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CityCouncil | 2018-04-17 | 20 | Councilmember Matarrese inquired whether there has been any other interest, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the negative; stated Shimmick is not using the whole building. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the trucks are standard diesel trucks, to which Mr. Anderson responded the trucks are both diesel and gas. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the important public purpose is the materials are used for the BART retrofit; safety is important; she is concerned with the number of trucks going out during rush hour; inquired whether it is possible to limit the number or have no trucks going back out during the busy stream. The Acting Assistant City Manager stated staff and the leasing team has been trying to find short-term leases to bring in revenue; Shimmick is paying three times the rent of the prior tenant to backfill the loss of revenue from some of the MARAD ships leaving. Mayor Spencer stated four years is still a long "short-term" lease. The Acting Assistant City Manager stated there is an 18-month clause in the contract; negotiating a transaction for Site B would take at least three to four years from start to finish; the contract does not inhibit the City's ability to move forward with a larger transaction. Mayor Spencer stated that she will not be able to support the item because of the traffic going in and out of Tube; she appreciates making up for the monetary loss, but the diesel trucks and idling traffic is not a good fit for the community and the Tube; it would be a huge impact to Alameda. In response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry regarding annual revenue, the Acting Assistant City Manager stated the annual revenue is $290,000; the City lost approximately $1 million because of the loss of larger MARAD ships. Councilmember Oddie inquired what the City is receiving for the space now, to which the Acting Assistant City Manager responded the space is vacant with no current revenue. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether staff could find another tenant, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the negative; stated Cushman and Wakefield took three months to find Shimmick. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether a heavier industrial use tenant would be more suitable for the space, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative; stated such a tenant may need more capital improvements; there is no need to do any improvements with this tenant since the space is just being used for storage. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 16 April 17, 2018 | CityCouncil/2018-04-17.pdf |