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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
August 5, 2005
TO: Honorable Mayor and City CoUncil
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~'(~
SUBJECT: General Information
1. The Bakersfield Foundation has been gifted with two full roller hockey rinks. The
equipment is complete with floors, scoreboards and dasherboards. Most of the
equipment will be placed in storage temporarily until the best means is identified to
put it to beneficial use!
2. The President has announced that he will sign the federal transportation bill next
week. When that occurs, Bakersfield will essentially become the lead agency on
$630,000,000 in projects, for which we have to generate a 20% match of
$157,500,000, totaling $787,500,000! These numbers exclude the Highway 46
project, which will be handled separately by Cai Trans. Raising the match money,
overseeing the EIR and design work, acquiring property,, and' eventually
overseeing construction is a massive task. Cost coverage for staff, overhead, etc.
will come out of the monies provided. Multiple jurisdictions are involved - Cai
Trans, Kern County, and the City of Shafter among them.
In addition, this is a demonstration project. It is to be done as quickly as possible.
Cai Trans, the Federal Highway Administration, and the City of Bakersfield are to
conduct it according to all Federal and State rules, but at a more accelerated pace
than a typical Cai Trans project. We understand that Cai Trans will open a
Bakersfield office as part of the heightened performance standard.
It is a huge opportunity, and it is also a massive workload. It will be fun and
exciting, while at the same time generating great conflict and controversy. We do
not even have a count yet on the number of properties to acquire for the widening
of Rosedale Highway, which is one of the funded activities. It has not been done
for a good reason - it is a very difficult project!
It is what we are all about and we, as an organization, are up to the challenge!
3. Because of an outage at an Arizona plant that supplies natural gas for our
alternative fuel vehicles, we had to curtail operations of our trucks that are powered
by liquid natural gas this week. We used our remaining diesel powered refuse
trucks on extended shifts to cover the vehicle shortage. We have grant funding to
build a backup LNG station this year, which will help to alleviate these types of
situations.
Honorable Mayor and City Council
August 5, 2005
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4. Enclosed is a letter from the Bakersfield Symphony and Municipal Band in
appreciation for the City's support of the summer Beale concert series this year.
We also thank the Recreation and Parks staff for their 'assistance in staging the
events.
5. The pool attendance report is enclosed for your information.
6. The Chamber of Commerce sent the attached letter to thank us for the City's
participation in the annual State of the City forum. We always appreciate the
opportunity the Chamber gives us to be involved in their annual event.
7. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows:
Vice-Mayor Ma.qgard
· Status report on the process for considering the feasibility of a town square
similar to Prescott, Arizona.
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cc: Department Heads
Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director ~'~
DATE: August 4, 2005
SUBJECT: Fuel Outage for Alternate Fuel Vehicles
The City's alternate fuel vehicle program is one of the leading ones in California.
However, the program hit a bump in the road this week, due to an outage at the
Arizona plant that supplies natural gas to the City's fueling station. Vehicles
powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) were able to fuel at the local Pacific
Gas & Electric fuel station, under a cooperative agreement. However, the refuse
trucks powered by liquid natural gas (LNG) had to curtail operations because the
City has the only LNG station within 60 miles. During the outage, the City's few
remaining diesel powered refuse trucks were operated on extended shifts. The
City is preparing to build a backup LNG station near the Mt. Vernon Recycling
Facility using grant funding this year.
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August 4, 2005
RECEIVED
Music Director July 28, 2005 AUG - 1 2005
John Farrer
Board of Directors Alan Tandv CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
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President City Manager
Hon. Jon Stuebbe City of Bakersfield
Vice President 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Joe Macllvaine, Ph.D. Bakersfield, CA 93301
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J. Nile Kinney, Esq.
Dear Mr. Tandy,
Secretary
Cyndi Duncan
Advisor Thank you so much for the support of the City for the series of Beale
Milt Younger, Esq. Park band concerts. We had a very successful season with large,
enthusiastic crowds. The series was made possible solely by the
contribution by the City. We certainly hope this can again be an annual
Bradford Anderson M.D. event.
