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Home My WebLink About03/25/05 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM March 25, 2005 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Tandy, City Manager Ay~.c,~ FROM: Alan SUBJECT: General Information 1. Preliminary planning for the expansion of Wastewater Treatment Plant #3 is continuing at the staff level. Because of increasing regulations, growth in land prices and the accelerated use of capacity due to population growth, it appears the project may now be in the $115 million range. 2. Construction of the new airport terminal is progressing, with completion scheduled in the fall. Ray Bishop has conveyed that you are welcome to arrange a tour with him when convenient for you. 3. The League's weekly publication of March 18th included several articles of interest: a status report on the ongoing shift of Proposition 42 transportation funds to the state and an update on actions at the national level regarding CDBG funding. Both are enclosed for your information. 4. Attached for your information is a recent magazine article which provides information on the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) rules pertaining to the reporting of retiree medical benefit liabilities. It provides some perspective as to what the rules mean and their effect on local governments. 5. The February activity report from Recreation and Parks is attached. Continued on Page 2 Honorable Mayor and City Council March 25, 2005 Page 2 6. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Benham · Identification of strategies to more effectively enforce commercial requirements at Montgomery World Plaza Councilmember Ma,q,qard · Update on incentives to encourage swim clubs to utilize McMurtrey Aquatic Center and analysis of the rate charged for use of the facility and decreasing the debt; · Report on the feasibility of creating a half-cent sales tax subset for the greater Bakersfield area; · Meeting of the Vice Mayor, City Attorney and the Chief of Police regarding the release of a memo regarding sexual predators Councilmember Couch · Report on the position of other city councils concerning the proposed half-cent sales tax · Traffic control to reduce speeding at White Lane and Buena Vista near Stockdale High School. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk UPDATE ON REPAYMENT OF i STATEMENT BY NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES' EXECUT[VE DIRECTOR DONALD J. PROP 42 FUNDS i BORUT ON THE SUCCESS OF THE Many city officials are concerned about the ongoing shift of Proposition 42 transportation COLEMAN AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE funds to the state general fund, and when they BUDGET RESOLUTION might see these funds restored to local transpor- "Today's vote on the Coleman Amendment to tation projects - or even possibly a repayment, the Senate Budget resolution is a step in the right direction to achieve our goal of 'no cut, no move' Here is the status of the local share of these for this vital economic development tool. It keeps funds: the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program fully funded and under the administration Under current law, the sUspended Proposition of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development 42amounts for FY 2003-04 and FY 2004-05 (HUD). We appreciate the support of Senators ($868 million and $1.2 billion respectively to all Paul Sarbanes (D-Md) and Norm Coleman (R-Minn) local agencies) are to be repaid w plus interest for providing leadership on this issue. -- by FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09. (The com- bined amount for payment to cities and counties "We are concerned, however, that funding from for local street and road repairs is $188 million in other programs of critical importance to cities may FY 2003-04 and $180 million in FY 2004-05. be reduced since the overall budget ceiling did not These amounts are split between cities and change. In addition, it is important to note that the counties on a 50-50 basis.) amendment offered by Sen. Sarbanes that would have raised the budget ceiling to include the fully In his proposed FY 2005-06 budget, the funded CDBG program only lost by a 50-50 vote. Governor has proposed to spread the repayment This clearly shows us that our lobby effort earlier of the Prop 42 loans over 15 years - WITHOUT this week--our voices, our e-mails, our face-to-face interest. (The combined city-county share of this meetings--had a real impact. And although the deferred payment is $253 million.) Further, House Budget bill does not fully fund the CDBG should the FY 2005-06 Prop 42 allocation be program, it does recognize that it should remain at HUD. suspended (as he proposes), the governor proposes a 15 year repayment with no interest "The CDBG program benefits cities large and for that as well. small, rural and urban. This is a program that creates jobs, homeownership and economic inde- For a good (and much more thorough) dis- pendence, precisely