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Home My WebLink About11/16/2000 BAKERSFIELD Jacquie Sullivan, Chair Patricia J. DeMond Jeffrey A. Green Staff: Alan Christensen SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE of the City Council - City of Bakersfield Thursday, November 16, 2000 12:00 noon City Manager's Conference Room - City Hall 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 201 Bakersfield, CA AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. ADOPT OCTOBER 4, 2000 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Staff update regarding entrance signs into the City B. Staff report and Committee recommendation regarding funding for recreational programs for senior citizens C. Staff report and Committee recommendation regarding fees for use of community centers D, Staff report and Committee recommendation regarding swimming pool fees 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Staff report and Committee recommendation regarding naming rights and signage along Kern River Parkway by the Native American Preservation Council 6. ADJOURNMENT AC:jp S:~AC\CSCommittee\cs00nov 16agen.wpd D AFT . BAKERSFIELD Jacquie Sullivan, Chair Alar(r~l'and~, C~ty Manager Patricia J. DeMond Staff: Alan Christensen Jeffrey A. Green AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT SPECIAL MEETING COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Wednesday, October 4, 2000 12:00 noon City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 12:00 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Jacquie Sullivan, Chair; Patricia J. DeMond and Jeffrey A. Green 2. ADOPT JULY 18, 2000 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Update regarding entrance signs into the City Staff has continued to look at possible sites for entry signs. For the entrance sign to the south, the County property on the east side of State Route 99 near McKee Road seems to be the best location available. Property owners to the north on State Route 99 near Seventh Standard Road are still being contacted. There is money budgeted for two signs and focus for "major" sign locations has been on the north and south entrances to the City. When those sites have been firmed up, staff will 'begin looking for possible sites on Highways 178 and 58. Mayor Pdce stated his Economic Group has reviewed several entrance sign designs and he shared with the Committee the three designs that were preferred, which were prepared by Don Hoggatt from Public Works. These designs were also reviewed by community members with design expertise and responses were received from the Internet. The Committee unanimously voted for one design from the three that seemed to be most favored, but thought the base for the sign should be changed. The Committee directed Public Works staff to make design changes to the pedestal, prepare a detailed design in full color and bring back to the next Committee meeting. A target date of mid-March 2001 was chosen for completion to coincide with the NCAA basketball tournament coming to Bakersfield, for which Mayor Price is co-chair. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT DRAFT Wednesday, October 4, 2000 Page -2- B. Staff update on the status of pr°posed ice skating facility Alan Tandy stated that concentration for the last few months has been on the City Center location and if the project successfully moves forward, offers the best circumstances for achieving an ice skating facility. If the ice rink facility at the proposed 'City Center project does not materialize, there are other alternative locations. The community recreation facility included in the City Center proposal, in concept, was designed with a common reception area, including restrooms, with one side a gymnasium for basketball and volleyball, and the other side an ice rink. Staff from the Community Recreation Facility Group out of Portland, Oregon, were receptive to the.ice dnk being integrated into the concept, but the owner who provides financing was reluctant to pledge adequate security to the developer to back the lease for the ice rink side of the facility. Financially there is still a gap in .the money required to achieve a facility and what has been pledged so far from Bolthouse Farms ($250,000); matching community fund-raising still in progress ($250,000); and the City ($250,000). -We are still $400,000 to $500,000 short of achieving a point where a reasonable business will provide the securitization that a developer needs to back the lease. Pete Yackley, representing the Ice Rink Fund-Raising Committee, reported that out of.the 25 to 30 people interested in fund-raising, a committee of eight was formed to organize.efforts. Barbara Gdmes is the chair and all interests are represented including, figure, hockey, junior hockey, and the community-at-large. The committee will be focusing on three main plans to raise money: individual (parents going out and raising money), a corporate campaign still in the planning stage, and eliciting media support for a direct appeal to the community. Committee Chair Sullivan stated that there should be an official press conference to announce the fund-raising drive. The Committee emphasized that when fund-raising, the community should be informed when asked to contribute that if the ice skating facility at the proposed City Center project does not materialize, efforts will still continue to bring an ice facility to Bakersfield at another location. It was suggested to help raise funds that a reception could be held for the suite holders at the Garden before an event, serve refreshments, and have the young ice skaters .attending to focus attention on their need for an ice skating facility and fund-raising efforts. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Recreational .programs for senior citizens - Lynn Edwards, Director, Bakersfield Senior Center Mr. Edwards spoke regarding the need for recreation and activities for senior citizens citywide. There are only two senior centers in the city that are open to the public. Many seniors are on a Iow, fixed-income and cannot afford to pay for activities. Two of the main interest needs are computer training and an instructor for exercise classes. There is a population increase in senior citizens and most city-funded activities are for young adults and children. He requested that the City provide funding for the Bakersfield Senior Center, specifically, and for seniors in the community in general for recreation, exercise And other programing. He stated that their operational expenses for utilities are very high and thby raise the money for that by having bingo, pancake breakfasts and other fund-raisers, but th(~y do not have the funds needed for activities. DRAFT COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Wednesday, October 4, 2000 Page -3- There is $25,000 in the Recreation and Parks budget for a study to determine activity needs and budgeting for senior programing, but that is long-term planning. The Committee agreed with the need for senior recreation programs and desired to provide activities in the short-term. The City Manager directed Recreation and Parks staff to meet with Mr. Edwards and put together a program with costs that would include exercise instruction and computer training and bring the information back to the next meeting of the Community Services Committee. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Staff attending: Mayor Bob Pdce; Mayor's Office Intem Christine Culbertson; City Manager Alan Tandy, Assistant City Manager Alan Chdstensen; City Attorney Bart Thiltgen; Assistant to the City Manager Damell Haynes; Assistant Recreation and Parks Director Allen Abe; Public Works .Director Raul Rojas; and Public Works Design and Landscape Designer Don Hoggatt. Others: Lynn Edwards, Director, Bakersfield Senior Center; Pete Yackley; Barbara Grimes; Matt Riley; Danelle McKinney, Chair of the Chamber 2020 Image Committee cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council S:~AC\CSCommittee\cs00oct04summary.wpd I , ' I DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: November 8, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks ~ SUBJECT: Staff Recommendation for Funds to Conduct Senior Citizen Survey As mentioned in our response to the council referral, the department recommends that if the council wishes to provide funding for the two recreation programs that the Bakersfield Senior Center has requested assistance with, that the city do the following: · give the senior center $10,000 of the budgeted funds which is sufficient to fund the programs for this fiscal year · use the remaining $15,000 of the budgeted funds to conduct a modified survey A modified survey would still allow us to obtain somewhat representative data from a broad base of the approximately 36,600 seniors that live in Bakersfield, as originally intended when the budget was approved by the city council. This data will provide us information that will enable long-range planning, as well as specific planning for the next few years. Additionally, we would know the areas of the city and the types of varied programs that this large population wants/needs. Because we typically use data obtained from a scientific approach, data from a small, non-representative group will not provide us with the detailed information we need. Further, a sample from a single neighborhood, also does not allow for community-wide planning. The department understands from Mr. Lynn Edwards that the senior center needs support for its day-to-day operations (e.g. staff salaries, utilities, etc.). Mr. Edwards has also communicated to department staff that he would like the city to consider assuming the maintenance responsibilities for the facility. This would, include routine maintenance and making necessary repairs to both the grounds and the building. If the council wishes to provide ongoing support, the department recommends that the council establish a specific line item within the budget (similar to what is done for the symphony). Also, the department requests direction from the council as to whether or not we should continue to plan on providing specific programming for a fast- growing senior population or rely on the existing senior facilities to meet