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Home My WebLink About03/15/02 BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM March 15, 2003, TO: Honorable Mayor and City Go~/~ FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager/~"' / SUBJECT: General Information . ~'~ 1. Comments on the newspaper article regarding CSUB and the lease at the Garden: · The letters were leaked to the press. The issue was not ready for public discussion. · The article did not clearly articulate our position that playing three to four games at Icardo Center eliminates all significant scheduling problems. More importantly, the need to consolidate seating sections in the Garden in critical. They seat sparsely in too many sections, so the fans have no neighbors and there is no group dynamic.~ · We are awaiting a response from CSUB to my last letter. 2. Donna Kunz is taking advantage of Congressional inquiries to apply for several federal grants. Past efforts on Lakeview and Baker were successful, so it is worth a try. A memo is enclosed. Please call if you have questions. 3. Next week, we have the joint City/County meeting. On Thursday, the KernCOG Board meets on our funding requests and the Kern County City Managers' recommended settlement to that issue. Please not do assume that because the City Managers recommended a settlement that the issue is over - it is not. 4. The response to the voluntary recycling program has been very Iow so far. A report from Kevin Barnes is enclosed. 5. With all the election news last week, there were two good things for the City. Proposition 42 will give us more road money beginning in 2008. Proposition 40 will give us a million dollars for Recreation and parks facilities, and will give us an opportunity to apply for categorical recreation and park grants. When Proposition 12 passed, it took the State two years to devise the rules under which they would disburse the money. We hope 42 goes more efficiently. 6. Did you see the road repairs we were doing on Truxtun by the corp yard? Well, in grinding down the asphalt they found no base, so a simple overlay job became a major rebuild. A memo from Public Works is enclosed that details the problem. We will have to do an emergency contract due to traffic disruption and get Council approval for the bill after the fact. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MARCH 15, 2002 PAGE 2 7. A letter from the State Department of Parks and Recreation is enclosed that shows that the Greenfield Facility project lost its funds. 8. Congratulations once again goes out to the Recreation and Parks Department. Terry McCormick and Holly Larson will both receive the Citation Award from CPRS (California Recreation and Parks Society), which is given to Supervisors who have contributed time and effort to the District, and Linda McVicker will receive the Achievement Award, which recognizes Supervisors who have been an active member of CPRS for at least three years. Well done! 9. The California Department of Education, Foundation Consortium, and Center for Collaborative Solutions Intermediary selected Greenfield School District's After School Program as a Regional Learning Center. A memo is enclosed from Recreation and Parks with more details. Actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Bakersfield recently to kick off the program. 10. Enclosed is the February 2002 Operation Report provided by Prevention Services division of the Fire Department. 11. A memo is enclosed which shows a summary of research done by the Development Services Department regarding vadous voting methods used by several Councils of Govemment in California. 12. Attached is an update of activities of the Building and Planning divisions of Development Services. 13. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Couch · Response to Bakersfield Californian letter to the editor regarding the recycling tax and pilot program Councilmember Mag§ard · Report regarding traffic patterns, light sequence and entrances to Home Depot off of Bernard and Mt. Vernon Councilmember Salvaggio · Update regarding the additional signs and markings in the median area in the view of drivers leaving the shopping center driveway to reinforce the notice of "No Right Turn" at Panama and Wible AT:al ' cc: Department Heads Pam McCarthy, City Clerk Trudy Slater, Administrative Analyst Proposed Section 108 Timetable HUD 108 Application I NEPA Item Date Item Date Start March 8 Start March 8 Publish - 30 days March 28 SHPO - 30 days March 15 Prepare Admin April 10 Prepare EA March 20 End of 30 days April 28 Submit EA for review March 22 Council action May 8 End of 30 days April 15 Submit to HUD May 15 Complete EA review APril 15 Receive HUD Approval July 15 Publish FONSI April 20 HUD 108 Contract July 30 Submit Release Notice May 8 Funds Available August 15 Receive HUD APproval June 1 Note - Section 108 Proposed Projects: · Community Pool - (C.T. 16) Area benefit (see attached map) · Baker St. Corridor Mixed Use Project (C.T. 14) - Job creation benefit · S.E. 