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2020-06-04; City Council; ; Repeal of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 and Eliminating No Parking Zones on Carlsbad Boulevard, Ponto Drive and Ponto Road and Reopening Parking Lots in City
CA Review CKM Meeting Date: June 4, 2020 To: Mayor and City Council From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager Staff Contact: Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works Paz.gomez@carlsbadca.gov, 760-602-2751 Cindie McMahon, Assistant City Attorney cindie.mcmahon@carlsbadca.gov, 760-434-2891 Subject: Repeal of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 and Eliminating No Parking Zones on Carlsbad Boulevard, Ponto Drive and Ponto Road and Reopening Parking Lots in City Parks and Public Beaches Recommended Actions 1.Introduce and adopt an urgency ordinance repealing Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 and eliminating no parking zones on Carlsbad Boulevard from Pine Avenue to La Costa Avenue, Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and Ponto Road 2.Adopt a resolution to fully reopen all parking lots in city parks 3.Receive information on reopening parking lots in public beaches Executive Summary On March 16, 2020, the director of emergency services signed a Proclamation of Local Emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19. The City Council ratified this proclamation on March 17, 2020, and adopted the findings and determinations made by the director in support of the proclamation, which was to expire on May 15, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise lawfully extended or terminated earlier by the City Council. On May 12, 2020, the City Council extended the Proclamation of Local Emergency until the City Council takes further action, the need for which the City Council will review when the state and county states of emergency end. On April 2, 2020, the director ordered the prohibition of parking on: Carlsbad Boulevard, from Pine Avenue to La Costa Avenue Ponto Drive, from Ponto Road to the south terminus Ponto Road, in its entirety The director’s action was necessary to deter the public from congregating on the beaches within Carlsbad in violation of the state executive order and county public health order. Exhibit 3 shows the locations of the subject no parking zones. June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 1 of 26 On April 7, 2020, the City Council ratified and codified the director’s order by enacting urgency Ordinance No. CS-372, which added Section 10.40.300 to the Carlsbad Municipal Code (Exhibit 4). Since April 7, 2020, the state executive order and county public health order have been amended to allow increasing public use of beaches. Effective June 2, 2020, the county public health order began allowing some passive use of beaches, including sunbathing, which is expected to significantly increase the number of beach goers. The anticipated increase in beach use has created an urgent need to repeal Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 to ensure the related vehicle traffic and parking impacts do not harm the public peace, health and safety. Discussion Under Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 6.04.100(A)(6)(a), the director of emergency services is empowered to make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency. However, such rules must be confirmed by the City Council. The director of emergency services has been directed and authorized by the City Council to address any impacts and conditions caused by the spread of COVID-19. On March 27, 2020, the San Diego County health officer ordered that, “Government entities shall enforce social distancing requirements at all beaches and parks; if a government entity is unable to enforce social distancing at a beach or park, it shall be closed to the public.” This order was effective on March 29, 2020. To deter ongoing violations of the county public health order, on April 7, 2020, the City Council ratified and codified an April 2, 2020 order of the director by enacting urgency Ordinance CS- 372, which added Section 10.40.300 to the Carlsbad Municipal Code, temporarily establishing no parking zones on: Carlsbad Boulevard, from Pine Avenue to La Costa Avenue Ponto Drive, from Ponto Road to the south terminus Ponto Road, in its entirety This ordinance prohibited parking on both sides of these roadways. Parking in these areas constitutes a parking violation under Chapter 10.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. The ordinance and any corresponding authorizations were to remain in effect until expiration of the local emergency declared as a result of the spread of COVID-19. Effective June 2, 2020, the county public health order was amended to begin allowing some passive use of beaches, including sunbathing. This amendment is expected to significantly increase the number of visitors to Carlsbad beaches. Under Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 6.04.100(A)(6)(a), the director of emergency services is empowered to make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency. The director of emergency June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 2 of 26 services has determined that the anticipated increase in beach use creates an urgent need to increase parking capacity near Carlsbad beaches to protect the public peace, health and safety. Without an increase in parking capacity near Carlsbad beaches, the director anticipates the following adverse impacts will occur: excess speeding, reckless driving, illegal turns, illegal parking, disregard for pedestrian and bicyclist safety, and other unsafe actions. Consequently, the director recommends the City Council adopt an urgency ordinance repealing Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300. The June 2, 2020, amended public health order, through a link to the Physical Distancing and Safety Plan for County of San Diego – Parks and Beaches, also removed the restriction of half- capacity maximum on reopening of the parking lots in public parks. Staff recommends adoption of a resolution to open all parking lots in city parks to full capacity effective Friday, June 5, 2020 no later than 2 p.m. Regarding beach parking lots, State Parks opened the beaches within the city limits of Carlsbad for certain uses in keeping with the state executive order and county public health order, but the State Parks parking lots near the beaches remain closed. When State Parks decides to open beach parking lots per the Governor’s direction, staff will notify the City Council of the decision. Fiscal Analysis At this time, the repeal of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 is expected to have limited fiscal impact. Next Steps Under California Government Code Section 36937, subdivision (b), the urgency ordinance repealing Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 will become effective immediately upon passage by a four-fifths vote of the City Council. If the urgency ordinance is adopted, staff will expeditiously remove signage and barricades and