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the State Lands Commission to move quicker or for staff to explain to both sides why it is taking too long. One Council Member inquired if the Planning Commission had a checklist of what needed to be studied in the EIR and what was the time frame if changes needed to be made. Bill Ekern, Community Development Director, confirmed that there was a checklist and hopes to meet with the State Lands Commission soon. With regards to the time frame, Blake Lyon, Planning Manager, stated that there would not be a delay if they stayed within the addendum. However, if there were changes it could take another 30 to 45 days. Mayor Aguirre asked how the project changed. Mr. Ekern responded that the outer marina proposal went from private to commercial and parking was added, and the small lease area was reconfigured to accommodate the hand launch boat ramp. Council asked what timeframe was if the Council approved the recommendation tonight and State Lands Commission were contacted tomorrow, when this would go back to the Planning Commission. Mr. Ekern said that it depended on the comprehensiveness of the State lands Commission. He said that staff will go as fast as they can to address the issues raised by State Lands, and it may take several months just because of scheduling. Another Council Member said this would assume that the issues with the State Lands Commission will be resolved and then there would be some closure. Mr. Ekern said that Commission were waiting for and relying on the City's EIR. To accommodate them, Mr. Ekern said that he wanted to close environmental loops and provide a clear understanding of the EIR. The same Council Member asked what the difference was between public marinas versus a commercial marina. Mr. Ekern replied that this was not clear yet and wanted to know more of what the expectations were from State Lands Commission. It was also mentioned the issue of multiple instances of overlapping jurisdictions, and suggested a policy that whenever there are multiple agencies, staff, developers and everyone involved needs to find out what their roles are. Furthermore, she raised the possibilities of Redwood City having green marinas or floating home communities. She then concluded that she was leaning towards approving the staff's recommendation. Council discussed the history of the 2003 election and the defeat of the Peninsula Park and Uccelli projects. One Council Member wanted to know how much and what interaction happened between the State Lands Commission, developer, and the City between that time and now. She opined that nothing changed befinreen the large and small lease, and the leases would have been transferred at that time. Furthermore, she stated that the project had fit all existing zoning, which is what the voters wanted in 2004. Mr. Lyon responded that the project the State Lands Commission questioned in January 2013 has to do with the reconfiguration of the marinas, both inner and mainly outer CITY COUNCIL May 6, 2013 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 9 MINUTE BOOK Page No. 350