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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
June 24, 2005
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, Ci~ Manager /~T'~./
SUBJECT: General Information
1. The Park at River Walk is progressing very nicely. The steel structure for the
aquatheatre is complete, the concrete seating and berm area is almost done, and
the majority of the walking paths are in place. Work is being done to form the
ponds and construction of the playground is underway.
2. Continuing with our summer season musical events, the second band concert at
Beale Park will be this Sunday, June 26th, at 8:00 p.m. The next concert in the
MusicFest 2005 series at Silver Creek Park will be on Tuesday, June 28th at
7:30, featuring the Fat Daddy Blues Band.
3. The pool at Planz Park will open this Saturday, June 24th at 12:00 p.m. As
mentioned in General Information two weeks ago, there was a broken drain line
that had to be repaired, which caused the opening to be delayed a week.
4. We received notification from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad this
week that a new federal regulation goes into effect today, Friday, June 24th,
which will require trains to blow their horns at each railroad crossing in the city.
There are 12 such crossings on the BNSF, and about 26 others located
throughout the city, so if the other railroad companies interpret the new federal
rule the same way, there could be train horns blowing at all hours of the day. We
are in the process of researching the matter and will report back to you when we
have more information.
5. The street maintenance work schedule for the week of June 27th is enclosed for
your information.
6. Responses to Council referrals are enclosed, as follows:
Councilmember Carson
· Report on Code Enforcement actions regarding concerns in the North Stine
neighborhood;
Honorable Mayor and City Council
June 24, 2005
Page 2
Vice-Mayor Ma.q.qard
· Update on the request to install a temporary barrier at highway 178 and
Fairfax Road to separate eastbound traffic from westbound traffic;
Councilmember Couch
· Report on the number of projects on the current CIP list that are expected to
be completed in the next year, including information on carry overs from
previous years;
· Information on the City's policy regarding the inspection of gunite during pool
construction;
· Report on the impact of new development related to child care facilities
· General information regarding CC&Rs.
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cc: Department Heads
Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk
Public Works Deparatment
STREET M/t. INTENANCE SECTION - WORK SCHEDULE
WEEK OF JUNE 27, 2005
We will be finishing the resurfacing of streets in the area between So. "H" Street and
Hughes Lane, south of Planz Road.
Resurfacing in the area south of Brimhall Road, west of Harvest Creek Drive.
Street sealing in the area north of Hageman Road, east of Calloway Drive.
The drainage basin and the concrete work at the City's Dog-Pound Facility has been
completed. We will now 'be grading and paving the parking lot.
Building a temporary road on So. "H" Street, between the Arvin/Edison canal bridge and
Hosking Road.
B A K E R S F I E L D RECEIVED
M E M O R A N D U M JUN 1 7 Z005
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
....... -~- .____FROM: Jim Movius, Planning Director~~
DATE: June 17, 2005
SUBJECT: Re: Concerns with North Stine Neighborhood
Referral # 1159
Councilmember Carson requested staff to address concems with the North Stine neighborhood
regarding unkempt yards, gang activity, etc..
In responding to Councilmember Carson's reqUest regarding the neighborhood of North Stine.
The neighborhood was found unkempt, eleven (11) notices were sent to property owners to cut
weeds and clean up their properties. The Code Officer contacted the concerned citizen that
reported the violations to let him know we were issuing Seven Day Notices, we will re-inspect
the week of June 20, 2005. We also informed him we were notifying the Police Dept. regarding
parking problems on the street. The citizen's other complaint was the City's delay of installing
sewers. They have numerous failing septic systems. A copy of this memo will be forwarded to
Bob Wilson in Public Works regarding the sewer installation issue.
RECEIVED
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· .. .. ~ ' . CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
· B 'A 'K E' :R" S F ' I E L D
iTY OF BAKERSF EL-6
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director~,......,,,.~
DATE: June 21,2005
SUBJECT: TEMPORARY BARRIER ON HWY. 178
Referral No. 1137 (Meeting: 5/11/05)
UPDATE
Vice-Mayor Maggard requested staff investigate installing a temporary concrete barrier at
highway 178 and Fairfax Road to separate eastbound traffic from westbound traffic.