reopen parking in the affected streets no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020. Upon the City Council’s adoption of the resolution to reopen all parking lots in city parks to full capacity, staff will expeditiously remove signage and barricades no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020. Upon notification of State Parks’ decision to reopen beach parking lots per the Governor’s direction, staff will notify the City Council of the decision. Environmental Evaluation (CEQA) The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) – minor alteration of existing facilities including streets, sidewalks, gutters, and similar facilities involving negligible or no expansion. Public Notification and Outreach This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date. June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 3 of 26 Exhibits 1. Proposed urgency ordinance and redline of repeal of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 2. City Council resolution 3. Location maps 4. Ordinance No. CS-372 June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 4 of 26 ORDINANCE NO. CS-376 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10.40.300 AND ELIMINATING THE NO PARKING ZONES ON CARLSBAD BOULEVARD FROM PINE AVENUE AND LA COSTA AVENUE, ON PONTO DRIVE FROM PONTO ROAD AND THE SOUTH TERMINUS, AND ON PONTO ROAD. EXHIBIT 1 WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020 the Director of Emergency Services (Director) signed a Proclamation of Local Emergency as a Result of the Spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Local Emergency on March 17, 2020, and adopted the findings and determinations made by the Director in support of the proclamation; and WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency will remain in effect until further action by the City Council, the need for which will be reviewed when the state and county states of emergency end; and WHEREAS, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the County Health Officer ordered, effective March 29, 2020, that "Government entities shall enforce social distancing requirements at all beaches and parks; if a government entity is unable to enforce social distancing at a beach or park, it shall be closed to the public"; and WHEREAS, because social distancing requirements were not being followed at Carlsbad beaches and to deter further ongoing violations of the County Health Officer's order, on April 2, 2020, the Director ordered the prohibition of parking on Carlsbad Boulevard from Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, on Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and on Ponto Road; and WHEREAS, on April 7, 2020, the City Council introduced and adopted urgency Ordinance No. CS-372, ratifying and codifying the Director's order by adding Section 10.40.300 to Title 10, Chapter 10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, since the City Council's enactment of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300, the County Health Officer's order has been amended to permit some public use of the beach; and WHEREAS, the permissible public use of the beach has resulted in traffic and parking impacts adversely affecting the public peace, health and safety; and WHEREAS, the adverse effects include excess speeding, reckless driving, illegal turns, illegal parking, disregard for pedestrian and bicyclist safety, and other unsafe actions; and June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 5 of 26 WHEREAS, on June 2, 2020, the County Health Officer's order was amended to allow additional public use of the beach, including sunbathing; and WHEREAS, the additional public use of the beach is expected to substantially increase the number of beach visitors, exacerbating the traffic and parking impacts and further adversely affecting the public peace, health and safety; and WHEREAS, the further adverse effects are expected to include a shortage in available Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant parking spaces, an increase in excess speeding, reckless driving, illegal turns, illegal parking, disregard for pedestrian and bicyclist safety, and other unsafe actions; and WHEREAS, to accommodate the substantial increase in the number of beach visitors, reduce the related traffic and parking impacts and protect the public peace, health and safety, the Director has recommended the City Council immediately repeal Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 and eliminate the no parking zones on Carlsbad Boulevard from Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, on Ponto Drive from Ponto Road and the south terminus, and on Ponto Road. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows that: 1. The above recitations are true and correct. 2. That Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 is repealed in its entirety. 3. That the City Council finds and declares that the adoption and implementation of this ordinance is an urgency measure required for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety for the reasons stated in the recitals. 4. That under California Government Code Section 36937, subdivision (b), this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage by a four-fifths vote of the City Council. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 6 of 26 INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 4th day of June, 2020, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher. None. ABSENT: None. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney MATT HALL, Mayor \ ~Jt!JfL~ /!12ARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk (SEAL) June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 7 of 26 EXHIBIT 1 REDLINE OF REPEAL OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10.40.300 10.40.300 Parking restricted on Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, on Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and on Ponto Road. There will be no parking on each side of Carlsbad Boulevard from Pine Avenue to La Costa Avenue, on each side of Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and on each side of Ponto Road. (Ord. CS-372 § 2, 2020) June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 8 of 26 EXHIBIT 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-098 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, OR DESIGNEE, TO OPEN ALL PARKING LOTS IN CITY PARKS TO FULL CAPACITY EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020, NO LATER THAN 2 P.M. WHEREAS, COVID-19, a novel coronavirus, is a respiratory disease with symptoms including cough and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, for which outcomes range from mild to severe, and in some cases death; and WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of COVID-19 a "public health emergency of international concern"; and WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a Public Health Emergency for the United States, effective January 27, 2020, to aid the nation's health care community in responding to the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on