The Coronado City Council meets Tuesday, April 19. Below are the top items on their agenda.
Coronado Tourism Improvement District
Review the Coronado Tourism Improvement District’s (CTID’s) budget and to adopt a resolution of intent to continue allowing the city’s major hotels (Hotel Del, Loews, Glorietta Bay and Marriott) to charge guests the two one-half percent (0.5%) assessments. The money is used to promote Coronado as a year-around tourist, retail and restaurant destination.
The first CTID was created in June of 2010. Five years later the city established a second CTID. Both are nonprofits and have a special services agreement with the city. The city collects the tax from the hotels and turns it over to the CTID, who spends it in accordance with an annual work plan approved by the city.
Summer Shuttles
Contract with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System to operate a free Summer Shuttle and a free Silver Strand Summer Bus. The two programs will cost approximately $221,000 with most of the money coming from the city’s general fund.
Part of the cost will be defrayed by the CTID who pledged $48,000 and Loews who promised $32,000 in kind service to help fund the Silver Strand Summer Bus.
The shuttle service began as a pilot program in 2013 and has been a huge success. In each successive year ridership has climbed. The first summer ridership was up by 506% over regular bus service, in 2014 there was a 42% increase and in 2015 there was 48% increase. As ridership grew the council increased the service hours and frequency. It was every hour in 2013. This summer it will be every 20 minutes.
Statue Honoring Navy SEALS
Authorize placing the “Naked Warrior” sculpture in Glorietta Bay Park.
The sculpture by Seward Johnson honors Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) frogmen, who during World War II swam into enemy waters without weapons to retrieve explosives or other materials that would impede beach landings by allied amphibious forces.
They came to be known as “naked warriors,” whose “never quit” ethos and willingness to undertake dangerous, covert missions is carried on by today’s SEAL teams. The statue is a gift from the UDT-SEAL Museum and would be the first monument or plaque honoring SEALS in Coronado.
Dogs at Bay View Park
Adopt an ordinance to allow leashed dogs in the park. Residents have been walking their dogs in the park for several years. There’s even a dog waste dispenser in the park that the city installed to encourage owners to pick up after their pets.
The council requested the ordinance at its February 1 meeting. It also has the support of the Parks and Recreation Commission along with 116 residents who signed a petition asking that they be allowed to “legally” walk their dogs in the park.
Speed Feedback Signs
Approve the general zone locations for the six new vehicle speed feedback signs along Third and Fourth Streets and Alameda Boulevard to let drivers know how fast they are traveling and encourage them to comply with the posted speed limits. An estimated $35,000 to purchase and install is within the amount already appropriated.
Studies suggest that such efforts are effective initially, but lose their novelty over time and become less effective. To circumvent this, the staff has recommended rotating the signs to different locations. The council approved the concept at its February 16 meeting.
The meeting starts at 4pm in the City Council Chambers at 1825 Strand Way.