the objectives articulated by cussion of this issue, see the Legislative Aha- the President in his State of the Union message. lysts' Office's piece on Transportation funding in And we're perplexed why he would attempt to the LAO Analysis of the 2005-06 Budget bill at reduce funding for a program that achieves these www. lao.ca.qov, objectives and move it to an agency that doesn't claim to have expertise in this area, particularly with CDBG's strong housing component. "We will continue to work closely with members of Congress, particularly those in Appropriations, to ensure that this vital program will be fully funded and retained at HUD so that it can continue to provide the important flexibility needed by our cities and towns to support economic development and improve blighted neighborhoods." Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5 HEALTH Adjusting for Age PENELOPE LEMOV T here's something scary lurking out there, and it's known ahead of the December 2005 deadline have generated what Dax~d by the acronym OPEB. It's no Nighmaare on Elm Street, Hitchcock, a director at Standard & Pc~r's Corp., the credit-rating but for retiring state and local employees, it could bring agency, calls "eye-popping numbers." The figures suggest that for on a full-fledged anxiety attack, govemments providing retiree health care benefits, the financial OPEB stands for Other Post-employment Benefits. It impact of the GASB rules on OPEB is likely to be significant. sounds bureaucratic and lots of boring items fall into the cate- One reason is that while health care costs are ming for every- gory, but the key ingredient and the driving force of OPEB is one, they are grox~,ing at an even faster pace for retirees. Age may health care--more specifically, the health benefits state and local have its privileges, but it also has its illnesses and increasingly governments pay their retired employees. While OPEB has been complex medical needs~a fact that's reflected in age.adjusted around for a while, the acronym is becoming more widely known health care premiums. Many state and local employers however, thanks to another acronym: GASB. The Governmental use a single common premium for both their active and retired Accounting Standards Board is concerned with the way gov- employees, in which case the premium paid for active employ- emments disclose their long-term obligations--obligations such ees tends to be higher than it otherwise would be. GASB con- as retiree health care that tend to look very large when the full- siders the higher premiums for active employees an implicit rate ness of two or three decades of promised payments are taken into subsidy of retirees and requires that such amounts be included account. The concern is such that the GASB has come up with as part of the actuarially projected cash flows for OPEB--helping a new accounting standard for retiree health costs, to create that "eye-popping" effect. Those who aren't financial officials or investment managers Clearly, the change in OPEB accounting could result in policy may not be familiar with GASB, but changes, possibly preisuring state or make no mistake: It is a very influen- local officials to cut back on retiree tial body. A state or local govemmentAnewaccounting rule health care benefits--now or in the that goes against GASB accounting near future. There is precedent for rules imperils its credit rating. So what COUldseriously undermine such a revision. In the 1990s, in the GASB wants, it tends to get, and now wake of the FASB rule, a substantial on the health insurance that ~um~ of companies reduced their health care obligations, retiree health coverage or ended cov- The rule is similar to one that the states arid localities erage entirely. That trend--toward Financial Accounting Standards Board reductions or termination--has con- (FASB), wrote for private businesses a provide totheir retirees.- =uea as health care costs continue decade ago. That rule forced compa- their inflationary spiral, leading to an nies to report the value of health insur- ever-bigger OPEB and a drag on the ance they had promised to their retirees. Now, governments have picture of corporate health that a company hopes to project. to do the same. With the implementation of GASB 43 and GASB Since the public sector is not the private sector, the profit 45, which are scheduled to go into effect December 2005 and motive is not an issue. And yet, a report on local governments December 2006, respectively, state and local governments will and employee health care costs, issued in December by Fitch, the have to treat OPEB the way they do defined-benefit pension plans, credit-rating agency, found that half of the local governments That is, they will have to put aside money for future liabilities-- surveyed provide retiree health care benefits, and some of these only in this case, for liabilities that have not been recognized as say they have cut or are considering cutting back on these bene- such in the past. fits for employees starting