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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/31/2006 00`�;Vr 9 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM March 31, 2006 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager /9 T61, riz% SUBJECT: General Information 1. Enclosed is a status report on significant actions and progress related to the Thomas Roads Improvement Project (TRIP). These reports are intended to update you on a regular basis as the projects progress, in addition to the periodic reports at Council meetings and other public presentations that will take place. 2. According to the GSA's Agency Level Protest Rules, the hearing officer must make a best effort to issue a decision within 28 days after the filing date. As one of the downtown bidders filed their protest regarding the federal courthouse location on March 7t", we assume the hearing officer must make a best effort to issue a decision not later than Tuesday, April 4th. However, because of the separate review taking place by the GSA Inspector General, the officer may have justification to extend the decision due date while the matter is being reviewed. A recent article from the Washington Post is enclosed describing the impact on the surrounding neighborhood caused by the location of a federal courthouse in the suburbs of Alexandria, Virginia. 3. An update on recent activities in Recreation and Parks is enclosed. Several items of particular significance: Sheri Horn-Bunk has been hired as the Special Events Coordinator for the department. Sheri's initial duties will be focused the new Park at River Walk. Please mark your calendars for the VIP grand opening event at the Park at River Walk. It will take place on Monday, April 24th at 2:00 p.m. You will receive an invitation shortly. 4. The attached letter of support was sent to Senator George Runner for his authorship of SB 1812. It would significantly reduce the time frames for environmental work to be done for TRIP. The bill is currently in the State Transportation and Housing Committee; the next hearing is scheduled for April 4th 5. Staff is proposing an 8% increase in residential sewer fees for FY 2006/07, from $125.00 to $135.00, a $10.00 difference. In addition to funding operating and maintenance costs for the treatment plants, we are also dealing with rising construction costs for sewer line repairs, as noted in the attached memo. The increase will also partially contribute to a set-aside reserve for future capital projects that will be necessary as our existing sewer lines age. Honorable Mayor and City Council March 31, 2006 Page 2 6. Although we are not attempting to set a trend for fee increases, Public Works staff is also recommending a 5.4% increase in the 2006/07 refuse rates. The average residential rate will increase about .72 cents per month. The increase is intended to cover the refuse haulers' annual adjustment, based on the CPI, and would contribute $500,000 for a project to install a more cost effective power source at the greenwaste facility. A separate memo regarding that project is enclosed and referenced in the next item. 7. Staff has been exploring options for an alternative power source supply at the greenwaste facility, due to increasing emissions regulations, which would entail higher costs and limited hours of operations and result in an inability to handle growth. Working with a power systems consultant, staff has looked at the capital and operating costs of natural gas and electricity from various sources. The least expensive is electricity supplied from PG&E overhead lines, at a cost of $1 million. However, staff indicates that emission credits would be created for the City to sell and would cover much of the cost. Equipment replacement has been delayed while staff and the consultant studied the various alternatives. The attached memo is a pre-cursor to Public Works requesting a mid-year appropriation from the refuse fund balance. To minimize the impact on residential refuse rates, the project is proposed to be predominantly funded with the existing fund balance available in the Refuse Fund, in addition to the County's share of the project costs. 8. As the North Chester Avenue bridge reconstruction project progresses, the temporary closure of the bike path at that location will begin on Friday, March 31St In addition to the initial media advisory, this week staff notified representatives of the various biking organizations to remind them of the closure and temporary detour. 9. The Streets Division work schedule for next week is enclosed. 10. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Councilmember Carson • Supplemental information on the request to provide rental space at the MLK Center, Councilmember Benham • Interim report regarding a meeting of the Sunset-Oleander Preservation Committee regarding the potential impacts of the proposed Centennial Corridor, Councilmember Scrivner • Time frame for reconstruction on Maywood Street; • Time frame for completion of the roadway expansion from two lanes to four on Panama Lane between Wible and Stine. AT:rs cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM March 30, 2006 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager Vi SUBJECT: Thomas Roads Improvement Projects (TRIP) Status Report In order to keep you informed on the progress with the Thomas Roads Improvement Projects (TRIP), I will be providing you with regular status reports on significant actions and milestones, beginning with this memorandum. These monthly reports will be in addition to any periodic reports and presentations given during Council meetings or other public venues. The core management team from Parsons Transportation Group physically located to Bakersfield earlier this month. They are actively working with City, County, and CalTrans staff to move the federal roads projects forward. Significant actions underway at this time include: • Parsons has six employees "in house", including the Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, and other key management positions. That number will continue to expand; • The Program Manager from CalTrans has been selected and is also on site, as well as the Program Manager for the County; • The Westside Parkway environmental document has been approved for circulation by the FHWA, and two public meetings have been scheduled: ➢ Wednesday, April 10, 2006: CalTrans will hold a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Police Act (NEPA) at the Convention Center in the Potato Room from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2006: The Planning Commission agenda will include an item for the CEQA to take input on the adequacy of the draft EIR for the project. Honorable Mayor and City Council TRIP Update March 30, 2006 Page 2 • Parsons will conduct "industry outreach" meetings next week in Newport Beach and San Francisco to officially present TRIP to the consulting community and gauge interest from interested vendors. • Several staff members from Parsons and the City are working on a trip to Washington D.C. next month to meet with officials from FHWA. Please don't hesitate to call if you have any questions prior to the next progress report. AT:RS Trial Tests Courthouse's Neighbors Page 1 of washingtonpostcom Trial Tests Courthouse's Neighbors Moussaoui Case a Big Presence In a Dense Area of Alexandria By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday,March 2,2006;VA12 As Zacarias Moussaoui was thrown out of a federal courtroom in Alexandria one recent Monday, police blocked off streets surrounding the courthouse that will host his long-awaited death-penalty trial. Just outside the blockade zone, traffic crept along in single lines. A bevy of television trucks sat along Eisenhower Avenue, part of the worldwide media contingent covering the highly publicized case. The federal courthouse itself resembled an armed camp. Snipers patrolled nearby roofs, while bomb-sniffing dogs inspected bags. The signs of gridlock mixed with the sounds of construction emanating from a neighborhood undergoing heavy development. It was the beginning of jury selection in the penalty trial of Moussaoui, the only person convicted in an American courtroom on charges stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Moussaoui, 37, pleaded guilty in April to conspiring with al-Qaeda and said Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda's leader, had instructed him to fly an airplane into the White House. He denied being part of the events of Sept. 11. An anonymous jury, amid extraordinary security, will hear opening statements Monday and ultimately will decide whether Moussaoui lives or dies. The trial is expected to last one to three months. Moussaoui's antics have enlivened a case that centers on the most serious of crimes: the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. He has erupted repeatedly in court and filed jailhouse motions taunting prosecutors and the judge He was ejected four times on the first day of jury selection for disavowing his attorneys and calling his trial a circus. But the case has been no laughing matter for residents of the densely packed neighborhood surrounding the federal courthouse. Ever since Moussaoui was charged in December 2001, some residents -- especially at the Carlyle Towers condominium complex across the street --have expressed concerns about the trial. They worried about being able to take a simple walk to the store amid the media onslaught, along with the possibility of terrorist reprisals against their neighborhood. With the passage of time, residents said recently, those fears have quieted. "For us, at this point, it's a big nonevent. We're just sort of shrugging our shoulders," said Kim Uttenweiler, a Carlyle Towers resident. For security and logistical reasons, authorities are closing four nearby streets from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on days when the trial is held. They are