City Manager’s Weekly Update – February 9, 2018

• Annual Valentine’s Day 10k, 5k and 1 mile fun run is Sunday, Feb. 11 and will affect traffic on Glorietta Blvd
• City Council will review at a future meeting, a proposal and budget for 92118 Day on Sept. 21, 2018 (9-21-18) to include food, music, beer garden, and beach activities
• Active Transportation Plan final public workshop was held Wed., Feb. 7 to provide information about proposed projects and programs
• Port of San Diego will make sidewalk repairs on Grand Caribe Island due to shifting soil causing the concrete to separate
• The Navy’s contractor has repaired/replaced 500 feet of pipe after the 80-year-old water main broke causing flooding and a sinkhole
• Navy held a public meeting on Feb. 7 on impacts of the transition to the new V-22 Osprey aircraft
• City Council presented a proclamation to honor Vietnam veterans and their families in a commemoration from February 6, 2018 through November 11, 2025
• Coronado Community Read 2018 “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline launches Feb 20 and continues through March 31 with music, film, lectures and book discussions
• Deadline for local artists to submit images of original artwork for the Orange Ave banner series is Thursday Feb. 15
• Sunset Park construction continues – turf, sod, sidewalk, ramp; the park is expected to reopen by end of April
• An IT room is being added to the police building which will be dedicated strictly to IT and more secure than current area
• Applicants for Community Development Director are being screened and the most highly qualified will be invited to interview
• Music festival to be held in San Diego’s Waterfront Park March 3 & 4
• Coronado is being honored with a Facility Design Award for the John D. Spreckels Center to be presented on March 16

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.

• 92118 Day: The City Council received a request in October from Coronado resident Steve Johnson to hold a Major Special Event on September 21, 2018, to celebrate Coronado. The date was chosen because it matches the City’s zip code — 92118. The Council approved the date of the event and asked Johnson to return with a budget and proposal at a future Council meeting. Event organizers have been working to develop a proposal for a community event to honor the City and community that will take place around Central Beach and on nearby streets involving food vendors, live music, a beer garden, and beach activities such as volleyball and sandcastle building. Johnson said organizers have contacted residents in the vicinity to gauge support and hear concerns. The Council will review the proposal at a future meeting. Those interested in finding out more about the event, its organizers and a tentative schedule can visitwww.92118day.com.

• Community Read Kick-off: The 2018 Coronado Community Read selection is “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline. The Community READ program, which launches February 22, includes six weeks of lectures, activities, films and book discussions focusing on the shared reading. Most of the events are free and open to the public. The first event is “Press Rewind: A 1980’s concert featuring Betamaxx.” Tickets cost $25 and can be purchased at the Coronado Library Reference Desk. Call Contract Arts Administrator Kelly Purvis at (619) 522-2633. Other Community Read activities include a series of film screenings, lectures on virtual reality, the genre of science fiction, and the future of robotics. There is a Teen Sci-Fi writing contest, a community-wide scavenger hunt and a “Ready Player One” edition of PopQuiz! Trivia Night hosted by former Mayor Casey Tanaka. The book was an international best seller and is major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg debuting March 29. Be sure to pick up the Community Read brochure at the Library or online at CoronadoARTS.com.

• Navy Water Main Break Update: The Navy hired a contractor to perform an emergency repair and replacement of 500 feet of pipe in the 100 block of B Avenue following a water main break that caused flooding and a mid-block sinkhole. The Navy and its contractor repaired the 80-year-old water main and repaved the entire roadway between First and Second Streets. The existing cast iron pipe that failed was replaced with a highly durable plastic material was successfully installed and pressure tested to ensure no leaks. The area will be cleaned of mud, paved on Wednesday, February 7, and reopened Thursday, February 8. The roadway will be closed in about one week for striping.
• Vietnam War Proclamation:  At its meeting earlier this week, the City Council presented a proclamation to honor Vietnam veterans and their families. The Council proclaimed February 6 through November 11, 2025, as the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The commemoration takes place over a long period of time, as expressed in a presidential proclamation on May 25, 2012, to thank all those who served and sacrificed during that long period of time. On hand were Sue Gillingham, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce; local Vietnam War veteran Greg McPartlin; Robin MacCartee, Executive Director of the Coronado Historical Association; and Captain Scott T. Mulvehill, commanding officer of Naval Base Coronado Community organizations such as the Chamber and Coronado Historical Association plan special Vietnam War events and exhibits.

For the complete City Manager’s Weekly Update, visit the city’s website.