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About 62 % Iow incom Miles ~-/' T i i ~ -F: I I : ..... :~:~ Proposed Community Pool BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: March 14, 2002 SUBJECT: PILOT CURBSlDE RECYCLING UPDATE The curbside pilot recycling program is scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 8, 2002 as planned. To date, 263 out of approximately 6300 homes have signed up for curbside recycling service, following the first mailing. A second mailing will be initiated this week in the pilot area in an attempt to increase awareness and the level of participation. We anticipate a certain number of participants would subscribe after seeing their neighbors use their curbside recycling carts. Per our agreement with the haulers, subscriptions will be accepted for the pilot study through the first 6 months of program implementation. c: Kevin Barnes, Solid Waste Director Sal Moretti, Solid Waste Superintendent G:\GROUPDA'I~SOLIDWASTE~002\CURBSIDE RECYCLING UPDATE 3-14-02.wpd B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 (661) 326-3114 RAUL M. ROJAS KEVIN BARNES DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER SOLID WASTE MANAGER March 13, 2002 Dear Resident: RE: CURBSlDE RECYCLING PILOT PROGRAM IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! Congratulations! Your neighborhood has been selected for a curbside recycling pilot program. If you currently recycle at home, or would like to recycle, this is an easy way to do it. Remember, recycling is a way to help protect our environment and conserve our natural resources. The attached flyer summarizes program details. The program is strictly voluntary. Sign ups are being accepted now and will continue until the end of September for this pilot program. Recycling containers will be delivered at the end of March, and service will begin April 8t' with collection occurring every other Tuesday. The service will be offered for $5 per month to the pilot area homes. The pilot area represents about 10% of the city. The city has contracted with the local area waste haulers to perform this pilot Program for one year to determine whether a city-wide curbside recycling program could be successful. Your participation will help ensure its success. If you are interested, fill out the application on the attached information flyer and return it with your subscription payment in the self-addressed envelope. Thank you for your interest and support. If there are questions, please contact us at (661) 326-3114. Sincerely,; / Solid Waste Manager Attachment: Flyer S:\FY01-02 FILING\600 RECYCLING\Curbside\Jetter to customer.wpd SOLID WASTE DIVISION 410 ! TRUXTUN AVENUE (661 ) 326-3114 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309 Fax (661) 852-2114 April Recycling'· ' ' ~ · ' ' Pilot Program SiGN UP NOW CurbSide Recyclin! CURBS RECYCLING IS HERE SIGN UP NOW JUST FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO SIGN UP: 1. FILL OUT THE APPLICATION ON THE REVERSE SIDE 2.MAIL THE APPLICATION AND A CHECK PAYABLE TO CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FOR $60.00 ANNUALLY (minimum payment $16.00 quarterly) 3. YOUR CART WILL BE DELIVERED UPON RECEIPT OF PAYMENT 4. START RECYCLING YOUR PAPER, CARDBOARD, METAL CANS, GLASS & PLASTIC BOTTLES TODAY 5.PLACE THEM ON THE CURB BY 6am EVERY OTHER WEEK AS SCHEDULED (see schedule provided with cart) . CALL 326-3114 FOR CURBSIDE SERVICE NAME: ADDRESS: ZIP (;ODE: TELEPHONE NUMBER: I understand this sign up is for the duration of the pilot program which will end March $1, 2003. Refunds will not be available. r--1 YES, SIGN ME UP! SIGNATURE: DATE: Make checks payable to City of Bakersfield · City of Bakersfield, Solid Waste Division " Mail your application form with payment to: 4101 Truxtun Ave., bldg. A Bakersfield, CA 93309 LET'S START RECYCLING ! ! ! It is very simple. Please save your: Newspapers, cardboard, junk mail, office paper, magazines, aluminum cans, tin cans, clear glass, green glass, brown glass, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, And put them in your recycling cart labeled with yellow decals and the recycling symbols. Here are a few important hints- please: *Crush bulky plastic bottles. *Breakdown all cardboard boxes. *Rinse out all food containers *Do not break glass. *Keep all paper dry; *Check # on all plastic containers *No paper milk cartons. #1 and #2 plastic bottles only. *No plastic oil containers. Please do not put: Trash, Green Waste, Hazardous Waste (Paints, Oils, Solvent, etc.), Computer Components, etc. In this cart. Please have cart out by 6:00 a.m. on recycling day. BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM ~..