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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/18/00 BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM August 18, 2000 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~7-L~ rye. SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Congratulations and welcome to new Councilmember Jeff Green! 2. Congratulations to Jim Foss and the Aramark (Ogden, SMG) crew at the Garden. The Faith Hill, Tim McGraw booking is a big one. 3. Details will be released later, but continued improvement in finances at the Garden took place again this year. 4. The stadium tour to Lancaster last Friday was very enlightening. For those of you who plan to go on the August 19th trip, I think you will find it to be very informative. On a related note, there is an article enclosed about minor league baseball at The Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore. The author's opinion is that people enjoy attending minor league baseball at a nice facility, because it provides an overall experience of affordable, family-oriented entertainment, such as the major leagues used to. 5. We extend our best wishes to Risk Manager Scott Manzer, who has announced his resignation, effective on September 12th, to pursue a teaching career. He has served the City well for over 15 years, and he will be missed. 6. Congratulations to the Recreation and Parks Department. They estimate a crowd of approximately 1,500 attended last Tuesday's Poco concert in the Rockin' by the River series. 7. Several months ago, we asked the FAA to reconsider our request for expansion of the controlled airspace at Meadows Field to include the Municipal Airport. As their enclosed reply indicates, they are not budging from their decision that the Municipal Airport does not meet the requirements for controlled airspace. They will be implementing some safety seminars and other related actions designed to cut down on pilot violations. We are disappointed but thank Ray Bishop for the ideas and assistance. Honorable Mayor and City Council August 18, 2000 Page 2 8. The City Attorney's office has prepared the enclosed opinion memo on what relocation benefits the owners and renters of dwellings will be entitled to, if their residences are acquired for the City Center (or any other redevelopment) project. 9. Water Resources has provided the enclosed aerial maps that show the adopted alignment for the Kern River Bike Path, between Lake Ming and Enos Lane. We should be getting the money through the state to make those extensions a reality. 10. This week's status report on the Development Streamlining Task Force is enclosed. 11. The Southeast Bakersfield PAC met on July 20th. A summary of the meeting, from EDCD, is enclosed. 12. A response to a Councilmember inquiry is enclosed: Councilmember DeMond · Inquiry from citizen regarding traffic on Highway 178 (24th Street) and Highway 58 (Rosedale Highway). AT: rs cc: Mayor-Elect Harvey Hall Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst ID:9092450305 AUG 15'00 17:58 No.O15 P.O$ ~J N~Jor League Affiliate: Anaheim N~gel. s two,[rltto walk fr~rn the parking let, It t~ o lame, pure in form~ J.vJdble In:'~h~',27: ~.~ t~~~ Capacfty: 7,8~ field full Of a~ymous drea~e, playl~ their hea., ~Jt for ~a~, I[ Is ~led tO ~.; ~~ ~' ~ Dlrffctlons and dts~nce: L~ko Etsinnre as easiky as an Ice cream cone. A ~amc ~ere fan~ root-root.root ~'""'~ Is about 70 miles from ~ntown ~ fuF ~e home team, reBBrd[ess of who's lnslde the uniforms t~t '~flf,. ~fetf 'IA .?:."..:',~,'*l ~ ~ rot ab~t Z5 miiei ~o t. 15 South, ~ke t.15 2Z After all, it's only a ~ame, ~d thc ml~r Leagues putit In 'eJr ~:to othe~,bJj] ,.:'~.' ;':::'1 ~ exit and make a right. ~ Oia~nd is on the right, ' :" '" '...~(.~.'"q;'.;~ ', ',': '.,I F ~ost fa~us player to cell ~e Diamond ~me: D~rl~ F~ and 8everefe: LAke CLslnOte saves trim to t~ concession 'ye ~O~bty r~d.~t :' Ers~d (~gels) stands by selling ~er in one.size-fits-att 24 az. cups fu~ thc paltry ~llclubs,:~h~re. ~]m,' ''~ sum of $4.00. Cough up an extra 50~ for an ImpO~t. are o[t~ bonrshed[~ ~outlnB Repo~: The Lake Eistnore Storm Is a professi~al base- Be~Ides the sLandmd burge~ and chicken sandwich, the c~- ' ~ ~n~ dO~'~Ot ::,: '? ball team, but I doubt you've heard or them. ~e ~t~m Is pt~yln~ c~slm~ ~peclaUze In swl~e, T~ the e[d la.rile, the Storm ~ 1Non. B~ the [~ve."]. more like a ~teady downpnur this year, hove~ing just b~ow the (~3,~), er the ~tate fair stap[e, the corn d~ ISZ.TSL Feelin~ ~ ~JU~ CIU~ I~ ~he .500 ma~, go~ fi' 4th place in U~c five-team S~[~rn Divlst~n ~re adventur~s~ Samp[e the Louisiana H~ ~ausage, or bnnB ~ League are'~y ~in- of the C6l~fornia Leag~; 5LRI, on an averase ~ek~d night, the ym~ pa~s~rC and grab a Po[Isl~ Sausage (~[h $4.OO), . Storm can ex,ct to draw more than 5,~ fans. That's one-~ixth Want a family sit down ~e~l, bu[ don': want to miss the I consls~ mo~t~ 0[. ' the population of Lake Elsinore. Sn what's the e~ticem~n[1 ~amc? ~e Ofamond Club, with Its att. A~rican fare, should suit '~CtS: 'Y~ng~. ' First, there's t~ stadium. ~ he. Diamond. rated the 7th best your ~eds Just fine. There are various fried appmi~er~ (btdfato p0r~ O? ~ e~-~f~w- durin~ the front end of the retro ~?