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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/06/05 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM May 6, 2005 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: General Information 1. The Planz Park Spray Park is nearing completion, and we are preparing for a Thursday, May 26th ribbon cutting event. At Jefferson Park, the complete renovation and upgrade of the pool and the adjacent spray park are looking very attractive and will be ready for the regular opening dates. The new spray park at MLK Park is not quite as far, but is also looking very attractive and is expected to be open on time. 2. With the news this week that Bakersfield's population has been on a significant increase, it is no surprise that housing purchases here are among some of the highest in California. According to the attached article posted by msn.com, Bakersfield is among 55 real estate "boom" towns for 2004. 3. Last week's report included mention of Stockton's revitalization of their downtown area. Enclosed is an article from the Wall Street Journal on another city's success story in reviving their downtown. Oklahoma City is experiencing a strong rebound ten years after the bombing tragedy there. Among their improvements is a "Riverwalk" type canal, similar to our proposed Mill Creek project. 4. I have asked Chief Rector to check what the officer to population ratios are' in the ten California cities that are larger than us. We established our current goal many years ago; seeing what the data is for large cities (which we now are) should be interesting. 5. A status report from Public Works with information on street maintenance projects for this past week, in addition to those planned for the next two weeks, is enclosed. The wet weather that may continue into next week will cause scheduling adjustments. 6. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Carson · Information about what constitutes surplus property; (Over) Honorable Mayor and City Council May 6, 2005 Page 2 Vice-Mayor Ma.cl.qard · Actions to prevent flower vendors on street corners; · Status report on possible actions to prohibit registered sex offenders within a prescribed distance of schools, parks, and recreation facilities; · Feasibility of purchasing Redflux cameras versus leasing for the intersections that are monitored for red light violators; Councilmember Couch · Status report on the Westside Parkway project · Status report on reassessing the implementation of an ordinance regarding illegal dumping and automobile seizure; · Feasibility of instituting a grading system for restaurants within the city limits. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk 3MSN Money - Extra: 55 housing boom towns Page 1 of 5 MSNHome I MyMSN I Hotmail I Shopping I Money I People&Chat i~ii~:~'i~i'~ Web Search: .................................. :~ L,LL _=.ZtL. Hone Home I Banking Investing Planning J Taxes I My Money Help Investing Home Portfolio Market News Stocks Funds Insight Brokers CNBC TV ~:~ Print-friendly version Extra ~?~ ~-¥~ Send this to a friend Posted 5/4/2005 55 housing boom towns A government study advertisement MSN Money Insight finds there are 3ubak's Journal more white-hot real- SuperModels estate markets than ever and says that Start Investing ~ FO~.. ~ easy credit could Strategy Lab ~$~E make any busts Company Focus ~i worse, Mutual Funds ' ~' By MSN Money staff Street Patrol and wire reports Other Views The number of Contrarian Chronicles areas across the Get market United States with TheStreet.com news by e-mail real estate booms Resources Plan for your grew nearly two- Article Index perfect retirement thirds last year to 55, the Federal Deposit Insurance COrp. said, warning Decision Centers Personal finance that these booms may be followed by busts. bookshelf Related Links The boom areas represent 15% of the 362 metropolitan areas the Office Market Dispatches Find It! Stock Picks Article Index of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight analyzes, the highest proportion Finance Q&A of boom markets in 30 years of price data and more than twice the peak Message Boards Tools Index Site map of the late-1980s booms. California had 21 of the 55 boom markets in 2004; Florida had 11 and the Northeast had 18. Boom areas were defined as having inflation-adjusted prices at the end of 2004 that were up 30% or more in three years. Banks and insurers Adding recent data and analysis to a study check your credit. So should you. released in February, FDIC economists Cynthia Angell and Norman Williams repeated their view that credit market conditions may make current housing market booms different than past ones, which have tended to taper off rather than bust. "To the extent that credit conditions are driving home price trends, the implication would be that a reversal in mortgage market conditions -- where interest rates rise and lenders tighten their standards - could contribute to the end of the housing boom," they say. http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/invest/extraYP 117171.asp 5/5/2005 .,MSN Money - Extra: 55 housing boom towns Page 2 of 5 Busts are relatively rare The FDIC economists foundthat only 17% of local U.S. housing booms