Courthouse Square; Jamieson Avenue from Englehardt Lane to Mill Road; Elizabeth Lane from the guard post to Courthouse Square, and Ballenger Avenue from the construction site to Courthouse Square. The trial will run Mondays through Thursdays, with an occasional Friday session. For Uttenweiler, what's most important is that Carlyle residents can "sneak in" a side entrance and avoid the main entrances on Jamieson. "As with everything, when you get a little further away, you realize maybe your worries were a little over-the-top and there's not a whole lot you can do except to go on," she said. file:JJC:\Documents and Settings\rsmiley\Local Settings\Temp\TrialTestsCourthousesNeighbors.htm 3/30/200( Trial Tests Courthouse's Neighbors Page 2 of Carlyle resident Bill Harvey attributed much of the earlier concern to the tumultuous atmosphere in the days after Sept. 11, 2001. He said the Moussaoui case itself seemed more important then, pointing out that since Moussaoui was first charged, a number of top al-Qaeda leaders, including former operations chief Khalid Sheik Mohammed,have been captured. "We have found out about a lot of other people who are probably a lot more dangerous than Moussaoui," Harvey said. "He's not the big Kahuna anymore. He was just kind of first in line." "I don't think folks are expecting the trial to be so bad," Harvey added. "I think there was a lot of overreaction on everyone's part." A recent stroll through the neighborhood, however, revealed some lingering concerns. The area around the courthouse has been transformed in recent years into a bustling commercial center, filled with new businesses and the sounds of construction equipment. Since the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and its 7,100 employees finished moving into its new complex down the street last year, traffic has become steadily worse. It can sometimes take 20 to 25 minutes to drive from the courthouse area to Old Town during rush hour, depending on the weather. Across the street from the courthouse, a new Westin hotel and 79 condominium units are rising. Also under construction or about to start construction, city officials say, are a Marriott hotel at the intersection of Mill Road and Jamieson; two small office buildings with street-level retail space on Jamieson in front of the Patent Office; an office building with a parking garage behind the courthouse, and two condominium towers at the intersection of Mill Road and Eisenhower Avenue. On Jamieson, Jane Mo recently opened the Cafe Gallery Market, a coffee bar and gourmet market that serves cappuccino and grilled panini. Mo said the trial has brought more business. But she said she feels "it's a little dangerous." "You never know who is a terrorist," Mo said. Down the street, at the PTO Coffee House, a cashier said customers were complaining on the first day of jury selection about the lack of parking in the area. Everyone thinks it's going to be a problem," said the cashier, who declined to give her name. "People had a hard time getting down the street." Those are the kinds of problems residents expected back in December 2001 when Moussaoui was indicted on charges of conspiring with al-Qaeda in the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. In the 1990s, most major terrorism trials had been in New York. But the Justice Department decided to bring the Moussaoui case to Alexandria, in part because Northern Virginia's jury pool is viewed as more conservative than New York's and because the Richmond-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is considered the nation's most conservative appellate court. The growing affinity for Alexandria soon led to a second high-profile terrorism case being brought here: the prosecution of John Walker Lindh, a Californian accused of fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan. At one point, the city faced the prospect of both trials being scheduled to start within days of each other in the fall of 2002. Officials increased security around the courthouse. Jersey barriers were erected around the guard booths, hydraulic traffic barriers were implanted and parking on nearby streets was nearly eliminated. file://C:\Documents and Settings\rsmiley\Local Settings\Temp\TrialTestsCourthousesNeighbors.htm 3/30/200( Trial Tests Courthouse's Neighbors Page 3 of In June 2002, the Alexandria City Council voted to install as many as 17 trailers near the courthouse to accommodate the hundreds of journalists expected to cover the trials. The cluster of trailers, on a grassy 1.2-acre lot in front of the courthouse, was to include ports for laptop computers, telephones, restrooms and a concession stand. In July 2002, workers began removing sod from the field in preparation for installing the trailers. By that time, Lindh had short-circuited his trial by pleading guilty. Then, the Moussaoui case went into a legal deep freeze, delayed for more than three years by complications that included a heated debate over whether