Resolution 15428CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15428
APPROVING THE UPDATED SEAPLANE LAGOON FERRY TERMINAL
PLAN RESULTING IN THE PROCUREMENT OF THE FERRY
TERMINAL FLOAT AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINING
WATER AND LANDSIDE IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2015, the City Council approved a Disposition and
Development Agreement (DDA) with a private developer, Alameda Point Partners, LLC
(APP), for the Site A development at Alameda Point, consisting of a 68 -acre mixed-use
project at the gateway of Alameda Point; and
WHEREAS, as part of the backbone infrastructure included with the Phase 1
development of Site A, APP and the City agreed to cooperate in the design, permitting
and construction of a new ferry terminal at Seaplane Lagoon (Seaplane Lagoon Ferry
Terminal), and APP agreed to contribute $10 million towards its development, consistent
with the DDA; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the DDA, a Ferry Terminal Plan must be
developed with a reasonable conceptual design and the parties' best estimate of the
schedule and costs based on available information; and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2016, the City Council approved the Ferry Terminal Plan
and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Alameda and the Water
Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to provide a framework for collaboration on
funding and operations of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, which was then
estimated to cost approximately $18.2 million; and
WHEREAS, in October 2016, WETA approved the procurement of the necessary
vessels to expand service in the Central Bay, including Seaplane Lagoon, and approved
the WETA Strategic Plan, which envisions 15 -minute ferry service to and from San
Francisco from the west end of Alameda (Main Street and Seaplane Lagoon Ferry
Terminals); and
WHEREAS, in March 2017, the City was awarded an $8.2 million grant for the
construction of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal for the upcoming fiscal year
2019/2020 from the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC), resulting in a
total of $18.2 million in funding for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2018, the City Council authorized the City Manager to
enter into an agreement with Marcy Wong Donn Logan (MWDL) Architects and their
consultant team for architectural and engineering services for the design of the Seaplane
Lagoon Ferry Terminal in advance of the closing of Site A to meet the design and
permitting timeline for construction completion in Fiscal Year 2019-2020; and
WHEREAS, based on the updated designs and current market conditions, the City,
APP, WETA and the design team have updated previous cost estimates from multiple
sources, which have indicated that the total cost of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal
is likely to exceed the 2016 cost estimate of $18.2 million by $4.0 million for a total of
$22.2 million primarily due to significant annual construction cost escalation; and
WHEREAS, to date, the City has secured $20.2 million in funding commitments
and on September 6, 2018, is formally requesting the WETA Board to commit a $2.0
million allocation to the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal project to cover any contingency
cost should it be needed; and
WHEREAS, Alameda Municipal Code section 30.98(b)(4) authorizes municipal
projects to be fully or partially exempt from the City's public art requirement based upon
the project budget, if it is in the best interests of the Alameda community to do so; and
WHEREAS, this action complies with the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as described in the attached report. No further
environmental review is necessary pursuant to CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Alameda finds and determines as follows:
1. The Updated Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Plan is hereby approved, and will
result in the procurement of the ferry terminal float and construction of the
remaining water and landside improvements;
2. The Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Project is fully exempt from the Public Art
Requirements in Alameda Municipal Code section 30.98, due to budget constraints
outlined in the attached report, and it is in the best interests of the Alameda
community to do so.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting
assembled on the 4th day of September 2018, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, and Vella
—4.
NOES: Mayor Spencer — 1.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 51h day of September, 2018.
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Lara Weisiger, Cit (Plerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jane. Kern, City Attorney
City of Alameda