after a certain date. This would be Accounting for the actual costs of health care is a right and done in an effort to mitigate the impact of GASB's OPEB rule. proper thing to do. Sound accounting practices should reflect the The accounting rule comes at an unfortunate time. State and real world and keep governments running with, well, account- local revenues are still in recovery from the recent recession, and ability. After all, although govemments don't have shareholders pension fund liabilities~the 800-pound gorilla of post.employ- to answer to, they do have bondholders--and taxpayers, ment benefits--are a constant budgetary concern. And now, on So what's worrisome about OPEB? In a word: size. Some gov- top of that comes the OPEB rule in an atmosphere in which the ernments that have begun to repo.rt their accrued OPEB data private sector has already--for a host of fiscal as well as accounting reasons--downsized its obligations to retirees and their health Penelope Lemov can be reached at plemov~goveming, com care. No wonder that little acronym looms large fight now. [] 56 G O V E R N I N G March 2005 Governing.com. RECEIVED liAR 1 8 ~005 ~ CiTY MANAGER'S OFFICE B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: March 18, 2005 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Alan Christensen, Intedm Director of Recreation and Parks Subject: Monthly Report for February 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 February 2oo5, Report PARK RESERVATIONS Cold temperatures continued as did wind and rain to keep many users from our park system. There were however, a slightly greater number of person who braved the elements to participate in reserved facility activities. There were approximately 1,855 people attending 28 events with reservations. As is always the case, there were many more casual park users taking advantage of our facilities. NEW ACREAGE Three parcels were accepted for staff to assume maintenance responsibility in February. The three parcels are all within our Maintenance District and include .77 acres with 82 trees, 440 shrubs plus turf. No acreage was accepted into a 365 day maintenance period during this month. URBAN FORESTRY On Saturday, February 26, 2005, 24 volunteers assisted in planting the final 70 trees for Sundale (Kern City) residents. The California Department of Forestry through Proposition 12 funding provided trees and planting materials for residents within Sundale who elected to plant trees in their front yards. A smaller program was previously undertaken to replace palms with trees within the median islands. We continue to express our appreciation to volunteers from Canyon Hills Assembly Church, Central Church of Christ as well as Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Board member Mr. John Enriquez for their assistance. ASCA CERTIFICATION Congratulations are in order to Paul Graham, our Urban Forester, for achieving certification as a Consulting Arborist with the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA). Paul excelled in his coursework during the conference and scored a 93% on the examination. ASCA desires to present in the most professional and ethical manner possible the science of Arboriculture and to provide reliable, independent consulting services. WAYSIDE PLAYGROUND Funded through a Community Development Bock Grant, Wayside playground equipment was entirely replaced. In addition, a new picnic shelter, pre-cast tables, and rubberized safety/ADA surfacing was installed. Urban Forestry staff replaced adjoining trees which were in decline in order to offer shade for the playground. B A K E R $ F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: March 16, 2005 To: Allen Abe, Assistant Recreation and Parks Director From: Ken Trone, Park Construction and Facilities Planner Subject: Parks Department Planning and Construction Activity (February) The city completed the acquisition of the land for Granite Pointe Park located northwest of Panama Lane and Highway 99. The city completed the acquisition of the land for Oswell Park located northeast of Oswell Street and Redbank Road. B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: March 1, 2005 To: Alan Christensen, Interim Director From: Terri Elison, Recreation Supervisor Subject: February 2005 Monthly Report Silver Creek After School Program ......................... 525 Attendance ......................... 27 Average Daily Attendance Silver Creek After School Program took the children on two field trips this month for the two days the Center was closed for maintenance. The children enjoyed going bowling and playing field hockey at Pin Oak Park. Highlights this month included celebrating Valentine's Day and President's Birthday, a treasure hunt, learning new songs and performing various skits, and making a variety of different holiday crafts. ATTENDANCE FIGURES Silver Creek Rentals ................................................... $0 (Figure does not include deposits) The Silver Creek multi-purpose room and/or pavilion were not rented the month of February. Silver Creek Center The Silver Creek Community Center was closed on Thursday and Friday, February 3rd & 4th for maintenance. Classes were moved to the Corp Yard Lunch Room or rescheduled another day at the Center. Classes at Silver Creek: # Registered Total Attendance Ballet & Gym (6 - 11 ) 20 80 Ballet & Gym (3 - 5) 13 52 Belly Dancing 11 44 Calligraphy Workshop no class no class Chess (Beg. & Inter.) 