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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/12/98 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM June 12,1998 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY ~,~O,/~IL FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. EDCD has been notified by the HUD regional offices that they have been selected as a 1998 Best Practice winner in the areas of Consolidated Planning and IDIS and Reporting. Staff has been invited to participate in the national Best Practices in Housing and Community Development Symposium to share their community development techniques. 2. The latest activity report from the Development Services Department is enclosed. 3. There is a letter enclosed from Advanced Records Technology, the local imaging and records management company located in southeast Bakersfield that had requested economic assistance from the City. They have notified us of a change in their business plans and have decided not to accept assistance. 4. Progress Report No. 3 of the Wastewater Treatment Plant #2 Expansion project is enclosed for your information. 5. Also enclosed is the May URM Activity Report from EDCD. 6. Please remember we have only one Council meeting in July - the 15th. 7. You may notice the marquee at the Arena/Convention Center is now working - it looks unfinished because the sides are advertising panels we are in the process of selling. 8. The May Activity Report from the Environmental Health Services Department describing the progress of the City's LEA regulated projects is attached. Honorable Mayor and City Council June12, 1998 Page 2 9. We are working with Ogden and the Sports Marketing Council to put in a bid for the first ever West Coast Hockey League All Star game for next year. If we don't get it on the first try, we should year two. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst ~NT~ U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development ~ ~ ~ ~ Los Angeles Ama O~ce, Pacifi~Hawaii ~. ~. ~ 611 W. 6~ S~et, 8th Floor %. ~lm / Los Angeles, Cali~mia 90017 City Manager City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy: At this time we would like to take s moment to con~atulate your jurisdiction on your recent selection for a John J. Gunther 1998 Best Practice in Consolidated Planning following a comprehensive analysis of all of the jurisdictions and organizations that receive funding from H~'s Office of Community Planning and Development. The analysis involved several categories, including the Continuum of Care, Economic Opportunity, Decent Housing, Suitable Living Environment, Program Requirements, Consolidated Planning, IDIS and Reporting, and Overall Performance by a jurisdiction. The 1998 Best Practices in Housing and Community Development S~posium is scheduled to take place the week of July 29 - July 2, 1998, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North .Carolina. All winners of a Best Practice are encouraged to attend the 1998 Best Practices S~posium. Registration materials and general information on the 1998 S~posium is currently available on H~'s Website at ~.hud.gov/cpd/bestchar.html. We are encouraging you or a me~er of your staff to attend the 1998 Best Practices S~posium which will bring together community development practitioners from throughout the nation'to share techniques and strategies. Make your reservations early as hotel deadlines are in early June 1998. Again, we wish to congratulate you and your staff for your efforts and successes in working to serve the needs of low income residents in your community. Very sincerely yours, Mary ~ue Teemley Actinu Director Office of Community Planninu RECS VS and Development 9DD 3UN 8 , C~ MANAGER'S OF~C ~.~.;.~o~. U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development ~ ~ o% Los Angeles Area Office, Pacific/Hawaii Los Angeles, Califomla 90017 Alan ~andy ~a ~Ja?e~ A/~EDCD~ city M~ger ~c,0 ~JUN 0 2 19~8 City of ~ersfield 1501 Truxt~Avenue O:~', Bakersf~ld, ~A 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy: At this time we would like to take a moment to congratulate your jurisdiction on your recent selection for a John J. Gunther 1998 Best Practice in IDIS and Reporting following a comprehensive analysis of all of the jurisdictions and organizations that' receive funding from H~'s Office of Community Planning and Development.. The analysis involved several categories, including the Continuum of Care, Economic Opportunity, Decent Housing, Suitable Living Environment, Program Requirements, Consolidated Planning, IDIS and Reporting, and Overall Performance by a jurisdiction. The 1998 Best Practices in Housing and Community Development S~posium is scheduled to take place the week of July 29 - July 2, 1998, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. All winners of