HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - Fourth of July Street ClosureCity Council Meeting: May 23, 2000
Agenda No. 6
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
May 23, 2000
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel K. Ohl, Deputy City Attorney
RE: FOURTH OF JULY STREET CLOSURE
This office has prepared the attached Resolution No. 2000 - _ authorizing the
Police Department to temporarily close, or divert traffic from, portions of Seashore Drive,
Balboa Boulevard, and Newport Boulevard, to install temporary boundaries on Seashore
Drive, and to close certain City parking lots, during the 4t' of July Holiday. The Police
Department has reviewed and approved the Resolution.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2000- .
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Daniel K. Ohl
Deputy City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY
CLOSURE OF SEASHORE DRIVE, NEWPORT
BOULEVARD, BALBOA BOULEVARD, SELECTED
FEEDER STREETS AND CITY PARKING LOTS.
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach finds and declares as
follows:
SECTION 1:
A. Each year, during the July 4th Holiday, thousands of persons visit
ocean front beaches between the Santa Ana River and the West Jetty; and
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, 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, 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. Large numbers of spectators illegally park their vehicles along Back
Bay Drive during the July 4th fireworks display at Newport Dunes. These illegally
parked vehicles block the roadway, preventing the passage of emergency
vehicles.
F. 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
other agencies to provide supplemental law enforcement services during the 4th of
July Holiday 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 and Back Bay
areas in the absence of the temporary street closures authorized by this
Resolution.
G. The 4th of July Holiday 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 and Back Bay areas in the absence of the
temporary street closures authorized by this Resolution.
H. 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 are necessary to protect both the individuals using
the street and those visitors and residents in need of emergency police and fire
services during the 4th of July Holiday.
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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 Article 3, Chapter 1, Division 11 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 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; and
2. Eastbound Balboa Boulevard between 32nd Street and West Coast
Highway; and
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; and
5. Public areas and parking lots:
a. On Seashore Drive;
b. At Superior and Pacific Coast Highway;
C. At City Hall.
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6. Back Bay Drive between Jamboree Road and San Joaquin Hills
Road.
B. That the authority of a peace officer to temporarily close, or divert
traffic from, the streets listed above is limited to the period from 6:00 a.m. on July
3, 2000, to 11:00 p.m. on July 5, 2000.
ADOPTED this day of May, 2000.
John E. Noyes, Mayor
ATTEST:
LaVonne Harkless, City Clerk
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