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7C Page 7 may hereafter be placed within said "Port Area" by the City Council of Redwood City. Although Section 47f(4) has never been amended, the City Council and the Port Commission have, from time to time, transferred by joint resolution control over certain areas within the Port Area. For example, control of the Port Marina was transferred from the City (Parks and Recreation) to the Port. Jurisdiction over Redwood Creek south of the entrance to Docktown Marina and the former sewer treatment plant was relinquished from the Port Area to the jurisdiction of the City. See attached map of the "Port Area Jurisdiction" in response to Question # 28. There are two types of control and jurisdiction exercised by the Port. One type of control and jurisdiction is exercised by the Port in a proprietary capacity over the land it owns referred to in Section 48 of the Charter as "Harbor Lands." The other type is in a regulatory capacity over a more expansive area referred to as the Port Area. The City, by and through its Board of Port Commissioners, owns land which can be generally described as most of the land East of the Port Marina and North of Seaport Blvd. The Port acts as a land owner for these Harbor Lands as a manager as to the navigable waters along said land subject to the covenants and restriction imposed by the State under the Trust Doctrine. See the attached map of the Port of Redwood City and its facilities. The Charter distinguishes between the land over which the Port has ownership, control, and management and the larger area over which the Port acts in a governmental regulatory capacity. As a practical matter, the Port limits its regulatory control to the issuance of penn its under Section 49 and Section 49b of the Charter. A section 49 permit approved by the Port Commission is required for projects involving harbor structures or buildings within the "Port Area" for which the Port Commission considers the character, nature, size, and location of the project. An example is the Section 49 permit which was issued by the Port Commission for the Westpoint Marina project. The Port also has regulatory control under Section 49b over street, sewer, and other public improvements by the City in the Port Area. The Port has generally limited its regulatory control to street and utility improvements along Seaport Boulevard. An example is the pennit issued by the Port Commission for construction of the recycled water system along Seaport Blvd. 11. Describe the role ofthe board in hiring and firing employees (other than the executive director) under Section 47f(11). A: The Commission periodically issues a salary ordinance which specifies each position and its corresponding salary range. The Commission holds the Executive Director responsible for maintaining job descriptions, establishing a salary within the range for each position, and making hiring and firing decisions. The Executive Director confers Port of Redwood City Responses to City Charter Questions 02lO5Jll8 Page 6 of 13