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Home My WebLink About09/17/04 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM September 17, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Counci,~/"y y FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: General Information 1. I indicated in my budget message this year that I hoped for a gradual financial recovery in small steps over time, if the State leaves us alone. We are continuing to track financial trends and it appears the initial prediction is "on course." The cumulative trends should be positive, for both one-time and ongoing revenues. More details will be available within a couple of weeks on possible positive, though incremental, budget relief. 2. Please note we are wrapping up a couple of items that have been around awhile. The agreement with GET to install the traffic signal control devices from the Federal grant is on the consent calendar for September 22nd. The dehumidifier device for the ice rink, which is being put in at no cost to the City, is being installed today, Friday, September 17th. 3. The issues relating to fireworks permits will be on the Monday, September 20th meeting agenda for the Legislative and Litigation Committee. A report is enclosed from Finance Director Gregory Klimko as preparatory information for that discussion. 4. A report from Alan Christensen, Interim Recreation and Parks Director is enclosed with statistics on City pool usage for this season, with comparative figures from last year. McMurtrey represented 71% of the overall attendance of pools throughout the City with over 61,000. Attendance at all other pools dropped from last year despite having fewer pools open. It is clear that the quality and extra amenities at McMurtrey are a major "hit" with users! 5. Earlier this week, three City firefighters were deployed to assist in battling the "Old Highway Fire" near Mariposa. They have since completed their service and returned to Bakersfield. Honorable Mayor and City Council September 17, 2004 Page 2 6. Congratulations to the Police Department! On Wednesday, September 22nd, the Department will be receiving an award presented by the California Crime Prevention Officer's Association and the California Attorney General's Crime and Violence Prevention Center. The Department's "Citizen Forum" has been selected as California's "Crime Prevention Program of the Year"! 7. A letter was received from the mayors of Fresno and Orange Cove concerning a Federal judge ruling on flows in the San Joaquin River that will require more water be released from the Friant Dam for downstream fisheries. A memo from Water Resources is attached. 8. Attached is a memo from the Public Works Department regarding the status of the White Lane Overcrossing Widening at SR 99 and Interchange Improvement Project. 9. Recreation and Parks' monthly activity for August is attached. 10. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Coun¢ilmember Couch ·Evaluate the necessity of reapportionment as a result of growth: Reapportionment will be inevitable, based on population growth. The updated statistics from the State are released every May. Staff will run the numbers when that occurs next year. · Status on obtaining more information on Big League Dreams' proposals for municipal sports parks; · Methods utilized to solicit input from the community to improve traffic issues and traffic flow; Councilmember Salvaqgio · Pothole repair at South H and Panama Lane; · Update on road repair on Wible Road, south of White Lane to Panama Lane; · Stabilization of manhole on Wollard Drive; AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst MEMORANDUM August 30, 2004 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager / 7 From: Gregory J. Klimko, Finance Director~/g-'N Subject: Fireworks Councilman Salvaggio referred the item of multiple fireworks permits to the same organization to the Legislative and Litigation Committee. The committee forwarded an ordinance amending section 8.44.030 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code to the City Council for first reading on March 10, 2004. The City Council delayed a second reading on March 24, 2004 and the item was referred back to the Legislative and Litigation Committee by Councilwoman Benham to review broader issues. Some areas for discussion include but are not limited to: A. Permit Application/Issuance (Finance, Planning & Risk Management) B. Inspections (Building & Fire) C. Enforcement (Fire & Police) D. Cost Analysis (Finance) Specific items within the areas mentioned above include: A. Period of fireworks sale B. Number of permits City wide C. Number of permits per organization D. Grandfathered organizations E. Non profit and/or profit organizations F. Education G. Enforcement H. City fees. Currently, Municipal Code chapter 8.44 includes the following provision; the period of sale is between twelve noon on July Ist to twelve noon on July 5th. The total number of permits is set at one per 4,000 population or portion thereof plus permits issued by Kern County the previous year and subsequently annexed to the City. During the 2004 fireworks season there were a maximum of 67 permits based on a 266,784 population estimate as of January 1, 2003 provided by the State in May 2003 (266,784/4,000 = 67). While 162 applications were received the 67 eligible were determined via the grandfathering provisions (39) and by drawing (28). Subsequent to the drawing 64 total permits were issued. Currently qualifying organizations may apply for and receive more than one permit with certain limitations. An organization may qualify for one or more permits under grandfathering and may qualify under another group within the same primary organization for additional permits. An organization is usually deemed qualified if it was issued a permit for the 1994 season 1 S:\KimG\Gregory\Memo - ATFireworks.doc To: Alan Tandy, City Manager Subject: Fireworks [grandfathered for profit (3) and non profit (36)] and each subsequent year or a non profit organization or corporation organized and existing primarily for veteran, patriotic, religious, welfare, charitable or civic betterment purposes with a membership of at least thirty-five (35) members. One organization made fourteen (14) applications under various subgroups in 2004. Organizations are not currently required to provide education materials on the proper use of fireworks. Enforcement of the municipal code fall under the City Treasurer, Planning and Risk Management divisions for applications, the Building and Fire departments for inspection and the Fire and Police departments to handle complaints. The current $101 permit fee was established in 1992 to cover the City Treasurer, Building, Planning and Fire departments costs incurred. This was prior to the 1994 ordinance changes. The applicants are also required to obtain a $40 electrical permit. The availability of legal fireworks is contingent upon the period of sale and the number of locations. I do not have any recommendations regarding the period of sale however I recommend the number of permits be permanently limited to seventy (70) or some smaller number. The January 1, 2004 state population estimate was 279,672. Under the existing standard of 1 permit per 4,000 population 70 would be the maximum. Another alternative would be to set a different standard (i.e. 1 per 5,000). An additional alternative is to hold a drawing to determine the permit holders for more than one year (2 or 3 years) and recalculate the maximum number of permits, based on population, on the same cycle. I further recommend the following: A. The grandfathefing of permit holders prior to 1994 be deleted. B. All permit applicants must be non profit organizations in order to participate in the drawing for permits. C. The number of applications submitted by each organization be limited to one (This means one per school, religious or other non profit organization within the City). D. Require that organizations must provide direct and regular community services to the citizens of Bakersfield to qualify for a permit. E. The number of members be increased from 35 to 50, or some larger number. F. Consideration be given to require the distribution of educational materials with the fireworks. G. Consideration be given to the level of enforcement by the Police and Fire departments. H. City Council determine the percentage of actual cost incurred to be recovered by fees for application, inspections and enforcement under the City's cost recovery system for future years and the fees for the 2005 Fireworks permits are recommended to be: 1. Application Fee $ 40. 