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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/01/01 B A K E R S F I E L 'D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM June 1,2001 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager /~'-'~z,/ SUBJECT: General Information 1, We have received notice that we will receive $500,000 from the California Housing Finance Agency's Housing Enabled by Local Partnerships ("HELP") program funds. The terms of the loan to the City are 3% interest per year, with a payment deferred for 10 years, which will help us to promote in-fill housing construction in the Lakeview area! 2. The current schedule is that the stadium GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price). submittals are due June 11th, with interviews on, or around, June 25th. After that, we expect a negotiating period on contract language, value engineering, etc. The schedule is subject to change if conditions warrant. We will keep you informed. 3. The Housing DDA has been signed by Capital Vision Equities. After approval by the Council and RDA, CVE's attorneys discovered some areas of the agreement that might conflict with their tax credit application. Those issues have been resolved. Their application will go to the State on June 15th. We should know by August if the project will receive the tax credits. 4. Congratulations to Stan Grady, who has accepted a position with the City of Elk Grove as the newly created Director of Community Development. His last day of work here will be June 29th. Our thanks go to Stan for 20 years of meaningful service to the City of Bakersfield. 5. The Kern County Grand Jury Preliminary Report for the City of Bakersfield was released today; a copy is enclosed for your review. We will respond to their recommendations in a timely manner, with a copy to Council. Honorable Mayor and City Council June 1,2001 Page 2 6. The attached data from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2000 lists the population counts for incorporated cities of 100,000 or more. Bakersfield moved up from a ranking of 97 in the 1990 census to 70 in the 2000 census, and the percentage of growth during those ten years was 41.3% - that is higher than any of the other cities with larger populations, except Las Vegas! While not included with the attached data, you may be interested to know that Bakersfield was listed as the 15th largest city in California in the 1990 census, and moved to 12th in the 2000 census. 7. A recent article from the Los Angeles Times is enclosed regarding the power plant construction boom in Kern County which is increasing our area's status as the state's energy producing center. The statewide problem has been, and will continue to be, an economic plus for us as we produce more energy!' 8. A copy of City Voices, our annual newsletter, is enclosed. It is scheduled to be mailed within the next few days. We are targeting single family homes and apartment dwellings within the City limits. Some copies may go to County islands, but we are attempting to keep it within the Bakersfield limits, while reaching as many city residents as possible. 9. The 2001 first quarter Activity Report for LEA regulated projects within the City of Bakersfield is attached. 10. Per the attached memo from Public Works, a meeting has been scheduled for June 5th with residents of the Westpark neighborhood regarding the progress of the Bakersfield Systems Study. 11. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmembers Benham and Hanson · Status of vacant apartments at 1701-1801 Canter Way; Councilmember Maggard · Status on request for Water Board's involvement in strategy regarding the electrical energy crisis; · update on installation of fire hydrants and water lines in the northeast of Paladino Drive. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst RECETVED: 5/2@/01 9;01AM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFTELD; #120; PAGE 3 05/29/2001 09:46 FAX 661 868 3636 CLERK OF THE BOARD /~003 CONFIDENllAL Coun GRAND JURY May 23, 2001 Denise Pennell Cleric of the Board of Supervisors 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Ms. Permell: We are transmitting to you the attached Grand Jury Preliminary Report regarding your agency concerning CITY OF BAKERSFIELD in accordance with the provisions of Penal Code Section 933.05. Subsection (f) of this section provides as follows: A gr~d jury shall provide to the affected agency a copy of the portion of the grand jury report relating to that person or. entity two working days prior to its public release and after the approval of the presiding judge. No officer, agency, department or governing body of a public agency shall disclose any contents of the report prior to the public release of the final report. Ihe Grand Jury will be releasing tiffs report to the public on June 1, 2001. Accordingly, you are instructed not to disclose the contents of this report until that time has mn. Thank you for your consideration. ' Sincerely, ROBERT E. HERRICK, 2000-2001 GRAND JURY Attachment ~Am~'t~bD, CA ~3301' (~1,) l=,~X: (661) 3214)761 PRELIMREP Dec. I 1.2000 RECE'rVED; 5/28,/01 9;01AM; ->CTTY OF BAKERSFTELD; #120; PAGE 4 05/29/200]. 09:46 FAX 66]. 868 3636 CLERK OF THE BOARD 1~004 COUNTY OF KERN 2000-2001 GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT CITY OF BAKEERSFIELD , CITIES & SERVICES FRANK PITTS-CHAIRMAN NELLIE GOMEZ DON I--BLL APPROVED AS TO FORM FOR RELEASE Ro~ ~l~,~Ogg~ KERi ~ G~JURY ~m E. W~lace, P~S~G ~GE OF DA~ T~ ~ CO~ S~E~OR CO~T BE~~ C. B~~, CO~TY CO~SEL DATE PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: JUNE 1, 2001 COVER Dec. ! l, 2000 RECETVED: 5/29/01 9:01AM; ->CTTY OF BAKERSFTELD; 8'120; PAGE 5 05/29/2001 09:46 FAX 661 868 3636 CLERK OF THE BOARD [~005 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PURPOSE OF INQUIRY: Annual visitation bY the Cities and Services COmmittee of the 2000-2001 Kern County Grand Jury pursuant to section 925.a of the Penal Code. INTRODUCTION: Members of the Committee visited the city on various occasions and met with the City Manager and various department heads. The committee decided to concentrate on the Street Division of the Department of Public Works and the proposed City Center Project. The City of Bakersfield is the largest city in County of Kern, with a population of 242,792. It has been reported in the local newspaper that it is the second dirtiest city in the United States in regard,s to ozone levels. FINDINGS: The street maintenance superintendent took the Committee on a long tour of various areas of the city. The Street Division has approximately 900 miles of roads within its jurisdiction. These roads are maintained by 25 field workers and by outside contractors secured by competitive bidding. In general the department field workers use two methods of patching or resuffacing. These are; (1) seal with asphalt sealing solution, (2) 1" overlay with hot or cold mix. The larger projects are let to outside contractors, as the department has neither the men nor the equipment to properly handle them_ City Center Project: The committee has received from the Bakersfield City Manager-the following information presented herein: The study examines ~__a~ the vicinity.of downtown Bakersfield_ and ~e~, of the~ardeg~ffd Convent!,o,,n,,Center. The general borders ot ~lude 21st Stre~ on the north, S Street north of Tmxtun Avenue ana unton ~-e -n~;--south~of Truxtun Avenue on the east, California Avenue on the south and offs,,- .na"a"of t x u, on west. The emphasis of the study area is primarily on the areas surrounatng Downtown Core that physically exhibit the characteristics required to support an entertainment center, new restamant locations and an area with the potential to support additional publicly developed facilities such as a multi-purpose stadium. The Downtown Area consists of districts that can be defined by their rand use characteristics and potential uses. These districts include: the historic downtown area along Chester Avenue and the government facilities on Tmxtun Avenue referred- to as the RECETVED'~ 5/29/01 9:02AM; ->CTTY OF BAKERSFTEI'D; #120; PAGE 6 05/29/~001 09:47 FAX 661 868 3636 CLERK OF THE BOARD [~006 I : "Core".' The area to the north of 19th Street east of "K"Strect, referred to as the "North District". The area located to the east of "L" Street and north of the Centennial Oarden and Convention Center referred to as the "Convention Center District". The area south of the Convention Center to California Avenue between Chester Avenue and thc canal to the east of "Q" Street, referred to as the "California District". The area adjacent to the California District, east of the canal and west of Union Avenue referred to as the"Industrial District". Development in other parts of the Downtown Area exhibit long- range development potential. The Downtown Core District: This district is the core of. downtown Bakersfield and is intensely developed and occupied with the exception of the northern portion of the area. The predominant use is office and service commercial and the area contains several governmental uses. A portion of this District is devoted to retail commercial uses with restricted traffic movements to encourage pedestrian traffic. The focus of this study is primarily to address the areas to the east of the district that impact and slxengthen the Downtown Core. The Downtown Core District contain~ a number of interesting historic points including, for example, the Fox Theater, the Nile Theater, and the conversion of the KreSs Department Store and the pedestrian mall. Governmental facilities include the Civic Center, the Kern COunty Superintendent of Schools; the District Attorney's Office, and several other government buildings. The focus of the Downtown Core District should be rehabilitation rather than redevelopment to maintain the integrity of the area. The North District: [ The North District is the portion of the downtown area that is most distant from the tree Downtown Core and does not front on any major streets. Uses within the area are office, commercial and industrial. Additionally, there are some institutional uses including an elementary school and utility buildings. Older buildings, many of which are obsolete and vacant, characterize this area. Vacancies are especially high on 19th Street between Chester Avenue and "M" Street, the area lmown as the mall. The area is suitable for recycling to newer and stronger uses or at least the consolidation of existing uses into a more concenlrated area. However, the area has had very nominal amounts of private invesiment for many years. Only recently, the city received two · proposals requesting public assistance for seed money to f'mance the development of moderately priced aparanents. The Convention Center