Moussaoui would have access to top al-Qaeda detainees in U.S. custody. In the spring of 2004, the media center site was purchased by the company now erecting the Westin Hotel. City officials defend the earlier preparations and say that no one overreacted. "We were very concerned about any inconvenience these trials would cause the citizens, particularly of Carlyle Towers," said Steven Mason, a city spokesman. "We always err on the side of, if nothing else, being totally prepared. These security measures are necessary to ensure the safety of the public." City and federal officials have been preparing intensively in recent months as well. Mason said representatives of the city and the major television networks held a brainstorming meeting to figure out where TV satellite trucks would be parked in the absence of a media center. Eisenhower Avenue was chosen as the least disruptive spot. The city also met with officials from Regent Partners LLC, the Atlanta-based company building the Westin, to coordinate when the construction site should receive its deliveries of building materials. "It's been very cooperative," said Jim Feldman, a Regent Partners senior vice president. "There's been a lot of planning and discussing and talking." As for the road closures, Alexandria Police Department representatives recently met with property managers in the area near the courthouse to make sure the word gets out. "I send them periodic e-mails to let them know that this day changed, that day changed, what road closure will be at what time," said Capt. Tim Dickinson, commander of the police department's special operations division. "That's the balance you need in these kinds of cases; the need for security, but you have to balance that against the neec to let people conduct their everyday lives," he said. Despite the preparations, city officials are urging motorists to stay away from the courthouse area on days when the trial is in session. "Obviously, traffic is already very congested," Mason said. "We have publicized, gotten the word out as best we can. But traffic is going to be an issue." © 2006 The Washington Post Company file://C:1Documents and Settings\rsmiley\Local Settings\Temp\TrialTestsCourthousesNeighbors.htm 3/30/2001 B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: March 30, 2006 To: Alan Tandy I From: Dianne Hoover Subject: Updates • After an extensive nationwide search, Sheri Horn-Bunk, current marketing director of the Bakersfield Symphony, has accepted the position of Special Events coordinator with the Recreation and Parks Department. Sheri will start employment on April 10, 2006 and her first duties will be to develop the program, including sponsorships and developing policies and procedures at the Bright House Networks Amphitheatre, and the Park at River Walk. • Staff continues to prepare for the grand opening of the Park at River Walk on April 28, 29, and 30. The VIP opening will be on Monday, April 24 at 2:00 p.m. Invitations are being prepared and will be mailed next week. • The consultants for the master plan are in town this week gathering information from staff, stakeholders and the public. Results of these meetings will help form questions for the community wide survey and will be used to shape the plan for the future. • Met with representatives from the Boy Scouts who will be holding a community event at Beach Park, Skate Park area on Saturday, April 8. They expect over 100 kids to be there either competing or watching. A flyer is attached. • Continue to answer various complaints and concerns from the public regarding lack of baseball/softball facilities in the area. • Received an invitation to attend an inaugural park and recreation summit of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. The summit will be held in Chicago on May 17 and 18. Major topics for discussion include funding urban parks, enhancing community advocacy, and the importance of parks and recreation in large cities. • A new graffiti removal product that I saw recently in a trade magazine was ordered as a trial and has shown excellent results in graffiti removal in the parks. • The city's tree inventory program was started a few years ago in conjunction with the I.T. department. We are in the process of hiring a few interns familiar with trees to complete the inventory this summer. To date, approximately 42,000 trees have been inventoried on the city's GIS system, and we estimate about 15,000 more need to be added for a complete inventory. H � c \� n W x y r tz`- W tz r , Cb zi d x F. to n x gY Y (gyp /�� ►P L con QA y W oe a � n x o f O 1 d �4 O 1 b ro C � ►pw � C G~lly C z y � rz n Z lrri n O O x 2 Z Crl Z Ol7Hd z � O cn z a z IV V7 con z tyi7 � � b � Oy tz � tz y Z, (5 Ot n � b > .3 B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 (661) 326-3724 RAUL M.ROJAS,DIREC.'COR•CITY ENGINEER March 30, 2006 The Honorable George Runner, Jr. California State Senate P.O. Box 942848 Sacramento, CA 94248-0001 Re: SB1812 Dear Senator