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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/07/2007 S A K E K S F l E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM September 7, 2007 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager _r/JV� SUBJECT: General Information 1. Congratulations to Pam McCarthy who was just installed as President of the City Clerks Association of California and the City Clerk's Department of the League of California Cities on Thursday, September 6th at the League of California Cities Annual Conference in Sacramento. It is a well deserved honor! 2. In a big week showing the quality of our employees, Dianne Hoover was advised that she has been selected to receive the David E. Clark Distinguished Professional Award for 2007 by the National Recreation and Parks Association. Only one is given nationally. Congratulations Dianne! 3. We received two bids on the sale of the city farm. They are complicated proposals that an interdepartmental committee will be working to analyze. The analysis and interview process is likely to take about 30 days. Please call if you have questions. 4. The joint City/County meeting takes place on September 17th at 5:30 p.m. at the Board of Supervisor's Chambers. I am scheduled to fly back to Bakersfield that afternoon. Given the nationwide problem with on-time flights this year, John Stinson will be prepared to fill in for me if necessary. 5. Wednesday night's community meeting regarding the SR-178/Fairfax Road Interchange was a great success with an estimated turnout of 170 people. A big thanks goes out to everyone involved with planning and holding the meeting. The public appreciated the opportunity to ask questions and get information about the project. Also, all are welcome to attend the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, September 14, 2007 at 2:30 p.m., to celebrate the start of construction on the SR-178/Fairfax Road Interchange. This is the first project to start construction under the Thomas Roads Improvement Program. Construction is expected to begin in early October 2007 and will take approximately two years to complete. 6. Staff has developed a 3-year targeted neighborhood revitalization program that we plan to implement next week. The program will clean up blighted neighborhoods, and includes dedicated resources to provide various code enforcement activities and public improvements. More information is enclosed. 7. Enclosed is the executive summary on the joint City/County refuse transfer station project. Honorable Mayor and City Council September 7, 2007 Page 2 8. Bright House Networks Amphitheater will be hopping this weekend with the Bakersfield Symphony on Saturday night and the Doobie Brothers/Peter Frampton on Sunday night. Tickets are still available for both events. 9. Volunteers have created a fundraiser on Wednesday, September 19th for the Beach Park Skatepark expansion! A portion of the proceeds from sales at Rubio's and Coldstone Creamery, both on Rosedale Hwy, will go toward the expansion project. 10. The Graffiti Unit statistics for August 2007 are attached. 11. The Streets Division work schedule for the week of August 27th is enclosed. 12. Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Carson • Graffiti on a housing development wall near Hwy 58 and Sterling; Councilmember Benham • Maintenance of Chico St. Neighborhood Area; • Conditions at C&J Recycling Center; Vice-Mayor Hanson • Staff review of need for a signal light at Old River Rd. and Campus Park Dr.; and, Councilmember Sullivan • Street light repair at Shelby Loop and Rockcastle. AT:rs:rk cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk Roberta Gafford, Assistant City Clerk ��P�,pN ANpAq�� U National Recreation 22377 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, VA 20148-4501 pubY. and Park Association N 1 703.858.0784 Fax 703.858.0794 www.nrpa.org August 29, 2007 Dianne Hoover Director, Recreation & Parks 900 Truxtun Ave. Suite 100 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Dianne, Congratulations on being selected to receive the National Recreation and Park Association, APRS—David E. Clark Distinguished Professional Award for 2007. The committee received many applications this year and the competition was close. Presentation of this award will be held on September 26, 2007, 6:00—9:00 PM, in the Club Lounge during the APRS events of our Congress and Exposition at Indianapolis, Indiana. Please confirm with me at 703-858-2190, that you will be attending this event. On behalf of the National Recreation and Park Association,please accept my congratulations for this most prestigious recognition. Sincerely, c Krista Barnes Director, Membership and Member Services MR } d I� ra- Y Thomas Roads Improvement Program Thomas R'� eaAs(erorovem rPregram 900 Truxtun Avenue,Suite 200,Bakersfield, California 93301 Telephone: (661)326-3700 • Fax: (661)852-2195 Coan¢cttng -gQl�a�s�iel.� Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janet Wheeler Thursday, September 6, 2007 Public Relations (661) 326-3491 Groundbreaking ceremony set for SR-178/Fairfax Road Interchange The Thomas Roads Improvement Program (TRIP), in partnership with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, September 14, 2007 at 2:30 p.m., to celebrate the start of construction on the SR-178/Fairfax Road Interchange. The media and public are invited to commemorate the occasion, along with Congressman Kevin McCarthy, retired Congressman William M. Thomas, Caltrans Director Will Kempton, Mayor Harvey L. Hall and Councilmember Ken Weir. The SR-178 at Fairfax Road Interchange has been designed to improve traffic circulation in Northeast Bakersfield. It includes constructing a new interchange at the current at-grade SR- 178 and Fairfax Road intersection, extending the freeway approximately 1.5 miles, widening Fairfax Road across SR-178, installing sound walls and landscaping. The interchange project will cost approximately $29 million to build, with funding provided through TRIP (from the 2005 Federal Transportation Act — SAFETEA-LU), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and City of Bakersfield traffic impact fees. Parsons-Brinkerhoff provided the project's design; Security Paving Company has been contracted to build the interchange; and Parsons Corporation will provide construction management. Work on the project is expected to begin in early October. Please call Janet Wheeler to confirm your attendance, (661) 326-3491. Managed by the City of Bakersfield in cooperation with County of Kern•California Department of Transportation www.Bakersfieldfreeways.us August 31, 2007 Southeast Area Targeted Neighborhood Revitalization Protect Staff has developed a 3 year targeted neighborhood revitalization program beginning July 2007, for a five block area bounded by Brook Street to the south, Hale Street to the east, E. Planz Road to the north and Cottonwood Road to the west. The area is a blighted tract with 132 structures, ranging from wood frame commercial buildings, some new and older mobile home units and deficient wood frame single family homes. 21 vacant lots are scattered throughout the neighborhood with various amounts of debris, abandoned vehicles and substandard structures. This is a comprehensive neighborhood program which includes the addition of one dedicated Code Enforcement position, partial clerical support, equipment and supplies to provide various code enforcement activities such as removal of junk cars and the demolition of substandard structures. Other public improvements are also planned for the neighborhood that includes the installation of curb and gutters. Additional housing programs are currently under development for this neighborhood that will include a targeted owner-occupied housing replacement or rehabilitation loan program. Owner assistance will be provided to qualified property owners interested in building a new home on their property. Other programs include an exterior paint program, front porch, removal of non- operating vehicles, bulky waste pick up days and a neighborhood watch program. The program will be funded with a combination of federal HOME funds and Southeast Tax Increment funds. Southeast Area Targeted Neighborhood Revitalization Proiect Code Enforcement Efforts Coordinate with code enforcement to send out notices to residents to inform them of ED/CD programs that may assist them with improving their property. Home Repair Loans Housing Rehabilitation — Owner occupied dwellings with qualified owners not exceeding 80% of area median income limits, would be eligible to apply for home repair loans for housing rehabilitation assistance up to $40,000. The assistance will be in the form of a no interest deferred loan for 15 years. _Down Payment Assistance - If you meet certain low income criteria not exceeding 80% of area median income, you may qualify for down payment assistance up to $40,000. Qualifying homeowners occupying substandard homes with clear title to their property, may be eligible for down payment assistance. Options include; 1) purchase a new home or construct a new home on an existing lot. 2) Purchase a modular home. Loan terms will be based on standard down payment assistance requirements. Front Porch Program - This program requires 10% of the total cost of