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Gloria Harper
From:Jill Ingram
Sent:Monday, March 30, 2020 1:27 PM
To:Gloria Harper
Subject:FW: External Email : Walkway along beach
Hi Gloria, please include the email below in the email communications to be sent to the Council for tomorrow’s closed
session meeting.
Thank you,
Jill
Jill R. Ingram, ICMA‐CM
City Manager
City of Seal Beach ‐ 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 431‐2527, Ext. 1300
Civility Principles:
1. Treat everyone courteously;
2. Listen to others respectfully;
3. Exercise self‐control;
4. Give open‐minded consideration to all viewpoints; 5. Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and, 6.
Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process,
and tools for forging sound decisions.
For Information about Seal Beach, please see our city website: www.sealbeachca.gov
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‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: Jill Ingram
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 5:58 PM
To: 'WILLIAM SMITH'
Subject: RE: External Email : Walkway along beach
Mr. Smith, thank you for your email regarding your concerns about the increased use of the boardwalk, and I
understand why the proximity of your home to the boardwalk during this critical time would be of concern to you. I
have advised and discussed your concern with our staff team who are working diligently every day to address issues
related to our efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus in our community, including social distancing issues that have
resulted in the measures we have taken to close the beach, pier, parking lots, playgrounds, sports courts, bike trail, etc.
Our Marine Safety department will continue to monitor the beach, pier, and adjacent areas to ensure that residents and
visitors are complying with Governor, County, and City orders. The Marine Safety department will continue to monitor
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the boardwalk this weekend, which could be a busy weekend if the weather remains nice. Additionally, I have discussed
your concern with your Councilman, Joe Kalmick, as well. In that regard, the City Council will be meeting in closed
session next Tuesday, March 31st, and Councilman Kalmick and I will ensure that your concern and the ongoing
observations of our Marine Safety department and other City staff are discussed as part of that meeting.
In the meantime, please let me know if you have any additional questions/concerns. Additionally, I would greatly
appreciate it if you would regularly check the homepage of our website at www.sealbeachca.gov for timely updates on
the City's response efforts, as well as other resources that might be helpful to you.
Thank you again for reaching out, and let's hope that our community, and those who choose to visit Seal Beach, will
comply with the ongoing orders so that we can get through this crisis as soon as possible with as minimal impact as
possible.
Sincerely,
Jill R. Ingram, ICMA‐CM
City Manager
City of Seal Beach ‐ 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 431‐2527, Ext. 1300
Civility Principles:
1. Treat everyone courteously;
2. Listen to others respectfully;
3. Exercise self‐control;
4. Give open‐minded consideration to all viewpoints; 5. Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and, 6.
Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process,
and tools for forging sound decisions.
For Information about Seal Beach, please see our city website: www.sealbeachca.gov
NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended
recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended
recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without
copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: WILLIAM SMITH [mailto:wssmith50@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 12:53 PM
To: Jill Ingram
Subject: External Email : Walkway along beach
Jill,
We live on Seal Way. Is there any consideration being given to closing the walkway along the beach? The walk is very
close to our home and it’s impossible to maintain social distancing as people walk by our home. We can’t open our
windows or even sit outside on our porch without people passing by very close to us. I am 69 years old and can’t go out
on my front porch of my own home! I think some consideration should be given to closing the walk path for the safety
of the residents who live on the walkway.
Sincerely,
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Bill Smith
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