Veterans-Hospital

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Carlson Barbee & Gibson , Inc. (CBG) has provided civil engineering and surveying
consulting services for the redevelopment of the Naval Air Station Alameda (Alameda
Point) on behalf of the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRAAlameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority. The City Council acts in this capacity.) and the
ARRA' s previous master developers for over ten years. CBG worked for the ARRA
directly during the ARRA' s previous predevelopment effort in 2004-2006 and was
retained most recently by the ARRA in November 2010 to assist the ARRA in its current
efforts. CBG maintains invaluable knowledge of the Alameda Point property and the

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The VAVeterans Affairs clinic and columbarium at Alameda Point are behind schedule from the original timeline. The property was expected to be conveyed from the Navy to the VA in November of 2011. The transfer date is now expected to be in November of 2012. The construction completion date has been moved from December 2014 to December 2016, according to the VA.

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We haven’t heard much lately about the proposed veterans facility at Alameda Point, but it’s been moving full steam ahead.

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It’s Wildlife Refuge vs. the VAVeterans Affairs at Alameda Point

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City leaders are backing the construction of a health clinic and columbarium for veterans at Alameda Point, despite critics saying the project may be located too close to a colony of endangered California Least Terns.

The outpatient clinic would offer health care to approximately 7,000 local veterans, while the columbarium would provide space for the remains of 310,000 Bay Area veterans.

The U.S. Navy will transfer 549 acres at the former Alameda Naval Air Station to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the project, which could be completed by December 2014.

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Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant laid out parameters for a fresh Alameda Point planning process Wednesday night that could have city leaders making some major decisions about who will redevelop the former Navy base and who will make decisions about what happens there over the next 15 months.

“We’re going to push the refresh button,” Gallant told the City Council, which sat in its dual role Wednesday as the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, the agency that governs Point redevelopment efforts.

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The City Council is set tonight to get a presentation from city staff on next steps for Alameda Point. Sitting as the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, they’ll meet at 7 p.m. today at City Hall.

In addition to next steps, staff will talk about applying the city’s new property management strategy to the Point and will ask the council to support plans to put a Veterans Affairs clinic and above-ground cemetery on a 549-acre portion of the Point.