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<br />ANALYSIS <br />Redwood City has a number of launch and landing options for small boats, kayaks, <br />stand up paddle boards, canoes, sculls and more. The basic criteria for designation as <br />outlined in the Enhanced Water Trail Plan includes: <br /> <br />a. The site has launch facilities or launch areas that are open to the public. <br />b. The site owner and/or manager would like the site to be part of the Water Trail. <br />c. There are no major management issues or potential environmental impacts as <br />discussed in the Water Trail Environmental Impact Report or other CEQA <br />documents associated with the site designation or enhancement activities that <br />could not be mitigated as a condition of designation. <br />d. The site owner/manager is willing to install a Water Trail identification sign or <br />signs on site. <br /> <br />ABAG’s Water Trail manager assessed a number of sites in Redwood City and <br />recommends that the first designation be the public boat launch on Chesapeake Drive. <br />This is maintained and operated by the Port of Redwood City. This site has all of the <br />amenities to make this a perfect designation that includes restrooms, parking, <br />accessibility, wash station, and more. <br /> <br />The Port Commission approved a resolution supporting the San Francisco Bay Water <br />Trail designation at its May 25th, 2016 meeting. The next step, if City Council approves <br />a resolution, is that the Water Trail Project Management Team reviews and approves <br />the designation, and then works with the site manager on signage and final conditions <br />approval. <br /> <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Not approve the Resolution. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact as there are no application fees, nor site improvements <br />required. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />The Coastal Conservancy led the development of the San Francisco Bay Area Water <br />Trail Environmental Impact Report and certified it in March 2011 in compliance with the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This programmatic EIR is comprehensive <br />in its approach to anticipating the potential impacts that could result from Water Trail <br />induced non-motorized small boat use on the Bay. This programmatic approach <br />avoided segmenting CEQA for a clearly regional program. <br />6.3.C. - Page 2