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21 - 27 de Abril, 2023 © El Popular I 3A www.elpopularnews.com "PROTESTA" VIENE de primera página "GIVE BIG KERN" VIENE de primera página MEMBER PUBLICATION NOTICE OF HEARING AND SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD UNIVERSAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 On the 23rd day of May, 2023, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., in the Chambers of the Board of Super- visors of the County of Kern, in the Kern County Administrative Center, located at 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, a Public Hearing will be conducted to consider the enactment of, and hear any objections to, an Ordinance establishing the schedule of Universal Solid Waste Collection Charges for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for all residential properties in the Metropolitan Bakersfield Universal Collection Area. This Ordinance will establish a schedule of service charges for residential property which will be collected along with the County's property taxes and will become a lien on the property, if unpaid. The Board of Supervisors will also consider a Report filed by the Public Works De- partment titled "Metropolitan Bakersfield Universal Collection Area and Schedule of Solid Waste Collection Charges for Fiscal Year 2023-2024." Issues and recommendations in the report in- clude the following: 1. Designate the use of each parcel of real property in the Metropolitan Bakersfield Universal Collection Area as residential or non-residential; 2. Describe the amount of the proposed service charge for each parcel of real property in the Metropolitan Bakersfield Universal Collection Area should the proposed Ordinance be enacted, and the Report approved; 3. Maximum annual rates for universal solid waste collection for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Metropolitan Bakersfield Universal Collection Area will increase as per the following: Metro Bakersfield UCA Annual Fees: o Single Residence or Mobile home (per home)** • Current Fee = $324.12 • Effective July 2023 = $368.64 o Multi-Residences or Mobile homes (per home)** • Current Fee = $299.52 • Effective July 2023 = $368.64 o Apartments (2-4 units) (per apartment)** • Current Fee = 299.52 • Effective July 2023 = $368.64 o Apartments (5+ units) (per apartment)** • Current Fee = $324.12 • Effective July 2023 = $368.64 o Condominium (per condo)** • Current Fee = $270.36 • Effective July 2023 = $368.64 o Mobile home park (per mobile home)** • Current Fee = $270.36 • Effective July 2023 = $368.64 o All Expanded Areas per residential unit** • Current Fee = N/A • Effective July 2023 = $368.64 **Fees shown include the Admin Fee of $12.00 per unit per year Additionally, the Kern County Board of Supervisors (Board) may approve future rate ad- justments in the universal solid waste collection charges based on the prior fiscal year All Urban Consumers Index compiled and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Garbage and Trash Collection (Series ID: CUUR0000SEHG02) without a protest hearing for five years. If, in any year, the rate adjustment approved by the Board is lower than the amount resulting from the application of the CPI, the difference may be carried over and applied by the Board to future rate adjustments. In the event the cited index is substantively changed or is no longer published, the Board will select a substantially similar index. Any affected person may submit written protests to the report. Written protests must be signed by the objecting party, indicate the subject property and be delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Board of Supervisors may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any fee set forth in the Report filed by the Public Works Department or overrule any or all objections, and shall make its determination upon each fee as described in that Report. The Public Works Department has considered the environmental impacts of this action and concluded that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to California En- vironmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15273 and Public Resources Code Section 21080(b) (8) because it is the establishment of operational rates and charges. Additionally, it has been determined that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with a certainty that this action will not have a signi- ficant effect on the environment. Complete copies of the proposed Ordinance and the Report filed by the Public Works De- partment are on file for inspection with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Alternatively, you may request copies by calling the Public Works Department at (661) 862-8900 or by making a request via email at waste@kern- county.com. Anyone wishing to present evidence or be heard regarding this matter may appear at the hearing of this matter or any continuation thereof. If you challenge the action taken by the Board of Supervisors on this matter in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. DATED: March, 28th, 2023 KATHLEEN KRAUSE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By:/s/Megan Simpson, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF HEARING AND SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE COMMERCIAL ZONE 2 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 On the 23rd day of May 2023, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., in the Chambers of the Board of Super- visors of the County of Kern, in the Kern County Administrative Center, located at 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, a Public Hearing will be conducted to consider the enactment of, and hear any objections to, an Ordinance establishing the schedule of Solid Waste Collection Charges for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for commercial property in Garbage Zone 2. The Board of Supervisors will also consider a Report filed by the Public Works Department titled "Commercial Zone 2 Solid Waste Collection Charges for Fiscal Year 2023-2024". Issues and recommenda- tions in the report include the following: 1. Designate the use of each parcel of real property in Commercial Zone 2 area as commercial (non-residential). 2. Describe the amount of the proposed service charge for each parcel of real property in the Commercial Zone 2 area should the proposed Ordinance be enacted and the Report approved. 