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Julie Pardini stated that the City could find reasons to either keep Docktown open or close it, She finds it a valuable asset to Redwood City. She read the letter that she sent to the Council. Francesca Fambrough spoke about her experience living in Docktown Marina. The Inner Harbor Specific Plan Task Force is supportive of the community. She spoke about the Docktown residents' working to keep the creek clean and the contributions of the Yacht Club to the community. She asked the Council to stop the systemic closure of floating communities. Orlene Chartain, president of the Redwood Creek Association, stated that her organization has retained the services of two law firms to pursue alternatives with the State Lands Commission and negotiate monetary relief if the Council closes Docktown. She said she was a member of the Inner Harbor Task Force and noted that part of their Plan included a floating community. She noted that the Marina has been neglected for decades and thanked the City for improvements made to Docktown. She spoke about the Docktown income statements and discrepancies in the fees with the actual operating expenses. She stated that the $195,000 a year in expenses seems inaccurate and economically it would be less expensive to allow the residents to remain. JoAnn McDonnell noted that when Redwood City first took over pocktown she contacted several Marinas in the Bay. They said there was no way to move a floating home into their Marinas. The San Francisco Bay Conservation Development Commission has a moratorium on floating homes in the San Francisco Bay. She stated that the cost of purchasing an existing floating home in another Marina is prohibitive. She stated that she would move her home if she could. She said staff has indicated that eviction of Docktown Marina would not need an EIR (environmental impact report). Her legal counsel stated that Redwood City would be violating CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) if it evicted itoating homeowners without first preparing an EIR. She noted that State Lands has indicated that the homes would not need to be moved until Ferrari Pond is available. Bob Heflia spoke about living at Docktown and said that when peoples' homes were built, the City would put stop-work orders on boats to examine the homes, and then work would continue. He said he decided to move to Docktown because he thought it was always under compliance. Thomas Howard noted that his home has been hooked up to the sewer since it was built here in the 1970s. He stated that in 2001 the State Lands Commission stated that residential use is generally inconsistent with public lands. He noted that anyone can come down to the pier to enjoy the water. Efrat Berman spoke in favor of retaining Docktown and the value of this community to Redwood City. Ellen Savage thanked the City for working on the maintenance of Docktown. She noted a chain placed across the guest launch which prevents anyone from safely launching into the bay, which is antithetical to the State Lands statement about the area being JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ April 27, 2015 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 9 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 388