HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/01 B A K E R S F I E L D
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
November 16, 2001
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Cou~n/oi~/..~
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager
SUBJECT: General Information
1. In light of City Council's warm reception to moving EDCD, we will accelerate the
process of looking at alternatives for Recreation and Parks.
2. As you are probably aware, the Hig~h Speed Rail Authority held hearings here this
week. The County spoke for the 7TMStandard Road location. The Council has, of
course, endorsed the downtown. Perhaps that should be a subject on the next
joinT agenda. City staff will prepare some background material on the reasons
why' downtown represents better planning. A few of them include its central
location for access, support facilities - bus, Amtrak, restaurants, hotels,
transportation system, etc.
3. Congratulations are due to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Christensen on the birth of their
son, Braydon. We are told all are doing well. Congratulations are also due Pam
McCarthy who became a grandparent!
4. We are talking to SMG about some possible changes to their management
agreement. Because we describe what they achieve for us as deficit reduction,
the media has repeatedly characterized it improperly. We are thinking about
revising the language to describe it as savings, which is true - maybe the media
would not get so confused. Also, no one could have projected the energy crisis
and rate escalation when the contract with Ogden was signed. The excess
increase in electric rates should not cut their management incentive, which it
does now. After more discussion, we will prepare something for Council
consideration.
5. Attached is a recent article from the San Francisco Chronicle regarding a legal
defense by PG&E to block seizure of the utility's power lines. It is becoming a
major battle there.
General Information
November 16, 2001
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6. An article from the Los Angeles Times is attached regarding an effort by the
Governor to shorten the environmental review time on freeway projects. We
wish him luck!
7. Recreation and Parks provided their Monthly Report for October.
8. I had advised Council at the last meeting that the Police Department's substation
plan was to go out this week. With apologies, it is a little late, but it will be soon.
9. At the request of Bakersfield Water Board Chair Mark Salvaggio,' Water
Resources has provided a memo to update the City Council on the latest ruling
concerning arsenic levels allowed in drinking water.
10. I will be taking a day or two off next week. During my absence, John Stinson will
be in charge.
1 1. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows:
Councilmember Benham
> Continued vandalism in the Oleander/Sunset area
Councilmember Couch
Cars for sale near Renfro and Stockdale which obstruct the view of
oncoming traffic from I-5
Speeding on Ming Avenue
cc: Department Heads
Pam McCarthy, City Clerk
Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst
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November 13,2001 - ~ -
Board of Supewisom
Kern Coun~ Adminls~tive Center
1115 T~un Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
RE: High~peed Rail Station Site and ~rHdor Alignment T~timony (,~L S.D.s)
Dear Members of ~e Board of Supercom:
On March 27, 2~1, the Re~u~ Management Agen~ advised your Board of the ~eation of
the High-Speed ~il County Staff Task Force ~ask Force), whi~ would be ev. aluafing issues
related to California's futura high-s~ rail system. At th~ time, staff reposed that the
environmental review process would soon begin regarding poss~le station locations and that
we would repo~ back to your Board on ~at me,er. The routing of the ~rd,~or alignment was
another issu~ of interest and both makers were addressed by ~ur Boa~ on April 24, 2001.
when you authorized Chai~an Patfi~ ~ provide te~imony at ~e April 30, 2001 Call.mia
High-Speed Rail Autho~ (Au~oriW) Bakemfield s~ping m~fing held in the Board chambem.
Station Sites ~F
As your Board is aware, the Kern Transportation Foundation ) has a key local role in
evaluating higl~-spaed rail matters through its High-Speed Raft Committee (Co,mm[tree). RMA
staff have participated on this Committee, along with a representative group of others from the
community. With the assistance of the Kern Council of Governments, the Committee prepared
a repor~ that 1 distributed with the April 2~., :2001 Board letter that evaluated seven possible
metropolitan area station locations. After the Task Force reviewed the KTF report, ~t
recommended and your E~oard approved designating three sites, as modJl~ed, for further
evaluation by the Authority.
The first modification was to expand the study of the Golden State/M Stre.=t =~[te by inc{uding
the vicini~.of F Street in the anaiysis, it is stafPs belief that e Golden ~tate/F Street location
may be prefera~le to the M Street sRe due to circulation/congestion rela~:cd issues and
Prosf~ect of easier aggregation of parcels relating to site acquisition. Staff ~ec(~gnlzes that this
is a preliminary assessment that requires further study as a part of the environmental review
process, but staff has recently been assured by Authorffy representatlves that the F Street
location can be incorporated into the Golden State area analysis.
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The second modification was to identify a preliminary prioritized ranking of the three sites,
While generally accepting the Committee's criteria and definitions, 6taft believes there are
some additional and equally Important factors that provide a basis for a ranking of the possible
sites. Because of circulation issues and broad availability of prope~y' allowing maximum
design and location flexibility, in addition to proximity to the new air terminal facilRy, the
Seventh Standard Road site is .~taff's current prefer-r~d location. Staffb~lieve~th~t this site is
even better suited when the likely commuter passenger profile of the ridership is considered.
In addition, the adoption of Metropolitan Bakersfield Transportatior~ System Study.AJt~.ma~e
15~s the preferred project' alternative places the future_Stat_~ ellignment adjacent to
~-~s station site, providing even better interrnodal linkage for the ride~-ship,
The second ranked altemative is the Golden State site, but preferably closer to F Street as that
location may reduce poterltial traffic circulation challenges found in f. he central co~e of the
downtown area. Other related reasons in support of the Golden Share site are found in the
preceding commentary. The remaining Truxtun Avenue site, while posing some location-
specific relate,d .constraints, remains a reasonable site and Is recommended for further
consideration.
Staff recognizes that after complete environmerrr~! review, additional inforrtlation will be
forthcoming to assist in finalizing sale,ion cfa preferred site. Howev(;r, s.taff believes that our
initial preference was strong enough to mere sharing this information at the earliest possible
stage of the process.
The Authority staff and consultants have completed the High-Speed Rail .Screening Evaluation
process and concur with your Board's recommendation to further ew~lus~te these three sites.
Accordingly, it would be appropriate for your Board to reaffirm your support of the three sees in
testimony before the Authority's Bakersfield meeting to be held on November 14, 2001. A final
decision selecting the sites for which detailed technical studies will be prepared is scheduled to
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be made at the Author~ty's January 16. 2002 meeting.
Corridor Alicmments
On September 24, 1996 and April 24, 2001, your Board approw~d a policy supporting
continued evaluation of feasible alignments through the Tehachapi Mo~ntains that would serve
the Antelope Valley region. The routings that clearly meet those cdteHa Can generally be
described as the SR 58/SR 14 and SR. 58/Soledad Canyon; ,SP. 138/SR 14 and SR
138/Soledad Canyon; and Aqueduct/SR 14 and AqueducL/Soledad C~anyon alignments. The
final, non-Antelope Valley area alignments are the I-5 and I-5 via Comanc, he Point routings. As
a result of the High-Speed R.ail Screening Evaluation process, Authority staff and consultants
are recommending the elimination of the Aqueduct alignments and the SR 58 alignment at a
2.5% grade.
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Authority staff recommends that the SR 58 at a 3.5% grade, $R138, and I-5 alignments all be
given further study during the up(;oming Detailed Technical Study Phase of the project.
Because the Authorlty's Draft First Screening Report lists no Antelope Valley area station
options to be served by the I-5 alignments, staff opposes continued study of both I-5
alignments due to a lack of proposed service to the Antelope Valley. Accordingly, consistent
with your Board's previous actions, it would be appropriate to recommend advancement of the
SIR $8 and SR '138 alignments for further technical study at the Authodty's November 14
meeting in Bakersfield, at which meetin9 a de~ision on this matter is expected to be made by
the Authority.
Approval by your Board of this request would further Greater Bakersfield Vision 2020
Transportation Strategy ;~ - Obtain community consensus on th~ location for the high-speed
rail sxation in Greater Bakersfield.
THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED that your Board reaffirm Ilo the High-Speed Rail
Authority, In the following older of preference, further study ot: th,a Seventh Standard
Road/West of State Route 99, Golden State and M/F Streets, and Truxtun Avenue and S
Street/Union Avenue sites. It is also recommended that your Bo;~rd endorse further
study of the SR 58 and SR t 38 alignments and oppose further study of !he I-5 alignment
options unless they serve the Antelope Valley; and authorize E;uperwsor Pete~on or
designee to provide testimony ¢onsi~"tent with this regommenclati.on before the High,
Speed Rail Authority in Bakersfield on November 14, 2001.
Sincerely,
David Price III
Director '"
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PG&E to attack public power in court
Utility prepares all-out offensive if f'mal vote backs S.F. initiative
David Lazarus. Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, November 8, 2001
~72001 San Francisco Chronicle
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., faced with the prospect of losing its fight to sell power in
its hometown after Tuesday's vote, is preparing an all- out legal battle to block seizure of
the utility's power lines,' senior executives said yesterday.
Officially, PG&E's message following Tuesday's vote is that support for public, power is
only marginal at best, "There is no strong sentiment in favor of municipalization in San
Francisco," the utility said in a brief statement.
Privately, PG&E executives said the utility would do anything it takes to stop public
power from becoming a reality in San Francisco.
A final ballot count will not be available until today at the earliest. But it appeared
yesterday that Proposition F was headed toward victory. The measure would allow an
elected board to declare eminent domain and purchase PG&E's San Francisco power
lines.
The fate of a related public-power measure, Proposition I, remained uncertain.
PG&E executives said utility officials from throughout the Bay Area had been
summoned to the company's San Francisco headquarters yesterday for a high- level war
council on the election outcome.
Although a long-term strategy for fighting the public-power initiative remained elusive,
the meeting's participants agreed that PG&E's attorneys must go on the attack, the
executives said, requesting anonymity.
The company reportedly spent more than $1 million in an attempt to defeat the measures,
and if either passes, the utility is ready to shell out millions more to tie things up in court.
"If you look at past history, we've always been aggressive about protecting our property,"
one executive said.
"Bring it on," countered Ross Mirkarimi, campaign manager for the public- power
measures.
"The absolute arrogance of a bankrupt corporation threatening to dismiss the intent of
voters will be met in court and successfully beaten back," he said.
Any legal defense of propositions F and I would be made by the city attorney's office. A
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spokesperson for outgoing City Attorney Louise Renne declined to comment on the
matter yesterday.
But a well-placed source in Renne's office scoffed at the suggestion that PG&E, even
with its deep pockets, would be able to bully San Francisco in court.
"This is a 200-lawyer office, which is larger than most law firms in the city," the source
said. "IfPG&E chooses to, they can try and paper us to death. But that will not affect the
outcome."
The source said it appeared most likelY that PG&E would attempt to challenge the
public-power initiatives on constitutional grounds in federal court. Such a challenge
could last at least two years, the source said.
"PG&E will not handle this with in-house lawyers," the source at the city attorney's
office added. "They'll hire an outside firm and pay up to $400 an hour for legal help.
Meanwhile, the city will use salaried deputy city attorneys. This will be much cheaper
for us."
PG&E, which filed for bankruptcy protection in April after running up more than $9
billion in debt under a rate freeze, stressed in its statement late yesterday that numerous
hurdles still must be be overcome before a public utility could be created in San
Francisco.
"It is important to recognize that there are still many other steps the city government and
San Francisco voters must approve before any municipalization outcome could occur,"
the company said. "An agency has to be formed, commissioners elected and a feasibility
study conducted to determine if the city can run the system and justify a takeover."
John Nelson, a spokesman for the utility, declined to comment further.
PG&E has been fighting offpublic-power initiatives in San Francisco since the 1960s.
One utility official said that unlike similar battles elsewhere, there was a "pride factor"
involved for what is seen as the company's home turf.
"This is where our headquarters is, and our employees take a lot of pride in what they
do," the official said.
In fact, no major California city has succeeded in establishing a public utility for nearly
50 years, since Sacramento took charge of its local power system.
Only about a quarter of all Califomians receive electricity from a public entity. And if
PG&E has its way, that number will not grow.
The utility amassed a war chest of $120,000 last year to crush a grassroots effort seeking
a public utility in Davis. PG&E hired a small army of lobbyists and consultants, and
ultimately prevailed by killing off the ballot measure.
"This kind of thing comes up every couple of years somewhere in our service area," a
utility executive said. "In all cases, we've fought fairly aggressively."
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By RICHARD FAUSSET
TIMES. STAFF WRITER
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shows how a generation of inner- ke many SSuthern C~iforni~s
city youths has found' that.it, too, , ~ ~k ;hey ve wasted a good pop-
can play politics~ , . 6f their lives.
The youths call the Alameda , yen the straight.', interminable di
project racist. While African' (olds inspiration for some, such
Americgns comprise only 17%'of "'2; "' ancho Cordova numerologis~ al
Alamed~'C0u~ty residents, they ~t- . pet K. Turner...~ve~ls freedom, at
~e,. 59% of th~oughly~ 250youth.. . . .~iduality" s~e says. "It gives tr
offenders now housed at ~he ernst- . ~hb freedom to travel." us
ing juvenile h~l ~e black. ~e real meanings behind such m
They accuse.officials of prefer: .: thway numeration are a little
ting to de~ ~th~ troubled minority~ . E, romantic--though telling, C~
teens by simply putting them b~2 ~theless, of histqw, roadway hi- V
hind bars. They say many places '~ ;tchies and many other things. Ir
have .opted for home supe~ision. ~he federal government estab- lu
and emergency shelter pro,ams in le~ a national numbered highway st
lieu of building new juvenile jails. ',~em in 1926 to bring order to the M
And counties larger than Alameda ~Sn's c6nfusing collection of
,have built smaller youth, jails, ac- ~d regional roads, many of ne
tivists say. ' ' ' ' l'~h were known only to locals, be
And they hav~ publicly chas; [g~rnia followed suit ~th a set of w~
tised county officials, sa~ing 'the ~bers for state highways in 1934. so
.study used to justify'replacing th~
~oday, the statewide commute~
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conducted by the sa~e architec- '.; ~ways and state routes. The ca
t~al firm that stood to desi~ the ' ]~.?ates, which.comprise the na- th
new j~l.' ' ' "~ [fi.s premier highway system, are
As a reset, state 0ffici~ls Voted' ~ed by blue-and-red shields, to
. in May to ~thhold $20 million of i'l~ 'the older U~S. highways are . ci~
/ ~#c~stom ~o~. .$50 million earm~ked f0r the'proj- ~gnated by black-and-white '
ect. Supe~isors have also: scaled ga. Stat~ highways usually are f0
do~ th6ir ~ail e~ansion plan from .bked with' signs ~shaped like a ' ru
540 t0 420 beds. On Thursday, the '~n spade. ~ U'
.youths ~ll return to Sacramento to B~cause each of these systems
further 2uestion state corrections ~ its numbering quirks, a t~ical p~
officios on youth jail funding they' ~ commute--say, a trip from in
call a "big failed government pro- ' ., ~vI~v~sZcu ~ F0rTheTimes ni Valley to Studio City via the b~
gram. ' ~ '
Politicians say the youths--or-'RoW Caygi][, 23, blames o~ercrowding at,,j~ven~le hah on ~du]ts $0r..fail~ng "~o liste~ to creative ways to sore the problem." ~-405 and 101--involves three
ganized by 33-year-old Vm Jones, '".. ~, ?'~' ~' ' terent.~ numbers that mean t~ee
a San Francisco civil rights law- ~.,':
.yep--have brought a fresh ~oice to ~'
th~,debate over juvenile crime. " 'T~F~tom they can't fight hallbut the 're doing it anyway.
Th~se kids have held a big mir-
ror up ~0 the CoUnty officials and. ~an Jon~s, foundbr of the' Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
said, 'You need to look at yourself
in this ..... '" said B~rt Lubow.'a
emor associate ~th the An~e E.- '.
