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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/05/2001 BAKERSFIELD Mike Maggard, Chair Harold Hanson Mark Salvaggio Staff: -Darnell Haynes SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET ANDFINANCE COMMITTEE of *the City Council - City of Bakersfield Tuesday~ June 5, 2001 4:00 p.m. City-Manager's Conference Room, Suite 201 Second-Floor - City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA AG-ENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. ADOPT*MAY 3, 2001 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. DEFERRED ~BUSlNESS A. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding a request for. funding from the Bakersfield Museum of. Ar~ B. .Discussion and Committeerecommendation regarding letter of request from theKern County Museum Authority.Board for a contribution of $100,000 towards the Kern County Museum operations 5. NEW BUSINESS · A. Discussion and Committee recommendation ~regarding policy on-cable broadcast of public meetings B. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding a request forfinancial assistance from the ,Bakersfield Music Theatre C. Discussion and Committee recommendation~regarding a.request for financial assiste~nce from Bakersfield Collegeto develop a community aquatic-center 6. COMMt _Ti'EE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT S:~Damellt2,001BFCommittee~fO 1JUNOSagen.wlx:l D AFT .BAKE R S F I E L D y, Ci{y i~'~i~ager Harold Hanson Staff: Darnell Haynes Mark Salvaggio AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND. FINANCE COMMITTEE Thursday, .May 3, 200t, 4:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 4:10 p..m. , Present: Councilmembers Mike Maggard, Chair; andMark Salvaggio Absent: Councilmember Harold Hanson 2. ADOPT APRIL 5, 2001 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. .NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding letter of request from the Kern County Museum AUthority.Board for acontribution of $100,000 towards Kern County .-Museum .Operations -Darnell Haynes stated the :City has an-elected official (Councilmember Sue Benham) on the Museum board and staff has attended several .meetings at the Museum discussing their:plans to turn the :Museum into a world-class destination that would encourage tourism. The Museum-has Proposition 12 bond money ($3.5 million) fortheir.planned Oil :Exhibit. The City has received a request from the Kern County Museum for the City to participate with a contribution of $100,000 toward basic operational expenses. The City is in the process of putting together the budget forFY 200t -02 and resourcesare limited. Typically, the Council's policy has been to fund one-time capital projects, and the request before the Committee is for ongoing operational expenses. There are many needs in the community and the City has recently received several requests for funding. Don'Murfin, Kern County Museum Foundation, spoke regarding their request. He feels their '- request .is different because they are not a nonprofit, but a government agencyoperated by the Museum Authority Board, which is formed under a joint powers agreement with the County of Kern and County Superintendent of Schools. The board was formed three years ago and.the City has a'representative on the board.. The'Museum is located in the City and in the Old Town Kern-Pioneer Redevelopment Area. DRAFT BUDGET AND FINANOE COMMITTEE Thursday, May 3, 2001 - Page -2- The Museum is beginning .phase one of a four-phase program to develop and enhance the Museum. The plan is to have $9 million in new assets three years from now. The Museum has alreadY 'received $4 million in cash and in-kind contributions to create an Oil Exhibit, including (Proposition 12) State Parks-Bond money. The Oil Exhibit has broken ground and will open .in the-in the'fall .of 2002. An additional $5 million, which includes a $1.5 million endowment and '$3.5 milliOn to upgrade facilities, is planned 'to be accomplished through a fund-raising campaign in the community. There are plans-for an agricultural exhibit and to reorganize with 'themes to fit the history of this community, so a history of water, agriculture and oil will all be represented. It was explained this request is for $100,000 per year on an ongoing 'basis for operational expenses. -Kern County is being asked to increase their support from $,400,000 to $600,000 with matching funds from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. Museum Director Carola Rupert-'Enriquezspoke regarding future plans for the Museum. Committee .member Salvaggio stated he was pleased to see the County of Kern and the Superintendent of Schools join,together in support of theMuseum. He further expressed that the Kern County Museum it is a great :part of the community and wants to be helpful, but explained the numerous requests the City is receiving for funding from different private groups; the .City's infrastructure needs; and the-City's limited resources. The City's policy historically.is to-try to be helpful and fund one-time .expenditures, rather than ongoing costs; capital expenditures, rather than operating expenditures; one-time activities tied to specific Council goals; and use of City facilities by nonprofit groups. There was discussion about the many recent contributions the City has given to the arts including $30,000 to the Bakersfield Museum of Art for a sculpture garden. Aisc, the Bakersfield Museum currently'has a-request before the Budget.and Finance Committee for $28,500 .to fund half the cost for an exhibit planned for this .fall. Don :Murfinintroduced Milo Hall,.Kern County Superinten~lemof Schools office and Chairman of the Museum Authority Board. Committee Chair Maggard expressed theKern County Museum is a very worthy cause. The 'dilemma .is that the request is for ongoing, operational funding. Because of the one-time funding policy for capital projects, the City has been able .to help many causes. He is very much .in support of the arts and expressed When history looks back on a-community, its emphasis on the arts to a great extent determines the value, heritage and the view that is held of that community and in future planning would like the City to participating with more of a role in the arts. With agreement of the Kern County Museum representatives present at the meeting, the " Committee requested staff work to with Museum staff to help repackage the request so it would be for a specific purpose rather thanongoing. Also due to budget constraints, explore if CDBG money may be available for programs for school children from Iow-income areas, handicapped .accessibility at the Museum, or medians in front of the museum. This item to return to-the Committee. DRAFT AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Thursday, May 3, 2001 Page -3- B. Staff report and Committee recommendation regarding Sewer Service User Charges for FY 2001-02 City Manager Alan Tandy explained the State has .mandated .the. City change its rates for sewer user charges among different categories. Under threat of fines or having to reimburse the State millions in ,grants and loans, the'City has no option about restructuring its.rates. There are three categories, which fall under the change: hospitals, nursing homes and schools. A three-year phase-in program (Option 1) was presented to the