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Board committee advances Kim resolution urging protections for Clipper Cove amid proposed Treasure Island marina
Summary
The Land Use Committee advanced a resolution from Supervisor Kim asking the Board to seek protections for public access, youth programs and eelgrass in Clipper Cove after extended testimony from Treasure Island Sailing Center, community groups and the project sponsor; the committee forwarded the resolution with a positive recommendation to the full Board.
The Land Use Committee on April 30 heard extensive testimony over a resolution from Supervisor Kim seeking protections for Clipper Cove on Treasure Island amid a proposal to expand a private marina. Director Bob Beck of the Treasure Island Development Authority and Jay Wallace of Kenwood Investments (the project sponsor) described a long planning history: the marina concept dates to the 1990s, environmental review in 2006 and 2011 studied a 400‑slip concept, and the current proposal before TIDA would allow up to 313 slips within a lease envelope limited by the tidelands trust to a maximum 66‑year term.
Supervisor Kim said her office has spent more than two years convening stakeholders and introduced the resolution to stress priorities including preserving public recreation, education programs and environmental protections for eelgrass beds. Carissa Harris Adamson, chair of the Treasure Island Sailing Center, and numerous coaches, volunteers and community members testified that the proposed layout would impair beginner youth programs, beach access for capsize drills, collegiate and high‑school race courses and community raft‑ups. Several environmental speakers, including Sierra Club representatives, called attention to a state Division of Boating and Waterways review that highlighted dredging and sedimentation risks and estimated substantial annual dredging costs.
Project sponsor Jay Wallace said the sponsor engaged in multi‑year negotiations with the sailing center and that a condition of the State DBW loan includes a dredge‑reserve requirement; he described compromises that reduced earlier concepts (400 slips) down to the current 313‑slip proposal. Committee members repeatedly noted that final, enforceable project terms will be set by the lease and later by permitting processes (including the Bay Conservation and Development Commission and Army Corps/Joint Aquatic Resources permits). Supervisor Kim moved to forward the resolution to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the motion passed without objection.
Next steps: the resolution will be considered by the Board of Supervisors on May 8; the lease and permits referenced remain to be negotiated and will return to the Board or permitting agencies as required by law.
