1998-01-07 ARRA PacketAGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Governing Body of the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
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Alameda City Hall
Council Chamber, Room 390
2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
Wednesday, January 7, 1998
Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.
City Hall will open at_5:15 p.m.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE AUTHORITY:
(1) Please file a, speaker's slip with the secretary, and upon recognition by the Chair, approach the
rostrum and state your name. Speakers are limited to three minutes per item.
(2) Lengthy testimony should be submitted in writing and only a summary of pertinent points
presented verbally.
(3) Applause or demonstrations are prohibited during ARRA meetings.
1. ROLL CALL
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
2 -A. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of December 3, 1997.
2 -B. Approval of the minutes of the special meeting of December 16, 1997.
3. ACTION ITEMS
3 -C. Recommending award of contract in the amount of $1,148,950 to Sausal Corporation to
upgrade building 39 at Alameda Point, project number 07- 49- 03698 -39A (P.W. 11- 97 -25).
3 -D. Recommendation from the BRAG for the ARRA to write a letter to Lieutenant Commander
Scott Smith to improve the lighting at Alameda Point.
4. ORAL REPORTS
4 -E. Status report on efforts to enhance regional transportation access by Cheri Sheets, Supervising
Civil Engineer, Engineering Division, City Public Works Department.
4 -F. Oral report from the BRAG updating the ARRA on current activities.
4 -G. Written report from the Executive Director updating the ARRA on:
1. EIS delayed.
2. USFWS response to ARRA letter regarding boundary and acreage of the wildlife refuge.
3. Golf course request for proposals (RFP).
4. Sublease with the Alameda Center for Environmental Technology (ACET) for building 7.
5. RFP for film studio operator..
6. East Bay Regional Park District Financing Study.
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4 -H. Oral report from the Executive Director (non - discussion items).
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON - AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)
(Any person may address the governing body in regard to any matter over which the governing
body has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance, that is not on the agenda.)
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNING BODY
7. ADJOURNMENT
Notes.
• Sign language interpreters will be available on request. Please contact Margaret Ensley, ARRA
Secretary, at 864 -3400 at least 72 hours before the meeting to request an interpreter.
• Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) is available.
• Minutes of the meeting are available in enlarged print.
• Audio tapes of the meeting are available for review at the ARRA offices upon request.
This meeting will be simultaneously broadcast on cable channel 22.
The next regular ARRA meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, 1998.
UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE V1-18
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Wednesday, December 3, 1997
The meeting convened at 5:39 p.m. with Chair Appezzato presiding.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Ralph Appezzato, Mayor, City of Alameda (departed at 6:47 p.m.)
Roberta Brooks, alternate to Sandre Swanson, District Director, 9th Congressional
District
Albert DeWitt, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Barbara Kerr, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Tony Daysog, Councilmember, City of Alameda (departed at 6:47 p.m.)
James Sweeney, alternate to Karin Lucas, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Mark Friedman, alternate to Wilma Chan, Alameda County Board of Supervisors,
District 3 (arrived at 5:47 p.m.)
Kathleen Ornelas, alternate to Ellen Corbett, Mayor, City of San Leandro
Absent: Henry Chang, Jr., alternate to Elihu Harris, Mayor, City of Oakland
Ex- officio: Lee Perez, Ex- officio, Base Reuse Advisory Group
Ardella Dailey, Ex- officio, Alameda Unified School District
CONSENT CALENDAR
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Member Kerr moved approval of the Consent Calendar. The motion was seconded by
Member DeWitt and passed by the following voice vote: Ayes: 7. Noes: 0. Absent: 2 -
Alternate Friedman arrived subsequent to the vote; Alternate Chang was absent.
ACTION_ITEMS
3 -B. ' :,• • • • II • - . - • recommending endorsement ofthe proposed gr. t proposal
for the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority to the Office of Economic Adjustment for the
199899 fiscaLyear
Member DeWitt moved for approval. The motion was seconded by Alternate Brooks and
passed by the following voice vote: Ayes: 7. Noes: 0. Absent: 2 - Alternate Friedman arrived
subsequent to the vote; Alternate Chang was absent.
3 -C. Report and recommendation y the Executive Director for apprrovaLof_theproposed 1998
budget for ARRA lease revenue.
Following questions and discussion on the lease revenue budget, it was decided to break out and vote
separately on the $10,800 honorarium for attending board meetings from the remainder of the 1998
lease revenue budget.
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Alternate Friedman moved to approve the proposed 1998 ARRA lease revenue budget with
the exception of the $10,800 honorarium for attending board meetings. The motion was
seconded by Member Daysog and passed by unanimous voice vote: 8.
Member DeWitt asked that the amount of the honorarium be reduced from $100 to $50. Chair
Appezzato suggested that a vote first be conducted on whether or not to offer an honorarium and if
it was approved, then the amount would be voted on.
Member Kerr moved to approve an honorarium for meeting attendance with the privilege of
not accepting it or donating it back to the ARRA. The motion was seconded by Alternate
Sweeney and passed by the following voice vote: Ayes: 4 - DeWitt, Friedman, Kerr, Sweeney.
Noes: 3 - Appezzato, Daysog, Ornelas. Abstentions: 1- Brooks. Absent: 1 - Chang.
Member DeWitt motioned that the meeting attendance honorarium fund be set up for $50 per
month in a fund that can be drawn on or not by the meeting attendee. Member Kerr made
a friendly amendment that the honorarium be $50 permeeting. Member DeWitt accepted the
amendment. Alternate Sweeney seconded the motion, which passed by the following voice
vote: Ayes: 4 - DeWitt, Friedman, Kerr, Sweeney. Noes: 2 - Appezzato, Daysog. Abstentions:
2 - Brooks and Ornelas. Absent: 1- Chang.
3 -D Recommendation for ARRA acceptance of the Port of Oakland request for the inclusion of
Alameda Point for study as an alternative site for clean dredge spoils in the Environmental Tm.pact
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Executive Director Kay Miller, ARRA Planner Elizabeth Johnson, and Rob Andrews, an engineer
from the Port of Oakland, answered questions from the governing body. Executive Director Miller
explained that voting to include Alameda Point in the Port of Oakland's EISIEIR in order to study
it as an alternative site for dredge spoils does not commit the ARRA to enter into negotiations with
the Port or to receive dredge spoils.
