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Home My WebLink About04/20/01 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM April 20, 2001 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager /~-/_~./ SUBJECT: General Information 1. Two out of the last three years we have, according to the American Public Works Association, had the best (over $10 million) capital project in the country! In 1998, it was Centennial Garden; in 2000, the Amtrack Station. Congratulations to all contributing employees. 2. We also received an Honorable Mention from the League of California Cities Award for Excellence jury for our Downtown Streetscape Expansion project 3. The new Risk Manager is on board. We welcome Patrick Flaherty, who assumed his new duties on April 16th. 4. I will be taking some vacation from Thursday, April 26th through Tuesday, May 1st. During my absence, John Stinson will be in charge, and the office will have a number where I can be contacted. 5. As you're aware, Raul Rojas has requested reinstatement to the position of Public Works Director. 6. The weekly progress report from Public Works is enclosed for your information. 7. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Benham · Clean up blight at 1701-1801 Canter Way; · Sidewalk maintenance at southeast corner of 19th and D Streets; Honorable Mayor and City Council April 20, 2001 Page 2 Councilmember Couch · Monitor traffic on Jewetta Avenue, south of Palm Avenue regarding speeding issues in the area; · Report on speeding issues on Iron Creek Avenue near Liberty High School; Councilmember Salvaggio · Status on re-checking area west of South H Street, between Fairview and Panama Lane regarding weeds and debris; · Graffiti removal on South H and Custer Avenue and South H and Wilson Road; · Update on traffic signal approved for Truxtun Plaza West and Truxtun Avenue. AT:rs cc.' Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst RECEIVED B A K E R S F I E L D Public Works Department Memorandum Date: April 19, 2001- To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: LaRochelle, Interim Public Works Director Subjec~ The Award Winning-Bakersfield Amtrak Station More good news regarding awards - today, American Public Works Association (APWA) notified us that they are honoring our Q Street Underpass / New Bakersfield Amtrak Station with their Project of the Year Award! Those projects were nominated together for the award in the Transportation Category, More than $10 million division. An official announcement of this award will be mailed to us soon. The awards will be given at the APWA'snational convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September 2001. We are still awaiting the results of the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce's "Beautiful Bakersfield Award" (they will announce those results this Saturday, April 21 ), the California Transportation Foundation's "TRANNY" (we do not know that award will be announced), and the California Council of the American Institute of Architects award (they will announce their results on April 30). I will keep you informed as we receive information about those award programs. S:\PROJ ECTS~ARNO LD~,MTRAK. STA~Awards\Tandy 04_19_01 ,wpd Leaque o[ California £iti s Better Cities-A Better kife I APR I 6 2001 April 12,2001 Tmdy Slater, Administrative Analyst III -- iCITY MANAG~:R'$ City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtum Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Re: Results of the Screening Juries Selections Category: Economic and Community Development Entry: Downtown Streetscape Expansion - A Unified and Simplified Approach to Downtown Beauification Dear Trudy: The 2001 Califomia Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence screening juries have just completed the very difficult task of evaluating 298 applications received this year in eleven categories. Each nomination submitted shows that Califomia's cities have strong leadership; are well .managed; and, are responsive to changing community needs. You should be proud of your