in the 1978-1998 period ended in busts, defined as a 15% or greater drop in nominal home prices over five years. This economic stress as economies stumbled in Oil Patch states weighed heavily on their housing markets. In the worst cases, nominal home prices fell by 40% and 33% in Lafayette, La., and Casper, VVyo., respectively, between 1983 and 1988. Related news and commentary on MSN Money :;:.:~ 7 secrets to refinancing on the fast track  · Fed waves red flag at home buyers, sellers · Beware the hidden costs of refinancing · Don't bite off too much house · Is it time to cash in on your home? · 10 easy ways to stash away thousands The authors said that stagnation is often the most likely outcome, with prices stalling out until local incomes catch up. But the updated study, released Monday, also notes special qualities of the current boom, including the large number of boom markets across the country and a risky credit environment. VVhile the previous FDIC study on the subject in February emphasized local market factors for historical boom and bust cycles, recent past experience signals possibly broader ranging causes. "The notable expansion in the number of boom markets in 2004 suggests that national factors could be helping to drive home prices higher," the updated study says. "If national factors are coming more into play, then clearly the most important factors to look to would be the availability, price and terms of mortgage credit." Is it different this time? Among special risks the FDIC has found in the current credit market are increasingly leveraged new home purchases, more use of adjustable rate mortgages, growth of interest-only mortgage payment plans and accelerating growth in subprime mortgage lending. Subprime loans now account for 10% of all mortgage lending, authors found, and buyers now leverage more of the cost of a home. The percentage of loans exceeding 80% of a home's purchase price has grown to more than 30%; in some _ cities, the percentage tops 5~%. http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/invest/extrafP 117171 .asp 5/5/2005 : MSN Money - Extra: 55 housing boom towns Page 3 of 5 The study also cited more purchases of homes strictly for investment as a sign of increased speculation in the market last year. Boom towns 2004 Area Peak 3~yr Area Peak 3~yr rise rise California % Other Northeast Bakersfield, CA 47 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 30 Chico, CA 49 Atlantic City, NJ 40 Fresno, CA 58 Baltimore-Towson, ND 36 Hanford -Corcoran, CA 38 Kingston, NY 41 Los Angelas-Long Beach, CA 53 New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY 33 Madera, CA 57 Ocean City, NJ 44 Merced, CA 43 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, 30 PA-NJ-DE-ND Poughkeepsie-Newburgh- 41 Modesto, CA 44 Middletown, NY Napa, CA 46 Trenton-Ewing, NJ 32 Oxnard-Ventura-Thousand 53 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport 31 Oaks, CA News, VA-NC Redding, CA 52 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, 40 DC-MD-VA-WV Riverside-San Bemardino, 58 Winchester, VA-WV 35 CA · Sacramento-Arden-Arcade- 47 Florida Roseville, CA Salinas, CA 49 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 38 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond 35 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 55 Beach, FL San Luis Obispo-Paso 46 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview- 32 Robles, CA Destin, FL Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, 53 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami 45 CA Beach, FL Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 48 Naples-Marco Island, FL 35 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 38 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 43 Visalia-Porterville, CA 45 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 30 Yuba City, CA 56 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 54 Other Western Punta Gorda, FL 42 Carson City, NV 44 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL 37 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 43 Vero Beach, FL 38 Nedford, OR 31 Other % Reno-Sparks, NV 41 Honolulu, HI 35 New England % Barnstable Town, MA 48 Boston-cambridge-Quincy, 38 MA-NH Norwich-New London, CT 31 Portland-South Portland- http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/invest/extra/P 117171 .asp 5/5/2005 xMSN Money - Extra: 55 housing boom towns Page 4 of 5 t4- ~ Biddeford, ME 30 Providence-New Bedford - 46 Warwick, R[ Worcester, MA 34 Source: FDIC *Areas where real home prices increased at least 30% from three years earlier. 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L~ ~-,...,...,c~..~iQuotes supplied by ComStock, Inc. and are delayed at least 20 minutes. NYSE, AMEX, [',~4111~,~-l~lll~l~land NASDAQ index data are provided real time. MSN Money's editorial goal is to provide a forum for personal finance and investment ideas. Our articles, columns, message board posts and other features should not be construed as investment advice, nor does their appearance http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/invest/extra/P 117171.asp 5/5/2005 Oklahoma Citv's Revival Ten Years After the Bombing, a trolley,clubs ana restaura.