February 14, 2020, the San Diego County Health Officer declared a Local Health Emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19, which was subsequently ratified by the Board of Supervisors on February 19, 2020; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the State of California declared a State of Emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization began characterizing COVID-19 as a pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President ofthe United States declared a national emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services has determined that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Carlsbad caused by the spread of COVID-19 and the conditions require an emergency response, with the potential need for resources beyond the capacity and control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of Carlsbad; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Director of Emergency Services issued a Proclamation declaring a Local Emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19, as authorized by Government Code section 8630 and Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 6.04, which was ratified by the City Council on March 17, 2020; and June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 9 of 26 WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency directs and authorizes the Director of Emergency Services, or a designee, to address any and all impacts and conditions caused by the spread of COVID-19 and to obtain any and all aid and assistance from local, county, state, or federal agencies, including but not limited to aid and assistance pursuant to the California Disaster Assistance Act, California Government Code Section 8680 et seq.; and WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency will remain in effect until further action by the City Council, the need for which will be reviewed when the state and county states of emergency end; and WHEREAS, Executive Order N-25-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 12, 2020 orders that "All residents are to heed any orders and guidance of state and local health officials, including but not limited to the imposition of social distancing measures, to control COVID-19"; and WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the Governor of the State of California issued Executive Order N-33- 20, which ordered all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors; and WHEREAS, effective March 23, 2020, the City of Carlsbad temporarily closed city parks, trails and parks to help slow the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020, an update to the San Diego County Health Officer's order required cities to close parks, trails, and parks where members of the public were not following social distancing rules; and WHEREAS, on April 24, 2020, the San Diego County Health Officer issued an order, effective April 27, 2020, which required the City of Carlsbad to submit and implement Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocols in order to open public parks and recreation areas, including public parks, for walking, hiking, equestrian or bicycle riding; and WHEREAS, on April 30, 2020, the San Diego County Health Officer issued an updated order which included sections pertinent to the City Council's consideration of allowing access to the city's parks; and WHEREAS, the city allowed access to the city's parks as of Monday, May 4, 2020, at 2 p.m.; and WHEREAS, the access to these parks was limited to the passive areas only, and all community centers, aquatic centers, athletic fields, sports courts, playgrounds, dog parks, skate parks and similar areas remained closed; and WHEREAS, all other park sites (and school sites under joint use agreements) containing only active areas, such as those described above, remained closed; and June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 10 of 26 WHEREAS, this access was more restrictive than the county's protocol for parks, which stated "All active sports areas, such tennis and basketball courts, shall be limited to use by members of a single family/household"; and WHEREAS, the park parking lots complied with the county's protocol for parks, which stated "Parking limitation -reduce number of available spaces by 50%"; and WHEREAS, the June 2, 2020 amended public health order, via a link to the Physical Distancing and Safety Plan for County of San Diego -Parks and Beaches, removed the restriction of half-capacity maximum on reopening of the parking lots in public parks. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, directs and authorizes the Director of Emergency Services, or designee, to open all parking lots in city parks to full capacity effective Friday, June 5, 2020, no later than 2 p.m. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 4th day of June, 2020, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher. None. None. MATT HALL, Mayor ( JMY]AAc&f{ rrJc_?f!~ ~ARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk (SEAL) ,,,,11111111,,,,,,,, ,,,,, c::. CA ,,,,✓• /''C?.~ ~l. ~, ":L~•• ~--.~~ J:;:/~~-..._~% ~CJ[ I ~.i\c§ \~1.~!?!3/ ~j ~ 4, ···········u.\'i-.~ ❖,,,,,-;-11=0R",,,,,-$:' 111//11111111111111' June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 11 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 1 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Cherry Ave and Hemlock Ave Exhibit 3June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 12 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 2 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Agua Hedionda Bridge and Tower 32 Agua Hedionda Lagoon June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 13 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 3 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Tower 32 and Power Plant Agua Hedionda Lagoon June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 14 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 4 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Power Plant and Tierra Del Oro Power Plant June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 15 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 5 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Cannon Rd and Cerezo Dr (Both Sides) June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 16 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 6 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Cerezo Dr and PAR June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 17 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 7 -Carlsbad Boulevard at PAR June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 18 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 8 -Carlsbad Boulevard at Solamar Dr June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 19 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 9 -Carlsbad Boulevard at Avenida Encinas June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 20 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 10 -Carlsbad Boulevard north of Batiquitos Lagoon bridge