2011-10-05 ARRA PacketAGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Governing Body of the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
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Alameda City Hall
Council Chambers
2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
1. ROLL CALL
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.
2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON - AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)
(A limited number of speakers 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; this section is limited to 15 minutes;
additional public comment will be addressed under Item 6.)
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted, approved or adopted by one
motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the Board or a
member of the public.
3 -A. Approve the Minutes of the Special and Regular ARRA Meetings of September 7,
2011
4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4 -A. Approve Term Sheet between United States Navy and the Alameda Reuse and
Redevelopment Authority for No -Cost Conveyance of Alameda Point.
5. ORAL REPORTS
5 -A. Oral Report from Member deHaan, Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)
Representative — Highlights of September 1, 2011 RAB Meetings.
6. 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; speakers not called under Item 2 may address the governing body
at this time.)
7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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8. REFERRALS FROM THE GOVERNING BODY
9. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNING BODY
10. ADJOURNMENT
This meeting will be cablecast live on channel 15.
Notes:
• Sign language interpreters will be available on request. Please contact the ARRA Secretary at
747 -4800 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.
UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL ALAMEDA REUSE
AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING
WEDNESDAY- -SEPTEMBER 7, 2011- -6:30 P.M.
Mayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Roll Call —
Present: Councilmembers Bonta (arrived at 6:50 p.m.),
deHaan, Johnson, Tam and Mayor Gilmore — 5.
Absent: None.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
None.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(11-062) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (54956.8):
Property: Alameda Point
Agency Negotiator: Jennifer Ott, Alameda Point COO
Negotiating parties: ARRA and US Navy
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
Staff provided the Board with a status of negotiations. The Board provided direction for
advancing negotiations.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Irma Glidden
ARRA Secretary
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.
Special Meeting
ARRA
September 7, 2011
UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
WEDNESDAY, September 7, 2011
The meeting convened at 7:12 p.m. with Chair Gilmore presiding.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Board Members Bonta, deHaan, Johnson, Tam and Chair
Gilmore — 5.
Absent: None.
2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)
None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
(11-063) Approve the Minutes of the Special ARRA Meetings of July 13, 2011 and July 19, 2011.
Member Tam moved for approval of the Consent Calendar. Member deHaan seconded the
motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote — 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are
indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]
4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
None.
5. ORAL REPORTS
(11-064) Oral Report from Member deHaan, Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Representative —
Highlights of August 4, 2011 RAB Meetings.
Member deHaan stated that Site OU-2C, a major contamination area, was discussed. The site
has been worked on in many phases. The RAB has set an alternative for Site D-6 which is $16M,
stating that the Navy wants to go with the $5.8M. The issue is still being discussed and under
evaluation.
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)
None.
7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS
(11-065) Provide Update on Status of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Process and
Redevelopment of Alameda Point.
The Chief Operating Officer — Alameda Point stated that LBNL members visited the site
and were given a guided tour and presentation. LBNL and consultants are currently
reviewing site submittals. In Sept/Oct staff will compile one final response. LBNL stated
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that they will review final submittals and make a recommendation to the UC Regents in
November. Regarding the larger redevelopment of Alameda Point, there are ongoing
negotiations with the Navy re: conveyance of property, continuing conversation with State
Lands re: Tidelands Trust Exchange. The Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point will
come back to the ARRA with updates in the next couple of months.
Member deHaan asked to confirm the LBNL timeline. The Chief Operating Officer - Alameda
Point explained that the UC Regents meets every two months, if the timeline were to slip, or if they
were not ready to make a selection in November, the issue will slip to the next meeting in January.
The City Manager informed the Board that staff has informally heard that the selection may indeed
slip to January, but reassured the Board that staff is completely ready and has not asked for any
extension as others have. Alameda is on time, on budget, and will be ready for a November
meeting if it happens. Staff is urging a prompt decision.
8. REFERRALS FROM THE GOVERNING BODY
None.
9. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNING BODY
Member deHaan discussed that the Associated Community Action Plan (ACAP) will have their last
meeting next week. He recommends that community members view their audit, which was
released to the public.
