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Consider Directing Staff to Provide Background Information on the Crab Cove Property Prior to Any Council Actions on the Property. (Mayor Spencer) [Not heard on May 15, 2018 or June 5, 2018]
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COUNCIL REFERRAL FORM
The Council can take any of the following actions:
1) Take no action.
2) Refer the matter to staff to schedule as a future City Council agenda item.
3) Take dispositive action if sufficiently noticed such that the public and Council have been provided sufficient information by the published agenda, and no formal published notice of a public hearing is required.
Name of Councilmember requesting referral: Mayor Spencer
Date of submission to City Clerk (must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the Council meeting requested): April 24, 2016
Council Meeting date: May 15, 2018
Brief description of the subject to be printed on the agenda, sufficient to inform the City Council and public of the nature of the referral:
At the last Subcommittee meeting of the City Council and East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) on April 12, 2018 (a public meeting), EBRPD shared that as part of their agreement with the Federal Government to receive the adjacent parcel to expand Crab Cove, EBRPD agreed to not contest the usage of this part of the parcel (I'm paraphrasing here). That was the first time I'd heard of this agreement and, as far as I know, it was the first time this was shared with City Staff and the public. Staff obtained a copy of the Settlement Agreement which is attached hereto.
It's my understanding that the subject property was one parcel when the voters, in November, 2008, overwhelmingly supported Measure WW, a $500 Million bond extension, which included, "Crown Beach - Improve visitor center, restore beach, complete park boundary - $6.5 million to replace and expand the Crab Cove interpretive center, currently located in an outdated military building. Expand and restore Alameda Beach to increase space for be...
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