[Bboa-members] reminder. Waterfront committeee meeting tonight

[Paul Kamen]

On 9/13/2006 at 7:11 AM Zach Nobel wrote:

>ANyone interested in commenting on, or hearing about the marina loan for 
>$2mil to rehabilitate it?

Just to make this clear, that's an *additional* $2m on top of the $7m already in the pipeline. It will cost $9m to rebuild H&I and A-B-C docks, and possibly repair some of the damaged parts of O-dock. At last count it looks like we'll be out of money before we get to D and E. 

There are some interesting alternatives being investigated for marina management, including some form of privatization. (One-sentence summary: Almar believes they can run the Berkeley Marina at a profit, but they would start by raising berth rates to $10.50/ft.) Don't panic, this is not a serious consideration at this time. Please come to the meeting to learn more. 

You need to arrive before 7 and fill out a speakers card in order to be assured of an opportunity to comment to the Commission.

 
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Paul Kamen
Chair, Berkeley Waterfront Commission
510-540-7968  510-219-8106 (cell)
pk at well.com   www.BerkeleyWaterfront.org