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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/23/1995 B A K E R $ F I E L D Irma Carson, Chair Mark Salvaggio (Vacant) Staff: John W. Stinson AGENDA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Monday, January 23, 1995 4:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room Second Floor - City Hall 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 21, 1994 MINUTES 3. PRESENTATIONS 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS NONE 6. NEW BUSINESS A. KERN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION DONATION OF LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR PROPOSED PROJECT ON THE KERN RIVER BIKE PATH (Rich O'Neil) B. 1995 MEETING CALENDAR 7. ADJOURNMENT JWS:jp NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Services Committee of the City Council will hold a Special Meeting for the purpose of a Committee Meeting on Monday, January 23, 1995, at 4:00 p.m., in the City Manager's Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, to consider: 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 21, 1994 MINUTES 3. PRESENTATIONS 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS NONE 6. NEW BUSINESS A. KERN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION DONATION OF LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR PROPOSED PROJECT ON THE KERN RIVER BIKE PATH (Rich O'Neil) B. 1995 MEETING CALENDAR 7. ADJOURNMENT John W. Stinson, Assistant City Manager January 19, 1995:JWS:jp FILE COPY B A K E R S F I E L D ' Alan ~a~dy, City M~r~ge Lynn Edwards, Chair Staff: John W. Stinso~ Conni Brunni Mark Salvaggio AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Monday, November 21, 1994 4:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. Members present: Chair Councilmember Lynn Edwards; Councilmember Mark Salvaggio Member absent: Councilmember Conni Brunni 2. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 8, 1994 MINUTES Approved as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Community Services Committee November 21, 1994 Page -2- 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. SIGN POLICY FOR KERN RIVER PARKWAY UPDATE At the last Committee meeting of August 8, the Committee reviewed the sign ordinanceand requested staff to research and refine the wording.. Lee Andersen stated the following changes have been made: 1) the sign element using individual names has been deleted, and 2) criteria/guidelines have been added for the cellular call boxes on the parkway. The sign policy changes have been reviewed by staff with the Kern River Parkway Committee as well as the Citizens Community Services Advisory Committee, and both are supportive and concur with the changes as presented. The Committee recommended approval of the ordinance with the above changes and that it be sent to the full Council. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. BAKERSFIELD CITY MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION KERN RIVER PARKWAYVOLUNTEER IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING PROJECT AT MOHAWK AND TRUXTUN AVENUE At its November 2, 1994 meeting the Council referred a letter to this Committee from the Bakersfield City Miscellaneous Employees Mutual Benefit Association requesting approval of their donating labor to install irrigation, turf and trees along the Kern River Parkway. Gene Bogart pointed out that this project would finish out the area along Truxtun by the Mercy Hospital Par Course and the Texaco Foundation project. There are grant monies available. This is the type of development that is outlined in the Kern River Parkway master plan. It is anticipated the project could begin in January 1995, with completion expected mid to late spring. The Committee reviewed the Association's request to use City equipment during construction, the use of State grant monies remaining from the computerized irrigation and development of the parkway west of the par course, and approval to seek donations from the private sector to help offset costs. Rick Williams from the Association stated that the Association has received its number for nonprofit status. It was determined staff should oversee the installation of irrigation and materials and expenditure of funds. The Association will be in contact with the Kern River Foundation Committee to seek their comments and recommendations and staff will keep the Citizens Community Services Advisory Committee informed of progress. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Community Services Committee November 21, 1994 Page -3- The Committee discussed the project and a motion was made and approved to allow the Bakersfield City Miscellaneous Employee Mutual Benefit Association forces to volunteer to complete the project and allow those volunteers to use City equipment; allow the use of the $27,392 remaining State grant funds for this project; and based on determination from the City Attorney on guidelines, to allow the solicitation of donations from the pdvate sector. A Committee Report will be prepared for the next City Council meeting. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Staff in attendance: Assistant City Manager John W. Stinson, Community Services Manager Lee Andersen, City Attorney Judy Skousen, Water/Sanitation Manager Gene Bogart, Principal Planner Jim Movius, Parks Superintendent Frank Fabbri, Assistant Parks Superintendent Allen Abe, and Rick Williams, President of the Bakersfield City Miscellaneous Employees Mutual Benefit Association. To: Bakersfield City Council 1/11/95 From: Kern River Parkway Foundation Ref: Proposal to install irrigation system and plant trees within the Kern River Parkway at the corner of Coffee Road and Truxtun Extension Dear City Council Persons; The Kern River Parkway Foundation would like to present to the City of Bakersfield and its Citizens a gift in form of labor and materials to '-~' install an irrigation system and plant ninety six tre~s within the Kern River Parkway at the corner of Coffee Road and Truxtun Extension We ask City Council to accept this donation and to direct.the City Staff to superwse the Foundation's volunteers and contractors in the completion of this proposed project. Texaco has agreed to fund this project. We will use licensed contractors to install the irrigation system and volunteers from the Foundation and Tex~co will plant the trees. In the development of the Kern River Park-w-ay, one of the Foundation's goals is to restore streamside vegetation and beautify Bakersfield inthis area by planting trees and shrubs following a "Riverine Theme". We have specified these trees that would typically grow along a San Juaquin Valley River on the list and plans that accompany this statement. We would like to start the work on the irrigation system by January 27th so we ask for a speedy review and return con~nents within the next few weeks. Any further questions can be directed to the Kern River Parkway Foundation and/or to our landscape architect, Greg PolubinskyofMartin-McIntosh Engineering and Surveying. DistributedMayor to:~..,/ --. Si~rel~, ~ , ~ Council Rich O'Neil City MOt , - Vice President . City Arty Ke~ Ri~r Par~y Fo~dation Olher By City ,..C.~erk .:*. P.O. BOX 624 . BAKERSFIELD, CA 93302-0624