HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/24/99 BAKERSFIELD
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
September 24, 1999
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CI
FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER/
/
SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. I will be attending the 1999 ICMA Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon next
Monday and Tuesday. John Stinson will be in charge during my absence.
2. Preliminary results of the second and final poll for the proposed transportation sales
tax measure have been received. A memo from Public Works summarizes the
results.
3. Congratulations to all! We will be hosting the 2001 NCAA Division 2 National
Basketball ChamPionships. People from many areas of the community helped to get
that one.
4. A memo is enclosed that addresses the status of the Council Contingency account.
5. An article written by DeWayne Starnes regarding the Centennial Garden Arena was
published in the latest edition of GOVERNMENT WEST, and is provided for you.
6. EDCD has provided a status memo regarding possible rehabilitation assistance for
a 24-unit complex located at 231 Quantico Avenue.
7. Responses from both Public Works and Planning regarding the status of the
relocation process for Urner's Appliances are enclosed.
8. Traffic Engineering has responded to a referral relating to the Downtown School and
possible closure of a portion of M Street.
9. One of the "late to unfold items" from the State budget was the AB 1661 bill. It is
good news and will provide us $547,280 on a one-time basis. The amount included
in the other "good" legislation is a rebate of our booking fees. We should know that
amount sometime in November.
Honorable Mayor and City Council
September 24, 1999
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10. The "Project of the Year" award ceremony in Denver was nicely done. We will have
the award to present to Council at the next regular meeting. One interesting session
I attended there was on video enforcement of speeding and red light violations. We
will study the pros and cons in an effort to bring more information before you.
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cc: Department Heads
Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk
Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 1999
TO: /ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER
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POLL RESULTS
Preliminary results of the second and final poll for the proposed transportation sales tax measure
have be received. Th& attached memorandum written by the consultant summarizes the results of
the poll.
It should also be noted that a proposed State Constitutional Amendment, SCA-3, failed to gain
approval to be placed on the November, 2000 ballot. SCA-3 would have allowed all existing
transportation sales tax measures that were to sunset in the near future to remain in effect. In
addition, it would have changed the required 2/3 vote for a new tax on transportation to a simple
majority. It is our understanding that Assemblyman Florez, D-Shafter, will reintroduce this
proposed Constitutional Amendment through the Assembly.
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ANALYSIS OY K]~RN COU*IqTY'
TRANSPORTATION 9JAX,ES TAX POLL
CONDUCTI~D BY d. MO0{~ BEL~HOD8
August 19- 23, 1999
'this survt-.y was administered to registered voter~ in Kern
County. The sample was drawn from the Kern County voteF
file.. 'l~te margh~ of error was 4. or - 5 pe~ent.
The goal of this poll was to determine ffvoters in Kern County
would support passage of a tmns~tion sales tax, and ff so at
what level of taxation and for what duration.
Two versions of prospecUve ballot language were read to a split
sample of voters (400 in each sample). Thus. each sample was
read only one ballot question.
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The projects and services Included in both ballot questions wc)(-.
based on the poll c~.duc~cd tn May 1,q99 m~d consisted
projects and services that were mc~ popular.
Polling Results
The first sample um~ asked their response to the following
question:
'Shall th~ Kern County ~Yurm~______,~ Author/ty be author/zed
impose a rrmasactton and use ~ of ONE-QU~ of one
~ for ~ period not to evw.~l flve years, to be used solely to:
· Improl~ safety on e~isting $~, roads and highways,
· Ar~l ~o prou~, tmnsporm~on ~sfc~ sgrilor citizens and
j~,r$on wifh dl~tbilities,'
A second, follow-up questions was asked to determine if voters
would be more likely to support a plan of shorter duration:
"T~te. sales tax increase measure l just read to you was proposed
for Jive years. Would you suplx~t of oppose a sot~:$ tc~x Increw;~.:
of ~ cent for three years inste~wl of the ~ r~:ni for.flt~e
These same quest/on sets were admtntste~ to a second sample
of 400 voters, with one dilYerence. The level of taxation was
increased to tl cent.
The result~ were aa follows:
· At the V~ cent level, support was at 61 percent support with
37 percent supporting strongly.
· At the ~4 cent level, support was at 61 percent with strong
support, at 35 percent,
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Reducing the duration of the tax from five to three years yielded
tho following reeults:
· Support at the V4 ocnt lewJ was at 49 portent with strong
support at ~-5 percent.