~w-ana--.. the downtown of the once-sleepy ~ of 500,000 DowntOwn Sees a Renaissance; bustling, k "'--- ~ Oklahoma City laid the foundation for its No More 'Inferiorit Complex' revival two years before the bombing when a . · slim majority of voters approved a sales tax increase to give what became a $350 million By RYAN CHITTUM boost to the area. The project proved so popu- lar that residents joke that it is hard to find Oklahoma City anyone who admits to voting against the W HEN A BOMB destroyed the raise. Ultimately the tax money led to $1.5 Alfred P. Murrah'federal office billion of public and private investment being building in Oklahoma City poured into downtown Oklahoma City without nearly 10 years ago, the pros- any state funds and without the city taking on pects for the city appeared any debt. bleak. In Oklahoma City, a canal in the Bricktown area Now, young singles and empty nesters are At the time of the bombing, which killed of downtown (top) and the city's National moving downtown in m~precedented numbers, 168 people, the city's downtown was still suf- momtment (bottom) are big to,,tist draws, revitalizing the Deep Deuce district, a historic feting from the oil bust of the mid-1980s. The African-American area that flourished during blast damaged more the jazz era, but had fallen into disrepair. Two PROPleRTy than 300 buildings, 17 of thriving. The Bricktown district is buzzing with new large hotels have been built downtown which were total losses, night life, people are moving downtown, there is a and four more are on the way. Property values REPORT As recently as 2000, the gleaming new federal building blocks from where in some parts of downtown, have grown by area still showed scars: the Murrah building once stood and property about 500% over the past 15 years. boarded-up buildings, broken windows and prices are booming. Add to that two successful Next week, the city wiil mark the 10th ann~- rubble where shops once'stood, stadiums, a $52 million performing arts center, a versary of the bombing with a week of events But today, Oklahoma City's downtown' is $22 million central library, a "Riverwalk' type Please Turn to Page BL Column I 84 WEDNESI)AY. APRIL 13, 2005 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. · THE PROPERTY REP( Ten Years After the Bombing, a City Rebounds Continued From Page B1 concert-ticket selling arenas in the that inqludes a concert at the ForO Cen- i' world, according t6 Potlstar, a music-in- ter and a marathon that will wind dustry data provider. Newer additions in- through city streets. "At thls point, we' dude the $52 million Civic Center Music almost have to remind citizens that we Hall and a $22 million library, while a have to be respectful of what happened $133 million American Indian Cultural here with the.bombing," says mayor Center is about to break ground jus; Mick Cornett. "It does seem like a long south of downtown. One of the biggest time ago and in a different place." draws ts a Bass Pro Shops superstore, Even before the bombing, Oklahoma which brings 2.3 million visitors a year City's downtown had been desolate-de- downtown. stroyed by [ailed urban renewal The downtown economy has also bene- projects and a flight to the suburbs, fited from the success of local compa- "When I was growing up there were hies. Devoid Energy Corp., now the larg- seven movie theaters here, all,with ex- est independent U.S. oil and gas com- quisite architecture," Says Laura Warri- party, has grown strongly' while ham- ncr, an artist who runs a gallery down- burger chain Sonic Corp. built its new town. "I remember, as a little kid, the headquarters on the banks of the Brick- magic.. I thought I was a little princess town Canal. and lived in Manhattan." But the revival ts far from complete.' Oklahoma City was settled in one day, Nearly one-third of the city's downtown on April 22, 1889, leaving little time for office space sits vacant, nearly double urban planning. White settlers raced in by ~ the national average, according to CB wagon and on horseback to stake claims for free land in Indian Territory-what be- $"e 8ri¢lttown Ilalllmrk, which seats 12,000, was the first big success of the down- mercialRichard ElliS,real.estatea LOS Angeles-baSedservices company.C°m' came known as the Oklahoma Land Run. town's revitalization. Former Oklahoma City mayor P, onald Norick assisted at the While the downtown population has dan- By the end of the first day of its existence, ~bbon-cutting ceremony/or a new library (inset) named in his honor, bled in the past 10 years, only about 1,000 Oklahoma City had a population of 10,000. people live there. "A critical piece of this In the 1.960s, in a bid to redo' the The first prdject completed was the $34 land area behind Jacksonville, Fla., but puzzle is getting a critical mass of hous- haphazardly 'built downtown and stem million SBC Bricktown_Ballpark, and old- just 29th In terms of population. And the lng," Mr. Tolbert says. About 1,500 resi- its citizen's flight to' the suburbs, the style ballpark that opened in 1998 to tourists have come. Hundreds of thou- dential units are expected to be corn- city hired I.M. Pei to design a master house the city's minor league Triple-A sands of visitors a year come to the Okla- pleted in the new few