ARRA Resolution 43ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -43
ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT FOR THE REUSE OF NAVAL AIR STATION ALAMEDA AND THE
FLEET AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENTER, ALAMEDA ANNEX AND
FACILITY; AMENDING THE NAS ALAMEDA COMMUNITY REUSE PLAN; AND
ENTERING INTO A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT AMONG ALAMEDA
REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, ALAMEDA POINT COLLABORATIVE, AND
BUILDING FUTURES WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
WHEREAS, in 1996 the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
"ARRA adopted the NAS Alameda Community Reuse Plan "Reuse Plan for
the former Naval Air Station Alameda "Alameda Point which was subsequently
amended in 1997; and
WHEREAS in May 2000, the City of Alameda certified the Final
Environmental Impact Report for the Reuse of Naval Air Station Alameda and the
Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Alameda Annex and Facility (State
Clearinghouse No. 96022105) "Reuse Plan EIR and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2007, the United States Department of the
Navy "Navy declared surplus approximately 42 acres of property at Alameda
Point (the "North Housing Parcel that contains 282 units of housing and an
eight -acre park and was formerly leased to the U.S. Coast Guard, but was
vacated by the Coast Guard in 2005; and
WHEREAS, the ARRA has conducted the required, federal Base
Realignment and Closure screening process for the North Housing Parcel to
identify unmet homeless assistance needs and Public Benefit Conveyances; and
WHEREAS, as part of the screening process Notices of Interest "NOI
were submitted to the ARRA and three of them were recommended for inclusion
in the Reuse Plan for the North Housing Parcel; and
WHEREAS, the three recommended proposals are permanent supportive
housing for the homeless, self -help housing, and an eight -acre community park;
and
WHEREAS, the North Housing Parcel is part of the Main Street
Neighborhoods planning subarea of the Reuse Plan; and
WHEREAS, the land uses identified in the Reuse Plan for the Main Street
Neighborhoods include 2,017 units of housing, which was analyzed in the Reuse
Plan EIR along with four acres of parks; and
WHEREAS, in the Reuse Plan the North Housing Parcel is identified for
continued occupancy of 282 units of Navy housing by the Coast Guard; and
WHEREAS, the Amendment to the NAS Alameda Community Reuse
Plan Main Street Neighborhoods Subarea "Reuse Plan Amendment Exhibit
A hereto, identifies the recommended new uses for the North Housing Parcel;
and
WHEREAS, the Reuse Plan Amendment identifies 435 new housing units
for the North Housing Parcel, of which 25% would be affordable housing with at
least 90 units for homeless individuals and families, for a total of 1,880 units in
the Main Street Neighborhoods subarea; and
WHEREAS, the Reuse Plan Amendment identifies an eight -acre park and
up to two acres of open space for a total of 10 acres; and
WHEREAS, all of the uses shown in the Reuse Plan Amendment are
consistent with the General Plan land use designation (Medium Density
Residential) and zoning (R -4, Neighborhood Residential) for the North Housing
Parcel and do not exceed the intensity of uses analyzed in the Reuse Plan EIR
for the Main Street Neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, the Alameda
Point Collaborative and Building Futures with Women and Children (the
"Providers submitted an NOI for a homeless accommodation on March 7, 2008;
and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2008, the ARRA Board authorized staff to
commence negotiation of a Legally Binding Agreement "LBA with the Providers
for a modified homeless accommodation; and
WHEREAS, the LBA will be a part of the ARRA's homeless assistance
submittal to the Department of Housing and Urban Development that will provide
for transfer of approximately nine acres of the North Housing Parcel to the ARRA
for conveyance to the Housing Authority to pursue development of approximately
90 units of permanent, supportive multifamily rental housing for homeless
individuals and families and related community space; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the LBA, the Providers intend to
enter into a memorandum of understanding "MOU to address the roles and
obligations of the Providers with respect to development, management and
operation of the proposed 90 units of homeless housing; and
WHEREAS, the ARRA has prepared an Addendum to the Reuse Plan
EIR, Exhibit B hereto, which concludes that the proposed Reuse Plan
Amendment, LBA and MOU would not trigger the need for subsequent or
supplemental environmental review pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15163 of the
California Environmental Quality Act "CEQA Guidelines, and Section 21166 of
the Public Resources Code; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2009, following notice duly and regularly given
as required by law, the ARRA held a public hearing on the Reuse Plan
Amendment, and heard all interested persons expressing a desire to comment
thereon or object thereto, and considered the Reuse Plan EIR and Addendum,
and the ARRA and the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda held a joint
public hearing on the LBA and related documents, and heard all interested
persons expressing a desire to comment thereon or object thereto, and
considered the Reuse Plan EIR and the Addendum; and
WHEREAS, the ARRA has determined that by amending the Reuse Plan
the ARRA will further encourage the productive use and redevelopment of
underutilized former military base property.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ARRA hereby adopts
the Addendum to the Reuse Plan EIR utilizing its own independent judgment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ARRA approves the Amendment
to the NAS Alameda Community Reuse Plan Main Street Neighborhoods
Subarea.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ARRA hereby authorizes the
Executive Director to enter into a Legally Binding Agreement Among Alameda
Reuse and Redevelopment Authority and Housing Authority of the City of
Alameda, Alameda Point Collaborative, and Building Futures with Women and
Children substantially in the form and containing the terms and conditions and
covenants as set out in the Legally Binding Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
C, subject to any minor conforming, technical or clarifying changes approved by
the Executive Director and ARRA Counsel. The Executive Director and
Secretary of the ARRA are hereby further authorized and directed to take such
further actions and execute such documents as are necessary to carry out the
Legally Binding Agreement on behalf of the ARRA.
Exhibit A: Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the
Reuse of Naval Air Station Alameda and the Fleet and Industrial
Supply Center, Alameda Annex and Facility (State Clearinghouse
No. 96022105)
Exhibit B: Amendment to the NAS Alameda Community Reuse Plan Main
Street Neighborhoods Subarea
Exhibit C: Legally Binding Agreement Among Alameda Reuse And
Redevelopment Authority And Housing Authority of the City of
Alameda, Alameda Point Collaborative, And Building Futures with
Women And Children
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly
and regularly adopted and passed by the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment
Authority in a Special Joint Meeting of the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment
Authority and the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on the 4th day of
March, 2009, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTENTIONS: 0
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said Authority this 4th day of March, 2009.
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Ir a en, Secretary
Alameda�Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
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Alameda R
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