AgdaPkt 2021.01.11 Amended Joint SA PFA

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Page 1 of 3 To: Redwood City Council From: Susan Rowinski, Founding President of Bair Island Aquatic Center (BAIL) and current BIAC member RE: Small boat Safety Enforcement & Funding Missing from the Ferry Financial Feasibility Study & Cost Benefit & Economic Impact Analyses Date: Jan. 11, 2021 The purpose of my letter is to request City Council begin to lead the discussion on the needed mechanisms and enforcement needed to ensure the water safety of the (human powered) small boat users within the context of a RWC commuter ferry terminal used by both public ferry operators, WETA, and private ferry operators such as PropSF and Uber Ferries. While this discussion is not included in the Ferry Financial Feasibility Study & Cost Benefit & Economic Impact Analyses, it should be included in the upcoming Business Plan for the Commuter Ferry Terminal/Operations. However, City Council's preliminary thoughts and comments on human powered small boats user's safety and enforcement would be appropriate for tonight's meeting. BACKGROUND: Prior to COVID-19 lockdowns in March 2020, starting at 530am-1030am over (100) human powered vessels would be using Redwood Creek, WestPoint Slough, and the SF bay. This same usage is mimicked in the afternoons. Human powered vessels include rowing and sculling shells, kayakers, standup paddlers, outrigger canoes, Dragon boaters, swimmers etc. The people using these vessels include a broad range of users from high school aged to seniors. The users live in Redwood City as well as other cities in the county. Refer to the picture found below of users on Redwood Creek east of the PG&E wires. This picture demonstrates the large number and On page 2 is a second taken of human powered vessels on Redwood Creek extending well east of the PG&E wires and into the SF Bay. Human vessel usage of Redwood Creek beyond the PG&E wires is routine as shown in the above picture and the picture on page 2.