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City is a landlord in any other part of the City. Mr. Aknin and Dr. Bell stated that there is no ongoing long-term situation like that to the best of their knowledge. Vice Mayor Foust stated that she is interested in getting more clarification from State Lands, particularly when the Inner Harbor Plan is closer to completion. She stated that she is not interested in the City being an operator for the marina for a long period of time and asked if they could find another operator to take it over and do the necessary work. Ms. Thompson spoke about floating homes in Sausalito and Vallejo, indicating that the State Lands Commission feels that the factual and legal circumstances at Docktown are very different than Sausalito and Vallejo. Council Member Pierce asked what the land side owners could develop now. Mr. Aknin stated that there are not a lot of uses approved under Tidal Plane zoning. She asked about getting more information from State Lands. She asked if there could be a similar situation as Pete's Harbor. She noted that the waters around Docktown are not exactly navigable and that does not seem to fit the idea of the public trust. She asked if there is a way to include affordable housing in the Inner Harbor Plan. Mr. Aknin spoke about the difficulties of requiring affordable housing, but there are options. Ms. Thompson stated that the public trust is not just about boating, and elaborated on the public trust issue. Council Member Aguirre stated that she was surprised by how unhelpful the State Lands Commission letter is that was received today. She thanked the residents who have completed their paperwork for the City. Mr. Aknin stated that there have been ongoing conversations with the owners of Ferrari Pond and they are waiting for the Specific Plan to come out. Council Member Howard agreed with other Council Members about the lack of clarity from State Lands. She asked for something to do to buy some time for the Inner Harbor Plan. Dr. Bell noted that the staff s interactions with State Lands have been with the staff, not the policymakers, but staff can work on the best way to approach the policymakers with these concerns. Council Member Bain asked why the City is being asked about direct policy on this issue now. Dr. Bell replied that it is the threat of litigation and the staff has been working on this for two years. Council Member Bain stated that there are a number of issues that are not clear at this point, so there should not be an action to move forward with a relocation plan. He stated that the timeline is very unclear. He spoke about several points to keep Docktown including the strength of the community and their work keeping the creek clean, sea level rise, and the dearth of affordable housing. He asked staff to work with the residents to reduce costs, and agreed with Vice Mayor Foust about finding a new operator. Council Member Seybert stated that the policymakers are silent, so it seems they have not yet taken up the issue of changing the existing policy. He stated that it is worth going back to the policymakers at State Lands for more information. He spoke about the issues that the City and Docktown residents still need to work on. He stated that the JOINT CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ April 27, 2015 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 12 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 391