Alternate Friedman moved to accept the recommendation. The motion was seconded by
Alternate Brooks and passed unanimously: 8.
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Ardella Dailey of the BRAG Campus Task Force spoke on behalf of the marketing outreach effort.
Chair Appezzato stressed that all prospective tenants for the campus area should be treated equally.
Alternate Ornelas moved to accept the recommendation. The motion was seconded by
Alternate Brooks and passed unanimously: 8.
ORAL. REPORTS
4 -F . P_res_ent ion by .orr in ti rdano on Workers to Business Owners Program
Lorraine Giordano, EBCRC, gave a presentation on the WBO program, outlining its goals,
accomplishments, outreach activities, new business startup and financial outlook, and alliances with
the East Bay small business development community.
4 -G Oral report f r o m the BR AGnpsl. • • 1- ' = • • i -nt_activities
BRAG Chair Perez voiced his appreciation for the board's vote to hire a marketing consultant for
the campus area.
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4 -H. Written_statua_report_fromihe Executive Director on.ARRA activities
(1) Status of the ex- HORNET donation; (2) golf course feasibility study; (3) special ARRA meeting
scheduled on December 16. Executive Director Miller stated that she had nothing to add to her
written report.
4 -I. Oral report from the Executive Director (non - discussion items) None.
ORAi, COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT) — None.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Member DeWitt at 7:03 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Margaret E. Ensley
ARRA Secretary
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE 1 �
ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Thursday, December 16, 1997
Chair Appezzato convened the Special Meeting at 7:45 p.m.
RO LCALL
Present: Chair Ralph Appezzato, Mayor, City of Alameda
Tony Daysog, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Albert DeWitt, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Barbara Kerr, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Karin Lucas, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Absent: Wilma Chan, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Henry Chang, Jr., alternate to Elihu Harris, Mayor, City of Oakland
Ellen Corbett, Mayor, City of San Leandro
Vice -Chair Sandre Swanson, District Director, 9th Congressional District
ACTION ITEMS
2 -A. Report from the ARRA Executive Director recommending adoption of the plans,
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upgrade building 530, project number 07- 49- 03698 -530A.
Speakers: None.
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Member DeWitt moved to adopt the plans, specifications and estimates and to authorize
the call for bids. The motion was seconded by Member Lucas and passed by unanimous
voice vote: Ayes: 5. Noes: 0. Absent: 4.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Appezzato at 7:46 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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ARRA Secretary
— None.
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.
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Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Interoffice Memorandum
December 31, 1997
TO: Honorable Members of the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
FROM: Kay Miller, Executive Director
SUBJ: Recommending award of contract in the amount of $1,148,950 to Sausal
Corporation to upgrade building 39 at Alameda Point, project number 07-49 -
03698 -39A (P.W. 11- 97 -25).
Background.
On November 5, 1997, the ARRA governing body adopted plans and specifications to upgrade
building 39 at Alameda Point. The upgrades are required to make the building code - compliant
and suitable to lease. The approved lease to Delphi Productions will generate more than $4
million in gross rents over the 10 -year term. The upgrades to this building will be the first of
several projects to be funded by a federal construction grant from the Economic Development
Administration (EDA) to the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority.
Upgrades to this 105,000 square foot building include provision of utility services including a fire
pump (which will also serve buildings 40 and 41), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
office upgrades, new lighting and alarm systems, asbestos and lead abatement, waterproofing
work, and major retrofits of the building's sprinkler and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
systems (HVAC), paving repairs, parking, striping and signage.
The award of the contract is subject to the approval of both ARRA and the City Council. This
item is scheduled for action by the City Council on Tuesday, January 6, 1998.
Discussion.:
Bids were opened on December 22, 1997 with seven contractors submitting bids. The list of
bidders from lowest to highest for base bid is as follows:
Sausal $ 940,000
Krueger $1,003,367
Thorenfeldt $1,011,200
Pencon $1,038,100
J.K. Merz $1,072,686
Vitton $1,149,000
Bay Construction $1,388,990
The city engineer's estimate for base bid is $950,000.
In order to optimize lease income for this property, alternates one through eleven are also being
included. The cost of these alternates, $104,500, will be paid by tenant through additional rent.
The total contractor award amount, including 10% contingencies, is $1,148,950.
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A federal grant from the EDA to ARRA will cover 75 % of construction costs. The remaining
25 %, which must be paid from local sources, will be paid using a state grant from the California
Trade and Commerce Agency and from ARRA lease revenues.
Recommendation.
It is recommended that the ARRA governing body, by motion, approve the award of a contract
in the amount of $1,148,400 to Sausal Corporation to upgrade building 39 at Alameda Point,
project number 07 -49- 03698 -39A (P.W. 11- 97 -25).
Respectfully submitted,
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Kay Miller
Executive Director
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Interoffice Memorandum
December 31, 1997
TO: Honorable Members of the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
FROM: Kay Miller, Executive Director [e.k_ - '
SUBJ: Recommendation from the BRAG for the ARRA to write a letter to Lieutenant
Commander Scott Smith to improve the lighting at Alameda Point.
Background:
In November 1997 the BRAG began holding its community meetings in the Community Conference
Room in Building 1 at Alameda Point. Several members of the BRAG are concerned about the poor
lighting around the building and on the base generally, especially as it relates to safety.
Discussion.
At the December BRAG meeting, Deputy City Manager Bob LaGrone addressed the concerns of the
base and updated the BRAG on the challenges of improving the lighting given the infrastructure at the
base. After the briefing from the Deputy City Manger, the BRAG felt it was important for the ARRA
to formally request that the Navy Transition Office make improved lighting on the base a priority.
Fi scaLImpact:
None.
Recommendation.
