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In November 2007, the U.S. Department of the Navy notified the Alameda Reuse and
Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) that it was going to declare an additional 42 acres of Naval
Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) as surplus property. These 42 additional acres are
commonly referred to as the North Housing Parcel. The majority of NAS Alameda was declared
surplus during the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission process. The ARRA
completed an initial screening process for NAS Alameda in 1996, and then implemented an
accommodation for the homeless that consists of 200 housing units (known as the Alameda
Point Collaborative and Dignity Commons), and related economic development and community
development initiatives. In addition, the City applied for, and received, a public benefit
conveyance for 56 acres at Alameda Point for a future sports complex. Also, in 1996 the ARRA
adopted the NAS Alameda Community Reuse Plan, written to address the closure of NAS
Alameda and Fleet Industrial Supply Center (FISC) and the transfer of those properties from the
Navy to the City of Alameda. While some portions of the property, including FISC and East
Housing, have been transferred, the Navy continues to own a majority of the property. Themes
of the Community Reuse Plan include emphasizing Alameda's island character, economic
development opportunities, historical resources, transit orientation, mixed-use development,
open space networks, and sustainable design. The Community Reuse Plan was the first step
in integrating Alameda Point into the general framework of the City of Alameda.

A formal surplus declaration for the North Housing Parcel was published in November 2007 and
triggered the ARRA's obligation, as the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA), to again manage
a legislatively prescribed screening process. The screening process will identify possible
accommodations to meet the community's unmet homeless needs while balancing those
needs with other community and economic development needs. On November 16, the ARRA
published the Notice of Availability for homeless providers, state and local governmental
agencies, and eligible non-profit PBC transferees.