HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/12/97 BAKERSFIELD
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
December 12, 1997
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY council
FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~'7'/j..,y
SUBJ£¢'I': GENERAL INFORMATION
1. A group of elected officials and city staff members, representing the Kern County
Association of Cities, attended the Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday,
December 9th, to protest the County's "pay as you throw" proposal. The Mayor of
Taft, Bill Brown, spoke on behalf of KCAC, and his remarks are enclosed.
2. Water Resources has provided the attached report on the recent storm activity, with
graphics that show the Kern River Basin snowpack accumulation and the latest
climate anomaly which illustrates the presence of El Nifo.
3. The latest activity report from Development Services is enclosed. Notable items of
interest are #5 - cases scheduled for the December 18th Planning Commission
meeting, and #6 - EIRs currently in process.
4. The November activity report from Recreation and Parks is also enclosed.
5. A memo is enclosed with information about the public meeting that was held
December 1st to review the Panorama Burn Dump remediation project. After the
project review closes on December 15th, the DTSC will address all public comments.
6. We will be adjusting our woodwaste recycling program due to market conditions.
Because of the upcoming electrical deregulation, a major purchaser of wood for fuel
will be cutting back their intake. As a result, we plan to increase our composting
operation. A memo is enclosed.
7. Two memos from EDCD on the status of funding for the URM program are attached.
Staff will present an amendment to Council next month to appropriate a supplemental
allocation of unused CDBG funds to meet the URM program needs for the remainder
of FY 97-98.
Honorable Mayor and City Council
December 12, 1997
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8. I will be taking Monday and Tuesday of next week off. As usual, the office will have
my number for emergencies. John Stinson will be in charge.
9. It appears that the creation of two new redevelopment project areas in the southeast
and Baker Street are being favorably considered by the Budget & Finance
Committee, and a position recommendation on creating them may be coming out in
December or January.
10. Take a look over the fence at the arena - the precast system is going up very rapidly
now.
AT:rs
cc: Department Heads
Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk
Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst
Remarks of Taft Mayor Bill Baker Addressing the Kern County Supervisors
as a Committee of the Whole on Behalf of the
Kern County Association of Cities
Regarding Solid Waste Disposal Issues
December 9, 1997
Chairman Perez and members of the Board, my name is Bill Baker, Mayor of the City of
Taft. I am addressing you this afternoon as a representative of KCAC--the Kern County
Association of Cities. : '
As you know, KCAC has asked for this joint meeting to express concern, both individually
and collectively, over the apparent direction of the County's solid waste management
program.
With me this afternoon are mayors, council members, and staff from__ Kern County
cities. All are members of KCAC and all support the position which I am about to share
with you.
We will now have introductions from the representatives of the cities.
I want to express our concern over the apparent intention of the County to adopt a full
gate fee funding ordinance for the Kern County Landfill System through a so-called "pay
as you throw" plan.
First, and perhaps foremost, individual cities do not necessarily concur with the "pay as
you throw" proposal. Some cities believe that it is inappropriate for the County to
transfer the cost of operating the landfill system from the waste generator--that is from
the citizen--to those who collect refuse and convey it to the landfill.
Those cities believe that it is far more appropriate for the individual waste generator to
continue direct payment of landfill fees to the County and that those fees continue to be
collected by the Kern County Tax Collector.
At the same time, the cities recognize that the gate fee system of landfill operation is quite
common in California, and the cities are willing to concede that you may have a fight to
adopt that system regardless of the position of the cities.
But we would like to convey to you as emphatically as possible our individual and
collective belief that a "pay as you throw" system simply cannot be adopted unless the
County concurrently adopts and implements a mandatory collection and disposal
ordinance. Let me reiterate to each of you that this statement represents the considered
position of each of the cities. The County cannot adopt a "pay as you throw" ordinance
without simultaneously adopting and implementing a companion ordinance that requires
mandatory trash collection and disposal in all heavily populated areas of Kern County.
