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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/00 BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM November 9, 2000 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: ALAN ~ANAGER TAN Dy,(~/71Ty ~ SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Congratulations to Councilmembers-Elect Benham and Hanson and to Councilmember Sullivan on her re-election. We will include the new councilmembers in all correspondence distribution from this point forward. 2. A reminderthat Teen Government Daywill take place on Wednesday, November 15th. 3. As mentioned several weeks ago, we will host a group of government officials from Morocco next week. They will be here on a study tour set up by ICMA and will attend the Council meeting on Wednesday. 4. EDCD has received notification from HUD on our FY 2001/2002 entitlement for . CDBG/HOME/ESG funds. The enclosed memo shows a comparison of our 2000/2001 entitlement to 2001/2002. 5. Water Resources reports that the Yokuts Park tree planting project on November 4th went very well. A memo is enclosed recognizing the efforts of those who made it happen. 6. The latest report on economic development activities in the southeast is attached. 7. A community meeting was held on November 4th for Casa Loma area residents to discuss various projects planned for that area. A report, including comments and suggestions from the residents, is provided for your information. 8. Recreation and Parks activity report for the month of October is enclosed. 9. A response to a Council request is enclosed: Councilmember Salvag§io · Update concerning semi-trucks parking at Wible and Berkshire AT:rs cc: Mayor-Elect Hall Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst - CIT~' MANAGER'S Economic and Community Development Depa~ment MEMORANDUM November 8, 2000 TO: Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager FROM: George Gonzales~ommunity Development Coordinator SUBJECT: CDBG/HOME Entitlement for FY 200112002 Staff has received notification from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) identifying the City's CDBG/HOME/ESG entitlement for FY 2001/2002. Below is a comparison of the City's entitlement for FY 2000/2001 and FY 2001/2002. $2,787,000 $3,~2~,000 $334,000 0.~2% $~,~ ~3,000 $~,4~ 5,000 $222,000 O. , ,ooo , 8,ooo In a related matter, the deadline for Capital Improvement Projects and submission of non- profit requests for CDBG, HOME, and ESG assistance was October 31, 2000. Staff is currently reviewing those applications and will be submitting a separate report on those projects in the next two weeks. cc: Greg Klimko, Finance Director Rhonda Barnhard, Business Manager dlk:P:\GEORGE~2001-02 HUD funding info.wpd MEMORANDUM November 8, 2000 ' TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager nage~ FROM: Gene Bogart, Water Resources SUBJECT: "YOKUTS NORTH" TREE PLANTING PROJECT The tree planting project last Saturday, November 4th was a huge success with over 400 native trees being planted by an estimated 300 volunteers along the north shoreline of the Kern River directly across from Yokuts Park. I would like to give special thanks to Dana Adams of the Tree Foundation for coordinating the volunteers and securing the trees for this highly ¥isible project. Also, I would like to recognize Pat Hauptman, Tera Entenman and Don Richardson of our Water staff and Stan Ford and Ed Lazaroti of the Recreation and Parks Department for their planning, preparation and extra efforts put into this project. Attachment The HabeJ'felde ,Buildit, tg ' 1'2~12 l?th Street;Suite 216, Bakersfield, CA 93301 " '661/325-6650- Fax: 661/322-5663 e-mail: treein'fo@urbanforest.org · website: www. urbanforest.org :" ',,.. ,,* E~EqFr~VE e0m. rrEE'- --, · _ Stephani¢ L~'hch~, Pre~ident'i N6vember .7. 2000 ' :_ .' ~ 1' :/ ~rn Coun~ Boar~ Of Supem¢ors -- " ~ Rick~Hewett,~Vice President ' ~ Kern Coun,'Supe~iht;nd~;t ~f~choolJ~ Gene.Bogas. Manager .::~-,( Steve,McCalley, Secreta~ City of Bakersfield Water Resources'Dept. ~ ~.r. Co... *~,~.~, .~..~. s ...... 