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Shoreline CAC March 18, 2009 Meeting Highlights Page 13 B. Review of Group Process and Guidelines, Selection of Group Organizers and Analysts. Manager Battenberg explained the group Goal, Guidelines, Assumptions, and Process. • The goal is to develop a conceptual site plan for the City's 40-acre shoreline opportunity site. • There will be three groups; each group will have an organizer who will schedule meetings and prepare meeting notes and each group will also have an analyst who will work with City staff and Cal -Coast to determine rough financial projections of the proposed plans. • Group meetings, outside the regularly scheduled Wednesday evenings and the Town Hall meetings, can take place at members' homes or public location such as a cafe or a restaurant or make the necessary advance arrangements with City staff to use the Library's or the Marina Community Center's meeting rooms. • The City Council has made the decision that the boat launch ramp will remain in its current location and the boat harbor will likely be significantly downsized as a result of the lack of funding for dredging. • Proposed plans may include buildings that cover the water area. Existing coverage, however, must be removed to receive a one-to-one credit to propose new coverage over the water. • The proposed site plan should: maintain public accessibility; provide, maintain and enhance visual access to the bay and shoreline; complement and connect existing amenities; consider impact on adjacent developments, such as neighborhoods; consider traffic and parking requirements, consider environmental constraints. • New development and all amenities need to be self-sustaining. • The groups should listen to the public at the Town Hall meetings on May 20 and May 28, and incorporate their comments before preparing the final conceptual plans. Caryl Ann Symons, Rebecca Jewell, and Carole Rinaldi volunteered for the roles as organizers. Tom Fitzsimons, Dave Clark, and Dan Walters volunteered for the roles as analysts. Discussion ensued regarding the following: • Reports and studies of other marinas and shorelines (i.e., Tiburon, Vallejo, Benicia, Emeryville and Martinez) will be provided to the groups. • The Cal -Coast presentation to the City Council will also be provided to the groups and posted on-line. • The cost to remove the boat fueling station would exceed $500,000. A large amount of the cost is likely the remediation that is involved for the removal of the storage tank.