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Irma Glidden
ARRA Secretary
Regular Meeting
ARRA
September 7, 2011
CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
From: John A. Russo
Executive Director
Date: October 5, 2011
Re: Approve Term Sheet between United States Navy and the Alameda Reuse
and Redevelopment Authority for No -Cost Conveyance of Alameda Point
BACKGROUND
As part of the process to attract the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) Second
Campus to Alameda Point, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) staff
and ARRA's private development partner, Alameda Point Lab Partners (APLP), met
with staff from the Department of the Navy (Navy) in San Diego on Thursday, June 16,
2011, to request a no -cost conveyance of the proposed 45 -acre LBNL site at Alameda
Point. Alameda Point consists of 918 acres of the former Naval Air Station Alameda
(NAS Alameda). The ARRA's request was made pursuant to the NAS Alameda
Community Reuse Plan (Reuse Plan) adopted in 1996 (Exhibit 1), and the ARRA and
Navy Economic Development Conveyance (EDC) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
executed in 2000, as amended (Exhibit 2). The EDC MOA authorized a no -cost
conveyance of major portions of the former NAS Alameda property, including Alameda
Point and Bayport, to the ARRA consistent with the Reuse Plan. (The property to be
conveyed to ARRA shall be referred to as the "EDC Property. ")
Soon after the June 16th meeting, the Navy agreed to negotiate a no -cost conveyance
of not only the proposed LBNL Second Campus site, but the whole of the EDC
Property, subject to the ARRA agreeing to certain conditions. These conditions include
ARRA's confirmation of its commitment to the Reuse Plan, to existing aspects of the
EDC MOA, and to coordination on ongoing environmental clean -up issues. The Navy
also requested an amendment to the EDC MOA that memorializes an enforcement
mechanism in the event that ARRA develops the EDC Property in a manner
inconsistent with the Reuse Plan. ARRA staff has been discussing these conditions with
the Navy during the last several months, which has resulted in an agreed -upon Term
Sheet between the Navy and ARRA (Term Sheet) that provides for the no -cost
conveyance of the entire EDC Property to the ARRA (Exhibit 3). The proposed terms
are summarized in greater detail below.
The Term Sheet will serve as the basis for an amendment to the EDC MOA planned for
approval later this year. It is anticipated that an initial conveyance of significant portions
of the EDC Property, including the LBNL Second Campus, will occur next year.
ARRA
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DISCUSSION
A summary of the proposed Term Sheet recommended by staff is provided below:
1. Reuse Plan Confirmation. The ARRA confirms its commitment to the policies,
goals, objectives, and development projections contained in the Reuse Plan. The
themes of the Reuse Plan include job creation and economic development, small
town feeling, de- emphasis of the automobile, transit orientation, mixed -use
development, neighborhood centers, and sustainable development and design.
All of these themes are consistent with the findings from the ARRA's most recent
community planning process that was conducted during the last year. The Reuse
Plan allows for over five million square feet of commercial development and
2,700 units of housing for all of the former NAS Alameda property, including the
EDC Property and other former NAS property, such as the Fleet Industrial Supply
Center. The Reuse Plan development envelope for the whole of the NAS
Alameda property and for Alameda Point in particular represents a significant
amount of development that is likely to be phased over at least ten to 15 years,
depending on market conditions.
2. Comprehensive Conveyance Strategy. The ARRA and Navy confirm their
commitment to a comprehensive strategy for conveying the EDC Property. This
assures both the ARRA and Navy that there is a clear process for transferring the
entire property, avoiding the potential for "cherry picking" by either party. In other
words, ARRA does not want the Navy to convey the least desirable areas of the
EDC Property, while the Navy wants to avoid conveying only the most desirable
portions of the EDC Property.
A. Conveyance via FOST
The EDC MOA currently requires that the ARRA accept transfer from the
Navy of any parcel of the EDC Property at the former NAS Alameda, for
which the Navy has executed a Finding of Suitability of Transfer (FOST).
A FOST documents the environmental suitability of real property to be
transferred by the Navy. The Navy performs its environmental remediation
under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA is the primary law
that governs the environmental clean -up of properties subject to the Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.
B. Conveyance via FOSET
The EDC MOA also allows for the transfer of property pursuant to a
Finding of Suitability of Early Transfer (FOSET), which is the transfer of
real property that has not yet achieved its clean -up goals. Any transfer
pursuant to a FOSET will require the approval of the Administrator of the
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United States Environmental Protection Agency and the concurrence of
the Governor, who in practice is advised by the California Department of
Toxic Substances Control on such matters. For FOSETed property, the
Navy would retain all clean-up obligations associated with the CERCLA
remediation process after conveyance.
C. Unforeseen Environmental Liability
Under both the FOST or FOSET scenarios, all liability related to
unforeseen environmental conditions or issues pursuant to CERCLA
would remain with the Navy in perpetuity per CERCLA and Section 330 of
the 1993 National Defense Authorization Act. The Term Sheet includes a
schedule for transferring all of the EDC Property as soon as practicable
via FOSTs with the potential for FOSETs. The goal of expediting transfer
of all of the EDC Property, including transfer via a FOSET, does not place
any additional environmental liability on the ARRA.
