HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-02-24; City Council; Resolution 2015-0411 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-041
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2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CAUFORNIA, DIRECTING STAFF TO PURSUE A LONG TERM
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT WITH THE
4 CAUFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION FOR STATE-
OWNED BEACHES WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, EXCLUSIVE OF
5 THE CAMPGROUND AT SOUTH CARLSBAD STATE BEACH
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^ WHEREAS, the California Department of Parks & Recreation (State) operates under
^ significant budget constraints that have resulted in a corresponding decline in the quantity and
9 quality of services it provides to the public; and
10 WHERAS, the State owns approximately 5 miles of beaches within the City of Carlsbad
11 (City), and the City has become increasingly concerned about the effects ofthe State's declining
12 service levels on the general public - including residents, business owners, and tourists; and
13 WHEREAS, the State's inability to provide improvement and basic maintenance services
14 - especially on properties like beaches - bears a negative reflection on the City's image; and
15 WHEREAS, several members of the public have recently indicated a desire for the City to
15 assume the maintenance and operations ofthe State's beaches within the City's bounds; and
j7 WHEREAS, on October 15, 2013, the City Council directed staff to pursue exploration of
J g expanded partnership opportunities with the State, in a goal of enhancing beach facilities and
services along the full extent ofthe City's coastline; and
WHEREAS, staff initiated discussions with the State on the potential for the City to
assume improvement and maintenance services from the State at the Tamarack State Beach
Upper Picnic Facilities (Picnic Facilities) and at the Tamarack/Frazee State Beach Coastal Bluff
(Coastal Bluff); and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2014, the City Council executed a Right of Entry Permit (Permit)
with the State for the Picnic Facilities and the Coastal Bluff; and
WHEREAS, per the Terms and Conditions, Section 1 - Project Description, ofthe Permit,
the State granted permission to: 1) enter onto the Picnic Facilities solely for the purpose of
"...maintaining landscaping, irrigation systems, hardscapes, and daily facility housekeeping tasks
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1 for the comfort station (i.e. blockhouse restroom)...", and 2) enter onto the Coastal Bluff solely
2 for the purpose of "...revegetating native coastal bluff habitat, retrofitting/expanding existing
3 irrigation system, and maintaining said vegetation and irrigation system...."; and
4 WHEREAS, per the Terms and Conditions, Section 2 - Term of the Permit, the Permit
^ "...shall only be for the period beginning on 5/20/2014, and ending on 5/19/2015, or as may be
g reasonably extended by written mutual agreement ofthe Parties"; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the Permit was to allow the City a short term means of entering
Picnic Facilities and Coastal Bluff to commence improvement and maintenance services; and
WHEREAS, presuming successful results were achieved within the initial term of the
Permit, the goal of the City and the State was to execute a long term maintenance and
operations agreement (M&O Agreement) forthe continuation ofthe described services; and
WHEREAS, due to the extensive nature and duration of an M&O Agreement, additional
levels of State review and approval are needed, and the process of fully executing an M&O
Agreement with the State typically requires at least 12 months; and
WHEREAS, the Picnic Facilities and Coastal Bluff areas have been dramatically
transformed, and are under regularly scheduled maintenance programs; and
WHEREAS, by virtually all accounts, successful results for these areas were in fact
achieved within the initial term of the Permit, and staff is recommending the City Council
provide direction to pursue an M&O Agreement with the State for continuation of these
services; and
20 WHEREAS, staff is recommending the M&O Agreement be expanded in terms of the
21 scope of services to be provided, and the areas to be serviced. Specifically, the services to be
22 provided would include not only capital improvements and basic maintenance, but also
23 recreation programming and public safety. The areas to be serviced would include all State
24 beaches along the City's coastline - exclusive of the beach area that is part of the South
25 Carlsbad State Beach Campground; and
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1 WHEREAS, the State has previously expressed an interest in entertaining discussions on
2 such an M&O Agreement with the City; and
3 WHEREAS, under an M&O Agreement, staff envisions the potential to extend the
4 identity of the City into the State's beaches. At the same time, the amenities within the State's
2 beaches could be upgraded to the City's standards; and
WHEREAS, staff sees an opportunity to incorporate the City's high caliber of recreation
programming into the State's beaches, and recognizes the ability to integrate the City's premier
public safety forces into such functions as year-round lifeguarding and frequent law
enforcement patrols; and
WHEREAS, some ofthe benefits that could be derived from the City executing an M&O
Agreement on the described State beaches include: protection and enhancement of our
greatest natural/tourism asset, sustainabiiity of a key destination for over 3 million visitors each
year, and quality of life enrichment and economic booster of a top notch attraction; and
WHEREAS, the overarching expected results of an M&O Agreement would be consistent
with multiple aspects ofthe City's Mission, Vision, and Values.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
19 3. Staff is directed to pursue a long term maintenance and operations agreement
with the California Department of Parks & Recreation for state-owned beaches
21 within the City of Carlsbad, exclusive of the campground at South Carlsbad State
22 Beach.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 24*'' day of February, 2015, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Council Members Hall, Blackburn, Schumacher, Wood, Packard.
None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
SHELLEY COLUNS, ^sistant City ( Clerk
(SEAL)