2 4 Clogging 22 88 8:01 AM 3/3/2005 C:\DOCUME-l\sforsyth\LOCALS-l\Temp\Terri Feb 2005 Report.doc Created by Telison Dance & Gym (4-5) 2 8 Dance & Gym (2-3) 12 48 Dog Obedience no class no class Guitar (Beg. & Inter.) no class no class Kardio Kick 16 128 Karate 30 240 Latin Dance (Beg. & Inter.) 21 42 Pilates 8 96 Tai Chi 4 32 Tennis (Child-Beg & Int.) 11 88 Tennis (Adult) 2 16 Upholstery 6 24 Yoga 4 32 TOTAL 184 1,022 Classes at Other Facilities # Registered Total Attendance Siemon Park Tennis (Child) 2 16 Tennis (Adult) no class no class All Star Dance Studio Dance & Gym (2 ¼ - 4) no class no class Dance & Gym (4 - 5) no class no class American Academy of Gymnastics Gymnastics (4 - 5) no class no class Corp Yard Lunch Room CartoOning 5 20 Creative Pursuits Knitting and Crocheting 1 4 Bead Connection Jewelry Making-Beading no class no class Helfrich's Jewelry Creations Jewelry Creations 1 4 My Children's Fitness Center Mommy & Me (Tiny Tykes) no class no class _ Mommy & Me (Waddlers) no class no class TOTAL 9 44 Attendance Silver Creek Center: Rentals ......................................... 0 Classes ........................................ 1,022 Registrations Taken: 284 After School Program ................525 # of Guests Served: 335 Pee Wee Sport Program ............ 72 (The # of Guests servsd does not include registration) TOTAL .................... 1,619 8:01 AM 3/3/2005 C:\DOCUME~lXsforsyth\LOCALS~l\Temp\Terri Feb 2005 Report.doc Created by Telison B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: March 1, 2005 To: Allen Abe, Assistant Director From: Linda Mc~icker, Recreation Supervisor Subject: Monthly Report for February ADULT SOFTBALL · We have 96 teams signed up for our Spring Softball League. · Games will begin March 7 and end May 27. PEE WEE SPORTS · We had 24 children participate in our Pee Wee Sports program. Participants learned the fundamentals of Basketball, Tee-Ball and Dodgeball. · Our next program will begin March 5% We currently have 14 children enrolled. UP-COMING PROGRAMS · We are working on the Summer/Fall Brochure. I am taking pictures for the inside and front cover. · I am working on summer classes including a Soccer Camp, Volleyball camp and T-ball. C :\DOCUME.'~ ~ \sfor~,yth'~LOCALS ~ l \Temp',F~b 05 RpLdoc LMC B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Monthly Report February, 2005 Dr Martin Luther Kin.q Jr. Community Center Sports Our youth basketball program ended on 2-26-05 with the league toumament. Many parents and friend indicated they really enjoyed the league and plan to participate next year. We also took pre sign up for the summer sports program we have more than 50 sign up Saturday. After school I~ro~ram The program continue to grow youth are enjoying arts and crafts and games daily. Highland high is supplying us with after school tutors. Leisure classes We are continue exploring new classes, Tim Golich instructor for the adult boot camp has submitted details for a youth program that we hope will start in June. Hip Hop we are planning a dance class for young adult. Donations We have received notification of the donations from Shell Oil Product. As submitted we will provide a youth sports program in basketball, track and football. The schedule will be, Basketball June 05 Track July 05 Football October 05 Dance troupe Our youth performed in the 2005 Black History parade; once again the girls did an excellent job in representing our center. Dean Jones Page I 3/17/2005 10:27 AM B A K E R S F I E L D DATE: March 2, 2005 TO: Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager FROM: Holly Larson, Supervisor RE: February Monthly Report Aquatic Attendance: See attached statistics for aquatic attendance at McMurtrey. All other pool facilities except Silver Creek are currently closed until the summer season begins. Please note that the overall attendance for February showed a dramatic increase with many new users. Ridgeview and Golden Valley high schools are currently swimming at Silver Creek Monday through Friday afternoons. BHS, West, and South swim teams and 8 high school diving teams have now started utilizing McMurtrey Aquatic Center, in addition to our other programs and rentals. Aquatic Staffinq: Recruitment is ongoing for summer 2005 staff. 86 aquatic staff have been referred to date. A job fair was held at McMurtrey Aquatic Center on Saturday, February 26, 2005 for Spring and Summer jobs in recreation and parks. Our second pool management assessment was held on February 5 with 16 interviewed. A swim instructor training was held on February 12-13 with 9 attending. A lifeguard training was held on February 25-27 with 13 attending. 