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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/10/03 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM January 10,2003 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager /'~7'-L~ SUBJECT: General Information 1. Due to difficulties experienced by the contractors in getting bids from subcontractors during the holidays, we had to delay the ice rink bid opening two weeks, until January 27th. It also delays the completion date until November 10th. 2. The west side Fire and Police station has five bidders and is scheduled to have a bid opening on February 15th. 3. The Convention and Visitors Bureau building was torn down this week. They are now in trailers at the 515 Truxtun site, adjacent to EDCD. The long delayed new home for EDCD and Recreation and Parks is finally nearing completion. A move of those two departments should occur within a few weeks, allowing us to demolish the building at 515 Truxtun Avenue for the new CVB building to be constructed. 4. A nearly complete investigation of aquatic complex design issues raised by swim coaches and fundraisers is enclosed for your information. We were able to accommodate several (but not all) of their suggestions, some of which, like concrete diving platforms, may overrun the budget somewhat. 5. Enclosed is a copy of the introductory letter and brochure that the Bakersfield Aquatic Center Committee is using in their fundraising efforts for the aquatic complex. Their support of the project is greatly appreciated. 6. The Recreation and Parks Department has received good news from the California Park and Recreation Society. The Parks Division received a 2002 Award of Excellence for exceptional maintenance practices in the Seven Oaks area. The Recreation Division received the Award of Excellence in Community Services for Youth Development for the "Springtime in Wonderland" event. Congratulations to the staff in Recreation and Parks for the outstanding effort that has led to their latest achievement. Honorable Mayor and City Council January 10, 2003 Page 2 7. A status report prepared by EDCD is enclosed with a summary on each of the projects that are, or will be, funded by the $2 million (CDBG and Section 108 funds) that has been allocated to the southeast for improvements in that area. 8. The Native American Heritage Preservation Council has submitted five suggestions for names for the future park site, currently identified as Rio Vista Park. Their correspondence is enclosed. The request will be presented to the Community Services Committee for a recommendation to the Council. 9. In response to a Council goal and consideration by the Urban Development Committee, a series of questions went to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding the Municipal Airpark. It is clear from the response that they do not like closing airports or waiving requirements to pay back grants if they are closed. Also, in regard to the concept of converting it to an industrial park, please note their response b), which indicates they get money back for the land, even if it is converted. 10. Information is enclosed regarding the events planned for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Saturday, January 18th. A series of activities will take place between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 11. The December Activity Report for Recreation and Parks is attached for your information. 12. Correspondence from Time Warner is enclosed regarding a transaction that has resulted in the local cable franchise now being held by TWEAN Subsidiary. There will be no change in the franchise agreement or obligations. 13. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Benham · Information regarding request to investigate acquiring a mobile skate board park, such as the one in Long Beach; Councilmember Couch · Traffic enforcement efforts on Iron Creek Way. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Para McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst BAKERSFIELD Alan 'l'andy · City Manager January 10, 2003 Mr. Greg Bynum Bynum and Associates 5601 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93309 Mr. Dennis Scott Assistant Superintendent Kern County High School District 5801Sundale Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93309 Dear Sirs:' Over 'the past several weeks, members of the City staff have met with, and received input from, both a group of coaches from the High School District and a group of fundraisers/swim club interests on aquatic facility design issues. Considerable research has gone into reviewing the input we received. Many of the issues were financially difficult or represented a balancing between competitive and recreational use and/or were highly technical in nature and required evaluation. Some of the areas where input resulted in positive changes included: · Diving platforms were converted from Dura-Firm to concrete. · A full eleven lanes, on the 25 yard distance, are deep water, so three can be used for diving with eight for competition. At the same time, the remaining lanes are usable for warm-up during swim meets, swim lessons, aerobics, and recreational swim. · 2 one-meter and 2 three-meter boards are going in. · An additional warm-up area equal to three lanes will be in the zero entry pool with 3.6" water and flat walls for practicing turns. · A gas connection for a spa to serve divers has been added. City of Bakersfield · City Manager's Office · 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California · 93301 (661) 326-3751 · Fax (661). 324-1850 Greg Bynum January 10, 2003 Dennis Scott Page 2 · Lighting will meet needed standards for night use. · A water cooling system will be installed in deck to spray water for cooling purposes, rather than having surface units. · Suitable areas have been identified for donor and sponsor recognition. Not all of the comments received could be accommodated. The largest one is a desire by some to have the entire Olympic pool be deep water. That would make it a special purpose pool under California law and would eliminate all recreational uses. Three hybrid ideas were researched to try to preserve recreational use and further enhance the competitive aspect. A letter from The Aquatic Design Group on that subject is attached. It shows that only one of those alternates, at a cost of between $250,000 and $350,000 is feasible. The Aquatic Design Group also expresses concerns about the life span and reliability of this system, since it is rare. Unless the donor group has a source to raise that amount, over and above the previous pledge total, that much money is not in the project budget. One item we received conflicting information on, and where we still need more input, is on the gutter system. We believed the high school coaches had advocated a deck level gutter system. Aquatic Design gives a longer list of pros and cons (see attached) for .a deep gutter system with cantilevers. The Recreation and Parks Director gives more support to the deck level; his position is also attached, if we heard the high school coaches correctly, they prefer the deck level. If not, please let us know as soon as possible. Attached you will find correspondence on several items researched and the results of that research. We will still intend to call another meeting of the coaches and fundraising group to review the plans prior to bidding. If you have any quest~ns, please do not hesitate to contact me. // ~'~,lan Tandy~/~ / City Manager / cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council Stan Ford, Recreation and Parks Director Raul Rojas, Public Works Director Ignatious Chou, Rossetti & Associates Architects Tim Cummings George Martin Brent Dezember AT:rs AQUATIC DESIGN GROUP DATE: 20 December 2002 TO: Ignatius Cbau Rossetti Architects FROM: Randy Mendioroz R.E: Bakersfield Aquatic / Ice CenTer As a follow-up to our telephone conference call yesterdaY, the following is a summary of our observations and recommendations for the pool depth and gutter configuration options that were discussed for the pools within the above referenced project. Pool Depth Configurations Chapter 3 lB of 1995 California Building Code (CBC) requires that the maxh'num depth at the shallow end of any .pool be no greater than 3'-6". Pools that do not meet this requiremem are considered "Special Purpose" pools and can only .be utilized for the purpose intended, such as competitive swimming, water polo, diving, etc. Since mo~t competitive swimmers prefer deep water at the "shallow" end for starting and flip tums, conflicts invariably arise between provisions of the code and the desire for deeper water, as well as the need to utilize the pool for open recreation swimming, which would not be allowed under the special purpose designation. As a compromise, several options for pool depth configuration have been suggested, including: 1. Provide a connection benveen the competition pool and the acffvily pool to satisfy the code requirement. This is probably the least attractive of the options for several reasons: First, CBC mandates a variety of turnover rates (the amount of time required for