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REPORT 0·J£-1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager October 11, 2004 Subject Request to revoke the Permit for Encroachment and Use of a portion of Portside ParK to Stanford Rowing and Paddling. Recommendation Revoke the Permit for Encroachment and Use of a portion of Portside ParK to Stanford Rowing and Paddling because the group did not obtain approvals from the Redwood Shores community associations as required by the ParKs and Recreation Commission's direction of June 23, 2004. Background In early 2002, Gina Sanchez, on behalf of Stanford Rowing and Paddling, approached staff requesting permission to install a fenced enclosure in Portside ParK in Redwood Shores for the purpose of creating storage for rowing shells and kayaks used by the group in conjunction with the Stanford University Athletic Department. Before a permit would be recommended, staff .. indicated that the Stanford group would need to obtain the support of the Redwood Shores Homeowners Association, the Redwood Shores Owners Association, the Redwood City Plan Review Committee as well as the Public WorK Services Department since the enclosure was in a public Right of Way. The applicant did secure these approvals and staff brought a revocable permit to Council, which was approved on May 6, 2002. In a letter dated May 5, 2004, the Redwood Shores Architectural Design Board "moved to file a letter of protest with the City and pull support of the boat enclosure under Bridge Parkway. The enclosure exists by City Use Permit and initially had support on this Board". After receipt of this letter, staff met with all parties and scheduled the permit for the June 23, 2004 ParK and Recreation Commission agenda. The Commission meeting was well attended by concerned members of the community, neighbors living near the enclosure, the rowing community and representatives of the Architectural Design Board. After hearing public input and discussion by the Commission they unanimously passed a motion.... "To direct the representative of Stanford University to retum to the Redwood Shores community organizations forwritten approval of their revocable permit and bring it back to the Parle and Recreation Commission within 90 days". The Redwood Shores Owner's Association supported the continued use and signed a Request for Support agreement dated July 15, 2004 that was submitted to the ParKs and Recreation Commission during the September 22, 2004 ParKs and Recreation Commission meeting. The Redwood Shores Community Association was presented the same Request for Support agreement which was not acceptable. A September 10, 2004 letter from the Redwood Shores Community Association Board of Directors, signed by Jeffrey Gee, President stated... "The Board of Directors voted NOT to offer its support to Stanford's request. " A letter from the Redwood Shores Architectural Design Board dated September 20, 2004 reaffirmed the Board's position to support the continued use of the enclosure. The primary reason for not supporting the request was that they we concemed about lagoon usage. -,," -