~t ~ivJng it a comfy, homey and the ~II[IL%'S Irlc[udc [h~ burger {$10), {he prime rib n through ~lch feel, The math causeway f~ls like e carnival midway, the scaL~ (S13), the ihrJmp b~t (516) and the seaf~ basket 'r~ m~t ~ss to ~et ,to are close to the field and a ~x scat near the dugout Is cheaper .. than ~rktng at a D~ler ~ame, Prnmotto~s of the Oay= The nl~h[ I at~nded, uniformed cub tha~'5 ~he ~r~ox.' I[ Then there's the ente~ainment. A black pot-betUed pig s~t~ ~tted the stand~, One ~cout approached me anO bragged I~ dolA~ ~1~, 8~J . ' . named Teddy detlver~ extra I~lts to tho ump bc'twccn Inn~ngs, that he would ~ s~pdl~ the ntaht in the stadium. I th~ght he ~ watching and win , Hamlet, the te~m mascot, ts a t~e~a~ ~ea monster fr~m was kidding. Sure e~ough, In what Is a sealol of wacky promotions, rl ~p ~o ~lle ~X~ ~eague ~nmnrk who became Lei: in a storm and enid up in Lake the cub ~.autS acuJalty camped out in cente~ field that night. Ice hl~ wj~h ~ p~eyer E[sinore. S~R[, there is another masco~-.some gay in a dirty pin~ . bunny suit running around t~ field [ookln~ ge~eratty uHsavuly. Words fram the Yar~: "Ask 30 people leaving here tonl~ht ,wet ieee,, thereb~ (~ere is no I~end ettach~ Lo hl~ arrival,) But the kfd~ love hfm the final score was, and I would be surprised ff riva of t~m g th,e, t~m, So ml~ ~n~ay, know," sa~ go.rat manager Dave Oster, smiling. ~rentty it ~rl. reom~ e~ t~ Season Go for s Storm O~ betw~n Innlnes, a~ ym, might mis5 the sumo By the Way, thc ~dviilu Nine (alii[Sale of the Milwaukee ."Jerly ~df~re teco~J, w~stlet spin-off, where two kids dress I~p In padded outfits and Brewers) w~ 7-2. ~ .then, did ~ore ' spin a~nd a bat until they're s~fflctent[y dl~y and then run a .. . f~trace, Or the spllsh-$~a~l, ~e~ two fans ~ct soak~ t~lng to Final Outs: For more Storm Info, cat[ ~9.245-4487 of Io~ on~ n~N~bn pe~ie tu~ Ou't ' .' .' neariv 2~ ~l~r. ~..~: .. '; ~tch w~ter balloons In an Inverted hat on their head. Or even w~,stormba~batLcom. ~ ,am~ acro~ ~h~ c~ '1~ I~uman bowling, where fa~ get Inside of a giant bali a~ try to .<,.' :,. :,:~.' .';. :..~?.?'~ .:'.. ~k ~er Inflatable p~ns, Brenda~ Fehlly ca~ ae reac~ed al blahllF~lte~lzeb~,c~m. :o a~ml~r le~u~ ' Ml~r leaeue barbell Js what major leag~ ba~baU used Lo gom~ end ~'{t ~d~: ~, Fun for the family. Affordabke. A c~munity town square, A . , professlo~l ba~batt game, mlnu~ [he millionaires s~w~ating, BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM August 16, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: John W. Stinson~, A~ss~stant City Manager SUBJECT: Resignation of Risk Manager, Scott Manzer This is to inform you that I received a letter of resignation today from Risk Manager, Scott Manzer. Scott will be leaving the City to pursue a career in teaching. His last work day will be September 12, 2000. Scott has worked for the City for over 15 years and was the City's first Risk Manager. In that position Scott has contributed significantly to the development of the City's excellent safety programs over the years. I know you join me in wishing him well in his future endeavors. cc. Scott Manzer SSJOItNM Memo Template.wpd  Western-Padfic Region P.O. Box 92007 Worldway Postal Center U.S. Depar~nent Los Angeles, C/k 90009 of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration ...... ~::¥:':::~'":.i:':':; ~ ': :'~ :'i::':~ ....... i'~ '::.: '- ...... ~ · . ~ ..... : Mr. Alan Tandy Manager, City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy: This is in response to your letter of June 16, 2000, requesting that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reconsider expansion of the controlled airspace at Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to include the Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45) and reclassify the airspace from Class D to Class C. In our initial response, we described the requirements for implementation of Class C airspace and explained why BFL does not meet those criteria. Navigable airspace is a limited national resource, the use of which Congress has charged the FAA to administer in the public interest as necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient utilization of such airspace. To help us achieve that mandate, regulations exist as to the design and establishment criteria of the different categories of controlled airspace. Under existing federal guidelines, the FAA can not arbitrarily establish regulated airspace in areas that do not meet at least the minimum criteria. We must balance the needs, and rights, of all aviation customers to access airspace. To that same end, the Code of Federal Regulations ('i 4 CFR 91) exists to mandate operating rules for pilots in the National Airspace System. In your most recent letter on this subject, the City of Bakersfield makes several references and allegations of violations of 14 CFR 91 by pilots. The FAA takes such allegations very seriously. It is imperative in an aviation environment as complex as the United States, that all participants comply with regulations for the safe and efficient operation of the system. It is inappropriate for the FAA to implement regulated airspace solely to correct what is perceived to be deliberate regulations violations by pilots. Personnel at the Fresno Flight Standards District Office (FAT FSDO), having regulatory and enforcement authority over pilots, are working with the City of Bakersfield on new signage describing the correct departure procedure at L45 and listing the Bakersfield approach radio frequency. Also, Bakersfield Airport Traffic Control Tower and FAT FSDO personnel will be conducting safety seminars emphasizing the dangerous conditions 'created when pilots at L45 use incorrect departure or arrival procedures. With enforcement as the objective, FAT FSDO will periodically conduct surveillance of aircraft departures at L45. Additionally, as coordinated with your office, FAT FSDO will provide instruction to the Bakersfield Police Department patrol officers regarding their role in enforcing the Public Utility Code sections concerning aviation activities. I hope this information is helpful in illustrating the actual problem and addressing your