improvements as the matching contribution from the applicant. An approved application is also required to qualify for up to $4,500 in grant funds to improve the appearance of the exterior of a residence. The maximum project cost cannot exceed $5,000. Eligible expenses include minor landscaping; driveway repair; fencing; and removal of debris, overgrown shrubbery, and hazardous trees. Only qualified licensed contractors may be used. Bids and proposals must be administered and approved by the city. Street Improvements This program is designed to construct street improvements such as installation of curb and gutters within the targeted area as needed. (Casa Loma & Cottonwood Area) Other Programs Removal on non operating vehicles Bulky waste pick up days Neighborhood watch Southeast Neighborhood Targeted Revitalization N eig Pride 6 Down Pavment Assistance A 30 year loan for up to z $40,000. j F = Home Repair Loans A 15 year loan for up to $40,000. BEFORE - _ Front Porch r �� 0 Program � .�. A Grant up to $4,500 to repair and improve the g " ir s c x 8+��+''a rd l c Y '�*`C" yrig appearance of the � � exterior of a residence. Certain restrictions and requirements apply. - City of Bakersfield AFTER Economic & Community Development Department j Additional programs provided by other departments. Removal of non operating Vehicles -Code Enforcement 1600 Truxtun Ave. Suite 300 Bulky waste pick up days -Solid Waste / Neighborhood Watch—BPD Bakersfield, CA 93301 Phone:661.326.3765 F____F_o­r_ _program and qualifying Information call Fax: 661.326.1548 j 661-852-7546 • B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: September 6, 2007 SUBJECT: REFUSE TRANSFER STATION PROJECT update On August 22 Id we reported the completion of the joint City/County transfer station feasibility study. A copy of the executive summary is attached. The full report was reviewed on August 24th by the Ad Hoc Committee, who has made a recommendation to the full Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee (SWMAC). The recommendation is to pursue air district grant funding for development of a full service metropolitan transfer station at the Mt. Vernon Avenue Recycling Facility. Of the eight scenarios in the study, this option provided the most cost efficient reduction in landfill traffic and the associated air pollution. At its upcoming September 14th meeting, SWMAC will likely make the same recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. This issue will be reported in more detail at the September 17th joint City/County meeting. attachment G:\GROUPDAT\Solid Waste\2007\Transfer Station Update 9-6-07.doc 9/6/2007 4:34:08 PM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents a feasibility evaluation of transfer station development for Kern County and the City of Bakersfield. The jurisdictions are interested in evaluating transfer stations for potential reductions in air emissions associated with the transport of waste to final disposal facilities, as well as for technical and economic feasibility. Grant funding may be available to finance all or a portion of the development of facilities. This study addresses the comparative economics and air emissions impacts of various transfer station development scenarios versus the current system that relies on direct hauling of waste to County-owned landfills. A transfer station is a facility in which loads of waste from collection vehicles (e.g., packer trucks, roll-off trucks, private self-haul vehicles, etc.) are consolidated into larger semi-truck loads for transport to a landfill or other disposal facility. Approximately 3 large collection vehicles (packer and roll-off) can typically be consolidated into one transfer load, and 20 or more self-haul loads can be combined into one transfer load, resulting in more efficient transport of waste to a landfill and potential cost savings. The lower transportation costs achieved by transfer vehicles, however, must be weighed against the cost to construct and operate a transfer station. The relative distances from waste generators to the transfer station(s) versus distance to disposal facilities must also be considered. Generally, longer distances to disposal sites tend to increase the economic feasibility of transfer haul. Kern County and the City of Bakersfield are experiencing rapid growth in population. As a result of continued population growth, increasing quantities of waste must be managed in the metro area. This, in conjunction with increased density of development in the Metro- area, makes the consideration of transfer station development within the Metro-area an increasingly relevant task. The economic efficiency of a transfer station depends on a number of factors, including the relative distance users must travel to the transfer station versus a landfill. Several transfer station development scenarios are analyzed in this report and compared to existing conditions as described below: 1. Direct haul of waste to landfills (baseline scenario). 