Runner: I am writing to express our strong support for Senate Bill 1812 and to thank you for authoring this important legislation. This legislation is a key element in helping to streamline the environmental review process for critical transportation projects within the State. The federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFTEA-LU), signed into law in August 2005, named California as one of five states eligible to participate in a six-year pilot program. The program allows participants to assume the Secretary of Transportation's responsibilities under NEPA as well as under other federal environmental laws. For the limited purposes of accepting the delegation, Caltrans' director must have the authority to consent to waive California's Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity against actions brought in federal court. By waiving this sovereign immunity, Caltrans would be able to participate in the NEPA delegation pilot and act on behalf of FHWA pursuant to NEPA decision-making. This delegation would greatly streamline the federal environmental process, allowing state and local transportation projects to be completed more quickly than is currently possible. We understand that complex projects might be delivered four to six months earlier than is possible under the current process. We anticipate that this would allow upcoming congestion relief projects in our jurisdiction to be designed and constructed more expediently. This would result in economic benefits by having projects brought online faster and by minimizing inflationary increases in costs. JRL:mm G:\GROUPDAT\Letters\2006\SB 1812.doc The Honorable George Runner, Jr. March 30, 2006 Page 2 With Caltrans required, as a condition of the pilot, to comply with federal laws, regulations, and FHWA guidance documents and policy directives (as if it were the FHWA) environmental standards will not be weakened. Caltrans has successfully prepared NEPA, and other federal environmental documents on behalf of the FHWA for over 35 years, continually upholding the stringent environmental standards and protections already in place. I would once again like to thank you for your authorship of this important legislation. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to give me a call at (661) 326-3724. Sincerely, RAUL M. ROJAS Public Works Director cc: Honorable Mayor and Bakersfield City Council Alan Tandy, City Manager, City of Bakersfield Theodore D. Wright, Civil Engineer IV-Freeways Jacques R. La Rochelle, Assistant Public Works Director JRL:mm G:\GROUPDATIetters\2006\SB 1812.doc B 3 K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director f DATE: March 15, 2006 SUBJECT: Proposed Sewer Fee Increase for FY 2006-07 We are recommending an 8% increase in the residential This es user un to for increase 06 e7forTour would increase the residential fee from $125 to sewer user rates and is required to fund not only annual operating and maintenance costs associated with the treatment plants, but also rising construction costs for sewer line repairs. One recent example of rising construction costs is the emergency pump station construction at Plant 3. This $8,000,000 project was awarded at the March 6, 2006 council meeting. Only the portion of this project related to development growth could be funded by sewer connection fund balance fees. remaining amount, unrelated to development growth, was covered by generated by user rates, not connection fees. We have been having this same experience with escalating costs for several other sewer capital projects. In addition, as the sewer lines age, we can expect to see more costly projects in the future. For example, staff is currently preparing construction documents for replacing four miles of a sanitary sewer trunk line that was constructed circa 1912. This line needs to be replaced because the sewer gases have deteriorated the concrete pipe. The construction cost for this project is estimated to be $12 million. This four mile project on Brundage Lane and L Street is dust one of several more projects that are needed to address the aging sewer lines that serve the older portions of Bakersfield. Because of the large costs involved with sewer capital projects, it would be in the City's best interest and long term financial stability to build up a reserve for capital projects. It is important to note that although the proposed fee increase does help with setting aside a reserve for capital le level. Public future sewer rate increases to has met with the Finance u ` Diirec or who is in over time to a desira irab agreement with this funding plan. We have also attached some graphs prepared by a consultant, who was hired by the City to review the financial model related to the Plant 3 expansion project. The study compared FY 04-05 annual wastewater user fees for several "Peer Group" cities. The City of Bakersfield ranked the lowest of the "Peer Group" cities for the sewer user fee. 