1997-03-15 Special ARRA Workshop Minutes APPROVED
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AND THE BASE REUSE ADVISORY GROUP
ARRA/BRAG FINANCING WORKSHOP – Saturday, March 15, 1997
At 8:48 a.m., Chair Appezzato asked if the roll had been noted for the ARRA and the
BRAG. The ARRA secretary indicated that the roll had been noted.
ROLL CALL - ARRA
Present: Chair Ralph Appezzato, Mayor, City of Alameda
Roberta Brooks, alternate to Vice-Chair Sandré Swanson, District Director, 9th
Congressional District
Wilma Chan, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3 (left at 9:50 a.m. and
replaced by alternate Mark Friedman, who left at 10:37 a.m.)
Albert DeWitt, Councilmember, City of Alameda (arrived at 8:54 a.m.)
Greg Alves, alternate to Karin Lucas, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Barbara Kerr, Councilmember, City of Alameda
Tony Daysog, Councilmember, City of Alameda (arrived at 9:17 a.m.)
Absent: Henry Chang, Jr., alternate to Elihu Harris, Mayor, City of Oakland
Ellen Corbett, Mayor, City of San Leandro
ROLL CALL - BRAG
Present: Lee Perez, Chair (left at 10:37 a.m.)
Helen Sause, Vice-Chair (arrived at 9:27 a.m.)
Diane Lichtenstein, Community Involvement Chair
Nancy Heastings, Economic Development Chair
Ardella Dailey, alternate to Berresford Bingham, Ex-officio, Alameda Unified School
District (arrived at 8:54 a.m.)
Malcolm Mooney, Environment Chair
Alice Garvin, Housing Chair
Ken Hansen, Infrastructure Chair
Joan Konrad, Land Use Chair
Pattianne Parker, Reuse Chair
Doug deHaan, Economic Development Commission Representative
Absent: Dan Meyers, Employment & Job Training Chair
Larry Schulz, Human Impact & Resources Chair
Toby Chavez, Recreation Chair
Beverly Follrath-Johnson, Planning Board Representative
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Kay Miller welcomed the participants and observers and introduced the topic.
CONSULTANT PRESENTATION
Jim Musbach of Economic & Planning Systems (EPS) outlined the purpose and provided a general
overview of the presentation. Bonnie Fisher, ROMA, discussed site development opportunities and
constraints, including regulatory and environmental considerations, conveyance options, and base
case development with and without a new estuary crossing.
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Jim Musbach, EPS, outlined the financial implications of the base case based on the Community
Reuse Plan, including a development program with and without a new estuary crossing, market
potentials and absorption, phasing of infrastructure and land packages, base case key assumptions,
financial results by conveyance type, the economic development conveyance (by phase), and possible
“gap” funding sources.
At 9:46 a.m., Chair Appezzato officially convened the meeting with a majority of ARRA and BRAG
members present.
A base case question and answer session followed with consultants, ARRA planner D. Paul Tuttle,
and Executive Director Miller answering questions from both the ARRA and BRAG board members.
After a short break from 10:37 a.m.–10:45 a.m., Jim Musbach presented scenarios on (1) changing
the port development conveyance to an EDC conveyance; (2) using the civic core for an R&D
complex instead of a university; (3) operating a limited use airport; (4) developing a conference
center in the Northwest Territories; (5) alternative leasing and redevelopment strategies for the East
Housing; and, (6) conveying the golf course and recreation facilities to the City of Alameda via a
Public Benefit Conveyance. Questions from the ARRA/BRAG boards were answered.
PUBLIC COMMENT
William John Smith, Sierra Club, urged the ARRA and BRAG to look at Alameda’s island status as
an opportunity not a constraint, focusing on ferry service, buses, BART, and streetcars to meet
transportation needs.
Bill Smith, Virtual Agile Manufacturing, discussed the possibilities of electric trams coupled
together magnetically to provide transportation.
Bill Tuohy, EBCRC, discussed the disposition of the housing and the cost to administrate the base.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Appezzato adjourned the Special Meeting at 11:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret E. Ensley
ARRA Secretary
The agenda for this meeting was posted in advance in accordance with the Brown Act.
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