2. One central transfer station, to be located at the Mt. Vernon waste water treatment plant and greenwaste composting site. This facility will be full service, receiving waste from packer and self-haul vehicles. 3. One north transfer station, to be located at the former James Road Burn Dump, and one south transfer station, to be located at the Curnow Road Yard. These facilities will be full service, receiving waste from packer and self-haul vehicles. 4. One north transfer station (James Road) and one south transfer station (Curnow Road), designed to handle self-haul vehicles only. Shaw® E-1 Transfer Station Feasibility Evaluation T.IProjects120061124662-Kem CountylReportlReport-Finallreport ES.doc July, 207 5. One west transfer station, to be located at a hypothetical location since the County has not identified a prospective site for this scenario. This facility will be full service, receiving waste from packer and self-haul vehicles. 6. One central transfer station (Mt. Vernon site), designed to handle packer vehicles only. 7. One north transfer station (James Road) and one south transfer station (Curnow Road), designed to handle smaller self-haul vehicles (cars and pick-up trucks). 8. A combination of the central transfer facility (packer vehicles only) and the north and south transfer facilities (small self-haul vehicles only). Eight conceptual facility plans have been developed for this analysis. The concept plans take into account specific design and operating parameters, including: ❑ All concepts provide for the indoor tipping and loading of waste. Indoor handling minimizes exposure of waste materials, site employees, and facility users to the elements, promotes good housekeeping, and is the most effective means of assuring waste handling operations are conducted in as controlled a manner as possible. ❑ All concepts have provided for full grade separation (i.e., direct push) load-out geometries to maximize waste loading efficiency. ❑ All concepts provide for the indoor tarping of transfer trailers prior to exiting the transfer station building. ❑ All concepts provide floor area for the segregation of recyclable materials from incoming waste loads. ❑ All concepts provide areas for serial recyclable drop off scenarios. This method of recycling is in use at the Bena Landfill and other Kern County transfer stations and is therefore familiar to area users. ❑ The full service Mount Vernon building plan is designed to provide separate and distinct tipping floors, segregating packer and roll-off vehicles from self haul users. The site plan also provides self haul users a dedicated inbound and outbound scale area and segregates them from larger packer, roll-off and transfer trailer traffic. ❑ The Mount Vernon site plans were developed such that building plans will not conflict with existing underground irrigation lines or overhead utility easements. ❑ The James Road and Curnow Road site plans were developed such that existing topography was utilized to the extent practicable to achieve full grade separation to facilitate transfer trailer loadout. Shaw E-2 Transfer Station Feasibility Evaluation T.IProjects120061124662-Kern CountylReportlReport-Finallreport ES.doc July, 2007 ❑ The James Road and Curnow Road site plans require development of only a portion of the available parcels. Each site plan provides for vehicular access into the lower undeveloped "pit" areas of the site for the unobtrusive stockpiling and processing of greenwaste and construction and demolition debris commodities. ❑ The full service James Road and Curnow Road transfer building tipping floors are designed such that commercial collection vehicles and self haul users can be functionally separated utilizing moveable concrete barriers. These barriers can be relocated on the tipping floor to best maximize tipping lane usage and efficiency (i.e., provide more self haul tipping bays on weekends if desired). ❑ Because of its proximity to an airport, the conceptual building plans for the James Road Transfer Station are drive through in nature for both waste delivery vehicles and transfer vehicles, thus enabling operation in a manner consistent with FAA guidance. ❑ Building plans for transfer facilities that will receive only a designated vehicle type (i.e., "packer" only or "self-haul" only) are generally