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Home My WebLink AboutC-1154 - Salary study, public management consultantsCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER March 12, 1973 COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM NO. _.t-7(a TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: City Manager SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR OPENING OF BAYSHORES COMMUNITY ENTRANCE GATE AT MARINO DRIVE RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file report. No further action is required. DISCUSSION: Situation. At the February 26, 1973, City Council meeting, a Harbor Permit was approved for the complete reconstruction of the Bayshores Marina. Mr. Frank James of 2841 Bayshore Drive appeared before the City Council during the public hearing and proposed that an entrance drive on Pacific Coast Highway into the Bayshores Community at Marino Drive, which is now closed, be ordered opened for the following reasons: 1. Intersection congestion at the present Bayshores entrance at the Dover Drive /Pacific Coast Highway /Bayshore Drive intersection would be relieved; 2. Construction equipment in Bayshores during the Marina redevelopment could be more equitably dispersed throughout the tract rather than relying solely on Bayshore Drive for access. The staff was instructed to report back in 30 days on Mr. James'pro- posals. Cit Staff Traffic Affairs Committee. The Traffic Affairs Committee met with Mr. James on February 27 and witR Mr. W. Stephen Smith, III, Director of Property Management for the Irvine Company, on March 6. The Committee also consulted by telephone with Mr. Burr Sherick, President of the Bayshores Community Association. These are the findings of the Committee from our investigation: 1. Bayshores is a private community without public streets. It is improbable, therefore, that the opening or closing of the Marino Drive access gate is within the City's jurisdiction. 2. Residents of the majority of the 251 single family lease hold parcels within Bayshores are opposed to the opening of the Marino Gate. The Committee inspected audited petitions circulated between September 28 and December 8, 1972, and signed by 126 lease hold representatives which stated that: "We, the undersigned residents of Bayshores, are totally opposed to any attempt by the Page - 2 - Irvine Company or others to reopen in any manner that gate in Bayshores known as the 'back gate'." 3. The Committee also inspected a petition circulated by Mr. James in June 1972 which was signed by only 18 lessees asking "your immediate considera- tion of the reopening of the Marino Gate ". 4. It would be possible to utilize Marino as an exit only, but it does not appear that even this limited use is supported by a majority of lease holders. Approximately three years ago a near majority of residents voted to ask that the gate be closed on weekends and evenings and the gate was eventually left closed continuously. 5. Bayshores Community Association, Inc. has just been established on February 28, 1973, and will receive custody of the street system, beach, and other lessor -owned community facilities within Bayshores. The lessor is now also offering all lessees an opportunity to purchase the fee interest in their building lot if they so wish. Mr. Smith is serving as interim Corporation President. Community Association membership and dues payment will become mandatory for community residents. Since the Corporation may now be legally recognized as the custodian of the street system, the gate opening should be considered only upon the request of the Corporation. 6. As an element in the City's overall transportation plan study, it has been suggested that it may be advisable to consolidate.the Bayshores Community and Balboa Bay Club entrances into a common signalized access point off Pacific Coast Highway westerly of Dover Drive. Such an action would serve to relieve the badly congested Dover Drive /Pacific Coast Highway / Bayshore Drive intersection. This would be a major undertaking, however, and the merits of the proposal are well beyond the capability of the City Staff Traffic Affairs Committee to analyze. CONCLUSION: The City Staff Traffic Affairs Committee recommends that no further action be taken on the Marino Drive opening question until such time as Bayshores Community Association, Inc., the legally recognized custodian of the Community's private street system, may request that the opening be given further study. &'f �_ ROBERT L. WYNN RLW:PFB:cs Attachment cc: Mr. W. Stephen Smith, III Mr. Burr Sherick Mr. Frank James C zt �T + ski s�+er►E �¢��: � �� °^ b I 'ni ••.��E �� NN w t. 0 S _ W Ali i `I x j lF _ i ,, b •, �_ - — ! •'� 9 is � � M1 -''tea / a � � • � . , 4 v ea nR o la IIAKI Zz ' � � _I � �,.� ;,,5 ` ".. •t ,.s �` s,'�S //0. 1. � J/ .:b .._ � _� _ i.. > Y it ��li .a ' �.A -�1'�, ,'• r , � + c'�. 