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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Relinquishment of Rights, Imposition of Restrictions and Reservations of Rights for the Pathway Located between 3335 and 3341 Fernside Boulevard. (Recreation 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As part of the Tidal Canal transfer project in 2016, six public access pathways along Fernside Boulevard and Eastshore Drive were identified. A feasibility study of the six pathways was developed and following an extensive community input process, City Council provided direction for each of the pathways. This included vacating the easement and maintaining a view corridor for the pathway located between 3335 - 3341 Fernside Boulevard (Pathway C) as detailed in the Relinquishment of Rights, Imposition of Restrictions and Reservations of Rights.
BACKGROUND
As part of the Tidal Canal transfer, the City of Alameda (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. An extensive public process was then conducted for input on the Feasibility Study and recreational options for each of the pathways.
On October 1, 2019, the City Council approved vacating the existing easement for the pathway located between 3335 and 3341 Fernside Boulevard (Pathway C) with direction to maintain a view corridor.
Staff anticipates presenting the documents for the other two pathways on Fernside Boulevard to the City Council before the summer (August) recess. The two pathways on Eastshore Drive will be presented to the City Council at a later date. Once...
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