HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/26/2001 BAKERSFIELD
Jacquie Sullivan, Chair
Sue Benham
Irma Carson
Staff: Alan Christensen
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
1:30 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room - City Hall
1501 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 201, Bakersfield, CA
AGENDA
1. ROLL CALL
2. ADOPT JULY 11, 2001 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
4. PRESENTATIONS
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discu~ssion regarding a request from the Kern County Veterans Services for
City assistance in locating and developing a Kern County Veterans Memorial
Park
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
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BAKERSFIELD
DRAFT
Alan Tandy, City Manager Sue Benham
John W. Stinson, Assistant-City Manager Irma Carson
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMI'R'EE
Wednesday, July 11,2001, 1:30 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order at 1:40 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Jacquie Sullivan, Chair; and Sue Benham '
Absent: Councilmember Irma Carson "
2. ADOPT MAY 23, 2001 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Adopted as submitted. (Committee member Carson absent)
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
4. PRESENTATIONS
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. Staff report and Committee recommendation on use of facilities at International Square
Park
Jan Fulton gave an update on the progress of the Working Committee, which is comprised of
Councilmember Benham; City staff; and representatives from the Association of Old Town Kern,
Bakersfield Rescue Mission and Old Town Kern Pioneer Project Area Committee.
The Working Committee developed the following short and long-term goals:
Short-Term Goal. Develop the Square into a safe, clean and secure urban green space,
promoting economic growth in the area.
Long-Term Goal. Redevelop the Square area into some type of,alternate use.
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
Wednesday, July 11, 2001
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The Working Committee made the following recommendations:
1. Keep International Square Park open. There are ample reasons to maintain and improve the
Square because it offers the only public green space in the Baker Street area and can ultimately
be a-part of the area's revitalization efforts.
2. Identify funding source and obtain bids for manufacture and installation of fencing as soon as
possible. The bushes have been trimmed so the light from the streetlights is brighter. Wrought
iron fencing is being recommended with access gates that can be closed every evening to allow
for greater control of Square activities. The Iong,term goal is to .redevelop the square with an
alternative use.
3. Coordinate with special user groups; enforce the Special Event permitting process in the near
future when fencing is installed and the Rescue Mission project is completed. The permitting
process is covered in the Municipal Code and used in other City parks. There are fees
associated with the permits and there will be a "grace period" to educate the community and.
user groups.
4. Keep appraised of Rescue Mission activities. To relOcate activities from the Square, the
Bakersfield Rescue Mission has approved construction of a service pavilion and is currently
working to develop its mission site located just one block eaSt of the Square along Sumner.
5. Step up code enforcement efforts of the single room occupancy (SRO) hotels.
Economic Development Director Donna Kunz stated we are very close to achieving some additional
funding for.improvements along the street and-the Square is a part of that. An answer on the funding
should be received within the next six weeks.
Jim Alford, Clinica Sierra Vista/Homeless Healthcare Collaborative, stated the work being done is very
appreciated, but it is important to evaluate the consequences of the decisions being made, so the
decisions reflect the best for all people in the area.
Bill Underwood, Clinica Sierra Vista, spoke and said he was acting for the Homeless Collaborative, but
not speaking officially as the COllaborative Steering Committee has not approved any resolutions
regarding this issue, as they are still exploring and would .like to leave all options open for another month.
Josh Rudnick, Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, stated he is not prepared to make any public
comments regarding International Square and that he appreciated Bill Underwood's comments regarding
the Homeless Collaborative Committee.
Committee member Benham explained that one of her priorities when taking office was to help resolve
some of the long-standing issues on Baker Street. She expressed her appreciation for the interest of
the Old Town Kern Association, the great work being done by the Homeless Center and the Bakersfield
Rescue Mission and the good collaboration by everyone involved. The efforts being make on many
fronts came together in the form of the Working Committee, which has had great staff support from
Economic/CommUnity Development, Lt. Bivens from the Police Department, Ed Lazaroti from Recreation
and Parks, and participation from the community.
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
Wednesday, July 11, 2001
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Committee member Benham stated the recommendations are very sound and offer a lot of promise for
progress on Baker Street. She agrees with the premise that the Square be preserved at the present time
for urban green space and if'redevelopment efforts present the opportunity for some other use in the
future, is open to that ~possibility.
Committee member Benham made a motion that the Committee approve the Working Committee's
recommendations as presented by staff and forward to the Council.-It was noted that all of the interested
groups will have opportunity for further input when it reaches Council level.
Committee Chair Sullivan stated appreciation for all the groups in attendance and their efforts to work
together to balance the advantages and disadvantages to be able to use the Square in a positive way.
She also expressed appreciation for all the work that has gone into the short and long-term plans and
recommendations for the Square.
Mary Ann Parker, Independent Living Center of Kern County, spoke regarding the recommendations
being made and expressed concern if code enforcement issues are enforced at the SRO hotels and it
results in people being relocated, especially the disabled and elderly who do not have the funds,
everyone should be aware and will need to come up with answers on how to deal with .it at that time.
Committee member Benham requested Economic/Community Development staff to get the names of
the organizations and members of the public present at the meeting to make sure they are notified of
any further reports coming out of the Committee and also notified when this item goes to Council.
The Committee voted to approve the Working Committee's short and long-term goals and
recommendations as presented by staff and recommended forwarding to the Council. (Committee
member .Carson absent) The Committee directed staff to put this item on the agenda for the
September 5, 2001 Council meeting.
