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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-04-13; City Council; 6960; Longard Tube2 0 F 0 a $ 2 3 0 0 -- - tin JF CARLSBAD - AGENDA JILL TITLE: LONGARD TUBE MTG.4113182 DEPT.cM DEPT- CITY AllY HD~~ CITY MG R.& RECOMMENDED ACTION: Defer action on request by property owners to install a longard tube on local beach. DISCUSSION: The Chamber of Commerce Beach and Lagoon Committee has held meetings with property owners between Elm Avenue and Buena Vista Lagoon. There seems to be a majority interest in funding a Eongard Tube to reduce beach erosion. The Chamber has asked the City to sponsor meetings which could lead to creation of an assessment district to pay for the tube. City Staff has made no study of the cost or feasibility of such a project. It is my personal opinion that the project is premature at this time. I would suggest we wait until more information is available. Information which will become available include: 1. Beach monitoring study being done by Scripps. 2. Beach replenishment program - Oceanside. 3. State Beaches and Parks master plan study for 4. Experience record for Del Mar Longard Tube. Carlsbad beaches. ALTERNATIVE: If Council wishes to proceed with the tube, I would suggest a meeting be scheduled with property owners. At the meeting Assessment Engineer, Scripps, Longard and Del Mar representatives could be invited to discuss pros and cons of the project. Following the meeting a report could be prepared for Council action. FISCAL IMPACT: - EXHIBITS : Letter from Chamber of Commerce, 3-10-82. ~ CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - POST OFFICE BOX 1605 CARLSBAD,CA (714) 7295924 March 10, 1982 Frank Aleshire, City Manager City of Carlsbad City Hall, 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, Ca. 92008 Dear Frank: The Chamber's Beach E, Lagoon committee have for the past several years been most interested in the largest natural asset of the community ... the beaches along our city's shoreline. The Chamber initiated hearings as to the problems of the Oceanside beaches and the impact of the proposed groins and urged the Corps of Engineers to take another look, which they did and now a "sand by-pass" has been approved and will be installed in the next year or so. The Corps of Engineers also agreed to a sand replenishment program for Oceanside's beaches which will over a period of time allow for the drift of sand southward to the Carlsbad beaches. How to save part of that sand migration on the Carlsbad beaches was a question we sought to answer. As you know, we asked the people of Longard Pacific to make a presentation to our committee and then to the property owners and interested citizens of Carlsbad which was done back in August 1981. Since that time, we have made contact with the City of Del Mar, who also have installed a Longard Tube and we were able to gather a great deal of information from them. We've sent letters to property owners along the entire shoreline of Carlsbad, seeking their opinions about the possible installation of a Longard Tube. From information they had received, it would appear that many would be willing to pay for the installation of a Longard Tube project, if it can be designed to meet the needs of all parties concerned. The beach areas are under a variety of governmental agencies ... City of Cmlsbad, Skate of California Coastal Commission and State Lands and Fish and Game and the Corps of Engineers plus a few others we may not know about at this time. For the Chamber to play a lead agency for this project and in the dealings with these various agencies on a large and complex project just does not seem possible. However, the City as a governmental agency, should have a broader base of power from which to work on such a program and has some property of its own in the proposed area of such a program. Therefore, the Beach and Lagoon Committee would ask that the City of Carlsbad serve in a "lead agency" role in dealing with the other governmental agencies. The City has a variety of powers that the Chamber does not have and can engender public support and participation at a different level than the Chamber. The primary area of concern would be having City staff work with the various other agencies on "what can be" and "what has to be" done to get a Longard Tube project "on-line" CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - OFFICES, ELM AVENUE AT OLD SANTA FE DEPOT 3 p: Frank Aleshire March 10, 1982 Page 2 The role of the Chamber would still be to gather the support of the property owners, coordinate with the City in areas where we can be of assistance to the staff and the Council in decision making areas. What all the details of cooperation would be at this time are not totally known, but "just do it" would be our approach to a working team to preserve our beaches and to "save" as much of the sand from the Oceanside replenishment project as possible on the Carlsbad beaches. As discussed last evening at the Council meeting, Scripps people may have some built in reservations about the use of a Longard Tube, however, with all their research and projects over the years, have not made other proposals that would do the job in other ways. If we wait to find "the ultimate answer" we may never find it and in the meantime the sand may have passed us by and created added problems for the bluffs along Carlsbad Boulevard and along private property. We have been told by the Longard representatives that their product may not be applicable in all situations such