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Home My WebLink About06/27/97 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM June 27, 1997 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COU~ FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. A chronological list of Council meetings and the record of proceedings relating to the Convention Center Expansion/Arena from September 25, 1996 through June 11, 1997 is enclosed. The opponents here said it was done secretly, with no meetings - had they read the record, they would know the truth. 2. The DTSC has granted approval of the final Site Investigation Report for the Panorama Burn Dump Site. Their correspondence is enclosed. 3. A report is enclosed from EDCD regarding use of the downtown parking structure at 18th and Eye Streets since the extended hours have been in effect. 4. A report on the activities and projects staff is planning for the newly annexed areas is enclosed. 5. Responses to Council referrals are enclosed, as follows: · Update on the proposed traffic signal at Harris and Stine Roads · Issue of placing 4-way stop at Pine and Dracena · Speeding on 19th Street/Traffic Signal Timing · Street Lights- Beech Street/Highway 178 · 24th and C Streets · Speed Surveys on Beale Avenue 6. Kirk Blair has been appointed to the position of Assistant Fire Chief. 7. The Ad Hoc Fire Committee has been told by the County representatives that there would be no capital costs to us for the Fire Communication Center software. Honorable Mayor and City Council June 27, 1997 Page 2 8. We will come back with an annexation of all of the commercial property in the Dennen area - it is all 100% for annexation. 9. I am circulating a draft of the RFP on the Arena/Convention Center to several interested parties. I hope to issue it within a few weeks and have something for City Council within 60 days or so. 10. Information on the CDBG appropriations for Lowell Park recreation programs is enclosed. 11. A partial report on the revenue potential, if we create the Baker Street and southeast area redevelopment project areas, is enclosed. ED/CD will add information on operating costs, and we will refer that issue to committee. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst CHRONOLOGY OF COUNCIL MEETINGS REGARDING CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION-ARENA September 25, 1996 ~ -/u,~.~ · Council Statements - McDermott ~ [~j~ October 23, 1996 ...... · City Manager Report No. 11-96 re: Convention Center Expansion November 6, 1996 · Workshop - Proposed Convention Center Expansion November 20, 1996 · Consent Calendar Item 8f-Resolution determining design/building services cannot be obtained through usual bidding procedures. · City Manager Oral Report No. 13-96 re: Convention Center Expansion December 4, 1996 · City Manager Oral Report No. 15-96 re: Convention Center Expansion · Public Statements - Oscar Anthony December 18, 1996 · Public Statements - Herman Ruddell · Consent Calendar 8p-Certificates of Participation for financing Arena · City Manager Oral Report No. 16-96 re: Convention Center Expansion · New Business 12a-Agreement wlHellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, Columbo Construction and Turner Construction · Public Statements - Richard Watkins, John Michelson,James Hughes, Joseph Smith (Labor Unions) · Council Statements - Rowles January 8, 1997 · City Manager Oral Report No. 17-96 re: Convention Center Expansion CHRONOLOGY OF COUNCIL MEETINGS CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION-ARENA - Continued January 22, 1997 · Workshop - Convention Center Expansion Project Update February 8, 1997 · Special Meeting - Tour and discussion of Van Andel Arena February 19, 1997 · Workshop - Convention Center Expansion Project and Centennial Plaza Update · Consent Calendar 8h-Resolution authorizing distribution of Preliminary Official Statement March 12, 1997 · Workshop - Convention Center Expansion Project and Centennial Plaza Update · Consent Calendar 8aa-Resolution to execute Preliminary Official Statement and Bond Insurance Agreements - 1997 Arena COP · Hearing 9g-To consider resolution authorizing use of tax increment moneys to pay debt service on COP's March 26, 1997 · New Business 12a - Convention Center Expansion - Staff authorized to finalize negotiations with ARB/PCL · Public Statement - Tom Fallgatter April 9, 1997 · Consent Calendar 8p-Appropriate land sale proceeds for Off-Street parking for Convention Center/Arena · Deferred Business 1la-Agreement for Guaranteed Maximum Price for Convention Center Arena CHRONOLOGY OF COUNCIL MEETINGS CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION-ARENA- Continued May 21, 1997 · Workshop - Bakersfield Convention Center Expansion Project · Consent Calendar 8r-Request to relocate Chamber Building. Referral by McDermott regarding expanding Arena seating June 11, 1997 · Consent Calendar 8G8-Property purchases for parking · Consent Calendar 8H2-Suite Leasing Pricing - New Arena · Council Statements - Carson, Salvaggio, and Sullivan $ N~IS~CARTI-fY~NACRON June 12, 1997 Pete Wilson Department of doll g 8 $97 Governor Toxic Substances Mr. Kevin Barnes Control Solid Waste Director ~'! '~' ~"/c~.: ~ , ' Department of Public Works -,~-,,'..~,~ j. !/,,~/..- ..... v::.;~::~r:.~ ~ PeterM. Rooney 10151 Croydon ~ City of Bakersfield . '-- .~-qTlo~.. ActingSecreta~ Suite 3 4101 Tin.un Avenue for Sacramento, CA Bakersfield, Cflifo~a 93309 Environmental 95827-2106 Protection PANO~ BU~ DUMP SITE - APPROVAL OF F~AL SITE ~STIGATION ~PORT Dear Mr. Barnes: This letter is to notify you that the Site Investigation Report (SI) for the Panorama Burn Dump Site has been approved. The Department of Toxic Substances Control has determined that the SI has adequately addressed both the lateral and vertical extent of contamination at the Site. The City of Bakersfield shall submit a copy oflhe report to the public repository within 15 days of the date of this letter. If you have any questions or comments please contact Mr. Adam Palmer, Hazardous Substance Scientist, at (916) 255-3669. Sincerelyl Megan Cambridge Chief Expedited Remedial Action Unit cc: Mr. David W. Norman Senior Project Manager ~ Kleinfelder 1410 "F" Street Fresno, California 93706-0750 RECEIVED !" ' : '"J iq 25 CITY Nt&NAGER'S OFFICE BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM June 24, 1997 ~ 1~.~~ TO: Jake Wager, Economic Development D~r FROM: Donna Barnes, Development Associatefi~53/ SUBJECT: Use of the Parkin8 Structure Dufinl~ Ex--p~ded Hours Normal operating hours at the parking structure are Monday through Friday 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Since we have emended the hours at the 18th and Eye Street Parking Structure for the Bars and Restaurants Association on Friday and Saturday nights and for the Downtown Business Association for Street faires/open air market every Thursday night, we have had the following number of parkers in the structure: Street faires Open Air Market Friday night Saturday open (once a month) open until 10:00 p.m. open until 2:00 a.m.noon to 2:00 a.m. open until 10:00 p.m. May 15 - 170 cars May 22 - 23 cars May 30 - 63 cars May 31 - 152 cars June 19 - 126 cars May 29 - 3 cars June 6 - 27 cars June 7 - 75 cars June 5 - 7 cars June 13 - 51 cars lune 14 - 107 cars June 12 - 1 car June 20 - 37 cars June 21 - 75 cars As requested by the Downtown Business Association, the parking structure was opened for l~ee parking for the Great Race on June 22. We had 45 cars park in the structure. Public use of the parking structure has been good on street faire nights and on Friday and Saturday nights. Use of the structure during the Open Air Market is very low. This is attributed to low attendance at the Open Air Market which translates to sufficient on-street parking. Open Air is a new, small event when compared to the much larger monthly street faires. Staffis monitoring the use of the structure very carefully. We may modify these emended hours to help meet the operating expenses associated with keeping the structure open longer. P:~LLRIGI-IT~KGSTRUC.USE RECEIVED JUN ?_./11997 CiTY MANAGER'S OFFICE; BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM June 20, 1997 TO: ,,_~~AN TANDY, CITY MANAGER TY AN~AGER FROM:~ D.B. TEUBNER, ASSISTANT TO THE CI SUBJECT: ACTIVITIES PLANNED IN NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS Staff is planning a number of projects and activities in the newly annexed areas including Casa Loma, Chester and hopefully Dennen. In Casa Loma we will be staging a Welcome to the City Fair on Saturday July 19, 1997 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Casa Loma Park. We will be introducing the area to their new police officers and the Community Oriented Policing concept, code enforcement staff, solid waste services, the First Time Homebuyers Program, the Graffiti Program and an overview of future CIP projects for the area. The Fair will also kick-off an area clean-up weekend which will include placement of roll-off bins in the area to accept, trash and weeds and old tires. In addition, we would like to have a City truck make a pass around the area to accept bulky items such as abandoned sofas, refrigerators, etc. After the conclusion of the weekend, Code Enforcement will be concentrating an intensive effort to identify and eradicate the worst code violations including overgrown lots, dangerous structures and junk piles. Public Works will also initiate speed studies in several areas identified by residents as hazardous and will be starting the process to bring street maintenance up to City standards. Assuming Chester is approved at the June 25, 1997 Council Meeting, we are planning a similar effort in this area for the weekend of August 16, 1997. We will hold the Welcome to the City Fair at either Stramler Park or the local elementary school. We will also initiate a clean-up weekend as part of the activities and follow up with the code enforcement and street maintenance efforts as well. Because this area has very few street lights, it is likely that lighting will be the first major project to be initiated in the Chester area. S :X~D OLORES~newar ea.pln Depending on the results of the