· Support at the ½ cent leveJ was at 48 percent with strong
support at 26 l~rc~nt,
Conalusion
We determined in the previous poll that employing the 'A · B"
approach of using a general tax increase coupled with an
advisory vote vnmld not be likely to pass in Kern County.
Furth~-, we e0cplored the other option to increase the poaatbility
of passage - a special tax (requiring a two-~trds super-
majority), Our goal was to develop a tax measure that might
pass if the level of taxation were acceptable to voters, and ff the
duration of the tax were short enough to cause voters to believe
that the tax would not be too burdensome.
In order for a special sales tax effort to be successful in Kern
County, support for the tax would need to be in the mtd-70
pe~e__nt range, and strong support at the 50 percent level.
Neither of these levels of support w~rs gained. The support
levels achieved are positive, a~ld would augur well if the option
of a slmpl~ mitjorlty passage were still open. Without the
simple majority option, we believe that passage of a sales tax at
the super-majority level is unlikely.
Further, reduc/ng th~ ~ of the tax from five to three years
had no impact on tmprovl~ support, Voters seem to recogn~.
no difference between three and five years. They see any
difference be. ta, een the bi and ~ cent alternatives.
BAKERSFIELD
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
September 23, 1999
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager/~
FROM: John W. Stinso istant City Manager
SUBJECT: Council Contingency Status
The City Council approved the Final 1999-00 budget with $387,978 in the council contingency
account. Prior to last nights action there were no reductions of transfers this fiscal year.
Accounting for the $30,000 transfer for the agreement with Flying Ice, Inc. approved by the
Council last night, the balance remaining in council contingency is $357,978.
S :XJ OHN~udget\Council contlngecy.wpd
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DESIGN-BUILD FAST-TRAC KS ~nenorthwestcomerofth¢convendon
center complex induded a 3,000 square
foot site at the comer oFFrux~un Avenue and
Bakersfield CA
· that was used by the Bakersfield Chamber
of Commerce. In connection with the con-
convention center
sLrucdon of the arena, the city relocated
the chamber o£ commerce facilities and
converted the sire to a plaza commemo-
] i ~ ratin§ the centennial anniversary o£th¢ dty
I ' ~ ("C,~ntennial Plaza").~l~e Centennial Plaza
project is not a part o£th¢ arena construc-
tion proiect, but was constructed with
donations and contract/volunteer labor in
~r. dOSe cooperafio~ with the arena and was
required to open concurrently with the
arena. Access to the main entrance
arena is through the plaza.
A~tached to the east side o~th¢ existing
convention center is a series o£ meeting/
banquet rooms ]¢adin§ [o a relatively new
Holiday Inn Select Hotel.
The City o£Bake~sfield, celebrated its atJons with the county for joim use o£their
centennial in 1998. In ~¢cognidon of exisdn§suffaceparkin§andparkin§scruc- PROJECT SUMMARY: THE
th¢ceme~nial, plans were made to coh- rare, ne§ofiafions with Buflin§~on CENTENNIAL GARDEN ARENA
struct a 9,000 seat mu]ti-purpose arena Northern & Same F¢ (BNSF) Railroad [or The Centennial Garden Arena project
and a plaza that would provide not only a pedestrian overcrossing and design and consisted o~th¢ construction, fumishin~
a large pre and post event gathefing p]ace, consLrucfion o£ same; contract n¢§otia- and equipping of an approximately
but a place where people could come [ion For the pfivatization o£ the existin§ 2]0,000 square toot, muhipurpos¢ arena',.