1000. Buena Vista'Road ~' Stdphen W. Schilling, Treasurer ~-~ C,n~'. S~*~r, ~,~ ~:B~ersfield CA 93311 ,~m Sc~lon; Adminis~gtive~:FiscaL (", :;" Kleiq DeNalale '~Gold~er De~ ~ne:-- Pauline ~rwgod:',Fundraisin~ -- ~ood & Associates '~z T.'M~rk Sm'ith. Fundraising It is a re~ pleasure to advise you that our work at Yo~ts No~h is . ~-,. c~o~ ~ ~w. c6mplete] Enclosed is a final invoice. Maureen Buscher-Dang,. Public Relations .... Ch.~n ~o..~er It was a~real pleasure worhng with you and your ~people at the Water Ken Delfino, Technical Resources Department. Pa~icul~ly Pat Hauptman, Don ~chardson and CA Dept. Forest~ & Fire Protection. Ret. - Suzan Hopper, Technical Tern Enters. Th~ you so much for giving us the oppo~u~ty to , ~AS~ have the co~u~ty pa~icipate in restoring habitat to a ~le ofriverba~. ~OAn~ or vmecrons Tbs project has touched the hearts of hundreds of people and its gro~h Bob Bellue Kern ~oun, Water Agency. Ret. ann:' prggress will be followed for generauons-' to come, ~.Stephan J~ DeBranch . c.,,t~ · coo~Gene, I trust you are satisfied with'our work and look fo~ard to other Ron Gagnon projecis, along the mighty Kern. May the forest always be with you~ ~s Angeles County Parks . & Recreatio~,fl~t. Holly.Gallagher .Ve~ truly yours. Kern County Counsel San Joaquin Bank . - . ~arles Holmes . .White Forest Nursery ~-- - Bill Kelly D~a Adams ' ,;Ba~ersfi~l~ College Emil~ Know'Taylor 4~ '* Ma~ Kay C ..... tics __ Ed Lag~roti Cc: Stepha~e L~ch City of Bakersfield Conway Lopez General Tree Se~ice Linda Robinson The.Chevron Companies __x Jim Weddle Mike Willis .~ ~ Willis Design Studios - ' Dana Adams · .- ~ TREES PLA~ED ] --- Susan O'Rourke '- -.' 'ErimSt°fikt°n~ WATER RESOURCES /SINCE [Oo~ h "RecyclcdS[.~k ' " ' [~ 77-O359397 .. BAKERSFIELD Economic and Community Development Department MEMORANDUM November 9, 2000 TO: Alan Christensen FROM: David Lyman~' SUBJECT: Southeast Distribution Client Yesterday we met with two vice presidents from a company that is considering locations for a proposed west coast distribution center. The is the same company we have been working with for over a month regarding its interest in the Agency-owned site on South Mt. Vernon Avenue. This proposed project would initially employ 450 people upon opening and ramp up to 900 in five years. Our meeting centered around labor force issues, incentives, and specifics about the site. While the company is exploring other Kern County sites, none of the other sites have the benefits of immediate access to Freeway 58, and the incentives available through an enterprise zone and redevelopment area. The company hopes to make a decision in March 2001 and be operational by October 2002. dl:SSDavid L\SE dist client 11-09-00.wpd B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM November 7, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City :Manager ~FROM: Darnell Haynes, Assistant to the City Manager V SUBJECT: Update of November 4, 2000 Casa Loma Area Community Meeting Vice Mayor and Council memberWard I Irma Carson requested a community meeting at the Friendship House for Casa Loma area residents to discuss street projects, sump drainage issues and current projects planr~ed for the area. The agenda covered the following items: Sumps/Drainage The residents decided they do not want the sump placed at the Planz Road and Anderson street location, they would prefer to have additional curbs, gutters and sidewalks installed in the area with the funds. The residents indicated there were no problems with flooding in the area and they would prefer the City do a better job of maintaining the 13 sumps that currently exist in the area. After the meeting I visited a sump located on Hale street between Carver and Lewis and the sump was full of debris from illegally dumped items, had a seven foot tall tree in the middle and broken glass was all over the sidewalks. There was discussion about contracting out the sump maintenance for the area to small businesses in the area as a way to .put some of the unemployed youth to work. Illegal Dumping The residents indicated there was a great deal of illegal dumping occurring at night and something needs to be done. This was also discussed as work that could be contracted out to small businesses. Street Improvements/Alley-ways Street Superintendent Luis Peralez discussed the various street improvement projects that have