File #: 22-4381    Name:
Type: Discussion Items Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/15/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/2/2022 Final action:
Title: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL OF A FOURTH EXTENSION TO THE EMERGENCY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ISSUED FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACH ACCESS RAMP AT ESPLANADE AND AVENUE A TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY RECEIVE AND FILE THE FOURTH EXTENSION OF THE EMERGENCY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE BEACH ACCESS RAMP AT ESPLANADE AND AVENUE A TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY
Attachments: 1. Administrative Report, 2. 4th Extension to Emergency Coastal Development Permit, 3. 3rd Extension to Emergency Coastal Development Permit, 4. 2nd Extension to Emergency Coastal Development Permit, 5. 1st Extension to Emergency Coastal Development Permit, 6. Emergency Coastal Development Permit, 7. 4th Extension Application, 8. City Council Administrative Report June 14, 2022 3rd Extension, 9. City Council Administrative Report April 12, 2022 2nd Extension, 10. City Council Administrative Report February 8, 2022 1st Extension, 11. City Council Administrative Report December 7, 2021 Original Emergency Permit, 12. RBMC Section 10-5.2228
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To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: BRANDY FORBES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL OF A FOURTH EXTENSION TO THE EMERGENCY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ISSUED FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACH ACCESS RAMP AT ESPLANADE AND AVENUE A TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY

RECEIVE AND FILE THE FOURTH EXTENSION OF THE EMERGENCY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE BEACH ACCESS RAMP AT ESPLANADE AND AVENUE A TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Community Development Department received an application from the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors (DBH) for a fourth extension of the Emergency Coastal Development Permit temporarily closing the beach access ramp at Esplanade and Avenue A. The emergency closure is needed to address public safety concerns associated with the ramp's degraded condition.

The Community Development Director issued the original emergency permit on November 30, 2021 for a period of 60 days, subject to Redondo Beach Municipal Code (RBMC) Section 10-5.2228. The Code allows the Director to approve extensions to the permit if a subsequent application is filed. The Municipal Code requires that the Community Development Director provide a written and verbal report on the action to the City Council at the next City Council meeting.

BACKGROUND
In November 2021, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors (DBH) submitted an application to the Planning Division of the City's Community Development Department for an Emergency Coastal Development Permit to temporarily close the beach access ramp at Esplanade and Avenue A due to public safety concerns. The County completed an engineering study that found the existing path, railing, landings, and wall that compose the ramp to be in very poor condition. The study recommended closure of the ramp to protect public safety. Based on the...

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