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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/2013 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER January 18, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT SUBJECT: General Information City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 21st in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Miscellaneous News • We have received our CalPERS rates for next fiscal year as well as projected rates for the following two fiscal years. This is year three of a three year plan by CalPERS to smooth in higher rates after experiencing unprecedented investment losses in recent years. The budgetary impact of the increases is estimated to be $1 million city wide for next year. Future year projected rates show increases for all plans as well – but these figures are preliminary in nature and may not reflect what our actual rates will be in FY 2014-15 or 15-16. A memo with more details from Finance Director Nelson Smith is enclosed. • Public Works staff has completed Phase I of the curbside recycling program implementation. Approximately 7,000 new blue carts were added during this phase. A memo with more details from Public Works Director Raul Rojas is enclosed. • Congratulations are due to Public Works, Recreation and Parks and Community Development staff, as we learned this week the American Society of Civil Engineers selected the Mill Creek Linear Park for the Outstanding Community Improvement Project Award for 2012. ASCE Region 9 Project Awards recognize outstanding Civil Engineering projects throughout the state of California. The award will be presented to staff in March. • I will be out of the office next Thursday afternoon and Friday to attend the Large City Executive forum in Las Vegas. Steve Teglia will be in charge during my absence and I will have contact via my cell phone and e-mail as necessary. TRIP News  The contractor for the Westside Parkway is continuing nighttime lane closures near the intersection of Coffee Road/Brimhall Road on January 20-24, 2013. The lane closures will affect alternating lanes between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., as the contractor continues work on a storm drain installation in the area. The lane closures General Information January 18, 2013 Page 2 will occur through the intersection, and to the west on Brimhall Road. At least one lane in each direction will remain open to traffic at all times. All lanes will be reopened in time for the morning commute.  Motorists are advised to anticipate nighttime lane closures on State Route 58 on Thursday January 24, 2013. The closures will remain in effect between the hours of 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Alternate eastbound lanes of State Route 58 will be closed between Real Road and H Street/Chester Avenue interchange. At least one lane will be open to eastbound traffic at all times. Westbound lanes will not be impacted at this time. All lanes are expected to reopen in time for the morning commute. The closures will allow crews to drill for soil samples in support of the preliminary engineering and environmental work underway for the Centennial Corridor Project. Councilmember Referrals  Councilmember Johnson: o Road Condition on Hosking near Granite Peak o Crosswalk at South H and McKee Event Information  Monster X Tour January 18th & 19th at 7:30 p.m. Rabobank Arena Tickets: $10-$40 Reports For your information, we enclose the following:  Streets Division work schedule for the week of January 21, 2013; and  A letter from AT&T regarding changes to its U-Verse programming. AT:rs:al cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk C:\Users\alawrenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\2CQSESY8\_350_Road_Conditions_Hosking-Granite_Peak[1].docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: January 17, 2013 SUBJECT: Road Condition on Hosking near Granite Peak Referral No. 350 Staff is scheduled to complete road maintenance and repair on Hosking Avenue between Granite Peak and So. “H” Street by February 18, 2013. This area will also be put on the schedule for a blade seal in the spring. Blade seal is a process that spreads a thin layer of cold mix asphalt to seal cracks and extend the life of the street. Councilmember Johnson requested that staff investigate the road conditions on the bridge near Granite Peak on Hosking for possible repair and/or maintenance. C:\Users\alawrenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\DU63F7G6\_351_Crosswalk_South_H_and_McKee[1].docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: January 17, 2013 SUBJECT: Crosswalk at South H and McKee Referral No. 351 Traffic Engineering has reviewed the location and a crosswalk will be added on the east side of the intersection. General Services has ordered the necessary pedestrian signal indication heads and will have them installed along with the crosswalk striping within the next several weeks. Councilmember Johnson requested that staff investigate creating a crosswalk on the east side of South H Street at McKee. Week of January 21_2013_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of Jan. 21, 2013 – Jan. 25, 2013 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Reconstructing streets in the industrial area south of White Ln between Stine Rd & Ashe Rd (weather permitting) Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Start Demolition of swimming pool at Planz park starting 1/22/13 and pool at Siemon park will follow after Planz demolition is completed Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city Crack Sealing on Olive Dr., Hageman, and Coffee (weather permitting) Leaf collection, crews will be cycling the city starting in north east and working toward the south west part of town. Repairing curb & gutter at various bus stops on major streets Replacing several catch basin tops where lids have been stolen throughout the city NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning personnel will be assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. This also applies when a large number of street sweeper are in Fleet for repairs which is the current case. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the end of the month. THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of January 21_2013_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, January 21, 2013 No sweeping service due to Holiday. Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Between Panama Lane & Woodmere Dr. – Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. Between District Blvd. & Panama Ln. -- Gosford Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Akers Rd. & Phyllis St. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. City areas between Akers Rd. & Stine Rd. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Angela Wy., between Manely Ct. & Cris Ct. Between Oswell Park Dr. & Brundage Ln. – Oswell St. & Leeta St. Wednesday, January 23, 2013 City areas between Snow Rd. & Rosedale Hwy. – Jewetta Ave., west to the City limit. Between Ming Ave. & So. Laurelglen Blvd. – Coffee Rd. & El Portal / Laurelglen Blvd. Thursday, January 24, 2013 Between Snow Rd. & Olive Dr. – Jewetta Ave., east to the canal boundary. Between Olive Dr. & Hageman Rd. – Jewetta Ave. & Calloway Dr. Between Niles St. & Sumner St. – Union Avenue & Beale Ave. Between Sumner St. & E. Truxtun Ave. – Beale Ave. & Brown St. Between Brundage Ln. & E. Belle Terrace St. – Union Ave. & Kincaid St. Between Camino Media & Kroll Wy. – Coffee Rd., west to the PG&E easement. Friday, January 25, 2013 Between Etchart Rd. & Pavilion Dr. -- Calloway Dr., west to the canal boundary. Between Norris Rd. & Olive Dr. – Calloway Dr. & Coffee Rd. Between Olive Dr. & Noriega Rd. – Calloway Dr. & Verdugo Ln. City areas between Coffee Rd./Riverlakes ext. & Allen Rd. – Hageman Rd. & Rosedale Hwy. City areas between Pacheco Rd. & Harris Rd. – Stine Rd. & Wible Rd.