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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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.
Jan Graves remembered
Jan Graves, the Foothill High institution known as “Mama Foothill,” was remembered fondly by Park Stockdale residents. Jan died at the age of 84 earlier this month after suffering a fall.
She taught math and coached swimming for more than 40 years, as well as coaching volleyball, basketball and tennis.
Jan also served as a Park Stockdale Civic Association board member and was a swim instructor here.
PSCA board member Susan Tuttle recalled that Jan was an original owner when the subdivision was built in the 1960s. “She gave lifeguard training and had swim lessons during the summer at her house. When her children were old enough to qualify, they became lifeguards and were on the Park Stockdale swim team that she started. They went on to the West High swim team.
“Safety was very important to her, and she had children show that they could swim across the pool to earn a badge to swim without a parent present at the pool. The pool was very active all summer, like a country club during those years. She helped to build community around the pool!”
PSCA board member Eli Hamm remembered, “Jan was my swim coach and friend. She was stern to many but I was only shown the greatest of love. My favorite memory is of Jan driving a station wagon full of swimmers out to dinner in Fresno at the Valley Championships. We were all doing our best to embarrass her by acting as weird as possible to other cars on the road. We were awful.
“I’ll always remember her characteristic “yello” every time she said hello. There was another funny story. I finally figured out how to move my hips in butterfly and thought I had stumbled on to a way to cheat. I asked her about it and she said, “That’s how you’re supposed to do it, you dummy.” Tough love.
“Finally, I didn’t take part but she always drove a white (VW) bug. One day the kids picked up the car and put it in the flowerbed. I think I helped her get it out. Everyone thought it was funny.”
Eli learned his lessons well. He has been the Bakersfield High varsity swim coach for the past 10 years.
Jan also served as a Kern High School District trustee from 2018-2022.
Pool closed Friday for maintenance
The pool will be closed Friday, June 12, so that missing tiles can be replaced to protect the underlying gunite.
The pool will reopen Saturday.