2. Inspection Fee $140. 3. Enforcement Fee - Dependant on level of enforcement. 2 S:\KimG\Gregory~Vlemo - ATFireworks.doe To: Alan Tandy, City Manager Subject: Fireworks I recognize that the issue of firewOrks to celebrate the fourth of July is an emotional issue. That many organizations and subgroups within organizations rely on fireworks proceeds to keep their organizations viable. However, the cost to administer the fireworks permitting process has become not only time consuming but administratively cumbersome. Generally, I am recommending leveling the playing field, limiting the number of total permits and restricting each primary non profit organization to one chance in the drawing. The City Fire Chief advises that over 300 California cities (60% of the state) have taken proper steps to ban the sale and use of any fireworks within their jurisdiction. It is his recommendation the City of Bakersfield work with the County of Kern to do the same within the metropolitan area. Attachments: 1. Listing of the 2004 Fireworks permit applicants. 2. Memorandum dated March 18, 2004 from the City Treasurer's Office. 3 S:\KimG\GregoryWIemo - ATFireworks.doc CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FIREWORKS 2004 RECEIPT NUMBER GROUP · PERMANENT GROUPS I DOWNTOWN OPTIMIST CLUB OF BAKERSFIELD 2 SONRISE CHURCH OF GOD 3 EAST BAKERSFIELD LIONS CLUB A 4 BELIEVERS IN JESUS MISSION 5 KIWANIS CLUB OF KERN 6 SOUTH HIGH BANK BOOSTERS B 7 TEEN CHALLENGE MENS GROUP B 8 TEEN CHALLENGE WOMEN 9 BETHEL ACADEMY 10 CORNERSTONE CHURCH A 11 BELIEVERS IN JESUS CHURCH 12 GREAT BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 13 KERN COUNTY SOCCER CLUB C 14 BHS FRIENDS OF FINE ARTS 15 BAKERSFIELD PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 16 CHRISTIAN MEN FELLOWSHIP · 17 MARK M DICKERSON · 18 BUD'S BRAKE AND WHEEL D 19 CANYON HILLS YOUTH D 20 CANYON HILLS ROYAL RANGERS 21 SAN JOAQUIN SPORTS DIVERS 22 FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD YOUTH 23 RIDGEVlEW FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER 24 SOUTH HIGH ATHLETIC BOOSTERS 25 COYOTE CLUB 26 YOUTH CORPS 27 AMERICAN LEGION POST #26 C 28 B H S ATHLETIC BOOSTERS 29 ST JOHNS LUTHERAN 30 CHESTER AVE BAPTIST CHURCH 31 WEST HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTERS CLUB 32 BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH 33 KERN UNITED SOCCER 34 POLICE EXPLORER POST #521 35 PT LOMA COLLEGE WOMANS AUXILARY · 36 VERNON STRONG 37 OASIS CHRISTIAN CENTER 38 WESTBROOK CHAPEL 39 SONGS OF THE CROSS · = For Profit I OF4 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FIREWORKS 2004 RECEIPT NUMBER GROUP GROUPS I 107 IGLESIA DE DIOS PENTECOSTAL MI 2 108 GODS COVENANT CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 3 E 109 MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION 4 E 110 MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION - ADOPT 5 111 DISQUALIFIED - BAKERSFIELD SOCCER CLUB COUNTY 6 F 112 BRIMHALL ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD - YOUTH 7 F 113 BRIMHALL ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD - MISSIONS 8 G 114 OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - YOUNG COUPLES 9 G 115 OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - XTREME HSM 10 G 116 OAKS COMMUNITYCHURCH -JR HIGH MINISTRY 11 G 117 OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - PURPOSE GROUP 1 12 G 118 OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - EVENT COMMITTEE 13 G 119 OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - PRAISE TEAMS 14 G 120 OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - PURPOSE GROUP 2 15 G 121 OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - USHERS & GREETERS 16 122 DISQUALIFIED - K C BULLETTS COUNTY 17 123 BAKERSFIELD SOUTHWEST BASEBALL 18 124 DISQUALIFIED - ROSEDALE N ELEM. - COUNTY 19 125 TEEN COURT OF KERN CO 20 H 543401 BAKERSFIELD CONDORS - HOMEFOOD COMMITTEE 21 H 543402 ·BAKERSFIELD CONDORS - FIREWORKS STAND 22 H 543403 BAKERSFIELD CONDORS - CHRISTMAS PARTY 23 H 543404 BAKERSFIELD CONDORS -AWARDS BANQUET 24 H 543405 BAKERSFIELD CONDORS - HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE 25 H 543406 BAKERSFIELD CONDORS ~ AWAY FOOD COMMITTEE 26 543407 HIGHER GROUND CHURCH 27 I 543408 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BAKERSFIELD 28 I 543409 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BAKERSFIELD - SATLELITE I 29 J 543410 V B F MISSIONETTE MINISTRY 30 J 543411 V B F SUMMER IN THE SON 31 J 543412 V B F LIGHTBEARERS MINISTRY 32 J 543413 V B F PRESCHOOL MINISTRY 33 J 543414 V B F SUNDAY SCHOOL MINISTRY 34 J 543415 V B F ROYAL RANGERS 35 J 543416 V B F MINISTRY 36 543417 SERVICE WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH 37 543418 KERN COUNTY SCOTISH SOCIETY 38 543419 KERN COUNTY SHRINE CLUB 39 K 543420 VICTORY OUTREACH EB - YOUTH MINISTRY 40 K 543421 VICTORY OUTREACH EB - TRUSTEE MINISTRY 41 K 543422 VICTORY OUTREACH EB - CHILDRENS MINISTRY 42 K 543423 VICTORY OUTREACH EB - WORSHIP MINISTRY 43 543424 RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER CLUB 44 543425 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 45 543426 GOLDEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB 46 543427 COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTER 2OF4 'CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FIREWORKS 2004 RECEIPT NUMBER GROUP 47 L 543428 PRAISE TABERNACLE - MENS MINISTRY 48 L 543429 PRAISE TABERNACLE - CHURCH 49 L 543430 PRAISE TABERNACLE - WOMENS MINISTRY 50 L 543431 PRAISE TABERNACLE - YOUTH MINISTRY 51 M 325432 VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH - VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 52 M 543433 VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH - SUNDAY SCHOOL 53 M .543434 VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH - CHILDREN CHOIR 54 M 543435 VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH - AWANA 55 N 543436 NEW LIFE CENTER - YOUTH 56 N 543437 NEW LIFE CENTER - WOMEN 57 N 543438 NEW LIFE CENTER - MEN 58 N 543439 NEW LIFE CENTER - MISSIONS 59 N 543440 NEW LIFE CENTER - ELDERS 60 N 543441 NEW LIFE CENTER - DRAMA 61 N 543442 NEW LIFE CENTER - CHILDREN 62 543443 GOLDEN EMPIRE YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL - MUSTANG 63 O 543444 HISPANIC SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - CHOIR 64 O 543445 HISPANIC SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 65 O 543446 HISPANIC SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - PRO ED. 66 P 543447 OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CHURCH 67 543448 CHARLES CHOPS ELKS LODGE #325 ~ 68 543449 EMMANUEL TEMPLE CHURCH 69 543450 ROSEDALE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP 70 543451 DISQUALIFIED - BAK GIRLS SOCCER COUNTY 71 543452 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF GYMNASTICS - BOOSTER 72 P 543453 OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL 73 Q 543454 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH - BOYS MINISTRY 74 Q 543455 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH - JR. HIGH MINISTRY 75 Q 543456 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH -'COLLEGE MINISTRY 76 Q 543457 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH - MENS MINISTRY 77 Q 543458 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH - WOMENS MINISTRY 78 Q 543459 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH - GIRLS MINISTRY 79 Q 543460 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH - HIGH SCHOOL MINISTRY 80 543461 WORLD OF PENTECOST 81 R 543462 GRACE ASSEMBLY OF GOD - MISSIONETTS 82 R 543463 GRACE ASSEMBLY OF GOD - ROYAL RANGERS 83 R 543464 GRACE ASSEMBLY OF GOD - YOUTH MINISTRY 84 $ 543465 DISQUALIFIED - BRIDGE CHURCH NOT ONE :.YEAR 85 S 543466 DISQUALIFIED - BRIDGE CHURCH NOT ONE YEAR 86 S 543467 DISQUALIFIED - BRIDGE CHURCH NOT ONE YEAR 87 S 543468 DISQUALIFIED - BRIDGE CHURCH NOT ONE YEAR 88 S 543469 DISQUALIFIED - BRIDGE CHURCH NOT ONE YEAR 89 543470 CANYON HILLS SENIOR HOUSING 90 543471 CONVENANT FOUNDATION 91 543472 BAKERSFIELD APOSTOLIC FAITH CENTER 92 543473 APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLE - NIGHT VISION 93 543474 SIGMA ALPHA ASSOCIATION 3OF4 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FIREWORKS 2004 RECEIPT NUMBER GROUP 94 T 543475 THE GARDEN PATHWAYS - PERFORMING ARTS 95 T 543476 THE GARDEN PATHWAYS - BROADWAY BOUND 96 543477 BAKERSFIELD GUNNERS SOCCER 97 U 543478 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - NURSING 98 'V 543479 ST PHILIPS- RCIA 99 V 543480 ST PHILIPS - ERE 100 V 543481 ST PHILIPS - 5TH GRADE ERE 101 V 543482 ST PHILIPS - HEALTH CURE 102 V 543483 ST PHILIPS - PRAYER LINE 103 V 543484 ST PHILIPS - SUNDAY SCHOOL 104 V 543485 ST PHILIPS - 6TH GRADE 105 V 543486 ST PHILIPS - 7TH GRADE 106 V 543487 ST PHILIPS - 8TH GRADE 107 V 543488 ST PHILIPS - PRESCHOOL 108 V 543489 ST PHILIPS - 9TH GRADE 109 V 543490 ST PHILIPS - CONF. I 110 V 543491 ST.PHILIPS - CONF. 2 111 V 543492 ST PHILIPS CHURCH 112 W 543493 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP'- YOUTH MINISTRY 113 W 543494 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP - SUNDAY SCHOOL 114 W 543495 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP - MISSION DEPT 115 W 543496 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP -WOMENS MINISTRY 116 W 543497 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP - MUSIC MINISTRY 117 W 543498 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP - MENS MINISTRy 118 W 543499 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP - CHURCH 119 W 543500 WORLD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP - CHILDRENS MINISTRY 120 543501 REBEL WRESTLING CLUB 121 543502 LIBERTY PATS 122 U 543503 CSUB - KAPPA ALPHA ORDER 123 543504 -DRESS FOR SUCCESS BAKERSFIELD 4OF4 MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Cheryl Perkins, City Treasurer (Acting). DATE: March 18, 2004 SUBJECT: 'Council Referral Fireworks Ordinance At the March 10, 2004 meeting of the City Council, Councilmember Maggard requested staff to provide a list of all fireworks booth permit holders including the grandfathered permit holders, identifying which ones are charitable and which are for- profit; the pros and cons of eliminating the grandfathered status; and information indicating how the fees for fireworks booths permits were calculated. Prior to the 1995 fireworks season, fireworks booth permits were limited to a total of fifty permits and included both for-profit and non-profit organizations. It was determined a formula of onepermit per 4,000 population, or portion thereof, with a minimum of fifty, would be an equitable method for the issuance of permits and would accommodate City growth. Issuance of permits to new applicants from the formula method would be determined by a lottery system (draw). Any person issued a permit in 1994 and also in each subsequent year would be allowed a permit without going into the draw. It was also this ordinance change that required any new applicants to be non-profit organizations. By '~grandfathering" in groups that had always been given a permit in the year prior to the change, several for-profit organizations were allowed to receive a permit that they would no longer be able to obtain under the new ordinance. It was also believed that there would be less chance of opposition to the new ordinance from former permit holders if they were guaranteed.a permit in future years, The obvious con to eliminating the grandfathered organizations Would be the complaints from those groups, especially from the three for-profit organizations who would no longer be able to get a permit. There would be several benefits to eliminating the grandfathered organizations. The Legislative and Litigation Committee recommended changing the fireworks ordinance to allow each organization to submit only one application to avoid the "stuffing" of the lottery, thus giving everyone who wants a permit the same chances of receiving one. Of the 39 grandfathered organizations, there are five organizations that have two permits. Eliminating the grandfathered organizations would be more equitable and consistent with this methodology. The City Municipal code ("Code") states that the grandfathered organization must apply for a permit every year or they will be eliminated from the list. This has created some improper activities in the past. Some grandfathered organizations have improperly allowed other groups to use their permit in order for them to stay on the list. Therefore, a group that would have otherwise gone into the draw ~and may not have received a permit has operated a booth. In an attempt to prohibit this improper use of permits, we have sent employees out to the fireworks booths each year to determine if a booth is being operated by the actual permit holder. This process takes several days and two treasury employees. If the grandfathered organizations were eliminated, these inspections would not be necessary. Permit applications for grandfathered organizations and draw organizations are processed by the City differently. In accordance with the Code requirements, the grandfathered organizations must submit all of the required documentation and the required fees between March 1 and March 31 of each year. Draw organizations are only required to submit two out of the eight required documents when first applying. Those organizations that are drawn in the lottery then have until May 15th to submit the remaining items along the required fees. Having two different procedures for processing fireworks permits is cumbersome and confusing. Because of these differences in the permit process, staff must determine which type of application it is and determine the appropriate steps. This can lead to mistakes and additional staff time in processing the permits. The fireworks booth permit fee was calculated as follows: $15.00 Planning Department $24.00 Building Department $10.00 Treasury $52.00 Fire Department 101.00 ~ We recommend that the Treasury portion of the fee be non-refundable. This fee was calculated in 1992 and since that time has not been increased. At that time the City only accepted 50 fireworks booth permit applications. With the increase in activity and costs since 1992, we suggest that the fee be re-evaluated during the next Cost Recovery cycle. During the 2002 fireworks season, the City accepted 61 applications for the draw and 41 from grandfathered organizations. During the 2003 season we accepted 106 applications for the draw and 39 applications that were grandfathered. That represents a 43% increase. Of the total applications processed for the 2003 season, 75 individual groups applied. The remaining 70 applications received were by multiple applications from the same organizations. That equals almost half of all applications received. Out of the 75 individual organizations that applied 5 were disqualified for various reasons leaving a total of 70 organizations eligible for permits of which 36 were el!gible for the draw. The City could issue 65 fireworks booths permits in 2003 based on the population. That means that only 5 organizations would have not received a booth if organizations were