TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Derrick Abell, Police Chief
SUBJECT:Title
Installation of Retractable and/or Removable Safety Bollards at Strategic Locations in Downtown Manhattan Beach (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council discuss and provide direction regarding the work plan item to consider installation of retractable and/or removable safety bollards in Downtown Manhattan Beach.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications with receiving this report. Any future fiscal implications will be determined based on City Council direction to proceed with bollard installations.
BACKGROUND:
On Friday, March 9, 2018, City Council held a meeting to review past work plan items and evaluate/recommend new items for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018/19 work plan. One action item proposed and discussed was the installation of retractable and/or removable safety bollards for added pedestrian protection in the downtown area where many community events are held. There was overwhelming support to further explore this capital improvement project, and staff was directed to bring back the topic for further discussion.
Currently, the City provides pedestrian protection during community events by parking city vehicles at the event boundaries and by using street barricades (e.g., saw horses, fencing/railing and signage). While the truck barriers can be an effective tool to prevent a vehicle from reaching a crowd of pedestrians, it takes the vehicle out of service for any other purpose for hours because it is parked well before, during and after the event until the crowds have dissipated.
Please recall that in July 2017, the Engineering Division completed a capital improvement project to install crash-rated, removab...
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