That the ARRA board write a letter on behalf of the BRAG to Lieutenant Commander Scott Smith
asking him to:
1. Work with the City Cooperative Services staff, the Bureau of Electricity and ARRA staff to
establish short- and long -term goals for improved lighting at Alameda Point;
2. Develop a time line for the improved lighting plan; and
3. Work to ensure safety and reduced liability to the Navy.
Respectfully submitted,
Kay Miller
Executive Director
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City of Alameda
Inter-department Memorandum
December 30, 1997
To: Kay Miller, Executive Director
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
From: Robert L. Warnick
Public Works Director
Re: Status Report on Efforts to Enhance Regional
Transportation Access to and from Alameda Point
Background:.
One of the major issues associated with optimal redevelopment of
the former Naval Air Station (NAS) and Fleet and Industrial
Supply Center (FISC) site, now called Alameda Point, is the lack
of regional transportation access. This issue was first
identified as part of the community reuse planning efforts. As
the site is located in the water, the exploitation of the
existing infra-structure Estuary and Bay were focal points in
this discussion.
Discussion:
Both Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) and the
City have taken action to address the issue of regional
transportation access. The first major effort was the
development of the NAS Street Improvement Plan. ARRA hired
Rajappan and Meyer to review all transportation issues associated
with Alameda Point. The study identified off-site improvements
necessary to provide adequate traffic capacity given the proposed
reuses. It noted that the tubes were a limiting factor and
included options for a new tube south of Webster Street. It also
identified transit technologies that utilized the water infra-
tructure such as water taxi's and amphibious buses. All of these
projects affected outside agencies (i.e., Port of Oakland, City
of Oakland and Caltrans).
After the completion of that study, the City hired a consultant
to identify potential funding sources and to develop a strategy
to secure those sources for the critical projects listed in the
Improvement Plan. The consultant identified several potential
funding sources. The cost of a new tube was estimated at $520
million, even when considering the largest funding programs, this
was a very major investment. The consultant suggested that more
cost effective options should be considered.
Roadway Components
At the same time, City staff was asked to participate in a
regional planning activity focused on improving access to I-
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880/980 concurrent with Caltrans seismic retrofit work. A group
was formed which included the Port of Oakland, City of Oakland,
ARRA and Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) to
discuss regional access issues. Each agency within the group
helped to fund the study. The formation of the group was
partially prompted by the fact that the City of Oakland was
updating their General Plan, including its transportation
element, and the Port of Oakland had developed a Draft Estuary
Plan which also addressed regional transportation access issues.
The group hired a consultant to focus on optimizing the existing
facilities. In the north area, the result was the I- 880/980/
Broadway Jackson Interchange Project (see Exhibit A). This
project consist of six elements which are as described as
follows:
1. I -880 Southbound Martin Luther King Jr. Way Offramp -
This element replaces access to Jack London Square,
Oakland's Chinatown and the west end of Alameda which
was lost as a result of the Cypress Reconstruction. It
provides an offramp southbound from I -880 which touches
down at 5th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way in
Oakland. ($17,110,000)
2. I -980 Southbound slip offramp at Jackson Street to
Webster Tubes - This element provides a direct .
connection from I -980 to the west end of Alameda by
splitting off a ramp from the existing Jackson Street
offramp directly into the Webster Tubes. ($9,880,000)
3. I -880 Southbound Onramp from Posey Tube - This project
provides a direct access from west Alameda to I -880
southbound by creating a Posey tube exit at 5th Street.
($860,000)
4. I -880 Northbound On Ramp Connection at Jackson Street
from Posey - This project redirects traffic from West
Alameda to I- 980/880 northbound to 5th Street then
Jackson Street rather than through 7th Street /Harrison
Avenue. ($4,970,000)
5. I -880 Northbound Jackson Street Onramp - This will
provide a widened ramp to handle the projected volumes
of traffic at this location. ($8,970,000)
6. I -880 Northbound Webster Street Slip Offramp - This
element will provide direct access from I -880
northbound to Oakland's Chinatown and Alameda's west
end by providing a slip ramp off from the existing
northbound Broadway offramp to Webster Street.
($7,940,000)
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The City is also participating in the 1-880 Corridor Phase 2
Study. This study will develop a strategic plan for the projects
within the corridor and identify the next steps for
implementation. The strategic plan includes a public outreach
component.
Transit Components
The existing West End Ferry Service operates adjacent to this
redevelopment area. Efforts to enhance that service to be able
to handle expanded demands associated with redevelopment are
underway. Taking advantage of the BART strike, staff has secured
a larger 400 passenger vessel for the service and has added three
new runs. In addition, staff has been working with ARRA to
establish an overflow parking area adjacent to the terminal for
an additional 500 vehicles. The lot has been temporarily
surfaced with AC grindings and there is a project out to bid to
slurry seal that lot in January. In addition, the City has been
working with ARRA to establish a ferry dock facility in the
seaplane lagoon which will be used as the headquarters for our
services and which can be expanded as a new Port of Call should
development warrant it.
Staff is also working on the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC) Regional Ferry Plan Update and the Mayor has
been selected as a member of the Bay Area Council Blue Ribbon
Task Force. In both cases, the need of ferry access for reuse
activities is being highlighted.
Staff has also been following up on other water transit programs.
One is a water taxi program along the estuary to link the NAS
redevelopment areas to each other and to other developments in
Alameda (Marina Village/Windriver) and Oakland's Jack London
Square. This provides access to bus services to BART. Efforts
have included monitoring the Port of Oakland's water taxi and
including water taxi facilities and operational subsidies as
conditions of approval for development. These services will also
be addressed in the Regional Ferry Plan and Blue Ribbon Task
Force.
Finally, the City has been following up on the concept of
amphibious buses. This idea was discussed in the NAS Street
Improvement Program as a mechanism to provide direct access to
Oakland West and 12th Street BART without impacting tube
capacity. This concept utilizes World War II technology for 40
to 60 passenger vehicles that travel 40 miles per hour (mph) on
land and can do nine (9) knots in water. Staff has had several
conversations with the Dixie Duck operator who also refurbishes
such vehicles. Staff has identified the potential to use Defense
Technology Transfer Grants to demonstrate this technology as part
of reuse. Some of the effort concentrates on converting the
vehicles to clean fuels which could tie into Calstart efforts.
