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� August 12, 2015 COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR MEETING - 3:30 p.m.
NOTE: A separate meeting will be called to order at 3:30 p.m., followed by Public Statements
that will encourage comments pertaining to Closed Session matter(s) only. The Council will
then recess into Closed Session. Upon conclusion of the Closed Session, any Closed Session
action will be announced prior to adjournment of the meeting. At 5:15 p.m., the Regular
Meeting will be called to order to address the remainder of the agenda items.
CLOSED SESSION
There will be a conference with legal counsel regarding one item of potential litigation and
two items of existing litigation.
REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Resolutions
Item 8e. Resolution Setting Salaries and Benefits for Temporary Employee Unit (Transportation
Officer 1 -III, Police Department). In follow -up to a concept brought forward by City
Councilmember Parlier, the Police Department is requesting to adjust the compensation for a
temporary position (Transportation Officer 1 -111) which has not been used in approximately 15
years. Once approved, the Police Department intends to utilize this temporary position to
assist in the booking process in the jail during identified times. Utilization of this resource is an
efficiency measure which will allow police officers, who would otherwise spend considerable
time out of service while booking an arrestee, to return to the street more quickly as they
would now have another, more cost effective, resource to handle the booking process for
them. It is anticipated that this action will assist with the greater goal of further reducing
response times during specific times. The estimated cost of this program is $33,000 annually,
which will be absorbed by the Police Departments current budget.
Item 8g. Resolution Authorizing the City to Enter Into an Agreement with The California High -
Speed Rail Authority for Preparation of a High -Speed Rail Station Area Plan for Downtown
Bakersfield. The City of Bakersfield has been identified by the High -Speed Rail Authority
(HSRA) as a location for a future High -Speed Rail Station. To prepare for this potential future
development, HSRA has offered the City of Bakersfield grant funding from both federal and
state sources to facilitate the development of a local station area plan for downtown
Bakersfield. The plan is estimated to cost $1.1 million to complete with $750,000 coming from
state and federal sources and $350,000 in local match ($200,000 in -kind staff time from the
City and $150,000 match from KernCOG). This item will provide the necessary authorization
for staff to obtain the grant funding identified above and complete the Station Area Plan for
the potential High Speed Rail Station proposed under the Locally Generated Alternative at F
Street and Golden State Avenue.
Agreements
Item 80. Agreement with Golden Empire Transit (GET) for Funding of Pavement
Rehabilitation and ADA Improvements at Various GET Bus Stops. This item includes an
agreement with GET by which the City will receive $500,000 in Transportation Development
Act Article 8 funds to improve the City's right -of -way along several bus stop locations
identified by GET within the City of Bakersfield. This funding will provide for needed
improvements which include a combination of pedestrian accessibility enhancements and
pavement rehabilitation. Due to the fact the identified improvement are within the City's
right -of -way, the City will be responsible for the design and construction of these projects.
Item 8t. Amendment to Modify and Extend the Terms of an Agreement with Redflex for
Photo Enforced Red -light Citation Program. Since 2002, the Police Department has
partnered with Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. to implement and operate a digital photo
enforced red -light camera system at various locations in the City. This item will expand the
red -light camera program to include elements of two additional intersections of the City:
Ming /Old River; and Stockdale /Coffee - Gosford. This item also extends the existing
agreement with Redflex for an additional 5 years and makes several changes to the
compensation component of the agreement which will ultimately reduce the City's annual
costs for this program. The net annual cost increase to provide for these additional
intersections is $257,476.80. It should be noted, that the cost to include the new locations
would have been greater if the contract modifications included in this item were not made.
In addition, there is a cost neutrality provision which provides the City a safeguard from ever
being required to pay Redflex more than the actual revenue received from the red -light
cameras. No budgetary action is required for this item as the cost of the proposed
expansion is included in the adopted FY 2015 -16 Traffic Safety Fund Budget.
