Special Waterfront Committee Meeting

This special meeting will address plans for the waterfront in conjunction with the East Bay Regional Park District; an update about Berkeley Lab's proposed second campus; and a report on the  restoration plan.

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Special Waterfront Committee Meeting
Date: 11/28/2011 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: Albany City Hall - Council Chambers
1000 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, California 94706

1. CALL TO ORDER 

2. ROLL CALL 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

3-1. Approve Minutes from September 7, 2011 meeting 
3-2. Approve Minutes from October 5, 2011 meeting 
3-3. Approve Minutes from November 2, 2011 meeting 

4. PUBLIC COMMENT 
For persons desiring to address the Commission/Committee/Board on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Commission/Committee/Board ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda. 

5. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE REPORTS AND/OR PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS IF ANY: 

5-1. Update from staff and chair on the  meetings 
2011-11-28 WFC Att 5-1 LBNL Nov Announcement
2011-11-28 WFC Att 5-1 City Manager Letter 2011-11-22
2011-11-28 WFC Att 5-1 LBNL Bob Hatheway

5-2. Discussion with Whitney Dotson, Albany's elected representative on the East Bay Regional Park District Board regarding how the City of Albany and the EBRPD can best work together to achieve our common goals, including Bay Trail, Beach Study implementation, Measure WW funds for Eastshore State Park, and long range plans for incorporating the Bulb into Eastshore State Park. 

5-3. Report on Cosco Busan Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan
2011-11-28 WFC Att 5-3 CB NRDA settlement press release
2011-11-28 WFC Att 5-3 Excerpts from Assessment & Restoration Plan 
2011-11-28 WFC Att 5-3 Fish & Game Press Release
2011-11-28 WFC Att 5-3 News Update

6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS - Information only 

7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 
(Commission/Committee/Board Member announcement of requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items) 

7-1. Next Meeting: For discussion: regular meetings scheduled for December 7 and January 4, 2012. 

8. ADJOURNMENT 

The Committee agenda is available for public inspection at the Albany Library/Community Center, Fire Department and City Hall. The agenda and supporting reports, if available, can be found on our web page. 

Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the Committee it will become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet. Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the Waterfront Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany CA. 

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Learn more about the , which advises the City Council on issues related to the preservation and enhancement of the Albany waterfront.

Unless otherwise noted, the committee meets the first Wednesday of each month at City Hall at 7:30 p.m.

MEMBERS

Kathy Diehl
Steve Granholm
Francesco Papalia (Chair)
Brian Parsley
Bill Dann