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RESOLUTION NO. 94 -57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY
INSTALLATION OF CUL DE SACS ALONG SEASHORE
DRIVE DURING THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY.
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach finds and
declares as follows:
A. Seashore Drive has, historically, been a focal point for
celebrations and parades during the 4th of July holiday; and
B. In the recent past, residents of, and visitors to, West
Newport in general and Seashore Drive in particular, have, while
engaged in celebrations or defacto parades, been subjected to
violence, drunkenness, rowdy conduct; and
C. In the recent past, Newport Beach police and Fire
personnel have experienced considerable difficulty protecting, and
ensuring the safety of, persons using Seashore Drive and feeder
streets during the 4th of July holiday; and
D. one of the major concerns of the Newport Beach Police
Department is the difficulty in getting manpower to specific
locations along Seashore Drive and in West Newport because of the
high volume of pedestrian and bicycle traffic flowing constantly
along Seashore Drive without any break point at which pedestrians,
skaters and bicycle riders can be diverted to a safe and protected
area; and
E. The high volume of pedestrian and bicycle traffic along
Seashore Drive, and the vehicular congestion on adjacent streets,
impairs the ability of the Newport Beach Fire Department to
suppress fires in the area, respond to medical emergencies, and
transport injured parties to appropriate care facilities.
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F. The City Council is authorized to temporarily close a
portion of any street for celebrations, parades, local special
events and other purposes when, in the opinion of the Council,
closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who
are to use that portion of the street during closure; and
G. The temporary creation of cul de sacs along Seashore
Drive and Balboa Boulevard at selected locations between 32nd
Street and 54th Street, will enable the Police Department to better
control the large volume of pedestrian and bicycle traffic, enable
police personnel to better prevent criminal conduct and respond to
crime scenes, help police and fire personnel respond to the scene
of medical emergencies and transport injured persons to appropriate
care facilities, and allow Fire Department personnel better access
to the area in the event of a fire or other emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach as follows:
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to establish temporary
cul de sacs along Seashore Drive between 32nd Street and 54th
Street, on the ocean side of Balboa Boulevard between River and
32nd Street, and at such other locations as may be necessary to
control the flow of traffic and preserve police and fire personnel
access to the area.
Section 3. The temporary cul de sacs shall be established on or
about 12:00 noon on July 4, 1994 and the temporary cul de sacs
shall be removed on or about 2:00 a.m. July 5, 1994.
Section 4. The temporary cul de sacs shall be manned by sworn
members of the Newport Beach Police Department, the California
Highway Patrol and such other law enforcement agencies as may be
requested to assist, and those peace officers shall prevent access
by all persons except public employees engaged in the performance
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of their duties.
ADOPTED, this 27th day of June , 1994.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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