3. Enforcement Mechanism. The ARRA and Navy agree to create an enforcement
mechanism in the event that the ARRA develops the EDC Property in a manner
inconsistent with the Reuse Plan. Specifically, the Navy would be paid $50,000
per unit (inflated over time pursuant to the Consumer Price Index for the San
Francisco Bay Area) at the time a certificate of occupancy is issued for any
market rate housing unit developed on the EDC Property in excess of 2,011 units
(the number of housing units allowed by the Reuse Plan on the EDC Property).
The 2,011 units include the 586 housing units already constructed at Bayport and
1,435 units of housing allowable at Alameda Point.
4. Cooperation on Environmental Remediation. The ARRA and Navy agree to
continue to cooperate in resolving environmental remediation issues in an
expeditious and collaborative manner and in addressing environmental regulator
requirements and issues.
5. Update of Other Provisions. Since the EDC MOA was executed in 2000, the
ARRA and Navy agree to update the document to reflect current federal
requirements, including Article 6 of the EDC MOA relating to the reinvestment of
the use of proceeds from sale or lease of the property, excluding tax revenues.
The reinvestment of these proceeds will be extended for an additional 25-year
period.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Term Sheet outlined above proposes a no-cost conveyance of the EDC Property,
resulting in no financial impacts to the ARRA or General Fund.
Honorable Chair and
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve Term Sheet between United States Navy and the Alameda Reuse and
Redevelopment Authority for no -cost conveyance of Alameda Point.
Res•ectf Ily submitted,
Jennifer
Chief Op
Exhibits:
t
ating Officer — Alameda Point
1. Naval Air Station Alameda Community Reuse Plan, dated January 1996 — on
file in City Clerk's Office
2. Memorandum of Agreement between the United States of America Acting by
and through the Secretary of the Navy United States Department of the Navy
and the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority for the Conveyance of
Portions of the Naval Air Station Alameda from the United States of America to
the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, dated June 6, 2000 and
First Amendment, dated July 31, 2001 — on file in City Clerk's Office
3. Term Sheet for Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement for the
Conveyance of Portions of the Naval Air Station Alameda from the United
States of America to the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Purpose:
Background:
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Execution Version 9/21/2011
Term Sheet for Amendment (No. 2) to the
Memorandum of Agreement for the Conveyance
of Portions of the Naval Air Station Alameda
from the United States of America
to the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
This term sheet ( "Term Sheet ") dated October , 2011, by and between
the United States of America, acting by and through the Department of the
Navy ( "Navy ") and the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
( "ARRA ") (hereinafter referred to individually as a "Party" and
collectively as the "Parties "), is entered into for the purpose of
summarizing the agreed upon terms and conditions that will form the basis
for Amendment (No.2) to the Memorandum of Agreement for the
Conveyance of Portions of the Naval Air Station Alameda from the United
States of America to the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority,
executed June 6, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the "EDC Agreement ").
In 1993, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
recommended the closure of the former Naval Air Station Alameda ( "NAS
Alameda "). In accordance with the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, NAS Alameda was closed and a
portion of the property that comprised the former NAS Alameda was
declared surplus and made available for disposal.
As the Federally recognized local redevelopment authority for NAS
Alameda, the ARRA prepared and adopted in January 1996, and
subsequently amended in September 1997, the "NAS Alameda
Community Reuse Plan" (the "Reuse Plan ").
By application dated October 1997 and amendment to that application
dated December 1998, the ARRA applied for a No -Cost Economic
Development Conveyance to acquire portions of NAS Alameda ( "EDC
Application "), to be developed in accordance with the Reuse Plan.
The Navy approved the No -Cost EDC Application, and in accordance
with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended ( "NEPA "), the Navy prepared an Environmental Impact
Statement ( "EIS ") for disposal of the surplus NAS Alameda property. A
Record of Decision (hereinafter referred to as the "NEPA ROD ")
ARRA
Exhibit 3 to
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Terms:
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regarding the disposal, and which endorsed the Reuse Plan, was issued by
the Navy on February 29, 2000.
The Navy and the ARRA subsequently negotiated and executed the EDC
Agreement. Those portions of NAS Alameda subject to the EDC
Agreement shall be described hereinafter as the "EDC Property."
Therefore, based on the Parties' respective confirmation and commitment
to the goals, objectives, and requirements contained in the EDC
Agreement, the Parties agree to amend the EDC Agreement as follows:
1. The Parties hereby re- confirm their commitment to the transfer and
conveyance of the EDC Property as set forth in Article 3 of the EDC
Agreement. In furtherance of this commitment, the Parties agree to
develop a comprehensive conveyance strategy for the remainder of the
EDC Property.