a Best Practice are encouraged to attend the 1998 Best Practices S~posium. Registration materials and general information on the 1998 S~posium is currently available on HUD's Website at ~.hud.gov/cpd/bestchar.html. We are encouraging you or a member of your staff to attend the 1998 Best Practices S~posium which will bring together community development practitioners from throughout the nation to share techniques and strategies. Make your reservations.early as hotel deadlines are in early June 1998. Again, we wish to congratulate you and your staff for your efforts and successes in working to serve the needs of low income residents in your community. Very sincerely yours, ~ary Sue Teemley ~ctin~ Director O~fice of Community and Devolopmon~, 9DD RECEIVED .1.~I 11998 CITY MANAGER'S Development Services Notes June 4, 1998 ~..,/~ _,~ PLANNING ~'~ Environmental Reviews 1. Northwest bike path and Water Treatment Facilities first administrative draft of the EIR is due in late June. The Notice of Preparation was posted June 5, 1998. 2. Southern Beltway second administrative draft of the EIR is due next week for review by City, County, KCOG staff. 3. Mohawk Sewer Trunkline Negative Declaration is in production. 4. Redevelopment Area EIR requests for proposals have been sent. Proposals are due June 12, 1998. Annexations 5. We have asked Texaco to come into the City. The Plant Manager respectfully declined but he is being cooperative on the trunk sewer line right-of-way. 6. We are discussing an annexation of property north of Rosedale Hwy. which is now a producing oil field but the owner is interested in putting things in order to convert to industrial development. 7. Another owner of property just west of the Hungry Hunter who is building a movie theater has asked for annexation. He is interested in the sewer service. 8. The North of the River Sanitation District is evaluating the prospects of annexing the sewage treatment lands into the City. We are working with them on circulation and land plans. 9. The property owner at the southeast corner of Palm and Jewetta is interested in annexation but his neighbors are not. We will continue our discussions with them in an effort to persuade them to come into the City. 10. We have received scattered favorable response from the southern area and we are working to pull together' areas for annexation. There was a concentrated negative response from the Pumpkin Center community. 11. The Sphere of Influence Application was delivered to LAFCO last Friday. The next move is up to Bill. RECEIVED ~CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE Significant Projects 12. Inter. est in developing the northeast is growing. We have had initial discussions with a developer about his plans for two square miles near Mesa Matin. Another developer has submitted an incomplete application to subdivide a square mile into 1100 lots northeast of the old County landfill. 13. The Glennwood Gardens (Elder Care Northeast of Calloway Road and Cross Valley Canal) will be back to the Planning Commission July 2, 1998 for approval of another plan change. 14. The Grand Canal will be applying for a plan change by the end of June to increase its floor area. 15. The East Brundage address correction program has progressed from the inventory stage to the phase where staff will develop a numbering series to fit the metropolitan addressing scheme. This will be done as time permits. Other Agencies 16. The Air Pollution Control District has promulgated air quality guidelines for CEQA. They basically define projects equivalent to 150 dwelling units as significant and in lieu of real mitigation they will accept money. We are monitoring them. 17. The State Department of Conservation has served us with a notice to prepare draft amendments to our Surface Mining and Reclamation (SMARA) Ordinance that would bring it into compliance with State law. In addition to enforcing State law, they expect us to duplicate it in our local ordinance. 18. The County Development Services Director is recommending the establishment of a Code Enforcement Division to deal with zoning violations and public nuisance problems. The proposal is an improvement over their current operations and we are watching to see if there might be some ideas we could use. BUILDING INSPECTION Significant Projects 19. The forensic crime lab (108,000 sq. ft.) walls are up and the parking garage (135,000 sq. ft.) is coming up out of the ground. 20. Permits have been issued for the 30,000 sq. ft. phase of the Marketplace. 21. Permits have been issued for a 3,310 seat theater at Valley Plaza. 22. The Northwest Promenade at Coffee Road and Rosedale Highway has permits for 157,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Most of the construction is well underway. 