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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
March 30, 2001
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager /::)TD. cf
SUBJECT: General Information
1. We will try to "make up" for the lengthy Council meeting this week with an easy one
on April 11th. We understand two Councilmembers will not be there, so we'll try to
keep it light.
2. Despite the newspaper story about the population numbers, we have not received
official word directly from the Census Bureau.
3. In response to the Council decisions on the City Center project, we will be putting
some time and effort into the contingent negotiation discussions with property
owners on the stadium site. We will also be working with the developer to
accelerate their efforts,, as well.
4. Rossetti and Associates performed a sun study of the proposed stadium design to
evaluate the seat shading from the sun at various times of the day during the
summer months. There are two models attached, along with a detailed explanation
of what they represent.
5. A lot more good news regarding the Amtrak Station! In addition to being nominated
for the American Public Works Project of the Year, the project will receive the
Excellence In Transportation Award from the State of California. That also makes
it eligible to be nominated for a "Tranny" award sponsored by the California
Transportation Foundation. In addition, for his role in making the project happen,
Senator Costa has been nominated for a Beautiful Bakersfield Award.
6. Public Works will begin two large paving projects next month. A memo listing the
streets to be paved and the expected duration of the projects is attached.
Honorable Mayor and City Council
March 30, 2001
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7. The latest status report from the Public Works Department is enclosed for your
information.
8. The Recreation and Parks Department has completed the attached (tentative)
schedule for the Travelin' Tunes Concerts in the Parks series.
9. The attached Kern River snowpack accumulation chart shows a dramatic drop in
water content on the Kern River watershed. This has resulted from the lack of
storms in the southern Sierra mountains since the beginning of March. The latest
water supply forecast issued by the Department of Water Resources for March 27th'
shows the Kern River to be only 48% of normal this year. The California State
water supply is even worse - due to the lack of storm activity in northern California,
the State is only allocating 30% of normal for the year.
As a point of interest, we have included a summary of the "Average Annual Rainfall"
for the various capital cities of the United States. As a result of the dry year supply
this year, water banking operations are gearing up full swing for the remainder of
2001.
10. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows:
Councilmember Benham
· Meeting scheduled with County staff regarding uniform development standards
and priorities (joint request from Councilmembers Benham and Couch). Status
report at next City/County joint meeting.
Councilmember Couch
· Status on working with GET and DBA regarding unification favoring a downtown
site for the High Speed Rail station;
· Report on why staff didn't recommend a PCD on the Gateway Shopping Center.
Councilmember Salvaggio
· Update on Monitor/Fairview Traffic Signal project.
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cc: Department Heads
Pam McCarthy, City Clerk
Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst
From: Derrill Whitten
To: Rhonda Smiley
Date: 3/30/01 11:55AM
Subject: SUN STUDY
Rhonda
As you requested, here is an explanation of the sun study:
Rossetti Associates performed a Sun Study of the proposed stadium design to evaluate the seat shading
from the sun at various times of the day during the summer months. The illustrations show the shadow
cast upon the stadium seating areas at 12:00 noon, 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00 PM.
The first model was done on June 21 st which is near the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and
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~. the day when the sun is at its highest point overhead at 12:00 noon. All of the fixed seats are in the
,~, shade by 6:00 PM except for the group behind the 1st base dugout.
The second model is done for the April/August 21 dates which correspond to the beginning and end of the
i. baseball season. The four models generated show that all seats are shaded by 6:00 PM and in fact most
seats area shaded at 4:00 PM except for seats behind the 1st base dugout and out the 3rd base line in
shallow left field.
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Public Works Department ..
Memorandum
Date: March 27, 2001 ~----
To: ~,lan Tandy, City Manager
From:(~'~ack LaRochelle, Interim Public Works Director
Subjed~: The Award Winning Bakersfield Amtrak Station
Yesterday we received official confirmation that the State of California has honored our new Amtrak Station with th~
Excellence in Transportation Award! A total of 94 projects were nominated in the ten different categories of their award..~.
Our station was entered in the Intermodal category. Two other projects were also award recipients in that category -
Caltrans' District 1 l's "San Diego Real Time Traffic Web" and LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's "Metro
Red Line".
A copy of the notice and a listing of the awards is attached.
As a recipient of the Excellence in Transportation award, the Station was automatically nominated for the TRANNY award.
That is an award program sponsored by the California Transportation Foundation. The station has also been nominated_
for the national American Public Works Association Project of Year award. For his role in making the project happen,
Senator Costa has been nominated for the Beautiful Bakersfield Award. We are still waiting to hear the results of those
awards.
We are working with the Caltrans Rail Program to schedule a community ceremony in June to both present this award to
those that were involved in the project and to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Station. I will keep you informed
as to the details as we move forward with planning that event.