Jim Bell
Philip Bentley
M~)"rgan Cl,ayt0h On:behalf of the, Bakersfield SYmphony Orchestra, the Municipal Band,
Joe Colombo and lots of happy concert-goers, thank you!
David Cross
Mary C;i~aaae Davies
Brihc~ Freeman
Toni Gallardo
Eleanor Heiskell Sincerely,
Sze Ho, M.D.
Jerome Kleinsasser. Ph.D.
Marci Maynard
Kandis Peake ~/f~,._._~
Dr. Tony Perelli-Minetti
Deborah Perkins
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Jack Sherman, O.D.
Dee Slade
Sandra Serrano
Butyl Vance
Marilyn Vance
Bonnie Van Voorhis
Honorary Life Members
, ~Jim Collier
5,,~ ,,'~ C.L. Clark
i,,,<:.:,Ma~nage~.7~:~ Cc:,. Ci_ty of Bhkgrsfield Recre,~,on and Parks',Dephrtment
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Sheri Horn Bunk
1328 34th Street, Suite A, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Phone: (661) 323-7928 · FAX: (661) 323-7331
Website: www.bakersfieldsymphony.org · Email: music~bakersfieldsymphony.org
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
POOL ATTENDANCE 2004 vs 2005
FACILITY TYPE 06/26/0511 07/03/0511 07/ 0 0511 07/17/0511 07 24/0511 07/31/0511 08/07/0511 08/14/0511 06/21/0511 08/28 051 TOTAL
Jastro Rec Swim 94 82 0 0 100 76 90 442
Program Swim 173 173 0 0 0 78 101 525
Total 2005 267 82 0 0 100 154 191 0 0 0 794
Rec Swim 486 354 391 407 502 230 299 270 267 3,206
Program Swim 166 366 430 470 218 268 174 174 95 2,361
Total 2003 652 720 821 877 720 498 473 '444 362 5,567
Jefferson Rec. Swim 918 847 858 746 538 544 310
Program Swim 170 212 130 130 184 115 92
Total 2005: 1,088 847 988 876 722 659 402 0 0 0 5,582
Rec. Swim 1,050 644 647 322 307 233 348 401 238 96 4,286
Program Swim 91 95 168 160 109 122 80 85 86 3 999
Total 2004: 1,141 739 815 482 416 355 428 486 324 99 5,285
rVlLK Pool Rec. Swim 514 417 174 0 331 176 109 1,721
Program Swim 412 653 71 0 41 271 60 1,508
!Total 2005: 926 1,070 245 0 372 447 169 0 0 0 3,229
Rec. Swim 637 431 450 290 298 221 182 194 179 55 2,937
Program Swim 86 65 164 152 25 251 104 330 185 3 1,365
Total 2004: 723 496 614 442 323 472 286 524 364 58 4,302
rVIcMurtrey !Rec. Swim 3,735 4,712 4,398 3,716 3,634 3,597 2,596 26,388
Program Swim 996 1,534 1,096 1,1 55 770 1,277 937 7,765
Total 2005: 4,731 6,246 5,494 4,871 4,404 4,874 3,533 0 0 0 34,153
Rec. Swim 5,238 5,906 4,640 2,924 5,544 5,541 5,699 4,740 4,779 2,077 47,088
Program Sw m 417 356 649 983 777 1,132 761 693 664 100 6,532
Total 2004: 5,655 6,262 5,269 3,907 6,321 6,673 6,460 5,433 5,443 2,177 53,620
C:\DOCUME~I\rsmiley\LOCALS~I\Temp\Weekly Attendence Report 05.xls 1
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
POOL ATTENDANCE 2004 vs 2005
II II WEEK ENDING DATE ' II YTD
FACILITY TYPE 05/26/0511 07/03/0511 07/10/0511 07/17/0511 07/24/0511 07/31/0511 08/07/0511 08/14/0511 06/21/0511 08/28/05 TOTAL
Planz Rec. Swim 179 520 561 614 372 439 329 ' 3,014
Program Swim 0 62 128 65 26 31 312
Total 2005: 179 520 623 742 437 465 360 0 0 0 3,326
Rec Swim 592 561 376 439 395 333 331 160 240 3,427
Program Swim 164 164 288 388 242 202 166 166 35 1,815
Total 2003 756 725 664 827 637 535 497 326 275 5,242
Siemon Rec. Swim 108 125 81 189 143 217 132 995
Program Swim 222 180 133 165 197 130 88 1,115
Total 2005: 330 305 214 354 340 347 220 0 0 0 2,110
Rec Swim 234 279 254 371 310 262 200 221 333 2,464
Program Swim 456 456 382 382 470 480 337 337 130 3,430
Total 2003 690 735 636 753 780 742 537 558 463 5,894
