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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement in an Amount not to Exceed $290,000 with Power Engineering to Demolish the Todd Shipyard Crane Located at Pier 5, near 2900 Main Street, on the Alameda Gateway Property. (Community Development 216)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: John A. Russo, City Manager
Re: Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement in an Amount not to Exceed $290,000 with Power Engineering to Demolish the Todd Shipyard Crane Located at Pier 5, near 2900 Main Street, on the Alameda Gateway Property
BACKGROUND
In 2007, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 976 creating the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA). SB 976 required WETA to consolidate the City of Vallejo and the City of Alameda ferry services under WETA administration and operating control. The legislation as amended (2008, SB 1093) requires that WETA, no later than July 1, 2009, adopt a ferry Transition Plan detailing how WETA will administer, operate, and fund the three ferry services, Vallejo BayLink, Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service (AOFS) and Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry (AHBF), during the initial five-year post-transfer period. The legislation also requires WETA and the cities to reach an agreement on the terms and conditions for the transfer and lease of any City assets, including boats and ferry terminals, prior to the transfer. Disposing of the Todd Shipyard Crane (Crane) is a condition of the transfer agreement. Exhibit 1 is a photograph of the Crane.
DISCUSSION
In October 2010, the City and WETA staff reached an agreement on the terms for the transfer of the City's ferry services to WETA. The agreement includes the following terms:
1. WETA will purchase the Main Street terminal float from the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) for $90,000. Monies previously received from this transaction will now be tra...
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