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Home My WebLink About07/02/04 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM July 2, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Tandy, City Manager ~ 7-L,./F/cs. FROM: Alan SUBJECT: General Information 1. In a very disappointing - but not at all surprising - move, the Governor and members of the Legislature agreed on Thursday to a rewritten constitutional amendment for "protection" of local government funding. The proposal, according to the Secretary of State, had to be passed immediately in order to meet the deadline for placement on the November ballot. A letter to the Governor and the local legislators was faxed this morning, clearly noting our opposition to the rewritten proposal. The most recent information we got late this afternoon was that the revised deal doesn't have adequate support in the Legislature for passage. We could not, in good faith, endorse the Governor's proposal before it was revised. While we can't predict the outcome of the final deal, it is certain that, in addition to giving up revenues for the next two years, we can further expect more complicated and manipulative shifting of funds by the State in their efforts to cure their budget woes at our expense. Enclosed are the following documents with the latest information: · League bulletins issued today, July 2nd; · The City's letter of opposition; · Sacramento Bee articles dated July 1st and 2nd 2. On a more positive note, the CVB announced this week that the 2006 California State Bowling Championships will be held in Bakersfield. Weekend tournaments will take place from late April to August. Local hotels and restaurants Should realize a healthy economic benefit, as a result. 3. A detailed report from Public Works is enclosed regarding the system shutdown that occurred at Wastewater Treatment Plan #3 last month and the action taken to avoid any future occurrences. 4. Per the enclosed memo from Alan Christensen, the North Chester median landscape project was completed this week. The majority of the project was accomplished with CDBG funding. The new median islands are in place from 34th Street to Columbus and bring very noticeable improvement to the area. Honorable Mayor and City Council July 2, 2004 Page 2 5. Councilmember Couch asked for clarification regarding the City's domestic water system rates, in comparison to the other local providers. Florn Core has prepared the enclosed report which includes a graph showing the current rates for the local purveyors (based on average use) and a comparison of projected water rates for the City and for East Niles Community Services District. While the City rates will be .26 cents higher than East Niles with our October rate increase, 'their rates will exceed ours in 2005 when they increase their rates. The City rates will continue to be among the lowest in Bakersfield, while providing plentiful and high quality water to our customers. 6. The pool attendance statistics for the past week and season to date are enclosed for your information. 7. Congratulations to the Police Department, and particularly Officer Dan Cegielski, for the Beautiful Bakersfield Award in the Humanitarian II category for the joint program "A Live Interrupted", shared with the California Highway Patrol. The nomination for the award is attached; it includes detailed information about the program which is designed to target teen drivers and reduce their accident rates. 8. Sangera Buick is in compliance with the terms of their loan agreement with the City for the fourth year of the five year term, per the attached memo from EDCD. 9. Public Works staff attended a High Speed Rail Authority public meeting last month. A report on the items discussed is enclosed for your information. 10. A report from Chief Rector on concentrated graffiti enforcement efforts is enclosed. 11. Attached is a memo with statistics from the Red Light Camera Enforcement program for the first six months of 2004. 12. A memo with clarifying information about the costs related to the relocation of the Shell pipeline for the Allen Road sewer project is enclosed. 13. Responses to Council referrals are enclosed: Councilmember Carson · Update on the Homeless Task Force and the related economic development and affordable housing efforts; · Code enforcement investigation results of reported trash in alley between S and T Streets; · Status report on the construction issues at 440 Brundage Lane; · Code enforcement actions on Milham Street; Councilmember Benham · Report on process for removal of barricades following the summer street fairs; · Meeting scheduled with the chairperson of Keep Bakersfield Beautiful; Honorable Mayor and City Council July 2, 2004 Page 3 Councilmember Couch · Citizen inquiry regarding the visibility of the Bakersfield entrance signs; · Status on further discussions with the County concerning the KernCOG 2003 Regional Transportation Plan; Councillmember Hanson · Report on the weekend thermostat settings at City Hall; Councilmember Sullivan · Traffic enforcement actions at Ming and Valhalla; Councilmember Salva.q.qio · Graffiti removal in alley at Hughes Lane and Planz Road; · Pothole repair on Ming Avenue between Hughes and South H Streets; · Code enforcement actions at 1816 Hughes Lane. Happy July - Independence Day !! AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst Ju! B2 2BB4 Z?:34:4B Via Fax -> 324185B A]a. E. Tan&g ?a§e BB! Of BB! LEAGUE 1400 K Street, Suite'400 · Sacramento, California 95814 OF CAL! FOR. N IA Phone: 916.658~8200 Fax: 916.658.8240 C I T l E S vwwv.cacities.org Page 1 of 1 July 2, 2004 TO: Mayors, Council Members and City Managers FROM: Chris McKenzie, Executive Director RE: ACA 9 on Life Support; Time to =Resurrect and Support the Oriqinal Governor's Packaqe! Due to your overwhelming response to the League's Action Alert, it appears that ACA 9 has been deClared all but dead by most members of the Legislature. THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS!! Yesterday evening and earlier today there was mass confusion among legislators about the content of the .bill, and whether the measure was acceptable to the League, CSAC and the Special Districts Association. Thanks to today's strong response from city officials and our LOCAL partners, legislators quickly figured out that this legislation didn't deserve -their support. It is now time to demand that the package agreed to by the governor and .local governments be brought to a vote on the floor of the Assembly and Senate. So far, the Senate ProTein, John Burton, is refusing to bring the governor's original local government package up for a vote. Please .contact both your Senator and Assembly Member and ask them-to support bringing up the governor's original local government package for a vote. Even the State Senate should let democracy takes its course!! OUR MESSAGE: Bring the Governor's original local government package to a vote in the Senate and Assembly! Please make phone calls TODAY. Let me say again how proud you should be about the swift and effective response of city officials to this important matter. We have shown that when we are united and vocal our voice is heard. Keep up the great effort! Jul 82 21184 84:86:37 Via Fax -> 3Z418E,8 Blah g. Tanav Page 881 Of 882 LEAGUE 1400 K Street, Suite 400 · Sacramento. California 95814 Phone: 916.658.8200 Fax: 916.658.8240 URGENT -- PLEASE DELIVER IMMEDIATELY Page I of 2 DATE: July 2, 2004 TO: Mayors~ Council Members, and City Managers IFROM: Chris McKenzie, Executive Director RE: Cnnting of Local Government Agreemem Proposed: Local Services Would Lose Again ACTION REQUESTED: I;flmedittte~y call your legislators and the Governor to oppose the proposed amendments to ACA 9 that will be considered in the Senate and Assembly today that would seriously compromise the Local Government Budget Agreement and Constmtional Amendment. Ask your police chiefs and fire chiefs to make similar calls. Legislators and the Govemor need to know this proposal would gut the Local Government Budget Agreement and is totally unacceptable. BACKGROUND: Late yesterday aftemoon the League and its LOCAL coalition partners were presented with proposed revisions to the Local Government Budget Agreement with Governor Schwarzenegger that, if enacted, would provide little constitutional protection of local government revenues and fall far short or'the agreements negotiated with the Governor in May. The modified proposal is scheduled to be taken up by both houses of the legislature Friday morning, July 2, around 9:30, beginning in the Senate with proposed amendments to ACA 9. Secreuuy of State Kevin Shelley has apparently instructed the Oovemor and legislature that they need to pass this measure immediately hi order to meet the deadlines to place it on the November 2004 statewide ballot. ACTION: We urge you to '_m,me_di~telv .:~_n or f~- your le~iql~tors and the Governor to OI~POSR this measure. Key Concerns with the Deal 'Cuns~mtiunal protec~on" under this proposal would be a £~on. The proposal does not pro~ baseline ~venues for basic local services. It clearly allows the legislam~e~o continue to ~e money ~om local government. It requ~es that the state must pay local government back but provides no finn commitmenls for that to happen. Page 2 of 2 Specifically, the package violates key components of the Agreement: RECEIVED; 7/ 2/'04 12:21AM; ->CI'Ty OF BAKERgFI'ELD; #69g; PAGE 2 .Jul 8Z 21~t 84:87:88 Via Fax -> 3Z41858 ttlau E. Tandy Page 882 Of 1~12 l:ails to protection redevelopment agencies' fimding ~rom future ERAF shifts; Allows the base property tax of local governments within a county to be sttil~d among local jurisdictions at legislative fiat; Allows the legislature to take property tax fimds from local governments/f it repays them w/thout interest in three years, but would appear to allow the suspension to be extended with a 2/3 vote each year. · Permits the legislature to reduce and reallocate local Bradley Bums sales tax; · Lowers the VLl: to the rolled-back level of .65% but fails to constitutionally protect the remaining VLF if the legislature reduces the rate in the future. It also allows the legislalure to increase VLF rates statutorily in the future - allowing the state to increase revenues to fired its own pro,rams. · Fails to constitutionally guarantee repayment of deferred mandate reimbursements. · Fails to constitutionally protect payback to local governments of the 2003 VLI: funding gap. · Reconfigures the allocalion of cuts to special districts, shifting pan of the cuts to city and county dependent special districts. The only certainty for local governments in this package is the loss of $1.3 billion in revenue. Every other protection has been thoroughly compromised--dramatically reducing the certainty and predictability for local services we have sought. Plea~ ~_2_~_ or F2x von~' !e~I2*AFS 2nd the Eovernor immediately to OPPOSE this amendment. Tell them: · This proposal breaks faith with local governments that were prepared to shoulder two years of additional funding cuts to help the state. · It continues the state raids on local fimds - and deprives local governments of the stabil/ty and predictability they need to address local police and i'ire protection, aP, er school prolFams, parks, recreation and other local needs. City officials are strongly urged to ask your pohce chiefs and fire chiefs to make similar calls. Legislators and the Governor need to know this proposal would 8ut the Local Govemment Budget A~reemeni and is totally unacceptable. BAKERSFIELD Alan Tandy · Ci~ Manager July 2, 2004 The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger VIA F~: 91~5-4633/E-Mail California State Governor State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: .Opposition to ACA 9 Dear Governor Schwarzenegger: As proposed in ACA 9, "constitutional protection" for local government is a fiction. It does not protect baseline revenues for basic local services, tt clearly allows the State Legislature to continue to take money from local government. It requires 4hat the State must pay local government back but provides no firm commitments for that to happen. The State is once again making 'promises for the future which past history has shown will not be followed through on. .Specifically, ACA 9: · . Allows the base properly tax of local governments within a county to be shi~ed among local jurisdictions at legislative fiat. · Allows the Legislature to take properly tax funds from local governments if it repays them without interest in three years, but would appear to allow the suspension to be e~ended with a 2/3rds vote each year. · Permits the-Legislature to reduce and reallocate local Bradley Burns sales t~. · Lowers the VLF to the rolled-back level of .65%-but fails to constitutionally protect the remaining VLF if the Legislature reduces the rate in the future. It also allows the Legislature to increase VLF rates statutorily in the future--allowing the state to increase revenues to fund its own programs. · Fails to constitutionally guarantee repa~ent of deferred mandate reimbursements. · Fails to constitutionally protect payback to local governments of the 2003 VLF funding gap. · Fails to protect redevelopment agencies' funding from future ERAF shi~s. · Reconfigures the allocation of cuts to special districts, shining pat of the cuts to city and county dependent special districts. Cities did not create the fiscal problems of the State government, and we should not tolerate the State siphoning off our local revenues to fund 'State programs. California voters intended that local revenues were to be used for.local se~ices when they were enacted. Shifting these revenues to fund State sewices are not what the voters approved. Vow simply put, revenues are generated to suppo~ services provided. California already has the reputation for being business ' unfriendly. ACA 9 damages the ability of local government to provide efficient essential sewices thus damaging business oppo~unities for economic health and vitality. ACA'9 will have disastrous effects .upon California local governments. Cities are the economic engine of the State. Damaging them will damage the State and harm the constituents which we all se~e, fudher eroding local citizens trust in the State's legislators' ability to provide public safety and other critical municipal sewices which' are impo~ant to them. We strongly oppose ACA 9 and encourage your opposition to it. ~lan landy, Gity Manager ~:~kO40702S-~C~O cc: Mayor and G~tg Council, Dopa~mont Hoads, ~dministrativo Analyst Ill, City of Bakersfield · City Manager's Office · 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California · 93301 -.(661) 326-3751 · Fax (661) 324-1850 ~The Sacramento.Bee -- sacbee.com -- Negotiators near final budget deal Page 1 of 3 This story is taken from Politics at sacbee.com. Negotiators near final budget deal By Alexa H. Bluth -- Bee Capitol Bureau - (Published July 2t 2004) Gev. Arnold $¢hwarzenegger and legislative leaders said they were near a final deal on the overdue-state budget Thursday night after the governor abandoned some proposed fee increases and agreed to pump more money into higher education. Republicans, however, balked at a rewritten deal involving 'local government finances, and Schwarz enegger and legislative leaders met into the night trying to resolve the differences. "W.e are at this hour stuck on local government," $chwarzenegger spokesman Rob $tutzman said late Thursday. The Republican governor and lawmakers are two days late finishing work on the $103 billion spending plan, which relies heavily on borrowincj and does not contain hundreds of millions in savings that Schwarzenegger had sought when he .promised to wipe out reckless spending in Sacra mento. The first day of the fiscal year prompted increased activity at the Capitol, as $chwarzenegger worked to satisfy a laundry list of demands from Democrats and fellow Republicans and closed a deal with correctional officers over wage concessions. The Assembly and the Senate both approved -Indian gambling compacts that give five tribes more slot machines and pumped $1 billion into the state treasury for highway projects. $chwarzenegger granted GOP leaders' demands to abandon $200 million in proposed fees and agreed to restore $147 million in higher education spending that Democrats wanted. The money will help accommodate enrollment growth and bolster outreach programs. Administration officials and Democrats said a local government deal was close, but Republicans said the rewritten constitutional amendment left city and county budgets vulnerable to raids by the state. The governor had proposed a stricter version of the amendment in exchange for cities and counties agreeing to swallow $2.6 billion in cuts over the next two years. The new version protects the amount of revenue local governments get each year but retains flexibility for the Legislature to change the source of the money. Republicans said that was unacceptable. http://www, sacbee.com/content/politics/v-print/story/9858679p- 10781026c.html 7/2/2004 The Sacramento Bee -- sacbee.com -- Negotiators near final budget deal ,, Page 2 of 3 "This .does nothing to'protect revenues in the future," said Assemblyman Rick Keene, R-Chico. "They could be stolen by a two-thirds vote (of the Legislature) and that's ver~ disturbing to us." The late-night dispute cast doubt on plans to vote on the amendment this morning. Even if a deal is reached today, lawmakers could not review .and vote on the overall budget bill until next week. Stutzman said the governor considers signing a budget close to the start of the fiscal year to be a triumph; "It's going to get done significantly earlier than anything was getting done in the dysfunctional years of the past," he said. Of suggestions that the go~/ernor's budget overspends in a similar manner as past budgets under forme~ Gov. Gray Davis, Stutzman said the governor is "satisfied that he's pushed back as hard as he can" against Democrats' demands for more spending and GOP calls~for even deeper cuts. A spokesman for state Controller Steve Westly said that a week-late budget would ~have little, if any, effect on the s.tate's ability to.pay workers and vendors. The state correctional officers union, meanwhile, reached final agreement with the administration over its contract; agreeing to temporarily give up more than 'half of a 10.9 percent raise scheduled to kick in this month. "I think our people realize the state's in a dire fiscal situation," said Lance Corcoran, spokesman for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. "We negotiated a deal through 2006. We wanted to protect the integrity of the deal and save the state some money." Under terms of the deal, members will get a 5 percent pay hike this month and another 5 percent bump in January. The final 0.9 percent of the hike scheduled for this month will be delayed for two years, until June 30, 2006, according to the Department of Personnel Ad ministration. Next -3une, correctional officers .will get a minimum 5 percent raise, based on the formula in their current contract, which calculates pay hikes based on raises awarded the California ,.Highway Patrol and officers at large local law enforcement agencies. 'The state will save another $25 million by reducing its contribution .to the officers' deferred ~compensation ~fund in the 2005-2006 fiscal year. The changes will save the state some $108 million over two years, far less than the $300 million Sc-hwarzenegger wanted from the officers in this year alone. About the Writer The Bee's Alexa H. gluth can be reached at (916) 326-5542 or abluth@sacbee.com. Go to: Sacbee / Back to story http ://www. sacbee.com/content/politics/v-print/story/9858679p- 10781026c.html 7/2/2004 'i~ , .~ ~The Sacramento Bee -- sacbee.com -- Fiscal year arrives without a budget Page 1 of 3 This story is taken from Politics at sacbee.com. Fiscal year arrives without a budget Republicans grow agitated over concessions by the governor. By Alexa H. Bluth -- Bee Capitol Bureau - (Published July 1~ 2004) Republicans on Wednesday grew increasingly agitated over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's string of costly concessions to Democrats and unions as the state began its new fiscal year without a budget for the fourth straight year. What had been weeks of cheerful comments about negotiations took on a more heated, partisan tone. Although leaders continued to haggle privately over a handful of issues, they failed to reach a sweeping agreement on a $103 billion budget. By late Wednesday afternoon, Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, one of the four main legislative negotiators, said chances of an overall agreement before the start of the new fiscal year were "slim to none, and [ think slim left town." He said Republican leaders were increasingly uneasy at the string of concessions Schwarzenegger was handing to state workers and Democrats. "His own party people are causing him trouble, but my feeling is, this is the only guy they've got," Burton said. "They may yell and scream, but (they are also saying) 'Governor, will you come to my district?' 'Governor, could ! get a picture with you? Governor, would you meet my constituents?' ! don't think you can have it both ways." Although Democrats hold a majority in both houses, Schwarzenegger needs a handful of Republican votes to pass a budget by the required two-thirds margin. Senate Republican leader Dick Ackerman would not comment on specific deals the governor has been hammering out in recent days, including a pair with workers unions and another with prison correctional officers that would reap far less in salary savings than his May budget plan sought. But he acknowledged that Republicans were unhappy with the direction of the talks in recent days and said negotiations had "sort of slowed down." Ackerman and Assembly Republican leader Kevin McCarthy also assailed a Democrat-driven http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/v-print/story/9846580p_10768972c.html 7/1/2004 '~ 'e~The Sacramento Bee -- sacbee.com -- Fiscal year arrives without a budget Page 2 of 3 effort to add spending back into the budget for universities and the poor. "The more that the Democrats tinker with the May revision, the fewer Republicans will vote for the budget," McCarthy said. Republicans also said they were still pressing the governor to make some changes to the budget to meet some of their specific requests. GOP legislators have said for months that they object to some of the governor's proposed fees, including his plan to require timber companies to pay a fee in exchange for relaxed lumber regulations and higher fees on water rights permits and for fire protection for property owners in rural areas. In all, abandoning the fees would cost the state about $100 million. Ackerman, who was meeting with the governor into the evening on Wednesday, said the fees will not necessarily kill the deal for Republicans. "We are looking at the whole package," he said. Republican lawmakers also are asking the governor to help them undo a recently enacted law allowing employees to sue their employer over labor violations, which they fear will lead to a spate of "shakedown" lawsuits. Schwarzenegger continued to hold private meetings with legislative leaders throughout the day to settle disputes over funding for cities and counties, universities and health and social service programs. "A lot of obstacles were eliminated today," Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Margita Thompson said. "Everyone is making a good-faith effort. Issues remain to be worked out, but the governor is going to be here as long as it takes to get things done." About the Writer The Bee's Alexa H. Bluth can be reached at (916) 326-5542 or abluth@sacbee.com. Margaret Talev of the Bee Capitol Bureau contributed to this report. Go to: Sa.c.b_e_e. / ~Bac_k....to..s_~o_ry Contact Bee Customer Service _A~ertJ.~e_..O.n_.!JQe I .~rJya_cy_.P_o!Jcy I .T__e._r.m.~...~)[_U_s~e I ~.~e!p ~.!.t.e__._..N_.,.a_l~ N~s I Spe.~ I .B.us!nes. s I P.(~_l..i~i.¢;s_ I Dpin!on I Ent~.~_i. nm.~o.t I Lil~esty!~ I ~r_a~e.!. I Wo. rn_e_n. ~!as.sifi. eds I Hom.~.s I C;~!TS. I ].~l~s I Shopping GU[DE.'I]Q.~ff!~.B. EE: I Su.!~c~.i.b_e I Contacts I Ady.e.[l;i~.~ I Be~...E~e!~ts I Commu~ity..~.n~.~.!~.~!~ [ Sacramento Bee Web sites ] Sacbee.com I SacTicket.com I Sacramento.corn Contact sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/contentYpolitics/v-printYstory/9846580p- 10768972c.html 7/1/2004 RightF&x 613012004 11:02. PAGE 001/001 F&x Server June 28, 2004 CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Contact: Don Jaeger Bakersfield CVB 661-747-26971djaeger(~bakersfield.org Championship Bowling to Strike Bakersfield in 2006 The Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today that Bakersfield has been awarded the 2006 California State Bowling Championships. Over 15,000 bowlers and spectators from across the state are expected to participate in the event which will be held weekends from late April to August. In addition to the tournament, the annual meeting of delegates will be conducted at a Bakersfield hotel. Don Jaeger, President of the Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, explained, "In addition to bdnging a tremendous number if people to Bakersfield, the event will fill thousands of local hotel rooms over the summer. A large part of our success in attracting the tournament was based on the statewide reputation the Bakersfield Bowling Association enjoys." He continued, "We have strong leadership in our local bowling community. That leadership is also responsible for bringing the 2004 Senior State Bowling Championship to Bakersfield this October". The contingent of Bakersfield representatives traveled to Riverside to show support for Bakersfield as a host city. The group included California State Bowling Association Area 7 Director Alan Guire, members of the Bakersfield Bowling Association, BBA President Dale Gibson, members of the Porterville Bowling Association, representatives from the Bakersfield CVB, and Several local hoteliers. For more information on the State Championships or the Senior Tournament please contact the Bakersfield Bowling Association at 661-328-0415 or visit califomiastatebowling.com. Additional information can be obtained from the Bakersfield CVB at 661-325-5051. 515 Trbxlul) Avenue,I Bakersfield, £A 9330~ i 661.325.5051 / Toll Free 866.425.7353 / Fax 661.325.7074 / www. bakersJieldcvb.org~ .i B A K E R S F I E L D C!~Y, ~gAE?~ZE;~ .,i~' PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: July 1, 2004 SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF HEADWORKS FAILURE AT WWTP 3 On the evening of Wednesday, June 16, 2004 a series of system failures caused the shutdown of the headworks at the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant 3. The collection system backed up and eventually overflowed at the intersection of McCutchen and Gosford. The purpose of this memo is to give a detailed account of what we now know about the shutdown and what will be done to prevent a reoccurrence. Background Power to Plant 3 is delivered by a mile long power line that comes down Ashe Road to the Plant from the north. The power supply is adequate but sometimes unreliable. There is an 800 kilowatt backup power generator at Plant 3 which supplies power to the plant whenever PG&E service is lost. In the summer time, it is not unusual for the plant to experience power "bumps"; where the power momentarily drops off and is immediately restored. Whenever a momentary bump occurs, all systems stop, the backup generator comes on, and the systems come back on-line with the backup power. The backup generator operated continuously throughout the evening. When these systems go down, an alarm goes off in the Plant 3 office and TeI-Tec is automatically notified of the alarm. TeI-Tec is to immediately notify City Staff since the plant is not staffed around the clock. Up until 1987, the City's wastewater plants were staffed 24 hrs per day. In 1987, the graveyard shift was eliminated and replaced with an alarm monitoring system. In response to an alarm event, the alarm monitoring company would dial through a phone list until an operator or supervisor was notified of the problem. Since many staff members lived within 10 minutes of the plant, callouts were usually responded to within 45 minutes. Due to the success of this system, the evening shift was eliminated in 1994. Over the years, this has proven to be a reliable system and has saved the City a considerable amount of money. Along with the primary power supply, the backup generator, and the alarm monitoring system, the City also has redundant pumping for raw sewage. Approximately 16 hours each day, only one pump is needed to keep up with the flow coming to the plant. Two July 1,2004 Summary of Headworks Failure at WWTP 3 Page - 2 - pumps are utilized for the other 8 hours. A third pump is on standby in case one of the other two pumps fail. These pumps are controlled by a device called a Process Logic Controller (PLC) located in the headworks. The PLC monitors the water level in the headworks wet-well and makes adjustments to the pump speed as needed to keep a constant level in the wet well. The headworks PLC is connected to a plant computer system which monitors all plant functions. Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event The overflow of the sewer at McCutchen and Gosford happened because all of the safeguards listed above failed. The circumstances are listed below: 1) Power Failures On June 16th' there were approximately 8 momentary power outages that occurred throughout the day, the next to last one of the day occurring at approximately 3:30 PM. TeI-Tec responded to the alarm by calling the wastewater plant. Staff had all the systems back to normal by 4:00 PM. Around 5:30 PM another power outage caused the main breaker to trip out. The backup power generator came on and ran through the night. Though the PG&E power failed, the backup generator continued to supply the treatment plant with adequate power. 2) Alarm Monitoring Failure When the power failure occurred at 5:30 PM, the security company did not respond the alarm. There was nothing wrong with the alarm system at the wastewater plant; an alarm was transmitted to the monitoring company and they did not initiate .the callout procedure process. 3) Raw Sewage Pump #1 Failure Also on the evening of June 16th, a relay in the pump #1 electrical system failed. The pump had power via the backup generator and ran periodically throughout the evening. Because of the relay problem, it would shut down on an electrical control malfunction. This pump was installed in the headworks in 1997 and has performed very reliably since then. The fact that this relay failed at this time is tragically coincidental. There were still two pumps operational, which should have covered the situation. 4) Raw Sewage Pump #2 Failure When Pump #1 failed, the headworks PLC called on pump #2 to start. However, the PLC programming had been corrupted (possibly by the power problems) and pump #2 was programmed to run at a very slow speed. It never turned fast enough to lift any water from the headworks. An uninterrupted power supply device has been installed on G:\GROUPDAT~WWTP~2004~m062404.DOC July 1,2004 Summary of Headworks Failure at WWTP 3 Page - 3 - all PLC units at the Wastewater Plant to ensure a continuous power supply. Even with pump #2 down, a single pump should have been able to contain the flow in the collection system. 5) Raw Sewage Pump #3 shutdown We cannot explain why, but at approximately 11:00 PM, the last raw sewage pump shut down and the collection system started filling up. Staff is still investigating this occurrence. Throughout all of this time, the backup power system at the plant continued to run and provide power to the plant. The alarm monitoring system failed along with the primary, secondary and backup raw water pumps. Solutions A backup alarm system with an automatic dialer will be installed to backup the existing alarm system. It will be a fully independent call-out system to backup the existing system; capable of alerting city staff by phone, fax or email. Ail other system malfunctions have either been corrected or are being investigated. Longer term, Plant 3 will require a large capacity expansion in the next 3 years to deal with growth in residential development on the west side of Bakersfield. New headworks will be required and shall be designed so that the lift station at McCutchen and Gosford can be eliminated. This will be an enhancement to the location. Odors associated with the lift station will be removed and potential sanitary sewer overflows caused by overload to the Gosford trunk line will be eliminated. G:\G ROU p DAT~WWTP~004~n 062404. DOC Recreat n 21'~ MANAGER'S DATE: July 1, 2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Alan Christensen, Director Recreation and Park~s , SUBJECT: North Chester Median Landscape Project The Parks Department staff spent about forty (40) man hours completing the 'landscaping on the North Chester Median EDCD funded project. The project consisted of median islands on North Chester from 34th street to Columbus. Staff planted twenty- six (26) trees consisting of Live Oaks, Carolina Cherries, London Plane and Chinese Pistach. They planted three-hundred (300) 1 gallon containers of Gazanias and Myoporum groundcover and fifty (50) 5 gallon Lantana shrubs. This planting culminates the completion of the North Chester Median landscape project. JUL- 12004 B A K E R S F I E L D ~ C~TY MANAGER'S. r~-: MEMORANDUM July 1, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council FROM: Florn Cor Resources Manager SUBJECT: City Domestic Water Systems Rates At the Water Resources Department Budget Presentation on June 7, 2004, Council was apprised of a City Domestic Water System rate increase and staff presented a graph that depicted the City's Domestic Water rates at the Iow end of the scale in Bakersfield. It was also pointed out that, even with the rate increase in place, to be effective October 1,2004, City rates will remain on the Iow end. The City's DOmestic Water System generally serves in the area west of Stine Road in southwest Bakersfield and in the Riverlakes Ranch area. There are about 31,500 service connections, primarily single family residences. The City water system charges a monthly "readiness-to-serve" charge or stand-by fee and any water used is an added cost on a per unit basis. Bills are rendered monthly. Our presented "typical residential customer" that is used for comparison is taken from our records that show the average single family residence is consuming 28 units per month. A unit is 100 cubic feet (industry standard unit of delivery) or about 750 gallons. Please note 28 units used as an average is just that, an average, and individual customer water usage varies widely. The customer has the discretion to tightly conserve or to use liberally, but the bottom line is, the customers' bills will be higher than average for overuse and could be much lower than average under a voluntary conservation mode. The comparison on the budget graph reflects all other purveyor's bill for using the same 28 units per month at their quantity rates plus stand-by charges. The other current Iow cost provider is the East Niles Community Services District, a district that serves in portions of the City on the eastside. However, East Niles, at a noticed public hearing on June 21,2004, instituted a 3 year rate structure that will increase rates by over 55%. The first year increase is 3.9% (and was reflected on the City comparison graph) or about $1.00/month. Next years' increase will be 27.7% or about $6.98/month and the following year will increase by 18.0% or $5.78/month. A typical water bill in East Niles will run $37.92 a month in 2006. This will place East Niles near the high end on the average monthly bill, unless the other water purveyors raise their rates. Portions of the City Domestic water System rate increase that the City Council approved for October 1, 2004 are to pay for a new water supply program. The program purpose is to keep Kern River water in the unlined canals that traverse Bakersfield. The water in the unlined canals seeps into the underground, replenishing the water basin or aquifers that the hundreds water wells draw from to provide drinking water to City residents. Next year, there will likely be a request from City Water Resources staff for a rate increase to pay for an additional new source of water. The new source will be a treated surface water supply from the Kern County Water Agency. Although the contracts for this supply are under negotiation, the KCWA is moving ahead with the construction of the facilities required to convey the water to the City. This new supply will further enhance the reliability of the City's long-term water needs and ensure that the City meets water quality regulations. An estimated rate adjustment of approximately $0.06 to $0.06 on the quantity rate would raise the average water bill in the range of $1.68 to $2.25 per month. This is only an estimate, as the final cost of the new treated water source will depend on the final installation cost of pumps and pipelines that will be used to deliver the water. The City rates will still be among the lowest in Bakersfield, while delivering plentiful and high quality water to our customers. The attached graph shows a projected comparison of water rates in Bakersfield with the known and estimated increases on the East Niles and City systems. The rates shown for the other water purveyors' are the current rates and no speculation on future rates is shown. Rate increases on the City system beyond 2005-06 would be speculative also, therefore are not projected. cc: Alan Tandy, City Manager PROJECTED WATER RATE COMPARISON Purveyors within Urban Bakersfield .Area $40.00 $35.00 ': ,'" . . i'" ~ ~3°'°° $32.14 -- '~ s~o.oo~__ $28.88 $29.92.~ _ ~ $25.42 $25.16 (Oct. 2004) 'i' $20.00 0 -- ~ $15.00 ~o.oo Legend .. Ill ' ~. 10/05 ESTIMATED RATE INCREASE ,1.97 ~ · ~ 07,06 RATE INCREASE S5.78 PHASE 3 07/05 RATE INCREASE $6.98 PHASE 2 ~-~ CURRENT MONTHLYWATER BILL $0.00 I ~ ' ' t ' EAS T NILES C.S.D VAUGHN WATER CO. i, CITY OF BAKERSFIELD NORTH OF THE RIVER CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE WATER PURVEYOR NOTE: Average based on 28 CCF per month July 2004 Aquatics Programs Attendance Season to June 25-July I Date McMurtre¥ Attendance Attendanc_.__~.e Recreation Swim 5,347 14,924 Other Programs 828 3,819 Total 6,175 18,743 Beale Recreation Swim 404 1,598 Other Programs 5 248 Total 409 1,846 Jefferson Recreation Swim 425 1,884 Other Programs 128 389 Total 553 2,273 MLK Recreation SwIm 494 1,293 Other Programs 106 274 Total 600 1,567 Silver Creek Recreation Swim 640 2,108 Other Programs 530 2,011 ' Total 1,170 4,119 All Pools Recreation Swim 7,310 21,807 Other Programs 1,597 6,741 Total 8,907 28,548 Date: June 30, 2004 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: W.R. Rector, Chief of Police ~1''~ '' Subject: Beautiful Bakersfield Award for "A Life Interrupted" Program On June 19, 2004, Bakersfield Police Department and the California Highway Patrol received a Beautiful Bakersfield Award in the Humanitarian II Category for the joint program "A Life Interrupted." This program has been a great success in our City because of the efforts of Bakersfield Police Officer Don Cegeilski, California Highway Patrol Officer Ana Love and citizens, Nancy Chaffin, Lana Clark, Donna Belhumeur, Tina Antak, and Jenny Burt. I have attached a copy of the nomination for your information. Beautiful Bakersfield Nomination Nominees Continued: Nancy Chaffin 205 Ritter Ct. Bakersfield CA 93314 332-0958 Lenae Clark 244 Las Flores Bakersfield CA 93306 324-2482 Donna Belhumeur 7528 Lindsay Rd. Bakersfield CA 93311 397-0771 Jenny Burr 7501 Penny Made Ave. Bakersfield CA 93308 587-6730 In February of 2002, Officer Don Cegielski realized that he had been involved in the investigation of several collisions involving High School age drivers that resulted in their deaths. He obtained information and statistics through various sources regarding teen drivers. The Kern County Coroner's Office provided statistics indicating that between the years of 1987 and 2001, 81 high school aged drivers were killed in Kern County in traffic collisions. Officer Cegielski began processing the idea of developing some type of program that would target-~ese drivers and reduce their accident rate. The Bakersfield Police Department entered into a joint effort with the California Highway Patrol to provide a program aimed at Bakersfield's teens. In November of 2002 the first edition of our presentation, "A Life Interrupted", was finished; the program went into full swing in early 2003. The presentation begins with a scrolling memorial to the young people who have died in auto related accidents in Kern County since 1987. Photographs, audio of 911 calls and dispatch tapes are used to demonstrate the trauma and facilitate the discussion of several fatal accidents involving local teens. The officers discuss how each collision occurred, how it could have been avoided, and what decisions were made by the driver and passengers prior to the collision. Proper decision making before getting in a car, and aRer being in the car is emphasized to the audience. During the program officers tell personal stories that were shared with them by the families of the victims. This has become a very important part of the program and it gives the officers an opportunity to introduce the mothers of some of the very students the officers are 'talking about. Each one of these mothers have experienced the tragic death of a child and are willing, to share how that experience has affected them and their family. They have volunteered tO stand in front of over 12 thousand students and tell the most difficult story of their life. Their dedication to the program and the teenage students of Bakersfield has caused them to sacrifice many hours of personal and professional time. They are well spoken and to the point in relating their stories to the students. The impact that they have had is demonstrated by the fact that there is rarely a dry eye in the room and they are sought out by students at the conclusion of every presentation. These mothers have had a positive impact on the death rate of our local teens, as demonstrated by the fact that we have experienced a reduction in fatal collisions involving teens in Bakersfield and the surrounding area. The contribution these nominees have made is invaluable and they are all a positive asset to our community. As a result of this joint effort, the nominees have helped in forming a "support group" for the families of other local victims. This-group of women is a testimony to the difference each of us can make when we have a "cause" and are given an opportunity to pursue it. It is with great pleasure that the Bakersfield Police Department nominates the above listed women for a Beautiful Bakersfield Award. I have included a more detailed description of the program and its history. Thank You, Sergeant Gary Moore, Bakersfield Police Department The 6akersSelcl Calirorman · City eaaor: ~ C~nsl,e · 3~7413 · fax: 3~7529 · ~ad: t~a~s~e.~ ~yt M~ 1, 2~ LO~~ Ed~l: ~esident s~i~ ~e bakg~eld eom e~ s~t~ ~r Ne~ ale~: Get news, traffic and weather wa~ng ~e ~NS ~ ' aler ts ~a ~ail from ~.~akersfietd.com :c~eck f~ ~ ~Mr ~ h~ to ~ a ~ou~ Got ne~? Call ~e Californian's ~p line check due to his ~li~ at 39~7555. ~cu~t~n. ~ A life interrupted Rules 0fthe r0ad By PERCY E/)NALINO dende yea~ They also are held any reservations about tagdng · ..,.e.~ea,*e, eetawa.am~c~ coincidewibhspdngbreak, pmm 'A I~ of these kids (at D on Ce~eL~ki and A]an andgrad~ml~on. Ridgeview) Imve been to my BuUn~n ~ a dis- So far, U~e presenlai~on Im homeandhungoutwithmyson,' ,aubing b~nd las~.kear a~d decided things Ired to change, she said. 'Any pubbe awarenes~ Shepp'$ mother, llra Anlak, ce~P°llce~th°mcer'the C.~.'on'~au~ln'an ~sF~h,~m om. pain of losing ~ we~ d,.in~ P,'~ol. On Wedne~ay, ~e t~a,o tior:~ orflceesspoketoRidgeviewHigh children, hope ',.~'my ...... ~h~- s~hoo,,s se.lot c,~.~,,t f~to save lives of ~"'~ ~" the ~d; ^n~ ~. car crazbes invoMn8 teen-age 'And I wo~dd gwe anything ~ve~ others ~ve ~' Clip O~cer G~§ W~llianm The pt~?~enlation includes mid ~ere were 13 such I~,.,,t yea~ Fora' of the v~ctin~ were hadiizintendedeffeeb7]~erehas Ph°tos ° f f Ire ~"cident~ A Pit'Ire Rid§eview s~udenL~, not been a fa~l accident thiz year of a ca~ door spla.~ed with blood W~lliazva&--~ideachhighschool invelv~lgahi~schoolstudenL eliciled ~ I'rom in Kera Countyhashada~t~mdent 8u~. la.~r, year was a difl'erem Ridgeviewsa~dent~ die from a mlffic ~q:ident since stor~. O~ Ju~e 30, Mich2el Some st~den~ qa"~J¥ w~ped 1987. when law eaforcement Richard Cbu'k Jr~ ~d Jeffrey away ~a~ and a ['ew sobbed o~za~o~.~ began ~acking the Shepp were killed in a Cr~ off tmcont~ollably when photos nunlberoffa~lcr~besinvoiv~ng Shne Road, no~ of Houghtnn i'rom Cla~k and Sbepp~ 'O~u' goal isn't to dwell on the teet~ were ejected from apickimp, Clark ~aid ~ee~ oiten get in~ pa.~' ~ulln~n said. 'I~'s abo,t which indicated to Clip omeem nc~denL~ becm~e U~ey believe stopping ~e ~ext (crash).' that none of the p,~s~nger~ wo~ ~ey'~ invincible. Cegie~ld and BuUnu'm p,t sea~he)~ together a multin~.dia prr~nia- CL-a-k cUed ~ the scene. Shepp Parked outside Ridgev~ew's tionlnn~sponsetothenun~bero[ diedthenextnmmin& a,di~orim~) was a bhle llon¢la :een-relaled ct-a.~hes la~ year The ddve~ in U~e crash, Oa~y Civic IJu~. was totaJed in an Theoi~t'e~havespokentoctass- (qefley, ~ ser~o~L~y i~ured, dent Ridgev~ew senior J~ne es at ~,ibert~),, S~kdaJe, Centen. Clark's au~her, La-NR Clark, CaJderon s~,~red ~1 the t-ar mid hill, West, Highland and Garces smd her sun wo~dd have been a ~dthepresanr,~ionwas'se~y.' Memo~a~high~:hool~inreeent junior at Ridgev~ew tl~ yea~ au~.heshnu'~edhi~shmdder~ weeic~ Clark ~s aguest speaker dtmng when esked if the present,~rion Ceg~elsl~ ~d present~io~ Cegielski and Butln~'s presen, wo~dd cha~ge his d~v~ng h~biL~ weredone~the~to~ofUteaca- L~JOnZ and said she nc-vet had 'ldon~.lmow,'he~d. La-Ha Clark receives a hug f~om Rldgevlew High School student Chad Perry who said he was a very good friend of her son, Michael Clark, who was killed in a vehicle accident. La- Na Clink was at Ridgevlew on Wednesday as a part of tho Cailfomia HI.way Pat. roi/Bakersfield Police Department presentation on the dangers of ddving. A Life Interrupted The senseless and tragic death of a teenage driver causes all of us to wonder "What could have been done to prevent it? How could we have better prepared them to drive? What will it take to prevent so many of our kids fi.om perishing in traffic accidents? How many more funerals will we have to attend?" These and many more questions are continually asked in the wake of fatal collisions involving young drivers. In February of 2002, Officer Don Cegielski, an accident reconstmctionist with the Bakersfield Police Department, .realized that he had been involved in the investigation of several collisions involving the deaths of teen age drivers and passengers. During this scanning element he consulted the Office of Traffic' Safety, the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, local teen mortality rates, police depar~ent records, and his own experiences. A search of these resources revealed that the major cause of teen deaths was motor vehicle accidents. Locally in 2001, our department investigated 4 'fatal collisions involving teens. SWlTRS reports revealed that 13% of our injury collisions involved drivers under 20. OTS statistics indicated that our city ranked #3 out of 13 in cities in our population group for collisions involving DUI drivers under 21, and ranked #5 out of 13 in collisions involving bicyclists under 15. In the analysis element, Officer Cegielski coupled this information with the fact that traditional school funded "Driver Education" has been eliminated due to budget constraints. Each of the sources of research brought great concern as they all indicated how vulnerable our young people are during these teen years. Teen drivers are at great risk as they usually have a minimum amount of training and very little experience. Not only are they at risk but they pose a danger to other drivers using the same roadways. We all place a high value on our youth and want to see them out-live their parents; therefore, developing .them into the best and safest drivers should be a priority. Officer Cegielski became determined to develop a program in response that would target teen drivers in hopes of reducing their accident rate as well as the number of deaths associated with the collisions they were involved in. One particular accident .investigated by Officer Cegielski involved a Honda Civic SI which had been modified to increase the speed of the vehicle. The driver and two passengers in the vehicle were teenagers. At the time of the collision the vehicle was traveling over 110 miles per hour. The Honda struck the rear of a fully loaded semi truck and trailer entering traffic from a private driveway. The driver and right front passenger survived the collision due to the combined use of seatbelts and air bags. The right rear passenger died at the scene even though he was wearing a seatbelt. The Honda sustained an incredible amount of damage. Officer Cegielski took the initiative to contact the owner of the Honda in an effort to begin the process of obtaining the Honda for use in a high school driver education program. His idea was to use the vehicle in the high school setting, showing the students the physical results of tragic accidents and discussing the hazards of speed, inattention and alcohol. The discussions would cover the various aspects of driving in an attempt to impact student driving habits. After contacting the owner of the Honda, the bank that held the title, and the insurance company, our department was able to get all parties to agree to donate the car to the police department. A local towing company, Barnett's Towing, made and donated a display rack with rollers to mount the car on so that it could be easily.moved from the storage yard to the school where it would be displayed. Barnett's continues to transport the vehicle free of charge to each presentation. At the same time Officer Cegielski was doing his background work, officers from the California Highway Patrol were developing a program to target these same drivers through the California Highway Patrol Community Outreach Program. When it was learned that both departments were working on similar programs, management staff from the California Highway Patrol assigned an 'officer to collaborate on a joint program with Officer Cegielski.The officers researched their respective department records and consulted the Kern County Coroners Office and found statistics indicating that between the years of 1987 to 2001, 81 local high school aged drivers were killed in Kern County in traffic collisions. This fact' further concerned the officers reassuring them that they were on the right track in their endeavor to develop a program. Each officer researched specific collisions in their jurisdiction and selected a few collisions which they believed would have the greatest impact on high school students. The collisions had various primary collision factors including driving under the influence, excessive speed, inattention, and reckless driving. Each collision had accompanying photographs which helped to illustrate how the collision occurred and the aftermath ensuing. The most difficult aspect of the program was still ahead of the officers; contacting the parents of the deceased teens. This was done with great care and tact. Officer Cegielski initiated contacts with several parents, some wishing not to participate in the program, while others were anxious to help in any way possible. We found that there were a handful of mothers who had been looking for an opportunity to share their experience of loosing a child with other teens, with the hope of keeping that from happening again. These mothers have proved to be a great resource and are invaluable to the program. This background work occurred between February 2002 and December 2002, and in December of 2002 the first edition of the program was complete. It included a power point presentation conducted by a Bakersfield Police Officer and a California Highway Patrol Officer, the display of the car, and two mothers. Officer Cegielski was contacted by a teacher at Ridgeview High School who requested the program for three criminal justice classes. The presentation was a tremendous success and was featured on our local new§ broadcasts. The students provided positive comments and feedback about the program and we later received letters from all the students indicating that they thought it was a good and worthwhile program and that it would impact their driving decisions. After being introduced tO the students, the officers start the program with personal background information about themselves and their experiences as traffic officers. They then introduce the power point program which begins with a scrolling memorial to the high school age kids who have died in auto-related accidents in Kern County since 1987. Facts are presented about drivers between the ages of 15 and 25. Photographs, audio 911 calls, and dispatch tapes are used to discuss eight fatal accidents and one major injury accident. The officers rotate discussing every other collision. The Highway Patrol Officer discusses the Highway Patrol collisions and Officer Cegielski explains the collisions investigated by the Bakersfield Police Department. They discuss how each collision occurred, how it could have been avoided, and what decisions were made by the driver and passengers prior to the collision. Proper decision making before getting in a car, and after being in the car is emphasized to the audience. During the program, officers tell personal stories that were shared with them by the families of the victims. At the conclusion of the power point presentation, the mothers in attendance share their experience of losing a child with the students. It is an extremely moving and emotional segment of the program, and carries a tremendous impact with the students as well as the adults in attendance. After the program, students are encouraged to ask questions of the officers and mothers. Students are given a few minutes to consider what they think officers should say to parents of deceased students when they have to inform them about the student's death. We have found this exercise to have a tremendous impact on both the students and adults who participate in the presentation.. To determine its suitability for youth and community groups a second presentation of the program was provided for the High School youth group of Laurelglen Bible Church (a local church with students from several local high schools). The presentation was well received and has been extremely successful. The presentation is provided regularly and is in high demand by various groups of this sort. Another venue for the presentation was the corporate office personnel of the State Farm Insurance Company. It was presented there on two occasions. The management of the company felt so strongly about the program that they wanted to partner financially with us. In December of 2003 we were awarded a $1000.00 grant from State Farm Insurance to assist in the purchase of a sound system, further illustrating the acceptance of the program, within our business community. Alter providing the program during the 2003 year on more than 50 occasions to over 13,000 students an assessment was completed. It revealed several interesting facts: First, not one student who had been a part of a presentation was involved as a party or passenger in a fatal collision. Secondly, there were only four fatal collisions involving teens in the entire county of Kern for the calendar year. Finally, there was only one fatal collision involving a teen in the city of Bakersfield and that student had been an eighth grader the previous year, having no exposure to the program. As a continuing part of assessment, several minor modifications have been made to the program to keep it current, including updating the collisions scene photos and fine tuning power point graphics. We have also allowed some of the parents to provide photos and video clips which we have used in the power point presentation The program is designed so that as new collisions occur an old collision can be replaced out if necessary. The idea is to have recent collisions in the program so that the students are aware that it is a problem that they may face. This also puts a face to the reality of death as it holds a greater impact on the audience when the victim that we are talking about is known by some in the audience. The program has been reviewed by the California Office of Traffic Safety and the Headquarters Division of the California Highway Patrol. Our local schools consistently contact us to schedule presentations and we have been featured on news articles on several occasions. A recent radio talk show hosted Officer Cegielski who discussed the program. This brought a wave of calls to the Traffic Office requesting the program. One listener also called volunteering the use of her "story" as she had been the "suspect" in a fatal DUI collision when she was a teen. The program "A Life Interrupted" has made a positive difference at our department and with the members of our community. .,~ ~' ~ ., ,~U~xl 2 5 2004 BA K E R S F I E L D Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM June 23,2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manage~z~r,~~ FROM: Donna L. Kunz, Economic Development Director SUBJECT: Sangera Buick Inc.' d.b.a. Sangera Automotive Group Employment Status - Year 4 Agreement No. 00-14 between the City of Bakersfield and Sangera Buick, Inc. provided a $60,000 loan to the company for a term of five years. Of the $60,000 loan, Sangera spent $43,957 on telephone equipment. This $43,957 loan is not a forgivable loan and will be repaid at 0% interest in 2005. However, if in any year the company fails to comply with the terms of the agreement, 20% of the loan (or $8,791.40) would reimbursed to the city. These terms include, · hiring two workers from Bakersfield during the first year, two during the second year, two during the third year, two durinq the fourth year, and two during the fifth year for a total of 10 new jobs for the five year term of the agreement; and 51% of those jobs will be made available to Iow and moderate-income residents of the City of Bakersfield. During the fourth year (2003-04), the company exceeded the terms and conditions of the agreement, by hiring 5 CDBG-qualified employees during the reporting period, which were Iow- and moderate-income individuals. Therefore, Sangera has met the terms and conditions required in the agreement for the first, second, third and fourth year and will not be required to immediately reimburse the city for 80% of the loan. Payment for the entire loan is due on January 26, 2005. With your approval, we will be sending a letter to the company acknowledging their status concerning the conditions of the loan. P:\Sangera\4th Year forgiveable loan memo.doc JUN 2 9 200 ;?'~' ItAANAGER'~ BAKERSFIELD CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM June 28,2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director SUBJECT: High Speed Rail- Update On June 23, 2004 Public Works staff attended the California High Speed Rail Authority public meeting held in Los Angeles. Attached for your information is a copy of staff's report, along with a copy of the Agenda and Minutes of the Meeting of March 23, 2004. Attach. G:\GROUPDAT~M2OO4_CMO~SR Mtg 062304_Update.doc .mrp B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM TO: Jacques LaRochelle, Assistant Public Works Director FROM: John Ussery, Engineer II DATE: June 24, 2004 SUBJECT: California High Speed Rail Authority Public Meeting On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, I attended a meeting of the California High Speed Rail Authority in Los Angeles. Attached to this memo are the meeting agenda and meeting minutes. Most of the discussion at this meeting centered on the Draft EIR/EIS. The members of the Authority are anticipating that they will have sufficient funds to review and comment on all public comments after the Draft EIR/EIS is complete later this summer. The Authority believes that the Draft EIR/EIS will be completed sometime this August and that all public comments will be gathered and complied in September and October of this year. The Authority also started to plan for the "what-if" scenarios such as they receive so many public comments that funding runs short. The board also discussed the current budget situation for the next fiscal year. As of right now, the money necessary to keep the Authority going for another year is included in the current draft budget that the Governor is going thru. They hope that they are funded for the next fiscal year. Also discussed was the delay of the bond measure to build the high speed rail system. As it stands now, SB 1169 has passed committee and will probably be passed by the state legislator. This bill will delay the public vote on the high speed rail bond measure until the November, 2006 election. P:\My_Stu ffiWord\Memo.doc CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY PUBLIC MEETING. June 23, 2004 Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority- Board Room · 1 Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor,'Los Angeles, CA ' . 10:30 a.m. Agenda-Items ,._~ . Responsible Party Status 1. Approval of March 23, 2004 Meeting Minutes .. Chairperson Petrillo A 2. Authority Members' Meetings for Compensation Chairperson Petrillo A 3. Election of Officers " Chairperson P'etrillo A 4. Members' Reports Chairperson Petrillo I 5.' Executive Director's Report Mehdi Morshed A _ 6. Proposed Meeting Dates and Activities Mehdi Morshed A Authority staff will. present a proposed schedule for upcoming meetings and~ activities for the remainder of the calendar year. 7. Public Comment .. An opportunity for public comment Will also bk provided during each agenda'item. (Comment :. On the Draft Program EIR/EIS will be taken durihg the public hearing scheduled to begin at 1.'00 p. rn: at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Author;tx,- Board Room 1 Gateway Plaza, 3'd Floor, Los Angeles, CA. In addition, members of the tvu;olic may also provide to the Authority written comments on the Draft EIR/EIS. Please note that the public hearings during which comment on the Draft EIR/EIS will be received are not Authority board meetings but will be conducted by members Of the Author!ty's staff.) 8. Adjournment " Chairperson Petrillo' I ",4" denotes' an "Action" item; 'T' denotes an "Information" item. Reasonable Accommodation for Any Individual utith-a Disability Any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate may request assistance by contacting the Authority at (916) 324-1541. Requests for additional accommodations for the disabled, signers, assistive listening devices, or translators should be made no later than one week prior to the meeting. 925 L Street, Suite 1425, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 324-1541, (916) 322-0827 fax For further information you may visit the California High-Speed Rail website at www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES ~ ~ - March 23, 2004 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA .. 'The 'meeting of the California High-Speed Rail' Authority was called to order on March 23, 2004 at 12:15 p.m: at Tsakop0ulos Library Galleria, McCuen Meeting Room, 828 1 Street, Sacramento, CA. Members Present: Joseph E. Petrillo, Chairperson Fran Florez, Vice Chairperson Marc 'Adelman Donna Andrews Rod Diridon, Sr. Bob Giroux Lynn Schenk Members Absent: T.J. Stapleton - Closed Session The Authority convened in closed session pertaining to potential litigation' pursuant to Government Code Section 11126, subdivision (e) (2) (B) (i)... . . .. · 'APproval of Minutes for September 23~ 2003 Meeting Chairperson Petrillo presented the minutes for approval. Member Giroux and Chairperson Petrillo requested the September meeting minutes be revised to reflect their comments made at the Authority .meeting relating to the award of the-Public Outreach contract. Member Diridon moved to approye the September 23, 2003 meeting minutes. Member Adelman seconded the motion, which carried 7-0: Approval of Minutes for January, 28~ 2004'Meeting Chairperson Petrillo presented the minutes for approval. Member Diridon moved to approve the January 28, 2004 meeting minutes. Vice Chairperson Florez seconded the motion, which carried 7'0. Authority Members' Meetings for Compensation Chairperson. Petrillo presented the list of meetings for compensation for approval. Member Diridon moved to approve the September - December list of meetings for compensation. Member Adelman seconded the mption, which carried, 7~0. Authority Members' Meetings for Compensation Chairperson Petrillo presented the next list of meetings for compensation for approval. Member Adelman moved to approve the list of meetings for compensation, i Member Diridon seconded the motion, which carried, 7-0. Members Reports Chairperson Petrillo rePorted that Dr. Ernest Bates, a long time Member of the Authority has resigned. Dr. Bates has been invaluable to the Authority and he will be missed. Chairperson Petrillo reported that he attended the High-Speed Ground Transportation Meeting in Washington, D.C. and met with various members of Congress regarding federal interest and funding of high-speed rail and Member Diridon will report on the details later on during the meeting. The High-Speed Rail Authority is in the midst of a budget crunch and therefore it may take the Authority a.little longer to do things and ask that the public be Patient at this time. Member Diridon rep_o~e_d on the current status of the Authority's relationship with the High-Speed Ground TmnsportationAssocigt!gn.. Executive Director's Report Executive Director Morshed reported that since the-last Board Meeting, Authority staff and Consultants have been working on releasingthe Draft EIR/EIS, .... .... ~hich. will be reported on later during the meeting... Executive Director reported on the budget. The Governor is proposing that the bond measure be removed from the November 2004 ballot. Therefore, the Legislature is discussing possible postponement of the bond measure the following four bills have been introduced: AB2865 Bogh moves the date of the bond to.2010; SBl169 Murray and SB1483~.perata both move date to Nov. 2006; and, SB1256 Sen. McClintock calls for the repeal of the bond , % :' A-reqUest for additional staffing whs denied by Finance and'Patricia has applied for;another, positiofi~hnd received a tentativeoffer and will probably be leaving the Authority. As soon as Patricia leaves, we will have no assistance in the 'office. Therefore, .we will put the phone on answering service and we will not be able to make your trax;el plans. The remaining staff will try their best to accommodate your needs.~ Due to the delay in the release of the Draft EIR/EIS, the Authority had to spend more money than anticipated~ approximately $750,000. As part of the May Revise process the Authority submitted a request in January 'to Finance for additional funding, last week we received word that the request has been denied. Depending on the amount of comments we receive and the additional work we have to do to prepare the final document we may or may not have enough money to do the work that we had anticipated tO do. ... ~ '..-' ~ ' ' '" '~ ' Discussion of Public review period of the Draft Program EIR/EIS and Selection of dates and locations for the Draft Program EIR/EIS public h'earings Chairperson Petrillo reported that the Authority has received numerous requests to extend the public comment' period. Chairperson Petrillo reported the three issues before the Boai'd: First re-adopt the public hearing 'schedule; Second extend the public comment period; and Third because of the all of the interest in and comments related to the route options for going from the Central Valley to the Bay_Area consideration of holding one more public hearing in San Jose., Chairperson Petrillo announced that he would now take public comment so that the Authority-Members can take the public comment into consideration when voting on the three aforementioned items. Public Comment Mr. Olin Woods, Sacramento Area Council of Governments Mr. Woods requested a 45-day extension of the public comment period. '! Melissa Hippard, Sierra Club Ms. Hippard requested an extension of the pUblic domment period. John Brooks, City of Palmdale -2- 'Mr:' Brooks requested a 90-day extension of the public comment period and postponement public hearings. Stuart Flashman, TRAC Mr. Flashman reported that there are some documents that TRAC has requested and have yet to receive and therefore, requested an extension of the public comment period. Barbara Hill, California State Parks Foundation . Ms. Hill requested a 90-day extension of the public comment period. ' . '. Eddy Moore, Planning & Conservation League .. Mr. Moore requested an extension of the public comment period and postponement of' the public hearings. John Woodbury, Bay Area OPen Space Council Mr. Woodbury requested an extension of the public comment period. Vicki Lee, Mother Lode chaPter, Si'erra Club .' Ms. Lee' requested an extension of the public comment period. 