concerns. If you have any questions or desire further information, please contact Mr. John Clancy, Air Traffic Division Manager, Western-Pacific Region, at (310) 725-6500. Sincerely, /f~Wil!iam C. Withycombe Regional Administrator BAKERSFIELD Alan Tand¥ · City Manager June 16,2000 Mr. William C. Withycombe, AWP. 1 Regional Administrator Federal Aviation Administration, Western Pacific Region P. O. Box 92007, VWVPC Los Angeles, California 90009-2007 SUBJECT: Your Letter of May 10, 2000 Reconsideration of Air Safety Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L-45) Dear Mr. Withycombe: We are disappointed in your response, dated May 10,2000, to our recommendation to study establishing Class C airspace at the Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L-45). To that end, we are modifying our request and providing more detailed information, hoping for a favorable reconsideration. Our request was not made to restrict access to our. airport, but was intended to enlist your assistance to mitigate an urgent operational safety concern, which is under the sole jurisdiction of the FAA. Historically., L-45 garners a poor reputation. This is due, in part, to the location of L- 45, which is just outside of the Meadows Field airspace and in proximity to BFL's ILS approach. · - It is also due to a small number of pilots who push, bend, and break FAR's.' This recent March was a particularly worrisome period. During a period of only two weeks, four aircraft in-bound to Meadows Field were forced to take evasive action to avoid aircraft which had departed our L-45 airport. In at least one incident, the intruding aircraft was operating in Instrument Meteorological Conditions OMC)as a VFR operator. With the tower controller's assistance, the America West pilot used TCAS and leveled off, and turned left to secure separation. In this incident, the America West pilot reported the unidentified aircraft "definitely flying IMC in the climb." We are thankful for alert BFL controllers! AWP/CCH briefing sheets are attached. Our organization is committed to serving the flying public. We have recently completed the replacement and relocation of existing informational signs at our airport. We are developing a handout of the departure flight procedures and are involved in a continuing pilot education program with local FAA Tower personnel that began in early 1998. These efforts exhaust the remedies available within our authority. City of Bakersfield · City ManagePs Office · 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield · California · 93301 (661) 326-3751 · Fax (661) 852-2050 William C. Withycombe June 16, 2000 Page 2 The problem seems to stem from a small group of rogue pilots that frequent L-45, and we are most fortunate that our alert Meadows Field controllers are currently augmenting separation of traffic. However, L-45 pilots are not required to have a transponder, and relying on skin paint is a worrisome proposition. ~s there anything we can do to put structure into this situation? We understand that there are L-45 instances iacross the country where the number of instrument operations and/or passenger count fall slightly below the guidelines set in FAA Order 7400.2D, and yet, Class C airspace is included in the local airspace configuration. Perhaps, iyou could act mere favorably with our request for Class C if it were amended from a surface ~equest to "Class C from 1500'-3000'". The BFL space could be expanded to approx~m,ately six miles to create a tube, or corridor, of protection. This request would set aside or~ly a small segment of airspace, and would protect the ILS to Meadows Field. We hope that during your re-examination of these problems, you will consider airspace protection as one element bf a corrective action program. At the en~ of the day, our safety concerns are paramount, and we would like to ensure a long term remedy 6f this natural conflict of airspace between Meadows Field and L-45. Thank y6u for your assistance. Sincer~el~,, City Mahager Attachments: AWP/CCH briefing sheet NPRTS 12/19/96; 06/26/98; 08/24/99 CC: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Gounty Board of Supervisors Gounty Administrative Officer Director of Airports AW'P/CCH BRIEFING S'FrF~ET "~,SUBJECT: Airspace Problems at Bakersfield Municipal Ak'port NARRATIVE: Bakersfield ATCT/TR. ACON an ATC Level 7 Terminal Facility is encountering ongoing problems with aircraft departing and arriving from Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45). L45 is located 6 NM SOutheast of Bakersfield Meadows Field andlays M NM West of the NILEY LOM (ha Class "E" Airspace) used for the Runway 30P. ILS Approach to Meadows Field. Over the past six years we have observed aircraf~ departing L45 with a climbing right turn Southeast bound on V197. These VFK deparuzes generate safety alerts for aircraf~ inbound on the ILS Approach to Meadows Field. The Fresno FSDO and Bakersfield ATCT personnel have conducted sever-al safety seminars at 1.45 wkh special emphasis placed on the relationship of L45 to Meadows Field and the FAC's overlaying L45. The Problems continue to exdst. Three resent ~ncidents have occurred as follows: I. On 3/16/00 an akcraf~ traveling from North of Meadows Field to Bakersfield ' Municipal Airport transkioned across the BFL localizer and became traffic for N881DM (SBR1) while on an ILS approach to BFL. The unidentified traffic penetrated tie BFL Class D akspace without communications with the ATCT or TRACON. This intruder was close enough that the tower, when observing it, 'believed it to be on a right base leg to BFL. Efforts by the ATCT to call the intruder were unsuccessful. N881DM was informed of the traffic and advised to