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Budget Constraints /Fiscal Analysis:
The costs for the I- 880 /980 /Broadway Jackson Improvements has
been estimated at $49 million.
The costs for transit improvements has been estimated at
$1,188,000 annual operating and $14,385,000 capital costs (see
Exhibit B). Although the City may be able to contribute some tax
increment funds for these projects, the primary funding source is
expected to be Regional, State or Federal funding.
The City has been active in pursuing funding opportunities for
these projects. Most notably the City has been working on the
Alameda County Sales Tax Re- authorization efforts to try to
secure some funding for the final design and construction of the
I- 880 /Broadway Jackson Improvement Program. The Mayor is a
member of the Steering Committee. City staff has also prepared
an application for State Transportation Improvement Program
(STIP) funding for the environmental review and preliminary
design of the same project. The City has drafted the next
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)
legislation application for this program. The next step is for
the City and ARRA to seek support for the application.
The City also attempted to secure funding for transit
alternatives. This included applications for clean air funds for
bus. shuttles. The City has identified, but not yet pursued a
defense technology transfer grant for the amphibious bus
alternative.
In addition to grant funds and subventions, the City has also
required new developments that have traffic impacts on the tubes
to contribute to these future improvements.
Recommendation
This report is for informational purposes only.
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Robert L. rnick
Public Works Director
Attachment: I- 880/980 Broadway /Jackson Map
cc: Assistant City Manager
Deputy City Manager
Community Development Director
Planning Director
ARRA Management Analyst
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Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Interoffice Memorandum
December 31, 1997
TO: Honorable Members of the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
FROM: Kay Miller, Executive Director
SUBJ: Written status report from the Executive Director on ARRA activities.
1. EIS delayed: ARRA staff has been informally advised by the Navy environmental staff that the
final EIS may not be completed until November 1998. That could delay the Record of Decision until
January 1999. I have asked EFA West for an official timeline for completion of the EIS. When I
receive something I will forward it to the ARRA board.
2. . - I • sse to RRA letter regardi.g boundary_and_acreage of the_wildlife_refuge
Attached is the response to our inquiry from USFWS, which states that the wildlife refuge boundary
is based on an earlier agreed upon line and that it may result in a refuge of 566 acres. Their response
was not received in time to develop a staff recommendation or to schedule the issue for board
discussion. Should the board wish to discuss this letter, it can be scheduled for the February ARRA
meeting.
3. Gcxurse request for proposals (REP) The RFP for the golf course feasibility study was
mailed to approximately 20 firms on December 18. A bidders' conference and site tour will be
conducted in early January with proposals due by the end of the month. .We expect to select a
consultant in February with work to commence immediately with a completion goal of the end of
May. Copies of the RFP and distribution list are available in the ARRA office.
4. Sublease with the Alameda_Center_for Environmental Technology (ACET)_for buildings The
ACET project has been supported by the ARRA for the past two years through our sponsorship of
EDA funding. ACET was established as an incubator for start-up environmental technology
businesses similar to CALSTART's model for alternative transportation and electric vehicle start-
ups.
ARRA staff recently reached agreement with ACET to sublease the former Materials Testing
Laboratory (building 7, 15,500 sq.ft.). The net rental revenue to the ARRA over the five -year term
of this sublease will be $600,000. The anticipated cost to the ARRA for code - related building
upgrades is $100,000, which will be funded from the EDA grant. It is expected that ACET will
sublease an additional 40,000 sq.ft. in building 62 through an agreement to be executed by May
1998.
5. RFP for film_studio operator During the last two years the ARRA has been successful in
attracting several major motion pictures, television shows, and commercials to film at Alameda
Point. The films included Flubber by Disney Studios, The Rainmaker by American Zoetrope, A
Smile Like Yours by Rysher Entertainment, and What Dreams May Come by Interscope
Communications. The television shows included episodes of./AG and Nash Bridges. Commercials
filmed at Alameda Point included shots for BP Petroleum, Infiniti Autos, and Shell Oil by Industrial
Light and Magic.
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The film studios typically prefer to rent buildings 24 and 25, former aircraft painting and stripping
facilities. The bay size, ceiling height, acoustic insulation, and outside light control make buildings
24 and 25 particularly useful for most studio requirements. When larger studio production areas are
needed, hangars 11/12/400A with a combined area of almost 270,000 sq.ft. have proven attractive.
This space was rented recently for about eight months for What Dreams May Come starring Robin
Williams. Buildings 24 and 25 were considered by location scouts for large set scenes for Flubber
and Sphere but these scenes were eventually filmed at studios on Treasure Island and Mare Island.
The availability of quality studio space at Alameda Point, Mare Island, and Treasure Island seems
to have solidified the presence and viability of the film industry in Northern California. Although
the studios generate high rental incomes, substantial employment, and good secondary business near
the base, the one drawback to the film production companies is that use of the space is not
permanent. Frequently, there is a gap in time between one studio vacating a building and the next
studio commencing operation.
In order to achieve more permanent and continuous use of the buildings, the City Manager has asked
ARRA staff to issue an RFP to solicit proposals from film studios and/or intermediaries who will
master lease the buildings and aggressively market them to prospective short-term studio users. The
buildings to be included in this offering are 24, 25, 11/12/400A and the (former) base's largest
hangar, building 5A. It is anticipated that the RFP will be released in early 1998 with a
recommendation for action in the March/April time frame.
6. Eas ; , . 8 . ' . , P �: stuy This study (jointly funded by the District and
ARRA) is being conducted by EPS, ARRA's economic consultants. The study continues on
schedule, with EPS and EBRPD collaborating to accurately determine the operating cost for various
components of the proposed park and trail system. A variety of financing sources are being
explored; however, some options —such as the District's operation of the golf course —are being
eliminated from consideration as a source of revenue.