the entire volume of the pool to pazs through the filtration system) for different types of pools. For competitive pools, the required turnover rate is once every s~x hours. For activity pools, fl~e turnover ra~e is typically negotiated at two hours. If the pools were combined, the health department would probably require the higher turnover rote for ,,REeE~¥ED: 1/ 3/03 10:08AM; ->CTTY OF BAKERSFTELD; #994; PAGE 2 01-03-03 11:06AM FRO~Rossetti Architects + T-338 P,OOZ/OO4 F-949 Memorandum- 20 December 2002 I~nafius Chau, R. ossctti Architects RE: Bakemfi¢ld Aquatic / Ice Center Memo P~ge 2 of 4 the entire combined pool. This translates into a tripling of the horsepower required for the competitive portion of the combined pool. Instead ora 40 horsepower circulation pump, a ] 25 horsepower pump might be required, and the mechanical equipment mom could potentially double in size; Second, the flexibility of providing different pool water temperatures for competitive and recreation swimming would be lost. Competitive swimmers typically prefer water temperatures of 78 to 82 degrees Fala'enheit, and recreation swimmers are more comfortable in 84+ degrees, so a compromise between the two user g~oups will be necessary; Third, a single incident of biological or organic contamination (think dirty diapers) could shin down the entire facility for a minimum of six to a maximum of twenty-four hours. 2. Provide a 3 '-6" shallow area in the middle of the pool to allow deeper water at the end wall ofthepool. This option is slightly more attractive Than Option I, above, but still does not provide hhe configm'ation necessary to satisfy the request for starting platforms at the shallow end of the competition pool, while maintaining the flexibility to use this pool for general recreation and open swim use. The enclosed drawing illustrates the competition pool with the 3'-6" depth in the middle of the pool and 4'-6" water depth at the "shallow" end wall. This configuration provides approximately 150 square feet less shallow water and a greater portion ofzhe shallow water is deeper than 4'-0". This configuration accommodates 17 short course lanes instead of the 18 in the original configuration. Even with 4'-6" water depth at the end wall, and despite the fact that the some of the competitive swim organizations' published guidelines allow starting platforms at this depth, we would recommend against the installation of starting platforms in this location. According to Mr. JeffEllis, Principal of Ellis & Associates (an internationally recognized expert on life guarding and pool safety) incidents of spinal cord injuries from improper dives at starting platform locations are still at an unacceptable level of risk until the pool depth is greater than six feet (the American Red Cross recommends a water depth of nine feet at all starting platform locations). Representatives of ADG also spoke with Mr. Forrest Harrison of the Kern County Environmental Health Department to get his input on this proposed configuration. Per Mr. Harrison's request we have faxed a layout plan for him to review with his supervisor. We are waiting for their formal response. His initial response was that they might want to classify the pool as a special purpose pool. We are not sure what limitations if any, a special purpos~ designation might create now or in the furore for the competition pool. Assuming this option is exercised, the City will have to decide if they can live with the limitations imposed by the special purpose designation. 3. Jnstall a moveable floor at the shallow end of the competition pool. This is probably the most viable (but also somewhat expensive) option. Due to site constraints, the pool cannot be "stretched" to allow for the installation ora moveable bulkhead, or have a ~.RECE~.",/ED: I / 3/03 IO:09AM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; #994; PAGE 3 01-03-03 l l:06AM FiO~Ro$$etti Architects + T-338 P.003/004 F-949 Memorandum- 20 December 2002 Ignatius Chau, Rossetti Architects RE: Bakersfield Aquatic / Ice Centcr Memo Page 3 of 4 shallow end "L" section added to allow for transition from 3'6" to 6'6" or 7'0". For these reasons, modifying the shallow end to allow for the installation ora moveable floor, which when retracted, would provide a water depth of at least 6'6", and when activated, would bring thc floor up to the 3'6" required by code, makes the most sense given the limitations of the site. The least expensive moveable floor we have located is manufactured in Italy by Myrrhs Pools. The estimated cost of the moveable floor is between $250,000.00 to $350,000.00. Since there are few installations of this type in the U.S., the life span and reliability of these moveable floor systems is difficult to ascertain without further research. Pool Gutter Configurations We also received a phone call from Stan Ford recently. Mr. Ford indicated that the competition pool is supposed to have a deck level ~tter, not a traditional deep gutter as is currently desired. In order to provide the information required to decide which edge condition is most appropriate for the City's needs, we have put together the following matrix of pros and cons by gutter, type: DECK LEVEL GUTTER: PROS CONS = Easier access into and out of the pool. · r~ More expensive (approximately $15,000). o Easier to lifeguard, a Surge tank must be located higher than pool deck for hydraulics to work. ca More maintenance due to large mount of file grout to clean. c~ Gutter tile can be damaged by equipment like water polo goals. ca Inexperienced swimmers have difficult "seeing" pool edge. a More difficult to mount touchpads for timing system. r~ Water polo halls tend to skip out of the pool more readily. ~ Coaches complain about noise generated by water falling into gutter. ~,RECE:~VED: 1/ 3/03 10:09AM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; #gg4; PAGE 4 01-03-03 il:O?AM FROIb. Rossetti Architects + %338 P.004/004 F-fl49 Memorandum- 20 December 2002 Ignatius Chau, Rossetti Architects I~,E: Bakersfield Aquaxic / Ice Center Memo Page 4 of 4 DEEP GUTTER: PROS CONS [] Least expensive, ca More difficult access into and out of pool. ca Surge tank can be located underneath c~ More difficult to lifeguard. pool deck. u Surge tank can be smaller due to increased surge capacity in gutter. Gutter easier to maintain and clean. Cantilever deck edge is easier to "see" for inexperienced ~immers. ca Easier to mounttouchpads fordming system. [] Water polo balls stay in play more often due to height of cantilever edge. The City of Bakersfield may have other pros and cons to add to these lists, but based upon the comparison above, we typically recommend the deck level gutter for recreation pools, and the deep gutter for competitive pools, and a substantial majority of our clients go with these recommendations. I hope this information is helpful, ffyou have any questions, please contact me at the earliest convenience- CC: File Bakersfield Aquatic Center Competition Pool Design Elements- January 10, 2003 Pool Depth - Three lanes in the deep end below the diving platforms and an additional 8-lanes of 7-feet water depth for competitive swimming. The floor of the pool then slopes upwards at a 1:3 slope to the 4'-6" depth and the remaining pool floor is a straight slope to the end wall at 3'-6". A review of the USA Swimming rules shows that with a shallow end of 3.5 feet water depth, the City will not be able to host international meets (the Olympics) nor The National Championship competition. However, there are many other national-level meets for which this pool would meet the requirements. With respect to the code citation on this issue, refer to the 1998 California Building Code, Section 3108B, "Pool Geometry," which-references Figure 31B-2 and Figure 31B-3. These diagrams show a maximum depth at the shallow end of pools with and without diving boards of 3'-6". The only exception is if a pool is designated a "Special Purpose" pool, which is defined in Section 3103B.2 as a "pool intended to be used exclusively for a single purpose, such as wading, instruction, diving, competition, or for medical treatment where a licensed professional in the healing arts is in attendance." Per the aquatics design specialist on the City's current project, in their experience over the past 25 years or so, local county health departments have never allowed open recreation swimming in a pool with the special purpose designation. The following is a list of 50-meter pools with uniform 3'6" depth at the shallow end width that are currently under construction or have been built / renovated in the recent past: 1. Burlingame High School- Burlingame, California 2. Central High School #10 (Los Angeles Unified School District)- Los Angeles, California 3. Citrus College Disabled Aquatic Center- Glendora, California 4. Contra Costa College- Richmond, California 5. DeAnza Jr. College- Cupertino, California 6. Foothill Jr. College- Mountain View, California Disabled access - Each pool (the competition pool and the activity pool) will have a hydraulic lift to facilitate use of the pool by disabled people. Dive stands - The original budget for the Aquatics