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CITY OF SAN BERN(;RDINO - REQUEST JOR COUNCIL ACTION
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From:
MANUEL P. MORENO, JR.
Director of Public Services
Su~~: OBSTRUCTION ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
CREATING TRAFFIC HAZARD AT POST
OFFICE, 1663 E. DATE STREET.
Oept:
D~: November 1, 1989
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
None
Recommended motion:
That the Director of Public Services be directed to notify the owners
of newsracks located on the public sidewalk at 1663 E. Date Street to
remove said racks within 10 days; if the owners cannot be identified
or if the racks are not removed within 10 days, the Director of
Public Services be directed to remove said racks and store them at
the City Yards for at least 30 days.
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Contact person:
MANUEL P. MORENO, JR.
Phone:
5140
Supporting data attached:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
yes
Ward:
Amount:
Source: (Acct. No,)
(Acct. Descriotion)
Finance:
Council Notes:
75-0262
Agenda I tem No
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. INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
8910-2096
TO: Marshall JUlian, City Administrator
FROM: W. R. "Bob" HOlcomb, Mayor
SUBJECT: Removal of News Vending Racks
DATE: October 27, 1989
COPIES: Lorraine Velarde, Mayor's Executive Assistant
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Attached is a memo from Jr. Moreno to Jim Penman regarding
the above subject. Please have this item placed on the
Agenda for the November 6, 1989 Council meeting, authorizing
and instructing the removal of newspaper vending machines
located in front of the Post Office that is impeding safe and
continuous vehicular egress.
The form motion would be
Director of Public Services
earliest opportunity after
known vendors.
to authorize and instruct
to move said news racks at
giving ten days' notice to
the
the
the
W.R. "Bob" Holcomb
Mayor
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO:
James Penman, City Attorney
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Manuelp. Moreno, Jr., Director of Public Services
DATE:
Permitting/Removal of News vending Racks
October 5, 1989
COPIES:
Marshall Julian, City Administrator; W.R. Holcomb,
Mayor; Verne Nadeau, Real Property Supervisor;
Roger Hardgrave, Public Works
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Attached please find two items: (1) A letter from the U.S.
Postal Service requesting removal of news vending racks on
city property for safety reasons (2) photographs of the
newsracks.
The newsracks are hazardous for the following reasons:
1) They block visibility of oncoming traffic for the drivers
exiting the driveway. Because they are on City property,
this could create a liability for the City.
2) Drivers stopping to pick up a newpaper or girlie magazine
will have to park in a red zone and get out of their. cars as
the racks face the sidewalk, not the street.
3) When the racks are placed holes are drilled into the
sidewalk or pavement creating the potential for damaging
underground infrastructure.
You will note the Post Office did not
move the racks across the sidewalk onto
requested complete removal of the racks.
I would like to again propose a permit requirement for
placement of all vending racks. While the spector of
"freedom of speech violations" might arise, it would seem
reasonable to require a permit process to prevent hazardous
conditions such as those listed above. The permit process
should include submitting a map with exact placement
locations indicated and an inspection by a city traffic
engineer to ensure visibility and the infrastructure are not
comp'romised.
grant permission to
their property but
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INTEROFFICE MEMO~UM:
News vending Racks
october 5, 1989
Page 2
8910-201
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In addition to the permit process, I would appreciate your
advice on how to address the removal of these particular
newsracks per the postal department's letter.
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United ,States
Postal Service
SUpport SeJ:vices Office
3980 SheDBn S't.x.t, SUite 200
P. o. !ax 85555
san Diego, CA 92138-0556
(619) 574-5202
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To: D1rectar of Public service
City of San B8mardino
300 North "0" SUMt
san Bcnardinc, Ca. 92401-1514
Date: septsd:Ier 28, 1989
SUbject: Arc:hit:.ectural Barriers
O::IIpl.iance Pl::0l::t161a
Attent1at: D1rectar of Public 5el:vice:
At this time, the Postal. service is cc:nlJct:in;J a ptYlj.L. natiat wide to OCIIply
with ArctU.t:.ectural Barriers stan:iards set down by a court Order. All acoese
to leased facUities needs to be barrier tree for the Han:i1~ 0JstaDers
and EIlployees of the Post Offices. One such facility is the Del Rcsa station
at 1663 E. Date Place in your fine City. 'lha follawi.rq points are two (2)
areas of kncwn barriers. .
1.) A sect1at of exi.stin:J guard rail, (B) px,t.o & (3) plan, protnrjes
trail the city Procertv (drainage channel bria;e) and into the lease
prcperty of the Postal. service. For sat. and CXI1tinucus pedestrian
c1rculatiat between the prqlerties, the protJ:u1in;J guard rail section
should be I'8IIK:Wed.
2.) EKi.stin; newspaper ven:iinq racks, (C) P'1oto & (4) plan, which are
located at city ProDerty and alcn; the sidewalk block visual sight
fran the Post Office Prqlerty to the ~wt. For safe and oontinuo.Js
,,-ehicular egress, the newspaper stams sho1ld be ~.
Your i1l'lNlrliAte OCI'1Sideratiat ~ the two (2) barriers at 1663 E. Date
Place is iDparative due to the court Order Cc:q)liance for the HanticaR*i.
er S\.1R)ort services