Respectfully submitted,
Kay Miller
Executive Director
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United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex
P.O. Box 524
Newark, California 94560 -0524
(510) 792 -0222
Ms. Kay Miller
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Alameda Point/NAS Alameda
950 W. Mall Square - Building 1
Alameda, California 94501 -5012
Dear Ms. Miller:
December 23, 1997
RECEWED
DEC 2 9 1997
ARFLA
CITY OF ALAMEDA
This responds to your letter of November 12, 1997 requesting infoiniation about the proposed
refuge boundaries at the former Alameda Naval Air Station and expressing concern that the
boundaries were being changed. Please be aware that we have not changed the northern
boundary as agreed upon by Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) staff in
1995 (Enclosure 1). We intend to retain this boundary which generally runs from the northern
edge of the runway safety area of Runway 7 -25 on the West to the southern edge of Taxiway 3
on the East. This line was established in 1995 based on historic use of the area by the
endangered California least tern. We have made a minor modification to the southeastern land
boundary to include the entire "runway wetland" but to exclude the developed upland areas.
Enclosure 2 shows these boundary lines on a digitized base map.
As you are aware, previously available maps of the Naval Air Station have been of questionable
quality in determining acreage of the land parcels. This is a common problem at many of our
acquisition sites throughout the country. Although we estimated the acreage of our original 595 -
acre request at Alameda based on general Navy maps, and we relied on ARRA staff calculations
of 525 acres for the compromise request, we believe that the true acreage can only be determined
after actual ground surveys are completed. You will note from Enclosure 1, which was prepared
by ARRA planning staff, that the acreage for this area was originally estimated at around 498
acres, before being recalculated to 525 acres. However, based on a more recent analysis of Navy
digital database information, the acreage could be 566 acres. Again, the actual acreage will not
be known until a ground survey is completed. A crew is scheduled to begin surveys Alameda
Point in early January.
You also asked if the new acreage figures needed to be reconciled with our 1996 request to the
Navy. The map of lands included within our November 29, 1996 request (Enclosure 3)
encompassed all the lands within the above - referenced boundaries. However, because of the
map scale, we will be providing more detailed information to the Navy upon completion of
ground surveys.
In summary, the location and configuration of Northwest Territory lands available for
development has not changed from the time of our agreement with the ARRA or from our
request to the Navy, nor do we expect the northern boundary to change. Therefore, your
proposed preliminary design work for projects within the Northwest Territory should be able to
proceed without delay.
I hope this clarifies the issues you raised. If you have further questions, please contact me at
(510) 792 -0222.
Sincerely,
Margaret T. Kolar
Refuge Complex Manager
Enclosures
cc: W. Carsillo, Navy, San Bruno
J. Cumpton, FWS, Realty, Sacramento
W. White, FWS, FWO, Sacramento
Correspondence
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Interim Leasing Status Report
Signed Leases or Licenses
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Tenant
Term of
Occupancy
Building #
Occupied Bldg.
(Sq. Ft.)
1
Acad. of Model Aeronautics (Model Planes)
completed
portion of Runway 25
-
2
ACET (Environmental Tech. Incubator)
long term
7
15,550
3
Alameda Point Storage (1200 Mini - storage Units)
long term
near Bldg. 530
-
4
Alameda Recycling Co. (Storage)
4 months
Bay 2/Bldg. 24
21,000
5
Alameda Unified School District (Child Care Ctr.)
long term
258
12,430
6
Area 51 Productions (Event Production Co.)
completed
portion of taxiway
-
7
Bay Ship & Yacht (Ship Repair)
long term
292
2,700
8
Boy Scouts of America
completed
Spike & Pitch Park
-
9
CALSTART (Electric Vehicle Consortium)
long term
20
66,000
10
Chamber of Commerce 160E (Inter. Trade Expo)
completed
22
-
11
CINCPAC (Fleet Week '97)
completed
Pier 3 South
-
12
City Garage Carstar (Vehicle Painting)
long term
24
12,927
13
City of Alameda (Gym and Pool)
long term
76 & 134
58,450
14
City of Alameda (Officers' Club)
long term
60
29,550
15
City of Alameda (Records Storage)
long term
397
17,000
16
City of Alameda (Soccer Field)
long term
Adjacent to Bldg. 360
-
17
Clubhouse Pictures (Film Co.)
completed
25
-
18
Disney Studios .(Film Co.)
completed
24
-
19
Forem Metal Mfg. (Sheet Metal Contractor)
long term
114
20,000
20
Giannotti (Ship Parts & Repair)
long term
113
13,150
21
Great Benefit Productions (Film Co.)
completed
Portions of 24 & 25
-
22
Haviside & Heastings (Ship Repair)
long term
43
10,500
23
Industrial Light and Magic (Film Co.)
completed
400A
-
24
Industrial Light and Magic (Film Co.)
completed
portion of taxiway
-
25
Interscope Communications (Film Co.)
completed
11,12,400A
250,000
26
Interscope Communications (Film Co.)
completed
2
-
27
Interscope Communications (Film Co.)
completed
pool
-
28
Interscope Communications (Film Co.)
5 months
portion of 11
50,000
29
Love Center Ministries
6 months
portion of 12
8,000
30
MARAD (Ready Reserve Fleet)
long term
Piers 1, 2,3
-
31
Mass Illusions (Film Co.)
5 months
portion of 11
10,000
32
Microsoft (Software Co.)
completed
400A
-
33
Nadel Productions (Film Co.)
completed
portion of taxiway
-
34
Navigator Systems (Furniture Mfgr.)
long term
14
40,000
35
Nelson's Marine (Boat Repair)
long term
167 & finger piers
55,450
36
Off Duty Productions (Film Co.)
completed
portion of roadway
-
37
Piedmont Soccer Club
1 year
280,000 sq. ft. field
-
38
Polyethylene Products (Plastics Recycling)
long term
398
10,000
39
Puglia Engineering (Ship Repair)
long term
67
14,000
40
Quality Assured Products (Valve Mfgr.)
long term
21
66,000
41
Richard Miller Photography (Photography)
long term
621
5,770
42
Rysher Entertainment (Film Co.)
completed
24
-
43
Storage yard (Bureau of Electricity)
long term
at FISC
-
44
Trident 3M Services (Port Mgmt. /Maint.)
long term
15
16,603
•
Number of Properties Currently Occupied:
23
Building Space (sq. ft.) Currently Occupied:
555,080
Current Employment in Leased Buildings:
540
Projected Future Employment in Leased Buildings:
1,018
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Interim Leasing Status Report
Pending Leases
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Tenant
Building Number
Area (Sq. Ft.)