Silver Cree~ Rec. Swim 729 382 600 477 538 371 310 3,407
Program Swim 1,233 1,286 670 826 108 831 838 5,792
Total 2005: 1,962 1,668 1,270 1,303 646 1,202 1,148 0 0 , 0 9,199
Rec. Swim 985 799 647 416 423 476 362 425 659 t 192 5,384
Program Swim 863 847 865 836 144 638 558 569 641 ) 0 5,961
Total 2004: 1,848 1,646 1,512 1,252 567 1,114 920 994 1,300 , 192 11,345
~005 YTD Weekly Total:II9,483II10,738II8,834II8,146II7,021II8,148II6,023II o II o II o I58,393
II I I I ' I ' I "
[12oo4' YTD Weekly Total: II 11,465 II 11,323 10,351 II8,5409,764 II 10,389 9,601 II 8,765 II 8,531 II 2,526 91,255
*Pools not open during the 2004 season will have the 2003 season attendance substituted for 2004 YTD Total.
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Aug 4, 2005
Mr. Alan Tandy
City of Bakersfield
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Dear Mr, Tand~-~''''''-'
On behalf of the Leadership for the Greater Bakersfield Chamber 0f Commerce, I want to
thank you for your participation in the annual "State of the City Forum" held on July 12, 2005.
What a wonderful message this year about growth and opportunity for our community.
One of the things that makes this event important for our community is hearing and seeing things
first hand, and many times as a new unveiling. Having an opportunity to introduce new
department heads to the business community is also a valuable addition to the program. As you
are aware, this forum is a very important informational tool for our membership and the business
community in general. It is always informative for our membership to hear what is current in the
various city departments. I know the Chamber as well as the business community we represent
will look forward to the next year's update on 'the plans unveiled last month.
Again, thank you very much for the time you took from your busy schedule to be a part of
the 2005 State of the City program.
Sincerely,
Debra L. Moreno
President/CEO
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce,
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Your Partner in Business.
1725 Eye Street · P.O. Box 1947, Bakersfield, CA 93303 · Tel 661.327-4421 · Fax 661.327-8751 · www. bakersfieldchamber, org
_RECEIVED,,
AUG - 2 2005
t MANAGER'S OFFICE
TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER
FROM~.~' STANLEY C: GRADY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
DATE: August 1, 2005
SUBJECT: PRESCOTT, ARIZONA'S TOWN SQUARE
Council Referral No.001204
VICE MAYOR MAGGARD REQUESTED STAFF ADDRESS REPLICATING THE CONCEPT
OF PRESCO'I-r, ARIZONA'S TOWN SQUARE IN AND ABOUT THE CITY AND CONSIDER
THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT.
The issue of replicating the concept of Prescott has ramifications not only on how we
plan for parks but also how communities around this type of town square are planned.
This type of park (town square) would not normally happen under current general plan
policies, zoning and design standards.
Because this issue affects several departments and is related to the form-based zoning
issue, I recommend that this topic be considered by the Planning and Development
Committee as an add-on item at the same time form-based zoning is discussed. Jim
Movius of my staff has discussed this approach with Councilman Maggard and he is
agreeable.
SG:djl
CC: Jim Movius, Planning Director
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