City Council’s June 21 agenda is filled with routine business, most having to do with capital improvement projects that have already been approved, such as awarding a contract to Ferreira Construction company to build the new Silver Strand Fence or approving additional engineering work for the Third, Fourth and I Avenue drainage improvement project.
There are also a few not so routine matters.
- A request from City Councilman Bill Sandke to consider an advisory ballot initiative to ask CalTrans to relinquish Orange Ave and Third and Fourth Streets.
“While only advisory in nature, the results of such a ballot measure will give us as policy makers an important barometer reading on public sentiment for this segment of the singularly most important challenges to our community’s quality of life – traffic,” he wrote in a letter to City Manger Blair King and other members of the council.
If the council agrees to Sandke’s request, city staff would be tasked with researching the suggestion and it would be taken up by the council at a future meeting.
- Reconsideration of a plan to convert the loading zone in front of the Coronado Plaza to temporary metered parking on a trial basis this summer. This metered parking was to have replaced the meters to be taken out near Bank of America for the trial valet parking program. The council approved the plan at its May 3 meeting. The idea was to provide valet parking in the Bank of America building this summer for patrons of nearby restaurants.
LAZ parking says it needs the loading space in front of the Coronado Plaza. It has a contract to manage the parking garage next to the Bank of America. It also has an agreement with the owner of the Coronado Plaza. LAZ has told the city if the loading zone is replaced with parking meters, it will not allow the valet parking program at the Bank of America garage.
In reconsidering the plan the council has a number of options.
It could proceed with the $41 thousand project, which is being paid for by the Coronado Tourist Improvement District (CTID), but rescind the order to convert the loading zone into a paid parking zone. It could look for other property owners and valet companies to provide valet parking options. Or they could simply abandon the pilot valet project and leave things as they are.
- Give the city manager and city attorney a raise. City Manager Blair King currently earns $212,704 a year. If the council votes to amend his contract he would be making $216,958.
City attorney Johanna Canlas works for McDougal, Love, Eckis, Boehmer & Foley. The firm provides services to a number of small communities in San Diego County. The council is being asked to increase the firm’s monthly retainer to $12,000 from $10,000.
- Be briefed on the city’s annual Fourth of July Celebration. Besides the traditional events, 12K/5K run/walk, rough water swim, Spreckels Park concert, parade and fireworks there will be two additional events.
The Coronado Yacht Club and the CTID are sponsoring a skydiver with a mid-day landing at Stingray Point. The night before there may also be an unofficial, non-sponsored, bicycle circumnavigation of the island.
The unsanctioned event begin a few years back and has become for many a part of the holiday celebration. Although the event is not planned with the city, the police will attempt to provide general safety across heavily trafficked intersections.
Other safety measures the city takes on the Fourth included: erecting a safety-zone around the parade route, removal of trash can lids in the commercial district, prohibiting camping on the medians the night before.
The council meeting begins at 4pm in the Coronado City Hall Council Chambers: 1825 Strand Way.
