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B A K E R S F I E L D
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
October 30, 2009
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Cou cil
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager
SUBJECT: General Information
MORE ON THE BUDGET AND THE ECONOMY
Earlier this year, we shared articles regarding concessions from employee unions
throughout the state. Enclosed you will find a summary of the concessions offered, and in
most cases agreed to, by the police and/or firefighter unions in 13 cities and 1 county. In
general, many unions have agreed to pay cuts up to 10 percent, extend contracts (with
no future pay increases), forgo scheduled pay increases, and make other changes to
benefits, such as reducing the City's contribution to EPMC or health coverage, or even
requiring employees to accrue more holiday hours before they can be cashed in for pay.
-� Enclosed are more articles from various newspapers that highlight the difficult times public
agencies are facing and how they are adjusting their budgets.
■ FRESNO, CA - City officials are planning a mid-year round of severe budget cuts,
including layoffs, to address an estimated $27.8 million budget gap. One-third of the
gap is attributable to expenses, principally a $7.2 million spike in retirement costs, and
the remainder results from revenues coming in lower than original estimates. The Mayor
is preparing a plan for closing the budget gap that she expects to go into effect
January 1.
• SAN JOSE, CA -The City i s fa cing its ninth straight budget deficit, with this year's
projected to be $90 million. Even though the City's full-time workforce has shrunk from
7,000 to 6,600 since 2000, the average cost (pay and benefits) for each worker has
increased 64 percent, in comparison to 78 percent for police and firefighters. The cost
for just the retirement benefits for police and fire rose 174 percent this decade, more
than twice the rate for other city workers. The City is seeking concessions from all of the
unions to reduce costs, including reductions to: retirement benefits for new employees,
health benefits, automatic "step" raises, sick leave cashouts, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS CITY NEWS
-� The City of Bakersfield presented its case to open the Fully Appropriated Stream status of
the Kern River before the State Water Rights Board this week. The conclusion of the First
Honorable Mayor and City Council
October 30, 2009
Page 2
Point Kern River case in 2007 held that there was forfeited water on the Kern River and it is
the Board's responsibility to decide on who is to take possession of the water.
The City of Bakersfield raised four points in the proceeding: (1) that the courts declared
forfeited water; (2) the water is surplus and no entity has rights to the water; (3) the
quantity averages over 50,000 acre-feet per year; and, (4) the Board needs to direct
where the water is to go. The opposing group of four agricultural water districts and the
City of Shafter offered that there was no surplus water and the Kern River should keep its
status as a Fully Appropriated Stream.
The Board's hearing officer indicated the Board should make a decision sometime in the
next three months. If the Board does declare the Kern River to have unappropriated
water, then we would proceed to the application phase of the process, where the City of
Bakersfield will present its position that the unappropriated water should be delivered to
the river channel through Bakersfield.
-> Mill Creek Update - Attached are some photos of the landscaping along Mill Creek north
of 21S1 Street, the landscaping along the canal next to the former Rick's Recycling site, and
the cleared Rick's Recycling site.
The landscaping along the canal for the South Mill Creek portion (from California Ave to
the railroad tracks) is almost complete. Boulders and some small finishing touches will be
added in the next few weeks. The facilities on the Rick's Recycling site were recently
demolished and the site has been cleaned and cleared to make way for the commercial
development. The former Carriage Master's site is nearly ready for development.
Underground storage tanks are currently being removed, and the site will be restored in
the next week. Much progress has been made in the last several weeks, leaving only a
few remaining parcels to be cleared before the entire commercial portion of South Mill
Creek will be ready for development.
The City's greenwaste recycling facility continues to receive recognition for the recent
electrification project. The facility is featured in a magazine article this month in Municipal
Solid Waste Management. A copy of the article is attached.
-� The Good Neighbor Festival will be held on November 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at
Dr. Martin Luther King Park. Sponsored by the Southeast Neighborhood Partnership, this
event offers food, entertainment, a health and resource fair, and activities for children and
adults. Community members will be honored for unselfish acts of volunteerism during the
event.
-� A Disc Golf Championship will be held at Silver Creek on November 7th- registration begins
at 7:30 a.m. and the tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m.
The following reports are enclosed:
■ The Streets Division work schedule.
