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APRIL 21, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING
LOCATION CHANGE: The Bakersfield City Council Chambers is currently closed for the installation of technology updates.
While the Chambers are under construction, the County has graciously allowed the City to hold the April 21, 2021
Bakersfield City Council meeting at the Kern County Board of Supervisors Chambers located at 1115 Truxtun Avenue,
Bakersfield, California.
Based on guidance from the California Governor's Office and Department of Public Health, as well as the County Health
Officer, in order to minimize the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus, the upcoming City Council meeting will not be
physically open to the public. Councilmembers may elect to attend remotely and the public may view a live video stream
of the meeting at http://kern.granicus.com/MediaPlaVer.php?publish id=241 or through the local government channel
(Kern County Television). Detailed Public Participation Instructions are included in the Agenda package, and include
opportunities to submit comments via email or voicemail. The public is requested to submit comments no later than 1:00
p.m. prior to the Council meeting.
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APPOINTMENTS
Item 7a. Appointments to the Planning Commission (Ward 5 & 6) The Council will consider two appointments to
the Planning Commission due to the term expiration of the Commissioner representing Ward 5 and the resignation
of the Commissioner representing Ward 6.
CONSENT CALENDAR - RESOLUTIONS
Item A Citywide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Wards 2, 4 & 5) The City has been awarded CHARGEUP!
incentives through the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and CALeVIP rebates/incentives through the
California Energy Commission (CEC) for a combined total of $266,000. This amount will fund approximately 80% of
project costs for the installation of 30 EV charging stations at six (6) City owned sites. The sites are: The Park at
Riverwalk; the parking lot across CSUB; City Hall South; Mechanics Bank Arena; McMurtrey Aquatic/Dignity Ice
Center; and, the 18th and Eye parking Structure. These Level 2 charging ports will be open and available to the public
for use to charge electric vehicles. Staff recommends adoption of the resolution dispensing with normal bidding
procedures, award of the agreement to Turnkey Construction and Solar for the installation of the EV charging ports,
and approval of the Master Services and Subscription agreement with Chargepoint.
CONSENT CALENDAR - AGREEMENTS
Item 8p. Cal Water Services Company Agreement (Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7) State law requires that the City measure
and record Kern River flows and in 2015, the State enacted Senate Bill 88 which required the measurements to use
"best available technologies" (SCADA) and be made pursuant to State Water Resources Control Board regulations to
be effective in 2020. Therefore, the City Water Resources Department budgeted for a Capital Improvement Project
to design and construct the necessary improvements. Several sites owned by California Water Service and the
Rosedale Rio -Bravo Water Storage District require encroachment permits and agreements to install the
improvements. Therefore, Staff recommends approval of both agreements to proceed with construction.
Item 8w. High -Visibility Security Patrol Services (All Wards) On January 22, 2020, the City and Trans -West Security
Services, Inc. entered into Agreement No. 2020-014 allocating $360,000.00 per year for high -visibility patrol services
throughout the City. The agreement requires the firm to provide up to four uniformed officers up to eight hours per
day, seven days per week. The security patrols provide both general patrols and specific patrols as directed by the
Bakersfield Police Department. On February 17, 2021 the City Council approved the appropriation of an additional
$100,000, from the Public Safety and Vital Services Fund, to expand the capacity of security patrol efforts. This
expansion is the equivalent of adding one additional patrol officer for one year. Staff recommends approval of
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2020-014 which adds funding for the one additional patrol officer.
CONSENT CALENDAR — MISCELLANEOUS
Item 8a0. Street Rehabilitation Projects (Wards 2 & 6) SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was
signed into law on April 28, 2017. The City receives a direct allocation of funding annually and in April 2020, the City
Council adopted a resolution identifying the projects for which SB 1 funds. This list was developed based on revenue
estimates available during the budget development process. As the fiscal year has progressed, an additional
$750,000 in SB 1 funds have been made available to the City. In addition, staff identified $350,000 savings in the
completed SB 1 funded Pavement Rehabilitation White Lane from South H to Kenney Street project. Staff requests
an appropriation and the transfer of the funds to the following new capital improvement projects:
o Demaret Avenue Area - bounded by Stockdale Highway to Belle Terrace, New Stine Road to South Montclair
Street, Lansing Drive, and Taylor Street - $715,000 (Ward 2)
o Belle Terrace Area - New Stine Road to West Stine Road - $385,000 (Ward 6)
CONSENT CALENDAR — PUBLIC SAFETY/VITAL SERVICES MEASURE
Item 8au. Recruitment and Retention Incentives for the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) (All Wards) Under
the Public Safety & Vital Services (PSVS) measure, BPD has a hiring goal of 100 new Police Officers over a three-year
period. Recruitment for law enforcement is at an unprecedented level of difficulty and market research shows that
updating hiring and retention incentives will support the accomplishment of the City's hiring goals. Staff recommends
various modest adjustments to the existing incentive package as follows:
o Increase the incentive from $3,000 to $4,500 for Police Trainee positions;
o Include Academy Graduate and Lateral positions in the incentive;
o Create an incentive for Dispatcher 1/11 positions up to $1,500;
o Provide flexibility on timing of incentive disbursement; and
o Institute an internal "Employee Referral" program of $500.00
Item Saw. Local Park Improvements (Wards].., 3, 6 & 7) The City proposes using $525,455 in PSVS Measure dollars
to improve the parking lots and access points at five City parks. Locations include enhancements to existing parking
lots for ADA access. The City park locations are Patriots Park, Grissom Park, Wilson Park, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Park and Siemon Park. Staff finds the bid submitted by Nagle Earthworks for base bid and alternates to be acceptable
and recommends approval of the contract in the amount of $525,455.59.
Approved: Jacqui Kitchen, Assistant City Manager%� cc: Department Heads
Prepared: Anthony Valdez, Administrative Analyst III City Manager's File
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