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BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM October 15, 1999 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~"g.~/ SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. We met with two skating rink prospects this week. It's too soon to have any detailed information, however. 2. Per a Councilmember request from the October 13th Water Board meeting, a memo is enclosed from the Water Resources Director regarding two significant items relating to the Northeast Water Supply project - the purchase of Olcese Water District by California Water Service Company and an update on the Kern River Diversion Structure. 3. As a follow up to our meeting with CalTrans last week regarding the Highway 58 route at the 99 interchange, enclosed is a letter we sent to request that they begin an analysis of the connection we have proposed. 4. Staff met this week with representatives from the Downtown Business Association regarding the creation of new downtown parking. Possible options for funding sources were discussed. At this point, the DBA would like to do some more research. We plan to meet with them again and will keep you updated. 5. Since the County has indicated a willingness to again consider universal refuse collection, we have sent them a letter offering the City's assistance to provide them with any information we have from our own experience in implementing a refuse collection system. The letter is enclosed. 6. Staff has received a proposal from the Tree Foundation regarding an incentive program to plant trees in the downtown area. They have requested a meeting with the Urban Development Committee. Staff will be meeting with the Tree Foundation to better understand their proposal. Honorable Mayor and City Council October 15, 1999 Page 2 7. The October 10th issue of the Los Angeles Times Magazine featured an article on the new Staples Center in Los Angeles and redevelopment activities surrounding it. A copy is enclosed for your information. 8. A memo discussing the advantages and disadvantages of treating wastewater at Plant No. 3 on Ashe Road to a higher standard, called tertiary treatment, is enclosed. The better-treated water could be more freely reused, but construction and operation costs probably render this possibility infeasible. 9. The October URM Activity Report is enclosed. 10. We recently received the attached letter from Hall Ambulance Service in appreciation for the excellent service that has been provided to them by the Public Works Streets Department during the past few months. 11. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: · Contact the Santa Fe Railroad regarding repair of the L Street crossing; · Report on crack sealing Ming Avenue, between Hughes and South H Street; · Review issue of replacing chain link fence at Julian and Hughes Lane cul-de-sac and contact citizen; · Report on status of the clean up/demolition of the Casa Royale Motel and contact citizen; · Provide update on undeveloped corner at College Avenue and Fairfax Road. AT: rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst MEMORANDUM October 14, 1999 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Gene Bogart, Water Resources Man SUBJECT: NORTHEAST WATER SUPPLY - Update At our regularly scheduled meeting held Wednesday, October 13th, Water Board Chairman Mark Salvaggio asked staff to pass on two significant informational items to City Council members regarding the progress of the Northeast Water Supply project. First, and of major importance, California Water Service Company closed escrow on the purchase of Olcese Water District effective yesterday, October 13th, 1999. This means that beginning today, all City residents formerly served by the Olcese Water District will see a reduction in their unit water cost of approximately 23%, or $8.06 per month in the average homeowners water bill. This is a result of California Water Service Company (Cai-Water) being able to charge one uniform water rate throughout its Bakersfield District, and due to the fact that Cai-Water contracted to purchase high-quality Kern River water directly from the City of Bakersfield for treatment and delivery to Northeast residents. The attached "WATER RATE COMPARISON" chart shows the result of the Cal-Water acquisition and the new monthly rate in comparison to other water purveyors in the Bakersfield area. The second informational item is an update on the "KERN RIVER DIVERSION STRUCTURE" scheduled to be awarded for construction by the City Council on October 20th, 1999. This project is the first major step in securing a new water diversion point from the Kern River that will provide a firm source of water for the California Living Museum (C.A.L.M.), the Kern Soccer Foundation, and Hart Park, while at the same time providing a future source of water for residents in the expanding Northeast area. Due to the dry, low-flow conditions we are currently experiencing on the Kern River, this is the optimum time to construct the diversion structure along the bank of the Kern River channel. This project is scheduled for completion in March of 2000, which is just prior to the start-up of the irrigation season next year when higher flows will resume in the Kern River. Attachments } 0el I' t1~ WATER RATE COMPARISON Purveyors within City of Bakersfield Legend [] ,~l~,,,,~oN $34.68 ~ $26.62 ~'~ $20.62$~.80:~ :: ,. ~ST NI~S C.S.D. VAUGHN WA~R CO. CI~ OF ~KERSFIE~ C~RNIA WA ~R ~RVICE OLCESE ~D. WATER PUR~YOR NOTE: Average based on 28 CCF per momh BAKERSFIELD Alan Tandy * City Manager October 14, 1999 State of California Department of Transportation District 06 1352 West Olive Avenue Fresno, CA 93728 Attn: Bart Bohn, District Director RE: ROUTE 58 @ ROUTE 99 INTERCHANGE Dear Mr. Bohn: Thank you for meeting with us on Friday, October 8 regarding the Route 58 project and the proposed freeway to freeway connection to State Route 99. I appreciate your willingness to listen to our concerns and I thank you in advance for taking a serious look at our proposal. As discussed, we consider that construction of a meaningful connection to State Route 99 is vital to the success of the entire Route 58 project. Please consider this letter our formal request for you and your staff to begin analyzing the connection alternative presented in the October 8th meeting. We look forward to the meeting with headquarters staff members to discuss details of the proposal as well as geometric requirements that will be necessary to allow proper operation of the facility. The Public Works staff led by Director Raul Rojas stands ready to assist you in whatever manner you may need. Please call him at (661) 326-3596 should you have any questions or need additional information. Again, thank you for all your assistance and I look forward to hearing from you in the very near future. ~i ~aynMTaanna~ e r~ ~ c: Raul M. Roj~s, Public WOrks Director Jacques R./LaRochelle, Engineering Services Manager City of Bakersfield · City Manager's Office · 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield · California · 93301 o:,GRou.o^~ .... ,,,,,~ou,.S..,,,.,.ch..g ...... ,. (661) 326-3751 ' Fax (661) 852-2050 BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM October 15, 1999 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~ FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Directo SUBJECT: Meeting with Downtown Business Association (DBA) Representatives to discuss Downtown Parking. Yesterday I met with Ray Watson and Roy Weygand to discuss the DBA's interest in supporting creation of new downtown public parking. Initial discussions focused on what the best approach would be in creating a funding mechanism. Based on staff research I indicated our preference would be not to establish a parking authority. Staff's sense is that by creating a parking authority an additional level of government (in addition to the City Council and the Central District Development Agency) would be layered onto the downtown. I did propose to the DBA representatives that we should explore the options provided by the Parking and Business Improvement Law (both the 1965 and 1989) version. Staff believes that the options available through enactment of this set of laws would provide a stable funding source without creating a new layer of government. Because it would generate a new tax it would be necessary to secure a 2/3 positive vote of affected owners. I indicated to Mr. Weygand and Mr. Watson, that I believe it is possible to garner this level of support if the specific use of the additional tax revenue is clearly spelled out and in turn is actively supported by downtown interest (such as the DBA). Mr. Weygand indicated he would do some additional research and then set up a follow on meeting. dlk:P:\JWS\dba parking idea memo. WPD ....... --.