In 1988, the County adopted a waste management plan. Section 5-2, paragraph 2 of that
plan states: "Illegal dumping has been a historical problem in Kern County. The
propensity in Kern County for illegal dumping of refuse is the primary reason Kern County
has chosen to subsidize solid waste disposal through the County General Fund. Once the
County implements gate fees at each of the county-operated landfills, the problem of
illegal dumping of refuse is expected to escalate once again."
As long as 10 years ago, this Board understood and acknowledged that the imposition of a
full gate fee "pay as you throw" system would increase the amount of illegal dumping in
both rural areas and in the cites adjacent to unincorporated communities as well.
This Board understood that a gate fee system would provide certain residents of our
communities with a positive incentive to avoid the fee by dumping their trash and debris
unlawfully both in rural areas and in neighboring communities.
This Board again recognized and acknowledged that the use of gate fees to fund the
County Landfill system encouraged illegal dumping by adopting the original landfill
assessment fee ordinance as well as the 1990 modifications to that ordinance that were
challenged by the Kern County Farm Bureau and successfully defended by the County at
the Appellate Court level in 1993.
In the published opinion of the Appellate Court, Justice Vartabedian's opinion summarized
a major premise of the County's defense: "The county ascertained that gate fees would
likely create a serious problem with illegal dumping of waste at locations other than the
landfills, and that the costs of collecting gate fees would significantly increase the overall
level of funding necessary to operate the landfills."
Justice Vartabedian then stated in discussing the Farm Bureau's challenge: "As part of its
policy to control and deter illegal dumping of refuse, the county has rationally determined
that operation of landfills without a gate fee will encourage proper disposal of waste. Not
only is the control of illegal dumping clearly within the police power, but common
experience tells us that much of the illegal waste is dumped onto rural and agricultural
lands."
He continues: "Oven the county's rational rejection of gate fees (as causing illegal
dumping), we understand that landfill usage is 'not susceptible of mathematical
calculation. '"
The point here is that this Board is on the record in an Appellate Court decision as
acknowledging and, in fact, as advancing the proposition that gate fees cause illegal
dumping.
Given that position, the cities suggest to you that it is neither reasonable nor appropriate
to adopt a "pay as you throw" system without taking a decisive action to mitigate the very
problem which this Board has historically recognized and which this Board has taken
before a court of law.
We suggest to you that the appropriate mitigation is to adopt and to implement a
mandatory collection and disposal ordinance at the same time you adopt the proposed
"pay as you throw" ordinance, if indeed you do adopt such an ordinance.'
Finally, each of the cities would like to remind you that our constituents are your
constituents each of our citizens who is forced to pay higher refuse disposal fees because
of illegal dumping in the jurisdiction of individual cities each of our citizens whose'refuse
containers are loaded with the refuse of nearby County residents who are not paying for
collection and disposal---each of these citizens is represented by one member of this
Board.
Each of you is aware, that the majority of people in Kern County live within the boundary
of an incorporated city. We ask that you not overlook the fact that you represent these
folks as much as we do! We ask that you not overlook their needs.
I will also tell you that there are a great many concerned and responsible citizens of
unincorporated Kern County who contract for refuse collection and disposal services.
Many of these residents are also unhappy and frustrated with the accumulation of
unlawfully dumped trash and debris in their neighborhoods and in their trash containers.
The cities respectfully suggest to each of you, on behalf of their constituents and on behalf
of the majority of your constituents that it is unacceptable for this Board to adopt a "pay
as you throw" ordinance without concurrently adopting and implementing a mandatory
collection and disposal ordinance for County residents to mitigate unlawful dumping.
Once again, this Board has indirectly acknowledged the need for such a companion
ordinance to mitigate the negative impacts environmental and otherwise--ofa gate fee
ordinance since at least 1988. You have successfully used that position to defend the
1990 solid waste fee ordinance in court, and your own staff has recommended mandatory
collection in populated areas on more than one occasion.
It has been said that one should choose the difficult right over the easy 'wrong. The cities,
through their elected representatives--those present here this afternoon and those who are
otherwise occupiedmask that this Board of Supervisors do just that.
