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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/01/2013 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER March 1, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT/al SUBJECT: General Information Miscellaneous News  We received notice this week that the County Auditor-Controller’s Office has processed a refund of approximately $3.3 million to the City for property tax administrative fees overpaid to the County since 2006-07. Although this is good news, it is a one-time repayment of monies which have accrued over the past six years. Moving forward, the reduction in property tax administrative fees will be much more modest on an annual basis. Therefore, the majority of this amount does not represent recurring revenues. Please do not confuse this with the funds being withheld from the City by the County on the Tax Split and Fire Fund issues. While those are parallel, they are separate matters.  As you are aware, the team that has been evaluating the proposals submitted for management and operation services for the City’s civic facilities has completed their review, and will be recommending the selection of AEG Facilities. Subject to successful contract negotiations with AEG, we plan to request City Council approval at the March 20th meeting. Kudos!  According to information provided by the Public Works Department, the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful (KBB) program was recently recognized as a member of the Keep America Beautiful President’s Circle for maintaining good standing. An award was also received by KBB from the Downtown Business Association on February 14th to recognize the grant projects KBB did downtown that included enhancing the Garces Circle monument, the painting of several utility box murals downtown and in Mill Creek, and the provision of public cigarette butt containers as a means of litter prevention. These particular projects earned four Beautiful Bakersfield Award nominations from the Chamber of Commerce, the banquet for which will be held June 1st.  The Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department will be honored on March 7th with the Ken Volpe Environmental Resources Award for the school food recycling program. A memo provides more detail. Great job! General Information Marc 1, 2013 Page 2 Upcoming Events Sports: CIF State Wrestling Championships Rabobank Arena Tickets: $14 - $25 March 1st - Session I 9:00 a.m. March 2nd – Session II 9:00 a.m. March 2nd – Session III 6:00 p.m. Condors Hockey March 8th and 9th vs. Ontario 7:00 p.m. Rabobank Arena Tickets: $8 - $25 Musical Entertainment: Bakersfield Symphony March 9th - 8:00 p.m. Rabobank Theater Tickets: $34 - $50 Council Referrals  Councilmember Terry Maxwell: o Storefront Window Advertising Ordinance o Expansion of Rosedale Highway Reports For your information, we enclose the following:  Streets Division work schedule for the week of March 4th 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: March 1, 2013 SUBJECT: Storefront Window Advertising Ordinance Council Referral No. CRMS # 360 (Ward 2) Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff provide clarification to him regarding what the owners of a store located at 2305 Chester Avenue were told about how much advertising could be painted on the window, per the City’s ordinance. The business at 2305 Chester Avenue had covered 100% of their window area with advertising. The City’s sign regulations allow window advertisements, provided they are not used on more than two building elevations, must be on the 1st floor, and cannot exceed an area for each elevation of 32 square feet or 25% of the window area, whichever is less. Correction notices were sent to the business owners that were followed by a meeting with Code Enforcement staff. The business owners then modified the advertisements to comply with the Ordinance, and the case was closed. This issue originated with a citizen complaint. While investigating the concern, the Code Enforcement officer found no other violations in the area. S:\City Council\Referrals\Maxwell\#361 Rosedale Hwy.docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: March 1, 2013 SUBJECT: Expansion of Rosedale Highway Referral No. 361 Parker Lane currently has a “full access” type of intersection with Rosedale Highway, so both right-turns in and out as well as left-turns in and out are permitted. But Rosedale Highway is a much busier street today than when Parker Lane was originally constructed, and Caltrans has had concerns with the safety of this intersection for some time. And with the construction of the TRIP Rosedale Highway Widening project, left- turning traffic at Parker Lane will have to cross even more lanes on Rosedale Highway than exist today. Because of these concerns and the fact that Mohawk Street is located just to the West of Parker Lane, Caltrans required that the median in Rosedale Highway at Parker Lane be closed with the widening project. This closure will result in right-turns into and out of Parker Lane still being allowed, but will prevent the left-turns in and out. Parker Lane and its intersection with Rosedale Highway are entirely outside of the City. Parker Lane currently has its south terminus at the City corporate boundary; Ward 3 exists south of this terminus. One of the property owner’s along Parker Lane has proposed that an access roadway could be built that would connect to Mohawk Street along the alignment shown on the attached exhibit. A traffic signal was installed with the Westside Parkway Phase 1 Project (Mohawk Street Extension) at this Mohawk Street connection point. The City responded to this property owner that if this local roadway was constructed by the property owner to City Standards, and the City Standard local street width was offered for dedication to the City, that the City would accept this dedication and road as a public street and operate and maintain it as such. Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff investigate the concerns brought forward from business owners on Parker Road regarding the number of trucks that travel in the area. He further asked that staff look at the petition that was provided to him, and review how this situation, as it relates to the expansion of Rosedale Highway, can be handled. Referral No. 361 Page 2 S:\City Council\Referrals\Maxwell\#361 Rosedale Hwy.docx Staff now understands that this property owner wants the City to pay for and construct this proposed access road. This access road is a local street, and so construction could not be paid for with regional traffic impact fees. At the time the grade separation for Rosedale Highway over the railroad east of Parker Lane is constructed, there will need to be provisions designed to maintain access to/from Parker Lane. But there is currently no funding identified for that grade separation, and its construction isn’t scheduled for another 10 to 15 years. Week of March 4_2013_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of March 4, 2013 – March 8, 2013 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Reconstructing streets in the industrial area south of White Ln between Stine Rd & Gosford Rd Reconstructing Riverside Dr. east of Buck Owens Blvd. 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 Installing handicap ramps on MLK Blvd between E California & E Brundage, Beale Ave between Monterey and Bernard St and Panama Ln between So. “H” St & Monitor prior to CIP project 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 March 4_2013_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, March 4, 2013 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, March 5, 2013 Between California Ave. & Brundage Ln. – Oak St. & Union Ave. Between Renfro Rd. & Jenkins Rd. – Stockdale Hwy. & Kern River Boundary. Wednesday, March 6, 2013 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, March 7, 2013 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, March 8, 2013 Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. – Buena Vista Rd & Old River Rd. Between Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. – Ming Avenue & Adidas. Between Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd. – Gosford Rd. & Stine Rd. 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.