demand. Should the council direct the department to continue our planning efforts and decides to give the approved funds to the Bakersfield Senior Center, we will come back to the council in the future to again request funds to conduct a scientific survey. I , ' ! DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: November 8, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks ~ SUBJECT: Staff Recommendation on Waiver of Building Use Fee at MLK Center In response to Vice Mayor Carson's request to waive the building use fees at MLK center, the department recommends that if the city council wishes to adopt this policy, that the city establish the following guidelines: · fees be waived only for 501 (c)(3) agencies (i.e. official not-for-profit agencies) · facility use is for the benefit of the community (e.g. not for fund raising or staff meetings, etc.) · only the room use fee be waived · users must still pay all direct costs (e.g. staff to monitor the area of the building or to set up/take down tables and chairs. Also, for special equipment) · the fee waiver is only for "off-season" usage (i.e. October - April) · use is during normal operational hours of the center · city programs have priority for building use The department also recommends that other departmental fees not be increased to compensate for any decrease in revenue that results from the fee waiver. Further, the department budget not be reduced to compensate for lower revenue and that the council recognize that the budget may actually need to be increased as a result of increased facility use. DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DATE: November 8, 2000 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Stan Ford, Director of Recreation and Parks SUBJECT: Staff Recommendation on the Waiver of Swimming Pool Admission Fees In response to Vice Mayor Carson's request to waive the admission fee at certain public swimming pools, the department recommends that if the city council wishes to adopt this policy, that the city do the following: · use the HUD income guidelines to determine families eligible for fee waiver · provide only immediate family members (living in the same residence) with non-transferable, and non-replaceable, passes · limit pass use in pools with high demand (e.g. in 2000, Silver Creek, Jefferson, and Beale) · allow unlimited use of pools with Iow demand As a pilot program, we recommend that the passes for the "high" demand pools be limited to twenty daily passes per season. Also; we recommend that other departmental fees not be increased to compensate for the decreased revenue that results from the fee waiver. Further, that the department budget not be reduced to compensate for the lower revenue and that the council recognize that the budget may actually need to be increased as a result of increased pool usage.- BAKERSFIELD SENIOR CENTER, ..., .;,,c, October 18, 2000 git'i? ~'l:t.%'.r {tm:! C:!r$on ~,: L, rcce,l ~eeks, l ha,e had com. ersaiio~!s ~ilh S~au Food, ' ..... ' · "- - "' '"" . ~cc~ eauo,~ and rm'k~ Director, and · (nher members of this administrative staff, l have also had the Ol)l)o~nnity ~o speak ~o the Ci!izens Collilll~llitv Se~Mces advisory committee. My reason for speaking to r)Ir. For. his .'-,'* .... ' · - . st,a ....a the two ,, ,-;,~o, "~, t,o make e~:~-vono aware of )he needs of the ihe need~ of senior ciiizens Ihroughoul Bakersfield, wiIh special emphasis on hnv income ~niors. Ali of my discussions have rccciycd positive fccd back. ' At the City Councils' communiB' sen'ice committee meeting, the council members, led by Chairman Sullivan, were genuinely inte~sted in finding a way to assist the Bakersfield Senior Center. At the same meeting, City manager Alan Tandy inst~ctcd Allan Abbe to meet with mc to determine what our needs are, .. that meetin~ took i)lace on Monday October 16, at our site. Listed beh)w at, some of the requests I presented: I. An instructor for OUr Compnter class) 3 days ea. week, 2 hou~ ea. day. 2. A, insirucmr for a Fitness class, for senior~3 days e& week, 1 hours e~ day. 3. An arrangement for City crews to take care of the mowing, trimming, etc. 4. Sprinkler System sec'iced. ~' Pest Control service (i~side and outside). 6. - Sen'ice on ihe Heating ~ Air Conditioning Units. 7. Electrical SysIem sen'iced. g. Oihev main(chance t~.l)e ~ervice. 'l'hc~ have hccn avcra:in: ~ 1.700 m(mihh fi.-ibc las( ~cveral mo.