Park Stockdale is a neighborhood of 578 homes located in beautiful southwest Bakersfield With entrances at Rio Bravo DrIVE and Lennox AveNUE. Park Stockdale is a quiet, mature community with a distinctive character not seen IN the newer housing tracts where it is difficult to tell one house from the next.
Residents enjoy community amenities including four full-size tennis courts, a five-lane, 75-foot-long swimming pool with diving board, Harrington Park – a private community park/playground, and Frank Weldon Community Hall – the neighborhood community center. Regular neighborhood activities include T-Ball, bi-annual neighborhood-wide yard sales, and seasonal neighborhood events.
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Agenda for Monday’s board meeting
AGENDA
7 p.m. August 10, 2026
Meeting called to order by presiding officer.
Audience Participation
Public Comments
Comments/Concerns from Administrative Assistant
Minutes Approval 5 min.
Treasurer’s Report
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Pool & Building Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal & Adam Johnson
Recreation Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Kamena
Park & Playground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal, Josh Saravia & Adam Johnson
Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal
Tennis and Pickleball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal
Community Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Kamena & Josh Saravia
Community Safety and Security . . . . . . . . . . . Eli Hamm, Kiki Contreras & Barbara Kamena
Pool Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eli Hamm & Jim Carnal
Unfinished/Old Business
* Pool and deck bid request
* Report from election committee members. Require hall and pavilion renters to get special events
endorsement to home owners policy?
New Business
* Collections policy
* Bigger pool clock
* Mandatory backflow prevention assembly installation
* Community Activities
* Hall key
* Job Shadowing
* Lifeguard poster boards
* Flier to go out with next quarterly statement regarding next election
* reoccurring monthly senior meet up
* Hall brooms and mop heads
Adjournment
Pool season winding down
The private, Junior Olympic-size pool will remain open noon to 8 p.m. daily through Aug. 11. Then, with the return of school, the pool will be open weekends and holidays through Labor Day.
Residents may invite three guests each with a household limit of six guests.
The company that produced our gate card keys went out of business. Park Stockdale has switched over to a system provided by Tel-Tec. Residents may exchange their old cards, which no longer work, for new cards in the office. Office hours are 3-7 p.m. MWF.
Additionally, if you would like the key card app on your cell phone, that may be purchased for $10 in the office.
Adult lap swimming for residents 18 and older is available from 6 a.m. to noon daily until the pool closes for the season. No lifeguard is on duty.
July agenda
AGENDA
7 p.m. July 13, 2026
Meeting called to order by presiding officer.
Audience Participation
Public Comments
*State Farm agent Keith Stonebraker
Comments/Concerns from Administrative Assistant
*Liens
Minutes Approval 5 min.
Treasurer’s Report
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Pool & Building Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal & Adam Johnson
Recreation Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Kamena
Park & Playground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal, Josh Saravia & Adam Johnson
Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal
Tennis and Pickleball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carnal
Community Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Kamena & Josh Saravia
Community Safety and Security . . . . . . . . . . . Eli Hamm, Kiki Contreras & Barbara Kamena
Pool Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eli Hamm & Jim Carnal
Unfinished/Old Business
* Pool and deck rendering
* Report from election committee members.
Require hall renters to get special events endorsement to homeowner’s policy
New Business
* Collections policy
* Renting hall to non-residents
* Bigger pool clock
* Temporarily deactivating cards for residents who mistreat staff
* Activities approval
Adjournment
Two community events in July
The Park Stockdale Civic Association is hosting two events for residents in July.
A kids craft day will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 19.To RSVP, call (661) 304-5711.
Snacks and games for adults will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 24.
Both activities will be in the hall.
Sliding into summer fun
Dozens of children enjoyed two water slides at the park on June 26.
The event for residents and their guests was sponsored by the Park Stockdale Civic Association Board members Barbara Kamena, Josh Saravia and Bob Snoddy were the organizers.