6. COMMrR'EE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
Staff attending: Assistant City Manager Alan Christensen; City Attorney Bart Thiltgen; Economic
Development Director Donna Kunz; George Gonzales Community Development Coordinator; Assistant
Recreation and Parks DirectOr Allen Abe; .Police Lt. Bob Bivens; Economic Development Associate Jan
Fulton, and Recreation and Parks Supervisor Ed Lazaroti
Others attending: James Burger, Reporter, The Bakersfield.Californian; Tammi Brown, KUZZ; Mike
Gregor, Channel 29 -TV; Walter Williams, Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance; Tim Alford, Clinica
Sierra Vista/Homeless Collaborative; Bill Underwood, Clinica Sierra Vista/Homeless Collaborative; Daniel '
Gorman, Bakersfield Rescue Mission; Josh Rudnick, staff attorney from Greater Bakersfield Legal
Assistance; Mary Ann Parker, Independent Living Center; Louis B. Gill, Executive Director, Bakersfield
Homeless Center; and Diana Campbell Rice, Associate Director, Bakersfield Homeless Center.
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PRIVATE
August 16, 2001
Mr. Dale R. Wilson
Kern County Veterans Memorial Park Committee
Conceptual Architectural Services Proposal for:
New Veteran's Memorial Park Master Planning
Dear Mr. Wilson,
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you and Ms. Lorenz recently. Both
Danny and I admire your patriotism and dedication to the memory of our
veterans.
Per your request, I have provided a general description of the scope of your
project, as I understand it, and our firm's proposal.
Project Scope
My understanding of the scope of the Project is as outlined below. Please note
this outline forms the basis for our proposal. Changes in the scope as outlined
may have impacts our ability to help you.
The Project consists of the planning, initial design c°ncepts and
conceptual presentation drawings for use by your association of veteran's
organizations to advance your vision of a Veterans memorial section of a
major city or county park.
Services
Our services shall include meetings with you, your committee and
representatives of local government agencies to verify program
requirements and space needs. Also included is preparation of
schematic site designs for review and comment by your organizations as
well as preparation of schematic documents for review and comment by
local government agencies having jurisdiction.
Ordinary in-house printing and long distance telecommunication and travel
within the Bakersfield area are included as a part of this proposal.
Preparation of specific project plans, calculations, specifications, and Title
24 energy analysis are not included in our services.
Your organizations shall obtain from the appropriate agencies and supply
to us drawings documenting the existing boundaries and surface condition
of the project site once it is determined.
Application/Permit fees are not included as a part of this proposal.
Zoning & CEQA documentation is not a part of this proposal.
Compensation
We propose to provide the services listed above at no charge on an hourly
basis up to 75 hours. This is equivalent to a donation in excess of
$5,000. We can assist you in finding specialty consultants if they
become necessary, but we would expect you to solicit their donation.
We believe that 75 hours should be adequate to accomplish your initial
goals. If not, we will consider alternate arrangements that could include
other volunteer architects. Again, we would expect you to solicit their
donation.
Thank you for your dedication to our country. I hope that our proposed
contribution is of value to you. Please feel free to call me if you have any
questions.
Sincerely,
William J. Date
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'LOS ANGELgS --k~al paAs got- --
· e largest single in,sion of cash in By DAVIN McHENRY
California hi~gry when state officials ~K~ian st~ff~
unveiled all~a~ons ~totaling $338 mil* ~: ~vl~.~H.~' ,:.~ ~ :: :~: :., .~,~., ./~::' '..,:~:~'~: ~}: ~ ~'~
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last year. ~n's p~y~o~ ~d a new jects lh~t ~ receive a posen of ~e Th~day ~t.
"~e~ ~ants wil~ provide new proj- co~ fesa~.f~ returned $3.6 n~ion ~d ~other
e~s, new ~, and improv~ ~As in ~p p~ofia~ for offic~ ~ fl~e Kern jecm fl~ ~ have to compete for ~e hen project to b~d a co~m~ fe~
every ci~ and coun~ in.~e state," County Parks and Recreation smm~de g~ts. ~v~ go~ds mid ~p~eater at ~e
Gev. Gray Da~s said. - Dep~ent ~ ~ey ~ed a p~ of
Pro~sition 12,'~e $2.1 billion. PaA ~"~h~"~ay~L SO t~, tim conmtissionms have Metropoh~ Recre~ion Cenmr on
- e~n~ked ~ost ~ of ~e $3.6 hal- Ches~r Avenue.
Bond A~ of 2~, p~ovided $824.5. -~e ~ ou~e how ~e co~ hen ~ repl~:e eq~pment ~d f~fli- Close be~d m'e a $500,000 reha-
million for I~al projects, including
· .' p~ m ~end im ~ of a p~ of 6es at ~pro~mmly 40 cl~en~ b~m~on of Sffm'tfler P~k ~d rough-
$~ million to ~ dis~but~ on a ~r ·
capita basis to cities and counties s~de bon~, ~o~si~o~ 12 ~d playgro~ds -- ~so c~ed ~t lorn ~ ly $2 n~hon ~, buy up 20 ~res ~ong
· rou~out California..~at guaranteed 13, w~ch were ~pmv~ by vomm ~ ~oughout ~e cotmty. '~e new play- ' Kern River ne~ Kem~ae Ibr a new
· at every coun~ would get some ~nd- ~ch 2~. ~ ~n~ ~e expect- grounds, which Will cost roughly .pm'k.
lng, kern $150,~0 for tiny Alpine ~ ~ ~ $2.1 b~on for p~k ~d $~,~ e~h, have been long overdue ~le the compefi~ve hst is priori- '
Coun~ wi~ a ~la~on of 11,190, to war proje~ ~out ~e s~. ~d ~e needed ~ ~nost eve~ co~- ~ed b~ed on loc~ need.s, ~e e~t
$36.5 million for Los ~geles Count, ~ ~y, ~e ~n~ ~ e~ec~d ~ ty p~k, ~cor~g m p~k officios.
