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MINUTES
MEETING OF MAY 23, 2012
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Regular Meeting 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m.
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Present: Mayor Hall, Vice -Mayor Couch (seated
at 5:50 p.m.), Councilmembers Salas,
Benham, Weir, Hanson, Sullivan, Johnson
Absent: None
City Clerk Gafford announced that Vice -Mayor Couch is
attending a LAFCO meeting and will arrive shortly.
2. INVOCATION by Pastor John May, Rio Bravo Valley
Baptist Church.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Waverly Reifka, 1 St grade
student at Ronald Reagan Elementary School.
4. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation by Mayor Hall of a Proclamation to
Lill Marsh, Chairperson of Honor Flight Kern
County, declaring May 25 -27, 2012 "Honor
Flight Days ".
Ms. Marsh accepted the Proclamation and
made comments.
5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Anthony Galagaza, President of the Bakersfield
Professional Firefighters Local 246, spoke
regarding the Bakersfield Firefighters Cancer
Memorial and invited the Council and staff to
attend the unveiling of the Memorial at Fire
Station 1 on Saturday, June 9th, honoring those
who have made the ultimate sacrifice and
those who have lost their battle with cancer.
b. Jeff Heinle, Bakersfield Professional Firefighters
Political Action Chair, spoke regarding pool
safety.
ACTION TAKEN
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5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS continued
C. Liz Keogh spoke regarding the Police
Department budget and expressed her
concern regarding the City's discontinued
animal control services with the County.
At the request of Councilmember Weir, City
Manager Tandy responded that, in the midst of
contract negotiations, the County asked the
City to triple its contribution to the animal
shelter, and the City was not satisfied with the
increase; therefore, the County made the
decision to cancel its land lease with the City.
He noted that animal control is a priority every
day, and the City is working toward providing
an animal control facility.
Councilmember Salas thanked Ms. Keogh for
her comments and offered to provide her with a
copy of the County Auditor's Report.
d. Bob Smith, with Bike Bakersfield, spoke
regarding walking and bicycling in Bakersfield,
and proposed the City consider setting aside
two -to -four percent of the road maintenance
money for bicycle and pedestrian safety
improvements.
6. WORKSHOPS
a. Department Budget Presentations:
1. Public Works Department
Public Works Director Rojas made staff
comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation,
Councilmember Weir asked staff to provide
information on the cost savings that will be
realized from hiring technicians for some of the
trivial work, as opposed to pulling mechanics
from their assignments.
Councilmember Weir asked staff to check with
the contractor about getting the mounds of dirt
removed from the area of Fairfax and Paladino,
even if it involves a contract change order.
ACTION TAKEN
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6. WORKSHOPS
Item 6.a.1. continued
Councilmember Johnson asked staff to provide
a memo outlining the breakdown of the
percentage of the roads budget that goes
toward bikes and pedestrian enhancement.
Councilmember Salas asked staff to look at the
pavement rehabilitation from Highway 99 to
South H and, for future years, extending that all
the way to Union Avenue.
2. Development Services Department
Building Director Burns made staff comments
and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
7. APPOINTMENTS
None.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:
a. Approval of minutes of the May 9, 2012 Regular
City Council Meeting.
Payments:
b. Receive and file department payments from
April 27, 2012 to May 10, 2012 in the amount of
$11,044,687.61 and self- insurance payments
from April 27, 2012 to May 10, 2012 in the
amount of $262,581.54 totaling $11,307,269.15.
Ordinances:
Resolutions:
ACTION TAKEN
C. Resolution adding territory, Area 1 -90 RES 037 -12
(4850 Commerce Drive) to the Consolidated
Maintenance District and approving,
confirming and adopting the Public Works
Director's Report and authorizing collection of
assessments by the Kern County Tax Collector.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
d. Resolution of Intention No. 1712 preliminarily
adopting, confirming and approving the
Public Works Director's Report for the
Consolidated Maintenance District and its
2012 -2013 budget; and setting time and place
for hearing protests on the amount of park
landscaping assessments to be levied
throughout the Consolidated Maintenance
District.
e. Resolution of Intention No. 1713 preliminarily
adopting, confirming and approving the
Public Works Director's Report for the
Consolidated Maintenance District and its
2012 -2013 budget, and setting time and place
for hearing protests on the amount of street
and median landscaping assessments to be
levied throughout the Consolidated
Maintenance District.
f. Resolution of Intention No. 1714 preliminarily
adopting, confirming and approving the
Public Works Director's Report for Traffic Signal
Maintenance Districts and their 2012 -2013
budgets; and setting time and place for
hearing protests on the amount of traffic
signal assessments to be levied throughout the
Traffic Signal Maintenance Districts.