Honorable Mayor and City Council
October 30, 2009
Page 3
RESPONSES TO COUNCIL REQUESTS
-� Councilmember Couch
• Ability for employees to purchase additional life insurance.
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cc: Department Heads
Pamela McCarthy, City Clerk
Roberta Gafford, Assistant City Clerk
Concessions from Public Safety Unions Reported Throughout the Year in the General
Information Memos (since May 2009)
Folsom, CA:
• May 1, 2009:
o Police Officers Association:
■ Signed an 18-month contract.
■ 1 unpaid day a month (2.5 percent pay decrease) and its cost-of-
living increases.
Fresno, CA:
• June 19, 2009:
o Police Officers Association:
• Approved agreement overwhelmingly (78 percent).
• Forgo a 2 percent salary increase scheduled for FY 2009-10.
• Accrue more than twice as many holiday hours (from 96 to 230)
before they can cash them in for pay.
■ Extend the contract two years to June 30, 2012.
Kern County, CA:
• July 10, 2009:
o Detention Officers Association:
• Offered a 4 percent pay cut, two fewer holidays, the end of four
hours of built-in overtime each pay period, and the suspension of a
$900 a year uniform allowance.
• Concessions would save the County $1 .77 million and avoid the
layoff of 18 detention deputies.
Lodi, CA:
• June 12, 2009:
• Professional Firefighters:
• Eliminated the City's match to employee retirement accounts and
eliminated vacation cash payouts.
• Police Officers Association:
■ 48 hours or 6 days of furloughs.
■ Overtime from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 will be put into a
time-off bank and will not be cashed out.
■ Holiday leave hours accrued between January 1, 2009 and
December 31, 2009 must be used by October 31, 2010 and cannot
be banked or cashed out.
Public Safety Concessions—continued
Page 2
Modesto, CA:
• June 26. 2009:
o Police Officers Association:
■ The City Council adopted a budget calling for the layoff of 9 police
officers unless the Police Officers Association agreed to defer raises
3% due June 2009; 2% due February 2010) for one year.
Palo Alto, CA:
•
May 15 2009:
o Firefighters:
■ Offered to postpone a scheduled pay raise(5% for Fire Captains;
4% for Firefighters; worth $700,000).
Paso Robles, CA:
•
May 1, 2009:
o All Paso Robles city staff deferred their annual raises this year to save the
City $760,000 and help avoid layoffs.
Poway, CA:
•
May 22, 2009:
o Firefighters:
• Under the previous contract with firefighters, the City paid the full 9
percent EPMC to CaIPERS.
• Firefighters agreed to pick up 3 percent with the City continuing to
pay 6 percent.
• The contract was extended one year.
Riverside, CA:
•
May 15, 2009:
o Firefighters:
• Firefighter union members agreed to defer for 1 year a 2 percent
raise scheduled for July 1, 2009 (worth $500,000).
• In exchange the City extended the contract for one year, through
June 30, 2011, and will not decrease staffing at fire stations during
that time.
Rocklin, CA:
• May 15 2009:
o Firefighters:
■ Agreed to postpone contracted salary increases for two years.
Public Safety Concessions—continued
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San Bernardino, CA:
• June 5, 2009:
o Firefighters:
■ Union members approved and the City Council unanimously
agreed.
■ Across-the-board 8.7 percent pay cut.
■ Eliminate the City's contribution to health coverage of $664 per
employee per month for firefighters.
■ Firefighters would have to sell 48 hours of accrued vacation time
back to the City by the end of June 2009 and another 48 hours
before July 1, 2010 - firefighters would be required to work those
hours.
San Diego, CA:
•
May 1, 2009:
• Police Officers and blue-collar workers:
■ In April, the City Council voted 8-0 to impose contracts after the
groups failed to come to an agreement with the Mayor.
• Firefighters, white-collar employees and deputy city attorneys:
■ Agreed to a similar package imposed on the police officers and
blue-collar workers.
• For all of the unions, the contracts reduced pay and benefits by 6
percent, or$30 million.
