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CityCouncil | 2017-04-18 | 8 | Mayor Spencer inquired whether the City owns more than 35 feet, to which the City Planner responded in the affirmative; stated as of right now, the property has not been subdivided. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the original intent of the bulb outs was to provide a view corridor, not public access, to which the City Planner responded the original intent is not known; it is an assumption since no access was made in the last 100 years. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how did the point of having bulb outs come about if there are no recorded decisions by the City Council about the purpose of the pathways. The City Planner responded that he can only speculate since the tentative map was presented to Council in 1912; given the shape of the bulb outs, the assumption is the public could walk to the bulb out to view the water. In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Planner stated the thought was that the Alameda community should have access to a public dock if property owners will have access to the water from their personal docks; the Planning Board wanted to make sure there is enough space for public access and to reserve the space in the future. In response to Vice Mayor Vella's inquiry, the Assistant City Attorney stated the revelation that the City owns 60 feet of the property came about as an evolution; the initial purpose of the project was to facilitate the transfer the property from the federal government to private citizens; addressing the issues regarding the public access was not part of the project; when public access issues came up, the initial purpose was hijacked; staff made a decision to deal with the issues that have been festering while working through the property transfer issue; the public access area was not federal property, it was always the City's property; selling the property to the adjacent property owners would prevent the community from having a public dock. Vice Mayor Vella stated she is concerned about numbers changing; the City needs to show the work and that the numbers are consistent and correct; she would like to see more information on how staff arrived at the numbers; it is not clear to the general public. In response to Vice Mayor Vella's inquiry about whether the City issued fence permits, the Assistant City Attorney stated fences under six feet do not require permits; he does not know if a permit was issued for a retaining wall higher than six feet. Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether any walls were permitted, to which the Assistant City Attorney responded the City has not done permit histories except for the bulb out property. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 7 April 18, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-04-18.pdf |