~ million resident. .'] order m whch projecm ~ght be
b~g ~o~
'g~k~ ladl~ ~t axploffing ~ Co~ pmj~. yc~ old," ~d ~is~t ~'ec~r Bob Some projects may leapfrog off, em
i~umn~-~r t~lnall/III "~t now it l~ ~e
SAN ~NClSCO ~e state ~ be ~o~d $3.6 ~hon,' smd ~so h~cluded
Department of Insurance and several ~be~ Ad~n, ~Wr of ~e p~ks Wt~ ~ $236,~ to &ve~ a po~ion of Bm~g for ~e $3.6 t~on ~ loc~
o~er government offices have filed ~d ~on deponent "~ pr~ ~e Kern ~ver ~ Hm ~e. proje~s ~ e~ected semele m ~e
felony charges ~ainst a San Francisco jecm that ~en't covered by that ~flc the ~t lob ~d river ~ver- sprig, accort~g to p~k s~.
insurance broker, money will have to be funded sion
Charles "Chuck" Cole, 49, was ~o~ compe~five ~.'
indited Friday for exoloiting ~e boom- flu~ rest of fl~e co~mW's prqiecB ~ wffi now be founded to fl~e co~ty
lng ~nves~ent.ma~et in life insurance P~k ~d recm~on co~ion- have t~ compem for sm~ ~'m~[s. A ' Bo~d of Supe~sors for fu~her
~licies of ~e terminally i11, primarily em ~ve broken do~ ~ek favodte p~o~ed hst of ne~ly I~ projecB screwy ~d ~ approv~ l~r fids
pmj~ ~ ~o ~: one for p~ w~ al)proved by ~e commission ye~.
Kern could.2et'.nearly ' IVli~imumgrants 'o Kern'-
County 'cities for parks
$5 million parkfunds under proposed bond issue
City pOpulation Funding
13,537 $220,00o
By VIC POLLARD' .~ 0 1 "I think our council would be Bakersfield 254,368 $t ,536,737
Californian Sacramento Bureau absolutely delighted to get that," said California City 9,340 $220,000
e-mail: vpollardebakemfleM.com Les Crist, the part-time city manager of Delano 40,292 $243,420
SACRAMEN'I~ ' Kern County Kern's smallest city, Maricopa.
and its cities wu .uld get at'least $4.9 mil-With a population of little more than Uaricopa 1,137 $220,000
lion for park improvements if voters 'l,100, Maricopanowhasjustonesmall McFarland 9,922 $220,000
apprOve a $2.6 billion bond issue park next to the town's only fire sta- Ridgecrest 25,538 $220 000
endorsed by the Legislature last week tion. Shafter 13,211 $220,000
The measure, slated .to appear on With the money, Crist said, "We Taft 8,904 $220,000
the March elecl~on ballot, earmarks would probably either expand that Tehachapi 11,433 $220,000
$832.5 million for local park projects, one, or build an additional park." Wasco .21,971 $220,000
with a minimum grant of $220,000 for The state's larger cities would get Source: Catifornia Sate Legislature
every city, no matter how small. " Please tarn to PARKS / B3 THE C^U~Oa,~^~
Bond measure slated to appear on ballot in March
Continued from B! no, were Lnstmmental in persuading ferent park projects.
more money under the urban parks legislative'leaders to increase fimding The bond measure also provides
funding category, for small towns and rural areas, hundreds of millions of dollars for
Bakersfield would be entitled to "I'm happy;',' Florez said after the other resources prOgrams, such as
$1,536,737, while Delano would get' measure' passed. "It's a good deal." state parks, historical and cultural
$243,420. Cities and counties would get addi- resources, beaches, and air and water
Under the same category~ each tionalmoneyunderotherfundingcate- quality programs.
county would get a minimum alloca- gories included in the proposed bond It also funds land acquisitions to
(ion of $1.2 million for parks. A county- measure, prOtect coastal properties and a num-
by-co'~unty list that would show One would divide $372.5 million bar of river parkways, including $25
wheti~er Kern is entitled to more was among cities and counties based on .million for the San Joaquin Riverpark-
not immediately available. ' their populations, way in Fresno.
