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lagoon bank. 7A Page 7 Cons: -Exposes the City to increased liability should slope failure occur as a result of existing non-permitted improvements. -Limits the City in its ability to achieve desired water flow rates, which could impact overall water quality. Fiscal Impact If slope failure were to occur as a result of illegal construction on the lagoon bank, the fiscal impact to the City and affected property owners would be hugely significant. Given the existing build-out of the Redwood Shores community it would be extremely difficult to get the necessary machinery in to re-compact the lagoon bank. The possibility also exists that the lagoon would need to be drained in order to do the necessary work. Any cost estimates would need to reflect the degree of failure that occurred. Requiring properties that have been identified with "Level 3" improvements to remove and/or modify existing improvement would require a significant amount of staff time from a code enforcement perspective; however, the property owners would bear the expense of the removal and/or modification. Conclusion The City has yet to address the growing concern of non-permitted (illegal) improvements on waterfront properties in the Redwood Shores community. Implementation of the Redwood Shores Lagoon Bank Policy would establish a set of construction guidelines and a procedure for future improvements which would work to preserve the integrity of the lagoon bank both structurally and aesthetically. City staff is requesting that the City Council review and comment on the adoption of the Redwood Shores Lagoon Bank Policy and Construction Guidelines and the removal and/or modification of the existing improvements that have been identified as structurally significant. /l J JE verettJf ~Alsaskoecl~aYteOnpl~ -- Joel Patterson ~ ~ Director, Community Development City Manager Attachments 1. Draft Redwood Shores Lagoon Bank Policy and Construction Guidelines (June 2005) 2. January 29, 2004 letter from Planning Director. 3. Photographic Examples 4. Planning Commission Minutes dated March 22, 2005; April 5, 2005; June 21,2005; and September 20,2005 (Located under separate cover in the City Clerk's office) ......." , ' .__. ,_n....'"_"-- ,..._- '-'-"- -_._. "....,--_._,.. ,"-------'-"'-""'-""'" ....,.