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City Clerk - Public Records Request

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1. When may public records be inspected?

Public records maintained by the City of Coronado shall be available for inspection and copying during the regular business hours of 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 8 am to 5 pm. Friday, except for state and federal holidays.

2. How may the public obtain access to a public record?

The City of Coronado Request for Public Records Form is to be filled out by the Requestor. Requests must be focused and specific, and must reasonably describe identifiable records (Government Code Section 7922.600). If the request requires clarification, City staff will assist you in making a focused and effective request.

The requestor then submits the Request for Public Records to the City Clerk who will coordinate the response with the appropriate City department(s).

3. How soon can I expect a response to my request?

(Government Code Section 7922.535(a) You will be notified within ten days whether your request seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of this agency. The City will provide the copies or the inspection of records at the earliest opportunity consistent with the staff workload.

The City may invoke a 14-calendar day extension of time to determine whether to comply with your request if there is a need to:

1. Search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request
2. Search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in a single request
3. Consult with another agency having substantial interest in the determination of the request or among two or more components of the agency having substantial subject matter interest therein, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed
4. Compile data; to write programming language or a computer program, or to construct a computer report to extract data

Physical inspection of the records shall be permitted within the department's offices and under the conditions determined by the department.

4. Is there a charge for this service?

Pursuant to the City of Coronado's Fee Schedule, the physical copies of Public Records Requests will be charged $0.05 for each page. Payment must be made prior to production of copies.

5. Are there records that may not be disclosed?

The City may refuse to disclose certain categories of records which are confidential and generally not subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. These include, but are not limited to:

• Preliminary drafts of certain documents that are not retained by the City in the ordinary course of business
• Records related to pending litigation
• Attorney-client communications
• Personnel records, medical information, or other similar records the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy
• Corporate financial and proprietary information, including trade secrets
• Confidential personal information on an application, i.e., home address and telephone number, financial information
• Information relative to a juvenile on a police report
• Architectural site plans that contain a copy-righted architectural seal
• Names and addresses on customer service and code complaints
• Initiative, referendum or recall petitions unless by court order
• Candidate statements prior to the close of a nomination period
• Identities of those requesting bilingual ballots or ballot pamphlets
• Materials relating to ongoing complaints and investigations
• Records protected by State or Federal law

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City Manager's Office - No Smoking Ordinance

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1. Where is smoking prohibited outdoors in Coronado?

• Public Property - The City prohibits smoking in parks and beaches, and all public property, including streets, highways, alleys, rights-of-way, parkways, sidewalks, parking lots and pathways.
• Public or Private Property Within 25 Feet of an Enclosed Building - Smoking also is not allowed on public or private property within 25 feet of a doorway or window of an enclosed building, in which smoking is prohibited. Smoking, however, may be permitted in an outdoor dining area if a majority of the outdoor dining area is located on private property. See details below.
• Private Property When Open to the General Public - Smoking is prohibited on outdoor private property if it is open to the general public for an event, recreational purposes or as a service area, such as ATMs, tickets lines, parking stands, etc.

2. Are there any exceptions?

• Golf Course - Smoking continues to be allowed at the Coronado Golf Course.
• Outdoor Dining - Smoking may be allowed on an outdoor dining patio if it is exclusively located on private property and the owner permits it. If a restaurant's outdoor dining area is located on both private and public property, the larger of the two dining areas will determine if smoking is allowed. If the larger portion of a contiguous outdoor dining area is on private property, smoking can be allowed in both areas. If the larger area is on public property, smoking is prohibited in both areas.

3. Where is smoking allowed in Coronado?

• Private Property - Smoking is allowed outdoors on private property, with the exceptions noted above. This includes, but is not limited to, private parking lots, patios, lawns, and designated smoking areas, as long as these areas are at least 25 feet from a doorway or window and the property owner permits smoking.
• Residential Property - Smoking is allowed on all outdoor residential property, regardless of its distance away from any doorway or window.
• Private Vehicles - People may smoke in their private vehicles.

4. How will these new outdoor smoking regulations be enforced?

• Public Responsibility - Those responsible for an outdoor area in which smoking is prohibited shall not knowingly allow smoking in that area. In addition, they shall post "No Smoking" or "Smoke Free" signs at the point of ingress and one other conspicuous place within the outdoor no smoking area.
• City Responsibility - The City has signage in the business districts, parks, beaches, parking lots and walkways stating there is "No Smoking on Public Property." The City anticipates that most people will voluntarily comply with these new regulations. However, City Code Enforcement staff and the Police Department will respond to complaints of smoking violations and request voluntary compliance. In the rare case of non-compliance, the City has the ability to issue a citation in an amount up to $100 for the first offense.

