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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/08/2013 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER February 8, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT SUBJECT: General Information Miscellaneous News • Congratulations are in order to Ralph Braboy who has been promoted to Wastewater Manager. Mr. Braboy has been serving as Acting Wastewater Manager since August 2012. For the previous 10 years Mr. Braboy worked in the Design Division of the City’s Public Works Department. A memo from Public Works Director Raul Rojas is enclosed. • Bidding began this week for a project to improve Masterson Street from State Route 178 to Panorama Drive. We are expected to award the contract by March 20th and anticipate a 30 day schedule for construction activities. We will keep you informed of the progress. • You may notice there are multiple General Plan Amendments and Zone Changes on next week’s City Council meeting agenda. The uptick in this type of activity is consistent with other fiscal indicators showing some small improvements in the local economy. We are hopeful the pattern continues – however we still have multiple threats looming which have the ability to negate any positive signs of recovery! TRIP News  Alternating northbound lanes of Coffee Road, from Truxtun Avenue to Brimhall Road, will be closed at night beginning February 12-14, 2013. The closures will remain in effect between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. The closures will allow the contractor for the Westside Parkway to continue installation of a storm drain. At least one northbound lane will be open at all times. Southbound lanes will not be impacted at this time. All lanes are expected to re-open in time for the morning commute.  Nighttime lane closures will continue on State Route 99 next week (February 10-11, 2013). Motorists are advised to anticipate alternating southbound lane closures on State Route 99 between the Ming Avenue and White Lane interchanges. The closure will be in effect between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. Northbound lanes will not be impacted at this time. All lanes are expected to open 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. General Information February 8, 2013 Page 2 Upcoming Events Sports: Condors Hockey February 8th vs. Las Vegas February 15th vs. Colorado 7:00 p.m. Rabobank Arena Tickets: $8 - $25 Harlem Globetrotters February 14th – 7:00 p.m. Rabobank Arena Tickets: $18 - $100 Musical Entertainment: Art Laboe’s Valentine Super Love Jam February 9th - 7:30 p.m. Rabobank Arena Tickets: $27.50 - $37.50 Bakersfield Symphony February 9th - 8:00 p.m. Rabobank Theater Tickets: $34 - $50 Councilmember Referrals  Councilmember Maxwell: o Cost of Sidewalks Around the Padre Hotel o LED Lighting in the Downtown Area  Councilmember Weir: o Timeline for Wet Play Area at Siemon Park Reports For your information, we enclose the following:  Streets Division work schedule for the week of February 11, 2013; and  A letter from Bright House Networks regarding Changes to its Programming; and  A letter from Bright House Networks regarding Changes to Prices. AT:rs:al cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk B A K E R S F I E L D Community Development Department M E M O R A N D U M TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Douglas N. McIsaac, Community Development Director DATE: February 5, 2013 SUBJECT: Cost of Sidewalks Around the Padre Hotel Council Referral No. CRMS # 353 (Ward 2) Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff provide the cost of the new sidewalks around the Padre Hotel. The costs for the block improvements west of “H” Street, between 18th and 19th Streets were divided into 1) costs for improvements to public property and 2) costs for improvements to private (Padre Hotel) property. The costs for improvements on public property totaled approximately $235,000. These costs were paid for from Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) funds as a benefit to a low- and moderate-income area, and included the following:  Sidewalk materials and construction - $84,000;  Street materials and construction - $60,000;  Removal of existing sidewalk/road (demolition) - $46,000;  Landscaping - $37,000; and  Mobilization, traffic control, testing, and signage - $8,000. The costs for improvements to private property totaled $106,000. These costs were paid from CDBG as an economic development activity. Thus, as required by HUD for economic development activities, the City has an agreement with the Padre hotel to assure job creation of at least 4 full-time equivalent positions available to low- and moderate-income persons over a 5-year period following the completion of the project. Since the work was completed in fall 2012, the Padre’s first report will be due to the City in July 2013. Early indications are that the Padre will meet or exceed this requirement in their first year of reporting. HUD requires at least 1 job created for every $35,000 of CDBG funding spent on economic development activities. Costs associated with private improvements can be summarized as follows:  Staging area improvements - $51,000;  Removal of existing staging area (demolition) - $23,000;  Lighting - $18,000;  Street improvements - $10,000;  Patio areas - $7,000; and  Mobilization, testing, and signage - $$7,000. The project was bid as a single construction agreement to save on cost and ensure coordination of construction activities. C:\Users\alawrenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\DU63F7G6\_355_LED_Lighting_Downtown[1].docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: February 5, 2013 SUBJECT: LED Lighting in the Downtown Area Referral No. 355 Staff has reviewed replacing the High Pressure Sodium (HPS) overhead