anytime to enioy.' convemion center and new arena; con- containing approximately ~,200 pe. rma-
This200,000+squaze/ootazenawould tract negotiations for ~h¢ arena nent sears and space t'or up to 2,000
be a true 'design-build' project as opposed concessionaire; contracting }-or separate additional temporary seats }-or conc¢~s
~o the ~zadidonal bid/spec project and the ' elements within the new Arena including and theatric_a] performances and 24 luxury
25,000 square £oot plaza would be built by a wall offam¢ and water wall; negotiations suites, dubroom, home team locker room,
donations and volunteer labor throu§h with Cali£omia State LlnJve[sJ~, Bakersfield visidng and tournament locker rooms and
the Cemennia! Foundation with no city £orusingthenewazena £orth¢irCCAAbas- various dressing rooms fo[headliners, and
funds. Both projects would be planned, ketha]l team; comracfing t-or ~h¢ six concession stands. Men's and women's
approved, funded, constructed and oper- construction o£ approximately 600 new restzooms are located at each comer o£the
adona] withi~ 22 momhs. Since suffacepafldn§stalls;hifin§aconcession £adlityandoneo£eachonth¢lowerlev¢l
Bak¢~sfiddisbom¢~oaWestCoastHgckey consultam ~o design the concession spaces; wi~h t'L~Ur¢ Units well exc¢¢din§ code
League ream, the opening date revolved s¢llin§adverdsement space and th¢leasin§ requirements. I[ was the intent o[th¢ city
around the first ice hockey game of the o£24 luxury suites, to conslzuct a~ arena addidon that will fully
] 998 season, integrate with and compliment the func-
Aside from the construction, other BRIEF HISTORY: THE EXI$11NG tion o£th¢ Bakersfield Conv¢~fion
activities that needed to take place prior [o COflIVBUI'ION Cr~ITI~ CX)MPLEX The arena was located on the site
and concu~'ent with this project in order to The main convemion center building existing 344 space parking lo~ at the con-
makethisdreamarealitywer¢:thedrafting was constructed in ]962, a~d was vendoncemercomplexsi[¢,~othewesto£
ofthe environmental document (negative expandedin 1988-1989 and 1994-1995. the existing main convention center
dedaratio~); the removal and relocation of The convention center complex was building, and attached to the existing con-
thechamber ofcommercebuilding; acqui- host to 160 events each year, attended by vention center.
sition of property and contracting for the an estimated 300,000 to 350,000 people. The arena is a multi-use facility
demolition of four buildings, four resi- More than 125 events, on average, however, intended to be used for concerts, shows,
denfial houses, and the old dty corporation were turned away each year because the rodeos, trade shows, automobile and recre-
yard to provide space for parking~ negoti- convention center was booked to capacity, ational vehide sho~s, larger conventions,
13 I SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ~ t g{ll~[l~tJt4[t{l lllll~l
circuses, ice hockey, basketball, ice shows, sibilities and objectives to be accomplished . works civil engineer, the city realized a
arena football and soccer, monster trucks in order for the dtyto approve a construction substantial savings by not having to hire a
andavafietyofothersportingandnovelty agreementbyApfi11997.AGanttchartwas consulting firm to handle construction
events. The arena will be used with the thencreatedtovisiblyportraytheseactivities management.
existing convention center to improve event for the city manager's office. There were two stages to the RFP/Q, the
operations. By placing the arena immedi- The dry project manager was dedicated first was the design development phase and
ately adjacent to the cxistin, g convention fulltimetotheprojectandwasalso respon- the second was the construction phase. The
center, the two event areas can serve as one sible for aiding in the writing of the RFQ/P design development phase was a separate
integrated facility for conventions or large for the arena, materials testing lab, and pti- contract in which the successful contract
shows, or function as two completely sep- vatization of the convention center and team worked with the city to develop a
aratefadlities, wherestaffand materials can arena. Other responsibilities included design development document or project
be used more efficiently, drafting agreements for demolition ofstmc- program which would generally detail the
tures, design and construction of new size of the fadli~, architectural appearance,
UNI(}UE CONDITIONS OF parking lots and aiding the dry attomey's internal fadlity requirements, room data
THE PROJECT office in drafting the final consm~ction agree- sheets and provide a cost to build the fadlity.
The Centennial Garden Arena project ment. The project manager als0 coordinated If the cost to build the arena could not be
was unique to Bakersfield. As opposed to moving of the Chamber of Commerce negotiated, the citycouldoption to sdectthe
the traditional design-spec-bid contract, building construction of Centennial Plaza; number two contract team and begin pro-
this contract was a design-build with a gas, water, cableTV and electric utilities for ject. cost negotiations: The design
guaranteed maximum price. The contract service connection; and coordination of development phase was awarded to
wasa negotiated result ofthe city's request city resources to construct a truck ramp, Tumer/Columbo a jointventure. Thecon-
for proposals/qualifications process. On sewer lift station, and reconstruction of N stmction phase was awarded to the number
November 1996 the RFP/Q was sent out Street fronfingthewest side ofthe arena, two contract team as the contract terms and
and a'dvertised. The city project manager resolved daily budget could not be negotiated with the ini-
The city project manager was initially arena construction problems eliminating tial design development team. The original
responsible for pooling information from potential project delays and cost overruns, design development document and con-
various citydepartments to ascertain respon- Since the project manager was a public tract, with minor changes was approved in
April 1997 with a guaranteed maximum
price not to exceed $29,015,370.00. This
pdce amounted to a finished product at
approximately$138 per square foot, a phe-
Meeting the lease-purchase needs of nomenallylowpricewhencomparedtothe
Western Govern m ents $200+ per square foot price tag on the new
Staples Arena in downtown [,os Angeles.