years. plan 'for downtown and tore down hun- team. It was followe~l quickly by a mile- homa City National Memorial to view the Despite the rebound, parts of the city dreds of buildings in anticipation of a and-a-half canal that threatis its ,say rows of empty chairs representing the still look and smell the way they did building boom. through south' downtown. Restaurants lives lost and to visit a museum commem- years ago. The world's largest stock But in the 1980s, the oil Dust dev'.s- and clubs soon opened on the canal and orating the event, yard, with its massive manure piles, is tated the city's 'petroleum-dependent · 250,000 people a year ride the water taxis A couple of blocks'away the $88 mil- justblocks fromdowutox~m. But eventhat economY. Banks failed and small busi- there now. lion Ford Center, a 20,000-seat a~'ena that may change. The o~mers have proposed nesses folded up shop. "It was a total · Today, Oklahoma City is the second- opened in 2002 draws huge crowds to the building a horse.show' arena and hotel economic collapse, worse than the Great largest city in the continental U.S. in area. In 2003 it was one of the top-10 where the manure piles now stand. Depression," says James R. Tolbert, chairman and president of First .Okla- homa Corp., a real estate firm that was among the early investprs in Bricktown. By the mid-1980s Oklahoma City's doyen- town didn't have a single hotel. If the failed urban renewal plan and the oil 'bust battered downtown, the bomb set by Timothy McVeigh on April 19, 1995, galvanized the people of the city. The blast, which at the time was the worst terrorist attack in U.S. his- tory, caused an estimated $652 million in damage. In the weeks and months follow{ng the bombing, the city rallied. "I think all my life Oklahoma City had an inferiority. complex," Mr. Tolbert says. "We had very little positive feelings about our- selves. Partly in response to bow we re- sponded to the bombing and came to- gether, we turned the comer on commu- nity confidence to the point I think people here are very proud of Oklahoma City. That's a new thing." The tax increase proved fortuitous and was bolstered by $50 million in fed- eral money that came after the bombing. .. From: Alan Tandy To: Rhonda Smiley Date: 5/2/2005 9:25:18 AM Subject: Fwd: FYI: Street Maintenance Operations >>> Raul Rojas 5/2/05 9:13:15 AM >>> >>> Luis Peralez 5/2/2005 8:48:25 AM >>> Starting this week (5-2-05) we are preparing (grinding) streets for resudacing in the Silvercreek area between Spring Creek Loop & Gosford Road, north of Harris Road and the area between Actis Road & Robinwood, north of Planz Road. We are still preparing streets for resurfacing in the area between So. "H" Streets and Hughes Lane, south of Planz Road. Pin Oak Park .Blvd., from White Lane To District Blvd. will be pulverized today (5-2-05). Last week a light overlay (cold-mix) was applied to Coffee Road between Stockdale Road & Truxtun Avenue. Today (5-02-05) the same process will be done to portions of Coffee Road between Rosedale Highway and Hagman Road. From: Raul Rojas To: Rhonda Smiley Date: 5/6/2005 9:05:48 AM Subject: Fwd: Street Maintenance >>> Luis Peralez 5/2/2005 >>> Rain is forecast for Wednesday, May 4, 2005 through next Wednesday May 11, 2005. The rain will not stop our grinding operation, but it will stop us from resurfacing and pulverizing streets that are in need of reconstruction. We may not be able to do any street resurfacing the week of May 9, 2005. The weather has not been in our favor. If the weather is OK, on Saturday, May 14, 2005 and Sunday May 15, 2005 we will put a light overlay (cold-mix) on White Lane between Wible Road and Dovewood, also between Wilson Road and Ashe Rock. This is just a temporary fix. But it will keep us from going out there and patching potholes, every week. White Lane is CIP resurfacing List. STREET MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS -2005 MAY 9~ THROUGH MAY 20~ Resurfacing streets (if it does not rain) in the area Between Gosford Road and Spring Creek Loop, north of Harris Road. Working on the widening of Jewetta Avenue, north of Brimhall Road. Repairing curb, gutter and sidewalk onColumbus Street, between Mt. Vernon Ave. and River Blvd., and on Oswell Street between Columbus Street and Album Street. Preparing (Grinding operations) streets for resurfacing in the area between So. "H" Street and Hughes Lane, south of Planz Road and in the area between Beachwood Street and Planz Road from Akers Road to Actis Road. B A K E R S F I E L D TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: NELSON K. SMITH, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR ,,~ DATE: May 6, 2005 SUBJECT: SURPLUS PROPERTY Council Referral No. 1117 I Councilmember Carson requested information of.what constitutes surplus property I and a list of the city's current real property. The municipal code section 3.20.125 describes surplus property as when "the City owns real property which is no longer needed by the City". We are currently recruiting for a Real Property Agent. One of their first assignments will be to update our inventory of real property and compile a list of properties that may be considered surplus property. cc: Gregory J. Klimko Don Anderson