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Home My WebLink About07/13/22 CC AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS 00 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS �ULY1��O�� 00U��|LW4EBl�G 0�v �� ~��0��0 �� ,��0�i��0-��0�� TmsSuVwoOF, �wqtO CLOSED SESSION No Items CONSENT CALENDAR—ORDINANCES Item 7d. (All Wards) On MoyZ4' 2022' the Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee received a presentation, at the request of the Vice Mayor,about abandoned shopping carts and possible solutions. A draft ordinance was also presented, and the Committee voted unanimously to send the draft containment ordinance tu Council. On June 15' the City Attorney once again presented a PnvverPnint detailing the history of the containment ordinance. After discussion from Council,there was a Motion by Vice Mayor Weir to approve First Reading of the Shopping Cart Containment Ordinance; the motion passed unanimously. This is the second reading of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 9.Z9tothe Bakersfield Municipal [ode Relating to Shopping Carts-Containment. The City Manager's Office will present subsidy program and contract for ot least one-time city-wide cart retrieval service at later date. CONSENT CALENDAR—RESOLUTIONS Item 7f. Establishing Smart Cart Shopping Cart Containment Subsidy Program (AUU Wards)The containment ordinance requires all property owners of retail establishments within the City that provide shopping carts for use by their patrons. Each property owner will be responsible for developing, implementing, and complying with a shopping cart containment system. In order to assist businesses to comply with the new ordinance, the Economic and Community Development Department intends to develop a subsidy program to assist property owners with the required cost to comply with the new City standard. Existing property owners will be required to have systems in place by February8, 2023. The resolution would authorize staff in the Economic and Community Development Department to build out the programs parameters and developing the required processes tn facilitate the program. Item 7h' (All Wards) The framework of the Cit/s compensation plan has not been significantly restructured in over 30 years. Among other factors, this has affected the recruitment efforts ufkey positions and retention nf highly qualified employees. To help address this issue,the City has agreed to conduct a salary survey for base salary and total compensation. To accomplish this, City Staff requested the contracted vendor for the classification and compensation study, Koff&Associates, review the 199l comparable cities list for relevancy and possible updates. Koff&Associates assessed cities based onpopulation, budget, staff size' cost of living, cost of labor, and geographic location. This list was presented to an internal staff committee' as well at the Personnel Committee. An overview of the study process and the recommended comparator list was then presented on the June 14' 20II meeting. The recommend Survey Cities, in ranked order, are as follows: 1. City of Stockton l City ofFresno 3. City of Oxnard 4. City of Anaheim 5. City of Modesto 6. City of Sacramento 7. City of Burbank 8. City of Glendale 9. City of Pasadena 10. City of San Bernardino 11. City of Ontario 12. City of Clovis CONSENT CALENDAR-AGREEMENTS Item 7m. Memorandum of Understanding (Collective Partnership Agreement Letter) regarding the Community Economic Resilience Fund (AIIII Wards). The State of California created the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) to support regional economic development planning by investing in strategies and projects that help to diversify regional economies and develop sustainable industries that create high quality jobs. The City has been engaged with B3K which established a regional, inclusive planning process to map out the economic future of the Kern County region. This MOU will serve as an outline on how the City works with its partners in both the Planning and Implementation phases of the CERF Program. It is anticipated that the City's significant investment in economic development and the strong connection between the City's economic development strategic plan and regional economic initiatives will both leverage and support the CERF planning and implementation process. Consequently,the City will serve in a significant role in both the planning and implementation of the CERF strategy. Item 7u. Rapid Rehousing Services Grant($112K)for Bakersfield Homeless Center.(All Wards) In 2019,the City received $3.27 million in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program funds to be expended over a 2 —5 year timeframe. From 2020 to 2021,the City approved plans for the use of HHAP funds and all but one grant was awarded at these meetings: the Bakersfield Homeless Center Rapid Rehousing Grant. This agreement provides $112,838.75 in additional funding for the Bakersfield Homeless Center's Rapid Rehousing services and provide rental assistance and housing navigation case management services to people experiencing homelessness. Item 7Y. Additional $1.2 million for Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Food Bank (AIIII Wards) The City amended an agreement with the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) for $1.2 million of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus CARES (CDBG-CV) funds to expand the CAPK Food Bank. This project supports HUD's Action Plan Goals No. 4 Foster community and economic development and No. 5 Enhance facilities and services for the non-homeless special needs population, including seniors, and persons with disabilities. Item 7z. Amended Agreement with Housing Authority of the County of Kern. (AIIII Wards) The City of Bakersfield was allocated a total of four grants totaling $44.8 million through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021(ARPA).The allocations are to be used for COVID related Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Programs.The City partnered with the Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK)to administer a unified local program under the four grants. At the start of the program, the City set aside one percent of the funds for City Administration of the four ERA grants. To date, the City still has $447,941.34 left in administrative funds. The City has amended its agreement with HACK to transfer the $447,941.34 to be used for direct emergency rental and utilities assistance.This amendment will add $447,941.34 to HACK's established ERA Program for a total of$44,794,133.34. PUBLIC SAFETY/VITAL SERVICES MEASURE Item 76k. Outlining the Administration of the Public Art Program (All Wards)With the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2022- 23 budget, City Council allocated $1.25 million in Public Safety & Vital Services funding for the purpose of establishing the City's first Public Art Program. The purpose of this funding is to provide for the installation of public art projects to complement City Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects.The resolution brought before Council designates all final approval authority to the City Council for all projects funded with the$1,250,000 Public Art allocation, including both CIP project installations and community grant awards. The administration structure of this program, including the assigned department and processing recommendations for soliciting, selecting, and approving all projects funded through this allocation, will be determined at a later date. Item 7an. Expanding Scope of Work for the Parks Department Master Plan Update (AIIII Wards) On November 3, 2021, Council approved Agreement No.2021-257 with MIG, Inc. (Design Consultant)for$522,085 for the Recreation and Parks Department Master Plan Update. As work progressed by the Design Consultant, Staff identified additional tasks which required the City expand the original scope of work.The additional tasks listed are as follows: • Kaiser Permanente Sports Village Engagement • Urban and Central City Tree Plan • Kern River Parkway Recommendations • McAllister Ranch Recommendations NEW BUSINESS 12a. Presentation by City Attorney's Office on a Proposed Ordinance Prohibiting the Unlawful Possession of Catalytic Converters in the City(AIIII Wards)The City Attorney's Office will provide a presentation to City Council that explains the issue of unlawful possession of catalytic converters in the City. As directed, the City Attorney's Office has drafted a proposed ordinance, which is modelled after the City of Artesia's ordinance to make it a misdemeanor to possess a detached catalytic converter absent valid proof of lawful possession. It should be noted that none of the Top 10 Cities or Survey Cities appear to have adopted a local catalytic converter ordinance to date, and several are instead sponsoring and/or monitoring state legislation introduced by their respective local state politicians. Accordingly, staff recommends Council determination regarding the following options: 1. Provide direction to staff to bring back the attached proposed ordinance for First Reading at the August 17, 2022 City Council meeting; OR 2. Provide direction to staff to bring back a resolution in support of state legislation on the issue of catalytic converters; OR 3. Provide direction to staff to continue monitoring local ordinances and state legislation on the issue of catalytic converters and report back to Council and/or Committee at a future meeting. Prepared by: Gary Hallen,Assistant City Manager cc: Department Heads City Manager's File City Clerk's File News Media File