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� ATTACHMENT 7.A. - Page 123 � � • • � � MoAk+g San Frurxlscn Rus RcNrr March 14, 201� Grace Kato T'ublic Land Manager California S�a�e Lands Commission 100 Howe Avenue,5uite 100-South 5acra�nento,CA 95825-8202 SUBJEC7': Pete's Harbor Proposed Residential Develop�n.ent, � Uccelli Boulevard,Redwaod City, Califotnia Ms. Kato: �t is our understanding that RWC Harbor Coxnmunities, LLC (Applicant), as project propnnent for the Pete's Harbor residentia] deve��pment,has s�zbmitted an applicatir�n to the California State Laztds Commission{Cammission)regarding a use a�r►endment to Lease No. PRC 6857. Although the San�rancisco Bay Canservation ar�d Development Commission{BCDC}has not yef received a formal application for the Pete`s Harbor project, we are sending this letter to state our general suppor�the Applican�'s praposal to build a water traii access in Smith Slough in the lacation of the Lease No.PRC 5$S7. BCDCs laws and polities require that propased development provide the maximum feasible public access consistent witlz the project. Secfian 66602 of the McAteer-Petris Act states, in part, that"existing public access to the shoreline and waters of�he San Francisco Bay is inadequate and that maximum feasible public access, consistent with a proposed�raject, should be pro�'ided." BCDC's San Frarrcisco Bay Plan policies on PubZic Access state�Zat" ... maximum feasible public access to and along the waterfront and on any permitted fills should be pravided in and through every r�ew development an the Bay or on the shoreline,whether it be fo:r housing, industry,por�, airport,public facility,wildlife area or other use," and that the public access improvements .._shauld be designed and built to encourage diverse Ba�r-related activities and nnovement to and along the shoreline..."The Bay Plan policies on Recreation state that`"�d]iverse and aecessible water-oriented recreafionai faciiities...should be well distributed around the Bay and improved ta accommodate a broad range of�vater-oriented recreaiional activities of alI races, cultures, ages and income levels." Although BCDC has nat yet received a farmal application for the Pete's Harbor prajeet, RWC Harbor Cornmunities, LLC has sut�mitted designs for pre-application review of their public access developmeit�s to the BCDC staff and to BCDC's Desi�n Review Board.The Design Review Board is an advisory board that assists the Comznission in evaIuat�ng design aspects of a project. As presented to the Design Review Board and the staff, the proposed public access would inelude remaval af the existing boat slips and construction of a v�rater trail access do�k in the area of Lease No. PRC&857. The water trail site wauld be designed to accoxnmodate hand- launch boats,would be open to the public at alI haurs, and would:not be gated.This water trail site has the potential to serve as an officially designated site on the San Francisco Ba�Area Water Trail and the staff and the Design Review BQard support the construction of a water irail dock at this location. 3t�te ofCaf'ilomia � SAN FRARIC[SCO B/tY CONSERVATEON AN�DE1lELOPMENT COMNliSSI0A1 • Edmund G.Brown Jr.,Gavemar 50 Cali�orn3a Street.5uste 260a • San Fran�isoo,Califomia 84111 • {415)352-360Q • Fax:4415)352-3606 • info@bcdc.ca.gov • wvwo.bulc.ca.gov