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Adoption of Resolution to Apply for the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Measure AA Grant to Fund Planning and Design of De-Pave Park and Allocate $50,000 in Matching Funds, if Awarded. (Recreation 10051400)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
De-Pave Park is an ecological park that was originally envisioned in the Alameda Point Waterfront and Town Center Precise Plan. The concept is a park in which all existing concrete (from the former Naval Base airfield/runway system) is removed or inundated over time to create a tidal wetlands and wildlife habitat. The park adapts to sea level rise through gradual inundation while still offering public access and environmental education as described in the approved De-Pave Park Vision Plan (Vision Plan), Exhibit 1. City of Alameda (City) staff is re-applying for a San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) Measure AA grant with incorporation of positive and constructive feedback from last year's grant application. The scope of the work funded by this grant would include a Master Plan process with broad community outreach using the Vision Plan as a starting point and finalizing the design through this public input process; development of 30% complete construction documents; and securing regional permits.
BACKGROUND
On March 3, 2020, the City Council approved a list of Park and Recreation Facility Project Priorities which included and prioritized De-Pave Park. This park is located on the western side of Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point and was originally envisioned and described in the Alameda Point Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan. The intent of this park is to convert the existing concrete surface (a remnant of the former Naval Base paved tarmac system) to passive parkland and a sustainable ecological area including tidal wetlands and wildlife habitat. De-Pave Park is designed to inundate over time with sea level rise and create a tidal ecology sys...
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