Agreements:
g. Agreement with Mead & Hunt, Inc. (not to
exceed $350,000), for on -call airport planning,
engineering, and design services for federally
funded capital improvement projects during
calendar years 2012 through 2016.
h. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 11 -067
with Spence Spraying Service (extending the
term one year and adding $105,000; revised not
to exceed $147,500) for chemical application
service.
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 11 -075
with Safeway Sign Company (extending the
term one year and adding $80,000; revised not
to exceed $155,343.14) for supplying traffic
signs.
ACTION TAKEN
ROl 1712
ROI 1713
ROI 1714
AGR 12 -067
AGR 11- 067(1)
AGR 11- 075(1)
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
j. Contract Change Order No. 29 to Agreement AGR 11 -035
No. 11 -035 with GSE Construction, Inc. ($90,330; CCO29
revised not to exceed $5,179,500) for the
Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 Septage /Grease
Receiving Station and Odor Control Project.
Bids: ,
k. Accept bid from Ride Now Powersports,
Kennewick, WA. ($83,257.16) for replacement
of four police special motorcycles for the Police
Department.
I. Accept bid and approve contract with Kinco AGR 12 -068
General Contractors ($79,907) for bathroom
reconstruction at Fire Station No. 7.
M. State Farm Sports Village - Phase 2 Project;
l . Accept bid and approve contract to AGR 12 -069
S.C. Anderson, Inc. ($3,603,000), for Base
Bid and Additive Alternate No. 1 -
Construct McKee Road of the Sports
Village Phase 2.
2. Appropriate $430,000 Park Improvement
Fund balance within the Park
Improvement Fund to the Public Works
Department Capital Improvement
budget.
3. Appropriate $350,000 Wasterwater
Enterprise Fund balance to the Public
Works Capital Improvement budget
within the Wastewater Enterprise Fund.
n. Accept bid and approve contract with AGR 12 -070
Prudential Overall Supply (not to exceed
$420,000) for three years of service for industrial
laundry service.
Miscellaneous:
o. Acceptance of 2009 -10 Transportation
Development Act Funds Financial
Statements.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Couch to adopt Consent APPROVED
Calendar items 8.a. through 8.o.
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CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public Hearing on Resolution of Necessity to
determine the public interest and necessity for
acquisition of certain real property located at
State Route 178 at Morning Drive,
(APN #434 - 010 -04) (Saleh Hawatmeh, owner)
by eminent domain for the new Morning Drive
and State Route 178 Interchange Project. (TRIP)
(Staff recommends adoption of Resolution.)
b. Public Hearing on Resolution of Necessity to
determine the public interest and necessity for
acquisition of certain real property located at
State Route 178 at Morning Drive,
(APN #434-010-06) (Marvin & Shirley Hort, "Hort
Trust ", owners) by eminent domain for the new
Morning Drive and State Route 178 Interchange
Project. (TRIP) (Staff recommends adoption of
Resolution.)
C. Public Hearing on Resolution of Necessity to
determine the public interest and necessity for
acquisition of certain real property located at
State Route 178 at Morning Drive,
(APN #434 - 010 -16) (Anthony & Carol Evans and
Ken & Sylvia Koss, owners) by eminent domain
for the new Morning Drive and State Route 178
Interchange Project. (TRIP) (Staff recommends
adoption of Resolution.)
d. Public Hearing on Resolution of Necessity to
determine the public interest and necessity for
acquisition of certain real property located at
State Route 178 at Morning Drive,
(APN #'s 531 - 011 -07 and 533 - 010 -19, previously
known as APN # s 533 - 010 -27 and 533 - 010 -28)
(S &J Alfalfa Inc., owners) by eminent domain
for the new Morning Drive and State Route 178
Interchange Project. (TRIP) (Staff recommends
adoption of Resolution.)
e. Public Hearing on Resolution of Necessity to
determine the public interest and necessity for
acquisition of certain real property located at
State Route 178 and Morning Drive,
(APN # s 533 - 011 -18 thru 28) (S &J Alfalfa Inc.,
owners) by eminent domain for the new
Morning Drive and State Route 178 Interchange
Project. (TRIP) (Staff recommends adoption of
Resolution.)
