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Beach Fires ManagemPilot ProgramCITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION

APRIL 5, 2016


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Pilot Program History

Conceptual Review 2011 to 2014 Several Meetings of the F&BC and PC

Jan. 2015 – Planning Commission Conceptual Approval

Feb. 2015 – City Council Concept Approval

Coastal Development Permit (CDP) Review by City

April 2015 – PC Approval

May 2015 – City Council Denies Appeal and Approves CDP


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Pilot Program History – Part 2

Air Quality Monitoring starts in late May 2015

Urgency Ordinance/Moratorium

Aug. 2015 – Council adopts 45-day Urgency Ordinance

Ban on beach fires on weekends and holidays, increases setback from 25 ft to 100 ft

Sept. 2015 – Council extends Urgency Ordinance for 1-year (total duration)

Nuisance Declaration and Direction to Revise Pilot Program

Nov. 2015 – Council conducts first reading of Nuisance Declaration Ordinance Nov. 2015 – Council Direction on Revisions to Pilot Program (Propane only approach)

Coastal Commission Hearing

Dec. 2015 – CCC Denies May 2015 Pilot Program, Directs staff to work with City on propaapproach


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Pilot Program History – Part 3

Dec. 2015 to Mar. 2016 – City staff and CCC staff confer

Demonstrations of User-Supplied Propane Devices

3/1/16 – Units displayed at City Hall

3/15/16 & 3/23/16 – On-site demonstrations at Carmel Beach

3/18/16 – Demonstration for CCC staff at Public Works


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Major Motivations for Pilot Program Concerns with Charcoal Discoloring Beach

Concerns Regarding Trash Left on Beach

Concerns with Public Health Impacts of Wood Smoke


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Charcoal Concerns


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Trash Concerns


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Air Quality Monitoring


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Beach Fire Data Collected by City

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August September October November December January February March

# Beach Fires since Emergency OrdinanceAug. 1 2015

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Fire Device OptionsEXAMPLES OF AVAILABLE MODELS


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Objectives for this Meeting Guidance on Additional Revisions to Pilot Program

Five Policy Questions

Input on Date for CDP Hearing

Other Input from City Council


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Policy Questions1. Should the City increase the allowable areas for propane-fueled beach fire devices to areas north of

given the relative lack of smoke generated by these devices and the absence of charcoal generation

2. Should the City continue to include a component in the Pilot Program for City-supplied devices on thseasonal basis, given the logistical and staffing challenges such a component would present?

3. If the City continues with a City-supplied component, should the number of devices be increased orshould the type of device be altered, and should the proposed initial locations of these devices be re

4. Should the City restrict the use of propane-fueled devices only to those that are Underwriters Laborrated, or alternatively, should the City simply recommend that devices be UL-rated?

5. Are there additional outreach activities that should be conducted as part of the Pilot Program or in ahearing on the Pilot Program’s CDP?


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Next Steps City Council Consideration of the CDP for the Revised Pilot Program

May 2016 Council meeting?

Possible Consideration by Coastal Commission

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