HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 - Temporary Closure for July 4th HolidayCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 4
June 10, 2008
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Aaron C. Harp, Assistant City Attomey
(949) 644 -3131, aharp@city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF
SEASHORE DRIVE, NEWPORT BOULEVARD AND BALBOA
BOULEVARD, BACK BAY DRIVE, SELECTED PARKING LOTS, AND
SELECTED FEEDER STREETS FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council adopt the Resolution attached to this memo.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
In preparation for the annual influx of visitors, this office has prepared a Resolution
authorizing the Police Department to temporarily close, or divert traffic from, portions of
Seashore Drive, the "100" block streets and alleys between 32nd Street and 54th Street,
Balboa Boulevard, Back Bay Drive, and Newport Boulevard during the Fourth of July
Holiday, to install temporary boundaries on Seashore Drive, and to close certain parking
lots.
Submitted by:
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Aaron C. Harp
Assistant City Attomey
Attachment: Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2008
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, 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, traffic on streets in the Oceanfront 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. 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
Fourth 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 Oceanfront
area in the absence of the temporary street closures authorized by this
Resolution;
F. The Fourth 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 Oceanfront 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 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 Fourth of July Holiday.
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;
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 from,
the streets listed above is limited to the period from 6:00 a.m. on July 3, 2008, to
11:00 p.m. on July 5, 2008.
ADOPTED this day of , 2008
Edward Selich, Mayor
ATTEST:
LaVonne Harkless, City Clerk