23. Galey's Marine Supply has permits for its new location at the south end of the Auto Mall. 24. Computer USA next to Barnes & Noble has just opened. 25. Castle & Cook has submitted plans for a new three story office building at the corner of Stockdale Highway and Old River Road. Code Enforcement 26. Our focus on the wild land fire exposure has been completed and we are now directing our attention to the weedy lots internal to the City. Last week Dennis Fidler heard 65 weed abatement cases and next week he will hear over 100. His hearings are now being scheduled weekly to keep up. 27. The Casa Royale had another fire June 1, 1998. Apparently, fencing may not be sufficient security of the premises. This is scheduled for closed session consideration by the City Council at next Wednesday's meeting. 28. After the Casa Royale we will be recommending more aggressive enforcement against the Chaparral. 29. The Knights Inn at Union and White Avenues is in escrow and our cost of enforcement ($4,500) will be paid back. 30. A warrant is being requested to allow us to clean up a large accumulation of junk and vehicles at 4000 White Lane. The owner has been stalling us for two years. He has not lived up to his agreements nor completed the cleanup within time extension after time extension. 31. We are reasonably sure we will be receiving a combination of grants ($100,000) from the State to clean up waste tires and enforce tire disposal regulations. Integrated Waste Management staff has told us we would get it and they sent a news release to the "California" that it was approved but so far no official notice or check. Closing on something of a sad note; I learned Wednesday night that Pam (a Department Secretary) and Earl Townsend were in a traffic accident. Pam survived with serious cuts and bruises but Earl died at the scene. Pam should be released from the hospital in Santa Maria and be home on Friday. ?' RECORDS TECHNOLOGY, INC. n COr, PORAT,ON i · June 4, 1998 Mr. Alan Tandy, City Manager City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy, After a considerable amount of contemplation and thought regarding the future direction of my company, Advanced Records Technology, Inc., I have decided to forego the assistance offered to me by the City of Bakersfield. While I appreciate the City Council's willingness to assist me, my current business plans call for a different direction than what was previously anticipated at the time of my agreement with the City. Please extend my sincerest appreciation to the City Council and in particular Councilmember Irma Carson. I would hope that if in the future I needed the City's assistance that you would once again be willing to do so. Also, please be assured I remain committed to Southeast Bakersfield. If I can be of assistance to the City of Bakersfield in this respect please call. Yours truly, RECEIVED. Art Powell President/CEO ,IUN CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE cc: Mr. Jake Wager YOURFULLSERVICEIMAGINGANDRECORDSMANAGEMENTCOMPANY 417 Watts Drive www. artcorpinc, com 1722 N. Fine Avenue ~' Bakersfield, CA 93307 Fresno, CA 93727 ~ (805) 834-3773 · (805) 834,051:0.FAX . (209) 452-9844 BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, City Manager FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, Public Works Director//~ DATE: June 8, 1998 SUBJECT: WASTEWATERTREATMENT PLANT#2 Attached are eleven copies of Progress Report No. 3 of the Wastewater Treatment Plant # 2 - Expansion Project, prepared by construction manager Black & Veatch. Please let me know if you require additional copies. Attachments ~bakersft'e[b ~Maste%Vacer ~reatment ~ P~rt~er~lPr~~ CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS SUMMARY NUMBER THREE May 1, 1998 through May 31, 1998 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS I. Major construction quantities to date include: · Man Hours To Date: 35,000 mh · Square Feet of Concrete Formwork: 78,000 sf · Concrete-Steel Reinforcing Installed: 270 tons · Cubic Yards of Concrete Placed: 3600 c.y. · Cubic Yards of Structure Excavation: 24,000 c.y. · Cubic Yards of Site Excavation: 35,000 c.y. · Cubic Yards of Trench Excavation: 9,900 c.y. · Cubic Yards of Bedding and Backfill: 4,500 c.y. · Linear Feet of 42 inch, 48 inch and 60 inch Diameter Cement Mortar Lined Steel Pipe: 1,380 fi. II. Kiewit Pacific Co. completed the following work: Site: Installed electrical duct bank. Completed approximately 60 percent of large diameter process piping. Primary Clarifiers: Completed base slab. Trickling Filters: Completed Trickling Filter #3 base slab and approximately 50 percent of the media support system. Completed wall on Trickling Filters 1, 2 and 3 to construction joint above main vents and launder. Secondary Clarifiers: Completed the underground piping and middle hoppers. Have the subgrade work complete for the Secondary Sludge Pump Station. Digesters: Tying steel for the fa'st of two digester slabs on grade. 