Center was based on utilizing the Dura-Firm stands. After reviewing information submitted by citizens, the City has decided to install concrete pedestals for the dive stands. These concrete pedestals will add an additional $85,000 to the construction costs. The diving platforms will be located between the lane lines in the 50-meter direction. Filtration system - The City's staff on this project has conducted preliminary research on the filtering system known as Flux-Calcined Diatomaceous Earth (DE). This is the type-of filtering system utilized at the California State University Bakersfield campus pools (CSUB). Staff obtained a copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) from the company that supplies the DE to CSUB. According to that MSDS, one of the health hazards for the product is as follows: "This product may contain up to 75% crystalline silica. Long term inhalation of crystalline silica dusts may cause lung disease (pneumoconiosis or silicosis). From a review of crystalline silica, C:~Documents and Settings~rsmiley\LocaJ Settings\Temp~Aquatic Center Competition Pool Design Elements 12_10_0~.doc Page 1 of 3 IRAC has stated there is sufficient evidence in animals and limited evidence in humans that crystalline silica is a carcinogen." There are other health warnings and effects noted on the MSDS. The following additional information regarding DE filters was obtained from other sources. DE filters have health hazards that can lead to lung disease and cancers. Back wash from diatomaceous earth filters contains material which will readily settle causing blockages in the sanitary sewer system. Separating that material before discharging the flow into the sewer lines helps alleviate those blockages. However, the resultant solid waste can be considered hazardous and is subject disposal under very rigorous guidelines. DE filters provide only a marginal, if any, benefit in water clarity. DE filters require the use of an open-pit which presents safety concerns. As the City will be employing "novice staff" (seventeen year olds, etc.) at this facility, the use of a material with this many health hazards would be a liability problem for the City. DE filters have continued monthly maintenance costs - purchasing replacement material, storing, handling and feeding of the DE product. High-rate sand filtration systems utilize silica sand as a permanent media and do not need monthly replacement. Taking into consideration all of these factors, the City has decided to install sand filtration systems for both the competition pool and the recreation pool. Pumping system - Each pool (the competition pool and the activity pool) will have its own separate, single pump. The required turn over rate for the activity pool is twice as great as for the competition pool. Warm-up area in the Activity Pool - Three warm-up lanes will be provided in the 60-foot long area of the Activity Pool below the slides. Spa - In response to citizen comments, the City has instructed the project designer to provide utilities to a location for a spa. Cooling System - In response to citizen comments, a cooling system which sprays the return water into the air above the competition pool will be installed along one side of the competition pool. Liahts - Stadium lighting (60 to 70 feet high) will provide the following minimum lighting levels: 100 foot-candles at the water level, 30 foot-candles at the deck. Gutters - The City has determined to construct the competition pool with Deck Level Gutters with Ceramic Tile and Grates. The photo on the next page shows a pool with this type of gutter, which is also know as a Rim Flow Gutter. C:\Documants and Settings~-smiley\Local Seffings\Temp~,quatic Center Competition Po~ De~ion Elements 12_10_02.doc Page 2 of 3 C:~x:uments and Settings~'smiley\Local Settings\Temp~N:luatic Center Competition Pool Design Elements 12_10_02.doc Page 3 of 3 B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: January 9, 2003 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks ~ Subject: Aquatic Design Group's Pros and Cons of Two Gutter Types I would like to comment on Aquatic Design Group's (ADG) memo in -~ ~...~. which they discuss the pros and cons of the two types of gutters being considered for the 50-meter pool. ADG lists eight items that support the deep gutter over the deck- level gutter. Of these eight, five are related to special use (i.e. either water polo or competitive swimming), two are one-time construction related, and one pertains to ongoing maintenance. The five items related to special use deal more with convenience than function or safety and security. Comments on these points are: · Although tile can be damaged, tiles used around pools were intended for this application and we will exercise the same care as we do with all of our facilities and equipment. · It is likely true that inexperienced swimmers will find it easier to see a deep gutter, but they will only be inexperienced for a short time. Additionally, the pool will have backstroke flags, starting blocks, and touch pads with targets. All of these make the distance to the walls easier to see for all swimmers. · We will allow additional time to install touchpads and contact other facilities that have deck-level gutters to determine the best way to ease this process. · It is also likely that water polo balls will skip out more readily. However, a deep gutter does not prevent this and occasionally retrieving a ball from the deck is not a major inconvenience or safety hazard. · In 30 years of operating pools, I have never heard that a deck-level gutter has a noise problem. I have checked with other operators and no one I spoke with is aware of a problem. My experience is actually to the contrary- a deep gutter is noisier and during practice or swim meets noise from swimmers, coaches, and spectators is much louder than the water entering the gutter. Of the two items related to construction, obviously we do not want to spend money on unnecessary items, but I believe that in addition to the safety and security advantages of a deck-level gutter, this design will actually recoup the minimal additional construction cost in reduced maintenance time. I am not aware that the placement of the surge tank is an issue. Regarding the one maintenance item: -~ .. · There may be slightly more maintenance related to tile but a -.. deck-level gutter is much easier to clean and remove debris from than a deep gutter. Also, this gutter allows the debris, oils, etc. to be easily seen versus a deep, cantilever gutter. Given the ease of cleaning a deck-level gutter, I estimate that overall maintenance time will be reduced. I believe that ADG failed to emphasize that access in and out of the water and protecting the lives of the swimmers are the two most importantitems on their list. My comments are: · A deck-level gutter makes entering and exiting the pool substantially easier and provides access for the entire perimeter of the pool. This is especially important for those who typically experience difficulty like children, elderly, some handicapped individuals, and others with limited upper-body strength. By contrast, a deep gutter provides limited access points (i.e. ladders) and requires more physical ability by the pool patrons. Related to access is the extrication of someone who is injured or requires assistance. Lifting someone on a backboard is extremely difficult with a deep gutter and in the case of an injured swimmer or diver, requires substantially more time to perform the extrication because the person must be moved to shallow water. With spinal injuries, heart attacks, etc. time is critical to survival. · By any standard, making a pool easier to lifeguard is the most important factor noted by ADG. A deep gutter creates a "blind spot" around the entire pool. Most novice, weak, or non-swimmers typically stay near or hang onto the gutter. A deep gutter obstructs the view of the lifeguards, parents, and others who are responsible for swimmer safety. Typical staffing levels and guard positions does not eliminate this problem. Additionally, a deck-level gutter will provide the police with a clear view of the pool when the facility is closed. That is, the water will be visible from outside of the facility. This is not true with a deep gutter which will require .that security enters the facility in order to determine if someone is trespassing. The department recommends the installation of a deck-level gutter in order to provide the safest and most "user-friendly" aquatic. experience for all who will use the pool. In,October of 2002, City Council approved the construction of the ympic-size, 50-meter competition pool as well as a water park. This aquatic complex will be adjacent to the city's new ice rink. Fundraising is now underway to obtain an additional $250,000 to pay for the permanent equipment necessary for the competition pool. Without this equipment, the aquatics center will not be able to function as a competitive, multi-use facility. Fundraising is planned to be completed by June, 2003, with construction and installation of equipment to be completed by the end of 2003. NAMING AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES See Naming and Sponsorship Package for details. · Aquatics Center · Scoreboard · Bleachers · Divers Courtyard · Diving Boards · Starting Blocks Truxtun Ave. Beale Parking ~'~ Library Amtrak CY Station Arena~x Railway Park/rig 14th St. - 13th St. Q Street · Did you know our city has not built a pool in 40 years? * Adults who work in the central business district · The Bakersfield Aquatic would have pool access. Center would enhance the downtown redevelopment · Individuals with special effort and create a sense of needs could participate community pride, via special ramps and · Citizens throughout Special Olympics the community will have programs. the opportunity to learn · Seniors would benefit to swim. from low-impact exercise available year-round. · Economically disadvantaged children would have access to swimming programs for the first time in their lives. Become a [ These sponsorship levels place your family name, __ on the Bakersfield A~ Will be permanently recognized on Wall of Fame Major Donor section in addition to receiving a plaque of recognition Will be permanently recognized on Wall of Fame Individual Medalist section in addition to receiving a medallion of recognition Naming and sponsor- ship opportunities available for donations over $7,500.00. Call (661) 395-0541 for more information. · Did you know that swimming ranks first in participation of high school sports -- yet no Bakersfield high schools have pools? · The Bakersfield Aquatic Center, with an Olympic- caliber swimming pool, may lead to the introduction of water polo at the high school level, a popular college sport that is also one of the best sources of scholarship money for young women. · A well-designed complex will allow Bakersfield to host major swim events that will benefit the downtown economy. · It will also allow for competitive swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming, as well as physical therapy, water aerobic classes and scuba instruction. · Instruction in learning to swim and life-saving classes would also be available. Yes, I want to help fund this vital project: NAME (Print exactly as you wish it to appear) AMOUNT (F ...... nts .... $7,500 see Naming and Sponsorship Package) ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER EMA1L ADDRESS Make checks payable to: Kern Community Foundation/Bakersfield Aquatic Center 5601 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 190 Bakersfield, CA 93309 For more information call (661) 395-0541 COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Gregory D. Bynum Partner, B&A~strOngSheul Barbich .... X~ Aquatic Center Scott Begin ~g'S O~P~ 5601 Truxtun Ave., Suite 190 B.kersfeldCit, Counci, Rogers Brandon Bakersfield, CA 93309 Vice &esid~t, American G~eral Media John Brock (661) 395-0541 Gregory D. Bynum & ~sociates ~thy Butler oo~.,o~. ~.~o~i~,o. Janua~ 9, 2003 Don Bynum Gregorg D. Bgnum & ~ociates Morgan Clayton ~esident, Tel Tec Securitg Brent Dezember o~,~, ~r~ C~, Alan T~dy Dan Giordano ~i~t, c,~ ~ C~or~o ~ r~e~ City_._ ,M~a~er John Hall Attomeg City of B~ersfield Bart Hill ~,~i~t, s~o~, ~ 1501 Tmxtun Avenue ~o~oh .... Bakersfield, California 93301 Engineer, ~clntosh & ~sociates Bill ~zzerini CEO, Advanced Beverage Bernie LeBeau Dear Alan: Partner, ~Beau Thelen George Martin Partner, Borton, Petrini& Conron Enclosed please find our committee's introductow letter and a copy of Don ~cMurtrey ~,~c~ro~, our brochure that is being utilized in our f~draising effo~s. Jan Meyer ~anager, Flogdg ~eral Slores ' ~eith~ .... This material is sent to you for your info~ation. We have an excellent Head Coach, Ba~ers~eld Swim Club Ga. Ridgeway tern assembled and are moving fo~d in our effo~s. Owner, Ridgewag Realtg ~ortgage Ben Stinson o~,s,~o~s~,o,~ If you should have any questions please feel ~ee to call upon us. We Bar~ Townsend President, Vallegl~tituteo[~osthestics~Orthotics appreciate your effo~s ~d suppo~ of this project. Carol Townsend ~id~t, Ba~ers~eld Swim Club Tom Woodwar~ S ~anager, ~organ Stanleg, Dean ~'lter Y, ~ONO~RY LOCAL COMPETITORS Susan Begin Di~ing Valleg Champion (USC) Richard Blick ~~ . Olympic Champion ~o~,~um Grego~ ~um ~C~,~,ri~ rSC~i~) B~e~eld A~atic Cemer Derrick Guffey NC~ C~o, rCS~) Fundrai. si~mittee Bar~ Hibbard ' Valley Champion (Mich. Stale) Brad Hibbard NC~ All American (U of Texas) GDB :j lv Lee Jamieson NC~ All American (U of T~as) Enclosures Larsen Jensen Americ~ Record Holder, 800 Freestgle gatt Jones Valleg Champion (UCC) CeCe ~azzei Didn9 Didsion Champion (Games) Jan Meyer High School ~ll American (BHS) (USC) Greg Scott NC~ All American (UC S~ Diego) Pa~ S~ehan Wombs Swim Coach Bob Steele NC~ Champio~hip Coach ~e~ Swim Coach (CSUB) Bar~ Townsend NC~ All Americ~ (UCC) Danielle Townsend ~alleg Champion (Garces) (T~as Gabe Woodward US National Team (World Uni~ersitg Gam~) COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Bakersfield Gregory D. Bynum & Associates PaHner, Brown&A~slrong uotic Shell Barbich CEO, Integrated Knowledge Group 1nc. Center Sue Benham Bakersfield City Council 5601 Truxtun Ave., Suite 190 ~og~ ~ndo~ Bakersfield, CA 93309 Vice ~ido~t, American G~eral Media John ~ock (661) 395-0541 Gregory D. Bynum & ~sociates Kathy Butler Do~to~ Business ~sociation Don Bynum Dear a~go~y o. Oy~.m ~ ~ociate~ ~mzen, Morgan Clayton ~esi~t, ret recSecurity Much anticipation su~ounds the cons~ction of the do~to~ Bakersfield Brent Dezember O~er, Structure Cast Aquatic Center and its Olympic swimming pool faciliW. The pool faciliW was O~n C~o~d~o approved by the CiW Co~cil in October after serious consideration by the Council ~s~ae~t, c~ ~ O~or~no~hys~,~rae~,~ and much input ~om Bakersfield citizens who saw an oppo~uniW to place another John Hall Attorney jewel in the cro~ of do,town Bakersfield. Bart Hill ~,,t, S~,~o~,~na~,~ The new Ol~pic pool will be crucial in providing Bakersfield citizens Ron Johnson ~,g~r, n~Z~to~a ~so~at~s with a number ofoppo~nities ranging from water proofing o~ children to hosting Bill Lazzerini local high school and national level swimming and diving competitions. It is c~o, ~,~,r~g~ optimally located to se~e the economically disadvantaged members of o~ CiW Bernie LeBeau Partner, ~Beau rhel~ and also to draw commerce to the heart of Bakersfield. George Martin ~,~, oo~to~, ~,t~,~ c ..... While the majoriW of the funds needed to cons~ct the pool will come Don McMurtrey ~c~t, ~C~rO~st from the CiW, the Kern High School Dis~ict and federal sources, the communiW J~Seyer is being asked to join in a public/private pa~ership to equip the Ol~pic pool, ~,~r, noy~'~ O .... ZSto~s essentially taking the 50 meter by 25 yard body of water and ~ansfo~ing it into Keith Moore n~Coach, ~r~a~S~m C~b an Olympic swim complex. Ga~ Ridgeway o~, e~e~ ~e~t~ no~e A broad based communiW committee has been fomed to raise funds from Ben Stinson ~,~, StOlon St~t~o,,e~ the private sector, with a goal of $250,000.00 by June 2003. I have volunteered u~,~ ...... ~ to assist the commiRee and am asking you to please consider making a ~esid~t, Valley lmtitute of~osth~tics & Orthoti~ commitment to this most important project. A number of sponsorship and naming Carol Townsend ~t,a~r~a,t~s~c~,~ oppogunities exist which will memorialize your investment in this communiW rom Woodwar~ asset. The brochure included with this letter outlines some of those oppo~unities Manager, Morgan Stanley, ~an Witter with detail on naming oppo~nities available at your request. no~o~v [OCA~ CO~P~mO~S Susan Begin o~gV~ZZe~Ch~o, tVSC~ Rarely does a project come along that simultaneously se~es so many ~h~O ~ck needs. Because this project provides a full spec~um of activities for the entireW OZ~m~Ch~m~o, of our diverse communiW it will enjoy vew high visibiliW amongst our citizens as Don Bynum NCMAllAmerican(UCDavis) well as visitors ~om other comm~ities. ~ opportuniW to pa~icipate in the Derrick Guffey realization of a faciliW with such universal appeal and benefit comes along m~Champ~o, CCSW) in~equently. Won't you consider making an investment in this impo~ant project Bar~ Hibbard v~ Champion ~n~h. St~t,) and Bakersfield's fu~re. Your co~itment will benefit a broad cross section of Brad Hibbard our communiW; first time swimmers, the high school swim pro,ams, economic NC~AllAmerican(Vofrexas) development, Bakersfield business, the do~to~ area and our CiW's image to Lee Jamieson ~C~AttA~ri~, Cvofr~x~s) outside communities and employers. ~rsen Jensen Am~r~,~e~co~ot*r, 800~e*~ty~ I will call you over the next few days to further discuss the project and Matt Jones Valley Champion (UCM) answer any questions. CeCe Mazzei Diving Division Champion (Garces) o. -J~incerel'~, Jan Meyer High School All American (BHS) (USC) Grey Scott NC~ All American (UC San Diego) Pat Skehan ~om~S~i~Co~h~csva~ Bakersfield Aquatic Center ~o~ st~ Committee Member NC~ Champio~hip C~ch Me~ Swim Coach (CSUB) Bar~ Townsend N~ All American (UCM) Danielle Townsend Valley Champion (Garc~) (r~as A~) Gabe Woodward US National Team (Worm University Gam~) ~ DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: January 2, 2003 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks ~'~ SUBJECT: California Park and Recreation Society Awards In the population category of 100,000+, the winner is not Los Angeles or San Diego or Sacramento, it is Bakersfield!!!!!!!!!!!! And, not once but twice!!!!!!!!!! It is m y pleasure to inform you that we have won a 2002 Award of Excellence from the California Park and Recreation Society for both our park maintenance practices and one of our recreation programs. The Parks Division received its award in the category of Park Operations and Maintenance / Streetscape Landscaping for our exceptional maintenance practices in the Seven Oaks area. The award "recognizes excellence in maintenance programs that preserve the quality of a park or facility over a period of time." Also, the "maintenance program must support strengthening community image and sense of place, strengthening safety and security, protection of environmental resources, and facilitate community problem solving." Recreation earned their award in the category of Recreation Community Services for Youth Development for our Springtime in Wonderland event. This award "recognizes excellence in recreation and community services program planning that encourages recreation participation, strengthens community image and sense of place, strengthens safety and security, promotes health and wellness, increases cultural unity, fosters human development, and facilitates community problem solving." We will receive our awards at the 2003 California and Pacific Southwest Recreation and Park Training Conference held in San Jose in March. RECEIVED Economic and Community Development Depa~ment MEMORANDUM January 7,2003 TO: George Gonzales Community Development Coordinator FROM: Vince Zaragoza V~' Principal Planner SUBJECT: Status Report on S.E. Projects - $2 Million Brundaqe Lane Street Improvement Project Funds in the amount of $325,000 (FY 2002-03 Amendment #4) of Section 108 funds for construction only were budgeted for street improvements. They include installation of median streetscape, sidewalk and street lighting improvements on Brundage Lane from Chester Avenue to Union Avenue. It is anticipated that HUD will approve the Section 108 loan application by early 2003 and loan documents for funding by June 2003. Design is scheduled to begin by April 2003 and construction is scheduled to start by early summer 2003 after loan documents have been executed. The PW Department is the lead agency. California Avenue Street Improvement Project Funds in the amount of $413,500 (FY 2002-03 Amendment #4) of Section 108 funds for construction only were budgeted for street improvements. They include installation of median streetscape, sidewalk and street lighting improvements. The Section 108 funds will be primarily targeted along California Avenue from Union Avenue to the railroad tracks - west of Washington Avenue. FY 00-01 CDBG funds in the amount of about $100,000 will be primarily targeted along California Avenue from Chester Avenue to Union Avenue for similar street improvements. It is anticipated that HUD will approve the Section 108 application for funding in early 2003 and loan documents for funding by June 2003. Design is scheduled to begin by April 2003 and construction is scheduled to start by early summer 2003 after loan documents have been executed. The PW Department is the lead agency. Lakeview Avenue Streetscape Project Funds in the amount of $219,185 (FY's 1996-9 7, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01,2001-02 and 2002-03) of CDBG funds were budgeted for installation of streetscape improvements on Lakeview Avenue between East California Avenue and Virginia Avenue. Construction started in November and the hardscaping, curbing and electrical conduits have been installed. Irrigation water mains are scheduled to be installed by end of December. Landscaping will be planted soon after the irrigation system is completed. All work (except for the installation of the street light poles) is scheduled to be completed by January 2003. C:\Documents and Settings\cgutierr\Local Settings\Temp\SETimeline.doc The light pole factory, which is closed for the holidays, promised delivery in early February 2003. The PW Department is the lead agency. Union Avenue Street Improvement Project Funds in the amount of $61,500 (FY 2002-03 Amendment #4) of Section 108 funds for construction only were budgeted for street improvements which include installation of median streetscape, sidewalk and street lighting improvements on Union Avenue from California Avenue to Belle Terrace. Design is scheduled to start by April 2003. It is anticipated that HUD will approve the Section 108 loan application by early 2003 and loan documents for funding by June 2003. Construction is scheduled to start by early summer 2003 after loan documents have been executed. The PW Department is the lead agency. East California Avenue Career Trainin.q Facility Section 108 funds in the amount of $200,000 for design was budgeted to develop a career training facility on three acres of land owned by the Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK) located at east California Avenue and south Robinson Street. The facility will be comprised of a training center, childcare center, a police satellite office and office/retail space. The total construction square footage is estimated at 22,600 square feet, with the training center occupying 18% of the total area. HACK, Golden Empire Affordable Housing, Inc., Fred Consulting, Grubb & Ellis, and a to- be-named architectural/engineering firm make up the development team. Development costs are estimated at $3.12 million. As the lead entity in the development team, HACK is arranging for private financing in the neighborhood of $2.5 million. They are currently applying for grants to make up the difference. HACK is working on potential tenants for the career training center. A draft project agreement for design is underway. It is unknown when they will have a final financial package. S.E. Business Loan Fund A Statement of Interest letter was mailed last fall to over 400 business and property owners along four major commercial corridors in Southeast Bakersfield, where current and future streetscape improvements are being planned (i.e. Lakeview Ave., East California Ave., Brundage Lane and Union Avenue). The statement identified about $740,815 is available for qualified City economic development projects. The letter encouraged written submittal of potential commercial projects. The statement of interest reflected that the City may be able to assist them with gap financial loans using the set aside CDBG funds for economic development. To date, staff has received 10 written requests for financial assistance. Of those requests that actually defined the amount of funding requested, the total funding requests approximate over $900,000. Some requests did not define the amount of assistance being requested. Staff is in the process of contacting those requesting assistance to define their funding need and outlining the City's requirements in using CDBG funds. EDCD is the lead agency. CC: Donna Kurtz C:~Documents and Settings\cgutierr\Local Settings\Temp\SETimeline.doc B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: January 9, 2003 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks Subject: Park Name Attached is a copy of a letter I received from the Native American Heritage Preservation Council of Kern County. In the letter, the council requests that the park currently known as Rio Vista be "permanently" named one of five suggested names. In keeping with the most recent city council policy, this matter should be considered by the Community Services Committee. Please let me know if you need additional information. TO: Ford Subject: I~O V~STA PARK (temporary name) Da~e: November 21, 2002 This is in response to the permanent naming of subject park located at the northeast corner of Stockclale Highway and Nlen Road in Bakersfield. The names being submitted at this time are within the guidelines of the Kern River Parkway and Community Services Committee. We would like to submit some names for fl~is park and have the names inventories for possible use in the future. We request after reviewing for selection we be placed on the Community Services Committee Agenda so we may officially submit the selected name .for approval. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. RespecEuily, ' , ~ Gene Nbttre, President attachments P.O. BOX 1507 BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93302 CONDOR PARK. 1'~ ~:E-I ..t.C.H) KNOWN FOR THEIRS~IZ~,' (9 '~'ING SPAN) A. JND Old, CE I.N FLIGHT, CONDORS ARE ABLE TO GLIDE FAR AS 10 5:[YLES WInO'UT MOVING THEIR ~VINGS. THEY CAN ~AVEL AS FAR' AS :lffi 5iI[~ES IN A SINGLE DAY. RESPE~_.~ED FOf~. PR. OTECTING US FROM DISEAS~E A.S CO~ORS .,.,.~.~.x.~, UP OUR FALLEN ANIMAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS. .BLUE JAY PARK (CH~:- (It~Y) THE '~()ICC'~.US INDI;.,N$ V'AL~..;ED THE BLUE JA'Y, FOI'~ ~tJ] ~VAS TI:~ ONE ~VHO PL~ED ALL THE OAK TREES THAT PRODUCE ACORNS. q?