HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-08-18; Traffic and Mobility Commission; ; Update on the South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation ProjectMeeting Date: Aug. 18, 2022
To: Traffic and Mobility Commission
Staff Contact: Tom Frank, Transportation Director/City Engineer
Tom.frank@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2766
Katie Hentrich, Senior Program Manager
Katie.hentrich@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2623
Subject: Update on the South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
Recommended Action
Receive an update on the traffic impact analysis and roadway design options studies for the
grant-funded South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project.
Background
On July 5, 2022, staff presented preliminary conceptual designs for the South Carlsbad
Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project to the Traffic and Mobility Commission (Exhibit 1). To
make a recommendation on a preferred option prior to presenting the options to City Council,
the Commission approved two motions as follows:
1.The first motion approved the following comments:
•Recommended that sharrows be provided within the inscribed circle of the
roundabouts
•The traffic impact analysis results should be provided to the Traffic & Mobility
Commission for review prior to going to City Council
•The shared use paths around each roundabout shall be constructed of concrete and
not decomposed granite
•Recommended that City Council form an advisory committee for further review of
the South Carlsbad Boulevard project
2.The second motion approved a recommendation that a special Traffic and Mobility
Commission meeting be convened on Aug. 18, 2022, to review the results of a traffic
impact and options analysis or traffic study.
The draft meeting minutes for the July 5, 2022, Traffic and Mobility Commission meeting are
provided as Exhibit 2 and this staff report serves as an update on the second approved motion.
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During the July 5, 2022 Traffic and Mobility Commission meeting, staff had stated a traffic study
would be presented later in the process and prior to the completion of the 30% design being
presented to City Council. However, upon reviewing the grant’s work plan, a traffic study is not
included in the project deliverables at this stage. This grant does not include funding to conduct
environmental analysis or to build the new road, but rather funding to complete a 30% design
centered around climate adaptation.
To address the need for a traffic study, staff have initiated a study that is targeted to be
completed by early 2023. Following the completion of the traffic study, staff will present the
study and option analyses to the Traffic and Mobility Commission for consideration prior to
presenting the item to the City Council with a recommended preferred option for the
preliminary conceptual design of the project study area.
The traffic study methodology will conform with the City’s General Plan and follow similar
practices used for other traffic studies or other projects that require a coastal development
permit. The study will include multi-modal data and analysis.
Next Steps
• Staff will present a project update to City Council on Sept. 13, 2022.
• The City’s consultant will conduct the traffic study and provide results to staff.
• Once the traffic study is completed, the analysis and results will be incorporated into
other grant-funded deliverables as appropriate.
• Staff will return to the Traffic and Mobility Commission with this updated analysis and
present the traffic study, the project options, and request the commissioners to provide
comments on the project options and consider supporting staff’s recommendation for a
preferred project option to City Council.
• At a later date, the City Council will provide direction on next steps for the 1-mile
section of roadway, Las Encinas Creek habitat restoration and phased adaptation, and
the full length of south Carlsbad Boulevard.
• While the grant’s funding deadline is Feb. 2023, staff are exploring a time extension with
the State Coastal Conservancy to support additional analysis and public outreach.
Exhibits
1. July 5, 2022 Traffic and Mobility Commission Staff Report
2. July 5, 2022 Traffic and Mobility Commission Summary Memo
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Exhibit 1
Meeting Date: July 5, 2022
To: Traffic and Mobility Commission
Staff Contact: Tom Frank, Transportation Director
Tom.Frank@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2766
Katie Hentrich, Senior Program Manager
Katie.Hentrich@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2623
Subject: Preliminary Conceptual Design of the South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
Recommended Action
1. Receive a report from staff regarding the Preliminary Conceptual Design of the South
Carlsbad Climate Adaptation Project and the results of the public outreach effort; and,
Receive public comments
2. Discuss and provide comments to staff on the three design options identified in the
presentation
3. Consider supporting staff’s recommendation to City Council to approve Option 2 as
the preferred option for the preliminary conceptual design of the South Carlsbad
Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
Background
On May 5, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-077, accepting a $498,075 grant
from the State Coastal Conservancy, or SCC, and entering into a research agreement with the
University of California, San Diego, or UCSD, for the South Carlsbad Climate Adaptation Project.
On June 16, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-109, authorizing a Professional
Services Agreement, or PSA, with GHD, Inc., for consulting services related to the Project. On
Sept. 14, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-209, authorizing agreement
amendments to receive an additional $35,100 from SCC to add analysis of restoration options
for Las Encinas Creek into the Project scope. The SCC funding expires in February 2023.
The project’s intent focuses on the eastward relocation of the southbound lanes of South
Carlsbad Boulevard from approximately Manzano Drive to 400 feet south of Island Way to
maximize the roadway’s resiliency to coastal flooding and cliff erosion (Figure 1). Near Palomar
Airport Road and Las Encinas Creek, southbound Carlsbad Boulevard is currently exposed to
bluff erosion hazards. Periodic flooding of the southbound lanes is already occurring, resulting
in beach cobble on the roadway surface and lane closures.
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Figure 1. South Carlsbad Boulevard Project Area
As indicated in the city’s Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment (December 2017), by year
2050 there is a high risk of damage to Carlsbad Boulevard due to sea level rise. The sensitivity of
the potential sea level rise impacts to Carlsbad Boulevard is high because of the significant
disruption caused by bluff erosion and flooding. The Assessment also found that “Adaptation to
sea level rise, and other results of climate change involves taking appropriate actions to prevent
or minimize the adverse effects of climate-induced impacts.”
The project involves several phases, including development of preliminary conceptual designs,
design options, and a 30% design of the preferred project option, culminating in a final report in
early 2023. Each option will also include public access, recreation amenities (such as bike paths,
walking paths, open space, and/or trails), as well as ecosystem enhancements. The project
builds upon roadway realignment and stakeholder outreach work conducted in 2012 and 2013
as part of the Carlsbad Boulevard Realignment Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, Project
No. 6031. The core project team consists of staff from the city, SCC, UCSD (specifically, the
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation), and
GHD, Inc.; staff from California State Parks, and the California Coastal Commission are a part of
the larger project team.
Work Completed to Date
The project’s first task involved assessing physical and regulatory constraints, such as
estimating and mapping sea level rise and coastal erosion impacts along with constraints such
as public rights-of-way, private property lines, water and sewer utilities, and habitat areas; this
first task also assessed existing roadway capacity to incorporate into the proposed project
options. From fall 2020 through early 2021, the project team conducted listening sessions with
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city staff and key stakeholders; the listening sessions covered topics such as process and
communication, road use and realignment, coastal access, recreational spaces, and natural
open space. A cross-cutting themes matrix was developed to better connect input to design
considerations and components.
The community has already helped shape the policies in the city’s General Plan, including the
guiding principles for south Carlsbad Boulevard. On Sept. 14, 2021, the City Council provided
direction to staff about public outreach for the project. Beginning in early 2022, the city sought
input from the Carlsbad community about their priorities, needs, and values related to the
future use of the entirety of south Carlsbad Boulevard (extending beyond the segment being
analyzed in the project), within the parameters of the city’s General Plan. The public input
report, shown in Exhibit 1, summarizes the key themes and feedback received from this
outreach, which will be incorporated into the final project deliverables.
Simultaneously, UCSD prepared a Cliff Erosion Assessment Report, shown in Exhibit 2, to help
inform the analysis and other deliverables for the Project. Due to the area’s importance to the
overall project, GHD, Inc. prepared a restoration analysis of Las Encinas Creek. This restoration
analysis explored two options. The first involves leaving the existing bridge, roadway, and
revetment1 intact until they experience significant deterioration from ocean impacts. Another
option, which is preferred by the California Coastal Commission and SCC staff, is to remove the
existing bridge, roadway, and revetment and allow the creek mouth and the surrounding
coastline to transition into a natural system. Both options would involve wetland and upland
restoration along the creek. A draft of the restoration analysis has been shared with the Project
team and a final version is expected by Spring of 2023
Project Options
This section summarizes the existing conditions of the project area, describes the proposed
coastal roadway and active transportation options, summarizes the results of the public
outreach effort, and analyzes the roadway and active transportation options. What this report
will not address is recreation amenities, coastal access designs, and parking area designs. Once
the city has approved the preferred option for the preliminary roadway conceptual design, the
preferred option will be developed to a 30% level of conceptual engineering design.
