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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/02/05 I5 A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM December 2, 2005 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager f)T'b,./ r-/-~'. SUBJECT: General Information 1. We are saddened by the loss of former city manager, Dale Hawley, who dedicated many years of public service to the City organization and the community. Services will be held next Wednesday, December 7th at the First Assembly of God Church, 4901 California Avenue, at 11:00 a.m. 2. The LAFCO Board granted us a continuance on our sphere of influence expansion request until Tuesday, January 24th. Thanks go to Vice-Mayor Maggard and Councilmember Couch, members of the business and development community, and staff for their assistance and for attending in support at the hearing this week. 3. A memo is enclosed from Kern County Planning Director, Ted James, as a notification of the new sewer policy recently adopted by the County. The Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan has been revised to require all new developments that are smaller than six acres to connect to public sewer. The County's new standards certainly reinforce our reasoning to expand the City's sphere of influence to allow us to plan, from a financial and technical standpoint, for new facilities we will have to provide. Thanks to the Board of Supervisors for this action, as it should be very positive for our future! 4. The Community Services Committee met this week on both the 40-acre park and the park at Taft Highway and Gosford Road. The Committee voted to have us negotiate a lease with the Southwest Little League for the Jewetta / Stockdale site. They would pay for development and maintenance. At the Taft/Gosford site, the plan has evolved to sell the corners at Gosford/Taft and Ash/Taft for commercial development. The par-three golf course has been deleted and youth football fields added. This plan will continue to evolve over time. 5. Water Resources is reporting that the first major storm system of the current winter season shoWs signs of delivering significant snowfall on the Kern River watershed. This powerful storm follows one of the driest Novembers in recent history..The storm has remained active through today, December 2nd, and the snow gauges are still rising. Hopefully this winter activity is the start of another great water year in 2006! Honorable Mayor and City Council December 2, 2005 Page 2 6. The Public Works street maintenance schedule for next week is enclosed. It may be affected by weather factors. 7. A response to a Council referral is enclosed: Councilmember Sullivan · Increased police patrol at various locations: near Valhalla and New Stine, and the east side of Stine near Ridgeview High School, particularly on Jackson Ridge, Blue River, and White Gate to Acres. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk ; NOV 2 8 2005 Office Memorandum- Kern County " TO: Addressees November 22, 2005 FROM: Ted James, Director~ Kern County Planni~partment SUBJECT:New Metropolitan Bakersfield General Sewer Policies and the Deletion of Old Specific Plans On November 15, 2005, the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved revisions to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan and several specific plans (Western Rosedale, Casa Loma and Breckenridge Hills) in the Metropolitan area related to the requiring of sewers for new residential,, rural residential, commercial and industrial development within the boundaries of the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan (MBGP) area. The sewer policy revisions clarified policy language. The policy changes were also intended to discontinue the use of dry sewer for new development unless a master sewer plan and fee connection program is available such as that in County Service Area (CSA) 71. The recently adopted MBGP and specific plan text changes require all new commercial, industrial and residential developments and residential land divisions proposing parcels smaller than six gross acres to connect to public sewer. The requirement that new development within unincorporated Metropolitan Plan area connect to public sewer is intended to ensure that new Metropolitan growth occurs in a coordinated manner based upon the availability of the extension of sewer infrastructure. Applications for new Metropolitan planning area land divisions (parcel maps, parcel map waivers, and tentative tracts), conditional use permits and precise development plans that require conformity with the General Plan or Specific Plan will be required to comply with the new sewer policy requirements. Building permits for existing legal parcels of record will not be subject to the requirement for public sewer unless the parcel is located within 200 feet oran-bxisting'pubii~e~vei:~ystem iex~isting~seWer connection ~rdinance requirement). Existing approved tentative parcel maps and tentative tract maps with conditions of approval and vesting maps accepted as complete on November 15, 2005, are also not subject to the new sewer requirements during the initial three year life of the map. All new planned land use designation amendments to the MBGP and specific plans within the Metropolitan Plan area are required to be served by public sewer. This revision to the MBGP and specific plans is intended to ensure that new General or Specific Plan amendment proposals are not being requested prematurely for areas where public sewer is not available. Staff recommended to the Board that the standards within CSA 71 including a sewer master plan and sewer development/connection fees remain unchanged and that policies of the MBGP and other specific plans be changed to match the CSA 71 three acre threshold. The Board concurred November 22, 2005 ._ Page 2 with staff except that for areas outside of CSA 71, a six acre minimum parcel size was adopted as the threshold below which sewer would be required You are encouraged to consult the specific new policies of the revised MBGP and the affected Specific Plans for further information related to sewer requirements for new development. It is important to note that the new sewer policy revisions only affect areas within the MBGP area. It is noted that there is, within the new policies, a very nan'ow area for exceptions subject to specific findings. In addition to the sewer policy revisions, the Board of Supervisors deleted several older specific plans where the policies and standards of the MBGP provide more appropriate guidance for new development. These older Specific Plans that were deleted include the Seventh Home, Chevron Section One, Pumpkin Center and Mayfair Specific Plans. Refer t0the planned land use designations and policies and standards in the MBGP for conformity determinations and guidance on new development. TJ:jb i:\adm\plnXnew sewer policy 11-05.mem PUBLIC WORKS STREET MAINTENANCE SECTION - WORK SCHEDULE WEEK OF DECEMBER 5, 2005 Continue resurfacing alleys in the area north of Monterey Street, between Union Avenue and Alta Vista Drive. Reconstructing Eastbourne Way from Hempstead Lane to the west end and Hempstead Lane from Edgemount Drive, around and back to Edgemount Drive. Reconstructing streets in the area north of Auburn Street, east of Oswell Street. Installing sidewalk in the area north of 34th Street, east of Chester Avenue (CDBG funded). CREW ONE: Leaf collection in the area between California Avenue and Brundage Lane, Oak Street to Chester Avenue. CREW TWO: Leaf collection in the area between Union Avenue and Baker Street, 178 Highway to Bernard. Also late in the week, will start in the area north of 24th Street, west of Union Avenue. BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: W.R. RECTOR, CHIEF OF POLICE u'/~ DATE: November 23, 2005 SUBJECT: Police Patrol at Various Locations Council Referral No. 1333 (Ward 6) Council Member Sullivan requested staff increase police patrol at the following locations. 1) Near Valhalla and New Stine; and 2) East side of Stine near Ridgeview High School, particularly on Jackson Ridge, Blue River and White Gate to Acres. On November 11th and 12th, the Operations Division provided concentrated enforcement to the Valley Plaza Corridor. Staff has also targeted New Stine and Valhalla for additional patrol, as well as . consistent holiday enforcement along Ming Avenue. The School Resource Officers have been apprised of the concerns around Ridgeview High School, and officers will provide extra patrol of the area.