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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/19/04 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM March 19, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager /~7"D,/ SUBJECT: General Information 1. With the past revenue captures by the State and the threat of more in the future, we are trying to be as financially creative as possible. Staff has developed a plan to use park development fees to replace the $1.3 million from the Capital Outlay Fund that has been allocated to the new 32-acre park in the southwest. The $1.3 million can then be used to buy down the $8.5 million Workers' Compensation Liability that will come out of the General Fund budget over the next five years. The result will be an annual savings of 260,000 in General Fund dollars, which can be used for public safety and streets. A memo reflecting this information is attached. Thanks go to Interim Recreation and Parks Director Alan Christensen and Assistant Finance Director Nelson Smith for thinking of this creative option! 2. In response to the local newspaper's promotion to raise funds to open the Beale Pool this summer and/or fund a voucher program, there were 110 contributions received this week, in the amount of $10,325.00. We still have until Friday, March 26th to accept donations, and then we will determine what we can do, based on the total amount received. The generosity shown by the community during our difficult financial situation is certainly appreciated. 3. One of the healthy economy problems we have been experiencing is an inadequate number of bidders. Because they have so much other work to do, they are not motivated to bid our projects. We had this occur on the prequalification list for the 32-acre park in the southwest, so we are taking some more time to attempt to get a larger field. That, along with the short engineering staff, has moved this bid opening back to late May. 4. Another consequence of reduced staff is that the grant and enterprise funded capital improvement projects we have left are going slower - we have fewer staff to process and prepare documents! 5. Per the enclosed article from the Visalia newspaper, a quarter-cent sales tax increase for public safety costs was narrowly passed by the voters in the March 2® election. The measure required a 66.67% yes vote to pass - it got 66.76%, which equated to a difference of 19 votes. Honorable Mayor and City Council March 19, 2004 Page 2 '6. With the record setting level of development, the wait times are very long for building permit plan check, subdivision plan check, and subdivision inspection. Developers are constantly asking us about paying overtime, etc. to accelerate them. The proper way to do it is to keep the integrity of the lists and process. What we can do is process staff additions into the cost recovery system, so that the new positions are fully paid for by higher fees. Development Services and Public Works will run numbers and meet with the BIA to discuss it. We believe there will be broad based support in the development community, however. 7. According to the Water Resources Manager, the State snow forecast prediction has dropped to below 80%. The warm weather we are experiencing is causing some of the snow to come off early into the reservoir. However, we are just capturing some of our run off early, so we are not losing it. 8. We have again been named a Tree City USA for the seventh year. The press release from the National Arbor Day Foundation is enclosed, along with a recent Los Angeles Times article that stresses the importance of keeping trees in our urban areas. 9. The Recreation and Parks Department was recently notified that the lifeguard staff in 2003 received a Platinum National Aquatic Safety Award from Jeff Ellis & Associates, our aquatic safety consultants. We received gold and silver awards in past years, but this is the first time for the platinum, which is only given to the facilities that score in the top 7% of the safety audits. 10. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Carson · The community meeting to inform residents about CDBG project efforts in the southeast area and Ward One has been scheduled for Saturday, March 27th at the MLK Center. EDCD is coordinating the meeting and is notifying the residents in the area. · A list of street repairs that were submitted for CDBG funding is enclosed. · Timeline for sewer connections in the Stockdale/Stine and P Street areas is enclosed. Councilmember Benham · Status report on the road surfacing at the Greenbrier Complex is enclosed. · Correspondence to citizen regarding garbage pick up at 800 E. California is enclosed. · Status report on the request to address Westchester neighborhood traffic concerns is enclosed. · Timeline for street repairs on Oregon Street, E Street, and Cedar Street from 24th to Drake is enclosed. · Report on the results of increased traffic enforcement on Montclair Street near Centennial Park is enclosed. Honorable Mayor and City Council March 19, 2004 Page 3 Councilmember Ma(~aard · Report on the incidences of vandalism and thefts in the Eastridge neighborhood, and the results of the recent Neighborhood Watch meeting is enclosed, Councilmember Couch · Status report on the cities that will receive Transportation Impact Fees is enclosed. · Status report on submitting a request to the railroad regarding the traffic blockage at Rosedale and Landco and contacting the County regarding a possible grade separation at that location is enclosed. Councilmember Sullivan · Report on graffiti removal at McKee and Akers is enclosed. · Report on citizen concern regarding barking dogs on Elisio Court is enclosed. Councilmember Salva.q.qio · Report on graffiti removal at Fremont and Wilson is enclosed. · Update on the establishment of a neighborhood watch group and crime prevention efforts in the Castleford/Loyalton area is enclosed. · Report on citizen concern regarding noise on Magdelena Avenue is enclosed. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst B A K E R S F I E L D OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager /~ ~-~ SUBJECT: Park Development Fees With the past State financial captures, and the threat of more looming on the horizon,' we are trying to be as financially creative as possible. One financially bright spot we have is in Park Development Fees. The housing boon is resulting in revenues that are exceeding expectations. Of the allocation for the 32-acre park (formerly called Rio Vista), $1.3 million is from the Capital Outlay Fund. We propose to back that out and replace it with Park Development Fees. It is one-time money so it is inappropriate to put directly into operating costs. However, we have an $8.5 million Workers' Compensation Liability that is to come out of the General Fund budget over the next five years. If we use the $1.3 million to buy down the Workers'. Compensation liability, it saves $260,000 a year in General Fund dollars, which frees those dollars for public safety and streets. It looks like this: 1) $1.3 million in Capital Outlay for the park is replaced by Park Development Fees; 2) The $1.3 million buys down the debt on the Workers' Compensation liability; and 3) With lower annual Workers' Compensation liability, we have $260,000 more per year in the General fund for basic services. Thanks are due Alan Christensen and Nelson Smith for the idea and its refinement! Vote&raise sales tax - visaliatimesdelta.com ~ Page 1 of 2 Home News Communities Classifieds Coupons Wheels Careers Customer Service Home News Local News Local Sports Local News - Friday, I~larch 19, 2004 Elections Obituaries ~ SU~RIBE TO ViSALIA TIMES-D~LTA Opinion Votes raise 'sales tax Celebrations Public safety measure passes by 19 votes; tax goes up Nation/World a quarter-cent Technology Space & Science By Melinda Morales Weather Staff writer Communities Classifieds Measure T -- which will raise the sales Coupons tax in the city from 7.25 percent to 7.50 On the Net Wheels percent -- passed by just 19 votes. Careers See the Times-Delta's Web site for Customer Service Tulare County elections officials made Election 2004 coverage. Visit the announcement Thursday afternoon, www. VisaliaTimes Delta.com and click Tulare Advance- on Elections. Register Elections division manager Hiley Willis said it was the closest margin by which a measure has passed that she can recall. 