Opportunities for public access and recreational amenities within the Project area will be
outlined within a future memorandum
Existing Conditions
In its current configuration, Carlsbad Boulevard within the project area operates as a four-
vehicle lane section, with two vehicle lanes in each direction and is split by a large, landscaped
median. Both northbound and southbound directions have buffered bike lanes. Sidewalks are
provided sparsely throughout the project area near Island Way and Solamar Drive. Carlsbad
1 Revetments are sloping structures placed on riverbanks or bluffs to absorb the energy of incoming water.
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Boulevard is classified as a Coastal Street2, meaning its primary purpose is to move people
along the city’s ocean waterfront and connect people to the beach, recreation, businesses, and
residences in close proximity to the waterfront.
Counts were collected as a part of the Carlsbad Active Transportation Monitoring program in
September 2021 along Carlsbad Boulevard between Avenida Encinas and Ponto Road. This
included 24-hour vehicular counts, 13-hour pedestrian counts and 13-hour bicycle counts. The
counts are summarized below:
• Weekday Vehicular Count: 10,833 vehicles
• Weekend Vehicular Count: 14,069 vehicles
• Weekday Bicycle Count: 797 bikes
• Weekend Bicycle Count: 2,509 bikes
• Weekday Pedestrian Count: 147 pedestrians
• Weekend Pedestrian Count: 408 pedestrians
As shown by these counts, this section of Carlsbad Boulevard not only moves vehicular traffic,
but also high volumes of pedestrians and bikes. As noted within the Carlsbad Active
Transportation Monitoring report, this section saw the largest weekend bike count and the
second largest weekday bike count out of all 26 study segments throughout Carlsbad.
Description of Project Options
The project includes the following four options:
• Current Conditions (No action)
• Option 1: 4-lanes with traffic signals
• Option 2: 2-lanes with roundabouts
• Option 3: 2-lanes with roundabouts and an enhanced pedestrian crossing at Solamar
Drive
The preliminary conceptual design options are provided in Exhibit 3. All three options show a
majority of the Class-I and pedestrian pathway within the depicted coastal hazard zone and
along the existing southbound lanes of Carlsbad Boulevard. The Class-I facility is shared
pathway for exclusive use by pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-motorized modes of travel
including strollers, and skateboards. The Class-I path will be intended for use by slower moving
users with a maximum speed of 20 mph.
This is a cost-effective approach to achieve the planned separated bike and pedestrian
pathways, although, this alignment is only viable as long as the area is available for use. There
may be several iterations of Class-I and pedestrian pathway alignments as the coastline erodes
and changes in the future. The final deliverables for this project will include information on how
to “phase” the adaptation of all infrastructure in the coastal hazard zone, including this Class I
2 Per the City of Carlsbad General Plan Mobility Element
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pathway, likely based on the frequency and intensity of climate impacts experienced in the
Project area.
The plans also depict a right of way line with adjacent Class-I and sidewalk or pedestrian
pathway. This area will be planned and reserved for the most easterly alignment of a Class-I and
pedestrian pathway on the west side of the roadway when needed due to the changing
coastline. This easterly alignment of the Class-I and pedestrian pathway is mostly outside of the
identified coastal hazard zone.
The no action option includes keeping Carlsbad Boulevard in its current configuration. This
includes maintaining the northbound and southbound split Carlsbad Boulevard configuration
with two vehicle lanes in each direction and very few pedestrian pathways.
The traffic signal with four vehicle lanes option (Option 1) would shift southbound Carlsbad
Boulevard to the eastern portion of the existing northbound configuration. Option 1 proposes
Carlsbad Boulevard as having two vehicle lanes in each direction, with signals controlling major
intersections, on street Class-II buffered bike lanes and a detached Class-I path and pedestrian
trail.
The roundabout with two vehicle lanes option (Option 2) would shift southbound Carlsbad
Boulevard to the eastern portion of the existing northbound configuration. Carlsbad Boulevard
would operate with a single vehicle lane in each direction. Option 2would propose to have
roundabouts controlling major intersections, on street Class-II buffered bike lanes and a
detached Class-I path and pedestrian trail.
Option 3 would be the same configuration as Option 2; however, Option 3 would include a side
street stop control at Solamar Drive with an enhanced pedestrian crossing and different
configuration of crosswalks.