Batiquitos Lagoon June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 21 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 11 –Ponto Road (Parking Already Prohibited)June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 22 of 26 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 12 –Ponto Drive from Avenida Encinas to Ponto Road June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 23 of 26 ORDINANCE NO. CS-372 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A NO PARKING ZONE ON CARLSBAD BOULEVARD BETWEEN PINE AVENUE AND LA COSTA AVENUE, AND ON PONTO DRIVE BETWEEN PONTO ROAD AND THE SOUTH TERMINUS, AND ON PONTO ROAD WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020 the Director of Emergency Services (DES) signed a Proclamation of Local Emergency as a Result ofthe Spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency was ratified by the City Council on March 17, 2020 and the City Council adopted the findings and determinations made by the DES in support of the proclamation; and WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency shall expire on May 15, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise lawfully extended or terminated earlier by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the DES has been directed and authorized to address any impacts and conditions caused by the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, under Carlsbad Municipal Code Section No. 6.04.l00(A)(G)(a) the DES is empowered to make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency, however such rules must be confirmed by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the County Health Officer ordered on March 27, 2020, effective on March 29, 2020, that "Government entities shall enforce social distancing requirements at all beaches and parks; if a government entity is unable to enforce social distancing at a beach or park, it shall be closed to the public."; and WHEREAS, social distancing requirements are not being followed at Carlsbad beaches; and WHEREAS, a stated purpose of the County Public Health order is to decrease the likelihood that gatherings will attract people from a broad geographic area and to prevent gatherings of a large number of people at a single location; and WHEREAS, the prohibiting of parking on Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, on Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and on Ponto Road would discourage large gatherings of people from a broad geographic area at the beaches of Carlsbad; and Exhibit 4 June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 24 of 26 WHEREAS, on April 2, 2020 the DES ordered the prohibition of parking on Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, on Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and on Ponto Road; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section No. 8634 allows the City Council, as the governing body, to make orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is an emergency necessitating immediate adoption. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows that: 1. The above recitations are true and correct and are each incorporated by reference. 2. That Title 10, Chapter 10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Section 10.40.300 to read as follows: 10.40.300 Parking Restricted on Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, on Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and on Ponto Road: There will be no parking on each side of Carlsbad Boulevard from Pine Avenue to La Costa Avenue, on each side of Ponto Drive from Ponto Road to the south terminus, and on each side of Ponto Road. 3. This Ordinance shall remain in effect until the expiration of the Local Emergency as a Result of the Spread of COVID-19. To the extent that it conflicts with Carlsbad Municipal Code Sections No. 10.40.041 and 10.40.127, this ordinance shall control. 4. The City Council finds and declares that the adoption and implementation of this Ordinance is an emergency measure required for the immediate preservation of the public peace, safety, health, and welfare, for the reasons set out herein and pursuant to Government Code Section No. 36937, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by four-fifths of the City Council. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the full text of the Ordinance or a summary of the Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 25 of 26 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 7th day of April, 2020, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher. None. ABSENT: None. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney MATT HALL, Mayor y~1Ul&QJL~ iiiO!) BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk U1v (SEAL) June 4, 2020 Item #1 Page 26 of 26 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Rick Lockman <vballsurfr@yahoo.com> Monday, June 1, 2020 9:12 PM City Clerk Letter to be read at council meeting 6-4-20 Open parking -Carlsbad Blvd".docx Hello, Please have the attached letter read at the council meeting on June 4th. Thank you , Rick Lockman Carlsbad, 9209 All Receive -Agenda Item # _L For the Information of the: , CIJ:1COUNCIL Date ~ CA V""""" CC ,_. CM ..........--ACM_ CM (3) / CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 To: Carlsbad City Council From: Rick Lockman, Carlsbad. 92009 I would like this letter read at the city council meeting on June 4th Subject: Parking on Carlsbad Blvd. Hello, I want to encourage you to open the street parking on Carlsbad Blvd now. The beaches, stores and restaurants are now open for additional activities and that will bring larger crowds to the beach that will stay at the beach for longer periods of time. This is going to increase demand on parking spaces in an already overcrowded parking area. The increased crowds will need to cross Carlsbad Blvd from the residential areas and this will increase the probability of a pedestrian-vehicle accident along this space. The residents who live adjacent to the beach have already seen parking spaces at a premium for their own use and if Carlsbad Blvd parking 'is not restored., the problem will become unmanageable. The number of persons with the virus have decreased over the last few weeks and the people in Carlsbad have adhered to the rules. Most medical experts seem to think the safest place to be during this virus is in the sun and open spaces. The beach creates the best place for people to go to be best protected from the virus. Carlsbad is in a unique situation where there are not thousands of parking places available for beach goers. Even with parking along Carlsbad Blvd, the beach will not be (or ever has been) overcrowded, so distancing can easily be accomplished without putting pedestrians at risk crossing the street and allow more disabled persons to access the beach from a greater number of places. Thank you for all you have done thus far to limit exposure to the virus, but it is time to give parking back to the people. Respectfully: Rick Lockman Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject:• sdbeach81@gmail.com