2004 ELECTIONS ,~ For more coverage, please visit our 2004 Elections "Last year Tulare's [Joint Union High] section. school bond was closer with 11 votes, but that failed," she said. "This just shows that there's a good reason for people to get out and register to vote." There are 42,638 registered voters in Visalia, and 49.8 percent (21,214) of them voted in the March 2 election. Only 48.6 percent (20,704) of registered voters voted on Measure T. The measure, which needed 66.67 percent of the vote to pass, received 66.76 percent of the yes vote. A total of 13,822 voters approved the tax increase, while 6,882 voted no. Willis said the results will be certified on March 23 before going on to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors for approval. The sales-tax initiative is the first of its kind to be passed by a city and was borne of frustration with the state taking money from its cities and counties. "We are the first city in the state or anywhere else that I know of that has implemented a tax measure for ongoing operations," city spokeswoman Leslie Caviglia said. "Clovis did one, but it was for a specific project. This was very different and really historic." Caviglia said it could take several months before the sales-tax measure takes effect, possibly sometime this fall, she said. The city has been working with the state tax board to determine when the tax rate goes up. http://www.visaliatimesdelta, com/news/stories/20040319/localnews/108797.html 3/19/2004 Votes raise sales tax - visaliatimesdelta.com Page 2 of 2 The money is earmarked for public safety and is an ongoing tax that will pay for 28 new police officers, 18 new firefighters, two new fire stations, two new police precincts and an upgraded 911 dispatch center. It has been estimated to raise more than $4.5 million annually. It will be split 60-40 between police and fire services. "We can finally relax," Visalia Fire Chief George Sandoval said after hearing the news Thursday. "The decision's been made." Sandoval won't see any new firefighters immediately. The fire stations need to be built before people can be hired to run them. 'Tm just glad it's over," he said. Visalia Police Chief Jerry Barker said he may be hiring officers in late summer or early fall. Darrin Cantrell, co-chairman of Citizens for Public Safety, the advocacy group that pushed to pass Measure T, said it wasn't the campaigning his group did. "1 know that we ran a good campaign, but the real reason that this passed is what Visalians have been telling us for years. We have an incredible police force and fire department and we want to ensure their future for years to come," Cantrell said. Despite the close race, no one has challenged the results, elections officials said. Kim Shannon, elections supervisor, said any voter can file a request for a recount, which must be flied in writing within five days of the count being certified, which will be March 23. "But'they also have to pay for the cost of us doing that, and it's up to the elections officials to determine the cost," Shannon said. If the vote was reversed, money would be returned. ~ Email this story Originally published Friday, March 19, 2004 Home I News I Communities I Customer Service Classifieds I Coupons I Wheels I Careers ~ Contact Us t S_ubscribe I Place an ad Copyright ©2004 Visalia Times-Delta. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your agreement to the _Terms of Service (Terms updated 12/20/02) http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/news/stories/20040319/localnews/108797.html 3/19/2004 News from For more information, contact i~ T~ Nado~J~ John Rosenow, President or at.Ga~(402)Brienz°'474-5655Communications Manager ~[~ ~~' D;~y FO'[~I-~QO~ 100 Nbor ~enue · Nebraska City, NE 68410, www. arbord~.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bakersfield Receives Tree City USA Growth Award Bakersfield has been named a Tree City USA by The National Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to it's community forest. It is the seventh year Bakersfield has received this national recognition. Bakersfield is also the recipient of a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstratin~ progress in its community forestry pro~ram in the followin~ activity areas: Plannin~ and Management licensin~ improved ordinance The Growth Award recognizes environmental improvement and hi~her levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities. The Tree City USA pro~ram is sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. Bakersfieldhas met the four standards to become a Tree City USA: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry pro~ram, and an Arbor Day observance. ~This year's re~ord number of Tree City USA communities shows a ~rowin~ level of dedication and care for our urban forests," said John Rosenow, president of The National Arbor Day Foundation. ~It shows people of Bakersfield value trees~for the beauty, ~race, comfort, and practical blessings they brin~. "The trees in Bakersfield help clean the air, conserve soil and water, and reduce heatin~ and coolin~ costs by moderatin~ temperatures," he added. "Tree City USA honors the countless men, women, and children'in Bakersfield who are workin~ hard to ensure a ~reener, healthier tomorrow for us all." We help people plant and care for trees:" l~os Angeles Times: No Safe Arbor in the City Page 1 of 5 http:l/www.latimes.com/la-et-trees8marO8,1,4479031.story COLUMN ONE No Safe Arbor in the City Trees are disappearing from urban areas. Most people don't realize the significance of the loss, but one man is fighting for a place in the shade. By John Balzar Times Staff Writer March 8, 2004 Eric Oldar doesn't have to go far to find the alarming evidence. He lifts his sizable 6-foot-5 frame out of his office chair, walks 20 paces to the door, steps outside and glumly eyes the culprit: a spindly crape myrtle tree. A whole row of them bordering the Riverside parking lot. Actually, cr~e myrtles aren't trees. They are shrubs that grow to look something like trees in miniature. And that, in short, is the problem. That is what puts a knot in Oldar's jaw and leaves him muttering: "People want quality lives and communities --they say so. But subtly, all around them, they're losing one of the essentials." Our grand city trees are disappearing. The towering trees that provide us cooling shade and save on air conditioning; the trees that give roost to birds; the broad-shouldered trees that soak up the heavy rains before they gather into floodwaters; the trees that cleanse our air and muffle the roar of metropolitan life; the great trees that inspire the poet in our battered urban hearts; the trees that soPten the sharp corners of crowded living and connect us to the majesty of nature -- the trees are going away. In their place: pygmy stands of crape myrtles, or clumps of even smaller bushes. Or just beds of redwood chips scattered atop plastic sheeting to make sure that even weeds don't grow. "We're eliminating trees," says Oldar with a deep sigh. "Were letting them become trivialized; without really paying attention, we're letting them disappear." Oldar is a forester and a pioneer in California's tiny urban forestry program, which is tucked away with firefighters in the state Department of Forestry. He has devoted most of his 27-year career to promoting urban forests, a concept that makes all the sense in the world if we think about it, which, let's agree, not many of us do. How many of us were even aware that Sunday was Arbor Day in California, the day for celebrating and planting trees? In our mind's eye, if not in reality, cities of the United States are made glorious by their trees, and always have been. In the imagination of entrepreneurs, the city groves are a vast, untapped and profitable stock of spectacular hardwoods and softwoods for furniture, floors and home architectural details. /n troth, though, Our cities are turning from green into gray -- at an alarming rote and with surprisingly costly consequences: http://www.latimes.com/la-et-trees8mar08,1,4928912,print.story 3/10/2004 Exes Angeles Times: No Safe Arbor in the City Page 2 of 5 · According to American Forests, the nation*s oldest citizen conservation organization and self-proclaimed *'voice of the trees," the nation's urban areas as defined by the Census Bureau have lost 21% of their tree cover in the last decade. Viewed over longer time spans, the news is even worse. For instance, Washington, a city renowned for its · blossoming cherry trees, has sacrificed 60% of its heavy tree canopy in the last generation. · Even before the recent wildfires, San Diego and surrounding communities had lost 27% of their green canopy in less than 20 years. In an extensive study using satellite imagery, scientists at American Forests calculated that the trend, if unchecked, could cost taxpayers $164 million to manage future storm*water runoff. Added pollution that trees would otherwise absorb could make it more difficult for the region to attain clean-air standards. · A joint study by state and federal forestry agencies determined that California cities have about 177 million trees and 242 million empty planting sites. The potential savings is huge. Three good trees planted around your house can reduce air-conditioning costs 20% or more. · In a project sponsored by NASA, meteorologists determined that clearing trees had made temperatures in Atlanta 5 to 8 degrees higher than in outlying areas. This has created an urban "heat island" that generates increasingly~violent thunderstorms over the city and its suburbs, contributing to flooding. · And the topper: Incalculable millions are spent to process valuable tons of trees as common garbage. According to studies by the U.S. Forest Service and the International Society of Arboficulture, more potentially usable wood fiber is produced in urban areas each year than is harvested from U.S. national forests -- much of it sent into an already overburdened waste stream. The numbers grow mind-numbing. Potential energy savings run into the billions of dollars if we would only shade ourselves under more trees B $3.6 billion annually in California alone, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The savings from needless flood control is even greater. And global warming? Trees sequester epic amounts of carbon, which is the culprit in making our atmosphere a heat-trapping greenhouse. In other words, ifs not just the size of the car we drive but the number of trees we plant that may shape tomorrow's weather. To visit Oldar*s cluttered, 10-by-12 office near the 91 Freeway is to tumble down a rabbit hole. The simple logic behind trees in our cities is inarguable; so too are the mindless forces that work against them. That makes Oldar a man of divided spirits. What other do-gooder state bureaucrat can so easily describe a p~nless, profitable, easily grasped solution for a broad civic problem? This is not poverty or racial prejudice or traffic congestion -- troubles that seem to defy our capacity to envision workable solutions. Here, we can all save money and make daily life quieter, more beautiful, indeed more natural, for hardly any effort at all. Oldags round face seems to light up. He is an unstoppable optimist. More than 80 years ago, Helen Hoyt put it this way in her poem "Ellis Park": I take your trees, Andyour breeze, Your greenness, Your cleanness, Some ofyour shade, some ofyour sky, Some of Four calm as I go by .... But then Oldar outlines the maddening obstacles in the path of shady, greener cities -- all of them described in reports, videos, pamphlets, satellite photos and books that he piles up in a truly scary-large stack almost as high as his desk. Most of these documents contain some version of the old buck-passing excuse: I don't know, I don't care, it's not my responsibility. Oldar sags in his chair with an expression of impossibility on his face, a born-again pessimist. For what it's worth, California is a national leader in the campaign to save city trees. The state's 1978 law on the subject says this: "Trees serve as a vital resource in the urban environment and as an important psychological link with nature for the urban dweller. Trees are a valuable economic asset.., play an important role in energy conservation ... reduce air pollution ... increase property values ... attract business .... "And so forth. Here and there ~ and ifs pretty obvious where: Beverly Hills, San Marino, Claremont to name three -- indi~dual http://www, latimes.com/la-et-trees8mar08,1,4928912,print.story 3/10/2004 Los Angeles Times: No Safe Arbor in the City Page 3 of 5 communities continue to promote and protect their tree-scapes. Other municipalities are awakening. San Diego has undertaken a 20-year replanting program. In the last few years, the city of Los Angeles has begun planting more curbside trees than it cuts down, and just last week announced that a SI-million federal-state transportation grant would be used to plant 3,500 more trees t utilizing crape myrtles only when planting apace demands it. ' "We're planting trees greater than 40 feet whenever possible. It is extremely important for our environment to have a healthy urban forest of large-canopy trees," says Melinda Bartlett of the Los Angeles Environmental Affairs Department. Elsewhere, though, trees tend to occupy far lower rungs of thc municipal priority list, notwithstanding common sense or the law. In Oldar's idealized vision of California's future, the challenge is not quite as simple as planting trees. But almost. It must be the right tree in the proper place -- no single-species urban forest monocultures that are prone to attacks like Dutch elm disease or the insect assault that has killed 30,000 eucalyptus trees in LOs Angeles in the last 18 months. Plantings need to be spaced out so that entire neighborhoods of trees don't reach maturity and begin to die off at once, as is happening now in post-World War II subdivisions. Municipal leaders and those higher up the governmental organizational chain must update master plans and ordinances to recognize the manifold value of trees, Oldar continues. Governments need to jump-start the budding enterprise of utilizing t and bringing to market ~ the wondrous woods produced by urban trees as they reach maturity and need to be replaced. One example: Acacia trees by the hundreds, or even thousands, are chopped up and dispatched to California landfills at who-knows-what expense to municipal governments. It is not that different from city councils' hiring crews to "dispose" of underground oil reserves by pumping them into sewers. In Hawaii, by contrast, the sister tree to California's acacia is the imperiled koa, whose wood, increasingly rare, fetches from $17.50 to $50 per board foot, which is a chunk of tree smaller than a breadboard, only 12 inches square and I inch thick. From a briefcase under his desk, Oldar produces samples of 35 other exotic and valuable woods that are common hereabouts and now burdening landfills instead of being used for furniture, home building or even for fuel to generate energy. Stephen M. Bratkovich, a forester with the U.S. Forest Service in St. Paul, Minn., has drawn from published studies to calculate that cities produce about 3.8 billion board feet of usable logs each year due to natural mortality, disease, storm blow-downs and development ~ more wood than harvested from all of the country's 147 million acres of national forestlands. Much of it, probably most, is sent to landfills or turned into low-value products like wood chips. Bratkovich has calculated that if all these logs were sawed into 12-inch-wide boards and laid end to end, they would make 120 round- trip paths from Los Angeles to New York. Hoping to turn the situation around in California, the state now grubstakes entrepreneurs to try their hand at salvaging urban woods. The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection sponsors an annual four-day Urban Forestry Academy for municipal officials. The state helps support a vast website, http://www.ufei.org, that guides consumers and government officials in what kind of trees to plant and, potentially, where the resulting wood can be sold and purchased. Last autumn, the group American Forests urged every city to establish the goal of increasing its~ tree canopy by 10%. Still, California remains headed down what Oldar calls "an insidious sloper: Great shade trees are vanishing, leaving pygmy urban forests and gray-scapes. http:#www.latimes.comJla-et-lrees8mar08,1,4928912,print.story 3/10/2004 L~s Angeles Times: No Safe Arbor in the City Page 4 of 5 Why? Oldar rips into the topic with the zeal of a chainsaw: Municipal governments manage trees but have no incentive or requirement to promote energy conservation, storm-water management or pollution abatement. That's the chore of other agencies. On the other hand, local governments are required by law to reduce the volume of waste they send to landfills. They are charged with repairing sidewalks and curbs damaged by tree roots. As a consequence, trees have become a costly nuisance, not an asset to local officials. Who can blame them for the current trend to plant smaller shrubs, like the crape myrtle? As for the potential value of wasted lumber, cities consider this merely theoretical, if they consider it at all. The hidebound lumber distribution system in the U.S. is dominated by giant chain operations that have little interest in sundry lots of variety woods produced in urban forests. Meanwhile, developers, trying to maximize densities, also are planting bushes instead of trees. Ditto homeowners with a mind to expand their houses to the property lines. Thus, the crape myrtle, Lagerstroernia indica, is now the most popular tree in urban California m aa idea that strikes Oldar like a thumb in the eye. "I call them crap myrtles," he grumbles. "They have their place, but should we get carded away and say this is the only tree? What does that tell us about the future?" :~'~ Standing outside his office, he surveys th~ skinny row of 12-foot-tall myrtles. "See any signs of birds there? Any nests?" He pivots 180 degrees and looks heavenward to the top of a shapely sycamore, where a largenest is silhouetted against the sky. In the summer, these trees would tell another important story -- that the crape myrtles generate hardly enough shade tO cover the bonnet of a compact car while one lone sycamore shelters the forestry