In negotiations on the measure, Another would provide several hun- It also provides $75 million to help
Central Valley lawmakers, including dred million dollars in funding for a fimd acquisition of agricultural land
Assemblyman Dean Florez, D-Shelter, variety of existing prograt~ that offer threatened by development~
and Sen. Charles Poochigian, R-Fres- competitive grants for anumber of dif-
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City Manager Allan Tandy 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 326-3751
The Honorable Harvey L. Hall Mayor 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 326-3767
Councilmember Irma Carson 1 1501 Truxtun-Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 324-4756
Councilmember Sue Benham 2 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 325-8273
Councilmember Mike Haggard 3 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (66!) 872-4729
Councilmember David Couch 4 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 663-4620
Councilmember HarOld Hausen 5 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 397-7447
Councilmembr Jacqule Sullivan 6 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 834-4943
Councilmember Mark Salvaggio 7 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 834-6667
Supervisor Jon McQuiston, Dist.1 1115 Truxtun Ave. Room 501 Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 868-3650
Supervisor Steve~Perez, Dist. 2 1115 Truxtun Ave. Room 502 Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 868-3660
Supervisor Barbara Patrick, Dist.3 1115 Truxtun Ave. Room 503 Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 868-3670
Supervisor Ken Peterson, Dist.4 1115 Truxtun Ave. Room 504 Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 868-3680
Supervisor Pete Parra, District 5 1115 Truxtun Ave. Room 505 Bakersfield CA 93301 '(661) 868-3690
Mr. Scott Jones County Administration Offices 1115 Truxton Avenue Bakersfield CA 93301
Roy AshbUrn, Assemblyman 1115 Truxtun Ave. Suite 120 Bakersfield CA 93301 (~61) 395-2995
Dean Florez, Assemblyman 1800 30th St. Suite 330 Bakersfield CA 93301 (661) 334-3745
Phil.Wyman, Assemblyman 104 S. Robinsoon Street Tehachapi, CA 93561 (661) 823-9260
Senator Jim Costa 901 Tower Way Suite 202 Bakersfield, CA 93309 (661) 323-0442
Senator Pete Knight 128 E. California A~enue Ste. A Ridgecrest, CA 93556 (760) 371-1640
Senator Charles Poochigian 841 Mohawk St. Suite 190 Bakersfield, CA 93556 (661) 324-6188
Bill Thomas, U.S. Representative 4t00 Truxtun Ave. Suite 220 Bakersfield, CA 93309 (661) 327-3611
Cai Dooley, U.S. Representative 1060 Fulton Mall Suite 1015 Fresno, CA 93721 (800) 464-4294
Mr. Robert Addison, Director Kern County Parks & Recreation Dpt. 1110 Golden State Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93309 (661) 868-7000
Mr. Stanley Ford, Director Bakersfield Recreation & Parks 4101 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93309 (661) 326-3117
Mr. Charles Bikakis, Director Kern County Veterans Svc.Dept tt20 Golden State Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 868-7300
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The Honorable Juan Olavarous, Mayor 200 Campus Drive Arvin, CA 93203 (661) 546-7010
City Manager Jack Stewart 21000 Hacienda Blvd. California City, CA (760) 373-8670
The Honorable Larry Adams, Mayor 21000 Hacienda Blvd. California City, CA (760) 373-8661
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Bear Mt. Rqcreatlon & Parks ·District Manager, Tim Ruiz'; P~O.*~Box 658 _~ --. ~. Lamdnt,'CA _9324.1 .~ ~. (661) 845-0757'
City Administr~tor;' Les Crist - - - "- ::..-.' P~O. Bdx'548 '. -- MaHC°pa,-CA 93252' :(661)-769-82~9
TheHonora~ble Aileen Throop, .:Mayor :.. P.O: BOX 548. . Maricopa~'CA 93252 ~ (661)769-8279
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'Mojave:Town Council President, Bill Deaver P.O, Box 999 :- '~' Mojave,.'CA 9355502.. (661) 824-84iT
-The Honor!ble Donna Darnell, Mayor 100 West California Ridgecrest, CA 93555 ' (760) 371-3700
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RosemondlTown COuncil '- President, Dee Ewins P.O. Box 626 Rosemond, CA-93560 (661) 256-0862
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! Veteran's Park Committee Roster -
Veter~ans Organization Park Committee Members Alternate Committee # of Members Organization Commander Organization'Mailing Address
_ Represented - - Members Ir~-Org. - * Or President ' '
_ · Represented
1. VFW ' Don Kurtz. 30 Members. Jesse Alvidrez 131 First Street
Buttonwillow 5600 Greenhorn Mt. Ct. P.O. Box 185 'Butt0nwilloW; CA 93206
Post 9282 Bakersfield, CA 93313 i Buttonwillow, CA 93206
(66 l) 663-8993 (66 !) 764-5656
2. VFW Wylie Floyd Cheat 445 Members Ruel Greenlea 5350'S. Union Ave..
Richard',H. Woodward 5820 Sparks Street 8665 Hudson PI. Bakersfield, CA 93307
Post 97' Bakersfield, CA 93307 Bakersfield, CA 93307 (661) 834-3656
Bakersfield 833-6432 (661) 832-16§7
3. VFW Bob Otto George Ashcroft 163 Members Margie Greene 2001 Ridge Rd.
Foothill Post 7216 6017 Shandon Lane 617 Eureka Street 2529 Paseant Street Bakersfield, CA 93305
Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 933 Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93306
(661) 871-4826 (661) 32%444? (661) 366-5808
Ken Raymond
1301 Taft Hwy. #33
Bakersfield, CA 93307
(661)) 834-3812q
4. VFW Merle Rothwell Jeryl Matthews 210 Members Bill Hewett P.O. Box 44564
Harold Brown 9409 Greenacre Drive Huntsman Oak Court 1313 Dorian Dr. Bakersfield, CA 93304
Post 1468. Bakersfield, CA 93312 Bakersfield, CA 933 i I Bakersfield, CA 93304
Bakersfield (661) 589-9183 ' (661 ) 664-5755 (661) 831-0279
Daniel Rivera
3801 Ashe Rd., Apt. 28
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 835-1395
5. VFW Howard Kemp Walter Stewart 107 Members Gordon L. Bailey 3900 Eden Street
Rosdale Post 10859 3900 Eden Street 1323 "L" Street 6613 Hammond Way Bakersfield, CA 93312
Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield, CA 93312 Bakersfield, CA 93312 Bakersfield, CA 93307
(66 l) 589-4084 (66 l) 323-1221 (66 l) 398-0695
6. VFW Frank Cooper 31 Members Frank Cooper 999 E. California Ave.
Kern Post 3741 1713 E. Planz 1713 E. Planz Rd. Bakersfield, CA 93307
Bakersfield, CA 93307 Bakersfield, CA 93307 (661) 398-3086
(661) 398-3086 (661) 398-3086
7. VFW Ronald Preston 107 Members Ronald Preston 400 Norris Road
Oildale Post 6601 5817 Lenz Court 5817 Lenz Court Oildale, CA 93308
Oildale Bakersfield, CA 93307 Bakersfield, CA 93307
(66 I) 835-0294 (661) 835-0294
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'8. VFW i _ Grady L. GibSon` Grady.L. Gibson Community Building
- Lamont P~ost 8398' 10217 Waco Ave. ' ' 10217 Waco Ave. 10400. San Diego-
LamOnt, CA93241 ' .- - - Lamont, CA_93241 -Lamont, CA-93241 -
(661) 845-0855 . : (6-61)845-0855
9. AmericaniLegion 'Eric L. Kurtz ' : Bon Kurtz 31 Members Donald G. Kurtz Senior Citizen Hall
Buttonwillow Post 674 5600 Greenhorn Mt. Ct. 5600 Greenhorn Mt. Ct. 5600 Greenhorn Mt. Ct. 129 First Street
Bakersfield, CA 93313 Bakersfield, CA 93313 Bakersfield, CA 93313 Buttonwillow, CA 93206