~-IE BLUE JAY ALSO EN'JO~'ED MI~IICt[ING .A.ND PLAYING TRICt[S ON ~HERS. HE ~'O[~D TAKE ,4.ND ~IDE SMALL OBJECTS IF YOI: ],E~ TttES:I OUT '~OO LONG. PRAIRIE FAI,C. ON THE PRAIRIE 'FALCON SVAS A YOKUTS MYTHI(AkL ]~IERO. HE GREW YVISE A..55D COLrLD DO ANY'~ING HE '~'IS]:-~D. HE 'W,~TED MOUNTAINS SO ~E TOOK $O~ MUD FROM THE %VATE.R .AND ~DE Tt~ TEHAC~kPI AND SIERRA ~DRE (COASTAL ~%N'GE} OF MOUNTAINS. BAD (-;-ER T:'ARK A PREDATOR OF THE N'IGItT, THIS PO~'ER~'I.i!'L ANI~tA.I ~AS KNOWN IT'S REMAR~I,E SPEED DIGGI~'G AND A Y(EEN SENSE OF S.MEI~. THEY T.,~'UGHT "US THE USES OF ROOTS, HER~;S A~ PLANTS. QUAIL I.,A, tilES PARIf (HLq~'I- N'UL) THE Q'UAIL IS RE~PECTED BY ALL YOK[~S AS A ~PIRITL;A.L ~LPER AND A GIVER. T~t~. QUAIL GIVES UP HIS BODY FOR..~'OC D ~D GIVES HIS ~ EATHEI.t TOPK~OTU TO BE USED AS DECORATION, 510Sq?LY ON A. ' "CREATION BASI{E'U". IT CAN TA]KE AS N[.AN'Y AS 2~ TOPICNO%['$ TO CPAFT q?}[IS CREAT ION BASKET. REC~.IV~u E R S F I E L D !. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM January 8, 2003 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~ SUBJECT: MUNICIPAL AIRPORT It appears in reading between the lines from the Federal Aviation Administration correspondence that we would have to pay back the original loan that purchased the land regardless of what and how long we wait for closure. Attach. G:~G ROU PDA'I'~AJ rpor t~l u nicipeJ Airport..1-8-03.doc B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM January 6, 2003 TO: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director FROM: Brad B. Underwood, Public Works Operations Manager~'~ SUBJECT: Municipal Airport I have received a r~sponse from the FAA regarding the City's interest in closing the Bakersfield Municipal Airport and what responsibilities the City has regarding the past Federal Grants. Their response leads me to believe that even when the 20 year time limit is exceeded, the City will be required to request a release to discontinue operation of the airpOrt. And, this release will likely include repayment of all or a portion of Federal Grants received. From statements made in their letter it appears that they are not interested in closing airports. My initial letter and their response are attached. B A K E R S F I E L D . US~M. UOSnS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT uuoa~s, tn~mWOOD .. · c~ SN~ ~,Umc wo~ OmtAT~O~S MASAO~ November 25, 2002 ~' Mr. Ellsworth Chan Manager Safety and Standards Branch AWP-620 Federal Aviation Administration P.O. Box 92007 : Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007 ...'(,, :.. Dear Mr. Chan: Thank you for your response to questions ! posed in a previous letter. I request ' clarification with regard to. your response and the information you attached. .. The City of Bakersfield is under the impression that the Federal Grant obligations expire. .I 20 years from the date of the last grant received. If this assumption is an accurate one,' the City would be free from any obligations in the year 2016. It is our understanding that closure of the airport (L-45) could occur at that time and the City would not have to pay ~, t. back any of the grant funds received. "" :" In your response c)(ii) you stated: "The City obtained federal funds to construct a new replacement airport. Therefore, the obligations run with the land and do not expire while the airport continues to be operated as an airport." Airport Sponso.r Assurances B 1 further states: "There shall be no limit on the duration of the term, conditions, and assurances with respect to real property acquired with federal funds." We request clarification on the following: , e' Does the 20-year time limit apply to any or all of the federal funds received by the' City? * In the year 2016, if airport closure occurs would the City be required to pay back any funds, just the portion used for purchase of real property, or all of the federal funds received? · Is a release to discontinue operation of the airport by the FAA a requirement in releasing the City from the grant assurances and repayment of~eral funds? · If a release Was granted to discontinue operation of the airport by the FAA at any time in the future, would the City be released of the fede~l obligations including repayment of any, a portion, or all of the federal funds received? ~' .. · Is it the FAA's understanding that the City purchased real property for the airport ? :' with federal funds? :" PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS 4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE (661) 326-3781 BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93309 Fax (661) 852-2113 · Does "no limit on the duration of the term," mean it can be less than 20 years or an indefinite time.'? Your assistance in clarifying these issues is greatly appreciated. Very truly YOurs, ^ ~ Brad B. Underwood~ Airport Manager :,:, c: Alan Tandy, City Manager Raul Rojas, Public Works Director U.S Depa~ment Western-Pacific Region Federal Aviation Administration of Transpo~ation Ai~o~s Division P.O. Box 92007 Federal Aviation Los Angeles. CA 90009-2007 Administration December 19, 2002 Brad B. Underwood Airport Manager City of Bakersfield Public Works Department 4101 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93309 " Dear. Mr.Underwood: .~.. Bakersfield Municipal Airport 'L45 We are responding to your letter dated November 25, 2002, to provide guidance related to your inquiry. General Response to your questions: a) Does the 20-year time limit apply to any or all of the federal funds received the City? Airport Improvement Program grants obligate an airport sponsor for 20 years and throughout the useful life of the improvements developed with federal aid. Certain obligations have no term as long as the facilities are used for airport purposes. b) In the year 2016, if airport closure occurs Would the City be required to pay back any funds, just the portion used for purchase of real property, or all' of the federal funds received? Compensation for the federal investment would be determined as. part of the disposition, disposal, or possible closure process. There is no precise answer because the terms of a closure have not been established. At the very least, when airport'land is no longer needed for airport purposes, it must be disposed of at fair market value and the federal portion of the proceeds must be deposited in the Trust Fund. c) Is a release to discontinue operation of the airport by the FAA a requirement in releasing the City from the grant' assurances and repayment of~'~.e~eral funds? Yes, the Federal Aviation Administration must approve a release. d) If a release was granted to discontinue operation of the airport by the FAA at any time in the future, would the City be released of the federal obligations including repayment' of any, a portion, or all of the federal funds received? A release would include binding conditions including, but not limited to, provisions for federal aid received. Is it the FAA's understanding that the City purchased real property for the airport with federal funds? Yes, airport land was acquired with federal aid. e) Does uno limit on the duration of the termH mean it can be less than 20 years or an indefinite term? In the context of the phrase, it means 20 years, indefinite, or while used ~for airport purposes. As we explained in our letter dated July 24, 2002, there is a procedure whereby the. city can apply to be relieved of its federal obligations, However, there is no blue- print to describe the ramifications of an ~pplicati°n to close an airport..The FAA mission is to develop a safe and efficient airport and airspace system in order to contribute to the requirements of national defense and commerce. The mission does not include the promotion of airport closures. · Before agreeing to close an airport, the FAA would have to clearly determine that the airport no longer serves the purpose for which it was created, the closure would not.prevent achievement of the ~urpose .for which the airport was first created, and the loss of the airport will actually protect and advance the civil aviation intereSts of the United States. If you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter further, we encourage you to contact John Milligan, Supervisor, Standards Section, at (310) 725-3621. ! ia Specialist ~ L. Chan, Manager Safety and Standards Branch B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: January 7, 2003 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks Subject: Monthly Report for December Attached are the monthly activity reports for December. CI T Y OF BA I~ER SFIEL D Recreation & Parks December 2002 Monthl Re ort Adult and Youth Sports Mobile Recreation Submitted by: Dean Jones, Supervisor I Adults Sports Softball Our fall season was one short of capacity at 71, 50 men's teams and 21 co- recreational teams. A total of 1209 adults participated. The season finally ended with a one game playoff on December 3, we would normally end in November, but due to rain we had to go a couple extra weeks. Youth Sports Basketball Registration for youth basketball started in October and was schedule to end on November 27. Because of the holidays we extended the deadline to December 13. We currently have 128 participants registered. Grade Registered 1st and 2nd 34 3rd and 4th 40 5th and 6th 27 7th