Council, and the Council directed staff to.contact the State to see if they would accept a longer term. The maximum the State will accept for these categories of usageis up to 15% a year as a phase-in. Option 2 will allow hospitals a seven year phase-in; .nursing homes would be a five year phase-in (to meet'the State allowed 15%); and schools a three year phase-in. Option 3 is a five year phase-in for all three categories. Because the City is undercharging .on the three categories of :rate-payers, other rate-payers on the current schedule are paying more to make it balance. Cumulative subsidies are: Option 1 = $195,507; Option 2 = $289,328; and Option 3 = $392,483. The City has no choice'but to comply as the State who has notified us that the City's rates are out of compliance for the above three categories. The City has received a letter from the State stating: "If the Ci~s existing wastewater rates do no comply with the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act, the City may be subject to sanctions and penalties." Also, the State has .been withholding funds owed to .the City. Sharon Carlson, Truxtun Manor residential care facility, spoke about.this charge being on a per.bed basis and they are ~licensed for 36 beds, but the .maximum they have is 25 beds in use and this is an economic hardship on their'business. The Committee referred Ms. Carlson to Economic/Community Development to explore assistance options that may be available. Jean-Schamblin, Gabler Continuing Care, spoke and also ask why group homes are not charged extra?. The Committee directed staff to check .into how group homes are charged. In ~response'to a question, Finance Director Gregory Klimko stated forflat rates the City levies about $10 million a year in fees. The rates include several factors such as, oper. ation and maintenance costs -for sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and plants. Monies are-built in the rates for depreciation and plant :and sewer line replacement. -Last year the City spent more than received, as monies were spent for capital projects. DRAFT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Thursday, May 3, 2001 ' Page -4- 'Committee.Chair Maggard wants to-be able to justify to his constituents that we are collecting no more in sewer fees than the City needs. Staff explained we are 'not raising rates. At the direction of the State, we are adjusting some .rates up and some rates down so .rate-payers pay their proportionate share. This must be imposed 'by July 1,200-1 in order to place the correct .rate on the tax bills. The Committee .unanimously .recommended Option No. 3, with the .caveat that 'Public Works staff.create another 100 accounts (93 for nursing.home and 7 for hospitals) and monitor their flow, so they are charged based on flow. (Committee member Hanson absent) The Public Hearing will be opened at the Council-meeting of May 16, 2001. 5. COMMI'I-rEE COMMENTS Committee member Saivaggio-asked about the statusof the City of Bakersfield Annual Action Plan 2001.-02 approved'by the Committeeand at thatCommittee meetingl Staff had indicated the Gwendolyn Sewer Project could-be .moved up to summer of 2001. PublicWorks staff responded .it is .in the.process to get started this summer. Committee-Chair Maggard asked staff to have Donna Kunz contact him regarding targeted redevelopment area along Columbus Avenue. Staff was asked to check With Committee members .for another date .in June as there are scheduling conflicts with the scheduled June 7th Committee meeting date. 6. ADJOLIRNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:02-p.m. Staff present: City Manager Alan Tandy; Assistant City Attorney Bob Sherfy; Assistant City Manager John W. Stinson; Finance 'Director Gregory Klimko; Assistant to the City Manager Darnell Haynes; Interim Public Works Director Jack La Rochelle; Assistant to the Public Works Director Georgina Lorenzi; Public Works/Wastewater Superintendent Joe Turner and Wastewater Supervisor .11 Wen-Shi .Cheung Otherspresent: Jeanne Schamblin, Gabler Continuing Care LLC; Sharon Carlson, Truxtun Manor; Milo Hall, Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office; Don Murfin, Kern County Museum Foundation; Carola Rupert-Enriquez, Director, Kern County Museum; and Matthew Palmer, Kern County Museum cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council DWH:Jp S~Damell/2001BFCommittee/'of01may03summan/.wpd Bakersfield Museum of Art P. O. Box 1911, Bakersfield, CA 93303-1911 1930 R Street, Bakersfield, California 93301 661.323.7219 · fax 661.323.7266 June 4, 2001 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Tom Healh President Esteemed Members of the City Council of Bakersfield:. Dan Eschner President Elect - Phi,ipZond.r The Bakersfield Museum ~'fArt and the Kern County Museum will be hosting Past President Greg Hardy simultaneous blockbuster exhibits this fall. Consequently, we will collaborate in Administrative Vice President a joint promotion of the exhibits for maximum exposure. The objective is to Susan Heroine Fi.on.ia~ Vi,.P,,,id.n, bring out-of-town visitors to Kern County. Terry Werdel Financial Vice President SandyDenison · The two exhibits are: "Russell and Remington: Storytellers of the Secretory D,. Bobbi. O,o,g, West" at the Bakersfield Museum of Art - September 9 to November AsslstanfSecretory 25, 2001. Bruce Maclin v,.. P,.,id.n,a, Larg. "T-Rex, King of the DinosaUrs" at the Kern County Museum- Jenny H .... h September 15, 2001, to January 20, 2002. Vice President at Large Rogers Brandon Vice President at Large · The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office has agreed Barbara Poe vic. P,.,id.nto, La~. to assist with this promotion by printing and distributing 60,000 TRUS~ES full color rack cards for hotels and visitor centers. Certified Pete Algra Richard B .... Folder Display Service will distribute the materials statewide. Bob Bellue Chalila grosse..Robinson ~J. Cathy · -Two blockbuster destinations give the potential visitor all day Curtis Darling Jo. Dr.. entertainment with an incentive to stay overnight. Diane Duquette Dr. Victor Eltinger Kathy Gibson o~' In 1993, the Kern County Museum hosted a similar exhibit, Cynthia Glumarra Co.o,, ..... "Dinosaur Invasion." With .minimum marketing due to limited Cynthia Icardo funds, the visitor total for that exhibit was 53;000; of that Carolyn Johnston Tom McCarthy number 40% were non-local. With vigorous marketing, these B,.... McM,~.y tWO exhibits anticipate an audience of 100,000. Dr. William Moore David Morton ulaMellSSaperezPalmer · Museum visitors from out of town translate into tourist dollars Barbara Reid for Bakersfield. We request that the City underwrite $28i000 of Sunny Scofield Gayland Smi,h $53,300 necessary to bring the Russell Remington exhibit to A.n. Spau,d,n. ................................. Bal<ei~sfiel& Mary Log Thomson Esther Torres C,audio T,u. Sincerely, Tom Webdell Marc Widelock g.., Yo.ng., Charles G. Meyer Carolyn Johnston cho,~mo,, ~,u. ~o. C,r~t. Executive Director Charles G. Meyer Executive Director Charles Marion Russell 1864-1926 Like the .knights of the round table and the Greeks of the Iliad, the cowboys of the Old West produced their own heroes and myths. To learn about the former heroes, we must · rely on.