(661) 663-8993 (661) 663-8993 (661 ) 663-8993
10. Amedcani Legion 11o S. Scatena Bobby O. Mahaffey 1033+ Members Charles M. Moore 2020 "H" St.
Bakersfield Post 26 1727 Glenwood Drive 6220 Managua Drive 10600 Enger Street Bakersfield, CA 93301
Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93313 Bakersfield, CA 93312 (661) 324-9453
(661) 663-8993 (661) 834-8191
11. Amedcan~ Legion Mark Marquez Elifax Martinez 500Members Darrel Reding 130 Goodmon St.
East Bakersfield 724 Rancho Mirage 2701 Parkfield Ct. 1977] Highlin¢ Road Bakersfield, CA 93305-2902
Post 682 Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93306 Tehachapi, CA 93561 (661) 327-3698
(661) 366.-4736 (661) 327-3698 (661) 822-4253
12. Vietnam Veterans of Vernon Valenzuela Manuel Martinez 180 Members Vernon P. Valenzuela 4001 Union Ave., Ste. 1
Amedca 4001 Union Ave., Ste. 2 Charlie DeSimone M.F.C.C. Bakersfield, CA 93305
Chapter 536 Bakersfield, CA (661) 399-5929 (661) 325-4127
(661) 325-4177 Stuart AnAnlf
13. Korean War Veterans Neal Vance Gene Swanson 45 Members Jeral Matthews (Pres) P.O. Box 10133
Association 4216 Kingman Lane 903 Alandale Ave. 9412 Huntsman Oak Ct. Bakersfield, CA 93389
Chades N. Bikakis Bakersfield, CA 93301 Bakersfield, CA 93308 Bakersfield, CA 93311
Chapter Bakersfield (661) 637-0434 (661) 399-3225 (661) 664-8755
John Bausano
512 Plato Ct.
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 323-3617
14. Disabled Amedcan Veterans Fred Powers J. Ronald Vogel 968 Members RObert Valenzuela P.O. Box 6175
Bakersfield Chap. 20 2112 Lynwood Avenue 6000 Niles Street Adjunt Treasurer Bakersfield, CA 93386-6175
Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93306 2543 Center Street (661) 325-6441
(661) 868-7300 (661) 366-8754 Bakersfield, CA 93306
(661) 325-6441
15. Staff Sgt. Larry S. Pierce Fred Phillips Hal Williams 395 Members Glen E. Baldwin P.O. Box 2572
Memorial Day Chapter 157 10709 Galway Bay Dr. 512 Birkdale Bakersfield, CA 93306
Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 663-8662
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16. Bakersfield-Chapter Retired Rene Villarreal Ed Ochoa .__ 180 Members 'Ed Ochoa ' P:.O/Box 1617 ' ' .' :
Officers Association 5806 Rexroth Ave. 3005 Leonard Street '- 3005 Leonard. Street : _ Bakersfield, CA '93302
'--'! Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA. 93304 Bakersfield, CA_ 93304 '- :. '-' '
. (66~1) 325-8626 Ext..116 (661) 397-9255 (661) 397-9255
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~ : 5t2 Plato Court ·
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 323-3617
17. Ex Prisoner of War Kern Isaac Ornelas 26 Members Isaac Omelas 1324 Falcon AVenue
County ~ 1324 Falcon Ave. 1324 Falcon Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93304
Bakersfield, CA 93304 Bakersfield, CA 93304 (661) 836-6630
(661) 836-1630 (661) 836-1630
18. Military Orders of the Purple E. Leon Thomas Paul Boles 56 Members Robert Moss 4200 Deacon Ave.
Heart Chap. 604 4200 Deacon Avenue 4201 Flint Ridge Drive 4200 Deacon Avenue Bakersfield, CA 9330?
Bakersfield, CA 93307 Bakersfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93307 (661) 366-8918
(661) 366-8918 (661 ) 366-89'18
.19. 82"~ Airboume Assoc aton Jack Johnson Jack Nesbitt 54 Members Jack L. Johnson P.O. Box 6125
San Joaquin V alley Chapter 6909 Iberia Court 6108 Weagemont Drive 6909 lberia Court Bakersfield, CA 93386-6175
Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93309 (661) 345-6441
(661) 837-1653 (66'1) 836-1225 (661) 837-1653
20. Airforce Association Nick Robolino Fred B. Phillips 130 Members George Morse, Pres. Same as President
416 Birkdale Way 10709 Galway Bay
Bakersfield, CA 93309 Drive
(661)835-0539 Bakersfield, CA 93311
(661) 663-8662
21. Military Order Of Lost Ken Raymond 16 Members Kenneth D. Raymond Ken Raymond Conds
Hut 14 1301 Taft Hwy. #33 1301 Taft Hwy. #33 1301 Taft Hwy. #33
Bakersfield, CA 93307 Bakersfield, CA 93307 Bakersfield, CA 93307
(661) 834-2812 (661) 834-2812 (661) 834-2812
22. Navy League of the United Cai C. Emerson 157 Members Cathy Hansen Navy League of the United States
States Bakersfield Council 4600 Knoll Drive P.O. Box 169 Bakersfield Council #80
980 Bakersfield, CA 93308 Mojave, CA 93502-0169 4600 Knoll Drive
(661) 399-4126 (661) 824-2889 Bakersfield, CA 93308-1214
(66 l) 399-4126'
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23._ Fleet. Reserve.. . Assoc. #26 ' Paul Brady, Ritchie Maurell 47 .Members. PaulBrh'dy~ . Fleet Reserve Ass.; ~ . ~-
'.' 'I . - -6601 E'ucalyp~s ~70 5709 Panorama Drive 6601. EucalyPtus #70 .. 5709'Panorama Drive- .. ~
'I - .- . . Bakersfield; CA 93306 Bakersfield, CA 93306 " .Bake_rsfield, CA 93306 Bakersfield., CA 93306-
