Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA27615; Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:12:25 -0700 Return-Path: <James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from Sun.COM by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.36.108.4/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA01785; Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:12:50 -0700 Received: from Eng.Sun.COM (mxchange.Eng.Sun.COM) by Sun.COM (sun-barr.Sun.COM) id AA05119; Wed, 14 Sep 94 18:08:30 PDT Received: from jurassic.Eng.Sun.COM by Eng.Sun.COM (SMI-8.6.9/SMI-4.1) id SAA06368; Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:08:27 -0700 Received: from jalama.eng.sun.com by jurassic.Eng.Sun.COM (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA08853; Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:08:43 -0700 Received: by jalama.eng.sun.com (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA05133; Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:08:45 -0700 Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:08:45 -0700 From: James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis (Jim Paugh) Message-Id: <9409150108.AA05133@jalama.eng.sun.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: 3rd ave X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII
This needs to be handled carefully, in a well thought out way. I Foster City
flaming will probably not be productive. Randy Anderson of the SFBA has been
handling most of the existing inprovements at 3rd, and has a lot of experience
with the F.C. city council. The biggest problem is that they don't have any
interest in serving the windsurfers at 3rd, mainly because they view them as
non-Foster City residents. Even if they charged a few bucks to park at 3rd,
by the time the city paid someone to collect the money, it just wouldn't
amount to much revenue (especially compared to revenue bases like Costco).
Either the SFBA needs to convince F.C. that developing a windsurfing park
can be beneficial to F.C. (not likely) or the SFBA can use BCDC regulation
to lever F.C. to provide some level better than what exists today. I believe
that the main access ramp from the parking area is unfinished, and is a
complete hazard! It's just a matter of time before someone breaks an ankle
stepping off the end of that ramp at high tide! This might be an angle to
take to the BCDC to get some presure on F.C. to finish/improve what is
already there.
Ideally, a large group of F.C. residents that windsurf at 3rd Ave might
catch the F.C. City Council's attention. This effort should be funneled
through the SFBA, that's what they're there for.
Most importantly, though, is to maintain a civil attitude toward Foster
City. Writing angry (threatening?) letters to them will only make them
less responsive toward the windsurfing community.
Sounds like a good time for another 3rd Ave SFBA meeting!
~Jim
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> From listserv@jr.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Wed Sep 14 14:31 PDT 1994
> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 14:29:12 -0700
> Originator: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
> From: "Edward W. Scott" <shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
> Subject: Re: 3rd ave
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>
> Besides water quality, the biggest issue for windsurfers is access. Has
> the SFBA considered entering into a collaboration with the Surfriders
> Foundation, which has a lot of experience in access and water quality
> matters? As a lawyer, I'd be willing to volunteer some pro bono time,
> assuming I had a decent place to start. Maybe some threatening letters to
> the city would suffice. With the season winding down, I'd have some more
> time on my hands.
>
> Btw - the way I see it, from my limited recollection of coastal access issues
> from law school, Foster City probably has an obligation to provide access,
> but may not have an obligation to provide parking near the access.
> There's probably case law on this issue, but I wouldn't be suprised if the
> city has already done what it is legally obligated to.
>
> To change the subject - anyone see any wind on the horizon? Hopefully, in
> the next couple of days, that damn low pressure system will clear out of
> here and we'll have some decent breezes. CotW reports at 1:11 pm, Crissy
> at 11-21, avg. 18 at 247. No place else appears to be blowing.
>
> -shrEd
> Ed Scott
> shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis
>
> On Wed, 14 Sep 1994 JefWNDHNTR@aol.com-DeleteThis wrote:
>
> > The 3rd avenue parking ticket situation is getting bad. I spoke, as a rep of
> > the SFBA, to Sue Lee (249-1200x60) in the City planners dept. Basically,
> > they dont like windsurfers, they didnt want to build the access in the first
> > place, the BCDC made them do it, they need the revenue, and they eventually
> > want to sell the land for development so why would they make improvements.
> > Their postion is that WS'ers are sheap because they dont want to spend the
> > 4$ for coyote, so the tickets serves them right. Sombody need to pick up the
> > fight on this. Any volunteers?
> >
> >
>
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