HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1987/06/16 Item 19 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 19
Meeting Date 6/16/87
ITEM TITLE: Resolution L24' " Authorizing the Mayor to execute a
contract for fireworks display and enter into an
Indemnification Agreement
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Parks and Recreation
REVIEWED BY: City Manage (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
Planning has begun for the annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display to be held
in the Chula Vista bayfront. The event has been highly successful during the
past several years, and is expected to draw an even larger crowd this summer.
The City's Fireworks Committee has been meeting on a monthly basis since March
in preparation for the event.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt the resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute a contract with San Diego Fireworks, Inc. for the 1987 fireworks
display and enter into an Indemnification Agreement with Rohr Industries for
the use of their parking facilities.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
The City's Fireworks Committee has been meeting on a monthly basis since March
of this year in preparation for the upcoming Fourth of July Fireworks display
to be held on the bayfront on Saturday, July 4, 1987. The show is scheduled
to begin promptly at 9:00 p.m. , and will last approximately 20 minutes. San
Diego Fireworks, Inc. has been selected by the committee to do the display.
This company has done hundreds of displays within the county, and has a solid
performance record both locally and nationwide since 1946. The fireworks will
be launched from a barge anchored in the bay, similar to the arrangement
during last year' s show. San Diego Fireworks will be making arrangements with
KKLQ FM-106 radio to provide a musical simulcast during the fireworks
display. The station will be providing some free pre-event publicity as well .
The San Diego Unified Port District has been contacted concerning the event.
The City is being asked to provide the Port with a Certificate of Insurance
naming the Port District as an additional insured. The City's Risk Manager
has been contacted regarding this requirement. The Port District will be
providing a Harbor Police patrol boat in the area on the evening of the event.
Rohr Industries has been contacted in regard to the use of their parking
facilities. Their response to this request has been positive, but they will
require a Certificate of Insurance and an Indemnification Agreement.
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The Police Department, Traffic Engineering, and the Transit Department are
coordinating plans to help relieve the anticipated traffic congestion that has
occurred in the past. Traffic into the general area will be restricted once
it is determined that parking areas have been filled. Free shuttle bus
service will be provided to and from the area from the following points:
1 . Fifth Avenue between "H" and "I" Streets.
2. Corner of Broadway and "H" Street
3. "H" Street trolley station
4. Palomar trolley station
All pick-up points will be from regular City Transit bus stops.
Traffic control in the area following the event will be handled by the Police
and Police Reserve units. The temporary alignment of Tidelands Avenue between
"G" and "F" Streets will be designated one way, with all traffic flowing
north. Tidelands Avenue from "G" Street south to "J" Street will be
designated one way with all traffic flowing south. One lane will be
designated for two-way traffic for the exclusive use of the shuttle busses and
fire and police vehicles. This lane will be closely barricaded and
patrolled. This same traffic pattern will be used on "J" Street between
Tidelands and the Interstate 5 intersection, with all traffic running east.
Traffic control officers will be on duty at all intersections in the area
until traffic out of the bayfront area has subsided. In order to provide
sufficient traffic and crowd control , the Police Department will be paying
reserve officers for their services at the event. An estimate of required
funds is included in the budget.
A centralized command post will be established so that Police, Fire, Parks and
Recreation staff, and other personnel involved with the event will know where
contact can be made in the event of any unforeseen problems or emergencies.
The command post will be established just south of the boat launch ramp at the
"J" Street Marina, beside the public restrooms and telephone.
The cost of the 1987 Fourth of July Fireworks will be approximately $20,000.
A tentative budget has been prepared as follows:
1 . Fireworks Contract (San Diego Fireworks, Inc. ) $ 15,000
2. Rental of Barge 1 ,625
3. Rental of Barricades 350
4. Rental of Portable Toilets 1 ,100
5. Additional Trash Receptacles 350
6. Shuttle Bus Service (Chula Vista Transit) 400
7. Police Reserves 600
8. Parks & Recreation Staff 365
9. Miscellaneous Expenses 210
TOTAL $ 20,000
FISCAL IMPACT: $20,000 has been budgeted from the non-departmental account
for this year' s Fireworks Display. It is anticipated that this amount will be
sufficient to pay for this event.
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