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2. Discussion Regarding Boat Harbor Basin <br />Director Bakaldin affirmed City Manager Hollister's update on the Shoreline Enterprise Fund. <br />He provided an overview of the past studies the City has done -privation, harbor <br />reconfiguration, etc. -that the City has performed that have all led to the.same conclusion that <br />the City cannot sustain the expense of dredging the channel in order to operate a viable boat <br />harbor. He stated that in order for Cal-Coast Development to proceed in its plans for the <br />shoreline area, it needs to know what the inner basin will look five years from now. Cal-Coast <br />has offered to pay half the cost of a study of alternatives for the basin. <br />Manager Hollister stated that over the years the City has performed numerous financial <br />analyses and it's clear that the City cannot afford to continue to operate a boat harbor. The City <br />now needs to have a shoreline planning expert provide other options that are available for the <br />boat harbor. Manager Bakaldin recommended bringing in a third party consultant with <br />experience in shoreline planning and familiarity with the Bay Conservation Development <br />Commission (BCDC) regulations to identify possibilities for the current boat harbor as the <br />possibility of letting it silt up is not desirable. <br />The Committee concurred. The success of a future development would be jeopardized by <br />allowing mud to simply accumulate and the possible odors that would come with stagnant water. <br />There must be a plan; silting-up is not an option. Discussion ensued regarding what a consultant <br />can add to what the City already knows. Manager Battenberg replied that the services scoped <br />for the consulting firm would require its expertise in environmental planning and cost analysis <br />for the various alternatives. For example, discussion plans prepared by the developer included <br />a small sandy beach area in the inner harbor. The consultant can provide analysis if that is <br />environmentally and financially possible. <br />Director Bakaldin added that the City wants all options including what it would mean to leave <br />the inner harbor area alone without disturbing it; how would natural tidal action and siltation <br />fill in the basin. As BCDC has no experience in redeveloping a boat harbor area, the City will <br />have to ensure that it works cooperatively to develop a creative solution. <br />Manager Hollister explained that Request for Proposal (RFP) will be prepared and posted for <br />consulting groups. <br />Manager Battenberg explained that the Shoreline CAC is scheduled to meet on June 16th to <br />comment on the most current discussion plan. At that meeting the CAC can also provide <br />comments on the scope of work and that the CAC comments could then be shared with the <br />Shoreline-Marina Committee at the June meeting. <br />The Committee requested that the proposed scope of services for a Basin Alternatives Study be <br />brought back to the Committee at the June meeting, along with input from the CAC. <br />3. Public Comments <br />Bob Leigh, Shoreline CAC member, asked that the study go to the Shoreline CAC for review <br />and comments. <br />