Interim Use
Permits
Approved
1
Antiques by the Bay (Swap Meet)
-
portion of taxiway H
2
Area 51 Productions (Auto Mfg. Marketing Mtg.)
5A
150,000
3
Cellular One (Antenna Site)
-
60' x 20'
4
City of Alameda (Ferry Terminal Parking)
-
parking lot
X
5
Delaco Builders (Cabinetry)
44
5,100
6
Delphi (Exhibit Displays)
39
110,000
X
7
Door Christian Fellowship Church
564
8,600
8
Dynamic Marine Boatworks (Boat Production)
166
55,000
9
Forty Plus (Career Counseling)
90
4,500
X
10
FOSS Environmental Services
13
34,540
11
Harbor Bay Maritime (Storage)
Pier 1 North
200'
12
Housing Units (31 units in West Housing)
-
n!a
X
13
Integrated Technology Group (Computer Rebuild)
66
30,900
14
MARAD
168
117,419
15
Mass Illusions (Film Company)
19
23,706
16
NorCal Soccer (Dome)
near Piers
-
17
San Francisco Drydock (Office Trailers)
Near Pier 3
-
18
Sigi, Inc. (Crepe Mfg.)
42
3,000
X
19
Solo Energy Corp. (Prototype Testing)
12 & 22
176,108
20
Tower Aviation (Avionics)
530
82,250
X
21
United States Customs Service
29
19,480
22
U.S. Eagle Refuse (Vehicle Storage)
Lot near Bldg. 410
60,000
23
USS Hornet Foundation
Pier 3
-
24
Zebra Motors, Inc. (Electric Vehicles)
23
65,500
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Alameda Reuse and iiedeveloprnellt Authority
Alameda Point, Building 1
950 West Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
Governing Body
Ralph Appezzato
Chair
Mayor, City of Alameda,
Sandre R. Swanson
Vice -Chair
District Director for
Ronald V. Dellums
9th Congressional District
'Wilma Chan
Supervisor, District 3
Alameda County Board
of Supervisors
Henry Chang, Jr.
- Oakland Councilmember
serving for
Elihu hla.rris
Mayor, City of Oakland
Ellf2ai M. Corbett
Mayor
City of -San Leandro
Tony Daysog
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Albert H. DeWitt
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Barbara Kerr
Councilmember
City of Alameda
• Karin Lucas
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Kay Miller
I xc :Ctuiv :: i)irctor
December 15, 1997
Jim McGrath, Environmental Manager
Port of Oakland
PO Box 2064
Oakland, CA 94604 -2064
Dear Mr. McGrath,
(510) S64-3400
Fax: (510) 521 -3764
The Governing Board of the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority voted
unanimously on December 3, 1997 to allow the inclusion of the Northwest
Territories at Alameda Point for study as an alternative site for clean dredge spoils
in the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the
Proposed Oakland Navigation Improvement Project (the 50 -foot dredge project.)
The Board's main concern was that the further discussion of the ARRA accepting
dredge spoils is dependent on the outcome of our golf course feasibility study,
scheduled for completion in May 1998. if the feasibility study deteim ies that there
is a use for the anticipated Merritt sand, we would require assurances that the
material meets the standards of the regulatory agencies governing runoff and
migration into adjoining areas, including the least tern habitat and the aquatic
environment.
Staff has been directed to continue the exchange of information with Port staff to
determine the feasibility of this alternative.
Sincerely,
l/1il.i L(.ohJ
Kay Miller
Executive Director
cc: James Flint, City Manager
wit ■
WESTERN AEROSPACE MUSEUM
P.O. BOX 14264 8260 BOEING STREET
NORTH FIELD, OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OAKLAND, CA 94614
(510) 638 -7100 FAX (510) 638 -6530
MI
DEC 291997
CirY OF ALAMEDA
Kaye Miller
Executive Director
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
950 West Mali Square, Building 1
Alameda, CA 94501
Dear Kay:
27 December 1998
This letter is to inform you that we, The Alameda Naval Air and
Western Aerospace Museum, intend to submit our business plan,
Step II, for the acquisition of Hangar 41 about the middle of March,
1998.
Sincerely,
Ronald T. Reuther
Executive Director
Western Aerospace Museum
cc: Barbara Baack, President, Alameda Naval Air Museum
Terry L. s Ion:, eli, President, Western Aerospace Museum
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Alameda Point/NAS Alameda
950 W. Mall Square - Building 1
Alameda, CA 94501 -5012
Governing Body.
Ralph Appezzato
Chair
Mayor, City of Alameda
Sandr6 R. Swanson
Vice -Chair
District Director for
Ronald V. Dellums
9th Congressional District
Wilma Chan
Supervisor, District 3
Alameda County Board
of Supervisors
Henry Chang, Jr.
Oakland Councilmember
serving for
Elihu Harris
Mayor, City of Oakland
Ellen M. Corbett
May
City of San Leandro
Tony Daysog
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Albert H. DeWitt
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Barbara Kerr
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Karin Lucas
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Kay Miller
Executive Director
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December 29, 1997
D. R. Ryan (61)
Base Conversion Manager
EFA West
900 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
(510) 864-3400
Fax: (510) 521 -3764
Re: Community Access to Northwest Territories Perimeter Shoreline
Dear Mr. Ryan:
We are in receipt of your response to Lee Perez regarding public access to the
Northwest Territories at Alameda Point. The Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment
Authority concurs with the position of the BRAG and formally adopted this position
at its December board meeting. The ARRA believes it is important that the public
have open access to the base and perceive it as a part of the City of Alameda. The
City believed this would be the case when it agreed to concurrent jurisdiction and
signed the Cooperative Services Agreement with the Navy.