and 8th 27 128 Mobile Recreation Our schedule corresponds with the Bakersfield city schools, therefore we were not in session on Dec 22nd thru the 30th' Attendance: Attendance figures for December are Iow, there were several days we cancelled the program because of bad weather and holidays. Weekly Cumulative Centennial 27 235 Grissom 63 443 Wayside 19 190 Wilson 24 254 Windsor 13 152 Siemon 14 119 Jefferson 67 326 Total 1719 ~ CITYOFBAKERSFIELD Recreation &Parks December 2002 Monthl Re ort Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Submitted by: tinda McVicker, Recreation Supervisor David Stricker, Recreation Specialist Dr. Martin Luther Kin~ Communi .ty Center The center was utilized for a variety of activities during the Month of December. The Parks Department held a training for 90 employees, two meetings were held to discuss plans to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s Birthday Celebration, two workshops were held on KWAANZA, a basketball workshop for 230 participants was held on December 14th, the Christmas on Lakeview event was held at the park and center and the KWANZZA event was held on December 28th. Activity Monthly Attendance Registered Participants Weight Room 378 * A~ter-School Program 67 Game Room 504 * Basketball 'Gym 236 * Tennis Class 46 20 Aerobics 85 15 Internet 136 * Dance Troupe 80 18 Saturday Homework Help 20 12 Sunday Basketball 20 19 Quilting Class 59 20 1,631 104 · Drop-in program (Registration not required) DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CENTER - RENTALS DATE AGENCY ATTENDANCE December 3rd Parks Training 90 December 3'~ Committee Meeting- MLK B-Day 35 December 6th CPRS Dist. XV Conference 90 December 14th & 21 KWANZZA Workshop 10 December 14th Basketball Workshop 230 December 21 st Christmas on Lakeview 1000 December 28th KWANZZA Event 300 Total Attendance 1,755 ATTENDANCE Monthly Attendance of all programs including rentals .................. 3,386 Monthly Counter walk-in participants .................................. 121 LOWELL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTER The Lowell Neighborhood Community Center had 817 participants for the month of December. Participation in the after-school program during the first half of FY 02-03, has increased by 92% as compared to the previous year. CHRISTMAS ON LAKEVIEW The Christmas on Lakeview event was held at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and center this year since the medians on Lakeview Ave. were still under construction. Staff and volunteers at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center decorated the room for Santa to hand out toys in. The event and Santa's room was a huge success, boasting over 500 children who received free toys from Santa and over 1000 who attended the entire event. KWANZZA The KWANZZA event was held on December 28, 2002. This community event was very successful with over 300 participants in attendance. Speakers, cultural food and entertainment were available during the event. 2002 California Park & Recreation Society Award of Excellence Winner The City of Bakersfield has been selected as a 2002 California Park & Recreation Society Award of Excellence winner in the awards category of Recreation/Community Services/Youth Development for Springtime in Wonderland in the population category of 100,000+. We are proud to receive this honor and to be recognized for providing quality programming for the citizens of Bakersfield. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation &Parlcs December 2002 Monthl Re ort Silver Creek Community Center Movies in the Park Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program Leisure Classes Submitted by: Terri Elison, Recreation Supervisor Colleen Cashmore, Recreation Specialist Vincent Sierra, Program Coordinator Silver Creek After School Program Highlights of the After School Program included creating holiday crafts and a Holiday Show for the parents. The program started off with the cheerleaders performing several dance numbers, then the children performed "Twas the Night Before Christmas" skit, next was the Sugar Plum Fairy Dance, and the program ended with all the children singing Christmas songs. The parents loved it! Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program Keep Bakersfield Beautiful added Sandy Garrigan as a new committee member this month. Sandy has a lot of experience in recycling and is very excited to be part of this wonderful program. Travis Pennell completed his community clean-up eagle project which consisted of picking up litter on Coffee from Stockdale to the just before the overpass and down Brimhall and the bike paths on December 14th and 15th. Twenty-five people collected over 125 bags of trash. Travis put in more than 100 hours organizing this event. The 86 CLEAN Number is up and running now. 86-CLEAN is a phone number that our community can call to report any illegal dumping or areas in need of clean-up. Other projects KBB is working on are sponsorships for the Great American Clean-Up event, Adopt-an-Area, Adopt-an-Highway, Waste in Place, Freeway Beautification, and the Liberty Gardens. ATTENDANCE FIGURES Silver Creek Rentals ................................................... $73,5.00 (Figure doesnotincludedeposits) The Silver Creek multi-purpose room and or pavilion were rented three times during the month of December. The center was rented for a birthday party, baptism and church breakfast. Total attendance 220. Silver Creek After School Program ..................... 36 Average Daily Attendance ...................... 434 Total Attendance Classes at Silver Creek: # Registered Total Attendance Ballet & Gym (6 -11) no class no class Ballet & Gym (3-5) no class no class Calligraphy Workshop no class no class Chess 5 15 Clogging no class no class Dance & Gym (4-5) no class no class Dance & Gym (2-3) no class no class Dog Obedience no class no class Drawing no class no class SC Gymnastics (Mom & Me) 5 5 SC Gymnastics (3 -5) 1 1 Jazzercize 2 26 Kardio Kick no class no class Karate 28 196 Latin Dance no class no class Photography no class no class Pressed Flower Workshop no class no class Scrapbooking 3 3 Spanish 4 20 Tennis (Child-Beg) 4 32 Tennis (Child-lnt) 1 8 Tennis (Adults) no class no class Upholstery 3 3 TOTAL 56 318 Classes at Other Facilities # Registered Total Attendance Siemon Park Tennis (Child) no class no class '- Tennis (Adult) no class no class Afl Star Dance Studio Dance & Gym (2 ½ - 4) no class no class Dance & Gym (4 - 5) no class no class Amer/can Academy of Gymnastics Gymnastics (4 - 5) no class no class Gymnastics (3 - 4) no class no class Gymnastics (K - 6yrs) no class no class Jastro Park Tennis no class no class TOTAL 0 0 Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program: Eagle Project-Community Clean-up 25 Volunteers TOTAL 25 Attendance Silver Creek Center: Rentals ......................................... 220 Classes ........................................ 318 Registrations Taken: 90 After School Program ................ 434 # of Guests Served: 132 (The # of Guests served does not include registration) TOTAL .................... 972 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation &Parlcs Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program November 2002 Monthly Report Submitted by: Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee Sandy Garrigan (Ward 7) Kevin Burton,Vice Chair (Ward 4) Vacant (Ward 3) John Enriquez (Ward 6) Dana Karcher (Ward 2) Mike Ming (Ward 5) Keith Stoller (Ward 1) City Staff Liaison: Terri Elison New Committee Member Keep Bakersfield Beautiful added Sandy Garrigan as a new committee member this month. Sandy brings with her a lot of experience in starting recycling programs. She has been an active volunteer for Keep Bakersfield Beautiful and has helped with clean-ups and tree plantings. She is very excited to be a member of this committee and is committed to our programs. Keep America Beautiful John Enriquez and Terri Elison had the opportunity to attend the Keep American Beautiful Conference. Now only did they learn a lot but they brought back as much stuff as they could to share with everyone. Ea_~le Project--Community Clean-Up Travis Pennell completed his community clean-up eagle project the weekend of December 14th and 15th. Twenty-five people picked up over 125 bags of trash on Coffee from Stockdale to just before the overpass and down Brimhall. They also did the bike path. Travis put in more than 100 hours organizing this event 86-CLEAN 86-CLEAN Number is up and running now. KBB is currently recruiting volunteers from businesses, organizations, schools, churches, and individuals who would be willing to clean up littered areas. Areas that are in need of continual clean-up (ie. vacant fields, etc.) will be adopted by volunteer groups who are willing to make a long term commitment. Great American Clean-Up Event KBB Committee members are working on securing sponsors for the Great American Clean-up event scheduled for Saturday, April 26th, 2003. KBB Committee Members will be meeting January 8th to plan this event. The next scheduled KBB meeting is for January 10, 2003 