~~..[ Casey Foundation, a nonprofit young peobte--it's the inaction of and videotapes of.the civil rights, baggy pants, and baseball caps programs, she said.
3~0-~20~2 ] .disadvantaged children. "They've solve the problem," said 23-year- "Jim Crow segregation ~s that this is the future of this county on this board," she said. "We have
405 W. M~chesterBlvd., ~] made the dialo~e on this jail very old Ropy Caygill, project director around for decades before young standing in front 0f them: one juveniles at risk coming into the
public." for the East Bay's Youth Force. people got involved in the 1960s. that's not going to go away." system every day. I call them bro-
~qlewood ~] Alameda County Supervisor coalition. Caygill said the youths vowed ken ~ngs, neglected by so many
'h.~e East of the 405 ~ . They got it thro~ out ~t~n five
Keith Carson said the youths con- Emil DuPont knows more about years. We saw hope in that, that not to change their look even if dif- systems. They need guidance, but
vinced him that building such a the goings-on inside the juvenile youth protest could have an effect repent clothes would meah a better we have so little funding.",
large jail "was ~ong. Until these jail than most teens, on the public consciousness.", reception by the board. "These Protester Caygill says getting ar-
kids got involved, this jail was a "Juvenile hall taught m~ noth- - young people knew they had to rested, even,~or a good cause, was
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environmental p ocess:' . . . : . '
': la, a spokesman for the Sierra Club mox~e a_head ~? haust to the area The work ~s on studied a boulevard option, voters
a to Way round ill| . a~a for a r0u~e that had n6t been
streamliiled. Some '"~' in California. "But the fact is that ture, the panel said: "The number' Traffi~ on U.S. tO:~ ~uts through the midd~ Major projects often are delayed considered. Environmental review
projects have been on ~ .~ they help us make good decisions." of environmental documents over- when locals and environmentalists of the new route forced another
hold for years. .' · · ..- . Many transportation pro~ects are due portends an even worse project in Mendo¢ino County, causing a bott[cheeR on the change the course of a project that year of study. ·
~elayed by fundigg shbrtages and delivery crunch in the next few city's main thoroughfare. The idea for a byDass has · has been Under review for years. One of 'Caltrans' most difficult
~ '- '.ommunity opposition. BUt the eh- years." been on the d~awing board since the~J.9~0s. Consider the Devil's Slide tunnel and time-consuming projects has
By HUGO MARTIN ~ · -' : ' ~ironmental review~encompass- The report noted that, before the Following are ~ome environmental cbncems 'project oki California 1, just south of been .a plan to reroute U.S. 101 in
TIMES Si~AFF WRITER ng everything from plants and ani- first shovel of dirt eau be turned, connected to each alternative. All four.%outes - Pacifiea in San Marco. County.~ Mendocino County around ~he ru-
President George Bush was in of- mals tO vie.Ts aesthetics and projects funded with state and fed- threaten BaRer's meadow foam, a rare plant. Since California 1' was built in kal community of Wi!lira. It is an
flee when the state began studies, to noise--is ttie only element that eral money must conform to the ~ ~the 1930s around the unstable idea' that has been on the drawing
.... consistently delays construction California Environmental quality ~ Threatens the ~at)it~t of the foothill . .
build a new offramp to speed mo- . ~- yellow-legged frog, a Dlant, called the I Devil's Slide precipice, Caltrans has board since the 19g0s.
torists from the San Diego Yreeway five or,more years. It is also one of Act, the National Environmental granular Western flax and the launched several efforts to prevent : Traffic On u.S. 101 now .rumbles
to Los Angeles International Air- the few elements that government Policy Act and more than a dozen. - · ~ the road from sliding ~/way during through the center of town, where
port. Bush's Son is now in ~harge; ~ ~: officials eau control, other laws. . endangered s~otted owl. storms:. In the early 19g0s, the it creates a bottleneck along the
' ' In response to Davis' directive, "The process of complying with ~ Minor impact (m the ~teelhead salmo~ agency proposed a 4.5-mile el- citfsmain thoroughfare.
and the project has yet to break- '-~ ~,~ the. California Department of 'each of them eontribt~tes to the and the f4demlly protected chinool~ evated bypass around the slide. The project has been compli-
ground. - ' - ' _ : .
In San Francisco, children born: Transportation has already pro- lion's share of delays during the eh- and coho ~salmoa. It also cuts through A final environmerit, al report was cated by the presence of several eh-
the year' the Loma Prieta eartti-. . posed some ideas for shortening vironmental phase," the report said. habitat 6f].th~ yello~-~reasted chat, a' '~ is ·completed in 1986, but ~he pr0jeet .dangered fish,, plants and birds ir/
quake nearly destroyed the Central, : the review period. Federal, transportation officials- smal~ spa[row-sized bird. ~ was halted after the Sierra Club the area. Since 1986, Caltrans has
Freeway will be. high school senio~'s~.' -- ' ~- For example, when it suspects checks.als° hopeintOcaliforniaSpeed environmentaland other ~ Minor imf, act on the chJrlook, coho and '~, sued and a court ruled that Cal~ studied 30 alternative, routes in
that a project will~ harm wildlife ~ trans had failed to 'ade.~luately hopes of cre.ating theqeast environ-
when it is replaced. "' ' ' thabita, t, 'the .agency will move states. In 1998, Congress approved steelheac salmon, study the p~)tential no'se problems., mental damage.
In San Mateo County, a ne,w; ' ;. /ahead with plans to reduce the im- legislation that provided more (~ Threatens~habtat of the chinook coho Just as Caltrans completed a
along California 1 was proposed , ~ ' .
route around an unstable precipice ' ' lpaet without waiting for a long money for. extra staffing to push and steelh~ead salmon and the yellow- supplement to the earlier study, ~ FOur Routes
about the time the. first American' /study to confirm the threat, Cal- projects ahead, one of several breasted ~hat. - San Mateo County vote~:s in 1996 V~ould Harm Plant
was.shot into orbit, Today, spaqe [trans Director Jeff Morales said. ' streamlining ~mprovements. approved a measure calling for a
travel is routine, but the bypass-i~ .... Comment But since that effort was l~~i'~ .... ~!i?/.~ ~~~~ tunnel arohnd the slide area. ' · The s{ate has narrowed the op-.,
years from completion. Periods launched, the fbderal review proc-, ~ . '*~ The environmental reviews fop tions, to four, and even the remain-
ess has been cut by just two ~ the tunnel were completed early lng paths have their shortcomings.
These projects are part of a $1..8-~ . Won't Be Extended months--from five years- and eight ~ ~
billion transportation:project bacl~:~ ~.. :?. ~.. --- ~ .~ this year, and the $165-million proj- One, route would threaten the habi- ~.
log that has prompted Coy. Gra~y'.~ ~ ? ' But he also warned that Caltrans months in 1998 to fi~-e years and six ect is expected to be built by 2006. tat 'of 'the endangered spotted owl..
