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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Office returns to school year hours
Now that school is back in session, the office is returning to regular hours: 9:30-1 Mondays and Fridays; 3-7 Wednesdays.
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.
