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Recommendation to Provide Direction to Staff to Pursue One or More Options for Reducing the Negative Impacts and Public Safety Challenges Associated with Automobile-Oriented Events at Alameda Point. (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962700 / Public Works 31041500 / Police 10031100)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report is provided in response to a June, 2021 City Council referral pertaining to automobile-related events at Alameda Point. Automobile-related events at Alameda Point include permitted special events and tenant hosted events allowed under an approved use permit or lease, non-permitted (informal) large scale events, and individual reckless driving in open, undeveloped areas. This report identifies a range of potential actions for City Council's consideration to address the negative impacts (i.e., noise, and speeding) and public safety challenges (i.e., large vehicle numbers that could hinder first responders access) associated with these "events" at Alameda Point. At the same time that we are exploring ways to address these impacts, other cities have also been working on ways to address impacts created by events such as sideshows
BACKGROUND
Residents of West End neighborhoods and the Alameda Point Collaborative have reported encountering large numbers of speeding vehicles that endanger pedestrians and bicyclists and generate excessive noise. Staff believes that these observed conditions are partially related to the use of Alameda Point by auto enthusiasts for car events and gatherings.
Alameda Point is an attractive location for car shows and other large gatherings due to large open areas. However, these events present numerous public safety challenges for law enforcement. Large scale events can often include hundreds of vehicles, large crowds of spectators, unsafe driving on public streets, excessive noise and trash, property damage, and negative impacts to adjacent business...
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