5. Does the City’s new smoking ordinance address electronic cigarettes?

No smoking includes use of electronic smoking devices, e.g. vaping and marijuana.

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1. What is the plan for addressing sewage coming from Mexico? – EPA has planned several projects to address cross-border sewage.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has developed a series of proposed projects that will help manage and treat raw sewage coming from Mexico into the Tijuana River and the Pacific Ocean. The EPA’s plan will include the following:

 Expanding the capacity of the International Wastewater Treatment Plant so that it can treat an additional 35 million gallons of sewage per day

 Constructing a “primary” level treatment plant and associated infrastructure to capture and treat up to 60 million gallons per day of flows from the Tijuana River

 Rebuilding the San Antonio de las Buenos Treatment Plant in Mexico

 Constructing new canyon collectors to convey sewage to the International Treatment Plant

 Constructing infrastructure to deliver recycled water from the International Treatment Plant to Mexico

 Construction of a trash boom and retention basins in the Tijuana River Valley to capture debris in the River

 Sewer system repairs in Mexico to prevent future spills

EPA is planning to begin construction on some of these projects before the end of the 2022 Calendar year. EPA is giving the highest priority to expanding the International Wastewater Treatment Plant.

2. What is the status of funding for the EPA’s plan? – $494 million committed, $130 million still needed.

The City of Coronado is engaged in an ongoing lobbying effort that began in 2018, to encourage the federal government to address cross-border sewage flows. To learn more, please visit this webpage: https://www.projectcoronado.org/cross-border-water-pollution 

3. Will EPA’s plan reduce sewage coming from the San Antonio de las Buenos treatment plant further south in Mexico? – Yes! By as much as 95%.

As noted above, discharges from the San Antonio de los Buenos Treatment Plant are the primary source of ocean pollution in Imperial Beach and Coronado during the summer months. The plant accepts untreated sewage from neighborhoods in western Tijuana as well as up to 28 million gallons per day of water from the Tijuana River.

EPA’s plan would reroute the Tijuana River water that currently goes to the San Antonio de las Buenos Plant to the expanded International Treatment Plant and to the new primary treatment plant that will be built on the U.S. side of the border. Instead of being discharged untreated into coastal waters, this water will be treated and either used as recycled water in Mexico or discharged 3 miles offshore from the South Bay Ocean Outfall.

The sewage from neighborhoods in western Tijuana that currently goes to the San Antonio de las Buenos Treatment Plant will continue to go to the plant, however, the plant will be reconstructed so that it can reliably treat up to 5 million gallons per day of raw sewage.

In combination, these projects will mean that raw sewage is no longer discharged directly into coastal waters from the San Antonio de las Buenos Plant. EPA estimates that these projects will reduce beach closures in Imperial Beach and Coronado by up to 95%.

4. Since the Spreckels Center does not have the word “senior” anywhere on the facility, does the City have a true “senior center” that addresses the needs of those 50 and older?

The City replaced the Coronado Senior Center with the John D. Spreckels Center in April of 2017. The City's Senior Center was operated by the Coronado Senior Association, which served about 450 members. Prior to the construction of the Spreckels Center, the City conducted a senior center needs assessment to identify community expectations and address the programming possibilities for the 8,000 adults, 50 and older, living in Coronado. In the survey, 51% of the collective respondents reported that the prior Senior Center was not designated for healthy active people; did not consider themselves a "senior" or would not go to a "senior center;" or felt it was for the very old or inactive. Prior activities were centered around table and card games. The Spreckels Center was designed to encompass a diverse community of adults and provide services with a focus on those 50 and older to include entertainment, technology, health and wellness, cultural and literary programs, as well as traditional activities. Growth in registration for programming at the facility has increased year over year, reaching a high of 1,551 in the winter of 2020, just prior to the pandemic and closure of the building. Spreckels Center staff is actively engaged with the Cultural Arts Commission and staff at the adjacent Coronado Public Library to expand programs and events, as were identified in the community, needs assessment.

5. Does the City’s affordable housing provider San Diego Interfaith Housing treat tenants in an arbitrary, unpredictable, discriminatory fashion and evict people without cause?

