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Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease for a Portion of Building 41 with DOER Marine Operations, Located at 650 West Tower Avenue, at Alameda Point, Alameda California, for a Term of Eighteen Months with One Extension Option for Six Months. [Requires 4 affirmative votes]
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a lease with DOER Marine Operations, a California corporation (DOER) for a portion of Building 41 at Alameda Point for a term of eighteen months with one six-month extension option. DOER is the current occupant under a 1-year License Agreement with the City of Alameda (City) that will expire on September 1, 2024. DOER, a long-standing Alameda business, is a marine consulting firm that also specializes in design, engineering, and fabrication of equipment for undersea exploration. They have a mix of office, retail, and workshop uses in the building. The recommended new lease will help support this maritime use at Alameda Point, while a formal timeline and plan for the disposition of Building 41 by the City is finalized.
BACKGROUND
The City controls the former US Navy structure (Building 41) at 650 West Tower Avenue in Alameda Point under a Lease in Furtherance of Conveyance from the Navy (LIFOC). Built in 1945, Building 41 includes approximately 118,041 square feet, with 50' height ceilings, hangar doors, high power and ceiling cranes. It was fully occupied by another master tenant with DOER as a subtenant, but upon that master tenant's departure in 2023, the City agreed to license a portion of the space to DOER directl...
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