Essential Purpose Equipment and Facilities ~PCL Construction Services lnc., teamed
with Rossetti & Assodates Architects, was the
· ~ , ~ ,_, . design-build team selected to perform the
construction phase of the project. PCL has
- completed similar projects like the $66 mil-
lion Corel Centre in Ontario, Canada and
the $200 million Hawaii Convention Center
Fire Equipment DPW Equipment Hospital Equipment in Honolulu.
Construction began in June 1997 and
,LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS substantial completion was obtained Sept.
29, 1998. PCL used over 1000 precast
Please call Kevin O'Connor at (800) 444-4823 COnCrete members cast from their Rialto
ext. 6409 for more information, plant. Columns, raker beams, stadia, sus-
pended floor beams, vomitories, and even
l~& ~1~ stairwells were precast. This allowed for
~ INVESTMENT rapid erection of the structure. Due to the
m/~it~m SERVICES fact that the new arena was to be connected
Nm-west Investment to the existing Convention Center and the
Investments May lose Value. Services, Inc. (NISI) is arena floorw4s approximately 20 feet below
offered by NISI No Bank Guarantee. a member of existing grade, permanent sheet pilingwas
are not FDIC NASD,CSE and SIPC. used adjacent to the convention center and
insured. NISI is not a bank. the railroad tracks to thesouth. As this pro-
· BAKERSFIELD ARENA Continued on pg. 20
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B~KERSFIELD ARENA 1 from page 14 Participation (COP). The city, issued $40 of the city and the facility manager.
iect was design-build, the projectwas truly million in COP in 1997, of this amount, The project site was extremely con-
never completed with design until opening $11 million was used to refinance existing fined. To the north the Centennial Plaza
day. Usingthedesign-buildtechniquewas RedevelopmentAgencydebtindudingthe was to be built contiguous to the front
theonlywaytoachievedesign, consLruction 1987 issue. The remaining $29 million entrance ofthe arena by other forces. Tothe
and opening the arena prior to the first ice was used to finance capitalized interest for east was the existing convention center
hockey game in October 1998. The entire two years and issuance cost ($4 million) which would be connected to the new
process from planning stages to opening and arena construction ($25 million), arena as an 0verall expansion to the edsting
day was only 22 months, with 16 of those Additionally, the city contributed $11 mil- facility. At the south property line was the
months used for construction, lion to the arena project for furniture, Burlington Northern & Sante Fe (BNSF)
fixtures and equipment (FF&E). railroad. Again, to prevent undermining the
'T~O-YEA~ CONSTRUCTION 2he $3.2 million annual debt on the $40 trackS, sheet piling was used. The west side
The most unusual condition was to million COP issue will be serviced by $1.2 of the structure was bound by N Street, due
plan, approve, finance, design and con- million from the redevelopment agency, tax to the required occupant capacity desired
stmct this $30 million facility within a incrementwith the remaining $2 million by for the new arena, N Street was narrowed
two-year time frame. This time frame was general reserves including anticipated by ten feet.
governed by the Centennial Celebrations of increases in transient lodging taxes and sales Obviously another unusual condition
the City of Bakersfield going on throughout taxes generated by the project, a reduction in was the proximity of the existing conven-
1998, and the opening game of the West the operating loss of the stand alone con- tion center. Since the new arena would
Coast Hockey League in October 1998. vention center and other general revenues, eventually be attached to the convention
Financing this project was provided On preliminary estimates of atten- center and the arena floorwould be about
by the sale of certificate of participation dance, the arena was estimated to produce 20 feet below the lobby level of the existing
bonds. The City of Bakersfield promised its $20 million per year in taxable revenue convention center construction technique
citizens that there would be no increase in including restaurants, hotels, etc. As it has and coordination were critical. The con-
taxes to pay for this facility, turned out, preliminary attendance esti- tractor worked continuously with
A $4 million e, xpansion/upgrade was mates were wrong. The new arena is Convention Center staffto coordinate all
financed with a 1987 Certificate of surpassing these expectations to the delight construction, highnoise, dustorvibratory
work around events. As a result, construc-
tion of the new arena caused no
cancellations of any event for the entire 16-
month construction time frame.
Another unusual condition was that 75
percent of the dedicated surface parking
was located south of the BNSF railroad
tracks. The railroad tracks at this location
were near the main switching yard for
"MIOX stands behind their products; they provide hands-on BNSF and access to the arena via N Street
training and technical support whenever needed." could be cut off throughout the day.