Public Outreach Summary
In April 2022, a public input report was created by the City of Carlsbad to summarize the input
that was received regarding the entire three-mile stretch of Carlsbad Boulevard (inclusive of the
one-mile portion studied by this project). The online survey and workshops posed open-ended
questions designed to identify characteristics of Carlsbad’s coastline that were most important
to participants and how to make it better. The latest public input report and outreach efforts
are provided at the webpage here - https://www.carlsbadca.gov/departments/parks-
recreation/coastal-corridor/south-carlsbad-coastline-project and provided as Exhibit 1.
Options Analysis
To assist with the options analysis, the city’s design team used the study’s objectives, the city’s
General Plan’s Coastal Streets Guiding Principles, and input received by the public input process
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to determine the priorities to include the analysis. The analysis resulted in completing an
options analysis matrix to help determine a preferred option.
The matrix weighting was determined by the city’s design team and considered the priorities
overall contribution to the project objective and the comments received during the public input
process. Cost was also included as a priority and considers both construction and long-term
maintenance costs.
The options analysis is provided as Exhibit 4. As you can see, the rankings show option 2 ranked
number one with option 3 as a close second.
Considering the above, staff’s approach is to recommend option 2 as the preferred option, with
a long-term plan to convert the infrastructure to option 3 when the coastline no longer will
facilitate a roundabout at Carlsbad Boulevard and Solamar Drive.
Funding Opportunities
The project team has been made aware of future funding opportunities to support project
implementation, such as engineering or environmental analysis, described below:
• California Ocean Protection Council (OPC)
o Funds available through Prop 68 could support pre-construction tasks, such as
final engineering and environmental analysis, related to the Project.
o While calls for 2022 applications are currently open with applications due in
summer 2022, this funding source could be available in future years.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
o Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, could support
construction or other “shovel ready” components of the Project.
Fiscal Year 2022 funding is expected to open in fall 2022, with
applications due late 2022/early 2023 and funding awarded in summer
2023.
o The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program could support construction or other
“shovel ready” components of the Project.
Funding is made available on a similar schedule as BRIC. The Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program is supported by presidential major disaster
declarations; depending on the year, calls for funding may be made
available more than once.
Not only would these funding opportunities could support implementation of the final design
option selected for the project, but they would also support findings from the city’s Sea Level
Rise Vulnerability Assessment and support Resolution No. 2021-215, which declared a climate
emergency and that “any meaningful action that stands a chance of success at mitigating and
adapting to the effects of climate change requires mobilization without delay.”
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Next Steps
• Public input and feedback from the city’s boards and commissions will be shared with
the City Council later this summer to assist in selecting the preferred option.
• The following additional city commissions will have an opportunity to review the options
and provide feedback: Beach Preservation Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission,
Beach Preservation Commission and Planning Commission.
• A primary final deliverable for this project will be a conceptual design of how
southbound Carlsbad Boulevard from Manzano Drive to Island Way could be moved to
the east. The grant does not include funding to build the new road, just to complete a
30% design.
• Other final deliverables include the final Las Encinas Creek restoration analysis, a final
design report, and a long-term master plan that discusses phased adaptation over time.
• Beyond completing the study, the City Council will determine next steps for the 1-mile
section of roadway and the full length of south Carlsbad Boulevard.
• At this time, no additional work has been included in the city’s FY 2022-23 budget for
either project.
Exhibits
1. Public Input Report
2. South Carlsbad Boulevard Cliff Erosion Assessment Report
3. Preliminary Conceptual Design Plan Options
4. Options Analysis
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Public Works Branch
Transportation Department
1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 442-339-2746 t
Council Memorandum
July 7, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
From: Nathan Schmidt, Transportation Planning & Mobility Manager
Re: Summary of Traffic & Mobility Commission Meeting of July 5, 2022
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: By a 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Commissioner Diane Proulx and Commissioner
William fowler) vote, the Traffic and Mobility Commission approved the minutes of the May 2,
and June 6, 2022, meeting as presented.
1.POLICE REPORT REGARDING TRAFFIC & MOBILITY RELATED MATTERS DURING THE MONTH OF
June 2022– Received a report on Traffic & Mobility related matters during the month of June.