Staff has received response from Caltrans regarding our request for the installation of a
Temporary Median Barrier (K-Rail) on State Route (SR) 178, west of Fairfax Road. A
copy of Caltrans correspondence dated June 16, 2005 is attached.
Attachment:
Correspondence from Caltrans dated June 16, 2005
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STATE OF CALIFORN~-~BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Govemor
· DI~P~RTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (~
:D~STRICT 6
1352 WEST OLIVE AVENUE
P.O. BOX 12616
FRESNO, CA 9377g-2616 -.
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PHONE (559) 488-4057 · Be energy efficient/
FAX (559) 488-4195
TTY (559) 488-4066
June 16,2005
Mr. Raul M. ROjas
Public Works Director - -~ ~
-'City of Bakersfield
1501 TrUxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Dear Mr. Rojas:
This is in response to your request for the installation of a Temporary Median Barrier (K-Rail) on
State Route (SR) 178 west of Fairfax Road (PM 6.77), in Kern County, to separate eastbound
traffic from westbound traffic.
'On May 27, 2005; members of my staff visited the accident location. The road alignment is a
straight three-lane section of expressway with no sight distance restrictions'. There is a slight
horizontal and crest.vertical curve west of the accident location, but this alignment should not
affect driving. All the appropriate advance signs and pavement delineation were present and no
pavement related deficiencies were noted.
Our accident records reveal two accidents involving collisions between eastbound and westbound
traffic. Drivers of the involved vehicles were under the influence of alcohol/drugs. A third
eastbound-westbound collision occurred on May 1, 2005, but this is not yet in our records. This
accident involved an eastbound vehicle crossing onto the westbound lane and the driver also was
under the influence of alcohol.
After C~,eful evalu~ion of the-a~cident records and roadwaygeometrics in thi-s '~a, the District
Traffic Safety staff have recommended placement of a soft barrier strategy at this location rather
than a solid barrier. Solid barriers, by policy, are normally not used on two or three-lane
roadways unless all other reasonable options have failed to reduce head-on collisions. A second
consideration in the use of solid barriers is roadway geometrics. There would not be sufficient
mandatory horizontal clearances if K-rail were to be placed to separate traffic at this location.
Additional widening would be required on both sides of the highway for the entire length of the
project. It is anticipated that the Fairfax Interchange project would start prior to completion of
the project development process for such widening and barrier placement.
"Caltrans improves mobility across California"
Mr. Raul M. Rojas
June 16, 2005
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Thank you for your interest in safety and bringing this area to our attention. Details involving the
soft barrier installation timetable and type will be determined after conceptual approval is granted
by the Division of Traffic Safety in our Headquarters SacramentO office.
If you have any further questions, please contact Brian Everson, Deputy District Director,
Maintenance and Operations at (559) 488-4144, or Joel Aguilar, Chief, Traffic Investigations, at
(559) 488-4123.
Sincerely,
~isMt!~t 6 'recto
"Caltrans tmproves mobility across California"
RECEIVED
JUN 2 :,~ 2005
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
BA K E R S F I E L D
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director~/..~'~.~
DATE: June 13, 2005
SUBJECT: CIP Projects for 2004-05
Referral No. 1168
COUNCILMEMBER COUCH RQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING THE
NUMBER OF PROJECTS ON THE CURRENT CIP LIST THAT WE CAN
REASONABLY EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT YEAR? ADDITIONALLY
HOW MANY ARE "CARRY OVERS" FROM PREVIOUS YEARS? WHAT ARE THE
MAJOR ONES, IN DOLLARS, AND THE IMPORTANCE AND/OR NEED? REPORT
BACK WITH INFORMATION.
