Title
Review of Proposal for a Non-Exclusive License Agreement with PropSF for Non-Exclusive Access to the Wes McClure Public Boat Launch and Associated Parking to Conduct a Pilot Daily Private Charter Ferry Service at the San Leandro Shoreline.
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff seeks input from the Facilities and Transportation Committee on the proposed Non-Exclusive License Agreement between the City of San Leandro and PropSF for non-exclusive access to the Wes McClure public boat launch and associated parking to conduct daily private charter ferry service at the San Leandro Shoreline.
BACKGROUND
The San Leandro Shoreline area includes a number of amenities that are used by lessees and the public at large for recreation-related activities, including the Wes McClure boat launch, which is located near the intersection of Monarch Bay and Pescador Point Drives. This boat launch and its associated parking are available to the public for loading and unloading of vessels.
PropSF ("Prop") is a commercial maritime transportation company that provides a private charter ferry service under contract to various entities who desire to travel by water, and has ongoing operations in other areas of the San Francisco Bay Area. Prop's mission is to offer an "innovative ferry service" that provides a shorter and more consistent commute for employees throughout the Bay Area. Prop would like to utilize the City's public boat launch for a pilot program in San Leandro to pick up and drop off passengers associated with Prop's private charter service. In addition, Prop's riders would like to use public parking spaces within the adjacent parking area, which are open and available for public parking.
Prop is currently working with Genentech, a biotechnology corporation that wants to utilize Prop's services to provide private charter boat service to help its employees commute to Genentech's headquarters in South San Francisco. The proposed boats from San Leandro would...
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