election in Dennen, to be concluded next week, we will also hold a welcome event in this area as well. It will likely be a block party held in a cul-de-sac and feature additional information about the proposed sewer project as well as information on code enforcement, solid waste services and police traffic patrol. A clean-up day is not needed in this area, however, we will probably initiate a mailing or sign-up program to get all eligible senior citizens signed up for the senior garbage service discount. With all of these projects going on plus the heightened expectation of residents due to the success of the annexation marketing campaign, I think it is important to identify all City efforts clearly. To accomplish this, the Task Force is recommending the production of several signs which can be posted at project sites that identifies the City as the source of the effort. The signs should be generic enough to be used in all of the newly annexed areas and should be posted at any site where a department is doing work, from street maintenance to dangerous structure abatement. A prototype of the proposed sign is attached. S:'ff)OLOKES~newarea. pln B A K E R S F I E L D This project brought to you by the: City of Bakersfield Your New Neighborhood Partner At Work!! BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: (~,,~ RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: JUNE 26, 1997 SUBJECT: TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT STINE AND HARRIS ROADS Council Referral Record #WF0013383 / 001 Councilmembers Salvaggio and Sullivan requested staff provide an update on the status of the proposed traffic signal at Harris and Stine Roads, approved at the May 7, 1997 Council meeting. Councilmember Sullivan also requested staff provide her with a time line for installation of the same proposed traffic signal. The traffic signal at Harris and Stine project was awarded on May 7, 1997 to LoOp Electric. The contractor is waiting for some electrical equipment to arrive. When all equipment needed to build the project is on site, the contractor will be issued a notice to start work. The signal should be operational about 3 months after contractor starts work. When completed, Traffic Engineering will program and operate the signal system. Based on this information, the signal will be operational this fall 1997. At present, the intersection is under full traffic stop sign control. REF13363.001 WARD6 - SULLIVAN WARD7 - SALVAGGIO ~,~' City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0013383 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: ~20/9~ REQUEST DATE:v.-11/9 CREW: SCHEDULE DATES START: 6/11/97 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 6/23/97 GEN. LOC: WARD6 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL ~TMT~ REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - SULLIVAN/SALVAGGIO ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT STINE AND HARRIS ROADS REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** SALVAGGIO AND SULLIVAN REQUESTED STAFF PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT HARRIS AND STINE ROADS. APPROVED AT THE MAY 7. 1997 COUNCIL MEETING. SULLIVAN ALSO REQUESTED STAFF PROVIDE HER WITH A TIME LINE FOR INSTALLATION OF THE SAME PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. Job Order Description: TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT STINE AND HARRIS ROADS atpgory: PUBLIC WORKS asK: 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:(Iq" ~ JUNE 26, 1997 SUBJECT: PINE/DRACENA4-WAYSTOP SIGN Council Referral Record #WF0013365 / 001 Councilmember DeMond requested staff respond back on the issue of placing a 4-way STO? sign at Pine and Dracena. The intersection of Pine and Dracena was initially studied in April after receiving the request for study. The intersection failed to meet any warrants for a 4-way stop. The intersection has no history of collisions that a 4-way stop may have prevented and in fact has had no accidents recorded for the intersection of any kind in the past year. The average intersection volume for the highest eight hours of use was only 122 vehicles per hour, well below the threshold of 500 per hour. The side street volume for the same time periods was an average of only 48 cars per hour, again well below the threshold of 200 cars per hour in the warrants. This intersection was observed and operates well with an occasional vehicle exceeding the residential speed limit of 25 mph. This is most likely the reason a request for stop signs was received. The intersection was reviewed for any changes a few weeks ago before school ended and found to be operating well. No changes are proposed by the Traffic Engineer. REF13365.001 WARD 2 City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* .~.~% WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 R~Q/JoB: WF0013365 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 6/24/97 REQUEST DATE: 5/21/97 CREW: SCHEDULE DATES START: D/21/97 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 6/02/97 GEN. LOC: WARD2 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL ~'~'~. REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - DEMOND ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: PINE/DRACENA 4-WAY STOP SIGN REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** DEMOND REQUESTED STAFF RESPOND BACK ON THE ISSUE OF PLACING A 4-WAY STOP SIGN AT PINE AND DRACENA. Job Order Description: PINE/DRACENA 4-WAY STOP SIGN at~gory: PUBLIC WORKS asK: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / / JUN 2 7 Iggrf B A K E R S F~I E L D ~ CI.TY MA?,! c~ f:'- 7: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORAND~~.~ TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Oirec~/~-~~ DATE: June 27, 1997 SUBJECT: RESPONSES TO COUNCIL REFERRALS 1. SPEEDING ON 19TM STREET/TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING Cit~ Council Re[erral Record # WF0013355 / 001 Councilmember Randy Rowles requested staff check the traffic signal timing on 19th Street and look into any possibilities for reducing the speeding problem. Traffic Engineering reviewed the traffic signal timing on 19th Street from Oak to Chester and found the signals to be operating as designed. No immediate changes are proposed. This corridor, along with many downtown corridors will be analyzed this coming year as part of the signal timing update program to adjust signal timing to changing traffic conditions. The speed limit on 19th Street between Oak and F Streets is 35 MPH. According to our surveys, the aVerage speed on the street is 35 MPH which is consistent with the speed limit. Possibilities for reducing the perceived "speeding problem" are limited. Police enforcement of existing speed limits is the most effective solution. We have asked traffic section of the Police Department to enforce the speed limit when officers are available. 2. a. STREET LIGHTS/BEECH STREET/HIGHWAY 178 Ci~ Council Re[erral Record # WF0013561 / 001 Councilmember Patricia DeMond requested staff provide a status report regarding the street light situation at High~ay ! 78 and Beech Street. b. 24TM AND C STREETS City Council Re['erral Record #WF0013553 / 001 Councilmember Patricia demand referred a letter she received from .lack Thiroux regarding the dangerous traffic situation at 2 4th Street and requested staff evaluate the situation to reduce the height of the foliage at the divider on 24tn and C Streets. Page 1 of 2 Pages ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER RESPONSES TO COUNCIL REFERRALS (Contd.) June 27, 1997 The California Department of Transportation District 06 has verified that the intersection meets a warrant for a traffic signal installation and agrees to a signal installation at this intersection. To speed up the installation time, the Public Works Department will be designing the signal, to CalTrans specifications, during the coming fiscal year 1997-98 for installation in summer of 1998, pending approval and permitting by CalTrans District 06. Engineering Design will include project schedules with anticipated time lines in the regular CIP updates. 3. SPEED SURVEYS ON BEALE AVENUE Ci~ Cot~ncil Re[erral Record #WF0013387/001 Councilmember Patricia DeMond requested staff provide an update on the speed surveys from last fall to address concerns from Sherman Tyler, 325 Beale Avenue. The original request was for speed enforCement and review for 4-way stops at Beale/Chico and at Beale/Eureka intersections. The Police Department was informed of the request ' and asked to enforCe the posted 25 MPH speed in January 1997. Traffic warrant studies were performed at the requested intersections in January 1997. Neither intersection met warrants for 4-way stop control. The volumes were well below the minimum threshold for consideration of a 4-way stop control and the recorded accident history showed no accidents at either intersection. SinCe this section of Beale is posted 25 MPH, and no survey is required for enforcement, no speed surveys were performed and none are scheduled. Traffic Engineering notified the Police Department for possible enforcement effort. WF0013355.001 (Ward 5) WF0013361.001 & WF0013333.001 (Ward 2) WF0013387.001 (Ward 2) Page 2 of 2 Pages City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* · ' WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0013355 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 6/20/97 REQUEST DATE: 5/07/97 SCHEDULE DATES CREW: START: 5/07/97 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 5/19/97 GEN. LOC: WARD5 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY iD: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL ~'l'~'l'~ REO DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - ROWLES ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: SPEEDING ON 19TH STREET/TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING REQUEST COMMENTS ~**REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** ROWLES REQUESTED STAFF CHECK THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING ON !9TH STREET AND LOOK INTO ANY POSSIBILITIES FOR REDUCING THE SPEEDING PROBLEM. Job Order Description: SPEEDING ON 19TH STREET/TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING Category: PUBLIC WORKS Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / /__ ~, City of Bakersfield ', *REPRINT* ~" WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0013361 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 6/23/97 REQUEST DATE: 5/21/97 SCHEDULE DATES CREW: START: 5/21/97 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 6/02/97 FACILITY NODES GEN. LOC: WARD2 FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL ~'r~'~. REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - DEMOND ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: STREET LIGHTS/BEECH ST/HWY 178 REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** DEMOND REQUESTED STAFF PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT REGARDING THE STREET LIGHT SITUATION AT HIGHWAY 178 AND BEECH STREET. Job Order Description: STREET LIGHTS/BEECH ST/HWY 178 Category: PUBLIC WORKS Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE ,~o City of Bakersfield ,~ *REPRINT* ~' WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0013333 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 6/20/97 REQUEST DATE: 4/09/97 CREW: SCHEDULE DATES START: 4/09/97 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 4/21/97 GEN. LOC: WARD2 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL ~TMT~. REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL -,DEMOND ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: 24TH AND C STREETS CONTACT JACK THIROUX Phone 1 805 - 3272836 ( ) 2407 MYRTLE STREET Phone 2 - ( ) BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** DEMOND REFERRED A LETTER SHE RECEIVED FROM JACK THIROUX REGARDING THE DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATION AT 24TH STREETAND REQUESTED STAFF EVALUATE THE SITUATION TO REDUCE THE HEIGHT OF THE FOLIAGE AT THE DIVIDER ON 24TH AND C STREETS; AND RESPOND TO MR. THIROUX. Job Order Description: 24TH AND C STREETS at~gory: PUBLIC WORKS asK: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / / City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0013387 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: ~20/97 REQUEST DATE: v. 11/97 SCHEDULE DATES CREW: START: 6/11/97 LOCATION: COMPLETION: 6/23/97 GEN. LOC: WARD2 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: COUNCIL ~'r~'£~ REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: REFERRAL - DEMOND ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: SPEED SURVEYS ON BEALE AVENUE REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS*** DEMOND REQUESTED STAFF PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE SPEED SURVEYS FROM LAST FALL TO ADDRESS CONCERNS FROM SHERMAN TYLER, 325 BEALE AVENUE. Job Order Description: SPEED SURVEYS ON BEALE AVENUE Catpgory: PUBLIC WORKS TasK: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE RECEIVED --,, JUN 2 7 I997 B A K E R S F I E L ~D Cl.'FY MANAGER'S OFFIC': Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM June 27,1997 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Jake Wager, Economi~f~b~b~nent Director II SUBJECT: Lowell Park Recreafi6n Amendment In approving the FY 97/98 City budget at the June 25th City Council meeting, the Lowell Park recreation program was added to the CDBG budget. In order to qualify this project for CDBG funding, staff is initiating an amendment to the city's Action Plan. Based upon the City Council's action, staff is taking active steps to complete the amendment process as quickly as possible. The first step is to publish a public notice to receive comments on the proposed Lowell Park Project. This will initiate a 30-day review period and will appear as a public notice no later than July 5th. The public comment period will expire no later than August 5 th~ allowing this item to be placed on the August 6th City Council agenda for final authorization to submit to HUD. The total budget for the Lowell Park project is $85,000. This total includes operating support for the recreation program of $60,000, tenant improvements of $10,000, and one year of lease payments for use of the former Crippled Children's building for $15,000. CDBG assistance to the Lowell Park Project is considered by HUD to be a public service, which must not exceed 15% of the total CDBG entitlement in a given year. Our calculations indicate that by adding these expenditures to our existing public services activities (Fair Housing and Graffiti), we will not exceed the 15% entitlement cap. Funding for this activity will come from two sources in the CDBG budget. Actual CDBG program income has exceeded revenue estimates in FY 96-97, which has created available fund balance of $50,000 that is not committed to a project and can be appropriated for the Lowell Park Project. In addition, $57,500 of CDBG funds in FY 97-98 are committed to the Desert Counseling Clinic Project, which relies on funding from the County of Kern. However, the County has indicated that they will not be funding this project. Therefore, the city's CDBG funds will be available for Lowell Park at the completion of the proposed CDBG amendment on August 6th. ~36,.," 26/1997 