~ (661).366-5388. (661) 872:1987 (661) 366:53'88' -(661) 872.1-987
"' .- -- caIC. Emerson
4600 Knoll DHve
· Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 399-4126
Stanley Harris
313 E. Belle Terrace Ay.
Bakersfield, CA 93307
(66 l) 323-7442
24. Golden Empire Detachment Eric L. Kurtz Iio J. Scatena 49.Members Charles W. Alberti 1727 Glenwood Drive
#714 5600 Greenhorn Mt. Ct. 1727 Glenwood Drive 3113 Fortune Street Bakersfield, CA 93306
Marine Corp. League Bakersfield, CA 93313 Bakersfield,' CA 93306 - Bakersfield, CA 93313. (66!) 871-0495
(661) 663-8993 (661) 871-0495 (661 ) 833-6686
25. Naval Enlisted Reserve Harold Yule Gary Jones 48 Members Don Fipps 1600 19'~ Street
Assoc. 1600 19t~ Street 8536 Kern-Canyon Rd 2037 Princeton Street Bakersfield, CA 93301-4311
Bakersfield, CA 93301- #221 Delano, CA 93214
4311 Bakersfield, CA 93306
(661) 328-0705
26. VFW Larry H. Allen Gera!d McNutt ' 57 Members James Cartwright P.O. Box 385
Post 8809 349 Laurel Ave. 4600 Lookout Mt. Ct. 465 North Hill Street Arvin, CA 93203
Arvin Arvin, CA 93203-1926 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Arvin, CA 93203
(661) 854-7142 (661) 832-2092 (661) 854-2961
Amos M. Boatwright
341 Plumtree Dr.
Arvin, CA 93203
(66 l) 854-4304
27. VFW Jim Piper Dave Ki 450 Members Dennis Boudreaux P.O. Box 744
Post 7665 P.O. Box 2166 4204 Lakeland P.O. Box 744 Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Lake Isabella Lake Isabella, CA 93240 Lake Isabella, CA 93240 Lake Isabella, CA 93240 (760) 379-3877
(760) 379-3597 (760) 379-4205 (760) 379-3905
Remic Seliven David Lingenfelter 151 Members Joe Viray Jr. Merle Reed Post 124
28. American Legion P.O.Box 1862 2220 Poplar Lon Cheney Commander The American Legion
Post 124 Delano, CA 93216 Delano,CA 93215 1642 16th pl. Lonchaney Adj 729 Kensington Street
Delano (661) 725- 8750 (661) 721-15885 Delano 725-6670 725-6670. Delano, CA 93214 (661)721-29i8
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29. Sons of the American Don Buck Andy Wahrenbrock 30 Members Trenton Spears Sons of the American '
Revolution (SAR) 3236 Monterey Street . 1625 Crestmount 6007 Olive Drive Revolution, Chop #38
Kern.Chbp. #38 Bakersfield, CA 93308 Bakersfield, CA 93308 Bakersfield, CA 93308 6001 Olive Drive
(661) 366-7369 (661) -4440 (661) 391-9196 Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 391-9196
30. VFW Post 9375 G.O. "Stoney" Faubus Don Cook 200 Members Roy Salasavage VFW Post 9375
California City 21041 Nevralia Road 8660 Ironwood 21513 Everett Drive 21016 Nevralia Road
California City, CA California. City, CA California City, CA California City, CA 93505
93505 93505 93505 (760) 373-4505
(760) 373-8042 (760) 373-2705 (760) 373-4358
Bob Stohl
7435 'Poppy Blvd.
California City, CA
93505
(760) 373-4402
31. VFW Post 5948 Jerry Sanler Ed Bennett 180 Members James Elliott Tehachapi Mountain Post 5945
Tehachapi, CA 22820 Cloves Spring PI. 17981 Tanforan Drive 225 W. Tehachapi Blvd. 221 W. Tehachapi Blvd.
Tehachapi, CA 93561 Tehachapi, CA 93561 Tehachapi, CA 93561 Tehachapi, CA 93561
822-8319 822-8189 822-7111 822-7500
32. VFW Post 9791 David Baumgardner 157 Members David Baumgardner VFW Post 9791
Frazier Park 5001 Hunter Ave. Apt. 7 5001 Hunter Ave. Apt. 7 P.O. Box 547
Bakersfield, CA 93309 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Frazier Park, CA 93225-0547
(661) 831-8266 (661) 831-8266
33. American Legion Post 476 Dewey Ivey 325 Members Tom Flaherty American Legion Post 476
California dry 8108 Bay Avenue 8108 Bay Avenue 8108 Bay Avenue
California City, CA California City, CA California City, CA 93505
93505 93505 (760) 373-8334
(760) 373-2825 (760) 373-8334
34. Fleet Reserve Assoc. Dick Nickles Dan Murphy 145 members Dick Nickles Fleet Reserve Assoc.
China Lake Branch 95 608 S, Nevada St. 608 S. Nevada St, China Lake Branch 95
Ridgecrest Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Bakersfield, CA Ridgecreest CA 93555 P.O. Box 1621
(760) 375-2301 (66 l) 835- l 171 Ridgecrest, CA 93556
(760) 375-2301
35. 4018 Kern Voiture 93 Richard Smith Michael Cruz 32 members 4018 Kern Voiture 93
2817 Occidental 2817 Occidental 1820 Alta Vista Drive 28 ! 7 Occidental
Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93305 Bakersfield, CA 93305
(661) 871-5698 (661) 859-1358 (661) 8714698
Ron Vogel
' 912512001.