- ~- ~- BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 (661) 326-3724 PAUL M. RO/A~, DIRECTOR * CITY ENGI]qEER October 14, 1999 Daphne Washington, Director Kern County Waste Management Department 2700 "M" Street, Suite 500 Bakersfield, CA 93301 RE: UNIVERSAL REFUSE COLLECTION IN METROPOLITAN AREA Dear Ms. Washington: The City of Bakersfield appreciates the many positive comments made on this subject by several of the County Supervisors at the City/County joint meeting on September 13, 1999. We are encouraged that the Board of Supervisors is again considering this topic. We are eager to see universal refuse collection established in County metropolitan areas where it is so sorely needed. Obviously, this will have a very positive effect on the entire metropolitan community. To that end, We would like to offer assistance from experience we have gained in implementing our own refuse collection system in coordination with area haulers. City staff will make every effort to provide your department with program issues, policies, materials, etc. if you desire. In turn, we would like to receive a copy of your implementation schedule at the earliest possible date. As both City and County are tasked with reaching the State's 50% recycling goal, it would seem likely that universal collection system in County metropolitan areas would involve greenwaste collection and processing similar to the City's program. Again, we offer whatever assistance we can provide. In addition, the County must indicate whether such a program, if established, will involve processing County-generated curbside greenwaste at the Mt. Vernon Greenwaste Facility. If so, we will need to plan for plant capacity prior to our spring 2000 budget process. Thus, we would also like to receive a copy of your plan summary and schedule as soon as it is available. We look forward to working with you on this important project for the benefit of all metropolitan residents and busines~ owners. Please contact me if the City can be of aszlstance. Sincerely, U. i OCT 0'gl999 KB:smp ! ~2~TY M,cj~AGE~ S c: Alan Tandy, City Manager Kevin P. Barnes, Solid Waste Director G:~GROUPDAT~OLIDWASTE~APHNE~ 1 .WI3D · 1412 [7th xSla'e, et, Suite/216, Bakersfield, CA 93301 ...... . e-maiii tre~info@ufl:Janfo~e~st.&'~- Website: www. urb~inforest.org i.~:.~} . '~:-..~' '.. 7 · }~ ' " -- ,_ vv,,~,,~r'7' 1999 .. .__ __- -, Bart HilI~ President -'John St~nson, ASst. City_Manager R]~k Hewatt, Vi~e President BakerSfield CA 93301 _. - _ ~- · Kern County Superintendent Of Schools ,' .. Wend~ Wayne, Secretary ;c - - -- : Co~'~.niiyC..... tionsForChild¢ -i~: TR~_'E pLANTiNG INCENTIVES - -'_ . " Larry Bake-r, Treasurer . · _- j / Ken Delfino .... Technical AdVisory Committee .-. Retired, CA Dep!. Fore~try & Fire Protection ~o~ o~ otnecro~' ~Thank y~-u and the~ Urban DevelOpment Committee of the City Council for the - " '- ,.Dick Barnett invitation_ to_ propose, incentive~s to inspire-pe0ple t~ plant trees to shade and" g.I. B ...... Company. ,n,'. ~' __ __,beautify downtown Bakersfield ..... ' Bob Bellue '-- i x ....... ~ Retintd. Kern. County Wat~er A~ency · m~reen ~che~-Dan~ This is an~exciting ~im~.in Urban forest*. G0ing'into the new millennium we Chain Younger have'a great deal of momentum both here in Bakersfield and statewide.'Govemor Mel Ehrlich K,ein..Oen~ta,e:O,,,dne~ Davis has funded a Trees for theMillennium~ncenfive with $2 million. The Tree .oUy ~ana~he~ "Foundation of Kern wilt donate 2,000 trees in 2000 for community, enhancement Kern_ County C ....... , projects. The time is right for the City of Bakers. field to join the Governor and -- goge~ a~ess launch'an' incentive plan to enhance Our image With more flees and bett~r tree Sun World International. Iht'. _ _ S~za~ .opp~ care in 2000 ..... ~ .. Court Appointed Special Advt~cate.~ ~, , _ ~. Bruce Keith ~,'e ~. K~,,~. ~*~t,,.t 'John, to gear up for an incemive campaign in 2000,~realistically we should have mu Ke,y' ~ a plan inplace by,Thahksgiving, 1999.. We have a proposal (see attachmem) and ~,~e~.¢e,d Co,,e~e are eager to share it with the Urban Development Committee. ' May we )lease Pauline Larwood ' , " - .. ~r~.~,~&~,,~.,,,e.,. . be included on the agenda of their October 25 meeting? -E_. Ed Lazaroti ,.~ .- ... .... _ Cert~edArborist ' ',Ver~ tmiy yours, - . City Of Bakersfield . ', . County Of Kern ~ ~ ~ "' __ Ginger Moorhouse " _ The Bakers~eld Californian ? - Linda Robinson Richard P. ~ewett ~ The Chevron Companies : -- SteveSchilling President ~- , Clinica Sierra Vista ~ ~ -"' Harry Starkey RPH/da Mike Willis CC: .. Randy Ro~les ,..~_ ~,,,,,., o~.,',,~ S,udi .... David Couch '- " ex~cvnve, omecro~ Mike Maggai-d Dana Adams : . ' COORDINATOR TFOK\wpdocs\cor;\stinson.ltr · . Print~l o~ R~cycled Sto~k [NCE 1994 TI~EEFoUNDATION OF KERN INCENTIVE PROPOSAL FOR MORE TREES DOWNTOWN (as-0f 9/27/99) - ~_. CHALLENGE -' How to iaspi/'e._ people to. Planet more trees in downtown Bakersfield? PLAN " Make it as easy and inexpensive as possible. . HOW?- ' Public awareness campaign re: image & value of trees to commerce.- TIMING- The year 2000. THEME .- -Something catchy...~009 trees in 2000 (or, 200 trees in,2000) .; , _-. - Bakersfield's Gift for the New Millennium . LOGISTICS' Tree Foundation of Kern ~dministers this public awareness ~campaign for the City of Bakersfield. t __ o Identifies target locations. -- - - o Meets' with business owners. .-. - . o Coordinates prep work, planting event and volunteers. -- city of Bakersfield pays Tree Foundation fla~ rate per' tree. INCENTIVES , :City of Bakersfield cuts and removes sidewalk concrete and/or tar '-__ ~. '~ from plan_ting strips (Owner saves $100 per tree.) Save $500/tree "- Tree Foundation donates 15 gallon trees, stakes, ties, (roOt gUard?) and expertise (Owner saves $100/tree.) - Tree grates are obtained at volume discount. Make locally for under ' $5007..(owner saves $250/tree.y Grate installation obtained at good price (Owner saves $10/tree,) Mulch from Green Waste'Facility (Owner saves $5/tree.) -' '~ VolUnteers plant trees (Owner saves $35/tree.) " BUS,l-NESS oWNER .Commits to w~tering and long term care of trees. ' Installs automatic irrigation approx. $1,000 ,per site. , Pays for grate installation into sidewalk ($35/tree.) 3-WAY PARTNERSHIP_. BUSINESS OWNER CITY TREE FOUNDATION · Irrigation $1,000/Site Concrete $100?tree ' -' Project coordination. Grate $500/tree : Project $250/tree Expertise .' ._ .. Grate install $35/tree ' Mulch Marketing · , Volunteers $5357tree + irrigation, $350/tree Trees~ stakes, etc. TFOtK\r ep?r,~\incen!ives.cob the Staples Center Could Do for L.A. The Theory Goes Something Like This: 'Build a Sports Arena Downtown and Revive the City Core.' But It's Not That Simple. BY TONY PERRY PHOTOGRAPH BY RICK MEYER "The lights are much brighter there/You can forget oil your troubles, forget all your cares/So go Downtown~Things'Il be great when you're Downtown." Petula Clark, son§stress and urbanolo§ist, from her 1964 hit "Downtown." . ere is the short course on the American downtown at the end of the 20th century,: A lot of cities are striving to overcome the Doughnut Syndrome---com- munities surrounded by nice stuffbut hollow in the middle--by turning their urban core into entertainment meccas. Call it the Fun Zone theory,: Millions of suburbanites are lured downtown for entertainment, and they return to shop, dine and stroll in areas reborn by their presence. Perhaps some may decide to move there, restoring a resi- dential core to long-dead city streets. "Except for the last 40 years, cities throughout history, have been seen as adult playgrounds, centers of culture and entertainment," says Michael Beyard, vice president of the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit ~hshington, D.C., o~anization. "That's what cities are trying now to recapture." So yesterday's Roxy becomes tomorrow's 16-screen multiplex, yesterday's bank becomes artists' lofts. The doughnut hole fills up, the good stuff returns to the middle, the g-reat restaurants, the moxrie palaces, the busy hotels, the department stores and, increasingly; big-time sports. At a dizzying pace, owners of professional franchises are committing to new downtown baseball parks, [botball stadiums and sports arenas. Los ,angeles is late to join in this Fun Zone/urban renaissance dream, but with the open- ing of the Staples Center, hopes are soaring. Civic leaders are rapturous over the possi- bility that the pieces are falling into place at last, and that the new arena will prove the cat- alyst. They are aware