climb (while on ILS descent) to avoid conflict with the intruder. Efforts to identify the intruder aircraft were unsuccessful · .2. On 3/13/00 the Arrival Radar Controller reported two ~ces ofposs~le FAR violations that occurred on 3/12/00. Both involved unidentified akcm.ff that appeared to have depart, ed Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45). The weather at Bakersfield. Meadows, as reported at 1656 UTC, showed overcast ceilings at 1,000 (1,500 MSL). Tops in the vicinity of L45 were reported-at 3000 feet MSL with no breaks. a. The first insta_ nee occurred between I740 and I74I UTC and involved Skywest 5288 (SKW5288), an El20. After issuing SKW5288 vectors and clearance for the ILS approach to Runway 30R, the controller reported traffic two miles west of the aircraR heading east at 3,100 MSL. The E12Oreported being in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at 3,000 and could not see the traf~c. The controller issued vectors around the traffic and then re-cleared the arrival for the ILS approacb- b. The sex:omi event occurred approximately 25 minutes later. A Dash 8, _ A. irshuttle 6337 (ASH6337), was on the localizer and cleared for the ILS approach. The controller observed a target four miles ahead of ASH633? squawking 1200, east~und from L45 at gOO MSL and climbing. The controller advised ASH633? who adjusted their TCAS equipment to waIch the target. One minute later, al 1 $05 UTC, ASH633? reported leveling offand turning left to avoid the aircra.~ which broke oul of the clouds to their right. The Airshuttle pilot clearly stated tha~ the unidentified aircraft defmkcly flew through IMC in the climb. The pilot of AsH6337 was very.concerned ar, d, intended to file an NAS report. Both incidents required evasive maneuvers, once by ATC and once by 'a pilot. Both incidents occurred when arriving IFP, a/reraf~ were approximately two miles from the outer marker. Both incidents involved inmader a/rcvafl that are capable of high pe~ormance climbs and appeared to have departed L45. An audiocassette re-recording of transmissions pertinenI to the evenIs was made and given to FAT FSDO. As a results of the above identified incidents, Fresno FSDO Safety Officer (James Henry) and the ATM Bakemfield ATC met w/th the L45 'akport proprietor (City of Bakersfield) on Monday March 20, 2000. From thi.~ m~ting several initiatives were developed: 1. I .,~Jll work with the City of Bakersfield on new signage with the current departure procedure az L~$ and a sign with Bakersfield Approach Frequency. 2. BFL ATCT & FAT FSDO will conduct a safety seminar with spec/al emphasis on the problems associated with deparuares and arrivals at L45. 3. The City of Bakersfield will explore the possibil/ty, of providing some PUC Aviation Training for the City Policy Department and provide presents at L45. FAT FSDO will provide the trainhag if the Policy Department agrees. 4. FAT FSDO, resources permitting will conduct some surveillance and 'enforcement action at L45. 5. Bakersfield ATCT will work with the City of Bakersfield in the development of a flyer for pilots at L45. This flyer will provide information on the arrival mutes to Meadows Field and way's to avoid possible ccrnfectidns. ORIOINATED.By: James Snavely/ATM BFL ATCT/TRACON/((~ 1). 3e~-3531 DATE:, Tuesday March 21, 2000 Distm'butiom AWP~500/520/CCH/BFL/FAT FSDO SECTION I - Rec Id : W~!719~702883 insp Code. : ..~p N~e : .~~S~ .~&.Z Phone : 559-487-5306 Callu9. Data f S~ar~ Date :. 12/19/1996 Close~ Da~e : !2/19/1996 Statu~ : C Resu!t~ : C Desiqnator : Affi! DSGN : OTNA office : Arcf= Reg 9 : Depart Point : L45 Arriv Poin~ : Flight ~ : Complaint 9 : 12-19-96 ~$ : OccUrenc~ $ : Sim/Der ID : incide~ ~ : Inap Uni~ : O Insp T~e : '~gM EIR % : Acciden~ .~ : La~= DO Upda=a : 12/20/1996 Do~ Office : Process .Da=e: 12/20/1996 ~e!ated R~cord ID: Orig insp : Non-Cert Act N~e/Company : Airart ~/N~e: Ex~ner.~/N~e: RI ~/Name: ?ass/Fail : ~x~= ~nd : 8430-13 9 : Tracking : Mi~c : N~ Misc : Lccal Use : Kegn Q~e : Na~! Q=e : Act T~e : "- Trava! TL=e : Tray Cost '..~iggers : : : Geographic : N Foreign : 'N S~CTION IV - CO~NTS Record iD: WP!7199702883 r~' 0~/~]/2'000' " N~TRS Query System SGGQ420-~ 11: 05 De:ail Forma~ AYW,OHNW SECTION I - Kec Id :. WP17199805673 In~p Code : ~D' Record -."'.'sp N~e : O~C~S.TA, LARRY 'A Phone : 559-487-5306 '.~ :~..,=ivi~y ~ : 172~ ..... ' ....... Far : 91 N~G : Planned : Callup Dace : S~ar= Oate : 06/26/1998 Closed Date : 06/26/1998 Sta=us : C Resul=s : C Oe~i~a~or : Affil DS~ : OTNA Office : Arcf= Reg 9 : N8244S Depart ~oint : L45 Arriv Poin~ : . Fliqh~ ~ : Complain= 9 : ~S : R-22 .. Occ~ance 9 : S~/Pev ID : Inciden~ ~ : Ins9 Uni~ : O In~p T~a : ASi E!~ ~ : Acciden~ ~ : La~= DO Upda=e : 06/26/i998 ~own Office : Process Da=e: 06/30/1998 Ori~ Inap : Non-Cer= Ac= N~e/Company : ~ 9/N~e: ~ner %/N~e: Pass/Fail : Ex~ Kind : 8430-13 ~ : Tracking : Misc : N~ Mi3c : Local Usa : ._ Kegn Uae " Nazi Use : · Ac= T~e : Travel Time : Tray Cos= : '=riggers : : : Geographic : N Foreign : 'N SECTION IV- COUNTS Record ID: WP17199805673 0~/03/2000 ' ~ '' NPTRS Query SysTem 11:05 ~-- Wr'~z'~A~ L_~ DeTail ~orma~" A~PH~NW SECTION I - Rec Id : WP1719990607~ insp Code : HCV ~acord 5 · -"~p Name : VOOkHEES, F.A.