3. Maximum monthly rates for solid waste collection for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Commer- cial Zone 2 area are to be set by container size as per Table A for commercial properties. The maximum rate also includes the Solid Waste Administration Fee which is charged per commer- cial unit per month based on provisions in County Ordinance and contracts with the individual haulers. The Solid Waste Administration Fee will be held constant at $1.00 per commercial unit per month (as defined in Kern County Ordinance Code Section 5.36.055). 4. The Kern County Board of Supervisors (Board) may approve future rate adjustments based on the prior fiscal year Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all Urban Consumers, Garbage and Trash Collection (Series ID: CUUR0000SEHG02) without a protest hearing for five years. If, in any year, the rate adjustment approved by the Board is lower than the amount resulting from the application of the CPI, the difference may be carried over and applied by the Board to future rate adjustments. In the event the cited index is substantively changed or is no longer published, the Board will select a substantially similar index. Any affected person may submit written protests to the report. Written protests must be sig- ned by the objecting party, indicate the subject property and be delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Board of Supervisors may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any charge set forth in the Report filed by the Public Works Department or overrule any or all objections, and shall make its determination upon each charge as described in that Report. The Public Works Department has considered the environmental impacts of this action and concluded that this action will not have a significant effect on the environment and the action is statutorily exempt from further CEQA review per Public Resources Code Section 21080(b) (8) and Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15273 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. Complete copies of the proposed Ordinance and the report filed by the Public Works De- partment are on file for inspection with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Alternatively, you may request copies by calling the Public Works Department at (661) 862-8900 or by making a request via email at waste@kern- county.com. Anyone wishing to present evidence or be heard regarding this matter may appear at the hearing of this matter or any continuation thereof. If you challenge the action taken by the Board of Supervisors on this matter in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. Dated: March 28th, 2023 KATHLEEN KRAUSE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By:/s/Megan Simpson, Deputy Clerk TABLE A Commercial - Zone 2 fuerzo colaborativo ayuda a las organizaciones comunitarias de Kern a que re- cauden una cantidad de recursos sin restricción alguna, sin costo, mientras en- grandecen su visibilidad, capacidad y sostenibilidad. "Desde su inicio en el 2016, Dar en Grande Kern ha recaudado más de $3 millones para miles de miembros de la comunidad, para el beneficio de orga- nizaciones benéficas", dijo la organización en un comunicado de prensa. De tal modo que las organizaciones participantes se reunieron el pasado 18 de abril en el salón de recepciones del Padre Hotel, ubicado en la esquina de la calle 18 con la H, donde se les dio la bienvenida y se alentaron unos a los otros para un exitoso evento. Organizaciones que estuvieron presentes fueron ADAKC, Asociación del Alzheimer, Sociedad Americana del Cáncer, Baby Café Bakersfield, Aspiranet, ASL Junction, Marleys Mutts, Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield PAL, SPCA y muchos más. Este año se han enlistado aproximadamente 180 organizaciones locales. Para donar tu tiempo o donativo visita https://www.givebigkern.org/. cato y sus miembros están listos para tomar acciones drásticas si es que la ad- ministración y la Autoridad Hospitalaria de Kern no toman las demandas en serio, el 96 por ciento de los miembros del sindicato han votado para tomar acciones drásticas incluyendo la posibilidad de una huelga de tres días que dará comienzo el 26 de julio del 2023. Entre las violaciones a los derechos de los trabajadores, la Autoridad Hospi- talaria y la administración del hospital están siendo acusados de fallar al recon- ocer a los empleados elegibles en unidades de negociación, cambios unilate- rales en malas condiciones de trabajo y el fallo de negociaciones de trabajo. Ismeli González, que es técnica en Kern Medical, dijo que su salario comparado con los técnicos de otros hospitales locales es mucho más bajo que los demás. Riko Méndez, director electo del sindicato SEIU 521, dijo que es una lástima que el sistema de la Autoridad Hospitalaria no quiera ayudar a sus empleados. Ellos (la autoridad) contrataron a Meridian Healthcare Partners, una orga- nización ubicada en Bakersfield que se dedica a la operación de hospitales, casas de cuidado compresivo y cuyo lema es "Mejorando procesos, Mejorando el Cuidado, Mejorando Vidas" han violado varios derechos laborales que han sido revisadas por la Junta Estatal de Relaciones Públicas, la cual ha dicho que las violaciones existen, pero aun así, la autoridad y Meridian han tomado la posición de no hacer nada para mejora la calidad de vida de sus empleados y pacientes. En una respuesta a las demandas de los miembros del sindicato, la admin- istración de Kern Medical dio copia de un documento donde culpan el prob- lema de la falta de enfermeras a que nacionalmente existe una falta inmensa de enfermeras, al mismo tiempo se incluyeron varios comentarios hechos por administradores indicando que sus manos están atadas dado a problemas con el presupuesto del hospital. Además de la protesta, trabajadores del hospital planean atender una junta de la KCHA que se ha programado para el 19 de abril para pedirle a la Junta de Gobernantes que ejerciten su responsabilidad fiduciaria a revisar y de dar una explicación pública sobre el sobrepago y su impacto en los niveles de personal y seguridad de los pacientes en Kern Medical. Kern Medical es el único hospital de traumatología entre Los Ángeles y Fresno

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