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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 18, 2015 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-277 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Supporting the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail as a <br />Priority Conservation Area <br />WHEREAS, in August 2014 the Association of Bay Area Governments requested <br />nominations from local governments and special districts for Priority Conservation Areas <br />pursuant to the Plan Bay Area multi-agency regional planning initiative; and <br />WHEREAS, Priority Conservation Areas are areas of regional significance that contain <br />important agricultural land, urban greening, natural landscape and resource, watershed, <br />historic, scenic, cultural, recreational, and/or ecological values and ecosystem functions <br />deserving of conservation funding; and <br />WHEREAS, the California State Legislature enacted the Water Trail Act (AB 1296) in <br />2005 establishing the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail, a growing network of launching <br />and landing sites that allows non-motorized small watercraft users to better enjoy the historic, <br />scenic, cultural, and environmental richness of San Francisco Bay; and <br />WHEREAS, the Water Trail benefits the region by improving and increasing <br />recreational access for non-motorized watercraft use by persons of all abilities, fosters <br />stewardship of the Bay and reduces impacts to sensitive wildlife and habitat through <br />education and provides economic benefits to waterfront and water-oriented businesses by <br />promoting opportunities for single and multi-day excursions on the Bay; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro supports the designation of the <br />regionally-significant Water Trail as a Priority Conservation Area for the San Leandro Marina/ <br />Shoreline site, which would make it eligible for crucial funding. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as <br />follows: <br />1.The City Council is familiar with the contents thereof; and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/12/2015