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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-03; City Council; NS-661; Survey and Eradication of Caulerpa Taxifolia...6 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. NS-661 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 11.24 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO AID IN THE SURVEY AND ERADICATION OF CAULERPA TAXlFOLlA IN AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON. WHEREAS, portions of Agua Hedionda Lagoon have been infested with Caulerpa taxifolia, an invasive marine seaweed; and WHEREAS, the Southern California Caulerpa Action Team (SCCAT) has been coordinating with the City to eradicate Caulerpa while also allowing for recreational use of the lagoon via the Interim Management Plan as amended by the City Council on May 13, 2003; and WHEREAS, the current provisions of the Chapter 11.24, which regulates Agua Hedionda Lagoon, that affect the Interim Plan are set to expire on June 30, 2003; and WHEREAS, SCCAT is recommending that the City Council amend the appropriate sections of Chapter 11.24 that will effectively extend the Interim Plan and its provisions until June 30, 2004. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 11.24.055(6) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code be amended to read as follows: “I 1.24.055 Fishing. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2004, unless amended or repealed by further action of the city council.” SECTION 2. That Section 11.24.056(d) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code be amended to read as follows: “I I .24.056 No fishinq or anchoring in posted areas. (d) This section shall be operative until June 30, 2004, at which time it shall automatically be repealed unless extended by further action of the city council.” SECTION 2. That Section 11.24.057(b) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code be amended to read as follows: 63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 auto mat i cal I] “1 1.24.057 No large wakes. (b) This section shall be operative until June 30, 2004, at which time it shall be repealed unless extended by further action of the city council.” EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in a publication of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 20th day of MAY 2003, and thereafter. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 3rd day of JUNE 2003, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis , Finnila, Kulchin, Hall, Packard NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: (SEAL) Ordinance No. NS-661 -2-