OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER August 29, 2014 TO: FROM: Subject: Honorable Mayor and City Council Alan Tandy, City Manager AT / al General Information City offices will be closed on Monday, September 1 st, in observance of Labor Day. Good News! Bids were opened for the State-Route 99/Hoskings Interchange project this week. The apparent low bid is from Granite Construction at $20.7 million, which is less than the engineer s estimate of $21.7 million. The bids will be checked and verified, and the award will appear on the September 10 th Council meeting agenda. It has taken some time, but it is good to see the finish line ahead! This past Tuesday, we attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited Mill Creek Courtyard project. This project will provide 62 units of low-income affordable housing for seniors on S Street, just north of California Avenue. Attached is an artist s rendering of what the facility will look like when completed, which we anticipate in Summer, 2015. A new employee will be joining the City Manager s staff next week. Christopher Gerry was recently hired from a pool of very capable candidates for the positon of Administrative Analyst III, and we expect to see great things from him. Christopher is coming from the City of Anaheim, where he most recently worked in the Community Development Department as a Workforce Development Supervisor. Prior to that position, he gained experience as a Human Resources Analyst, Project Manager, and an Administrative Analyst. We are very pleased to welcome him to our team.
General Information August 29, 2014 Page 2 Other News: California Water Service (CalWater) notified us recently about the results of their latest rate review before the California Public Utilities Commission. Rates for CalWater customers will increase, and discounts for low-income customers will also increase, effective today. There is a 12.4% increase for 2014, 2.3% for 2015, and 2.2% for 2016. We learned that they treat metered and non-metered customers, and different types of services, differently, so the percentages noted represent overall system increases. The attached letter provides more detailed information. Of note - this pertains to the CalWater territory east of Wible Road, not the City service area that is generally west of Wible. Council Referral Responses: Attached is a response to Councilmember Maxwell s request for staff to meet with a citizen regarding the Underground Utility District on 34 th Street. Reports: The Streets Division work schedule for the week of September 1 st is attached for your information. Event Notifications: Attached is the Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center. AT:cb:al cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager Nick Fidler, Public Works Director DATE: August 25, 2014 SUBJECT: Underground Utility District on 34th Street Referral No. 516 Councilmember Maxwell requested that the Public Works staff meet with Mr. Oxley to discuss questions he had regarding the Underground Utility District on 34th Street. Staff spoke to Mr. Oxley regarding his questions about this undergrounding project. He was interested in how it would affect his property, which fronts on 34 th Street but is served from the alley in the rear. He was informed that this project was only to remove the power lines along 34 th Street, not the alleys. The only effect this project would have on him is the construction in front for the trench. He was satisfied with that answer and was very excited that the City was doing this to clean up the area. C:\Users\alawrenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\IB3BBXXU\_516 Underground Utility District on 34th Street.docx
Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION WORK SCHEDULE Week of Sept. 1, 2014 Sept. 5, 2014 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Reconstructing various streets south of White Ln and west of Old River Resurfacing street in the area south of Berkshire east of So H St Grinding streets in the area south of University and east of Columbus Sealing streets in the area north of Taft Hwy and east of Old River Rd Maintenance Grind & Pave on Ming Ave between Old River Rd and Gosford Maintenance Grind & Pave on Panama Ln between Stine Rd and Buena Vista Maintenance Grind & Pave on Chester Ave between California and Brundage Ln Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city Preparing street for reconstruction / resurfacing in the area north of E. California Ave and west of Williams (HUD funded area) Dirt work at Mesa Marin for parking lot and playing fields Concrete work on various streets in the area south of E. California Ave and east of Union Ave, south of Wilson and east of So H, south of California and east of Oleander, south Flower and east of Beale ( all HUD funded areas) Assisting San Joaquin Valley Railroad with crossing improvements on E. Truxtun crossing east of Williams starting 9/5/14 thru 9/8/14 and Hughes Ln crossing between White Ln & Pacheco starting on 9/9/14 thru 9/12/14 THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of September 1_2014_Work Schedule
Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, September 1, 2014 No sweeping service due to Holiday. Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Between California Ave. & Brundage Ln. Oak St. & Union Ave. Between Renfro Rd. & Jenkins Rd. Stockdale Hwy. & Kern River Boundary. Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Between Panorama Dr. & Bernard St. -- Union Ave. & Loma Linda Dr. Between River Blvd. & E. Columbus St. Panorama Dr. & Columbus St. Between College Ave. & Azalea Ave. Mountain Dr. & Raval St. Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. Allen Rd. & Buena Vista Rd. Thursday, September 4, 2014 City areas between Kentucky St. & Quincy St. Owens St. & Virginia St. Between Union Ave. & Washington St. E. Truxtun Ave. & Brundage Ln. Between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. Panama Ln. & Pacheco Rd. (alignment) City areas between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. Meadow Falls Dr. & Rose Creek Dr. Friday, September 5, 2014 Between Buena Vista Rd. & Allen Rd. Harris Rd. & 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 sweeper are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the end of the month. Week of September 1_2014_Work Schedule
BOX OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 10 AM - 5 PM Closed Saturday & Sunday (Excluding Event Days) TICKETMASTER LOCATIONS Walmart - 2601 Fashion Place Walmart - 6225 Colony Street Walmart - 8400 Rosedale Hwy CHARGE-BY-PHONE 1-800-745-3000 GROUP SALES INFORMATION 661-852-7309 SEASON TICKET INFORMATION Bakersfield Condors 661-324-PUCK (7825) www.bakersfieldcondors.com Bakersfield Symphony 661-323-7928 www.bsonow.org Bakersfield Community Concert Association 661-589-2478 661-663-9006 www.bakersfieldcca.org UPCOMING EVENTS August 24 WWE Live 5:00 PM $95, $50, $35, $25, $15 On Sale Now September 4-7 Ringling Bros Circus: Legends $80, $40, $23, $18 On Sale Now October 11 Guns n Hoses Boxing 6:00 PM $33, $28, $23, $18, $13, $8 On Sale Now November 22 PBR Velocity Tour 7:00 PM $75, $60, $45, $20, $15 On Sale Now August 23 Baby and Child Expo 11:00 AM Free September 17 Tyler Perry s HHNF 8:00 PM $57.50, $52.50 October 14 Straight No Chaser 7:30 PM $47, $37, $27 On Sale Now January 22 So You Think You Can Dance 8:00 PM $63, $47, $37 April 30-May 3, 2015 Marvel Universe Live! $150, $100, $50, $40 On Sale Now September 13 Starship 8:00 PM $12.50 On Sale Now October 4 Bluffett 8:00 PM $12.50 On Sale Now www.rabobankarena.com - www.bhnamphitheatre.com