~. DATE: March 14, 2002 ~r, On March 13, 2002, City street crews began preparation work for resurfacing Truxtun Avenue from 1,000 feet west of the railroad underpass to Empire Drive. The existing surface was being ground two inches by an outside contractor with the city crews hauling off the material. During this process we encountered a structural section of two inches of asphalt over sand which is unacceptable. This condition existed in an area approximately eight feet wide next to the curb. This structural section would not hold up to the volume of traffic on Truxtun Avenue and it was decided to remove eight inches of material and replace it with full depth asphalt. Considering the amount of traffic that uses Truxtun Avenue, the project became too involved for City crews to complete in a timely manner. Therefor, to limit inconvenience to the public, it became necessary to solicit the assistance of Granite Construction to complete the project. City crews worked until 10:00 P.M. with Granite Construction crews finishing approximately midnight. Granite Construction is completing the final paving course today. G:\GROUPDATMVI2002_CityManager~TruxtunAvenuePaving_Mar 14_2002.wpd State of California · The Resources Agency Gray Davis, Governor DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION · p.O. Box 942896 · Sacramento, CA 94296-0001 Rusty Areias, Director (916) 653-7423 March 4, 2002 I .............. 14/ R - 8 2002 Stan Ford Director of Parks and Recreation City of Bakersfield 4101 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93309 / Subject: Update of your General Fund project(s) Dear Stan Ford: GF-15-020 Greenfield Facility $985,000 Due to the current State Budget shortfall, the Governor requested that the Legislature revert funds for select unencumbered General Fund projects. The above referenced project(s) is listed in the 2001-02 Parks Local Project Red~ction Plan. Therefore, the funds are no longer available to you. Lists of the General Fund projects to be reverted are available on the Department of Finance's web site at www.dof, ca.gov/HTML/BUD_Docs/PARKSRed.pdf. If you have any questions about your project(s), please call your project officer, Richard Rendon at (916) 651-7600 or email at rrendC, parks.ca..qov. Sincerely, Odel T. King, Jr., Manager Grants Administration From: Stacy Marteeny-Haus <smarteenyhaus@ci.covina.ca.us> To: "'sihmels@ci.bakersfield.ca.us"' <sihmels@ci.bakersfield.ca.us> Date: 3/11/02 1:32 Subject: CPRS Supervisors' Section award winners RE: Holly Larson, Citation Award recipient Terry McCormick, Citation Award recipient Linda .McVicker, Achievement Award recipient Congratulations! Your candidate for a Recreation Supervisors' Section award has been selected. Awards will be presented at the Recreation Supervisors' Section luncheon on Thursday, April 4, 2002. The luncheon will be held at the Zita Trattoria and Bar, near the Convention Center, and will begin at 11:30 a.m. For registration information please call Shannon Omessi, City of Santa Clarita, at 661.286.4022. The registration deadline is March 22, 2002. If your candidate is not 'in attendance, we will be sure to forward the award after the conference. Thanks for taking the time 'to make the nomination! Stacy MarteenY-Haus Community Services Supervisor 626.858.7275 fax 626.858.7261 From: Sally Ihmels To: Allen Abe; Stan Ford Date: 3/12/02 8:44 Subject: Awards Here is a brief description of the awards: 1. Citation Award - Given by the CPRS Supervisor's Section Citation Awards are .presented throughout the State to members of the Supervisor's Section who have contributed time and effort to the Section and their District. Terry McCormick and Holly Larson both will receive this award. 2. Achievement Award - Given by the CPRS Supervisor's Section This award is-to recognize members of the Supervisor's Section who have been an active member for at least three years. There is a-long list of criteria for this award. Linda McVicker will receive this award. DATE: February 22, 2002 TO: Stan Ford, Director FROM: Terri Elison, Recreation Supervisor SUBJECT: Greenfield's After School Program-Regional Learning Center After reviewing the highest quality after school programs in the state, the California Department of Education, Foundation Consortium, and Center for Collaborative Solutions Intermediary selected Greenfield School District's After School Program as a Regional Learning Center. California was divided into eleven regions and Greenfield's program will serve four counties as a Regional Learning Center-Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. The Regional Learning Center is a high quality program that will serve as a model and coach for other programs in the region. It will be a place where after school program staff and management can come and learn the best practices and programs in the field--from program management to youth development-and how to apply them to their own programs. The benefits of being a Regional Learning Center are: · Programs will gain state and national recognition which will enhance their prospects for long-term sustainability. · After school programs throughout the state will have a place to go to see what works, how it works, and gain individualized