'David Underwood', Transportation Involves Everyone; Sierra Club Mr. Underwood requested that other cities be added to the public hearings such as the city Of. Stockton. Mr. Underwood requested an extension of the p.ublic comment period. Executive Director Morshed reported extending the ptiblic comment period would also be beneficial to the staff as well as the public. After much discussion between Board Members, legal counsel and staff, Member Diridon motioned to adopt the public hearing schedule with two additional public hearings May 26th in San Jose and June 23rd in Los Angeles and extension of the public comment period to August 31, 2004. Member Adelman sec0.nded the motiop~ which was approved 7-0. Presentation on the Implementation Plan Executive Director reported that this presentation is for information only and Al Engel of Systra will' provide the implementation plan presentation. Mr. Engel delivered a presentation on' the Implementation Plan. A copy of this presentation may be obtained by request. Meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m. BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM Date: July 2, 2004 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: W.R. Rector, Chief of Police ~ Subject: Graffiti Enforcement Information For your information, I have attached the results of Graffiti enforcement efforts during early June. Please call me if you have questions. BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM To: William R. Rector, Assistant Chief of Police From: Bryan L. Lynn, Operations Captain Subject: Results of Graffiti Enforcement / Directed Policing 6/2/04 On Wednesday June 2, 2004, the day shift concentrated their Directed Policing efforts on Graffiti Enforcement. This enforcement consisted of probation searches at residences of juveniles who are currently on probation for graffiti offenses and subject to search as a result of court orders. These searches led to the arrests of three juveniles who were found to be in violation of their probation (in possession of graffiti/tagging material, affiliation with tagging crew members, etc). In addition to these searches, officers conducted intensive patrol at twelve city parks and two county parks that are within our sphere of influence looking for taggers and photographing and documenting existing graffiti. This activity was conducted to not only identify possible suspects, but to identify locations where "paint over" is necessary. Out of these park checks, five offenses were located and we are optimistic about the possibility of identifying the suspectJs responsible. A third component of the Directed Policing effort was to spot check businesses that sell products that can be used for tagging, marking, and etching. As you know, the Municipal Code regulates the sale of certain items (paint and markers) and mandates that spray paint be locked in an inaccessible location prior to sale. Thirteen businesses were checked throughout the day. One business ( Lowe's @ Rosedale and Coffee) was cited for violation of this municipal code. We will continue to concentrate available resources on aggressive graffiti enforcement and will conduct operations such as this on future Directed Policing days. BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM Date: July 2, 2004 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: W.R. Rector, Chief of Police ~ Subject: Red Light Enforcement Information For your information, I have attached the results of the Red Light Camera Enforcement for the first six months of 2004. Please call me if you have questions. BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM July 1,2004 TO: W.R. Rector, Chief of Police FROM: T. Taylor, Captain, Operations -West SUBJECT: Red-light Photo Enforcement Statistics The City of Bakersfield currently has five local intersections with operable red-light photo enforcement cameras. They are: Oswell Street and Bernard Street NB Chester Avenue and Brundage Lane NB Coffee Road and Truxtun Avenue All SB & Left Turn Ming Avenue and SR 99 off-ramp @ Valley Plaza EB- Ming Avenue and South Real Road WB During the first six months of 2004 (January I through June 30) cameras at these intersections captured 5,128 red light violations resulting in 2,182 notices of violation. We are currently evaluating additional intersections and will soon be installing our sixth and final photo enforcement camera per our contract with Redflex Traffic Systems. JU~ ~ 9 2004 BAKERSFIELD CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM June 29, 2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul M. Rojas, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Council Meeting of June 23, 2004- Agenda Item 5.n. Agreement with Shell Oil Company- Relocation of oil line Attached is a copy of staff's memo with follow-up information relating to the Shell Oil Company pipeline along Allen Road from Rosedale Highway to Noriega Road. Attachment G:\GROUPDAT~M2004_CMO\ShelIOilAgr-Pipeline-doc .mrp B A K E R S F I E L D Public Works Department Memorandum TO: Raul Rojas, Director - Public Works FROM: Ralph araboy, Civil Engineer III ~.-~ DATE: June 28, 2004 SUBJECT: Shell Oil Line - Relocation for Allen Road Sewer Project I spoke today with a Shell Oil Company Representative. His name is Don Herman (tel. 310-816-2043). Mr. Herman works with the Shell Representative I had previously spoken with about the pipeline, Dave Felger, who is on vacation until July 6, 2004. Mr. Herman says that the product flowing in the pipeline is crude oil. The destination of the crude oil is proprietary. Mr. Herman further says that the pipeline is part of a network system that is currently up for sale, and therefore that line must remain as a 'whole' part of the system. In other words, the plan is that the pipeline will continue to be used, even if the refinery were to close. Mr. Herman assured me that Shell would not ask the City of Bakersfield to pay for a relocation of a line that would go out of service in the foreseeable future. c: Jack LaRochelle Arnold Ramming Dick Meyer S:\PROJECTS\Ralph~Allen Rd Sewer\Shell Memo.doc AGER "S OFi-iCFI B A K g R S F I E I_ '--' ..... ' .......... Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM July 1, 2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager(..-~,~ FROM: Donna L. Kunz, Economic Development Director SUBJECT: HOMELESS TASK FORCE Council Referral No. Ref000813 ICouncilmember Carson requested staff provide an update on the Homeless Task Force and what is currently in place for economic development and affordable housing. The Homeless Collaborative regularly meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Economic and Community Development conference room at 900 Truxtun Avenue. The Collaborative is made up of agencies that provide services to the homeless population in and around Bakersfield and Kern County. Members of the Homeless Collaborative include; Bakersfield Homeless Center, Bakersfield Rescue Mission, Community Action Partnership of Kern, Kern County Mental Health Department, Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Alliance Against Family Violence and CSUB. Also included in the Collaborative is the Homeless Task Force (Public Resident Initiative for Developing Empowerment) which is made up of current and former homeless individuals throughout the City. The purpose of the group is to improve and coordinate the delivery of homeless services utilizing local donations, state and federal funds to end homelessness. As to the question of economic development and affordable housing efforts of the Homeless Collaborative, most agen'cies are establishing training and job placement programs for their individual clients. Most recently, the collaborative is working with the CSUB in preparing a grant application under the Community Outreach Partnership Center program to implement a "Train the Trainer" program for the agency staff working in job training to their clients. In addition, the Collaborative has initiated a permanent housing committee made up of City, County and County of Kern Housing Authority staff to explore funding sources to expand affordable housing projects and opportunities for Iow income individuals and families. S:\DEBBIE'S\Council Referrals\homeless task force.doc B A K E R S F I E L D MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager /'~f FROM: Jack Hardisty, Development Services Direct.,o~~, / DATE: June 29, 2004 SUBJECT: Trash in alley between S & T / Referral No. 828 Councilmember Carson requested staff investigate businesses southeast of California between S and T for not keeping trash contained. Wind blows trash in the alley and yards of nearby residents. On June 25, 2004, code enforcement investigated four businesses at the above location. No violations were observed. The area will be monitored for any future violations. B A K E R S F I E L D MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Jack Hardisty, Development Services Direc r~~, DATE: June 29, 2004 SUBJECT: Update on Building at Brundage and T / Referral No. 827 Councilmemer Carson requested the Building Department provide a written status update regarding the dental office at the coruer of Brundage Lane and T Street. On Monday, June 21, 2004, the Building Division staff met with Mr. Nam Bui and several of his representatives to clarify building code requirements and discuss possible solutions to complete his project located at 440 Brundage Lane. From this meeting, a letter was generated by staff identifying each specific code violation to assist Mr. Bui and his contractor in completing their project. A major issue of contention was the installation of medical gas piping.. The medical gas piping was installed underground and a concrete floor slab was placed over the piping prior to inspection and certification. Mr. Bui was informed this was a code violation. Staff suggested one possible solution would be to obtain a letter from the manufacturer or design representative certifying the piping was flushed and cleaned, and the system meets the installation requirements. Otherwise Mr. Bui would have to uncover the line for inspection, or abandon the system and install new piping. The other code requirements outlined in the letter can simply be accomplished by making the required corrections. Mr. Bui informed staff he would be on vacation for the next two weeks and he would meet with them when he returns. B A K E R S F I E L D MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROMi Jack Hardisty, Development Services Direct~//~ DATE: June 29, 2004 SUBJECT: Abatement Issues on Milham Street / Referral No. 824 Councilmember Carson requested staff abate weeds on the vacant lot at 27 Milham, before firework season, if possible. Code enforcement investigated the above location on June 25, 2004. There were several vacant lots with overgrown weeds. Violation notices were mailed to the property owners on June 28, 2004. A reinspection will be conducted on July 6, 2004. .]Ukl 3 0 ?