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______City Manager's Weekly Update
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The following is provided as an update regarding programs, services and issues within the City. |
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City, Community Halloween Events Planned |
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City Seeks Representative for Port Commission |
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The City is seeking applications by Nov. 15, for residents interested in filling a vacancy, appointed by the City Council, to represent Coronado on the San Diego Port Commission. The Port is responsible for harbor and port improvements and for use of all of tidelands and submerged lands that are part of the Port district. The term is four years beginning Jan. 3. Interviews will be held Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. |
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New Traffic Signal Soon to be Linked to Existing Stoplights |
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The new traffic signal at state Route 75 and Avenida Del Sol is scheduled to be integrated into the City's existing adaptive stoplight software next week. This links the stoplights along the Silver Strand at three Navy gates, and at Avenida de las Arenas, Avenida del Sol and Pomona Avenue to manage traffic flow. The integration may take one to two weeks for tuning to optimal performance. The adaptive software will allow the equipment to monitor changing traffic conditions and adjust the signal timing to minimize delays.The Hotel del Coronado continues to work on improvements to the hotel property. Due to construction activity, the Avenida del Sol cul-de-sac is closed during the day just past the new and open entrance to the Hotel del Coronado. After working hours and on weekends,the cul-de-sac is open to the public; however parking is prohibited. The full opening is expected mid-2022. |
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City Playing Fields Temporarily Closed |
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Police Department Updates |
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Senior Volunteers: A new Senior Volunteer Patrol Academy started this week with six recruits. The Senior Volunteer Patrol was started by Officer Kevin Shank in 1995 with a graduating class of 18 volunteers. Since then, the Senior Volunteer Patrol has conducted 21 academies, training more than 130 recruits. It currently has 25 volunteers as it continues to grow as an essential element of the Police Department. Since 2000, the SVP has provided more than 160,000 hours of volunteer support for an estimated savings to the city of over $4 million. These volunteers are the eyes and ears of the Police Department, patrolling streets, beaches, and parks, performing vacation house checks, enforcing 72 hour parking violations, providing traffic control and perimeter support at police and fire scenes, issuing written warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles, and many other duties. All volunteers were not permitted to work due the pandemic from late March 2020 until August. Their service is invaluable. The City is happy they are back on duty.
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Officer Honored: Last week, Coronado Police Officer Darren Hamilton received the Lucky Narc Award from the California Narcotics Officers Association for a proactive traffic stop he made in 2020 which resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine. (Photo: Officer Hamilton second from right)
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Drug Take Back Day Results: On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Coronado Police Department participated in the Prescription Drug Take Back event in front of the Police Department. Six boxes of medication, weighing 121 pounds, were collected during the event. This was twice the amount collected last year. The event is designed to prevent the abuse and theft of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs by removing the drugs from homes. The Police Department has a collection box in the front lobby available for drop offs anytime during regular business hours.
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'Live' Hometown Heroes Ceremony Set for Nov. 6 |
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Coronado Community Read 2022 Kicks Off |
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Nominations are being accepted for the 2022 Coronado Community Read. The deadline is Friday, Nov. 5. The Coronado Public Library invites readers to submit their nominations for this year’s Community Read, which is now in its sixth year. The program is designed to unite the community through the shared reading of a single book and encourages participation in planned community-building events around the theme of the title, selected by the readers. To nominate a book, visit commentcoronado.org or find a ballot box at the Library, City Hall, Coronado Historical Association, or Bay Books. |
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Village Theatre Temporary Closure Planned |
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The Village Theatre has informed the City that it may soon close the movie house as the long-awaited new seating has arrived. It is expected that seats in all three screening rooms will be installed beginning early next week. The theater is planning to reopen in time for the Coronado Island Film Festival set for Nov. 10-14. The theater will be the main location for screenings during the film festival. |
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Third Climate Action Plan Workshop Set for Next Week |
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The City will hold its third Climate Action Plan workshop on Thursday, Nov. 4, via Zoom. The Climate Action Plan is designed to be a strategic roadmap to help Coronado reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The City’s draft Climate Action Plan will be discussed. The workshop will begin at 5 p.m. and will be recorded and posted for public viewing. Register in advance for this webinar. The City continues to accept public comments on the draft or they may be posted on Comment Coronado. Comments are due by Nov. 12. For questions, contact Associate Planner Howard Lee at (619) 522-2423 or [email protected].
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Public Services & Engineering Projects |
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Parker Pump Station Replacement Project: Police and Fire have conducted trainings over the last two weeks at the City’s newly acquired property at 800 Coronado Ave. Trainings have included search and rescue scenarios, simulated firefighting, and firefighter survival and ventilation training. Demolition will begin on Monday, Nov. 1, and is anticipated to be completed in three days. The site will remain clear until construction begins on the pump station project which is expected to start as early as next summer. The purchase of the property allows the City to reconfigure the site to provide 6,000 square feet of publicly accessible green space and relocate all planned above-ground structures to 75 feet behind the face of curb along Coronado Avenue. The purchase eliminates the need for a temporary, above-ground storm water and wastewater bypass system during construction by keeping the existing pump station operational throughout construction of the new station. The site also will eliminate the need to close the intersection of Eighth Street and Coronado Avenue for the entire duration of construction.