In response to a post on social media reflecting negatively on the City and its affordable housing manager, no, San Diego Interfaith Housing does not discriminate or evict people without cause. The City of Coronado has an inventory of 171 deed-restricted affordable housing units scattered throughout Coronado. The City has had a long-term agreement with San Diego Interfaith Housing since 2018 to renovate and manage a majority of the City's affordable housing units. Most recently, the City and San Diego Interfaith Housing celebrated the completion of work in September 2019 to rehabilitate 35 units at four facilities. The City believes Interfaith Housing, who has worked with Coronado over the past 10 years, is fair with its management of the City's low-income housing stock. San Diego Interfaith Housing Foundation is a nonprofit agency established in 1968 whose mission is to enrich the lives of low and moderate-income families, seniors and persons with disabilities through the provision of affordable housing. Interfaith has developed more than 1,500 affordable apartment homes in San Diego County. Coronado is a desirable community and many people want to live here. Other than the City's affordable housing inventory, there is a dearth of housing for low-income households. Qualifying to live in the Interfaith Housing-managed units here is important and the rules are inflexible. As with most property managers, and perhaps more so with state and federal regulations to follow, Interfaith is strict with those qualifying. Residency is based upon income limits. Failure to disclose income is one of the main reasons for evictions and future application rejections. In fact, if the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, which allocates federal and state tax credits to developers of affordable housing, discovers and reports a tenant whose household income is above the required qualification, Interfaith would be held liable for the loss of the tax credits for that unit in perpetuity. This would come in the form of an IRS penalty. Interfaith's strict approach has caused some to accuse the operator of having a discourteous demeanor. However, the City has never seen Interfaith attempt to discriminate on the basis of race or religion. Interfaith deals with income nondisclosure every year and all are treated in the same fair, professional and impartial manner. There are no exceptions. These types of complaints are rare in Coronado.

6. Are the current asphalt repairs simply “make-work” and unnecessary?

The roads we drive on are structures, much like buildings. Drivers and cyclists are primarily concerned with the condition of the top layer of the structure, but it takes the entire system to make it function properly. For asphalt concrete roads, as opposed to Portland cement concrete roads, the structural layers of the road, starting at the bottom and building up, are:

• Soil sub base
• Aggregate base (compacted stone)
• Asphalt base course (larger aggregate in the mix)
• Asphalt wearing course, fine aggregate in the mix for smoothness and to prevent moisture penetration

In the case of the 700 to 1100 blocks of Orange Avenue, there are areas where the road's aggregate base course is failing. This weakness in the pavement structure's foundation results in distressed pavement at the surface; evidenced by potholes, ruts, and depressions in the pavement.

The current work repairing the potholes, being performed by the Public Services team, addresses immediate safety and quality of service concerns, but it does not resolve the underlying issue. Until the structure's foundation is repaired, potholes and cracks will continue to arise.

The City worked with the California Department of Transportation over the past four years to schedule and fund a pavement structure rehabilitation project for Orange Avenue. This project was included in Caltrans' current fiscal year budget and has been designed, completed, and awarded. Due to seasonal traffic concerns, the work is planned to begin in late September 2018. In the interim, the current surface patches will provide the residents and guests of Coronado with a safe driving experience.

7. Does refinancing the former redevelopment agency’s bonds and loans create more density in Coronado?

The short answer is no.

The refinancing of these bonds and loans - otherwise known as the outstanding debt of Coronado's former redevelopment agency - by its governing body, the Successor Agency, cannot possibly affect the density of the town. There is no correlation. No new development is needed to pay off the outstanding debt, which was the result of funds used over the past 15 years to build City facilities and Coronado Unified School District schools. What is currently paying off that outstanding debt is tax increment revenue from the School District's share of property taxes and there is more than enough collected annually to pay off the bonds and loans, and then some.

Property taxes in Coronado have risen steadily over the years due to a very strong real estate market. Many of these homes pay today's tax rates because they were sold after 1978. But there are many homes in Coronado that continue to pay a property tax rate that is more than 40 years old. Approximately 82% of all single-family homes are assessed below the May 2018 median sales price. Proposition 13, which voters approved in 1978, rolled back most real estate assessments to 1975 market value levels, limited the property tax rate to 1%, and limited future property tax increases. Under Proposition 13, properties are reassessed only upon a change of ownership or the completion of new construction. Eventually, homes will be reassessed once sold, which will continue to increase the City's property tax revenues.