been installed. He also reviewed the streets that are still in need of improvements. In several cases the curb and gutter design has not been completed and California Water ~o~m1~any still has work that needs to be completed before curb, gutters and resurfacing can be installed. Since we are already in November, even if the design for the curb and gutters were completed for this area, city staff could only perform the installation and could not pave the streets until it becomes warm in late April or early May 2001. I would recommend that someone from Public Works management or this office contact California Water to see what is holding up the process and to expedite the "work" they need to complete in the area. .... Street Lights/Stop signs The residents indicated that Street lights were needed on Cottonwoed Road from White Lane to Pacheco Road. Currently,. there are no street lights for this location. Also the residents requested city staff look into placing a 3 way stop sign at the corner of Pacheco Road and Cottonwood Road ans a stop sign at Casa Loma and Cottonwood. In addition, the residents mentioned speeding occurring in front of the Friendship House and wanted, staff to look into what could be done so that children can safely cross the street to the Friendship House without fear of getting .run over. Perhaps a stop sign can be constructed in front of the Friendship House. Sewers There was also discussion regarding the need for sewer sew.ice for the area north of Pacheco Road south of Planz Road and east of Cottonwood. cc: A. Christensen R. Rojas DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: November 6, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Stan Ford, Director of ReCreation and Parks SUBJECT: Monthly Report for October Attached are the divisions monthly activity reports. Included in the reports from the recreation supervisors are participation numbers from the first month of this years after school program. This month we added an additional 1.52 acres to our maintenance responsibility. Of note this month was: · Park Security started · Tree Replacement on Truxtun Avenue · Halloween Haunted Trail · Frisbee Disc Championship · Country Market Fair Details on these, and other activities, are included in the individual reports. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreat n &Parks R Submitted by: Sally Ihmels, Supervisor Jeannette Triscuit, Recreation Specialist David Stricker, Program Coordinator AQUATICS The aquatic club of Bakersfield continues to rent the facility. Jastro Pool is scheduled to be painted prior to opening for the high schools. The Aquatic Safety Awareness Program is being planned for spring. The new lifeguard and swim instructor course schedule is developed and will be publicized in the department brochure. The first training is scheduled for December 15t~, 16t~ and 17=. Si/ver Creek Lap Swim Attendance: 206 SPECIAL EVENTS Country Market Fair The Country Market Fair was conducted on October 21 .and 22nd. Approximately 500- 700 people attended. While, less people attended this. year compared to last year the event continues to be successful. Canine Frisbee Disc Championship & PetFest The Canine Frisbee Disc contest ran smoothly. This contest was part of the PetFest event co-sponsored by our department and the S.P.C.A. and was held at Silver Creek Park. There were 15 "contestants" that competed with their owners and approximately 100 spectators. Information about the department was distributed and the event ran smoothly. Halloween Haunted Trail The Halloween Haunted Trail was a big success. There were several new elements to the that enhanced the event. These were a giant puppet, a real yellow brick trail, the masquerade ball (a dance), the spice ghouls, a staff dance team and other decorative improvements. We received a lot of positive feedback from community members. The 163 evaluations that were completed by participants at the event were all positive. Some of their comments were as follows: "It was Great" --Kurt Wallard "1 think it was something good for the kids, pure clean fun"--Lorraine Silver "This is a wonderful everg for the community" --Rosa Castruita "We came with our Girl Scout Troop and the girls had a great