San Luis Obispo, CA:
•
May 15, 2009:
o Firefighters:
■ Firefighters will defer a 5 percent raise; will instead receive 3
percent in July 2010 and 2 percent in December 2010.
o Police:
■ Had a contract through December 2009, but agreed to extend the
contract through December 2010 with no pay increase.
o All City employee unions and groups agreed to zero pay increases for FY
2009-10 (worth $1 million in FY 2009-10 and $470,000 in FY 2010-11).
Watsonville, CA:
• May 29 2009:
o Police:
• Agreed to a 10 percent pay cut even though it still had one year
remaining in its contract.
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Fresno faces $27.8 million budget gap, tough cuts
Published online on Thursday,Oct.22,2009
By Russell Clemings/The Fresno Bee
Fresno city officials plan a mid-year round of severe budget cuts,including layoffs,to address an estimated$27.8 million budget gap looming for the next
fiscal year,beginning July 1.
It's the second time in less than six months that the city has brought out its sharp knives as the recession continues without relief.In late June,the City
Council approved a budget that cut general fund spending almost$27 million via layoffs,pay freezes and leaving vacantjobs unfilled.
Mayor Ashley Swearengin told the council about the projection Thursday and said the shortfall--almost one-eighth of the city's$227 million general fund
budget--was so big that the cuts needed to start in the current year's budget.
"Everything is on the table,"Swearengin said after speaking to the council."We can't close this budget shortfall without considering every option."
That there will be layoffs among city employees is a certainty,she said "It's just a question of how many."
The$27.8 million shortfall far exceeds even the city's$17 million emergency reserve.Even if it didn't,Swearengin has previously urged the council to keep
the reserve intact.
City officials met Thursday afternoon with employee unions to brief them on the budget gap.Other meetings with city department heads were planned today
and in coming weeks-
One-third of the estimated gap is attributable to expenses,principally a$7.2 million spike in retirement costs,largely needed to offset declines in the
investment value of the city's pension accounts.
The rest of the gap results from revenues coming in far lower than estimated when the current budget was drawn up.
For example,sales tax receipts were predicted to total$69.3 million in the current fiscal year,and the same amount in the year beginning July 1.Now,
updated projections call for$62.4 million this year and$64.2 million next year--a combined shortfall of more than$12 million.
"People are holding onto their money"instead of spending it on taxable merchandise,the mayor explained.
Swearengin told the council she would give it a plan for closing the budget gap by Nov.19 and wants the cuts to go into effect Jan. 1.
City budget director Renena Smith told the council that cutting expenses is her office's focus"at this point,"but she left the door open to raising fees for some
city services.
"We're creating a buffet"of budget choices,Smith said."We don't know yet what will actually get serious consideration."
Council members swallowed hard as they heard the outlook.But given the lack of detail about what might be cut,their reaction was subdued.
"This is going to be a tough nut to crack,"Council Member Larry Westerlund concluded.
Less than four months ago,the council approved a budget for the current fiscal year that cut some$27 million from the general fund.In all,city revenues
have dropped by one-fifth during this recession.The result has been spending cuts of roughly the same magnitude.
Employee union leaders were displeased but hardly shocked by the mayor's announcement.
"I don't think this was a big surprise to us,"said Jacky Parks,president of the Fresno Police Officers Association,which represents about 800 employees,
"We didn't expect to hear good news."
The general fund accounts for less than one-quarter of the city's overall budget and includes police,fire,parks and public works spending,with about 2,300
employees.
Smith said her office is working on a separate budget update for departments that operate separately from the general fund,including those running the city's
airports and its water,sewer and bus systems.The impact on those departments remains undetermined to date.
http://www.fresnobee-com/local/v-print/story/1682982.html 10/27/2009
With gaping deficits, San Jose manager seeks big union concessions - San Jose Mercury News Page 1 of 2
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MercuryNews.com
With gaping deficits, San Solutions.
Jose manager seeks big Chavez said the city could shrink the deficit by
reconsidering conservative budgeting practices that
union concessions leave millions of leftover dollars each year in the
operating fund. She added the city shouldn't
dismiss the idea that residents will tax themselves to
By John Woolfolk support services.
jwoolfolk @mercurynews.com
Figone said she is not seeking to"blame our labor
Posted:10/26/2009 12:00:00 AM PDT unions"but simply aims"to confront the realities."