District: The Convention Center District is located to the east of the Downtown Core District. Traditionally, it is considered a part of downtown, but the concentration of uses, and the nature of the uses is much less intense than in the Core District. The Truxtun Avenue frontage represents the strength of this area. It contains the former Federal Office 2 RECEIVED: 5/29/01 9:02AM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; #120; PAGE 7 ' 05/29/2001 09:47 FAX 661 868 3636 CLERK OF THE BOARD ~007 Building between "P"and "Q" Streets, as well as several other smaller office buildings and a boutique commercial on the corner of '2q" Street and Tmxtun Avenue. Also included a unique church/office conversion, "Old Church Plaza", an historic retail/office building on "Q" and 18' Street, and interesting retail stores including an antique, motorcycle and western wear business.' The Convention Center District, while having a number of strong office developments and uses, suffers f~om severe under-utilization of commercial shop areas. There are few strong ~etail businesses withi~ the district area and it suffers from very high commercial vacancy rates, dilapidated buildings and a mixture of incompatible auto-related businesses. Portions of these areas are suitable for recycling and offer an excellent location adjacent to the Centennial. Garden, Convention Center and Downtown Core District. The California District: The California District is a mixture of residential, office, industrial and public uses located to the south of railroad tracks between Chester Avenue and the canal to the east of Chester Avenue. The area is in transition with numerous homes being converted to office uses. Private property has been acquired and utilized for public parking to support the Convention Center and multi-purpose arena_ The area is generally in poor condition with the commercial properties on the California frontage being under-utilized and interior properties varying in quality from a rehabilitated building of historic significance to abandoned housing units and industrial buildings. Thc overall area contains in excess of 60 single-family and multiple-family properties. Industrial and office uses cousist of several law offices, a real estate company, two dog kennels, a lab building, a metal framing company that utilizes the land to construct housing assemblies and auto-related businesses. The portion of the area located to the south of 14' Street and east of "L" Street consists of approximately 20 acres of the entire 57 acre area and it has a concentration of vacant and under-utilized lots, obsolete, commercial buildings and substandard industrial buildings. These conditions indicate that the area has some potential for consolidation and development. This area is the largest potential land resource available in close proximity to the Centennial Garden and Convention Center complex. The ~xistcnce of public parking lots to the north side of the district offer some potential for shared use if compatible uses eau be identified. The Industrial District: The Industrial District primarily consist~ of dilapidated and abandoned indUstrial properties with obsolete buildings, a few occupied church properties, a non-profit facility for children, a furniture warehouse and a major tractor sales facility on the northwest corner of California Avenue and Union Avenue. At one time the area was an intensely deve1°Ped warehouse and manufacturing area. 0nly remnants of this remain and the area is in need of recycling. A retailer, businessman or developer visiting the downtown Bakersfield area would be reluctant to invest in the greater area unless there were plans to recycle this area which is extremely blighted. RECEIVED: 5/29/01 9:02AM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; #120; PAGE 8 05/29/2001 09:47 FAX 661 868 3636 CLERK OF THE BOARD ~008 The entke dist~ct cons½s~ of appro×imatcly 48 acres and includes two ra_ilroad spurs to existing warehouses. Values within the area vary sign'dicautly but the vast majority of the area would be most likely to bc appraised at land value with the exception of only a small handful of businesses (there are exceptions; the °wners of a refrigerated warehouse are asking aPproximately $32.00 per square foot for the building). There are two churches - the A_M'E Church and the Victory Outreach Church located along California Avenue - that could possibly bc integrated into future uses for the site. STADIUM FINANCING PL.~S Stadium Cost $16,000,000 - 2 500 000 Less Franchise Contribution $13,500.,000 Subtotal Less City Contribution - 2,200,000 Less Reinvcstment of: - 3oo_iflg ooo GRC One Time Revenues $11,000,000 Stadium Cost Financed ' Annual Cost after One Time Contributions: Additional Annual Debt $ 717,000 - 317,000 ' Less Tax Increment - 288,000 Less Direct/Indirect Revenue - 1_15,000 Less Franchise Lease . $ 3,000 Unfounded Cost to Taxpayer Note: Assumes a 27-year Ce~ificate of Participation with final maturity in 2028, funded interest for 23 months. City investment of $2,500,000, bond insurance and a funded Debt Service Rese~we. All other structures in the City Center Project are to be privately funded. 4 RECETVED: 5/29/01 9:03AM; ->CTTY OF BAKERSFIELD; 8'120; PAGE 9 05/29/2001 09:~,7 FAX 661 868 3636 CLERK OF THE BOARD ~]009 The Committee feels that the citizens that might invest in "Certificates of Participation" Should know the risks and benefits of such investments. A COP represents an undivided fractional interest in lease payments payable by the city to another government entity; in this case, the ,Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency, Bakersfield Public Financing Authority and State or County financing pools. These lease payments are .assigned by the financing entity to a bank trustee who in mm uses the lease payments to pay certificate principal and interest. This type of financing capital projects is different than General Obligation (G.0.) Bonds in that no additional taxes are levied to retire the debt and is different than Revenue Bonds which are usually used to finance Enterprise Fund (Sewer, Water, etc.) capital Projects in that the general revenues of the city and not user fees are used to retire the debt. COP's typically arc structured to avoid being classified as debt of the issuing government body, thereby avoiding any statutory or constitutional- requirements for voter approval of long term debt. These structural arrangements vary both by state and specific issue. In general, the arrangements create important ~ecurity differences between the typical COP and a general obligation bond backed by a full faith and credit pledge of a municipality's taxing power. It is unusual for a COP to include any specific pledge of a municipality's general fund. The lease payments securing a COP are typically subject to annual appropriations by the leasing municipality and my be subject to interruption or termination in certain circumstances. California prohibits a municipality from making lease payments ffthe financed facility is not available for use. California requires that the issuer budget and appropriate the lease payments from available funds so long as the facility is available for use. RECOMMENDATIONS: Caution should be exercised to be sure that the investors are adequately protected if they invest in the City Center Project. And that the city general fund be protected. The condition of the streets in the City of Bakersfield is deplorable. The street maintenance superintendent has a 25-man crew to maintain approximately 900 miles of roads. This is about 35 miles per worker, which is almost double the workload in comparable areas. It is apparent, and the Committee recommends that additional manpower be hired to adequately maintain the streets. This could be accomplished by increased budget when possible. RESPONSE REQUIRED: RESPOND WITHIN 90 DAYS TO PRESIDING JUDGE KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1415 TRI_IXTU1N AVENUE BAI~lgRSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 5 Census 2000 PHC-T-5. Ranking Tables for Incorporated Places of 100,000 or More: 1990 and 2000 Table 2. Incorporated Places of 100,~000 or More, Ranked by Population: 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau lnternet Release date: April 2, 2001 Note: 1990 Census population counts are as published in 1990 census reports and do not include changes published subsequently due to bounda~ or other changes. In Puerto Rico, a zona urbana represents'the governmental center ora municipio (which is the equivalent ora county). Zonas urbanas are treated as Census Designated Places, as there are no incorporated places in Puerto Rico. See additional documentation at bottom of table. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expplu.html. Rank (of I Population 19901 Change, 1990 to 2000 IPlace Name i NumberI Percent- 243 places) I Area I April 1, 20001 April 1, 1 New York cityI NY 8,008,278 7,322,564 ' 685,714 9.4 2 Los Angeles city CA 3,694,820 3,485,398 209,422 6.0 3 Chicago city IL 2,896,016 2,783,726 112,290 4.0 4 Houston city TX 1,953,631 1,630,553 323,078 19.8 5 Philadelphia city2 PA 1,517,550 1,585,577 -'68,027 -4.3 6 Phoenix city AZ 1,32t,045 983,403 337,642 34.3. 7 San Diego city CA 1,223,400 1,110,549 112,851 10.2 8 Dallas city TX 1,188,580 1,006,877 181,703 18.0 9 San Antonio city TX 1,144,646 935,933 208,713 22.3 10 Detroit city MI 951,270 .1,027,974 -76,704 -7.5 11 San Jose city CA 894,943 782,248 112,695 14.4 12 Indianapolis city IN 791,926 741,952 49,974 6.7 13 San Francisco city3 CA 776,733 72.3 959 52,774 7.3 14 Jacksonville city FL 735,617 635 230 100,387 15.8 15 Columbus city OH 711,470 632 910 78,560 12.4 16 Austincity TX 656,562 465 622 190,940 41.0 17 Baltimore city MD 651,154 736 014 -84,860 -11.5 18 Memphis city TN 650,100 61~0 337 39,763 6.5 19 Milwaukee city WI 596,974 628 088 -31,114 -5.0 20 Boston city MA 589,141 574 283 14,858 2.6 21 Washington city4 DC 572,059 606,900 -34,841 -5.7 22 Nashville-Davidsons TN 569,891 510,784 59,107 11.6 23 E1 Paso city TX 563,662 515,342 48,320 9.4 24 Seattle city WA 563,374 51'6,259 47,115 9.1 25 Denver city6 CO 554,636 467,610 87,026 18.6 26 Charlotte.city NC 540,828 395,934 144,894 36.6 27 Fort Worth city TX 534,694 447,619 87,075 19.5 28 Portland city OR 529,121 437,319 91,802 21.0 29 Oklahoma City city OK 506,132 '444,7t9 61,413 13.8 30 Tucson city AZ 486,699 405,390 81,309 20.1 31 New Orleans city LA 484,674 496,938 -12,264 -2.5 32 Las Vegas city NV 478,434 258,295 220,139 85.2 33 Cleveland city OH 478,403 505,616 -27,213 -5.4 34 Long Beach city CA 461,522 429,433 32,089 7.5 Population 1990[ Change, 1990 to 2000 (°f [place [ Area [Aprill, 2000[ April l, places) Name Number[ PercentI 35 Albuquerque city NM 448,607 384,736 63,871 16.6 36 Kansas City city MO 441,545 435,146 6,399 1.5 37 Fresno city CA 427,652 354,202 73,450 20.7 38 Virginia-Beach city VA 425,257 393,069 32,188 8.2 39 San Juan zonaurbana Puerto Rico 421,958 426,832 -4,874 -1.1 40 Atlanta city GA 416,474 394,017 22,457 5.7 4t Sacramento city CA 407,018 369,365 37,653 10.2 42 Oakland city CA 399,484 372,242 27,242 7.3 43 Mesa city AZ 396,375 288,091 108,284 37.6 44 Tulsa city OK 393,049 367,302 25,747 7.0 45 Omaha city NE 390,007 335,795 54,212 16.1 46 Minneapolis city MN. 382,618 368,383. 