1, �.� • bA n,. j. � � � �_.. � _ `I i is \ % d' • ��y a x -- w � t - `I /r 1 k I ti�i. 1, " N __J ,•''" IF jo Ri bN 2- I.:. A THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH. RE; The Agenda February 26,1963. 'e, BAYSHORES MARINA USE PEH14IT if 1647 (MARINA) #1642 (HON`LES) HARBOR PERPIIT APPLICATION #129 -2572 E.I.R / N.B. 72 -022 GENTLEMEN: Since the Bayshore Marina was originally built the West gate (Marino Dr.) showing ingress and egress as shown on the Tract Map (Exhibit "A) has been permanently closed. This Tract Map provides for ingress and egress at two locations namely the said Marino Drive gate on the West end of Bayshores and the East gate located at the intersection of Bayshore Dr, Pacific Coast Highway, Dover Dr., and the back bay bridge. Your attention is called to the already "near critical level" of traffic at the aforesaid intersection (Newspaper article dated August 17,1972 pertaining to Mr.Jaffe's figures of 63,000 cars per day, 2,300 cars every hour during peak periods of the day over the Coast Highway bridge) Exhibit "B" Pictures marked Exhibit "C" and "D" were taken in January showing traffic coming out of the Bayshore Drive gate heading North andl4.st across Coast Highway and slowing traffic coming south out of Dover Drive and trying to turn East over the bridge being slowed up and resulting in cars being backed up as far as can be seen on Dover Drive. Newspaper picture marked Exhibit "E" taken in February of this year showing traffic congestion just east of thr bridge, which results in congestion and slow -up at the Dover Drive /Bayshore intersection. At present there are some 251 homes in Bayshores with many owners using two cars or more, their guests, commercial vehicles plus traffic to the present Bayshores Marina and also at this inter- section the added load of Swales Anchorage and the Anchorage Apartments. It is approximately 750 feet from the West end (Marino Ave gate) to the Bayshores Marina and approximately 2150 feet or apx.,4 /lOths of a mile from the marina to the East (Bayshore Drive gate) which traffic in summer passes the congested area of the " beach " on Bayshore Drive. In order to relieve some of the traffic at this intersection of the East gate (Bayshore Drive) it is requested that the approval of this Marina and additional homes be contingent upon the opening of the West (Marino gate) as provided for in the TRACT MAP, SENT T0: r� >w,, Direct"; Encl; ExhiHits, A,B,C,b,E. Cl Yours very truly FRANK JAMES, 2841 Bayshore Drive. q r 2' \ J : � 4 THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH. ^ GENTLEM7-Ns REt The Agenda February 26,1963. BAYSHORES MARINA USE PEP ,IT #1647 (MARINA) t #1642 (HOMES) HARBOR PERMIT APPLICATION #129 -2572 E.I.R / N.B. 72 -022 Since the Bayshore Marina was originally built the West gate (tsarina Dr.) showing ingress and egress as shown on the Tract .ap (x'.;ibit "A) has bcc. -n per_:anently closed. This Tract Xap provides for ingress and cEress at two locations nanaly the said I• :ariro Drive gate on t ^a 'rest and of Bayshores ....d t:.. Last. at t_:_ i.r..e.... ai .. cf B :ys ".ore Dr, Paci tc Cc.._, rii_ . "- Y,y_cver .,r., and .. cs'.;k bay bridge. to to � "n- r crittral level" t_ftte'i Au-7 -.13- i %,5 =. _�11 .� i._ _.. _ � S Ia. 3 of C}, 0.00 cars _rar day , 2,3_.0 ca.-3 evr °= t:, >ur r_l.o peak periods of the day over the Coast H- 4,41;4ay bridge) Exhibit "B" Pictures narked Exhibit "C" and "D" were taken'in January showing tr- zi'fi -c coming out of the Bayshore Drive gate heading Borth and .,.,X-57 across Coast Highway and slowing traffic coming south out of Dover Drive and trying to turn East over the bridge beir:g slowed up and resulting in cars being backed up as far as car. ba seen on Dover Drive. New paper picture W-r`-,cd Exhibit "E" taken in February of this year zaowing traffic ccngos-�ien just east of thr bridge, which results in congestion and slow -up at the Dover Drive /Bayshore intersection, At present there are some 251 homes in Bayshores with many owners using two cars or more, their guests, commercial vehicles plus traffic to. tl, , sat Beyshores Marina and also at this inter- section the a:dvd load of Swales.Anchorage and the Anchorage It is approximately 7'.j0 feet from the :vest end (Marino Ave gate) to the B .kvshores Marina and approximately 2150 feet or apx.,4 /10ths of a mile from the marina to the East (Bayshore Drive gate) which traffic in summer passes the congested area of the " beach " on Bayshore Drive. In order to relieve soms of the traffic at this intersection of the East gate (Bayshore Drive) it is requested that the approval of this Marina and additional homes be contingent upon the opening of the West (Marino gate) as provided for in the TRACT 2MP. Eneli Exhibits, A,B,C,D,E, Your truly F K JAMES, 2541 Bayshore Drive. {