- Shark sighting at Silver Strand June 8
- City park rules, Concert in the Park rules reminder
- Gas line break at 7th & J on June 8
- Traffic control along Silver Strand
- Census data and Coronado population growth
- Water quality, water testing, algae bloom / Red Tide, beach closures
- Free Summer Shuttle schedule change this Sunday June 11 for layover/transfer
- June 17 – Rotary’s Low Tide Ride & Stride event along beach from IB to Coronado’s North Beach
- Junior Lifeguards swim test changed from June 10 to June 17
- Rotary Park fountain pump to be rebuilt. Fountain should be back running by July 4
- Dock C & Boat Launch Ramp project update
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 video preview of the latest edition of the Coronado City Manager’s Weekly Update, as well as a sampling of the updates below. Read the full update on the City’s website.
- Shark Sighting at Silver Strand: On Thursday, June 8, at 8:15 a.m., California State Parks received a report of a shark sighting at Silver Strand State Beach. State Park officials determined that an eight-foot great white shark was traveling slowly along the coast displaying non-aggressive behavior. They posted a shark sighting advisory for Silver Strand State Beach, which will remain in effect for 24 hours and end Friday morning, June 9. City of Coronado lifeguards will monitor the City’s beach. It is important to remember that sharks are a natural resource of California’s coastline and shark attacks are rare in Southern California waters.
- Traffic Control: When the City began a pilot project to manually control morning traffic at the intersection of state Route 75 and Tarawa Road, the goal was to maximize the efficiency of traffic and pedestrian movement at this location. By all accounts, the pilot program was a success but ended on June 1 as outlined in a report approved by the City Council last year. The City monitored traffic in the days following the end of the program to possibly reinstate the manual traffic direction if needed. Typically, traffic at the beginning of June is light. However, traffic was heavier than normal on Tuesday, June 6, so the City reached out to the contractor and by Wednesday, June 7, a new contract was executed for additional manual traffic direction. It will be reinstituted on Monday, June 12. Traffic guards will be directing vehicles Monday through Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. until no longer needed. The City has agreed to move forward with a plan to install an adaptive signals/smart stoplights project for four intersections on state Route 75 that will address much of the back-up in the area.
- Water Quality, Water Testing: The City of Coronado and four other governmental agencies – San Diego Unified Port District, San Diego County Department of Environmental Health, City of San Diego, and the Copermittee Regional Monitoring Group – test Coronado’s ocean and bay waters regularly. Coronado tests waters monthly throughout the year at North Beach; during the wet periods, testing is increased to weekly. The Department of Environmental Health tests water after rain events and throughout the winter. General water quality advisories are issued after every measurable rainfall event. Water tests are performed following any sanitary sewer overflow that reaches inlets to the storm sewer system. Much of the testing overlaps or provides validation of other test samples. The bacteria tests are cultured in a lab. Test results may take several days to “bloom” unless the concentration of contamination is heavy enough for the reaction time to indicate that acceptable limits have been exceed, which in some cases is less than 24 hours. The California coast, including Coronado’s, is currently experiencing an algal bloom, also known as Red Tide. Coronado City limits extend from the City of Imperial Beach to Zuniga Jetty at the entrance to San Diego Bay. Water quality varies significantly from south to north. The City of Coronado beach has been closed for the following periods:
2010 2 closures/16 days
2011-2013 0 closures
2014 1 closure/4 days
2015 2 closures/5 days
2016 1 closure/3 days
2017 2 closures/11 days
For the complete City Manager’s Weekly Update, visit the city’s website.