that L.A.'s history, is fraught with failed hopes for reviving its once glorious downtown. They also know that the arena could be wildly successful as a sports and entertainment center, while doing nothing to invigorate the areas around it. Expert after expert says it is critical [bra city to have an overarching plan for downtown and not to rely exclusively on a new arena. l:earful of another stumble, public o[ticials and private boosters have tried to turn L.A.'s slow entry into the Fun Zone approach to their advantage. They have studied the experi- ences of other cities, including Cleveland, Phoenix and Denver, looking for lessons for L.A. More recently, a reporter taking a similar tour of those cities found the following: tAn arena or ballpark alone will not redevelop a blighted area. If it worked that way the South Bronx, home of the New York ~hnkees baseball team, and Inglewood, where the Lakers and Kings have played tbr years, would be prospering, and the Detroit downtown would be booming. LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE, October10, 1999 51 Diners gather at the Above the Dove Caribbean Rooftop Grill before a Colorado Rockies game at nearby Coors Field in Denver's revived LoDo neighborhood. Also worth noting is the obliteration in recent years of one myth: that Southern Californians shun ~ense urban environments, preferring to spend their time in shopping malls or suburbia. The emer- gence of teeming Old Town Pasadena and the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, as well as promising trends in Hollywood, are demon- strafing that people here are drawn to vibrant city, streets~provided they are safe. Staples Center owners plan to put an "enter- tainment zone" on 30 acres across from the are- na, offering food, a hotel, shopping and other amenities to attract not only fans but also the waves of conventioneers who come to the adja- cent Convention Center. In the view of downtown enthusiasts, the Sta- ples Center will lure people to an area that is changing for the better. "We believe a lot of peo- ple will be coming down for games and concerts ~-lb be successful as a redevelopment tool, a ballpark or arena that haven't been in downtown L.A. in 90 years, though they prob- must be part of an overall downtown plan to attract business and ably live within a 30- to 40-mile radius," savs Carol E. Schatz, pres- industry by granting tax and zoning breaks, improving streets, in- ident and chief executive officer of the Central City, Assn. and the stalling fiber-optic cables and, most importantly; providing a high- Downtown Center Business Improvement District. "Our intentions perfbrmance urban school svstem. Those are all expensive and are to get them out of their cars and get them to walk around, to take longer to accomplish than predicted in the rosv tbrecasts of get into the habit of coming downtown." sports facility boosters. Michael Dear, director of the Southern California Studies Cen- --When a city uses public money to build an arena or ballpark, ter at USC, says the new arena can be a major step in improving there will be controversy t¥om start to finish, and bevond. In some the corridor from USC/Exposition Park along I:igueroa to down- notable cases, these projects have encountered fierce opposition town. "~llqe real multiplier effect of any single center like Staples is from voters. The Staples Center is being built with a relatively small what happens around it," Dear savs. "The cie,' needs to create a fly- government contribution ors 12 million, able-place atmosphere along the corridor, with retailing, land- -There is a chasm between downtown enthusiasts and skep- scaping and transportation." In other words, if you build it and tics over the value of using any public monev to help build a new they come. will they have a reason to stay? arena. Skeptics, ()lien armed with academic studies, say taxpay- X~,%ile others may decry the slow pace of Los ,4aqgeles' downtown ers don't recoup their im'estment. Public officials and others say redevelopment eftbrt, Dear savs it has allowed the city to make the eggheads who conducted the studies know the cost of every- more careful decisions rather than grab at any privately financed thing but the value of nothing, and that.manv of the benelits are plan put tbrth. But with Staples completed, the task will be to ac- intangible, celerate the pace to make sure the arena does not become an is- -There is a mayoral monntain of stories about how arenas land surrounded bv a sea of parking lots, Dear says. "Staples is a and ballparks help create jobs and attrac~ capital investment to cusp tbr the downtown, South-Central area. But to make it really downtowns. But there is precious little hard proot: : happen, it will need someone to give it a shove. It could be [May- ~The critical element to revival is new housing that apPeals to : or Richard] Riordan, a private fi~re like Eli Broad, or even Steven the middle class and the affluent, making downtown into a real : Sample, president of USC." neighborhood, not just a place to visit tbr fun. "x,.Vl~en people start ; Although the neighborhood around the center remains fairly relocating their residences there, a mayor knows he has succeed- . bleak these davs Schatz sees unmista 'kable signs of a revival: a near- ed with downtown," says Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza. who became by' Holiday Inn undergoing renovation, retailers and restaurant a believer when he bought a tbod-equipment business across from owners showing interest in moving in along Figueroa Street. She Camden '~trds in Baltimore. foresees inci'eased public transportation shuttling fans and con- cert-goers. "I think you're going to see a ve~ different Fig-ueroa in WHICH WAY L,A,? the next few vears." Without doubt, there are'promising signs. In recent years, more Or you won't. Councilman Joel Wachs, an early critic of the ciw's and more people have moved into apartments and condominiums dealings with the Staples developers, says that he's glad "a lot of on Bunker Hill and near the Staples site. The apartment vacancy crummv stuff" is being razed to make wav for the center. But he rate downtown is among the lowest in the citv. and there are eh- notes that "I've never bought into the idea that arenas and stadi- cuuraging eflbrts underwav, such as developer-Ibm Gilmore's am- ttms bring the kind of [spinoft] benefits that owners promise." bilious plans to put 2233 lo[{s in the Old Bank District on 4th Street. Thc ¥¥itlt Disney Concert Hall now under construction will give ~I][$IION'- WHY SPORTS? Angelenos an{)ther reason to cox'ne downtown. Retort: Have you been living in a cave? "~,V1~o knows about 30 years from now, but right now, sports is the Toffy Perrx' is rt. Times stt~ffwriter. His last piece./hr the ma.g~azi,.e most viable vehicle to use to get people back downtown," saysJer- ',.,~.~' o,. Le(~ola~td. ~3' (-;eige~: deputy director ofcomlnunitv and economic development Gund Arena, top. and Jacobs I~eld, bottom dght, have brought people back to downtown Cleveland. but lure of the suburbs is still strong, frustrating redevelopment efforts, bottom left. built, the city won't keep the area around it from becoming a sea of parking lots or Hooters-es- que beer joints, neither of which will attract res- idential growth. "I just hope San Diego takes the time to do it right," he says. "It's very easy to do badly." In Cleveland, as in Denver and Phoenix, there is a kind of heliotropic effect, with restaurants and taverns sprouting on the side closesi to the most thriving parts of downtown. A block away, however, it can be blight as usual. Just beyond the fan-friendly businesses that have sprouted near Cleveland's Jacobs Field and Gund Are- na, the scene is like a vacant movie lot. On a late summer weekday afternoon, while the baseball team was on a road trip, not a living soul was on the street for 100 yards or more. Within the shad- -.~ :,.