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AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
OCTOBER 6, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR MEETING – 5:15 p.m.
APPOINTMENTS
Item 7a. Bakersfield Youth Commission Appointment (All Wards)
Six appointments to the Youth Commission
CONSENT CALENDAR – AGREEMENTS
Item 8h. World Record Artwork (All Wards) Professional Artist John S. Barge III approached the City in an effort to create
two custom original World Record Artworks that will be adjudicated and judged by the World Famous “Guinness World
Records.” Custom Artwork number one will include the World Record Attempt at the longest painting of a river canal in
a contemporary art (350-foot-long) and will include famous Bakersfield landmarks throughout and along the painting.
Custom Artwork number two will include the World Record Attempt at the longest painting of a blue ribbon in a
contemporary art (150-foot-long) and will include a timeline of the Bakersfield Police Department, as well painted
depicted images of Bakersfield Police Department personnel, both sworn and civilian, along the blue ribbon. Staff
recommends entering into an agreement with John S. Barge III in the amount of $30,000.
CONSENT CALENDAR – PUBLIC SAFETY AND VITAL SERVICES MEASURE
Item 8ab. Kaiser Permanente Sports Village Expansion (Ward 6) Since 2009, the City has completed three phases of
construction on the Kaiser Permanente Sports Village. Existing amenities include a championship stadium, (12) soccer
fields, (4) temporary football fields (to be repurposed as soccer fields once the new football fields are completed), sports
field lighting, playground, fitness station, passive park areas, (2) lakes, a concession building, shade pavilion, restrooms,
a trail system, parking lots, and roadways. The next phase (Phase IV) of the project includes (5) football fields with LED
sports lighting and seating on turfed berms, a concession building and restroom building, picnic areas with shade sails,
site landscaping, parking lot lighting, roadway lighting, walkway lighting, utility improvements, McKee Road extension
with connection to Play Fair Drive and (2) new parking lots. In order to proceed with Phase IV of the project, staff are
recommending Council accept the bid and contract with JTS Construction in the amount of $12,437,500, appropriate
$1,000,000 from Community Facilities District No. 2013-1 West Ming Specific Plan fund balance and $500,000 from the
Domestic Water Fund balance to the Public Works Department Capital Improvement Program. This project’s funding
includes approximately $3,800,000 from the Public Safety and Vital Services Measure.
HEARINGS
Item 10a. Increase in Domestic Water Availability Fee (All Wards) The Water Availability Fee is established/adjusted
annually for water service facilities required to enable development of all areas served by the City water system. The
funding sources compensates the City for the expense incurred in furnishing source, storage, and water distribution
facilities, and related capital project expenses. The most recent proposed increase is 4%. The current Water Availability
Fee is $6,291 per gross acre, and is recommended to be revised by this percentage to $6,543 per gross acre, or an increase
of $252 per gross acre. Assuming four (4) dwelling units per gross acre, the increase equates to a one-time charge of $63
per dwelling unit. California Government Code Section 66016 requires that increases in existing fees and charges be
adopted by ordinance or resolution following a public hearing.
REPORTS
Item 11a. American Rescue Plan Act Framework (All Wards) The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 was signed
into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The bill, intended to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,
includes $1.9 trillion in stimulus measures providing resources to individual families, health care, affected business
sectors and government entities. A number of the measures included in the ARPA apply to municipalities such as the City
of Bakersfield, either through direct aid or resources identified to support capital improvements or operations. The
direct aid allocated to the City of Bakersfield under ARPA is $94,517,089. The City is required to obligate (encumber)
APRA direct aid funds by December 31, 2024 and all projects using ARPA funds must be completed by December 31,
2026. Eligible ARPA expenses include the cost incurred by the City to mitigate and prevent the impacts of COVID-19 in
Bakersfield. A portion of the ARPA allocation will need to be allocated to cover allowable public safety costs, specifically
medical related call-outs by the City Fire Department. Staff has been developing program and project concepts that are
consistent with City Council Goals for the use of the remaining ARPA funds and will be presenting a framework for moving
forward with ARPA allocations. Significant funding is recommended to create affordable housing, address homelessness,
build critical infrastructure, support economic and community development in disadvantaged neighborhoods, and
promote public health outcomes in ways that would otherwise take decades for the City to fund independently. The
level of investment for priority issues in our community and specifically in our disadvantaged neighborhoods has the
potential to change the trajectory of our future.
cc: Department Heads
Approved: Chris Huot, Assistant City Manager
City Manager’s File
Prepared: Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
City Clerk’s File
News Media File