Wednesday, June 3, 2020 9:33 AM City Clerk jim.desmond@sdcounty.ca.gov Covid Carlsbad Parking Issues To the Carlsbad City Council & County Supervisor, All Receive -Agenda Item# j_ For the Information of the: 1 C::l'f!' f OUNCIL Date Y!J1 CA V CC /'"' CM ~CM ~ DCM (3) ,.,,.,,,,-- Please enter my email into the minutes of the next Carlsbad City Council meeting as a matter of public record. The following email is a result of the conversation I had with Jason at the Carlsbad City Manager's Office. We are a homeowner at , Carlsbad, which is 1 block east of Pacific Coast Hwy. My concern, along with my neighbors, is that our neighborhoods have now become the only venue for parking for the beach goers because the beach parking lots and adjacent parking along Pacific Coast Hwy have been closed. This has resulted in the Covid exposure being pushed into our private neighborhoods. I want to make it clear that this is not the typical parking issues we deal with during the weekends and summer. People are hanging out, eating, and urinating in our neighborhoods. Along with all of this they leave behind their trash. Unfortunately the neighborhoods do not have the regulation, enforcement, trash cans, or restrooms to handle this. Moreover, there is no social distancing being adhere to. I am requesting that the public parking access be reopened to restore our neighborhoods. With regards, Steve Beach CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Members of the Board Judith Simas <jslavender3@yahoo.com> Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:08 AM City Clerk All Receive -Agenda Item # / For the Information of th;- '~IJY1COUNCIL Date .Ji!l..:L CA V---cc ..,..- CM _v JKM ----r'.>CM (3) V Open beach parking---To Be Read at Meeting, Thursday, May 4, 2020, I am writing to request you open up the parking at all Carlsbad beaches, immediately. I am sure most Carlsbad residents would agree with me. When you announce that the beach is "open" it should be open, meaning you can actually reach it with out walking for miles. Those of us who have paid for parking passes are especially angry at this ban, we have had months of not being able to use our passes not to mention using a beach we all pay taxes for. I would be interested in hearing your rational for keeping the parking at the beach closed to everyone. As we are learning everyday, about the virus, we now know it is highly unlikely you could contract the virus while being outdoors. We also know, that all the predictions regarding the severity of the virus has proven to be wrong, however government officials cling to original decisions and make opening up the city a slow agonizing process. Recent protests/riots go on without any mention of social distancing or closed parking. How is this not a problem, but you cannot visit and until recently sit on the beach? By keeping our parking off limits, it would appear there is another reason why you don't want anyone to visit our beautiful beaches. By closing parking and opening the beach, you force people to park downtown and in neighborhoods and walk to the beach. This forces more people on the same beach. If you would open the parking, people could comfortably and safely be at the beach and not clog neighborhoods and city streets with vehicles. Lastly, why is parking at the beach currently not "allowed", but parking lots at grocery stores, Walmart and Loews, just fine? We the citizens of Carlsbad, need a logical, rational explanation based on real time facts on why we just don't move quickly to open everything after months of confinement. Submitted by, Judith Simas CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: Rob Coury <Rob.Coury@Grarate.com> Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11 :41 AM To: Subject: City Clerk ) PLEASE READ INTO THE MEETING RECORD REGARDIN~P~~i)'(ft;" Agenda Item#_ For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL PLEASE READ INTO THE MEETING RECORD Datel pf L{ CA .......-CC _..- CM V"'""ACM ....--DCM (3):::::: Dear City Council, We have been residents of Terramar for the past 20 years. We live at . Our neighborhood has been impacted dramatically with the parking situation. We have had to endure people hanging out in front of our house for hours at a time. We have had trash left everywhere. People use our front yard to get dressed and undressed on. They lay surfboards on our yard and basically use it as a public space. Our neighborhood has cars speeding through it all day long not caring that this is a neighborhood where kids and pets live. It is time to stop the madness and open up the public parking so we can get our neighborhood back! Terramar has been a community in Carlsbad since 1952. We are law abiding citizens. Great people who look after each other. We deserve better from you our City Council Members! Opening up the beaches is going to make it 1 O times worse for all of us who live here. If you are opening up the beaches, which you are, then you need to open up the parking for the people who want to go to the beach. 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State License Numbers: CA -CA-DBO242966 -41 DBO-68350 CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: -----Original Message----- Council Internet Email Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1 :27 PM City Clerk FW: Open parking lots From: Darcie <walker.darcie@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:26 AM Subject: Open parking lots Please read at council meeting today: 1 All Receive -Agenda Item# - For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL Date !e..J.!L CA ~CC:-7 CM ✓ACM _::::1)CM l3} - We are asking city council to open up our beach and park parking lots. There is not a pandemic in our city, county, nor state currently. This should not even be a question. These closures are no longer about the health/safety of our community. We can be both safe and healthy while having the parking lots open. Continuing to keep these closed is not backed by science, COVID19 number~, nor by country's constitution. Darcie and Jeremy Paul CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Manager Internet Email Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:20 PM City Clerk FW: Beach Parking All Receive -Agenda Item # _}_ For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL Date Y..!{ CA ......--cc __:::: CM_ CM_._ CM {3) -- For tomorrow's council meeting. He references "voting" to reopen parking. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Tindall <tindallmike8746@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:18 PM To: Priya Bhat-Patel <Priya.Bhat-Patel@carlsbadca.gov>; Manager Internet Email <Manager@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Re: Beach Parking > On Jun 3, 2020, at 3:09 PM, Mike Tindall <tindallmike8746@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good Evening, > > We have a dangerous traffic pattern at the intersection of Carlsbad Blvd and Cerezo-and to a lesser extent at the intersection of Cerezo and Los Robles Drive. > > Beach goers and other pedestrians are walking in the traffic on both sides of Cerezo while car doors are being opened as people exit their cars. > > At the same time, cars are blindly turning right from Carlsbad Blvd into these pedestrians who are walking in the traffic pattern. > > Concurrently there are cars making U-turns at the Cerezo, Los Robles intersection backing up traffic. When children, dogs, and surfboards are added, we have more safety issues. > > This problem is exacerbated by the closure of parking on Carlsbad Blvd. You and the other civic leaders have the authority and responsibility to relieve this unnecessary public safety hazard by voting to re-open the parking on Carlsbad > >Blvd.immediately. > > I appreciate your attention to this concern. > > Mike Tindall CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Jan Friedman <janne.friedman@icloud.com> Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:56 PM City Clerk Beach Parking PLEASE READ INTO THE RECORD DEAR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: I would like to request that the parking lots be reopened, All Receive -Agenda Item # j_ For the Information of the: cti;_y: ~OUNCIL Date b!!_j__!j_ CA vCC....:::: CM 1../""ACM ~DCM (3)..::::: Even though I live just a couple of blocks from South Ponto Beach, and people are parking in my neighborhood and walking to the beach. I simply can't walk that far. And now with the Covid 19 virus, I can't take an Uber or even hitchhike. I am a widowed senior with mobility issues, so in order to enjoy our beaches, I really need to be able to park in the lot, and I do have a Handicap placard and a State Park Annual parking pass, and before Covid 19, that is what I did. I would not be exaggerating if I said that going to the beach is one of my greatest joys. I promise that I will keep social distance of at least six feet, and I will wear a mask, and I won't take up too much space in the sand. I'm sure there are many others who need to park close, as well. Thank you for your time and consideration. Jan Friedman Carlsbad 92011 CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Please read in council meeting: Jan Lewis <jlewiscbad@gmail.com> Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:26 PM City Clerk City Council Meeting 6/4 -Agenda Item Repeal Ordinance of beach parking An agenda item is being considered to free up parking again along the beaches commencing 6/5 at 2 pm. I have heard a protest is scheduled for this weekend, and hope that it remains peaceful. As a safety precaution, would it be best to keep the restriction on parking until after the weekend to let the protest happen without additional parking becoming available for a larger crowd. All Receive -Agenda Item # .1. Thank you. For the Information of the: Jan Lewis Carlsbad, CA 92008 CITY1COUNCIL Date ~ CA ..,...-cc✓ CM ✓ ACM v DCM (3)~ CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Dawn Gonzalez <dawn8372@gmail.com> Wednesday, June 3, 2020 9:42 PM City Clerk Beach parking All Receive -Agenda Item # _I_ Forthe Information of the: CITY COUNCIL Date Le{'J CA v-CC ~ CM _ CM _::::-DCM (3) ..:::. Please open the parking at our Carlsbad beaches. As grandparents of 9 beach babies, it is really difficult to walk in from surrounding areas to enjoy playing with our grandkids. My husband has a back injury and often stays home because of the parking. Parking equals family memories! Thank you Dawn Gonzalez I CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content! lis safe.I 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: *Please read into the record* Bryan Thunstrom < brytheweatherguy@gmail.com > Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11 :10 PM City Clerk June 4 Special Meeting: All Receive • Agenda Item # _f_ For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL Date lJ!:f_ CA,,,,--CC .::::_ CM ,.,,-;t..CM _ /()CM (3) _..:::_ Please open all public parking along PCH in Carlsbad that was temporarily closed. It no longer serves it's purpose and appears to be creating unintended {yet predictable) consequences for local neighborhoods. Additionally, our beautiful beaches should be accessible to all -able or less able! The existing handicap spaces are insufficient. OPEN parking will allow beach goers to SPREAD out much more easily too! Represent and TRUST your citizens. Sincerely, Bryan Thunstrom CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Pierre.Gene CochetWeinandt.Wade <pierreandgene@gmail.com> I Thursday June 4 2020 8:32 AM All Receive -Agenda Item#_ Cit Clerk ' For the Information of the: y CITY COUNCIL City council meeting, June 4th 2020 • -, aJ CA v cc ..- Date lilLJ-. --✓ CM ✓ACM ~CM (3) _ (I would like this letter to be read in the public comments before item 1 of the agenda of today's meeting, June 4th 2020) Dear City Council From the LA Times, June 3rd 2020 H ea/th experts have long warned of a potential second wave of the coronavirus as the economy reopens. But while other states have seen the first wave fade, the Golden State continues to see cases rise at a rapid clip ........... . "I'm always worried about a surge," Barbara Ferrer, the director of public health in Los Angeles County, said Monday. "We've always known that as more and more people are going to be out and about, we run this risk of there being a surge. " I was at the Carlsbad beach during the Memorial Day week-end, and I saw masses of people, with no mask, lying or sitting close to one another, playing beach games, no social distancing whatsoever. I asked the lifeguards there if this had become legal. They said "absolutely not, this is illegal, but there is no enforcement at all, from us or the Police", which was obvious to see. It seems to me that reopening the beach, as parks, businesses etc. was under condition of health safety. My main concern then was compliance and enforcement, I was so right. Now we start a second wave, leading to more death, extending a lot the economic pain, in time and severity, unless we accept that more hundreds of thousands will die in this country. And then, we should not complain. Respectfully Pierre Cochet-Weinandt 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Dan Walsh <upfrontcomms@gmail.com> Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:01 AM Subject: City Clerk - Terramar beach parking PLEASE READ INTO THE ME_i.fll~~~nda Item# _f_ For the Information of the: Please read into the meeting record: City Council, City Manager, et al, CITY COUNCIL Date le..1±_ CA ✓ CC _::::=_ CM £ACM_·_ CM (3) ~ I will not revisit the issues we are facing in Terramar as a result of closed beach area parking. I think your enduring of almost an hour of hearing from your Carlsbad residents and voters at the meeting Tuesday should have given all of you a very cogent understanding of the issue. Todays San Diego Union Tribune posted an article about our problems if you need further description of our issues here. In advance of today's emergency meeting to discuss beach parking and the extremely negative impact it has caused in our Terramar neighborhood, I contacted our County Supervisor Jim Desmond to get clarification about the county's role in decisions regarding beach parking opening status. Here is his reply: Dan, Thank you for your email. Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors voted (4-1) calling on the County Public Health Officials and coastal cities to consider opening beaches for all uses and parking lots in a safe manner as soon as possible. Sincerely, JIM DESMOND, Vice-Chairman Fifth District Supervisor County of San Diego SO, based on what Supervisor Desmond wrote, it's apparent that the city has a green light to open beach parking IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO. Let's hope this time ALL of the council members, et al, will do their jobs to represent us and get this issue behind us as soon as possible. Again, thanks to all that took time to provide input to the council and the city manager. Dan Walsh Terramar Association President Dan Walsh, Senior Broadcast Producer UPFRONT Communications Broadcast/Media Production Specialists Carlsbad, CA 92008 upfrontcommunications.com CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: -----Original Message----- Council Internet Email Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:15 AM City Clerk FW: Beach parking From: chris prowse <cprowse70@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 7:53 AM Subject: Re: Beach parking > On Jun 4, 2020, at 7:49 AM, chris prowse <cprowse70@gmail.com> wrote: > All Receive -Agenda Item# I For the Information of th;- CITY COUNCIL Date lp/ L.J CA _.-CC _.- CM CM ~DCM (3) _,. > Hello, I am a resident of Carlsbad. I believe that allowing parking on coast hwy 101 in Carlsbad should be allowed. Social distancing by my car has never been an issue. My car can not get sick by being next to another car. Also, freeing up parking in beach side residential neighborhoods would make high property tax payers a lot more happier than to watch surfers change in and out of their wetsuits in their front yards. Thank you, Chris Prowse > > CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Hello, DeDe Phillips <d.phillips@dwl.us > Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:27 AM City Clerk Beach parking All Receive -Agenda Item # _L For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL Datel,,N CA ✓cc.,....... CM _. ACM ~CM (3) _,,,,, --- Don't know if this is to be considered by the council today but would like them to know I see no reason -now or even previously to ban beach parking! Especially after you opened the beach up for use again. I'm a 71 year old resident of Carlsbad since 1981 and a beach walk is a sacred thing. However much as I would like I am not am to park two miles away and still walk the beach - I simply can't go that far and hope to get back. People don't hang out at their cars so rarely would there be people within 6 feet of each other while parking anyway. Be serious-this makes NO sense! OPEN PARKING NOW! I DeDe Phillips OWL USA Inc 30320 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 105 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 760-753-7319 888-757-5351 CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: Subject: Athena Runner <athena.runner@gmail.com> Thursday, June 4, 2020 11 :25 AM City Clerk; Council Internet Email 6/4/20 Agenda Item 1 -please read Dear Mayor and City Council Members, I All Receive -Agenda l tem # _ For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL Date ili CA ✓ CC ~ CM ..,,...--ACM V DCM (3)_ -- My name is Athena Runne r. I ask that you vote to adopt the urgency ordinance repealing the stated municipal code and eliminating the no parking zones along Carlsbad Blvd . Ponto Drive, and Ponto Road. I also ask that you adopt the resolution to fully open all city park parking lots this Friday, June 5th. The council needs to be responsive to its residents. The council needs to alleviate the burden it placed on city residents via a city council that has been intentionally operating short one council member for over seven months now. Thank you. Athena Runner I CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content! lis safe.I 1 Tammy Cloud-McMinn From: Sent: To: darcy eaton <darcyg@mac.com> Thursday, June 4, 2020 2:08 PM City Clerk Subject: OPEN Beach Access Parking -PLEASE READ INTO THE MEETING RECORD PLEASE READ INTO THE MEETING RECORD Dear Mayor Matt Hall, City Manager Scott Chadwick and City Council Members, All Receive -Agenda Item # L For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL ,,-- Date Yj__ cA V'""'""" Cc_ CM /ACM_ CM (3) _:::::-- By now you have heard from many Terramar residents with regards to opening city beaches while keeping beach parking closed. I know you are aware of the many problems this is causing and I won't spend more time explaining the lack of common sense with this situation. For the record, my feelings align with that of my husband, Ray Stainback and my mother, Nina Eaton. Refraining in order to avoid redundancy, my letter is devised for two reasons: 1) Be another voice expressing the need to open city parking 2) Give another perspective by presenting my individual experiences due to the consequences of the city's actions. I walk my dogs daily in my "hood", mind you, lately looking over my shoulder with concern for our safety. Many of the beachgoers, surfers, walkers, skaters, cyclists, runners, picnickers, basically everyone who enjoys the Carlsbad coast and Cannon Park, who can't park elsewhere, are understanding of the situation. But, just as many are not and are blatantly pissed off at the unnecessary chaos, no parking spots, no bathrooms and quite frankly don't give a darn this is a quiet residential street. I have now seen men's bare hairy butts as they change with no regards for whom they moon, men and children pissing on properties, changing dirty diapers on homeowners grass and leaving them there, arguments with property owners because of blocked driveways and out of control speeding just to get out of the neighborhood chaos. Running my usual route from Los Robles North to Cannon Drive, heading East on Cannon, I cross El Arbol. To my point, as drivers release frustration, they speed out of our neighborhood. As I approached El Arbo I, a non-resident with no intention of stopping at the stop sign, appeared to look left to see if it was clear and continued faster than rolling speed through the stop sign within feet of me. He never made eye contact, hence my hesitation and changing my stride to a near stop. All the while, he continued his right turn, never even knowing he nearly ran me over. At the time, cars stacked on both sides of the street, a family walking with a stroller, a fellow neighbor running towards me as well as a surfer suiting up. They all stopped and were simply in amazement, this guy never stopped and never knew he narrowly ran me over. I don't often like to take the stance of complaining about the small consequences of the bigger action but as mentioned, we all have voiced our views of the current policies set forth. We feel this "regional coordinated effort" puts more importance to the region and less on the citizens you all chose to represent. OPEN the Parking! Sincerely, Darcy Eaton 1 Sheila Cobian From: Sent: To: Subject: bradw1416@gmail.com Thursday, June 04, 2020 3:40 PM City Clerk Public Comment Letter for City Council Please read at the June 2 Council meeting: Honorable Mayor and Council members, All Receive -Agenda Item # _J_ For the Information of the: . ,, . CJTY COUNCIL Date ~CA ........