S:\NELSON\RIEFERRALRESPONSEFORM.DOC MEMORANDUM ,,. RECEIVED HAY - 5 ZOO5 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Cheryl Perkins, City Treasurer C~ t~ DATE: April 26, 2005 SUBJECT: Council Referral #1103 Prohibit Flower Vendors on Street Comers Vice-Mayor Maggard requested staff enforce prohibition of selling flowers on street comers particularly at th,e comer of Auburn and Oswell Streets. Treasury staff went out to this location four times to issue a citation. Each time was late in the day when most transient sales occur, but there was no one there at any of these times. Code enforcement was asked for assistance in this matter and went om several times to this location. They did finally cite someone. This individual spoke little English and did not have any identification but was cited with a finger print ID. The flowers were confiscated. This individual was also cited at a different city location within the last couple of months. The problem with situations like this is that without formal identification the courts cannot pursuer the violator if they do not show at their court hearing, so the citation does nothing to deter them. Treasury, code enforcement and the police department have been working together to arrange with other govemment agencies a way to combat this issue. MEMORANDUM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE May 5, 2005 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER /~ . FROM: VIRGINIA GENNARO, CITY ATTORNEY~[ d~'~-~ SUBJECT: SEXUAL PREDATORS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. 1119 Vice-Mayor Maggard requested staff explore prohibition of allowing registered sex offenders within a prescribed distance of schools, parks, and recreation facilities. The City Attorney and Police Chief met with Vice-Mayor Maggard and discussed the role of the police and procedures taken when the release of a sexual predator occurs in our community. It was agreed that staff would do some additional research into the subject matter to see what other communities do and then schedule another meeting to further discuss the topic. S:\COUNCIL\Referrals\04-05 Referrals~aggard\Sex Offenders.doc BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: W.R. RECTOR, CHIEF OF POLICE ~V DATE: MAY 5, 2005 SUBJECT: Redflex Cameras Council Referral No. 1118 (Ward 3) Vice Mayor Maggard requested staff provide a financial analyses and feasibility study I regarding the PUrchase of Redflex cameras vs. leasing. I Council Member Maggard's request was referred to the Operations Division for research. Traffic Commander, Lt. Jay Borton, provides the following information. All equipment is owned and maintained by Redflex; the system we use is a proprietary system and is not available for lease or purchase. The City pays Redflex per citation accepted by the police department and issued ($89.00). There is an alternative billing method of paying a flat fee per automated enforcement equipped intersection. A figure of $6,000 per intersection per month has been discussed. We currently have 7 intersections in operation, which would represent $42,000 per month, regardless of the number of citations issued. It should be noted that this is not a firm figure, merely an example of a different method of billing for services rendered. In the initial stages of the automated enforcement program the police department incurred monthly charges well above the $6,000 per intersection fee, however as drivers became acclimated to the system and adhered to the law, the number of citations issued at each intersection has decreased. With the addition of new intersections with automated enforcement it is anticipated we will again see an increase in the number of citations issued and therefore an increase in billing from Redflex. If history repeats itself, the number of citations will decrease again to the point where there may not be $6,000 worth of citations · issued from each intersection, nor would the cumulative total of our monthly billing equal $6,000 per intersection. RECEIVED HAY - 5 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director/_~._c DATE: May 4, 2005 SUBJECT: UPDATE ON WESTSlDE PARKWAY Referral No. 1'110 (Meeting: 4/27/05) COUNCILMEMBER COUCH REQUESTED A STATUS REPORT ON THE WESTSIDE PARKWAY AND PARTICULARLY FUNDING, POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION START DATES, STATUS OF PROPERTY ACQUISITION, AND STATUS OF PROPERTY IN THE REFINERY AREA. ~ ~. '~' .., The Combined CEQA (state)and NEPA'(federal) Draft Environmental Document for the · ~ Westside. Parkway was delivered to the Federal Highways Works Administration (FHWA) by Caltrans this week after 6 months of review and iterations by Caltrans. It is expected that FHWA will take at least 2 months to now review the report. But since Caltrans follows FHWA guides and checklists, Caltrans staff believe that only minor if any modifications will be necessary. Once the Draft Document has been approved by FHWA, it will be released to the public and a 45 day review and comment period for CEQA will begin. During this review period, a public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission to receive comments on the Draft Document. After the comment period closes, the Final Environmental Document addressing