Davis to order state officials t.o': ~?~ ' will no longer be willing to extend months last year, according to fed- *Vot6rs also changed the.course Another would Cut through rivers:
the. public comment period for proj- eral officials, of'a repair project for the Central .that spawn the federally protected:
speed up the environmental review ~ . Spotted owl 1 Coho salmon Yellow-legged frog '
~ ects beyond what the law requires.' The urgency of the challenge is . Freeway in San Francisco, which chinook and coho salmon. All four,
process that often keeps freeway .. ~'. '. - source: Caltrans; photos of yellbw-legged frog and coho salmon by the Associated Press '
and transit projects on. hold fdr'.%. Morales said these and other driven home by projections that wa~ severely damagedby the Loma would threaten a rare plant called
. LYNN MEERSMAN / Los Angeles Times Prieta quake in 1989. ' Baker's meadow foam.
changes could halve the scrutiny California's population of 34 million I t ,
years--sometimesdecades. , , ' that now drags on for five to seven will grow to 46 million by 2020. Los i ';~ ' In1997, San Francisco voters ap- ,Everybody is frustrated with
The governor has reason to be years; Angeles County's population is ex- spend, decades on a single project, projects~ar.e built. ~ proved a measure to reconstruct' the process," said Lena Ashley, a'
concerned: Last year he announced "It s absolutely critical that we pected to leap from about 9.7 mil- are also annoyed by the delays. "If'there has been a project on the elevated freeway that 'Connects Caltrans project 'manager who has
a $5.3-billion budget, for 141 new get our projects through the envi- lion to 12 million. Vince Bertofii, director of the 'the books since the 1960s, it;s a the East Bay and South Bay to the worked on the projeet for 14'of herl
freeway and transit projects ove~'-, ronmental review process, not by By 2025, the average speed on Los Angeles chapter of the Ameri- · dog," Zichella said. ~ city's northern and western r/eigh- 15 years at the agency.
the next six yea~s--nearly dou- getting around it but by improving most. Southern California freeways can Planning Aisfl., said the envi- But even projects' that are pr~ borhoods. A year later, opponents. A final environmental review'is
bling the state's transportatioN, howwe do it," he said. during the peak morning commute ronrhental review process ~s slow dicted to cause'little or no signifi-' of the freeway approved .another expected to be ~ompleted in 2003'
bffdget. He worries that these proj-~ - . ' ,
~s e ected to dro from 34 m h to because ~t has een extended be cant enwronmental harm can take measure demandin e
ects will get stuck in the revi,e~" Untilnow, thehgency'strackre- ' xp' p p . ' , ~ .. .. . . ~ . ' . . , ' gthatth~fke -' nearly lT years after the first study
cord has been less than stellar. Be- 20 mph or less, according to re- y.on~ an a.nmy, s~s .of t.h.e rn,reats.r.o years to review. - . way be torn down. The following began. · ' · .
gridlock like so many others'have.: ~-:.] i . itween June 2000 and July 2001, ' gional transportation experts, p!anrs ann annals. ~.ow, ne said, . Caltrans spent 10 years studying _ year, pro-freeway forces put an- David Drell, a spokesman for the:
But- environmentalists vow i Id, - ~;'.. [Caltrans completed only 65% of iti The delays .in completing fr~e- planners must'.~conslaer whethel? the proposed Arbor Vitae inter- other 'measur~ on the ballot to re- Willits Environmental Center, a'
oppose any drastic shortcuts .b'e~[:i' ' ' ~ lenvironmental.documents on time, way improvements are particularly the work willI be aesthetically . change in Inglewood near LAX be- verse qourse again and,xebuild the group that has opposed a freeway.
cause they fea~r that an accelerate'd.:i~ - ~n internal_anaJ_y~i~ k~v tho dopart- frustrat~ng_fer_mo~orists_stuck_on_pleasmg or ,f ~t-wj~L~bs.trnc~-f~.~e-c~ndudingAas~tear--that-the--free~ay~-~~na~sure~~ai~ng~evi~
review may give the green light ~o' merit found. ' ' - increasingly crowded roads, neighbor's view. $55-milliqn improvement would failed, price a democratic society pays for'
projects that destrby wilO!ife habi- , The California Transportation "It s getting worse, and no one "It has become an effective tool cause no significant harm to the eh- Now, San Francisco plans to.re- 'building a project that everyone
.tat, harm endangered species Or Commission, the decision-making sees a light at the end of the tun- for people who'want to oppose a vironment, place the freeway with a six-lane can support.
pollute the air and water. "~' panel for Caltrans, has acknowl- riel," said Phil Van Camp, a regular project or slow it down,".he said. Still, a group opposed to LAX boulevard at street level. The proj- "All the environmental reviews
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review programs," said Carl Zichel- prove that rate given the number to Orange County. defends the process, saying a long change, claiming that it would 2006. sponsibly build a project that the:
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DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
~ I NOV I 32001
DATE: November 9, 2001 ~i ..
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for October
Attached are the monthly activity reports for each division. Highlights were:
· Keep Bakersfield Beautiful: The Keep Bakersfield Beautiful program
received its national certification from Keep America Beautiful on
October 5. The KBB committee and department staff are now actively
involved in several activities and planning future projects.
· Mobil Recreation Program: After the success of the pilot program
last year, the initial phase of the regular program has begun and is
proving to be very popular.
· Halloween Haunted Trail: For this year, we had a new theme for the
haunted trail (Hollyweird), some great performers from the drama club
at East High, and an estimated 8,000 attendees. The event just
keeps getting better.
Please let me know if you need additional information.
c: Citizens Community Services Advisory Comr'nittee
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee
' 'RecreatiOn&Par CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program
October Monthly Report
Submitted by: Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee
Cathi Guerrero, Chair (Ward 7) Kevin Burton, Vice-Chair (Ward 4)
Kimberly Ceasar (Ward 3) John Enriquez (Ward 6)
Dana Karcher (Ward 2) Michael Ming (Ward 5)
Keith Stoller (Ward 1)
City Staff Liaison: Colleen Cashmore
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Certification
The Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Certification Celebration was held on October 5, 2001, from 5:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. at Centennial Plaza. Sue Smith, National Keep America Beautiful, presented the certification
award to the Mayor and City Council. Special recognition was given to Committee Members.
Local elementary schools participated in the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful 'poster contest, as part of the
celebration. We had over 400 entries for this contest with contestants awarded their prizes at the
celebration.
As part of the certification process, the committee conducted a Litter/Solid Waste Survey. Sue Smith said
we had the most volunteers participating in this survey., She also mentioned that Mayor Hall was the only
mayor to participate in such a survey.
Beautification - Tree Planting
In October the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee, in conjunction with the Parks Department, began
implementing the elementary school tree planting project. This month there were 220 children from
Franklin, Columbia, Frank West and Stella Hills schools involved in the tree planting project. This
program has been successful so far and we currently have tree plantings scheduled at additional schools
every Tuesday in November and December.
National Tree Trust Grant
Training was given to the After School Program staff in accordance with the grant. Seedlings, in their
beginning stages were distributed to the sites and staff is utilizing the curriculum for enrichment activities
to go.along with this project. The Greenfield sites will begin planting the seedlings in the winter.
Community_ Tree Grant from National Tree Trust
Currently, work is beginning on the irrigation of the facility donated by Solid Wasted for this program. A
volunteer list is being produced to, ensure the success of this site. Paul Graham will be overseeing this
site, that should be operational by Spring 2002.
Educational Awareness
Waste in Place, environmental education curriculum, sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, will be
presented to three schools starting in November. This curriculum will show students how to take care of
the environment.
R ec reatiO nsc ParksCITY OF BAKERSFIELD
October 200 Monthly Report
Submitted by: David Stricker, Acting Supervisor
Josh Romine, Acting Recreation Specialist
AQUATICS
The Aquatic Club of Bakersfield continues to rent the Silver Creek Pool facility. The
Aquatic Safety Awareness program is being planned for the Spring.
Silver Creek Lap Swim: 130 Total Monthly Attendance
See attached for detail
THE HALLOWEEN HAUNTED TRAIL
The Halloween Haunted Trail continued to be a big success. The Fire Department
participated in the event by providing flrefighters and a truck for entertainment and
education.
Approximately 8,000 people attended this year's event.
· 1,300 visited the new "HOLLYWEIRD" haunted trail
· 3,500 tricker treated down the yellow brick trail
· 220 entered the costume contest
· 125 entertainers performed on stage
£1TY OF BAKERSFIELD
Recreatb n
&Parks
OCTOBER 2001 Monthly Report
Submitted by: Holly Larson, Supervisor
Susan Roussel, Coordinator
Leisure Classes:
Registered Monthly Attendance
Beginning Adult Ballet 1 4
Beginning East Coast Swing 28 112
Beginning Adult Tap 2 8
Beginning Night Club Two-step 6 24
Total 37 148
After School Program (City School District):
Average Daily Attendance Monthly Attendance
Sequoia 35 704
Stella Hills 82 1,634
Casa Loma 92 1,838
Total 170 2,641
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Recreation
&Parks
October 2001 Monthly Report
Adult and Youth Sports
Mobile Recreation
Submitted by: Dean Jones, Supervisor 1
Adult Sports
Fall league softball is in the second half of the season, all divisions are very competitive, we
expect a very closely contested championship in all divisions.