Observation over a typical weekend from
Howard Burton
University ofAJaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Friday through Sunday resulted in a
blockage of N Street by either Amtrak or
Using ordinary salt, M lOX systems generate a mixed oxidant BNSF trains a total of 106 times with dura-
disinfectant as powerful as chlorine dioxide and leave a durable
tions ranging from two minutes to 56
chlorine residual. No hazardous chemicals or risk management
plans are necessary. MIOX has an NSF-certified product line minutes. With the new arena located north
that is EPA-compliant for drinking water applications. The MIOX of the tracks, the city needed to provide the
process provides substantial improvements in safety, reliability most cost effective way to transport patrons
and operational simplicity over other didinfection options, across the railroad tracks. In April of 1998
MIOX generators are modular, automated, self-adjusting thedtycoundl approved a contract change
systems that are successfully treating water worldwide, order for the addition ora pedestrian over-
M, , v,. ,,r t,, ,,,,,t,.r ¥.i. crossing over the BNSF rail line at a cost of
® $500,000. This overcrossing included the
%MIOX addition of two elevators, with a 110 toot
· -~- c o ,,, o. ^., o ~ clearspan steel bridge with 25 feet ofclear-
5500 Midway Park PI., NE ance from the top of the highest rail. No
' Albuquerque, N M 87109 additional time was added to the schedule.
tel.: 888-646-9426 · email: info@miox.com Anyone who has ever dealt with a rail-
www.miox.¢om road knows the difficulty in obtaining
cooperation, and timely responses on plan diminished. The lawsuit was poorly engi- amended contract cost of the arena was
approvals and issuance of Maintenance neered and poorly engaged, but lingered $32,483,353.00. ti' 1" '
and Operation Agreements from the rail- for months until the plaintiffs decided to The simple fact that this arena was
road. The city was able to fast-track the settlewith thecity. Despite alltheseobsta- design-build was a tremendous challenge.
BNSF railroad by offering, as a pan of a des, the contractor and the ciD, were still Architectural plans were being drawn as
larger package deal that included plans to able to complete the protect on schedule construction raced along. Problems arose
close an at grade crossing near theAmtrak and within budget. The guaranteed max- daily and typically, modification to the
station which the railroad desperately imum price was never exceeded although design occurred on the job site with infor- .
wanted, additionally, one other street the .guaranteed maximum was increased marion relayed between architect, owner,
would become a separation ornade, thus with city requested changes. The total ~' BAKERSFIELD ARENA Continued on pg. 35
diminating another at grade crossing. . _
PCL's construction trailers were located
north of the railroad alongside the con-
struction site, but subcontractors job site California_ ,~toun~,
trailers and project storage was located
south ofthe tracks making coordination of Information Technology
construction effort tricky.
Through the contract amendment and conference
change order process an additional
$2,967,983.00wasaddedtothecontractfor slated for Sacramento
fixture, fumishing and equipment items.
These items induded the video scoreboard, By M [ kt~ S h a ti ¢J h ri e
ice hockey dasher board s3~tem, marquee,
message centers, concession rough in and CCISDA, the California County Information Services Director Association,
finish of all electrical and plumbing for all is having its 1999 Fall Conference at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento. The
concessions and the kitchen commissary, conference opens on Sunday, Oct. 3 and closes on Wednesday the 6th. President
These items were added to the contractors leffDenning, Monterey County, says "Attendance is open to all interested yen-
responsibility because the dB' did not have dors and state and county IT staff that register for the conference.'
th_e expertise to define projec! scope forbid- The program agenda for this conference, according to Program Chairman,
ding these items and could not guarantee Gary Aslanian, Santa Clara county, includes topics on Automated Property
installation and operation by the sched- Systems and a count3, by county update on ERP project implementations. There
uled October 1998 grand opening date. is a half day devoted entirely to the state for them ~o provide updates on major
Thus the onus was placed upon the con- State projects that affect the counties such as: SAWS, CWS/CMS, EBT, CCSA,
tractor and again no additional time was SFIS, CLETS, CAL-ID;TCP/IE and Y2K State Interface Testing. On Tuesday 10/5
added to the contract, the program concentrates on networking technologies, preparing for Y2K litt-
On top of the added scope of work to
gation, and Web enabled application development.
the contract, the project experienced a 1o58 Sacramento County Office of Communications and Information Technology
°fab0ut 15 days due t° the harsh weather will have a booth at the conference. Alan Routhier, Sacramento County
conditions brought about by E1 Nino, Assistant Director says "We will have a T1 line connected to our main data center
which provided Bakersfield with' 3 to 4
and will demonstrate key county applications during the open exhibit hours
times the normal amount of annual rain-
to conference attendees."
fall causing construction of structural steel
and concrete to come to a halt. Since the :, "We are expecting a large turnout for this conference" says lanette Pell, VP
arena floor was 20 feet below the sur- CCISDA and Director IT for Kern County. "Three counties that have not
rounding grade, considerable time and ! attended recent conferences, Butte, Mendocino, and Yolo, are already registered
effort was spent cleaning up runoffwater ! along with many other counties that regularly attend.'
and mud. Ten days were lost due to a labor See our Web site www. CCISDA. org to register online for the conference or
for more detailed information about CCISDA members. The Sacramento
strike and the dry was under suit from a
local group of businessmen who felt the CCISDA Conference will include an Exhibit Hall of approximately 35-40
arena was being built in the wrong location, vendor booths displaying various hardware, software and services. The con-
The labor strike was initiated by the ference also includes scheduled recreation times so that attendees can meet
EleL-trical Workers Union because PCLcon- one-on-one about issues of particular interest. To obtain a registration packet,
tracted with a non union electrical firm. check our Web site above or email Executive Events at events@joshuanet.com
The strike was called offwhen PCLdemon- or call 530-345-8593.
strated that the charges alleged by the
Electrical Workers Union were grossly exag- Mike Shaughness), is Assistan t Director of IT for the County of Ala meda, CA.
gerated and support from other labor trades
21 LSEPTEMBER/0CTOBER1999 tGO E H EHTllli-,
equipment and procedures to the valley. In addition to the hos- IBAKERSFIELD ARENA ] from page 21
pital, Northwest Healthcare provides a full range of integrated designers, and subcontractors to make decisions and iinplement
health care services including wellness programs, hospice, a dial- them before they became critical path. Weekly project team meet-
ysis center, home health care and clinics in outlying areas. With ings and subcontractor meetings were held to smooth over problems
all these programs and services, health care takes center stage and discuss cost issues and schedule.
on the list of leading employers in Kalispell and the valley. Because the arena exceeded Padfic Gas and Electric requirements
Wood products, aluminum refining and manufacturing for energy efficiencyby 15 percent, the city received a rebate in the
also make the list. In spite ufa declining trend statewide, the amount of $136,000. In March 1999, thecitywasinformed by the
wood products industry in the Flathead Valley is still showing American Public Works Association (APWA) that the Centennial
healthy growth. Even while providing continuing support for Garden Arena had won the prestigious "Project of the Year" award
one of its oldest industries, Kalispell is moving toward high- in the category for structures over $10 million.
tech with companies such as Semitool, a public company that In summary the city of Bakersfield has provided its citizens
produces automated processing equipment for the cum- with a first rate multi-use arena that can attract big name
puter ihdustry, events. The new arena was built util}zing the "design-build"
No longer dependent on the railroad, Kalispell is cele- methodology which is virtually unheard of in the public
brating the recent $11.5 million expansion of the Glacier Park sector and was built within budget and on time. No longer will
International Airport. Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, the citizens of Bakersfield and metropolitan Kern County
Horizon Airlines and Big Sky Airlines all serve the area. have to drive two hours to Los Angeles to see a big name con-
cert or other large event. In fact the sight lines in the Centennial
KALISPELL'S FUTURE Garden Arena can more than rival the best and most expensive
The city is still growing, but the pace is predicted to become arenas in the nation. ·
slow and steady in future years. But there is no doubt that the
area has been "discovered" thanks to designations such as the The CiO, of Bakersfield had three ke), people invoh,ed u,ith the plan-
''# 1 Mountain Town in America" from 400,000 circulation, New ning and construction of the Centennial Garden Arena: Ci0, Manage~;
York based Mountain Sports and Living magazine. The magazine Alan Tandy; Public Works Director, Raul Rojas; and the author of this
based its selection on three factors: the economy, the great out- article, Project Manager, DeWayne Starnes.
doors and the family.
The magazine also cites other awards won by the city as
strong indicators that Kalispell will continue to grow, but in a
manner that is consistent with its surroundings. The city has been
acknowledged by the Environmental Protection Agency for its
waste water treatment facility and by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development on three separate occasions.