In recent years, San Jose's employees have given up
Those realities,she said,are that in a city facing its
raises,accepted higher health insurance co- ninth straight budget deficit,where personnel costs
payments and agreed to pay more for their account for two-thirds of costs to the$880 million
retirement health care, all to help the city cope with
chronic deficits. general operating fund,the only way to close the
shortfall is by shrinking either the number of
But as they prepare to negotiate new union employees or their individual costs.
contracts for most of San Jose's 6,600 full-time Figone said the city would have to cut 763 jobs to
workers, city officials say that's not nearly enough.
In a report the City Council will consider Tuesda cover the projected$90 million deficit without a
y boost in revenues or concessions from the
City Manager Debra Figone lays out grim choices
she says the city's workers and the elected leaders workforce.
largely sympathetic to them must face. She noted that the city's deficits have soared this
With the operating deficit widening to$90 million, decade along with costs for its employees'pay and
voters unlikely to approve higher taxes and other benefits.While the city's full-time workforce has
shrunk from 7,000 to 6,600 since
revenue-raising options limited, Figone said,city 4 pe the average
cost for each worker has shot up 64 pe
workers must either agree to work for less or the
to
perhaps face hundreds of layoffs. $120,418. Had pay and benefits merely increased at
the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer
Price Index,the average cost would have risen 18
City union leaders have met with management
negotiators to discuss Figone's report, but most Percent to$86,997 today.
declined Mercury News requests for comment. The increases have been particularly steep for the
Randy Sekany, president of the firefighters'union,
said only that they are willing to work with the city
city's police officers and firefighters,whose average
y cost in pay and benefits rose 78 percent this
"at all opportunities for solutions"to the deficit. decade. The cost for just their retirement benefits
Cindy Chavez, head of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor rose 174 percent—more than twice the rate for
other city workers—as their maximum pension
Council and a former city vice mayor,said the
grew to
manager is too narrowly focused on cuts that s percent of their final salary with
damage the city rather than seeking more creative automatic 3-percent annual increases.
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But the employees' rights to negotiate any changes Chavez said city workers earlier this year"tried to
in pay, benefits and working conditions narrow the give money back"by suggesting unpaid furloughs
city's ability to shrink costs.And city voters in 1980 and other ideas,"and the city made it difficult to do
granted police and firefighters the right to have that."
outside arbitrators settle contract disputes,which
critics say is the reason for their steeper pay and City officials, however,said the workers'proposals
benefit increases. did not actually save money or were otherwise
Among concessions Figone is seeking: unworkable.
Reduced retirement benefits for new employees. Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346.
More than half of the projected deficit is due to
investment losses in the city's pension funds,which
taxpayers are on the hook to offset with added
payments. Because retirement benefits can't easily be
changed for current employees, Figone wants to
negotiate a lower and less costly benefit for new
hires.
Reduced health benefits. Figone wants to explore
several recommendations from a recent city audit,
including having employees pay more for premium
costs and co-payments,offering a cheaper plan with
a deductible and reducing incentive payments for
those who decline coverage.
Reducing automatic"step"raises. Employees
typically get five,5-percent annual raises during
their first four years in a new position. Figone has
suggested more performance-based raises that
would have to be earned over a longer period.
Reducing sick leave cashouts. San Jose's current
policy cost taxpayers$7.8 million last year and is
more generous than other governments;some
police officers and firefighters have collected six-
figure sums for unused sick leave upon retiring.
Eliminating"redundant compensation"for injured
officers and firefighters who can receive both
workers'compensation and disability retirement
benefits.
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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 M. Rojas, Public Works Director
DATE: October 30, 2009
SUBJECT: Recycling Facility News
The City's greenwaste recycling facility is continuing to receive recognition for the recent
electrification project. The facility is featured in a magazine article this month in
Municipal Solid Waste Management. A copy of the article is attached. With this air
Pollution reduction project successfully behind us, staff is preparing to meet more new
challenges with future projects.