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M N m Q wQ CL 000000000000000 00 p- o 0 0 0 (n 0 (n o v) 0 0 (n o (n (n Z N m 15 m t , (o m 1� (O M N Z m m �(J I� Ln v J J LO 7 M I� m (O f� O m LO m I� m (O f- QN m 0 M O m M m m m m m r m 0 \f W a0 N C N .- O M � O m O ( o 0 0 0 0 O 0 m O O N O m O M o O O o O O O O O O o m m(p (O w . J -:--n I� M O (A N m N m m O O m O M N C'i M L M J � (O m t0 M m m m W LLO N V N N O Q °w Em N � � � C� 'O C U W N U m N L 0 CL EL Of O X m N _m > p N y w U cwn MAR 2 1 2006 • � CfTY�.� 1A(`�j..-•=�'S Cr=EiCE i 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: March 20, 2006 SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2006/07 Proposed Refuse Rates In accordance with the City's agreement with the refuse haulers, the haulers' compensation is to be adjusted annually by the consumer price index (CPI). For FY 2006/07, this increase is 5.4 percent. We recommend adjusting the current residential refuse rate by this same percent. This amount is needed to cover operations and maintenance associated with refuse service and street sweeping. This proposed increase would also provide approximately $500,000 toward a large capital project needed to handle volume growth at the Mount Vernon Recycling Facility. The current residential rate of $160.44 will be adjusted to $169.08 annually. This equates to a 72 cent monthly increase. Since all other residential user fees are based upon this single family rate, those rates will also increase by the same percentage. In order to meeting the proposition 218 noticing requirements, staff must soon start the noticing process. The rate adjustment is scheduled for the June 7th Council meeting. Cc: Nelson Smith Kevin Barnes Georgina Lorenzi GAGROUPDAT\Budget\06-07 Budget\FY 2006-07 Refuse Rate Increase.doc March 20,2006 • RECEIVED B A K E R S F I E L D MAR 2 8 2006 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: March 28, 2006 SUBJECT: Greenwaste Facility Equipment Power Project Air pollution regulations are forcing industrial operations such as the greenwaste facility to reduce diesel engine emissions in a variety of ways, such as reduced hours or alternate power. For example, the wood grinder permit was reduced from 12 hours per day to 8 when the last unit was replaced. Also, facilities such as ours can no longer use portable contractors with diesel machines to supplement the workload. To add new machines for handling growth, San Joaquin Valley Air District Rule 2201 requires evaluation of alternatives to diesel power. if alternative power is cost effective in the opinion of the SJVAPCD, it must be used instead of diesel. If alternative power is not cost effective, then diesel may be used only with very costly BACT emission controls and limited hours of operation. Thus, emission restrictions prevent existing equipment from handling growth, and make alternative power relatively more practical. In planning for equipment needs, staff has performed a cost study with the aid of a power systems consultant. Several power alternatives were considered, including the capital and operating costs of natural gas and electricity from various sources. The least costly alternative power source, which is electricity from PG&E lines overhead, was then compared to adding and replacing diesel equipment. The result is that electric power is a cost effective alternative for operation. Although the cost of utility power is high, the relative cost of using diesel fuel has risen. Electric operating and maintenance costs are lower due to elimination of required warm up/cool down times, fueling and oiling labor, and maintenance of new air pollution control traps required on new diesels. Diesel and electric equipment costs are roughly equal, but the capital cost to install electrical service at the facility is about $1 million. However, emission credits would be created for the City to sell to cover much of the $1 million. Under the greenwaste cost sharing agreement, the County would fund about 30%, reducing the City's net capital cost for electrification to essentially the same cost of diesel equipment. C:\DOCUME-1\glorenzi\LOCALS-1\Temp\Greenwaste Facility Equipment Power Study 3-17-06 Edited 3-27_.doc 3/1712006 12:08:31 PM MEMORANDUM ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER March 28, 2006 Page 2 Various equipment replacements have been delayed pending this study. A capital improvement project will be recommended as a mid-year budget adjustment to address this alternative power supply issue. This project will provide for PG&E to supply electrical power to the site. In order to minimize the impact on residential refuse rates, this capital project is proposed to be predominantly funded with existing fund balance available in the Refuse Fund, in addition to the County's share of the project costs. Lead time is needed to install equipment before the fall 2006 tree pruning season. C:\DOCUME-1\glorenzi\LOCALS-1\Temp\Greenwaste Facility Equipment Power Study 3-17-06 Edited 3-27_.doc 