HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/1992 B A K E R S F I E L D
Ken Peterson, Chair
Kevin McDermott
Patricia M. Smith
Staff: Jack Hardisty
AGENDA
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 4, 1992
12:00 noon
City Manager's Conference Room
1. Shafter and Bakersfield Spheres of Influence
2. Interagency Fixed Guideway Passenger System Consortium - MOU
3. Sunset Rail Line
4. Unreinforced Masonry Building Ordinance
5. Set Next Meeting
Revised 2-11-92
Item No. 46
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FORMING THE INTERAGENCY FIXED GUIDEWAY PASSENGER
SYSTEM CONSORTIUM FOR THE
(BAKERSFIELD)-KERN COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA
This Memorandum of understanding, is effective as of this
'day of , 1992, and is entered into by
and among the County of Kern, a political subdivision of the State
of California, the City of Bakersfield, the City of Taft, the City
of Arvin, the California Department of Transportation, the Kern
Council of Governments, and the Golden Empire Transit District;
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the County~of Kern and the cities within Kern County
are rapidly increasing in population;
WHEREAS, this rapid growth places increasing demands upon the
existing transportation system, maintenance of acceptable air
quality conditions, public finances necessary to support the needs
of the County, and other critical areas;
WHEREAS, a coordinated transportation system cannot be
developed and financed without the full cooperation of all affected
governmental Jurisdf~tions; and
WHEREAS, a Long Range Public Transportation Systems Study is
being undertaken by the Golden Empire Transit District in 'full
cooperation with the affected governmental units party to this
Memorandum of UnderStanding.-
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED as follows:
I The County of Kern, the Cities of Bakersfield, Taft and
.
Arvin, the california Department of' Transportation, the Kern
Council of Governments, and the Golden Empire Transit District do
hereby form an Interagency Fixed Guideway Passenger System
'Consortium (hereinafter "CONSORTIUM") to jointly evaluate and
integrate fixed guideway transportation plans into the planning
process and .operations of each CONSORTIUM member.
2. Each member organization shall appoint one representative
to the CONSORTIUM Executive Committee which also shall be known as
the Interagency Management Committee (hereinafter "Management
Committee").
3. Each member organization shall also appoint represent-
tatives, upon the request of the Management Committee, to the
CONSORTIUM Policy Committee, which also shall be known as the
Transit Policy. Committee.
4. Each member organization shall approve by resolution,
motion, or other proper action, .this Memorandum of Understanding
either prior to or at the time it designates its representative to
the Management Committee.
5. The Golden Empire Transit' District shall, within
reasonable budgetary and time constraints, act as staff to the
CONSORTIUM, and ali"committees thereof, by preparing and posting
agendas, mailing .notices, and assisting in the preparation 'of
reports and...correspondence. It will also schedule the initial
meeting of the Management Committee and arrange for meeting
facilities.
6. The Management and Policy Committees are subject to and
shall comply with the provisions of California's Open Meeting Law
(the Brown Act).
7. As soon as reasonably practicable after its formation, the
Management Committee shall adopt by-laws establishing procedures
for the operation of the Management Committee and any other
committees established by the CONSORTIUM.
8..All Management and pOlicy Committee members shall ~serve
without compensation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Memorandum of Understanding to be effective as of the date first
set forth above.
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT
By By
DATE DATE
KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CITY OF ARVIN
By By
DATE DATE
CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF
TRANSPORTATION CITY OF TAFT
By. By
'DATE DATE
APPROVED AS'TO FORM:
Office of County Counsel COUNTY OF KERN
'By By
Chairman, DATE
Board of Supervisors
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92.1950
MEMORANDUM
TO: ED W. SCHULZ, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: MARCH 3, 1992
SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS (FREEWAYS) STATUS
Kern River Corridor
Caltrans has about formalized a $4,000,000, three-year engineering
agreement with Parson Brinkerhoff to perform alternative route
studies, geometric layouts, preliminary project report, hold
hearings, and perform multi-modal/transit analysis for the
corridor. Caltrans is also finalizing an agreement with Parson-
DeLeuw for a $1.5 million environmental study that will also take
about three years. Caltrans' staff anticipates having a preferred
alignment selected by about April of 1993.
City staff has prepared a specific plan line for the Calloway
Drive/Old River Road alignment between Stockdale Highway and just
north of Brimhall Road. This alignment has been submitted to the
Planning Department for processing of the specific plan through the
Planning Commission and City Council. This process should take
about 4-6 months to complete.
South Beltway
The environmental document for the South Beltway will be prepared
by Harland Bartholomew and Associates. The contract was sent last
week to Harland Bartholomew for their signature. KernCOG expects
to be able to give the authorization to proceed on March 19, 1992,
after the contract is signed at the KernCOG Board meeting.
Harland Bartholomew has proposed a very aggressive schedule for the
environmental document - four months from authorization to proceed
to certification of the final EIR. This would placecertification
of the EIR around the end of July.
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To: Ed Schulz, Public Works Director
From: Fred L. Kloepper, Assistant Public Works Director
Date: March 3, 1992
Subject: Transportation Corridors (Freeways) status
A preliminary build-out scenario model run by KernCOG shows that
almost all roads in the Metropolitan area, including the South
Beltway, will be operating at impaired levels of service. It
appears certain that subsequent model runs will totally justify the
reservation of right of way for, and eventual construction of, the
beltway.
Currently, KernCOG is preparing a socio-economic projection for the
year 2030. This would be a good base year to compare the
utilization of the different alternate alignments of the South
Beltway. The year 2020 did'not show enough development in the area
for a comparison of local use of the alternatives. This
socio-economic base should be ready for traffic modelling sometime
in the next two weeks. At that time, KernCOG will run the
preferred alternative as well as one that connects the South
Beltway to State Route 58 near General Beale Road.
West Beltwa¥
This alignment is virtually 100% in the unincorporated area.
Therefore, Kern County is the lead. The critical portion between
Stockdale Highway and Seventh Standard Road is included in the
County's consideration of the West Rosedale Specific Plan. This
plan will be ready in late summer or early fall according to Lloyd
Norton. They anticipate processing a specific plan line
concurrently with the West Rosedale Plan.
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