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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/23/04 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM January 23,2004 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Managerfrfr~//-""/ SUBJECT: General Information 1. We have yet to find out how we might be affected by the lawsuit that was filed this week challenging the Governor's action to restore the vehicle license fees. There has been no visible movement by the Legislators to ratify his action that restored the backfill payments, and the appearance of the legal challenge adds another financial uncertainty to those we already face. An article from the Sacramento Bee about the lawsuit is enclosed. The Governor has issued repeated warnings this week that if the March bond measure does not pass, funding cuts will be severe. Articles from the January 23rd editions of the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee on that subject are enclosed. 2. We received a Council inquiry on the Capital Vision Equities housing project on California Avenue and its status. There is a contract clarification on the Consent Calendar for next Wednesday. The site has been cleared, graded, and some underground work has been done. We expect the project to be going full tilt after next Wednesday's action. 3. We continue to meet with Kern County on animal control. The most recent trend has been that we will negotiate a shelter deal with them. Due, in part, to financial uncertainties with both the City and County, it appears that we should continue field response services by the City, at least for the short term. It has been working well. 4. The repairs are complete, and the Carrier Canal is back in use. Water Resources Department crews began refilling the canal today, in preparation for irrigation deliveries beginning this weekend. 5. The adult entertainment business at Buck Owens and Gilmore received final site plan approval this week and is in plan check for building permits to remodel the existing building. The business on Sillect Avenue has approval of a parcel map waiver to sever that part of the property located too close to the mobile home park, but that has not yet been recorded. No plans have been submitted for approval. Honorable Mayor and City Council January 23, 2004 Page 2 6. The developer of 'q'he Cottages" project at 21st and R Streets has uncovered a large concrete and rebar structure on the site. Because it was located so deeply underground, it wasn't discovered in the environmental analysis. The cost to do the clean up has been estimated at about $40,000. Since this was an unexpected circumstance and the budget for the project is very tight, we will need to go back to the Redevelopment Agency to request funding to cover the expense. 7. Several employees in the VVastewater Division have recently received awards from the California Water Environment Association for excellence their field of work. Congratulations to Patricia Banducci, Luis Gonzalez, David Ojeda, and Daniel Polach on their achievements. 8. Responses to Council requests are enclosed: Councilmember Benham · Code enforcement actions at Niles and Beale; · Possible availability of grant funds for a downtown speaker system; Councilmember Couch · Notification to area residents of the school zone traffic posting in the area of Bakersfield Christian High School; · Removal of graffiti at the Bellevue Weir; Councilmember Hanson · Status on providing a report on contracting versus hiring; Councilmember Salva.qgio · Status of street repairs on Kingsley Street; · Code enforcement actions on Mallard Court; · Status of inquiry regarding possible relocation of traffic signal installation at Panama and Monitor to Panama and Berkshire. AT:rs CC: Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst This story is taken from Politics at sacbee.com. 1 Students sue over license fee rollback By Claire Cooper -- Bee Legal Affairs Writer - (Published Sanuary 22~ 2004) SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of California Students Association on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to return vehicle license fees to their pre-Schwarzenegger administration levels and restore money to education and other programs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger acted illegally by lowering the license fee by two-thirds while the state general fund had insufficient money to offset the $2.6 billion loss, the association said. The lawsuit said Schwarzenegger violated the law a second time by unilaterally cutting some appropriations to compensate. The plaintiffs, who also include four individual students and two civil rights organizations, focused on a sharp cutback in programs that help underprivileged students prepare for and stay in the state's universities. The outreach programs were created after Proposition 209, the 1996 initiative that