Each week, the City Manager’s Office provides an update that includes information on programs, services and issues within the City, as well as news, project updates and follow-up information when necessary.
Get up to speed on what’s going on in Coronado with this preview of the latest edition of the Coronado City Manager’s Weekly Update. Read more detailed information on the City’s website.
- In preparation for the Fourth of July and in its commitment to maintaining the City’s wide and pristine public beach, the City today will add 30 new trash receptacles in the fire ring area. Additionally, the number of shifts and size of the maintenance crews will be increased. Coronado’s beach is extensive. With fire rings come the responsibility of keeping not only the sand clean and trash removed from the entire beach, but in maintaining the fire ring area. Security First began daily fire ring patrols May 27, and with the start today of the new fiscal year, many seasonal employees who are limited in the number of hours they can work in a year can be called back to work. Public services uses a small mechanized dump truck to empty most of the trash receptacles. The 30 new trash receptacles are not compatible so they will be serviced by hand. A little bit of history. Coronado had 18 fire rings until 1994, when City officials removed 10, increased the space between them and established a curfew. In January 2014, the City Council amended the Municipal Code to limit fires to charcoal and clean wood only, and restricted fire material to a height of no more than 12 inches above the top of the fire ring. The City consulted with the California Coastal Commission, who encouraged the protection of lower cost visitor and recreational facilities, citing Section 30213 of the Coast Act. The City’s fire rings get heavy use but are cleaned daily. Crews arrive at 6:30 a.m. to assess the entire coastline, looking for safety hazards first, then creating a plan to address other issues based on which locations, such as Central Beach, see the earliest visitors. Workers clean the sand, sweep the kelp and remove trash. By 8 a.m., or earlier if deemed a priority or later if other issues arise elsewhere, crews arrive at North Beach to pick up trash, sift the sand and empty trash bins.
North Beach area near the fire rings during clean-up on Monday, June 27.
North Beach area near the fire rings after daily clean-up on Monday, June 27.
PSA the City produced last summer to demonstrate the proper use of clean wood when building a fire.
- Sand Study: The Scripps Institution of Oceanography will conduct a sand survey in Coronado to measure beach erosion and sand buildup to model beach changes. Scripps proposes to test sand levels approximately once a quarter over a period of time using instruments such as laser scanners, a GPS device mounted on a dolly and sonar instruments that use echolocation. Any findings produced by the study will be made available to Coronado. A schedule of survey activities will be provided by Scripps prior to any surveying.
- Wayfinding Sign Program: The contractor completed the installation of the wayfinding signage this week. A final walk through and inspection of all signage will occur next week.
For the complete City Manager’s Update, visit the City’s website.