~the writbai word. Fortunately for us the colorful heroes and bristling drama of the Old West were recorded by the cowboy artist-sculptor who was there. Bom in SL Louis, Charles Russell bounded from~his home when he was only sixteen and headed toward the west which beckoned to him, Except for two years in the· wilds with a trapper and six months in Canada living with the Blood Indians whom he loved, R. ussell spent most of his youth as an itinerant ranch hand in Montana where he began to sketrah scenes of·cowboy and Indian life. What began as a pastime for the .natural bom artist, his sketches became the wonder of Russell's friends who dug into their jeans to pay up to five silver dollars apiece for ther~ His paintings were even better full of the bright dry light of the land. His pictures depicted a brilliant range of color, mood, and action. They also suggested his wit, charm, and deep commitment to his subjects. When he arrived upon the great American Western scene, the fences were already going' up. Ranchers were turning into farmers, the buffalo were vanishing, and the Indians, whom he came to know and love almost as well as the cowboys, were being herded onto smaller and smaller reservations.' FOrtunately Russell captured the Old West before it changed, documenting it -forever with oils, water colors, and written reminiscences.· His vivid portrayals of cowboys and Indians, trappers, outlaws and vigilantes, half ~breeds and explorers capture an exciting century of American history. Largely through the efforts of his shrewd wife Marne, whom he.married in 1896, he gained widespread recognition for his works. They-became coveted possessions. In 1911,.Russell's adopted state of Montana commissioned him to paint a 26-foot mural for its house of representatives. The self-taught artist chose as his subject-the fateful first meeting of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with the Flathead Indians. Totally preoccupied with later-day Western themes, he developed a talent for writing about the subjects he had painted in his youth. He maintained a studio briefly in Pasadena in the 1920's bedore returning to Great l~alls, Montana where he died. Taken from Three Hundred Years of American Painting by Alexander Eliot and Charles M. Russell: Paintings of the Old American West with Introduction and Commentaries by Louis Chapin. In the late summer of 1881, a sandy-haired adventurous youth from upstate New York wandered onto the frontiers bfthe Montana T~titory. His name was Frederic Remington, and he brought with .him more than the ordinary schoolboy's enthusiasm for Lewis and Clark, Washington Irving, Josiah Gregg` and George Catlin, whose tracks he followed. Winding his way west on train and horseback, he rode for the first time through the grand open country of his dreams. In no time, his fantasies were readjusted upon meeting an old timer originally from New York who confided that all his life he had followed the receding frontiers. Now he feared there was no more West. With the coming railroad along the Yellowstone, he felt a poor man would not make a living at a~ Remington was disarmed by.this realiT~'tion. In an article entitled "A few Words from Mr. Remington," March 18, 1905, he wrote, "I knew the r~i!road was coming-- I saw men already swarming into the land. I knew the derby hat, the smoking chimneys, the cord-binder, and the thirty day note were u~von us in a reckless surge. I knew the wild riders and the vacant land were about to vanish forever, and the more I considered the subject the bigger the Forever loomed. Without knowing exactly how to do it, I began to try to record some facts around me, and the more I looked the more the-panorama unfolded.' To this unfolding of the American frontier saga Remingtondevoted the remaining twenty-eight years of his life With great care and enthusiasm he recorded .the colorful figures and exciting saga of the American frontier. The soldier, the cowboy and rancher, the Indian, the horse and cattle of plains live in his pictures. ~ Remington was successful as an illustrator, painter, and sculptor. He was Published regularly in the popular magazines of the day. Ever the narrative artist his primary interest 'lay in people and the part they played in history. The depiction of the human figure was his main concerr~ .Of the many writers and artists who have glorified the Western experience none has been more singularly devoted, more overwhelmingly prolific, Or mOre enduring than he. His legacy to the world includes 2;739 pictures (including-illustrations for 142 books, of Which eight were his own) andtwenty-five sculptures in bronze. This huge body of work records the American dream. For millions of Americans and Europeans, his name has become synonymous with the West. Information taken from the introduction to Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and the $id ~. Richardson Foundation Collections by Peter Hassrick BAKERSFIELD CJB 4~T ~3 fU4 ~]~ '01 '- .~- Introductia~ Economics Re. search Associate: (ERA) wa~; c,u§a~t by thc Bakersfield Mur, ee.m o£ An and the B~ersfield Convention and Visita~ Bure~ to conduct a r~ow assessment of tim visitor impa~ts g~erat~l by art muse~:rni, ami the drawing power specifically temporary art.and oul.~al exlfibitions. P. tiA's ass~sme~ is. focused on the Bakersfield Mu.scum of Art. The museum was originally built in 1956 as a 4,400-$quare-lbot b~ilding. Beginning in the vaid-1990's private and corporate donaficms were s~urtfl to fund a I3-miilion-dollar ~pansion and Ix~va,:iation, ,,vifioh wu eot~I~ in 2001. The expamion add~ I2,900 r,q,.are feet to lity and ~llo~ed the Bak~'afieM An FouxMation to-buy the lauikling f:n:rm the City. Tha expmsion included two n~v galleries, a gift ,shop, ne~ classrooms, and related far..ilities. The museum apoa.~ors s~ promot&s anywhere fi'om 8 to 15 exhibits Izr year, r~presen~g local, national ar, d intematim~ mists. The eamter currently does not maintain a permanent collextion. ~/'~e musmim l':as sot~ its attendance increa:z since 1993. Belwe~ 1993 ami 1996 the museum gem:'aed ber,,vem 9,000 and 16,500 att~dees. From 1997 m 200I, total attenganee .inerv. ased fi'om 22,000 to about 3!},000 air,ad,ma. Muaeum statistics indic, ate that ~MMrm/~,,,'.afional groups have madad to a~xa~tmt for up to 50% oftatal attendance, which is consistem w4th RRA expoctafions at other museums. The mus~u.a nel~otiat~ with touring an shows, suppti~t by groups s~h as the Smithsoni~ or th~ Las Angeles County Mar, em. to have exhibitions in Bakersfield. The museum .t~ds to focus primarily ~m tlne. art exb/bitions, as opposed to br~d~ cultural shows. R~.e~t exhibitiatts include: · Giorgia O'Ie,.md'e - 8,000 atte. nd~es · Womm in Art- 10,000 The Museum of &-,t is about ½ mile £mm do~,nt~wr,, and about a mile from the hotel - a Holiday :Ina Select located next to It,..* eonv~tion center. According to the 2001 Official Museum ~ry, the B&ersfield ~ Museum maintains a fi. flltime staff of 2 and a part time staffof 7 p~pl~, with l~lditio~laI volunteer support. ERA also '~m'ained l~opulation.trends for l~al:mxfield fi'om the 2000'US Ce:z..,us, to help defum comparabi~ dries. US C=~sus inform~on for tl~ City of Bakersfield indica~s that tbeg'~ w~'~ 174.820 people .in 1990, grow~:g to 247,057 P~t~Ic in 2000. Poi:relation fiat Kern County i.t~'eased frmn 543,447 in 1~0 to 661,645 pe~aple ia 2000. These population l~veis were us~ by ERA to hell: target other ci~iei around the US for an lrRiSett~ Ca.