75% complete with the Digester. Control Building basement walls. COVER PHOTOS: Upper Left: Recirculation Pump Station deck. The sludge pumps install on the top of the pedestals. Lower Left: Trickling Filter Number 3 Media Supports. Page 1 Digester ~4 Base Slab. Note Formwork & Cable Ties for Seismic Reinforcing SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Kiewit Pacific completed 6 months of safe work within their Southwest District. Of the nearly 500~000 man hours worked, this project accounted for 35~000 of these. Kiewit has not had a recordable incident on Plant 2. Shop Drawings and RFI's continue to enjoy short turn around times. To date, there has been no significant re-work required. · Innovative construction methods have enabled Kiewit to continue to recover the schedule despite the days lost to weather. · Partnering continues to set the stage for quality in construction and timely prosecution of the work. · Completed HVAC installation in existing Administration/Control building. Page2 AREAS OF CONCERN · None PROPOSED CHANGE ORDERS · Proposed Change Order No. 1 has been finalized. Miscellaneous construction revisions will add $27,200.00. Value Engineering construction revisions saved $239,000.00. Value Engineering construction revisions will be equally split between the City and Kiewit. The net effect of Change Order No. 1 will be to decrease the current contract mount $92,300.00. · Proposed Change Order No. 2, also a Value Engineering item, will provide for revisions to the digesters and pumps. Savings due to the revisions are significant with no sacrifice in process or maintenance. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION * 66 RFI's have been received/processed as of May 31, 1998 · 6 Days on average turn around. SHOP DRAWINGS · 173 Shop Drawings have been received/processed as of May 3 I, 1998 · 12 Days on average turn around. 60-Inch Trickling Filter Effluent Pipe to Splitter Box. This flow is split to one of three Final Clarifiers. Page 3 PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR JUNE 1998 Site: Install 60-inch diameter main plant effluent. Complete large diameter process interconnecting piping. Continue structural backfill. Continue with electrical duct bank installation. Primary Clarifier: Construct perimeter walls. Trickling Filters: Continue Trickling Filter #3 in preparation for media installation. Complete base slabs and media support systems for Trickling Filter #1 and Trickling Filter #2. Recirculation Pump Station: Complete second story of the main structure. Complete installation of the plastic liner plate (T-Lok). Secondary Clarifiers: Prepare subgrade and construct footing and base slabs. Digester: Complete base slabs for Digesters 3 and 4 and begin construction of walls. Complete Digester Control Building basement structure. Trickling Filter #3 Filter Media Supports Page 4 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS SUMMARY DESCRIPTION STATUS Notice to Proceed Dated February 9, 1998 Contract Time, Calendar Days 730 Original Completion Date February 8, 2000 Substantial Completion Date May 7, 1999 Time Extensions Approved -0- Construction Revisions Delay Days 29 Revised Completion Date February 8, 2000 Original Contract Amount $291239,800 Change Orders Approved -0- Revised Contract Amount $29,239,800 Amount Earned This Period $1,222,904 Amount Earned to Date $4,990,828 Percent Complete, $ 17.07 Calendar Days Used 112 Percent Complete, Calendar Days 15.34 Recirculation Pump Station. This structure will be two stories tall. 98-027 Page 5 BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM June 9, 1998 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~ FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Directm SUBJECT: May URM Activity Report The May URM activity report has 118 applications for properties participating in the URM Incentive Program. Currently 29 properties have been granted reimbursement checks representing a total of $127,364.18 in twenty-six retrofit projects and three demolition projects. They include: 801 18th Street, New China Cafe 1330 19th Street, Serrano's Furniture 822 18th Street, Thorp's Motorcycle 1918-1920 Eye Street, Jelly's (Former Water Company Building) 2526-2530 Chester Avenue, Waterbed Warehouse and Mattress Outlet Building 1025 18th Street, Italian Grocery Store 1207 19th Street, The Mint Building 1928 19th Street, Old Paine Mortuary House 2407 Chester Avenue, Granada Furniture Building 430 East 19th Street, commercial property 2101 Chester Avenue, Guarantee Shoes 1017-1023 Baker Street, vacant retail space 2509 Chester Avenue, Patton's Discount Office Furniture Building 1914 Truxtun Avenue, medical office 1919 Chester Avenue, Palla property 1228 19th Street, Griffin Pawnbrokers 900 18th Street, Cay's Health Food Store 1121 21 st Street, commercial property (demolition) ..... 