The refinancing of the outstanding debt of the former Coronado Development Agency, an entity separate from the City of Coronado, by the Successor Agency has been misconstrued by some in the community. The Successor Agency acted to refinance the outstanding debt solely to help the Coronado Unified School District. The Successor Agency could have continued paying the outstanding debt with the current tax increment revenue. The City is not benefitting nor is it harmed in any way from the refinancing action. It stands to gain nothing from the early payoff of the outstanding obligations of its former redevelopment agency. However, the School District will realize substantial benefits once the bonds and loans are paid off early, and for this reason, it is a benefit to the community. The sooner the debt is refinanced and paid off, the more revenue the School District will receive. The School District will receive the full amount of its allotted property tax revenues, or 32.46%, instead of it going to the former agency's debt.

The initial repayment schedule would have had the redevelopment agency's obligations paid by 2036. However, by restructuring the agency's obligations - a process similar to refinancing a home mortgage to take advantage of lower interest rates - the debt will be paid off seven years sooner. The steady rise in Coronado property values and lower interest rates are the means by which the debt will be paid off sooner. Once the restructured obligations have been paid off, the School District can remove itself from the California School Funding formula and achieve the financially preferred "basic aid" status. The School District will then receive its entire allocation of property taxes from the San Diego County Auditor-Controller.

Understanding how the refinancing works will help people understand the Successor Agency's reasons for taking this action and the School District's full support. For a full breakdown of Coronado's tax increment please view the Coronado Tax Increment Breakdown (DOCX).

8. Does the City’s affordable housing provider San Diego Interfaith Housing treat tenants in an arbitrary, unpredictable, discriminatory fashion and evict people without cause?

In response to a post on social media reflecting negatively on the City and its affordable housing manager, no, San Diego Interfaith Housing does not discriminate or evict people without cause. The City of Coronado has an inventory of 171 deed-restricted affordable housing units scattered throughout Coronado. The City has had a long-term agreement with San Diego Interfaith Housing since 2018 to renovate and manage a majority of the City's affordable housing units. Most recently, the City and San Diego Interfaith Housing celebrated the completion of work in September 2019 to rehabilitate 35 units at four facilities. The City believes Interfaith Housing, who has worked with Coronado over the past 10 years, is fair with its management of the City's low-income housing stock. San Diego Interfaith Housing Foundation is a nonprofit agency established in 1968 whose mission is to enrich the lives of low and moderate-income families, seniors and persons with disabilities through the provision of affordable housing. Interfaith has developed more than 1,500 affordable apartment homes in San Diego County. Coronado is a desirable community and many people want to live here. Other than the City's affordable housing inventory, there is a dearth of housing for low-income households. Qualifying to live in the Interfaith Housing-managed units here is important and the rules are inflexible. As with most property managers, and perhaps more so with state and federal regulations to follow, Interfaith is strict with those qualifying. Residency is based upon income limits. Failure to disclose income is one of the main reasons for evictions and future application rejections. In fact, if the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, which allocates federal and state tax credits to developers of affordable housing, discovers and reports a tenant whose household income is above the required qualification, Interfaith would be held liable for the loss of the tax credits for that unit in perpetuity. This would come in the form of an IRS penalty. Interfaith's strict approach has caused some to accuse the operator of having a discourteous demeanor. However, the City has never seen Interfaith attempt to discriminate on the basis of race or religion. Interfaith deals with income nondisclosure every year and all are treated in the same fair, professional and impartial manner. There are no exceptions. These types of complaints are rare in Coronado.

9. Is the City going to make changes at Coronado Cays Park?

Coronado Cays Park is the City's largest park at about 15 acres. It is home to the City's most highly used joint-use sports fields. Over time, the grass has become uneven and shows signs of stress and wear due to increased use. The original design of Cays Park does not reflect its current intense use. The irrigation system is old and insufficient and needs to be replaced. Replacing the irrigation system will disturb the entire park.

In seeking to address these issues and evaluate the amenities provided within the park, the City Council agreed to seek landscape architecture consulting firms in January 2019 to help assess Cays Park. The Council asked that the consultant hold one or more public workshops to develop a list of possible improvements. The list would then be used to develop designs for public review.

In July, the City Council retained Van Dyke Landscape Architects at a not to exceed amount of $107,000 to help with the park review. Van Dyke's proposal includes a total of four public workshops to help obtain and respond to resident input. The first two public workshops would be oriented toward listening and information gathering and would be held at different times of the week to encourage participation (one weeknight and one weekend day). The second two workshops would be held to present schematic designs for the park and obtain public comments and opinion on each; again, these workshops would take place at different times of the week to encourage participation. Additional public participation would be available via attendance at Parks and Recreation Commission meetings and at a presentation to the Coronado Cays Homeowners Association.

The City invites the community to participate in the first two planned public workshops, October 16 and 19, to help identify desired improvements for Coronado Cays Park. This is the beginning of a process to confirm what the public wants and explore possible changes.

There is some misinformation being widely disseminated that the City wants to eliminate or change features of the park. The City would like to clarify that there are no pre-determined plans for any changes other than the need to replace the aging irrigation system.

The City wants to keep the focus on ways to improve the park without putting forth any specific plans. The City is hosting the workshops to hear from the community, including how to deal with the difficulty with growing trees in that coastal location, underused areas, parking and the orientation of facilities such as the restroom. The landscape architect can help answer some of the questions. For more information, contact Jim Newton at 619-522-7313 or send an email to us.

10. What are the white cones along the Silver Strand State Highway?

Many residents and commuters ask about the many small cones along the Silver Strand State Highway. They are part of the Navy's Dune Restoration Project. The Navy recently updated the community about the project. Here is a synopsis: The project is a requirement of the Silver Strand Training Complex Environmental Impact Statement and supports Navy training in this area. The project provides nesting habitat for two federally protected birds, the California Least Tern and Western Snowy Plover. The two-phase project will restore native coastal dune plants. The Navy began planting for phase 1 in the winter of 2012 and all plant protectors for this phase were removed in the spring of 2015. Planting for phase 2 was completed in January 2016 and the protective cones may need to be in place for up to 30 months; however, the cones will be removed as soon as plants can withstand the intense herbivory.

11. What was the odor in Coronado on Easter Sunday?

On Sunday, April 16, the City received multiple reports of a possible "noxious odor" in the Village area at about 6:30 pm Coronado and San Diego Fire crews responded to various locations to locate and identify the source of the odor. While investigating the odor, Fire officials discovered that there also were multiple reports of a similar odor at North Island Naval Air Station. Prevailing winds appeared to push the odor through the cities of San Diego and National City. No significant findings were found on detectors and monitors. A total of 20 reports were received but no source or identification of the odor was determined. The City has the personnel, training and equipment for just such potential emergencies and wants the community to know that it responded immediately, sending units out in the field with detectors and monitors to reach the source. Since there was no hazardous material detected, no further action could be taken. The health and well-being of the community is the Number 1 concern for public safety officials. No one in the community was in any danger. If the City's equipment had detected a source and identified the odor, actions would have been taken immediately to secure the threat, including notifications, public announcements, community outreach and local evacuations, if required. Coronado residents acted properly in calling the City and public safety officials encourage residents and visitors to call 911 if they smell, hear or see something that could pose a danger to the community. The City thanks you for your involvement.

12. Why is the City ending its participation in the Rotary Santa program?

For more than 60 years, the Coronado Fire Department has assisted members of the Rotary Club of Coronado with a program that enlisted its staff and firefighters, and at times a City fire engine, to deliver Christmas presents to local children on Christmas Eve.

Rotary Santa has been a tradition for many generations of Coronado residents and the City of Coronado has been pleased to be a part. However, over the years, laws, regulations, rules, expectations, and conditions have changed. The fashion in which the Rotary Santa program has evolved required City employees to collect, catalog, secure, store, and account for wrapped Christmas presents. Although most employees performed these tasks willingly, the duties associated with the Rotary Santa program were above and beyond the scope of work for Fire Department employees and are not included in any Civil Service Commission-approved job description. While collecting and housing the gifts, the Fire Station became the temporary home to wrapped packages of unknown origin, raising security and liability concerns. On Christmas Eve, the alarm can ring at any time requiring the Fire Department to jump into action and forcing the volunteer Santas to exit the Fire Station and wait until the on-duty firefighters returned before resuming loading the presents for delivery.

To allow the Fire Department and its firefighter/paramedics to focus on their core mission, Rotary was advised a year ago that other arrangements would need to be made. The City offered free space in the Golf Course parking lot to house a storage container and the City also made available at no cost the Boathouse Club Room before Christmas to sort and load the presents for delivery. However, Rotary found a better alternative. The City is pleased that Rotary will continue the tradition of dressing up as Santa Claus and delivering gifts to Coronado families on December 24.

Coronado continues to support many community Christmas programs. The Fire Department and other City facilities will receive unwrapped presents in bins for several Christmas-related causes. In these cases, the gifts are unwrapped, staff involvement is minimal, and the expectation of custodial care is very low.