Watch out, Stan Ford! The Public Works Department is going to give you a real 'run for money' in the number of awards
received!
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State of California Business Transportation and Housing Agency
Memorandum
To: DIRECTOR Date: March 13, 2001
DEPUTY DIRECTORS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
SERVICE CENTER DIRECTORS
DIVISION CHIEFS File: Excellence 2001
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
AWARD COORDINATORS
From: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
Subject: Excellence in Transportation 2001 Award Winners
It gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the 2001 Excellence in
Transportation awards. The panel of distinguished judges met on February 13, 2001, to
evaluate a total of 94 nominations. Included were 34 local entries and 57 state prOjects.
The Excellence in Transportation Awards Program has showcased outstanding work by
state and local agencies in transportation design, construction, technological innovation,
systems operations, maintenance, and environmental and cultural enhancement, since
1986. It is a genuine task to select just one winner in each category from all of the fine
projects submitted. Thank you to everyone who participated. Whether your project was
selected as a winner this year or not, you will receive recognition for your entry for 2001.
Your consistent participation ensures the continuance of this fine awards program.
Should you have any questions about the awards or the Excellence in Transportation
Awards Program, please' contact Janis .DeVerter, Caltrans Engineering Awards
Coordinator at (916),653-8879, CALNET 8-453-8879.
Deputy Director
Project DeliverY
Attachment
EXCELLENCE IN TRANSPORTATION 2001 AWARDS
San Diego Real Time Traffic Web
· District 11 - Traffic Operations
New Bakersfield Amtrak · City of Bakersfield Public Works
· Caltrans Rail Program
· Colombo Construction, Inc.
· Rosetti Architects
Metro RedLine
· LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Route 41 Realignment at Atascadero · District 5
SR 18 Soil Nail Retention
· District 8
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I-5 Corridor North
· District 12 - Project Management
South Market Rehabilitation
· District 2
· .Rotary Club Redding West
· City of Redding Public Works Dept
· Redding Redevelopment Agency
Overland Drive Overcrossing and Roadway Improvement · City of Temecula
Bixby Creek Bridge Seismic Retrofit · Buckland and Taylor Limited
· Caltrans Office of Structure Contract Management
· Caltrans District 5
SR 52 Mission Gorge Landscape and Realignment · District 11 Landscape Architecture
· City of Santee
· Santa Diego Association of Governments
Victorian Seaport Retaining Wall · City of Eureka
· Caltrans HQ Structures and Design
· Caltrans District 1
Clovis Old Town Trail / Sugar Pine Pedestrian Bicycle Trail · Caltrans District 6
· City of Fresno
· City of Clovis
· Coalition for Community Trails
Monterey Bay Bicycle Trail · City of Sand City Public Works Department
· City of Seaside Public WOrks Department
US 50 to I-5 Connector · Caltrans DiStrict 3 - Traffic Operations
· Caltrans North Region
Route 101/Milipas Street Interchange Project · Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
· City of Santa Barbara
· Caltrans District 5
· COM3 Consulting
Construct Median Thrie-Beam Barrier on 101 · Caltrans District 4
· Caltrans Division of Design West, Santa Clara "B"
Safe on 17 · Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission
· California Highway Patrol
Woolen Mill Interpretation · Caltrans District 4 - Cultural Resources Branch
· Past Forward
· KEA Environmental, Inc.
· Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
Glendale Transportation Center (Preservation of an Historic Building) · City of Glendale Department of Public Works
Eureka Main Street Beautification (Social and CUltural Enhancement) · City of Eureka
· SI-IN Consulting Engineers and Geologists
· McKenny and Sons, Inc.
· Amphion Environmental, Inc.
Automated Cone Retrieval (Equipment) · Caltrans New Technology and Research Program
· Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Center.
Slide Repair on Route 17 (Operations)
· District 4 - Division of Design West Santa Clara "B"
BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ~//~CK LA ROCHELLE, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: ~ MARCH 29, 2001
SUBJECT: PAVING OF VARIOUS STREETS
During the month of April, two large paving projects will begin. The following are the
streets to be paved and the expected duration of the two paving projects.
1. Resurfacing/Interconnect Various Streets Phase I
Begin - April 2, 2001
End June 25, 2001
Union Avenue - 21st Street to Niles Street (Ward 2)
Sillect Avenue - S. Arrow Street to Gilmore Avenue (Ward 5)
Coffee Road - Hageman Road to Olive Drive (Ward 4)
Mt. Vernon Avenue - Gateway Drive to Brundage Lane (Ward 1)
Auburn Street - Fairfax Road to 7001 Auburn Street (Ward 3)
District Boulevard- Gosford Road to Ashe Road (Ward 6)
Chester Avenue - 40th Street to Columbus St. (Bike
, Lane Striping) (Ward 2)
2. Resurfacing/Interconnect Various Streets Phase II
Begin - April 16, 2001
End July 10, 2001
Stockdale Highway - Ashe Road to California Avenue (Ward 5)
Wible Road - Ming Avenue to North City Limits (Ward 7)
Chester Avenue - Truxtun Avenue to 24th Street (Ward 2)
Panama Lane - Akers Road to Wible Road (Ward 7)
BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT C!TY ~-J'~/:..:~-',
MEMORANDUM .....
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM:~~acques R. LaRochelle, Interim Public Works Director
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DATE:~ March 26, 2001
SUBJECT: Weekly Progress Report-Public Works Department
Week Ending March 23~ 2001
Following is the progress report for the week ending March 23, 2001'
· Construction started on the shoulder expansion on North Fairfax Road from
Paladino Drive to Alfred Harrell Hwy. Scheduled completion date is April 23,
2001.
· Construction started on the traffic signal upgrade on 24th Street at "F" Street and
Chester Avenue. Scheduled completion date is May 25, 2001.
· We have completed the installation of curb and gutter on Lotus Lane between
Planz Road & I:lacienda Drive.
· We are currently paving the Stockdale Bike Path Parking Lot which should be
completed by early next week.
· We will be picking up dirt piles and cleaning the area north of Brimhall Road,
east of Allen Road. Code Enforcement has already informed area residents.
· Due to the complaints regarding potholes, we will continue assigning at least one
patch crew to weekend pothole patching work.
· Completed repairs to the Chester Avenue overcrossing guard rail.
· Anti-graffiti program staff delivered invitations to schools and City Council for the
Poster & Essay Contest ceremony.
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DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
DATE: March 23, 2001
· TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks
SUBJECT: Travelin' Tunes - Concerts in the Parks
Staff has completed the schedule for this year's Travelin' Tunes concert
series. The tentative schedule is as follows:
Date Park Musical Style Band
May I Jefferson Latin Salsiology
May 8 MLK Old School TOSB
May 15 Deer Peak Celtic B I a r n e y
Rubble
May 22 Wilson Country/Folk Mary Ott
May 29 Siemon Swing South Side
Seven
June 5 Grissom Blues Luther Davis
As previously mentioned, Ward 5 hosts several concerts in the Rockin' by
the River and RiverFront Jazz series.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
CAPITAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES
Arranged in Order of Magnitude (Driest to Wettest)
AMOUNT AMOUNT
RANK CITY STATE (Inches) RANK CITY STATE (Inches)
BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA 5.72
I PHOENIX ARIZONA 7.66 26 JEFFERSON CITY MISSOURI 39.00 ,
2 HELENA MONTANA 11.60 27 SALEM OREGON 39116
3 CARSON CITY NEVADA 11.80 28 INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 39.94
4 BOISE IDAHO 12.11 29 HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA 40.50
5 SANTA FE NEW MEXICO 13.90 30 AUGUSTA MAINE 41.40
6 CHEYENNE WYOMING 14.40 31 RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 41.43
7 DENVER COLORADO 15.40 32 BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 41.51
8 BISMARK NORTH DAKOTA 15.47 33 ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 41.90
9 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 16.18 34 TRENTON NEW JERSEY 42.10
10 SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 17.52 35 FRANKFORT KENTUCKY 42.50
11 PIERRE SOUTH DAKOTA 17.60 36 CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA 42.53
12 HONOLULU HAWAII 22.02 37 RICHMOND VIRGINIA 43.16
13 LINCOLN NEBRASKA 28.26 38 HARTFORD CONNECTICUT 44.14
14 ST. PAUL MINNESOTA 28.32 39 DOVER DELAWARE 45,20
15 LANSING MICHIGAN 30.62 40 PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND 45,53
16 MADISON WISCONSIN 30.88 41 NASHVILLE TENNESSEE 47.30
17 AUSTIN. TEXAS 31.88 42 COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA 49.91
18 DES MOINES IOWA 33.12 43 OLYMPIA WASHINGTON 50.59
19 OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA 33.36 44 ATLANTA GEORGIA 50.77
20 MONTPELIER VERMONT 34.00 45 LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS 50.86
21 TOPEKA KANSAS 35.23 46 MONTGOMERY ALABAMA 53.43
22 SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS 35.25 47 JUNEAU ALASKA 54.31
23 ALBANY NEW YORK 36.17 48 JACKSON MISSISSIPPI 55.37
24 CONCORD NEW HAMPSHIRE 36.37 49 BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA 60.89
25 COLUMBUS OHIO 38.09 50 TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA 65.71
KERN RIVER BASIN SNOWPACK ACCUMULATION
EIGHT SENSOR INDEX
March 26, 2001
40.0 , ~
240Yo 1
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~ Average I
2000-2001
1999-2000 'R~ 1998-1999 !
