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OF DEDICATION FOR A PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS IT& 3/18/86
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lECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff is recommending that the City Council consider accepting an
iffer of dedication from the State Coastal Conservancy for the Beech
Street beach access.
Cf Council concurs, adopt Resolution No. r439 and approve allocation
if funds for a stairway design.
CTEM EXPLANATION:
rhe Beech Street beach access, is currently, and has been for some time
inder the jurisdiction of the Coastal Conservancy.
rhe Coastal Conservancy's objective is to take affirmative steps to pre-'
serve, enhance and restore coastal resources, to develop solutions to
Land use problems and to provide access to the shoreline.
Ct has been the Conservancy's goal to identify a permanent management
2ntity that can accept title to the easement and responsibility for its
improvement and long term maintenance so that it could be formally ipened to the public.
Chere are currently four City owned and maintained beach accessways
letween Elm Avenue and the northern boundary of Ocean Street (Exhibit 1).
In increase in the use of the local beach has created heavy pedestrian ise of the Beech Street accessway by citizens and tourists. The question
if the City providing safe adequate public access to this area has been raised.
Che condition of the access easement is in a state of disrepair. Left in its present condition, the existing Beech Street beach access has iecome a potential liability to the state and detrimental to the interests of the City of Carlsbad.
Cn order to analyze the feasibility of the City assuming the ownership
if the accessway, a number of issues have been addressed by City staff.
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The partially existing stairway is in a substandard condition
and would require extensive repair.
The estimated cost to develop a concrete stairway access is
$25,883. This figure includes the addition of handrails.
The local coastal plan recommends that an access should be
10 feet in width, however, there is nothing that states this is a mandatory figure.
There is no existing City standard addressing the width of
beach access stairs. The Engineering Department feels that
a four foot width would be adequate.
The Fire Department feels a four foot width is adequate for their safety concerns.
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6. Vandalism could occur, but probably no more than at other
7. Funds for the design cost are available in the Parks and
beach accessways.
Recreation Department, Professional Services Account Number
001-820-4110-2470.
8. Complete Grant Funding is available through the State Coastal Conservancy.
During the February loth, 1986, meeting of the Parks and Recreation
Commission, the idea of the City accepting ownership to provide safe
public access as well as pursuing grant funding was endorsed.
In coordinating the logistics of the City acceptance for this easement,
it has been proposed that a Conservancy Representative take the request
for a grant to the Conservancy Board for their approval, and make the
acceptance of the dedication by the City a conditon of the contract
for the grant.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Cost of project completion and maintenance are as follows:
A. 1. Design and survey $ 2,500
2. Staff time $ 2,000
3. Site preparation for construction $ 1,250
4. Construction $17,360
5. Contingency $ 2,773
TOTAL $25,883
B. 1. Estimated Annual Maintenance is $ 1,500
EXHIBITS :
1. Location map of existing beach accesses
2. Resolution No. 87.37
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RESOLUTION NO. 8439
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE STAIRWAY FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO
THE BEACH AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR DESIGN OF THE FACILITY
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the City Council has agreed to accept an offer of
dedication for the Beech Street beach access, from the State
Coastal Conservancy and;
WHEREAS, a stairway design is required to pursue with the
grant funding from the State Coastal Conservancy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Carlsbad
hereby:
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Will accept the dedication of ownership of an easement
from Ocean Street to the beach, measuring five feet
from the southern boundary of the below described land:
Lot 29, in block A of the Hayes Land Company addition
to Carlsbad, Map No. 2 in the City of Carlsbad, County
of San Diego, State of California, according to the Map
thereof No. 1221, filed in the office of the County
Recorder of San Diego County, November 4, 1909.
Approves the filing of an application for grant funding
to the Coastal Conservancy for a public beach access
stairway construction.
Appoints the Parks & Recreation Director or his/her
authorized deputy as agent of the City of Carlsbad, to
coordinate, process and execute all contracts, agree-
ments, amendments and ancillary documents within the
scope of the grant application.
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4. The-acceptance of City ownership of this easement
will be contingent upon the approval of grant funding
by the Coastal Conservancy. Approved funding must
provide for the entire cost of constructing a
stairway facility acceptable under the existing
codes of the engineering and building departments
of the City of Carlsbad.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held
on the 18th day of March , 1986, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettine
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ALETHA L. ‘RAUTENKRANZ , Citq Clerk
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