department offices all afternoon. Added up block by block, the consequences can be startling. In the various studies of tree cover in Atlanta, scientists measured the downtown air temperature at 86 degrees, while comparative surface temperatures were 85 to 90 degrees in the shade of trees and 127 to 129 in direct sun. In one seven-house development built by Atlanta's Habitat for Humanity, scientists determined that homeowners would save $951 in energy and $268 in storm drainage charges each year if adequate trees were planted and allowed to mature. Meanwhile, Oldar says, municipal and regional park departments are increasingly preoccupied with recreational developments -- tennis courts, softball fields, recreation centers and' the like, not trees. These days, even homeowners cannot be counted on to keep their neighborhoods green -- and the truth is that private citizens shoulder much of the burden as urban foresters. In Los Angeles, the city government owns 1.5 million to 2 million trees, while businesses and homeowners are responsible for perhaps 10 million. And while many citizens are happy to tell pollsters all the virtues of tree-lined streets, in practice a good many favor trees everywhere but on their own property, worried about storm damage or tree roots clogging their pipes or squirrels tangling with their house cats or the mess of leaves in autumn. More and more, they turn over yardwork to gardeners who are untrained in tree care. "I have one of the few homes on my block with any substantial number of trees left," Oldar sadly concedes about his neighborhood in Ontario. In arid climates like Southern California, the fresh water necessary for all types of vegetation is increasingly part of the civic conversation, or should be. In this, trees generally fare well -- with many varieties requiring only about one- third the water ora lawn, and then, in turn, providing shade that conserves soil moisture for other plants. Asked to look ahead, Oldar, the father of two, remains a man divided. It is entirely plausible, he says, for a common- http://www.latimes.com/la-et-trees8mar08,1,4928912,print.storY 3/10/2004 l~'s ~,ngeles Times: No Safe Arbor in the City Page sense turnabout. Once Californians begin to recognize what is happening, it would take only reasonable effort to increase the shade-tree canopy to 25% or 30% of our residential landscape. "That's realistic, and thafs what I'd like to see," he says. "What I fear is the mind-set of doing nothing, that people won't appreciate trees generally." In that case, trees may wind up like covered bridges, a quaint part of America's past. Within a generation, perhaps only 6% of our cities will be shaded by trees -- with the corresponding reduction in the quality of our lives. "That," Oldar says quietly, "is what I fear for my kids. Theyql wake up in the future and wonder. Where did it all go?" If~UcWant olher stories on this topic, search Ihe Archives at latlmes.com/archlve$. lick here for artlr, b Ikon.lng and reprint options I Copyright 2004 Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/la-et-treesSmar08,1,4928912,print, story 3/10/2004 JEFF ELLIS & ASSOCIATES, INC. "INTERNATIONAL AQUATIC SAFETY CONSULTANTS" CORPORATE OFFICE: 3506 SPRUCE PARK CIRCLE · KINGWOOD, TX 773~5-3033 · (28l) 360-0606 · FAX: (281) 360-0869 · Email: business@ea.jellis.com March 11,2004 Holly Larson Bakersfield Parks & Recreation Department 900 Truxton Ave. Ste 100 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Re: "2003 Platinum National Aquatic Safety Award" Dear Holly Larson: We are pleased to notify you that your lifeguard staff has been awarded our firm's prestigious "Platinum National Aquatic Safety Award" pursuant to consistently "exceeding" our criteria for aquatic safety certification this year. While I am sure that the swimmers who frequent your aquatic facilities already recognize the professionalism exhibited by your lifeguard staff, it is important to inform them that only those clients scoring in the top 7% of the audit criteria received this award. Accordingly, they are consistently being afforded with the highest degree of swimmer protection currently available for the aquatic industry. Please extend our profound congratulations to every member of your aq~jatic safety staff for their commitment to "professional excellence" and desire to "make a difference" for those who frequent your aquatic facilities. Sincerely yours, Jeff Ellis & Associates, inc. Ronald Rhinehart Vice President RR/sas COMiM'UNITY MEI- IING Southeast Ba~kersfield Residents Please attend a community meeting-concernin, g Community Development Block Grant efforts ~n Southeast Bakersfield and Ward I areas. City _Officials will be available to provide information and answer questions. Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Martin Luther King, .lr. Community Center 1000 'South Owens Street For information, contact (661) 326-3765 RECEIVED R S [ E D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CI~ OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: SEWER CONNECTIONS/STREET REPAIR TIMELINE Council Referral #720 Councilmember Carson requested staff provide information regarding sewer connections in the Stockdale/Stine and "P" Street areas, fees and timeline. Additionally, she requested information regarding the use of CDBG funds for street repairs, the locations and timeline. This information will be used at a Community Meeting on 3/20/04. Public Works staff has prepared separate memo reports for the Stockdale/Stine sewer project (also known as the McDonald Way Area Sanitary Sewer Project) and the P Street between Brundage Lane and 2nd Street Sanitary Sewer Project. A copy of each of those memo reports is attached. Also attached are the list of street repairs that were submitted for CDBG funding. If approved, the Street Division will start working on these repairs starting in May, 2004. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\03-10\720 - Arnold.doc PROPOSED CDBG PAVEMENT REHAB PROJECTS - PHASE ONE APRIL THROUGH JUNE 2004 PROJECT: RESURFACE (RS) RECONSTRUCT (RC) ESTIMATED COST FOR PROJ. WARD STREET NAME AREA DESCRIPTION ASPHALT BOUNDARIES RC 7 Merrimac Ave. Monitor St. to Sandra Dr. $42,500 Between White Lane & Planz Rd.., Sandra Dr. & Edith Ln. RC 1 Merrimac Ave. Monitor St. to Edith Ln. $34,000 Between White Lane & Planz Rd., Sandra Dr. & Edith Ln. RC 1 Lantanos St. Joe Ave. to Deanna Wy. $17,000 Between Monitor St., & Kenny St, White Ln. & Pacheco Rd RC 1 Deanna Wy. Monitor St. to Barry Wy $22,000 Between Monitor St., & Kenny St., White Ln. & Pacheco Rd. RS 3 K St. }4th to 38th St. $30,000 Between Chester Ave. & Q St., 34th St. & West Columbus St. RS 3 4Oth St. Chester Ave. to K St. $10,000 Between Chester Ave. & Q St., 34th St. & West Columbus St. SIX (6) STREETS FOR AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL OF: $155,500 PROPOSED PAVEMENT REHAB PROJECTS - PHASE TWO FY - 2004/2005 PROJECT: RESURFACE (RS) I~{..Ul~l~ I ~U~,,, ! [1~,I ESTIMATED COST FOR :PROJ. I WARD STREET NAME AREA DESCRIPTION ASPHALT BOUNDARIES RS 1 N St. California Ave. to 4th St. $72,000 Between Chester Ave. & Q St., California Ave. & 4th St. RS 1 V St. 4 th St. to Brundage Ln. $39,000 Between Brundage Ln. & 4Th St., P St. & Union Ave. RS 1 T St. 4 th St. to Brundage L,). $39,000 Between Brundage Ln. & 4Th St., P St. & Union Ave. RS 1 8th St. Union Ave. to P St. $72,000 Between California Ave. & 4th St., Union Ave. & P St. RS 2 Haley St. Quincy St. to Monterey St. $27,000 Between Beale Ave. & Williams St., Monterey St. & Pacific St. RS 2 Sumner St. Baker St. to Kern St. $17,000 Between Jackson St: & East 21st St., Baker St. & Tulare St. SlX (6) STREETS FOR AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST OF: [ $266,000 B A K E R S F I E L D Public Works Department Memorandum TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director ~.,.---.~_~ DATE: March 17, 2004 SUBJECT: McDonald Way Area Sanitary Sewer Project This project status report is submitted at the request of City Council Member Irma Carson. Project Area - With this project, the City will provide sanitary sewer service to 246 homes on McDonald Way North of Stockdale Highway, Suzanne Street, Candy Street, Dunlap Street, Morrison Street, Stine Road North of Stockdale Highway, Ford Avenue and Joseph Drive. The project will install a sewer service line to the front property line of each parcel. The current estimate of the construction cost for this project is $1,180,000. Project Funding - A Planned Sewer Area will be established for this project. Sewer Enterprise Funds will be utilized to construct the project. That fund will be reimbursed when the benefiting property owners pay their share of the construction cost at the time that they connect to the sewer line. The general process for establishing a Planned Sewer Area involves the following activities: Obtaining construction bids, City Council adopts a Resolution of Intention and conducts a public hearing, At City Council meetings, there's a first and second reading of the associated ordinance, and Then a thirty day period for that ordinance to become effective. The time frame for all the above activities is between 3 ~ and 4 months. Construction of the project could then begin after the ordinance is effective. The benefiting property owners will be required to pay their full share of the construction cost when they connect to the new sewer line. Alternatively, the City Council could vote to allow the property owner to post their share to their property tax roll and to pay it over a specified number of years, typically three years. Project Schedule - The City's consultant is currently designing the project and preparing construction drawings. Staff anticipates that construction bids will be received in late June 2004 with the City Council taking action on awarding a construction contact by July 31, 2004. With the required public hearings, readings of the ordinance and waiting period for the ordinance to become effective, construction of the project should start by mid- to late-October 2004. Construction of the project should be completed by Spring 2005. Fees - Based on the current construction cost estimate for the project, the property owners will be paying between $4,780 to $9,720 each for their share of the project. The variability in the payment owed is based on when the property owner chooses to connect to the sewer line. The City is allowed to factor in the time value of money into the payment schedule. Thus, a property owner who elects to pay his share soon after S:~PROJECTS\RIt~Projects 03-04~E2K012\Status Report 03 16 04.doc thesewers are constructed will pay a lower amount that an owner who elects to pay many years later. This vari'ability is based on an inflation rate of 3 percent per year. It should also be noted that the above fees will be adjusted after the City receives construction bids for the project. In addition, the property owner will be required to pay a Sewer Connection Fee which is currently $1,540 for a two bedroom, one bath house and $2,400 for a two bedroom, two bath house. Property owners must also pay a permit fee of $40 when they abandon their existing septic system. These fees are in addition to the property owner's share of the construction cost and are subject to periodic adjustment. Summarizing the above, each property owner will pay to the City an amount between $6,360 and $12,160. The amount due depends on the final bids for the project, the size of their house, the date on which they connect to the sewer, and the connection and permit fess that are in place at the time when they connect to the sewer. The property will also be responsible for the construction cost of abandoning their septic system and connecting to their house to the sewer line. Payment Schedule - A property owner must pay their share of the project's construction cost and the Sewer Connection Fee before they connect to the City's sewer line. In a Planned Sewer Area, each individual property owner determines when he / she wants to connect to the sewer line. So they are in control of when they make that payment. However, there are three situations in which the owner may be required to connect to the sewer line sooner than they might have chosen. The first situation is if their existing septic tank system is no longer functioning properly. In that case, the City's existing ordinances would require the property owner to connect to the new sewer line. The second situation is if the property owner is constructing improvements to his / her property and those improvements include installation items such as new toilets, sinks or bathtubs. In this situation, the Building Department can require the property owner to connect to the sewer line and abandon the existing septic system. The third situation can happen when the property is bought by a new owner. The new owner's lending company can require the property owner to connect to the sewer line and abandon the existing septic system. ADR c: Jack LaRochelle Arnold Ramming Nick Fidler Robert Tablit Reading File S:~PROJECTS~RIt~Drojects 03-O4~E2K012\Status Report 03 16 04.doc B A K E R S F I E L D Public Works Department Memorandum TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: March '16, 2004 SUBJECT: P Street Between Brundage Lane and 2nd Street Sanitary Sewer Project This project status report is submit'ted at the request of City Council Member Irma Carson. prOject Area - With this project, the City will provide sanitary sewer service to 8 homes on P Street between Brundage Lane and 2nd Street. The project will install a sewer service line to the front property line of each parcel. The current estimate of the construction cost for this project is $182,000. Project Funding Options - In September 2003, staff prepared construction drawings for providing sanitary sewer service to some existing homes on P Street between Brundage Lane and 2nd Street. City Council Member Irma Carson requested this project which was not included in the adopted FY 2003-04 ClP budget. The project was submitted in October 2003 for consideration by Economic and Community Development Department (ECDD) for funding with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. In February 2004, ECDD informed Public Works staff that they were not recommending funding the project with CDBG funds in Fiscal Year 2004-05. Another option for funding the construction of this project is to utilize Sewer Enterprise Funds provided the property owners pay for their share of the improvement. There are two typical options for ensuring that the property owners make that payment. The first option is to establish an assessment district. The second option is to establish a planned sewer area. In order to create an assessment district, state laws require that the construction cost be at least $1 million. The anticipated cost for this project is substantially less than that amount. Therefore, this project does not qualify for an assessment district. A Planned Sewer Area could be established for this project. The general process for establishing a Planned Sewer ,Area involves the following activities: Obtaining .construction bids, City Council adopts a Resolution of Intention and conducts a public hearing, At City Council meetings, there's a first and second reading of the associated ordinance, and Then a thirty day period for that ordinance to become effective. The time frame for all the above activities is between 3 ~ and 4 months. Construction of the project could then begin after the ordinance is effective. The benefiting property owners would be required to pay their full share of the construction cost when they connect to the new sewer line. Alternatively, the City Council could vote to allow the property owner to post their share to their property tax roll and to pay it over a specified number of years, typically three years. March 16, 20042 ; Page 2 of 3 Alan Tandy Another option of funding this project is to wait until October 2004 and resubmit the project to ECDD for, consideration of CDBG funding in Fiscal Year 2005-06. The final decision on that funding would be known in February 2005. Project Schedule With Planned Sewer Area Funding - The construction documents for this project are complete and ready to be advertised for construction bids. The Planned Sewer Area funding option would allow construction of the sewer lines to be completed by late September or early October 2004 if we start the creation of a Planned Sewer Area now. Project Schedule With Future CDBG Funding - With a favorable decision for CDBG funding in FY 2005-06, construction of the project would not occur until after October 1, 2005, which is the beginning of the federal fiscal year 2005-06. This funding option, if approved by ECDD, would allow construction of the sewer lines to be completed by late December 2005 / eady January 2006. Fees With Planned Sewer Area Funding - Based on the current construction cost estimate for the project, the property owners will be paying between $22,775 and $47,686 each for their share of the project. The variability in the payment owed is based on when the property owner chooses to connect to the sewer line. The City is allowed to factor in the time value of money into the payment schedule. Thus, a property owner who elects to pay his share soon after the sewers are constructed will pay a lower amount that an owner who elects to pay many years later. This variability is based on an inflation rate of 3 percent per year. It should also be noted that the above fees will be adjusted after the City receives construction bids for the project. In addition, the property owner will be required to pay a Sewer Connection Fee which is currently $1,540 for a two bedroom, one bath house and $2,400 for a two bedroom, two bath house. Property owners must also pay a permit fee of $40 when they abandon their existing septic system. These fees are in addition to the property owner's share of the construction cost and are subject to periodic adjustment. Summarizing the above, each property owner will pay to the City an amount between $24,355 and $50,126. The amount due depends on the final bids for the project, the size of their house, the date on which they connect to the sewer, and the connection and permit fess that are in place at the time when they connect to the sewer. The property will also be responsible for the construction cost of abandoning their septic system and connecting to their house to the sewer line. Fees With CDBG Funding - If CDBG funds are approved for construction of this sewer collection system, the property owners will NOT be required to reimburse the City for the construction of the project. The property owners only payment to the City will be the applicable Sewer Connection Fee and the fee for abandoning their septic system. The amount of these fees will be between $1,580 and $2,440 depending on the size of their house and the connection and permit fess that are in place at the time when they connect to the sewer. The property will also be responsible for the construction cost of abandoning thei~ septic system and connecting to their house to the sewer line. Payment Schedule - A property owner must pay their share of the project's construction cost and the Sewer Connection Fee before they connect to the City's sewer line. Each individual property owner determines when he / she wants to connect to the sewer line. So they are in control of when they make that payment. However, there are three situations in which the owner may be required to connect to the sewer line sooner than they might have chosen. The first situation is if their existing septic tank system is no longer functioning properly. In that case, the City's existing ordinances S:~PROJECTS\CMW~Pstreelsewer~Funding Options 03 12 04.doc March 16, 20042 Page 3 of 3 'Alan Tandy would require the property owner to connect to the new sewer line. The second situation is if the property owner is constructing improvements to his / her property and those improvements include installation items such as new toilets, sinks or bathtubs. In this situation, the Building Department can require the property owner to connect to the sewer line and abandon the existing septic system. The third situation can happen when the property is bought by a new owner. The new owner's lending company can require the property owner to connect to the sewer line and abandon the existing septic system. RECOMMENDATION - Unless the existing septic systems on these properties become a public health issue or there is an overriding political commitment, Public Works staff recommends that we pursue CDBG funding in FY2005-06 for this project. ADR c: Jack LaRochelle Arnold Ramming Nick Fidler Conchita Walker Reading File S:~, ROJECTS\CMVV~Pstreetsewer~Funding Options 03 12 04.doc MANAGER S O~ B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CiTY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~"'~~ SUBJECT: GREENBRIER COMPLEX- ROAD SURFACING Council Referral #712 Councilmember Benham requested a status report on the slurry coating of the streets at the Greenbrier Complex due to water line repairs; provide the report to the Greenbrier Homeowner's Association. All the streets in the Greenbrier Complex are private and not maintained by the City of Bakersfield. However, the City's Water Resources Department provides water to the Complex. They were having problems with the water lines within the Complex area so they had them repaired. Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, is currently working with Kelly Management on an agreement regarding funding for the slurry coat work. If the Greenbrier Homeowners Association has any questions, they can call Florn Core at 326-3715. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~004\03-10\712 - Streets.doc RECEIVED ! " HR 18200~ i ~", M~AG[R'$ 07 ' .' '. K E R $ F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ,~"~ SUBJECT: GARBAGE COLLECTION AT 800 E. CALIFORNIA Council Referral #718 Councilmember Benham referred to staff for response correspondence from Vernon Strong regarding commercial garbage bin pickup at 800 East California Avenue. The attached letter was sent to Mr. Strong today. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\03-10\718 - SW.doc B A K E R S F I E ~ D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 9330 I (6611 326-3114 RAUL M. ROJAS KEVIN BARNE'S DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER SOLID WASTE MANAGER March 17, 2004 Vernon D. Strong 820 E. California Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93307 Re: Garbage Service at 800 E. California Ave. Dear Mr. Strong: In response to your March 6th letter on this subject, I have investigated the matter with our drivers and the field supervisor. The regular driver recalled how he serviced the bin on Wednesday March 3rd, the day it was reported as missed. We dispatched' an extra pickup on Monday March 8th, therefore, no adjustment is necessarY for your bill. We have noted that the business next to your Laundromat seems to have expanded recently. We are monitoring the level of refuse and will contact you if an increaSe is needed. If you have any questions, please call me at 326-3114. Sincerely, . _ kevin/,,/B:ar.,ne,sc / S~[(J~/~te Manager G:\GROUPDAT~RefermlsL2004\03-10\718 - Itr.doc March 17, 2004 SOLID WASTE DIVISION 4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE (661 } 326-3114 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309 Fax (661 } 852-2114 ~ ANAGER'S B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~ SUBJECT: WESTCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CONCERNS Council Referral #715 Councilmember Benham provided a list of traffic suggestions and requested staff consider a systematic approach to address these concerns; include previously studied street closures. Westchester traffic concerns: e. Stop sign @ 23rd & D e~ Stop sign or traffic light @ 23rd and A e' Stop signs @ 22nd & A, 22nd & C, 22nd & B · Speed bumps · Prohibiting left turns off 24th Street during rush hours ®~ Traffic calming on 21st, 19th, 18th ~1,, Traffic signal @ 26th and F These shouldn't be considered as isolated requests. They indicate a need for a systematic approach, possibly including the previously studied street closures. Staff has contacted Councilmember Benham. A meeting has been set up for Tuesday, March 23, 2004 to discuss a systematic approach to the traffic issues in the Westchester area. G:\GROUPDA%Referrals~2004\03-10\715 - Traffic. doc RECEIVED MARl8 B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTO~/,//~ SUBJECT: POT HOLE LIST AND REPAIR SCHEDULE Council Referral #71~ Councilmember Benham requested a timeline for the street repairs at the following locations: 1) 1601 Oregon Street (no contact information), potholes and broken curb 2) 2205 E Street, Dr. Steve Ratty requests timeline on repairs to gutter and removal of palm trees to he can schedule sidewalk repairs 3) Cedar Street from 24th to Drake (see attachment), cracks, potholes, loose rock. Provide information to constituents. 1) Luis Peralez, Street Maintenance Superintendent, ~;~,et with Mrs. Lourdes Salazar who resides at 1601 Oregon Street. He assured Mrs. Salazar that Oregon Street' would be paved in August, 2004. Mrs. Salazar's other concern was the lack of sidewalk in front of her property. She was given Community Development's phone number and advised to contact George Gonzales to find out if there were any plans available to assist her in having sidewalk installed. 2) Staff contacted Dr. Steve Ratty and informed him that they would work with him on a time schedule for the repairs to the curb and gutter adjacent to his property. Dr. Ratty will contact the Streets Division when he is ready to proceed with the project. 