We understand that a legal opinion from your legal staff will be forthcoming which
should better inform all of us regarding the liability issues associated with opening
the perimeter shoreline area to public access. The ARRA governing body urges
EFA West to find a way to make this wonderful resource available to the public.
We look forward to a timely response to this request.
Sincerely,
Kay Miller
Executive Director
cc: ARRA Governing Body
Jim Flint, Alameda City Manager
Bob LaGrone, Deputy City Manager, Alameda Point
Lee Perez, BRAG Chair
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
ENGINEERING FEND ACTIVITY, WEST
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND
900 COMMODORE DRIVE
SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA 94066-
Mr. Lee Perez
Chairman, Alameda Base Reuse Advisory Group
29 Seabridge
Alameda, CA 94502
Dear Mr. Perez,
IN REPLY REFER TO:
11010
Ser 61/8012
1 1 DEC »sl
SUBJ: COMMUNITY ACCESS TO NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PERIMETER
SHORELINE
We have received your letter dated November 19, 1997 concerning "Community Access
to Northwest Territories Perimeter Shoreline" at Alameda Point and are addressing your
interests. An area of concern to us is the Navy's liability during periods of use by the
general public. Our legal staff is at this time preparing a position on this issue.
Therefore, in the interim until a more informed decision can be made our Caretaker Site
Officer -in- Charge, LCDR Scott Smith will continue with existing Alameda Point site
access procedures.
Captain Hunter discussed this matter with the Alameda City Manager, Mr. Jim Flint, and
ARRA Executive Director, Ms. Kay Miller, on Friday, November 21, 1997, so they more
fully understand our concerns regarding liability issues. After we receive our legal
opinion the issue you raised will be addressed with them. Thank you for your patience in
this matter.
Sincerely,
D. R. RYAN
Base Conversion Manager, East Bay
Copies:
Jim Flint
Kay Miller
RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD
Alameda, CA
RADM David Nash
Department of the Navy
NAVFAC
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22332 -2300
Attn: Commanding Officer
Gentlemen :
December 3, 1997
Mr. Jesse Huff
Director, DTSC
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, CA 95812
The Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) is deeply concerned
about the failure of the Navy/DTSC to sign a Federal Facilities Site Remediation Agreement
(kk'SRA) with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)/Navy for NAS
Alameda. We are troubled by the lack of progress that we have witnessed since raising our
concerns about this issue in 1994, and the impact that the absence of this agreement is having on
the cleanup. Despite the importance of this agreement, it appears that the Navy and DTSC are no
closer now to finalizing an FFSRA for NAS Alameda than the agencies were three years ago.
A signed FFSRA is critical to achieving a successful cleanup at NAS Alameda.. Foremost, the
agreement provides a signed commitment from the Navy to cleanup its contamination from
decades of industrial operations. It provides a measure of assurance that the Navy will adequately
fund the cleanup activities through to completion. It provides a binding cleanup schedule, which
is negotiated and agreed upon by both the Navy and DTSC. It serves as the underpinning for the
partnership between the Navy and DTSC, defining the roles and responsibilities of each agency.
In the event of a disagreement between the two agencies, it provides an agreed -upon dispute
resolution process.
The NAS Alameda cleanup has suffered due to the lack of an FFSRA. We have no signed
cleanup schedule. We have no formal agreement regarding the role and responsibilities of each
agency in the BRAC Cleanup Team (BCT). During the past several years, a dispute between the
Navy and DTSC dragged on, which culminated in the Navy walking away from the negotiating
table and proceeding without concurrence from DTSC. Since then, resolution has been reached
on only a portion of the issues in disagreement. Several critical issues still need to be solved
without the aid of an FFSRA
A joint Navy/DTSC letter, which was an October 7, 1997 response to the RAB's request for an
update on the status of the FFSRA, cited the Navy's ability to fund the FFSRA's as one of the
issues holding up the agreement. We find the Navy's reluctance to commit to funding the cleanup
of its closed bases, including NAS Alameda, very disturbing. It indicates that the Navy is moving
away from its commitment under President Clinton's Five Point Plan to fully remediate its toxic
contamination. Communities across California are counting on the Navy to clean up its former
bases in a timely manner to enable the reuse of these areas. These communities are dependent on
the Navy's cleanup for their economic recovery. Alameda is no different. We are relying on the
Navy to make good on its commitment to fully fund the cleanup of the former Naval Air Station
to enable our reuse of the base.
Over the past three years, the NAS Alameda RAB has asked repeatedly for a signed FFSRA. The
excuses for the delays have varied, but the result has been the same - no progress. This lack of
progress, coupled with the failure to provide even a tentative schedule for completion of the
agreement, indicates a lack of commitment to completing the FFSRA. This, in turn, calls into
question the fundamental commitment that the Navy and DTSC are making to the cleanup
process itself
The NAS Alameda RAB recognizes the benefit of managing the cleanup through a partnership
agreement. However, the partnership needs the foundation of an FFSRA to work smoothly and
successfully. In the absence of an FFSRA at another former Bay Area naval base, the Regional
Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) has resorted to issuing a cleanup order, with monetary
penalties, to the Navy in order to achieve cleanup of the facility in a timely and adequate manner.
Without an FFSRA, it may be necessary to do the same at NAS Alameda.
In closing, the NAS Alameda RAB requests that the Navy and DTSC demonstrate their
commitment to cleaning up NAS Alameda and to the partnering process by. agreeing to and
signing an FFSRA for NAS Alameda without delay. We kindly request a response from you,
outlining the schedule for the completion of the NAS Alameda FFSRA.
Sincerely,
Cad
Ardella Dailey
NAS Alameda RAB Co t * nity Co-Chair
2200 Central Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
cc: Congressman Ron Dellums
Senator Barbara Lee
Assemblyman Don Perata
Mayor Ralph Appezzato, ARRA Chair
Kay Miller, ARRA Exec. Dir.