%LOW C Phone : 559-487-5306 Cal!up Date : Start Da~e : 08/18/1999 Closed Da~a : 08/~4/1999 Status : C Results : C 0e~a~or : Affi~ OSGN : OTNA Office : Arcf~ Reg ~ :' N8~0C Oepa=% 9oin~ : L45 Arriv Point : . Fligh~ 9 : Co~lain= ~ : CWP!7990818 ~S ': ST~SON-I08-3 Occurence ~ : Sh~/Oev iD : Inciden~ % : Inap Uni~ : O In~p T~ : ~I EIR ~ : 1999WP170033 Acciden~ ~ : Last DO Update : 08/26/1999 ~o~ Office : ~roc~ss ~ate: 08/2~/i999 Reda=ed Record i~: Orig Insp : Non-Cer= Ac= N~e/Cozpany : Ai~an ~/N~e: 339564075 READY, JOMN W. Ex,inet S/Name: Appl. ~/Name: Ri ~/Nam~: Pass/Fail : Ex~= Kind : 8430-13 Tracking : Mi~c : Local Uae : Regn Ose : Nas! ~e : ~c= Time : Travel T~e : Tray Cos= : Tr[gger~ : : : Geograpkic : M For~i~ SECTION IV - COUNTS Record ID: WP!7199906075 ~~ MEMORANDUM August 14, 2000 TO: AD HOC COMMITTEE - CITY CENTER PROJECT IRMA CARSON, Vice Mayor, City Council DAVID COUCH, City Council member PATRIClA DeMOND, City Council member GIL ANTHONY, Redevelopment Agency member SHIRLYN DAVENPORT, Redevelopment Agency member TOM MISHOE, Redevelopment Agency.member FROM: JANICE SCANLAN, Deputy City Attorneyy SUBJECT: RELOCATION BENEFITS FOR OWNERS AND RENTERS OF DWELLINGS IN THE CITY CENTER PROJECT AREA QUESTION PRESENTED What relocation benefits will owners and renters of dwellings be entitled to if their residences are acquired for the City Center Project? ANSWER There are several benefits available to owners and renters. The type and amount of thoSe benefits depend on the status of the resident (owner-occupant or renter), how long they have resided there and whether they choose to rent or purchase a replacement dwelling. DISCUSSION Relocation Benefits When the Southeast Bakersfield Redevelopment Project Area was adopted, the City Council adopted "Rules and Regulations for Implementation of the California Relocation Assistance Law." Basically, those rules indicate that the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency will comply with the State of California's relocation requirements for any project in which the Agency is involved and which will disPlace persons from their homes. The City of Bakersfield adopted the State's relocation requirements via Resolution 91-97. California relocation law sets out various types of relocation benefits. These benefits are as follows: moving expenses; replacement housing differential; rental differential; down payment; incidental acquisition expenses and relocatiod assistance advisory services. S:\Edcd\CityCenter\Memos\adhocrelobenefits.wpd Ad Hoc Committee Members Relocation Benefit August 14, 2000 Page 2 Moving expenses are the costs of moving a household from one location to another. They can be calculated one of two ways. Displaced persons can elect to have the public entity hire the movers and pay the actual, reasonable and necessary cost ("actual cost") or the displaced persons can elect to self-move and receive a set amount of money depending on the number of rooms that are being moved and whether the landlord or displacee owns the furniture ("fixed cost"). Replacement Housinq Differential is the difference between the price the public entity paid for the home and the average selling price of a functionally-comparable dwelling or the price actually spent to buy a replacement residence, whichever is less. This payment is limited to no more than $15,000. Under the federal relocation regulations (which may apply to some properties), the maximum Replacement Housing Differential is $16,500. Incidental Acquisition Expenses include interest rate differentials (difference between interest on loan for current house vs. interest rate for purchase of replacement house), one-time fees such as legal fees, notary fees, surveys, recorder's charges, lender's fees, etc. The total amount of Replacement Housing Differential and Incidental Acquisition Expenses cannot exceed $22,500. Only owner-occupants who have lived in their homes more than 180 consecutive days prior to the City or the Agency initiating negotiations to purchase the property are eligible for the Replacement Housing Differential and Incidental Acquisition Expenses. More than one-half of the residences which may be acquired for the City Center project are rentals. Rental Differential is determined by 'subtracting the old rental rate from the replacement rental rate and multiplying that number by 48 -- the maximum number of months that the Rental Differential can be paid. This amount cannot exceed $5,250 total. The attached table outlines the relocation benefits available to occupants and tenants and indicates who is entitled to which benefits. Relocation Plan To assure that all displaced residents have a comparable, decent, safe and sanitary place to live before they are required to move, redevelopment law requires the redevelopment agency adopt a relocation plan before the agency may participate in the project. The relocation plan will contain both an analYsis of the replacement dwelling needs and an analysis of replacement dwelling resources, among other information, The relocation plan will be reviewed by the Project Area Committee before the Agency wilt adopt it. S:\Edcd\CityCenter\Memos\adhocrelobenefits.wpd Ad Hoc Committee Members Relocation Benefit August 14, 2000 Page 3 Commercial Relocation Relocating businesses is more complicated and, therefore, is not addressed in this memorandum. JAN:dlr cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council members Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency members Alan Tandy, City Manager Bart Thiltgen, City Attorney Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager S:\Edcd\CityCenter\Memos\adhocrelobenefits.wpd Owner-Occupant in Owner-Occupant in Owner-Occupant in Owner-Occupant in Owner-Occupant in Owner Not in Non-Occupant house more than 180 house more than 180 house between 90- house between 90- house less than 90 occupancy prior Owner days prior to start of days prior to start of 180 days prior to start 180 days prior to days prior to start to start of negotiations - negotiations - Rents of negotiations - start of negotiations of negotiations - negotiations Purchases replacement dwelling Purchases - Rents replacement replacement dwelling replacement dwelling dwelling 1. Moving Expense Fixed er Actual Fixed or Actual Fixed or Actual Fixed or Actual NO* NO NO 2. Replacement Up to $15,000 N/A NO N/A NO NO NO Housing Differential 3. Incidental Yes N/A NO N/A NO NO NO Acquisition Total of 2 & 3 cannot Expenses exceed $22,500 4. Rental Differential N/A Up to $5,250 N/A Up to $5,250 NO* NO NO 5. Down Payment NO N/A Up to $5,250 N/A NO NO NO 6. Relocation YES YES YES YES YES YES NO Assistance Advisory Services Tenant in occupancy Tenant in occupancy Tenant in occupancy Tenant not in more than 90 days more than 90 days less than 90 days occupancy prior to prior to start of prior to start of prior to start of start of negotiations ~:.?