66% A-J 53% A-J
5.0
. 1976-1977 I
20% A-J
November December January February March April
Snowpack Accumulation Season
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
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TO: r,~ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ~t~ACQUES R. LaROCHELLE, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR
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DATE: ~ March 23, 2001
SUBJECT: UNIFORM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Council Referral No. WF0018790 / 001 (Wards 2 & 4)
Dual referral: Councilmembers Benham and Couch request that Jack LaRochelle
and Jack Hardisty meet with Dave Price to discuss Uniform Development Standards
and priorities. Also, discuss right-hand turn lanes. (Example: Coffee Road &
Calloway Drive). Bring back a status report to the next City/County Joint Meeting.
Staff has contacted the Resource Management Agency at the request of
Councilmembers Benham and Couch to meet with Mr. David Price III, RMA Director.
City staff will meet with County representatives to discuss the above-subject matter on:
Thursday, April 5, 2001
2:00 p.m.
Public Works Conference Room
2nd Floor - Annex Building
The next joint meeting of the Bakersfield City Council and Kern County Board of
Supervisors is calendared for Monday, June 18, 2001.
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BAKERSFIELD
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
TO: ~ALAN TANDY, City Manager
FROM: ~~ACQUES R. LaROCHELLE,
DATE: ~vu ~taerri~n2P71b~i0c01W°rks Director
SUBJECT: HIGH SPEED RAIL
Council Referral No. WF0018785 / 001 (Ward 4)
Dual referral: Councilmember David Couch is requesting that staff work with Golden
Empire Transit and the Downtown Business Association in becoming a united single
voice favoring a downtown site for the High Speed Rail station.
Staff is continuing to have meetings with agencies and organizations to discuss
proposed sites for the High Speed Rail station. The Kern Transportation Foundation
(KTF) is establishing a subcommittee to look and identify the top three alternate sites
for the future location of the High Speed Rail station.
A meeting is set for ~4pril 6, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. with the Downtown Vision Committee and
Golden Empire Transit in the Kern COG Conference Room, Kress Building, 1401 19th
Street, Suite 300. One of the topics for discussion will be the High Speed Rail.
The KTF committee anticipates the release of a "draft" report on April 16. The intent of
the report will not recommend a final location but rather will identify what is considered
the top three "viable" locations. The KTF committee report will identify the pros and
cons associated with the proposed "top" three sites.
Public Works staff will make a brief presentation to the Bakersfield City Council on
April 25.
A final report will be made based upon comments and review of the "draft" report,
presentations to a number of groups, such as, Kern County Board of Supervisors,
Downtown Business Association, Golden Empire Transit Board, Greater Bakersfield
Chamber of Commerce, Kern COG Board of Directors, and other agencies interested in
participating on this issue.
MEMORANDUM
TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER C~;~
FROM: ~_,~STANLEY C. GRADY, PLANNING DIRECTOR
DATE: March 26, 2001
SUBJECT: GATEWAY SHOPPING CENTER
Council Referral WF0018777/001
ICouncilmember Couch is requesting a memo explaining why staff didn't recomme__nd
a PCD on the Gateway Shopping Center.
The original "Grand Canal" project was processed as a general plan amendment
to allow general commercial development and a PCD zone change to allow
develOpment of the "Grand Canal" concept. Staff did not require the developer to
submit the PCD zone change, they chose to on their own.
Staff typically does not recommend an applicant submit PCD plans. In cases
where the PCD was a condition of a general plan amendment (Coleman commercial
center at southwest corner of Buena Vista Road and Stockdale Highway), or a specific
plan (Riverlakes Ranch Specific Plan for Northwest Promenade), staff requires the
developer to submit a PCD plan because it is a requirement through formal policy.
In the Gateway project, the general plan was amended to allow commercial
development on the property, but there was no condition on the general plan that the
property be developed under a PCD.
In reviewing the mitigation measures from the environmental impact report for
the Grand Canal project, along with the traffic study from The Gateway project and
conditions of approval, staff was of the opinion that the impacts of allowing general
commercial development to take place on the property, consistent with the general plan
had been addressed.
Staff did communicate early on to the applicant that his chances of receiving
approval from decision makers may be greater if be submitted his zone change as a
PCD, but we had no way to require that he do so.
SCG:JM:pah
B A K E R S F I E L D
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER
INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: March 23, 2001
SUBJECT: Monitor/Fairview Traffic Signal
Good News. We have finally received approval from the Federal Highway
Administration to move ahead on the above project (you may recall, this request had
been submitted last Fall). Staff has ordered poles and they are currently scheduled for
shipment June 15th. Caltrans authorizations for engineering/bidding/construction are
currently being processed. Construction should be able to occur in late June/July of
this year so that the signal can be operational for the coming school year.
cc: Theodore D. Wright, Civil Engineer IV
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