~ .... ~ ow of Coors lqeld in Denver stands a block whose . ' ~ major attraction is an ancient-looking estab- '-~ lishment offering "beautiful live ladies behind glass." Not, presumably, the kind of attraction to entice a Fortune 500 company to Denver. Of course,just what does entice such moves is hard to pinpoint. In any City Hall where sports is part of the city's redevelopment push, there is talk of the economic benefits: in Phoenix, a new Phelps Dodge corporate building downtown; in Denver, British Airways' decision to open a Lon- don-to-Denver route; in Cleveland, Applied In- dustrial Technologies' resolve to stay rather than move to Kentucky. "I don't think they would in Phoenix. "Unless you've got bodies in your downtown, you're just have made that decision 20 years ago," says Ken Silliman, executive whistling Dixie in terms of redevelopment." This year alone, 11 ma- assistant to Cleveland Mayor Michael White. jor-league sports arenas, baseball parks and football stadiums are to Many analyses have tried to pierce the veil of municipal open, the most since records started being kept in 1912. promises to try to prove whether a new sports franchise or are- The roster stretches from Seattle to Atlanta, Miami to Toronto, na leads to economic growth. One problem is that such a hunt with stops at Raleigh (N.C.), Indianapolis and elsewhere. Next year, leads into an area perhaps even murkier and more difficult to San Francisco, Detroit, Houston and Milwaukee will open new ball- isolate: why corporations make the decisions they do about ex- parks. San Diego, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Philadelphia have pansion, relocation and investment..Jack Sylvan, of the Institute works in progress. The boom is not exclusive to big sports markets, of Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, studied The Lansing Lugnuts, (Appleton) Wisconsin Timber Ratders, Tub seven California cities with professional sports teams and found sa Drillers, Louisville River Bats, Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Storm that it is maddeningly difficult to reach a conclusion. To the de- and dozens of other minor-league teams are enjoying new digs gree that sports can improve a city's image and "quality of in or near downtown, life," a new team or arena might play a role in attracting in- "The way your downtown is perceived is the way your entire city is vestment and creating jobs, Sylvan says. But he suggests that "the perceived," says Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, whose downtown expectation that sports franchises can generate an infusion of has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in this decade. "You have to new private capital into a local economy should be taken with dispel the myth that downtowns can't grow or be vibrant." considerable skepticism." Yet the role a new sports arena can play in a downtown revival Why this matters to anyone who isn't a sports fan is simple: is limited. "Sports is not a magic bullet," Beyard says. "It can Most of these arenas are built with at least some tax money, cov- be a good component, but if it is done badly, with a bad design eted dollars that opponents want used for other civic needs--Ii- or too expensively, it can stunt your downtown." braries, schools, police and so on. These opponents usually are As a stand-alone enterprise, or even in conjunction with the in the m~jority, and they don't accept the still unproven premise restaurants and festive sports bars and souvenir stores, an arena that a new arena leads to new business and therefore more tax is an engine that creates.jobs mostly in the service and tourism revenue, which presumably could then be used for the civic im- economy, where wages are at or slightly above minimum-wage, provements they want. Michael Stepner, who spent more than two decades as a San Diego In city after city, the political dispute is the same--and it cuts city planner, supports the drive for a downtown ballpark there but across political lines. Democratic mayors in Cleveland and says that if given a choice, he would pre[~r to see an aerospace firm Denver and Republican mayors in San Diego and Phoenix are with three shifts a day and paying upscale manufacturing-style equally bullish on sports. It is one of the more intriguing phe- wages. Furthermore, Stepner is concerned that alter a ballpark is nomena of urban politics that the need [br downtown sports is a kind of ruling orthodoxy amt)ng urban redevelopment officials even Before,Jacobs Field and the ac!jacent (;und Arena opened in 199q though a good portion of the public actively opposes the idea. the area seemed impe~,ious to the ambitious redevelopment drive tha bad revived the citv's lakefront a mil~ away. the Playhouse Squar~ ON I PLAQUE NEAR THE ELEVATOR LEADING TO THE OFFICE OF theater district, the'Jbwer City Center shopping complex and the nigh Cleveland Mayor Michael ~hite is a quote t~m that smrdv Ohioan, hes- lifb and beer-and-burger haven called The Flats. k>om the numbers, i ident William McKinley: "~bu triumphed over obstacl4s which would is I~ard to disa~ee with the city's strateg~': 3.5 million baseball thns wil have oveKome men less brave and determined." McKinley was talking come to.Jacobs Field this vear and another 2 million to Gund Arena t~ to Spanish-~erican War veterans. He might as well have ~een talking watch pro basketball, hockey and events stretching ~kom the circus t{ to the leaders of this once-mighty industrial city, whose post&Vorld l.~hr pro wrestling. II woes are legend: a middle-class stampede to the suburbs, race riots, "Before.Jacobs Field opened, the last time I had come downtown at Ihiled industries, a river so polluted that it once caught fire, a fhiling ter dark was the night Kennedy beat Nixon,".[im Spilowski said ~is sum school system and national ridicule as "the mistake on the lake." Dick mer while attending an Indians game with his wi~b and three sons. Po. ~kagler, columnist for ~e Cleveland Plain Dealer, once called his home- lice officer Jim Gnew has the perspective of 30 years on the foKe. "In th{ town "the one ciw in the universe where pain is unavoidable." old days you wouldn't see a Q~fily here, or a woman venturing here alone .~ier becoming ~e first city since the Great Depression to default on Now it's like a party eyeD' night the Indians are in town." its finances, Cleveland began the long road back to respectability, first Before and Mker the Indians' gaines, lhns crowd into the 15 nex, under Republican Mayor George V~ Vbinovich and now White, a De- restaurants, taverns and souvenir shops that line the blocks directl, mocrat. By the early 1990s, much of downtown had returned, almost around the ballpark. '1%o hotels are set to open by the end of the veto- ~7~ms-li~e, at~cting touds~ and private imrestment. ~e eastern edge Still, "It's going to take a lot of courageous investors to save C~eve- of downtown, however, proved a partimlarlv tough case. Foxing a pri- land," says David Nev, owner/operator of Colonial Carriage, a two- vate-public partnership with the owners oft~e baseball Indians and bas- horse firm that oflbrs carriage rides to tourists. ketball Cavaliers, White and other community leaders persuaded re- News on the housing I?ont is encouraging but Ihr I?om celebraton,-- gional voters to impose a "sin" mx on alcohol ~nd cigarettes. ~d bemuse or,at, no conclusions can be drawn about ~e effect the nex, ,56 LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE, October 10, 1999 sports facilities have had on political epiphany when, a~ redevelopment. Cleve- a state le~slator, he accom landers are moving down- panied a civic delegatiol~ town. Still. the suburbs beck- that failed to persuade thc on. Each year the president ofMay Co. notto highest-selling issue of close its downtown store. Cleveland magazine is its The president pulled out ~ annual rating of suburbs; map showing that the down- close-in suburbs are now town population had dwin- seeing their own flight to died to a mere handful,'and those farther out. Webb understood. "You In his recent state-of-the- need people living down- city address, White put town to create retail jobs and housing on his agenda. In to give your city the sense of hopes of persuading fami- being alive. To attract peo- lies to stay in Cleveland, ple downtown, you need the state Legislature has .certain amenities, and sports prevailed on the mayor to is one of those." take over the crumbling LoDo was already going and patronage-beset upscalewhen Coors Field school system. Call it a fact opened in 1995 for the of urban political life: Solve Rockies. Attehdance in one problem and your re- 1996 hit a high of 3.9 mil- ward is to be given an even lion, every one of them more difficult one. within ea~ walking distance of dozens of LoDo food- J 0 H N H I C K E N L 0 0 P E R vand-drink emporiums and co-owner of the Wvnkoop a free shuttle-bus to the rest brew-pub and resta&rant in of downtown. The revital- Denver's bustling LoDo dis- ization is the stuff of urban trict, leans forward andcon- textbooks: a pedestrian fides what Coors Field has mall, public art, small meant to him. "Baseball," he Georgetown-esque neigh- says above the din ofacrowd borhoods, an outdoor ur- eating and drinking in ban mall, a collection of preparation for a Rockies- high-end retailers, art mu- Dodgers contest, "has been setuns and police, lots of po- very, ve~ good to