not allowed to submit multiple applications. Thus the risk of an organization paying a permit processing fee and not getting a booth would be minimal. One option the City might consider is placing a cap on fireworks booth permits that can be issued to 70, doing away with the grandfathered organizations, and accepting only one application per non-profit organization. Under this scenario, if the same number of eligible organizations applied as did in 2003, only 5 organizations would not get a permit. The fireworks seasOn requires a great deal of staff time and effort. Listed below is just some of the work the City staff is required to perform during the fireworks season. This does not include the time we spend, on phone calls and/or problems before and after permits are issued. There is an annual meeting with the public and fireworks companies to discuss prior year problems, hand out application packets, and discuss any changes for the new season. This meeting is attended by three employees from Treasury, the Fire Marshall, and a Building Inspector. Applications are accepted between March 1 and March 31 each year in Treasury. These applications are review by staff to insure all the necessary documentation is .. included and complete, and a fee is collected. The Treasurer's Office then reviews the membership lists comparing lists received by multiple organizations for duplicate members. Each membership list must contain 35 bona fide members and each member can only be on one list. Therefore, it is necessary to compare the lists received from multiple organizations for duplicate members. We also verify all non-profit documentation via the Internet to insure the organization is in an active non-profit status, and that the individual signing for the organization is authorized. All of this has to be completed in seven days before the drawing takes place on April 10th. To prepare for the drawing the Treasurers Office prepares a list of all organizations that are entered. From that lists slips of paper are made up for all the organizations. The April 10th meeting for the draw is attended by the fireworks companies and some of the organizations. The City Clerk performs the draw and certifies a list. All slips are drawn and listed in the order 'drawn to insure that every organization was included. This draw process takes usually two hours and includes three employeeS from Treasury, and the City Clerk. We then notify all organizations that were drawn and they have until May 15th to file the remaining documentation and pay the. fees. From April through June Treasury processes the remaining documentation for all applicants that will receive a fireworks booth permit. This included checking all locations for distance and duplications. Checking that all organizations are located inside the City limits. All applicants must have Permission fi'om the property owner where the booth is to be located, and this must be verified. We must receive certificates of insurance and a state fire marshal license. All of this is very time consuming and requires a lot of time being spent on the phone. The fireworks applications are all routed to various City dePartments for approval. The Planning Department approves zoning, Risk Management approves the insurance. Traffic Department, Fire Department and Building Department also have to approve the application. 'Once the permits are issued the booths are inspected by both the Building Department and Fire Department. Sometimes a second inspection is required from one or both of these departments. Building inspects the actual structure (booth), utilities, curbs cuts and/or driveways and identifies the nearest available sanitary facilities and fire hydrants. The Fire Department reviews all plot plans, checks for the appropriate distances from structureS and other fireworks booths, looks for any flammable material that might be in the area such as tents, signs or canopy's and makes sure there are ample emergency exits. The City receives a $100.00 security/clean-up deposit for each fireworks booth that operates. At the close of fireworks season, each organization has until July 15th to clean-up the area. City staff goes out and inspects the area to make sure it has been cleaned-up before the City returns the deposit. Because of the potential danger to the public, the City takes the sale of fireworks very seriously. Therefore, after the fireworks booths are opened to sell-fireworks various City staff go out to each booth to check for any ~iolations such as, making a change to the actual booth after inspection, sales of other.unauthorized items, sign violations or unauthorized permit users. Each year there are some of these violations that have to be dealt with. We surveyed nine cities comparable to the City of Bakersfield for fireworks procedures. Six of the nine cities do not allow fireworks sales. The other three do allow the sale of fireworks but one of the cities only allows the use of the fireworks in restricted areas, because of county restrictions adopted to reduce the fire hazard. Two of the cities base the number of fireworks permits allowed on population. The City of Fresno has a set amount of 60. All three have a non-refundable fee which ranges from $50.00 to $350.00 and permits are processed by their fire departments. Two of the cities only give permits to non-profit organizations the other city has grandfathered in for-profit organizations, but no longer issue permits to any other for- profit organizations. The City of Fresno issues two year permits and has an alternating program where each year only 30 permits are drawn. They have no grandfathered organizations, all permits are drawn by lottery. A list is attached of all fireworks booth Permit holders for 2003. This includes the grandfathered permit holders as well as the draw organizations. The three for-profit organizations are identified. All of the other organizations are non-profit. Five of the grandfathered organizations have two permits and are marked by a line. B A K E R S F I E L D DATE: September 16, 2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manage~h'0 I~'''' RE: Aquatics attendance evaluation Attached are the attendance statistics for all city pools for 2003 and 2004 summer seasons and the zip code survey for the McMurtrey Aquatic Center for 2004. The results were interesting and provided us with a great deal of information that can be used in planning for the next summer season. The following are some of the highlights: · The zip code survey clearly shows that our biggest users for the McMurtrey Aquatic Center came from the 93304 and 93307 zip codes. · Our smallest group of users came from the 93314 and 93311 areas, presumably because these users live closer to Silver Creek and NOR pools. · Patrons came from all areas of the city and we received very few complaints about the distance. · Although we only had five pools in operation in 2004 compared to eight in 2003, we experienced an overall increase in attendance of approximately 30,000. · Attendance at McMurtrey accounted for approximately 71% of the overall 2004 aquatic attendance. · Attendance at all existing city pools remaining open in 2004 showed significant decreases in attendance from 2003. · Beale pool had the lowest attendance of all pools in 2004 with only 4,011 all summer. · Some of the decrease in attendance at other pools may be attributed to the increase in admission fee from $1 to $2. However, our lowest attended pool, Beale, remained at $1. McMurtrey is $3. · Some participants attending MLK or Jefferson may have opted to attend McMurtrey for $1 more due to additional amenities. '~ crrY OF BAKERSFIELD DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS POOL ATTENDANCE 2003 vs 2004 WEEK ENDING DATE YTD FACILITY TYPE 06/17104 06/24/04 07101/04 07/08/04 07115/04 07/22/04 Ur/za/04 08/05/0,1 05/12/04 08/15/04 08/22/04 08/29f0~ 09/05/n_ TOTAL Beale Pool Rec. Swim 828 584 421 280 261 246 373 320 282 168 N/A N/A N/A 3,763 Program Swim 133 115 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 Total 2004: 961 699 421 280 261 246 373 320 282 168 4,011 :{ec Swim 766 608 622 460 272 259 295 375 297 3,954 :~rogram Swim 118 ! 