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prtx.tsslnF at the site. ery ;rasl.c{with tyre d it nhviciiisly hclkxu inakt the ac,i:.lt kx„ic r',kc finished ctontpo>t from one of our radial
performance ttf th(Me uratts anal imorf-'ark x, that Truck f.vncr. It Isar since Willi,10wn t,. ,ta,:kers to au.t art`4 WIZV° fume=s can load
suplat,ri lscitind thvmr the f)l,ly'cttcxse to-,uv abc>ut s1.60,but we Went)lo4er at the v it.,,:t for uso:its i cil fields.Doing that hja
with the iettr;pany 1Tut took the .iT}xcrttit;tra sci oithosr wide iris iliaW,—ions and we are ger- dr,ttt ti+,aiI} rer-tucecl the vtsluine of vchieI
t cvalu.rtr its uvc•r;tll grtnclirsg tteea#s. tine the level all IuaR?r it'll r w ka need+.+kc* iv,lift the'di<l tiff etc.la veld e leas:e
'The tilt a tied Furs read aw arkl r rah :r r tit i'atc w tai the}zrrewth. trav,!L arch tnoo;,ttl?antunth,,e ni ii3ns fri7na
sine they Were.rest t}to !C3',' says liaarraaex.
[heat ao ttvtt,�"
Rut ivith the growth We carry exjknctac ng?, Additional Changes
we nceded to into a way its iart°rrw__link utf e" Tit luteaer OW P,ttz «f:ttnrbark Wood Flags. Loftier Goals
without addmg tsu're gnrlders..With that goal as well as a tr,-� ,t Ivla( 'o kc^ troinoi ds inlet at Mount Vernon
in naartcfi,afxt ai.Yip vvttitt they tsau d wlct tr< wt5 r:also ctsnwvrtc,l eksxrs:txsw+rer,Bakers tarsi to praxes=arlt massive veltinees la sici-
:lelnonstratiom.we r ilaced the tuft grinders rixdd[)JrIv itn� f-d.i l.2"-lslk rtt:%Irk -vo kcr� lux,fuel tU r-cagea,sTixsts,creating corn poi .,c for
vvs?lt 2 As it Of vfect!?ark tl„del'Et a ftttri7c?alai acliacenr ,..i tsgcal,ertion.T he--43-acre aga^ictolectraj tie,and more,the,'rfourl Uer un
grinders Mount 1 ct not which tummilp fish ca s
a :ac iliac 3l 'cat a snirrtc'vrAct fu Raktrsfidd
laetter that' a traits of rwtiodwaste afIJ DPW whicrt httd'elver really planned fur it
A Pleasant Surprise tSL greeItws:utt trite,.t,e,,lash rrndergane J ni mbcr to be ont.
kngtrtc Y_, c tiurg'ci i,itti do°tfazt:ir rag the'ap of cnhrr chants, te-eni veatb tta a,OrIlm, 'Our nna'tating chats arc About$7 tuAliian
pr oprrate size anti hctaseprnver of the news date t'ic�ste till t;r.'i=, ealtitate.
per vru',and thsi s ffatacled Largely through mir
grulders as Well a;;the cl6 trirai demands for "aa r tcrt±er thra 15 wears,t+tar r La rat-Act else cietfe>tfiitit, ays'litrrtsx n average I4
t,a
then',rflttl Y-tn Their calf.l:iti<tns anal came for the mat oa, we grInJ has Iiken t-ta<;,g'rt t.w tl us alietett i.12' a Ton it)proc'c's5 niaterial
up with a number than nevi iaa Something plants°saT c ltarttt a l ilea last ft*ev ycat*,-haw and create,pmiduc-t Caere,and"van only sell
of a benchmark dijrui h u;itallaiiurt and cv^r, wL'vc at:t ed Wftriting with .t Errs+ fi<ln the compa,t?orabout$i a a taint, o it s tats'vious
startup prt5a s,.�ti<+ref r.F To H rrtc*,.ern`c the cerrrrl+irater whci nee+dt material flit a h.u!k!ntz filet's real the rrtutiwattiun. inr 13riniar} }teals
units were up and running"that mail er ulnae. a,14ent.Spa we've brandied out a bit:tnt3 tt)wc that arc t;a!lill utiv{Shot areal enw'irt r) gook
altaukly pttosaet3 its aicuratc, haul an ailtenaitxvr cautlet in the cveni dersand ;lrltae,t NW've worked hatyfi to get the first
'When we did the t!rf uA p6 cnginee.>rw in on,-rise°,s gc ei l:nYts.WVve also stactett tak- ie„irt ea;:I .in dace Acid,With the iwitchowr
tvr imartei lasts leased on th txtael !hat, Ing m industrial tcxialvasteasiti r<il ut7<t titai3t- t:r zlc tric p-osier for the proe ing gear,we
product r wit ,.t w oukt take a 1,o tictr e- etx ltetarr ai<t trstanu carica acct#cxwartpt>Strxzp tt,svr s itice wilir coat the seep rift part.'f"lartt we
P<5a±c ekc��;t u;,,t to do what a alt h,,verse- it onsitc:'
were ahle zo etc ado in such a'airless mariner,
power di l -Ould elu. Based salt ihar, tney It 4hould let•noted th it iwo-thirefc of R;I and he Iutiwd for additional growth,is.i nice
came up +with a .5:I vest ratio, that ss,far kervIiIM s A$ttst:nt t,er=tan site is,in act,c=c c1i- feat her in our.:ap,Than we had to reev;ivate
rvrry dtact.ar we wire slMitling to prt>.e,month
diesel we .u4auld c• -r, r x�» ar rape ar tg car Lc dt nwar,l because of the
;alit to send S iY ittr ,,,,,,,„,�„�� +wes,•»,�..
