RESOLUTION NO. 23-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AN EXEMPTION TO THE T-STREET SURFING POLICY (“BLACKBALL”) FOR THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR RED BULL FOAM WRECKERS SURF CONTEST; AND FINDING THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER CLASS 1 (EXISTING FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION 15301) OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES WHEREAS, the San Clemente Municipal Code (“S.C.M.C.”) Chapter 12.32 establishes codes related to the uses of the City’s beaches and pier; and WHEREAS, S.C.M.C. §12.32.030(A) allows the City’s lifeguards to designate areas of the ocean that may be exclusively used for certain activities, at certain times; and WHEREAS, the City Council, upon the advisement of the Marine Safety Division, has established the T-Street Surfing Policy (“Blackball”) that dictates certain guidelines by which surfing is prohibited at T-Street between Memorial Day and Labor Day, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.; and WHEREAS, the City Council may waive this prohibition periodically for certain approved activities; and WHEREAS, the Beaches, Parks & Recreation Department has received a special event permit application from Red Bull North America, Inc. (“Red Bull”) to host its annual Foam Wreckers surf contest at T-Street on the second Saturday of August; and WHEREAS, the 2023 event will be the third Blackball waiver for this permit, and the applicant, Red Bull, intends to continue hosting this activity at T-Street for several more years.
NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
Section 1. The City finds and determines that the foregoing Recitals of this Resolution are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into this Resolution as though fully set forth herein.
Section 2. The Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department is authorized to provide a Special Event Permit (“SEP”) to Red Bull North America, Inc. to provide for a single-day surf contest during the month of August at T-Street, allowing for an exemption of the Blackball regulations. This exemption shall be applicable for three annual contests, beginning in 2023 and ending in 2025.
Section 3. The conditions of approval for the SEP shall be established with guidance from S.C.M.C. 12.34, and the permit holder will be required to abide by said conditions, plus any additional conditions imposed by Staff based on previous events. Failure to abide by the conditions of the permit may result in the discontinuation or denial of future permits, including the future years established through this Resolution.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, 2023.
ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 23-64 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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