support to improve their programs. · Other Regional Learning Centers and the Intermediary Mentorship team will meet and share information about successful strategies to help develop new approaches to program development. We're honored to be selected as a Regional Learning Center. Enclosed is a page that shows what qualities and characteristics Greenfield's After School Program has that distinguished them as a Regional Learning Center. cc: Sally Ihmels '~ QUAHTIKq OF REGIONAL LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS Regional Learning Center programs are distinguished by a combination of characteristics that include: · A powerful vision that focuses on the developmental and academic support needs of young people · Effective leadership, mentorship and management · Solid programming with multiple strategies in literacy and enrichment · A cluster of promising practices that are replicable to other programs · Excellent staff development and retention with diverse staff · An environment that promotes a sense of safety and supportive relationships between adults and young people · Strong connections between after school and the regular school day · Challenging and engaging learning opportunities · Meaningful parent and community involvement · Opportunities for meaningful youth participation and leadership · High student enrollment and attendance, and the existence of waiting lists · Measurable improv, ement in student academic performance and positive behavior and incre'a~ed attendance during the regular school day · Balanced and diversified fund.lng that is likely to ensure long-term sustainability PREVENTION SERVICES OPERATION REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2002 Fire Safety Services ~ During the month of February we reviewed 35 new plans for either new construction or tenant improvement. These plans included four (4) sprinkler systems, eleven (11) alarm systems and seven (7) hood systems. Overall, eleven (11) projects were completed during the month. We currently have 37 significant projects on our new construction project list and 29 of these projects are in progress. We completed 122 fire safety inspections during February including seven (7) new hood systems, nine (9) new construction sprinkler systems, nine (9) new construction alarm systems and twelve (12) resident care facilities. We are getting a lot of feed back on our hood system letter distributed in January. We currently have over 200 responses from third party inspection £u-ms claiming 80 hoods need cleaning and 17 systems not current in their six month certification. We are beginning our follow up inspection phase for this project. Training on hood inspection has been initiated and we will use four inspectors (not full time, but as available) to complete hood inspections. This will constitute a major enforcement program for 2002. The Tobacco Enforcement program is proceeding on schedule. We completed phase one of the enforcement plan visiting all bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, to confnm compliance. Consistent with the previous county wide survey, we found 19% compliance and therefore 81% non-compliance with all of the state regulations regarding "No Smoking". However, most of the facilities found not in compliance were simply due to lack of "No Smoking" signs at the entrance. Letters, including "No Smoking" signs are being sent to these restaurants in March. Follow up inspections, as well as follow up inspections for the eight (8) bars found to allow smoking will begin in March also. We plan to take on the tree eight (8) hard core smoking bars one at a time and make every effort to be successful in court with these cases. Environmental Services For the month of February we have 1,232 businesses currently filing business plans of which 165 are underground storage tank facilities and 113 are exclusively small quantity hazardous waste generators. During the month, two tanks were taken out of service and removed. One new below grade vault system was installed and two above ground fuel storage tanks were installed. We responded to seven (7) Haz Mat incidents or complaints during the month, one of which was a drug lab. No environmental clean up projects were completed during the month however the State (Cal EPA) did initiate the dean up at the Benham & Johnson site at 340 Daniels Lane. The surface clean up of this "eyesore" site should be completed over the next few months. The below surface remediation will depend on the soil samples, to be taken during this initial clean up phase. The annual Oil Well Safety inspections will be started in late March or early April. Letters have been sent to well operators to inform them of this. REH 3-14-02 S:~&~R. CH 2002~PREVENTION SERVICES OPERATION REPORT FEB 2002.WPD BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE M.:E M O R A N :D U M March 11, 2002 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: John W. Stinso~s~sistant City Manager SUBJECT: Council of Governments -.Voting-Methods The following is a summary of research done by the Development Services Department regarding various voting methods used ~by several Council's of Government in California. Council .of Fresno County Governments: Membership: 14 Cities and Fresno County The Fresno COG has a double weighted Voting system. Each member has a percentage vote based on population. To approve any action the vote must pass two -tests: 1) Agencies representing over 40% of the population must be in favor of an action, and; 2) A majority of the members must support the action; that is, nine of the sixteen members. ,- (The City of Fresno makes up 54% of the population and Fresno County makes up 21% of the population. The balance is made up .of the remaining cities.) Western Riverside Council of Governments: Membership: 14 cities, Riverside County, Riverside County Transportation Commission, and Riverside Transit Agency. 79 votes total Each Councilmember has 1 vote, all cities except Riverside have 5 members. Riverside has 9 members. S:~JOt-ll, aCouncil of Oo~t. Voting Memo.wpd Tulare Council of Governments: Membership: 5 County Supervisors; 8 incorporated cities; 3 at large cities One vote each .member; has provision for weighted voting, not used. San Luis Obispo Council of:Governments: 'Membership 7 cities and 5 Board of Supervisor's members One .person / one vote. Association .of .Monterey Bay Area Governments: MemberShip: 1.8 Cities, 2 Monterey County Supervisors & 2 Santa Cruz' County Supervisors; 1 Council of San Benito County Governments The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) uses a weited voting system based on population: Population = Votes 0- .9,999 = 1 vote 10,'000 - 24,999 = 2 votes 25,000 - 49,999 = 3 votes 50,000 - 74,999 = 4 votes 75,000 + = 5 votes Sacramento Council of Governments: · Members: 1 El Dorado County; 1 Placer County; 2 Placer Cities; 3 Sacramento County; 2 City of Sacramento; 3 Sacramento Cities; 1 Sutter County; 1 Sutter Cities; 1 Yolo County; 2 Yolo Cities; 1 Yuba County; 1 Yuba Cities. Voting is done as follows: First, and in all cases, an unweighted vote shall be taken; Second, and only if requested, a weighted vote shall be taken. The voting system is intended to balance the interests of the member agencies. The first stage voting shall be unweighted, one director/one vote. The second stage shall be by weighted voting as set forth below. In particular, this two stage voting system is intended to provide that the two largest jurisdictions together cannot approve actions by themselves, but can veto actions, thereby assuring balance between the smaller and larger member S:UOHN',Coun¢it of Govt. Voting M~=ao.wpd agencies and promoting concensus building throughout the region. 1. Unweighted Votes - in every'unweighted vote, each Director.present shall.have one vote. Action by the Board shall require either (7) votes or an affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors ,present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present, :whicheveris~higher. If a weighted vote is not taken, theaction taken by the Board by unweighted vote shall be final. 2. Weighted Votes - Immediately upon conclusion of an unweighted vote, after receiving a second from a :Director appointed by a different-member agency than the Director calling for the weighted vote, may-call for a weighted vote. Upon a call for a weighted vote, the Board shall immediately.take a weighted vote. Action ofthe Board shall require an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total weighted votes of the Board. Directors shall have weighted votes as follOws: Number of weighted Votes. t.n taking a weighted vote, the Directors shall have the following votes: 1. The Director(s) appointed by the County .of Sacramento shall have a minimum of six (6) weighted votes. (They receive.approximately 1 weighted vote per 100,000 population, they 'add additional .weighted votes for eaGh additional 100,000 they have over 600~000) 2. The Director(s) appointed by the City of Sacramento shall have a minimum of four (4) weighted votes..(They.receive approximately 1 weighted vote per 1.00,000 population, they add additional weighted votes for ~each additional 100,000 they have over 400,000) 3. All other directors :have one (1) weighted vote each, 4. A half weighted vote may be cast by a.Director from either the City or County of Sacramento and ~shall count -towards the total weighted votes'cast. They also have voting by subareas for transportation andair quality issues affecting only those areas (their agency includes several different counties). S:~l'OHN',Counci] or'Govt. Voting IVlnao.wpd DEVELOPMENT SERVICES N March 8, 2002 Buildinq Inspection: 1. Home Depot near Mt. Vernon and Bernard Street is very close to completion and is about ready to be stocked. Councilman rvlaggard has requested a meeting to be sure everything is as it should be. That is being arranged, 2. Home Depot on Rosedale Highway is also near completion. 