me." So lice--walking, riding hors- l~O~'~d ~OrXd~"~ buoyed was Hickenlooper es. motorcycles or bikes~o ~~' ~'~'~X~' bv the Coors Field boom make tourists and s~ubur- ~ ~--~X~,~~,~ that he decided to invest in banites feel comfortable. Beaches are the ne~vest hottest all-inclusives for a condo project, exactly the Although Denver has ever~tone-Singles, couples, families. Indulge in unlimited kind of urban progression been spared much of the luxu~ ~ith the Carit~t~ean's most extravagant rooms and that makes mayors weep political upheaval associat- suites, an extensive choice of line dining ai up to six world with joy. ed with sports projects and class restaurants 9er resort, all land and ~vaters~orts including For decades the 26-square- downtown revitalization ef- scut~a diving and ~vaterskiing*, plus a full service Eurogean s~', and non block LoDo (short for Low- forts, Webb's commitment stop entertainment. There are phenomenal supervised ~ids programs ~tith Sega Centres and er Downtown) wallowed in to downtown has been test- a Pirates Island themed ~aterpark*. So for the world's t)est famil~.t vacation, choose Beaches. civic neglect, particularly ed. He reallocated funds Call ~our travel agent or 1 -8OO-BEACHES when Denver, its economv meant to. help get an addi- dependent on the ene~' in- tional hotel near the con- dustrv, was laid low bv re- vention center into an effort cessioh and falling prices for to encourage developers to oil. But an aggressive push build housing downtown. by Mayor Federico Pefia and And he resisted criticism his successor. Wellington from outlying neighbor- ~bb, brought the area back hood g'roups upset that he to life with restaurants, brew- has .proposed a police sub- .~ pubs, galleries and housing station for downtown. as part of an overall revital- "Downtown," he says, "is '"-" ~":~ izationofdowntown."Where a neighborhood, too." there used to be [homeless] shelters, now there are con- MORE THAN ANY 0TH[I~ dos," Webb says. city, Phoenix can be said to In Denver, the drive for have hitched its ecom)mic housing is helped bv a "Den- future to profiessional sports. vet spirit" that attracts Sill- Seven m~jor-league base- v'~l~ our ~b~t. ,~ h~tp.'//~.b~..h~.¢om gles and D[ N K couples-- ball teams have their spring dual income, no kids--to training camps in the live downtown. Webb had a Phoenix area: tbotball's St. 7+FIG, Downtown Los AngeJes 213.955.7150 M-F:lOom-Tpm; Sat:10am-Opm; Sun:12-Spm (select stores) Louis Cardiuals moved to nearby deserved a better fate and con- I~,(~tjih.,~ )Nx' M.t'¥ and Ca fo n o Pizza Kitchen hours may vary Frc=e ~orking with voJido*ion Tempe in 1988: and itl 1992, the vinced the Cilv Council and a re- America West Arena opened in luctant business establisbn~cnt that DEPARDelENI STORE Phoenix, the new borne for protks- the city conld hal thrive unless ils F:obinson~.hAoy sional basketball and for bockey, core was rescued. 'li~:o decades Ial- RES'~AU[~AN~ when the Winnipeg Jets relocated er, much of San Diego's dowmown Calibrnio Pizza Kitchen in 1996 and became the Phoenix has undergone a transfbrmati(m. REV. lU Coyotes. Last year came Bank One bar fi-om the "sleepy Nax3' town" of ^~ ;o¢o~ Ballpark, cheek by urban jowl with legend, visitors find a downtown re- America West Awena. The locals mu- plete with new high-rises, a gleam- Copucci Optics Cookies By Des,gn tinely describe it as "the world's lng waterfront convention centena Godiva Chocolatier most unique baseball experience." lively Gaslamp Quarter food-and- How excited are they over the entertainment zone, the ultimate Great Earth Vitamins ballpark with its sliding roof, space- 'Testival retail" center (Horton KoKo age air-conditioning system and Plaza), public greenbehs and an I. eothermode four McDonald's counters? One efficient system of trolleys and bus- /V'xr. ~'s Expressions of the hottest-selling CDs locally is es (one in five San Diegans goes to M~. G's for Toys "Sounds of BOB," crowd noises work downtown on public trans- Richard's [ugga? 8, Hondryags during the expansion Diamond- portadon). Urban planners are even S~)CALA Fa: Adoption Cente[ backs' first season, more impressed with San Diego's Sw~s U Love .~ an economic investment by the success at what is considered the services city, Bank One is probably a wash at toughest chore of downtown reel- Express'Travel Services the moment, says Mayor Rimsza. talization: encouraging the private ~ve, The park costs the city as much in sector to build market-rate housing ~. r~.,,,a~. ~ police protection, other city sen'ices that can attract buyers. "San Diego ~ Entenoinmenl Ticke~/v'~ochine and payments on the debt as it con- is the model for all of us" says Sil- '~ Federal Exoress tributes in payments and a small liman, the Cleveland mayoral aide. ticket tax. Bank One cost $354 But one section of downtown San Honon & Converse Phormaw million to construct, with 8258 mil- Diego has not enjoyed the revival: -.tcd~ ~me~a O,~4c~! ~ lion coming from public coffers. But the eastern edge, dotted with ware- · Odis gogb,~ Sh0~shine RilllSZa insists that it should be eval- houses and empty lots. It is there [ ( :Pa~r So(ution.s (Sffi?.S~pp,~ uated in context of what it is ac- that ciD' officials think they've found ~'OOD , - · ... Paiodi~e,. FIo~is* complishing. He has a powerful the solution: an "intimate" baseball i'-. ~ PIP Priniin. g piece of proof to back up his ar,gu- park where fans can look at the ! . 'L~' '~Shoe Wi/. ment: People are moving down- city--and enjoy baseball. Sloan's Dry Cleaners· town, and private developers, some "We thhak the ballpark will pla}, the i.: ' Tobacco P, oad &-Newssl0nd' with and some without city assis- same role as Horton Plaza and the · :' . ' tN'fERNATt©NAL FOOl) COURT tance, are building condos and lofts, convention center in serving as a cat- ! 't .. - .".: '. Arbi2% On the other hand, it has taken alyst," Mayor Susan Golding says. Af- L.. - . more than a decade to find a de- tera campaign in which baseball i . .. ;- :, California Crisp :. Charlie Kabob veloper to build a third downtown gTeats Tony G~3~m and Ted ~511iams 7'" '~":' : .=_=rD Coff~ hotel to join the Hyatt RegentT and sen,ed as spokesmen, San Diego vat- ,...... Cr~wne Plaza--and bopefulh, boost ers endorsed a plan to build a $411- ~'. '" · S~esn Con~e~io~ the ci~"s attempt to increase lts con- million ballpark. In exchange, the · 3~'--' Mrs Bezsiey% Gi~s from the Baker,,, !~ : ~: 7. · vention business. A. nd not every- Padre o~qaers are~411ing to sign a 25- i' - ' N~. Field's Cookies body is aboard the sports-as-eeo- ),ear lease and promise to take the ~-:}~" =.~-:-=..',: Noodle Souse nomic-boost bandwagon. Voters in lead in building a hotel-and-retail Panda Express nearby Mesa turned down a new complex near the park. r~uizno's {Coming Soon} stadium for the Cardinals. Not everyone is pleased. Some ~eef ~reok object to spending public money Sborro, The Italian Eatery FOR TWO DECADES DOWNTOWN for the ballpark· Downtown prop- s~ao's Do,~ts San Diego eqjoyed an "intimate" erty owners whose land is being Tacomole baseball park where fans could look condemned are suing. Book lovers Tokyo Kitchen at the ci~, beyond the outfield fence, complain that the city should build A day or evening at the ballpark a new librat% not a ballpark. Num- might also include some shopping bets-crunchers sa)' the revenue pro- L~ I~~[.tj~~~~and dinillg nearb''~'' Baseball x''as part 'jectiOns are unrealistic and that the ~ oflitk in a bus)' do~town. But Lane city will end up cutting public set- Field was demolished in 19,57, as vices, which boosters deny. part of a rush to Mission Valley and .Asked what advice she would We the suburbs that, by the early 1970s, other mayors considering down- had left much of c]owntown domi- town parks, she laughs· "Gird your noted by tattoo parlors, locker clubs, loins and put),our flak vest on. Un- ~ all-night movies, sawdust restaurants derstand that any time you attempt ~ and other establishments catering-- something this large, complex legally and illegalh,--to sailors and and expensive, it will draw enor- Marines fi-om local bases, mous opposition, as well as enor- "~es~ Parkin~ in De,~mo,~, tos Angeles .... Fhen in the mid- 1970s, an up- mous support." -vo~ ~,, ~0~,~,~ t,~ws~,=:~,-~ start mayor named Pete ~qlson de- The road to the F\m Zone. while and Fig ..... 