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12/12/2016 WHEREAS, the City has retained the services of Overland , Pacific and Cutler, Inc. to prepare the Docktown Plan , attached hereto as Exhibit 1 , that, among other things, establishes relocation procedures for Docktown residents, provides for relocation advisory and financial assistance for Docktown residents , and outlines a timeline for ceasing residential uses at Docktown ("Docktown Plan") ; and WHEREAS , the City Council's action to approve the Docktown Plan and end residential use at Docktown is not a discretionary project under, or subject to, the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") ; rather, as the State has unequivocally informed the City that it must cause the cessation of residential use at Docktown in order to bring the City's stewardship of Docktown into compliance with the public trust doctrine, this is a ministerial action for CEQA purposes; and WHEREAS, in the event that the City's adoption of the Docktown Plan were considered to be a discretionary project under CEQA, the Docktown Plan is nonetheless exempt from environmental review under CEQA; and WHEREAS, the relocation of Docktown residents will not necessitate the construction of new housing , and WHEREAS, any residential vessels that cannot be relocated will either be kept in place or will be disposed or recycled pursuant to comprehensive federal , state and local laws and regulations govern the disposal of waste and recyclable material , and no new facilities will be required ; and WHEREAS, the implementation of the Docktown Plan involves only the cessation of residential uses at Docktown and is thus an alteration to the the manner in which the City operates an existing facility that involves no expansion of existing uses, and any alterations to the land or water in or around Docktown caused by the Docktown Plan will be limited to removal of Dwellings from Docktown and will constitute, at most, a minor alteration to the condition of land or water; and WHEREAS, cessation of permanent residential use at Docktown and removal of Dwellings from Docktown will individually and collectively reduce the impacts of residents and Dwellings at Docktown on the environment and natural resources at Docktown in a manner that will assure the protection of both the environment and natural resources; and WHEREAS, there is no reasonable possibility that the adoption and implementation of the Docktown Plan will result in significant environmental effects due to unusual circumstances; and ATTY/RES0.0124/CC RESO DOCKTOWN PLAN RESOLUTION NO. 15550 REV: 12-08-16 VR MUFF NO. 613 Page 2 of 5