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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Operating Agreement between the City of Alameda and the Water Emergency Transportation Authority; and
Introduction of Ordinance Approving a License and Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a 66-Year License with the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority for Use of Real Property and Submerged Land at Alameda Point. [Requires Four Affirmative Votes] (Community Development 858)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Operating Agreement (Agreement) (substantially in the form of Exhibit 1) with the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) related to operating, funding, and ownership of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal (Seaplane Terminal). In addition, staff recommends that the City Council introduce an ordinance approving a 66-year license (License) with WETA, (substantially in the form of Exhibit 2) which reflects a $1 per year license fee, to allow use of the submerged lands and navigable channel in Seaplane Lagoon. The Agreement and License provide for the responsibilities and obligations of each party and replace the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Alameda (City) and WETA, which was approved by the City Council in April 2016. It is anticipated that the WETA Board will approve the Agreement and License at its December 12, 2019 meeting.
BACKGROUND
On July 15, 2015, the City Council approved a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with Alameda Point Partners (APP) for the development of Site A, a 68-acre mixed use project at Alameda Point. The DDA requires APP to construct the Seaplane Terminal and contribute $10 million towards the project as part of the Site A Phase 1 infrastructure.
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