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RecreationandParkCommission | 2019-06-13 | 3 | Infrastructure Plan already considers wetlands and inundation over time at Northwest Territories. 7-B Review and Make a Recommendation on Public Pathways on Fernside and Eastshore (Heard before 7-A). ARPD Director Wooldrige gave report which included the background, feasibility study and community input meetings of the 6 access pathways and gave recommendations from the findings. Lisa Maxwell gave information about the indivividual pathway titles. Commissioner Discussion Chair Limoges: Agrees that the City vacating the easement at Pathway C for safety reasons is best as he spoke to the neighbors there who said there are multiple residents who park on the driveway to the left and it is difficult to manipulate entering and exiting. Would like to see the majority of the money going into Pathway D and E. Vice Chair Alexander: Would the neighbors have input of the design of the fence. Answer: The City will be making the decision but will keep in mind the asthetic input of the neighbors. Commissioner Barnes: Will their be any gating that closes them off? Answer: Alameda Police felt a gate would not be that effective and there are challenges problems with egress and keeping gate closed at night. Lighting and cameras are more effective. Commissioner Robbins: Would like to have a picnic table at the easements. Is the lighting going to be on 24 hours a day. Answer: The lights would be on at night on a solar sensor. Loves Towata Park and thinks it would be great to develop it for the non-motorized watercraft launch. Speakers Jeff and Robin Delaney, sole owners of Parcel D: Their attorney will contact the City Attorney as there are some concerns with the characterization of the entire easement. Concerned about flooding and the design and both support changes to the recommendation. Kevin Padway, homeowner in Alameda, advocated for his mother who has passed on and who wanted to see the public easements open to the public as she loved the Alameda Parks and these pathways. The family would like to donate benches to be placed at the pathways. Kevin Peterson, lives on Fernside Blvd. and is part of the Waterfront Home Owners Association and encourages the Commission to move forward with the recommendation. Jeff Wasserman: lives on the waterside on Fernside and East shore side and is advocating for his neighbors that don't live on the waterside. If they don't have access to the public points, they can't enjoy the same benefits as the neighbors that live by the water. He encouraged the Commission to enhance and improve the public access for all Alamedans to enjoy. Rob Barric, resident of 3267 Fernside, north resident on parcel B. He disagrees that the easements are all the same and safe. He has seen negative activity regularly. He would like to see a butterfly garden put in at Pathway B and encouraged the Commission to support the recommendation. 3 | RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf |