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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-56 - Temporary Closure July 4thRESOLUTION NO. 2011 -56 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SEASHORE DRIVE, NEWPORT BOULEVARD, BACK BAY DRIVE AND BALBOA BOULEVARD, SELECTED PARKING LOTS, AND SELECTED FEEDER STREETS. SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Newport Beach finds and declares as follows: A. Each year, during the July 4th Holiday period, thousands of persons visit ocean front beaches between the Santa Ana River and the West Jetty; B. This large influx of visitors creates severe traffic congestion in West Newport, the McFadden Square area, and on the Balboa Peninsula; C. During the July 4th Holiday period, traffic on streets in the ocean front areas of West Newport, Central Balboa and the Balboa Peninsula frequently results in little or no vehicular flow, with many vehicles not promptly moving when an opportunity arises to do so; D. During the July 4th Holiday period, many visitors use public streets to celebrate the occasion and, pedestrian and bicycle traffic on many streets results in a defacto parade which makes vehicular use unsafe to those using the streets; E. This traffic congestion combined with the large number of visitors and a related increase in criminal conduct is, at times, beyond the capacity of the Newport Beach Police Department to control. The City routinely contracts with several other agencies to provide supplemental law enforcement services during the July 4th Holiday period to enable the Newport Beach Police Department to respond to emergencies and maintain public safety. The Newport Beach Police Department could not provide police and emergency services in the ocean front area in the absence of the temporary street closures authorized by this Resolution; F. The July 4th Holiday period brings with it an increased threat of fire (due to illegal fireworks), and much higher than normal incidence of medical emergencies. The City routinely enlists the aid of neighboring cities to provide supplemental fire support service to enable the Newport Beach Fire Department to respond to medical emergencies and suppress fires as necessary. The Newport Beach Fire Department could not travel to or from the scene of medical or fire emergencies in the ocean front area in the absence of the temporary street closures authorized by this Resolution; G. The Vehicle Code of the State of California permits the temporary closure of any street when the Legislative body determines that closure is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during closure, and the City Council determines that the closures authorized by this Resolution is necessary to protect both the individuals using the street and those visitors and residents in need of emergency police and fire services during the July 4th Holiday period. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach as follows: SECTION 2: A. Pursuant to the provisions of Division 11, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, the Newport Beach City Council hereby authorizes any peace officer to temporarily close, or divert traffic including, but not limited to, vehicles, bicycles and / or pedestrians from all, or a portion, of the following streets and public parking lots when, in the opinion of that peace officer, little or no vehicular flow is occurring and a significant number of vehicles are not promptly moving when an opportunity arises to do so, or when in the opinion of that peace officer, closure is necessary for the safety and protection of persons using the street for celebrations, parades, special events, or similar activities: 1. Seashore Drive between 32nd Street and Prospect; 2. Eastbound Balboa Boulevard between 32nd Street and West Coast Highway; 3. The southbound lanes of Newport Boulevard between Via Lido and Balboa Boulevard; and 4. All "100" block streets and alleys between 32nd Street and 54th Street. 5. Back Bay Drive. 6. Public areas and parking lots: a. On Seashore Drive; b. At Superior and Pacific Coast Highway; C. At City Hall. B. That the authority of a peace officer to temporarily close, or divert traffic including, but not limited to, vehicles, bicycles and / or pedestrians from, the streets listed above is limited to the period from 6:00 a.m. on July 2, 2011, to 6:00 a.m. on July 5, 2011. SECTION 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 14th day of June, 2011. 'L Michael F. Henn, Mayor ATTEST:: aL� �• 6�— Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2011 -56 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 14th day of June, 2011, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Hill, Rosansky, Gardner, Selich, Curry, Daigle, Mayor Henn Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 15th day of June, 2011. City Clerk Newport Beach, California (Seal)