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Home My WebLink About10/18/2019AT OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER October 18, 2019 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: General Information Notable Items  The City recently contracted with private security company Trans-West Security to assist the Bakersfield Police Department in addressing objectives set forth in the Public Safety & Vital Services Measure (Measure N). The Trans-West patrols started on October 1, 2019 and in the first 10 days of service, security officers have reported positive feedback from local businesses. The patrols have addressed drug activity, medical emergency events and provided shelter information to homeless individuals found on private property. In the first week, Trans-West completed 187 reports and used the Bakersfield Mobile app 47 times to report incidents of graffiti and Rapid Response Team issues. The private security patrols continue in several designated areas, and those will be evaluated and modified each week based on crime reporting data.  The Good Neighbor Festival, hosted by Recreation and Parks on Saturday, October 12, 2019 was a fabulous success, with more than 2,000 people in attendance. Staff from the Police Department’s Community Relations team was also on hand. The festival included 55 vendor booths serving 1,000 free lunches, a rock wall to climb (right) and four community Hidden Heroes were honored, two adults and two youths. The adults were Diane McGee and Belinda Lopez. Diane has worked as an educator for many years and Belinda helps with the General Information October 18, 2019 Page 2 Burrito Project. The two youth Hidden Heroes were Enrique Cantu and Joe Angel Rodriguez, both of whom volunteer with Stay Focused Ministries helping kids stay out of gangs and teaching them how to be respectful to one another.  The Police Department has added two vehicles to its fleet: A pair of Impact Unit pickup trucks officially went into service on Thursday, October 17, 2019. The trucks (above, in front of the department’s training facility) were purchased with money from the Public Safety & Vital Services Measure (Measure N). They’ll immediately enhance the Impact Unit’s capabilities and enable the team to perform safe and efficient responses to calls for service as well as patrols and address a number of other community concerns in areas where off-road capabilities are needed, such as accessing the riverbed and other locations of encampments. They will also help transport large quantities of seized property.  You may have noticed that the water level in Truxtun Lake is lower than normal. It has been lowered by the Water Resources Department for annual winter maintenance. Crews are clearing the banks of weeds, as well as regrading the banks to eliminate any erosion that may have occurred over the last year. They’re also extending and improving the walking path along the lakes. The work is expected to be finished and the water level restored by the Thanksgiving holiday.  A group of 10 Webelo Scouts from local Cub Scout Pack 25 got a tour of the City’s Traffic Operations Center this week (left). The scouts are working toward earning their Arrow of Light award this year, which requires them to meet and talk with someone who works in a government job. Ed Murphy in the General Information October 18, 2019 Page 3 Traffic Division taught the scouts and their parents about how the traffic light system works, speed limits and how all the different City departments work together to make Bakersfield a great place to live. Ed said the kids were engaged throughout the tour and had some great questions for him as well.  On Wednesday, Chief Lyle Martin spoke at the 2nd Annual Immigrants Civil Rights Conference, hosted by the Greater Bakersfield Legal Association (right). More than 200 people from partner resource agencies throughout the county attended the conference. Chief Martin spoke to the group about how the guiding values of the Bakersfield Police Department align with basic civil rights and California’s Assembly Bill 392 regarding the use of deadly force by officers.  Staff from the BPD Community Relations Unit was also out at the Golden Empire Kiwanis Fall Fling Custom Car Show on Saturday, October 12, 2019 engaging with the public in a family friendly atmosphere (left). The car show was held at Olive Knolls Church of the Nazarene and featured more than 150 vehicles.  The City Water Resources Department reports that Improvement District No. 4 of the Kern County Water Agency will be running water in the Kern River channel starting approximately November 1, 2019 and continuing up to end of December. Between 7,000 acre-feet to 15,000 acre-feet of water will be in the river channel for groundwater recharge purposes. The water in the river will start near Golden State Avenue and will flow to approximately Bellevue weir near Park at River Walk. It’s great to see this water being diverting into the river channel for groundwater recharge for the urban area. General Information October 18, 2019 Page 4 I will be on vacation from October 31, 2019 through November 15, 2019. During my absence Chris Huot will be in charge and he will fill in for me at the City Council meeting of November 6, 2019. The office will have my contact information in the event of an emergency. Traffic Advisories State Route 178 Paving Begins Paving operations on State Route 178 are expected to begin Sunday, October 20, 2019 and continue through the night of Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The