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i where they are told they cannot exist and if they butt up against private property and access across private property. Mayor Gee acknowledged that anything that touches water is extremely difficult. He said that in the last 12 months he has heard various interpretations of the public land doctrine, public access, State Lands Commission, etc. But, he believes that through the State Lands Commission notice, it provides clarity that live-aboards are not permissible by Staff in that area. The Mayor wants to ensure that the City understands that letter completely and clearly; and, that the Commission or Attorney General stands behind it as claimed, because the City owes that to the community. He believes that with the recommendation of the Task Force, the City should move forward with the Plan. The Mayor sees a place on the map for a floating community where the private owner is willing to allow that or the use is acceptable. He also acknowledged letters the Council received from the landowner adjacent to the Docktown and his willingness to be part of a transition plan with no time frame. He believes the City should understand all the dynamics and that they're factually based, and keep all the options open as it moves forward. He also mentioned that there is a possibility of an enforcement action and the City has been placed on notice that this is not an acceptable use. The Council Member that asked the Council for advocacy to the State Lands Commission thanked the Council for the comments and clarification. Vice Mayor Foust said that she looked at the Guiding Principles, particularly the first and last one. With the first Guiding Principle, all the other Guiding Principles lead to the first one. With regards to the last principle, she provided the Port's role and their viability to the City by bringing jobs and industries together in the community as an example. Furthermore, the Vice Mayor stated that she is intrigued about the Jay Paul development and would like to see office and housing next to each other. Overall, the Vice Mayor would like to see on the project description how to make everything work and see its circulation. She wants Redwood City to be a City on the Bay not by the Bay. Mayor Gee reiterated his appreciation of everyone's work and comments. He wants to bring attention to the word "balance" on how it is important that resources are spent for the entire City, not just one area. He said that if we can't find that balance, then the City needs to find leverage. The Mayor also said that he was intrigued with the Jay Paul Development, because it is next to Highway 101. He is okay with the parallel development and would like to look at them from both sides. Mayor Gee addressed the development partners and Partnership Redwood City. He would like all businesses and developers to be partners. The Mayor said he would like all to move forward and that there is overall conceptual support, but more work on the detail needs to be done. 12. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. City Council Member Report of Conferences Attended Council Member Seybert noted that at the last Town Hall meeting there was discussion on the sewer main project in Redwood Shores and he didn't have many details at that JOINT CITY COUNCIUPLANNING COMMISSION May 12, 2014 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 18 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 165