City Council Meeting - Approval of lease agreement for WETA ferry maintenance facility at Alameda Point with no provision for harbor seals

Event Date: 
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 19:00

Location

City Hall - Council Chambers
2263 Santa Clara Avenue
94501 Alameda, CA

Recommendation to approve lease agreement between the city and the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to construct a 12-berth ferry maintenance facility on Alameda Point's south shore on West Hornet Avenue near Ferry Point Road. Facility is called the Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility. Lease was approved by the WETA board of directors on February 5, 2015. Project planning began in 2008 with site selection and environmental review.

A new harbor seal haul out is not included in the lease agreement. Update: Harbor seal haul out agreement approved at following city council meeting on March 17, 2015 - see Timeline listing.