13. Why were two palms recently removed from the beach?

The City removed two small palms from the beach recently, including one this week, due to safety reasons. Both trees were not planted by the City and appear to have been "volunteer" trees, which usually spring up on their own from seeds placed on the ground naturally. The first tree was infested with bees and its base was rotted. The second palm leaned and was in danger of falling over.

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Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban

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1. Why is the City banning gas-powered leaf blowers?

The City of Coronado made the decision to ban gas-powered leaf blowers in order to reduce noise pollution and improve air quality. Electric leaf blowers are lighter, cheaper, less noisy, and more sustainable than gas-powered leaf blowers.

2. Who does this ordinance apply to?

The gas-powered leaf blower ban applies to any person, resident, business, corporation, or contractor in the City of Coronado. The City of Coronado also includes the Silver Strand Lincoln Military Housing and The Coronado Cays.

3. How do I report a violation?

If you see someone using a gas-powered leaf blower or operating a leaf blower outside the hours of 7 am to 7 pm, please call the Coronado 24-Hour Non-Emergency line at 619-522-7350 to report the incident.

4. What happens if I use a gas-powered leaf blower?

If you use a gas-powered leaf blower or operate a leaf blower outside the hours of 7 am to 7 pm, you will be subject to a written warning, and each subsequent incident will result in a $100 fine.

5. What do I do with my gas-powered leaf blower?

Please consider recycling or donating your gas-powered leaf blower. The Waste-Free SD website includes information about recycling or donating power tools such as leaf blowers.

6. Where can I buy an electric leaf blower?

You can find electric leaf blowers at most home-improvement stores. You can even shop local and find electric leaf blowers at Coronado Hardware and Village Ace Hardware. Both of our local hardware stores carry a variety of electric leaf blowers. 

7. How expensive are electric leaf blowers?

Electric leaf blowers are available in a wide range of prices. You can find them as cheap as $15 or upwards of $300. On average, electric leaf blowers cost less than gas-powered leaf blowers.

8. Are electric leaf blowers as powerful as gas-powered?

A leaf blower’s strength or power is measured by cubic feet per minute or CFM. Leaf blowers are also measured in miles per hour or MPH. MPH refers to the rate at which air passes through the nozzle, while CFM measures the volume of air that comes out of the leaf blower’s nozzle. If you are looking for a powerful leaf blower, look for one with a CFM of 300 or greater combined with an MPH of 100 or greater. Both of our local hardware stores carry leaf blowers that meet these parameters.

9. Are there alternatives to using leaf blowers?

If you are hesitant to buy an electric leaf blower, consider using a broom, rake, or lawn sweeper. These are inexpensive alternatives to using power tools and are more efficient than you may think.

10. ¿Por qué la Ciudad prohíbe los sopladores de hojas a gasolina?

La Ciudad de Coronado tomó la decisión de prohibir los sopladores de hojas a gas para reducir la contaminación acústica y mejorar la calidad del aire. Los sopladores de hojas eléctricos son más ligeros, más baratos, menos ruidosos y más sostenibles que los sopladores de hojas que funcionan con gas.

11. ¿A quién se aplica esta ordenanza?

La prohibición de los sopladores de hojas a gasolina se aplica a cualquier persona, residente, empresa, corporación o contratista en la Ciudad de Coronado. La ciudad de Coronado también incluye Silver Strand Lincoln Military Housing y The Coronado Cays.

12. ¿Cómo denuncio una infracción?

Si ve a alguien usando un soplador de hojas de gasolina o operando un soplador de hojas fuera del horario de 7 am a 7 pm, llame a la línea de Coronado 24 horas para no emergencias al 619-522-7350 para informar el incidente.

13. ¿Qué sucede si utilizo un soplador de hojas de gasolina?

Si usa un soplador de hojas a gasolina o opera un soplador de hojas fuera del horario de 7 am a 7 pm, estará sujeto a una advertencia por escrito y cada incidente posterior resultará en una multa de $100.

14. ¿Qué hago con mi soplador de hojas de gasolina?

Considere reciclar o donar su soplador de hojas de gasolina. El sitio web Waste Free SD incluye información sobre reciclaje o donación de herramientas eléctricas como sopladores de hojas.

15. ¿Dónde puedo comprar un soplador de hojas eléctrico?