From previous years' CIP, Public Works Engineering Division staff is recommending
carrying over seventy-one projects. These carry over projects fall into one of three
categories:
Sixteen of those projects are in vadous stages of construction. Construction on
some is complete by staff still needs to finalize change orders and payments to the
contractors. Others are actively under construction. And the remaining have
awarded construction contracts but staff has not yet been able to schedule start of
construction due to understaffing of inspectors in the Construction Engineering
division. Some of the more major projects in this category include The Park at
, Riverwalk; New Sanitary Sewer Main in Stockdale Highway; and Reconstruction of
Existing Sanitary Sewer Main in Planz Road.
Thirty-seven of those projects are still in various stages of design. A few have had
been openings but the Iow bid was substantially more than available funds, so staff
must re-evaluate the project to identify ways to reduce the projects' costs and/or to
secure additional project funding. Most are either currently in design or awaiting for
staff to be available to start design. A sizable portion of these delayed projects
resulted from expedited processing on federally funded projects as staff related to
the Council in January 2005. Some of the more major projects in this category
include New Sanitary Sewer Collection System for the McDonald Way area;
Rehabilitation of Existing Sanitary Sewer Main in Brundage Lane; Rehabilitation of
Existing Sanitary Sewer Main in L Street; Rehabiliation of Existing Sanitary Sewer
Main in Q Street; New Sanitary Sewer Main in Allen Road; Street Widening
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Improvements on College Avenue west of Fairfax Road; Stockdale Highway Median
Narrowing; Street Widening Improvements on Rosedale Highway east of Calloway
Drive; Bakersfield Municipal Airport Resurfacing Project; Various Traffic Signal,
such as Columbus Street / University Avenue, Columbus Street / Wenatchee
Avenue, Ashe Road / Panama Lane, and Fairfax Road / Highland Knolls; and
Various Pavement Resurfacing and Reconstruction Projects.
The other eighteen projects being carded over are for the large projects that were
originally Programmed to be phased over several years. The funds for these
projects need to be carried over to ensure sufficient monies are available for either
the design and/or construction of the projects. Some of the more major projects in
this category include Right-of-Way Acquisition for Implementation of Downtown
Drainage Study Recommended Improvements; New Sanitary Sewer Main to
WWTP#2 to Facilitate Northeast Bakersfield Developments; Various aspects of the
Westside Parkway project; At-grade Crossings of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad
in Southwest Bakersfield to Facilitate Development Projects; Reconstruction of
Southbound On-Ramp at the White Lane / SR99 Interchange; and the
Reconstruction of the Southbound Bridge on Chester Avenue over the Kern River.
The CIP budget proposed for Fiscal Year 2005-06 includes over twenty-five new
projects for which Engineering Division staff will need to provide first design services
and then construction inspection / administration services.
It should be noted that the above information only includes CIP projects for which Public
Works Engineering Division provides design and construction inspection services.
Other City departments, such as Water Resources and Recreation & Parks, provide
those services for their projects. They could be in a similar situation as Public Works
staff in regards to the necessity of carrying over projects due to limited staff availability
for their projects.
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RECEIVED
B A K E R S F I E L D
JUN 2 2 2005
MEMORANDUM
CiTY MANAGER'S OFFICE
TO: - Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Jim Movius, Planning Directo
~)'ATE: June 22, 2005
SUBJECT: Re: Inspections of Swimming Pools
Referral # 1169
Councilmember Couch requested staff report back whether the City inspects gunite in pool ·
construction, at what stage, application or installation, and if the County does inspections.
The City and (County) inspection staff currently does not inspect the placement of gunite during
pool construction. Inspectors check Pool location, setback requirements, plumbing, electrical,
and rebar placement just prior to placement of gunite. Due to several recent problems with
gunite quality, we are developing new inspection requirements for gunite placement. We will
soon require a third party "special inspector" to certify placement of gunite. We expect this
re.quirement to become effective in mid July or early August.