As difficult as it may be, we ask that you choose the difficult right and adopt a concurrent
mandatory refuse collection and disposal ordinance for all densely populated areas of Kern
County if and when you choose to fund the landfill system through gate fees.
MEMORANDUM
December 11, 1997
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Gene Bogart, Water Resources M
SUBJECT: RECENT STORM ACTIVITY
The most recent storm activity occurring Friday, December 5th through Monday,
December 8th yielded 1.18 inches in the Bakersfield area. However, due to the heavy moisture
content of the prevailing Pacific storm, the four day period resulted in 5.7 inches of precipitation
occurring in the Kern watershed above 9000 elevation between Mt. Whitney and Isabella
Reservoir.
As you can see from the attached snow accumulation curve, we're only 20% into the
snowfall season, but have already received 35 % of our normal annual snowpack. This puts us
off to a "running" start for the 1998 water year. The accumulation curve also shows the average
snowpack as compared with a "dry" year (1993-94) and a "wet" year (1994-95).
Also attached is the latest December 11th "OCEAN TEMPERATURE ANOMALY"
showing the continued presence of our "infamous" EL NliqO lurking in the eastern pacific region
of the Americas. As you can see from the graphic, the band of warm ocean temperature is over
4000 miles long and ranges between 4° and 6° Celsius above normal (7° and 10° Fahrenheit).
Due to the unusual nature of the 1997-98 winter, we'll keep you appraised of the water
year as we progress through the season.
GB:sr
Attachment
KERN RIVER BASIN SNOWPACK ACCUMULATION
EIGHT SENSOR INDEX
December 9, 1997
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November December January February March April
Snowpack Accumulation Season
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICE NOTES
DECEMBER 5, 1997
1. The Planning Commission was struck by lack of a neighborhood park in a 682 lot
subdivision between Jewetta Avenue and Allen Road south of Brimhall Road.
Henry Agonia, General Manager, and Colon Bywater from North Bakersfield
Recreation and Park District, explained the basis for park service by community
parks and pointed out the future parks adjacent to the subdivision which would
serve it. They are making a good effort to develop a comfortable working
relationship on parks issues. The Planning Commission approved the map as
recommended.
2. The Planning Commission approved an ordinance allowing full height fences
along the rear property line of reverse corner lots adjacent to front yards of key
lots. They also approved an ordinance declaring certain minor side yard
encroachments over 10 years old to be legal non-conforming uses. This will give
some requested relief to a group of senior citizens in an older area of town
caught up in some code enforcement problems.
3. The Commission also approved in concept an ordinance discouraging the use of
reverse corner lots but asked for some additional wording in response to
objections by Roger Mclntosh.
4. As you may have read, the Planning Commission approved changing Pierce
Road to Buck Owens Boulevard to be effective November 6, 1998. Notices to
the property owners and businesses are being prepared for mailing next week.
A reminder will be sent again next year before the effective date.
5.~~_rd to a long night with the Planning Commission on
~-- ~.. December 18, 1997,7'~r the following cases:
a) Receipt of comments on the Buena Vista/Kern River Ranch EIR. The
general plan hearing is scheduled for March.
b) General Plan Amendment and Negative Declaration for the Sphere of
Influence Amendment. We will report to Urban Development Committee
in January ~nd for,,-~ul~te amapproa, ch~ Council hearings.
Plaza's expansion to include a theater and more
parking.
//" d) The proposal by Castle & Cooke to sw~s for some
/ land along the Kern River. We've been talk'rog to Castle &~'~-~-J:~-k~e~f~°r,A,e
re ' would not be a good deal for the city.
e) Prezoning of the unincorporated metropolitan area.
f) The Grand Canal shopping center between South "H" Street and Highway
~- - ~--_9_9_.~south of Panama Lane.
g) Note that Craig Carver has withdrawn his application to eliminate the open //
space reservation along the Cross Valley Canal west of the Stockdale
bridge. This would also take his request for diminished bike path off the
docket.
