1995-02-01 Joint Work Session ARRA CC Minutes Unapproved
MINUTES OF THE
JOINT WORK SESSION
OF THE
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL
AND THE
ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Wednesday, February 1, 1995
5:30 p.m.
The meeting convened at 5:37 p.m. with Chair Mayor Ralph Appezzato presiding.
I. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Ralph Appezzato, City of Alameda; Councilman "Lil"
Arnerich, City of Alameda; Mayor Ellen Corbett, City of San
Leandro, Councilmember Albert DeWitt, City of Alameda;
Wilma Chan, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3;
Councilmember Karin Lucas, City of Alameda; Vice-Mayor
Charles Mannix, City of Alameda; Vice-Chair Sandré Swanson,
District Director, 9th Congressional District; Alternate Roberta
Brooks, Senior Staff Member, 9th Congressional District;
Ex-officio Member Lee Perez, Chair, Base Reuse Advisory
Group; Absent: Ex-officio Member, Gail Greely, Alameda
Unified School District; Councilmember Dezie Woods-Jones,
City of Oakland. (Vice-Chair Swanson arrived at 6:05 p.m.)
II. JOINT WORK SESSION BETWEEN ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL AND
ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO HEAR ORAL
REPORTS BY THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID LOUK AND THE
EDAW CONSULTANT TEAM REGARDING EXISTING CONDITIONS OF
ALAMEDA NAVAL AIR STATION.
Mr. John Petrovsky, Principal and project manager for the EDAW consultant
team gave an oral/visual presentation regarding Existing Conditions and Trends (Phase
II Report) for Alameda Naval Air Station. The presentation covered: (1) a review of
public comments and BRAG meetings/workshops; (2) a review of existing conditions
and economic trends; (3) a review of plan principals; and, 4) a review of preliminary
long range planning concepts.
The findings of the Conditions and Trends summarized major issues,
opportunities and constraints for reuse including: land use issues; intergovernmental
coordination; economic development and market feasibility; financial planning and
fiscal conditions; property transfer and leasing; housing, homeless and McKinney Act
screening; transportation issues; building conditions and marketability; waterfront
facilities; utility systems; environmental clean-up; geotechnical considerations;
hydrology, air quality and biological resources; and historic resources.
Six major land planning principals were presented including: integration of
reuse development with the surrounding community; providing for a range of
alternative transportation systems; providing for bay access; providing a system of
parks, recreation and open space and conservation systems connected and integrated
with the surrounding community; preserving and enhancing views; and preservation of
the character of the historic district.
Five major long range planning concepts were presented representing land use
concepts organized around major land use proposals including; open space and wildlife
refuge, a seaport, a major residential community, a major light industrial development,
and a mixed use community center oriented reuse scheme. Mr. Petrovsky reported
that the purpose of the concepts was to help identify the range of major uses that should
be considered in the development of alternatives. The consultant team will be
returning in two months requesting approval of a range of alternatives which will be
analyzed in detail, i.e., traffic impacts, economic impacts, environmental resource
impacts, infrastructure requirements, etc.
In summary, Mr. Petrovsky identified the major constraints for the reuse and
redevelopment process being the lack of funds needed for reuse in the very beginning of
the process when the ARRA's ability to finance improvements for reuse is the lowest.
In particular, funding will continue to be a problem given the City of Alameda's ability
to provide needed funds for reuse which are extremely limited given the state of the
City's fiscal crisis, the lack of federal funding, and the current budget climate in
Washington, D.C. Funding for reuse and redevelopment will continue to be a major
obstacle or challenge in the coming years.
Mr. Petrovsky concluded that the consultant team is on schedule and within
budget in terms of the original work program.
The ARRA thanked Mr. Petrovsky and the Consultant team on the excellent
work that has been completed in the Phase II Conditions and Trends Report. The
report was an excellent document and gave a very thorough and complete description
of the existing conditions and trends.
III. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY:
The following speakers expressed their opinions regarding the EDAW
presentation and traffic:
Speakers:
Gerhard W. Degemann, resident of the City of Alameda and Neal Patrick Sweeney,
resident of the City of Alameda.
IV. ADJOURNMENT:
The Joint Work Session between the Alameda City Council and the Alameda
Reuse and Redevelopment Authority was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Brydon
Secretary