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BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
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~,Lf„y,,,~an MEETING OF JULY 29, 2009
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Regular Meeting 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m. ACTION TAKEN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Hall, Vice-Mayor Scrivner,
Councilmembers Carson, Benham, Weir,
Couch, Sullivan (seated at 5:25 p.m.)
Absent: Councilmember Hanson
2. INVOCATION by Reverend Greg Haslow, First Assembly
of God Church.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Rayleigh Morin, 3rd Grade
Student at Miller Elementary School.
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Tim Palmquist, Terri Palmquist and Caryn Harris
spoke regarding parking at 25'" and H streets.
b. Marvin Dean, representing the Southeast
Bakersfield Redevelopment Project Area
Community Oversight Group of Concerned
Citizens, spoke regarding Consent Calendar
item 8.z., the Parkview Cottages homes, and
asked for that item to be pulled off Consent
Calendar; also spoke regarding the Padre
Hotel issue which was on the agenda of the last
Council Meeting, and requested the
establishment of a local goal of five percent to
local suppliers for the furnishings, hiring local
workers from the project area and provide
discount vendor space to local disadvantaged
businesses.
5. WORKSHOPS
None.
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6. PRESENTATIONS ACTION TAKEN
a. Presentation by Mayor Hall of a Proclamation to
Herb Walker honoring his beautification efforts
in downtown Bakersfield.
Herb Walker received the Proclamation and
made comments.
b. Presentation by Mayor Hall of a Certificate of
Appreciation to Mic Hall honoring his parks and
Bike Path beautification efforts.
Mic Hall received the Certificate of
Appreciation and made comments.
7. APPOINTMENTS
None.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:
a. Approval of minutes of the July 7, 2009 Special
City Council Meeting and July 15, 2009 Regular
City Council Meeting.
Payments:
b. Approval of department payments from ABS WEIR
July 1, 2009 to July 16, 2009 in the amount of
$25,459,328.47 and self-insurance payments
from July 1, 2009 to July 16, 2009 in the amount
of $726,761.05.
Ordinances:
C. First Reading of Ordinance amending Municipal FR
Code Sections 1. 12.010 and 1. 12.040 by adding
Annexation No. 596 consisting of 50.12 acres
located at the southwest corner of Washington
Street and Belle Terrace to Ward 1 and
Annexation No. 591 consisting of 86.78 acres
located on the north side of Brimhall Road, east
of Rudd Road to Ward 4.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
d. First Reading of Ordinance amending Municipal FR
Code Sections 1.12.010, 1.12.020, 1.12.030 and
1. 12.070 by adding Annexation No. 597
consisting of the following multiple uninhabited
County owned properties: County Property
No. 1 consisting of 1557.72 acres located south
of Casa Loma Drive, east of Mt. Vernon
Avenue; County Property No. 2 consisting of
160.51 acres located south of Belle Terrace,
west of Union Avenue; County Property No. 3
consisting of 21.12 acres located south of Belle
Terrace and west of Cottonwood Road; County
Property No. 4 consisting of 17.48 acres located
south of Highway 58 east of Cottonwood Road;
County Property No. 5 consisting of 94.52 acres
located on the west side of Mt. Vernon Avenue,
south of Bernard Street; County Property No. 6
consisting of 7.57 acres located at the
northeast corner of Cottonwood Road and
Belle Terrace; County Property No. 7 consisting
of 13,835 square feet located at the northeast
corner of Virginia Avenue and S. Williams Street;
L County Property No. 8 consisting of 2.32 acres
located at the northeast corner of Cottonwood
Road and Casa Loma Drive; County Property
No. 9 consisting of 41,746 square feet located
east of Virginia Avenue between Lake Street
and Kentucky Street, to Wards 1, 2, 3 & 7.
Resolutions:
e. Resolution of Application proposing annexation RES 090-09
of uninhabited territory to the City identified as
Annexation No. 607 consisting of 1.04 net acres
located on the west side of Allen Road, north of
Rosedale Highway.
f. Resolution confirming approval by the Assistant RES 091-09
City Manager of the Chief Code Enforcement
Officer's report regarding assessments of
certain properties in the City for which
structures have been secured against entry or
for the abatement of certain weeds, debris and
waste matter and the demolishment of
dangerous buildings and authorize collection of
the assessments by the Kern County Tax
Collector.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
Agreements:
g. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with AGR 09-093
6152 Partners, LLC for Tract Map 6152 Phase 6 AGR 09-094
located south of McKee Road and east of
Akers Road.
h. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with AGR 09-095
CAVU/Rock Properties Project 1, LLC for Tract AGR 09-096
Map 6850 Phase 1 located north of Alfred
Harrell Highway and west of Lake Ming Road.
i. Transportation Development Act Funds:
1. Agreement with Biking For Fun, Inc. AGR 09-097
($50,000) for 50 bicycle and pedestrian
safety demonstrations at local schools
and other approved events during the
course of one year.
2. Appropriate $50,000 Transportation
Development Act Article 3 Grant
Revenue to the Capital Improvement
Budget of the Capital Improvement
Budget of the Transportation
Development Fund.
j. Agreement with Ariel Link to research billing AGR 09-098
errors on existing telecommunication invoices.
k. Police Service Dogs:
1. Agreement with Master K-9 ($25,835) to AGR 09-099
purchase two (2) police service dogs
and train two (2) Police K-9 handlers.
2. Appropriate $33,420 Seized Asset
Forfeiture Revenues to the Police
Department Operating Budget in the
General Fund for the purchase of two
(2) police service dogs, initial 5 week
training, lodging and per diem for two
(2) Police K-9 handlers.
