bas, era' Endangered Spedes Act lo~
~1~' bied r~",ØJre! years.lto macro-presenes. We hav~:broad.p1Jl~m~t1and,"heB8id! "l\ow we coaUtionmembersaay: .,.. .' consider'economJ,c Impacts of pro-'"
. .e crimInaJ action but J:1elther ,\he" " I' -" , , . ~tcbeJ1 said the wlldlife BerYle- tee ling 'endangered specieS. One bill
,Pistrld. lIttm'ney, the U~:attome)' , .. ' . ,,' t, .- ~s IJave been given the authorJty to ,is b 'Re Richard Pombo.' R.
If 1he ,tate attœ'ney .~ene.raJ :~d ' " ~,(l don't bell,eve"thiS enfor~the end~nge~ species laws Tr~. ~iner has been eo-spon.
tilL mntna1 actJ.0DtI. said Randy - " :' h ,';, , hat th but not clear direehon or the funds sored by Rep Bm Thomas R-Ba.
~-... vic:e pNlldent of Communi. , 'approac was w e to do the job. ." ;,
,. Construction and a consultant 'A 't " I "No one Is happy, with how kersfjeld. ' , '
,-rtiD& with tbe fai-m, Abbott ~85 men~n peop e things ~re working," be said. "Sci. ~ in~tiative to pa~ a bond for.~ .
~ eoum, p~ director ,!hen Øvnetted when the ' ent~Bts' are being required to be billion to! ~~~al different privat~:-
,tfte proJed was under dev~opD)ent. ';"'"'.y .".! " " responsible for an act rather- than to ~d pu~c entitles to p~se ~I;<c
, . 1be legal, action betweeñ the 11.S. Enllnnnered Species Act. . look at ccm,.patible land uses. And will appear on next .month s Califor..I
fì~ ~ WndUfe ServIce ~ V~ ' ,; ~~ :' - there are,-grol,lPs out there who are nl8 balJot. Tbe bills, If passed
~~U:=:=:t: " ~-~~Pf'~' c:--~~~,~ ~ - ~-.:~~;;~:~~.dolng w~t we - ~=~~~:Il:i:r-~~~:;l.~
"~~TbeQaUfhaniCJtDêëî¡- set~ . .., . , ',.. ~', ;Jacle HafillS1ÿ "The pubüc and the Legjs!ature passed, will 8JVe them mone)' to pul
I The elt, Is being required by . , '- Bakersfield planning direclor is going to have to give us cl~ar more land Into en\rirorunental prø
~Þte and federal wDdUfe services to . I -.. direction of what we need 10 do. tectioD programs.
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June 27, 1994 þfÞ-- ~
Mr. Del Smith
E. Del Smith & Company
1130 Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 650
Washington, D.C. 20036
RE: CITY OF BAKERSFIELD - E.D.A. GRANT REQUEST
W ASTEW ATER TREATMENT PLANT 2 - UPGRADE & EXPANSION
Dear Mr. Smith,
City Manager Alan Tandy asked that I send you the enclosed information regarding our .
recent funding request of the Economic Development Administration (EDA). Enclosed
for your information is:
. EDA Project Determination Proposal
. Overall Economic Development Program Report 1994-95 (The City's project
is ranked second on the County's list of eligible projects.)
. Metropolitan Bakersfield Incentive Area information (The project serves the
wastewater needs of the Incentive Area, which was designated by the state due to
its high unemployment. Businesses that qualify can receive state tax credits for
hiring and equipment purchases. Though without wastewater capacity. large
facilities will not be able to locate within the Incentive Area.)
. Various publications which highlight the demographics, market profile, and
benefits to companies locating in our community.
The EDA representative which will be reviewing our funding request is:
Mr. Charles Oaks
EDA - Los Angeles Office
11000 Wilshire Blvd., Room 11105
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 575-7286
I would be happy to provide any further information you may need or answer any
questions regarding our funding request.
