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ATTY/AGR/2016.249/STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION OR BOATING & WATERWAYS <br />REV: 09-01-16 RL <br />Page 28 of 33 <br /> EXHIBIT G - Grant Application: Letter of Intent, Scope of Work and Work Plan <br /> <br /> <br />1. Agency Type and Area of Responsibility (AOR) <br /> <br />The City of Redwood City is a municipal corporation of the State of California operating under its own charter and governed <br />by a seven-member City Council elected by the public. The Port of Redwood City is one department of the City. It operates <br />under its own charter and is governed by a five-member, City Council-appointed Board of Commissioners. The Port’s AOR <br />consists of the entire Redwood Creek Channel, stretching from the mouth of the channel inland to its marinas and public <br />launch ramp. The City of Redwood City has a specific AOR of Docktown Marina, a private marina located approximately <br />one mile from Port property, along Redwood Creek Channel, of which it took over management after the managing property <br />owner forfeited their right to the property to other interested parties. As a consequence, the City was required to take over <br />management of the waterway because the State's Public Trust Doctrine dictates that the State's public lands will be <br />managed by the adjacent municipality. <br /> <br />2. Statement of Need <br /> <br />The City took over management of Docktown Marina in 2013. The tenure and <br />function of this facility as a marina remains uncertain after the State provided <br />direction to the City that residential use of the public trust waterway is not a <br />permissable use in Docktown Marina. The City is no longer renting slips and will not <br />be taking on new vessels, but there is no effort to evict tenants beyond non- <br />payment. The State is allowing the City to operate under these terms at this time. <br />We have seen a trend of vessels becoming more run-down and dilapitated as <br />owners are relocating due to the uncertainty of their living situation. There have <br />already been tenant evictions from live-aboard vessels, vessels surrendered by <br />owners, and abandoned vessels removed from the property. The City has identified <br />a number of vessels that may be good candidates for the SAVE program currently. <br />The eventual removal of the marina may result in additional candidates for the <br />SAVE program in the future. <br />6.1.M. - Page 30