2. While the liabilities and responsibilities of the Parties for
environmental remediation of the EDC Property remain as required under
Federal law and the EDC Agreement, the Parties agree to collaborate to
resolve any environmental remediation issues and concerns in an
expeditious and cooperative manner and to seek cooperatively to address
environmental regulator requirements, issues and concerns relating to the
EDC Property.
3. The Reuse Plan addresses a planning area greater than the EDC
Property boundaries. Nevertheless, the Reuse Plan and the EDC
Agreement contemplate that two thousand and eleven (2,011) residential
units will be constructed on the EDC Property (hereinafter referred to as
the "Residential Base -Line Amount "). To ensure that the ARRA
develops the EDC Property in a manner that is consistent with the Reuse
Plan and the NEPA ROD, the ARRA shall prepare and submit to the Navy
an annual comprehensive and cumulative report that identifies the number
of housing units for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued on
the EDC Property during the reporting period ( "Unit Report "). The Unit
Report shall be provided to the Navy annually within ninety (90) days
following the completion of the ARRA's fiscal year and shall continue
until such time as the EDC Property is fully developed. In the event that
the ARRA develops the EDC Property in a manner that is inconsistent
with the Reuse Plan and the NEPA ROD, for every market -rate residential
unit granted a certificate of occupancy in excess of the Residential Base -
Line Amount ( "Excess Residential Unit "), as reflected in the annual Unit
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Report, the ARRA shall pay the Navy the fixed sum of fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000.00), adjusted for inflation based on the Consumer Price
Index for the San Francisco Bay area, or other index to be agreed upon by
the Parties, for each such market -rate residential unit within three (3)
months following the submission of such Unit Report.
4. To expedite the conveyance and redevelopment of the EDC
Property in accordance with the Reuse Plan and the NEPA ROD, the Navy
commits its best effort to convey all of its right, title and interest in all
EDC Property to the ARRA in multiple phases in accordance with the
conveyance schedule set forth in Exhibit "A" ( "Conveyance Schedule "),
attached and made a part of this Term Sheet. The Conveyance Schedule
shall reflect (i) the EDC Property that will be conveyed following the
execution of a Finding of Suitability to Transfer ( "FOST ") and the
anticipated conveyance date, and (ii) the EDC Property that will be
conveyed following the execution of a Finding of Suitability for Early
Transfer ( "FOSET ") and the anticipated date a Covenant Deferral
Request ( "CDR ") will be submitted to the Governor for such FOSET, if
applicable. For any portion of the EDC Property that is not scheduled to
be conveyed to the ARRA on or before December 2012, the ARRA and
the Navy shall meet and consider, during drafting of the EDC
Amendment, whether to proceed with a Covenant Deferral Request and
Early Transfer of such portions of the EDC Property, which the Parties
acknowledge and agree may lead to corresponding changes to Exhibit A.
5. The Navy shall prepare and submit to the ARRA an annual
comprehensive and cumulative report that identifies any changes in the
Conveyance Schedule and the new conveyance date for each EDC
Property parcel that remains to be conveyed to the ARRA pursuant to the
EDC Agreement ( "Conveyance Report "). The Conveyance Report shall
be provided to the ARRA annually until such time as all of the EDC
Property is conveyed in fee to the ARRA.
6. Since the EDC Agreement was executed in 2000, the Parties agree
that certain provisions of the EDC Agreement require revision and update
in order to reflect current Federal, Department of Defense and Navy
requirements. The amendment to the EDC Agreement will reflect those
revisions. Among other revisions, the Parties understand and agree that
Article 6 of the EDC Agreement relating to the Use of Proceeds from Sale
or Lease shall be extended for an additional twenty -five (25) year period
to reflect the Conveyance Schedule and the need for infrastructure
improvements.
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Term Sheet Between ARRA and the Navy
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7. The Parties shall negotiate and execute an amendment to the EDC
Agreement to implement the terms and conditions set forth above. The
validity of this Term Sheet is expressly and wholly contingent upon the
execution of an amendment to the EDC Agreement.
APPROVED: APPROVED:
ALAMEDA REUSE AND DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
APPROVED TO FORM: WITNESS:
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By:
ADDITION TO 10/5/2011 ARRA STAFF REPORT FOR REGULAR AGENDA
ITEM #4:
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The approval of the Term Sheet between the ARRA and the Navy does not
constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
because the Term Sheet does not develop any legal commitment to any feature
of the project, except what has already been approved and subject to
environmental review pursuant to the Reuse Plan Environmental Impact Report,
and does not preclude any alternatives or mitigation measures, if the future land
use changes from the Reuse Plan.