3117/2006 12:08:21 PM Page I of Rhonda Smiley - North Chester Avenue Bridge (SB) over the Kern River Reconstruct From: Nick Fidler To: babbott @griffthcompany.net; mtaylor @kenailtd.com; spokes @bak.rr.com Date: 3/30/2006 1:17 PM Subject: North Chester Avenue Bridge (SB) over the Kern River Reconstruct CC: Bruce Deeter; Dean.Russu @lanengineering.com; lee.jones @gcinc.com; Mark Lambert; Rhonda Smiley; Rick Millwee; Stuart Patteson The City of Bakersfield has a project to reconstruct the North Chester Avenue southbound bridge over the Kern River. The existing bridge is structurally deficient for current seismic design standards and will be reconstructed to match the existing North Chester Avenue northbound bridge. The reconstruction will require closure of the bike path at North Chester Avenue due to construction activities. A detour has been placed on the bike path which diverts pedestrians and bicyclists to the intersection of North Chester Avenue and West Columbus to cross North Chester Avenue at the traffic signal. I have sent this message to you since you are involved with the local bike groups. Please share this information with others on the bike community. Demolition of the existing southbound bridge is anticipated to begin Friday March 31, 2006. Estimated construction completion date is April 2007. The bike path is anticipated to be closed for the duration of the construction period. Please proceed through the detour with caution and be aware of all construction activities. Do not attempt to enter the bike path within the construction area due to possible damage to the path from equipment and construction activities; construction barricades have been placed on the bike path indicating construction limits with detours. This project is a safety measure in the event of a future earthquake. The City apologizes for any inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding. Nick Fidler Civil Engineer III City of Bakersfield Ph No. (661) 326-3586 Fax No. (661852-2120 nfidler @c.i.bak_ersfield.ca.u.s. file://C:ADocuments and Settings\rsmiley\Local Settings\Temp\GW}OOOOI.HTM 3/30/2001 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE WEEK OF APRIL 3, 2006 — APRIL 7, 2006 Weather permitting Preparing streets for an overlay in the following areas: Area south of Auburn Street, west of La Costa Drive Area between Christmas Tree Lane and University Avenue, east of Columbus Street Area south of Brimhall Road, between Calloway Drive and Harvest Creek Road Area between No. Halfmoon and Ming Avenue, west of Ashe Road Area between Old Stine Road and New Stine Road, north of Wilson Road Street reconstruction project (CDBG FUNDED) in the area east of Old Stine Road, north of Wilson Road. Continue working on the amphitheater at Riverwalk Park. Constructing a turn pocket on Rosedale Highway, east of Calloway Drive. AREA SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, April 3, 2006 Area between Brooks Street & Watts Drive from Madison Avenue to Hale Street. Tuesday, April 4, 2006 Area between Oak Street & "F" Street from 24th Street to 16th Street. Wednesday, April 5, 2006 Area between Akers Road & Wible Road from Planz Road to White Lane. Thursday, April 6, 2006 Area between Ashe Road & New Stine Road from Stockdale Highway to Sundale Avenue. Friday, April 7, 2006, Sweeper Operators are on their regular sweeping routes. C:\DOCUME-1\rsmiley\LOCALS-1\Temp\Work Schedule-Week of AprilL 3 2006.doc RECENED MAR 2 9 2006 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: March 29, 2006 To: Alan Tandy, City y�Manager 4 f� 140- From: Dia ne(Hoover, Director of Recreation & Parks Subject: MILK Rental Space for Southeast Family Resource Center Referral # 001462 —Ward 1 Councilmember Carson requested staff Coordinate with the Southeast Family Resource Center to provide rental space for that organization at the Martin Luther King Center and report back with results. Dianne Hoover to meet with Daayah Islam. The purpose of the community center is to work with the community to provide a wide range of recreation programs and services that will benefit the community. Past agencies that have held office space in the center were; Kern County Economic and Office of Community Development (KCEOC), Bakersfield College, Kern County Probation Department, NAACP, and the Police Activities League ( PAL ). In the past two (2) years there have been several local agencies inquiring about possibly leasing and using office spaces at the center. Those inquiring were: South Chester Partnership Act, NAACP Project Seven, Head Start, Stop the Violence Group, and many other organizations. We have denied all of these requests due to the potential growth of staff, office space for seasonal and summer staff, rooms for home work study, computer lab and storage space. The center has always been available to individuals, groups and other agencies that offer programs and services to the community. They have either been a co- sponsored program, rental