Children’s Pool Beach Seasonal Closure – CDP & LCP Amendment Presentation by the City of San Diego to the California Coastal Commission August 14, 2014

City Council Action

City Council Action

City of San Diego Governance Majority of 9 to approve Citizens City CouncilMayor Veto Approve 2/3 Override Approved

Fragile Coastal Resources Statewide Interpretive Guidelines for Public Access: “Where fragile coastal resources exist on the site…and if full public access would have an adverse impact on such resources…limitations on public use should be imposed to allow for public access consistent with the protection of the values of the site. Restrictions on the seasons during which public access would be allowed…may be imposed to mitigate impacts on the access on the fragile resources”.

Non-federal Rookery Access Restrictions Castro Rocks (Caltrans) Ano Nuevo State Reserve (State Parks) Elkhorn Slough (Monterey Cty./CDFW) Piedras Blancas (SLO Cty./State Parks) Carpenteria (SB Cty./City of Carpenteria) City of Pacific Grove (not a NOAA-listed rookery)

City of San Diego Beach Access Program Unveiling of new beach wheelchairs on June 14, 2012.

City of San Diego Beach Access Program

Children’s Pool Beach “…[U]nauthorized harrassment[s] are not consistent with Chapter 3 policies of the Coastal Act”. (CDP staff report, page 20) July 4, 2014