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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to an Agreement with ENGEO, Incorporated to Extend the Term until March 2018 and Add the Amount of $9,400 for a Total Contract Amount of $100,900 for Geotechnical Services Related to the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17 by Adding $9,400 to the Base Reuse Fund. (Base Reuse 819099)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to an Agreement with ENGEO, Inc. to Extend Term Until March 2018; to Add the Amount of $9,400 for a Total Contract Amount of $100,900 for Geotechnical Services Related to the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17 by Adding $9,400 to the Base Reuse Fund
BACKGROUND
On June 16, 2015, the City Council approved a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with the private developer, Alameda Point Partners (APP), for the Site A development, consisting of a 68-acre mixed-use project at the gateway of Alameda Point. As part of the approval, APP agreed to contribute $10 million toward construction of a new Ferry Terminal at the Seaplane Lagoon to support expanded ferry services to San Francisco from Alameda. The new ferry service from the Seaplane Lagoon is a cornerstone of the City of Alameda's and APP's plans to create a successful transit-oriented development at Site A and at Alameda Point, as a whole. On April 5, 2016, the City Council approved a Ferry Terminal Plan for the Seaplane Lagoon, and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the regional public ferry service provider, to plan and implement this new Seaplane Lagoon service, as an expansion of their existing Main Street service. City and WETA staff are working collaboratively with a team ...
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