accomplishments! The screening juries, which consisted of city officials from each of the respective League policy committees, were most impressed with the caliber of the applications. While your city's application was not selected as one of the finalists, your application and the program you have accomplished are a tribute to you and to the city's leadership. On behalf of the League of Califomia Cities we are pleased to present you with the enclosed certificate. Thank you for your participation in the 2001 Award for Excellence Program and we encourage you to submit an application in 2002. Sincerely, Chris McKenzie Executive Director Enclosures: List of Applications by Category Certificate c: Alan E. Tandy, City Manager Headquarters Southern California Office 1400 K Street 602 East Huntington Dr., Suite C Sacramento, CA 95814 Monrovia, CA 91016 916.658.8200 626.305.1.315 FAX 916.658.8240 FAX 626.305.1345 League of Califoria Cities California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence Congratulations to Community Partnerships Employee Work Environment Public Safety the following Stockton Glendale Lompoc 200t Lawndale Manhattan Beach Long Beach Award Winners: Ventura Financial Management Ontario Community Services and Plannin9 Public Works and Arts and Quality of Life Bellflower Fontana Transportation Santa Fe Springs La Palma Highland Vacaville Oceanside Lancaster Land Use and Bakersfield Civic Involvement Economic and Environmental Quality Turlock Claremont Community Development Culver City Youth Development Modesto Monterey Park Lancaster Pico Rivera Vacaville Cerritos San Diego Long Beach Fremont Our Thanks and Appreciation to the Following 168 Cities that did not win an award, but truly deserve an "Honorable Mention and Appreciaiton for their entries: .. Arts and Quality of Life Community PIS (Cont.) Economic & Community Dev. (Cont.) Public Safety (cont.) Alhambra El Segundo Roseville Murrieta Coronado Fairfield Santa Rosa Oceanside Covina Fontana Vacaville Oxnard Culver City Highland Ventura Palmdale Escondido Irvine West Covina Rancho Palos Verdes Fairfield La Mesa Employee Work Environment Redondo Beach Fremont Livermore Chino Richmond Fullerton Long Beach Concord Sacramento Garden Grove Modesto Fountain Valley San Bernardino Jackson Moreno Valley Long Beach San Diego Lancaster Mountain View Monterey Park San Gabriel Pleasanton Murrieta Oceanside Sanger Poway Novato San Diego Santa Rosa Roseville Ontario Financial Management & Planning St. Helena San Bernardino Oxnard Foster City Torrence San Diego Paramount Pleasanton Union City San Rafael Pleasanton San Diego Vacaville South San Francisco San Bernardino Vallejo Yuba City Sunnyvale San Diego Land Use & Environmental Quality Public Works & Transport West Hollywood Santa Clarita Atherton Beverly Hills Civic Involvement Santa Rosa Dana Point Burbank Alameda Thousand Oaks Encinitas El Cajon Barstow Union City Folsom Fontana Corona Vacaville Hercules La Mesa Encinitas West Lake Village Oxnard Maywood Fairfield Yuba City Palo Alto Murrieta Fort Bragg Community Services San Carlos Oceanside Fremont Bell San Gabriel Palm Springs Lancaster Chino Santa Rosa San Diego Long Beach Claremont Public Safety Union City Oxnard Monterey Park Chula Vista Victorville San Bernardino Oxnard Corona Youth Development San Diego Paramount Culver City Camarillo San Jose San Bernardino Fontana Chino Santa Rosa Santa Maria Fremont Concord Thousand Oaks Temecula Huntington Beach Fontana Walnut Economic & Community Development Irvine Hemet Walnut Creek Alameda La Habra Heights Monterey Park Community Partnerships Bakersfield Lancaster Ontario Apple Valley Brea Manhattan Beach Palmdale Berkeley Chula Vista Miipitas Sacramento Clovis Downey Monterey Park San Diego Concord Fullerton Moreno Valley Twentynine Palms Culver City Ontario Del Mar Oxnard El Cajon Pacifica Certificate of Honorable Mention and Appreciation to the City of Bakersfield For their 2001 Entry in the Category of Economic and Community Development Chris McKenzie, Executive Director APR lB '01 02:20PM ENGINEERING EXEC P. 1 April 18, 2001 City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California 93301 Attention: Mr, Alan Tandy City Manager Dear Sir: I'hereby request to be .reinstated to the position of Public Works Director for the City of Bakersfield, Please contact me at your convenience, Sincerely yours, PAUL ROJAS,-P.E. Residence: 100 Camino Del Oeste Bakersfield, CA 93309. Daytime Phone: (213) 847-8764 RECEIVED B A K E R S F I E L D CITYMANAGER'SOFFtC;~ PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: ~.//~acques R. LaRochelle, Interim Public Works Director /1' DATE: L/ April 16, 2001 SUBJECT: Weekly Progress Report-Public Works Department Week Ending April 13, 2001 Following is the progress report for the week ending April 13, 2001: · The Downtown Streetscape Project is substantially complete. The Contractor has 30 days left on the contract. Remaining work includes adding 5 tree grates and numerous trash enclosures. · Construction has started on the "Resurfacing/Interconnect Various Streets 99- 00" project. · The California & Owens Traffic Signal project is scheduled to start Monday, 4/16. · The Fairfax Shoulder Widening Project is complete. · On April 10, bids were opened for the Wible Road Drainage Improvements, Planz Road to Hwy 99. The Iow bidder was Davis Backhoe service. This project is scheduled to be awarded at the April 25th Council meeting. · The bidding period will begin on April 18th,and is anticipated to close on May 2nd, for the Demolition oflmprovements at 1426 "P" Street. This is the Warehouse, which is adjacent to the Food Bank, that the City recently purchased for additional Convention Center and Centennial Garden parking. G:\GROUPDAT~Memo~2001 \Weekly progress report.4-06-01 ,wpd BAKERSFIELD TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ...~// FROM: JACK HARDISTY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECT . DATE: April 17, 2001 SUBJECT: Vacant Apartments- 1701 through 1801 Canter Way Council Referral No. WF0018816 ICouncilmember Benham referred to Code Enforcement the issue of blight on Canter Way. The vacant apartments located at 1701 through 1801 Canter Way have been boarded up and secured. The property has also been cleaned of weeds and trash. The property owners, West Park Baptist Church, contacted M.D. Atkinson and Associates to do the abatement. The abatement was completed on April 16, 2001. The property will be monitored to see that it stays in compliance. GF:km cc: Dennis Fidler, Building Director Randy Fidler, Chief Code Enforcement Officer Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst MANAGER,S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~ACQUES R. LaROCHELLE, FROM: AIrJ INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: ~ APRIL 17, 2001 SUBJECT: SIDEWALK CLEANUP ON 19TM & D STREETS Referral Record # WF0018814 / 001 Councilmember Sue Benham referred the issue of sidewalk maintenance at the southeast corner of 19th & D Streets to Public Works. The sidewalk at the south east corner of 19th and D Streets is on the Street Division's concrete repair list and scheduled for removal and replacement the week of May 21, 2001. The overgrown weed problem is behind the sidewalk on the vacant lot at this location. On April 16, 2001, Chief Code Enforcement Officer Randy Fidler was contacted about the overgro, wn weed problem. Code Enforcement will be handling the clean up issue. G:\G ROUPDA~Referrals\Benha m\SidewalkCleanup 19_Dstreets_WF0018814 .wpd TO: ALAN TANDy, CITY MANAGER FROM: ERIC W. MATLOCK, CHIEF OF POLICE~"~ DATE: APRIL 17, 2001 SUBJECT: TRAFFIC ISSUE ON JEWETTA Council Referral No. WF18804/001 (Ward 4) Couch is requesting that staff contact the citizen who reported speeding issues on Jewetta Avenue. Some time ago, a stop sign was placed at Palm Avenue for the north and south bound traffic on Jewetta. The roadway between Palm Avenue and Brimhall Road is within City jurisdiction, but the speed limit is 40 MPH with rare violations. In response to Council Member Couch's request, we will monitor the area south of Palm Avenue and utilize the