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Home My WebLink About06/08/16 CC AGENDA HIGHLIGHTSAGENDA HIGHLIGHTS � JUNE 8, 2016 COUNCIL MEETING I�',' -;a 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 the Workshop and Closed Session matters 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 two items of pending litigation. WORKSHOPS Item 5a. Pavement Management System. Representatives from the City's consultant NCE and Public Works staff will provide an overview of the Pavement Management System. Item 5b. Updated State Water Conservation Regulations. Water Resources staff will provide an overview and recommendations associated with new water conservation regulations recently approved by the State. REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m. APPOINTMENTS There will be one appointment to the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee. CONSENT CALENDAR Bids Item 8ab & 8ac. Phase III Sports Village Construction. Phase III of the State Farm Sports Village is designed to include amenities including a principal soccer, field sports lighting, roadway lighting, parking lot lighting, playground equipment, restroom facilities, picnic pavilions, landscape and irrigation improvements, and expansion of the existing lake. Phase III originally went to bid in Fall 2015; however, the bids received exceeded available funding. After rejection of those bids, the Phase III elements were redesigned and repackaged into five distinct construction packages as a method to reduce the overall costs. Bids for two of these five packages (Electrical Improvements and the Structures /Building Improvements) have come in under the engineer's estimate and within available budget. Staff is recommending the City Council award these two packages to begin construction of Phase III. M Miscellaneous Item 8aj. Updates to Mayor and City Council Reimbursement Policy. The Mayor and City Council have an established policy which allows for advance reimbursement of certain expenses associated with specific events. The specific events are listed in an exhibit that accompanies the policy. Since the policy was approved by the City Council in 2006, there have been additional events that City Councilmembers attended on a regular basis which involve issues affecting the City. As such, Councilmembers Rivera and Parlier have requested three new events be added to the list. These events include: All League of California Cities - established Board, Committee and Caucus meetings and events; formal State legislative testimony opportunities on legislation affecting the City in which the City Council has taken a formal position; and the Kern Economic Development Corporation Kern County Economic Summit. If approved, it would allow for the Mayor or Councilmember(s) to receive advance reimbursement for certain travel expenses for these aforementioned events. No other components of the policy are proposed to be modified or changed. DEFERRED BUSINESS Item 9a. 24th Street 2016 Final Environmental Impact Report. The 24th Street Improvement Project is part of the Thomas Roads improvement Program (TRIP) for which the City is the lead agency in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. The project proposes to widen 24th Street and make other improvements to enhance traffic flow. In February 2014 the City certified the original Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project. Shortly after this occurred, a group challenged the adequacy and completeness of the original EIR. In July 2015, the Court ruled that the original EIR did not fully address two items, the additional cul -de -sacs requested by local residents and eight potentially feasible alternatives to the project. As a result of this finding, the Court ordered the City decertify the original EIR and issued an injunction, which stopped all work on the project. To satisfy the Court's concerns regarding the original EIR, the City prepared a Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (R -DEIR) that comprehensively addresses the additional cul -de -sacs requested by local residents and eight potentially feasible alternatives to the project. In January 2016, the R -DEIR was released for public review and comment. Throughout the public review period, the City received written comments, oral testimony and signed petitions from a total of 120 persons. Approximately 70 percent of persons responding were in support of the project, 12 percent were opposed, and 18 percent were neutral. Staff is requesting the City Council approve a resolution certifying the new EIR and approving the project. This item was continued from the Council's May 18th meeting to allow for responses to comments that arose during the public hearing, as well as comments made by Councilmembers after the hearing was closed. Staff is requesting the Council certify the EIR and approve the project. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS Items 10d & 10e. Refuse and Sewer Rates. Staff is proposing to increase refuse rates by 3 percent and sewer rates by 2.4 percent beginning July 1, 2016. Sewer and garbage services provided by the City operate as standalone, business -like activities. The operations, maintenance, capital projects and debt service (if applicable) of each service is accounted for separately from all other City operations. Staff continuously evaluates the cost to provide Agenda Highlights - June 8, 2016 Council Meeting Page 2 M each service, which in turn determines whether an annual rate increase is necessary to cover all anticipated costs to provide each service. Over the past five years, staff has only proposed two rate increases for sewer and garbage services. Under staff's proposal, a single - family residence would see an increase of $5.70 annually for tan trash container, green waste container, blue recycling container, bulky item collection, curbside motor oil collection, a free greenwaste drop off and street sweeping services. Additionally, commercial rates are proposed to increase 3 percent. For sewer rates, staff is proposing a rate increase of $5 annually for a single - family residence. Commercial sewer rates are proposed to increase by 5.8 %. Sewer connection fees are not proposed to increase in FY 2016 -17. HEARINGS Item 1 La. FY 2016 -17 Budget Hearing. This item provides for an opportunity for the Council to receive public comment on the City's proposed budget prior to its adoption. Final adoption of the budget is scheduled for June 29, 2016. Item 11.b. Domestic Water Rates. Staff is proposing a rate increase for domestic water users for the first time in over 5 years. Staff is proposing to increase quantity rates, readiness to serve charge and the private fire protection service charge by 3.5 percent. The specific dollar increase to each user is variable depending on the size of water meter installed at a specific property and actual water usage. The proposed increase will help meet the costs of new water supply programs, meeting water quality standards, and funding for capital costs. Due to a delay in mailing required notices to some affected customers, staff is proposing the City Council open the public hearing, take testimony and continue to the hearing until June 29, 2016 to allow for additional testimony. Approved: Alan Tandy, City Manager cc: Department Heads City Manager's File City Clerk's File News Media File Agenda Highlights - June 8, 2016 Council Meeting Page 3 ME