(ks. · -. I am willin(~ al ;mydmc ~() a(hlrcss any c()~cc or Iht full council in rc~ar(l~ I~) (mr rC(lUC~l. ' /Si)fferelv ~ . AUni~ Wly Agency ~ 530 FOU~ S~, BA~RS~D, CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Recreation &Par TO Community Services Council Committee FROM Stan Ford, Recreation and Parks Director SUBJECT Native American Preservation Council Request DATE November 9, 2000 July of this year, representatives of Native American Heritage Preservation Council of Kern County (Preservation Council) requested an opportunity to designate three locations along Kern River Parkway with names of people or places directly related to Kern River. Preservation Council members cite Kern River Parkway Plan as providing such as opportunity. Preservation Council's present request includes assigning names of Ohshuh, Xahly, and Cholich to large Truxtun Lake, small Truxtun Lake and creek connecting both lakes respectively. Preservation Council will provide bronze plaques with phonetic spelling and Native American definition for their new requests as they did for their original dedications. In February of 1996, a similar request was heard by Citizen's Community Services Advisory' Committee. The Advisory Committee recommended City Council approve Preservation Council's request. At their March 6, 1996, meeting, City Council approved naming Yokuts Park, Yowlumne Park and Hoe-Y Running Course for picnic area west of Hwy 99, volleyball courts at Truxtun Avenue at Mohawk Drive, and cross country course respectively. After receiving Preservation Council's recent request, staff recommended Community Services Committee re,address request due to information from council meeting of March 1996, appeared to have limited that request to three identified names although Administrative Report recommended future naming requests be acted upon by Director of Community Services.. Staff recommends a resolution identifying Community Services Committee's direction be forwarded to Council in order to have a recorded document fol' future reference. Cc: Alan Christiansen Allen Abe Ginny Gennaro s:\Ops Folder~Native American~,rea Dedications 3. Construction. Construction contract was issued in an amount of $155,000 for developing the skating surface. City forces removed a large tree, relocated irrigation system, extended security fencing, and re-seeded and re-sodded turf areas surrounding the skate park. Recently, a group of individuals have offered to solicit donations targeted for specific additional enhancements. Additional features include a shelter with tables, 1 ,ooo square foot independent novice skate area, additional trees, benches, drinking fountain, walkways, and lighting. Providing lighting will be particularly challenging as once again electrical transmission lines limitations and clearance requirements from Kern River bike path must be addressed. s:\Ops Folder~NRPA\Design Presentation RESOLUTION NO. ]. 4 ~ .--0 0 ARESOLUTION APPROVING THREE NATIVE AMERICAN NAME DESIGNATIONS ON THE KERN RIVER PARKWAY AND FUTURE PROCEDURE FOR SUCH NAME DESIGNATIONS. WHEREAS, the Kern River Parkway Plan, which encompasses the area between the mouth of the Kern River Canyon and Interstate Highway 5 permits the naming of locations along such area with names of people or places directly related to the Kern River; and WHEREAS, the Bakersfield City Council, on March 6, 1996, approved the request of the Native American Hedtage Preservation Council of Kern County (Preservation Council) to name Yokuts Park, Yowlumne Park and Hoe-Y Running Course for the picnic area west~of Highway 99, volleyball courts at Truxtun Avenue at Mohawk Drive and cross- country course, respectively; and WHEREAS, the current request of the'Preservation Council is to assign the names of Ohshuh, Xahly and Cholich to large Truxtun Lake, small Truxtun Lake and creek connecting .both lakes, respectively; and WHEREAS, The Preservation council hasagreed to provide bronze plaques with phonetic spelling .and Native American definition .for their new requests as they did for their original dedications; and WHEREAS, the Bakersfield City Council believes such name designations are an appropriate reflection of the community's history and culture; and WHEREAS, the Bakersfield City council desires to establish a procedure for future name designations along the Kern River Parkway. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the 'City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference. 2. The City hereby accepts the above-described Native American name designations along the Kern River Parkway for the areas as described above. -- Page 1 of 3 Pages - ~.. ,'.. ~J~,~ 3. The City hereby declares that future requests to name areas along the Kern River Parkway will first be presented to the Citizens Community Services .Advisory Committee, which in turn will forward its recommendation to the City Council's Community Services Committee, which in turn will forward its recommendation to the City Council at a regularly scheduled meeting for their ultimate decision. o0o.-- -- Page 2 of 3 Pages I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopte~l__b_y the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on NOV 29 ~?~ , by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL;MEMBER CARSON, DEMOND, MAGGARD, COUCH, GREEN, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO NOES: COU NCILMEMBER~.J~~ ABSTAIN: COUNCiLMEMBER t~{~6,..~_ . ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER_ CITY CLERK and Ex Council ~of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED NOV 2 9 ZI)00 ~_B~OB ~RiCE r MAYOR of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: BART J. THILTGEN City By: .~-~1~11N~~ Deputy City Attorney VG:alj S:~COUNCIL\Resos~lativeAmericanNeme. Designations.w~ -November 21, 2000 ,~. c -,~2 -- Page 3 of 3 Pages -- ~; ,~ ~.-,[,,,.I ~