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Tennis Court Complex on Glorietta Boulevard: Work to replace existing tennis court lights to provide International Tennis Federation Class II standard of play illumination is underway. Corrosion resistant paint is being applied to refresh the poles. Courts 1 and 2 at the Tennis Center Complex were completed on schedule last week. Court 8 upgrades are in progress. To avoid practice and tournament disruption, work will commence at the Coronado High School and Coronado Public Library courts on Monday, Nov. 1, once tennis season ends. Throughout the project, a maximum of two courts at a time will be out of operation. The new LED lights will turn on instantly; no more waiting for the lights to warm up.
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Recreation & Golf Services Projects |
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Coronado Aquatics Notice of Upcoming Maintenance: The Coronado Aquatics Center has its annual pool maintenance closure set for Saturday, Oct. 31, through Sunday, Nov. 14. The pool will be closed for cleaning and resurfacing. In addition to the expected maintenance, new energy efficient lighting will be installed.
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Tuesday, Nov. 2; 4 p.m.
City Council
City Hall Council Chamber
Wednesday, Nov. 3; 3 p.m.
Historic Resource Commission
City Hall Council Chamber
Thursday, Nov. 4; 2:30 p.m.
Special Mobility Commission
Public Services Facility
Thursday, Nov. 4; 4:30 p.m.
Cultural Arts Commission
City Hall Council Chamber
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Among some of the items the City Council will consider at its Nov. 2 meeting are:
- Authorize an agreement with WaveRider Security for $201,000 for five years of managed operating system patching service;
- Second reading of an ordinance regarding election to fill City Council vacancy;
- Award of a construction contract for the Street Preventive Maintenance Fiscal Year 2021-22 project;
- Introduction of an ordinance to comply with mandated organic waste disposal requirements; and
- Consideration of a one-year business operations permit to allow Dine.Direct to operate a personal delivery device service pilot program.
The next City Council meeting is Nov. 16.
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Community Programs & Events |
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Recreation & Golf Services |
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Author Talk: Join acclaimed historical novelist, Nancy Goldstone, for an intimate luncheon in support of the Friends of the Library on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Goldstone will be discussing her latest work "In the Shadow of the Empress," a Publisher's Weekly starred book. The $40 entrance fee includes lunch and a hardcover copy of the book. Proceeds support free programs at the Library. The talk will be followed by a Q&A. This event is in partnership with Warwicks bookstore. Goldstone will address a recent story that made national headlines about recently uncensored letters between Marie Antoinette and her suspected lover, Count Fersen.
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Celebrating Local Artists Banners: The Coronado Cultural Arts Commission invites local artists to submit images of original artwork for the “2022 Celebrating Coronado Artists” banners series for display along Orange Avenue next spring. Applications are available online at CoronadoARTS.com or at City Hall, 1825 Strand Way. The application deadline is Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. The Commission is seeking submissions from a broad range of media, styles, and genres of local artists. All artwork selected will be juried and artists who are selected will be notified by early March. Fifteen new artists will be selected to participate. For more information on the Orange Avenue Corridor Banner Program, contact Kelly Purvis at [email protected] or (619) 522‐2633.
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Find out the four hottest upcoming arts and cultural events going on in Coronado with "Four on Friday," a feature brought to you by CoronadoARTS.com. Click on the Four On Friday Logo to view this week's edition. |
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Sunday, Oct. 31: Halloween Street Closure on Margarita -- Spans 600 and 700 blocks of Margarita from Sixth Street to Visalia Row from 5 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 31: MainStreet Goes Ghostly -- Trick or treating along the commercial corridor from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 5: Navy Chief Petty Officer Pride Day -- Silver Strand State Beach with 3,000 participants from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 10-14: Coronado Island Film Festival -- various locations around Coronado
Saturday, Nov. 20: Ride to Live Motorcycle Training -- Silver Strand State Beach
Saturday, Nov. 20: Turkey Trot Registration -- Spreckels Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 25: Turkey Trot -- Tidelands Park
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Red, a 2-year-old mixed breed dog, is this week’s Pet of the Week. Red is a gentle girl who is initially shy but sweet and affectionate after she gets to know you. She walks nicely on a leash and would make a great exercise buddy. Red is ready for a loving home. Her adoption fee is $125. To find out more about Red, call PAWS of Coronado, which runs the City’s Animal Care Facility at (619) 522-7371.
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Boards, Commissions & Committees |
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Board, Commission, Committee Vacancies |
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