When the subject of growth comes up, says city councilman
Doug Scarff, 'We have to understand that nobody really likes
change. But the people who have the foresight to create posi-
tive change are the ones who make t e difference. Along these
lines, he points to several projects under development along the
Highway 93 corridor in Kalispell. They include the Waterford
Project, a $20 million; three-phase retirement community
development, the 83-acre Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex ~}~'OuUCtlor~a,
and the recent approval for development ufa commercial cum- ~11} ~ __.. O~,~
plex that is expected to eventually include a large multi-purpose
sports dome.
Scarffstated that, while past growth had tended to drift into
adjacent and unincorporated areas surrounding Kalispell, November I I-13, 1999
"These projects are all within our city limits and will therefore San Diego, California ·
be of great benefit to the city and its residents.'
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BAKERSFIELD
Econo~c and Co--unity Development Department
MEMORANDUM
September 23, 1999
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager / ~ tT~
FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development DirectO~~ ~
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 98-284 with ltaven Enterprises, Inc. (HE)
- 231 Quantico Avenue.
At the December 9, 1998, City Council meeting Agreement No. 98-284 with Haven Enterprises, Inc.
was approved for $230,000 of HOME Investment Partnership Program funds for acquisition and
rehabilitation assistance for a 24-unit complex located at 231 Quantico Avenue.
Title to the property was transferred in May of 1999. However, as HE began the rehabilitation
process, the bids to complete the needed work increased. The estimated rehabilitation cost of the 24-
units in 1998 was $53,500. However, the low bid from a licensed contractor to complete the
necessary work is approximately $84,500 or $31,000 more than funds available under the existing
agreement. HE has requested an additional $31,000 in order to complete the rehabilitation of the
project. Funds are available from the multi-family rehabilitation component of the HOME Investment
Partnership program.
Should the Council approve the additional rehabilitation assistance for this project, the rehabilitation
will be completed December 1999. All other conditions set in the original agreement are still in
effect. There is no timing sensitivity for Council action however, it will be placed on the October 6,
1999 City Council agenda.
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BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: CrA. lan Tandy - City Manager
FROM: 0/¢~..~aul M. Rojas - Public Works Director
DATE: "' September 20, 1999
SUBJECT: URNER'S APPLIANCES RELOCATION
City Council Referral #VVF0018222 / 001
Urner's is required to modify the median in Wible Road in order to gain a left turn access
into their new property. This modification must be constructed prior to the store opening.
Plans for Wible were submitted and checked for conformance to conditions, policies,
ordinances and standards, and on August 26, 1999, my staff called Urner's engineer to tell
them to submit their plans for final signature. Staff has called both the engineer and the
contractor several times since then, but the originals have not yet been returned to us for
signature. Work cannot begin on the median modification until they have si gned plans and
a street construction permit.
Additionally, my staff calculates the Public Works fees (sewer and traffic impact) based
upon the building plans. Urner's is modifying the original Jumbo Sports building and they
have received an "offset" in their fees for those paid by Jumbo Sports. These fees were
entered this week - staff had to wait for a copy of the Jumbo Sports plans in order to
determine the offset. The Building Department did not have a copy of these plans, but my
staff was able to obtain a set from Urner's contractor.
I cannot speak for the status of this project with respect to either the Building or Planning
Department.
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City of Bakersfield *REPRINT*
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USER ID: RBARNHAR WORK TYPE: REFERRAL
DESCRIPTION: URNERS APPLIANCES RELOCATION
REQUEST COMMENTS
***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS***
SALVAGGIO REQUESTED STAFF PROVIDE A MEMORANDUM
REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE RELOCATION PROCESS FOR
URNERS APPLIANCES AND REQUESTED THE PROCESS BE
EXPEDITED.
Job Order Description: URNERS APPLIANCES RELOCATION Category: PUBLIC WORKS
Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL
Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS
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~ SEP221999
MEMORANDUM
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUILDING
PLANNING
Date: September 22, 1999
TO: ~'~'~ohn W. Stinson, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Stanley Grady, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Urners Relocation
I talked to a representative from Urners today regarding their expected move in date. I
was informed that they expect to move sometime during January 2000. They expect to
begin tenant improvements on Monday September 27, 1999. Their aren't any
conditions from Planning that have to be met before they can move into their new
location. As you are aware, they are working with Public Works regarding left turn
access from Wible Road to their site.
BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE
BA~RS~ELD, C~IFO~ 93301
(661) 326-3724
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September 2~, ~999
Peter L Newberg
7703 El Verano Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93309-2727
Re: M Street at The Downtown Elementary School
Dear Mr. Newberg:
Thank you for your recent letter regarding M Street in the area of the Downtown Elementary
School. You letter was forwarded to me for response.
