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10.A - Page 9 <br /> Floating Homes and Water Access <br /> • Expressed belief that portions of Docktown are not on State Lands Commission <br /> (SLC) territory <br /> • Supported maintaining Docktown as an affordable housing option; believed that <br /> living on a boat is a lower-impact way of living <br /> • Suggested by multiple individuals during public comment: grandfathering Docktown <br /> o As a way of maintaining and supporting affordable housing, lowering <br /> footprint <br /> o Grandfathering and relating it to San Francisco Bay Conservation and <br /> Development Commission (BCDC) precedents <br /> • Suggested keeping Docktown in its current location as a tenet citing Guiding <br /> Principle #6 <br /> • Relayed concern that moving Docktown will destroy the local ecosystem; noticed <br /> various species of animals departed during construction of One Marina <br /> • Proposed idea of opening water for public water promenade with boathouses to <br /> protect boats (e.g. the BIAC inventory of shells and other human-powered watercraft) <br /> without fencing <br /> • Expressed desire to get public access in the water <br /> The Marina <br /> • Suggested keeping marina it its current location and expanding existing <br /> infrastructure (e.g. existing launch, etc.); stewards of creek have cleaned it <br /> • Commented that Steinberger Slough needs dredging to establish a marina <br /> • Expressed concern that a visiting professional cannot use berth at Docktown for his <br /> personal watercraft <br /> • Shared difficulty experienced when trying to temporarily relocate houseboat; several <br /> spaces closed in marinas; expressed desire for processes to be made easier for <br /> boaters <br /> Park Space and Recreation <br /> • Expressed concern that recreation was allocated too much space <br /> • Suggested park space begin at the freeway (in reference to scenario A) <br /> Land Use <br /> • Expressed desire for Task Force to allow Jay Paul Co. project to be studied further. <br /> Believes project is prepared to provide public benefits to address traffic mitigation, <br /> funding a park, preserve view corridors, and other benefits critical to achieving <br /> density <br /> • Provided comments on land use scenarios: taller buildings to preserve open space; <br /> 40% open space preferred; would like a lush, green, usable project; public <br /> pedestrian and bike pathways <br /> • Expressed preference for combining scenario A and B, maintaining focus on public <br /> access and open space <br /> • Expressed preference for scenario A with the following concerns: if very little water <br /> frontage planned for a waterfront park, and wetlands are being acknowledged as <br /> wetlands, there is concern for having them taken away; does not consider walkway <br /> Inner Harbor Task Force l April 16, 2014 Meeting Summary <br />