smaller than the full service facilities. Based on the concept plans and transportation considerations, life cycle cost analyses were performed for each scenario. The results of the analysis indicate the following: ❑ Development costs for the various transfer station scenarios are estimated to range from $11,925,000 (for a single packer-only transfer facility at Mt. Vernon) to $31,955,000 (for two small self-haul transfer facilities at the James Road and Curnow Road sites and a third packer-only facility at Mt. Vernon). ❑ Total transfer stations costs (including capital and operating costs) are projected to range from $8.52 per ton to $41.48 per ton. This assumes that grant funding is not available to pay for capital costs. Per ton operating costs, assuming all capital costs are funded by grants, are estimated to range from $6.47 per ton to $21.41 per ton. ❑ The estimated life-cycle transportation costs of the current direct haul system amount to $397,752,000 (in 2010 dollars) over the period 2010-2030. This represents the baseline cost for evaluating the transfer station development scenarios. ❑ All but one of the transfer station development and grant funding scenarios are estimated to provide system-wide cost savings'. Life-cycle savings for the other ' The Mt. Vernon (Packer Only) scenario is projected to result in a life-cycle cost increase of$4,960,000 (e.g., transportation savings do not fully offset the cost of developing and operating the transfer station), assuming that no grant funding is available. This scenario has life-cycle cost savings of$6,965,000 if grant funding pays for 100 percent of capital costs. Shaw® E-3 Transfer Station Feasibility Evaluation T:IProjects120061124662-Kem CountylReportlReport-Finatlreport ES.doc July, 2007 six scenarios are projected to range from $10,010,000 to $42,452,000 (assuming no grant funding is available) and from $28,909,000 to $62,711,000 (assuming grant funding pays for 100 percent of capital costs). ❑ These savings, however, will accrue to users of the transfer facilities (in the form of saved travel time and costs) and not to the County directly. ❑ The County will incur the costs of building and operating the transfer station(s). Thus, current user fees imposed by the County will have to be increased to recover transfer-related development and operating costs. However, the increases may be justified because customers would save time, labor and vehicle costs by hauling to a transfer station instead of a landfill. The impact of transfer station development on air emissions was also evaluated. Factors evaluated included vehicle miles traveled, emissions of criteria air pollutants (volatile organic compounds, nitrous oxides, carbon monoxide, particulates, and sulfur oxides), and fugitive dust emissions generated by traffic at the three Metro-area landfills. The results of the emissions analysis are as follows: ❑ All transfer station scenarios are projected to reduce the number of miles traveled by collection vehicles compared to existing conditions. Total vehicle miles traveled are projected to decrease by 3 — 39 percent in 2010 and by 3 — 37 percent in 2030. ❑ All transfer station scenarios are projected to reduce the emission of criteria air pollutants compared to baseline conditions. Emissions are projected to decrease by 9 — 32 percent in 2010 and by 5— 34 percent in 2030, assuming heavy trucks2 are diesel-fueled. Assuming that heavy trucks are LNG-fueled, emissions are projected to decrease by 10 — 36 percent in 2010 and by 6 — 39 percent in 2030 (assuming vehicles in the baseline condition are also LNG-fueled). ❑ Fugitive dust emissions at the landfills are projected to decrease under all transfer station scenarios, because fewer vehicles would be accessing the landfills. Dust emissions are projected to decrease by 18 — 47 percent in 2010 and by 18 —48 percent in 2030. ❑ Development costs for each transfer station scenario, relative to emissions reductions, indicate a capital cost of $12,500 — $24,100 per ton of pollutants reduced. ❑ Projected emissions reductions are equivalent to removing the air pollution associated with providing electricity to 1,585 — 9,388 homes, or removing 49 — 238 personal vehicles annually from the Metro-area. 2 Heavy trucks include packer, roll-off and transfer vehicles. Shaw® E-4 Transfer Station Feasibility Evaluation T:IProjects120061124662-Kern CountylReportlReport-Finallreport ES.doc July, 2007 Kern County and the City of Bakersfield must evaluate these technical and economic considerations in conjunction with the air emissions study, the availability of grant funding and County and City solid waste policies (e.g., recycling goals) to determine the most desirable development scenario. Shaw E-5 Transfer Station Feasibility Evaluation T.IProjects120061124662-Kern CountylReportlReport-Frnallreport ES.doc July, 2007 BAK��T CDR PORAT„ " BAKERSFIELD POLICE d MEMORANDUM Ry C✓4 I IIF OR, ? ' 2007 Date: September 4, 2007 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: W. R. Rector, Chief of Police Subject: GHOST "Graffiti" Statistics for August I have attached the Graffiti Unit statistics for the month of August. Please call if you have any questions. O LO M D p p O �t cv 114- � LO N LO O LO M co N T LO O LO O N CO 00 M V d O Z v O CL 4) cn -, � M N ^ O O p O .