Puede encontrar sopladores de hojas eléctricos en la mayoría de las tiendas de mejoras para el hogar. Incluso puede comprar localmente y encontrar sopladores de hojas eléctricos en Coronado Hardware y Village Ace Hardware. Nuestras dos ferreterías locales tienen una variedad de sopladores de hojas eléctricos.

16. ¿Cuán costosos son los sopladores de hojas eléctricos?

Los sopladores de hojas eléctricos están disponibles en una amplia gama de precios. Puede encontrarlos tan baratos como $15 o más de $300. En promedio, los sopladores de hojas eléctricos cuestan menos que los sopladores de hojas a gasolina.

17. ¿Son los sopladores de hojas eléctricos tan potentes como los de gasolina?

La fuerza o potencia de un soplador de hojas se mide en pies cúbicos por minuto o CFM. Los sopladores de hojas también se miden en millas por hora o MPH. MPH se refiere a la velocidad a la que el aire pasa a través de la boquilla, mientras que CFM mide el volumen de aire que sale de la boquilla del soplador de hojas. Si está buscando un soplador de hojas potente, busque uno con un CFM de 300 o más combinado con un MPH de 100 o más. Nuestras dos ferreterías locales tienen sopladores de hojas que cumplen con estos parámetros.

18. ¿Existen alternativas al uso de sopladores de hojas?

Si no está seguro de comprar un soplador de hojas eléctrico, considere usar una escoba, rastrillo o barredora de césped. Estas son alternativas económicas al uso de herramientas eléctricas y son más eficientes de lo que cree.

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State Required Catalog of Enterprise Systems

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1. What is SB 272?

SB 272 requires local agencies (excluding school districts) to create catalogs of all enterprise systems that store information about the public, and to post this catalog on their websites, if they have websites. If they do not have a website, they are required to publish the catalog in a way that can be provided to anyone who asks. This law applies to all California special districts, cities and counties, and compliance is required by July 1, 2016.

Governor Brown approved SB 272 in October 2015, adding section 6270.5 to the California Public Records Act (the “Act,” Government Code Sections 6250-6276.48). Because it was added to the Public Records Act, local agencies will not be able to seek reimbursement from the State for costs associated with compliance.

2. What is covered by SB 272?

Section 6270.5 defines an enterprise system as a software application or computer system that collects, stores, exchanges, and analyzes information that the agency uses that is:

• A multidepartmental system or system that contains information collected about the public and
• A system of record
• A system of record means a system that serves as an original source of data within an agency. 

SB 272 requires local agencies to create a catalog of multidepartmental systems or systems containing information about the public that store original records and post the catalog on their agency website.

3. What is excluded?

Enterprise systems do not include cybersecurity systems, infrastructure and mechanical control systems, or information that would reveal vulnerabilities to, or otherwise increase the potential for an attack on, a public agency's IT system. Additionally, section 6270.5 does not automatically require disclosure of the specific records that the IT systems collect, store, exchange or analyze, however, the Act's other provisions pertaining to disclosure of such records still apply.

4. What is required in the catalog?

For each enterprise system included in the catalog list, agencies must disclose:

• Current system vendor
• Current system product
• The purpose of the system
• What kind of data is stored in it
• The department that serves as the system's primary custodian
• How frequently system data is collected
• How frequently system data is updated

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Storm Water Discharge System

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1. Why does the City of Coronado have separate sanitary sewer and storm drain systems?

Sanitary sewer systems and storm drain systems are distinct and must be kept separate. Everything that goes into the sanitary sewer system - from toilets, sinks, and laundry water - is sent to the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant to be treated and discharged into the local receiving waters. The storm drain system helps prevent flooding by transporting water away from developed areas. The City's storm drains typically carry untreated rainwater from the City's streets and release it into the bay or ocean.

2. Why is rainwater released untreated?

Sewage is expensive to treat. Rainwater is much cleaner than sewage. To help prevent sewage treatment plants that treat millions of gallons of raw sewage daily from being overwhelmed during rain events and spilling contaminated sewage into the environment, most stormwater in cities around San Diego County, including Coronado, either freely flows or is piped directly to the local receiving waters. 

3. Why can't storm drain water be sent to Point Loma to be treated?

In addition to overwhelming the Point Loma treatment plant, the City's infrastructure could not handle stormwater runoff. The City of Coronado's sewer system was designed and built to transport sewage and does not have the capacity to handle more without risking system failure. Furthermore, the cost of treating the City's sewage is a huge consideration. Last year, Coronado residents paid $2.1 million in treatment costs. Any increases to the system must be shared by users, Coronado residents.