1. Agreement with Rykal Bakersfield, LLC ($37,135) AGR 09-100
to reimburse costs for improvements
constructed within the Brimhall Planned
Drainage Area.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
L M. Transportation Impact Fee Agreement with AGR09-101
Rykal Bakersfield, LLC (not to exceed $25,939)
for construction of an expanded intersection at
the northeast corner of Brimhall Road and
Jewetta Avenue.
n. Agreement with PropertyRoom.com to provide AGR 09-102
removal of surplus property held in the Police
Property Room and provide online auction
services for said property.
o. Agreement with Environmental Research AGR 09-103
Institute, Inc. (not to exceed $296,000 for 3 year
term) to provide licenses and software support
for server and client software.
P. Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 07-196 AGR 07-196(2)
with Jim Alfter Construction ($2,000,000; revised
not to exceed $6,000,000 and extending term
for one (1) year) for concrete construction.
q. Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 07-082 AGR 07-082(2)
with AECOM USA, Inc. ($3,038,000) for
engineering design services for the Westside
Parkway Project. (TRIP)
r. Contract Change Order No. 1 to Agreement AGR 08-176
No. 08-176 with Carvalho Construction 0001
($14,655.87; revised not to exceed $565,654.87)
for The Park at River Walk Maintenance Building
project.
S. Contract Change Order No. 20 to Agreement AGR 08-062
No. 08-062 with Granite Construction ($27,940; 00020
revised not to exceed $8,514,272.50) for the
Allen Road Improvements between Ming
Avenue and Stockdale Highway project.
t. Contract Change Order No. 1 to Agreement AGR 08-214
No. 08-214 with Security Paving Construction 0001
($77,050; revised not to exceed $27,805,269.81)
for the Westside Parkway Phase I - Mohawk
Street Extension Project. (TRIP)
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
U. Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 - 2007
Expansion Project:
1. Contract Change Order No. 7 to AGR 07-302
Agreement No. 07-302 with Kiewit Pacific 0007
Corp. ($387,162; revised not to exceed
$216,556,492) for the project.
2. Transfer $387,162 contingency
established for the Wastewater
Treatment Plant No. 3 Expansion Project
to the Public Works Department Capital
Improvement Budget.
Bids:
V. Accept bid and award annual contract to Kern AGR 09-104
Sprinkler Landscaping, Inc. (not to exceed
$90,000) for on-call irrigation and landscape
service.
Miscellaneous:
W. Final Map with Lennar Homes of California, Inc.
for Tract Map 7094 located south of Berkshire
Road and east of Wible Road.
X. Appropriate $78,320 State Grant Revenue for
the Waste Tire Enforcement Grant Program to
the Development Services Operating Budget in
the General Fund.
Y. Appropriate $20,000 First 5 Kern Grant funds for
swim lessons and recreational swimming to the
General Fund Recreation & Parks Department
Operating Budget.
Z. Consideration of changes to the current City REMOVED FOR
and Redevelopment Agency Down Payment SEPARATE
Programs resulting from the current residential CONSIDERATION
housing foreclosure crisis:
1. Discontinuance of the equity share
provision requirement for current and
prior Parkview Cottages homebuyers.
2. Removal of the homebuyer affordable
income covenant for 15 of the 74 total
Parkview Cottage homes.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
Councilmember Weir announced he would abstain
due to conflict of interest, source of Income, on Item
8.b.
Councilmember Couch announced he would abstain
due to conflict of Interest, potential source of Income
to himself and his employer, on item 8.z.
Councilmember Carson requested that item 8.z. be
removed for separate consideration.
Motion by Vice-Mayor Scrivner to adopt Consent APPROVED
Calendar items 8.a. through 8.y. with the removal for AB HANSON
separate consideration of Item 8.z
Z. Consideration of changes to the current City
and Redevelopment Agency Down Payment
Programs resulting from the current residential
housing foreclosure crisis:
1. Discontinuance of the equity share
provision requirement for current and
prior Parkview Cottages homebuyers.
2. Removal of the homebuyer affordable
income covenant for 15 of the 74 total
Parkview Cottage homes.
At the request of Councilmember Carson,
Economic Development Director Kunz gave an
overview of this item.
Motion by Councilmember Carson to adopt APPROVED
Consent Calendar item 8.z. AB HANSON
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9. CLOSED SESSION
None.
10. CLOSED SESSION ACTION
None.
11. CONSENT CALENDAR HEARINGS
None.
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12. HEARINGS ACTION TAKEN
None.
13. REPORTS
None.
14. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
15. NEW BUSINESS
None.
16. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS
Councilmember Benham referred correspondence to
staff from Rich O'Neill, Kern River Parkway Committee
and Kern River Parkway Foundation, and asked that
his requests and suggestions be carefully reviewed
and a very thorough response be provided.
Councilmember Couch referred to Community
Services Committee the feasibility of finding a location
owned by the City which could be utilized by off-road
riders.
Councilmember Couch referred correspondence to
staff regarding a neighborhood watch and asked staff
to get back to him.
Councilmember Carson asked Economic
Development Director Kunz to report back about how
the Redevelopment Agency funds are going to be
Impacted as a result of the State budget, and also a
report on how the two years of tax Increment money
has been used In the Southeast Project Area.
Councilmember Sullivan announced that two more
cities have voted in favor of displaying "In God We
Trust" in their city halls, bringing the total to 56 cities in
California; and the Annual Celebration event will take
place Thursday evening.
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16. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN
Mayor Hall recognized the efforts of Bright House
Networks for continuing the Movies in the Park series in
the amphitheater.
Mayor Hall thanked Flood Bakersfield Ministries for its
recent beautification adoption of a neighborhood.
17. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at :56 m.
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio;' lerk of
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