2.CARLSBAD BOULEVARD RESTRIPING BETWEEN MANZANO DRIVE AND ISLAND WAY, BIKE
LANE IMPROVEMENTS AT FIVE LOCATIONS ON CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND THREE
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN BIKE ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS –By a 5/0/0/2 (Absent:
Commissioner Diane Proulx and Commissioner William Fowler) vote, the Traffic & Mobility
Commission provided the following suggestions:
•Staff shall provide notification to residents on Jefferson Street north of Las Flores
informing them of the removal of on-street parking on the east side of Jefferson Street
•Staff shall ensure that the traffic study for the improvements on Carlsbad Boulevard
include analysis of pre-COVID traffic conditions
•After implementation of the proposed improvements on Cannon Road at Paseo Del
Norte, staff shall review the project for potential implementation of a bike box at the
westbound approach of Cannon Road
•After implementation of the proposed improvements on Carlsbad Boulevard staff shall
evaluate options to reconfigure the parking lot north of Island Way to accommodate the
maximum number of vehicles
3.PRELIMINARY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF THE SOUTH CARLSBAD BOULEVARD CLIMATEADAPTATION PROJECT – By a 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Commissioner Diane Proulx and CommissionerWilliam Fowler) vote, the Traffic & Mobility Commission provided the following suggestions:
•Recommended that sharrows be provided within the inscribed circle of the roundabouts
•The traffic impact analysis results should be provided to the Traffic & Mobility
Commission for review prior to going to City Council
•The shared use paths around each roundabout shall be constructed of concrete and not
decomposed granite
•Recommended that City Council form an advisory committee for further review of the
South Carlsbad Boulevard project
Exhibit 2
Aug. 18, 2022 Item #6 10
Council Memo – Summary of Traffic and Mobility Commission Meeting of July 5, 2022
July 7, 2022
Page 2
By a 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Commissioner Diane Proulx and Commissioner William Fowler) vote, the Traffic & Mobility Commission recommended that a special Traffic & Mobility Commission meeting shall be convened on Aug. 18, 2022, to review the results of the traffic impact analysis and alternatives analysis.
4. UPDATE ON TAMARACK AVENUE AND VALLEY STREET PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL PROJECT – By a5/0/0/2 (Absent: Commissioner Diane Proulx and Commissioner William Fowler) vote, theTraffic & Mobility Commission made a recommendation to staff to request the City Council toexpedite a traffic calming program at Tamarack Avenue from Skyline Drive to Adams Streetand to address the resident’s concerns on the newly installed Bulb-Outs at the intersection ofTamarack Avenue and Valley Street.
5.TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 WORKPLAN – By a 5/0/0/2(Absent: Commissioner Diane Proulx and Commissioner William Fowler) vote, the Traffic& Mobility Commission approved the FY 2022-23 Traffic & Mobility Commission Work Planand nominated Chair Brandon Perez to represent the commission at the City Council meetingon Aug. 16, 2022.
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services
Mickey Williams, Police Chief
Robby Contreras, Assistant City Attorney
Jeff Murphy, Community Development Director
Jason Geldert, Engineering Manager
Tom Frank, Transportation Director/City Engineer
John Kim, City Traffic Engineer
Hossein Ajideh, Engineering Manager
Sheila Cobian, Legislative and Constituent Services Director
Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager
Jason Jackowski, Lieutenant, Police Department
Nikki Matosian, Communication & Engagement
James Wood, Environmental Sustainability Director
Katie Hentrich, Senior Program Manager
Aug. 18, 2022 Item #6 11
From:Judy Frankel BWC
To:Traffic
Subject:To be read or added to packet for Agenda Item 6 at Mobility Meeting regarding Carlsbad Blvd
Date:Thursday, August 18, 2022 2:58:16 PM
On behalf of Bike Walk Carlsbad and Bike Walk North County I’m writing in support of Option 2
which would install 3 single lane roundabouts while moving Carlsbad Blvd to the east from
Manzanita to Island Way unless you support a pedestrian Traffic light at Solamar.
Roundabouts are superior to other intersection’s. They:
Are designed with one quarter of the conflicts of a traditional intersections is what (no left crosses
possible, for example).
Are designed intersections that eliminate high-energy, right-angle and head-on crashes is what.
Are designed intersections with 80 to 90% fewer serious and fatal injuries compared to comparable
signalized intersections is what.
Are designed intersections where pedestrians have a median (splitter island) refuge and traffic
coming from only one direction at a time is what.
Are designed intersections where motorists slow down instead of increasing speed to try to beat a
red signal is what.
Are designed intersections that cost less to maintain and operate is what.