Sincerely, ~
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John F. Wager, Jr. '
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Economic Development Director
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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
City of Bakersfield. Economic and Community Development Department
515 Truxtun Avenue. BaKersfield. California 93301
(805) 326-3765 . Fax (805) 328-1548 . TOO (805) 324-3631
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June 24, 1994
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager @
FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Directo
SUBJECT: Permit Workshop
We found an extremely high demand for the Permit Workshop June 21. There were actually
more people who called and wanted to attend than there was room available. Most of those
attending were local small business owners or those in the development field (real estate,
engineers, architects, etc.). Participants heard seven speakers give hints on how to make city,
county, and air quality permit processes run smoothly. Four topics were covered: Planning and
Building, Environmental Health (such as food, housing, land, solid waste, and underground
tanks), Hazardous Materials, and Air Quality.
After the presentations, attendees could visit 35 information booths set up by government and
regulatory agencies, utilities, and other organizations of interest to businesses. Among these were
eight city booths providing additional information on city services:
. Business License
. Water & Sanitation
. Development Services
. Economic Development
. Community Development
. Engineering Services
. Fire
. Wastewater
Press coverage of the event included a large article in the Californian's Business section and a
story on Channel 29.
The organizing committee of city, county, KEDC, and APCD staff will meet next week to assess
the event and review the evaluations completed by those who attended the workshop.
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MEMORANDUM
April 22, 1994
Alan Tandy, City Man er Æ 1
TO: RECEIVED
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SUBJECT: Funding Options for the Fox Theater Project !
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This memo will serve as a summary to three possible funding mechanisms available to
the City for the Fox Theater renovation. The two simplest funding sources to address
are CDBG and the Off-Street Parking Fund.
CDBG funds can be applied in various forms. In this instance, the optimum category
for eligibility is Historic Preservation. In order to expend CDBG funds on the Fox
Theater, the structure would need to be first placed on a federal, state or local historic
register. I would recommend that the simplest course of action would be to have the
Historic Preservation Commission designate the Fox a cultural resource. The
ordinance allows the City Council to initiate this process.
Once designated, CDBG funds could be used in a variety of ways such as:
acquisition, design, construction (would trigger Davis-Bacon) and FF&E. The use of
CDBG funds would not require a tie-in to a benefit to low and moderate income
households.
The second form of funding available to this project would be the Off-Street Parking
Fund. As you are aware, the Fox Theater property does not include any space for
parking. Adjacent to the Fox Theater is the former site (now vacant) of an auto
body/paint shop. The Off-Street Parking Fund (or CDBG) could be used to acquire
this parcel and to construct a parking lot. By leasing the parking lot to the operating
entity, the lot could be reserved for the Theater's exclusive use.
The last possible funding source is a bit more complex. Prior to his departure, I asked
Mr. Duddy for a legal opinion on whether tax increment funds could be expended in
providing some form of assistance to Fox Theater. The complicating factor in
considering whether tax increment can be utilized is that the Fox is located just
outside the Redevelopment Project Area boundary (H Street). The following few
sentences are some general rules about project eligibility. Redevelopment law is quire
clear that tax increment funds cannot be spent outside the project area except for a
blight-reducing public improvement or for a low and moderate income housing project.
Also, while recent changes do allow Redevelopment Agencies to provide rehabilitation
assistance to manufacturing, industrial and commercial uses within the redevelopment
proiect area, it still limits rehabilitation assistance outside the project area.
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A different consideration is whether tax increment fund could be used for the purchase
of the Fox. State law does specifically allow this activity as well as leasing obtaining
options, acquiring by gift, and grant bequest for real property. It also appears that if
our redevelopment plan had contemplated the purchase of real property outside the
project area (beyond housing projects) it might have been possible to acquire the Fox.
Mr. Duddy, however, concludes that the Redevelopment Plan by making repeated
references to the purchase of properties within the project area seems to preclude the
acquisition (or some other form of "acquisition") of the Fox. He does, however, go on
to state that it may be permissible for tax increment funds to be used outside the
project area to purchase land and to construct improvements if:
1. The City Council agrees to such use.
2. The land to be acquired and or improved is publicly owned.
3. The City Council determines that such an activity is of benefit to the project
area.
4. The City Council determines that no other reasonable means of financing the
project are available to the City.
Mr. Duddy specifically cites that purchase of property and the construction of a parking
lot would fall within this definition. However, the fourth circumstance he listed is that
the City would need to determine that no other means of financing are available. As I
has indicated, we do have available to us the Off-Street Parking Fund. If, however, it
becomes depleted by funding other projects, tax increment funds could then be
utilized for this purpose.
By way of summary, CDBG funds seem to offer (as usual) the greatest flexibility.
Secondly the Off-Street Parking Funds could help alleviate the need for dedicated
parking. Somewhat more problematic but still possible would be the use of tax
increment funds. Please call if I can be of further assistance.
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TO: JOHN F. WAGER, JR.
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
FROM: EDWARD DUDDY ~ h
SUBJECT: USE OF REDEVELOPMENT TAX INCREMENT REVENUES
FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
By separate oral requests on January 14 and January 26, 1994,
you requested our advice as to whether or not redevelopment tax
increment revenues could be used to acquire or to provide
improvements for real property which is located outside of the
Downtown Redevelopment Project Area. Your request is concerned in
particular with the Fox Theater which is located on ~he northwest
corner of 21st Street and "H" Street.
There is under consideration by a committee of the City
Council a proposal or suggestion that the Theater might be
renovated for use for a museum or other cultural arts purposes. By
memorandum of December 17, 1993 (copy attached), we advised you
that because of its location outside of the Project Area,
redevelopment tax increment funds could not be used to renovate the
Theater even though it would be operated by a nonprofit
organization for the above-referenced purposes. That advice
prompted your questions about improvements for or acquisition of
the Theater property by the Agency.
Article 7 of Chapter 4 of the Community Development Law,
commencing with Section 33390 of the California Health and Safety
Code, regulates the acquisition of real property by a redevelopment
agency. Section 33391 of the Law has specific application to your
inquiry and reads as follows:
"Wi thin the survey area or for purposes of
redevelopment an agency may:
"(a) Purchase, lease, obtain option upon,
acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, or
otherwise, any real or personal property, any
interest in property, and any improvements on
it, including repurchase of developed property
previously owned by the Agency.
THIS MEMORANDUM IS EXEKPT FROM DISCLOSURE AND IS PROTECTED
BY THE AT'l'ORNEY WORK PRODUCT PRIVILEGE
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" (b) Acquire real property by eminent domain."
Section 33390 of the Law defines real property as follows:
"Real property means:
"(a) Land, including land under water and
waterfront property.
"(b) Buildings, structures, fixtures, and
improvements on the land.
" (c) Any property appurtenant to or used in
connection with the land.
"(d) Every estate, interest, privilege,
easement, franchise, and right in land,
including rights-of-way, terms for years,
and liens, charges, or encwnbrances by
way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise
and the indebtedness secured by such
liens."
If only the Redevelopment Law were applicable, the above-cited
statutes would provide clear authorization for acquisition of and
improvements to the Theater property, assuming that a redevelopment
purpose for the acquisition could be shown. However, the Agency
may voluntarily determine that it will not avail itself of
authority and powers granted to it by the Redevelopment Law, so the
Downtown Bakersfield Redevelopment Plan ("the Plan") must be looked
to also, to find out whether or not the Agency has placed any
limitations upon itself in respect to property acquisitions and
improvements.
Section 301 of the Plan provides that the Agency proposes to
eliminate blight by inter alia, the acquisition of certain real
property (1); by the installation, construction, or reconstruction
of streets, utilities and other public improvements (6); and by the
rehabilitation of structures and improvements by present owners,
their successors, and the Agency (9). Again fairly clear
authorization for acquisition of the Theater property, even though
it is outside the Project Area, if a finding can be made that such
acquisition, by itself or as part of a more extensive project is
for a redevelopment purpose and will help eliminate blight.
Unfortunately, at this point we run into Section 303 by which the
Agency may have limited to property within the Project Area its
power to acquire real property. In pertinent part, the first
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paragraph of Section 303 reads, "... the Agency may acquire. . ., any
real property located in the Project Area, by any means authorized
by law." There are a number of allusions throughout the Plan which
make it appear that the Agency did intend in Section 303, except
for affordable housing replacement purposes, to limit its property
acquisition powers to the Project Area - Sections 304,309 and 310,
for example.
Because of Section 303's language, and again except for
housing replacement purposes, I 'Ñould recomrnend against using tax
increment funds to acquire real property outside the Project Area
unless the Plan is amended to fully utilize the authorization
granted by Health and Safety Code Section 33391, or unless a
validating action on the question is brought pursuant to Sections
860-870 of the California Code of Civil Procedure and results in a
judgment that the Agency has not deprived itself of the authority
bestowed by Health and Safety Code Section 33391.
The second part of your inquiry is concerned with whether tax
increment revenues may be used to make public improvements to the
Theater property or nearby property. This part of our response
assumes that the Theater itself will be owned by some third party,
that the redevelopment purpose is still present in the proposed use
of the Theater, and that the improvements 'will be made to or
installed upon publicly-owned property. The last of the foregoing
assumptions would not in most cases foreclose disposition of the
improvements by the Agency after acquisition or completion. I have
not considered that question to be included in your inquiry and
therefore, I offer no advice in respect thereto.
Section 33445 of the Redevelopment Law authorizes the Agency
to use tax increment revenues, either within or without the Project
Area, to pay for land and the cost of installing or constructing
any improvement to land under the following circumstances:
1. The City Council consents to such use;
2. The land, whether to be acquired or only to be
improved is publicly owned;
3. The City Council determines that the buildings,
structures or other improvements are of benefit to
the Project Area or to the immediate neighborhood
in which the project is located; and
4. The City Council determines that no other
reasonable means of financing the project are
available to the City.
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section 33445, taken together with the broad acquisition power
granted to the Agency by Section 33391 as discussed above, gives
the Agency the authority to acquire and improve property outside
the Project Area from public or private owners for purposes set
forth in Section 33445 and in the Plan if the property will be
publicly owned when the improvements are installed or constructed,
and if the Plan doesn't impose any limitations on this authority as
in the case of the general acquisition power granted by Section
33391.
sections 316 and 326 are pertinent. Both apply outside of the
Project Area as well as within. Section 326 limits the types of
publicly-owned improvements which may be financed with tax
increment revenues to off-street public parking facilities and to
development in the Hotel/Civic Auditorium complex. Section 316 of
the Plan effectively eliminates the strictures of Section 316 and
contains a non-inclusive list of the type of improvements which
could be acquired and financed by the Agency.
I refer you to Section 316 for that list. An illustration of
utilization of the authority granted in this regard would be that
the Agency acquires a parcel which is near or part of the Theater
property, clears the parcel and constructs a surface parking lot on
it, landscapes it, and then conveys the parcel to the City. I f the
conveyance is deemed to be "for development", then the hearing and
report requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 33433 would
apply. To lessen the troublesome aspects of such application, the
conveyance from the Agency to the City could condition the transfer
in such manner that the reuse value would be negligible, as in the
convention center hotel site conveyance.
Please let me know if you wish to discuss any aspect of this
memorandum.
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MEMORANDUM
December 17, 1993
TO: JAKE WAGER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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SUBJECT: USE OF REDEVELOPMENT TAX INCREMENT FOR RENOVATION
OF FOX THEATER
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By oral request on November 19, you asked for our advice
as to whether or not redevelopment tax increment revenues could be
used in the following circumstances:
The Fox Thmf' presently in private ownership, is
located on the north' corner of 21st Street and "Ru Street.
That location is just outside of the Downtown Bakersfield
Redevelopment Project Area. There is a proposal, or suggestion, by
a committee of the City Council, that the Theater be renovated. It
is intended, if the proposal is brought to fruition, to convey it
to a non-profit public benefit corporation for operation as a
museum. The proposal is hereinafter referred to as "the Project."
The cost of the renovation is roughly estimated to be in
the range of $200,000. You wished to know if the Project was
eligible for funding with tax increment revenues from the Downtown
Redevelopment Project. You asked for a preliminary response only,
at this time, without engaging in extensive research on the
question.
It does not appear that, in the circumstances set forth
above, the Proj ect could be funded with redevelopment tax increment
revenues.
Until the most recent legislative session, it has been
generally accepted that tax increment revenues could not be used to
renovate or rehabilitate privately owned commercial, manufacturing
or industrial property. It has also been the general rule, apart
from payments made pursuant to "pass-through agreements," that tax
increment revenues could not be expended by an agency outside of
the redevelopment project area, except where the legislative body
makes a finding that the expenditure is for a blight-reducing
public improvement or for a 10w- or moderate-incoming housing which
will benefit the project area and which cannot reasonably be
financed by other means. The requisite finding by the legislative
body could appear in the redevelopment plan or in a resolution
adopted for the specific improvement.