//6. EIR's that are in process include:
a) South Beltway notice of preparation is out and a draft EIR should b
available in February.
b) Having received the PSR for the new train depot, we are preparing to call
for an EIR on that project.
c) CalTrans is conducting a public hearing on their EIR for the Kern River
Freeway. Review concludes in early January and Public Works will/
coordinate comments and responses for the city.
) We are also lining up to prepare an environmental documen..b(pYobably
for the bike path and water service proje~heast.
EIR)
7. Home ~ with us on preparation of an application to build another
store as part of a 300,000 sq.ft, shopping center off Panama Lane.
8. Site Plans of note include:
a) Rite Aid Pharmacy to use the entire block of Eye Street to "H" Street and
23rd to 22nd Streets.
b) Fifteen bedroom residential care facility at 721 Brundage Lane.
c) Valley Baptist Church at Fruitvale and Hageman for a 2,200 seat addition.
At buildout the complex will be 131,849 square feet.
d) A 135,000 sq.ft, church at the northwest corner of Hageman and
Calloway.
e) Central Park Art Museum expansion by 13,431 square feet.
f) Plastic pipe manufacturer in 100,200 sq.ft, building at 7001 Shirra Court.
9. Notable Building Permits include:
2
a) Permits for the Crime Lab parking structure and tenant improvements.
b) Barber obtained a permit for $950,000 body shop in Gasoline Alley.
c) Canyon Hills has proposed a $1-1/2 million addition which has been held
up pending resolution of their subdivision map act violation.
10. There is a conditional use permit requested along Truxtun Avenue may raise
some hackles. The applicant proposed a new entrance from Truxtun Avenue
which would take out some of the trees recently planted on R-1 zoned property
and in violation of an agreement with the city that set the access points along
Truxtun Avenue and Coffee Road. Staff is recommending denial of the new
access point.
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DIVISIONS OF RECREATION AND PARKS
DATE: December 11, 1997
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Stan Ford, Director ~
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for November
Described below is a summary of the divisions activities for November. Detailed
information is available.
STAFF
Walter Dillard, an employee at MLK center since 1974, died on November 6. See
attached article.
RECREATION
MLK Center - Total participation for the month was 1,004. The main reason for the
decrease in participation was that the gymnasium was closed for two weeks so that
the floor could be refinished. Staff informs me that this is the first time that the floor
has been refinished. Also during the month, a reception area enclosure was
constructed in the lobby. Attached are copies of photographs of the gymnasium and
reception area.
New programs being offered are adult flag football, tutoring, and an expanded
healthy seniors program (for residents of Plaza Towers retirement home).
After School Playground Program - Average daily attendance by site was:
Casa Loma 30
Franklin 31
Franklin West 48
McKinley 40
Stella Hills 90
William Penn 60
Lowell Center - The center is currently operating from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Average daily participation is 60 - 65. Available programs at this
time are a game room, arts and crafts, and tutoring. Tim Ruiz, a recreation
supervisor, has been assigned to the center full time. By having Tim based at the
center he will be able to deliver the continuity in programming that was described to
the City Council in discussions related to the opening of this facility. Also, he will
have the time during the day to seek the community involvement that will be
necessary to ensure the centers' success.
NFL Punt, Pass, and Kick - Two of our participants from the NFL Punt, Pass, and
Kick competition were featured in an article that appeared in The Californian (copy
attached).
PARKS
Streetscapes - The division has accepted maintenance responsibility for the
landscaping adjacent to Tract 5565 in the Polo Grounds area. This will add
approximately 26,800 ft.2 to current responsibilities.
Stone Creek Park - We are approximately halfway through the six month
maintenance period.
Windsor Park - The developer has submitted plans for final review and is ready to
begin construction.
e: Community Services Citizens Advisory Committee
John Stinson, Assistant City Manager
Dolores Teubner, Assistant City Manager
Division Staff
Custodian
of hearts
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Dillard was coach,
counselor, friend
By MARYLEE SIIRII)ER
t"m' more thmt 30 years, ¢hdter Dilhm! Jr.
Wa.'i {'IiLilL"iiqI)I', I'l}~i('h, IYiend iuld t~Vell ~lll[lJ.