3 b}ock, from STAPLES C ...... I cided that San Diego's downtown enticing, is never easy. ~ Public Parking for STAPLES Center Events BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM October [;, 1999 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR -~ SUBJECT: DISCUSSION OF PLANT 3 TERTIARY TREATMENT All wastewater treatment plantS in the United States are required to treat their wastewater to at least primary treatment levels. This usually consists of screening and primary sedimentatiOn. The water is then discharged into ponds for further treatment with ultimate use restricted. Many wastewater plants, including ours, include secondary treatment' consisting of biological removal of organics, additional sedimentation, and sometimes disinfection (not at Bakersfield). The use of this effluent is restricted to non-human consumption crop irrigation. Tertiary treatment is required to utilize effluent for human contact uses such as landscape irrigation and human- consumption crops. Tertiary treatment may consist of additional filtration, disinfection and other processes. The current method of wastewater treatment and effluent disposal used at both Bakersfield City treatment plants is the most cost effective system developed to date that meets all regulatory requirements and beneficially utilizes the water available. Carollo Engineers has prepared a letter report outlining the options and costs to convert the' Plant 3 effluent to less restricted use status. Generally, this involves additional removal of solids and disinfection (tertiary treatment). This would not provide an effluent suitable for ground water (drinking supply) recharge or discharge into the Kern River. Achievement of this standard would .require further treatment to remove nutrients, such as nitrogen in the form of nitrates. Tertiary treatment capital costs alone, without ground water recharge capabilities, are estimated in the range of $22.7 million for 16-million gallons/day capacity. Additionally, providing tertiary treatment at Plant 3 would reduce the effective capacity of the plant from 16MGD to 14.4-15.4MGD due to the backwash requirements of the tertiary filters. This would advance the need to construct the next Plant 3 increment expansion by about 2.5 to 5 years. The additional capital cost to include tertiary treatment in future expansions woulc increase costs about $1.5 million for each million gallons of treatment capacity constructed. The next expansion planned for Plant 3 is an additional 8MGD which would increase the Plant's capacity from the current 16 MGD to 24 MGD. This expansion is anticipated to occur within the next 8 to 10 years at a new location o;3 the current 640-acre site. That secondary treatment expansion is estimated at $28mm at today's costs. Tertiary treatment would add about $12 million for a total incremental cost of $40 million.. Advantages of Tertiary Treatment: · Better quality of effluent is achieved. · Effluent may be used on root crops and other crops for human consumption. · Broadens the potential market for our reclaimed water (Demand is limited by the season and by the amount of other water available in any given year.) · Value of the water for unrestricted agricultural use is estimated to be $15-20 per acre-foot (3.069 acre-feet for each million gallons of effluent). Disadvantages of Tertiary Treatment: · Decreases effective capacity of the plant by 0.8 - 1.6 MGD. · Capital cost is great. The estimate for 16 MGD is $22.7 million. · Increased operations and maintenance costs (estimated at $600,000 annually, net of revenue from sale of treated effluent). · Large increase in annual service charges to all the system users. Increase estimated at $34 for single family residences and corresponding increases for all other users. Annual charge for single family would go from $113 to $147. (Costs included are debt service, operation and maintenance, and depreciation.) p:\Divisions\ww\PL3 TER~2.WPD responsive, quality solutions e n ~ i n e e r s for thoseweserve. September 8, 1999 4912AO0 City of Bakersfield Public Works Department 1501 -TruXtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Attention: Mr. Fred Kloepper, P.E. Wastewater Manager Subject: Use of Unrestricted Effluent at Wastewater Treatment Plant 3 Dear Mr. Kloepper: The following summarizes initial findings 'r:egarding the feasibility and probable cost of implementing a project at Wastewater Treatment Plant 3 to provide '"unrestricted" effluent for reuse within the region as an alternateto the current method of reuse at the Interstate-5 site. Possible alternate methods of reuse include the following: 1. Groundwater recharge 2. Unrestricted use crop irrigation. Groundwater recharge would include the treatment of plant effluent to a high degree and the use of recharge basins in area similar to the Kern River Water Bank. The intent of the system would specifically be the recharge of area groundwater (as opposed to incidental percolation) and recycled water may or may not be co-mingled with other recharge supplies. · Although technically feasible, this option would be the more costly of the two options stated due to higher treatment requirements necessitated for the protection of drinking water supplies. These additional treatment requirements could include the reduction in the concentration of nitrogen and/or total °rganic carbon. The more likely alternative reuse concept includes the-construction of disinfection and tertiary treatment facilities at Plant 3 and delivery of the water to a local irrigatiOn district as an additional source of supply. This is a practice that is successfully utilized by a number of other wastewater utilities throughout the West. Treatment requirements would be based on Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, plus additional requirements as may be W:\PARTN ER\G CD\Ba kersfield UseU nrest ricted Effluent4912AOO.wpd 2700 YGNAC{0 VALLEY ROAD. SUITE 300 · WALNUT CREEK. CALIFORNIA 94598 · (925) 932-1710 · FAX (925) 930-0208 Mr. Fred Kloepper Wastewater Manager City of Bakersfield Public Works Department September 7, 1999 Page 2 deemed appropriate by the California Department of Health Services and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. A summary of the probable treatment requirements associated with this option are as follows: I · BCD5 and TSS concentrations less than 10 mg/I. · Coliform less than 2.2 MPN/IO0 mi. · · Turbidity less.than 2 NTU Minimum additional treatment processes and systems required to meet these limits include the following: · Secondary effluent flow equalization. · Secondary effluent pump station. · Chemical/coagulant storage and feed facilities. · Effluent filtration. · Disinfection facilities. Water treated in this manner would be approved for the following irrigation uses: · Food crops, including all edible roots, where the recycled water comes into contact with the edible portion of the crop. · Parks and playgrounds. · School yards. · Residential landscaping. · - Unrestricted access golf courses. Obviously, numerous institutional and end user iss,',es will need to be addressed to -- successfully implementa~ project of this type. State regulation also stipulates considerable system reliability and monitoring provisions, as well as use area requirements such as set backs from water supply wells. A preliminary capital cost estimate for tertiary treatment facilities at Plant 3 is presented on the attached table. This estimate is based on the construction of a facility for a full plant capacity of 16 mgd. Facility needs may be somewhat less should the City continue to supply water on site in support of the industrial wastewater land application system. The following elements have not been considered in the estimated project cost: · Conveyance to the point of delivery. · Storage in addition to that already existing at Plant 3. · Loss of effective Plant 3 capacity due to recycle flows (may be 5 to 10% of tertiary capacity). · Additional secondary treatment capabilities. W:\PARTNER\GCD\BakersfieldUseUnrestrictedEffluent4912AOO.wpd 2700 YGNACI0 VALLEY ROAD. SUITE 300 · WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94598 · (925) 932-1710 · FAX (925) 930-0208 Mr. Fred Kloepper Wastewater Manager City of Bakersfield Public Works Department September 7, 1999 Page 3 Using a capital recovery factor based on an interest rate of 7 percent and a 20-year term results in an annualized capital cost of approximately $2.1 million per year. The resultant capital cost per acre-foot of water delivered assuming year round operation is between $120 (16 mgd operation) and $160/ac-ft (12 mgd operation). Operation and maintenance costs for labor, power, materials, and chemicals vary considerably from-plant to .plant. However-, costs on the order of $50_to $75 per acre-foot of_ water treated is not unreasonable. Accordingly, minimum total project capital and operating costs could range between $170 and $235 per acre-foot. The value of the water to an end user depends on a variety of factors. Experience