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<br /> <br />March 15, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Betty T. Yee <br />Chair, State Lands Commission <br />100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South <br />Sacramento, CA 95825-8202 <br /> <br />RE: Request for Support of Legislation Related to Docktown Marina in Redwood City, CA <br /> <br />Dear Chair Yee: <br /> <br />This letter is to request that the State Lands Commission support legislation regarding <br />Docktown Marina in Redwood City, as more specifically outlined below. <br /> <br />Docktown Marina, which sits on granted lands in Redwood City, has been the home to “live- <br />aboard” watercrafts for over 50 years. The City took over management of Docktown Marina in <br />2013 when its private operator gave notice to terminate the permit under which it operated. <br />Since taking over operations, the City has been in constant communication with State Lands <br />Commission staff to determine whether residential use was allowed on granted lands. <br /> <br />In January of this year, the State Lands Commission advised the City through an informal <br />opinion by the Attorney General’s Office that residential uses at Docktown Marina are <br />inconsistent with the State Lands Grant issued to the City. The informal opinion opined that <br />private residential use is inconsistent with the Public Trust Doctrine. Also in January of this <br />year, the City settled litigation with a citizens group wherein the City agreed that absent a <br />superseding public change in Commission policies related to Docktown or superseding action by <br />the Legislature to allow residential use in Docktown, the City would take formal action by <br />December 31, 2016 to adopt a Docktown Plan which is consistent with the informal opinion of <br />the Attorney General’s Office. Given the Commission’s formal position on residential use along <br />with the City’s settlement of litigation related to Docktown, the City is seeking assistance from <br />the Commission to support legislation that would allow residential uses to remain at Docktown <br />for a limited period. <br /> <br />City Hall <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94063 <br />Voice (650) 780-7220 <br />Fax (650) 261-9102 <br />mail@redwoodcity.org <br />www.redwoodcity.org <br />Mayor John Seybert <br />Vice Mayor Ian Bain <br /> <br />Council Members <br />Alicia Aguirre <br />Janet Borgens <br />Jeff Gee <br />Diane Howard <br />Shelly Masur <br />6.1.F. - Page 6