I'lau.5 tO [hic hl. llldftqis, of youngsters who
ammded McKinley Eh,mc'n~y ~-'l,,~l and the
,Mml h ~ Lutt ~er Ki~g J r. ( 'e~ il e~:
iht Nov. 6, l)ilhu'd died '.filer a long struggle
with coJtgcstiw' helul fifilm'e aJtd diabeles, lie
lhllm'd wa.s a cusl~di}ut wilh the B~emfield
Scho.l Dislrict for 30 years, 27 of which he
sl}ttltl al MvKinhey. {}ingta' Sherrill, fimner pml-
.ipal .f the sch.ol, sltid lhal I}illard's dulies
went 1'~ beyond file
'W~mr wt~sn't j~t a ct~t~hmt, he w~ a big
l)~u~ of Ute ~?h(~)l, mid ~le c{~tb'en, l)~tul~ ~d
lea('he~ ~ knew thai," Sherrill s~(l. "lie for
luwed the In'ogress of many of the ('hildren
hecatcse he w~lk~({ lJte~lt 1~ work ~Ld m'ldeve
%tlf'Vess."
In 1974, D~d joined I]~e sUdY of the newly
.pened Martin Luther King Jr. Center as a
recreation SUl)e~kso[ llem'y Stdpes, ~s~t
r,-crealion SllpelSntelldelst for Ihe Bakemfiehl
l'}~Ks told lh~'re~on l)ep~uent, ~(i Dfl~(t
ILiul ltO ll'otlbht g~nntg lite resl)eCt of Gte youflt
"Ih' ~ic. always Iliurc lin' Il., kids," Nhiln.S ...... ?., .....
sifid. 'Ih: put in a lol ol exlj'a UIILe Oil ULNL~ like
It~l~?l'ePlltg {,~skcth}dl gmm~s Wltl'n a ref didn't
~ olddlt't 11~ out. l[e loved ~te ~ ~td ~tey C~GHB{STIE/THEC~{FOBNI~
lov~ ~n ~ Otey ~ew he w~ genuhm." ~a{tef Dil{affi was ~pu{ar ~{th the chi{d~n at ~cK{nlsy Sch~{,~hem he was wo~{no
Dillard couhi be tough, tom said Sidpes, }n1989,~henth}sphoto~astaken.
when Ute sit~oll t:~led lin' il.
Whell drug dealers, galnblers ami .ther tel; I~i~skelb~dl co~'h mul I'FA l)residenl, reco~ed file Mli~(:lion Ids lhlher luul li)r
iLS~)lle(l undcs~ahles sud¢'ed in lJle pm'k lhal Shil}eS said a favorite role for the burly l)le, espt~'i~ly cldhh'en.
summnlb Oat cenmr, l)ilhu'd dblfdl {lesJmte Io l)illm-d wi~s Ihal. of~fla Claus. "lie luul a big voice ~uul hi, c, mh{ re;dly scmv
c, mfl'ont fltem, ~:cording to Slfil,eS. "Iht wim Santa for the kids at the cent.er, lmoi)le," Mm~h~l l)ilhml s;ud. "But he would
"It was flupoi~tt ~ ~1 of ~s IJmt people fidt McKinley School, and for the Elks Lodge, always have a hug for any kid who needed
he ~d. 'W~ter wo~d go out mid ~1t 0telll we OWll(~ I~S own ~i~ stilL" Dffi~d re~ed fi'om the (:ily sdumLs in liD:l,
~t:~eJt't going tt~ t/*lttP~ ~Ly of flint ~'olmd Ole Mm'ned since 1957 to wife Ilelen, a re~red but COll~lled ~ work ~R lhe
,'ul~lt.c Ih' had a ('olllitilUtdHIg w,ice mul they regBtered nmse, 1)iliad ~) Ii)mid ~ne ~ be a "lle'd been wilh tm since his relJl'elllell[
h.sh.m.d" ]~l(~q)ll dlal h~ s~[)~l~ Ches~r, Ron~d ~td Ore ~lt~l ~d you coffid ~a~ his
In ~lthtion 1o full-lime t,ntph~yntent with fl~e Augtml. tm l~tfle, ~td ~11M~lt~ Di~'d. (le~fior~ ~out a ye~ ago," Sldpes
s,huol and part-time work with the ('enter, Mm'sh~l, a former footb~l s~ at B~em- "But he w~ ~ways ~yhlg, 'I'll be lhem, I'H
lIHhu'd llmnd 13ue lt~ com'h Jm:k I.'rosl lbolbidl liehl lligh School and now vice principal at I}eflutre.'And he~flways w;m, loo.'
