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1 | Page Docktown Plan OAK #4823-0464-7229 v3 INTRODUCTION Docktown Marina ("Docktown" or the "Marina") located in the City of Redwood City (the "City") has provided both live aboard and non-live aboard marina occupancy opportunities for many years. Redwood City acquired its interest in the portion of Redwood Creek that is now Docktown Marina from the State of California in 1945. In 1964, the City leased the waterway for use as a marina and it has been operated as such since that time. Up until March of 2013, Docktown Marina was operated by a private party, Docktown Marina, Inc., who had a lease agreement with the land side owners and a revocable permit to operate the marina with the City. The owner of that business, Fred Earnhardt, Jr., advised the City in December of 2012 that he was terminating his lease and his revocable permit, and shortly thereafter, the City took over the operations and management of Docktown. The City serves as a trustee for the State lands on which the Marina is located. In that role, the City must ensure that use of these lands is in accordance with the statutes which granted the land to the City, State Lands Commission policies, and the public trust doctrine. The statutes granting the subject property allow for limited use of these public trust lands for the establishment, improvement and conduct of a harbor and for the construction, maintenance and operation of wharves, docks, piers, slips, quays and other utilities, structures, facilities, etc. necessary or for the promotion, accommodation, and operation of flood control projects. The State’s intent is for all California residents to have access to public trust lands, and the State has indicated that private residential use is inconsistent with such public access. The State Lands Commission and the California Attorney General have declared that continued leasing of slips at Docktown for residential use violates the granting statutes and the common law public trust doctrine. Relocation of Households from Docktown is thus necessary for the City to meet its legal obligation under the public trust doctrine. Recognizing that this transition will be challenging for people currently living at Docktown and consistent with the City’s goals of equity and providing affordable housing assistance, the City is working to develop an assistance program to address individual needs and to provide individuals with a