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TO: Mayor and Council March 16th, 1978

FROM: Community Development Committee

The Community Development Committee met on Wednesday, March 15th,
1978 and discussed the following items: :

1. Request for Water Lease -— Benneck's Marina

This matter was referred back to the Committee from a previous
meeting of Council to investigate a number of areas. The Committee had
recommended that the Harbours Commission be granted permission to approve
a Water Lease lying adjacent to the City's road allowance at a site previously
occupied by the old Federal Government whart. The question was referred back
to the Committee for further investigation of leasing, in particular, whether
or not the City could lease the area and then sub-lease to Benneck in order
to maintain control.

The Committee discussed further information on leases prepared by
the Administrator. (see memo attached). The principal points are that the
Harbour Commission will not normally approach the City when leases along the
River come up for renewal, except where the City is the upland owner. The
Harbour Commission normally restrict their leases for up to five years where
the applicant is not the upland owner, however, where an upland owner applies
for a Water Lease for some integrated use, leases can be up to 20 years. It
is also clear that the Harbour Commission will not permit the City to lease
and then sub-lease to Benneck. The Committee also reviewed the City's other
accesses to the River and found that we have a number of other locations
where access can be gained, therefore this road allowance is not our only

access,

The Committee also discussed the conditions of approval that were
recommended to Council. These were:

i. That the lease be for a five year period only.

ii. That the access to adjacent property owners not be cut off and
that public access to the River be allcwed.

The Committee also discussed a further restriction that would
prevent mooring of ‘floating homes' at this location. Both the applicant
and the Harbours Commission agree that the restrictions suggested by the
Committee can be incorporated in the lease,

Another point made by the applicant was that the leases are all
subject to cancellation within 30 days, therefore none of the leases granted
have a definite long-term implication.

The Committee recommends that we grant approval for the leasing of
the foreshore adjacent to public road allowance at the old Government Wharf
site on the Pitt River, subject to:

i. That the lease be for a maximum of a five year period.

di. That public access be maintained to adjacent owners of property.
dii. That public access to the River be maintained.

iv. That the mooring of floating homes or live-aboards be prohibited,