14,235 3.9 47 Honolulu CDP7 " HI 371,657 365,272 6,385 1.7 48 Miami city : FL 362,470 358,548 3,922 1.1 49 Colorado Springs cit-y CO 360,890 281,140 79,750 28.4 50 St. Louis city MO 348,189 396,685 -48,496 -12.2 51 Wichita city KS 344,284 304,011 40,273 13.2 52 Santa Ana city CA 337,977 293,742 44,235 15.1 53 Pittsburgh city PA 334,563 369,879 -35,316 -9.5 54 Arlington city TX 332;969 261,721 71,248 27.2 55 Cincinnati city OH 331,285 364,040 -32,755 -9.0 56 Anaheim city CA 328,014 266,406 61,608 23.1 57 Toledo city OH 313,619 332,943 -19,324 -5.8 58 Tampa city FL 303,447 280,015 23,432 8.4 59 Buffalo city NY 292,648 328,123 -35,475 -10.8 60 St. Paul city MN 287,151 272,235 14,916 5.5 61 Corpus Christi city TX 277,454 257,453 20,001 7.8 62 Aurora city CO 276,393 222,103 54,290 24.4 63 Raleigh city NC 276,093 207,951 68,142 32.8 64 Newark city NJ 273,546 275,221 -1,675 -0.6 65 Lexington-Fayette KY 26'0,512 225,366 35,146 15.6 66 Anchorage municipality8 AK 260,283 226,338 33,945 15.0 67 Louisville city KY 256,231 269,063 -12,832 -4.8 68 Riverside city CA 255,166 226,505 28,661 12.7 69 St. Petersburg city FL 248,232 238,629 9,603 4.0 -~70 Bakersfield city CA 247,057 174,820 72,237 41.3 71 Stockton city CA 243,771 210,943 32,828 15.6 72 Birmingham city AL 242,820 265,968 -23,148 -8.7 73 Jersey City city NJ 240,055 228,537 11,518 5.0 74 Norfolk city VA 234,403 261,229 -26,826 -10.3 75 Baton Rougecity LA 227,818 219,531 8,287 3.8 76 Hialeahcity FL 226,419 188,004 38,4'15 20.4 77 Lincoln city NE 225,581 191,972 33,609 17.5 78 Greensboro city · NC 223,891 183,521 40,370 22.0 79 Plano city TX 222,030 128,713 93,317 72.5 80 Rochester city NY 219,773 231,636 -11,863 -5.1 81 Glendale city AZ 218,812 148,134 70,678 47.7 82 Akron city OH 217,074 223,019 -5,945 -2.7 83 Garland city TX 215,768 180,650 35,118 19.4 , Population 1990.ll Change, 1990 to 2000 (°f IPlace'Name I Area ] April 1, 2000l April 1, places) NumberI PercentI 84 Madison city WI 208,054 19.1,262 16,792 8.8 85 Fort Wayne.city IN 205,727 173,072 32,655" 18.9 86 Bayamon zona urbana Puerto Rico 203,499 202,103 1,396 0.7 87 Fremont city CA 203,413 173,339 30,074 17.3 88 Scottsdale city AZ 202,705 130,069 . 72,636 55.8 89 Montgomery city . AL 201,568 187,106 14,462 7.7 90 Shreveport city LA 200,145 198,525 1,620 0.8 91 Augusta-Richmond County9 GA 199,775 44,639 155,136 347.5 92 Lubbock city TX 1-99,564 186,206 13,358 7.2 93 Chesapeake city VA 199,184 15 t,976 47,208 31.1 94 Mobile city , AL 198,915 196,278 2 637 1.3 95 Des Moines city IA 198,682 193,t87 5 495 2.8 96 Grand Rapids city MI 197,800 189,126 8 674 4.6 97 Richmond city VA 197,790 203,056 -5 266 -2:6 98 Yonkers city NY 196,086 · . 188,082 8 004 4.3 99 Spokane city WA 195,629 177,196 18 433 10.4 100 Glendale city CA 194,973 180,038 14 935 8.3 101 Tacoma city WA 193,556 176,664 t6 892 9.6 102 Irving city TX 191,615 155,037 36 578 23.6 103 Huntington Beach city CA 189,594 181,519 8 075 4.4 104 Modesto city CA 188,856 164,730 24 126 14.6 105 Durham city NC 187,035 136,6t 1 50 424 36~9 106 Columbus citym GA 186,291 179,278 7,013 3.9 107.OrlandO city FL 185,951 164,693 21,258 12.9 108 Boise City city ID 185,787 125,738 60,049 47.8 109 Winston-Salem city NC 185,776 143,485 42,291 29.5 110 San Bernardino city CA 185,401 164,164 21,237 12.9 1 t I Jackson city MS 184,256 196,637 -12,381 -6.3 112 Little Rock city AR 183,133 175,795 7,338 4.2 113 Salt Lake City city UT 181,743 159,936 21,807 13.6 114 Reno city NV 180,480 133,850 46,630 34.8 115 Newport News city VA 180,150 170,045 10,105 5.9 116 Chandler city AZ 176,581 90,533 86,048 95.0 117 Laredo city TX 176,576 122,899 53,67.7 43.7 118 Henderson city NV 175,381 64,942 110,439 170.1 119 Knoxville city TN 173,890 165,121 8,769 5.3 120 Amarillo city TX 173,627 157,615 16,012 10.2 121 Providence city RI 173,618 160,728 12,890 8.0 122 Chula Vista city CA 173,556 135,163 38,393 28.4 123 Worcester city MA 172,648 169,759 2,889 1.7 124 Oxnard city CA 170,358 142,216 28,142 19.8 125 Carolina zona urbana Puerto Rico 168,164 162,404 5,760 3.5 126 Dayton city OH 166,179 182,044 -15,865 -8.7 127 Garden Grove city CA 165,196 143,050 22,146 15.5 128 Oceanside city CA 161,029 128,398 32,631 25.4 129 Tempe city AZ 158,625 141,865 16,760 11.8 130 Huntsville city AL 158,216 159,789 -1,573 -1.0 131 Ontario city CA ~ 158,007 133,179 24,828 18.6 132 Chattanooga city TN 155,554 152,466 3,088 2.0 Population 19901 Chan~e, 1990 to 2000 I ]Rank (of IPlaceName NumberI Percent[ ,243 places) [ Area I April 1, 20001 April I, 133 Ponce zona urbana Puerto Rico 155,038 159,151 -4,113 -2.6 134 Fort Lauderdale city FL 152,397 149,377 3,020 2.0 135 Springfield city MA 152,082 156,983 -4,901 -3.1 136 Springfield city MO 151,580 140,494 11,086 7.9 137 Santa Clarita city CA 151,088 110,642 40,446 36.6 138 Salinas city CA 151,060 108,777 42,283 38.9 139 Tallahassee city FL 150,624 124,773 25,851 20.7 -140 Rock-ford city IL 150,115 139,426 10,689 7.7 141 Pomonacity CA 149,473 131,723 17,750 13.5 142 Paterson city NJ 149,222 140,891 8,331 5.9 143 Overland Park city KS 149,080 111,790 37,290 33.4 144 Santa Rosa city CA 147,595 113,313 34,282 30.3 145 .Syracuse city NY 147,306 163,860 -16,554 -10.1 146 Kansas City city KS 146,866 149,767 -2,901 -1.9 147 Hampton city VA 146,437 133,793 12,644 9.5 148 Lakewood city CO 144,126 126,481 17,645 14.0 149 Vancouver city WA 143,560 46,380 97,180 209.5 150 Irvine city CA 143,072 110,330 32,742 29.7 151 Aurora city IL 142,990 99,581 43,409 43.6 152 Moreno Valley city CA 142,381 118,779 23,602 19.9 153 Pasadena city TX 141,674 119,363 22,3il 18.7 154 Hayward city CA 140 030 i 11,498 28,532 25.6 155 Brownsville city · TX 139 722 98,962 40,760 41.2 156 Bridgeport city CT 139 529 141,686 -2,157 -1.5 157 Hollywood city FL 139 357 121,697 17,660 i4.5 158 Warren city MI 138 247 144,864 -6,617 -4.6 159 Torrance city CA 137 946 133,107 4,839 3.6 160 Eugene city OR 137 893 112,669 25,224 22.4 161 Pembroke Pines city FL 137 427 65,452 71,975 110.0 162 Salem city OR 136 924 107,786 29,138 27:0 163 Pasadena city CA 133,936 131,591 2,345 1.8 164 Escondido city CA 133,559 108,635 24,924 22.9 165 Sunnyvale city CA 131,760 117,229 14,531 i2.4 166 Savannah city GA 131,510 137,560 -6,050 -4.4 167 Fontana city CA 128,929 87,535 41,394 47.3 168 Orange city CA t-28,821 110;658 18,163 16.4 1,69 Naperville city IL 128,358 8-5,351 43,007 50.4 170 Alexandria city VA 128,283 111,183 17,100 15.4 171 Rancho Cucamonga city CA 127,743 101,409 26,334 26.0 172 Grand Prairie city. TX 127,427 99,616 27,811 27.9 173 Fullerton city CA 126,003 114,144 11,859 10.4 174 Corona city CA 124,966 76,095 48,871 64.2 175 Flint city MI 124,943 140,761 -15,818 -11.2 176 Mesquite city TX 124,523 101,484 23,039 22.7 177 Sterling Heights city MI 124,471 117,810 6,661 5.7 178 Sioux Falls city SD 123,975 100,814 23,161 23.0 179 New Haven city CT 123,626 130,474 -6,848 -5.2 180 Topeka city KS 122,377 119,883 2,494 2.1 181 Concord city CA 12t,780 111,348 10,432 9.4 182 Evansville city IN 121,582 126,272 -4,690 -3.7 Population I Change, 1990 to 2000 (of [Place Name I Area [Aprill, 2000[Aprill, places) 1990[ Number[ Percent 183 Hartford city CT 121,578 139,739 -18,161 -13,0 184 Fayetteville city NC 121,015 75,695 45,320 59.9 185 Cedar Rapids city IA 120,758 108,751 12,007 11.0 186 Elizabeth city NJ 120,568 110,002 t0,566 9.6 187. Lansing city MI 119,128 127,321 -8,193 -6.4 188 Lancaster city CA 118,718 97,291 21,427 22.0 189 Fort Collins city CO 118,652 87,758 30,894 . 35.2 190 Coral Springs city FL 117,549 79,443 38,106 48.0 191 Stamford city CT 117,083 108,056 9,027 8.4 192 Thousand Oaks city CA 117,005 104,352 12,653 12.1 193 Vallejo city CA 116,760 1-09,199 7,561 6.9 194 Palmdale city CA 116,670 68,842 47,828 69.5 195 Columbia city SC 116,278 98,052. 18,226 · 18.6 196 E1 Monte city CA 115,965 106,209 9,756 9.2 197 Abilene city TX 115,930 106,654 9,276 8.7 198 No~th Las Vegas city NV 115,488 47,707 67,781 142.1 199 Ann Arbor city MI 114,024 109,592 4,432 4.0 200 Beaumont city TX 113,866 114,323 -457 -0.4 201 Waco city TX 113,726 103,590 10,136 9.8 202 Independence city MO 113,288 112,301 987 0.9 203 Peoria city IL 112,936 113,504 -568 -0.5 204 Inglewood city CA 112,580 109,602 2,978 2.7 205 Springfield city IL 111,454 105,227 6,227 5.9 206 Simi Valley city CA · 111,351 100,217 11,134 11.1 207 Lafayette city LA. 110,257. 94,440 15,817 16.7 208 Gilbert town AZ 109,697 29,188 80,509 275.8 209 Carrollton city TX 109,576 82,169 27,407 33.4 210 Bellevue city WA 109,569 86,874 22,695 26.1 211 West Valley City city UT 108,896 86,976 21,920 25.2 212 Clearwater city FL 108,787 98,784 10,003 10.1 2t3 Costa Mesa city CA 108,724 96,357 12,367 12.8 214 Peoria cit'Y AZ 1'08,364 50;6'18 57,746 114.1 215 South Bend city 1N 107,789 105,511 2,278 2.2 216 -Downey city CA 107,323 91,444 15,879 17.4 217 Waterbury city CT 107.271 108,961 -1~690 -1.6 21~ 8 Manchester city NH 107.006 99,567 7,439 7.5 219 Allentown city PA 106 632 105,090 1,542 1.5 220 McAllen city TX 106 414 84,021 22,393 26.7 22t Joliet city IL 106221 76,836 29,385 38.2 222 Lowell city MA 105 167 10'3,439 1,728 1.7 223 Provo city UT 105 166 86,835 18,331 21.1 224 West Covina city CA 105 080 96,086 8,994 9.4 225 Wichita Falls city TX 104 197 96,259 7,938 8.2 226 Erie city PA 103,717 . 108,718 -5,001 -4.6 227 Daly City city CA 103,621 92,311 11,3 I0 12.3 228 Clarksville city TN 103,455 75,494 27,961 37.0 229 Norwalk city CA 103,298 94,279 9,019 9.6 230 Gary city IN 102,746 116,646 -13,900 -11.9 231 'Berkeley city CA 102,743 102,724 19 ' 0.0 232 Santa Clara city CA 102,361 93,613 8,748 9.3 Population 199°ll Change, 1990 to 2000 Rank (°f IPlace Name I Area I April 1, 20001 April 1,. 243 places) NumberI ~ Percent 233 Green Bay city WI 102,313 96,466 5,847 6.1 234 Cape Coral city FL 102,286 74,991 27,295 36.4 235 Arvada city CO 102,153 89,235 12,918 14.5 236 Pueb'lo city CO 102,121 98,640 3,48'1 3.5 237 Athens-Clarke CountyI1 GA 101,489 45 734 55,755 121.9 238 Cambridge city MA 101,355 95 802 5,553 5.8 239 Westminster city CO 100,940 74 625 26,315 35.3 240 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city CA 100,916 92 575 8,341 9.0 241 Portsmouth city VA 100,565- 103907 -3,342 ,3.2 242 Livonia city MI 100,545 100 850 -305 '-0.3 243 Burbank city CA 100,316 93 643 6,673 7.1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau,-Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File and 1990 Census. 