~ :i;:j;~ ~{~i~.~:;~:,~ ;~;~;~;~.,:;i;~;:~:~;:!;,i;;~,.~;~?'; ,:~,,,~;,:,,.:~ ~. ~ ,-~:. .. negotiations negotiations - Rents negotiations to - Purchases replacement dwelling acquire property ::,,~;~,....'~; ~ .,,;:,~?,~;:~ ~,~,~ ;~:~?~ffe'~,;~-~'~ .... '.~ "."'~, ~'~'= .- ': - replacement dwelling '~,~;i~,:i?~;~'~ ,~;.~;"?;~?~?~!~ ~:~,~' ~ '~ ....... "' ~-'~ ~-~', ~>' ~ ....... ~-' 1. Moving Expense Fixed or Actual Fixed or Actual NO* NO :: ~ '~;~' ~....,~??.~ ~;~,~ ~ ~.~..~: .., ~.~,~ ~.:~!:~ ~,,. ~: ~.~.i;~::~.~;~?.,.;::~i!~:;!:.,.~ ~?. ;,..., ~., .. !...., 2. Down Payment Up to $5,250 N/A NO NO 3. Rental Differential N/A Up to $5,250 NO* NO ' ;'"'~ '~:~ ~{~"~"~ '! :":~'~ -'. '.':l .? ': .~... 4. Relocation YES YES YES YES Assistance Advisory Services :'!~, ~:~.;',~: ':',',:~ ?,'~?' ,: ~?, :~:~,¢~ "~;'""'~'::~?'~;:~:~ ~:: :;~;'~:'::'~":; ~'"' "': ~ ~': ''" * May be entitled under federal relocation regulations. S:\Edcd\CityCenter\OwnerOccChart.wpd MEMORANDUM August 18, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~10 FROM: Gene Bogart, Water Resources M SUBJECT: KERN RIVER BIKE PATH Attached is a set of aerial photos showing the existing and proposed Kern River Bike Path alignment between Lake Ming and Enos Lane. These photos were produced from digitized aerial photomapping that was flown in March of this year. The bike path shown on the photos reflect the alignment recommended by Kern COG in the Bikeway Masterplan dated June 1989 and the "Specific Trails Plan" adopted March 6, 1996 by City Council Resolution No. 35-96. More recently, the "Southwest Kern River Bike Path Extension" negative declaration was adopted by the City Council on March 15, 2000. As currently scheduled, the Morning Drive to Alfred Harrell Highway portion of the bike path is scheduled to go out to bid later this month as part of the Northeast Bike Path project. If Proposition 12 and 13 funds become available by October of this year, the southwest extension of the bike path to Enos Lane and the widening of the bike path between Manor Street and Yokuts Park could be engineered and ready to bid by March, 2001. When fully completed between the Lake Ming loop and Enos Lane, the Kem River bikeway would be almost 30 miles in length. It is currently anticipated that all remaining portions of the bike path shown on the attached photos will be completed by summer 2003. GB:sr Attachment RECEIVED CITY MANAGER'S OFT~ .. AU6UST I, 2000 EXISTING_~ BIKE PATH ~_ APPROXIMATE SCALE PROPOSr~D BIKE PATH -~-.'. I" = I/2 MILE INTERIiM BIKE PATH AUGUST I, 2000 EXISTINGi BIKE PATH ~ APPROXIMATE SCALE PROPOSEi, BIKE PATH --~-' I" = I/2 HIkE AU6UST I, 2000 EXISTING BIKE PATH ~ APPROXIMATE SCALE PROPOSED BIKE PATH --~-' I": I/2 MILE BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM August 18, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager St' <3A/~,,~' t ' FROM: John W. lnson, ssls ant City Manager SUBJECT: Development Streamlining Update The Development Streamlining Task Force including representatives from CELSOC met on Thursday to review the draft report. Several minor technical changes were made and the draft report was approved and recommended to be sent to the Urban Development Committee. The draft report will be included on the agenda for the September 21 st committee meeting. S:~JOHN'xl Memo Template.wpd BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM August 10, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager~__.~~ FROM: SUBJECT: Update of July 20, 2000 Southeast Bak~/rsfield PAC meeting The Southeast Bakersfield Project Area Committee (PAC) met on July 20th. The agenda covered the following items: Chairman Isaiah Crompton called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. Seven members were present. Public Statements were moved to allow the public in attendance to make their comments after the New Business item on the Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. Workshop: Stephanie Campbell requested a deferral of her presentation on the economic workshop she attended on behalf of the PAC Correspondence: Pursuant to request form Chair Isaiah Crompton, staff discussed cancellation of agricultural lease on 110 acre property the Redevelopment Agency has on South Mt. Vernon Avenue in order to ready property for potential future industrial development. The Chair was concerned that they were not informed prior to the lease cancellation, and where the lease monies went for land they own. Staff discussed potential local race car manufacturing business that met with Vice Mayor Carson, and is requesting financial assistance to construct a new facility in Gateway Industrial Park. Assistance being proposed is $50,000 loan using CDBG funds and $20,000 in tax increment generated from the new construction of the facility. Company would create 21 additional jobs. PAC concerned they are not involved in the process. Staff discussed aerial maps being developed by City Planning and Management Information Systems that could be