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Meeting Date 317/2016
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 3/7/2016
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Robert Handy, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Approve for introduction Ordinance No 4083 amending the existing Municipal
Code Section 10 84.120, Impounding Parked Bicycles, which would authorize
the Police Department and Community Services to impound bicycles that have
been abandoned in any public place, after a 72 hour posted warning was issued
Statement of Issue.
The Police Department and Community Services Department are requesting that Municipal Code
Section 10 84 120 be amended to allow the Police Department and Community Services to
impound bicycles, abandoned and after a 72 hour posted warning, from public areas throughout the
City
Financial Impact There is no fiscal impact
Recommended Action.
Approve for introduction Ordinance No 4083, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach
Amending Section 10 84 120 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to Impounding
Parked Bicycles," which would authorize the Police Department and Community Services to
impound bicycles that have been abandoned in any public place, after a 72 hour posted warning
was issued
Alternative Action(s)
Do not approve the ordinance and direct staff accordingly
Analysis
The Police Department has noticed an increase in bicycles left unattended for extended periods of
time throughout the City. These bicycles have been left secured to public fences, City signs, and
bicycle racks The ordinance would allow officers to impound these abandoned bicycles after
placing a 72 hour notice on the bicycle The bicycle would then be placed into property at the
Police Department and held according to current law
The existing language in the Municipal Code allows for the impounding of an abandoned bicycle
only on the beach and service road There has been an increase of abandoned bicycles
throughout the City, which has caused safety issues on public walkways and near buildings In an
effort to properly address this issue, the Police Department is recommending the changes listed in
the ordinance, which will allow us to better serve the community
Environmental Status.
Not applicable
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Dept ID PD-16-003 Page 2 of 2
Meeting Date 3/7l2016
Strategic Plan Goal
Enhance and maintain public safety
Aftachment(s)
1 Ordinance No 4083, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Section
10 84 120 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to Impounding Parked Bicycles"
2 Ordinance No 4083 Legislative Draft
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ORDINANCE NO 4083
AN ORDINANCE OF TILE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING SECTION 10 84 120 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO IMPOUNDING PARKED BICYCLES
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows
SECTION 1 Section 10 84 120 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hen eby
amended to i ead as follows
10.84.120 Impounding —Parked Bicycles
No person shall pack or leave a bicycle in the area between Pacific Coast Highway and the mean
high tide line of the Pacific Ocean in a manner so as to block of impede any load, vehicle route,
walkway or path, or so as to block of impede ingi ess of egress from any building, stair, p)er of
bridge No person shall leave a bicycle locked o) unlocked in any public place in excess of 72
hours, or left abandoned as evidenced by signs of disuse or neglect Any bicycle so packed or
left abandoned may be impounded by the Community Seivices Department or by the Police
Department, and may be held until the sum of five dollars has been collected to defray the cost of
impound
SECTION 1 This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 21 st day of March , 2016
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City Attorney
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Chief of Police
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Ord. No. 4083
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 1
I, JOAN L FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach is seven, that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a Regular
meeting thereof held on March 7, 2016, and was again read to said City Council at a
Regular meeting thereof held on March 21, 2016, and was passed and adopted by the
affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
AYES: Posey, O'Connell, Sullivan, Katapodis, Hardy, Delgleize, Peterson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I, Joan L Flynn, CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been published in
the Huntington Beach Wave on March 31, 2016
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L Flynn, Cily Clerk
Senior Deputy City Clerk
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City Aerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
LEGISLATIVE DRAFT
HBMC Section 10 84 120
10.84.120 Impounding —Parked Bicycles
No person shall park or leave a bicycle in the area between Pacific Coast Highway and the mean
high tide line of the Pacific Ocean in a manner so as to block or impede any road, vehicle route,
walkway or path, or so as to block or impede ingress or egress from any building, stair, pier or
bridge No person shall leave a bicvcle locked or unlocked in any public place in excess of 72
hours, or left abandoned as evidenced by signs of disuse or neglect Any bicycle so parked or left
abandoned may be impounded by the Community Services Department or by the Police
Department and may be held until the sum of five dollars has been collected to defray the cost of
impound
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