SMART trailer in an effort to discourage speeding violations in the area. We will continue to work with the California Highway Patrol in an attempt to impact citizen driving habits in the neighborhood. EWMNrf BAKERSFIELD TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: JACK HARDISTY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIREC(~ /, DATE: April 17, 2001 SUBJECT: WEEDS AND DEBRIS ON SOUTH H STREET Council Referral No. WF0018810 / 001 (Ward 7) Councilmember Salvaggio is requesting that Code Enforcement re-check the area on the west side of South H Street (between Fairview & Panama Lane) regarding weeds and debris between sidewalks and backyard fences. The Tree Maintenance Division of the Parks Department has been contacted to abate all weeds and trash at the above mentioned location. The area will be regularly monitored for continued compliance. MT:cm cc: Stan Ford, Recreation & Parks Director Dennis Fidler, Building Director Randy Fidler, Chief Code Enforcement Officer Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst _RECEIVED CITY MANAGER S oFFIcE~ P:\memo.coun.ref.turk.s.h APR ~. 0 ~001 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'SOFFICE. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: C~/~.~ACQUES R. LaROCHELLE, /~f INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: {/ APRIL 19, 2001 SUBJECT: 10714 IRON CREEK AVENUE Referral Record # WF0018818 Dual referral to Public Works-Traffic and Police-Traffic. Citizen would like to know why his street is a thru street instead of a cul-de-sac as was originally planned. (Public Works) Also, citizen reports that students from Liberty High School are speeding down this residential street. The police have patrolled the area; however, as soon as they leave the speeding resumes. (Police) Please contact citizen and report back to Couch. Response from Public Works - Our records show that Iron Creek Avenue, in the vicinity of the contact's address, was never intended to be a cul de sac. Approved Tentative Tract 5544 shows Iron Creek Avenue at its east end to intersect with Coyote Springs Drive in a knuckle to the north and at the west end to be extended through to the west. Approved Tentative Tract 5837 picks up Iron Creek Avenue and extends it westerly where it does terminate in a cul de sac at Jewetta Avenue. G :~GROUPDAT\Refetrals\Couch~2001 \10714 IronCreek_WF0018818wpd City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* ~ ~ WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0018818 / 002 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 4Z19Zol REQUEST DATE: 4/23/01 CREW: TIME PRINTED: 10:13:00 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: LOCATION ID: ZIP CODE: COMPLETION: 4/23/0 GEN. LOC: WARD4 FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: COUCH/MCCARTHY ORIGIN: CITIZEN REQUEST USER ID: DSULLIVAN ' WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: COMPLAINT BY MARSHAL RUSS CONTACT MARSHAL RUSS Phone 1 661 - 5895064 10714 IRON CREEK AVENUE Phone 2 661 - 9788006 Bakersfield, CA 93312 REQUEST COMMENTS ***CITIZEN REQUEST*** DUAL REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS-TRAFFIC AND POLICE- TRAFFIC. CITIZEN WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HIS STREET IS A THRU STREET INSTEAD OF A CUL-DE-SAC AS WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED.(PUELIC WORKS) ALSO, CITIZEN REPORTS THAT STUDENTS FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ARE SPEEDING DOWN THIS RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE POLICE HAVE PATROLLED THE AREA; HOWEVER, AS SOON AS THEY LEAVE THE SPEEDING RESUMES. (POLICE) PLEASE CONTACT CITIZEN AND REPORT.BACK TO COUCH. Job Order Description: COMPLAINT BY MARSHAL RUSS at~gory: POLICE SERVICES DEPT asK: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: POLICE SERVICES START DATE __/__/__ COMPLETION DATE __/ / ~ o . ,,, ,. ,.,, ./~., ,,~ ,.~.,~, · ~ ~ ~ '~--~""-'-.'_~.,. ~ ~ ~ IdDiC~,,~S ~ ICR,JN0,IJ~T Kn rR~'i* 5~4_iPI*(AS~: 0 · ~ 4: !4- ~.i' ' ' ~'~ ~' ~"~'~ ..... ~ ~" MAP B~ 40 PAGE ( ) - ~C~ ~ ~CT ~ ~4-~A~ A ~ ~ ~ 4s..,- ~ r ~-~3M ~ ~ ~, -~ ......... ~, :.