-. �. N N Q M d O � � O O N r 00 r LO Ln 00 M T N r T CO ^ T /O� 2' O 0 p N NO O O Cfl r- N �. O L O ^ ^ ^ _M _ w _ .. cc N O T LO O r Cj O ^ ^ O T N M O O r N N �. M .-. 07 M � N 00 0�0 r CD N T T O 2 r N � ~ T N T N 'L T � M N ► LO O LO O Q '^ ^ .. .� Q W Z CY r d- M p- O T O L N � L() M � �'' l� M � � � r r Z LCD �"" v r r N T O O ^ ^ N CO Y N M N � .� LO LO Lf r ON T T Z f- 00 O co Cfl O O O L� H Q CO O Y ^ ^ ^ N T11- Y N M N N M 7 N N Z M O O T r r O U) U H N L N N C cr O a) U) C d W �. C O L Q y 4W iN+ E r as F— C7 Q (L Q Q U 0 U in C7 0 w a to 0 Z Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 10 — SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Continue street reconstruction project in the area between Monitor Street and So. "H" Street, Fairview Road and Pacheco Road. Resurfacing streets in the area between No. Stine Road and McDonald Way, north of Stockdale Highway. Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Continue installing curb and gutters in the southeast redevelopment area between Union Avenue and "P" Street, California Avenue to 4th Street. Continue storm line project on Benton Street, south of Wilson Road. Continue installing curb and gutters in the area between Alta Vista Drive and Kern Street, Flower Street and 178 Highway (CDBG FUNDED). CADOCUME-1\RKIRKW-1\LOCALS-1\Temp\XPg rpwise\Week of September 10-2007-Work Schedule.doc Page 2 of 2 STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, September 10, 2007 Streets within the City Limits, between So. "H" Street and So. Union Avenue, Wilson Road to Panama Lane. Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Streets within the City Limit between Brundage Lane and Ming Avenue, Hughes Lane to Union Avenue Area between Ming Avenue and White Lane, Wible Road to So. "H" Street. Between Hughes Lane and So. "H" Street, White Lane to Pacheco Road. Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Between Stine Road and So. "H" Street, Pacheco Road to Panama Lane. Between 99 Highway and So. Union Avenue, Panama Lane to Berkshire Road. Thursday, September 13, 2007 Between Ashe Road and New Stine/California Extension, Ming Avenue to Cochran Drive. Between California Extension and Stockdale Highway, New Stine Road to 99 Highway. Between Wible Road and Stine Road, Hosking Road to McKee Road. Friday, September 14, 2007 Streets within the City Limits, between New Stine Road and 99 Highway, Belle Terrace to White Lane. Between White Lane and Adidas Avenue, So. Real Road to Vaughn Way. Between Watts Drive and Brook Street, Madison Street to Hale Street. CADOCUME-1\RKIRKW-1\LOCALS-1\Temp\XPgrpwise\Week of September 102007 Work Schedule.doc B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: August 31, 2007 SUBJECT: GRAFFITI AT HWY 58 AND STERLING Referral No. 1810 [COUNCILMEMBER CARSON REQUESTED STAFF ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF GRAFFITI ON A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WALL NEAR HWY 58 AND STERLING. The General Services Anti-Graffiti team had cleaned this area prior to the time of this referral and checked it again after the referral was received. It was graffiti free as of Saturday, September 1, 2007. G:\GROUPDAT\Referrals\2007\08-29\Ref#1810 Graffiti.doc • B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM September 5, 2007 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Rick Kirkwood, Management Assistant SUBJECT: Maintenance of Chico St. Neighborhood Area Council Referral #001812 Councilmember Benham requested staff respond to correspondence from Ramon Camacho regarding maintenance and improvements needed in the Chico Street and Beale Avenue area. I contacted Ramon Camacho on August 30th to inquire about his concerns with illegal dumping in an alleyway. Code Enforcement responded to the area on September 5th to find that the furniture and debris has been removed and the alley is clean. There is a small pile of carpet and debris in the south alley on the 900 block of Chico St. A request has been