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Home My WebLink About08/01/199607/29/96 MON 11:46 FAX 805 325 ~79 KERN CO ADMIN - ~]002 ¢ou~tl] o~ ~er~o~er~e~t~I ~eI~t~o~s Committee Thursday, August 1, 1996 12:15 PM Convention Center - Bank Room 1001 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield 1. Roll Call 2. Presentations 3. Public Statements 4. Deferred Business A. Local Enforcement Agency Cooperative Efforts Update (Dave Price) B CSA 71 Update (Joel Heinrichs) C. Universal Refuse Collection (Alan Tandy) D. Fire Service / Station Locations E. Coordination of City / County Road Projects (Calloway) - (Raul Rojas) 5. New Business 6. Adjournment r', ojects Manager County of Kem 'F L[ JOEL A. HEINRICHS County Administrative Officer County Administrative Center Telephone (805) 861-2371 1115 Truxmn Avenue FAX (805) 325-3979 Bakersfield, CA 93301-4639 COUNTY OF KERN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE July 30,1996 Mr. Raul M. Rojas Public Works Director City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Dear Mr. Rojas: _ RE: CSA-71 SEWER FACILITIES The following is our response to your letter dated July 12, 1996 concerning a firm financial commitment from the County for CSA-71 sewer facilities. We see no need to amend the agreement in order to provide sewer service to only a portion of CSA-71 area at this particular time. You have and continue to provide sewer service to other areas within CSA-71 while not having a system which will provide service to the entire service area specified in the amended agreement. Since 1994 several alternative plans were evaluated and many more were discussed between our respective staff. In the final report your consultant, Brown and Caldwell evaluated three options: "A .... B" and "C." Option "C" would have provided sewer service to the entire western portion of the County Service Area as well as to some existing City developments North of the River via a trunkline in Heath Road. Option "B' did not provide any sewer service to CSA-71; however, this option did provide for a trunkline alignment in Allen Road to provide service to City developments. The Allen Road alignment was the original alignment considered feasible to provide sewer service to CSA-71 when the CSA-71 Agreement was drafted. After your recommendation to City Council on November 8, 1995 to approve option "B" without service to County properties, the County presented a letter requesting that if the City Council adopted the Option "B" alternative, that the trunkline be increased in size to provide sewer service for the appropriate County areas which could logically be served by this line. The City Council at that time supported the County's request, provided that the County pay their share.. The cost for this trunkline is what County Staff has' been requesting from City Staff. As you are aware, before the County can begin the process of setting up the necessary assessment districts we must be able to relate the anticipated cost to the property owners. The cost which you provided us with is $33.4 million, which is the difference from Option "B" and Option "C," not the increased trunkline cost requested. The County was under the impression that the City Council had made their determination of which option to pursue. If this is not the case, then Option "C" provides other benefits outside of CSA-71 which should be considered and we would be happy to discuss that with you. Mr. RaulM. R~as CSA-71Sewer Facilities July 30,1996 Page2 Since we have been unable to receive the cost estimate for the trunkline, we have made the following assumptions regarding the cost. Per your August 1995 report, the following costs were extracted: Buena Vista Trtmkline $5.6 million and Allen Road Trunkline $2.5 million for a total cost of $8.1 million. CSA-71 will contribute approximately 21% of the flow in this trunkline system. When approximately $400,000 to extend the trunkline to Brimhall Road is added to the County's proportional share, the County's trtmkline~cost is estimated at $2 million. As we have previously indicated, we will pay this cost from cash on hand and assessment districts. Once you agree with the above estimate, the County will advance funds from a special reserve to offset assessment district cost for trunklines consistent with the agreement. Regarding the financing of the treatment plant capacity, the CSA-71 agreement indicates that the County will pay the appropriate connection fee at the time of connection. We further assume that you will not build subsequent phases until such time as previously constructed capacity is used up in the plant. We fail to see how this would have any impact on the City, since the treatment plant will be expanded in logical increments as warranted and the City will be reimbursed through connection fees. As indicated previously, the County is fully committed to implementing the CSA-71 agreement and expect to proceed in concert with the City consistent with that agreement. Please call with any questions. Sincerely, Joel A. Heinrichs County Administrative Officer JH / CL / sk / csa71r.ltr cc: Alan Tandy, City Manager City of Bakersfield Charles Lackey, Interim Director Engineering & Survey Services , JOEL A. HEINRICHS -.'~ County Administrative Officer County Administrative Center Telephone (805) 861-2371 1115 Truxmn Avenue FAX (805) 325-3979 Bakersfield. CA 933014639 COUNTY OF KERN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE july 31, 1996 Mr. Alan Tandy, City Manager City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy: METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD FIRE SERVICES On ]uly 30,1996 the Board of Supervisors met to determine whether an advisory measure regarding fire services should be placed on the November ballot. Following discussion, and testimony from the Mayor, the Board determined that placing a measure on the ballot at this time would be premature and counterproductive. The Board did direct me to work with you to form a joint City-County Ad Hoc Fire Services Committee to fully and expeditiously evaluate the recommendations of the Citizens' Advisory Committee. The suggested membership of the committee is: Two Council Members Two Board Members Both Fire Chiefs City Manager and CAO Proposed topics for evaluation are: 1. Fire Depa,~ment Consolidation 2. J'PA,.Implementation Improvements. To include, but not be limited to: a. Consolidate the functions and management of the Emergency Communication Center under one entity. Transfer City employees to County. b. Consolidation of all training programs and functions under one entity and with one training officer. Mr. Alan Tandy Metropolitan Bakersfield Fire Services July 31, 1996 Page 2 c. Integrate the functions of fire prevention, fire safety education and arson investigations between the two entities. d. City and County Hazardous materials response teams establish like protocols and train together frequently. e. Develop standard.pperating procedures to be used for joint response incidents. ~' f. Develop a method to jointly plan for the purchase equipment to incur savings due to economies of scale. 3. Station Location Criteria 4. Level of Service Impacts of Above Concepts Please advise when we can meet to develop a more formal committee structure, charge, and study time line. Once we have agreed on a process at the staff level, it would be appropriate for both the Board and Council to review our work product, may any necessary adjustments, and direct us to proceed. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call. _ Sincerely, ...... County Administrative Officer J AH / sp / Tandy.fire cc: Mayor Robert Price, City of Bakersfield Council Members, City of Bakersfield Michael Kelly, Fire Chief, City of Bakersfield Board of Supervisors Daniel Clark, Fire Clxief, County of Kern