--- :, ---~-~;--=- ......... , o; ~; ,~ ~ ~ J I , ...... ~,, _ ~ . - ..... %/ -.. ~ ~ ~,.~ .,.. . ---. ........ -. ~, ---', ~ m ,' ~ ....~ ......... . ~ ~"~ .... [----~ .....k.._z__.~_ __ , - , · ' " ' ; '~ ' I .... T .... ' , , , ~ I .... I ! ' ' IR~ ~E~ A~NUE LOT LfNE AD~STMENT NO. P96- fO~ AS E~DE~CL*D ~' ./ w~s~ ~'~'c ,¢ RECEIVED APR '2 0 2001 CITY MANAGEWS OFFtC~. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~_~i~//"'JACQUES R. LaROCHELLE, FROM: (~ v INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: APRIL '13, 200'1 SUBJECT: GRAFFITI PROBLEMS Referral Record # WF0018811 / 001 Vice-Mayor Salvaggio referred to staff the issue of graffiti removal on So. H Street and Custer Avenue; east side of So. H Street, adjacent to canal; also, requested staff assist convenience store owner with graffiti on the store located at So. H Street and Wilson Road. Anti-graffiti staff removed graffiti at the store located on South H Street and Wilson Road on Friday, April 13, and removed graffiti at South H Street and Custer Avenue and along the eastside of South H Street adjacent to the canal on Monday, April 16. C:~Documenls and SelgingsLslraynor~Locel Seltings~Temp~GraffiliProblems_WF0018811 .wpd City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* ~ WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WFOO18811 / 001 PROJECT: DATE~PRINTED: 4~13~01 REQUEST DATE: 4/11/01 CREW: TIME PRINTED: 10:30:59 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: ST~u~': ~11~0~ LOCATION ID: ZIP CODE: COMPLETION: 4/19/0 GEN. LOC: FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: COUNCILMEMBER SALVAGGIO ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL USER ID: DSULLIVAN WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: GRAFFITI PROBLEMS REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS - GRAFFITI REMOVAL*** SALVAGGIO REFERRED TO STAFF THE ISSUE OF GRAFFITI REMOVAL ON SO. H STREET AND CUSTER AVENUE; EAST SIDE OF SO. H STREET ADJACENT TO CANAL; ALSO REQUESTED STAFF ASSIST CONVENIENCE STORE OWNER WITH GRAFFITI ON STORE LOCATED AT SO. H STREET AND ~fWILSON ROAD. Job Order Description: GRAFFITI PROBLEMS Cat~gory: PUBLIC WORKS Task: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / / COMPLETION DATE / / B A K E R S F I E L D,, [ APR 0 2001 C~TY IV1AN/?~G ER'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER L~ ~rA~CQUES R. LaROCHELLE, FROM: ~t,(/INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: v APRIL 13, 2001 SUBJECT: SIGNAL AT TRUXTUN PLAZA WEST Referral Record # WF0018812 / OOl Vice-Mayor Salvaggio requested staff to provide an update regarding the traffic signal approved for Truxtun Plaza West and Truxtun Avenue. Design of the project is currently underway with bidding anticipated for June and award for July of this year. The controller equipment for the signal has already been ordered. Some of the poles for the project the City already has in inventory, and the remaining needed poles have been ordered. Construction should take place late Summedearly Fall. G:\GROUPDAT~Referra s\Sa vagg~0Ol\Signa ..Truxtun PlazaWest_WF0018812.wpd City of Bakersfield *REPRINT* WORK REQUEST PAGE 1 REQ/JOB: WF0018812 / 001 PROJECT: DATE PRINTED: 4~13~01 REQUEST DATE: 4/11/01 CREW: TIME PRINTED: 10:30:52 SCHEDULE DATES LOCATION: ~T~u~T: %~11~01 LOCATION ID: ZIP CODE: COMPLETION: 4/19/01 GEN. LOC: FACILITY NODES FROM: FACILITY ID: TO: REF NBR: REQ DEPT: CITY COUNCIL REFERPd%L PRIORITY: HIGH REQUESTOR: COUNCILMEMBER SALVAGGIO ORIGIN: CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL USER ID: DSULLIVAN WORK TYPE: REFERRAL DESCRIPTION: SIGNAL AT TRUXTUN PLAZA WEST REQUEST COMMENTS ***REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS - TRAFFIC*** SALVAGGIO REQUESTED STAFF TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL APPROVED FOR TRUXTUN PLAZA WEST & TRUXTUN EXTENSIONi Job Order Description: SIGNAL AT TRUXTUN PLAZA WEST ~at~gory: PUBLIC WORKS .~as~: RESPONSE TO REFERRAL Assigned Department: PUBLIC WORKS START DATE / /' COMPLETION DATE / /