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REPORT 7A Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY February 13, 2006 Subject City staff has prepared a Draft Lagoon Bank Policy ("Policy") with the intent of setting forth some construction guidelines for waterfront properties on the Redwood Shores Lagoon ("lagoon"). The purpose of the Policy is to maintain the integrity of the lagoon slope, assist in the maintenance of a clean water way, protect the public health and safety of Redwood Shores residents, as well as to preserve the aesthetic quality of the lagoon and surrounding neighborhoods. In support of the Policy, City staff has conducted a Waterfront Inventory to identify the level of conformity (or nonconformity) of existing construction on the Redwood Shores Lagoon Bank and then has categorized the nonconforming improvements / waterfront properties into several levels of significance (i.e., Level 3 and Level 1 , defined within the staff report) 1. These categories work to identify which waterfront improvements represent a potential concern to the public health and safety and the overall stability of the Redwood Shores Lagoon Bank. Recommendation Staff requests that the City Council review and comment on the Redwood Shores Lagoon Bank Policy & Construction Guidelines ("Policy") as recommended by the Planning Commission at their June 21, 2005 and September 20, 2005 meetings. The City Council will make a final decision on the Policy at a subsequent public hearing: no decision is required at this time. Policy Description The Policy has been organized with two primary functions; 1) to address "new" improvements on the lagoon bank by providing appropriate guidelines and design criteria, and 2) to address repairs, replacements and/or removal of existing improvements. In order to support these two primary functions the Policy establishes an application procedure, an exceptions procedure and an appeal process with the intent of establishing a Policy that can be consistently applied over time by all City Departments that will result in consistent and fair treatment of residents who own waterfront property. 1 Properties identified with level 2 Significance were re-classified into level 3 or level 1 per the Planning Commission. -- ,.. - ... ..---..-'".'"' ,.--., ..._--..._,-,-~._._....-._--"-'_..,--_.._,... ,... ,"'.-,..,-" "..---"..., ,....._-' .------ ._,.,.._",...".._-_.._~_..,