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Even if the cost of rehabilitation of commercial
buildings were a generally acceptable use of tax increment
revenues, Section 319 of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan would
clearly limit such activity to the Project Area.
It appears to me that if the Project were located within
the Project ~rea, it could be structured so that redevelopment tax
increment revenues could be utilized. Annexation of the Project
property could thus probably perm! t tax increment financing.
However, you informed me that, for the present time at least,
annexation of the property into the Project Area was not an
acceptable alternative.
My interpretation of the Community Redevelopment Law, as
set forth above, is supported by Legislative Counsel's
interpretation of a recent change in the law. Chapter 942
(AB 1290) of the 1993 Legislative session substantially revises the
law. This change will be effective January 1, 1994. In
particular, Chapter 942 conditionally authorizes an agency to
provide financing assistance for the development or rehabilitation
of property that will be used for manufacturing or industrial
purposes. Legislative counsel, in his digest for Chapter 942,
state that such an agency financing loan assistance may now be
provided for commercial uses within the project area. The Digest
is a swnmary of changes to existing law. Thus, Legislative Counsel
is of the opinion that, even with the changes in the law, tax
increment financing for commercial uses is available only within
the project area.
Please let me know if you have any further questions or
if you believe there may be some consideration which I have
overlooked.
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M E M 0 R A N D U M
June 28, 1994
TO: JAKE WAGER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
FROM: DAVID L YMA~NCIP AL PLANNER
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON OLD TOWN KERN RAILR OADI ARTSFEST - A
CALIFORNIA COUNTRYSIDE FESTIV AL
On October 1, 1994 the Old Town Kern Railroad/ArtsFest will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
in the Baker Street area. The festival is a part of a joint effort by the California Arts Council
and the California Division of Tourism to promote the arts and increase tourism in California's I
Central Valley region. Gayle Wilson, First Lady of California, serves as honorary chairperson.
Ann Gutcher, Kern County Board of Trade and Bakersfield's California Countryside Festival
Committee Coordinator plans to invite Ms. Wilson to Bakersfield to kick-off our festival. It will
be the second one held in the Central Valley during the six-week festival period running from
September 17, 1994 through October 30th.
The state Division of Tourism has allocated funds to promote all valley festivals on a statewide
and a broader basis. The local festival committee will receive a $8,000 grant from the California
Arts Council. In addition, the committee is in the process of securing one major sponsor and will
be soliciting others for donations.
A steering committee is assisting the Board of Trade in festival planning. The committee
represents a variety of interests and is comprised of City and County staff representatives,
Bakersfield Historic Preservation Commission, Councilmember Pat DeMond, Economic and
Community Development Department, the Old Town Kern Merchants, Bakersfield City Schools,
East High School, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Bakersfield
Symphony, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and volunteers Cynthia Pollard, Cheryl Barbich,
and Curtis Neil. The committee meets bi-weekly. Committee members are involved in the
planning of the following activities: local promotion, financing, site layout, food booths and
community exhibits, volunteers, trains, historic and ethnic displays, tour operators and travel
writers, library activities, schools, landscaping, arts, transportation and signage. ~..
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I As envisioned the center of attraction for the festival will be the Southern Pacific Depot. A main
st~ge will be located close to the depot and will feature a variety of performing arts reflective
of'the area's ethnic diversity. The evening finale will be a performance by the Bakersfield
Symphony. A second stage hosting smaller scale acts is scheduled at the Baker Street Library.
Another major planned attraction would be an operating steam engine. It would be parked on
the tracks adjacent to Jackson Street and open for tours. If obtained this will be a big draw for
train buffs.
The festival will focus on East Bakersfield's ethnic diversity and historic ties to the railroad,
combined with visual and performing arts. Among other activities will be a film showcase at
the newly renovated Tejon Theatre, storytelling at the Baker Street Library, railroad memorabilia
and historical exhibits, walking tours, a variety of entertainment and numerous international food
booths. Baker Street will be closed south of the tracks to East 19th Street. Sumner and East
21st streets will be closed between Kern and King streets. Fire Station Two has volunteered to
display their old fire engine and provide their parking lot for portable toilets.
I will continue to periodically update you on this event.