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Home My WebLink About1992-01-28; City Council; 11540; CITIZENS REQUEST TO INSTALL TIME LOCK GATE AT THE COASTAL OCEAN STREET COASTAL ACESSWAYAB#A&PLL- TITLE: MTG.JY@ -9% CITIZENS REQUEST TO INSTALL TIME LOCK GATE AT THE OCEAN STREET COASTAL DEPT. HE CITY An CITY MGI *I .a z 0 4 1 0 z 3 0 0 - G i. <’Y CImOF CARLSBAD - AGEN-BILL DEPT.P&- ACCESSWAY RECOMMENDED ACTION:: If the City Council concurs with the Parks and Recreation Commission’s recommendation to allow for the installation of time lock gates at the Ocean Street coastal accessway, your action would be to adopt resolution no. 01 2 - 3 7 I authorizing City staff to prepare the appropriate documents necessary to obtain a Coastal Development Permit for the installation of time lock gates from the Coastal Commission. ITEM EXPLANATION: During the October 15, 1991, City Council meeting, the Council authorized staff to apply for Coastal Development Permits from the Coastal Commission in an effort to gain approval to install time lock gates at the Beech Street and Grand Avenue coastal accessways. During the public comment portion of this agenda item, the City Council was addressed by Mr. Lawrence M. Whittington of 2375 Rue des Chateaux in Carlsbad. Mr. Whittington’s specific request was that the City Council also include approval for time lock gates to be installed at the Ocean Street access point which is immediately adjacent to his property. After considering his public comment, the Council requested that Mr. Whittington process his request through the Parks and Recreation Commission for a recommendation to the City Council. Mr. Whittington’s request was presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission during both the November and December Commission meetings. While the item received a deadlock vote (3-3) during the November Commission meeting, Mr Whittington was requested to return during the December meeting, at which time E full panel of Commission members would be available to again review his request The agenda item received approval (5-2) during the December meeting, and staff wa: directed to proceed to the City Council for further consideration and action. Based upon previous Parks and Recreation Commission and Council action, staff i! recommending that the Council direct staff to apply for a Coastal Development Permi for time lock gates at Ocean Street. As in the two preceding time lock gate requests staff would also submit that the cost of the installation be born by the adjacer residents. Mr. Whittington has indicated that, if necessary, he would assume th entire cost of that installation. PAtit 2, AB #z-' - - ~1 FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of gate installation is anticipated at approximately $10,000. It i recommended that, whatever the cost of installation, it be absorbed by the adjoinin1 property owner(s). The maintenance and operation of the time lock gates will becom part of the scheduled maintenance associated with the access points as assumed b the Parks and Recreation maintenance staff. Barring incidents of vandalism, th maintenance and operation costs should be minimal. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution 1'30 Cp '2.- 3 9 2. Letter to Director, Parks & Recreation, October 18, 1991 3. Location Map - Ocean Street Coastal Accessways W W -. . . '. , -) U LAWRENCE M. WHITTINGTON 2375 RUE DES CHATEAUX CARLSBAD, CA. 92008 October 18, 1991 Mr. Dave Bradstreet Parks and Recreation Director City of Carlsbad 1166 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92009 Dear Mr. Bradstreet: This is to hereby request that an electronically activated time lock gate(s) be installed at the coastal beach accessway between the 2300 block of Rue Des Chateaus and the 2400 block of Ocean Street in Carlsbad. I live at 2375 Rue Des Chateaux in Carlsbad, adjacent to the above accessway on the north side. I appeared before the City Council on October 15, 1991, in support of the request for the installation of 2 sets of time lock gates at the Beech Street and Grand Avenue beach accessways. I had read in the Monday edition of the Blade Citizen Newspaper that the request was scheduled on the Tuesday night City Council agenda. gross inconvenience that late-night beachgoers cause the people living along Ocean Street, I felt compelled to voluntarily speak in favor of the gates. At the council meeting there were four persons who spoke in favor of the gates and each one described many of the same - unpleasant instances caused by late-night gatherings that I have also experienced. At the conclusion of my presentation, I indicated to the Council that a beach gate was also needed at the beach accessway that is adjacent to my home. The members of the Council advised me that they could not include the additional accessway gate as part of that hearing, but they suggested that I should apply to your department to commence the process for a time lock gate adjacent to my home. For your information, I will reiterate a few of the things tha I have experienced and that 1.mentioned at the October 15 Council meeting. They are as follows: Knowing of my own experiences the 1. I have endured loud and rowdy parties at all hours of the night. Cursing and obscenities also echo through my home at all hours of the night. Smoke from campfires on the beach comes into my home. Graffiti is written on the accessway walls and stairs 2. 3. 4. EXHIB - w I Q Mr. Dave Bradstreet October 18, 1991 5. The smell of marijuana also comes into my house. 6. Beer cans and other alcoholic containers litter the beach, the accessway, Ocean Street, and my immediate yard on many mornings. night, but often they congregate along the accessway itself. 7. These groups not only gather on the beach late at On numerous occassions I have called the police department and they promptly responded. However, the police are limited in their effectiveness because they cannot constantly monitor the beach. For example, this summer there was a party on the beac late at night and a huge bonfire was built. I called the police and they responded. They cleared the beach and put out the fire, but within thirty minutes after the police had left, the fire was restarted and the party continued. Many of the people who come to the beach late at night are intimidating tc decent people. They use crude language and boisterous behavior, often a result of too much alcohol. Any assistance from your department in processing this request will be appreciated. If you need any additional information from me, please advise me accordingly. Sincerely, Z-MqL* Lawrence M. Whittington (619-729-1931) LMW:bm - W .-_ UENA VISTA LAGOOf{ STATE LAND COMMISSIOfl & P F1 I V AT E P It 0 P E FI T Y ** * CI-IRISTENSEN WAY ** * EXISTING GATES .. ** PROPOSED GATES 7 STATE PAl\KS & .. fIECf\E A T 10 II P I10 ;'Ell T y . .. EXHIBIT 3 . : . ' ,. ' .. I 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Io 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 W CI RESOLUTION NO. 92-39 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TIME LOCK GATES AT THE OCEAN STREET COASTAL ACCESSWAY WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is the property owner of the Ocean Strec beach accessway; and WHEREAS, a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Commissic has been considered by the City Council to allow for the installation of time lo( gates at Ocean Street coastal accessway at the expense of the adjacent propee ownerls); and WHEREAS, the City Council feels that the installation of the time lock gates are in the best interests of the citizens of Carlsbad; and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby approve of the installation of 1 time lock gates, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of City of Carlsbad as follows: 1. That the foregoing recitalions are true and correct. //// //// //// //// //// //// //// //// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2o I 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I w a 2. The City Council does hereby authorize the application for a development permit for the installation of time lock gates at Ocear Street coastal accessway for Coastal Commission consideration. PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the City Council of 1 Carlsbad on the 28th of January of 1992, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: None ABSENT: None Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Larson, Stanton and Nyga: ATTEST: ALETHA L. RAU CCRESONO. 92-39 -2-