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Recommendation to Approve Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director, Alesia Strauch, Base Reuse Manager, and Len Aslanian, Assistant City Attorney as Real Property Negotiators for 1399 Ferry Point, Pier 3 North, Alameda Point (Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is recommending that City Council designate Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director, Alesia Strauch, Base Reuse Manager, and Len Aslanian, Assistant City Attorney, as the real property negotiators for the new Lease Agreement with the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation for the premises located at Pier 3 North, 1399 Ferry Point, Alameda Point, which will allow them to meet with City Council in closed session to discuss price and terms related to the lease of the premises in a manner compliant with all applicable laws and to represent the City of Alameda (City) in negotiations with a public or private party.
BACKGROUND
The decommissioned aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Hornet currently occupies a portion of the Pier 3 North, located at 1399 Ferry Point in Alameda Point (Premises) and is operated as a U.S.S. Hornet Air, Sea and Space Museum by the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation (Foundation), a California Non-profit Corporation. The mission of the Foundation is to utilize U.S.S. Hornet and the collections, exhibitions and educational programming to promote awareness and understanding of history, science, technology, and service.
The U.S.S Hornet was decommissioned in 1970 and designated as both a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark and opened to the public as a museum in Alameda in 1998.
The existing lease agreement with the City, dated March 15, 2009, expired on March 15, 2014; since that date, the Foundation has been occupying the pier space on a month-to-month basis.
DISCUSSION
Under Government Code Section 54956.8, Title 5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 9, City Council must identify, in an open and public session, the real property negotiators for negotiation of the price and terms concerning real property, such as the Premises. Staff is recommending that City Council approve Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director, Alesia Strauch, Base Reuse Manager, and Len Aslanian, Assistant City Attorney, as the real property negotiators for the new Lease Agreement for the Premises, which will allow them to meet with City Council in closed session to discuss price and terms for this property in a manner compliant with all applicable laws and to represent the City in negotiations with a public or private party.
ALTERNATIVES
• Approve Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director, Alesia Strauch, Base Reuse Manager, and Len Aslanian, Assistant City Attorney as real property negotiators for the Premises.
• Identify other staff as negotiators.
• Choose not to negotiate terms related to a new Lease Agreement for the premises, and thus do not identify negotiators.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact from the approval of real property negotiators.
MUNICIPAL CODE/POLICY DOCUMENT CROSS REFERENCE
This action is consistent with the Alameda Municipal Code. This action is subject to the Levine Act and relates to Strategic Priority Invest in Transportation, Infrastructure, Economic Opportunities & Historic Resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action does not constitute a “project” as defined in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 and therefore no further CEQA analysis is required.
CLIMATE IMPACTS
There are no identifiable climate impacts or climate action opportunities associated with the subject of this report.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director, Alesia Strauch, Base Reuse Manager, and Len Aslanian, Assistant City Attorney, as the real property negotiators for the new Lease Agreement for the premises located at Pier 3 North, 1399 Ferry Point at Alameda Point.
Respectfully submitted,
Abigail Thorne-Lyman Base Reuse and Economic Development Director
Financial Impact section reviewed,
Margaret O’Brien, Finance Director