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7.A. - Page 269 b�ranti new nr�arina a�Westpaint Harbor,the first and only new��arina i�t the entire Bay in 40 yaars, to provide new sIips to displaced boaters. Over th� 9 years si��ce tlte EIR, thase slips l�ave gone to other boaters and there are very few slips available to offset the loss of 263 slips whicl� is expect�d to occur in Jail�ary 2�13. Additionally, the EIR planned for 60 brand n�w Iive-aboard sli�s ati�he pz'�pc�sed. Westpoint Harbor. T'hat plannir�.g was aaot pe�'�nitted c�f BCDC restrictions anci the actuaI n�mi�er of live- aboard slips availab�e at the Westpflint Harbc��is limited to just a handfi.€I. These �v�nts ir�validate tk�e 2003 I�IR co��clusion�liat loss of puhlic slips anct live-aboa�-d slips is not signifcant. The 2012 adcieiidum fails to readdress t��is issue as is requii°ed whe��basetine assumptions are no longer valid. Approving the project despite a critically inadec��ate p�ai1 for mitigatii�g tl�is si��i�cant problem will res�lt i11 severe and un�ecessary hardsl�zps ta local boaters. [Please ref�r ta the�ctober Ib, 2012, corresponc�ence of Br�nda and David Hattery respectirag S�ip ��iortage Mitigatifln in the Marina Shor�s EIR with PenPaxk azad Pete's Harbor Addcndu�n.] B-4. C�imate Chan�;e—Sea Level Ris� T�c Staff reco�nmendation contai��s a brief, }�igh level and abstracfi reference to City proce�ses for clilnate change and sea level rise. The Governor has recentl}�laune��d a thorou�h policy ulldertaking wit11 a focus on sea let�e� rise, and this is not addressed i�the Staf£Recom�ne��dation. Tl�e people reserv�the right to fully exp�ore,i��ves�igate a��d brief tl�is issue on appeal. This brief/appeal incorporates by reference the comrnunication froz�.�.,ee Callistez'/A Buayallt Life ta the City during tl�e business hours of October l6, 2012. The I�Tew Ger�eral Pla��s incorporates palicies and programs to address sea level rise az�d dev�lopn�ent of coastal structu�-es wit�the relevant�aalicies are: Policy BE 10.3: Ensure tl�at devela�z�ertt iz� Wat�rfront Neighbarhoods cansiders anc�plans for potential ir�apacts asso�iated r�ith climate change and sea�evel rise. Policy 8E-22.2 Limit r�ew develapment withi� tl�e flood pIain ar e��sure new deveIopment incorporates ext�-a precau�io��s intn tl�e s�te and building design to account for floc�dplain location. Foliey BE 242: Focus itti�ll growth in ti�e City's Centers and along the Corridc�rs witl�t�Ze�win objectives of addressiilg global warz��iz�g issues and�aaximizing use of limited resources. Poliey BE 24.11: Consider the i��pacts of g3abal warining, such as rising sea levels and flaodplain areas, wE�en reviewing�?lans for new d��elopment. B-S. Si�nificant U��miti�ated Imbact of Parkin�and Related_ConSec�uences The remaining Significant Unmitigatecl Parkin�impact discusses a�horta�;e for the propascd residences at Oi�e Uccelli Blvd. The qu.estion in3rr�ediately raised is: Is t�e reascsn that the existing commercial �zse af restaurailt and cammercial mari��a h�ve been rcmav�d fro�n the site si.��ply ar� issue of pa�'king?Tl�is is a dif�eult a�d sn�all site on which to pl.ace a sig�i�cat�t number af r�sidential housing units a�d still I�ave st�fficient parking to �n�et the intent of rrtixed use co��inercial CG-R zoning and land use palieies of tlze Ge�eral Plan, as well as nat having unint�nd�d impact per CEQA. T�te Council sl�c�uld not approve the parking exceptzon as it laas a disastro�is i�r�pact on the spo#evea�wilY�out ca�nmercial Iiv�abaards. The other exceptions to parking requirebnents in Redwood City are i�a areas where t�aez'e is s�fficiei3t side street parking. Tl�.ere is a�o�t�blic trans�arta.tion fln t�is iillet, no slauttle as previously ctiscussed,no streetcars. 'I'here is c�nly vehicular transport to the site anc�the pubIic acc�ss, Bay/Water trait use and preservatio�z af liveabc�ards as noted in t�e Geraeral Pla�require "not" ap�rovin�;a parking exception,but instead reducing t�e units. �2