1/ The five boroughs of New Yorkcity are coextensive with the five counties that constitute New York city: Bronx borough · (Bronx County), Brooklyn borough (Kings County), Manhattan :borough (New York County), Queens borough (Queens County), and Staten Island borough (Richmond County). 2/ Philadel,phia city is coextensive with Philadelphia.County. 3/ San Francisco city is coextensive with San Francisco County. 4/ Washington city is coextensive with the District of Columbia 5/ Nashville-Davidson city is consolidated with Davidson County. 6/ Denver city is coextensive with Denver County. 7/ Honolulu Census Designated Place; by agreement with the State of Hawaii, the Census Bureaudoes not show data separately for the city of Honolulu, which is coextensive with Honolulu 'County. 8/ The incorporated place of Anchorage municipality is coextensive with the county .equivalent of Anchorage Municipality. 9/ In 2000, Pdchmond County and the incorporated place of Augusta-Richmond County are coextensive. The 1990' population is for the incorporated place of Augusta.city before consolidation of the city and county governments. 10/ Columbus city is consolidated with Muscogee County. 11/ In 2000, .Clarke County and the incorporated place of Athens-Clarke County are coextensive. The 1990 population is for the .incorporated place of Athens city before consolidation of the city and county governments. AL SEIB / Los Angeles Times Tom Romesbe~g, general manager of La Paloma plant being built iP Kern County, Stands next to the unit's coOling tower. Kern County Basks in Role.l as-State's Blackout-Buster Electricity: Six new struction camp. Just down the road, a mammoth electrical plants will bolster its power plant, is rising out of the status as energy center, sagebrush, its generators housed in four boxy buildings the size of airplane hangars. By MITCHELL LANDSBERG It is one of six new major' gas- TIMES STAFF WRITER fired power plants expected to be McKITTRICK, Calif.--You built in Kern County over the could think of this as California's next several years, an electrical own little slice of west Texas. construction boom unmatched Here in the scruffy b,rown hills anywhere in California. Kern, of:western Kern CountY, oil rigs which already has a large sur- grow more easily than trees, plus of electricity, is cementing pickups are more coinmon than its place as California's energy cars, and chick~ed steak is capital, assuming far more than the most popul~ish ~{t Mike its share of the burden in re- and Annie, sMcKittrickHotel, charging the state's drained The hotel--which no longer power suppliesi offers lodging, just food and Over the next several years, drink, and plenty of it--is bus- the county will add nearly 5,000 tling these days with the roust- megawatts of power to the state- about energy of a Lone S~ar con- Please see KEP, N, Al7 I ~ a~ac_~ces, yv~y contac Bay Area Life! Redwa. od City San Jose walnut Creek Central Valley Fresno Stockton Sacramento Inland Empire Riverside Upland Viaorville San Fernando Valley Beverly Hills Open a Free Ch~ month CD. Ope Orange County Costa Mesa This rate is for Irvine. available for a li~ ~guna Hills Orange Seal Beach ; or stacks Of San Diego you need right now. ~el Mar , designed to your specific ~ ~esa :ng standards of craftsmanship. Point L0ma )rofessional designers work with South Bay/ ~ate unit for your home. Southeast ~ VV~,O Downey Torrance ' Deposits insured to (^PY) are accurate ~ Venture County charges Offer sub  /0 notice. High-Rate me Thousand Oahs *CD: Pena ty for earl, i73 Western Financial( maintained with a checking account for ~~ of $100,000 and ~ LOS ANGELES YIMES * THE'ENERGY CRISIS AL SEIB / Los Angeles Times From rigs an(J pipelines like these near Taft, Kern pumps more crude oil than any-other county in the U.S. outside Alaska. With several gas-fired power.plants coming online in the next several years, the county will solidi~ its place as California's energy capital. KERN:'Power Plant Construction Boom, Continued from tl wide grid. That is more than Call-. · fornia now imports, on aver. age, Power Buildup RELATED STORY Letter'to Bush: Gov. Davis will ask enoughfr°m out-of-stateto supply aboutSUppliers'five court-,It's Jo Kern County for wholesale energy price caps. B1 ties the size of Kern, which 'fills the Six new major gas-fired · dusty southern .rim of the San Joa- quin Valley and has a population of power plants are expected .; , stopped after Occidental Petroleum 662,000. to be built in Kern County ?';i~: ~i' ~ ,eak~ ~id, . In someparts of the state; a pro- over the next several years, ~ moved its headquarters from · [..~ . :: -?,~..,.'~ Bakersfield to Houston. posal to bui!d a new power plant is making the county the .[i Mc~Kt!!~k :~I :~, ~ This isa county where President : '7~ Bush received mote support in the recenta call tOmonths,throw UPintensethe barricadeS.communityIn power capital of the state, tO :?a~t j i?; · November election than he did in' opposition has forced developers to : ::,: : Texas, his home state: But then, pull back proposals to build major Bush' already had a Bakersfield plants in South Gate and San Jose, Plants under constr~ctlon In Kern County connection: He livedthere briefly · althoug~Gov. Gray Davis has tried as. a child when his tather, former to~revfve plans f~r the San ,Jose , Expected to be President George Bush, worked in pt_~nt. Plant name Owner Megawatts online ] the K~rn oil fields. ".~ You don t hear a lot of not-in- · La Paloma PG&E National 1,048 First unit ir) Dec.; "You look 'at. the topography ;/~ my-backyard talk in Kern County. '. Energy Group other three '. around Bakersfield, and the / There should be power plants ~n phased in by county's morals and ethics--that ~ everybody's backyard," said .Paul summer 2002 predominantly conservative atti- -/'~Gipe, chairman of trhe Kern chapter · Sunrise Edison Mission 560 320 megawatts tude that we have around here- of the Sierra .Club, Which did not oppose any of the new plants. "If Energy by Aug. ~, remain- ,and~.~t~"lo0k at the oil, and you z~--peeple-are-~eoneemed-about4ra~ng ...... ~. .. _ ~,_~i~_:~_~_-der by JU~e.' 2003~f C9.uld be in Midland," said John Al- too many power plants, they sh0uld [] Elk Hills semP~p Energy. 570 300 megawatts . dental of Elk Hills, whibh is'devel- think twice when they flip on the Resou?ces and in spring 2002, opingff~power plant in tandem with light switch." Occidental of remainder by Sempra Energy of San Diego. New, natural gas-fired power Elk Hills spring 2003 A lot of people in Kern County plants, Gipe reasoned, are rela- 'will tell you they dor~'t mind being tively clean and wi]l not add signifi- Plants licensed In K~m County an energy farm for the state. It's a cantly to the county's serious air · Pastoria ERROR North 750 Jan. 2003 living, after all. pollut!on problems. Ideally, he said, America "It's good to be working at home," they will allow the'state to close · Midw0y-Sunset Western Midway · 500 March 2003 said Joe Ryan, a Bakersfield pipe some older, dirtier plants that Sunset welder Who has spent years on the cause considerably more environ- Cogeneration Co. road seeking the heavy construction mental damage. · Work that seemed to have vanished If environmentalists don'/op- Plant expected to applY for licensing la Kern County in his hometown. Now he's working pose the plants, it's not too muqh of · Antelope ERROR North LO00 Expected to file for at the La Paloma plant, a 1,048- a leap to guess that some people Valley America licensing in Aug. megawatt behemoth that will come might be positively thrilled about them. , online in phases beginning in De- Just try, for instance, asking Los AngelesTimes cember. About 800 people are at work on somebody in Taft, an oil center Midway to handle the power from ceive final approval, the p. lant, and several hundred south of McKittrick. "It's more two major plants that will be rev- The lack of major opposition to more will be employed in the- cpm- money coming into Kern County-- ring up in the coming months:..the plants is, of course, another rea- lng months. And after that plant is that's the way I look at it," said PG&E National Energy's La pal- son developers see Kern County as done, there will be others to build. Pamela Dunlap, who runs a down- oma plant, the one near McKittrick; a good place to build. The county "This is a good job here, I tell town thrift shop. and Edison Mission Energy's Sun- has 10ng had a more intimate ~'ela- you what," said Ryan, 47, who has rise plant, just southof Taft. tionship with energy;-oil, gas, elec- been banking his overtime on six An Economy Rooted The county is se~ed by two ma- tricity--than most pi;aces. To pep- 10-hour days a week--sometimes in the,Oil Industry jot natural gas pipelines, which will ple here, the link between a natural more. She stood in the twilight outside be tapped to run.the plants. In fact, gas well and a lightbulb, or an oil' her shop, on a street that embodies Kern contains the state's largest derrick and a gas pedal, is neither County Sees Itself as · ' known reservoirs of natural gas. theoretical nor especially threaten- many of the most attractzve attrib- utes of small town Americana-- Another of Kern's geographic 'lng. They're comfortable with eR- 'Part of the Solution' with one small difference. Where advantages? ergy. But there are some signs of sim- some towns might have statues of "You look around and you'll see Kern produces more crude oil mering resentment, especially 'their founders or war heroes in there aren't a .lot of peoPle living than any other county in the among county leadership. After all,. prominent public places, Taft has around here," observed Stephen United States outside Alaska. Prop- if every other county produced just erected small oil rigs and other .Whaley, who is overseeing con- erty-taxes from oil companies have half the electricity that Kern gert- pieces of drilling machinery, a re- struction of the Sunrise plant. In helped build handsome new crates, California wouldn't have an minder of its economic roots, the surrounding hills, an orchard of schools in Bakersfield, the county energy crisis. And people in Kern That Kern County has stepped oil. rigs bobbed in the morning seat and largest city. The .co'mpa- County are getting hit with 'the up as California's blackout-buster haze. Dirt roads cut crudely across nies' big payroIls have ]~elped same spring-loaded electricity bills, is~ perhaps, not surprising, the landscape, bisecting a criss- populate elegant subdivisions with the same rolling blackouts as To begin with, there's geogra- cross of steam pipes, fuel lines and names that sound vaguely Hous- everybody else. phy. Kern stands