11:26 3898617726 HDL COI'4PANIES PAGE 81 HdL COREN & CONE ~~/~ ~ ~ ~/ ///~/~ ~//C~ 1340 Valley Vista Dr., S~te 200 Di~ond Bar, CA 917~ (9~) 861-4335 F~ (909) 861-7726 ~ ~ TO: Jo~ F. Wager (805) 328-15~ ~OM: ~m C. Co~n SUBJECT: Draft Report -Redcvelopmcnt Study Areas DATE: June 26, 1997 10 Page(s'} M-eluding transmittal Attached is the first rough draft of our report on the redevelopment study areas. As indicated, this is preliminary although I think the conclusions are solid based an the data we have examined. I will be reviewing some additional data, all related to theproperty tax data. Please review _and give me any of your comments and suggestions. mmamR 11:26 3898617726 HDL C0f4PANIES PAGE 82 June 26,1997 DRAFT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City of Bakersfield REDEVELOPMENT STUDY AREAS I. Purpose of the Report HdL Corcn & Cone has been retained to review the assessed values of two areas of the City of Bakersfield for thc past ten years to assist m determining if the areas are appropriate for redevelopment under the CaLiforma Redevelopment Law (the Law). For an area to qualify as a redevelopment project area it must be determined by the legi.~lative body of the community that the area is blighted in accordance with the Law. It must be established that a redevelopment area is Characterized by one or more conditions of both economic blight and physical blight. The characteristic of economic blight addressed in this report is "depreciated or stagnant propez~y values .... " The determination that an area is suffering from "depreciated or stagnant property values" satisfies the requirement that econormc blight exists in the area; however it is not the only criterion of economic blight. Further, an area is not considered as blighted under the Law if only economic blight exists. At least one characteristic of physical bLight must alao be · eatablishe. A. It should also be noted proper~y values can increase m a bLighted arem Due to the nature of Proposition 13, property values can continue to increase even if property is not maintained or the market value has fallen below a comparable property in another neighborhood. Because Proposition 13 establishes a base-year for real property that can only be increased annually by inflation, new construction or a change m ownership the tax rolls do not reflect the market value of properties at all times. We have limited this report strictly to a review of the property values for the two areas as reflected on the property tax rolls provided by Kern County. H. Methodology Utilizing property tax data provided by the Kern County Assessor's Office, we created a data base for the City of Bakersfield for each year beginning with the 1988-89 fiscal year through the 1996-97 fiscal year, a total of nme years. Each year's data reflects the Lien date roll, that is the value for all property as established on March 1st ~of each year. Our data is confined to the secured tax roll which typically represents 90 percent or more of the total locally assessed tax roll for a community. The unsecured tax roll 'was not available for all the years to be reviewed. t Effective 1997 the Ilea date for all property is Janua~ t. 86,?76,/1997 ~!:76 3898617726 HDL CO[4PANIES PAGE 83 In order to have a base line to compare the subject areas, we also reviewed the history of secured values for Kern County for the same time frame. We chose not to use the City of Bakersfield as a base line because it appears that a number of annexations have taken place that would tend to distort the change in assessed values due to a defined area. A number of those annexations affected the Southeast Bakersfield area subject to this study. For those annexations we had to create separate data bases of unincorporated areas which were combined with the study area to establish the same data base from year to year. We note that them are ~ approximately 4.7 parcels in unincorporated areas that we have not fully integrated into the data base, We do not believe that the lack of these parcels causes a significant distortion in our study and we expect, to have all parcels included for our final report. We have established three scenarios to estimate anticipated growth in the study areas through 2005-06. Fa'st, we have estimated what future values and the subsequent tax revenues would be on the assumption of an annual increase in values of two percent. Two percent is the limit of the annual inflation adjustment to real property allowed by Proposition-13. Second. we have averaged the percentages of each year's growth for an average percentage growth. Third, based on the value of the study areas in 1988-89 we have calculated the compound percentage of increase that resulted in the 1996-97 values for the study areas. These methods assume some historic continuity in the ~rowth of the study areas continuing into the future. Major developments, demolished protSerfies, public or tax exempt acquisitions would not be reflected in the methods we have utilized. Often such activities are the result of redevelopment and would si~ificanfly impact the assessed values of the areas. The following reflects the historical growth of the study areas and Kern County (see attached Secured Taxable Values tables): Compounded Average % Increase % J. ncrcase Kern Couu~ 4.02% 3.99% East Bakersfield 2.19% 2.16% Southeast B~k~rsfield 2.67% 2.45% Proposition 13 1.79% IIL Conclusions East Bakersfield - As can be noted from the above table both the average and compound growth experienced in Bast Bakersfield has been below thc County for thc study period. Even more significant is that there has bea:n virtually no growth since 1993-94 and that the, arca's values arc now below what they were for 1994.