h,[' 16 ycluh iul(l id~ i)~t~l s~i~ ~ ~:otlllltlts- TholllpSOll dullior lli~h ~d t~Vl~ll ~s a ch~d he
Gymnasium
Resurfaced Floor
Reception Area
New Enclosure
November' 11,1997
JOHN HARTE PHOTOS I THE CALIFORNIAN
Amanda Duran practices her oassing and kicking in front of her house every day. She competed at Sunday's Raiders game in Oakland.
l oOtb. ,is loeal sisters'
· .- Amanda and Vanessa sister-mocking fashion. She then ran to the toy,
picked it up and tossed it back to her sister.
· "They are VERY competitive," Esther Duran
Duran prove that practice said as she wa~hed the d~y g~me of catch contin-
pays offin the NFgS.~t, ue. "Amandais alittle more competitive, aiways
k Coml~etition waningto do what her big sister does."
Pass (~ Sic * In a recent head-to-head competition between
By RICK BE~Yj',' the sisters, it was Amanda who came out with the
Californian s~ Miter: big victory. The pair were mnong the local com-
Eight-year-old Amanda Duran st06d on' the petitors in the annual Punt, Pass~ Kick-- girls' 8-
front lawn, her back to the house. Her sister, 9 bracket-- held earlier this year. It was the first
9-year-old Vanessa Duran, was 30 feet away, time Bakersfield had hosted the opening round. In
standing in the road of the Bakersfield cul-de-sac, the past, first-round competitors had to travel'to
With a heave, Vanessa sent a small football- Los Angeles or Fresno.
shaped missile flying toward her sister. The tail Amanda won the initial local competition While
her sister finished second. To win, Amanda punted,
section helped give the toy aperfectsP'..~., as it cut
through the cool November air. · · ,:.... passed and kicked for a total of 124 feet, 10 inches.
The only problem was that the toy landed sever- That was 20 feet more than her sister.
al feet off the mark..!. " "I had trouble with my passing," Vanessa said.
.,Amanda watctiei:l'the toy sail toward !terp~- There was a 19-foot difference in that category
ents, who were watching the children from thi~ . between the siblings.
front door of the house. Total scores are based on the sun~ of the dis-
"Not to them. Throw it to ME!" Amanda said in Pleaso tara to $0MMUNIIY / ~
COMMUNITY:
Local sisters
'excel in football
Continued fl'em C1
t,~, ces the competitors register for
each evenL
· 'TThe competition, one of the NFUs
'longest-running kids' programs, eom-
i bines distance with accuracy. A com-.
· .p.etitor might punt for 50 feet. But if
-the punt falls 20 feet to the left or right
p. fa center line, then those feet ate
- deducted from the total.
· Amanda's dad, Darrick, said his
daughter's strength was her accuracy.
.' .-In 1996, more than 400,000 boys
.and girls, ages 8 to 14, took part in
· 'mOre than 3,000 local competilions.
' .Last season, for the first time, there
were separate divisions for boys and
'. Punq pass & Kick has been around
~or years and was the starting ground
for many of the NFUs top prospects,
ihcluding quarterbacks John Elway of
Denver, Jim Kelly, who retired from'
· Bflffalo this year and Jeff Blake of
·-Cincinnati.
' Winners in each division moved on
· tq. team and regional championships.
Top finishers are entered into the
national finals, which will be held at
halflime of the AFC Championship '
game in January.