irlit ck ,prider ei,ro+cticy is a nice twit moray to Mor-
the eitc-ric amrs To get the ptci&a ti i v:r
harts and its fiot err°what's important for its
w•antttl.#rsacvcwtr,we were fdrtdrng it) cwi
t iiStttrttfYti.' AM
based fait rt;an,r,g the grinders at n,asimu.—n
laowet every° tntTc ties• were grindirc:. NAe SEE l .ATED PUFSW 1 -,.-
didnt`+tanteylZ,... k. ,ai ri>tsir,£r•f3tAtt+tcv•,f I `°MS.�4itaAlGttri;hrwn .rRd 'E ;
9 CanyfrnpallsFrn t nenf'1 t;,d ittrranaarrtraa•
ru?"s tai{,terry;Rapu&14N,
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STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2, 2009 — NOVEMBER 6, 2009
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas
Resurfacing streets (overlay) in the area between Jenkins Road & Renfro Road,
south of Stockdale Highway.
Preparing streets for reconstruction in the area south of 178 Highway, west of
Fairfax Road.
Miscellaneous Streets Division projects•
Installing a storm line and catch basins on "K" Street between California Avenue &
5th Street (CDBG FUNDED PROJECT).
Installing curb & gutters in the area between California Avenue & 4th Street, east of
Chester Avenue (CDBG FUNDED PROJECT)
Working on widening Ming Avenue, east of Hughes Lane.
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Week of November 220 Work Schedule
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STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE
Monday, November 2, 2009
Between Golden State & 16th St. - "F" St. & Oak St. / Kern River boundary;
Between 34th St. & 30th St. — Chester Ave. & San Dimas St.;
Between San Dimas St. & Beale Ave. — 34th/ Bernard St. & Niles St.;
Between Olive Dr. & Riverlakes Dr. (ext.) — Riverlakes Dr. & Coffee Rd.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Between California Ave. & Brundage Ln. — Oak St. & Union Ave.;
Between Renfro Rd. & Jenkins Rd. — Stockdale Hwy. & Kern River boundary.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Between Panorama Dr. & Bernard St. - Union Ave. & Loma Linda Dr.;
Between River Blvd. & E. Columbus St. — Panorama Dr. & Columbus St.;
Between College Ave. & Azalea Ave. — Mountain Dr. & Raval St.;
Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. — Allen Rd. & Buena Vista Rd.
Thursday, November 5 2009
City areas between Kentucky St. & Quincy St. — Owens St. & Virginia St.;
Between Union Ave. & Washington St. — E. Truxtun Ave. & Brundage Ln.;
Between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. — Panama Ln. & Pacheco Rd. (alignment);
City areas between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. — Meadow Falls Dr. & Rose Creek Dr.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Between Buena Vista Rd. & Allen Rd. — Harris Rd. & Panama Ln.;
Between Buena Vista Rd. & Mountain Vista Dr. — Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd.;
Between 178 Hwy. & Paladino Dr. —W. Columbus St. & Morning Dr.;
City areas between Sterling Rd. & Morning Dr. — 178 Hwy. & College Ave.;
Between Valley St. & Lene PI. - 178 Hwy & Hickory Dr.;
Between 178 Hwy. & Reynard Rd. — Kern Canyon Rd. & McKenna St.;
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Joseph Dr. — McDonald Way & N. Stine Rd.