-95. Measured from I992-93 the average percentage increase has been 0.32% and the compounded growth has been 0.65%. ~6..."26/1997 !i:26 9098617726 HDL COI'4P&HIES PAGE Based upon this review we would conclude that the East Bakersfield area's secured property values are stagnant, especially over the last five years, and have depreciated in relation to County and when considering inflation. Southeast Bakersfield - As can be noted from the above table both thc average and compound growth experienced in Southeast Bakersfield has been below the County for the study period. While the values have fluctuated over the past five years there has been growth over the period. We cannot conclude that Southeast Bakersfield's values have depreciated, nor does the area appear to be stagnant. ~ek~pmenl Study Areas Ke~n Conmty Sectored Taxable Valuea 198~89 J 989-ffi 1~-91 1 ~ 1-~ 1 ~2-93 !~-94 199~95 1~5-96 J9~97 t 5~1.3~,758 6,211,~0 6,524,4~,416 6,936,~4,7~ 7,216,~7.277 7.476.5~,3~ 7.~O.082~ 13,7~05,857 14339.~5,~3 o~B 19,947,961,~1 20,810,~45 ~,~,!51.~1 ~,635,~5,~ 19,~5,~,9~ 21~,613,38l 18,126,679,~ 14,5~.027,758 15,787,5~,0¢7 m 2,110,~94,181 ~8~70,0~ 1 2,678,91 ~712 2,~84~9,0~7 3,337,~,762 ~52,2~4~ 3,611,861,279 ~,5~,110,070 2,627,693,232 ~ ~ ~37,18~ 3~,394,7~ ~,~9,~ ~,982,88] 454,843,015 501,576,624 5~,689,34~ 51 ~ ~.~3.6~ 31_179~9358 ............ 29.708.~.537 ZS_8~.05t~$ ~~ d % l~re~ 5,72% 8.17% 4.72~ -2.84% 8.49% -8,68% 10.87% 4.36% ~ R~ + ~fla~ Adjust ~,~.776.363 2~.~51.890 2~.995.8~,928 28j55,8~,747 29,126~24~1 ~,7~.~3,420 30,063.ffi6.035 ~.705,~2 on+~al~ 27,289,171,~0 27,850,621,180 28,395.873,811 ~,010,651,762 29,628J01,545 30,219,152,767 30,579.3~.139 ~.039,429,7~ Kern Comty lO ~filakers~d 26 June 97 velapment Study Are~ ~ Bakerxfleld Secured Taxable Vab~es ~'~ CD 19118-89 19_119-90 1990-91 1991-92 [ ~2-9_~ 1993-94 1994-95 J 995-96 1~ LD I 24,392, ! 39 25,787,8:i5 28,013,413 29,444,020 30.605,765 31,486,336 31,8-8'1,658 32,890,572 :t3,376,715 'o¥cmcnta 57,444,642 58,481,418 6:t,8'10,l 12 64,174,174 65,710,596 66,647,038 67,547,327 66,197,669 66,569,5:t3 .~. CD 3,098,942 3,213,673 2,859,582 3,260,585 3,0'/9,178 2,720,530 2,616,80 ! 2,686,762 2,357,278 mud Prol~rty 3,909,470 5,516,611 5,12t8,023 5,498,254 5, i 78,019 4,572,303 5,695,4'/6 5,140,622 5,198,5 i 8 03 ptiona 114.459.753) {4,913,954) 15,406,,5.~) ~,3_,9.5.9481 (5.694,__~9D 16.389.2951 (,~98,,~41 ] O.239_,~!L81 t7,35'7_ _~_~) ~.385.440 ~ 94A74.69~ R6..9313~ 98.8~9~59 ~ 1~ ~9,_67~13~ JO0.14,t,7~t~ CD al % lncrca.qg 4.:}8% 7.25% :2.65% 1.96% 0.16% 1.92% - 1.25 % 0.47% .90 Real + lnflatio~ Adjustment 80,386,775 81,.994,5t0 83,634,401 85,_30-/,089 87,013,230 88,753,495 89,809,662 90,806,549 mn + ~ ~ 85,~3~86 ~.132,533 89,132.655 ~,~5,108 91j85,533 94,~,~1 94,950.284 ~,~5,~7 East Bakersfield I Ilistc~y of~ Asscasnu~ -r- SO Ill Land 19~8-~9 19119-90 1900-91 1991-9'2 1902-93 1993-94 1994-95 199~96 [996-9'/ l~scal Ye. an rdopmemt Sdudy Ar~ ~~ B~e~fleld ~ur~ Tazab~ Vnlu~ ~'~ 1~8-89 1989-~ 1~-91 ~ 1~2-93 i 69,996,516 74,~4,5~ 79~,654 83,6~,89~ 88,635,689 91,565,011 97,458,8~2 I~, 199.~5 102,417,442 '"~ ~fl~ 1~7,032 164,363,015 170, 186,~57 179,7~6,193 185,556,368 190,189,~5 2~,455,2~ 213j22j~ 214,056,~70 .. ~S 2,~3,~ 2~14~21 2,~2,341 3,2~,563 3,127,412 3,673,989 10,022,428 10,758,~ 10,834,141 ~al ~ 6,756,~2 7,~4,631 8,828,4~ 10,~3,376 9,424, I ~ 6,672,~ 8,782,~3 6,8~,3 ~ons (10,885,750) (12,~2,2~9) (I 3,363,3~) (13,661 j29) ~15,055,3~) (15~i70,481) (I 5,997,674) (21,170,874) (22,333,956) _..~ 228,4?8,224 ~ 5,9~,~ 4 247,~2,828 263,924j00 271,688,269 276,9~0,~4 3~,726,~5 ~ ~ lnc~o ~.27~ 5.~ 6.44% 2.94% 1.9~% 10.04~ !.78~ 0.71 ~ ~eal+ ~flati~ 221 j0~,647 225,9~3,720 2~0,451394 235,06 I,~42 ~9,76~671 244,557,~4 247,~68,164 250,21 ~a + ~al ~ 2~,5~,278 234,761,176 241,~55,770 244,485,619 246,43~,571 253,~45,14~ 254,296,476 257,577,~1 [ Sou e tBakersfield 1. ~ Pt~mal P~my ........ ' ........................................................................... I~-i9 1999-~ I ~-91 I~l-~ 1~2-93 1~3-~ 1~95 I tcvclopmen! Study Areas :enrage Change fl~efsfield 438~ 7.25% 2.65% 1,96% O. 16% 1.92% -I.25% 0.47% th~st B~crsfield 3.27% 4.82% 6.72% 2.94% 1.93% 10.04% 1.78% 0.71% C~nly 5.72% 8.17% 4.72% -2,84% 8,49% -8.68% 10.87% 4.36% Adj~tmen~ 2.00% 2,00% 2.~% 2,00% 2.00% 2,ffi% I. 19% I I 1% [ A ual Percen ge Chang 0.1~ 0,1 0.08 O.~ ~ " 0.~ ".. ..' - K~ ~un{y ~nual in~l~n , J 1989~ I~0-91 I~ 1-92 1~2-g3 19~-94 1~4~ 1~5-~ 1996~ ' of B~l~etsl~eld 26 June 9'7 ~evelopmenl Sludy A= Proj~t~ Growth T~nds ~ Omit~ t Ba~fie~ .1 ~6-97 l ~7-98 1 ~8-~ 1 ~9~ 2~01 2~1-02 2~2-03 Z~3-~ 2~+05 2(~5 ~6 Annu~ ~o~ (1) 1~,!45 102,148 1~,191 1~,274 !