lighting and bollards in the downtown area with LED fixtures. In fact, a pilot program for converting standard cobra overhead street lighting in a portion of downtown is just being completed. After researching LED retrofit kits for bollards and decorative acorn fixtures on Chester Avenue, staff was unable to find LED conversion kits. Other types of energy efficient lamp replacements for both the bollards and decorative fixtures, which are cost effective and provide quality lighting, have been evaluated. Staff has found compact florescent kits for the HPS lamps in the bollards for the downtown area which are similar to the compact florescent bollards installed on Q Street. To date, the lamps in the bollards on Chester Avenue have been converted to compact florescent. Metal halide lamp conversion kits for the decorative acorn fixtures on Chester Avenue have also been located; replacement of the HPS lamps with metal halide lamps on Chester Avenue has begun. Both the compact florescent lamp and metal halide lamp provide a bright white light similar to LED. A pilot program to evaluate the use of LED fixtures on standard cobra overhead street lighting has been implemented. Through this program HPS street light fixtures have been replaced with energy efficient LED street light fixtures on three roadway segments which included H Street from Truxtun Avenue to 21st Street. Based on the success of the pilot program, staff will propose to expand the LED conversion program to replace all HPS street light fixtures in the city with LED fixtures. A conversion of this magnitude will take several years to implement and require staff to explore various financing sources which will ultimately be paid back through energy savings. Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff look into replacing the lights in both the bollards and overhead lighting downtown with LED lighting. OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM February 8, 2013 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Chris Huot, Administrative Analyst III CH SUBJECT: Timeline for Wet Play Area at Siemon Park Council Referral No. 352 Councilmember Weir requested that staff find a way to move up the time for completing to wet play area at Siemon Park so that residents could use the facility during the summer months. At the November 8, 2012 City Council meeting, the City Council approved a plan recommended by the Community Services Committee to replace the dormant pool at Siemon Park with a wet play area. An appropriation of $59,500 accompanied this action to begin the demolition process of the pool structure. The demolition process is currently underway. At that time, staff had identified an April 2014 opening date for the wet play area. The February 13, 2013 City Council Agenda includes an item where staff is recommending the City Council move forward with the purchase of the wet play equipment, as well as the appropriation of $150,000 for this purchase. If approved, the accelerated purchase of the equipment would assist in moving the project completion time up significantly. Historically, we have experienced up to a 16 week period of time between when the order is made and when we receive the equipment from the vendor. Public Works staff has reevaluated its project schedule based upon moving up the order date of the equipment. Assuming no delay in receiving the equipment or other unforeseen issues, staff has determined a July 1, 2013 opening date for the wet play area at Siemon Park is attainable. Week of February 11_2013_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of Feb. 11, 2013 – Feb. 15, 2013 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Reconstructing streets in the industrial area south of White Ln between Stine Rd & Gosford Rd (weather permitting) Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Demolition of swimming pool at Siemon Park 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) Repairing curb & gutter at various bus stops on major streets Replacing several catch basin tops where lids have been stolen throughout the city THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of February 11_2013_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, February 11, 2013 Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Between 99 Hwy. & So. “H” St. – Ming Ave. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Magdelena Ave., west of So. “H” St. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 City areas between Brundage Ln. & Ming Ave. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave. City areas between Wilson Rd. & Pacheco Rd. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave. Between Casa Loma Dr. & Planz Rd. – Madison Ave. & Cottonwood Dr. Between Planz Rd. & Brook St. – Madison Ave. & Hale St. Thursday, February 14, 2013 Between Carr St. & California Ave. – Mohawk St. & Stockdale Hwy. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Marella Wy. – California Ave. & Montclair St. Between La Mirada Dr. & Chester Ln. – Montclair St. & No. Stine Rd. Between California Ave. (ext.) & Stockdale Hwy. – No. Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – New Stine Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Mountain Ridge Dr. & Ashe Rd. – Taft Hwy. & Berkshire Rd. Friday, February 15, 2013 Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Allen Rd. & Old River Rd. Between Old River Rd. & Coffee Rd. – Ming Ave. & Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. Between Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. & White Ln. – Old River Rd., east to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Asperata Dr. – Gosford Rd,, west to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Cederwood Dr. – Stine Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) 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.