or some other fee based charge. Many agencies have held group meetings for the community such as the Kern County Health Department, Ebony Counseling Center, Friendship House and the Kern High School District. Unfortunately many requests have been denied due to the center's programs and activities. In the summer, Camp King uses every room in the building with their 100 campers per day. In addition the summer lunch program serves about 300 lunches each day to children under the age of 18 years old. We are constantly seeking ways to increase programming at the center through co-sponsorships, partnerships, grants, rentals, and contracts. Non profit organizations that provide a service to the public that does not conflict with our recreation programming may qualify for a special use that will allow us to only charge a direct cost for the facility. With all that being said, we could move the summer staff and storage room to another location and make two (2) office spaces available for rent. In our research of fair market value for a class "B" facility which the Martin Luther King center would be considered is $1.45 per square foot plus utilities. Utilities cost of $2.52 per square foot would consist of water, gas, electricity, phone maintenance, alarm system, and janitorial service. The two (2) office areas available totals 500 square feet. The monthly charge for the two (2) offices would be $1,985. An agreement would be drafted and approved between the City and Clinica Sierra Vista delineating the use of the offices, hours of use, payment, etc. For reference, the current schedule of programs is attached. The summer program, Camp King, operates from early June to mid August and uses all spaces in the Martin Luther King center. 00 C 00 W W 0 co O O � N 0 CIL. CD CD W cam) O CD ¢ CAD CD ry CD• O~ ED O CD v, II. v' O pr M' CCD W h O v M y Ln t: O P7 ^ O CD CD -t O -I C CD w ' CD O O O (D - fC 0 �- CCDD -s °° °Q CtC cOn CNa � o � � cs• CD p C7 A� o m cD G7 w Y CD C CD tro CD r � CD °' ° m 23 CD (JC CD El o CD cr ° a � CD � O a:= y CL w C7 -1 o CD E3 o N w. o ?r arc C, CD C", C P p, p C° U�c CD y Z3 CD� Uc cr O o: o O' CD -1.y Q crD n c n y pr CD 0 cr CD O O Or CCD L1. CD CD 0 Crc Oi Uc CD O•W O �' CD ca. � � C) � .may � � � `� � �• '�i � �C N o E3 vc • FIECIVD MAR 2 8 2006 B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: March 28, 2006 SUBJECT: CENTENNIAL CORRIDOR Referral No. 1459 COUNCILMEMBER BENHAM REQUESTED STAFF BRIEF MEMBERS OF THE SUNSET- OLEANDER PRESERVATION COMMITTEE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED CENTENNIAL CORRIDOR. Staff is setting up a meeting with the Committee to discuss the Centennial Corridor, and will coordinate the meeting date/time/location with Councilmember Benham. C:\DOCUME-1\lskinner\LOCALS-1\Temp\Ref#1459 Centennial Corridor.doc RECEIVED B A K E R S F I E z D MAR 2 7 2006 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: March 24, 2006 SUBJECT: PAVING ISSUES ON MAYWOOD STREET Referral No. 1457 COUNCILMEMBER SCRIVNER REQUESTED STAFF ADDRESS PAVING ISSUES ON MAYWOOD STREET. There were several streets in the Maywood Drive area that were reconstructed during the winter months. Maywood Street was done last because it was a major entrance into the neighborhood. The Streets Division crew started the reconstruction of Maywood Drive Thursday, March 23, 2006 and the project will be completed during the week of March 27, 2006. The following streets within the Maywood Drive area will be completed during the week of March 27, 2006. If we had not put a base lift on these streets during the winter, it would not have been possible to have completed them at this time. 1. Heisey Street — Brewer Street to San Miguel Way. 2. Sunview Drive — Brewer Street to San Miguel Way. 3. Brewer Street — Fleur Street to La Costa Street. 4. Fleuer Street—Wendy Avenue to Brewer Drive 5. Perry Place —Wendy Avenue to the north end. 6. Wendy Avenue — Sunview Drive to Maywood Drive. 7. Maywood Drive — Camden Street to 3102 Maywood Drive. G:\GROUPDAT\Referrals\2006\03-22\Ref#1457 Maywood St.doc S 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: March 30, 2006 SUBJECT: ROADWAY EXPANSION ON PANAMA LANE Referral No. 1456 COUNCILMEMBER SCRIVNER REQUESTED STAFF PROVIDE A COMPLETION DATE FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE ROADWAY FROM TWO LANES TO FOUR ON PANAMA LANE, BETWEEEN WIBLE AND STINE. The new development at the southeast corner of Wible Road and Panama Lane is responsible for the road improvements along its frontage. The general contractor on that project has informed staff that they anticipate completing the road improvements in late July or early August 2006. Staff is working towards a reimbursement agreement with the developer to have them also construct pavement improvements west of their project to fill in the gap. This will then provide three lanes in the east bound direction from Summerfield Drive to Wible Road. 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