Members, ARRA
Ms. Mary Rose Cassa, DTSC
Mr. Steve Edde, Navy
Ms. Anna Marie Cook, EPA
RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD
Alameda, CA
Mr. Dan Murphy
DTSC, Region 2
700 Heinz Avenue, Suite 200
Berkeley, CA 94710 -2737
Dear Mr. Murphy and Mr. Gee:
December 3, 1997
Mr. Hank Gee
EFA West
900 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066 -2402
As you are aware, the NAS Alameda Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) has been concerned
about the dispute between the Navy and DTSC regarding the Navy's tiered screening
methodology at NAS Alameda. We recognize that some progress has been made toward
resolution and congratulate you on reaching an agreement that allows the screening of property to
go forward using both agencies' risk assessment methodologies. However, it appears that several
critical issues remain unresolved and a process to resolve them has not been established. We are
concerned that additional delays to the cleanup process t NAS Alameda and the transfer of
property to the community may result in the absence of resolution to these issues.
We would appreciate a response from each of you regarding the status of the following issues:
1 The use of deed restrictions: One of the key issues is the process by which deed
restrictions will be placed on a property. The Navy has proposed using deed restrictions
to transfer property based on the results of the environmental baseline survey. DTSC has
stated that the decision to use deed restrictions constitutes a cleanup remedy and must be
decided as part of a CERCLA record of decision, which allows for the evaluation of other
cleanup remedies.
2. Acceptable risk levels: The Navy has proposed a risk of 10-4 or less as an acceptable risk
level that would allow a property to be transferred. DTSC, in accordance with CERCLA,
identifies a risk of 1e or less as an acceptable risk level. Properties that have a risk
between 10-6 and 10-4 require additional evaluation.
3. Disagreement between risk assessment methodologies: While the agreement to go
forward with the tiered screening process moves the cleanup along, it also postpones the
disagreement between the agencies. How will disagreements between the Navy's and
DTSC's different risk assessment methodologies be resolved?
4. Dispute resolution process: NAS Alameda does not have a signed Federal Facilities Site
Remediation Agreement (FFSRA). In the absence of a signed agreement, how will these
disputed issues be resolved?
5. PEA equivalence: One of the core issues during the tiered screening methodology dispute
has been whether the Navy's approach is equivalent to DTSC's Preliminary Endangerment
Assessment (PEA). The Navy has prepared the first set of tiered screening reports. From
DTSC's perspective, is the content of these reports equivalent to a PEA?
In order for the RAB to remain informed about the progress of the tiered screening evaluations,
we request that you provide the RAB with updates throughout the review of the tiered screening
documents. In addition, we ask that you notify the RAB immediately of any disputes that arise
regarding decisions resulting from the tiered screening process.
We appreciate the efforts of both agencies to keep the RAB informed about the dispute and
provide opportunities for the RAB to participate in the resolution of these critical issues.
Sincerely,
6■AcJi1/4,
Ardella Dailey, Co -Chair
NAS Alameda RAB
2200 Central Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
cc: Congressman Ronald Dellums
Senator Barbara Lee
Assemblyman Don Perata
Mayor Ralph Appezzato, Chair ARRA
Members, ARRA
Kay Miler, ARRA
Mary Rose Cassa, DTSC
Anna Marie Cook, US/EPA
Steve Edde, NAS Alameda
City of Alameda California
Vice Admiral Don Engen, Director
National Air Space Museum
Washington, D.C.
Dear Admiral Engen:
November 17, 1997
I am writing to strongly support the concept of an affiliation between the Smithsonian's national
Air & Space Museum and the Alameda Naval Air and Western Aerospace Museum, with its two
sites, one at Oakland International Airport and one at the new site at Alameda Point.
I understand a planning committee from our museums will be meeting with you and your staff on
November 18 -19 to discuss the potential. I am encouraged and welcome this mutual exploration
of possibilities, which could lead to creation of a world class aerospace museum complex here in
the Alameda, Oakland, San Francisco Bay area while enhancing the growth and needs of the
Smithsonian in serving the people and the cultural, historical and educational interests of our
nation.
RJA:jc
Very truly yours,
Ralph J. Appezzato
Mayor
cc: Alameda Naval Air and Western Aerospace Museum
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Office of the Mayor
2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 320
Alameda, California 94501
510 748 -4545 Office - 510 748 -4504 Fax - TDD 510 522 -7538
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Alameda Point/NAS Alameda
950 W. Mall Square - Bldg. 1
Alameda, CA 94501 -5012
Governing Body
Ralph Appezzato
Chair
Mayor, City of Alameda
Sandre R. Swanson
Vice -Chair
District Director for
Ronald V. Dellums
9th Congressional District
Wilma Chan
Supervisor, District 3
Alameda County Board
of Supervisors
Henry Chang, Jr.
Oakland Councilmember
serving for
Elihu Harris
Mayor, City of Oakland
Ellen M. Corbett
Mayor
City of San Leandro
Tony Daysog
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Albert H. DeWitt
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Barbara Kerr
Councilmember
City of Alameda Sincerely,
M'C"'"U"). ,04
December 3, 1997
John Brauer
Base Conversion Homeless Coordinator
Alameda County Housing & Community Development
224 W. Winton Avenue Room 108
Hayward, CA 94544
Dear John:
(510) 864-3400
Fax: (510) 521 -3764
As you know, the ARRA and the Base Reuse Advisory Group are interested in
developing a campus area at Alameda Point. The ARRA has had several colleges
and universities interested in many of the buildings. As part of their campus building
selections, many prospective schools are interested in both the Bachelors Officers
Quarters and the Bachelors Enlisted Quarters (BOQ and BEQ respectively) for
dormitories.
I am aware that there is an issue of an outstanding allocation for 125 barrack units
to the Homeless Collaborative and am asking that you discuss with the Executive
Committee alternative scenarios to the allocation of the barrack units on or off the
base. I have appreciated the flexibility of the Homeless Collaborative in
accommodating many of the proposed changes we have made to the homeless
accommodation. It is unfortunate that the base conversion process requires us to
make designations of properties very early in the reuse process before participating
parties really have a comprehensive understanding of the base to make informed
decisions.
I look forward to working with you in resolving this issue and will anticipate a
written response from the Collaborative.
Karin Lucas
Councilmember
City of Alameda
Kay Miller
Executive Director
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Executive Director
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ARRA Governing Body
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