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RECTOR, CHIEF OF POLICE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE DATE: MARCH 24, 2005 SUBJECT: MONTGOMERY WORLD PLAZA COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. 1001 (WARD 2) Council Member Benham requested staff identify strategies to more effectively enforce commercial requirements at Montgomery World Plaza. In December, 2004 Councilmember Benham asked that a strategy be identified to address the problems at Montgomery World Plaza. Since that time the Police Department has processed and completed their request for a Cabaret Permit and has initiated an effort to establish a neighborhood watch group which includes area residents and representatives from Montgomery World Plaza in hopes of opening a line of communication to prevent complaints before they happen. All alcohol permits requested by renters of the banquet hall at Montgomery World Plaza are reviewed by the Police Department and conditions added to help prevent problems. Officers have cited concert promoters and private parties when the music is too loud and disrupts the surrounding neighborhood and are consistently monitoring the area (see attachment). Mr. Tim Gardea is the main renter of the banquet hall and he has enlisted the help of Montgomery World Plaza to limit loitering in their parking lots and to limit loud music from vehicles that could be interrupted as music from the banquet hall. Security guards have also been hired to monitor the parking lots and the concert music noise levels. The Police Department will continue to monitor the situation at Montgomery World Plaza and take the necessary action to insure compliant operation of the business which in turn will maintain the peaceful nature of the neighborhood. TDT/vrf Peace disturbance calls at 3201 F St. regarding loud music. In response to all of the, se call, we fa'st checked the neighborhood (3000 block of Spruce St.) to see if we could hear the music. We also checked the business on a regular basis even when no calls were pending there to see if there was compliance regarding the loud music. During the random patrol checks, no violations were noted.' 2/4/05 - dispatched at 2220 hours, business closed, no music heard. 2/$/05 - dispatched at 2130 hours, cite issued, see case # 05-15660. 2/11/05 - dispatched at 2250 hours, music not in violation. 2/12/05 - dispatched at 2130 hours, report accomplished for complaint, see case #05- 28429. Vehicle in parking lot was also cited for amplified music, see case # 05-29512. 2/18/05, 2/19/05 - checked business but closed for remodeling. 2/24/05 - dispatched 2126 hours, cited prOmoter, see case # 05-36339. 3/12/05 - dispatched at 2126 hours, music not in violation. 3/17/05 - music not in violation. Music coming from vehicle in alley behind 3016 Spruce St. spoke with owner and advised him to keep music turned down. Observed several juveniles loitering in the parking lot, spoke with promoter, Timothy Gardea, and advised him he was responsible for what happens in the parking lot. DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: March 18, 2005 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Alan Christensen, Director Recreation and Parks,~ SUBJECT: McMurtreyAquatics Center Rates Ref001064 (Ward 3) Vice-Mayor Maggard requested an update on providing incentives to encourage swim clubs to utilize the McMurtrey Aquatics Center and analyze the rate charged for use of the facility and decreasing the debt. In comparing the fees charged by CSUB, Bakersfield College and the city, each agency may have a special requirement that goes with that basic fee which in turn drives the overall rental fee higher. An example is CSUB and Bakersfield College charge an additional fee for parking while parking at McMurtrey is free. McMurtre¥ Aquatic Center (built in 2004): · 25 yard lane fee per hour is $6.25 · 50 meter fee per hour is $10.00 Bakersfield College (built in 2003): · 25 yard lane fee per hour (2 hour minimum) is $6.00 · 50 meter lane rentals require renting all 18 lanes at $6.00 each. · Additional fees for custodial, parking, pool technician, lighting and chemicals CSUB (built in 1983): · 25 yard lane fee per hour is $3.00 · 50 meter lane fee per hour is $5.50 · Additional fees for energy costs, equipment, parking, security and custodial C:\DOCUME~1~achriste\LOCALS~1\Temp\Ref001064.doc March 18, 2005 (1:56PM) As you can see, rates at McMurtrey are comparable with Bakersfield College, which is a new facility completed in 2003. City staff is programming the facility wherever possible. The over all attendance at McMurtrey has been increasing in lap swimming and the renting of facility to the high schools swim teams since the first of the year. Even with the departure of the Aquatics Club of Bakersfield in January the attendance has been good. ACB was struggling to get enough swimmers in the water to finance their monthly rental costs at McMurtrey. When city