~: studies. VisJtc:r Irrtla4cC R4~'f~ the.l~ersfi~d Museum of Art - Rlnll R~la~rt 1 ,.,. 66t-3,~5-70~4 L4giKE. F:SF~EL.[~ ,-JB .q~"7', P94 JUN 0.~ Appro~l~ ERA's approach be?. with interviews with local groups in BakL'~rsfietd to define the cout~t fur th~ project. [mm'views wero ~nda~t~d with o~ciak From city hail the ,:or'/~ntion and visitors bureau, and thc cha~bm-of commerce. The interviewg revcaled tlg following poiats: · Th~ B~ficld Art Mu.s~g,rn has historic&Ily been a lo~al amunity · A !0+¥c'tr c'ff(~t was raounted m ox'gan ] ~ art musum'n, suppor-,.ed by' a r, mall . donation of $20,000 - th~ re. maimi~ ca~. ~ from privat~ donation~ ,,/~ There ia a guaae that thc FaU).,u or,he mt muse~uu is in pan dcd to linkag~ with the l~al cdu~ational community. · W'nile ~ facility i~ s(am aa a local amc-nity, its loc. atiun on the tYiug¢ o£downtown .~cn aa a 1~! in ~pna-ing sup~rt fxom :lownmwn · Local lead~rah/l:, g~mm'ally {:w. lieves that l~mi ~rporate supgort F~ thc facility and its {:u'oiO"-ama is a realistic possibility. ERA g©tg~ a sm-iu~ of c~o gRtdics to h,,'lp deftnc natianal cxpuri~nce regarding the economic benefit o£uxhI'bitioua that axe hosted by mu.~ums. Thc approach is int~ded to dcfirg thc ~tent of nonq°cal visitation that is possible uuder id~l c.h~uma+.ance, s, and then to work backwan~ to what ia possiblc within th~ .constraints fac~ by ERA r,e!a~ted .the following citi~ for ca~:c Studies: Fresno, Ca, lifornia; Sto~laon. CaliForrtig I~s Moin~, Iowa; C-ream Bay, 'vV~ scot, in; and Wilmington, Delaware. Sei~tion of case sU.).die~ wu driven by saver. H factors: t"'/',,The size oftl~ local.market, and wh~th~ ~- nut it services as thc regional cautcr for a siguific.antiy latg~ rag/on {""' ,, The scale of ~e axisring local all museum program, and ca0acity ~o support ~gor u~,hibitiona /,,' , Pmximi~ oft~ local mazkat to other r~gianai destiuatians, which Save as sources of demand for cxl~ibitions. Freslo, Calffo~ - Fre~o ~ M~m The F~ ~ M~ h~ a r~us on ~ ~ ~n~~ m ~d ~ a c~ty ~ ~e~ B~ficld ~d Sa~~. ~e F~ ~ M~m supports a ~ll- ti~ stuff of 10 ~ ~ p~ ~c ~ of I0, md g~ ~! a~cc of a~u~ 72,~ people. M 1~2, ~e ~ w~ ~p ~ wiLh ~o n~ g~le~cs, a new ~out '~cg ~ a u~ ~ ~op. In 2~! a n~ s:~p~ g~ will op~. Vlgi~r fm,u~.t ~.fm. ~ Batm~-f-~ Mu~um crf Art - Ir'mai ~epart 2 ~ 661-3~5-~74 BAKE~.SFIEL.[, CJB 4~? P05 3tl~ g4 '0'i i~ Mol~e~ Iowa - ]~ Moires Afl3 Ceatzr ~-~ ~e -~o~ c~ for a 1~ ~n of~ '~, who~ ~my s~on~ly fi~ ~ ~~ ~-~ Moin~ ~s C~t~ f~ility i~K ~v~ a~ 1 ~ ~u~e f~ of.~- ~ ~ ~ av~c ofa~u~ 2~,0~ p~Ic ~ ye~. ~e ~t~ ~s~ a '~y ~i~ - ~m~~ ~ ~ -t~. ~:~ of lap~ ~on~ ~ o~ ~ ~t ~ do not ~k visitom m ~ ~ m~. ~d ~ey ~re not Green Bay, W'm:onsfn - Neville Public Mu~um Grc=n Bay serves as a key regiemal center :bt ~nheaslcrn Wisc~iu. In thc 2000 · Census, The City of Grec~ Bay h~ a repo:.~,~ populaiion of 102,313 residents and Brown Couilw had a lo~ population of 226,778 r~sidenta. Thc N~wille M~cum, open since 19Ilh boated ~h~ MFaiCries of E~ypi eEfi'bition for an 1 l-week r. imc period. Thc exhibit covered two floors (7,2~0 ~tuar~ fee~) out of thc r~.~um's toial floor area of v',s~t~- fmlmct Rm6ew far ~ha :~a~'s~eld It~a~l~um o~ ~a~ - Pim~ Rei~r~ 3 W!h,,~,gton, Delaware - Mrst.USA alve~m ~ ~r ~e Fi~USA ~~t ~ C~t~ ~ 1~ m ~it~ ~w~, ~ a ci~ ~eciW ~ ~ ~n $0 mil~ of P~I~ ~e 4 ~ m~ by ~pu~fion m · e ~. ~c ~v~t ~s C~I~ is a ~i~ 20,O~q~e-foot e~ibition ~ *~ wm ~elo~ out of a w~m.e on ~c Wi~n ~v~o~. Thc c~t~ ~ ~ '~ ~bi~. ~ ~li~ ~t ~~on dc~ ~o td~ world of in~ a.ff~us re~ ~m ~ ~5 ~ - ~ to I 1 miIlinn p~pI~ ~bidon Ni~olu ~~ of-&c. Tsar) w~ a ~~ s~c~ ~ to~l ~ 88 ~~ ~g ~ ~ Wilm~n~*Coav~on ,~ Visito~ B~ ~l 0~ a ~ ~v~t ~ C~ ~t~ ~ mo~ r~t '~bi~om ~ve not r~v~, wi~ ~t ~~ a up ~, ~ ~ m~ ~ce. ~e ~n~ i~ ~ Im~ ~ ~r ~ ~~ M~ c f~- Rnal Re~ 4' ~ " 66~.-325-?074 ~KERSFIELD CJB 4~.? PO? J'UH 04 '0! ~.2:~.5 Of thc noted case studies, Fresno.serves thc largest ceu,rrt'y popul~'~on (a~m 800,000 rcsi~ms) while ~ Moin~ scrve~ the ,rnall~s~ (37~.,000 residents). . Exhibitions to,vd to fa.U into two categories - ekhm- thcy have a suon8 fine art focus, or-,, brmuicr cultural focus. The majorib.; of'tim: art shows tend ~o appe~ to a smaller market sc~rncm and generate 'lower attendance. Culn~-al shows, such as thc ~,fysteri.~ of' Egypt, or the reccm Ti~,',mie ar~ifscts ex,'bit teud m a/~ificantl¥ k/~r visi~on, =. · Tho broader appeal of a show (culnu-al or fir~ ~) will partially drive su~.ess. ERA cites cxporie~.ce in Wilmington compmin§ the 540,000 atumde~ for Ibc Nichola~ show to the l~0,000 attendees for ~hc E'feji Restoration show as an example of shows-sup~ 'by exfm~ive regional mm'kating progr~mc_.wi~ vc~ different levels o£vls]ta~ion, dcspi~e having reportedly si:taller marketing budgets.  ,.~ Of wl'mher an cr~dbition is ~rti~c or cultural in nature, it is clear bt a majority of altcndance is driven pdma~ly by educational groups - ~IcmentarY and high school students. ERA experience .~,~gges~ ~at aOra~ting s~ude, m groups c~t'bltiofl is .key in drawing ~e parcn~s t~ ~he show-later · Ev~! siza is a factor in drawing non.l~r, al visitors. ERA notes tha~ the exhibits which generated greater .a~n~ancc tended to require at least 5,000 co %000 square feet of exhibit ap,acc. These even~ toni. to be more cul~mtl in natur:. Obviously, tar~-r exh~its take more tim-- .t~ walk through, jus~ifyint increased travel times to . M&-ket/u~ efF~ts are crithnd in generating; non-local visitation. EP-,A noms ~u~ce,~fu~ prolFams i~tia~d with t~c help of' ~ Wilmington CVB ~]owed hotels ~o pa£kage ~p re.the art exhibition with other local ~macfions, for a cornplc~.a weekend .ge~way cxpeno~:e. · The majority of CV~ o~gani~ations s~cycd by ERA did no~ ~rar.,lt visitation generated by the majority of tcmpmm~ art cxhibitious because the levels of' room right dcm,md did no! appear to be si~ificant on aconsistent basis. ERA Experience While it ia obviously di~cu.lt to generalize obo~ panicipatien and a~endance at art · muscurr~ BRA's general CXlm'i~e w~ am~,~-tions and programs supports several basic conclusions about visitors from outside the immcdiatc region: v'..-~z~ fml3act ~ for the-ll~kzq~fleid Museum of Art- Final i~port ~ ~ 661-~-987~ BAKERSFIELD C~'B 4~? P08 JL~ ~ '01 'i2:iG ~~~* Tnvd T~e - ~e ~ a g~ '~l~c~p ~ ~e &~p~ple will ~vei ~~~ ~r for a 4 m 6 ~ ~ (e.g. f~, f~, g~ing ~, e:.) ~ ~ou ~lI f~ a l or 2 ~ ~fi~ (e.g. b~'g~ e~biL play, ~). ~m~ ~ wo~d ~lc living ~ ~m ~u,(~ch ~ LA) ~ ~ multiple ~o~, ~g m' ~t b also ~y ~ to tc ~ (~ fimi~ of~e ~bi~ If ~ .~~ ~e ~ve ~ obv~ly genmJ ~i~. ~ ag ~c~ ~ could ~ Baaed on our brief overview ~s~t o~ ~e pr~s~ B~ficld M~c~ of ~ ~ ~ ~t~ acing for 30% to 5~ of~d~c. ~s ~m would 8~e~g m.~e r~ge of 10,~ a~d~ would have m~m~ Vlsttol' Impaq.Review f~r the 8ala, rsfit4d Mu~um .f.Art- Fiflal Report /* R~ ~m r~ea~: ~g ~ ave~o ~ly ~ of $65; up ~ $81,125 ~ hotel ~t ~ ~ is ~ cl~ ~ ~ord f~ l~h of stay for m ~bifions in ~y~ by ~c-~ ~ m--~mfield, i.e5 old~.~uPl~ we more l~ly to ~t at fi~ ~~ ~ stay at ~tn~ homls comp~ m ~g~ F~li~ with c~l~. / ~~ ~ 5~fi ofn~ visitors my ov~ ~ m aw~e stay of 24 h~s in ~~ Of 15% of to~ aR~ wh~ ~ulfl ~vc coff~nd/ng inc~ ~ ~no~c ~fi~ for B~fi~. ~fi~ ~ot .~ at--ely calc~ ~ ~fis ~mt ~v~ ~e ov~i~ -level of ~ese ~- 661'-~25-787~ BAKERSFIEL.5 CJB 4~? P!O Jl.