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marinas. According to Mr. Lyon, they wanted to know specific changes, so staff wants to address everything in one motion instead of going back and forth with the commission. One Council Member recommended a basic checklist to address some of the issues that have been brought up. City Attorney Thompson raised the matter that the State Lands issue was not the only issue raised with this project. She pointed out the changes to the hand boat launch not being part of project before and the outer marina. She further stated that the land use issues have not been evaluated and the developer has to address specifics. Director Ekern said that the checklist the Council Member advised was already included in the application process and they rely on the public for the data. Dr. Bell also added that staff does reach out to other agencies for input, but it takes time to get responses from them. Another Council Member wanted clarification that he heard throughout the meeting whether or not a lot of organizations won't accept or look at the development until some EIR work is done. Mr. Ekern replied that with regards to the State Lands Commission, the commission is relying on the EIR assessment. City Attorney Thompson added that the City is acting as the lead agency and so has the responsibility. One Council Member wanted to know how ready this is to go forward. Dr. Bell answered that they needed to review the addendum. The Council Member then added that he too would like to see a committee to work on some guidelines on how to handle these issues. One other Council Member thanked staff for working with other agencies and would like to also see guidelines, because iYs hard to staff and confusing to the community. Vice Mayor Gee mentioned that it is a complicated matter when land touches water, because there are multiple agencies involved. He recapped what was said in the meeting: the State Lands Commission has a stake in that they want to know if this is an appropriate land use project and can it be transferred; staff has to respond; the Planning Commission has a role to meet; and all has to be done in a timely manner. Vice Mayor Gee also applauded the applicant for revising the application. M/S Bain/Pierce to adopt the staff recommendation and make the appeal moot. After the motion, a Council Member commented that he didn't' want to drag this on, but the issue with the State Lands Commission was not resolved. He addressed the matters of the questioning of the Council's vision and leadership by remarking that that the Council was doing their due diligence and that they are protecting the City. He said that he was hopeful to resolve this issue quickly and he trusted staff to resolve the issue. Mayor Aguirre said that this Council had the privilege and the responsibility of having water and land that meet and there are a lot of challenges. She reiterated that tonight was not about the merits of the project. She also thanked the developer for revising the project. She said that this would give the Planning Commission the opportunity to review the project and it would allow better coordination with the State Lands Commission. CITY COUNCIL May 6, 2013 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 10 MINUTE BOOK Page No. 351