astride Califor- electrical wires, tonian: Seven Oaks, River Oaks, "I think the people of California nia's major north-south electrical. "This area is all about o'il," Landmark Estates. are either going to be part of the transmission lines at precisely the Whaley said. Casting a glance, at Which brings us to the Texas lution or part of the problem," said spot at which they divide between the modular 560-megawatt' plant connection. Assemblyrrian Roy Ashburn (R- the service areas of Pacific Gas & rising behind him, he added with a It's hard to overlook, it, in a Bakersfield). "And in Kern County, Electric, which serVes Northern wry smile, "You khow, I guess you county that runs on oil and cotton we have a long history of being California, and Southern California could look at this from the road, and boasts a country music scene to. part of the solution, especially Edison. That spot. can be pin- and you could make the argument rival Austin's. Conversations in the when it comes to energy issues." pointed as the .Midway substation, that it improves the looks." finer Bakersfield restaurants are Elsewhere in the state, Ashburn a vast jungle of humming wires, The Sunrise plant, a relatively filled with references to trips to sees "a 10t 0f arrogance--people transformers and circuit breakers simple single-cycle plant, is ex- Texas, of colleagues in Midland and who enjoy the benefits of a very that lies a short distance west of pected to fire up 320 megawatts of Odessa. A Bakersfield radio~station high quality pf life, enjoy the ben- Interstate 5 in the town of Button- its total output by Aug. 1, a scant, was nmning a'contest recently: The efits of electric power for jobs arid willow. ' nine months after construction be- winners would be flown to.a bull rid- for their personal life, but with an Already, massiv, e. new' circuit- gan. The other plants--more corn-' lng championship in Houston. exclusivity that it's someone else's breakers--they look like Franken- plex and efficient dual-cycle op- Until December 1999, American problem to create ttiat for them. stein helmets sprouting 5-foot-long erations--will be opening over the Airlines offered direct jet service We don't have that attitude in sparkplugs--are being' erected at next several years, assuming all re- between Bakersfield and Dallas. It Kern County." .. . ~' LOS ANGEI.Eg TIMES ' World of Struggle ~ a ing," says Carola Suarez-Orozeo. est wave of immigration in its his- "We are seeing the complete trans- tory, with most immigrants coming I . formation of the United States, and from Asian, Caribbean, and Central. ts lessor of education at the Harvard schools and looks at the.reasons by extension the schools." and Latin American countries. :- Graduate School of Education. that assimilation is different today At Berkeley High School in Cali- · One of five students is an immi- "And social .engagement is very, ·than it was 100 years ago. fo~'students, teachers and par- grant; and 80% of those are stu- very powerful. If they are not so- The book and. research are ents are studying immigrant stu- dents of color. cially engaged, they are not going linked to a graduate-level class at dents in its Diversity Project. Since. · In two generations, nearly half to invest in. themselves or in Harvard called "Immigrant 1998, they have been looking at all the population will be people of school." Youth," a seminar that attempts to aspects of school life: learning,..color and the children and grand- Through recorded, interviews explain the immigrant experience technology, discipline and the stu- children of today's immigrants. ~- with students and educators, the to future teachers, dents' tendency to socially segre- These facts are felt,, seen and 'd study is tracking how teachers . At Harvard, 27 researchers are gate themselves by ethnicity, heard in .highly intimate ways ~t treat students, how students treat 'trying to learn what assimilation is "This kind of thing is starting to through both of these studies. )-. each other and how the social like for immigrants and whysglne be on everyor~e's mind," said Berkeley High is investigating io side--the emotional side--of the immigrant'students achieve e~n Berkeley High teacher Dana Mor- why black and Latino students are ,Le achievement gap can drive test though many fall behind, an. "It's really like we have two disciplined more often than whites. lg scores. The husband'and-wife team ' The researchers submit case stud- schbols. And the Latino students "The gap is there in every large ~'s has published one. book, "Children les that detail the students' social ,feel very marginalized. They are urban high school throughout the of Immigration (The Developing interactions, grades, living situa- not:-Very integrated into the rest'of Un~ted States," said Frank Lynch, lis Child)," and plan another at the tions, immigration history, religious tt/~chool in terms of the social ac- Berkeley's principal. "If there is a ys end of the study next year. The backgrounds and .perceptions of tivities.' high school that knows what to do ;," first book chronicles the struggles American racial discrimination. Both projects are studying the about it, then we want to bottle it !o- of immigrant students in the' "It's really just stunning what e, ffects of demographic shifts: and sell it to everyone." NCE' GIFTS FOR DAD POLO ACQUA DI CIO',' FREE CLASSIC DUFFLE BAG GIFT ONLY 59:50, ·r ,WITH $35 POLO .PURCHASE 2-PIECE GIFT sET, A72 50 VALISE CURVE FREE DUFFLE BAG .GIFT $45 CURVE FOR MEN PURCHASE i!.~:::. -- }'WIN " DAD! May 2001 In this issue: Welcome to Bakersfield Page 2 Bakersfield Systems Study Page 3 Traffic Signals/Control Page 4 Bakersfield hmtrak StationPage 6 Bike Path Improvements Page 9 Capital Improvements Page 10 final design, which includes backlighting of the lettering and logo, was approved by the City Council on December 13th of last year. · Plans call for the two new monument signs to be completed during this summer. Soon travelers will once again be greeted with a warm It's been several years since Bakersfield southern entry sign will be placed near Bakersfield welcome as they travel the welcomed visitors heading north on McKee Road and Highway 99. The north- Highway 99 corridor through Bakersfield. Highway 99 with its "Sun, Fun, Stay, Play" ern sign will be on Highway 99 near Snow sign. This lack of a Bakersfield greeting is Road. about to change. The design for the new monuments was With the encouragement of former formulated after input was received from mayor Bob Price, the Bakersfield City area residents, sign committee sugges- · Council placed in its budget this year tions, and review by the City Council's funds for two monument entry signs. TheUrban Development Committee. The As we travel into the twenty-first century, it is worth a look at where we are going and how we are planning to get there. The City of Bakersfield's goal is to work diligently to ensure residents can move on transportation systems which are kept in good repair but also that change, through continuing assessment, as the needs of the community change. The City currently maintains 886 miles of streets and uses its resources to the best advantage not only to extend the life of the City's roads but to enhance traf- fic flow patterns that constantly change and increase in volume. Use of personal vehicles, although the predominant mode of trav- el by most Calffon~ians, is not the only form of travel available to Bakersfield. Bakersfield is blessed with many different forms of transportation - surface, air, train, bus - just about everything a landlocked City could want. Please join us as we take a look at the major strides the City has made recently to enhance the abil- ity of its residents to freely and conveniently move from one place to another, inside the City and out. City of Bakersfield County of Kern California Department of Transportation Kern County Council of Governments The City of Bakersfield, Kern County, the (also important) identifying sources of Improvement Program (STIP). In this Kern Council of Governments and the financing, way, future years' financing can be added California Department of Transportation Transportation alternatives will be eval- to the state's wider funding "system" so have jointly initiated a large-scaled studyuated and "screened" based on commu- · Bakersfield will be able to accommodate of how best to solve transportatio, n deft-nity input as well as their benefits, costsits future transportation needs. ciencies in metropolitan Bakersfield. and impacts on the metropolitan You are encouraged to stay involved as The goal of the transportation study, Bakersfield area. The alternatives (plus a plans develop and grow to better serve known as the Bakersfield Systems Study, is "no-build" option) will be screened for our community. One way to stay to combine previous studies with new reducing in number to four to six viable informed: watch new developments as information and expanded engineering alternatives for further engineering analy-they are broadcast on your local govern- analysis to identify, analyze and propose scs. ment channel, KGOV, Cox and Warner solutions to current problems. The results of engineering analyses and cable Channel 16. The Project Study Team has met numer- evaluations of these alternatives will be ous times with groups and individuals to available for public review through addi- Bakersfield Systems flush out community transportation con- tional community workshops and group cerns. Presentations before the City meetings. Study helps to: Council and the Kern County Board of Supervisors were also televised on cable · Develop feasible and television Channel 16 during recent cost-effective transportation meetings, alternatives Twenty "candidate alternatives" · Minimize environmental were developed with an end impacts goal of improving the · Reduce congestion and gridlock Where do * Improve east-west mobility you fit in? Your input is needed to make · Assure system continuity the Bakersfield Systems Study · Identify funding sources result in workable transportation alternatives which will support our grow- · Accommodate growth Bakersfield area's ing area. transportation systems through The "final" transportation alternatives decreased congestion, greater system of the Bakersfield Systems Study will be ~ · continuities, accommodating growth, and placed in the State Transportation /~'~-~ ~.. Each year, the city receives many inquiries about the opera-proximity to schools all help determine whether an intersec- tion of its traffic signals. The more drivers know about traffic tion needs a traffic signal. signal operations, the less frustrated they become when theySignals offer maximum control at intersections. The primary must wait for a signal to change. An