~l t~ 'E'I 12:i? ~im (i.e. aewjo~ and w~ges). £alcub~ion of~c ~ m~2pl[~ eff~ is ~ ~I~ m~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~c cxtcnt of li~ m ~e ~ c~n~y. ~~o~ :~l~c: ~ ~ o~ ci~ '~ W~,' ~n ~ ~e ~y ~ of ~ m~ .~~g. ~ ~ wou~ ~r m ]~ public ~ ~l gov~k ~ ~~ 2 u~ ~nc~ ~u; ~ p~ inv°Iv~ ~ ~g ~ rc~ ~. · ~~ - S~~p of M~ ~ts is oflm ~ role ~ 1o~ ~ons c~ ~~ly ~ of'being ~~1. · C~ '. S~ ~.p~ ~ ofm~ C~'s is ~ a~; .new, ovc~t ~sito~ 10~ ~ w~d ~t ~ e'~. ~7 for ~ 'O~~i~ - 'It is c[~ to ~ ~ n~ which ~ve ~~-~e~ f~ cv~ ~ m~ ~cr ~ B~[~I~ S~~ ~~ have ~so ~c~ pu~. For B~2~ *~ ~ ~t ~c ~, ~ ~i~, ~d ~ ~uld ~d be g~. ~fly, ~, ~on ~ B~fleld is not i~~t mtic~ exp~mce. B~ ~t~ ~t mm,, m~s.~ ~1~ wi~ ways m ~t~cc ~d ~v~ ~.~fi~; on ~ ~i~ fine ~. ~ ~~e ~ 'b~ef ~c~e ~ ~ed po~ for ~~ ~hip. Vir~or Im;~d I~vi~w t~r the Bakersfield Mumm of TOTAL P. RECEIVED: 6/ 5/O1 2:58PM; ->CITY OF BAKERSFXELD; #194; PAGE FROM : KERN COUNTY MUSEUM PHONE NO. : 805 322 6415 Jun, 05 2001 03:58PM P2 Councilwoman S~e B~harn . City of Bakersfield 150! Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear.Councilwoman Bcnham: The Kern County Museum Foundation formally requests a comn'bution of $105,000 from the City of Bakersfield. These funds will.be used to assist the ?atw Waldo, Museum in fulfilling its ADA requirements in the co~on of a new state-of- Chalrma~ ?atrtcta Jtng, the-art interactive Off and Gas Exhibit. Vic~ C~airr~n C~uda ¥o,,~I-Ioldem~, The funds will specifically fund: Slxedn Bates, s~ Restroom with all ~ cormectiom: $ 35,000 Carola P,u~rt ~nr~que~, Interior doors, signs and other enhancements: $ 60,000 /'~i~r Exterior-ramps and other improvements: $10,000 · TOTAL $105,000 The restroom facility will be a one-person, unLsex, ADA compliant restroom with Beth Brookhart Peggy Darling all plumbing and main sewer connections located inside the main exh~it. Gina Fanucchi t~t~ ~'~rdtev The major components of the interior exhibit provide that doors are wider and Marge Fredenbarg have easy open.lever 'handles; all exiting signage and exhibit labels are mounted Jilltan Frto:h-Smmp Don Go~de~ for easy viewing. Exhibit components that move, such as the deep-sea diving bell, Date Ha,~ will be enlarged to allOw for wheel chair access plus a special 'bypass corridor has John Maynard l~e~tl added to allow visitors to skip this area if they wish, but not mira other parts Don Muffin Walter Packard of the exhibit. Tom Ranttottr c_~ate P, odeiqu~ The outdoor area is simpler as most of the existing exhibits are at'ground level Bill St. Claire The main cost would be to create access to the wooden cable tool-drilling rig. The museum feels that these enhancements are key to rrlak]ng this new extfibit fun and exciting for all museums visitors. Sincerely, Baker,field, C~ 93301 Don Muffin Voice (661) 852.5ooo Board of Tnastees Fvzgmit~ (661) 322-6415. T~O (660 6~6.48oo Cc: John Stimon Ke,rn County Museum attendance for the ,year ending_ June 30~ 2000 General Admission 13,293 Fun Days and Workshops 2,007 Special Events 17,838 Subtotal 52,439 Rentals 21,724 Total 74,163 These figures include: · Over 75 Californians from.outside Kern County · Over 200 Visitors from 43 states and Puerto Rico · Over 100 International visitors from 24 countries Kern Count. Museum The Kem County Museum currently operates under an Authority Board whose nine members include: 2 Supervisors 1 City Council Member 3 School Superintendents 1 Museum Foundation Member 1 Country Superintendent 1 County Board.Member The Kern County Museum is much more than the name implies. We are much more -than a museum. We are: · The City of Bakersfield's History and Culture Museum · An educational facility - with over 20,000 school children attending annually · A community venue - Safe Halloween attracts 4,000 children over two days · A major regional tourist attraction The Museum Foundation has begun phase one, of a four-phase, 20-year project, to upgrade and enhance the Museum and the services .it provides to the ~community. Phase one totals $9 million. This includes: · $4 million of cash and in-kind contributions .already received to create the new Oil Exhibition. This new exhibition is under construction and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2002. · The remaining $5,million includes 3.5 million of new and upgraded facilities, primarily to remodel the fi'ont of the Museum, create an Agriculture exhibit and organize the current exhibits by theme. It also includes $1.5. million for unrestricted endowment. Why have we chosen to embark on this .ambitious and long-term project? · From the Vision 20/20 forums we know that businesses and families want more fi.om their local cultural institutions and that Quality of Life is a.key issue - the Museum is major part of the Quality of Life in our city · 'In order for business to entice new professional staff to move to Bakersfield, perks such as the Kern County Museum are critical · To better fUlfi.ll our mission of providing our citizens and visitors with oppommities to develop a deeper understanding of the region's past and its importance in shaping the history of California and the West · To create a destination attraction that will generate local revenues. ~hy are we asking the City for $100;0007 The Museum, sits on top of a table. The four legs of the table are: · The Museum Foundation · The Kern County School Board · The County of Kem · The City of Bakersfield It is important, if not imperative, that all four legs support the table and the Museum. · The Museum Foundation has committed $250,000 to fund the capital campaign to raise the remaining $5 million needed to finish phase one. The Museum Foundation is also committed to an annual increase in the endowment. · The Kem County School Board is committed to matching the County of Kem's contribution. · We have asked the county of Kem for $600,000. KERN COUNTY MUSEUM DRAFT 2000/2001 BUDGET As of 2/15/01 Received/ (Under)/ Anticipated 2001/2002 Budget Expended Over EOY Figures Budget ~Revenue Leases & Rentals $ 41,000 $ 33,720 $ (7,280) $ 75,000 . $ 75,000 Interest 6,000 2,721 . . (3,279/ 6,000 6,000 Ad missions 65,000 52,969 (12,031) 70,000 75,000 Donation-If I Had a Hammer 10,000 10,000 - 10,000 Memberships 100 10 (90) Fun Days 1,700 949 (751t 1,800 1,800 Workshops 10 551 541 750 750. Photos 2,000 1,996 (4) 4,000 4,000 Vending 3,000 1,966 (1,034) 2,000 2,000 Lecture Series 418 418 650 650 City of Bakersfield Suppod -, 100,000 County of Kern Support 406 331 J, 06,331 ' 406,331 600,000 KCSOS Support 80! ,082 801,082 801,082 600,000 Total Revenue $1,336,223 $ 1,312;713 $ (23,510) $ 1,377,613 $ 1,465,200 Expenses ~Certificated Salaries $ .42,444 $ 20,040 (22,404) $ 42,444 $ 3,000 ~Salary & Benefits 534,942 219,425 (315,517) 514,167 635,238 Salaries - M&O 278,161 162,261 /115,90,0) 2.78,161 305,218 SupplieS-Museum Stores 792 792 (0) 2,000 2,000 Purchase Cards 30,218 13,881 (16,337) 40,218 40,218 Robert Skeels & Co. 2,317 2,467 150 2,467 2,467 Zee Medical 390 206 /184) 450 450 Bakersfield Ice ' 400 134 /266) 400 400 Pepsi Cola 500 138 (362) 500 500 Fuel 459 459 (~0/ 1,000 1,000 Turk's Kern Copy 437 250 (187) 437 437 School Directory 22 22 22 50 Office Depot 498 - (,498) 1,200 2,200 Miscellaneous 22,185 - (22,185) 7,578 9,550 Supplies-If I Had a Hammer 10,000 10,000 10,000 "Supplies-M&O Stores 5,314 3,845 .(1,469) 5,314 5,314 Floyds 6,000 2,550 (3,450) 6,000 6,000 Wells Fargo 10,000 6,658 (3,342) 10,000 10,000 Page 1 of 3 Received/ (Under)/ Anticipated 2001/2002 DRAFT Bud~let Expended Over EOY Fi~lures Bud~let Zee Medical Service 390 . 