--cc / CM ~ACM ~CM (3) / Carlsbad residents have supported safety measures over the past two months and it is time for the City to reopen facilities as soon as possible. Specifically, as beaches are now open for beachgoers maintaining 6-feet social distancing, the council should reopen street parking and beach parking lots. It makes no sense to allow people to go to the beach while denying them parking. By denying parking, it will not prevent from people going, or prevent the spread of covid ... it only moves the burdens on residents living near the beach who have more traffic and parking issues than normal. In addition, I urge you to add Covid-19 Updates to each week's agenda to serve as a placeholder so the council can make timely decisions if need be. State and County decisions are moving quickly as we begin to reopen and the citizens of Carlsbad should not have to wait on action by the City Council because Covid-19 is not on a council agenda. Having the Covid-19 update and opportunity to respond only every two weeks is not moving quickly enough. Respectfully, Brad Westcott Resident and Business Owner (CortiCare) -both in Carlsbad jCAUTJON: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content! jis safe.I 1 Repeal of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 and Eliminating No Parking Zones on Carlsbad Boulevard, Ponto Drive and Ponto Road, and Reopening Parking Lots in City Parks and Public Beaches Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works June 4, 2020 1 Recommended Actions •Introduce and adopt an urgency ordinance repealing Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 and eliminating no parking zones on both sides of Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, Ponto Drive between Ponto Road and the south terminus, and Ponto Road •Adopt a resolution to fully reopen parking lots in city parks •Receive information on reopening parking lots in public beaches 2 Background •March 16, 2020 –Director of Emergency Services (Director) signed a Proclamation of Local Emergency as a result of the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) •March 17, 2020 –City Council ratified this proclamation and adopted the findings and determinations made by the Director in support of the proclamation •May 12, 2020 –City Council extended the Proclamation of Local Emergency until the City Council takes further action, the need for which the City Council will review when the state and county states of emergency end 3 Background •April 2, 2020 –Director ordered prohibition of parking on both sides of Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, Ponto Drive between Ponto Road and the south terminus, and Ponto Road •April 7, 2020 –City Council ratified and codified the Director’s order by enacting urgency Ordinance No. CS-372, which added Section 10.40.300 to the Carlsbad Municipal Code 4 Public Health Orders •Since late April, state and county public health orders have been amended to allow increasing public use of beaches •Effective June 2, 2020, the county public health order allowed some passive uses of beach, including sunbathing, which is expected to significantly increase the number of beachgoers •Anticipated increase in beach activity has created an urgent need to repeal Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 to ensure the related vehicle traffic and parking impacts do not harm the public peace, health and safety 5 Parking Lots in City Parks •Amended county public health order protocol form also allows full reopening of the parking lots in city parks •Staff recommends adoption of a resolution to fully reopen all parking lots in city parks effective 2 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020 6 Parking Lots in Public Beaches •State Parks opened the beaches within the city limits of Carlsbad for certain activities per the Governor’s order –State Parks parking lots near the beaches remain closed per the Governor’s order •When State Parks decides to open beach parking lots per the Governor’s direction, staff will notify City Council of the decision 7 Next Steps •Urgency ordinance repealing Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 will become effective immediately upon passage by a four-fifths vote of the City Council •If the urgency ordinance is adopted, staff will expeditiously remove signage and barricades and reopen parking on the affected streets no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020 8 Next Steps •Upon City Council’s adoption of a resolution to fully reopen all parking lots in city parks, staff will expeditiously remove signage and barricades and fully reopen parking in city parks no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020 •Upon notification of State Parks’s decision to reopen beach parking lots per the Governor’s direction, staff will notify City Council of the decision 9 Recommended Actions •Introduce and adopt an urgency ordinance repealing Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 10.40.300 and eliminating no parking zones on both sides of Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and La Costa Avenue, Ponto Drive between Ponto Road and the south terminus, and Ponto Road •Adopt a resolution to fully reopen parking lots in city parks •Receive information on reopening parking lots in public beaches 10 Thank you 11 Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 1 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Cherry Ave and Hemlock Ave Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 2 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Agua Hedionda Bridge and Tower 32 Agua HediondaLagoon Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 3 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Tower 32 and Power Plant Agua HediondaLagoon Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 4 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Power Plant and Tierra Del Oro PowerPlant Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 5 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Cannon Rd and Cerezo Dr (Both Sides) Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 6 -Carlsbad Boulevard between Cerezo Dr and PAR Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 7 -Carlsbad Boulevard at PAR Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 8 -Carlsbad Boulevard at Solamar Dr Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 9 -Carlsbad Boulevard at Avenida Encinas Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 10 -Carlsbad Boulevard north of Batiquitos Lagoon bridge Batiquitos Lagoon Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 11 –Ponto Road (Parking Already Prohibited) Location Map –Urgency Ordinance NO PARKING Zone 12 –Ponto Drive from Avenida Encinas to Ponto Road