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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Two Agreements and One Amendment to Implement the Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle Phase 2 Pilot Project: (1) Agreement between City of Alameda and San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority for Shuttle Operations, (2) Funding Agreement between City of Alameda and Alameda Transportation Management Association to Transfer Financial Contributions from Private Businesses and Associations to the City of Alameda, and (3) Lease Agreement Amendment No. 1 between City of Alameda and Big Yellow Boat, LLC concerning the Vessel Used for Shuttle Operations; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 City Budget to Appropriate $730,000 in Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) Grant Funds, $1,565,000 in Private Partner Funding, and $75,000 from Fund 231 to Project G36000 (Ala-Oak Estuary Water Shuttle Pilot).
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a Program Environmental Impact Report for the Expansion of Ferry Service in the San Francisco Bay Area was prepared by WETA and certified in accordance with CEQA (State Clearinghouse #2001112048). No further environmental review is required under Public Resources Code section 21166 and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines. The funding and operational agreements are exempt from environmental review under the Common-Sense Exemption: "Where it can be Seen with Certainty that there is No Possibility that the Activity in Question May Have a Significant Effect on the Environment, the Activity is Not Subject to CEQA" (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)). (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962742)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In July 2024, the City of Alameda (City), with private and public agency partners and funding, launched the free Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle (Water Shuttle) as a two-year pilot,...
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