1701 18th Street, Turk's Copy .: I 0 19008 622 East 19th Street, warehouse (demolition) 2025-2029 Chester Avenue, Red Wing Shoes 2000 H Street, Henley's 1812 Q Street, vacant building (demolition) 1517- 1523 19th Street, Williams property 2022 Chester Avenue, Palla property 1711 -1717 19th Street, Clifford property 1219-1221 20th Street, Nighbert property 506 East 19th Street, Felton property 2305 - 2309 Chester Avenue, Campbell property In addition, 43 properties have been given authorization to start their projects (ie. Notice to Proceed). Furthermore, 14 applications are awaiting documents prior to issuance of notice to proceed, 9 applications are awaiting expression of intent by property owner, and 23 applications have been determined inactive or ineligible. This memorandum is intended to provide you with a brief update on the status of the URM assistance program. cc: Jack Hardisty, Development Services Director ' Dennis Fidler, Building Director Jack Leonard, Asst. Building Director Mike Quon, Building Plan Check Engineer Andre Devereaux, Development Associate, ED/CD p:\urm\urmmemo.at BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO' Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works DATE: June 11, 1998 SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION Attached is a copy of the May Activity Report, dated June 8, 1998, from the Environmental Health Services Department describing the status of the LEA regulated projects within the City of Bakersfield. Attachment RECEiVeD G:~OROUPD^~Memo~ 99S~LE^REPORT060SgS.WPD CITY MANAGER'S PROGRESS OF PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Activity For The Month Of May 1998 Bakersfield Sanitary Immediate Goal: Remediation of The State Department of Toxib The City will modify the original Landfill/Burn Dump burn material to reduce/eliminateSubstances Control approved, Draft Closure Plan to integrate the Closure. the health risks associated with the Remedial Action Plan on i burn dump closure with the landfill burn ash. February 5, 1998. Soil , closure. SWIS #: 15-AA-0044 remediation was ~mt~ated at fi~e LEA WO #: 102 and 319 ~oo o, ,,,~ ,o,.,,,,y ,.,,.,-, ,~,o, y ,~, owned by the City, and remediated less '~'--~, ,o,, .,=°',o of "-~, ,= -,.,w=,' ...... perimeter road at the bounda~ under direction of the State Sections 10, 11 14, and r-.._,~:..~, :~:. ,, ~,, , ~_,,~,,,,o,v~ -,,,,,, v--~. of Panorama Drive. Department of Toxic Substances 15, T29S, R28E Completed 8/29/97 Control, have been listed for real 4200 Panorama Drive As requested by the City, the estate sale. Long Term Goal: LEA provided comments Property Owner: Closure of the sanitary landfill concerning the encroachment, at City of Bakersfield and and burn dump in compliance 3608 Panorama Drive. other private individuals with Title 27, CCR. ,,,,,,,~,~,o,~ ,.~,~o,. ,.~,,,~,~,o,,,~,, of Acid sludge began seeping from LEA staffwill conduct routine ~,..,,, ,,,o,~,,o, .,,,,,,, ,o,,,~,,,, a new cell. April 30~ the Waste inspections of the burn dump ~,,.,u, ,,~o, ,=o, to, 0~,-~,=, =,,,, ,,, ,o~= Management Department ~ areas within the legal boundary of SWIS #: 15-AA-0048 the ~'--"'- ":-' ....... :-'--' '":'~' disposed of the sludge at the uu,,,'- .... ash. Completed June 4, 1997.Laidlaw Hazardous Waste LEA WO #: 108 Facility. i LEA staff will monitor compliance Long Term Goal: " with the Notice and Order. Location: Closure of the sanitary landfill The Final Notice and Order fo'r 'Sections 1 & 12, T29S, and burn dump in compliance submittal of complete closure~ R29E with Title 27, CCR. plans to the LEA for the landfill portion was completed and Property Owner: issued April 29th. Kern County No Change K & D Salvage Landfill Immediate Goal: Obtain status Substandard site conditions a~idThe State Department of Toxic review from State Department of a lack of regulatory oversite b~ Substances Control will be issuing SWIS #: 15-AA-0103 Toxic Substances Control. State Department of Toxic i an enforcement cleanup order in Regrade site, eliminate drainage Substances Control LEA will late 1998 or 1999. The State · LEA WO #: 267 from Daniel's Lane. Fence refer nuisance complaints to tr~e Department of Toxic Substances property to assure site security.State Department of Toxic Control is applying for US Location: Substances Control and the ¢[ty Environmental Protection Agency 600 So. Union Long Term Goal: Code Enforcement grant funding to resample the site. Section 5, T30S, R28E Closure .of Landfill in compliance with Title 14 Closure Standards. Property Owner: Alan Daniels I June 8, 1998 * SWIS -- Solid Waste Information System n!Jmber issued by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). ** LEA WO# = Local Enforcement Agency Work Order number used by EHSD.