submitted to pick up this debris during the next sweep of this area. Mr. Camacho is also concerned with fallen tree branches and cracked sidewalks around Bessie E. Owens Primary School. According to the Streets Division, curb, gutter and sidewalks will be installed as part of a CDBG funded project within the area between California Ave. and E. Truxtun Ave., and Baker St. and Williams St. The sidewalk surrounding the school will be repaired at that time. Construction of this project is slated to begin in mid-October 2007. Mr. Camacho was informed of this project on September 5 th The Recreation and Parks Department is checking on the trees surrounding the school. Since the trees are located on school property, and the City does not typically maintain private trees, they will only be trimmed if they present a hazard over public right-of- ways, including sidewalks. B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: September 7, 2007 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Dianne-Hoover, Director of Recreation & Parks Subject: Trees at Bessie Owens School on Eureka Street Referral # 001812—Ward 2 In a letter written by Mr. Camacho to Council member Benham regarding the condition of the trees around Bessie Owens School, which includes the street of King, Eureka, Beale and Chico. We have verified that all of the trees listed in the letter are located on private property which is on the Bessie Owens School site. Staff also conducted an inspection of these trees in the above area and found no over hanging branches or broken limbs obstructing sidewalks. There were no traffic visibility problems nor any other city liability concerns on the public right-of- way. However, these private trees are in need of trimming to clean up dead wood and other overgrown tree limbs. Staff will contact Bessie Owens School and notify them of Mr. Camacho's letter. The results of our tree inspection will be conveyed to school officials as well. 0 X-0� owmo�� B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM September 6, 2007 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Rick Kirkwood, Management Assistant SUBJECT: C&J Recycling Center Council Referral #001813 Councilmember Benham requested staff contact Frank Ramirez and respond to his concerns regarding problems with the conditions at C&J Recycling Center located at Young's Market on Brundage Lane. I contacted Frank Ramirez on August 30th to inquire about his concerns with the conditions at C&J Recycling Center at Young's Market on Brundage Lane. Mr. Ramirez informed me that his concerns are not about the actual recycling operations. He is concerned about the number of shopping carts that are left in the shopping center's parking lot and the neighborhoods within a two block radius. Mr. Ramirez and the owner of C&J Recycling take it upon themselves to collect the shopping carts, dispose of trash, and either return the carts to the store or dispose of them. Code Enforcement responded to the parking lot at Young's Market and drove through the surrounding three blocks and found six abandoned shopping carts. Most stores participate with cart retrieval companies that comb streets and alleys weekly to locate and return carts to the stores. The problem is with some stores, like WalMart, that do not have a contract with these companies, so their carts become scattered throughout town. In the past, Code Enforcement has conducted shopping cart roundups in neighborhoods so that stores can pick up their carts from a collection point and unknown carts can be recycled. Code Enforcement will monitor the area surrounding Young's Market and will conduct a shopping cart roundup if necessary. B A K E R S F 1 E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: August 31, 2007 SUBJECT: SIGNAL AT OLD RIVER AND CAMPUS PARK DR. Referral No. 1816 VICE-MAYOR HANSON REQUESTED STAFF REVIEW THE NEED FOR A SIGNAL LIGHT AT OLD RIVER AND CAMPUS PARK DRIVE. Traffic Engineering staff will perform a traffic signal warrant study for the intersection of Old River and Campus Park Drive. This intersection is currently an all-way stop. Results of the traffic study and the recommendations of the Traffic Engineer are expected in about two weeks. G:\GROUPDAT\Referrals\2007\08-29\Ref#1816 Signal.doc B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: August 31, 2007 SUBJECT: STREET LIGHT AT SHELBY LOOP AND ROCKCASTLE Referral No. 1814 COUNCILMEMBER SULLIVAN REQUESTED STAFF REPAIR THE STREET LIGHT AT SHELBY LOOP AND ROCKCASTLE. A General Service's electrician repaired street light #13051 and tested it "OK" on August 29, 2007. G:\GROUPDAT\Referrals\2007\08-29\Ref#1814 Street Light.doc