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8 <br /> <br />Anticipated Relocation Timeline <br /> <br />The following timeline is set forth in the Plan: <br /> <br />· City Council adoption of the Docktown Plan – December 12, 2016 <br />· OPC completes relocation assistance eligibility interviews – February 2017 <br />· OPC issues Notice of Eligibility to residential tenants, describing benefits to which <br />they are entitled – March 2017 <br />· Relocation of residential vessels and tenants – March 2017 – February 2018 <br /> <br /> <br />Summary of Tenant and Public Comments <br /> <br />The City received over 70 comments on the draft Docktown Plan between the period of <br />November 15 and November 30, 2016, including comments received at the November <br />17, 2016 community meeting. City staff also met with the Silicon Valley Law Foundation, <br />which contacted the City on behalf of the Redwood Creek Association, on November 21, <br />2016 to receive feedback on the draft Plan. All comments received in that period are <br />provided in Attachment F. The proposed Docktown Plan attached to this Staff Report <br />includes revisions to respond to some of the comments. <br /> <br />Some of the more frequent comments received between November 15 and November 30 <br />fall into the following general categories: <br /> <br />1. The City should not make tenants move from Docktown Marina <br />a. Response: As described above, residential uses at Docktown are not <br />allowed under the statutes which granted the Marina property to the City, <br />and subject to the Public Trust Doctrine. Under the litigation Settlement <br />Agreement, the City is obligated to adopt a Docktown Plan to support the <br />transition away from residential uses by December 31, 2016 and to begin <br />implementation of the Plan in 2017. <br /> <br />2. The City should seek special legislation to allow tenants to stay for a longer period <br />or indefinitely <br />a. Response: The previous attempt at legislation, which would have allowed a <br />15 year time period to transition away from residential uses, was designed <br />to allow time for relocation and to explore the permitting and building of a <br />new live aboard community. The community was divided on the proposed <br />legislation, with many Docktown tenants voicing strong opposition to any <br />time limits, to restrictions on sub-leasing berths, and to restrictions on <br />allowing property transfers so that new people could live at Docktown. Staff <br />believes that these objections would still be present if legislation were <br />attempted again, as many tenants have continued to request that the City <br />advocate for ongoing unrestricted residential uses at Docktown. The City <br />has extended considerable effort and resources to address residents’ <br />6.1.B. - Page 18