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Home My WebLink About2020-08-20; Inquiries on Potential Memorials and a Community Run for Jack Munday; |Barberio, Gary| Lancaster, Kyle|Memo ID# 2020176 To the members of the: CllY COUNOL / Date?,..2o ~A ✓ CC v < 7 --/ CM ~ACM _p~ (3)~--- Aug.20,2020 Council Memorandum To: Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council From: Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services Kyle Lancaster, Parks & Recreation Director Via: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager ~ {city of · Carlsbad -- Re: Inquiries on Potential Memorials and a Community Run for Jack Munday This memorandum provides a chronology on recent inquiries related to potential memorials and a community run event for Jack Munday. Background On June 24, 2020, the Carlsbad Police Department responded to a single vehicle rollover collision on the corner of Carlsbad Village Drive and Valley Street. Seven teens were transported to local hospitals for minor to serious injuries. Tragically, 16-year old Carlsbad resident, Jack Munday passed away from his injuries. Since the tragic accident, the Munday family and family friends have been in contact with several City Council Members regarding the concept of a memorial and a community run event for Jack Munday. Discussion On July 1, 2020, Ms. Nicole Check contacted Mayor Hall on behalf of the Munday family to request a permanent memorial in honor of Jack Munday whose life was lost tragically in a car accident on Carlsbad Village Drive on June 24, 2020. Ms. Check requested a plaque, bench or sculpture near the Hemlock Avenue beach access stairs, a place of sentimental importance to the Munday family. California State Parks owns the coastal bluff and picnic facilities/turf plateau where Hemlock Avenue intersects Carlsbad Boulevard. City Parks & Recreation staff therefore forwarded Ms. Check's email on July 1, 2020, to the California State Parks' local sector Superintendent, Ms. Lisa Urbach, for consideration. On July 13, 2020, city staff inquired with Ms. Urbach on the status of her review and was informed she would need another day to provide a determination. On July 14, 2020, Ms. Urbach responded that State Parks does not support a memorial on the state department's property near Hemlock Ave and they hoped the family could find a spot on City of Carlsbad property that could serve as a memorial to help find comfort during this time of loss. City staff immediately notified Ms. Check of Ms. Urbach's determination. City staff also provided Ms. Check with information about the Parks & Recreation Department's Memorial Program, whereby there are opportunities for memorial benches and trees in several city parks. Community Services Branch Parks & Recreation Department 799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200 I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-434-2826 t Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council August 20, 2020 Page 2 I . On July 14, 2020, Ms. Check and Ms. Joanna Munday contacted staff, thanking them for their efforts and requesting additional clarification and help. City staff provided Ms. Check and Ms. Munday with the contact information for Ms. Urbach, plus the contact information for the city's Transportation Director, Mr. Tom Frank, as they had expressed a desire for consideration of a memorial in the public right of way along Carlsbad Village Drive, near the accident site. City staff identified a past City Council Resolution (No. 2018 -123) that authorized the installation of memorials for two fallen police officers in the public right-to-way. Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 11.44.040 authorizes the city to place signs expressing the city's own message to the public on city property, including public rights of way. On July 31, 2020, staff sent Ms. Check and Ms. Munday an email message, inquiring if they had an interest in considering a memorial bench or tree within a city park (under the referenced Parks & Recreation Department Memorial Program). Additionally, on July 31, 2020, Ms. Jill Armstrong, sent an email to staff asking about the possibility of hosting a community run event, from Carlsbad High School to the Hemlock Avenue access to the Tamarack State Beach, in memory of Mr. Munday, in January or May 2021. On Aug. 3, 2020, staff called Ms. Armstrong and discussed potential community event run scenarios and route options. The topics included the challenge of hosting events during the COVID-19 pandemic and the current hea_lth orders prohibiting public gatherings; and the feasibility of the use of public right of way, private property and California State Parks property. Ms. Armstrong also asked about the private property ownership on the northeast corner of Carlsbad Village Drive and Valley Street, should there be community interest in placing a memorial near the accident site. Following up on Ms. Armstrong's inquiry, staff sent an email message to the city's Traffic Engineer, Mr. John Kim, to inquire about the public easements and private property's ownership at that intersection. Mr. Kim responded that the public right-of- way was eight feet behind the curb face along Carlsbad Village Drive, and that permission from the private property owner would be required to place a memorial outside of the right of way. Staff informed Ms. Armstrong of the above and provided her with the private property owner's contact information. On Aug. 6, 2020, Ms. Armstrong replied to staff, expressing her gratitude. On Aug. 14, 2020, Ms. Munday contacted staff, indicating she had reviewed a couple of potential memorial locations with City Council Member Schumacher and wished to discuss their availability further. Those locations were the Ocean Street Sculpture Park and the Carlsbad Village Drive public beach access. Staff advised that the Ocean Street Sculpture Park is owned by California State Parks (except for the east side of the parking lot) and thus its previous determination would apply to this location as well. Staff also advised that while the Carlsbad Village Drive public beach access is city-owned, it is not considered a park, and the existing Parks & Recreation Department's Memorial Program is specific to city parks. Staff did, however, indicate availability for a memorial bench or tree at the city's following coastal parks: ,Magee, Maxton Brown and Cannon. Staff also provided an overview of the standards for the benches, Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council August 20, 2020 Page 3 trees and accompanying plaques. Lastly, staff provided Ms. Munday with the information that was conveyed to Ms. Armstrong on Aug. 6, 2020. Next Steps Staff will continue to provide assistance and guidance to Ms. Check,.Ms. Munday and Ms . . Armstrong on these inquires as needed. Ms. Munday indicated she would like staff to participate in a telephone conference with City Council Member Schumacher in September (exact date to be determined). cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager Celia Brewer, City Attorney Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works Robby Contreras, Assistant City Attorney Allegra Frost, Deputy City Attorney_ Tom Frank, Transportation Director Kristina Ray, Communications & Engagement Director