understanding of the part function of any traffic signal is to assign right-of-way to con- traffic signals play in traffic movement can improve drivingflicting movements of traffic by means of time separation. In habits by reducing speeding and associated traffic accidents, this way, order is established in conflicting traffic flows. Why are traffic signals needed? As traffic volumes increase When properly timed, a traffic signal increases the traffic beyond the capability of a lesser control, such as a four-way handling capacity of an intersection, and, when installed under stop, it may be necessary to install a traffic signal. The City's conditions that justify its use, a signal is a valuable device for traffic engineers very carefully determine whether an intersec- improving the safety and efficiency of both pedestrian and tion meets established minimum criteria before installing a vehicular traffic. In particul~ir, signals may reduce certain types traffic signal. The primary goal of the traffic engineer is to of accidents, most notably right-angle (broadside) collisions. attain the safest and most efficient overall traffic flow possible. However, traffic signals are not cure-ails for all traffic prob- The amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the need to lems. When unwarranted, a traffic signal can cause excessive provide interruption to major traffic flow for side street vehi- delay, disobedience of signals, and diversion of traffic to resi- des and pedestrians, special conditions such as hills and dential streets. curves, the accident history of the intersection, and the ~ · Numerous intersections within the City of Bakersfield have high traffic volume counts. Traffic volumes counts are help- ful in analyzing the effectiveness of our road system both in planning and construction. City traffic engineers use "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)" counts to determine the total number of vehicles in both directions, passing a point dur- ing the year, divided by 365. Through the use of the AADT system, variations in traffic volume are predicted. Eleven intersections in the City had traffic counts of 50,000 or more during 2000. Can you guess which ones they were? Check below to see how close you came. Busiest Bakersfield Intersections during 2000: California Avenue/New Stine Road/Stockdale Highway 63,400 Coffee Road/Gosford Road/Stockdale Highway 61,700 Coffee Road/Rosedale Highway 57,600 Ming Avenue/New Stine Road 56,800 Ming Avenue/Wible Road 55,800 White Lane/Highway 99 Ramps/Southbound On/Off 54,200 Coffee Road/Truxtun Avenue 53,600 Gosford Road/Ming Avenue 52,900 White Lane/Wible Road 51,500 Ming AvemteJReal road (South) 50,000 Stine Road/White Lane 50,000 · raf c $isna Preeml~tionx ~ ~ght. To oht~n a green ~ght, e~sting green lights (including pedestrian intervals) are shortened. After the yel- Traffic signals are controlled automatically except when thatlow change interval, a green light for through and left control is transferred for very specific purposes. The trans-turn traffic is given to the approach used by the emergency fer of signal control to a special signal operation is calledvehicle. "preemption." There are three means of signal preemptions There are three common types of from emergency vehicles: mobile radio, siren preemption, based on the reason for the sensor, and modulated strobe light. preemption. These are railroad, The City of Bakersfield uses the emergency vehicle, and transit modulated strobe light sys- vehicle preemptions. The type that tem. In this system, the light people notice most modulated output of a is emergency vehicle preemp- vehicle-mounted emitter tions, is received by a detector at a Emergency vehicle preemption signal and allows the signal can be used for any authorized emer- preemption to occur. gency vehicle but is normally used only for fire engines and ambulances. The purpose is to obtain a green light for the ,/~ * emergency vehicle as soon as possible or to hold an existing information from the community to for- mulate a community vision of the future. VISION 2020 The complete Vision 2020 report can be found on the Internet at: www. baker s fieldvision 2 020. com. Recently, the Greater Bakersfield agement of alternative fuels or low-or-no Vision 2020 Facilitation Team conductedemission vehicles, and reduced emissions numerous community meetings and gath- from mobile sources by improving traffic ered information on different aspects of flow. These included: Greater Bakersfield. v/ encouraging more right-turn lanes The community-wide meetings, co- hosted by a member of the City Council or v/ encouraging a beltway freeway to get Mayor and a member of the Board of cars off the "stop and go" surface Supervisors, brought out what residentsstreets and investigating a "systems" felt were positive and negative features of approach Greater Bakersfield as well as what they v/ encouraging carpool parking lots and wanted their community to be like in the carpool lanes on the beltways future. ~" creating a walkable city to encourage From those meetings came the pedestrians, discouraging"maze" Vision 2020 report with strategies to bring developments and "island cities" about the future the community wants. The broad-based group of community Not surprisingly, one component of leaders involved in the Greater that future included support for efforts Bakersfield Vision 2020 visioning process to attain air quality standards, encour- invested thousands of hours in compiling 5 Bakersfield Amtrak Station A Showcase for Community Pride The California Amtrak station on "F" ture in future transportation needs such underpass to accommodate a fourth rail Street, originally designed to handle aas high speed rail. line (designed to keep traffic moving dur- load of 50 passengers per peak hour, The Kern Council of Governments ing construction), and an underpass on pushed more than athird of a million pas- (Kern COG) studied possible sites for "Q" Street. sengers through it in 1998-99. The moreboth multi-modal and high speed rail sta- City staff began a series of meetings to than ~30-year old Bakersfield station, the tions, and it was determined the best loca- . develop a plan and strategy to move the busiest station on the San Joaquin tion was at the corner of Truxtun Avenue proposed new Amtrak Station forward. Corridor and one of the 20 busiest and "S" Street. To make the "S" StreetThey contacted Bakersfield State Amtrak stations in the nation, was wornlocation work, additional track would Legislator Senator Jim Costa about this by time, trains, passengers and baggageneed to be extended from the current "F" badly needed community project. With and made obsolete through new tech- Street Station to the "S" Street site in the Senator Costa's full support, he and City nologies and advances in passenger flow management. As a first impression for passengers "Months of efforts to pull different parties together... entering Bakersfield, it was sadly lacking resulted in this impressive rail transportation gateway in services and aesthetics, into the City of Bakersfield." It was dear that Bakersfield needed an attractive, welcoming, conveniently placed station dose to city amenities and midst of Burlington Northern Santa Fe'sstaff met several times with the California attractions, planned for future growth,existing operation, new railbridgeswould Department of Transportation to find and one which would serve as a core fea- need to be built over the Chester Avenue solutions to funding issues as well as those relating to design and construction. The game plan that evolved counted on Senator Costa assisting in the appropriation of the neces- sary funding and the City of Bakersfield becoming the lead agency for the project. The City took the innovative step of owning the property and leasing it back to Amtrak. Since the proiect greatly bene- fitted Bakersfield, the respon- sibility was squarely placed on its shoulders to accelerate and complete the station in a time- ly and cost-effective manner. With Senator Costa's encour- agement, agencies at different governmental levels developed 6 a spirit of teamwork and desire to finalize a project clearly of benefit to the entire state. "Because the City of Bakersfield took the lead on the project, staff members were able to think outside the box, lit- erally changing the originally- proposed, rectangularly-shaped station and turning it into an impressive gateway into the City," says City Civil Engineer Arnold Ramming. "The result is a showcase for community pride." "Months of efforts to pull dif- ferent parties together to work to complete the new Bakersfield Amtrak Station resulted in this impressive rail transportation -~ gateway into the City of Bakersfield," says Bakersfield From its architecturally unique and pleasing construction to its emphasis on passenger comfort and Mayor Harvey Hall. "It really is convenience, the new Amtrak Station is a showcase for community pride. a tribute to how much can be accomplished, efficiently and effectively, sive windows and skylights of the 8,300- can be retrofitted to serve as a boarding when people and different agencies worksquare-foot building. Computer connec- station for a high speed:rail system. together to make things happen." tion ports are available to allow passen- Station water features-highlight the his- The Station's pleasing exterior and inte- gets to access the Internet while awaiting torically significant Kern Island Canal and flor focus on passenger comfort in its their trains, the importance of water to the communi- design and seating for 110 in the waitingPassengers are also pleased to find 230 ty. A "greeting fountain" is triggered area. Natural light filters through expan- parking stalls in the new station's fenced when trains pull into- the station. The lot. Conveniently locatedHogan Family Foundation also donated a near the Centennial custom-made "kugel" (German for ball Garden and Convention or sphere) which features a nearly 6-foot Center, hotels, restau- diameter, 17,500 pound Labrador fight rants, the library, and granite ball, engraved with the continents - i government and private of the world, resting on a base of Belfast enterprise, the new black granite weighing 10,934 pounds. station extends a warm The kugel spins on a very thin film of and welcoming atmos- water, only 8/lO00ths of an inch, which' phere into the downtown,allows a visitor to change its rotation with The Amtrak Station alsojust a touch "turning the world upside features an 800-foot light- down!" ed and canopy-covered The $15.5 million station price tag_ platform designed to included property design, demolition, shield passengers and vis- track work, stati~on building and site itors from the elements,improvements. Funding sources included Its 40-foot tower, current- federal funding ($500,000), the City's At its unveiling at the Amtrak Station, two children spin the kugel on the very tbin film of water which allows a visitor to change its ly housing the building's rotation with just a touch "turning the world upside down.t" mechanical operations, (Continued on page 8, Showcase) 7 Showcase- continued from page 7. Surface travel is contribution of the property ($400,000), Only ana state support for most of the remain- not the der. The City of Bakersfield also financed wav.