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ADOPT -A -BEACH PROGRAM
General
The City occasionally receives requests from community groups who wish to
adopt" certain areas of beach and clean these areas on a regularly scheduled
basis. It is the City's intent to encourage such community cooperation within the
guidelines set forth below.
Organizations
1. An organization interested in adopting a beach must apply by letter to the
City Manager. The letter should include a description of the organization,
the number of volunteers available to clean the area, and the frequency
with which they intend to work. The organization may also include the
particular area they wish to adopt; however, the City Manager has the
final approval on the designation of areas.
2. The organization may be a civic, service, homeowner, or community
organization; application by commercial entities will not be approved.
3. This shall not exclude commercial entities from organizing beach cleaning
events of no more than one day in duration. Up to three banners could be
used to recruit volunteers and advertise an event for a maximum of seven
days prior to the event. Banners would be located at City Hall, Newport
Pier, and Balboa Pier at the expense of the sponsoring organization.
Responsibilities
1. The General Services Department will implement and manage the
program.
2. The Department will provide bags for collection and disposal of collected
litter and debris; however, the Department shall be contacted in advance
of the collection day to ensure the debris is deposited in an area accessible
to City collection vehicles. The City will not provide tools such as rakes,
cans, etc.
3. The organization must agree to pick up litter and debris from their
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assigned section of beach at least quarterly, although more frequent
cleaning is encouraged.
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4. The organization must agree to executing a hold harmless agreement that
would indemnify the City. Only volunteers from the organization will be
permitted to participate in this program.
5. If an organization fails to fulfill its responsibilities for two quarters in a
calendar year, the organization's agreement may be terminated for
nonperformance.
6. Permanent signage noting a non - commercial sponsor may be allowed on
the beaches on a case -by -case basis approved by the Parks, Beaches and
Recreation Commission. Any such signs will be manufactured per City
specifications at City expense. A group or organization may, however,
place temporary signs or a banner on the beach on the day of cleaning for
identification and directional purposes.
Each December the General Services Department will review the efforts of
each sponsor and report the results to the City Manager for a decision on
the continuation of a particular beach assignment.
Adopted 4/13/92
Reaffirmed 1/24/1994
Amended 10/24/94
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