Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP)

THE FIRST BMASP QUESTIONNAIRE IS NOW CLOSED AS OF MARCH 12, 2021. Thank you for your feedback. Your responses to this questionnaire helped us to better understand the needs of the community and to identify potential solutions for a sustainable Berkeley Marina Area. Over 900 people participated in the online questionnaire accompanying this workshop. A summary of “What We Heard” from your responses are available here.

    

Community Engagement Process

     
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The Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) Project is a two plus year planning project to provide a path for achieving a financially self-sustainable, publicly owned marina that preserves and enhances infrastructure to support current and future community needs, while adapting to climate change and promoting environmental stewardship. The public process for this project will involve a series of small focus group meetings and large public community meetings to gather public feedback. To-date, four small focus group meetings were held in October 2020, and the first large community meeting was held via zoom on Thursday, January 28, 2021, 6:30pm. The presentation slides and notes can be found below. The next scheduled chance for public feedback is a City Council Work session on February 16, 2021 at 6 PM. The second large community meeting is expected to take place in August/September 2021.   

To provide feedback on this study, please email bmasp@cityofberkeley.info.

BMASP/Pier Ferry City Council Worksession PowerPoint Presentation Slides for 02/16/21

BMASP Community Workshop 01 Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021 Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93373467062 Phone: +16699006833,,93373467062# Email your comments to: BMASP@cityofberkeley.info PowerPoint Presentation Slides for 1/28/21 meeting BMASP Breakout Sessions Slides for 1/28/21 meeting Breakout Group 1 notes Breakout Group 2 notes Breakout Group 3 notes Breakout Group 4 notes Breakout Group 5 notes Community Workshop 01 Summary Over 100 Berkeley area residents participated (via Zoom) in the first community workshop hosted by the City of Berkeley’s Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront Department on January 28th to present the Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) and solicit community feedback. Following a presentation about the BMASP scope and goals, participants joined small groups to discuss their ideas about specific questions posed about several land use and economic challenges and opportunities at the Berkeley Waterfront. A summary of the key themes expressed in these small groups is available here.

 

BMASP Focus Groups 01

• Focus group meeting slides 09-29-20
• Focus group meeting slides 09-30-20
• Focus group meeting slides 10-27-20
• Focus group meeting slides 10-28-20 
   
• BMASP Focus Groups (4) Meeting Notes - Fall 2020

 

Project Overview 

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Description & Planning Objectives 

The Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) will provide a path for achieving a financially self-sustainable, publicly owned marina that preserves and enhances infrastructure to support current and future community needs, while adapting to climate changes and promoting environmental stewardship.

City Staff and Consultant Team

• Nelson Lam, Supervisor Civil Engineer, NeLam@cityofberkeley.info
• Roger Miller, Senior Management Analyst, RMiller@cityofberkeley.info
• Ali Endress, Waterfront Manager, AEndress@cityofberkeley.info

Main consultants

Hargreaves Jones – Landscape Architecture & Planning

Subconsultants

• Moffatt & Nichol – Marine and Shoreline Engineering
• BKF – Civil Engineering
• Rincon  Consultants – CEQA & EIR Specialists
• Bluhon Group – Community Engagement
• Keyser Marston – Financial Analysis & Strategic Economic Planning
• Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates – Transportation Planning 

Request for Proposal (RFP) - BMASP Project

Other documents

• Marina Facility Map 

Off-Agenda Items to City Council on Current Marina Issues

• BMASP Pier/Ferry Public Process Report 
• Update on Hs. Lordships, Waterfront Vehicle Encampment, and Marina Fund 
• Waterfront/Marina Fund Update

Previous Plans and Studies

• 1960– Berkeley Marina Development Plan  
• 1967– South Marina Development Plan and Cost
• 1977 – City Master Plan – Established
• 1978– North Waterfront Park Land Use Plan – Environmental Impact Report
• 1979– Berkeley North Waterfront Plan
• 1986– Berkeley Waterfront Specific Plan
• 1999– Boat Facilities Infrastructure Assessment
• 2002 – City General Plan
• 2002 – Eastshore State Park General Plan
• 2006 - General Plan Amendment - Sports Fields Use

Other Available Documents 

• CEQA MND for Bay Trail Master Plan – Adopted 1/20/2004
• CEQA for Bay Trail Extension – Adopted 12/15/2015

Contact

Nelson Lam, Supervising Civil Engineer

1947 Center Street, 5th Floor

Berkeley, CA 94704

Email: BMASP@CityofBerkeley.info

Fax: 510-981-7420