staff offered other city pools such as Silver Creek, ACB declined. Kern Divers and the Water Polo Club have seen a growth in their numbers as well. The divers are expecting their "warming tub" to be delivered any day and it can be installed immediately. We are receiving two to four phone calls a week inquiring about the facility or arranging individual or group tours of the aquatics center. Our major advertising campaign will begin this month with ads and bill boards throughout the city. There will also be ads on radio and television media as well. This campaign should give us a big boost in interest and participation. SMG and the Ice Center have contributed major efforts in arranging this. Staff would like to give more time to see what how investment in the advertising campaign will continue to grow interest and attendance. We feel that the word is spreading about McMurtrey, and that will result in a continued attendance growth trend. i ~ MEMORANDUM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE March 18, 2005 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: VIRGINIA GENNARO, CITY ATTORNEY /~/~/~ ROBERT M. SHERFY, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY SUBJECT: HALF-CENT SALES TAX SUBSET COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. 001067 Vice-Mayor Maggard requested staff explore creating a half-cent sales tax subset for the Greater Bakersfield area. This office has discussed the above matter with the Finance Department, has extensively researched the Revenue and Taxation Code, and has done research through the California State Board of Equalization. Based on a review of all these sources, it is the opinion of this office that any local half-cent sales tax increase can only be passed and implemented within the jurisdiction of the City of Bakersfield or the County of Kern, and not based on the Greater Bakersfield area. VG/RMS:dll cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council S:\COUNClL\Referrals\04-05 Referrals\Half-CentSalesTax.doc BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM [CEIVED__ TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER HAR 2 5 ?.005 FROM: W.R. RECTOR, CHIEF OF POLICE CiTY MANAGER'S OFFICE DATE: March 24, 2005 SUBJECT: Release of Sexual Predators Memo Council Referral No. 1065 (Ward 3) IVice-Mayor Maggard requested a meeting with Chief Rector and City Attorney Gennaro to discuss release of a memo regarding sexual predators. In response to Vice-Mayor Maggard's request a meeting has been scheduled at the convenience of all parties for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3rd at the Bakersfield Police Department. RECEIVED HAR 2 2 2005 B A K E 'R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD C~TY MANAGER'S OFFICE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director~..~~ DATE: March 14, 2005 SUBJECT: HALF-CENT SALES TAX PROPOSAL Referral No. 1062 (Meeting: 3/09/05) COUNCILMEMBER COUCH REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING THE POSITION OF OTHER CITY COUNCILS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED HALF- CENT SALES TAX. Staff contacted Mr. Ron Brummett of the Kern Council of Governments. Mr. Brummett has been involved with the local grassroots committee (Kern Citizens for Quality Transportation) advocating the local transportation measure, and he has also talked to staff and elected officials of many cities throughout the county regarding the measure. Other than the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern, Mr. Brummett is aware of no other cities that have adopted formal resolutions or voted on an official position regarding the local transportation measure. However, Mr. Brummett also states that cities have not been asked yet to provide an official position and that in his discussions with staff and elected officials, the response he has received has been positive and in general support of a local transportation measure program. G:\GROUPDAT~Referrals~2005\03 -09\Refg 1062 -Jack L.doc BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM .VED MAR 2,5 2005 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: W.R. RECTOR, CHIEF OF POLICE ~ CiTY MANAGER'S OFFICE DATE: March 24, 2005 SUBJECT: Traffic Control -White Lane and Buena Vista Council Referral No. 1058 (Ward 4) I Council Member Couch requested the police department provide additional traffic control to [ reduce speeding at White Lane and Buena Vista near Stockdale High School. Motor officers have conducted radar enforcement on an ongoing basis in the area near Stockdale High School. Officers are in this area at least two days a week and have issued numerous citations for speeding and other violations. We have also assisted Kern High School Police with parking enforcement on the streets surrounding the school as well as meeting with school officials to help curb speeding in the area. This area is a high priority,for the Traffic Section because of the volume of traffic and accidents that have occurred in this area in the past. JCB/vrf