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Home My WebLink About1973-12-04; City Council; 2229; Use of Agua Hedionda Lagoon•THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CAL-IF'ORNIA Agenda Bill NO. Date: Decemter 4. 1973 J Referred To: Subject: USE QF AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON BY Submitted fly: CARLSBAD BOAT & SKI CLUB William C. Baldwin Asst. to C/Mgr. Statement of the Matter: Carlsbad City Code states as follows. Section 11.24.040 Boat races and ski meets. Boat races and ski meets may be held only by the specific authorization of the city council. Such authorization races or meets shall be governed by the conditions and rules and regulations set forth by the city council for each such meet or race authorized. (Ord. 3093 (part) , 1972) . The Carlsbad Ski Club has in the past used the Lagoon for club activities including skiing events. No record of previous permission by use permit of the City Council for this purpose can be 'found. Since they have made a specific request, City Council action is requested. Exhibit Letter from Robert O. Card, Commodore, Carlsbad Boat & Ski Club Staff Recommendations to City Manager * Staff recommends permission be given, subject to the following: 1. The Lagoon not be closed to other users. 2. Once a month events be allowed by permission of Police Department staff. 3. The club will provide (a) date and time of event, (b) number of participants, (c) person in charge. In this case administrative matters necessary for the use of the Lagoon will be handled between staff and the applicant. NO. Date: December 4 / 1973 City Manager's Recommendation This office concurs with the staff recommendation. The Council will note under the Consent Calendar that a claim has been made against the City for $35,000.00 in connection with an accident at the lagoon. It is recommended that any such special events subsequently approved by the council also be required to execute a Hold Harmless Agreement to the City and carry adequate insurance as determined by the City Attorney for the City, Council Action 12-4-73 The Council granted use of Agua Hedionda Lagoon by the Carlsbad Boat & Ski Club subject to the conditions and recommendations of staff. -2- An Affiliate of: P. O. BOX 424 Q| C=*^^^^^^fT^ ID THE AMERICAN WATER SKI ASSOCIATION CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA rt cA^^^^A> O & AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION October 4, 1973 Mayor David M. Dunne City of Carlsbad Carlsbad, Calif. 92008 Dear Sir, (. Carlsbad Boat and Ski,Club herewith requests permission to conduct a competitive event^nce a moritTf)on the Carlsbad Lagoon. This request is made at the suggestion of the Harbor Patrol, so that Police Officials will be aware of our activities. The competition is comprised of slalom skiing (using our surveyed course at the last end of the lagoon), trick riding, and jumping over the familiar ramp located at Carlsbad Landing. This is not a ski race, rather it is one skier at a time performing for points, similar to a track meet. The skier earning the largest number of points wins the contest. ^ This competition has been conducted regularly for approximately eighteen years with the approval..of. City Officials. The events are conducted only during the<2off-seasonjmpnlths) when there is little or no traffic on the lagoon. During the busy months, the Club suspends operation. The reason? Simply because rough water caused by other boats does not allow operation performance and literally prevents competition. For example, in the slalom, the skier need smooth water as in any other event. Any boat wake can cause falls or prevents the skier from doing well. For this reason the boat travels through the course and returns on the same path so that rough water is avoided. It might be observed that this operation is self regulating. One or two other boats will destroy the smooth water and shut us down. We discontinue the operation when the water gets rough. In years past we have operated between mid September through May or early June. An Affiliate of: P. O. BOX 424 P| ^^^^^^TT" ID THE AMERICAN WATER SKI ASSOCIATION CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA rt Jv^ggi/A O «- AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION Also, in years past, the Carlsbad Boat and Ski Club have con- ducted sanctioned tournaments on the lagoon. The entire lagoon was closed for these events, by permission of the City Council. At least two such tournaments were sponsored by one group at the request of the Chamber of Commerce to augment the Spring Holidays events. In fact, the present ski jumps was provided by the mer- chants of Carlsbad for this purpose, (in 1962). The events requested will not require that the lagoon be shut down. When the water gets too rough (too much traffic) we will simply stop our competition. To assist the law enforcement officials, we will submit the dates of our intended activities to the Harbor Patrol office at the beginning of each year. As a matter of historical interest, the Carlsbad Boat and Ski Club has continuously maintained a regulation slalom course and ski jump for public use since 1956. Carlsbad is the only place where the public has access to such equipment. All other facilities are either private property or require special permits for public use. Please help us to maintain this attraction to Carlsbad. Very truly yours, Club cc: Chief of Police C.H. Neiswender Robert 0. Commodore