.,' Amanda's top finish here earned
. her a trip to Fresno Oct. 25 for the
i. ~ctionals. There, she won again and
i improved her. totals by 10 feet.
.-.' That earned her a trip to Oakland
· ~ weekend to compete before and
.'at halffime of the Raiders' game with
.. New Orleans. Amanda Duran (fighi) and her $i$ier, Vane~sa, pm¢ii~ in their front yard.
..Amanda finished third with a total
"of 119~8. If she had equalled her mark After the ~p to Oakland, Amanda fire department~ was happy that
~ Fresno~ she would have taken sec- will get to play catch in a new outfit. Amanda was getting the opportunity
. ond. She was given a Raiders uniform for to get in front of a large crowd. It has
'.'": The winning total in the girls' 8-9 being in the competition, helped her overcome some shyness.
Lbracket was 186-8. That mark sur- If Amanda had won in Oakland, the Despite playing the hapless Saints,
'-passed the top mark in the boys' 8-9 local youngster could have worn that Amanda kicked and passed in front of
"'division. outfit to another game. The top four more than 40,000 fans.
· Before travelling to Oakland, boys and girls scores from all of the "I am a little nervous about that big
Amanda got in as much practice as finalists of the NFL teams will travel crowd," Amanda said before the corn-
possible after school. The sisters have to the finals, petition.
spent hours throwing or kicking the The Durans had to pay for their trip The pressure is over and now it's
~-f0ptball around, to Oakland except for three tickets to back to school, local sports and those
.,.In the Duran family, there are only the game. They even had to buy an afternoons in front of the house toss-
Zhe two sisters, additional ticket for Vanessm ing any and all types of sports balls
· "The interest in football came out It has been worth it to the parents, around.
!~f. the fact that Amanda would catch Damck, who works with the Kern The sisters share that interest and
~i~.throw any ball you gave her," County Probation Department~ said also an interest in the future.
'~m-rick said. that they were so interested in the "I want to be a doctor when I grow
. .'-That interest in sports has grown. Punt, Pass & Kick competition they up," Amanda said after throwing the
.~.Esther did point out her daughters would have driven to Los Angeles for football-shaped toy to her sister.
.'AlSo loved playing with dolls, listening the fi~t round. They found out the . "I want to be an orthodontist,"
.~music and drawing. But the sisters Parks & Recreation department was Vanessa said after making the catch.
· :.v.~. be found playing in the flag foot- handling that locally this year. It would be a safe bet the two
~ league each weekend or just out Esther, who works with the haz- future doctors will spend their free
· aVp.' nt playing catch, ardous materials department of the time playing some sort of sports.
BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Alan Tandy
FROM: Raul Rojas ff/~~~
DATE: December 5, 1997
SUBJECT: PANORAMA BURN DUMP PROJECT ISSUES
The required public meeting for project review was held by DTSC, Kleinfelder, and staff on Monday
December 1st. There was a small audience, consisting of two couples living at the.site, one couple
across the street, and Councilmember Smith. The only significant issue was raised by the
Humphreys, whose back yard at 3608 Panorama Dr. encroaches upon the adjacent landfill property.
Their concern is that a new fence located on the actual property line will decrease their property
value by blocking the mountain view. The Humphreys made several other comments, but seemed
to contradict themselves in an effort to keep use of the City property to themselves. The DTSC is
aware of the City's position that the legal property line must be fenced, and they support it after
considering whether concessions could be made for the Humphreys. All public comments will be
addressed by DTSC after the close of the project review on December 15th.
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BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director~
DATE: December 5, 1997
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN WOODWASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM DUE TO MARKET
CONDITIONS
It is becoming necessary to shift more of our wood chip recycling from cogeneration fuel to
compost because of market limitations. As you know, electric utility deregulation is creating
competition among power producers. This is causing Delano Energy Co., the only available
wood fuel user, to reduce its fuel intake. Because of the large area of Southern California
dependent upon Delano Energy Co. as an outlet for wood chip recycling, we have been
"rationed" to allow only 5 tractor-trailer truckloads per day, 5 days per week. In fact, 3 of the 5
daily shipments will only be accepted at night, which poses potential transportation difficulties.