3) The potholes on Cedar Street between 24th Street and Drake Street were patched Friday, March 12, 2004. Cedar Street will be resurfaced in late August or early September, 2004. G:\GROUPDAT1Referrals~2004\03-10\711 - Streets,doc BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: ERIC W MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLIC By: Wdl~am R. Rector, Assistant Chief ~]~' DATE: March 18, 2004 SUBJECT: Traffic Enforcement/Centennial Park Area Council Referral No. 717 (Ward 2) Council Member Benham requested increased traffic enforcement on Montclair Street near I Centennial Park. I Council Member Benham requested increased traffic enforcement on Montclair Street near Centennial Park. Extra enforcement was conducted during the week of March 15th and resulted in the issuance of 14 citations and the impounding of one vehicle. Staff will continue to monitor the area, using both enforcement and public education strategies to calm the traffic problems in the area. TDT/vrf BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLICE~/Mi ~ By: William R. Rector, Assistant Chief ~v, v,_ DATE: March 19, 2004 SUBJECT: Vandalism in the Eastridge Neighborhood Council Referral No. 716 (Ward 3)' ICouncil Member Maggard requested police investigate recent vandalism and thefts in the Eastridge neighborhood in the northeast and work with neighborhood watch in that area. Council Member Maggard's request was referred to our Crime Prevention Unit and Operations Division for extra patrol. Crime Prevention Supervisor, Karen Bennett, provided the following information in response. The police department's Crime Analysis Unit provided a summary of crime statistics for the period of time from January 1 - March 15, 2004 for the Eastridge Neighborhood area (please refer to the attached fire map and crime stat summary). Upon checking calls for police service, there was one incident of malicious mischief reported on January 11,2004. The Crime Prevention Unit has two active Neighborhood Watch groups within the area of reporting district 449. One large group consists of the apartment complex located at 6900 Valley View. The apartment manager, Millie Reading was certified through the crime prevention unit's Crime Free Multi Housing 8 hour training. So far, the complex has not completed all three phases of this training - follow-up to continue. A Neighborhood Watch introductory meeting was held on Incline Dr. last week. There were 35 people in attendance which were representative of 6 streets in this area. This group is extremely organized and appears to be very proactive in their crime prevention efforts. There were only a couple of people attending who had been recent victims of vehicle burglary. In discussing the details of these burglaries it was established that the items taken were left in plain view and perhaps if these items had been taken out of the vehicles or concealed, these thefts would not have occurred. Past crime prevention records reflect three former Neighborhood Watch groups (which were established in 1986 and 1992) on Littler Court, Rolling Ridge Drive, and Player Court. These groups did not respond to a block captain update we conducted approximately three years ago, and were subsequently taken out of our "active neighborhood watch" data base. Crime Prevention staff members will continue to work with the newly established Neighborhood Watch groups in the Valley View and Incline Drive areas, and also attempt to make contact with former Neighborhood Watch members on Littler Court, Rolling Ridge Drive, and Player Court. In addition, officers will continue to patrol the area. KEB/vrf Attachments: Crime Statistics and Map for Eastridge area neighborhood Law Enforcement Use Only~. BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT 1601 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301 661.327-7111 March 15, 2004 ?,er your request for Crime Statistics Part 1 in the area EastRidge Estates RD445 and RD449. "Boundaries for RD445 are College Ave, Fairfax, and Janene Ave. Boundaries for RD449 Hwy178, Morning Drive, and College Ave. Year 2004 Count of NCIC RD Grand NCIC 445 449 Total Robbery Residence-Id Weapon 1 1 Burcjlar¥ No Force Residence 2 2 Theft From Building 1 1 Theft From Yard 1 1 Auto Theft 3 3 Grand Total 1 7 8 BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT Date Report Run : Mon, 2004-Mar-15 Page 1 CALL INFORMATION For: SEARCH CRITERIA: cc_data.date_added>'01/01/2004' and cc_data.case_type matches '594'' and cc_data.grid='449' REPORT CALL ~ TYPE OF CALL LOCATION EXPECT FOUND CLEARED BY DATE 2004-Jan-Il 07:23 04-6829 594R MALICIOUS MISCHIEF REPORT 4309 LITTLER CT BAKERSFIEL NO NO HANDLED · END OF SYNOPSIS REPORT ~ ~'~ Bakersfield Fire Dept. 103-24 ~. lO3-13 , ~ ol 4ool ,OOl NORTH SCALE ~. FE~T 103-23 104-19 ~ RED TOP HYDRANT (499 opm or less) · COUNTY FIRE HYDRANT w/ 4~" OUTLET (0-3500 gpm) · STANDPIPE OR BLOWOFF VALVE w/ 2t~'IOUTLET (0-3500 9Pm) i i I i i I m · IRN STREET -0 · · ~~ ~._, , , z x ! ~f~ HIGLIGHTED AREA REFLECTS Pol±ce report±ng d±str±ct ~) 'Eastr±dge Neighborhood Area" RIDGEWAY )~, i-- CANYON -63- JMN ~ RIDGE DR. -8--9- -lO- ROLLING RIDGE DR. CT. CT. -66- -65- OLLEGE ~ ~ AVENUE , -70- -71- . .... RECEIVED_ MAR I B L;~t)04 ,~ f ~.ANAGER'S OF B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~ SUBJECT: SUPPORT LETTER FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES Council Referral 11725 Councilmember Couch requested staff identify the cities in which the Transportation Impact Fee monies paid to Omni Means by Kern COG are being spent; he would like to send a letter in support of the Transportation Impact Fees to each of those cities. Kern COG is working on a Traffic Impact Fee study for the east side of the County this year. This would include California City, Tehachapi and Rosamond. Next year, they will start work on a study for the northwest side which will include Delano, McFarland, Wasco, Shafter, Buttonwillow and Lost Hills. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\03-10\725 - Marian.doc RECEIVED B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC ~ORK$ DEPARTMENT ~1~ OF BAKERSFIELD MEMO~NDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CI~ MANAGER FROM: ~UL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~ _ SUBJECT: RR CROSSING ON ROSEDALE AT LANDCO Council Referral ~722 Councilmember Couch requested staff contact the railroad regarding the blocking of traffic on Rosedale at Landco for long periods at a time. Additionally, staff is to contact the County regarding the addition of this crossing into the Separation of Grade District. It is our understanding that there are statutory requirements for the length in which an at grade railroad crossing can be blocked during normal railroad operations. Staff is currently looking into those regulations and will file a subsequent report once that information is obtained. With respect to the grade separation, it is staff's opinion that although the rail line is a minor spur, its conflict with Rosedale Highway is such that a grade separation would be appropriate. Since this crossing is located entirely within County jurisdiction, City staff has not pursued any nomination for a grade separation through the Public Utility Commission. Staff will contact the Grade Separation District and request they consider this for any future nomination. G:\GROUPDA~Referrals~004\03-10\722 - Jack.doc RECEIVED MANAG~:R S 0'.- .~' B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March '17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~-~--'--~ SUBJECT: GRAFFITI NEAR McKEE AND AKERS Council Referral #721 Councilmember Sullivan requested additional graffiti abatement in the neighborhood near McKee and Akers. The anti-graffiti work force has removed the graffiti in the neighborhood near McKee and Akers. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\03-10\721 - GS.doc BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLICE ~ By: William R. Rector, Assistant Chief DATE: March 19, 2004 SUBJECT: Barking Dogs Council Referral No. 723 (Ward 6) ICouncil Member Sullivan requested staff contact Dan Shaffer regarding concerns of several properties with barking dogs within the cul-de-sac on Eliso Court. Council Member Sullivan's request was assigned to the Animal Control Staff for follow-up. Please refer to the attached memorandum by Animal Control Coordinator, David Paquette, and constituent correspondence for complete details. /vd Attachment: Memo "Council Referral #Ref000723" by David Paquette BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM March 15, 2004 To: Bryan L. Lynn, Captain - Operations Division , From: David E. Paquette, Animal Control Coordinator.~'¢-'"'?'' Subject: COUNCIL REFERRAL #Ref000723 I spoke with Kathleen Shaffer on March 12, 2004 in response to a Council Referral for barking dogs. She told me there has been an on-going problem at 7404 Eliso Court with barking dogs. She said there are five dogs on the property. She reported the complaint previously to animal control and has called the Police Department but the resident will not comply with the ordinance. The Animal Control Department mailed a correction notice to the property owner of record and to the resident advising the City of Bakersfield's ordinance regulating noisy animals and the possible penalties if they were found in violation. Both parties responded to the correction notice. Their responses are attached. I advised Mrs. Shaffer to call the Communications Center at 327-7111 and report any further violations. I explained to her a call for service would be generated and an officer would respond to investigate the complaint. I informed her of the need for a victim in order for officers to issue a citation for a violation of the ordinance and offered suggestions on how she could work with the patrol officer to address this complaint in the future. Mrs. Shaffer explained there were other properties located on Kroll Way in violation of the noisy animal ordinance also. Her husband will try to obtain addresses of the violators and provide them to animal control and correction notices will be mailed to those prop~erties. I notified Code Enforcement of the complaint for too many dogs. They will investigate and seek abatement of that violation through their administrative process. I notified Captain Taylor of the complaint via e-mail and provided him with copies of the Council referral, previous correction notices, and responses to those notices. RECEIVED B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM March 17, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: BENTON PARK GRAFFITI Council Referral #714 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff remove graffiti from a wall behind the Benton Park Shopping Center at the northeast corner of Fremont and Wilson, and thanked staff for their continued assistance. The graffiti was removed from the northeast corner of Fremont and Wilson on Tuesday, March 16, 2004. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\03-10\714 - GS.doc BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLIC~ By: William R. Rector, Assistant Chief v"' DATE: March 19, 2004 SUBJECT: Castleford Neighborhood Watch Council Referral No. 713 (Ward 7) Council Member Salvaggio requested an update on his prior referral number 645 regarding the establishment of a neighborhood watch program. Contact Council Member Salvaggio for additional information. Crime Prevention staff continue to work with area residents to address their concerns and establish a viable neighborhood watch group. A neighborhood watch meeting is scheduled for March 27, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the cul de sac of Springford Court. Crime Prevention Supervisor, Karen Bennett, provides the following information in response to Council Member Salvaggio's request for an update. The Bakersfield Police Department Crime Analysis Unit recently provided crime statistics for the Loyalton and Castleford area. Crime Prevention efforts in the Castleford Street - Loyalton Avenue area are continuing. The following neighborhood concerns were addressed after Community Relations Specialist Tony Martinez contacted a resident on Loyalton: = Graffiti - after Tony Martinez made contact with the City of Bakersfield graffiti department, the graffiti which had been prominent on the walls west of 3616 Panama Lane and in the alleyway behind the same location was removed in December and has not reappeared. = Trash in alleyways - Tony made contact with City of Bakersfield sanitation department and made arrangements to have the trash in the same alley cleaned and removed. This was done in December and, for the most part, the alleyway remains clean. = Car repairs on the street - CRS Martinez made contact with the resident at 6405 Castleford regarding the vehicle repairs he was conducting in front of his house, in the street. The resident was informed of possible city code violations. The resident was unaware of these city municipal codes and has subsequently moved his part-time repair work into his garage. The initial contact was made in December and since that time there has been no recurrence of this problem. Castleford Neighborhood Watch '( Council Referral No. 713 (Ward 7) Council Member Salvaggio Continued Based on conversations with a constituent and her neighbor in the area of Springford Court, a significant amount of disruption in the neighborhood stems from the apartment complex located at 3400 Loyalton. Efforts have been made to contact the apartment manager / owner encouraging involvement in the police department's Crime Free Multi Housing Program, with no success. The owner of this apartment complex resides out of town and there is no on-site manager at 3400 Loyalton. The Crime Free Multi Housing program is a three phase program designed to educate apartment managers / owners how to achieve a "Crime Free" environment. Participants in the program attend an initial 8 hour class where they are educated on: lease agreements, effective tenant screening techniques, how to deal with problem tenants, identification of narcotics and gang activity and much more. CRS Martinez continues to stay in contact with the constituents who will be initiating the Neighborhood Watch program on their block within the next few weeks when scheduling permits. The next step to promote involvement in establishing a Neighborhood Watch program is to canvas the area with flyers and attempt to make new contacts. The attached fire map indicates the areas to be targeted. These streets will be canvassed within the next week. KEB/vrf Attachments: Area map Neighborhood Watch Notice Area Crime Statistics Comparison for 2003/2004 ~.~.~? 123-14 O 400 860 NORTH 123-22 123-24 ~ ,. [. ? .......... i SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD . '~ ~''~ · -48- ~ ~ -44- ~ ~ MAIZE CT. Cre~ · ~ PACHECO ROAD ~, TO,~ S SL*T~ CT. -32-- 'COUNTRYPLACELN. ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~:ICT. ~ ~ , -47- -46- ~ / ~ THATCH AVE. -41- -40-~ ~' ARTIMUS~ ~ SANDPEBBLE ~NHURST~- / ~-45- -44- -43- ~ -42- ~ ~ ~ ~ · CT. 0 O~v. ~~ / ~- SUGAR CANE AVE. , ~ = ~ LIMESTONE ,e ~ ~ ~ . ~ / ' M~LU ~v~. ~ ~ NUGGET WY. ~ ~OTOR CENTER ' ROUSE ~ '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'~.'..'.'.'.'.' '.'.'.'.'-.4t-'. '.'40:'.'.'.'.' ~ < ~i~-34- · .-.-...-. ........ ..-...- ~ m~ ~ ~ ..-.-...'.'.'.'~.'.'.....-.... = ~ ~ ~ .46_ -45-~ z ................ CALfCo~ELDERBERRy ~ ~ ~;~~ MILLBROOK ¢ ~ .'.'.'.' ¢.'.'.'~' ~T~ ~ ~' ~ ~¢!~ .... ~ ~ '.'.'.',%'.'.'~ CHARLOTTE ST. ~-48- -~%~~< ~ ' ""'.' ''""''" ~ ~LOUDEN < z ~ ~ I DR. PEACOC~CT. ~~ '.'.'.'.'.'.~.].]. ~~ ~j' U BLOSSOM VALLEY LN, '"'''''''' ' ' ' FIESTA AVE. PINE CASTLE AVE. VANCE AVE. , . , ~ ~d CT. ¢~ ~ ~ : :-48- ~ ~ ~ ~ TYNDALL AVE. 1-40--39- CHADDSFORD- ~ ............. O~ m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~'~ ~'""' ' : ~ ~ ~ ~-44- ~ -41~ ROCKFORO -3 AV RINGFORD , ' i-47- -45-~'~' ' ~ ~ e~ ~ ~e LOY~'LTONAVE. MAYBROOK AVE. ~ AKERS ESTATES M.~ PARK ~.~.~.... ~.~.: : · ~ AVE ~ ~ ' '-..:: .... ~-~. PANAMA LANE ~ o ~ CASCADE FALLS I~WINDRIFT WY : .-40- -39-]-38- -37: ~ CT.O~ .~ ~ NORTHWIND DR. ~ ~ ~ WHIRLWIND DR. ~1~~ -43- ~ ~1~ THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT INVITES YOU TO START NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ON YOUR STREET... NilGHBOBHOOD WATCH PROiRAM IN fORCE LEARN HOW TO: PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BURGLAR PROOF YOUR HOME AND VEHICLES DETECT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. - MEET YOUR POLICE OFFICERS FIND OUT ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS CALL THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME PREVENTION UNIT TO SCHEDULE YOUR NEIGI-IBORI-IOOD WATCH TODAY AT 326-3922 OR 326-3022 Law Enforcement Use Only BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT 1601 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301 661.327-7111 March 18, 2004 Per your request for Crime Statistics Part 1 in the area RD166. Boundaries are Wible Rd, Akers Rd, Hosking Ave, and Panama Ln. Year 2003 Count of NCIC RD Month 166 166 Total Grand Total NCIC 01 02 Burglary Forced Residence 1 1 1 Burglary-Force-Non Residence 1 1 1 Vehicle Burglary 3 3 3 Theft Shoplift 6 4 10 10 Theft-From Vehicle-Parts I 1 1 Theft-From Unlocked Vehicle 1 1 1 Theft-From Building 3 3 3 Theft From Yard 2 2 4 4 Auto Theft 2 1 3 3 Grand Total 18 9 27 27 Year 2004 Count of NCIC RD Month 166 166 Total Grand Total NClC 01 02 Homicide 2 2 2 Aggravated Assault Familpldentify Weapon 1 1 1 Aggravated Assault 1 1 1 Vehicle Burglary 4 4 4 Theft Shoplift 2 2 2 Theft From Unlocked Vehicle 2 1 3 3 Theft From Building 1 1 1 Theft 1 1 2 2 Auto Theft I 1 1 Grand Total 14 3 17 17 Angelica Mendoza Crime Analysis Unit Bakersfield Police Department 661.326.3265 amendozaCb~c i. bakersfi eld. ca. us C52004 pub_dept_oagXdVlaggard_Part 1 Crimes_RD 166.doc Approved __ Created by: I BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLI(~E By: William R. Rector, Assistant Chi~~''' DATE: March 19, 2004 SUBJECT: Neighborhood Noise on Magdelena Avenue Council Referral No. 709 (Ward 7) ICouncil Member Salvaggio requested staff contact Mr. Hipolito Rocha regarding noise in his neighborhood. Mr. Hipolito Rocha complained to Mr. Salvaggio about noise in his neighborhood and claimed he had been told that we do not have the time or the resources to respond to his noise complaints. Both Lt. Moesta and Lt. Bivens tried several times each to reach Mr. Rocha, and on 3/15, Lt. Bivens spoke with Mr. Rocha's daughter, Tiffany. She reported that the noise complaints were because of vehicles playing their stereos loudly while cruising their neighborhood at various hours of the night. She was not aware of any calls to the department that had not been responded to. She was told that we will provide extra patrol with both patrol and motor officers as available. An entry has been made in the briefing book for extra patrol. BLL/vrf