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AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority | 2011-06-01 | 2 | Member deHaan reported that the RAB is starting to look at the fuel distribution system underneath the runway, adjacent to the lagoon. He explained that since it is fuel, the clean up might be problematic, but easier to remediate than heavy metals and PCBs as in other sites. 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT) None. 7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS (11-052) Alameda Point Update The Deputy City Manager - Development Services gave a short update. Alameda Point was among six other sites LBNL short-listed for its second campus. Staff is working with the development team daily to prepare high quality responses to upcoming submittals to LBNL. The final selection process will be in November. A two-hour developer interview was held on May 31st, which included a 30-minute presentation, by the development team. The presentation included case studies of projects they worked on, project delivery, and public outreach plans. Staff plans to have other informal meetings with the development team. A community meeting is scheduled for July 13th from 7-9:30 p.m. Staff is looking at various suitable venues, in terms of capacity and access. There will be an extensive outreach plan, including revamping and developing a separate website focused on LBNL, and a Facebook page which will be managed by a marketing company - all in an effort to access different populations that have not been accessed before. Staff and the development team will be making presentations to different organizations throughout the city. Staff will provide a packet of the community outreach materials to the City Council at its June 21st meeting. Regarding the larger master planning efforts of Alameda Point, staff held its first webinar on May 18, 2011 to impart the financial basics on how the pro forma works more generically, and details on infrastructure costs related to the existing entitlement, which is the general plan. A Transportation workshop was held on May 26, 2011. There was a presentation that detailed case studies of how other communities dealt with traffic congestion issues, how they addressed those issues and moved forward, including Santa Monica, CA and Boulder, CO, which has similar density to Alameda. A Sustainability Workshop is scheduled on June 14th to look at other communities to achieve sustainability and implement some sustainability concepts. Another webinar will be scheduled in July to follow up on details of pro forma, and the approach to get the community involved in the financial side. More developer interviews will be done. Member deHaan inquired if the transportation study is posted online, to which the Deputy City Manager - Development Services responded in the affirmative, stating that the report will also be transmitted to the Board. Member deHaan complimented staff on the financial webinar, stating that he was impressed with a job well done. Member Tam inquired what proportion of backbone infrastructure cost will be needed for the LBNL site. The Deputy City Manager - Development Services stated that the amount is being calculated. Phase one will not have much new infrastructure, but for build out, there will be | AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority/2011-06-01.pdf |