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36. VFW Post 631-3 Gentry' Ford . 68 members Genti-y Ford vFw, Post 6313
Boron, CA -. -P.O.-Box 76
Boron, CA
i (760) 762-6313
37 ' Ameri_cah-Legi°n Post 490. Bobby MeClain Robert Beeehly : 175 members Art Lombard P.O. Box 814
Rosamo~nd, CA P.O. Box 1683 P.O. Box 155 3360 Rosbery Rosamond, CA' 93560
Rosamond, CA 93560 Rosamond, CA 93560 Rosamond, CA (661) 256-9306
(661) 256-7636 (661) 256-2191 (661) 256-2499
Charles Hicks
2541 Diamond Apt. 2
Rosamond, CA 93560
(66 l) 256-6755
38. American Legion Taft _- _ '~ M. Doyle Pete Geanopolos 3§ Glen Black American Legion Post 70
Post 701 109 DSt. 910 2na Street 507 Holland St. P.O. Box 23
- Taft,-CA 93268 Taft, CA Taft, CA 93268 Taft, CA 93268-023
(661) 765-2281 (661) 765-5384 (661) 765-4521
39 VFW Post 9._657 Harold O'Brien Hugh Rue 174 Members Tracy Norton VFW Post 9657
21313 Heather-PI 3436 Haven 10450 Silver P.O. Box 7
California City, 93505 Rosamond CA 93560 Mojave, CA 93501 Rosamond CA 93560
(760) 373-4955 (661) 256-9476 (661) 256-306 l
40 VFW post 6742 Roger Meyer Jerry lmoe 78 Members Humberto Marquez VFW Post 6742
1529 Sycamore Dr. P.O. Box 1122 2424 Jasmine St. 603 F. St
Wasco, CA 93280 Wasco, CA 932880 Wasco, CA 932280 Wasco, CA
(661) 758-6813 838-2204 (661) 758 04334
Billy Ellis
2418 Sunset St.
Wasco, CA 93280
(661) 758-2688
41 Afl_ erican Legion Fellows Fordon A. Karrerr Gordon A Karreer American Legion Fellows
Post 63 207 Warren 207 Warren Post 63
Taft, CA 93268 Taft, CA 93268 618 Center Street
(661) 765-7054 (661) 765-7054 Taft, CA 93268 (661) 203-6652
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BAKERSFIELD
MEMORANDUM
October 3, 2001
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JOHN W. STINSO~ A~'SISTANT CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: HANDOUTS AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
At the September 26th Community Services Committee meeting, Dale Wilson, Chairman
of the Kern County Veterans Memorial Park Committee provided copies of letters of
support to establish a Veterans Memorial Park from 42 Kern County Veterans
organizations. As the letters would be bulky to copy, they are available in the City
Manager's Office.
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BAKERSFIELD
dacquie Sullivan, Chair
Sue Benham
Irma Carson
Staff: Alan Christensen
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMI'R'EE
of the City Council- City of Bakersfield
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
1:30 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room - City Hall
1501 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 201, Bakersfield, CA
AGENDA
1. ROLL CALL
2. ADOPT JULY 11, 2001 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
4. PRESENTATIONS
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion regarding a request from the Kern County Veterans Services for
City assistance in locating and developing a Kern County Veterans Memorial
Park
6. COMMI'R'EE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
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BAKERS'FIELD
CtTY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
September 18, 2001
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager ~
SUB.1ECT: Proposed Kern Veterans Memorial Park.
The Kern County Veterans have asked for the City's support in planning, and development
of a veteran's park in Bakersfield. In my discussions with their Chairman, Mr. Dale Wilson,
his organization has the support of 50 veterans groups around Kern county that support
the veteran's park concept.
At this point, the Kern County Veterans have formed a Memorial Park Committee and are
soliciting financial and other support from their members, other veterans and their families.
Mr. Dale Wilson will be available at the Community Services Committee to makes
statements and respond to questions from committee.members.
Attached is a copy of the letter sent to the City outlining their request.
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August 7, 2001
sue Benham - 2
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Bakersfield Ca 93301
A proposed memorial park for
:..~?~.~' ~ Kern County veterans
Dear 'C0uncilmember Benham,
The Kern County Veterans Memorial Committee requests your support and
~assistance in locating, planning and development of a Kern County Veterans Memorial
preferably in the vicinity of Metropolitan Bakersfield.
Initially the Korean War Veterans Association endeavored to plan and develop a
~ memorial to our fallen comrades. This has now grown to be a general effort by a coalition
approximately fifty (50) reco~tmi?ed veteran organi?ations that are currently active
Kern County. It is our purpose to locate, plan and develop a memorial park
~'arious' facilities in recognition of all Kern County veterans, both living and dead,
answered "The Call To Duty" in the defense of their country. Most veterans are
proud of the military traditions and their service to our country. We believe it is
that the general public in Kern County be made aware of the sacrifices made by
many of their fellow citizens. We veterans believe that this can l~est' be accomplished by
a memorial park dedicated to all veterans who served honorably in all branches of the
military
In our initial efforts to locate other memorials that have been dedicated to Korean
War Veterans, we traveled to many other communities both here in the valley and on the
coast. We found that'many communities had memorial parks of various sizes dedicated
..... :to their local veterans from all branch '
".::-::.~~:it~!~.%( es of semce. Although there are several separate:
'-'-:~;{:~5~'~' monuments dedmated to the fallen comrades, we noted that there was no vark area'
}~~~??!?dedicated to veterans from all branches of the military either in Bakersfield or in the ::
...'County as a Whole Thus was bom the idea that we veterans of Kern Coun should '
expand our efforts to plan and locate an appropriate park area where we can honor all'
Kern County veterans, including our fallen comrades from all the wars.