potentially used as a base to create maps the PAC was interested in, after a presentation by Mr. Graham Kaye-Eddy to the PAC on the need for maps. VED insta,,ation o street,ights in the southeast a,r, ea, S:XREDVAREAXPAC meeting July 2000 memo.wpd A~ I I ~ Alan Tandy August 10, 2000 Page 2 outlining the total CDBG expenditures for Ward 1 & 2 since the beginning of the CDBG program in 1978. Ms. Campbell asked for staff to provide how HUD determines the amount of funds a community gets in CDBG funding each year. New Business: Need to Amend the Southeast Redevelopment Plan Staff discussed the need to amend the plan to include a multi-use stadium and other public facilities, also requesting the PAC to think about other facilities that may not be included in the plan that could be added as well. At this point Public Statements were allowed to be made by those in attendance. Public Statements: Estella Costa - Citizens are concemed over the information being provided to the PAC by City staff. You should seek independent counsel on the issues. What type of hearing opportunities should be required. You need to have information to determine if the stadium will benefit the southeast community. I'm with GBLA, though we would decline reviewing the issues, you should delay any decision you make until you have all the information you need or request. You will not divide and conquer us from now on. If the downtown gets a Holiday Inn or stadium, then the southeast should get something in return. Why do you only have the agendas for us, you should be providing all the information and full agendas. You should notify the community of these meetings, put the agendas and information on the web page. You should demand the information from staff, they are there to serve us. Archie Barefield - How was the stadium left out of the Plan? If you want to put it in now you should get letters of support from the community, which you're not going to get, because the southeast doesn't support it. You don't know what your role is, and until you know it you shouldn't be making a decision on this for the southeast. The City has general fund money, why isn't the southeast ever given any of it? All they do is take from the southeast. Ray Malahowski - You need a plan for the area to see how a stadium fits into the larger area. It will most likely benefit downtown. If you only develop on the fringes of the southeast, nothing will happen in the center where its needed. The PAC only slows the City down on what they want to do. You need an ombudsman that can be the go between for you and the City. The City can't serve two masters. Johnathan Webster - We need clarification from the PAC as to what we can do. You have the power, you need to exert yourself. Take the time to come to a consensus before you make a decision. Walter Williams - The southeast is constantly getting raped by the city. Nothing has happened in our area since 1965. The PAC should have the power to get things done. We want the same things as southwest gets, grocery stores, gas stations, dry cleaners, etc. You need to get yourself an attorney and educate yourself as to what you can demand. The City should give us something for putting the S:\REDVAREA\PAC meeting July 2000 memo.wpd Alan Tandy August 10, 2000 Page 3 stadium in our community. Until you change Lakeview, nothing will change. The Kenyan House has fed poor children, provided them an education, the City has done nothing for these children. Gladys Buckner - We need to be educated on this stuff. The information needs to be given to us to understand things. Where do we go from here.'? Gil Anthony - I always believed a Master Plan for southeast was extremely important to develop. You need this to get your vision together of what you want for the community. The City Center project will create a spike of development which the area needs. The grocery store will probably go in at Union and California, which something the community needs as well. But it doesn't have to be outside people coming in to develop within the community, you should be the ones developing new opportunities in the community. But you need to be patient with redevelopment because it starts slow but builds over time. Don't be like the redevelopment plan and PAC in San Fernando that fought over things so much the Council disbanded the PAC, and gave up forming a redevelopment project area. Rene Nelson - You need to make sure the public facility portion of the plan is legally defined with the amendment so its correct this time. Public funds should benefit all the citizens. Barbara Harris - We're done being patient, we've waited too long, we need things now and will demand them. This community volunteers their time to improving the area and people all the time. You've done a huge disservice to this community by not providing for their needs. I hope you bring this input back to the City Council so they know the thoughts and feelings of the community. Ricky Bass - The Marketplace shopping center didn't have to be patient, it went in fast. Our families can't be patient anymore. When you have PAC meetings the community needs to know so we can have more people here. I'll fight with those that fight with me, we need to shake these cowards around. PAC Motions: Motion for PAC to hold community meeting to get citizen input on amendment to the Plan, prior to taking official position on amendment. (MSC Powell/Owens) Motion to hire outside independent counsel/consultant to inform and advise the PAC on their rights under redevelopment law regarding the requested amendment to the Plan. The independent counsel/consultant to be funded through the Southeast tax increment or any other financial source