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation gcParlcs DECEMBER 2002 Monthl Re ort Submitted by: Holly Larson, Supervisor Josh Romine, Specialist Beigher Taylor, Coordinator Aquatics Classes: Reqistered Monthly Attendance Lap Swim cancelled indefinitely Aqua Fitness restarting in January Total Traininqs: Lifeguard training 8 Recruitment: Year to date Aquatic staff interviewed and selected 28 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation &Parlcs PARKS DIVISION DECEMBER 2002, MONTHLY REPORT MESA MARIN SURVEY We received a copy of ALTA survey information for Mesa Marin Sports Complex in mid December. An ALTA survey was requested in order to establish a base map of the site since no historical construction documents are available. Our extensive survey identifies improvements such as buildings, fences, irrigation systems and other items which may need to be addressed in the process to re-open the facility. Our next step will be to review the survey information, confirm previously listed and identify any new projects necessary to return the complex to full operations. LAKEVIEW CHANGES More than a name change has occurred along what was formerly Lakeview Avenue, now Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Parks Division staff began installation of irrigation system in newly constructed medians in phase one of the median island development project. The project area is south of California Avenue to Virginia Avenue. All irrigation controls will be linked by telephone modem lines to our Maxicom Irrigation controller. Landscape improvements will consist of planting 1,240 shrubs and 43 trees interspersed with street lights installed by General Services. NEW ACREAGE Although construction and inspections continued through December, no new acreage was accepted for city forces to maintain nor was any acreage placed into a maintenance period. VANDALISM From recent accounts, it unfortunately appears the holiday break from school provided additional time for those individuals inclined to vandalize the property of others to do just that. In our southeast maintenance area alone, 35 graffiti repair tickets were forwarded to General Services painting crews. Areas along Panama Lane and Harris Road were particularly hard hit by taggers. Similarly, the project manager for Windermere Park advises they too have had occurrences of vandalism on their facilities. The park is not as yet opened to the public and currently has a construction fence surrounding the entire park. STORM RECOVERY A small but dedicated contingent of staff worked into the evening hours of December 19th primarily addressing downed trees or limbs within roadways. All arterial and collector roadways remained opened for vehicular travel throughout the storm. With few exceptions, problem trees were found within residential locations. City maintained streetscape trees weathered the storm practically without loss. All tolled, 29 trees required a response from the Urban Forestry section with 18 trees removed and 11 having some type of limb failure. Parks personnel spent the next several weeks removing debris and collecting tumbleweeds which had blown in from undeveloped fields during the storm. Response time is limited as Parks Division has only one front end loader to canvas the entire city assisting crews in clean up efforts in addition to their regular work load. PLANZ PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Bids were received and council action authorized entering into an agreement to install long awaited playground equipment for Planz Park. Equipment typically takes 4-6 weeks for delivery followed by an estimated 2 week installation schedule. Rubberized surfacing will then be added to provide access for those with mobility impairments. ~ 3 70l North Sillec! A venue Joseph R. Schoenstein ~,ke,.~,/. c~¢o,.,~ ~s~o~ ~'~-~,,/G~,~,'~,~ ~,,,,~,~; ~ 0 2003 7~1: 661-634-2260 Bakersfield Division h?tx: 661-634-2245 TIME WARNER CABLE January 7, 2003 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Alan Tandy City Manager - Cityof Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Re: Time Warner Cable franchise Dear Mr. Tandy: Previously, we wrote to inform you of a restructuring of the partnership between Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. and Advance/Newhouse Partnership in which approximately one third of the cable systems in the partnership would be transferred to a wholly-owned subsidiary, TWEAN Subsidiary, LLC, of the partnership which, in turn, would be managed by Advance/Newhouse. This is to advise you that on December 31,2002, the transaction between Time Warner Entertainment and Advance/Newhouse closed. As a result, the franchise in your community is now held by TWEAN Subsidiary, LLC. I would like to take this opportunity to assure you again that following this transaction the franchisee will continue to be bound by its obligations under the current Franchise, subject to applicable state and federal 'law. If more information is required by the franchise, it will be forthcoming. If you have any questions, or if I can be of any assistance to you, please contact me. We value the fine relationship we have with your community, and look forward to providing a high level of customer service and customer satisfaction to subscribers in your community. Sinclrely, Josep("~R. S~ch~ VP/General Manager DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: January 6, 2003 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Stan Ford, Director SUBJECT: MOBILE SKATE BOARD PARK Ref000326 (WARD 2) Councilmember Benham requested Recreatien and Parks investigate acquiring a mobile skate board park such as the one in Long Beach. Staff contacted the City of Long Beach Recreation Division for information on their mobile skateboard park program. The program operates seven (7) days a week between the hours of 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at different parks, skate rinks, parking lots, tennis and basketball courts, and other hard surfaced areas in the city. A truck with a 14' cargo box and a lift gate transport twelve (12) ramps and rails. These wooden ramps and rails are custom made to withstand the daily loading and unloading, daily abuse of skaters, and the placement on hard surfaces. Five (5) individuals staff this program which averages about 30-40 skaters per day. The initial cost of this program was about $80,000 which included the truck, skateboard equipment, staff and program information when it was initiated in June, 2001. The current yearly cost is about $55,000 which pays for salaries, maintenance, repairs, vehicle maintenance and supplies. All skaters are required to have waiver forms signed by their parents prior to participating in the mobile program. Skaters must meet all safety equipment requirements while skating. C:\Docurnents and Settings~sforsyth\Local Set'dngs\Temp\Ref000326.doc January 9, 2003 (2:53PM) TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLICE~% DATE: January 9, 2003 SUBJECT: Speeding on Iron Creek Way Council Referral No. 280 (Ward 4) Councilmember Couch referred to the police department the issue of speeding on Iron Creek Way before and after school. During the past several months staff has provided random enforcement in the Iron Creek area observing only a few traffic violations. The SMART trailer was utilized in the 10700 block of Iron Creek on November 5-6, 2002; and Officer Mills concentrated enforcement efforts approximately five times during morning hours in the month of November. Officer Mills observed one violation each time he monitored traffic. On December 12 and 13, 2002, Officer Mills surveyed motor vehicle activity during the morning hours and again, observed one speeding violation. Sgt. Moore surveyed the location on December 13 at about 11:30 a.m. and found no violations, observing only about five cars in the area during that time. During the afternoon hours of December 13th, tWO additional officers monitored traffic when school ended and stayed until students had left the area; one violation was observed. On December 16, Officer Mills returned to the area from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and wrote one speeding citation. It appears as though traffic before and after school hours sometimes exceeds the speed limit but not in excess of 35mph which is the typical guide that our officers use for citation writing purposes. EWM/vrf The Bakersfield African-American Cultural Association, Lakeview Business Association and the City of Bakersfield will sponsor a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Saturday, January 18, 2003 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The celebration will begin at 9:50 am on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and continue at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center at 1001 South Owens Street immediately following the unveiling of the new streetscape project and a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the street name change. Several children/youth activities are also planned along with food, vendors and entertainment to celebrate the achievements of Dr. King and his mission of non- violence.