Item 8z. Contract Change Orders 3, 4, and 5 to an Agreement with Security Paving
Company for the Beltway Operational Improvements Proiect. The Beltway Operational
Improvements Project consists of constructing operational improvements along SR -58
between SR -99 and Cottonwood Road, and at the SR -99 /Ming Avenue interchange. This
item includes approval of several change orders related to various additional costs
associated with the project relating to three specific items which required additional work or
quantities of supplies. The total amount of the combined change orders is $654,195. The
original contract amount of the project is just under $82 million, and the total of all contract
change orders to date result in a 1 % increase to the original contract amount.
HEARINGS
Item 10a. Public Hearing to Consider a Resolution Adiusting the Fee Associated with the
Development and Improvement of Parks within the City of Bakersfield. Chapter 15.82 of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code was established to promote the public interest by establishing
and imposing a fee as a method of financing the development, improvement and /or
enhancement of public parks. More specifically, new residential construction is charged a
fee for the development of new parks. The code also provides for the fee imposed on new
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development to be adjusted annually by the Construction Cost Index and to reflect all the
costs incurred for park development, improvement, or enhancement. This item is consistent
with the requirements of the municipal code and is proposing an increase to the fee of 2.47%
or an increase from $1,825 per dwelling unit to $1,870 per dwelling unit. As of the date of this
writing, no objections have been received regarding the proposed increase.
Item 10b. Public Hearing Regarding an Appeal of the Board of Zoning Adiustment's Decision
to Approve a Conditional Use Permit for the Construction of a 70 -foot tall Monopole Wireless
Telecommunications Facility Camouflaged as a Pine Tree Located at 4841 Ventana Canyon
Drive. The Conditional Use Permit for this project was approved by the Board of Zoning
Adjustment (BZA) on June 9, 2015. An appeal of the BZA decision by Robert G. Kuhs, on
behalf of the Estates at Rio Bravo, L.P., was received on June 18, 2015. Rio Bravo, L.P. is the
owner of the undeveloped single - family residential property situated 135 feet south of the
project site. This item includes the hearing on this appeal. Staff is recommending adoption
of the Resolution to deny the appeal and uphold the Conditional Use Permit, subject to
conditions of approval. It should be noted that recent communications have been received
from both the County of Kern and the City of Bakersfield Information Technology Divisions
indicating the tower has the potential to improve public services in the area.
Item 10c. Public Hearing Regarding an Appeal of the Planning Commission's Decision to
Approve the Planned Development Review of the Artisan Square Commercial Development
Project. This project consists of the development of 125,000 square feet of retail space on
14.65 acres of vacant property at the northwest corner of Brimhall Road and Allen Road. The
Planning Commission approved the Planned Development Review on May 21, 2015. This item
is to hear two appeals of that decision. One appeal requests modifications to the conditions
approved by the Planning Commission based on claims for the need for light mitigation,
traffic signal locations, hours of operation and noise reduction measures. The second appeal
requests denial of the proposal based on claims of traffic impacts, noise and light pollution,
public safety and overall quality of life concerns. Staff has received comments both in
support and in opposition of the proposed project. This item was continued from the July 22,
2015 City Council Meeting.
REPORTS
Item 11 a. Street Maintenance Pro__ rq am. This item will include two components. First staff
from the Public Works Department will provide the Council with a presentation regarding the
City's process to evaluate and prioritize street maintenance work, including a discussion of
various maintenance options. The second component of this item includes an approval by
the City Council to award a design consultant contract to NCE for various services related to
the City's new pavement management system project.
Item 11 b. City Council Retreat. Per the request of the Vice Mayor, staff provided the Council
with a draft agenda for a potential City Council Retreat at the April 22, 2015 City Council
Meeting. In addition, staff also attempted to coordinate a possible date for such a retreat.
However, due to various conflicts, the Council was unable to set a date at that time.
Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff delay the retreat until a more appropriate time
in September or October. Vice Mayor Hanson recently informed staff that Friday, October
16th is the new date being recommended for the retreat. Staff is looking for further direction
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from the Council regarding the October 16th date as well as the proposed agenda, so
arrangements may be made. A vote of the City Council is needed in order to call the
special meeting for the retreat.
Approved: Alan Tandy, City Manager ST for AT
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