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Recommendation to Approve the Design Concepts for Up to Six Public Access Pathways Along Fernside Boulevard and Eastshore Drive. (Recreation and Parks 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As a part of the Tidal Canal transfer project in 2016, six public access pathways along Fernside Boulevard and Eastshore Drive were identified as needing further community discussion. City of Alameda (City) staff conducted an extensive public input process and are recommending boundary adjustments and improvements at five pathways, with one pathway being determined to not be owned by or subject to an easement in favor of the City.
BACKGROUND
As part of the Tidal Canal transfer, the City, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, transferred 84 lots of submerged land to the adjacent residents. At that time, City Council directed staff to conduct a feasibility study on three public pathways along Fernside Boulevard, as well as three pathways on Eastshore Drive.
The Feasibility Study of Six Public Access Pathways on Fernside Boulevard and Eastshore Drive (Feasibility Study) was issued in August 2018 and can be downloaded at www.alamedaca.gov/pathways. A public input process was conducted in September and October of 2018, including two community meetings and an online survey. 44 people attended the meetings, primarily composed of East End residents (92%), and 494 people provided input through the survey, with more than two-thirds living on the East End (69%). Exhibit 3 is a summary report of the information compiled from the survey and community meetings. There was substantial consistency in the responses and prioritization of options for each pathway.
As a result of a community request made during the input meetings, Alameda Police Department (APD) staff, who are certified in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), conducted a thorough assessment of all six pathways using the CPTED criteria and i...
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