available to the City or Agency. (MSC Campbell/Porter) PAC Member Statements: MrJ Dean - The PAC was formed because it was required under redevelopment law if you wanted to use eminent domain. It was never the desire of the City to empower the PAC. We were told if we didn't go along with the Plan it would kill redevelopment. This amendment is the best thing that could have happened, we can get the concessions and power we need. I originally voted against the Plan because it did not have the teeth that put the PAC in power of redevelopment. We are elected officials S:\REDVAREA\PAC meeting July 2000 memo.wpd Alan Tandy August 10, 2000 Page 4 and accountable to you. I challenge the citizens group to put pressure on us to do the right thing. We need a townhall meeting so the community can tell us what they want. Ms. Campbell - If mailings and costs are going to be incurred to notice the amendment, can staff investigate holding a PAC election to fill the vacancies that we have on our committee, using the same mailing to notify the people of new elections. Mr. Sandifer - It seems the PAC is working on many of the issues I've been involved with over the years, and I look forward to being a team player with the group. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. cc: Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency S:\REDVAREA\PAC meeting July 2000 memo.wpd BAKE I~S F I ELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM' RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORC~)~';~ DATE: August 17, 2000 SUBJECT: COUNCIL REFERRAL (INFORMAL), WARD 2, LETTER FROM JULIE MORALEZ REGARDING TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON 24TM STREET AND ROSEDALE HIGHWAY 58. "COUNCILMEMBER DEMOND REQUESTED STAFF RESPOND TO A LETTER RECEIVED FROM JULIE MORALEZ REGARDING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 178 (24 STREET) AND HIGHWAY .58 (R OSEDALE HIGHWAY)." A written response to Ms Moralez is being prepared by Public Works staff. The Bakersfield System Study, in progress, will be addressing many of the concerns expressed by Ms Moralez. East-west corridors are needed for traffic flow now and in the future. The Bakersfield System Study is expected to be completed by next summer. A copy of the letter from Ms Moralez will be forwarded to the study consultant. Olive Drive, mentioned in the letter, is a County facility from Highway 99 to Coffee Road where it enters the City. The road currently does end about a mile west of Coffee, but is being pushed west with development construction. It will continue west as shown on the Circulation Plan of the 2010 General Plan. Brimhall does not reduce to one lane eastbound as it nears Coffee Road, as mentioned in the letter, but widens out for multiple turn lanes. Plans are also in progress to widen Brimhall to two lanes in the westbound direction from Coffee. The road is expected to be at full width in a few years as remaining development areas are completed. cc: Traffic Engineering File slw: S:\WP\CC_REFS\24th_RosedaleHwy_MoralezLtr. ref. wpd RECE~VED~ ~jT~' MANAGER'S ~UG-15-O0 TUE. 11:16 CITY MhNhGER' $ OFFIOE FAX NO, 6613241850 P, O1 July 24, 2000 To Whom It May Concern: I trna writing to your about the traffic situation in this town, mainly 24th Street and Rosedale Highway. The only way to reduce the flow oftraftlc on it is to create one or two more arteries to divert the excess traffic. It seems to me that if the city goes ahead and builds a baseball stadium downtown, then it make sense to detour the traffic headed to the west side of town from the East side or visa versa from 24th Street & Rosedale Highway. My proposal would be to have the traffic go from Columbus St or 34th Street through the now Sam Lynn Ballpark over the Kern River to either Pierce or Sillect or Gilmore. ('You cal~ also consider interchanging it with. the Golden State Fwy by the old Rancho building). There is currently a vacant lot for sale by Sill Properties on Siilect St. It also makes sense to widen the underpass at Oihnore and have Gilmore go all the way through to Fruitvale or even farther. Gilmore is the only other way to get pass the freeway at this point. By doing the above traffic coming or going to Bakersfield College, Memorial Hospital and the numerous other locations of the East Side whose only way to get back to the west side is through 24th or Rosedate Hwy. would now have an alternate route by either taking Columbus or 34th St. which would Continue over the Kern River to ,an underpass to Gilmore then can go Fruitvale.or hopefully father otherwise go north to Hageman Rd. I. would also like to know the status of Olive Drive. Olive Drive should be a major road just Twenty tough Street is, as it has on and' offramp with Highway 99. Extending andth upgrading Olive Drive on the '.vest side of the freeway will also help relieve some of the 24 St. traffic congestion. It did not re'aXe sense to me to build a golf course and to dead end a major road with an offramp from the freeway. Why the city would deliberately cut ora main artery iS unknown to me..Please let me 'know if there are any plans for this road. I have lived in the town all my life and have seen the city/county invest money in numerous studies regarding traffic problems here. I think good old fashion common sense goes further and cost a lot less. The bottom line is we need to get traffic offer24m Street NOW, we cannot wait for a freeway, also Brimhall needs to be widen, it should have never been reduce to one lane near Coffee. Please call me or reply to me and 15924 Clarisse St., Bakersfield, CA 93312 589-9247 Sincerely, /.~ e Moralez '~ 1"" Post-it* Fax Note 7671 Oat~ J~,O"~pages"l ~ ~ / Co,~epl, ~ Co. Phome ~ Phone ~