City-Council

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At last Tuesday's meeting the city council discussed the possibility of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory coming to the Island City.

The lab is looking for a spot to build a new campus to consolidate programs currently located in leased space throughout the East Bay.

These include the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville, the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in Walnut Creek, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center in Oakland and part of the Life Sciences Division in West Berkeley.

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Gallant and Highsmith were controversial figures in Alameda, especially over development plans at Alameda Point, the former Navy base.

Some credited the pair with standing up to Orange County developer SunCal, which wanted to build a 12,000-resident community on the point. The city had a contract with SunCal, but voters were resoundingly opposed to the plans, defeating a pro-development measure in February by 85 percent.

In July, the council voted to not renew SunCal's contract. SunCal was the second developer to part ways with the city over Alameda Point.

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In soundly rejecting Measure BSunCal's ballot measure to redevelop Alameda Point. It was defeated by a vote of 85 to 15 percent on February 2, 2010. on Feb. 2, Alameda voters sent the developer SunCal a clear message. Guy Span of The San Francisco Examiner put it very well. "What SunCal did not expect is that the poorly funded opposition ($50,000) could overcome the million dollar mailers, happy talk, TV commercials and glossy plans they put before the voters," Span stated. "Only 15,000 voters showed up at the polls but 85 percent of them told SunCal, the developer, to take a hike."

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City officials may seek out a new property manager to handle tenants at Alameda Point, City Manager Ann Marie Gallant said Wednesday.

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Election filings show that SunCal, or Argent Management if you prefer, spent $3,400 to paint each mayoral candidate and current vice-mayor Doug deHaan and city council candidate and current mayor Beverly Johnson in a negative light.

The developer seemed more worried about Jean Sweeney winning a council seat as it spent $8,000 to dissuade voters from voting for her. If you take the amount spent as a worry meter, SunCal was very worried that current councilman Frank Matarrese would take the mayor's seat.

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Gilmore, Bonta and Tam – who spent much of their campaign vigorously denying charges they’d bring former Alameda Point developer SunCal back to town if elected – said they believe their election shows that voters wanted positive leaders and that they were unwilling to bend to fears that the developer could return.

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Consider Request from Alameda Point Collaborative to Support their
Community Planning Efforts by Reimbursing Unpaid SunCal Consultant
Expenses and Collateralizing a $50 000 Loan for Relocation Planning
Studies Should Funds from Private Development Be Unavailable within
36 Months