Week of November 22009 Work Schedule
B A K E R S F I E L D
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
October 27, 2009
To: Alan Tandy, City Manager
From: John W. Stinsosistant City Manager
Subject: Councilmember Couch - Life Insurance referral
Councilmember Couch made a referral at the October 7, 2009 City Council meeting
regarding employees being able to purchase additional life insurance from the company
that provides life insurance for city employees (Fort Dearborn Life), beyond what is
provided by the City at their own expense.
Currently, the Blue and white collar employees through the collective bargaining
process negotiated the ability to voluntarily purchase additional insurance from Fort
Dearborn beyond the limits provided by the City. There are a relatively few employees
(about 20) who take advantage of this option. This may be partially due to the fact that
since this voluntary option became available, the Union (SEIU) has offered a life
insurance program directly to its members and miscellaneous employees can also
purchase life insurance through the Bakersfield City Employees Mutual Benefit
Association.
The voluntary purchase of additional insurance has not been an item requested or
discussed in negotiations by those represented in the safety bargaining units. This may
be because many safety employees purchase or receive additional life insurance
through professional or labor associations such as California State Firefighters Assoc.,
PORAC, or the Police Benefit Association. Additionally, individuals can purchase life
insurance through individual insurance brokers. If there is interest in establishing a
program that allows safety employees to purchase additional life insurance at their own
expense beyond what is provided by the City, employees should contact the Human
Resources Manager so the level of interest and the potential costs can be determined.
cc. Javier Lozano
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CONSTRUCTION DIVISION WEEKLY UPDATES
ROADWAY PAVING PROJECTS
Status update of the roadway paving projects currently awarded as of October 29, 2009:
Stockdale Highway - California to Wetherly and Country Club Lane to Ashe Road
The contractor is also performing backfill and grading operations for landscape and decorative
concrete in the new median area. Construction delineation and temporary traffic signage have
been configured to allow two lanes of traffic in each direction while this operation is being
performed. The scheduled completion date of this project is February 10, 2010.
White Lane - Gosford Road to Ashe Road
This project is complete.
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT PROJECTS:
Mt Vernon Ave — SR178 to University Avenue
Pavement reconstruction operations are currently underway on the outside lanes of Mt. Vernon
Avenue. Paving of the outside lanes in this area will be continuing through next week. This
project is expected to be complete on December 7, 2009.
Ashe Road — White Lane to Ming Avenue
The Northbound lanes have been paved and the contractor is currently raising utility manholes
to grade in this area. Construction delineation and temporary traffic signage have been
configured to allow one lane of traffic in each direction while this operation is being performed.
This project is expected to be complete on December 7, 2009.
Wilson Road — White Lane to Planz Road
Reconstruction of the northbound lanes is currently underway. Construction delineation and
temporary traffic signage have been configured to allow one lane of traffic in each direction
while this operation is being performed. This project is expected to be complete on December
7, 2009.
Hughes Lane — White Lane to Planz Road
Reconstruction of the northbound lanes is currently underway. Construction delineation and
temporary traffic signage have been configured to allow one lane of traffic in each direction
while this operation is being performed. This project is expected to be complete on December
7, 2009.
Wible Road — Pacheco Road to White Lane
Work in this street is not scheduled to begin for the next two to three weeks. All construction
work on the street will be done at night between the hours of 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. This project
is expected to be complete on December 7, 2009.
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CDBG-R Pavement Rehabilitation Project
The contractor is pulverized the existing asphalt concrete and is currently performing grading
and compaction operations in preparation to pave these streets. The streets being done as
part of this project are as follows:
• King Street—Chico St. to E. 18th Street
• Chico Street—Owens Street to King Street
• Owens Street - Chico St. to E. 18th Street
• Eureka Street—Owens Street to King Street
• Dolores Street—Gage Street to Beale Avenue
This project is scheduled to be complete by November 30, 2009.
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