Total number of teams are, co-recreational 25 and mens 35 a total of 912 adults are participating.
Youth sports
As a member of SSJMAA( Southern San Joaquin Municipal Athletic Association ) we will be
hosting the association youth flag football championship for boys c division( grades 3rd and 4th).
The tournament will be held December 1, at Yokuts and Beach parks we expect teams from each
association(12) in the county to participate.
Mobile Recreation.
The mobile recreation program started on October 8. The objective of the program is to provide
recreational activities to youth in the designated areas. We are currently in 7 parks they are,
Centennial, Grissom, Jefferson, Siemon, Wayside, Wilson, and Windsor. Attendance for the first
three weeks,
Centennial 90
Grissom 183
Jefferson 170
Siemon 19 ( started October 16)
Wayside 101
Wilson 114
Windsor 66
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Recreation
&Parlcs
October 2001 Monthly Report
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
Submitted by: Linda McVicker, Recreation Supervisor
Jeannette Triscuit, Recreation Specialist
Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center
The Center was rented eleven times this month. The third annual Woman of Color conference
was held on October 20t~. The program included workshops, a luncheon and fashion show.
Approximately 300 people attend the conference. The Good Neighbor Festival was held on
October 27th. Activities included children's games, face painting, entertainment, immunizatiOn
screening, and community and craft vendors. Approximately 350 people attend the festival.
Activity Monthly Attendance Registered Participants
Morning Fitness 359 *
Afternoon Fitness Room 448 *
Game Room 508 *
After-School Program 300 12
Gym 977 *
Children's Dance Troupe 240 60
Saturday Tennis 78 32
Aerobics 160 25
Sunday Adult Basketball 84 *
Intemet 313 *
Karate(children) 73 52
Karate (adult) 28 28
Cheerleading 196 25
3,764 234
· Drop in program
(Registration not required)
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CENTER - RENTALS
DATE AGENCY ATTENDANCE
October 1 st Henry Shipes - Sports training 15
October 2nd Henry Shipes - Sports training 12
October 8th BACCA - Good Neighborhood Festival 10
October 13th Andrea Caldwell - Outreach 20
October 15th Henry Shipes - Sports training 10
October 18th Charles Webb - EDCD 13
October 20th Geri Spencer - Women Conference 300
October 22nd David Bates - EDCD 15
October 23rd BACCA - Good Neighborhood Festival 12
October 25th BACCA - Good Neighborhood Festival 9
October 27th Good Neighborhood Festival 350
766
Monthly Attendance 3,764
Rental Attendance 766
TOTAL ATTENDANCE 4,530
Lowell Neighborhood Community Center
The attendance at the Lowell Center is at approximately 55 children a day. The participants are
enjoying the new activities including a cheerleading class and computer class. We arehoping to
get enough participants to form a basketball team, which will compete with the other after-school
programs.
CITYOFBAKERSFIELD
Recreation
&Parlcs
PARKS DIVISION
OCTOBER 2001, MONTHLY REPORT
GROWING OUR URBAN FOREST
Four elementary schools provided an opportunity for planting trees and enlightening students as to
what an urban forest is and what benefits may be derived from caretaking an expansion efforts.
Sites included Franklin, 'Stella Hills, Frank West, and Columbia. Funding for this program was
secured through a California Department of Forestry grant.
In addition to planting trees, staff responded to several requests for speaking engagements. Paul
Graham, our Urban Forester recently made presentations to Kern City Homeowners
representatives, Sierra Club, Institute of Real Estate Management, and Society Of American
Foresters. Topics included replacing palms with shade trees to improve canopy cover, enhanced
property value opportunities, and benefits of following ISA pruning standards.
TENNIS ANYONE
New acrylic court surfacing was installed upon both Wilson Park tennis courts. The deep green court
color surrounded by brick red out of bound area looks very impressive. Prior to beginning work,
sampling the condition of concrete determined reinforcing steel within the concrete court slab is
significantly deteriorated. Result of loss of reinforcement is susceptibility for the concrete slab to
crack. Good news is we anticipate ability to receive full benefit of the 5-7 year useful life from
resurfaced courts before considering need for constructing new courts.
CAMPUS PARK SOUTH TOT LOT
Removal and replacement of Campus Park South 2-5 year old rated tot lot playground equipment
began this month. Several pieces of equipment were previously removed due to damage. New
equipment is made by PlayWorld, the same manufacturer used for our last playground projects at
Grissom, Centennial, Wilson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jastro parks.
Project completion, including installation of new playground sand is expected by mid November.
WET PLAYGROUND
Efforts towards construction of Bakersfield's first wet playground continue. Studies for Pin Oak
Park are underway to confirm location. Recreation and Parks personnel recently visited a larger
facility in Henderson, Nevada. Discussions with facility staff members indicated their wet
playground was very much welcomed by their community. Making contact with Henderson staff
members also gave us an opportunity to learn what not to do such as placing equipment in
underground vaults.
In the near future, we will finalize review of equipment manufacturers, establish scope of work, and
begin the assembly of a bid packet.
CENTENNIAL GARDEN PARKING
First phase of irrigation and landscape .improvements for Centennial Garden's parking lots were
completed. This long awaited project included installation of an irrigation system and planting of
18 trees for the suite holders, parking lot.
Second phase of parking lot improvements will include removal and replacement of approximately
25 trees. Purpose of this project is to provide trees with a larger shade canopy.
NORTH & SOUTH LAUREL GLEN TREES
Several locations of trees along North and South Laurelglen Boulevard were lost over the last few
years. Remaining trees along North and South Laurelglen Boulevard were removed in favor of trees
more suited for small tree wells within sidewalks. All total, 38 trees were installed.
New tree grates are being tried at the same time. The new "Poly Grates" are made from plastic
instead of cast iron. Our hopes are Poly Grates will be easier to enlarge the tree opening to not
restrict growth of the tree. The grates are also much lighter Which will be a tremendous asset when
staff need to remove grates to perform maintenance tasks.
PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
Over the last few months we have investigated options to our practice of roto-tilling playground
sand in order to provide sufficient resiliency or cushioning effect. Our goal is to find equipment
which will create proper cushioning without the dust caused by the tractor driven roto-tiller.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and United States Consumer Product Safety
Commissions (CPSC) issue guidelines for playground safety equipment and surrounding surfacing.
In order to meet their requirements for safe sand, new equipment is necessary. Expectations are we
can meet designated codes by purchasing a small tractor capable of maneuvering around playground
equipment. The tractor would be outfitted with an implement to lift the sand thus creating sufficient
cushioning as well as a blade or bucket to level sand within 'the playground.
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Recreation
&Parlcs
October 2001 Monthly Report
Submitted by: Henry Shipes, Recreation Supervisor
After School Sports
After-school flag football play continued during October with weekly
scheduled games. Greenfield Union School District games were on Friday
afternoon and Bakersfield City Schools played on Saturday morning.
Greenfield's program was broken down into divisions which included a
Green Division and Field Division. Listed below are teams won/lost records
for both districts during October.
Greenfield District: Won/Lost Records
Field Division
Plantation ( 4 - 0 ); Kendrick ( 3 - 1 ); Palla ( 3 - 1 ); Planz ( I - 3 );
McKee ( 1 - 3 ) & Fairview ( 0 - 4 )
Green Division
Kendrick ( 3 - 1 ); Palla ( 3 - 1 ); Plantation ( 2 - 1 - 1 ); McKee ( 1 - 2 - 1 );
Fairview ( 1 - 3 ) & Planz ( 1 - 3 )
Bakersfield City SchoOls: Won/Lost Records
City School Division
Casa Loma #1( 4 - 0 ); Casa Loma #2 ( 2 - 1 ); Horace Mann #2 (~2 - 2 );
Horace Mann #1 ( 2 - 2 ); Friendship House ( 1 - 2 ) & Madison Place ( 0 - 4 )
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Recreation
&Parks
October 2001 Monthly Report
Silver Creek Community Center
After School Programs
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program
Leisure Classes
Submitted by: Terri Elison, Recreation Supervisor
Colleen Cashmore, Recreation Specialist
Amanda Greene, Program Coordinator
Bakersfield B.E.S.T. After School Program
We held a training on the NatiOnal Tree Trust Grant for all staff on October 8th' The staff were
taught how to plant the seeds and given all the materials for each student to plant a tree. This
grant has specific curriculum that will be implemented at our programs which will help educate
the children on trees and the benefits they bring to our environment. This grant is being
administered by the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program.
