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Recommendation to Receive an Update on City of Alameda's Approach to Preventing and Enforcing Unpermitted Sideshow and Car Show Events at Alameda Point and to Provide Direction to Return to City Council with a Public Hearing to Consider Authorizing Future Purchase and Use of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (Drones) for Sideshow and Other Critical Incident Response and Enforcement.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15321.
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alameda Point attracts unsanctioned car shows events that often include hundreds of vehicles and large crowds of spectators, including several events over the last six months that drew hundreds of people. These large-scale activities present public safety challenges that impact the quality of life of the community, including reckless driving, excessive noise and trash, property damage, adverse impacts to adjacent businesses, traffic congestion, air quality and biological concerns, and adverse service and fiscal impacts associated with redirecting City of Alameda (City) resources to intervene and enforce these issues.
As a result of these unpermitted sideshow events, an inter-departmental team of City staff from the Public Works Department, Base Reuse and Economic Development, and Alameda Police Departments (APD), along with the City Manager's Office developed an approach to preventing and enforcing sideshow events. These efforts include: (1) installing fencing and gates in the south of Alameda Point along West Hornet Avenue, West Ticonderoga Avenue, and Ferry Point, and temporary asphalt curb in the western areas of Alameda Point along portions of West Tower Avenue, Monarch Street and West Midway Avenue (Exhibits 1 and 2); (2) APD conducting pre-intelligence and prevention efforts...
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