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Update on Alameda Point Piers and Maritime/Blue Tech Strategy
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alameda Point's goal of supporting and expanding its maritime and blue tech businesses has seen success, including reuse of Piers 1 and 3 by a variety of businesses (for an aerial map of the area, see Exhibit A, Draft Maritime / Blue Tech Strategy for Alameda Point), attraction of the Water Emergency Transportation Authority's (WETA) Central Bay Operations & Maintenance Facility and Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, and more than ten maritime and blue tech businesses and organizations. At the same time, the City of Alameda (City) faces significant challenges from the multi-million dollar cost of needed ongoing dredging around the piers, major repairs to allow long-term use of Pier 2 that were previously estimated at $15 million or more, and capital repairs required for other waterfront facilities.
The six industrial buildings in the working waterfront and maritime / blue tech area between the piers and Orion Street have been leased to maritime, blue tech and other businesses, with additional businesses in these sectors scattered throughout Alameda Point. There remains 20 acres or more of land in this area that is available for use and development most of which is owned by the City in the State Lands Trust, and is restricted for use by maritime, waterfront and recreational purposes. This area is also considered to be part of the Enterprise District (a roughly 100-acre subarea of Alameda Point which has been envisioned for future job-generating land uses), but the presence of the piers and the State Lands Trust restrictions mean it will be far more likely to draw maritime and blue tech businesses.
The City has worked with a consultant team to create a draft Maritime and Blue Tech Strategy . In this strategy, a clear priority was reinvesting in the piers at Seaplane Lagoon to leverage the City's waterfront assets. ...
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