Russell Resources, Inc.
environmental management
Alameda Point RAB Meeting on September 1, 2011
Highlights and Analysis
RAB members present: Dale Smith (Community Co- Chair), Richard Bangert, Carol Gottstein,
M.D, Daniel Hoy, George Humphreys, James Leach, Kurt Peterson, Jean Sweeney, Jim
Sweeney, and Michael John Torrey.
Navy BEC Derek Robinson announced that the least terns, an endangered species, have left for
the season.
Citing projected budget reductions, Mr. Robinson suggested the RAB consider meeting less
frequently than monthly. After considerable discussion, further consideration was deferred until
the December RAB meeting.
Remediation and other field work in progress:
o A Navy/EPA/University of Florida field research study is ongoing at Plume 4 -1,
immediately north of Building 360 near Alameda Point's east entrance. The research
focuses on better characterizing the solvent contamination in groundwater prior to
remedy selection and design. This research should improve not only the Navy's cleanup
of OU -2B groundwater, but similar contamination elsewhere.
o Performance groundwater monitoring is ongoing to assess the effectiveness of
remediation at IR Site 6 (Building 41, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Facility), IR
Site 16 (Shipping Container Storage Area), in the southeast corner of Alameda Point, IR
Site 27 (Dock Zone), and IR Site 28 (Todd Shipyard), near the dog park along Oakland
Inner Harbor.
o Radiological status surveys of selected buildings to rule out potential radiological
residues are ongoing.
o A radiological characterization survey is nearing completion for surface and near - surface
soil at IR Site 32 (Northwestern Ordinance Storage Area), which is immediately east of
the IR Site 1 landfill, along Oakland Inner Harbor.
o The air sparge /vapor extraction system to treat groundwater contaminated with benzene
and naphthalene at Alameda Point OU -5 and FISCA IR Site 2 is operating.
o Construction of six -phase heating dual cell array for pilot testing at IR Site 21 (Ship
Fitting and Engine Repair, Building 162) is in progress, including installation of power
lines, assembly of equipment, and driving of sheet piles. IR Site 21 is part of OU -2B.
o Drying, disposal profiling, and off- hauling of the sediments already dredged from
Seaplane Lagoon is continuing through this summer. About 16,000 cubic yards of
excavated sediment have been radiologically screened, and 4,300 cubic yards completely
processed and determined not to require disposal as hazardous waste. Dredging of the
northwest corner of Seaplane Lagoon will be conducted between September 2011 and
March 15, 2012, after the California least terns depart.
RRI, 440 Nova Albion Way, Suite 1, San Rafael, California 94903 415.902.3123 fax 815.
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Alameda Point RAB Meeting, September 1, 2011
Highlights and Analysis
Operable Unit 2C Feasibility Study Addendum
OU -2C is the industrialized area north of Seaplane Lagoon, centered on Building 5. The Navy
presented to the RAB the draft addendum to the OU -2C FS, which evaluates alternatives for
remediating radiological contamination in drain lines leading from OU -2C: Storm Drains A and
B, which flows northward to Oakland Inner Harbor; Storm Drain G, which flows to the northeast
corner of Seaplane Lagoon; and an industrial waste line beneath West Tower Avenue south of
Building 5. Low levels of radium contamination remain in the storm drain lines, primarily as a
result of wastewater from historic dial and deck marker painting in Building 5. Prior to general
environmental awareness (and passage of the Clean Water Act) in the 1960s, most wastewater,
including industrial wastewater from facilities like NAS Alameda, was discharged directly into
the nearest surface water. At Alameda Point this was done by discharging wastewater to the Bay
through storm drain lines. Even though this practice has long since ended, traces of radium
remain in the storm drain lines emanating from OU -2C. The Navy has already excavated and
removed Storm Drains F and FF due to radiological contamination from OU -2C.
The remedial alternatives discussed with the RAB ranged from institutional controls alone (41
million) to complete excavation and removal of all the lines ($58 million). The two apparently
most viable alternatives involved cleaning in place the three storm drain lines, which are not very
contaminated, coupled with either placing institutional controls on the more contaminated
industrial waste line ($6 million) or excavating and removing it ($13 million). Some uncertainty
exists as to whether the stomi drain lines can be suitably cleaned in place. Several RAB members
favored removal of the industrial waste line, fearing that institutional controls are unreliable.
RRI, 440 Nova Albion Way, Suite 1, San Rafael, California 94903 415.902.3123 fax 815.572.8600