We usually produce 6 to 8 loads of wood chips per day (7 days per week).
This rationing results in a 40% volume increase in the windrow composting operation, with
additional work to grind the wood more finely for composting. Sales of the extra compost
should be no problem, as staff has been able to market all of the compost produced so far.
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c: Joe Lozano, Public Works Operations Manager
James Scrivano, Solid Waste Supervisor II
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December 5, 1997
BAKERSFIELD
Economic and Community Development Department
MEMORANDUM
December 11, 1997
TO: Alan Tandy, CityManager ~
FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Direct
SUBJECT: CDBG Amendment to Supplement Unreinforeed Masonry Program CURM)
Regarding our discussion earlier this week, we are now processing a CDBG amendment to
supplement the URM program. The amendment will result in a supplemental allocation of $209,000
of unprogrammed CDBG funds ($180,000 of which will be added to the URM program). The
remaining $29,000 will be appropriated in the CDBG budget, and will be available for CDBG
eligible projects in the future.
The URM program originated in FY 93-94 when $290,966 was programmed in the CDBG budget.
The next year $60,000 was transferred out of the URM program and into a facade program. The
proposed infusion of funds will not only not only replace the $60,000 mentioned above, but
increasing the URM budget by $120,000.
Currently, almost the entire balance of URM funds are expended or committed. Our department has
received 28 applications that are on hold until more funding is in place. Making the $180,000
available now will ensure that the pending applications can be funded. These new funds should
provide enough money to meet URM demand through the end of the fiscal year.
The department will publish the 30-day "Notification for Use of Funds" beginning Tuesday,
December 15, 1997. The comment period that allows the public to comment on the proposed changes
will run through January 14, 1998. Staffwould ask the City Council to consider the amendment and
appropriation of funds for the URM program at the January 28, 1998 meeting.
cc Alan Christensen, Business Manager ............
Andre Devereaux, Development Associate
George Gonzales, Community Development Coordinator ' -
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December 4, 1997
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Direc
SUBJECT: Status of Unreinforced Masonry Program (URM)
We have reached a point of decision for the URM Program. While interest in the program remains
steady, funds available to assist new applicants are almost depleted. The purpose of this memo is to
provide a brief status of the program and to offer recommendations for expanding the program
budget.
Current Status
URM funds in FY 97-98 are almost completely committed. We began the fiscal year with $224,050,
and we have expended $33,270 to date. We have received 26 applications that are close to final
approval that will commit another $130,000 in the short-term This leaves $45,780 remaining from
our current budget which will run out sometime in early 1998. In addition to applications that have
funds committed, another 29 applications are on hold until funding is in place. These applications,
if funded for the maximum of $5000, would require another $145,000.
Recommendations
Based on short-term and long-term needs, we recommended a total of $180,000 of CDBG funds be
added to the URM program budget. Currently, there are $209,000 ofunprogrammed CDBG funds
that are available to supplement the URM program. The unprogrammed funds are an accumulation
of project savings and excess program income in the CDBG Fund that have occurred over the last
year. The additional funds transferred to the URM program would provide enough funding for at
least the current fiscal year and possibly beyond.
To add funds to the existing URM budget, a CDBG amendment would need to be processed by staff
and approved by the City Council. The time line for processing a CDBG amendment to the City
Council would be as follows:
Completion
CDBG Amendment Steps Date
1. City Council Approval to Publish a Notification for Use of Funds 1/14/98
2. Begin Publishing Notification 1/19/98
2.30 day Comment Period Ends 2/19/98
3. City Council Approves Amendment & Appropriates Funds 2/25/98
4. Letter to HUD notifying them of amendment 2/26/98
If a decision is made to publish a notification immediately without City Council approval, then the
entire process could be completed approximately 30 days earlier.
Please indicate your preference as to the time line to be followed.
cc Alan Christensen, Business Manager
Andre Devereaux, Development Associate
George Gonzales, Community Development Coordinator
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