The Downtown Elementary School is a valuable asset to the community. As you mentioned in
the letter, the school district did so well in establishing the elementary school downtown, that the
rapid success and need for more room was earlier than they expected. Hence, their expansion
to available property across M Street.
All streets surrounding the school are designated 25 miles per hour speed limit, the same as any
residential area. Students use the pedestrian crossing at the traffic signal in place at the north
end of the school. Although there are few businesses adjacent to the school, M Street is used
by motorists going to and from those businesses located south of the school. You are correct
in assuming that the connection to Highway 178 makes this a very desirable route. For this
reason, the Traffic Engineer had advised the school district that a total closure would not be
.supported. The possibility of a daytime only closure was considered, but very negative feedback
from the area businesses and property owners was received. At this time, the school district is
pursuing other ideas.
The Public Works staff continues to be available to work with the school district and promote
safe streets for both pedestrians and motorists.
Very truly yours,
Raul M. Rojas
Public Works Director
by Stephen L. Walker
Traffic Engineer
August 24, 1999
Mr. David R. Couch
City Hall
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Dear Mr. Couch:
It's not in my nature to write letters to my Councilman but this is a matter so unique and so
import..~_nt to our city that I must speak out. At issue is the new downtown school and a possible
closure of a portion of M street. Some points to be made if I may:
1) Our new downtown school is one of the best things that ever happened to
Bakersfield. A friend in Pads remarked to me once that the singular most
important requisite for maintaining the health and beauty of a city is to keep
people living in its center. What we have here is a well designed and highly
attractive replacement to a dreary, mn down, part of the city. The school is well
built and will be there to benefit from (and enjoy) for years to come.
2) Recent years have seen steady movement of the public sector into the city center,
which has been followed by private interests, so that we now see an enormous
payroll downtown. This means that young families are struggling to raise their
children and work at the same time. Where? Downtown. Having the school
handy is an enormous plus for them and their children.
3) The school, however, .is not large enough. I guess we didn't see that coming,
perhaps we should have, but we didn't. The school needs more land to expand
and M street could provide it. In my view, the street should not only. be closed but ..
permanently removed from service and classrooms constructed on it. I inspected
the area and concluded that there are few, if any, businesses that would sustain a
negative effect from such a closure. I suspect that the rootofthe problem lies
with nearby highway 178 on and off ramps. It's sort of a high speed runway.
4) The Californian reported that some entities might sue the city if M street were
closed. In light of the above, I suspect that such a suit might be entertained by the
city with enthusiasm
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Yours sinCerely,
Peter ,.'.~Newberg
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REQUEST DATE: 9/08/99
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COMPLETION: 9/16/99
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REQ DEPT: CITY'COUNCILREFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH
REQUESTOR: COUCH · ~ ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL
USER ID: RBARNHAR WORK TYPE: REFERRAL
DESCRIPTION': DOWNTOWN SCHOOL
CONTACT
PETER L. NEWBERG Phone i - I I
7703 EL VERANO DR. Phone 2 -
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309'2727
REQUEST COMMENTS'
***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS***
COUCH REQUESTED STAFF PREPARE A RESPONSE TO THE
LETTER FROM MR. PETER NEWBERG RELATING TO THE
DOWNTOWN SCHOOL AND THE POSSIBLE'CLOSURE OF A
PORTION OF M ST. COPY OF LETTER PROVIDED TO
PUBLIC WORKS.
Job Order Description: DOWNTOWN SCHOOL
at~gory: PUBLIC WORKS
asK: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL
Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS
INSTRUCTIONS
copy,of the letter from_Mr. Newber~ has been
orwaraed to the Traffic ~nqineer ana a resDonse
i~ b~in~ written, to Mr. N~wSerg. ~he~oss~bility
9~ c±o~ng the s~reet to Dusin~ss~ra~i~ a~in~
5ne scnoo± y~ar. is one propo~a± o~ered ~o.~ne
C~ty by th~,Dis~rict., ~he~Dusineg~es ~n ~ne area
pDjgct to_~ng~pro~os~± o~,c±os~ng~ne s~r~t t9
business ~a~[~c 9urln~ ~pe ~c~9o± zeal; ~ne~e[ore
this i~ not an oDs±on. Tne FuDiic works Dep~.
is working with %he Bakersfield City ~chool
District to mitigate their proble~ an~ sevprg±
concepts are beinq considered. Other possiDi±ities
include flashing 5eacons and crossing ~uards~ .
Respgns9 tq this referral is consi~ere~ comp±e~e
& sa~is~ie~.
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