Code Compliance, Navy Helicopters, Off-Leash Dog Beach on Wednesday's Council Agenda

Naval Base Coronado Commanding Officer Capt. Yancy Lindsey will make a presentation on expanded helicopter operations and flight patterns, the council will move forward with a trial for an off-leash dog beach, and the city may hire an additional part-time code compliance officer.

Each of these issues is on the agenda and up for discussion at Wednesday's 6 p.m. City Council meeting at City Hall.

Lindsey will present a naval flight pattern related to the Navy's proposed 30 percent increase of helicopter activity at the Outlying Landing Field.

Federal Consistency Supervisor Mark Delaplaine with the California Coastal Commission said Tuesday that staff did not receive a decision response by the May 28 deadline and it has a one-week extension to June 3. He said a decision will come after all materials had been received and reviewed.

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The hiring of an additional part-time code compliance officer is included in the Systematic Code Compliance Program update, a review of a code compliance campaign that started about six months ago.

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Council will decide to stick with the current program "as is," to discontinue the program or temporarily suspend it, resuming "complaint based enforcement with proactive enforcement limited to blatant or egregious violations observed by city staff or the general public."

All of the options include the possibility of additional staffing.

City Council is looking into entering a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IB Yappy regarding maintenance and operation of the proposed off-leash trial site between Palm Avenue and Carnation Avenue. President Jessica Lyn posted a reminder today on IB Yappy's Facebook page, reminding supporters to be at Wednesday's meeting.

City manager’s recommendations include:

1. Enter into an MOU with IB Yappy regarding operation and maintenance of the trial off-leash area. Without this, the city should not proceed with any additional processing for an off-leash beach area.

2. If the MOU is completed, process a coastal development permit and necessary environmental review.

3. Give policy direction on whether IB Yappy should be required to pay for the processing of the coastal development permit and environmental review.

4. Prepare an ordinance suspending enforcement of the on-leash provision of the Municipal Code until the trial is terminated (a maximum of six months).

5. If during the public hearing or during the review process there is significant opposition or potential litigation, the city should abandon the leash-free idea.

6. Consider a workshop to discuss a City Council policy on community group requests that require considerable city staff and financial resources.

7. Consider tabling this request until there is more fiscal certainty and state budget actions are known.

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See the June 1, 2010, Imperial Beach City Council and Housing Authority agendas in this story's attachments.