_004 B A K E R S F I E L D PUBU¢ WORKS DEPARTMENY CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM July 1, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTO~_~-~ SUBJECT: BARRICADE REMOVAL Council Referral #814 Councilmember Benham requested staff provide memo regarding the removal process of barricades following the summer street fairs, and the feasibility of removing the same evening. On the day of the Street Fair, Street Maintenance employees deliver barricades to the locations that are specified by the Bakersfield Police Department. After the Street Fair ends at approximately 10:00 p.m. the Police officers set the barricades aside on the street corners. The barricades are picked up the following morning by street maintenance employees. On the day of the June 17, 2004, Street Fair, all street maintenance personnel were called out to respond to an emergency situation that lasted through Saturday night, June 19, 2004, and they did not get to remove the Street Fair barricades until Monday, June 21,2004. · To prevent any future incidents that may result from leaving the barricades out, even for one night, the Street Cleaning, night shift, crew will be pick up the barricades immediately after the Fair ends. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\06-23\814 - Streets.doc ~TY MANAGER'S B A K E R S F I E L D POBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM July 1, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.. f,/~ SUBJECT: JOHN ENRIQUEZ/GRAFFITI CONTROL Council Referral #815 Councilmember Benham requested staff explore enlisting assistance from the public to aide in graffiti control. She requested staff meei. with John Enriquez to utilize his experience, and coordinate the meeting with her. A staff meeting has been set up with Councilmembe[ Benham and John Enriquez, Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Chairperson, for Wednesday, July 14 at 4:30 PM at Solid Waste Division Building A in the Corp Yard. The meeting is to learn about Mr. Enriquez's efforts in his neighborhood to get local citizens to volunteer and stop graffiti from spreading in their area. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\06-23~815 - SW.doc B A K E R S F I E L D OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM June 28, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: TRUDY SLATER, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST Ill ~,~- ~ SUBJECT: COUNCIL REFERRAL #000825, BAKERSFIELD ENTRANCE SIGNS At the City Council meeting of June 23, 2004, Councilmember David Couch requested staff address concerns outlined in correspondence from William McLean regarding the inability to read the Bakersfield entrance sign. The letter referred to the northern entrance sign located southbound on Highway 99 near the Norris Road off ramp. The Bakersfield entrance signs (completed in 2002) generated considerable Council debate, including lettering and color schemes. A high level of community participation was included prior to presenting the proposal to the City Council for consideration. An on-line survey was conducted to help develop the conceptual framework, and visits were made to community groups to gain support and receive input. The Council's Community Services Committee reviewed and discussed the proposal before sending it to Council for approval. The colors and schemes chosen were felt to be ones which would be well received by the community. It is true that at some times of the day the sign is more highly visible than at others. This is indicative of all signs and not just the Bakersfield entry sign. Sign visibility can be affected by something as simple as the sun's reflection upon it, the sign's location and angle (north, south, east, west), the time of year, the time of day, and even the weather. The placement of the Bakersfield sign near Highway 99 and the Norris Road off ramp was chosen because of its location at the northern entrance into the City along a major thoroughfare. This complements the second Bakersfield sign located near the entrance of the City from the south along the freeway near McKee Road and South H Street. Both sites, which are modest in size and nature, are surrounded by land belonging to others. Thus, the placement of signage on adjoining property can affect the visibility of the sign/s. The attached letter has been forwarded to Mr. McLean in response to this referral. P:V~M0406281 -McLean Referral Attachment ..B'.A K.E R S F I E L D' Alan Tandy ° City Manager ,June. 28, 2004 Mr.. William 'McLean Dear Mr. McLean: Your ,letter to Councilmember David Couch regarding the Bakersfield sign on southbound 'Highway 99 near the Norris Road off .ramp has been referred to me for response. You are correct .in noting the lengthy Council debate about the sign's lettering and color schemes. You may not be .aware of the high level of community .participation in presenting the proposal to .the City Council for consideration. An on-line survey was conducted to help develop the conceptual framework, and visits were-made to community groups to gain support and ~receive input. The Council's Community Services Committee reviewed and discassed the proposal before sending it to Council for approval. The colors and schemes chosen were felt to be ones.which would 'be well received 'by the community. It is true that at some times.of the day the sign is'more-highly visible than at others. This is indicative of all signs and not just'the Bakersfield entrance sign. Sign visibility can be affectedby something as simple as the sun's reflection upon it, the sign's location and angle (north, south, east~ west), the time of year, the time of day, and even the weather. The placement of the Bakersfield sign near Highway 99 and the Norris Road off .ramp was chosen because of its location at.the.northern entrance into the City along a major thoroughfare. This complements the second Bakersfield sign located near the ,entrance of the City from the south along the freeway.near McKee Road and South H Street. ~Both sites, which are modest in size and .nature, are surrounded by land belonging to others. Thus, the placement of signage on adjoining property can, and obviously does, affect the visibility of the sign/s. : Thank you for your thoughtful comments on our northern entrance sign. I :hope this letter gives you a little of its history and the background on why the locations and colors on the signs were selected. Sincerely, Trudy Slater Administrative Analyst III P:\L0406281 -Mc Lean Referral CC: Mayor and City Council City Manager City of Bakersfield ° City Manager's Office ° 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California · 93301 (661) 326-3751 · Fax (661)324-1850 B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM July 1, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: KERN COG 2030 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Council Referral #822 Councilmember Couch requested staff contact Mr. Pope (County) to share the City's ideas and thoughts, and to form a consensus concerning the proposed Kern COG 2030 Regional Transportation Plan prior to meeting with Kern COG (Transportation Plan is transmitted in inter-office mail). Staff has had discussions with the County and is currently setting a meeting date and time to discuss both agency's concerns with this plan. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~004\06-23\822 - Jack.doc June 29, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR~ j SUBJECT: WEEKEND THERMOSTAT SETTINGS Council Referral #823 Councilmember Hanson requested staff adjust timers and thermostats in City Hall to assure the air conditioner does not run on weekends. Staff's investigation determined that we "normally" do not run the HVAC equipment on weekends. The city air conditioning staff was asked to provide cooling to the building over a weekend which city maintenance crews were performing work. This was done by changing the SATURDAY schedule to the desired hours of operation. During the following week the Saturday schedule was changed back to "normal" so that building HVAC would no longer run on the weekends; however, the Saturday schedule was not reset correctly. In the scheduling fields no action or 'NONE' was entered instead of 'STOP'. This caused the Saturday schedule to default to a RUN command and the A/C system started. The HVAC staff has been informed of this and a sample schedule has been distributed as a training aid for future reference. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~004\06-23~823 - GS.doc BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: W.R. RECTOR, CHIEF OF POLICE DATE: July 2, 2004 SUBJECT: Police Patrol at Ming and Valhalla Council Referral No. 810 (Ward 6) COUNCILMEMBER SULLIVAN REQUESTED POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE EXTRA ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA OF MING AVENUE AND VALHALLA DRIVE TO MITIGATE DRAG RACING AND NOISE IN THE EVENINGS Council Member Sullivan's concern was referred to Captain Taylor at the West Side Substation. This is an ongoing issue on Ming Avenue. Since receiving the e-mailed letter from Mr. Yoon in May, officers have been instructed to give the Ming Avenue corridor as much extra traffic patrol as possible; this includes the Copeland's Parking lot. Lt. Nuriddin has been working with Castle & Cooke and arranging for extra patrol in and around the Marketplace which also impacts traffic around the area. We are utilizing OTS DUI grant monies to provide extra officers on weekend nights for the sole purpose of arresting drivers who are under the · influence. These officers have been instructed to spend as much time as possible on Ming Avenue. In May we did a DUI/Driver License checkpoint near Valley Plaza and screened 640 of the 2,150 drivers that passed through the checkpoint. We made one DUI arrest, impounded 38 vehicles and issued 45 citations. We have plans to do another DUI/Driver License checkpoint in early July and we intend to keep up the pressure on Ming Avenue all summer long. TDT/vrf B A K E R S F i E L!?:?D~,,~- .... PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM July 1, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR~/'~-~_..~-~ SUBJECT: GRAFFITI IN ALLEY AT HUGHES LANE AND PLANZ ROAD Council Referral #820 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff address the problem of graffiti on the slatted fence in the alley behind the northeast corner of Hughes Lane and Planz Road near the City sump. The graffiti was removed from this slatted fence on June 24, 2004. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\06-23\820 - GS.doc B A K E R S F I E L~'D PUBLIC WORKS D£PARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM July 1, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: PAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/-~ j SUBJECT: poTHOLES ON MING AVENUE Council Referral #817 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff address the problem of potholes on Ming Avenue between Hughes and South H Street, east bound and west bound. A street maintenance crew went out on Thursday, June 24, 2004, and patched the potholes on Ming Avenue between Hughes Lane and So. "H' Street. Due to the pavement condition on this section of Ming Avenue, potholes seem to develop rapidly. During the week of July 5, 2004, the Streets Division will reconstruct the east bound number 2 lane and both west bound Lanes on Ming Avenue between So. "H' Street and Hughes Lane. G:\GROUPDA~Referrals~004\06-23\817- Streets.doc B A K E R $ F I E L D MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Jack Hardisty, Development Services Dir DATE: June 29, 2004 SUBJECT: 1816 Hughes Lane / Referral No. 818 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff provide an update on blighted property at 1816 Hughes Lane which is vacant and has weeds. Code enforcement is in the process of obtaining bids to have the property cleaned. Once the bids are obtained, a contract will be issued and the property will be cleaned.