~ to sarythe "Q"bridgeStreetwork.underpass and the neces- Significant savings to taxpayers were realized because the project was coordi- Transportation has many different signals, turn lanes and tapers and termi- nated by the City of Bakersfield. The modes: vehicular (cars, trucks), buses nal security systems and equipment. The City, as lead agency for both projects, was and trains, boat (cruise), and air. This funding for the apron (that part of the ter- able to design the bypass tracks to ulti- past year, the City climbed on board tominal where the airplanes park on the mately become two of the three tracks participate in funding for a major expan- concrete) is now fully funded and could that would be needed at the new station. sion and upgrade of the airport, terminal be under contract and construction by Considerable savings have been realized at Meadows Field. mid-July, by eliminating the need to remove the new The City Council took this bold step "The Airport will have a new look and a track as well as incorporating plans for because it recognizes the importance new feel," says Ray. "We are currently in future expansion for passenger traffic Meadows Field plays in serving air-travel- the planning stages that consist of the size, both east and west. Amtrak has already ing City as well as County residents, style and equipment. The estimated size indicated it plans to add an additional train for passenger convenience. How will the City help with the multi- of the new terminal is three times the size million dollar expansion? In an agree- of the current terminal. The location of Jack LaRochelle, the City's Interim ment with the County, the City willprovide the new terminal will be along 7th Public Works Director, attributes the a total of $2.5 million, at a rate of Standard Road, which will have quickerCity's ability to bring the project in on time $500,000 over five years, access to and from Highways 99 and 65.to teamwork. "Architects Rossetti & Associates and Colombo Construction The City's payments begin after the con- Customers of Meadows Field can expect tract is awarded and construction begins, to be traveling through the new terminal Company worked closely with City staff to City funds are to be used for construction in 2003-2004." complete the project on schedule, thus of the lobby, concessions; holding rooms, The vision for the future? To build a saving taxpayer dollars in design, con- lobby traffic areas, and ticket areas of the world class airport system that comple- struction, and all too common overrun costs. The ability to work in a coordina- terminal, merits Kern County's economy while pro- What else is planned for 'Meadows rooting safe and efficient commercial and rive manner to complete it on time reflect- Field? Just about everythingi says Ray general aviation, ed the team approach generated with this Bishop, Kern County Director of Airports. project." Modern, attractive and welcoming, the Major improvements will include airport ~ Station serves the community's current apron construction, terminal construc- tion with associated aprons, jet bridges, and future needs. For many passengers, Flight Information Display Systems the Station will be the only thing they see (FIDS), road construction on the airport of Bakersfield. As a major transportation property, automobile parking lots, traffic gateway into the City, it leaves a lasting and positive impression upon those who have the opportunity to visit Bakersfield. From its architecturally unique and pleasing construction to its emphasis on passenger comfort and convenience, the new Amtrak Station is a showcase for community pride. 8 Proposition funds go toward Bike Path Improvements Proposition 13 (the Water Bonds Act) which passed statewide by a substantial margin last year, will be covering the costs of improve- ments in the bike path along the Kern River Parkway in the near future. Approximately $1.0 million, allocated to the Kern River Parkway, projects and complete signage, web site, educational and directional kiosks throughout the Parkway, a complete eques- trian trail (including canal crossings) along the north shoreline of the Kern River channel will pay for an exten- between Alfred sion of the bike path Harrell Highway from Stockdale and Stockdale Highway to Enos Lane Highway bridge, (approximately 7.5 and the acquisition miles) along the south of properties along side of the Kern River. the Truxtun Avenue Money will also be set corridor, Stockdale aside to replace and Highway and east widen a section of the of Manor Street to bike path from Manor provide for expan- Street to 24th Street (a sion of the Kern portion of the original River Parkway. bike path begun more than 20 years ago). Action along the These projects, plus others, will be able to utilize Proposition bike path should begin as soon as this summer! 13 as well as Proposition 12 (the Parks Bond Act) funding. What are some other projects which are conceptualized for These and other Kern River Parkway projects will over time the Kern River Parkway, you ask? Widening, improving the continue to enhance Bakersfield's quality of life and provide resurfacing 18 miles of existing bike path between Stockdale additional opportunities for residents to enjoy the area's Highway and the California Living Museum (CALM), con- natural beauty year round. structing and extending the bike path between CALM and the Lake Ming Loop (3 miles), establishing major tree-planting 9 Capital Improvements: The City's Infrastructure Each year the City of Bakersfield budgets millions of dollars in miscellaneous infrastructure and roads improvements. This year, "high-ticket" capital improyement budget items included $3,174,000 for road reconstruction and-resuffacing projects city- wide, $250,000 for improvements of various railroad crossings, and $700,000 for the completion of the project report, environ- mental document, and property acquisition for the Highway 178/Faiffax interchange project. Road reconstruction and resurfacing projects normally are completed and impact residents within a relatively short time after funds are budgeted for them. Larger, longer-term projects (such as the Highway 178/Faiffax interchange project) which require many steps to project completion obviously take longer. For long- term projects, portions of the project can be budgeted and com- pleted over a time span of several years. The City's capital improvement plan budget covers a five-year period and portions of a project can be budgeted within each of those five years. Because of this, the City is able to plan for the long-range infrastructure needs of the community in a compre- hensive and financially responsible manner. Each year the City reviews its capital improvement needs to ensure it meets the needs of our growing community. Just a few of the projects, or portions thereof, which have been budgeted in the 2000-2001 budget include the rehabilitation of the South Chester sewer main, a downtown streetscape expansion, street improvements at College and Fairfax, a two-million gallon water storage tank, a Fire Station 4/5 retrofit and reserve for a fire station at Buena Vista and White Lane, and a new signal at Fairview and Monitor. The next time you are traveling about Just a few of the projects, or portions thereof, which have been the city and notice activities relating to median island improvements, street budgeted in the 2000-2001 Capital Improvements budget include: resurfacing, sewer construction, improvements and rehabilitation, storm © rehabilitation of the South Chester sewer main drain construction and improvements, signal modifications and/or improve- © a downtown streetscape expansion ments, or sidewalk improvements and© street improvements at College and Fairfax reconstruction, remember the long range © two-million gallon water storage tank planning of City departments that made these improvements possible. Q Fire Station #5 retrofit and reserve for a fire station at Buena Vista and White Lane © new signal at Fairview and Monitor 10 The City of Bakersfield operates on an expected to serve the City of Bakersfield's transfers from other funds and assess- annual budget consisting of two main infrastructure over considerable periods ments. parts: the operating budget and the capi- of time. For the 2000-2001 fiscal year, the City tal improvements budget. In Very simpleMajor revenue sources for the City of of Bakersfield had an adopted operating terms, the operating budget encompassesBakersfield are real and personal prop-budget of $221,456.935 and a capital the vast majority of services provided to erty tax, sales and use tax, business budget of $29,238,391, for a total of citizens through the City's programs and licenses tax, utility franchise tax, licenses $250, 695,326. The charts below reflect staff, and permits, State motor vehicle in lieu the percentages and general categories The capital improvements budget tax, miscellaneous charges for services, which make up the revenues of the City's includes capital projects which result in and interdepartmental charges. Revenue operating funds and the percentages and definable projects, such as street sources identified within the capital general categoriesofexpenditures. improvement projects, wastewater treat-improvements program may also include · ment plants, and other projects that are grants, taxes, user fees, bond issues, ~ Where it comes from... Licenses and Permits t3.47% 38.10% Taxes & Assessments 42.67% Charges for Service 3.44% Misc. Revenue Where it goes...* Fines and Forfeits 7.07% 17.92% Government Non-De 20.03% 4.61% Develo 7.48% Recreation and Parks 9.72% 4.74% Fire Water 28.43% Public Works *Does not include interfund transfer 11 Important Numbers to Know City of Bakersfield Departments City Attorney's Office .................. 326-3721 City Manager's Office .................. 326-3751 Development Services ................. 326-3733 Economic & Community Development ..... 326-3765 Financial Services .................... 326-3742 Fire Services ........................ 326-3911 Police Services ...................... 327-7111 Public Works ....................... 326-3724 Recreation and Parks .326-3117 Water Resources ..................... 