4. What does the City do to limit pollutants in storm water runoff?

Stormwater from rain events is itself very clean. However, once it hits the ground, it begins to collect the contaminants and pollutants it encounters on its journey to the bay or ocean. Coronado has a very robust program to capture these pollutants before they reach the receiving waters. The City uses "best management practices," guidelines created to reduce pollutants from reaching receiving waters, including frequent street sweeping, diverting dry-weather flows to the sewer system, use of perimeter runoff controls at construction sites, and other approved techniques.

5. What else does the City do to keep our ocean and bay clean year-round?

Coronado has 13 dry-weather diverters on many of the storm drain outlets as an extra protection for its receiving waters. The diverters capture all summertime or dry-season runoff - from home car washing, over-irrigating lawns, and illegally discharged water - and sends it to the sanitary sewer system to be treated so that no runoff besides rain enters the bay or ocean. Additionally, during storm events, the "first flush" of rainwater rushing through the storm drain system, usually the most heavily polluted, also goes to the sanitary system. These systems are continually inspected and cleaned to ensure proper working order. 

6. Why is there a flooding issue in the Country Club Estates area? What makes it different?

The sanitary sewer system in Country Club Estates is similar to the rest of the City. However, stormwater there is managed differently because of the existing topography. Country Club Estates was constructed on property that sits at a relatively low elevation and has a high groundwater table. The area under Country Club Estates was once a waterway. In the early 1940s, the Spanish Bight, initially separating North Coronado Island from South Coronado Island, was filled to allow for military runways, housing and training facilities on North Island. Because of the low elevation and flat topography, stormwater will not naturally gravitate toward the ocean; therefore, it must be pumped to the ocean. Some minor flooding may occur.

7. What has the City done to deal with the minor flooding in Country Club Estates?

A storm drain system of new pipes and pump stations was installed in the early 1990s and has greatly reduced flooding in the area. Because the system uses mechanical means to pump the water to the ocean, minor flooding may still occur if there is any type of mechanical problem. Should anyone notice stormwater levels approaching the top of the curb, they should notify the City's Public Services Department. Dozens of homes and roads were built decades ago over the former waterway. Its water table will remain where it has always been. For a time, the City routinely pumped water out of the area to help prevent flooding of nearby streets and property. However, since the City could not guarantee that everything it pumped was 100 percent clean, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board stopped the practice. Now, the City may only pump during rain events. Without constant pumping, the groundwater has returned to its natural level.

8. Besides the City, who monitors the storm drain system?

In September of each year, the City submits a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, or NPDES, Storm Water Annual Report to the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board for review. This report is a thorough analysis of the City's stormwater management program's effectiveness in improving water quality. Specific areas of program implementation address development and construction activity; municipal operations; commercial business inspections; and residential outreach. All cities within San Diego County are required to submit an NPDES report annually. Additionally, the County's Environmental Health Department performs weekly water quality sampling in the City. Should samples exceed safe water quality levels, the City is notified and an appropriate level of public notification and protection is made.

9. What safeguards do our sewer and storm water systems have to prevent failures?

There are multiple layers of safeguards in place to prevent system failures. All sewer stations in the City have alarm systems to notify the City of failure on a 24/7 basis. The system is inspected, reviewed and repaired on a regular basis. The City's main wastewater pump, the Transbay Pump Station, has a permanent generator and portable generators are used at the remaining pump stations. The City has a Master Plan, which evaluates the sewer and storm systems' structure, integrity and capacity. City workers monitor the weather to prepare for major rain events.

10. What can residents do to help keep our waterways clean?

A smart city is an informed city. If you witness an unusual event that may impact the storm drains, give us a call. Calls we have received range from cars leaking oil to bad odors and from excessive irrigation runoff to backed-up plumbing. Typical response time for after-hour calls is within 45 minutes. Residents are encouraged to report these unusual events during regular business hours by calling Public Services at 619-522-7380. After hours - from 4:30 pm to 7 am Monday through Thursday, and 3:30 pm Friday until 7 am Monday - residents should call the Coronado Police Department at 619-522-7350. Reportable items also can be submitted through the Action Center of the City's website. Residents are encouraged to use home cleaning practices that minimize or eliminate potential pollutants from entering gutters when they perform tasks such as washing cars, applying fertilizer, tending to their landscaping, washing driveways and patios, and cleaning pools. This San Diego County brochure has some easy steps residents can take.