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4 Docktown community to try to revise the City’s granting statute in order to provide existing members of the Docktown community an extended period of time (15 years) to move from Docktown. The proposed legislation would have allowed the Docktown residential community to remain for up to 15 years, with conditions to ensure that private residential use at Docktown would be limited to those individuals currently living there. This timeframe would have provided time for relocation, or permitting of a new marina in another location in Redwood City. However, to succeed, the proposal would have had to pass the State Legislature, and that would only have been possible with the support of the State Lands Commission and Attorney General’s Office. Because the Commission directed its staff to work with the City on this legislative proposal, local legislators were willing to work with the City, the Commission and Docktown residents to carry it forward. The legislation was drafted to include restrictions on subleasing and restrictions on transfer of vessels to new owners who would remain at Docktown. Because the draft legislation did not have full support from members of the Docktown community and members of the Redwood City community, legislators decided not to pursue the proposal. Some Docktown tenants have requested renewed legislative efforts to allow residential use of the Marina for an extended period of time. This is discussed below, along with other comments made on the draft Docktown Plan. Additionally, in November 2016, the plaintiff in the lawsuit which led to the Settlement Agreement submitted a motion seeking a court-appointed official to oversee the Docktown Marina closure process, arguing that the City had not upheld all terms of the Settlement Agreement such as providing progress reports on preparation of the Docktown Plan and by supporting legislation that, if passed, would have allowed Docktown tenants to remain at Docktown Marina for 15 years under certain conditions. On November 21, 2016, the San Mateo County Superior Court denied the motion and determined that the parties did not contractually agree to submit disputes related to the settlement agreement to a court official. The court did not rule on whether the City's pursuit of legislation would violate the terms of the settlement agreement, and noted that another motion could be filed to seek a judicial ruling on that topic. Additional background materials related to Docktown Marina can be found on the City’s website: http://www.redwoodcity.org/docktown ANALYSIS Summary of Vessels in Docktown There are 67 vessels with Live Aboard Rental Agreements at Docktown Marina, 65 of which are believed to be used as dwellings. Because access to each vessel has not been granted, the exact status of the vessels is not known, however, there appear to be two types of vessels: 6.1.B. - Page 14