3. Costco on Rosedale Highway has started construction. The architect is still working on a few final details for the building. It will likely open in late June or early July. 4. Food 4 Less at Union and California had its groundbreaking and permits have been issued. 5. Chevron/Texaco offices (University Center) on Camino Media are under construction. 6. The new Housing Authority offices are under construction on 24th Street. 7. A new Albertson's is in plan check. It will be at Olive and Coffee. 8. Valley Plaza is going through a major renovation. 9. Staff is in training for the new HTE computer permitting program. It looks like we will go live towards the end of the month. 10. We met with Brian Todd (Building Industry Association) to talk about how we might return revenues that exceeded Building Inspection costs. He has agreed that a · reduction in fees to draw down $250,000/year +/- would be appropriate. Consequently, will be proposing a reduction in the fee structure this year. We also discussed the short fall in cost rec'~overy for the Planning Division. He has agreed in theory to increasing fees for that. Stanley Grady will be meeting with the BIA board to further discuss that proposal. However, for this year we are only proposing to increase the general plan/zoning amendment fee which is really out of kilter Planninq: 1. There are nine general plan amendments headed for the City Council in May. A separate memo listing them is attached. 2. There are 13 annexations pending. A chart showing their status is attached. 3. We have completed the environmental documentation for the Highway 99/White Lane and Highway 178/Fairfax interchanges. Development Services Notes March 8, 2002 Page 2 4. We have started work on NEPA documents for the Beale Street bridge retrofit. 5. The kickoff meeting for Bonterra to do its study of the northeast is March 11,2002. 6. A committee working on the southeast Charrette has been meeting to give focus to the Charrette and help promote it. The target dates for the Charrette are April 26, 27 and 28, 2002. Requests for proposals have been sent out. Responses are due March 11, 2002. 7. Work on the State mandated Housing Element revision is underway. It should be done this summer. 8. The draft general plan update will be work shopped by city and county staff on March 21,2002. An EIR hearing is scheduled for April 4, 2002. 9. The Oil Well Ordinance will also be going to the Planning Commission for hearing on April 4, 2002. 10. There are three cases in the works that might be of special interest to the City Council. a. Northeast of Panama and Highway 99 has been proposed to be retail for a Lowe's Home Improvement Center and some other large retail store. It will likely be heard by the Planning Commission in September. ~ b. Castle & Cooke is proposing to change about 70 acres northwest of Harris & Gosford from industrial to retail commercial. c. The southeast corner of Panama & Stine is proposed to go from residential to retail. 11. Application for more retail north of the new Home Depot near Highway 178 is expected soon. 12. Adjustment of the lights at Liberty Park started Thursday night (March 7, 2002). It took 1-1/2 hours to adjust half the lights on the first of nine towers. Staff has made arrangements to return to the scene next week after they are finished to see how it worked out. 13. The Clerk's office has advertised two vacancies on the Planning Commission. These appointments would be by Council Members Benham and Couch. 14. We have recently had contact with developers interested in expanding the sphere of influence and city boundaries toward the southwest for residential development. Staff has expected to address sphere of influence changes after the general plan update. But, current discussion of City Council goals may be our first direction on how to respond to these types of proposals. ANNEXATION - STATUS REPORT FEBRUARY 2002 ANNEXATION ACRES POPULATION RESOLUTION COMMENTS COMPLETE NUMBER i. Brimhall No. 7 40.00 0 LAFCO Complete January 11, 2002. Southwest comer of Brimhall Road Resolution 01-21 & and Jenkins Road. Resolution 01-25. ANNEXATIONS LN : ACRES POPULATION STATUS COMMENTS PROGRESS 2. Stine No. 11 115.03 0 Rcs. of Application to C.C. on Uninhabited county area. Southwest corner of Stine Road and 5/30/01. Application submitted Property owners want City McKee Road. to LAFCO 9/6/01. LAFCO hrg. services. 2/26/02. 3. Brimhall No. 8 2.61 0 Res. of Application to C.C. on Uninhabited county area. North of Brimhali Road, between 5/30/01. Application submitted Property owners want City Jewetta and Calloway Drive. to LAFCO 9/6/0 i. LAFCO hrg. services. 2/26/02. 4. Reina No. 2 237.31 0 Res. of Application to C.C. on Uninhabited county area. North of Reina Road to Snow Road, 6/13/01. Application submitted Property owners want City between Jewetta Avenue and Allen to LAFCO 9/14/01. services. Road. 5. Castro No. 5 0.45 2 ± Res. of Application to C.C. on Uninhabited county area. Southeast comer of Castro Lane and 6/13/01. Application submitted Property owners want City Talisman Drive. to LAFCO 9/14/01. services. 