26,8 (122) 390 390 San Joaquin 1,146 859 (287) 1,146 1,146 W.W. Grainger 600 - (600/ 600 600 Stewart Electric 600 421 (179) 600 600 Slate Chemical 2,000 1,441 (559) 2,000 2,000 Cameys 75,0. 320 (430) 750 750 Purchase Cards 4,200 2,2.18, (1,982) 4,200 4,670 Travel & Conference !6,500 1,635 (!4,865) 5,635 10,000 Dues & Memberships 7,700 3,984 (3,716) 7 700 8,000 Insurance 23,890 22,135 (1,755) 23,890 23,890 Clark Pest Conlrol 900 540 (360) 900 900 Operation & Housekeeping - M&O Kern County Water Agency 2,520 1,260 (1,260) 2,520 2,520 California Water Service Co. 2,2.86 1,310 (976) 2,286 2,500 ~PG&E 74,459 63,396 (11,063) 100,309 109,000 City of Bakersfield 10,017 6,539 /3,478) 10,0i7 11,000 Sparkletts 216 49 (,1,67) 216 300 Varner Bros. 786 524 /262) 786 1 000 Mission Uniform Service 2280 1,992 (288) 3280 2,500 Sonit roi 20256 15,917 (4,340) 20556 21,000 Rentals, Leases & Repairs-Museum City of Bakersfield 2,000 580 (1,420) 2,000 2,500 Kern County Family Magazine 150 (150) 150 150 Varner Bros. 500 (500) 500 750 Wedding & Party Specialist 500 (500) 500 500 Your City Hostess 750 375 (375) 750 750 Purchase Cards 5,857 4,015 (1,842) 5,857 5,857 Wonderworks (T-Rex Deposit) 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 Jammin Jumpers 200 70 (130) 200 200 S.A. Camp Pump Co. 493 493 (0) 493 493 Turk's Kern Copy 3,264 1 425 (1,839) 3,264 3,264 Bakersfield Cash Register 168 - (,168) 168 168 Work Orders/Transfers 6,091 6,091 0 6,091 6,091 CoUncil for Creative Projects 9,500 9,500 - 9,500 9,500 Toshiba Copier Lease 2,403 1,518 /884) 2,403 2,403 S.I.T.E.S. 1 692 1,692 - 1,692 1,692 Starkland Systems 695 (695) 695 695 SISC II 1 000 1,000 - 1,000 1,000 Basic Exhibit Expense 9,807 /9,807) 9,807 10,000 Rentals, Leases & Repairs-M&O Vamer Brothers 500 (500) 500 500 Page 2 o! .3 Received/ ' (Under)/ Anticipated 2001/2002 DRAFT Bud~let Exl~ended Over EOY Figures- Budget Purchase Card 3,187 3,613 425 3, ! 87 3,187 Berchtold 1,000 (1,00,0) ! ,000 1,000 Reliable Floor Machine Repair 1,000 273 (~727~ 1,000 1,000 Gold Coast/Sprinkle Tire 1,000 963 (37) 1,000 1,000 Power Machinery 1,000 (1 ~000) 1,000 1,000 Miscellaneous 1,847 (1,847) 1,847 i ,847 Interfund Services Material Lab & KETN 5750.00 (429) (159) 270 (159) M&O Work Orders 5750.44 65,001 14,807 (50,194) 35,000 50,000 Production 5750.52 30,001 20,423 (9,578) 30,001 44,573 M&O Prop. Mgm 5750.90 26 26 26 Profes'l/Consultg Svcs/Op Ep Advertising 19,400 19,400 19,400 27,400 Rentals/Entertainment 4,150 4,150 5,150 5,150 Purchase Cards 12,250 12,250 12,250 12,250 Photos 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 Misc. 1,300 239 (1,061 ) 1,300 1,300 Phones 11,200 19,548 8,348 19,900 20,000 Buildings & Improvement of Bldgs. 14,121 - (14,121) 14,121 14,121 Total Expenses $1,336,223 $ 698,277 $ (637,946) $ 1,309,782 $ 1,465,200 ~Revenue Less Expenses $ 0 $ 614,435 $ 614,435 $ 67,831 $ 0 ;Revenue figures include no revenue from VOCS or High School Program for either fiscal year -'No certificated salaries reflected in 2001/2002 budget request. A Museum Educator should be added. ~Warner's salary reduced to $3,000; no salary budgeted for Rose Homer or Nathan Olds in 2001/2002 budget ~Need a line item for supplies used by High School Program for 2001/2002 ~Utility expense totaling $13,492 for school sites is being charged to Site 306's budget for 2000/2001. 2001/2002 budget has been reduced by this amount. 'Museum earned income in excess of budget figures Should be used to offset additional expenses or needed budget cuts Page :3 of 3 KERN COUNTY MUSEUM GIFT STORE DRAFT 2000/2001 BUDGET As of 2/15/01 Received/ (Under)/ Anticipated 2001/2002 Budget Expended Over EOY Figures Budget Revenue 'Sales $ 20,000 $ 13,454 $ (6,546) $ 26,000 $ 28,500 KCSOS Suppod 18,742 18,742 ~Total Revenue $ 38,742 $ 32,196 $ (6,546) $ 26,000 $ 28,500 'Expenses Salary & Benefits $ 32,442 $ 7,199 $ (25,243) $ 11,50.0 $ 17,792 Supplies 500 267 (233) 500 2,000 Travel & Conference 200 (200) 200 500 PG&E 2,604 2,191 (413) 5,700 5,700 Sonitrol 996 672 (324) 1,008 1,008 Pacific Bell 2,000 671 (1,329) 1,500 1,500 Total Expenses $ 38,742 $ 11,000 $ (27,742) $ 20,408 $ 28,500 'Revenue Less Expenses $ $ 21,196 $ 21,196 $ 5,592 $ - ' Revenue figure only reflects markup from merchandise sold, sales tax and cost of goods posted to separate accounts. ~To maximize store potential, a professional sales manager/consultant and POS software are needed. This would increase the salary and/or supply requirements. ~No advedising funds have been budgeted for the store. It is anticipated lhat a minimum of $5,000 is necessary. 4Museum Store earned income in excess of budgeted amount should be used to offset additional expenses Store and ticket office personnel currently serve as backup to one another during lunch hours, illnesses, etc. BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM May 23,2001 TO: Honorable Mayor & City Council Christensen, Assistant City Manager ~ FROM: Alan SUBJECT: Policy on Cable Broadcast of Public Meetings (Couch Referral) Councilmember David Couch asked for staff to develop a policy regarding the broadcast of public meetings in the City Council Ohambers. The following is staff's recommendation: 1. Requests to schedule a meeting should be submitted at least one week prior to broadcast date. 2. Parties requesting use of video or computer equipment must provide that material to the City at least 3 days prior-to the meeting. 3. Because of 'limited broadcast slots available on KGOV for "special" meetings, City- sponsored meetings would have priority over those requested by other governmental agencies or organizations. 4. Because of limited broadcast slots available on KGOV, there would 'be no guarantee of live broadcast. Re-broadcast of "special" meetings would be scheduled in order of request. 5. Because there are considerable costs associated with televised meetings, a cost recovery charge would be created and assessed to agenciesor groups other than the City of Bakersfield. Costs include staff time for telecemmunications, clerk, Management information Systems, and police department, including overtime. 6. Regular and special meetings of the City CoUncil, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment, and Redevelopment Agency would take priority over other "special" meetings requested to be broadcast in the. Council Chambers. This policy, of course, is a draft at this point. We welcome any input from the Council. ~[~U~C April a6, aOOl THE/lIRE' ~o.rd orDir,c,o~, Honorable Harvey Hall, Mayor ! / City of Bakersfield i ~.:%1 3 0 2001 ' Jan Petrini 1501 Truxtun Avenue President [ Bakersfield, CA 933Ol I C!TY MP-,NAG Su~ Geissei Vice President Dear Har~'ey: Leigh Ann Anderson S~r~. This is the letter I promised you several months ago. I'm sending it to you and ~o~,r, a~anaon ~/ copying it to other members of the city council. It has an urgent message and Treasurer needs your immediate attention. Jim Fillbrand~ ~,~.?ro~¢~ On behalf of the Board of the Bakersfield Musk Theatre, I'm asking the City of' ~b, a..~, Bakersfield to help _us pay offthe loans for capital"impr_~vemo, nts that we incurred in rebarbishing the historic bank building at ~931 Chester Avenue. ~,-e. ~ewa, With very few assets, we spent over one million dollars to renovate the [o, ~,.