CC SR 20160802 J - Marilyn Ryan Parking LotRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 08/02/2016
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to address unauthorized nighttime activities at
Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Review and consider directing Staff to implement Option Nos. 9 through 11 to
address unauthorized nighttime activities at Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park;
(2) Authorize an additional appropriation from the General Fund of $70,500 to Public
Works' Parks, Trails & Open Space Maintenance Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: $70,500
Amount Budgeted:
Additional Appropriation:
Account Number(s):
None
$70,500
101-3009-431-43-00
ORIGINATED BY: So Kim, Senior Planner fes'R/
REVIEWED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, Director of Community Development.
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager,/k--,
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
At the May 17, 2016, City Council meeting, Staff presented a menu of options to
address concerns related to vandalism, public nuisance, and unauthorized nighttime
activities occurring at Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park. The City Council reviewed the
options and directed Staff to return with implementation details on temporary bollards,
replacing park furniture, increasing law enforcement, and towing services (Option Nos.
8 through 11), as detailed in the table below. This table also includes cost estimates
and implementation timeframes as provided by the Public Works Department and the
Lomita Sheriff's Station.
Option
No.
Description
Cost Estimate
Implementation
Timeframe
Temporary
barriers to
$4,000 (Installation)
8
close the
$22,000 (Annual Labor)
3 months
parking lot
nightly
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Option
Description
Cost Estimate
Implementation
No.
Timeframe
Replace park furniture and add
graffiti -resistant coatings (e. g.,
individual concrete stump or
PV stones for seating and
concrete tables with seal coat)
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$70,000 (Removal and
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Installation of Furniture and
6 months
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Seal Coating)
Immediate — Lomita
Increase law enforcement
Sheriff's Dept confirmed
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presence (e.g., issue citations
$0
that they can patrol this
to violators/vehicles parked
area as part of their route
after permitted hours)
after hours and issue
citations.
$500 for replacement
Vehicle towing after permitted
and/or installation of
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hours
additional signs with code
1 month (installation)
language regarding towing
after park hours.
Upon further review of these options, Staff currently recommends that the City Council
move forward with all of the options listed above, with the exception to the installation of
the temporary bollards (Option No. 8). This is because of the operational challenges
and solutions that still need to be determined with deploying the bollards. For example,
when a vehicle is parked after the permitted hours, that vehicle may be cited and towed.
Staff is still working through the process of timing for citing and towing a vehicle.
Therefore, Staff recommends delaying Option No. 8 for now, and seeks City Council
direction to implement Option Nos. 9 through 11 and to monitor the parking lot and park
grounds for a period of six months. After the six-month monitoring period, Staff will
report back to the Council on the efficacy of these options in addressing nighttime
nuisance activities. If these issues have not been satisfactorily addressed, the City
Council may then direct Staff to proceed with the installation of the temporary bollards.
The timeframe to replace the park furniture and install new signs at the parking lot is
approximately six months. The six-month monitoring period will begin once installation
is complete, so Staff expects to report back to the City Council on this matter in July
2017.
CONCLUSION:
In the interest of taking action to address the issues of unauthorized nighttime activities
in Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park, Staff recommends that the City Council consider a
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budget adjustment to Public Works' Parks, Trails & Open Space Maintenance Program
budget in the amount of $70,500 to replace the existing park furniture and install parking
regulations signs at Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative actions are available
for the City Council's consideration:
1. Direct Staff to implement Option No. 8 through 11, at an expected total
cost of $96,500 for FY16-17.
2. Identify additional options for Staff to research for City Council
consideration at a future meeting.
3. Direct Staff to take no action at this time.
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