time" --Alana Kirkley The attendance for each evening was great. The following is a breakdown of the attendance count: ' Land of Oz: 1736 Friday Haunted Trail: 1887 Friday 2618 Saturday 2722 Saturday 4354 Total 4609 Total Participation in the Costume Contest: 131 Total for the event: 8963 rD~d not add Contest participation) CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation &Parks October 2000 Monthl Ry_Report Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Lowell Community Center Adult and Youth Sports Submitted by: Dean Jones, Recreation Supervisor Cheryl Clayborn, Clerk Typist II Martin Luther King Community Center The Center had a total of three rentals, Women'.s Conference, Good Neighborhood Festival and a community meeting. The Women's Conference was the second one held at the Center. It was very successful and Well attended. The Good Neighborhood Festival was held on Saturday, October 21. A community meeting was also held with a representative from the governors' office on October 23. Rentals Total attendance: 750 Revenue: $660 Daily activity Attendance: Activity Attendance Morning Fitness 209 Fitness 334 Game Room 737 Gym 596 Tennis 54 Women's Exercise 82 Salsa Class 10 After school computer class 15 Lowell community center The center hours were changed from 1:45 to 5:30 to 1 lam to 5:30 during October, due to Emerson jr. high and McKinley school closed for inter-session. Daily attendance 40 The Bakersfield Senior Center used the facility for its annual breakfast fund-raiser. Adult sports Softball is in the winter league with a total 23 mens teams and 14 co-ed teams. We added six teams from the Mesa Marin league, and we anticipate more sign ups from that now defunct league during our next session. Youth sports Our annual cross country meet was held on OCtober 7, at Yokuts park. Total participants 160 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation gcParlcs October 2000 Monthly_ Re op__o Silver Creek Communi,ty Center After School Playground Programs Leisure Classes Submitted by: Terri Elison, Recreation Supervisor Jeff Bogart, Program Coordinator Bakersfield B.E.S.T. After School Propram The football season is in full swing with lots of parents coming to the games to cheer their child on. The season will end on November 3r~ with playoffs for the top two teams on November 17th. Greenfield's top team will play Bakersfield City School's top team on Saturday, November 18th at Beach Park for the championship. On Thursday, October 12th, all six Greenfield SChools were part of a national celebration called "Lights-On". The "Lights-On" celebration recognizes after school programs made possible by federal after school partnership grants. Olympic Games was the theme of our celebration and each school site held various games for the participants and their parents. Some sites even held special award ceremonies where children received gold, silver, and bronze medals. Greenfield Union School District Highlights of the activities at the various sites included having a demonstration at McKee on sign language and learning the alphabet and a few simple signs; Fairview participants learned the macarena, chicken dance, bunny hop, and twist and shout dances; they are also presenting the play "The Toad and the Frog are Friends"; each site has cheerleading along with football and other sport activities; arts and crafts included a aquarium, puppets, masks, and various Halloween projects. Silver Creek After School Program Highlights of the activities include a musical candy walk, pumpkin parade, making candied apples, a "Fall Harvest Party", and various Halloween arts and crafts. "Caught Being Good" tickets earned a chance to choose from the treasure chest. ATTENDANCE FIGURES Activity Monthly Attendance Greenfield Union School District Fairview ............................................................. 2186 Kendrick ............................................................ 2907 McKee ............................................................... 2570 Palla .................................................................. 4033 Plantation .................. ; ....................................... 2699 Planz ................................................................. 