~. building and convert it from a vacant hulk to a magnificent theatre that has won a Beautiful Bakersfield Award. We have increased theatre attendance KayMeek appreciably (more than-twenty thousand will visit the building this year); ~on ~.,~n ~/ Stars Theatre has revived the interest of mature adults in downtown Bakersfield after dark. JeffNewman a~ ~o~Uotr The BMT Board took on this ambitious project with the help of the building's ~.,~n st,~.,n owner, Wes.Bradford, who contributed and loaned us money, several local bank loans, and private loans from over two dozen friends of the theatre. To date, pledges and contributions for the project total more than four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. However, with the cost of unforseen improvements and the expense of moving, these contributions still leave us with debts of nearly eight hundred thousand dollars. With .this financial load, we simply cannot survive without significant relief. We have asked for, and are getting, some reduction of rent and relief from principal payments. W.e are stepping up our fund-raising efforts, but financial stability has not been achieved at this writing. If our debts for capital improvements are sharply reduced, attendance and normal fund raising should sustain us. Without help, these debts cannot be reduced and a major Bakersfield landmark will be dark again. The centerpiece of arts development downtown would vanish, and the excitement of progress would be severely dampened. We need the City's help in .this non-profit community venture. Please call me at 827-3169, or Jan Petrini,-BMT President, at 664-0934, if you want more detailed information. Please help us. Time is short: utive Producer [brnt\o426o~.harvey hall] Bakersfield Music Theatre · Stars Theatre Restaurant · 1931 Chester Avenue · Bakersfield_ CA · (661~ 325-6100 B ~AKERSFIELD MUSIC THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers: Jan Petrini, President Community Leader Sue Geissel, Vice President Owner, Galbraith Van & Storage Leigh Ann Anderson, Secretary Owner, S. C. Anderson Rogers Brandon, Treasurer- Vice Pres., American General Media Jim Fillbrandt, Executive Producer Associate Superintendent, Personnel Kern Hig-h School District Board Members: BeBe Burke Community Leader Karen DeWalt Owner, DeWalt Corporation Lori Malkin Owner, Christine's Kay Meek Bakersfield Community-College, Retired Don Murfin Kern High School District, Retired Jeff Newman Owner, TODAY Cleaners Art Rockoff Accountant Marvin Steinert Owner, Steinert Investments [bmt\o6osox.board of directors] A SNAPSHOT OF THE BAKERSFIELD .CIVIC LIGHT OPERA dba BAKERSFIELD MUSIC THEATRE. Legal Status: 5o~(c)(3) Corporation Time Span of Servic-e: ~969 to present Venues: 1) Harvey Auditorium 2) Stars Theatre Restaurant Attendance Programs: 2OOO-2OOX ~) Subscription Broadway Series At Harvey Auditorium: 6,000 a) A Secret Garden b) Crazy_ for You c) Bye Bye Birdie 2) Harvey Concert Series ~,7oo a) Unforgettable b) Banu Gibson c) Love Letters 3) Children/Students Series At Harvey Auditorium: m,5oo a) The Broadway Series Above b) Pinocehio c) A Christmas Carol d) Charlie and the Chocolate FactoW 4) Educational Programs 2oo a) Broadway Musical Summer Workshop b) Acting,Classes for Students c) Acting Classes for Adults 5) Subscription Dinner Theatre at Stars ~5,ooo a) Cabaret b) Noises Off c) Feelin' Groovy d) No No Nanette e) Two B_~ Two f) The Holiday Revue g) Squabbles Page 1 of 2 6) Other Weekend Entertainment 5,000 a) Joan Ryan in Concert b) Lee Lessack Sings c) . A Night of Magic d) Songs of the Carpenters e) Joni Morris Sings.Patsy Cline · f) New Year's Eve g) Many others Annual Income: $1, m5,ooo Employees: 149 [bmt\o6o5ol.snapshot] Page 2 of 2 BAKERSFIELD MUSIC THEATRE BAI,ANCE SHEET April 30, 2.ool ASSETS Current Assets $ 85,462 Property & Equipment 916,726 Other Assets 17,810 $1,m9,998 LIABILITIES Current Liabilities $ 33,458 Long-Term Liabilities 902,849 Total Capital 83.601 $1,m9,998 [bmt\ox.balance sheet] BAKERSFIELD MUSIC THEATRE STATEMENT OF INCOME Twelve Months Ended April 3o, ~'ooz Total Operating Income $1,o63,925 Total.Operating Expense* 1,2o2,o75 Total Operating Loss (139,o5o) Principal 'Payments lOq,2.~2 Total Deficit (248,302) Donations ~ $ 21,786 *Without Depreciation Expense [bmt\o6osox.statement of income] STARS THEATRE RESTAURANT THE ORIGINAL PLAN THE COST Construction Estimates $650,000 Change Orders ~ Enhancements ~ Stage Equipment ~ Other Equipment ~ Start-Up Costs ~ THE PROPOSED PAYOFF Landlord Contribution $~oo,ooo Landlord Loan ~oo,ooo Bank Loans 3oo,ooo Personal Loans 3~o,ooo Equity 90,000 .$900,000 Donations: $1,000,000 [bmt\o6osm.original plan] STARS THEATRE RESTAURANT AS IT TURNED OUT THE COST Construction $ 65o,00o Change -Orders' 75,ooo Enhancements lOO,OOO Stage Equipment lOO,OOO Other Equipment lOO,OOO Start-Up Costs 7.~.ooo $1,100,000 T'HE PRESENT RESOLUTION Landlord Contribution $ lOO,OOO Landlord Loan lOO,OOO Bank Loans 370,000 Personal Loans 260,000 Donations 177,ooo Equity 60,000 Unpaid Balance 33,000 $1,100,000 [bmt\o6o5ol.as it turned out] STARS THEATRE RESTAURANT CONCLUSION The Problem: Debt Reduction The Request: One-Time Grant of $5o,ooo or FiveAnnual Grants of $2o,ooo [o6o5oLconclusion] Office of the President Bakersfield COLLEGE May 24, 2001 Honorable Mayor Harvey Hall City of Bakersfield 1115 Truxmn Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mayor Hall: For the past several months, Bakersfield College has been working w/th the City of Bakersfield to support a financial partnership in the development of the Bakersfield College Aquatic Center. Please consider this letter as Bakersfield Colleoe s request to the City of Bakersfield for financial support of the Bakersfield College Aquatic Center.. Bakersfield College has been working' with the Bakersfield City Parks and Recreation Department learning about the water needs of Bakersfield; specifically, the water needs of the Bakersfield City area located east of Highway 99. The research has shown that the need does exist for an aquatic center that will accommodate the growing water safety training and water recreation of our Bakersfield c0nnnunity. Also, that some of the current Bakersfield City water facilities in the area located east of Highway 99 are in need of retrofit. We believe that this partnership between Bakersfield College and the City Of Bakersfield in deVeloping this community aquatic center will serve to meet multiple and mutual needs. The Bakersfield College Aquatic Center will address a number of needs of our Bakersfield community to include additional water for life-saving water training, recreational support, and competitive swimming. The Bakersfield College Aquatic Center among other things will accomplish the following: a community resource to serve generations to come, a state of the art showcase for our great city of Bakersfield, and an additional element to help support economic development. Bakersfield College has met, introduced and articulated both the need and the benefit of the Aquatic Center with members of the Bakersfield City Council. Director of External Relations and Administrative Services, Linda Quinones-Vaughan, has been scheduled to go before the .Bakersfield City Council in a 'workshop forum for the past few months, but unfortunately the presentation has been delayed. Kern Community College Oistrict 1801 Panorama [Drive · Bakersfield, CA 