The football season is going strong. We have twelve teams with two divisions competing in the
Greenfield District. We also have cheerleaders which are part of our program cheering at each
game. The Greenfield schools are also operating a snack bar at these games giving the
children practical business experience and math skills. The money earned is used for the after
school program.
Greenfield Union School 'District
Highlights of the activities at the various sites included the National "Lights-On" Celebration on
October 11th at each school celebrating the after school programs. Students played
educational games and enjoyed other fun activities; students planted their seeds in their
planting boxes and prepared their growth charts to track and chart the growth as part of the
National Tree Trust Grant; McKee students made Columbus hats and performed a poem called
"In 1492.."; all sites created various Halloween and fall arts and crafts; demonstrated various
science projects on nature; and played outdoor activities.
Silver Creek After School Program
Highlights of the activities include painting pumpkins, creating Halloween boxes and cards,
performed the "Don't Laugh°At Me" song; and outdoor activities.
Keep America Beautiful Program
The Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee held their Certification Celebration on October 5th
frbm 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Centennial Plaza. Sue Smith, from the Keep America Beautiful
Program, presented awards to the Mayor, City Council, and committee members. Winners of
the children's poster contest were announced and everyone enjoyed the free food, music, and
children's activities.
The Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee, in conjunction with the Recreation and Parks
Department planted trees at Franklin, Stella Hills, Frank West, and Columbia Schools. There
were over 220 children and 20 teachers and volunteers involved with these tree planting
projects. More schools are scheduled for November and December.
In addition, several schools are scheduled for the "Waste In Place" presentation. This
curriculum will show children how to take care of their environment.
ATTENDANCE FIGURES
Average Daily Attendance Monthly Attendance
Greenfield Union School District
Fairview ............................................................. 105 2091
Kendrick ............................................................ 169 3372
McKee .................................................... ' ........... 251 5051
Palla .................................................................. 285 5703
Plantation .......................................................... 169 3378
Planz ................................................................. 138 2753
Silver Creek After School Program ................ 12 243
(4-days only Mon.- Thurs)
TOTAL ATTENDANCE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ....... 22,591
Silver Creek Rentals ................................................... $1092.00
The Silver Creek multi-purpose room and or pavilion was rented 6 times during the month of
October. The center was rented for a company party, retirement partY, two baby showers, a
special Disc Dogs event,.and Petfest (fees were waived). Total attendance was 2,961.
ClasSes at Silver Creek
# Registered Total Attendance
Ballet & Gym (6-11 ) 16 64
Ballet & Gym (recital) no class no class
Ballet & Gym (3-5) 16 64
Calligraphy Workshop no class no class
Cheerleading (5th-9th) 3 12
Cheerleading (2nd-4th) 5 20
Cheerleading (4yrs - 1st)6 24
Chess no class no class
Clogging 16 80
Dance & Gym (4-5) 3 15
Dance & Gym (2-3) 6 30
Dog'Obedience 11 55
German no class no Glass
Jazzercise 7 161
Karate 44 396
~ # Registered * -Total Attendance
K~rdio-Kick 11 99
Latin Dance (Beg & Int.) 14 70
Spanish 21 84
Tennis (Child-Beg) 12 96
Tennis (Adults) 11 88
Tennis (Child-lnt) 7 56
Tumbling &Gymnastics 1 4
Upholstery 10 40
TOTAL 220 1,458
Classes at Other Facilities
# Registered Total Attendance
Siemon Park
· Tennis (Child) 7 56
Tennis (Adult) no class no class
All Star Dance Studio
Ballet & Gym (2 % -4) 4 16
Ballet & Gym (2 % -4) 3 12 ~
Ballet & Gym (4-5) 2 8
Ballet & Gym (4-5) 1 .4
TOTAL 17 96
*We had no classes this month in Pressed Flower Workshop, Scrapbooking, Cycling 1,
and Watercolor.
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Program
Total Attendance
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Certification Celebration 100
Tree Plantings 220 children
20 teachers/volunteers
TOTAL 340
Attendance Silver Creek Center:
Rentals ......................................... 2,961 Registrations Taken: 201
After School Program ................... 243 # of Guests Served: 275
Classes ....................................... 1,458
TOTAL .................... 4,662
MEMORANDUM
November 14, 2001
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Flom Cor~ces Director
SUBJECT: Update on Drinking Water Arsenic Rules and Effects on the City;
Water Board Request of November 6, 2001
At the request of the City of Bakersfield Water Board Chair Mark Salvaggio at the November 6,
2001 meeting, this memorandum is being prepared to update the City Council on the latest ruling
conceming arsenic levels allowed in drinking water. For background, attached is a September 29, 2000
City staff memorandum that describes the events and circumstances prior to the latest arsenic ruling and
a copy of a letter that was sent on behalf of the City through the Water Board on the concerns of the
proposed arsenic standard reduction in drinking water.
The events leading to the current ruling can be described as slightly chaotic, however the end
result is water service providers have a arsenic maximum contaminate level (MCL) standard of 10 parts
per billion (ppb). That is higher than the original proposed designation of 5 parts per billion (ppb), but
lower than an industry proposed suggestion of 20 ppb. In January 2001 the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) dutifully issued a standard of 10 ppb MCL for arsenic in drinking water. There
was considerable criticism of setting the standard at that level and in February 2001, the new incoming
federal administration placed a hold on promulgating this regulation. New studies were immediately
initiated on the health effects data available, benefits data and projected treatment costs to formulate the
rule. Another round of public comments was received. Congress proposed legislation to force EPA to
issue a new arsenic standard by February 2002. Several working groups, notably respected organizations
known as the National Drinking Water Advisory Council and the National Academy of Sciences,
reinforced previous studies on health effects, confirmed newer studies on toxicity and cancer risks and
reviewed costs to comply with the 10 ppb rule.
To this end, on October 31, 2001 the EPA announced that the arsenic standard in drinking water
will be 10 ppb MCL. This will substantially lower the current MCL of 50 ppb that has been in effect for
50 years. The effective date for public water systems to comply with this new standard is January 2006.
It is still unclear what is to occur between now and the listed effective date of January 2006, but no
further actions by EPA would simply make this regulation become effective as of that date. The State
of California Department of Health Services (DOHS) is required to adopt the federal standards and
regulate those standards to public water systems in California. Individual states have the option of setting
standards at a lower number than federal regulations, but at this time a stricter standard from DOHS has
not been indicated.
The majority of the drinking water service in the incorporated City is provided by two large public
water systems, California Water Service Co. (Cal Water) and the City of Bakersfield's Ashe Water
system. Also serving to a minor extent, in the extreme northwest areas of the City is the Vaughn Mutual
Water Co. and on the eastside, the East Niles Community Services District. The arsenic MCL of 10 ppb
will have little or no effect to the Vaughn Mutual Water customers, as that system serving in the City
currently has no wells that approach the arsenic MCL. The East Niles system that serves the east area uses
treated surface water and has no arsenic in that source. The City of Bakersfield's system has 3 of its 50
operating wells (overall <5% of capacity) that show 10 ppb or more. The highest of those readings is 14
ppb. Cal Water has 8 of its 90 operating wells in the City (about 6% of capacity) that exceed the 10 ppb
MCL.