2994 Silver Creek After School Program ................ 373 (4-days only Mort. - Thurs) TOTAL ATTENDANCE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ....... 17,762 Silver Creek Rentals ................................................... $1,255.00 The Silver Creek multi-purpose room and or pavilion was rented 5 times during the month of October. The center was rented for a company picnic, one youth church group, one support group, a baby shower, and wedding. Total attendance for rentals was 465. .'.' Classes at Silver Creek: Classes at Other Facilities Ballet & Gym ............................... 40 Tennis (Siemon Park) Pressed Flower Workshop .......... no class (Children) ..................... no class Cheerleading ............................... 340 (Adult) ..... · ..................... no class Clogging ...................................... 82 Roller Skating .............. 16 Jazzercise .................. · ................. 110 Jazz & Gym ................................. 28 TOTAL ........................... 16 Karate .......................................... 254 Kardio-Kick ................................... 47 Dance & GYm (Tiny Tots) ............ 116 Scapbooking ............................... 15 Tennis Lessons(Children) ............. 160 Tennis Lessons(Adults) ................. 56 Calligraphy Workshop ................... no class Cycling I ....................................... no class Latin Dance ................................... 68 Watercolor ..................................... 32 TOTAL ........ ; .... 1348 Attendance Silver Creek Center: Rentals ........................................ 465 After School Program .................. 373 Classes ........................................ 1348 · Meetings/PetFest Event ............... 1600 TOTAL ............ 3786 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation &Parlcs OCTOBER 2000 Monthly Re op_o_~ Submitted by: Holly Larson, Supervisor Susan Roussel, Coordinator Program Attendance Report: ,.' Leisure Classesi Registered Total Monthly East Coast Swing 14 56 Night Club Two-Step 20 80 Total 34 136 Bakersfield City Schools After School Program: See attached report. 2000 - 2001 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS · WEEKLY ATTENDANCE RECORDS Updated 11/02/00 SCHOOL I WEEK OF ITOT^LIAVGIWA'TIA I SCHOOL IWEEK OFI TOTAL IAWlWA,TIA I CASA LOMA Ruby Harris STELLA HILLS Vanessa Paragrug 09/11/00 312 62 09/11/00 283 57 X 09/18/00 393 79 X 09/18/00 274 55 X 09/25/00 392 78 X 09/25/00 227 45 X MONTH TOTAL i~i~i~,'1097 ~!~i~3~ MONTH TOTAL 10/02/00 400 80 X 10/02/00 331 66 X 10/09/00 402 80 X 10109100 329 66 X 10116/00 '407 81 X 10/16/00 296 59 X 10/23/00 426 85 X 10/23/00 297 ~59 X MONTH TOTAL ~1,tt85 MONTH TOTAL 10/30/00 0 10/30/00 0 X 11/06/00 0 X 11/06100 J 0 X 11/13/00 0 X 11/1 3/00 0 0 11/20/00 0 X 11120/00 0 X MONTH TOTAL ~ii~ MONTH TOTAL 11/27/00 0 11/27/00 O! X 12/04/00 0 12/04/00 01 X 12/11/oo o x 12/11/oo o x MONTH TOTAL f~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 01/02/01 X 01/02/01 01 X 01108/01 01108/01: 0 01115/01 01115101 O! 01/22/01 01/22/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 01/29/01 0 01/29/01 0 02/05101 0 02/05/01 0 02/12/01 0 02/12/01, 0 02/19101 0 02~19/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 02/26/01 0 02/26/01 0 03105/01 0 03/05101 0 03/12/01 0 03/12/01, 0 03119/01 0 03/19101 0, 03/26/01 0 03/26/01~ 0 MONTH TOTAL! ~': ~ MONTH TOTAL 04/02/01 0 04/02/01 0 04/09/01 0 04/09/01 0 04/16/01 0 04/16101! 0 MONTH TOTAL ~ ~,~; MONTH TOTAL 04/30/01 0 04/30/01 0 o5/o7/ol o o51o7/ol, o 05114/01 0 05/14/01 0 05/21/01 0 05/21/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~; MONTH TOTAL 05/28/01 0 05/28/01 0 06/04/01 0 06/04/01 0 YTD TOTAL ~ I 2037' I 2000 - 2001 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WEEKLY ATTENDANCE RECORDS Updated11/02100 SCHOOL I I o ^'l^wlw^"l^ I SCHOOL IWEEK I^wlw^"I^ I WASHINGTON Almaiza Espinoza SEQUOIA Linda Bell 09/11/00 434 87 09/11/00 43 9 X 09118/00 567 113 X 09118/00 80 16 X 09/25/00 573 115 X 09125/00 83 17 X 10/02/00 559 112 X 10/02/00 43 9 X 10/09/00 483 97 X 10/09/00 95 19 X 10/16/00 503 101 X 10/16/00 106 21 X 10/23/00 596 119 X 10/23/00 109 22 X MONTH TOTAL ~2'14~ [~10~: MONTH TOTAL ~.