93305 ,, Online www.bc.cc.ca.u$ · Fax 661.395.46~8 · Phone 661.395.4211 Honorable Mayor Harvey Hall May 24, 200 I Page 2 Your continued support of this project is appreciated and I look forward to hearing from you and members of the Bakersfield City Council and staff to further develop this partnership. Thank you. Sandra V. Serrano President SVS:cjp cc: Irma Carson, Vice-Mayor Susan M. Benham, Councilwoman, Ward 2 Mike Maggard, Councilman, Ward 3 David P~ Couch, Councilman, Ward 4 Harold Hanson, Councilman, Ward 5 Jacquie Sullivan, Councilwoman, Ward 6 Mark C. Salvag~o, Councilman, Ward 7 Alan Tandy, City Manager John Stinson, Assistant City Manager Stan Ford, Director of Parks & Recreation William A. Wheeler Aquatic Center at Bakersfield College ~ Campaign Bakersfield COLLEGE History/Background of Bakersfield College Pool The existing Bakersfield College swimming pool was completed in 1955. The pool is 25-yards in .length, and was more than enough to meet the demands. Today, the 50-meter pool has become a standard in swimming competition and other aquatic programs throughout the state. Jim Turner coached the BC .swim team from its creation in 1953 until 1989. The Renegade swim team almost always had a winning season, Turner said. Not only did athletes benefit from competition, but they also scored scholarships. In fact, between 70 and 80 percent of BC swimmers received scholarships to four-year schools. BC's competitive swim program folded in 1990. In addition to swimming, diving and polo teams, the pool was used between 1955 and 1989 to teach water safety classes and even beginning SCUBA classes. During the 1990s, the pool has been used more for conditioning swimming ~:lasses. Adaptive PE courses are taught, giving disabled students a chance to use the pool. A variety of community groups also use the pool for their activities. ' State-of-the-art Technology Plans call for construction of a new Olympic-size (50m) pool and for ~ the refurbishment of the existing Bakersfield College pool. The new v/ Myrtha pool will be constructed in Europe. and installed in two pieces at Bakersfield College. It is made of stainless steel, and will be the first of-its kind in California. Unlike traditional Gunite pools, f BC's state-of-the-art Myrtha pool will have a 25-year warranty. Water doesn't attack the material and maintenance costs are expected to be 30 to 40 percent lower than a pool made of Gunite.. The new Bakersfield College pool is the same type of pool used in the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic games. It's considered to be a "faster" pool by athletes. Kern Community College District 1801 Panorama Drive · Bakersfield, CA 93305 · Online www.bc.cc.ca.u$ · Fax 661.395.4241 · Phone 661.395.4011 Page 2 "People will come for miles to see the new pool at Bakersfield College," said Jan Stuebbe, BC athletic director. "We will be a showcase." Goals of the Aquatic Center Campaign The goal of the William A. Wheeler Aquatic Center and Jeffrey Townsend Pool Campaign is to raise funds to help pay for construction of the 50-meter pool and immediate improvements to the Jeffrey Townsend Pool (existing pool). Phase I of the campaign would raise $450,000 to fund immediate needs including bleacher relocation and repair, pool covers and a tubular steel fence. Phase II of the campaign would raise $136,000.to fund project enhancements such as landscaping and deck .equipment. For a list of specific enhancements and their costs visit the Bakersfield College Division of Institutional Development and Foundation website at www. bakersfieldcollege.org/foundation/. Current Situation Financing Leadership Gifts (non-Bakersfield College) to date include: Kern High School District $350,000 /,,.¢~ d~/~... ~lz~r~ ~8~-¢-~ z,~ Jeff Townsend (former BC swimmer) $250,000 William A. Wheeler (businessman) $250,000 Page 3 Construction Schedule (tentative) BC Parking Start: Fall semester 2000 End: Spring semester 2001 BC Existing Pool Repair/Upgrade Start: Spring semester 2001 End: Fall semester 2001 BC 50 Meter Pool Start: Spring semester 2001 End: Fall semester 2001 Gifts and name recognition · The pool complex will bear the official name of William A. Wheeler Aquatic Center at Bakersfield College when completed. The existing, pool will be named the Jeffrey Townsend .Pool. · Name recognition will be given in the form -of plaques on individual items for a.period of time equal to $10,000 per year. All gifts of $250 or more will result in permanent name recognition on the donor wall. Donor levels have been set at the following: $50,000+ Golden Knight $25,000 - $49,999 Sponsor $10,000 - $24,999 Patron $5,000 - $9,999 Contributing $1,000 - $4,999 Sustaining $100 - $999 Active $10 - $99 Friend Division of Institutional Development and Foundation Rev. 06/04/01 Bakersfield College Commun' uatic Center Project Costs Community Aquatic Center Costs Needed 50 Meter Pool and Ex~sting Pool Renovation $2,286,000/ 254,000 Road work around pool 445,000 0 Scoreboard and timing equipment 41,000 0 Bleachers 72,000 72,000 Pool Covers 86,000 86;000 Tube steel fence 33,000 0 Landscaping ~ 20,000 20,000 Deck equipment and related items 85,000 85,000 Signage Package 40,000 40,000 Exterior 'Showers . 5,000 5,000 Project Costs $3,113,000 Funds Needed $562,000 Total Funds Available to Date: 1. KCCD/California Community Colleges/ 627,000 Pool-Repair Project 2. Matching Funds for SM Funding Itl above 70,000 3. Maintenance Assessment District 495,000 4. Kern High School District 350,000 5. Bakersfield College local maintenance funds/parking 150,000 6. Townsend grant 250,000 7. Wheeler grant 250,000 8. SM Site Utilities Phase 2 #850 150,000 9. SM Campus Mech. Misc. Utilities Phase 2 #802 135,000 10. Harry & Ethel West Foundation 74,000 Total Funds toDate: · $ 2,551,000 B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IC~TY MANAGEr'S MEMORANDUM TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER /~ [(./ INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: l/ May 31, 2001 v SUBJECT: Proposed Chester Avenue Streetscape 34m Street to West Columbus Street Per your request, staff has prepared the attached preliminary plan and construction estimate for installing streetscape improvements along Chester Avenue between 34"' Street and West Columbus Street. These improvements would include double-globe streetlights along both sides of Chester Avenue (similar to those along Chester Avenue south of 24"' Street), as well as enhancement of the median island to the current enhanced median island standard. Per the attached estimate, the cost for this work is estimated to total just under $300,000. cc: Donna Kunz, Economic Development Director Theodore D. Wright, Civil Engineer IV $ :¥I'ED~.UO hm:u m~O5 3101 ~l.wpd ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE NORTH CHESTER STREETSCAPE PROJECT, 34TH STREET TO WEST COLUMBUS Item No. :Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Extended Cost 1 Double Globe St Lt System (150'+ O/C) 35 EA !54,500 $157,500 2 24" Boxed Trees (median only) 23 EA $300 $6,900 3 Irrigation System (median only) 1 LS $35,000 $35,000 4 Stamped Concrete Hardscape (median) 9600 SF $3.65 $35,040 5 Roadway Excavation (within median) 180 CY $80 $14,400 6 7 8 SUBTOTAL $248,840 By T. Wright 10% Engineering $24,884 31 -May-01 10% Contingency $24,884 Assumes using existing median curbing. TOTAL $298,608