~,~ 110,568 112,779 ! 15,035 117,336 119,682 t~eY~ 10~1~ 1~,1.~ 102,!~ 1~,148 1~,!~6 102.148 102,1~8 I~,1~ ~c~t AV 2,043 4,127 6,~2 ~ 8,420 10,632 12,887 15,188 17,535 ~mmen~ Rev~ue 20 4 i 6~ 84 1 ~ 129 152 175 ~s Ho~g Sel-~ide (4) (~)~ (131 (171 (211 (~) (30) (35) ~s ~ 12~ Pa~-m~ ~ (8) fl3) ll~ (2!.) t26) {~Q) {35) ~able T~ Revenue 12 25 38 51 64 77 91 105. rage % Growth 100,145 102,341 104,586 106,880 i 09,225 111,620 I 14,069 ! 16,571 119,128 121,74I :a~ Year 2.19% i 02.341 !~2,3-!1_ 102,3-_41 1ff2,33 1 102o3A_l 102~3.4_1 102,_~4_ I. L0~2_ ,331 ~crement ^V 2,245 4,539 6,883 9,279 I 1,727 14,229 16,786 19,399 ~cremental Revenue 22 45 69 93 117 142 168 194 Less Housing Set-Aside (4) (9) (14) ( ! 91 (23) (28) Less AB 1290 Pass-thrus (4) (9} (14) (19) (23} (28) 3(~} liable Tax Revmue 13 27 41 56 70 85 101 116 >tic Compound Growth 100,145 102,312 104,526 10~,788 109,099 111,~0 113,872 116,336 118,853 121,425 ase Year 2.16% .!0~.312 102,3_12 102.312 102,319 , IO2.312 102.312 102,312 102,3_12 ~cremen! AV 2,214 4,476 6,787 9,148 I 1,560 14,024 16,541 19,113 ~cremental Revenue 22 45 68 91 116 140 165 191 Less HousingScl-Aside (4) (9) , ~(14) (18) (23) (28) (33) (38) Less AB 1290 Pass-thrus ' C4I (93 (1~) U~ [23-) ~!]~1 - (33) ~iable Tax Revenue 13 27 41 55 69 84 99 11 Fotal secured assessed value increased 2% annually. ?oral se. cured assessed value increased by the average percentage increase for 1989-tY0 thr~xigh 1996-97. ?oral secured assessed value increased by the compounded percentage increase from 1989-90 Ihrough 1996-97. of Bake~field :velopment Study Areas 26 lune 97 Proj~zted Growth Trends 000s Omitted beast Bakersfield 1996-97 199_7:9!! 1998-99 19_99_:_O0_ mnual Crro'a~h (1) 312,337 318,584 324,955 331,454 338,083 344,845 351,742 358,777 365,952 373,271 ase Year 318,58_4 318.584 318,~84 clmllent AV 6,372 12,871 19,500 26,262 33,158 40,193 47,369 54,688 cremental Revenue 64 129 195 263 332 402 - 474 547 Less Housing Set-Aside (! 3) (26) (39) (53) Less AB 1290 Pass-lhms (1.~ 1126) (.$~) (53) 6(~1 (80~ (951 (1091 lable Tax Revenue 38 77 117 158 199 241 184 321t age % Growlh 312,337 320,684 329,255 338,055 347,090 356,367 365,891 375,670 385,710 396,019 ~se Year 2.67% 320,fi]~A 320,684 32_0_,68_ 4 320,684 320,6_84 320.684 .320.684 ~320,684 cremem AV 8,571 17,371 26,406 35,682 45,207 54,986 65,026 75.335 cremental Revenue 86 174 264 357 452 550 650 753 Less Housing Scl-Aside (17) (35) (53) (71) (90) (I10) (130) (151) Less AB 1290 Pass-thins f17~ ~ L5._3~ (71.) (90) {1 10) (.130) (I~D iable Tax Revenue ~1 104 158 214 271 330 390 452 -u ,tic Compound Growth 312,337 319,989 327,829 335,861 344,089 352,519 361,156 370,004 379,069 388,357 kqe Year 2.45% _319,989 319.989 3_L9_,9_89 319.989 l!9_,9~ 319.989 319.989 319.989 c:n~men! AV 7,840 15,872 24,100 32,530 41,167 50,015 59,080 68,368 ~remental Revenue 78 159 241 325 412 500 59 ! 684 Less Housing Set-Aside ( 16} (32) (48) (65) (82) (I 00) (I ! 8) ( ! 37) Less AB 1290 Pass-thrus fl6} f32) (~} f65_~ C~2} (100} LII_~} (137) Iable Tax Revenue 47 95 145 195 247 300 3S4 410 'otal secured assessed value increas~ 2% annually. 'oral secured assessed value increased by the average percentage increase for 1989-90 through 1996-97. rn 'oral secured assessed value increased by the compounded peroentage increase from 1989-90 through 1996-97. DATE: June 25, 1997 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Stan Ford, Director ~ SUBJECT: Monthly Report for May Listed below are the highlights of activity for the recreation and parks divisions for May. Detailed information on program participation and park field activity is available. Please let me know if you require additional information. STAFF ACTIVITIES Employee Health and Fitness Day - Staff from both divisions assisted with the organization of the city's first Employee Health and Fitness Day held May 10 at Silver Creek. The organizing committee was chaired by Mike Doyle. RECREATION NFL Punt, Pass, and Kick- Staffis continuing negotiations with the coordinator of this program. Tentative arrangements are to hold the event in September. Our local affiliation will be with the San Francisco 49ers. Kidfest - The division participated in this annual event with a goal of meeting with the public to discuss our services. Approximately 1,000 program brochures were distributed. Heart Smart Cities Grant - The division submitted an application for this grant. Our proposal includes a partnership with San Joaquin Community Hospital and the American Heart Association. RECEIVED CITY MANAGER'S OFFIC?. Summer Programs - Registration for summer programs began. Training for lifeguards was held May 2-4 and May 24-25. PARKS Tevis Park - The division assumed full maintenance responsibility for this site. Staff is correcting the problems that were not completed prior to the city's acceptance. c: Community Services Citizen Advisory Committee John Stinson, Assistant City Manager Gail Waiters, Assistant City Manager Division Supervisors