bars affirmative action in public university admissions. "Without outreach programs the university is going to continue to close its doors to a large segment of. California's population -- students from high schools in poor areas, communities of color, communities that have had difficulty gaining access to higher education," said Matt Kaczmarek, the association chairman. The state Supreme Court normally would be the last judicial body to consider such a suit, but it has the power to take up matters it views as urgent without waiting for lower court rulings and appeals. The justices' other options include rejecting the case outright or referring it to a lower court. A spokeswoman said no decision was expected for at least a week. H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for Schwarzenegger's Finance Department, said, "We would not have recommended taking this action unless we were convinced that the governor was on solid legal ground in exercising his executive branch powers." He said Schwarzenegger's position was supported by the state Controller's Office. Palmer said the program reductions were authorized by a provision in last year's budget bill allowing the governor to shift up to 5 percent of an appropriation. But the lawsuit said that provision can be invoked only to cover an unanticipated emergency and not a deficiency the governor has purposely created. The position appears to reflect the views of the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office. The legal petition also said $chwarzenegger exceeded the 5 percent cap by scrapping California State University's outreach program entirely and cutting the UC program by half. Palmer said both programs were eliminated completely. He said the move was legal because the 5 percent limit applies to overall UC and CSU appropriations. The alternative to eliminating outreach, he said, "would have been to take a similar amount from programs that affect the core instructional mission." B0ffd~ Solution, or Business as Usual? Page 1 of 3 [ _~ ~ Home I Member Services I Home Delivery I site Map I Archives I Print Edition I Advertise [ Contact Us I Help Hi, rksmiley January 23, 2004 ")_~ E-mail. story ~ Print ~ NEWS ANALYSIS Freeway Watch Check our ommute Bond a Solution, or Business as Usual? · Governor says new debt will help save the state. It'also avoids politically risky taxes, service cuts. find a job By Michael Finnegan And Jeffrey Rabin, Times Staff Writers Ca~a~rlllll~la post a job Times Headlines find a car In his campaign to win voter approval of a $15-billion debt measure on sell a car the March ballot, Gev. 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Sections Arts & Entertainment Books Campaigning for the measure Thursday at a San Gabriel Valley brewery, Schwarzenegger Chess warned of tax hikes and "incredibly severe cuts" if voters reject the borrowing. To bolster his Columns Education case, he cited the overwhelming support of Democrats in the Legislature. Environment Food Health "What makes this really great is we're doing it together, the Democrats and Republicans, Highway 1 Home because so many times in the past, Democrats and Republicans have been fighting," the Kids' Reading Room governor told workers and invited guests at the Miller Brewing Co. plant in Irwindale.. Magazine http://www.]atim~s.c~m/n~ws/~~cal/~~~itics/ca]/~a-m~-arn~]d23jan23~~~356 ~ ~ ~ 8.st~ry?c~~~=~a-news-p~~itics-~.. 1/23/2004 bnd a Solution, or Business as Usual? Pa~e 2 of 3 Obituaries Outdoors Real Estate Surrounded by thousands of crates of beer and scores of yellow forklifts in a hangar-size Religion Science & Medicine warehouse ("Love the smd]," Schwarzenegger said. "Love the smell."), the governor depicted Sye & Culture the measure as California's only viable option for fiscal recovery. At his side was Democratic Sunday Opinion Technology state Controller Steve Westly, a first-time elected official whose campaign events with Times Poll Corrections Schwarzenegger have raised his own political profile. The two must persuade voters to approve Editions the bonds because previous borrowing plans sanctioned only by lawmakers are under court Print Edition challenge. National (PDF) Wireless Extras Although some analysts have backed the governor's bond approach, others Say it is extremely College Connection Sweepstakes rare for state or local governments to float long-term bonds to pay operating expenses. That Crosswora practice was a key factor in leading New York City to its 1975 fiscal meltdown. Horoscope Lottery Multimedia "This is not very good fiscal policy," said Steven P. Erie, director of UC San Diego's Urban Traffic Weather Studies and Planning Program. Week in Focus Archives Enter Keyword(s): Normally, bonds are reserved for building schools, hospitals, highways and other construction ~ ............ j ~ projects with tangible benefits that last for generations. Erie called Schwarzenegger's deficit- Detailed Search borrowing proposal "a politically driven initiative" that illustrates a basic survival trait of elected S]rTE flAP officials: the avoidance of political pain. "The worst thing a politician can do is bring bad news to voters," he said. · Subscribe · Manage My Account State lawmakers have faced giant budget shortfalls since 2001, but have thrashed about in search · Gift Subscription · College Discount of consensus on the painful steps needed for fiscal recovery. Republicans have refused to raise · Mail Subscriptions ~ taxes; Democrats have insisted on it. The two sides have agreed to only limited cuts. · Times in Education · Reading by 9 To break the stalemate, lawmakers have turned to borrowing, a politically more palatable · LA Times Books solution than deep cuts. · Student Journalism · LA Times Family Fund · · Times-MirrorLA Times EventsF°Undati°n It is an approach with strong political appeal to Schwarzenegger, who promised during the recall campaign that he would not raise taxes. His first budget counts on the $15-billion in debt that goes on the March 2 ballot. Most of it would refinance borrowing that lawmakers approved last year under Gev. Gray · Careers Davis. But several billion dollars of the borrowing m the amount varies according to who is · ' HomesCars counting -- would be new. The measure would increase California's deficit borrowing by $4 · Rentals billion, according to the secretary of state's voter guide. It would take as much as 14 years m · ' PersonalsNewspaper Ads rather than five under current law -- to repay the debt. · Times Guides · PartnersReCycler'c°m At the Miller brewery, Schwarzenegger and Westly stopped short of their previous warnings of fiscal "Armageddon" if voters mm down the proposal -- but not far short. '~'~' "This may be the most important vote that anybody ever casts in this state," Westly said. California's economy is the world's sixth-largest, and "the eyes of the world are on us." Darry Sragow, a Democratic consultant working for Proposition 57, said it was "perfectly appropriate" to warn of fiscal Armageddon: "'Armageddon' is fine and 'driving off a cliff is fine, but the campaign has to balance that with other messages." Schwarzenegger tried to strike that balance Thursday by touting a companion measure, Proposition 58. It would bar the state from future deficit borrowing, require enactment of a balanced budget and set up an emergency reserve. Neither ballOt measure will take effect unless voters pass both of them. http://www.latimes.corn/news/local/politics/cal/la-me.amold23j an23,1,3561018.story?coil=la-news-politics-.,. · 1/23/2004 ~Boffd~a Solution, or Business as Usual? Page 3 of 3 "We want to make sure that the politicians never ever get us into this kind of mess again," Schwarzenegger said. Early polls have found that voters support Proposition 58, but oppose Proposition 57, the bond For now, there is no organized campaign against the measures, leaving Schwarzenegger.a clear field to make his ease. He is raising millions of dollars to mn television ads in February. Jaime Regalado, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles, called the debt proposal "extremely worrisome" for California, but said it was "politically expedient" for elected officials to support it. If it fails, he said, the main consequence would be that Schwarzenegger and legislators would be forced to make unpopular decisions. "It's not an accident he's using very apocalyptic language," Regalado said. If you want other stories on this topic, search the Archives at latimes.conVarchives. Article licensing and reprint options Copyright 2004 Los Angeles Times By visiting this site, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy Terms of Service. http://www.latimes.comJnews/local/politics/caVla-me-amold23j an23,1,3561018.story?coil=la-news-politics-... 1/23/2004 Take the first step toWard a new career! This story is taken from Politics at sacbee.com. Why cut program, for jobs? city officials ask governor By Dan Smith -- Bee Deputy Capitol Bureau Chief- (Published Sanuary 23, 2004) IRWINDALE -- Most of the handpicked crowd supported the $15 billion bond Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger advocated Thursday at a "town hall" meeting here, but local officials criticized him for cutting the redevelopment funds they use' to create jobs. In their third stop on the campaign trail, Republican Schwarzenegger and Democratic state Controller Steve Westly appeared on the factory floor of the Miller Brewing Co. where they were surrounded by stacks of six- packs of beer. They came to urge voter support on March 2 for the bond, Proposition 57, and a companion measure, Proposition 58, which requires the Legislature to adopt a balanced budget and prohibits borrowing to pay off debt. In a sign of the controversies the two will face as they take their bipartisan appeal around the state, Irwindale city officials politely challenged the governor's budget proposal to cut $1.3 billion from cities and counties. They told Schwarzenegger it would cost their city $600,000 in redevelopment money and pointed out that the Miller brewery wouldn't be in Irwindale without help from the redevelopment agency. Brewery officials said they employ 700 at the Irwindale plant and paid $66.5 million in state and local taxes and fees in 2002. Mayor Mark Breceda said the City Council had endorsed Propositions 57 and 58. He asked why a governor who calls himself the state's job czar would reduce a program that produces Jobs and tax revenues. "It drives redevelopment and creates businesses and jobs," he said. Schwarzenegger explained he inherited the state's $22 billion deficit when he was elected in October and had to make the spending cuts to avoid raising taxes. "For the next two years, we all have to tighten our belts," he told about 150 invited guests. "We all have to make sacrifices." He also warned of much more "severe" spending cuts if voters don't approve the bond and balanced-budget measures. "We want to make sure the politicians never, ever get us in this mess again," he said. Two local school superintendents at the event and about 50 Service Employees International Union members, who protested outside, said they supported the ballot measures but questioned Schwarzenegger's spending plan. The superintendents worried about more spending cuts, while the union activists criticized the governor's plan to reduce funding for home health care aides. Even Westly, in response to reporters' questionsv acknowledged he disagreed with parts of the governor's budget. The controller attacked the spending plan during a weekend speech at the state Democratic Party convention in San .lose. After Thursday's event, InNindale City Manager Steve Blancarte said he was "baffled" by the governor's plan to cut a program that helped create 20,000 to 25,000 of the 45,000 jobs in Irwindale. "Redevelopment agencies are the engines that drive the economy," he said. 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Box 15779, Sacramento, CA 95852 Phone: (916) 321-1000 Copyright © The Sacramento Bee B.A K E R S F I E L D Economic and Community Development Department M E M O R:A N D U M January 23, 2004 TO: Alan Tandyi City Manager FROM: Donna L. Kunz, Econotnic Development Director SUBJECT: Update on Environmental and Demolition Costs for "The Cottages". Greg Petrinni, developer of "The Cottages" at 21st and R Streets, has uncovered a large concrete and rebar structure on the site. The structure was previously used by the former foundry and housed a large crane that moved vats of hot metals and ash in the facility. In addition to the structure, a large pit of ash and slag has also been uncovered. Because of the planned use for residential homes on the site, there is no alternative except to remove it all. The developer has been working for the past two weeks to try to break up the structure with little success. Today, they will be using underground explosive charges and we are hoping this will break it up enough to haul it out in chunks. To date, the costs for this unexpected cleanup of the site has exceeded $20,000 and added approximately 30 days on the construction timeline. It is estimated that the total cleanup will cost approximately $40,000. The City purchased the site from Kern County Schools and sold it to the developer for a nominal amount as was determined from the reuse appraisal. The Phase I and Phase II environmental analysis were completed. At that time, slag was found on the surface of the site and was removed by the school district. Unfortunately, due to the depth and location of the concrete structure and buried ash and slag uncovered by Petrinni, these items were not discovered in our analysis. We will be exploring with our legal department the possibility of chain of title liability issues with the school district. This project was negotiated with a very tight development budget. There is absolutely no wiggle room in it to absorb the extraordinary costs associated with this cleanup by the developer. In addition, the price of the homes can't be increased to cover these costs due to the income qualifying affordability restrictions we have placed on the subdivision as a condition of the project. The developer has requested financial assistance from the Agency for these special costs. I would recommend that we re-evaluate the development financials to validate the original cost assumptions and consider their request. C:~Documents and Settlngs~rsmiley~l.ocal Settings\Temp~ATmemo5.doc RECEIVED ~_. B A K E R S F I E L D CITYMANAGEWSOF"' PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: . Raul Rojas, Public Works Director FROM: Derrill G. Whitten Jr., Acting Wastewater Manager~h/._) DATE: January 16, 2004 SUBJECT: Honors for Wastewater Personnel Each year the California Water Environment Association, Golden Empire Section gives out awards to local members who excel in their field of expertise. This year, Plant 3 personnel nearly took the field. The following City employees were honored at the January meeting: Patricia Banducci, Plant 3 Lab Tech - Laboratory Person of the Year Luis Gonzalez, Plant 30per. II - Operator of the Year David Ojeda, Plant 3 Mechanic - Mechanical Technician of the Year · Daniel Polach, Plant 3 Electrician - Electrical/Instrumentation Person of the Year I wanted you to know about these accomplishments. Each of these employees are a credit to the City and we are very proud they received these acknowledgements of their hard work. DW CC: '£'.~ S:,DW~2004!CorrespondanceXm001604 DOC 15 A K E R S F I E L D MEM'ORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager /~f FROM: Jack Hardisty, Development Services DATE: January 23, 2004 SUBJECT: Niles and Beale vacant lot - Referral No. 659 Councilmember Benham requested code enforcement respond to a complaint from April Paggi regarding a vacant lot adjacent to the Boys and Girls club, located at the southwest comer of Niles and Beale. On January 20, 2004, code enforcement responded to the above location. There were some illegally dumped tires and vehicles parked on the vacant lot. The Solid Waste Division has been contacted to remove the tires. The vehicles were issued parking citations for parking on an unpaved surface. B A K E R S F I E L D OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM January 24, 2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst III ~ ~ FROM: SUBJECT: Grant Research for Downtown Speaker System Proposal (Ref. 000660) At the City Council meeting of January 14, 2004, Councilmember Sue Benham asked staff to research and report back as to whether any grant funding is available for the downtown speaker system proposed by Mr. Art Carlock, Chairman of the Highway 99 Committee, in his letter of January 14, 2004. I contacted the City's "e-civis" grant support on possible grants as well as sought information from other cities through the League of California Cities list serve system as well as reviewed League GrantStation Insider information. Information available to me at this time indicates that there is a possibility that grant funds might be available from Homeland Security coming to the California Office of Emergency Services which could be applied to a downtown speaker system for disaster preparedness and public safety. These "funds may be used for: assessments and security strategies; unique equipment, training, planning, exercise and operational needs; and, the building of an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism." Grants are for local governments and relate to specific urban areas within California. (Further research would be needed to ascertain whether Bakersfield was one of these specific urban areas.) A request for a downtown speaker system would need to relate to disaster preparedness and public safety. I do not have specific information on restrictions and constraints, including dollar amounts, of any grant available through this avenue. A copy of FY03 Urban Areas Security Initiative II, Supplemental Information and Application information as' well as a listing of other grants and funding information available through the Office of Emergency Services is attached for your information. Further research will be conducted to determine eligibility for above questions left unanswered. For the purpose of a downtown speaker system to enhance a village atmosphere, I could find no grant information. Please let me know if you have any further questions. M0401241-DowntownSpeakerSystemProposal Attachments Welcome to California Page 1 of 2 California Home Fdday, January 2,'- OES Home Printer Friendly Version FY03 Urban Areas Security Initiative II, ^bout OES Supplemental Information and Application Current Information The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Office for Domestic Preparedness (Or provided supplemental financial assistance under the Fiscal Year 2003 Urban Areas Security Initiative (FY03 U. 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California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) F_e_ e_d_ba_c_k 2003 State of Califomia. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Govemor. Conditions of Use Privacy Policy http://www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/9785961716919627882566350061870e/A8CAg... 1/23/2004 , RECEIVED JAN ~ 2 '~.fln~,i,, B A K E R $ F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM January 21, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTO~/~~.