in California is that recycled water has a market value of between 25 to 90 percent of the value of other fresh water supplies. For planning purposes, a number consistent with about 50 percent of the value of fresh water is appropriate. The proposed tertiary facilities (exclusive of equalization storage) will require a site area of about one to two acres. The facilities would easily fit in an area north of the existing digesters and east of the storage reservoir. The City should plan on a minimum of a 3 to 4-year schedule to complete planning, design, and construction of a project of this type. Upon review of the information herein, please call so we can discuss our findings further. We would be pleased to evaluate any aspect of this report in more detail if you feel it is necessary. Sincerely, CAROLLO ENGINEERS, P.C. is, P.E. Principal GCD:ke Attachment W:\PARTNER\GCD\BakersfieldUseUnrestrictedEffluent4912AOO.wpd \ 2700 YGNACI0 VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 300 · WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94598 · (925) 932-1710 · FAX (925) 930-0208 City of Bakersfield Wastewater Treatment Plant 3 Tertiary Treatment Evaluation Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate Item Estimated Cost* Secondary Effluent Flow Equalization $ 300,000 Secondary Effluent Pump Station 400,000 Coagulant Storage and Feed Facilities 1,500,000 Effluent Filters 7,000,000 Chlorine Contact Basin ....... 3,500,000. Sodium Hypochlorite and Sodium Bisulfite Chemical Systems 700,000 Subtotal $13,400,000 Site Work (10%) 1,300,000 Yard Piping (10%) 1,300,000 Electrical/Instrumentation (22%) 2,900,000 Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate $18,900,000 Contingency, Engineering, Legal, and Administrative (20%) 3,800,000 Total Estimated Project Cost $ 22,700,000 *Based on ENR 6900. Preliminary Flow Schematic Wastewater Treatment Plant 3 Tertiary Treatment Facilities SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE COAGULANT FLOCCU~TION BAC~ASH TO H~DWO~KS ~XISII~G SECONDARY C~RIFIERS BAK999F2.CDR Preliminary Layout Wastewater Treatment Plant Tertiary Treatment Facilities EFFLUENT PUMP EFFLUENT CHLORINE ~ STATION ~ FILTERS ~ CONTACT BASINS L CHEMICAL , ', /' F LTER SUPPORT ' i~ ~ ) , ' c,~:~.:,$ ..... % ' * ] ~ ' ' / L ~-~ , ~- . ............. L - - - ~-- - ~- ~ ' ~ - ~ ' ~ ..... /t .~ .... ~-- 1 ..... BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM October 13, 1999 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Direct SUBJECT: October 1999 URM Activity Report This memorandum is intended to provide you with a brief update on the status of the URM assistance program. Since the last report, six properties have completed their retrofit work and have been reimbursed. Currently 64 properties have been granted reimbursement checks representing a total of $297,719.31 in 61 retrofit projects and 3 demolition projects. These projects are, 801 18th Street, New China Cafe 1121 21 st Street, commercial property 1330 19th Street, Serrano's Furniture (demolition) 822 18th Street, Thorp's Motorcycle 1701 18th Street, Turk's Copy 1918-1920 Eye Street, Jelly's (Former 622 East 19th Street, warehouse Water Company Building) (demolition) 2526-2530 Chester Avenue, Waterbed 2025-2029 Chester Avenue, Red Wing Warehouse and Mattress Outlet Building Shoes 1025 18th Street, Italian Grocery Store 2000 H Street, Henley's 1207 19th Street, The Mint Building 1812 Q Street, vacant building (demolition) 1928 19th Street, Old Paine Mortuary 1517- 1523 19th Street, Williams property 2407 Chester Avenue, Granada Furniture 2022 Chester Avenue, Palla property 430 East 19th Street, commercial property 1711 - 1717 19th Street, Clifford property 2101 Chester Avenue, Guarantee Shoes 1219-1221 20th Street, Nighbert property 1017-1023 Baker Street, vacant retail 506 East 19th Street, Felton property space 2305 - 2309 Chester Avenue 2509 Chester Avenue, Patton's Discount 618 - 620 East 19~ Street, Wool Growers Office Furniture Building 1623 - 1633 19th Street, Goose Loonies 1914 Truxtun Avenue, medical office 1529 F Street, Clifford property 1919 Chester Avenue, Palla property 930 18th Street, San Joaquin Supply 1228 19th Street, Griffin Pawnbrokers 1100 18th Street, Bakersfield Floral Supply 900 18th Street, Cay's Health Food Store 1919-1927 K Street 1601 19th Street 1626 19th Street, The Hayden Building 1605 20th Street 1720 D Street 1317 Baker Street, Noriega House 901 18th Street 1219-1231 19th Street 625 19th Street 1416 20th Street 1813 Chester Avenue 1520-34 19th Street 1809 Chester Avenue 1434 19th Street 809 Baker Street 1438 19th Street 1514 Wall Street 623 Kentucky 2010 Chester Avenue 805 Baker Street 2018 Chester Avenue 901 19th Street 2019-2021 Chester Avenue, Tandy Leather 960-962 Baker Street 507-509 East 19th Street, Creative 2020 Eye Street, Reed Publications Photography 801 Baker Street 1817 Chester Avenue, Jerry's Pizza 958 Baker Street 1708-1710-1712 Chester Avenue cc: Jack Hardisty, Development Services Director Dennis Fidler, Building Director Jack Leonard, Asst. Building Director Mike Quon, Building Plan Check Engineer Jan Fulton, Development Associate, ED/CD dl:\S:\URMMEMO-AT 10-13.wpd HALL AMBULANCE SERVICE INCORPORATED 1001-21st Street Bakersfield, CA 93301-4792 (661) 322-8741 Fax (661) 334-1541 October 13, 1999 John Stinson Assistant City Manager City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield CA 93301 Dear Mr. Stinson: Over the past few months there have been several times when I have called the City of Bakersfield Streets Department with request for assistance, and each time I have been thoroughly impressed with the service we have received. From the individuals who answer the phone, to the maintenance staff who takes care of my dilemma ! have'received nothing but excellent treatment. I know. it's easy to complain when things don't go right, and seldom do we compliment indi- viduals when things go right, "you know it's their job", but every.member of this department I've interacted with deserves to be complimented. Would you please express my thanks to the members of the City of Bakersfield Street Department for a "job well done". 'Sincerely, cc: Mr. Hall "WE CARE. EVERY HOUR. EVERY DAY." BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: OCTOBER 12, 1999 /~~~--- SUBJECT: RAILROAD CROSSING ON "L" STREET, SOUTH OF TRUXTUN AVENUE Council Referral #WF0018268 / OOI Councilmember Irma Carson requested staff contact the railroad regarding the condition of the I railroad crossing on "L" Street, south of Truxtun Avenue. I Mr. Rick Millwee, the inspector in charge of the Amtrak Project, will meet with the Santa Fe Railroad Company Friday, October 15, 1999. He has been instructed to notify the Railroad Company of the numerous complaints we have received regarding the condition of the "L" Street railroad crossing. The crossing is anticipated to be repaired in the near future as part of the Amtrak Project. However, the Railroad Company will be asked if they can expedite the repairs in early November 1999, when work is expected to start on the "Q" Street Project. We will keep you updated on the Railroad Company's response to our request. G:\GROUPDAT\STREETS\L Street. RR XING.wpd City ~f.~gkersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0018268 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 10/11/99 REQUEST DATE: 10/06/99 CREW: TIME PRINTED: 7:29:31 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: ~TA~'£: 10/06/99 COMPLETION:. 10/18/99 GEN. LOC: FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: CARSON ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL USER ID: RBARNHAR WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: RR CROSSING @ L & TRUXTUN REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** CARSON REQUESTED STAFF CONTACT THE RAILROAD REGARDING THE CONDITION OF THE RAILROAD CROSSING AT 'L' ST., SOUTH OF TRUXTUN AVENUE. Job Order Description: RR CROSSING @ L & TRUXTUN Category: PUBLIC WORKS Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / / BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR j.,2/__.