93 68 68 125 156 80 40 80 828 total ~ 884 701 690 528 397 415 375 415 377 N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,782 Jastro 'otal 2004: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 F~ec Swim 486 354 391 407 502 230 299 270 267 3,206 Program Swim 166 366 430 470 218 268 174 174 95 2,361 Total 2003 652 720 821 877 720 498 473 444 362 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,567! lefferson Rec. Swim 1,050 644 647 322 307 233 348 401 238 96 N/A N/A N/A 4,286 Program Swim 91 95 168 160 109 122 80 65 86 3 9gg Total: 1,141 739 815 482 416 355 428 488 324 99 5,285 Rec Swim 1,348 973; 1,120 851 764 719 726 006 730 6,037 Program Swim 36 76 28 98 20 20 58 58 0 394 i'otal 2003 11384 11049 11148 949 784 739 784 864 730 N/A N/A NrA N/A 8,431 MLK Pool Rec. Swim 637 431 450 290 298 221 182 194 179 55 N/A N/A N/A 2,937 Program Swim 66 65 164; 152 25 251 104 330 185 3 1,365 Total 2004: 723 496 614 442 323 472 286 524 364 58 4,302 Rec Swim 1,288 862 624 655 202 192 231 427 545 5,026 Program Swim 300 300 248 248 184 184 196 196 0 1,856 Total ~ 11588 17162 872 903 386 376 427 623 545 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,882 VIcMurtrey Rec. Swim 5,238 5,906 4,640 2,924 5,544 5,541 5,699 4,740 4,779 2,077 3,242 2,758 1,253 54,341 Program Swim 417 356 649 983 77-/ 1,132, 761 693 664 100 102 90 113 6,837 Total 2004: 5,655 6,262 5,289 3,907 6,321 6,673 6,460 5,433 5,443 2,177 3,344 2,848 1,386 61,178 Total zm~ N/A N/A N/A N,'A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 ~'lanz Total 2004: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A I~A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 Rec Swim 592 561 376 439 395 333 331 160 240 3,427 Program Swim 164 164 288 388 242 202 166 166 35 1,815 Total 2003 756 725 664 827 637 535 497 326 275 N/A N/A N/A N/A 81242 ;lemon Total 2004: N/A NrA N/A N/A N/A NrA H/A N/A NrA N/A N/A N/A 0 Rec Swim 234 279 254 371 310 262 200 221 333 2,464 Program Swim 456 456 382 382 470 480 337 337 130 3,430 Total 2003 690 735 636 753 780 742 537 558 483 N/A N/A N/A N/A 51894 Silver Creek F~ec. Swim 985 799 647 416 423 476 362 425 659 192 N/A N/A N/A 5,384 Program Swim 863 847 865 036 144 638 558 569 641 0 5,961 total 2004: 1,848 1,646 1,512 1,252 567 1,114 920 994 1,300 192 11,345 Rec Swim 1,210 1,310 1,426 g 13 613 844 725 723 1,909 9,873 Program Swim 974 924 820 950 986 966 784 775 130 7,309 Tote] 2003 21184 21234 21246 11883 11799 11810 11509 11498! 21039 NrA NrA N/A N/A 171182 Wayside Total 2004: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A NrA NrA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 Rec Swim 390 295 266 233 0 120 138 130 136 1,708 Program Swim 52 92 48; 48 52 52 48 48 0 440 Total 2003 442 387 314 281 52 172 186 178 136 N/A N/A N/A N/A 21148 ~ 81580 71713 71391 61981 a r~r~; 5t287 41788 41906 4~927 N/A Each year represents number of regular season weeks in that year. Date ending 8/15/04 represents last three days of regular swim season. COMPARISON OF 2003 AN D 2004 o,ooo 40,000 30,000 20,do0 ~oooo ~ .................. 0 POOL USAGE 2004 4,011 5% 5,285 11,345 ' 6% 13% 4,3025% IB BEALE /i JEFFERSON /r~MLK /D McMURTREY I1 S~LVER CREEK 61,178 71% ACTIVEJCLOSED POOL 2003 [] BEALE [] JASTRO 2,148, 4o/0 4,782, 9°/0f D JEFFERSON []-MLK 5,567, 10% [] PLANZ [] SIEMON ' 17,182, 31% •SILVER CREEK ~3 WAYSIDE 8,431, 15% 5,849, 10% 6,882, 12% ~ ?49 McMurtrey Aquatic Center Zip Code Results 93301 30 7 28 19 84 93304 92 19 103 87 301 93305 80 11 30 46 167 93306 63 18 73 55 209 93307 112 32 111 101 356 93308 54 14 37 42 147 93309 60 15 44 52 171 93311 10 3 22 6 41 93312 28 10 15 11 64 93313 '45 8 27 51 131 93314 0 i 7 3 11 Other 11 I 33 23 68 400 356 350 301 300 250 209 200 171 147 131 150 100 84 41 64 93301 93304 93305 93306 93307 93308 93309 93311 93312 93313 93314 Other B A KE RS F I E L D FIRE DEPARTMENT - RECEWED MEMORANDUM SEP I 6 2004- CITY MANAGER'S TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Ron Fraze, Fire Chief ~/~ DATE: September 15, 2004 SUBJECT: OES Strike Team On September 13, 2004 at 2 a.m., Bakersfield City Firefighters were deployed by the Office of Emergency Services to the "Old Highway Fire", near Mariposa, California. Our firefighters (3) were requested, as part of an OES Strike Team, to assist over 900 firefighters from various agencies throughout the State in battling a 1,500 acre blaze. Numerous homes were threatened and multiple evacuations were made. This "Old Highway Fire" is the incident in which the first female California Dept of Forestry (CDF) firefighter was killed in the line of duty. As part of an elite "heli-tac" operation, a group of CDF hand crew members were deployed in the path of the fire, and were overrun, resulting in the death of the 26 year old firefighter. Fortunately, no BFD firefighters were injured during the deployment. Our City firefighters returned home at 2 p.m. on September 14, 2004. BAKERSFIELDMEMORANDUM pOLICE ~ f ,,, Date: September 16, 2004 SEP i t' 2004; ii To: Alan Tandy, City Manager ,~ From: W.R. Rector, Chief of Police ~ C~T¥ R4ANAGER'-3. Subject: Police Department Program Receives Honors from CCPOA and the California Attorney General's Office On Wednesday, September 22, 2004, the Bakersfield Police Department will be receiving an award presented by the California Crime Prevention Officer's Association and the California Attorney General's Crime and Violence Prevention Center. The Police Department's "Citizen Forum" has been selected as California's "Crime Prevention Program of the Year." The award ceremony will take place in South Lake Tahoe, California. Accepting the award on behalf of the Police Department will be Chief Bill Rector, and the creator of the Citizen Forum, Senior Officer Ron Rice. The Citizen's Forum is a community education program designed as an interactive tool to educate the community about law enforcement and the reasons officers use certain techniques and reasoning to handle the situations they encounter. The goal of the Citizen's Forum is to offer the community a better understanding of what police officers do on a daily basis and why; in an effort to enhance the relationship between the two. The Forum lasts for approximately 2-3 hours and recreates situations officers encounter routinely by using video and role play, utilizing officers as actors and volunteers from the audience. The feed back from the community has been very positive and other departments have expressed interest in creating a similar program to use in their own communities. A representative from the Center on Police Practices and Community (COPPAC) is conducting a study on the Bakersfield Police Department's Citizen Forum and how it may change perceptions of law enforcement. MLD/vrf B A K E R S F I E L D MEMORANDUM September 16, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR HALL AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: FLORN ~ER RESOURCES MANAGER SUBJECT: LETTER FROM MAYORS OF FRESNO & ORANGE COVE CONCERNING SAN JOAQUIN RIVER A letter was received from the mayors of Fresno and Orange Cove concerning a federal judge ruling on flows in the San Joaquin River. The ruling will require more water be released from Friant Dam for downstream fisheries. These releases could effect the quantity of irrigation water available to contractors on the Friant-Kern Canal system in Kern County. The Friant-Kern Canal is a concrete lined canal that flows from Friant Dam/Millerton Lake, east of Fresno, along the east side of the valley and ends at the Kern River near Coffee Road. Deliveries in Kern County go to the Delano and Shafter-Wasco area and to the southeast of Bakersfield to the Arvin area. A small amount is delivered as urban water to the East Niles