Resolution 15577CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15577
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONSENT TO THE SIX-
MONTH EXTENSION OF THE LANDING RIGHTS AGREEMENT
LICENSE TO LAND AT HARBOR BAY FERRY TERMINAL BY AND
BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND TIDELINE MARINE GROUP
WHEREAS, the biotech company Exelixis, one of Alameda's largest private sector
employers, has been exploring alternative transportation options for its employees, many
of whom live in the South Bay; and
WHEREAS, the leading option is a reverse commute private ferry service from
Oyster Point in South San Francisco to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal, a service newly
provided by Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) on a limited basis; and
WHEREAS, the City and WETA entered into a Ferry Service Operations Transfer
Agreement (Transfer Agreement) in April 2011, for the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal, under
which WETA is responsible for maintenance and operation of the waterside assets while
the City is responsible for the landside assets; and
WHEREAS, Tideline Marine Group (Tideline), has applied for and received a
permit from WETA to provide scheduled weekday landings at WETA's Harbor Bay Ferry
Terminal as part of an employer -based private charter reverse commute service with
Exelixis between South San Francisco and Harbor Bay for a six-month demonstration
period; and
WHEREAS, the six-month demonstration period ended on August 25, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Tideline has met WETA's policy and guidelines and has complied with
the provisions of the landing agreement during the six-month demonstration period; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2019, Tideline received approval from WETA to extend
service for six additional months in order to continue its employer -based private charter
service between South San Francisco and Harbor Bay; and
WHEREAS, the City is supportive of alternative transportation modes that reduce
auto traffic, and defers to WETA regarding all waterside impacts and considerations; and
WHEREAS, the City's primary landside consideration is potential impacts to
parking, none of which have been found during the initial six-month demonstration period;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Alameda
that the City Manager is authorized to consent to a six-month extension of the Landing
Rights Agreement License to Land at Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal by and between WETA
and Tideline.
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 3rd day of September, 2019, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella
and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City
this 4th day of September, 2019.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Yibin Shen, Cityrney
City of Alame