as the beach area at Terra Mar due to the substructure of rock, etc., but can and has worked in other situations. We know there will need to be some studies as to location, sand fill, sizing, etc. With the City Council approval of the Scripps Institute study of the Carlsbad beaches, this information should be of value to a Longard or other type of program to save the sand on the beaches and be abke to know with some degree of knowledge what is there and how it is reacting. This being the day when the planets being lined up in special order ... .some doomsday people saying we'll split off from the rest of California anyway ... perhaps we'll have to have full knowledge that we also will need to have shoreline protection along the "eastern" .border of our city. We look forward to working with you and your staff in finding the solutions to a very large and complicated problem. questions, we would be pleased to work with you to find them. If you have The beach is a prized natural asset of our community and in many ways we have little control over its development or use, but in the area of the proposed project the property owners do have a self interest at preservation and retention of sand supplies and their property values and have offered to assist in getting the job done and soon. Best regards, - Don Brown Exedtive Vice President 3 .. JULY 20, 1982 i.1 TO : City Council FROM: City Manager LONGARD TUBE .- The owners of 600 feet of beach along Ocean Avenue between Elm and Grand are asking City to coordinate installation of a Longard Tube. The purpose of the tube is to protect beach property from erosion and to encourage restoration of sand. This project is experimental. There are no guarantees that the tube will work or that it will survive a storm or vandalism. The property owners recognize the risks and do not expect any guarantees from the City. City involvement is not as a sponsor or promoter, but as a facilitator to help property owners get the job done, If Council wishes to support this project, it is proposed that the following actions be taken: 1. Request City Engineer to secure permits, prepare con- tracts for survey and construction and to supervise the project. 2. Request City Attorney to prepare agreements with property owners providing that City will coordinate project and property owners wi1l.pay the cost estimated at $155 per foot plus survey costs of $5-10,000. 3. Request Director of Finance to set up a trust account for custody and expenditure funds. 4. Authorize City participation in project for the 50 foot public right of way. Fiscal Impact 600 feet of tube at $155 foot will cost $93,000. Survey work will cost another $5-10,000. Staff time will consume about 100 hours. Direct cost to City would be 50 feet @ $165 or $8,250. All costs are estimates at this time. 7e 7ir;k 1! .". -.. - FRANK ALESHIRE City Manager FA:gb AUGUST 20, 1982 TO : CITY MANAGER FROM: City Engineer SUBJECT : LONGARD TUBE STATUS REPORT SUMMARY: The primary difference between the Carlsbad project and Del Mar instal lation is that in Del Mar the project was installed as an emergency measure without going through the permit process. Two complications have arisen which will lengthen the project timetable: 1. The tube cannot be placed on the landward side of the mean high tide line as originally stated by Mr. Weis. Putting it outside this line requires an Army Corps of Engineer permit and a State Lands Commission permit. 2. The permit processes require 2-3 months from the time they are submitted. The best estimate at this time is that the construction schedule of October 20 - 25 desired by Longard Pacific to coincide with the lowest tides cannot be met (see Exhibit IIA'I). CURRENT STATUS: The preliminary design for placement of the Longard Tube is complete. The design shows the tube's placement from the north end of Carlsbad State Beach Park to the north City limits. This is required for the applications for the various permits. A mylar exhibit showing the properties and listing their owners has been completed. A copy of this was given to the Chamber of Commerce for their use in contacting property owners. At this time it appears that the tube will be placed within State Land's jurisdiction; therefore, legal descriptions will not be needed for each landowner. The current estimate for having E.I.A. approval is September 11. The Coastal Commission permit has been prepared and can be sent out within a day. Accord- ing to Chuck Damm of the Coastal Commission, the permit will not be processed as an administrative permit, but must go through a standard permit process. Also, the Coastal Permit will not be processed until E.I.A. approval is rece i ved . NO ACTION Page -2- LONGARD TUBE STATUS REPORT August 20, 1982 The State Lands Commission permit is being prepared. It involves lengthy narratives of all phases of the project and may take 16 hours to complete it, if all information is available. Processing time by State Lands is 2-3 months. City staff will continue to try to expedite this process. Since Longard Pacific is a sole source, the bid process can be bypassed, but we will still have to go to City Council to award the contract, unless it is done as a private contract between the homeowners and Longard Pacific. RHA : mmt C: Assistant City Manager/Developmental Services d LONGARD TUBE STATUS REPORT SUMMARY E. I .A. COASTAL PERMIT ARMY CORPS PERFIIT COUNCIL APPROVAL STATE LANDS PERMIT AAASSSSOOOONNN UUUEEEECCCCOOO G G G P P P P T T T -r v v v 12301220112001 63063074185185 PERMIT SCHEDULE E X H I B I T "A" 3