ACTION TAKEN
RES 038 -12
RES 039 -12
RES 040 -12
RES 041 -12
RES 042 -12
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9. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS continued ACTION TAKEN
f. General Plan Circulation Element Amendment
No. 12 -0084; The City proposes a text
amendment to the Circulation Element of the
Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan
relating to Freeways. (Staff recommends adoption
of Resolution.)
1. Resolution approving the general plan RES 043 -12
amendment to change the text of the
Circulation Element of the Metropolitan
Bakersfield General Plan relating to
Freeways as depicted in Exhibit A.
g. General Plan Amendment /Zone Change
No. 12 -0023 for city -owned property
encompassing 40 acres located approximately
one -half mile south of East Panama Lane along
the east side of Cottonwood Road. (Staff
recommends adoption of resolution and give first
reading to Ordinance.)
1. Resolution approving the general plan RES 044 -12
amendment changing the land use
designation from HMR (High Medium
Density Residential) to R -IA (Resource -
Intensive Agriculture).
2. First Reading of Ordinance amending
Title 17 of the Municipal Code by FR
changing the zone district from PUD
(Planned Unit Development) to A
(Agriculture).
h. General Plan Amendment /Zone Change
No. 11 -0418; McIntosh & Associates,
representing JEC Panama, LLC (property
owner), has proposed a general plan
amendment and zone change on 9.88 acres
located at the northeast corner of Panama
Lane and Ashe Road. (Staff recommends
adoption of resolution and give first reading to
Ordinance.)
Resolution approving the Negative RES 045 -12
Declaration and adopting the general
plan amendment changing the land use
designation from HMR (High Medium
Density Residential) to GC (General
Commercial).
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CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS continued
Item 9.h. continued
2. First Reading of Ordinance approving
the Negative Declaration and amending
Title 17 of the Municipal Code by
changing the zone district from
R -2 /PUD (Limited Multiple Family
Dwelling /Planned Unit Development) to
C -2 /PUD (Regional Commercial /Planned
Commercial Development),
City Manager Tandy made staff comments.
Consent Calendar Public Hearings opened at
6:28 p.m.
No one spoke.
Consent Calendar Public Hearings closed at
6:29 p.m.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Couch to adopt Consent
Calendar Public Hearings items 9.a. through 9.h.
RECESS TAKEN AT 6:29 p.m.
RECONVENED MEETING AT 7:01 p.m.
10. SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS
a. Receive and file Successor Agency payments
from April 27, 2012 to May 10, 2012 in the
amount of $203,569.59.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Couch to receive and file.
b. Loan reauthorization between the City of
Bakersfield and the Successor Agency to
the former and dissolved Bakersfield
Redevelopment Agency.
Agreement between the Successor
Agency and the City to re -enter and
restate Reimbursement Agreement
No. 09 -128 for two loans from the City to
the Redevelopment Agency.
2. Agreement between the Successor
Agency and the City to re -enter and
restate Reimbursement Agreement
No. 10 -112 from the City to the
Redevelopment Agency.
ACTION TAKEN
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APPROVED
APPROVED
AGR SA 12 -001
AGR SA 12 -002
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10. SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS ACTION TAKEN
Item 10,b, continued
Economic Development Director Kunz made staff
comments and recommended approval of the
reimbursement agreements to re -enter and restate
the loans.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Couch to adopt staff's APPROVED
recommendation.
11. CLOSED SESSION
None.
12. HEARINGS
None.
13. REPORTS
a. Department Budget Presentations;
1. Police Department
Chief of Police Williamson made staff
comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Councilmember Weir suggested taking another
look during mid -year adjustments to determine
if more Police Service Technicians are
warranted to help get the response time down
by freeing up officers for other duty.
2. Fire Department
Fire Chief Greener made staff comments
and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
14. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
15. NEW BUSINESS
None.
16. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS
Councilmember Johnson asked staff to look into
painting bike lanes on Wible Road from Panama Lane
to Planz Road.
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ACTION TAKEN
16. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS continued
Councilmember Johnson asked staff to look into the
feasibility of having a spray park at Stone Creek Park.
Councilmember Weir thanked everyone (specifically
City staff, County staff, David Lyman, Cary Ryan and
Jay Rosenlieb) involved in the Amgen Tour.
17. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at 7-d9 n_m_
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