water district that serves in the unincorporated area of metro Bakersfield. The actual reduction in water flows to the Kern County districts is unknown. However, it will not affect the water supply to the City of Bakersfield. Although we should be sympathetic to the districts and farmers that may see periodic reduction in their surface water supplies, the increased water in the San Joaquin River will enhance the environment of that river system, and is similar to the programs the City of Bakersfield advocates for the Kern River channel in Bakersfield. Water in the river channel has multiple benefits in that it provides recreational opportunities, enhances the biological environment along the river, is aesthetically pleasing in the desert climate we live in and very importantly, contributes to the improvement in quality and quantity of our groundwater aquifers. As a rule, the City of Bakersfield currently relies on groundwater for 75% of its drinking water and the river channel is the best way to recharge the aquifers. Staff will continue to monitor the San Joaquin River situation and advise City Council accordingly. ~" 09/1~/2004 ~02:17 5596217990 MAYOR ALAN AUTRY PAGE 01/04 MAYOR ALAN AUTRY MAYOR VICTOR P. LOPEZ -Soptcraber 10, 2004 The Honorable Harvey Hall Mayor, :City of Bakersfield. 1501- Truxtun-Avenuc Bakersfield, California 93301 Via Facsimile (661) 324-1850 Dear Mayor Hall: As you have probably h~ard, a federal judge in.Sacramento has issued a .ruling in a case involving the San Joaquin River that could ultimately have dire consequences on your community and ali of us in the San Joaquin Valley. The decision by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton that operations of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's. Ffiant Dam violate a state Fish and Game-Code .provision related to water releases and fisheries downstream from a dam could become an economic and social catastrophe. 'The damage would likelybe permanent. Harmful effects would surely be felt hardand far beyond the Valley's East Side where .the people of the Friant Division stand to be hurt the most. We'have no idea how much water might eventually be ordered released to the river, as a result of the Judge's ruling but we know that any release will have to come right offthe top ofth.e water supplies upon which our cities and so many other communities .rely. Any water supply reduction could be devastating to the many people who live and work in the San Joaquin Valley. Without water, our-futures are at risk. It is absolutely vital that.the voices ofSan Jos4uin Valley .leaders be heard loudly and clearly, letting.the political and civic world know just how destructive even a partial loss of San Joaquin River water supplies would be. It isnot just Friant water users who are targeted by the Judge's decision that fish have priority over people. Because so many economic and social dominoes would begin to tumble, and in so many directions, if water supplies are cut, every Valley resident, worker, family member, business operator and property owner is at risk. Because the Judge wrote the ruling so broadly, the-same dire water curtailment circumstances being foisted on Friant Dam and the San loaquin River could end up harming users of other rivers and streams here in the Valley, and around the state. RECETVED: 9/13/04 2:25P'M; ->CTTY OF BAKERSFTELD; #29; PAGE 2 09/13/2004 02:17 55962i7990 HAYOR ALAN AUTRY PAGE 02/04 September 10, 2004 Page 2 Our unified voice must be heardl We have to speak up and tell the rest of our state and nation that we simply can't live without full. supplies of water bemuse water is the vital ingredient that fuels our economies. Our livelihoods, property values and our region's way of life are in serious jeopardy. We must explain that the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and its environmental plaintiffs are simply wrong in contending court-ordered San Joaquin River releases would not harm Valley farmers and other users. What NRDC and the Judge want to do could only hurt us all. Friant Dam water has made the east side and much of the rest of the Valley what it is today. It is essential to our future. Please join us in speaking up and speaking out on these issues by participating in a news conference. It will be held Wednesday, September 15, :2004 on the front steps of Fresno City Hall. We are asking Mayors, City Council Members, County Supervisors and other civic, business and agricultural leaders from communities all over the Valley to join us. The purpose of the press conference is to announce our unified voice in educating the public and media about the devastating impacts of this ruling on our communities. The Valley's future is bright in so many ways. We have worked hard for the gains we have made. Curtailing our water su?t~ly is a social and economic cloud that we cannot tolerate. Please join us on September 13 and be heard! If you have any questions, please contact Mayor Autry at (559) 621-7900 or Mayor Lop. es at (559) 626-5100. // / Sincerely, /~"~'/'' /r__ ~ Victor P. Lopez Mayor, City of Fresno Mayor, City of Orange Cove RECEIVED: 9/13/04 2:26PM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; #29; PAGE 3 ~ 897~3/2004 82:17 5596217990 MAYOR ALAN AUTRY PAGE 03/04 FRESNO ST + , '!' FEDERAL -l- NORTH LOT 4-. · BUILDING p=~g Malars + ,' (n .O + - I~ CITY HALL -!- _ ~, r~ 2800 FRESNO ~ 'i" [ STREET ' + :~0 m o --i + -i C/) STATE 1 . ~1 BUILDING SOUTH LOT ;;O i +. o~,.~ ++ QLOT :_TULAR~..E ST ++ -I' ' : -I- -I- RECEIVED: 9/13/04 2:26PM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; #29; PAGE 4 .... 00~3/2004 02:i7 559S2i7990 MAYOR ALAN AUTRY PAGE 04/04 MAYOR ALAN AUTRY MAYOR VICTOR P. LOPEZ Septemb~ 10, 2004 De~r Community Leadg: In our previous letter regarding the press eonf~oncc t° speak up against thc ruling on Friant Dam, we neglected to specify thc time of the press conf~mce. It will be held at 10:30am on Wednesday, Sq~t,~.mb~ 15, 2004 on thc front steps of Fresno City Hall. The map for parking and directions to Fresno City Hall were included in the prearious letter. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion that the previous letter might have caused. If you have any questions, please contact Mayor Autry at (559) 621~7900 or Mayor Lop~ at (559) 626-$100. Sincerely, // / Alan Autry Victor P. Lopez " Mayor, City of Fresno Mayor, City of Orange Cove ',i SEP I'( 200~, , !",~'~ ,~i,.A ~,~;I, ~rTM, ' B A K E R S F I E L D Public Works Department Memorandum TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: ' Raul Rojas, Public Works Director ~ DATE: September 16, 2004 SUBJECT= Status of White Lane Overcrossing Widening at State Route 99 and Interchange Improvement Project Currently, Granite Construction Company is working on the reconstruction of the westbound to northbound on-ramp and auxiliary lane. The concrete for the northbound auxiliary lane has been placed to complete the tie-into State Route 99. The sub-grade for the northbound on-ramp is nearly complete and Granite anticipates placing curb and gutters next week. The City's design consultant, URS Corporation, has submitted the final details for the eastbound to southbound on-ramp to Caltrans. Caltrans has reviewed and approved the plans with minor comments. URS is working on the responses to their comments. Granite Construction Company has received a copy the plans to provide a proposal for the additional work to be completed as a contract change order. Caltrans Structures division has approved URS' proposal to correct the elevation issues related to the new bridge deck. The new bridge deck was set at an elevation determined by URS based on their calculations of the deck settlement. However, after construction, the new bridge deck only settled to a fraction of the calculated amount. The proposed solution combines grinding and overlaying the existing bridge deck. c: Jack LaRochelle Arnold Ramming Ted Wright Nick Fidler