Kern C0~nt~ ye. te~ ~'1120 Golden State Ave. ,Bakersfield, CA 93301 Attention: Kelly
Chairman:.~:~n (661) 832-,SS32 ' ' Viee Chairman: Michel Sabol (661) 8.31-64S8
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The Korean War Veterans Association acting as the lead, our committee started
contacting other veteran organizations and was quite surprised at the degree of total
support we received. A Task Force Committee for the memorial park was organized and
each veteran's organization voted to support the park concept and assigned a member to
this committee. The Post Commanders and/or Presidents took votes of their membership
and received, we are told, almost one hundred percent (100%) support. We then received
letters of support, signed by the Post Commanders or Presidents. As of today we have
received letters of support from thirty three organizations with a membership of
approximately 6,600 veterans. (please see attached Committee Roster). We expect to
receive support from all fifty (50) veterans organizations by the end of September.
During the summer many veteran organizations are dark and don't meet until September.
We have talked with most of these Commanders, who have expressed total support and
will send letters of support once they reconvene. Another delay has occurred because
most veteran organi?ations have a change in offices during the months of July and
August. Some have expressed a desire to wait until the new officers are seated and take
over the operation of their organizations. We estimate that by the end of September we
will have 100% of all Veteran organizations in Kern County supporting our park
endeavors. Our committee will then be represented by approximately ten thousand
(10,000+) Kern County veterans.
As far as we can tell, this is a "first" in the nation for 50 or more veteran
organizations located in one county to form a coalition in an effort to build a memorial
park. We, in the committee, are proud of this accomplishment, and believe we are ready
to proceed with the planning and development of our proposed memorial park.
We, the task force committee, believe that any park must be well planned, with
appropriate structures and facilities to accommodate various kinds of events. Some have
suggested a military museum in which we can exhibit the uniforms, equipment, arms, and
memorabilia from the wars our veterans have fought. Others believe that we should have
an amphitheatre that can seat 800 to 1,000 people for various kinds of events.
Tournament type horseshoe facilities would be a possibility. Many other ideas will be
developed as the planning phase gets under way. But most important is that many of
these ideas depend largely upon the location of the park.
We belieVe various types of monuments must be included, particularly some who
honor our fallen comrades. Service oriented monuments may be appropriate also.
We do believe that this park must recognize the living veterans as well as our
fallen comrades. We believe that those who distinguished themselves in the service of
this country must be reco~i~ed.
We acknowledge that all of this may sound like a very ambitious program, and
there will be many considerations to take into account. We are prepared to develop
several fund raising programs for the park. We believe we can encourage community
support throughout the county. You can bet that with the many thousands of veterans
throughout the county support,~ng our efforts, the resources may be far greater than what
we.might imagine.
We also recognize that implementation of these plans may take months to
achieve. We had hoped to dedicate the park by July 27, 2003 which would be the fifty
(50th) anniversary of the ceasefire in Korea.
As we stated previously, we are seeking your support and assistance in this
endeavor and would appreciate hearing from you. regarding our efforts. We also would
be honored to have you attend one of our Memorial Park Committee meetings now being
held in the Kern County Veterans Service building, 1120 Golden State Ave.
Your early reply would be appreciated.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dale R. Wilson, Chairman
Kern County Veterans Memorial Park Committee
Meeting Agenda
Veterans Memorial Pa'rk Committee
July 30, 2001
"KICK-OFF MEETING ON THE PARK"
1. Call to order.
2. Salute the flag.
3. Taking cOmmittee attendance.
4. Reading and adopting of minutes.
5. Treasurer's report.
6. Discussion and vote by committee members to adopt the "Roster" (as
presented) as the official list of members and alternates. This "Roster"
will officially recognize those committee members and alternates who will
have the authority to vote and represent their veteran organizations listed
therein. As other veteran organizations join our effort, the "Roster will
be updated.
7. Select, by majority vote of the committee, the slate of committee officers
who will represent the Veterans Memorial Park Committee in whatever
official actions we take.
8. Discussion and adoption, by majority vote, the operating procedures for
the Memorial Park Committee.
9. Discussion on how we get the various Veteran Auxiliary organizations -~
involved in our memorial park efforts.
10. Appointment of a sub-committee to work on the selection of a memorial
park site. Said committee will review various possible sites and report
back to the committee at large their findings and recommendations.
11. Discussion and vote approval for submittal of letters to:
- Kern County Board of Supervisors.
- Bakersfield City Counsel.
- All Other City Counsels/City organizations.
- Kern County Parks and Recreation.
Bakersfield City Parks and Recreation.
Offices of other County, State, and national politicians.
These letters will outline our desires and plans for the development and
construction of a Kern County Veterans Memorial Park and will ask for
their support and assistance.
12. The organization of this memorial pa~k committee involves expenses:
- Postage.
Printing and typing Letter heads and envelops.
Typing.
Mileage on part of staff.
We need each organization to contribute "Seed Money." We are asking
for $50.00 from each organization. Please respond as soon as possible.
13. Next Park Committee meeting will be held Monday, August 20th at 6:30
PM at the Kern County Veterans Service Building at 1120 Golden State
Avenue. This meeting will discuss possible sites, as reported by the Sub
Committee, and a financial plan given on how we intend to raise
construction money for the park.
14. Any other business.
15. Adjourn meeting.