--~ .j. DATE: OCTOBER 12, 1999 SUBJECT: ROAD CONDITIONS ON MING AVENUE Council Referral #WF0018264 / 001 ICouncilmember Salvaggio requested a report on crack sealing Ming Avenue, between Hughes Lane & South "H" Street. The Street's Division has scheduled the sealing of pavement cracks on Ming Avenue, between Hughes Lane and South "H" Street, for early November 1999. Premix (cold-mix) is the material that is to be used to cover the cracked sections of pavement. If weather conditions stay above 90 degrees for a few days, the cracked areas will be sealed with oil-sand Wednesday, October 13, 1999. G:\GROUPDAT~STREETS\Ming Avenue. Crack Sealing.wpd ~ "~-. City of~B~k~rsfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0018264 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 10/11/99 REQUEST DATE: 10/06/99 CREW: TIME PRINTED: 7:29:59 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: ~'ra~T: 10/06/99 COMPLETION: 10/18/99 GEN. LOC: FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: SALVAGGIO ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL USER ID: RBARNHAR WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: ROAD CONDITIONS ON MING AVE. REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** SALVAGGIO REFERRED THE ISSUE OF ROAD CONDITIONS AND CRACK SEALING OF MING AVENUE, BETWEEN HUGHES LANE AND SOUTH H, AND REQUESTED A REPORT BACK. Job Order Description: ROAD CONDITIONS ON MING AVE. Category: PUBLIC WORKS Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / / BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: October 14, 1999 SUBJECT: REPAIR OF CHAIN LINK FENCE City Council Referral #WF0018265 / 001 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff review the issue of replacing the chain link fence at the cul-de-sac of Julian and Hughes Lane, and to contact Mr. Glen McDonald regarding this issue. General Services staff reviewed the location and made arrangements for the annual contractor to repair the fence. On 10-12-99 Street Superintendent Luis Peralez spoke with Mrs. McDonald. She believed Mr. McDonald's concerns had been addressed since a crew had already repaired the damaged fence. Again, on 10-14-99, Mr. Peralez followed up with a telephone call to Mr. Glen McDonald to assure that we had addressed his concerns. Mr. McDonald said the fence had been repaired; however, he asked about the possibility of replacing the 130 feet of chain link fence with a block wall to prevent vandalism. Mr. McDonald was told that staff will investigate the possibility of constructing a block wall instead of chain link fencing and will keep him informed of any progress made. G:\GROUPDA'~ReferraJs\Salvagg~ChainLinkFenceWF0018265.wpd City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 ~EQ/JOB: WF0018265 / 001 PROJECT: DATEREQUEsTPRINTED:DATE: 10~07~910/06/9~ CREW: TIME PRINTED: 16:57:21 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: STA/{T: 10~06~99 COMPLETION: 10/18/99 GEN. LOC: FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITy: HIGH REQUESTOR: SALVAGGIO ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL USER ID: RBARNHAR WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: REPAIR OF CHAIN LINK FENCE CONTACT MR. GLEN MCDONalD Phone ! 661 - 8316138 ( ) Phone 2 - ( ) Bakersfield, CA 93301 REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** SALVAGGIO REQUESTED STAFF REVIEW THE ISSUE OF REPLACING THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AT THE CUL-DE-SAC OF JULIAN AND HUGHES LANE, AND CONTACT MR. GLEN MCDONALD REGARDING THIS ISSUE. Job Order Description: REPAIR OF CHAIN LINK FENCE at~gory: PUBLIC WORKS asK: RESPONSE TO.REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / / MEMORANDUM October 12, 1999 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager /,.,) / / ~/-7'~ FROM: Jack Hardisty, Developmem Services Dir~ ' /, SUBJECT: WF0018267 - Demolition of the Casa Roy,al/6 On October 7, 1999, Dennis Fidler comacted Mr. Arthur Doland and provided an explanation and status of the demolition of the Casa Royale. The delays in the demolition were created by the additional asbestos surveys required by the San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Comrol District. The demolition should be completed within the week. DF:kin cc: Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst OCT i 3 ~ity of Bakersfield *REPRINT* ~ '~ WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 ~,~/JOB: WF0018267 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 10~08~99 · REQUEST DATE: 10/06/99 ~R~W: TIME PRINTED: 11:05:32 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: ST~T: 10~06~99 COMPLETION: 10/18/99 GEN. LOC: FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: CARSON ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL USER ID: RBARNHAR WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: CASA ROYALE PROPERTY CONTACT MR. ARTHUR DOLAND Phone 1 661 - 8312931 ~ ~ 3117 JACKIE CT. Phone 2 - BAKERSFIELD, CA REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES*** CARSON REQUESTED STAFF CONTACT MR. ARTHUR DOLAND AND PROVIDE AN.EXPLANATIONAND STATUS OF THE CLEAN-UP/DEMOLITION OF THE CASA ROYALE. Job Order Description: CASA ROYALE PROPERTY Category: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES START DATE __/__/__ COMPLETION DATE / / BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, City Manager - FROM: PAUL ROJAS, Public Works Director ~ DATE: October 14, 1999 SUBJECT: COLLEGE AVENUE AT FAIRFAX ROAD Council Referral WFO018266 / 001, Maggard Councilmember Mike Maggard requested staff contact him and provide an update regarding the undeveloped corner at College Avenue and Fairfax Road, so that he can respond to a constituent. The City has been planning the improvement of the Fairfax Road/College Avenue intersection for several years. Widening of the north side of College Avenue west of Fairfax Road has always been planned to be a part of the improvements for the intersection. Construction of the widening of College Avenue in this area required dedication of additional street right of way from the adjacent property owner, the East Niles Community Services District (ENCSD). When initially contacted, ENCSD personnel had several concerns regarding the proposed widening that needed to be addressed .prior to their granting the needed street right of way: 1. A 20" water pipeline is buried within the embankment just north of the current road, and the City will need to relocate this at City cost prior to performing additional grading in this area to widen the road. 2. The City will need to perform and ENCSD approve an engineering analysis regarding stability of the existing water storage tank located on top of the embankment north of College Avenue. This analysis will need to verify that removal of a portion of this embankment to facilitate widening of the road will not adversely affect the tank. 3. Access to the water tank facilities will need to be maintained after the road is widened, and the City will need to,incorporate this access into the project to the satisfaction of ENCSD. Because of these concerns and project budgetary constraints, the City split the project into two phases. ENCSD dedicated a 12' wide stdp of street right of way to facilitate construction of the first phase of the project, and work on this first phase recently began. The first phase includes signalization of the intersection and some minor street widening and drainage improvements at the intersection. The second phase of the project is proposed to be budgeted in an upcoming fiscal year pending funding availability and would consist of widening the north side of College Avenue west of Fairfax Road to ultimate width. ' At the northeast corner of the intersection of College Avenue and Fairfax Road there is a City drainage basin, and the College Avenue frontage adjacent to this basin is improved. Further east on the north side of College Avenue there is an apartment complex that also has improved its College Avenue frontage. However between the drainage basin and the apartment complex is a piece of property that is owned by the World Pentecostal Church. The Church is currently developing the site in phases, and improvement of their College Avenue frontage is designated as part of their second phase of development. fcc: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Engineering Services Manager dw:S:\TED\1999 Memos\101299at.wpd ~ ~ City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0018266 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 10~12~99 REQUEST DATE: 10/06/99 CREW: TIME PRINTED: 15:02:35 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: STA/<'i': 10~06~99 COMPLETION: 10/18/99 GEN. LOC: FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: MAGGARD ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL USER ID: RBARNHAR WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: COLLEGE & FAIRFAX RD. REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** MAGGARD REQUESTED STAFF CONTACT HIM AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE UNDEVELOPED CORNER AT COLLEGE AND FAIRFAX ROAD, SO HE CAN RESPOND TO.A CONSTITUENT. Job Order Description: COLLEGE & FAIRFAX RD. Cat~gory: PUBLIC WORKS Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE