The Staff Report, which outlines the city’s proposal for the Boatworks project,

recommends changing the 1991 General Plan by removing references to Estuary Park
and replacing them with the following text shown in bold: The sentences in red means
the city will be able to lease our shoreline land to private groups, probably more
marinas, and use money received from the land in our neighborhood to provide
shoreline access and parks in someone else’s neighborhood. Page 11 Item 6 and 7 of
the Staff Report says (6) “If the application qualifies for a density bonus and the
applicant requests a waiver from the multifamily residential prohibition, then 26 units
would be constructed in a multi-family configuration at the corner of Oak and
Clement. (7) The height limit shall be three stories or 38 feet for all structures
except the multifamily structure. The multifamily structure shall not exceed 4
stories or 50 feet. A 50 foot apartment building on the corner of Oak and Clement!

See the Staff report at the following link:

http://www.ci.alameda.ca.us/archive/2010/attachments/pb_sub_3344.pdf

2.6.f Willow Street to Oak Street (Northern Waterfront): Create a continuous 300-foot-wide "marina
green" shoreline access park along the Estuary from the Miller Sweeney Bridge to
the western tip of Alameda Point. 6.1.e Acquire and develop an Estuary Park of 10 or
more acres.

The General Plan Diagram indicates a park along 1,400 feet of Estuary frontage west of Oak
Street in Specified Mixed Use Area 5. This park will require a major funding commitment by the
City, but will probably do more than any other single project to ensure Alameda's long-term
quality. It could have the character of San Francisco's Marina Green and would attract all age
groups to enjoy large and small boats on the Estuary, views of the Oakland skyline and hills,
and active sports. The new park would serve a sector of the City that is short of park space, and
would guarantee the high quality of housing proposed for the area.

6.1. e Work with property owners, Tidelands Lease holders, the Army Corps of
Engineers, BCDC, the Coastal Conservancy, open space advocates, non-profits,
and agencies, and to create a continuous shoreline access and park areas along
the northern waterfront.

Policy 2.6.f calls for a continuous shoreline park along the Estuary from the
western tip of Alameda Point to the Miller Sweeney Bridge. Successful
implementation will require that each new project approved on the
waterfront provide public shoreline access improvements, that each new
Tidelands Lease executed by the City attempt to provide for shoreline
access and improvements wherever possible (some uses, such as
industrial maritime uses may not be able to allow public access along the
entire length of their frontage for safety reasons), that the City work closely
with the Army Corp of Engineers to provide public access on Army Corp
Lands, and that the City identify critical shoreline properties for
acquisition. Local funding sources could include income from leases of
public property to adjacent private property owners. Where provision of
public access to the shoreline is infeasible, lease payments could include
an amount to be used to provide shoreline access at another location
The General Plan Diagram indicates a park along 1,400 feet of Estuary frontage west of Oak
Street in Specified Mixed Use Area 5. This park will require a major funding commitment by the
City, but will probably do more than any other single project to ensure Alameda's long-term
quality. It could have the character of San Francisco's Marina Green and would attract all age
groups to enjoy large and small boats on the Estuary, views of the Oakland skyline and hills, and
active sports. The new park would serve a sector of the City that is short of park space and would
guarantee the high quality of housing proposed for the area.

2.6.j Willow Street to Oak Street (Northern Waterfront): Seek BCDC cooperation and Coastal
Conservancy funding for the Estuary Park and make an early commitment to construction. The
park would serve the city sector with the greatest current shortage of parkland. Construction
would be convincing evidence that the City is committed to implementation of the General Plan.
The proposed Business and Waterfront Improvement Project would provide public actions and
financing to facilitate the provision of this park.
Local funding sources could include income from leases of public property to adjacent private
property owners. Where provision of public access to the shoreline is infeasible, lease payments
could include an amount to be used to provide shoreline access at another location.