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PLN24-0145 - 2151 Ferry Point - Applicant: Little Opera House, LLC. - Public Workshop on Radium Theatre Performing Arts Center Development Plan. Public workshop to discuss the proposed Radium Theatre Performing Arts Center. The project location is comprised of Blocks 12 & 13 in the Site A Development Plan, an approximately 2.13-acre site on the west side of Pan Am Way near the intersection of West Atlantic Avenue. CEQA Determination: The draft Development Plan is subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act. No final action on the environmental review or the Development Plan will take place at this meeting.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Steven Buckley, Historical Advisory Board Secretary
BACKGROUND
In 2014 the City Council adopted the Alameda Point Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan (Town Center Plan). [The plan can be found at: https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/departments/alameda/base-reuse/site-a/town-center-and-waterfront-precise-plan-final.pdf] The Precise Plan is a specific plan for transit-oriented development of the waterfront lands that surround the Seaplane Lagoon and the property along West Atlantic Avenue which is now part of the 68-acre Site A development. The Site A Development Plan was originally approved in 2015 and amended in 2022. Blocks 12 & 13 are located between the Waterfront Park and Naval Air Museum and are designated for commercial, entertainment, and performing arts space, including an approximately 53,000 square foot theater.
After soliciting proposals for a performing arts center, on December 19, 2023, City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) and license (lease) with Little Opera House, Inc. for the approximately 2.13-acre site made up by Blocks 12 and 13. The ENA established a 12-month period during which time the City of Alameda (City) and Little Opera House will make a good faith effort to prepare a mutually accep...
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