6. Hosking No. 5 76.34 0 Res. of Application to C.C. on New High School. South of Hosking Road, west of Union 6/13/01. Application submitted Avenue. to LAFCO 9/14/0 i. 1 7. Reina No. 3 182.23 0 Res. of Application to C.C. on Uninhabited county area. North of Reina Road, between Old 6/27/01. Application submitted Property owners want City Farm Road and Allen Road and at the to LAFCO 9/6/01. LAFCO hrg. services. southwest comer of Snow and Jewetta 2/26/02. Avenue. 8. Jewetta No. 1 29.17 ? Res. of Application to C.C. on Inhabited county area. Northwest comer of Jewetta Avenue 5/30/01. Application submitted Property owners want City and Olive Drive. to LAFCO 8/20/01. LAFCO services. hrg. 1/22/02. Protest Hrg. later. 9. Allen Rd. No. 5 21.39 ? Res. of Application to C.C. on Inhabited county area. Southeast comer of Olive Drive and 5/30/01. Application submitted Property owners want City Allen Road. to LAFCO 8/20/01. LAFCO services. hrg. 2/26/02. 10. Mine No. 9 4.12 10 · Res. of Application to C.C. on Uninhabited county area. North side of Ming Avenue west of 6/13/01. Application submitted Property owners want City Anita Lane. to LAFCO 9/18/01. services. Annexation - Status Report February 2002 Page 2 ANNEXATIONS IN ACRES POPULATION STATUS COMMENTS PROGRESS 11. Noriega No. 2 38.70 0 Res. of Application to C.C. on Uninhabited county area. Northeast comer of Noriega and Allen 10/3/01. Property owners want City Road. services. 12. Brimhall No. 9 3.98 1 Res. of Application to C.C. on County Island. Property owner Northwest comer of Brimhall and 1/9/02. wants City services. Calloway Drive. 13. Jewetta No. 2 38. ± 0 Res. of Application to C.C. on City wants to prevent County Southwest comer of Olive Drive and 1/9/02. Island. Jewetta Avenue. 14. Ouiney No. 1 0.005 + 2 Res. of Application to C.C. on Single family home half in City South side of Quincy Street, between 1/9/02. and half in County. Property Miller Street and Robinson Street. owner wants City services. P:~ASR-YEAR.NOW~Two thousand 2~FEB 2-2002.wpd B A K E R S F I E L D MEMORANDUM MARCH 13, 2002 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ,,,~ FROM: JACK HARDISTY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECT~__,/~/ ....- / -- SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS IN PROCESS There are a significant number of general plan amendments currently in process. They are scheduled to be heard at the Planning Commission meeting of April 4, 2002. The City Council is tentatively scheduled to hear these cases on May 8, 2002. A. A 40 acre residential project and annexation at the northeast corner of Noriega Road and Allen Road. Floyd Hinesley is the applicant. This is just one of several projects in the Northwest showing significant developer interest in annexations. (Ward 4) B. New office commercial and annexation project at the northwest corner of Brimhall Road and Jewetta Avenue. The City of Bakersfield is the applicant. Adjacent property owners are concerned with this change from the existing large lot, equestrian usage of the area. (Ward 4) C. Both commercial and apartment parcels turn' into a typical single family dwelling residential project on 49 acres. The deletion of an 12 acre neighborhood park in the Seven Oaks area. Castle & Cooke is the applicant. Loss of a park, commercial corner, and potential apartment acreage is the key issue of this request. (Ward 4) D. Both high density residential and Iow medium density residential turn into a typical single family dwelling residential project on 98 acres, east of Wible Road between Berkshire Road and Hosking Road. Lusich Co. is the applicant. No real project issues, proposed density is compatible with surrounding designations. (Ward 7) E. Rearranging residential densities on 60 acres within an area bounded by Allen Road, Stockdale Highway and the Goose Lake Slough. Castle & Cooke is the applicant. Neighbors west of Allen Road question the number of changes within the south of Brimhall Road Project. (Ward 4) F. A new office commercial corner located at the southwest corner of Calloway Drive and Norris Road, 8 acres. The applicant is SmithTech/USA, Inc. Honorable Mayor & City Council Members March 13, 2002 Page 2 G. An apartment complex along the north side of Brimhall Road, just east of Jewetta Avenue, on 7.46 acres. Michael Dhanens. Existing property owners are concerned with the proposed density.(Ward 4) H. Map correction on land use map, to add an office commercial designation to acknowledge the existing commercial zoning on the site. Less than 1 acre along the east Columbus and Oswell Street. The City of Bakersfield is the applicant. (Ward 3) I. To downgrade Brundage Lane from six lanes to four lanes, between Oak Street and Vineland Road. The City of Bakersfield is the applicant. (Wards 1,2) S:\GPA memo.wpd BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR~_.