~__~ SUBJECT: HOURS OF SCHOOL ZONE Council Referral #668 Councilmember Couch requested Public Works Department identify the hours of the school zone posted at Bakersfield Christian High School, and notify area residents. The California Vehicle Code states in Section 22352, that the school zone speed limit is 25 miles per hour while children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period. This applies to all elementary schools and all high schools, public or private, when the standard school speed zone signs are posted. The Bakersfield Christian High School states that their classes begin at 8 a.m. and dismiss at 3 p.m. during the week. This is the standard operating hours for all high schools in the greater Bakersfield area, public or private. Posting of the hours of operation of a school is not required by the Vehicle Code and there are no signs approved by the State of California for such posting. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\01-14\668 - Traffic.doc t RECEWED? B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM January 21, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM' RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR /~ SUBJECT: BELLEVUE WEIR GRAFFITI Council Referral #667 I Councilmember Couch requested staff abate graffiti at the Bellevue Weir at the 32- I acre park. I The graffiti was removed from the Bellevue Weir on January 21, 2004. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~004\01-14\667 - GS.doc " RECEIVED ,MANAGER'S B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM January 22, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: CONTRACTING VS. HIRING Council Referral #656 Councilmember Hanson requested staff provide a memorandum comparing the costs of contracting versus hiring employees, include increase/decrease in growth trends and clarify at what point there is a cost benefit. Staff is working on a comparison at this time. We will report back to Council with our findings. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\01-14\656 - Georgina.doc B A K E R S F I E L ' ]~'"''' MAN~...G_'a_!~?---- PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM January 21, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR__/¢'~-~_____~ SUBJECT: 2900 BLOCK OF KINGSLEY STREET Council Referral #663 Councilmember Salvaggio requested the Streets Division patch the 2900 block of Kingsley Street now and place this street on the list for reconstruction next year. All the potholes within the 2900 block of Kingsley Street will be patched Wednesday, January 21, 2004. The Street Division will place Kingsley Street, west of Castro Lane, on their 2004 Street Resurfacing/Reconstruction list. G :\GROUPDAT~Referrals~004\01-14\663 - Streets.doc B A K E R S F I E L D MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Jack Hardisty, Development Services DATE: January 23, 2004 SUBJECT: 1800 Mallard Court/Referral No. 664 Councilmember Salvaggio requested code enforcement division respond to concerns regarding rats, weeds, trash and tires on the property. On January 14, 2004, a notice was issued to the Owner and the tenant to clean up the yard and to repair the fence. The tenant was also advised not to park on the front lawn. The issue of too many people living in the residence was unfounded. RECEWED JAN MANAGER% B A I,C E R $ F I E IL, D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT el'FY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM January 21, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR//..~__.~ SUBJECT: PANAMA AND BERKSHIRE SIGNAL Council Referral #657 Councilmember Salvaggio requested Public Works look into and report back on why the traffic signal proposed for Panama and Monitor was not moved to Panama and Berkshire. The intersection of Berkshire and Monitor is currently a 4-way stop sign controlled intersection. Road construction activity is currently taking place on the west leg of the intersection as part of developer improvements for a residential housing tract. A detour is in place through the construction zone. Monitor is not a through street and ends a few hundred feet south of Berkshire. It is expected to connect with Hosking Road (where a new high school opened in 2003) within about 5 years, depending on development activity in the area. Based on available traffic count, information, the Traffic Engineer determined that the intersection does not meet any of the minimum warrants for a traffic signal at this time. When the road construction is completed on the west leg of the intersection and the detour removed, Traffic Engineering staff will perform an updated traffic signal warrant study for the intersection. The intersection of Panama Lane and Monitor has been a 4-way stop for several years and met the warrants for a traffic signal in May 1999. Since a traffic signal is warranted and needed for the intersection of Panama Lane and Monitor, but the intersection of Berkshire and Monitor does not currently meet any warrant for a traffic signal, no changes were proposed. G:\GROUPDAT~ReferraIs~2004\01-14\657 - Traffic.doc