S:\PROJECTS\Ngf~White Lane_99\MEMO 9_16_04.doc I ECE VEO SEP I 0 2004 B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: September 10, 2004 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Alan Christensen, Interim Director of Recreation and Parks Subject: Monthly Report for August Attached are the monthly activity reports for each division. If you have any questions or require additional information, please let me know. B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Parks Division August 2004, Report New Acreage Only 1 parcel was accepted into our maintenance program in August. This is a 4.2 acre third phase of River Oaks Park. This area included 83 trees, 4+ acres of turf, but no shrubs. There were. 4 parcels accepted into 365 day maintenance period. These locations total 1.64 acres and include 114 trees and 417 shrubs. Ul~on successful completion of the maintenance period, these areas will become responsibility of Parks Division to maintain. Park Reservations City parks continue to be a popular recreational destination even as temperatures climbed. In fact, the 147 August reservations is approximately 20% more than in July. Estimated attendance to these events is 11,165, which does not include casual users. River Oaks, Phase III On August 4, Parks accepted the third and final parcel of River Oaks Park. The 4.2 acre site is located at the westerly end of the park which meanders along the Kern River south of Stockdale Highway in a linear fashion. Future improvements within this parcel will include a playground, picnic site and ~ basketball court. Design for these improvements is currently underway. BEACH PARK FIELD REPAIRS For the 5th time in as many consecutive years, the soccer/rugby field was closed for turf repair. The 30' x 20'~ high traffic areas in front of each goal post was re- sodded. An additional 16,000 square feet was re-seeded via hydro-seed process. Beach soccer/rugby field receives an extensive amount of use given its central location, field lighting and convenient parking. The continued use results in severely worn areas where even the root stock of grass is damaged beyond recovery. Resources are then directed towards turf replacement projects. VANDALSIM The following is a brief summary of reported vandalism found and responded to by Park staff: · Vandals once again disassembled approximately 15 feet of fence at Beach Park Skate Park · Plexiglas was vandalized at the newly installed informational kiosk at Manor Street rest area of the Kern River Parkway Bike Path · Beale Park Amphitheatre storage room was broken into · Required replacement of (17) 6 inch pop up sprinklers in Meacham and Noriega area · Stole an irrigation controller on Coffee Road north of Gosling URBAN FORESTRY Basic field operations included addressing 22 limb failures, removal of 12 stumps and pruning of 40 trees per resident requests. Urban Forestry section staff also worked in advance of street paving crews within a 13 block area to prune approximately 100 trees in order for their large equipment to continue to work without obstacles.' This effort by Parks staff saved approximately $12-15,000 in over all cost for the paving project. At Wayside Park, 7 Locust trees in decline were replaced with 7 Hackberry trees west of the playground area. These will compliment the 3 Hackberry trees planted in July between the toy and wet playgrounds. In addition, 5 Chineese pistache trees were added south of the wet playground. B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: September 7, 2004 To: Allen Abe, Assistant Recreation and Parks Director From: Ken Trone, Park Construction and Facilities Planner Subject: Parks Department Planning and Construction Activity Pre-planning activities have begun on a 2,000 acre parcel of land adjacent to the south west city limits. The project may provide a unique opportunity to work with a single land owner in master planning parks for the entire project through a development agreement. The Jefferson Park Pool Rehabilitation Project was awarded to S.C. Anderson Inc. The project will completely update the complex to include one 25 yard lap pool, one instructional pool, a new 2,400 square foot support facility and new wet playground. Completion is scheduled for April 15, 2005. B A K E R S F I E L D DATE: September 1,2004 TO: Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager FROM: Holly Larson, Supervisor RE: August Monthly Report Aquatic Staff: The following training courses for lifeguards and swim instructors took place in August: Post Season Staff Training Total Attendance 25 Renewal Lifeguard Training Total Attendance 5 Events: Rockin' By The River Total Attendance 10,000 ~,quatic Attendance: i~cMurtrey: Recreation Swim 16,086 Programming 1,999 Total 18,085 Beale: ~ecreation Swim 477 ~otal 477 L':\I )¢ )CI i M I¥- I \slhrsyth\l .()C/\I.N- I \Tcmp~,monthl5 report.docC:\D()C[ J M E- 1 \sti:)rs.x th\l.(.)C~\ I ~.";- I \'l'emp\monthl.x report.doc g/I/20 {)43:12 Jefferson: Recreation Swim 407 Programming 224 Total 631 Recreation Swim 324 Programming 381 Total 705 Silver Creek: Recreation Swim 1,327 Programming _1,,,728 T~tal 3,055 Overall Total 22,953 Leisure Classes: Ballroom Dancing Total registered 12 '~.,~tal Attendance 42 (/51)( )('1 IMI!-I\slbrsyth\l,OCAI .S- IVl'cmp\mo it ~ 5' report.docC:\DOCUMEM \slbrsyth\l,OCA LS~ I \Temp\monthh. report.doc 9/I/20()43:12 I'M ' B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: August 27, 2004 To: Allen Abe, Assistant Director From: Linda McVicker, Recreation Supervisor Subject: Monthly Report for August ADULT SOFTBALL · The summer season for softball ended August 27. This was also the last day to sign up for the Fall Softball season. · Kern Trophies are sponsoring the awards again this season. · The fields are in great condition due to the expertise of our new field maintainer. · We had over 1,600 players during the summer season. SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM · The Summer Playground Program at Lowell began June 15th and ended August 13. Attendance for the season was 465. · Wayside Park Playground program opened June 21st and ended August 13. Their attendance for the season was 940. · The participants at Wayside took advantage of the vans going the McMurtrey Aquatics Center. Approximately 18 participants went to the Aquatics Center in the afternoons. UP-COMING PROGRAMS · We are currently working on the new Flag Football program for children, the Basketball Clinic for children, the Cross Country Meet and the Pee Wee Sports program. B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: September 2, 2004 To: Alan Christensen, Interim Director From: Terri Elison, Recreation Supervisor Subject: August Monthly Report Silver Creek After School Proqram ......................... 125 Attendance August 30 - Sept 3 ....... 25 The After School Program started on Monday, August 30t' and the children have enjoyed getting to know each other and the program leaders. Highlights included making an Olympic Torch and participating in several Olympic events, music appreciation, arts and crafts, and sports. Silver Creek Rentals ................................................... $792.00 (Figure does not include deposits) The Silver Creek multi-purpose room and/or pavilion was rented one time during the month of August. The center was rented for a family party. Total attendance was approximately 80. Classes at Silver Creek: # Registered Total Attendance Ballet & Gym (6 -12) 17 68 Ballet & Gym (3-5) 18 72 Calligraphy Workshop no class no class Chess (Beg.) 14 56 Chess (Inter.) 