BLUE FOLDER ITEM
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
February 14, 2023
N.1. INTRODUCE AND ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. 3254-23, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 37 OF THE REDONDO BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO
SKATEBOARDING AND SKATEBOARD PARKS; AND AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW
SKATEBOARDING ON PAD #10; AND AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 9 OF THE
REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN THE REDONDO BEACH FISHERMAN’S WHARF AREA; AND AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 35 PERTAINING TO PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
CONTACT: GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Public Comment Emails
1 Subject: FW: PLEASE PREPARE BLUE FOLDER - RBCC tonight Item N1, bicycle & skateboard riding From: Grace Peng
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:39 PM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>; Jim Hannon <[email protected]> Subject: RBCC tonight Item N1, bicycle & skateboard riding CAUTION: Email is from an external source; Stop, Look, and Think before opening attachments or links.
I am writing about Item N1 on the RBCC agenda tonight.
https://redondo.granicusideas.com/meetings/878-city-council-on-2023-02-14-6-00-pm-city-councilchamber/agenda items/63e5867e44253839f202bc50-n-dot-1-23-5469-introduce-and-adopt-by-title-onlyord I am especially concerned about
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 12, Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 12- 2.07 is hereby amended to read as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 3254-23
ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 37 TO TITLE 4 PERTAINING TO SKATEBOARDING AND SKATEBOARD PARKS REGULATIONS; AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2 TO ALLOW SKATEBOARDING ON PAD #10; AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 9 PERTAINING TO PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN THE REDONDO BEACH FISHERMAN’S WHARF AREA AND AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 35 PERTAINING TO PARKS AND RECREATION
FACILITIES
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“12-2.07 Bicycle and Skateboard Riding.
(a) Bicycle riding is prohibited on any portion of any pier, wharf, public area, parking structure, or City-owned property where noted, except as may be otherwise provided for in this Code. ---
Does this mean ANY parking structure, public or private? Does this mean any city-owned property such as parks and libraries? I ride my bike to the libraries and parks. Do I have to get off and push my bike as soon as I enter the city-owned parcel? If I drive to parks and libraries, I can drive right up to the city-provided parking stall (and park for free!). Why don't I have to dismount my car and push my car into the parking stall as you would require me to dismount and push my bicycle?
Come to think of it, the streets are city-owned property. Do I have to dismount on all city streets? This ordinance section makes no sense.
2 If the intent is to reduce bicycle/pedestrian conflict at the wharf area, then make sure the ordinance pertains to just that area, and that we have a holistic plan that separates different modes. We want to provide access to the ocean and the businesses in the most environmentally benign ways, right? Please don't approve this ordinance until you remove this section. You can write a bicycle ordinance later, after you offer realistic and convenient bicycle infrastructure to and through the wharf area. Remember, an increasing number of our city residents are riding eBikes to work in Silicon Beach and El Segundo/LAX. They need fast, direct, safe, and supportive infrastructure to get to work. They need to be protected and separated from cars. And pedestrians need to be protected and separated from cycles.
We also need to make provisions for disabled riders for whom eBikes and eTrikes are adaptive mobility solutions. They cannot be forced to dismount and push their rides.
You should not ban electric-assist vehicles in certain places. You can, on safety grounds, require that they be operated at a safe speed. You can set and enforce speed limits based on the safety of both pedestrians and riders. Eg, bicycles are not stable at very low speeds; setting too low of a speed limit can imperil riders.
In closing, remove this section on bicycle riding. Work on a plan that helps cyclists navigate around the wharf/harbor area safely and separated from both pedestrians and cars. thank-you,
Grace Peng, PhD
1 Subject: FW: N1 - Public comments for 2/14 meeting
From: Brianna Egan
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 12:36 PM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Public comments for 2/14 meeting
CAUTION: Email is from an external source; Stop, Look, and Think before opening attachments or links.
Hello mayor, mayor pro‐tem, and city council,
I'd like to make the following comments in advance of the 2/14 meeting.
Item N.1: I am concerned about the language in this ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding on portions of the pier. Section 12‐2.07 includes this language on bicycle riding: "Bicycle riding is prohibited on any portion of any pier, wharf, public area, parking structure, or City‐owned property where noted, except as may be otherwise provided for in this Code." Recently the RBPD posted a video to Instagram showing new "Walk Bike" signs painted on the pier parking structure at the portions of the bike path that go through the structure. These signs are new and seem to be prohibiting riding bikes through the dedicated portion of Class I bike lane in the structure. There were 200 comments on the video.
Why this change? Bikes are very efficient modes of transit and so many people enjoy riding along the Marvin Braude Trail including the section that goes through the pier. Sections to the South of the structure have always been walk‐only, but it doesn't make sense to have sections inside the structure be walk‐only as well, as pedestrians and cars traditionally yield to bikes inside the structure at crossings. If concerned about collisions, install better lighting inside. If interested in collecting data, install bike counters along the bike path. Don't hamper a sustainable and popular means of transit.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Brianna J. Egan, MPH, RDN