Coast Guard Housing

On November 5, 2007, the Navy declared an additional 42 acres at the former Naval Air Station
Alameda (Alameda Point), referred to as the North Housing Parcel, as surplus. Following
closure of the base in 1996, the Coast Guard used the property as housing and supportive
recreation facilities. In spring 2005, the Coast Guard vacated the North Housing Parcel. The
November 2007 surplus declaration triggered a federally prescribed screening process set forth
in the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, as
amended. This act requires the Federal government to prioritize any military surplus property to
meet homeless needs for both housing and services. The Federal screening process is used to
solicit, evaluate, and accommodate homeless assistance requirements and then,
subsequently, public uses in planning and implementing the reuse of surplus property. The
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA), as the Local Redevelopment Authority
(LRA), is responsible for conducting the screening process for the North Housing Parcel and
must balance the needs of the homeless and requests for Public Benefit Conveyances (PBCs)
against other community needs and interests such as economic development and provision of
a range of housing for all segments of the population.

Within 30 days of the Navy's surplus declaration, as required, the ARRA published a Notice of
Availability of Surplus Property on November 16, 2007. An informational workshop and site tour
for homeless services providers and organizations eligible for PBCs was held on December 6,
2007. Subsequently, on March 7, 2008, five interested organizations submitted Notices of
Interest (NOIs) for portions of the North Housing Parcel. On October 1, 2008, the ARRA
recommended that staff continue to pursue two PBCs and one homeless housing
accommodation for the North Housing Parcel.