RECEIVED
B A K E I~ $ F I E L D
JU ,I 2 1 2005
MEMORANDUM
CiTY MANAGER'S OFFICE
TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER
FROM: STANLEY C. GRADY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR ~'~~
DATE: June 21, 2005
SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENT'S IMPACT ON CHILD CARE
Council Referral No. 001144
COUNCILMEMBER COUCH REQUESTED STAFF REVIEW INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
DANA ADAMS WITH THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION FOR CHILD CARE, REGARDING
THE IMPACT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT ON CHILD CARE, WHETHER THAT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED IN AN EIR, AND WHETHER CHILD CARE FACILITIES WOULD BE
PROVIDED.
Councilmember Couch requested staff review the information provided from Dana Adams with
Community Connection for Child Care, regarding new development's impact on child care
services. Ms. Adams asked about development of new child care facilities, are child care needs
evaluated in environmental impact reports, and can child care facilities be required in
development agreements.
City staff recognizes the importance of child care facilities and the need to enhance such
services throughout the metropolitan area. Recent updates to the General Plan in October
2002, included the addition of specific policies that support the development of a range of child
care services, from small family day care homes to larger public/private care facilities.
Additionally, policies were added to encourage developers and employers to provide or work
with child care providers to make these services available near their employees' homes and
places of employment.
Implementation of the land use policies is accomplished by a number of strategies including
zoning and development agreements. The Zoning Ordinance offers numerous opportunities for
the development of child care facilities as they are included by right in many of our zoning
districts, as compared to many other cities where zoning can be a major impediment. Our
residential zones permit by right both small (1-8 children) and large family (9-14 children) day
care homes. All of the city's commercial and industrial zones, including our two mixed-use
commercial zones, permit child care facilities by right recognizing the need for such services in
employment areas. The Board of Zoning Adjustment has also supported in residential areas,
use of existing schools and churches through the conditional use process. These facilities give
residents convenient and safe facilities with appropriate play areas and open space without
adversely affecting neighboring residents since they are already designed for public use.
Alan Tandy, City Manager
June 21,2005
Page 2
Consideration of child care facilities in new developing areas is currently being considered by
city staff in environmental impact reports (EIR) and development agreements. The EIR process
already discusses the impact a project has on public needs and services, which includes
schools and related services. Child care needs are usually indirectly acknowledged but specific
evaluation can and has been considered in EIR's for larger master planned communities.
Development agreements are beginning to be used throughout the state to included child care
facilities as one of the many public services and improvements developers will provide for the
community. The most recent example has been in the Castro Valley area of Alameda County
where a development agreement was used to obtain a new child care facility for a new
neighborhood. Staff contacted a few cities and found that child care facilities are being
discussed for possible inclusion in development agreements, though these facilities usually
compete against other necessary services such as roads, schools, transit, police, and fire.
Although all public services have importance, each community must prioritize their needs so as
not to burden the project to a point that it is no longer financially feasible. Some cities noted that
child care opportunities are occurring voluntarily by developers as a marketing tool for their new
neighborhoods.
Developers locally have also recognized a growing demand for providing child care facilities in
their developments and how they add to the livability of their new neighborhoods. Staff
encourages developers to consider child care facilities as part of their projects. City staff is
firmly committed in support of child care facilities and are working with developers wishing to'
pursue those services in their planned neighborhoods.
SG:JE:djl
CC: Jim Eggert, Principal Planner
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MEMORANDUM
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
June 23, .2005
TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ///"~ ~.
FROM: VIRGINIA GENNARO, CITY ATTORNey)
SUBJECT: SUNSET CLAUSES IN CC & Rs
COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. 01)1170
Councilmember Couch requested general information regarding CC & Rs. Is there
such a thing as a "sunset clause" on CC & Rs? Is it typically 15 years? Is this
standard in old or newly established?
Generally speaking, the City requires CC & Rs for privately owned and
maintained residential development. Typically, there is no sunset clause on CC & Rs.
On occasion, some CC & Rs will have termination dates, but they are generally of a
long duration (e.g., 50 years or more).
In addition, City staff reviews CC & Rs to assure that early dissolution of CC & Rs
can only occur upon written approval of the City and the Department of Real Estate.
VG/RMS:Isc
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council
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