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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Water Main Extension Agreements with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for Alameda Point's Adaptive Reuse Areas Phase 1 and Phase 2 and Pay $212,072 and $153,885, Respectively, for the Required Design and Estimated Construction Cost Deposit. (Public Works 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In the last two years, the City of Alameda (City) sold buildings in Alameda Point's (AP) Adaptive Reuse Area. Per the 2017 Ten-Year Water Infrastructure Agreement (Agreement) between East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and the City regarding AP, both phase 1 and phase 2, as shown in the Phasing Plan, are triggered based on the location of the building sales. The City submitted Water Main Extension Applications, within the required timeframe, and is now required to execute Water Main Extension Agreements with EBMUD and provide a design deposit, consisting of 10% of EBMUD's design, inspection, and material costs.
BACKGROUND
On February 4, 2014, upon acquisition of major portions of AP from the Navy, the City Council approved the necessary planning documents for redevelopment of AP, including the Master Infrastructure Plan for Alameda Point (MIP). The approved MIP provides the master plan for the phased replacement of all of the Navy's outdated and substandard utility infrastructure, including water, sewer, storm drain, electrical, gas, telecommunications, and surface street improvements at AP.
Pursuant to the MIP, new infrastructure will be implemented differently in the Reuse Area than in the Development Areas to address the specific infrastructure requirements needed to preserve the Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District (Historic District) in the Reuse Area. Due to the fact that the Reuse Area is comprised of the Historic District that constrains the new development process, the buildings within the Reuse Area are planned to be sold and...
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