operations will take place between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. This work will require the closures of the #2 (middle) eastbound lane and the #1 (inside) westbound lane, from M Street to Union Avenue. Construction work may be postponed and rescheduled without notice. Please slow down and watch for construction workers and equipment while driving through the work zone. The Thomas Roads Improvement Program apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause the traveling public. Southbound lanes closed on Wible Road between Belle Terrace and Ming Avenue The southbound lanes on Wible Road, between Belle Terrace and Ming Avenue, are expected to be closed during daytime hours from Monday, October 21 through Wednesday, October 23, 2019. The closures are expected to be in effect from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The closures are needed to safely remove shoring used for retaining wall construction alongside northbound State Route 99. This work was rescheduled from an earlier date. Southbound vehicles will be detoured at Belle Terrace. The detour route follows Belle Terrace to H Street, south to Ming Avenue, then west on Ming Avenue to return to Wible Road. Northbound Wible Road will remain open. Work may be rescheduled without notice due to unforeseen circumstances. Please slow down and watch for construction workers and equipment while driving in the vicinity of this work. The Thomas Roads Improvement Program apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause the traveling public. Reports Streets Division work schedule for the week of October 21, 2019. AT&T U-verse Programming Changes for October, November and December 2019. General Information October 18, 2019 Page 5 Event Notifications  The City Recreation and Parks Department will host “Halloweentown” at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center on Friday, October 25, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be games, crafts and safe trick-or-treating, as well as contests conducted by Stay Focused Ministries.  The 2nd Annual HalLAWeen Event will be held Thursday, October 31, 2019 from 4 to 6 p.m. with the Bakersfield Police Department.  Autism on the Run, benefitting the League of Dreams, is set for 10 a.m. on November 2, 2019 at Yokuts Park.  Event Calendar for the Mechanics Bank (formerly Rabobank) Arena, Theater & Convention Center. Week of October 21_2019_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of October 21, 2019 – October 25, 2019 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Maintenance Grind & Pave on Granite Falls between Coffee and Clay Patrick Farr Way Maintenance Grind & Pave on Oswell between Brundage south side of Highway 58 Reconstructing various streets in area west of Akers north of White Lane Reconstructing parking lots at Fire Station 1 and Fire Station 9. Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned sewer and storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the City Constructing a sump on 1st Street and V Street Asphalt work on various GET Bus Stop throughout the City of Bakersfield Concrete work in the Oleander HUD area Concrete work in the Wilson Rd HUD area Concrete work in the East Belle Terrace area HUD area Concrete work in Belle Terrace between Chester and P St Leaf pick-up throughout the City starting October 15th going through January 2020. 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 sweepers are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the end of the month only when possible. Week of October 21_2019_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, October 21, 2019 City areas between 99 Hwy. & Stine Rd. – Panama Ln. & Taft Hwy. Tuesday, October 22, 2019 City areas between Olive Dr. & Downing Ave. – Coffee Rd. & Knudsen Dr./Mohawk St., including Patton Wy. From Weldon Ave. to Meany Ave. Between W. Columbus St. & 34th St. – Chester Ave. & San Dimas St. Morning Dr to Masterson – Bluffshadow to Hwy 178 Beween Union Ave. & Madison St. – Casa Loma Dr. & White Ln. Between Westwold Dr. & So. Laurelglen Blvd. – Gosford Rd. & Woodglen Dr. Rancheria Rd north of 178 also Miramonte south of 178 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 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, October 24, 2019 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, October 25, 2019 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. law Trick-or-Treat BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT 1601 TRUXTUN AVE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 4PM-6:30PM CHILDREN MUST BE IN COSTUMES & 12 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER TO PARTICIPATE PARENTS & CAREGIVERS ARE WELCOME (ONLY CHILDREN ARE PERMITTED TO WEAR COSTUMES) PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE PARKING GARAGE AT 18 ST./EYE ST. (PARKING IS FREE FOR 2 HOURS) hal een JOIN US FOR OUR 2ND ANNUAL HALLAWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT MEET & GREET WITH YOUR BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT! QUESTIONS? CALL THE BPD COMMUNITY RELATIONS UNIT AT (661) 326-3053 FOR SAFETY REASONS, ONLY CHILDREN MAY WEAR COSTUMES 2k and 5k • Vendor Fair Check in at 9am Race at 10am November 2, 2019 at Yokuts Park Vendor fair with food for purchase with proceeds benefiting the League of Dreams Registration is online at: www.ourleagueofdreams.com Contact the League of Dreams office at 661-616-9122 or info@ourleagueofdreams.com for more info. 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