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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/10/04 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM September 10, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: General Information 1. The Planning Commission will begin hearings next week on fifteen General Plan cases. As a preview, the Council is scheduled to hear them on October 29th and November 3rd. 2. Construction of the City's new three million gallon storage tank and water pumping station at Coffee and Norris Road is ahead of schedule. The project's original completion date was early 2005, and now the projected completion date is November 1, 2004. When completed, an additional 3,000 gallons per minute of production capacity will be added to the City system, enough to supply over 1,500 homes. The facility is a key part of providing water service to the Riverlakes Ranch area. 3. Staff met this week with representatives from the design/engineer firm, Parson's Infrastructure, to kick off the study, design, and expansion of Wastewater Treatment Plant 3. The initial discussion mainly covered the compilation and review of growth and planning data. If the present rate of construction continues within the Plant 3 service area, it is anticipated that the existing treatment plant capacity will be exhausted by the end of 2007. We will continue to update you as the project moves forward. 4. The demolition phase of the Jefferson Pool rehabilitation and wet play area project will begin next week, per the enclosed memo from Alan Christensen. We expect completion to occur in April of next year. 5. The Police Department received assistance this week from several local agencies in a "sweep" of various locations along the Kern River. The community policing effort included the Bakersfield Rescue Mission, Bethany Homeless Center, Independent Living Center, and HELP+. Their representatives worked with BPD officers to provide homeless individuals with options for shelter and other assistance programs. 6. The "Movies in the Park" have been very well received this year. There are three movies scheduled for the fall: September 17th and 24th and October 8th. The enclosed me'mo from Recreation and Parks includes further information. 7. Fire staff from Station #15 recently participated in a national promotion for child safety seat inspection and installation, sponsored by Toyota. The campaign was featured in the August edition of Time Magazine with a photograph that includes the City firefighters and a very positive narrative about the Fire Department's public education efforts. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst I5 A K E R $ F ! E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: September 10, 2004 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Alan Christensen, Recreation and Parks Director Subject: Jefferson Pool Rehabilitation and Wet Play Area Project The Jefferson Pool Rehabilitation and Wet Play Area Project, awarded to S.C. Anderson Inc. will begin with the demolition phase the week of September 13, 2004. Scheduled for completion in April of 2005, the project will completely update and modernize the decades old facility to include a 25 yard lap pool, an instructional pool and a new 2,400 square foot support facility to contain filters, pumps, control systems, storage and restrooms. An 1,800 square foot wet playground with six play stations will also be constructed adjacent to the pools as a new amenity to the park. p;jeffycou BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM Date: September 10, 2004 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: W.R. Rector, Chief of Police ~ Subject: Community Policing Efforts with Homeless Collaborative Multi Agency Teams During the early morning hours of September 8th, representatives from Bakersfield Rescue Mission, Bethany Homeless Center, Independent Living Center, and HELP+ were available to join the 5 a.m. Bakersfield Police Department briefing to coordinate a Kern River sweep of 6 locations and 7-10 campsites. The BPD performs this activity before the Dept. of Water and Power dredge the river and river banks to clean up debris, when there are safety issues along the bike path, or after aggressive activity is discovered such as homicides or assaults among campers. The following comments were received by Help + Supervisor, Carolyn Wade: In previous sweeps HELP+ was notified as to a pertinent location, and staff would stand by to assist individuals after they had been checked for warrants by 2 officers on 3 wheelers in the river bottom. During today's activity, the briefing revealed that 6 or 7 police cars were expected to be involved as well as animal control, and the range of the activity (while skipping Beach park) would extend from Mohawk and Coffee Road nearly to Manor Drive. We were able to engage with 11 people, one was a juvenile with his father. Yolanda and Tammy from Bethany arranged space for them in the family area of the shelter while the father was linked to Jim Alfred and Venus at ILC for his problems with spina bifida and the recent loss of his SSI. We engaged 2 separate couples: Jim, Venus, (ILC) and HELP+ transported them and their belongings with Michael and Jeanette (HELP+) assisting with a follow-up plan for mental health assessments and possible housing. They lost no papers, and both had their medication. They are staying with a pastor and we are waiting for a call from them as they assess their options. Marty Carpenter (BRM) and Jeanette (H+) made contact with another couple who were campers. They wanted no assistance, were not disturbed, but were warned about the impending Dept of Water and Power earthmovers that would be coming. BPD Community Policing Efforts with Homeless Collaborative Multi Agency Teams - General Info. Continued One man was invited as a "walk-up" as he had been camping and had decided to move along. He accepted food, smokes, and linkage information from Jim and H+. He reported he had an employment history and was from out of town. Jason and Raymond (BRM) explained the changes that had begun at the Mission and their relaxed greeting encouraged him to remain by the tailgate. He had the chance to look us over, and while the morning continued, he watched us from the overpass. Raymond (BRM) and Jeanette (H+) supported another young man who seemed lost. He was a single man with a dog and reported staying at the river to be near his mother who was in a nursing home. He was under 30 with no financial means of support. He was somewhat disoriented, reported he had a drug history, and had no plan for his future. He had a cart and was willing to give the dog to Animal Control when he realized he was unable to care for it or himself. H+ and the BRM hope to route him into the program @ the RM or into an assessment with Kern Linkage and temporary housing at Kennemer. (It looks more like mental illness than drugs...) Tammy (Bethany) and Lucy (H+) took the calls with BPD units off of Coffee Road and another off of Mohawk. The Coffee Road call was an individual who had misdemeanor warrants and was taken in to the station. She was told she would be released in about 4-6 hours. She was from LA, had a daughter as a payee, and had no ID or money for housing. Lucy will assist with helping her transfer her payee to an institutional payee in town and Tammy is going to assist her with housing at Bethany and the ID while Lucy also links her to Access for mental health services, or a medical clinic that will prescribe psychotropic (as her SSI is granted under a mental disability). Later, at Mohawk, they identified a couple that was camping. The man was canning, and the woman reported they had not gone into Bethany as she had thought she was required to have an ID. Tammy gave her the phone numbers and Lucy was working with the police to let them know H+ would provide transportation if needed to get them into emergency housing. The Bakersfield Police Department was very friendly, even welcoming. They treated all observed people encountered with respect and were professional and cOurteous. It occurred to me that when they do this part of their job, sometimes they would like to do more, but they have to walk away. With all of us there, they could see what happens with linkage referral. One officer was overheard to say "Well, that worked !" Ernie Carabajal from BPD organized us and fielded us to changing locations, and Sgt Maxwell, who ran the briefing as well as coordinating' the activity, created an experience we would like to have again. I would like to mention them formally at the next General Collaborative Meeting, and to thank them for allowing us to participate. I have spoken to many of the provider team members, and we thought it went very well. Jason, Raymond, and Marty from The Mission provided experience and a sense of personal identification for some of the men we spoke to who may not have been willing to converse with us otherwise. It was a smooth, friendly, and useful exercise. As a Collaborative, I do not think we could have done much better. It was great. Carolyn, HELP+ Unit Supervisor B A K E R S F I E L D MEMORANDUM September 10, 2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager acl, . FROM: Alan Christensen, Director of Recreation and Parks SUBJECT: Movies in the Park Movies in the Park have been a great success this year. We have received a number of calls throughout the year from viewers on how great this program is and how much they enjoy taking their families to the park to experience the fun. Upcoming movies for the fall are as follows: September 17th Spy Kids Jastro Park (Benham Sponsor) September 24th Finding Nemo River Oak Park (Couch Sponsor) October 8th Monsters, Inc. Bill Park Greens (Couch Sponsor) Popcorn and sodas will be available for a small fee. BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT Ron Fraze Doug Greener Fire Chief Public Information Officer (661) 326-3911 (661) 326-3688 l~ D Fire Department Headquarters Fire Department Training 2101 H Street 5642 Victor Street (661) 326-3911 (661) 399-4697 PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release * For Immediate Release * For Immediate Release Bakersfield City Firefighters receive national attention for efforts in Child Safety Seat, inspection. A nation-wide campaign by ToYOta Motor Corp. that appeared in the August 23, 2004 addition of TIME Magazine, featured Bakersfield Firefighters and Bill Wright Toyota, and their joint efforts in Child Safety Seat inspection and installation. The BFD has trained car seat technicians that are available (by appointment only) on a limited basis, to assist families in the proper installation and use of child car seats. The Department typically receives hundreds of requests for car seat inspections or installations annually, in addition to the scheduled car seat clinics where teams of BFD Firefighters conduct inspections in a drive-through style format. A recent survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), concluded that "73 percent of all child restraints are improperly used, needlessly exposing children to an increased risk of death or injury." Bakersfield Firefighters wish to stress the importance of proper child restraint when traveling by auto, and urge families to also visit the NHTSA website at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ for additional tips and updates about child restraint systems. Recent budgetary issues have had a significant impact on the program, but those families that require assistance can call the Bakersfield Fire Department Headquarters at (661) 326-3911 to schedule an appointment on a limited basis. * Contact: Battalion Chief Doug Greener, PIO ~ (661) 326-3688 or 706-3688 for additional information. Bill Wright T°y°ta'"O~Vne~ '~t~ family and friends, help thwart disaster when members of the Bakersfield Fire Department offer parents free biannual child safety seat checks at the dealership. When the big red fire track pulls up at Bill Wright they ride in a vehicle," explains Steve Downs, dealership Toyota in Bakersfield, Calif., chances are there's no owner. "This project is just mother great community cause for immediate alarm. This rescue mission of the service supported by our local firefighters." Bakersfield Fire Department focuses on educating more The father of two boys and three girls, Downs has parents about how to keep their children safel,/secured made children's charities a priority for Bill Wright for the long haut. Toyota. When the Bakersfield Car Club Council holds Twice a year, the firefighters set up a free child safety its annual "Super Cruise" road rally to raise funds for ,seat check ar Bill Wright Toyota. Parents can drive in camp scholarships for disabled children, Downs opens and let their kids explore a fire engine while the family'sup his dealership as a stop along the way. safety seats are inspected for proper installation. If a .seat For two years, Bill Wright Toyota has donated a new is found to be faulty, the dealership Camry, as the prize in the "Dream offers a free replacement. BtllWfielltToyotehasraceived . Home" project, benefiting St. Jude "The most important thing parents the Toyota Presidents Award Children's Research Hospital®. can do to protect their children is to for the fourth year. The ~rd In Bakersfield, it's clear that Bill is given for excellence in all make sure they're buckled up when aspects of dealership operations. Wright Toyota is geared toward kids. ©2004 Toyota Motor 5alo~. ~J.S.A.,