~..!,~!~1.8~ 10/30/00 0 10130100 0 X 11106100 0 X 11106/00 0 X 11/13/00 0 . X 11/13/00 0 O 11/20/00 0 X 11/20/00 0 X MONTH TOTAL ~'~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 11/27/00 0 11/27100 0 X 12/04/00 0 12/04/00 0 X 12/11/00 0 X 12/11/00 0 X MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 01/02/01 X 01/02/01 0 X · 01/08/01 01108101 0 01/22/01 01122/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~i ~ MONTH TOTAL ~ jjj~ 01/29/01 0 01129/01 0 02/05/01 0 02/05/01 0 02/12/01 0 02/12/01 0 02/19/01 0 02/19/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~,~,!~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 02/26/01 0 02/26/01 0 03105/01 0 03/05101 0 03/1 2/01 0 03112/01 0 03/19101 0 03/19101 0 03/26/01 0 03/26/01 0 MONTH TOTAL L~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 04/02/01 0 04/02/01 0 04/09/01 0 04109/01 0 04/16/01 0 04/16/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ MONTH TOTAL 04/30/01 0 04/30/01 0 05/07/01 0 05/07/01 0 05/14/01 0 05/14/01 0 05/21/01 0 05/21101 0 MONTH TOTAL ~0; ~ MONTH TOTAL 05/28/01 0 05/28/01 0 06/04/01 0 06/04101 0 YTD TOTAL J 3715J J 559J 2000 - 2001 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WEEKLY ATTENDANCE RECORDS · Updated 11/02100 I SCHOOL I I SCHOOL IWEEKO I I^V Iw^' I^ I W. PENN Cynthia Curtis 09/11/00 320 64 09/18/00 350 70 X ..... 09/25/00 389 78 X ~ MONTH TOTAL [~¥1059 ~1 ~ 10/02/00 394 79 X 10/09/00 391 78 X 10/16/00 399 80 X 10/23/00 398 80 X MONTH TOTAL ~,i~1582 ,~9 ~l 10~30/00 0 11/06/00 0 X 11/13/O0 0 X 11/20/00 0 X MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ ~ U 11/27/00 0 12/04/00 0 12/11/00 0 X MONTH TOTAL ! ~ ~ ~ 01/02/01 X 01/08/01 01/22/01 MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ ~ ~ 01/29/01 0 02/05/01 0 02/12/01 0 02/19/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ ~ J 02/26/01 0 03105/01 0 03/12/01 0 03/19/01 0 03/26/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ! ~ ~~ 04102/01 0 04/09/01 0 04/16/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~ ~ ~ ~ 04/30/01 0 05/07/01 0 05/14/01 0 MONTH TOTAL ~-~ ~'~ 05/28101 0 06/04/01 0 YTD TOTAL ~ J I CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation gcPar PARKS DIVISION OCTOBER 2000,' Monthly Report Park Security Proqram Effective Friday, October 20, Recreation and Parks assumed administration and staffing of the departments Park Security Program. Bakersfield Police Department provided similar services utilizing a combination of reserve and regular personnel for the period prior to this date. Temporary personnel were provided 24 hours of instruction coordinated by BPD training officers plus an additional 4 hours of Recreation and Parks departmental orientation. Park Security program performs several essential functions. First, security personnel are available to respond to citizen's inquiries about reservations, facilities and programs. Second, by making a high profile presence known within parks they are a valuable asset in an effort to minimizing vandalism. An added benefit of the program conducted in-house is night patrol operations provide an opportunity to monitor our irrigation systems as most are scheduled to water only during late night and early morning hours. The program is specifically designed to perform as additional eyes and ears for both ours and Police Departments. Nightly log information is reviewed with areas of specific concern will be forwarded to BPD. Truxtun Tree Replacement First phase of Truxtun Avenue tree replacement was completed on October 28. The first five Deodar Cedar trees primarily located in median islands fronting Mercy Hospital were removed by mid afternoon. As expected, limbs as large as 10 inches in diameter were found to be "dead". The same limbs easily fractured into sections as they fell upon the ground. Public safety was a primary for recommending tree removal. Nine replacement large boxed trees were previously selected from a nursery and have been delivered to our yard for storage until mid November planting. Final phase of tree removal will be on November 12. The last trees removed are located between "N" Street (Centennial Garden/Convention Center) to "S" Street (Beale Library). As big as the tree