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Home My WebLink About11/17/21 CC AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS (00 ��U�M�� HIGHLIGHTS ��"�"°�� N�� UU ��U�� 0�v �. ��^��0��0 �� "�~� � "~"-"~°"~"" ^^"» =~~°=^^^ ~~~�~~"°~~"� "°""~"~ " """~° ��^��0�i��0_��w� THE SOUND OF,�,-2MI�Wpq#m�m REPORTS Item 4a. Downtown Corridor Enhancement Streetscape Master Plan (Ward 2) In September 2020, City Council approved an agreement with |B| Group to prepare the Downtown Corridor Enhancement Streetscape Master Plan.Since that time,the consultant reviewed the City's existing infrastructure; reviewed the Making Downtown Vision Plan; held a community outreach meeting in December 3020 with members of the public and downtown businesses; received feedback from the public from online surveys; engaged in dialogue and feedback with various departments within the City; finalized plant and tree pallets for the master plan; and prepared exhibits for the corridor enhancements along Chester Avenue and H Street. All of these items were integral in the final preparation and submittal of the master plan. Staff from the Public Works Department and the consultant will provide Council with a presentation on the Master Plan. CONSENT CALENDAR—AGREEMENTS Item 8o' Bakersfield Senior Center(Ward 1.) Bakersfield Senior Center, Inc. (BSQ has provided services to the seniors of Bakersfield for more than 43 years. Its mission is to encourage older adults to participate in a variety of volunteer activities and programs. The City has provided Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to BSC since 2002. City Council appropriated $90,000 in CDBG funding for the Bakersfield Senior Center for eligible expenses including: employee salaries and benefits, professional fees, facility operational costs (such as office supplies, utilities, maintenance),and food and supplies for serving congregant meals on site.Staff recommends entering into an agreement with BSCinan amount not to exceed $9O,000. Item 8q, Community Cat Program (AUKWards) In response to high community demand and in partnership with local nonprofit Critters Without Litters (CVVO),the City ufBakersfield will be piloting Community Cat Program (CCP) for use by residents of the City of Bakersfield. Community Cat Programs, traditionally known as Trap, Neuter, & Return (TNR), aim to reduce the community cat population through spay and neuter services and then returning cats to their outdoor home. According to the A3PC/, a community cat is a term used to describe outdoor, unuvvned, free-roaming cats that can be friendly,feral,adults,kittens,healthy,sick,altered and/or unaltered. Funding for this program has been budgeted into the Bakersfield Police Department's Animal Control budget for the 2022 fiscal year and will not require an additional appropriation. Staff recommend entering an agreement with Critters Without Litters in an amount not to exceed $60,000. REPORTS Item 11o' Enterprise Risk Assessment (All Wards) Asa best practice for assessing organizational risk and performance, the City of Bakersfield included the completion of an enterprise risk assessment in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 City Council Goals. Given the growth of the community and transitions in leadership positions, the timing for a citywide assessment has been deemed appropriate.A risk assessment is typically performed by an external firm conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the City's major policies, procedures and internal controls.The purpose of this evaluation istn ensure the City is adhering to best practices across several key operational areas.The evaluation is intended to identify opportunities to improve policies and procedures and implement new policies, procedures or internal controls that reflect the size and operations of the City. From June 2021 to October 2021, risk assessment firm Moss Adams, LLC completed the enterprise risk assessment by conducting interviews, surveys, document reviews and analysis of City data. Moss Adams and staff will provide a summary of key findings to Council. Item 11b. Transformative Climate Communities Plan (Wards 1 & 2) The Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) program, administered through the California Strategic Growth Council, aims to focus neighborhood efforts to revitalize a disadvantaged community. In its TCC Planning Grant application the City's focus area is downtown and portions of surrounding historic neighborhoods of Old Town Kern, Oleander, Sunset, and Lakeview.The City's goals for TCC funding are to continue Bakersfield revitalization efforts in its downtown and historic neighborhoods for their transformation into livable, sustainable, and thriving communities. TCC Planning Grant funding will facilitate the implementation of community plans and visions with a prioritized list of projects aligning with TCC strategies and objectives that reduce green-house gas (GHG) emissions and achieve public health, environmental, and economic benefits. Staff will be updating the Council on the project list developed through the Planning Grant process. The Draft TCC Plan will be available for public review and comment through Friday, December 3rd by visiting the project website bakersfieldtccplan.org. Approved: cc: Department Heads pp Chris Huot, Assistant City Manager g � f Prepared: Anthony Valdez,Assistant to the City Manager City Manager's File City Clerk's File News Media File