Alameda Point

In 1993, Congress decided to close the Alameda Naval Air Station (NAS),and the base was
decommissioned in 1997. A year prior to its closure, in January of 1996, the City of Alameda
adopted the NAS Alameda Community Reuse Plan, a 'roadmap' for the conversion of the former
Naval Air Station to civilian use.

The Reuse Plan was prepared for the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA),
an agency created and governed by the City Council, with extensive citizen input solicited by
the Base Reuse and Advisory Group (BRAG),later known as the Alameda Point Advisory
Committee (APAC). The Reuse Plan established the following vision for the reuse of the former
NAS:

"Between now and the year 2020, the City of Alameda will integrate the Naval Air Station
property with the City and will realize a substantial part of the Base's potential. Revenues will
have increased and a healthy local economy will have resulted from the implementation of a
coordinated, environmentally sound plan of conversion and mixed-use development. While
building upon the qualities which make Alameda a desirable place to live, efforts for improving
recreational, cultural, educational, housing, and employment opportunities for the entire region
will have been successful."

"To facilitate implementation of the Reuse Plan, in 2002, the City of Alameda adopted a
comprehensive set of General Plan policies to guide redevelopment of the former Naval Air
Station consistent with the vision articulated by the Reuse Plan."