OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
May 26, 2017 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT
SUBJECT: General Information
City offices will be closed Monday, May 29th, in observance of Memorial Day.
Good News:
¾ Earlier this week the Bakersfield Fire Department held a ribbon cutting and reopening ceremony for Fire Station No. 8 in northeast Bakersfield. Mayor Goh, Councilmembers Weir, Gonzales and Parlier, as well as many Fire Department staff and community members attended the event. Over the past two years, the station has undergone a complete rehabilitation, bringing the facility up to modern fire station standards. The rehabbed station will continue to serve the community for many years to come. Thanks to all those involved in the project.
¾ All nine City Spray Parks will open to the public tomorrow, May 27th seven days a week through Labor Day, September 4th! The locations include: Beale, Dr. Martin Luther King, Greystone, Jastro, Jefferson, Planz, Saunders, Siemon and Wayside Parks. General Information May 26, 2017 Page 2
¾ A ribbon cutting was held today to officially reopen the waterslides at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center. Mayor Goh along with Councilmembers Gonzales and Parlier were on hand to celebrate the occasion. The project included replacing both original slide structures with new slides.
¾ Operation Splash will be held on Memorial Day, Monday May 29th from 1 to 4 p.m. with activities for the entire family at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center. The new waterslides will be open to the public for the first time! Cost is $4 per person or $13 for groups of four.
¾ The Police Department held a Bike Rodeo at Horizon Elementary and Silver Creek Park this past week. Children were able to learn and practice bicycle safety skills. Over 150 children attended the two events with 131 bicycle helmets and 73 bike lights being distributed. General Information May 26, 2017 Page 3
¾ The City is collaborating with the Tree Foundation of Kern to plant 10 trees at each of the 18 parks listed below for a total of 180 trees. Plantings are expected to begin this fall.
x Beach Park x MLK Park x Beale Park x Patriots Park x Centennial Park x Planz Park x Central Park at Mill Creek x Saunders Park x Challenger Park x Siemon Park x Grissom Park x Stiern Park x Jastro Park x Stone Creek Park x Jefferson Park x Wayside Park x Lowell Park x Wilson Park
¾ A special thanks and congratulations are due to Wiladene (Willy) Sawyer whose last day with the City is next Tuesday. Over the past 15 years, Willy has held the title of Webmaster and has played an instrumental role in building the City’s web presence to what it is today. Her talent and positive attitude will be missed. We wish Willy all the best in retirement!
Notable Items
¾ The White House released its FY 18 budget proposal earlier this week. As expected, it contains a proposal to eliminate both the Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs. The City receives over $4 million annually from these funding sources and utilizes the funds for services and infrastructure that directly benefits residents with low and moderate incomes. The City’s proposed budget for next year includes funding from these sources and as discussed in recent budget meetings, further adjustments may be needed if any reductions are made at the federal level. The federal budget process is a prolonged, multi-layered activity involving many subcommittees and negotiations – the White House proposal is the first step in this process. It remains too early to know exactly what the outcome will be in regards to the initial proposal, however we will continue to monitor closely.
¾ As of July 1, 2017, palm tree fronds will no longer be accepted in the green residential cans or at the Green Waste Facility. The impact to the machinery and cost to grind the fronds no longer make it feasible to accept this type of vegetation. After July 1st, all palm tree fronds are to be placed in the regular brown refuse cans for disposable. More information from the Public Works Department is enclosed.
¾ Trash and recycling services will not be interrupted during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Reports
¾ Streets Division work schedule for the week of May 29th AT:cb cc: Department Heads Christopher Gerry, Acting City Clerk
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STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE
Week of May 29, 2017 – June 2, 2017
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Sealing streets in the area south of Brundage Rd between Union Ave & east city limits
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Harris Rd between Stine and Gosford Rd
Maintenance work on “H” St between 23rd St & 24th St
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
Concrete repairs to various bus stops throughout City limits
Concrete work in the four HUD areas for curb and gutter, sidewalk, and handicap ramps prior to street repairs; the four areas are (1) El Toro Dr Area (2) Oleander Ave Area (3) Castro Ln Area, (4) “P” St Area
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Week of May 29_2017_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE
Monday, May 29, 2017 No sweeping service due to Holiday.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 All sweepers are assigned to sweeping streets that are not on a set sweeping schedule.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 All sweepers are assigned to sweeping streets that are not on a set sweeping schedule.
Thursday, June 1, 2017 City areas between Kentucky St. & Quincy St. – Owens St. & Virginia St.
Between Union Ave. & Washington St. – E. Truxtun Ave. & Brundage Ln.
Between Gosford Rd. & Old River Rd. – Panama Ln. & Pacheco Rd. (alignment)
City areas between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. – Meadow Falls Dr. & Rose Creek Dr.
Friday, June 2, 2017 Between Buena Vista Rd. & Allen Rd. – Pensinger & Panama Ln.
Between Buena Vista Rd. & Mountain Vista Dr. – Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd.
Between 178 Hwy. & Paladino Dr. – W. Columbus St. & Morning Dr.
City areas between Sterling Rd. & Morning Dr. – 178 Hwy. & College Ave.
Between Valley St. & Lene Pl. -- 178 Hwy & Hickory Dr.
Between 178 Hwy. & Reynard Rd. – Kern Canyon Rd. & McKenna St.
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Joseph Dr. – McDonald Wy. & N. Stine Rd.
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 May 29_2017_Work Schedule