themselves is the task of coordinating a project of this magnitude. Ed Lazaroti, area supervisor, and one of two staff arborists, has assumed this responsibility including working with Traffic section to devise a detour plan, coordinating safety delineation with Streets division, providing business and property owners advance project information, and notifying agencies such as Bakersfield Fire and Police departments, Highway Patrol, and Emergency Medical Services to advise of street closures. Dr. Martin Luther Kinq, Jr. Park Play§round EauiDment Work began on the first of four playground retrofit projects in late October. Recreation and Parks staff completed demolition of existing playground equipment and removal of old sand at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Our contractor will begin assembly and installation of playground equipment the week of October 30. Installation of equipment is expected to be completed ~by NOvember 17th. Rubber surfacing, will be installed via a separate contract following completion of the playground equipment project. s:\Ops 2000-01\Monthly Report\October Monthly Report / October 2000 Final Acceptance: Tract 5827 Phase A-C Brimhall Rd. southside wall east of Jewetta Ave. Acceptance Date: 10-17-00 ac.. 1646 Coffee Rd. Landscape Improvements between Rosedale HWy. and Brimhall Rd. Acceptance Date: 10-24-00 ac. Streetscapes: .7845 Medians: .5685 Total: 1.353' Maintenance Period: Riverlakes Drive Extension Phase II westside wall north of Olive Drive Acceptance Date: 10-15-00 Signed & Approved Landscape & Irrigation Plans Tract Map #5961 Riverlakes Dr. westside wall between Links Dr. and Olive Dr. Signed: 10-17-00. approx, ac..4591 Tract Map #5929 Panorama Dr. and Thorner St. northside wall and Sump Landscaping on Morning Dr. and Eagle Ridge St. Signed: 10-27-00 approx..1750 MEMORANDUM RECEIVED November 6, 2000 NOV-? TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager ~/ CITY MANAGER'S ,": FROM: Jack Hardisty, O eve,opm ent Services D'ff~r~/ - // SUBJECT: Semi Tracks Parking at Wible and Berkshire' / As you may already know, the City Council passed an ordinance on January 26, 2000 regarding parking on unpaved surfaces. However, in responding to complaints about commercial vehicles 'parking on dirt lots, we have been made aware of a couple of technical defects that needed to be corrected. These corrections have been made and the first reading of this ordinance occurred on October 25, 2000. As soon as the ordinance passes we will again start enforcement. Please see attached new ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10.32.160 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PARKING ON UNPAVED SURFACES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION t. Section 10.32.160 is hereby amended to read as follows: A. No person shall park any motor vehicle, trailer, camper, boat or other mobile equipment on any unpaved area in any front yard (as defined in Section 17.04.670 of this code), any rear yard (as defined in Section 17.04.680 of this code) which rear yard is open to public view from any public right-of-way, any side yard (as defined in Section 17.04.690 of this code), or on any other unpaved public or private property which is not specifically permitted under this code. B. Any person violating subsection A of this section shall first be given a 24 hour warning notice that the vehicle is parked in viOlation of subsection A before, a citation is issued. Signs may be posted upon private and public property giving notice of the prohibition of subsection A of this section. Where such signs are posted, the 24 hour warning notice need not be given. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. .......... 000 .......... Page 1 of 2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on , by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, DEMOND, MACGARD, COUCH, GREEN, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO NOES: COUNClLMEMBER ABSTAIN: COUNClLMEMBER ABSENT: COUNClLMEMBER CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED: By: BOB PRICE, Mayor APPROVED ASTO FORM: BART J. THILTGEN . City Attorney By: CARL HERNANDEZ, III Deputy City Attorney CH:tkb P:\I 0.32.160Amend.wpd Page 2 of 2