326-3715 Frequently Called Numbers General Information/City Clerk's Office ..... 326-3767 Building Code Complaints .............. 326-3712 Building Division ..................... 326-3720 Business Licenses .... ' ................ 326-3762 Centennial Garden/Convention Center ..... 852-7777 Fire Department Public Education ........ 326-3696 Garbage Pickup/Recycling .............. 326-3114 Graffiti Removal Program (32-ERASE) ..... 323-7273 Human Resources .................... 326-3773 Planning Division .................... 326-3733 Police Department .................... 327-7111 Wood Recycling ..................... 835-8873 City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bulk Rate Bakerfield, CA 93301 U.S. Postage PAID Bakersfield, CA Permit No. 883 12 ° ~ ~AY 2 9 2001 B A K E R S F I E L D , PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~ACQUES R. LAROCHELLE, FROM: ~/INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR H DATE: ~J MAY 29, 2001 SUBJECT: GENERAL INFORMATION Attached is a copy of the 2001 first quarter Activity Report describing the status of the Local Enforcement Agency's (LEA) regulated projects within the City of Bakersfield from January 1, 2001 - March 31, 2001. Attachment G:\G ROU P DATUM200 I_CITYMANAG E R~LEAJan_Mar_ActivityRIX.v4xl PROGRESS OF PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ~ ,.~ Activity For January 1, 2001 - March 31, 2001 Bakersfield Sanitary I,,,,,,~,.,,o,~ ,..,~,o,. Gas levels were reported to b inThe City of Bakersfield and the Landfill/Burn Dump ,'~^-A'~;~':--,~,, ,~,~,~,,,,.,,, ,~,A' ,,,,,'- ......,, ,, ,o,~,'~-:~',o, '-,,., compliance at all perimeter " Kern County Waste Management Closure. ,--'~,.,,,,.~, ~,,,'~':-:-A"-, ,,, ,o,,~ *~--',, ,~ ,~---"'-,~,~,,,, ,-:~"~,o,,o monitoring probes during the !irst Department will coordinate associated with: burr, ~$h. quarter of 2001. ii development and submittal of SWlS #: 15-AA-0044 Completed 5/1/1998 I closure/postclosure maintenance The Regional Water Quality plans for the landfill as per the D..-,..-,:-- -,,,.~ ,.-.,,:,,,-A,~.--~ Control Board (RWQCB) adoS)ted agreement entered into on May 22, LEA WO #: 102 and 319 ,,~,,-,,-,,,-,,, ,-,, ,, ,,~ o ,,~,,,,,,,,~,, ,o, ,'-. .... ' '~'- '-~:'""' ~' .... "~-' '- Disch ge Requ' ~" 1996 ~oo ~,, ,, ,~ ,o,-,,,~y ~,,~,,, ,-,o, y ,,, Waste ar ~reme.~ts . '""" '~'-- "°' ^'"'- ' ...... hich tipulate that a final co~e Sections 10, 11, 14, and ,~oo -,,,,,, -,,~ ,.,, ,,,~ ,-,-,,~, w s r 15, T29S, R28E --.~,,,-,o,~ ,-,,,,,,.~,-,-.~-~. system is to be constructed bY The LEA has requested 4200 Panorama Drive Completed 8~29~97 December 31,2003. abandonment of damaged, substandard and/or out-of service Property Owner: Long Term Goal: gas probes located within the City of Bakersfield Closure of the sanitary landfill facility. and burn dump in compliance with Title 27, California Code of Regulations (CCR). China Grade Burn '~-':~'A "~" ,,,,,,,~,~,o,~ ,.,,.,o,; The LEA approved the Final The Waste Management Dump/Landfill Closure ,~'---~:~':~-,~,, ,~,,,o,,,,,, ,.,,~: ~,,,'- ......,, ,, ,o,~,'~':~',o, Closure and Post Closure Department will begin construction ...;~';-,,,.,,,,, ,o,,,~,,,,'~--":" ,~,.,,,,,,o,,~o,"' .... "~-:^~ '~.,., Maintenance Plans on January of the test pad in April, 2001. SWIS #: 15-AA-0048 ---' .... '^':-:-A'-' '~'~ ~'^~"~' ':~"~ 19 2001 assw,..~.~lCIt~,M VVitll MUlll ash. LEA WO #: 108 Completed June 4, 1997. The Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) fou,nd 'l Location: Long Term Goal: the closure plans were not Sections 1 & 12, T29S, Closure of the sanitary landfill adequate. The Waste R29E and burn dump.in compliance Management Dept. responded to with Title 27, CCR. the comments of the RWQCB, Property Owner: and the plans were approve¢ Kern County March 7, 2001 · Page 1 Soilrem Corporation ,,'--M^":~'^, ,,, ,~,.,,o,~ ,-, ~ ~,.,.,,.,o? The LEA received Facility Compliance Plan ,.,,.,,,, ~,,,°~-" ...... vv,,,-'" ,..,.,,,,~,,~,~~---~-'~'~ ~,~ ,~^:'"'..o,.,,,,~ correspondence from Norad t will continue to inspect the facilit~ --,: .... ,-,,*'- :- ,:-.. · ~)d every quarter to determine Co,,,~,,,o, ,,.~, ,o,, ,,, ,,~,~ ,.,,~ Corporation, 2020 E. Rockwo Blvd, Spokane, Washington,~ compliance with State Minimum SWIS #: 15-AA-0356 ~,~,,,,,,o ,,,.,,,, ,, ,,~, ~,,.,,~=, o~, ,,.,~o, . ,, ,,.,,~,~,,,~-'~,..-'~-- "-~,,,~ ~.,~,.o,' -'-~' ~-',..,,,,,,,~,,,~,,,' 99203, that ownership had n0~t Standards, Title 14, CCR. LEA WO#: 450 Aeje~. Completed April 28, 1999 been transferred to them. 408 E. Pacheco Rd Long Term Goal: The LEA notified the land owner, Bakersfield, CA 93307 Compliance with State Minimum Wayne Massie, Fresno, on Standards, Title 14, California January 11,2001, of the closure Property Owner: Code of Regulations (CCR), requirements for petroleum Glenn MacQueen Section 18224. contaminated soil operations..) K and D Salvage Landfill Immediate Goai: Drainage from gutters located on The LEA will continue to conduct Fence the facility to prevent Daniels Lane to the landfill quarterly inspections. SWIS # 15-AA-0103 public access, property continues to occur. Most of the drainage originat{ s LEA WO#: 267 Long Term Goal: from a nut packing company Closure of the burn dump in located on Daniels Lane. 600 South Union Ave. compliance with Title 27, CCR. Rinsate is a high biological Bakersfield, CA 93307 oxygen demand (BOD) wast~ Weed growth is evident in Property Owner: drainage at Daniels Lane and on Nathan Daniels and landfill' property. Roberta Daniels Page 2 City of Bakersfield Immediate Goal: The greenwaste facility and The Local Enforcement Agencyl Greenwaste Concurrence and issuance of a expansion area have been will provide the approved Final Facility/Expansion area Full Solid Waste Facility Permit operated substantially in Negative Declaration to the to include expansion of the compliance with State Minimum California Integrated Waste SWIS #: 15-AA-0311 composting processing area and Standards Management Board. The permit 15-AA-0365 a construction/demolition process will resume, and the 15-AA-0366 processing faciiity, revised Solid Waste Facility Permit Location: should be issued within 70 days. Section 9, T30S, R28E Future Goal: 2601 S. Mt. Vernon Ave. Compliance with State Minimum Standards, Title 14, CCR. May 22, 2001~ ~agement * SWIS = Solid Waste Information System number issued by the California Integrated Waste Ma Board (CIWMB). ** LEA WO# - Local Enforcement Agency Work Order number used by EHSD. Page 3 BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER ~x3ACQUES R. LaROCHELLE, FROM: ~J INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR II DATE: ~J May 31, 2001 SUBJECT: BAKERSFIELD FREEWAY SYSTEMS STUDY Westpark Neighborhood At the City Council workshop last month concerning the Bakersfield Systems Study, staff was asked to keep Westpark residents informed and updated regarding the progress of the study. URS Corporation, the project consultant, has scheduled a meeting for June 5, 2001 at 7:00 pm at the offices of the Kern Council of Governments to meet with the Westpark residents, provide them information, and receive comments from the neighborhood. G:~GROUPDA'r~Referrals~enharn2~l.kfidFreewaySyslemsSludy_WF0018823 001 Updale.wpd BAKERSFIELD TO: Jack Hardisty, Development Services Director FROM: Randy Fidler, Chief Code Enforcement Officer ~'- DATE: May 29, 2001 SUBJECT: Vacant apartments - 1701-1801 Canter Way Recently I have been contacted by Councilmember Benham and Councilmember Hanson about the above mentioned locations. We have been monitoring the property and it has already been through the administrative process in which the owners boarded and secured the apartments (April 2001). On May 24, 2001, we revisited the property and had to re-secure some doors, garage doors and repair a few broken slats in the fence. The property is owned by West Park Baptist Church. We have had contact with Mel Adkinson who is a representative for the church. The property has been re-zoned to accommodate a shopping center. It seems as though the church is having problems putting the deal together. Mr. Adkinson did indicate that the apartments could possibly be moved by the end of June. We will monitor the property for compliance. RF:cm cc: Councilmember Benham Councilmember Hanson Alan Tandy, City Manager Dennis Fidler, Building Director MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager (~,-,,, 0 FROM: Gene Bogart, Water Resources DATE: May 31, 2001 SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STRATEGY Council Referral No. WF0018803 (Ward 3) Councilmember Maggard requested that the Water Board develop a strategy regarding the electrical power crisis and that staff work with private and governmental groups to explore opportunities to enhance electricity for the citizens of Bakersfield. As a result of the referral, a Special Water Board meeting was held on Monday, April 23,2001 to discuss the issue of the development of an electrical energy strategy. At the meeting staff provided a history of the current energy situation throughout the state, staff also discussed the status of the City's ability to deliver water to residents in the event of rotating outages. On Wednesday, April 25,2001 staff presented similar information to the entire Council at its regular public meeting. An in-house task force made-up of staff from key City departments has been formed to develop and review options available to the City. Staff will continue to meet and research this matter and provide updates to the Council. GB:sr S:\2001MEMOS\ReferralWF0018803 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Gene Bogart, Water Resources DATE: May 31, 2001 SUBJECT: WATER LINES AND FIRE HYDRANTS Council Referral No. WF0018763/002 (Ward 3) ICouncilmember Maggard requested that staff assist with the installation of fire hydrants and water I lines in the northeast area of Paladino Drive. Staff met with California Water Service Company and reviewed the possibility of providing full domestic water and fire protection services to the area known as Paladino Drive in the northeast. The nearest domestic water mains capable of providing service are approximately 1 IA miles away. Councilmember Maggard, staff and representatives from California Water Service Company met with a group of residents in the area on March 27, 2001 to present options and cost estimates for installing water mains to the properties. Due to the distances and terrain involved in running mains to the area, the residents declined to participate. California Water Service Company will be constructing a water treatment plant in the area in the next two years along with additional water pipelines. At that time, the residents indicated they will review the costs for water lines and service. GB:sr S :\2001 MEMOS\ReferralWnF0018763 -002