The City is evaluating options as to wellhead treatment, abandonment or blending to get full
capacity back from the 3 wells. All options are expensive, though some are more cost effective than
others. For instance, the highest arsenic level City well was originally drilled in anticipation of furore
demands and has been used temporarily for agricultural purposes. This well is located in an area that will
allow the City to replace it with an existing nearby City agricultural well that meets the quality standard.
The two City wells that have arsenic readings at 10 ppb and 11 ppb MCL, will be evaluated for treatment
facilities and/or piping for blending with water that meets the gtandard. In any event, if these three wells
were removed from the distribution grid, there would be minimal effect on the delivery capabilities of
the City's domestic water system. Complying with the standard on these wells would have an relatively
minor effect on the City's water rates. An estimate of an additional $400,000 to $500,000 per year in
costs would require approximately $1.25 - $1.50 per month increase on an average water bill or about
a 6% adjustment.
Cal Water similarly indicates that if all of its 10 ppb or more arsenic wells were shut down, there
would be a minimal effect on the system delivery capability. Cal Water has supplemental water from an
existing surface water treatment plant that allows flexibility in replacing some of the high arsenic well
sources. The highest arsenic reading Cal Water has encountered is 17 ppb, most of the other 7 wells that
read at 10 ppb or above are in the 12 ppb to 14 ppb range. Cal Water has estimated that using today's cost
estimates for either of wellhead treatment, abandonment or blending programs would result in Cal Water
rates going up slightly to cover these costs. This is estimated at under $2.00 per month increase or about
6%. Additionally, in the northeast area of the City, several of the older, higher arsenic wells may be
abandoned due to the construction and delivery from the new northeast Bakersfield Treatment Plant. Cal
Water is now engineering pilot test plants to be installed on wells over the next two years to gain
experience on operating and maintaining these types of facilities
In conclusion, the arsenic standard MCL for drinking water has been set by the EPA at 10 ppb.
Public water systems are to comply with the standard by January 2006. DOHS is to adopt that standard
and enforce the standard to public water systems in California. DOHS has not indicated a lower
numerical standard for California or a shorter compliance schedule at this time. Cal Water and City water
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systems will be effected by the new ruling, as 11 of 140 operating wells between the two systems have
arsenic readings of 10 ppb or more. The highest reading is 17 ppb. Neither system operating within
the City will have serious capacity problems if all of those wells were shut down. Arsenic removal may
be accomplished with abandonment of the well, blending of supplies or wellhead treatment facilities. All
of these options are expensive. The estimated monthly cost for re-mediation at the 10 ppb level MCL
is estimated to be about $1.25 - $1.50 per month per customer on the City system and under $2.00 on
the Cal Water system.
cc: '~/~Alan Tandy, City Manager
Gene Bogart, Water Resources Manager
S:~O01 MEMOSLa~RSENICIOPPB
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MEMORANDUM
September 29, 2000
TO: Gene Bogart, Wa~sources Manager
Flom'-~ - '
FROM: Core, Water Resources Director
SUBJECT: EPA Arsenic Rule Change for Drinking Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under authority of the federal Safe Drinking
Water Act of 1996, has issued a proposed standard to reduce the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)
of arsenic allowed in drinking water from the present standard of 50 parts per billion (ppb) to 5 ppb. This
would have a dramatic effect across the country due to the incidences of naturally occurring arsenic in
many areas and the extreme high cost to treat water for arsenic removal. Most of the naturally occurring
arsenic is in the groundwater supplies, particularly in the arid southwest of the United States. Public
comments were to be received by EPA on the proposed ruling until September 20, 2000.
This proposed action was brought to the attention of the City Water Board at its meeting of July 12, 2000.
After staff presentation, the Board directed staff to submit comments to EPA concerning the proposed
arsenic rule. Attached tq~this memorandum is a copy of the letter that was sent.
The cost of going to a 5 PPb MCL for Bakersfield would be high. As you are aware, 85% of our drinking
water supplies are derived from groundwater. There are over 200 wells that are used to extract and
distribute groundwater for'drinking water to residents in the City of Bakersfield. The mai ority of the wells
are owned by California Water Service Co. and the City of Bakersfield. Of the approximate 170 wells
that Cai-Water operates, 35 have measured concentrations of arsenic of 5 ppb or more. The City has 11
wells of its 45 wells that are 5 ppb arsenic or more. Of the City's wells, only 2 wells exceed 10 ppb
arsenic.
The cost to treat for arsenic removal to attain the less than 5 ppb MCL is expensive, depending on the
initial concentration level. The higher the initial concentration, the higher the cost to treat. Estimated cost
of arsenic removal vary and there are different methods that could be used, but drinking water industry
professionals have compiled ranges of costs for wellhead treatment. These costs are estimated and each
situation will have variables that may or may be contended with at each location. The costs for amortized
capita/, operations, additional power, chemical supplies, disposal and financing are from $200 per acre-.
foot to over $350, over and above the existing costs to construct and operate a water well facility. An
EPA Arsenic Rule
September 29, 2000
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acre-foot is an approximate amount of water a typical family uses in a year. Since at the present time, only
a portion of the City's system is at or above the proposed MCL for arsenic, the costs to treat that portion
affected would be spread over the entire customer base. Translating that into the impact on a typical
monthly water bill, the rates for a customer on the City's water system would have to be increased
between $5.50 and $8.50 per month. There would be additional consideration for the upfront capital costs
of over $1,250,000 per well.
Altematives for wellhead treatment are blending sources or abandoning existing high level arsenic wells
and constructing new wells in "non-arsenic" areas of the system. The costs to do this are even more
variable than the well head treatment scenarios. Blending can be accomplished, but first it would have
to be approved by the EPA, then storage tanks and piping built to achieve a blended product. This cost
estimated to be between $100 and $250 per acre-foot. A start from scratch new water well facility costs
approximately $400,000 each. Piping the new well supply to the needed area and adding storage tanks
could exceed $1,250,000 each, bringing the total to over $1,650,000 per replaced well. Cost per acre-foot
amortized would be approximately $50 to $75 per acre-foot. If a combination of treatment actions were
used to comply with the proposed rule that included certain elements of wellhead treatment, blending and
replacement wells it is possible to lower the financial impact on the City customers as described. All
actions for complying with this proposed ruling would be under the scrutiny of the EPA and the
California Department of Health Services. Therefore, it is difficult at this time to define the exact costs
and the total fiscal impact on the City and its water customers.
CA El F OR N IA .~.]'"-
WATER BOARD
Mark C. Salvaggio, Chair
David Couch, Vice Chair
Irma Carson
September 5, 2000 ........
W-99-16 Arsenic Comment Clerk
Water Docket (MC-4101)
United States Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20460
RE: PROPOSED ARSENIC REGULATIONS FOR DRINKING WATER
Dear Sir or Madam:
The City of Bakersfield Water'Board requests the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
postpone any change to the current 50 parts per billion (ppb) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for arsenic
in drinking water until completed and validated scientific studies support such a change.
The City of Bakersfield is a community &over 250,000 people andwhose drinking watei' source is primarily
groundwater. Due to the geography and geology of the valley in which we live, arsenic does occur naturally
in some area groundwater, as it does in other parts of the United States. Although the levels of arsenic in
groundwater in the City of Bakersfield are for the most part non-existent or very low, arbitrarily setting an
MCL of 5 ppb, or even 10 ppb could cause substantial detrimental effects to the City's water delivery capability
and significant adverse fiscal impacts on the City and its ratepayers. The USEPA proposals for this drastic
reduction do not provide sufficient health effects information nor the consequences of creating a hazardous
product from the arsenic removal process.
We understand the fact that USEPA has been researching this issue since 1996 and the studies and data referred
to in proposing these standards are outdated and were not performed under control led conditions. These studies
apparently were not representative of norYnal and valid real life experience in the United States. The National
Academy of Sciences has found no scientific consensus as to what level the standard should be set. The
American Water Works Association has questioned the applicability of setting standards without legitimate
study and assessing the consequences implementing such a drastic rule change. It is very obvious that much
more research is required before any changes in this regulation are forced upon our Water consumers.
