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7A age 2 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Ci Mana er 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 ofthe 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 (Le., Level 3 and Level 1, defined below)2. 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 as recommended by the Planning Commission at their June 21, 2005 and September 20, 2005 meetings. Furthermore, staff requests consideration of the removal and/or modification of existing improvements that have been classified with "Level 3" significance3 and recommends that those properties that have been identified with "Level 1" significance4 as outline in the Waterfront Inventory be "grandfathered"; thereby allowing these properties to retain their improvements upon the recordation of an Encroachment Permit. Background Over the past two years, City staff has conducted a number of individual site visits with waterfront property owners, held several meetings forthe community associations and for the Redwood Shores community as a whole. The combined effort has helped shape the Policy, although not all the stakeholders (Le. waterfront property owners) agree on the method of implementation. These meeting dates were as follows: . November 2002 - January 2006, Individual site visits. . June 2004, Redwood Shores Owners Association (RSOA) Board Meeting. . July 2004, Redwood Shores Community Association (RSCA) Board Meeting. 2 Properties identified with level 2 Significance were re-classified into Level 3 or Level 1 per the Planning Commission. 3 level 3 Significance - represented the properties with waterfront improvements that have life safety issues or potentially significant structural issues. 4 level 1 Significance - properties with waterfront improvements that have a minor potential to compromise the integrity of the lagoon bank. -~'-'"""n...n"","-,,- .._0-__".. .n" ' -------,_.__.__._'--"'--"~'