6 24 Clogging 22 88 Creative Quilting no class no class Dance & Gym (4-5) 11 44 Dance & Gym (2-3) 7 28 .. Dog Obedience 22 176 Guitar (Beg.) 15 120 Guitar (Beg. Int.) 7 56 Kardio Kick 12 96 Karate 38 304 11:20 AM 9/2/2004 C:\DOCUME-l\stbrsyth\LOCALS-l\Temp\Terri August 2004 Report.doc By TE Latin Dance (Beg. & Int.) 19 76 Pilates 4 48 Tai Chi 8 64 Tennis (Child-Beg) 17 136 Tennis (Child-lnt) 12 96 Tennis (Adults) no class no class Upholstery 5 20 Yoga 3 24 TOTAL 257 1,596 Classes at Other Facilities # Registered Total Attendance Siemon Park Tennis (Child) 3 24 Tennis (Adult) no class no class All Star Dance Studio Dance & Gym (2 ¼ - 4) 1 4 Dance & Gym (4 - 5) 1 4 American Academy of Gymnastics Gymnastics (4 - 5) 1 4 Gymnastics (3 - 4) no class no class Gymnastics (K - 6yrs Boys) 2 8 Gymnastics (K - 6yrs Girls) 2 8 Gymnastics (You & Me) 3 24 Creative Pursuits Knitting and Crocheting 4 16 Bead Connection Jewelry Making-Beading no class no class Corp Yard Lunch Room Cartooning 13 52 TOTAL 3O 144 Silver Creek Day Camp--"Camp Fun" .............. 360 Session 9 ........ 42 The "Wacky World of Art" was the theme this week with the specialized instruction in acrylic painting. Shelly Melton was the instructor who helped the campers paint some incredible pictures. On Friday, Aug. 6th the campers held an art show for their parents highlighting their pictures along with several other art projects they made that week. Campers went ice skating on their field trip and really enjoyed learning this new sport Session 10 ........ 30 Cooking lessons was the specialized instruction this session taught by Veronica Slaton. Campers enjoyed making some delicious dishes that they ate for their snack each day. They also learned some important nutritional information that will help them make the right food choices. Campers also invited their parents to a "Parent Appreciation Picnic" 11:20 AM 9/2/2004 C:\DOCUME-I\sforsyth\LOCALS-1 \Temp\Terri August 2004 Report.doc by TE on Friday, August 13th and helped prepare and cook the lunch. Each camper was given a special cookbook and apron to help them continue to pursue this new skill. Campers went to King LeG's for pizza and games for their field trip. Parent evaluations from Silver Creek Day Camp were all positive with comments similar to the one made by Aaron Ellis, "1 would rate the over-all day camp including .... administration a 10 out of 10". Other comments on the evaluations included: "My child loved the special weekly instructiOn, variety of activities, the swimming, and the field trips". "The staff is wonderful--year after year--this year especially!" Attendance Silver Creek Center: Rentals. ........................................ 80 Classes ........................................ 1,596 Registrations Taken: 177 Camp Fun .............................. 360 ' # of Guests Served: 466 After School P rog ram ............... 125 Irhe # of Guests served does not include registration) TOTAL .................... 2,161 !1:20 AM 9/2/2004 C:\DOCUME-l\sfors,vth\LOCALS-l\Temp\Terri August 2004 Report.doc By TE B A K E R $ F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Monthly Report May 2004 Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Dance Troupe Our troupe held its annual recital on May 7, an estimated 150 parents and friends enjoyed the performance. Quilting Class Our quilting class completed a beautiful quilt that will be donated to the cancer survivor's organization with a special patch thanking our center for use of the facility. Aerobics The evening class continues to be very popular and is increasing daily in attendance, many of the participants also utilities the weight room in the morning hours and is requesting a morning class, I am currently looking for a volunteer instructor. Sports PAL hosted the national NAYS youth basketball tournament on May 22,23 here at the center, more than 300 specters each day enjoyed games ranging from 5t~ and 6th grades to high school age teams. Adult basketball Tuesday and Thursday night basketball has seen a large increase of participants. Many college athletes have return home for the summer and is now coming to the center, we are planning an adult tournament for this summer. Dean Jones Page 1 9/9/2004 8:43 AM DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: September 15, 2004 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Alan Christensen, Director Recreation and Parks SUBJECT: Big League Dreams Ref000922 ( WARD 4) [ Vice-Mayor Couch requested staff contact Big league Dreams and'evaluate the company's [ nossible vi,~ion/nronosal for Bakersfield. Staff has scheduled a conference call with a representative of Big League Dreams and staff will report back on what Big League Dreams might possibly provide the City in the way of product and/or financing. S:\Counc!l Eeferrals 2004\Ref000922.doc September 14, 2004 (1:57PM) ECEW,~-D EP ! 6 2004 MANAG ER'~'"7 - B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM September 16, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR//~-~-~--~ SUBJECT: SOLICIT PUBLIC FOR TRAFFIC ISSUES Council Referral #923 Councilmember Couch requested staff investigate ways to solicit input from the community (i.e., Fed Ex Company, delivery companies) to improve traffic issues and traffic flow. The Traffic Engineering section of Public Works developed a citizen input form that is located at the Traffic Engineering page of the City's website. This input form was implemented about a year ago and has been very helpful to the Traffic Engineering staff in finding traffic problems, or assessing traffic issues that affect the City streets. The form allows input of contact information, problem description and location, along with other information. The web location is at: htt p://www, bakersfi eldcity, uslcityserviceslpubwrkslTrafficEn,qlinquiry, htm To make the form even more accessible to the public, the Traffic Engineer is working with the City's Webmaster to include this Traffic Engineering Inquiry Form on the main page menu of the City's website under the "Online Services" section. The public can also still contact, by telephone, the Traffic Engineering Section at 326- 3724 or request traffic signal information and report problems to the Traffic Signal Maintenance section at 326-3781. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\09-08\923 - Traffic.doc RECE~VEB T~ MANAGER r~ . B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM September 16, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~~ SUBJECT: POTHOLES AT SOUTH H AND PANAMA LANE Council Referral #915 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff fill potholes in the area of South H Street and Panama Lane. The potholes on South "H" Street between Panama Lane and Hosking Road were patched on Monday, September 13, 2004. Due to the poor condition of this section of road the Streets Division will resurface it with a cold-mix material, prior to the end of October, 2004. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\09-08\915 - Streets.doc I B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM September 16, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: ROAD REPAIR ON WIBLE ROAD Council Referral #919 Councilmember Salvaggio requested an update on the road repair on Wible Road, south of White Lane to Panama Lane. In late October, 2004, the Streets Division will be doing some section repairs on Wible Road between White Lane and Panama Lane. Staff will also evaluate whether they can complete a reconstruction project on the traveling lanes between Pacheco road and Harris Road, before the 2004 resurfacing season ends. Staff will keep you posted as to what work will be performed. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2004\09-08\919 - Streets.doc SEP I 6 2004 IT'" ~A',~/'-,GER'~ ...... B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MEMORANDUM September 16, 2004 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM' RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ~ SUBJECT: MANHOLE AT 2213 WOOLARD DRIVE Council Referral #916 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff level and stabilize a manhole near 2213 Woolard Drive. A sewer maintenance crew went out on Thursday, September 9, 2004, and stabilized the manhole in front of Woolard Drive. G:\GROUPDA~Referrals~004\09-08\916 - Streets.doc