While we agree that the arsenic MCL should be set at a level that is protective of public health, more research
and conclusive studies are needed to determine those levels. The City of Bakersfield Water Board respectfully
requests the existing drinking water standard for arsenic be retained until such time as adequate and legitimate
research is performed and to avoid unwarranted financial burden on our citizens.
MARK SALVAGGIO, Chair
City &Bakersfield Water Board
cc: Honorable Mayor Bob Price bcc: Alan Tandy, City Manager
Members of the City Council Gene Bogart, Water Resources Manager
Mel Byrd, Cai Water
1000 BUENA VISTA ROAD · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93311 ' (661) 326-3715
~~ BAKERSFIELD POLICE
~. K~¢ i'/~ MEMORANDUM
TO: A~N TANDY, CITY MANAGEH
,
FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLICE
DATfi: ~OV~MBE~ 14, 200~
SUBJECT: OLEANDER/SUNSET AREA
COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. WF 19035/001 (WARD 2)
I"Council Member Benham referred to the Police Department, for further study, the
continued vandalism in the Oleander/Sunset area reported by Mr. C. Cullimore."
Operations staff was assigned to investigate the repeated occurrence of vandalism in the
area. The situation was complex because the suspect is a juvenile who is in need of
psychiatric evaluation and treatmenL Since OctOber 5, 2001, staff has been working
together with Child Protective Services, Kern County Mental Health Department and the
juvenile's parents in an attempt to have the juvenile placed in a facility for treatment.
Please refer to the attached memorandum by Sgt. A. Garner for complete details.
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
MEMORANDUM
November 5, 2001
To: Lieutenant Don DeGeare
From: Sergeant A. Garner #683
Subject: Bakersfield City Council Referral #WF 0019035
On October 5, 2001, at your request, I began researching the problems concerning the
juvenile and neighbors in the Oleander/Sunset area regarding numerous acts of
vandalism in that neighborhood.
On October 8, 2001,. I made telephone contact with concerned neighbors. During my
conversations with these people, they expressed their concerns regarding the recent
rash of vandalism incidents committed by the juvenile and the lack of parental
responsibility. They were also concerned about the apparent breakdown in the Criminal
Justice system which allowed the juvenile to avoid incarceration.
Through Crime Analysis, I learned that there were eight vandalism incidents in this area
reported to the Bakersfield Police between July 17, 2001 and October 16; 2001. Upon
reviewing those reports, I found that the juvenile is a WMJ 10, who resides on Oleander
with his parents. He was listed as a suspect in three of those incidents: He was
arrested on July 17, 2001 for Malicious Mischief (case # 01-29061). He was arrested for
W&I 51.50 on October 2, 2001 after vandalizing two vehicles (case # 01-39630). In the
third case, he was listed as a suspect in a vandalism case on October 8, 2001 but was
not arrested do to PC 26 issues (case # 01-40439). In the remaining incidents, there
were no witnesses and he was not listed as a suspect.
I contacted CPS Emergency Response Worker Dawn Ratliff. On several occasions
during the past three weeks she and I have responded to the juvenile's residence and
spoke to his parents. Both parents acknowledge their son is responsible for some of
the vandalism incidents that have taken place in the neighborhood; however, they said
he is not responsible for all of the incidents. He is currently going to psychiatric
counseling through the Desert Counseling Center. He has not yet been diagnosed as
having a psychiatric disorder; however, he has been diagnosed as having Attention
Deficit Disorder and'is currently.taking psYchiatric medication for his behaVior. The _
parents are not pleased with the service they are receiving at Desert Counseling. They
have solicited the assistance of an independent child care advocate and are trying to
get their son placed into'a full time psyChiatric facility. Because of his disorder, the
juVenile cannot attend schOol. He is supposed to be receiving instructiOn at home
through an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) through the BakerSfield City School
District, but they are having problems with teachers coming to their home on a
consistent basis.
On October 22, 2001, I attended a neighborhood meeting at the home of one of the
residents. Approximately 25-30 residents were at the meeting along with Bakersfield
Police Department Crime Prevention Specialist Cindy London and City Councilwoman
Sue Benham. During this meeting we assured the area residents that everything was
being done to solve the problem. We were unable to advise them of our course of
action due to the fact that we are dealing with a juvenile and CPS was involved.
On October 25, 2001, I contacted Kern Mental Health M.E.T. team member Gary
Blakey. After I advised him of the incidents and my past contacts with the juvenile
and his family, he and I responded to their residence where we made contact with the
boy's mother. Gary Blakey obtained the minutes from the most recent IEP meeting.
The minutes indicated the juvenile was ordered into a full time mental facility for
stabilization; however, for reasons unknown to the boy's family, he was never placed.
Gary Blakey attempted to get the juvenile placed into Memorial Center the following day
but was unsuccessful due to the fact that he has not yet been diagnosed with a
psychological disorder.
Due to the fact that Gary Blakey is part of a Crises response unit and does not handle
cases involving necessary followup, he forwarded the case to Kern Mental Health Child
Advocate Steve Musick.
On October 30, 2001, I telephoned Steve Musick who confirmed that he was now
responsible for the juvenile's case. He is coordinating his efforts with two other units
within Kern Mental Health to insure the boy's needs for psychiatric care are met.
Musick informed me that the first step in getting the juvenile placed into a full time
facility was to have the parents request an emergency IEP. This needed to take place
in order to have Desert Counseling Center removed as the juvenile's assigned
counseling facility. Steve Musick will remain assigned to this case until it is resolved.
I have also been in contact with MET team supervisor Mike Fredericks. He Informed
me that he would advise all MET team members of this case so if anything involving the
juvenile should happen prior to the emergency IF:P, they would be familiar with his
history should their assistance be requested. Fredericks requested that I have the
communication center flag the juvenile's residence to request a MET team member
respond to any calls regarding the boy. I notified Communications Center Supervisor
Tom Shipley of Fredericks' request, lals° requested that the communication Center.
immediately notify me of any calls regarding the juvenile.
We are currently waiting'for the emergency IEP t° take place which hopefully will result
in new orders for the juvenile to be placed into a full time mental facilitYfor stabilization.
Since my initial contact with the boy's family' on OctOber 16th, there have been no
incidents in the Oleander/Sunset. involving .the juvenile.
This is obviously a unique situation for us in that we have a multiple offense offender
who we are not able to arrest due to his mental state. His age prevents his placement --
into a mental facility such as Kern Medical Center.3-B. Until he is diagnosed with a
psychiatric disorder, he cannot be placed into a full time facility for stabilization. Dawn
Ratliff from CPS, Gary Blakey, Mike Fredericks, and Steve Musick from Kern Mental
Health are all in agreement that the juvenile needs placement into a full time mental
facility until his condition is stabilized.
I have been in continuous contact with City Councilwoman Sue Benham regarding this
assignment and have been updating her on a regular basis.
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~' ~ MEMORANDUM
TO: ALAN TANDY, CItY MANAGER i! NOV I 5 2001
FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLICE ~ .........
DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2001
SUBJECT: RENFRO ROAD AND STOCKDALE HIGHWAY
COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. WF 19055/001 (WARD 4)
"Council Member Couch requested that the police department look into the situation
of cars for sale near the intersection of Renfro Road and Stockdale Highway
Obscuring the view of oncoming traffic from I-5 per a request from Augie Giliberto."
Operations staff was assigned to monitor the area for violations. One violation has been
observed since receiving this referral and a warning citation was issued.
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
MEMORANDUM
TO: ALAN TANDY, CitY MANAGER NOV I 5 2001
FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF PO lC
..:
DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2001
SUBJECT: SPEEDING ON MING AVENUE
COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. WF 19056/001 (WARD 4)
I"Council Member Couch requested that the police department respond to the
concerns of Susan and Joseph Lovato regarding speeding on Ming Avenue."
This matter was referred to the Operations Division for action. Traffic Sergeant Roger
Ott assigned two motorcycle officers to provide extra enforcement in this specific
problem area. Six citations have been issued for red light violations, excessive speeds
and running stop signs. Staff will continue to provide extra enforcement in an attempt
to discourage violations.
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