HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-12-16; Parks & Recreation Commission; 1291-3; Citizen Request-Time Lock GatePARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL
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TITLE- CITIZEN REQUEST FOR TIME
IAH/ lea LOCK GATE AT THE OCEAN
Miu. lUflMl _ AVENUE BEACH ACCESS WAY
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Direct staff to present this request to the City Council with a recommendation to apply
for a Coastal Development Permit for the installation of a time lock gate at the Ocean
Avenue beach accessway.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
During the November Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, this issue was
presented for Commisison action (Exhibit 1). After Commission discussion, the
recommended action as stated above resulted in a deadlock 3-3 vote. Subsequent to
that vote, it was recommended to return this item to the Commission during the month
of December for further action.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Refer to attached Exhibit 1.
EXHIBITS:
1. Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda Bill
2. City Council Agenda Bill 11,394
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PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL
DEPT.
AB # TITLE- CITIZEN REQUEST FOR TIME
MTr LOCK GATE AT THE OCEAN
MI u. AVENUE BEACH ACCESS WAY
(ACTION)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Direct staff to present this request to the City Council with a recommendation to apply
for a Coastal Development Permit for the installation of a time lock gate at the Ocean
Avenue beach accessway.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
During the September Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, staff was directed
to submit to the City Council a favorable recommendation from the Commission for the
installation of time lock gates at the Beech Street and Grand Avenue coastal
accessway. Subsequently, during the public input portion after staff's report to the
Council, Mr. Lawrence M. Whittington of 2375 Rue des Chateaux (immediately adjacent
to the Ocean Avenue beach accessway) requested that the City Council also consider
approval of a time lock gate at Ocean Avenue. Although the City Council directed staff
to apply for a Coastal Development Permit to provide time lock gates at Beech Street
and Grand Avenue, they requested that Mr. Whittington process his request through
the Parks and Recreation Commission before they could take action.
Based upon the Commission's previous action and subsequent Council action, staff is
recommending that the Parks and Recreation Commission direct staff to proceed to the
City Council with a recommendation to apply for a Coastal Development Permit for a
time lock gate at Ocean Avenue. As in the previous time lock gate request, staff would
also submit that the cost of the installation be born by the adjacent residents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the gate installation is anticipated to be approximately $10,000. The only
cost to the City would be staff time for processing permits and coordinating
development if the permits are approved.
EXHIBITS:
1. Letter to David Bradstreet from Lawrence Whittington, October 18, 1991
2. City Council Agenda Bill 11,394
EXHIBIT 1
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 Chateaux 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. Knowing of my own experiences the
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 that
I have experienced and that I mentioned at the October 15
Council meeting. They are as follows:
1. I have endured loud and rowdy parties at all hours of
the night.
2. Cursing and obscenities also echo through my home at
all hours of the night.
3. Smoke from campfires on the beach comes into my home.
4. Graffiti is written on the accessway walls and stairs.
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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.
7. These groups not only gather on the beach late at
night, but often they congregate along the accessway
itself.
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 beach
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 to
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,
Lawrence M. Whittington
(619-729-1931)
LMW:bm
CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 9 )
TJILE; CITIZENS' REQUEST TO INSTALL
TIME LOCK GATES AT THE
BEECH STREET AND GRAND
AVENUE BEACH ACCESSWAY
DEPT. HD
CITY MQR.
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 Beech Street and
Grand Avenue accessways, your action would be to adopt Resolution No. 9/- 3HI
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 August Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, a citizens' request to
install a time lock gate at the Beech Street coastal accessway was addressed (Exhibit 2).
After Commission discussion, their action was to defer any recommendation on this issue
until additional citizen input from area property owners could be considered, and
information relative to enforcement issues could be provided from the Police
Department.
This subject was once again presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission during
their September meeting. At that time, an additional request from property owners
adjacent to the Grand Avenue coastal accessway was also presented for Commission
consideration. Although the initial motion to deny the request for time lock gates was
defeated by a vote of 3-2, a secondary motion was made to approve the installation of
time lock gates if the installation were funded by the adjacent property owners. That
. motion was approved by the Commission by a vote of 3-2. Accordingly, staff was
directed to present this issue for City Council consideration and to proceed with a
development permit through the Coastal Commission, if Council concurs.
The principal reason the installation of time lock gates was presented for the
Commission consideration was to alleviate concerns by area residents related primarily
to unruly behavior which was occurring during late night and early morning hours on the
beach and within the stairways themselves.
Council may recall that several years ago, a request to provide for a time lock gate at
the Christiansen Way beach access was presented for consideration. The request was
made by area residents for many of the same reasons this request for gates at Beech
Street and Grand Avenue are also being made. Council's action at that time was to
allow for the installation of the gates at the expense of the adjacent property owner.
Because the accessway was owned by the City of Carlsbad, a development permit
approved by the Coastal Commission under the City's name was necessary prior to
installation. Both the Grand Avenue and Beech Street accessways are owned and
maintained by the City of Carlsbad, and any subsequent approval for installation of gates
at these sites must also follow the same processing conditions.
Although staffs initial recommendation to the Parks and Recreation Commission was
to deny this request (Exhibit 2), if Council concurs with the installation of time lock gates
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FISCAL IMPACT;
It is estimated the cost to install time lock gates (at the top and bottom of each
accessway) would be in excess of $10,000. It is recommended that whatever the cost of
installation, that it be absorbed by the adjoining property owners.
The annual maintenance and operation cost of the gates (other than electric) would be
minimal excluding any vandalism which may occur.
EXHIBITS;
1. Resolution No. CI\-.]L\\
2. Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda Bill #891-9
3. Citizen request, September 19, 1991, Kurt Gunter, The Mooring Apts. Inc.
1 RESOLUTION NO. 91--U1
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
4 FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF TIME LOCK GATES AT THE
5 BEECH STREET AND GRAND AVENUE COASTAL
ACCESSWAYS6
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WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is the property owner of the Beech Street
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and Grand Avenue beach accessways, and
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WHEREAS, a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Commission
has been considered by the City Council to allow for the installation of time lock
12 gates at Beech Street and Grand Avenue at the expense of the adjacent property
owners, and
14 WHEREAS, the City Council feels that the installation of the time lock
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gates are in the best interests of the citizens of Carlsbad, and
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WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby approve of the installation of the
•jo time lock gates,
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
20 Carlsbad as follows:
21 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2. The City Council does hereby authorize the application for a
development permit for the installation of time lock gates at Beech
Street and Grand Avenue coastal accessways for Coastal
Commission consideration.
PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the City Council of
Carlsbad on the 15th of October of 1991, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Larson and Stanton
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Members Kulchin and Nygaard
, Mayor
ATTEST:
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ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk
CC RESO NO. 91-341 -2-