the comments received will be prepared. Then another public hearing before the Planning Commission and a final public hearing in front of the City Council will be held to certify the CEQA part of the document, Concurrent to the CEQA process, FHWA will be receiving comments from federal agencies regarding the NEPA process. It is currently anticipated that both the CEQA and NEPA processes should end at about the same time. Regarding property acquisition, nearly all properties west of Coffee Road necessary for the project have been acquired. Properties between Coffee Road and Mohawk Street as well as properties along Mohawk Street itself are either in the appraisal process, or the appraisal has been completed and offers have been extended. The refinery property needed for the project is currently having an appraisal completed (right of way work in this area was delayed due to a possible Westside Parkway realignment based G:\GROUPDAT\Referrals~2005\04-27\Ref#1110-Westside Parkway.doc Council Referral No. 1110 - Westside Parkway Page 2 .. on the once proposed refinery closure). The project alignment east of Mohawk will not be finalized until the Final Environmental Document is certified by the City Council, and so appraisal of these properties has not started. APproximately $10 million has been spent on right of way acquisition to date with another $5.4 million expected to be spent in the next two months. Funding for the Westside Parkway is programmed in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) through KernCOG. The City received a funding allocation in 2002 from the CTC for preparation of the environmental document ($2.7 million) and acquisition of right of way ($19.2 million). Further funding for preparation of plans ($4,000,000) and construction ($20,000,000) are programmed in the STIP for the upcoming 05-06 fiscal year, with additional construction funds programmed over the following three fiscal years (06-07, 07-08, and 08-09). If the CTC grants an allocation for the programmed 05-06 funds to the City, construction of the'project would begin next year with Mohawk Street between Rosedale Highway and Truxtun Avenue. However, the Governor and State Legislature have continued to borrow STIP dollars to help balance the State General Fund, and the Governor's most recent draft budget again proposes to borrow over a billion dollars of STIP funds.. If the final state budget includes this borrowing, it'is unlikely that the .City will receive a funding allocation from the CTC in the upcoming fiscal year thus delaying construction of the project. G:\GROUPDAT~RefermlsL2005\04-27\Re~ 1110-Westside Parkway.doc MEMORANDUM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE May 5, 2005 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: ILLEGAL DUMPING AND AUTOMOBILE SEIZURE COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. 001114 Councilmember Couch requested that staff reassess implementing an ordinance permitting City seizure of vehicles used to illegally dump waste matter in the City. BaSed on the recent adoption of a similar ordinance by Kern County, staff has reassessed implementing such ordinance and the matter will be scheduled for review and consideration at the next Legislation and Litigation Committee meeting June 13. VG/AMS:ISc cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council S:\COU NCIL\Referrals\04-05 Referrals\lllegalDum ping-AutoSeizure.doc MEMORANDUM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE May 5,2005 TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER /~ SUBJECT: GRADING SYSTEM FOR RESTAURANTS COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. 001113 Councilmember Couch requested staff to investigate the feasibility of implementing a grading system for restaurants in the City. City ordinance 8.04 abolished both the City Department of Public Health and Sanitation and the City office of "Health Officer." The ordinance transferred all health functions, powers and duties, including the health inspections of City restaurants, to the County Health Department and Health Officer. Currently the County Health Department inspects and enforces State health regulations in the City. State health regulations do not compel a letter grade for restaurants but permit local jurisdictions to create such grading, systems and compel displaying those grades. The County recently considered and rejected adopting a "restaurant grading" ordinance. At present, state law compels the results of county inspections to be made available to a customer on demand. Through the Public Records Act, The Bakersfield Californian periodically publishes the results of county restaurant inspections. In order for the City to compel a grading system among City restaurants, it must agree with the County to develop a conversion system of inspection results into letter grades. The Council may also want to consider adopting an ordinance to provide authority over City restaurants to "display" the grade determined' by the County Health Department. This matter is being referred to the Legislation & Litigation Committee for further study. VG/AMS:Isc cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council S:\COU NCIL\Referrals\04-05 Referrals\Couch\RestaurantGrading.doc