Are designed intersections that reduce delay, energy use, noise and pollution is what.
Are designed intersections that are attractive instead of ugly is what.
The roadway should be designed with all users in mind, not just users in cars.
More on roundabouts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
app=desktop&v=uhHzly_6lWM&feature=youtu.be
This roadway worked fine before the pandemic when the lane was closed down for months for
roadwork The extra lane was not needed. More roadway is needed for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Judy Frankel
Bike Walk Carlsbad
https://www.facebook.com/BikeWalkCarlsbad
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Will Rhatigan
Traffic
Public Comment on 08/18 Mobility Commission Agenda Item 6
Thursday, August 18, 2022 2:40:45 PM
Hello,
I'm writing on behalf of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition to express our strong support
for Carlsbad City Staff's proposal for the South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate AdaptationProject. This project would transform the Carlsbad Coast from a congested, polluted, and
dangerous automobile corridor to a vibrant, environmentally sustainable, and safe publicspace. By creating space for public parks, multi-use paths, increased parking, and a much
slower, safer roadway, this project will truly improve the experience of the Coast for everyonein Carlsbad.
Particularly in the wake of the two cyclists who were tragically killed in Carlsbad this week,
this committee needs to be prioritizing safety in the transportation system above all else. Thisproject will revolutionize safety for bicyclists and pedestrians along this section of the coast by
dramatically calming traffic and giving cyclists and pedestrians their own protected,comfortable spaces. I urge the commission to prioritize safety and support this absolutely
phenomenal project proposal.
Thank you,
William RhatiganAdvocacy Director
San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
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William Rhatigan (he/him/his)
Advocacy Director
San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
will@sdbikecoalition.org // 617-775-9112
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Overnight Parking on
Surfside Lane & Island Way
Scott Meritt, Traffic Sergeant
Police Department
August 18, 2022
1
TODAY’S PRESENTATION
•Overview
•Purpose
•Current Municipal Code
•Community Concerns
•Calls for Service
•Options
2
ITEM 4
OVERVIEW
•The city has received several complaints regarding
vehicles and motorhomes parking overnight and for extended periods on Surfside Lane and Island Way
•Complaints that vehicles and motorhomes are parked for days at a time, individuals living in their vehicles,
littering and unlawful dumping of gray water
3
ITEM 4
PURPOSE
Support staff’s recommendation that City Council introduce
an ordinance amending the Carlsbad Municipal Code by
adding Section 10.40.302 to restrict overnight parking on
both sides of Surfside Lane, north of Island Way and both
sides of Island Way, east of Carlsbad Boulevard. Parking
would be restricted from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
4
ITEM 4
CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE
•Currently there are no restrictions for
overnight parking of passenger vehicles on
Surfside Lane and Island Way
5
ITEM 4
•A community meeting was
held with residents on June
30, 2022
•10 households and
Seapointe Resort
Management attended
•All supported restricting
overnight parking on
Surfside Lane and Island Way
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COMMUNITY
CONCERNS
ITEM 4
Call for Service June 1st –June 30th 2022
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CALL TYPE
Parking Complaints from community or initiated by Police staff 29
Extra Patrols initiated by Police staff to address parking issues 11
Municipal Code complaints for oversize RV parking 10
Public Relations contacts regarding illegally parked vehicles 3
Noise Disturbance related to parked RV 1
Special Details focusing specifically on oversize vehicle enforcement 7
TOTAL 61
ITEM 4
OPTION 1
PROS CONS
8
Recommend introducing an
ordinance amending Section
10.40.302 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code to establish no
parking zones between 11:00 p.m.
and 05:00 a.m. on both sides of
Surfside Lane, north of Island Way
and both sides of Island Way, east
of Carlsbad Boulevard
Would eliminate overnight
parking in the area of
concern raised by the
residents and Seapointe
Resort
Likely reduce littering and
illegal dumping in the area
An unintended
consequence of restricting
overnight parking in this
manner may increase
similar vehicle parking
issues in other areas
ITEM 4
OPTION 2
PROS CONS
9
Make no changes to the current
municipal code.Does not address the
community concerns
Will maintain existing
overnight parking spaces
ITEM 4
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends introducing an ordinance restricting overnight parking on
both sides of Surfside Lane, north of Island Way and both sides of Island Way,
east of Carlsbad Boulevard
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ITEM 4
QUESTIONS?