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RESOLUTION NO. 17-7090
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CLOSURE OF
BARD STREET SOUTH OF PIER AVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTION 21101(A)(1) ON THE BASIS
THAT IT IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Vehicle Code section 21101(A)(1) authorizes the City Council by
resolution to close any highway that is not needed for vehicular traffic;
WHEREAS, the proposed street closure will close a portion of Bard Street south of Pier
Ave (depicted in Exhibit 1);
WHEREAS, the portion of Bard Street carries low levels of traffic and alternate routes
easily accommodate vehicles that wish to travel west on Pier Avenue or south on Valley Drive;
WHEREAS, the proposed closure does not affect any signalized intersections;
WHEREAS, upon closure of the portion of Bard Street, the closed portion will provide
a protected parking area for public safety vehicles;
WHEREAS, most of the surrounding parcels are City owned and are used for public
safety purposes;
WHEREAS, the protected public safety parking will allow for a safer and more efficient
use of the City's public safety vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the road closure is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
section 15301(c).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approves the closure of
a portion of Bard Street south of Pier Ave in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section
21101(a)(1) on the basis that that portion of Bard Street is no longer needed for vehicular traffic,
as further set forth above.
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This Resolution shall take effect immediately. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Resolution, shall cause the original of the same to be entered among the original
resolutions of the City Council and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the
minutes of the City Council meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 25th day of July, 2017.
PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney `}
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17-7090
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 17-7090 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on July 25, 2017.
The vote was as follows:
AYES: Armato, Duclos, Fangary, Petty
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Massey
Dated July 25, 2017
Elaine Doerfling, City Cler