~~ DATE: MARCH 12, 2002 SUBJECT: RECYCLING LETTER RESPONSE Council Referral ~WF0019161 Councilmember Couch requested that staff respond in writing in a letter to the editor regarding the recycling tax and the pilot program.. Staff has sent the attached letter to the editor of the Bakersfield Californian. G:\GROUPDA'r~eferralsk2002~CC Mtg 3-6\W1=0019161 - SW. wpd B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1501 TRUXTIJN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD. CALIFORNIA 9331)1 (661) 326-3724 RAUL M. ROJAS KE¥IN BARNES DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER SOLID WASTE MANAGER March 14, 2002 The Bakersfield Californian Attention: Opinion Section P. O. Bin 440 Bakersfield, CA 93302 Dear Editor: RE: CURBSIDE RECYCLING A recent reader's opinion letter asked why Bakersfield's curbside recycling pilot program will have a fee. This is a question which many people probably have. As the City's Solid Waste Director, I would like to answer it. Because old newspapers, soda bottles, and aluminum cans have traditionally been redeemable for cash, most people naturally think that recycling is profitable. However, two things must be considered. First, we must recycle more than the traditional cash value items, in order to really make a dent in the amount of trash disposed. Things like milk jugs, cereal boxes, mayonnaise jars, magazines, and junk mail are recyclable; but they have little or no cash value. In reality, handling these Iow value items eats up the "profit" from the high value items. Modem recycling programs commonly do this, but who pays the freight? This is the second thing to consider. Many cities combine recycling costs with regular trash fees. Thus, many actually pay for recycling Iow value items without realizing it. Bakersfield has taken a different approach, as a result of a community survey in 2000, in which most people did not wish to pay for recycling.. To avoid charging everyone for a program that only part of the people want, Bakersfield is piloting a program which charges only those who use the service. Residents in the pilot program area can still use the free community drop off centers, or they can choose to pay for the convenience of curbside recycling if they wish. Sincerely, .- // Ke"~arnes Solid Waste Manager KB C:~Documents and Settings~k~)ames\Desktop~etterhead.wpd March 14. 2002 SOLID WASTE DIVISION 4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE ~r~,l ) 326-3114 BAKERSFIELD. CA 93309 Fax ,(.61) 852-2114 BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M, ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: MARCH 12, 2002 SUBJECT: HOME DEPOT TRAFFIC ISSUES Council Referral #WF0019157 Councilmember Maggard requested staff review traffic patterns, light sequence and entrances off of Bernard and Mt. Vernon, and report back to Council. The Traffic Engineer and staff reviewed the proposed traffic patterns prior to development as part of the process to approve the zone change and site plan. The traffic patterns were modeled with SimTraffic and Synchro 5 software to determine the signal timing and coordination of the traffic signals surrounding the area and confirm that the project would not negatively affect the traffic flows on Mt. Vernon and on Bernard. In addition, the Traffic Engineer is designing lane control changes for Bernard Street to better accommodate the private school/church entrance and the turn lanes at the County controlled signal at Mt. Vernon and Bernard. The new retail center is scheduled to open around April 25, 2002, per company officials. After the retail center opens, the traffic patterns will again be analyzed to make any fine tuning changes that are needed. After. the traffic patterns have established and settled in, the changes to Bernard will be finalized and implemented. This is proposed to occur during the summer when the school is out. The Traffic Engineer continues to monitor this area for improvements and will make changes as needed. G:~GROUPDAT~Referrnls~002'~C Mtg 3-6~W1~019157- Trafr~c.wlx,I · BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT i, '~ ......... ,. MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER FROM: RAUL M. ROJAS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: MARCH 12, 2002 SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE WHITE LANE/PANAMA Council Referral #WF0019159 Councilmember Salvaggio requested staff provide an update regarding the additional signs and markings in the median area in the view of drivers leaving the shopping center driveway to reinforce the notice of "No Right Turn" at Panama and Wible. General Services Signing and Stripping crews began marking and sign changes at the shopping center driveway this past week and should be completed soon. The signs are being enhanced for visibility, and additional markings placed to make it clear that left turns across the median are not allowed. G:~3ROU PD ATkRe ferrnls~20O2VL-'C M t8 3-6\WR3019159 - Trsf~c. wpd