Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) Project

Type: Other Infrastructure

Status: Planning

Project Location

Berkeley Marina

WHAT'S HAPPENING

The Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) Project is a three 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, large community meetings, and City Council discussions. The BMASP is anticipated to be completed in 2024, including an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

What's next

This winter, we will provide City Council with a project update.

Before this meeting, in September and October of 2022, we will host small focus groups to discuss selective redevelopment opportunities at the Waterfront in non-park areas. In November and December, we will host an additional round of small groups with a focus on recreation. Please note that no development is being considered at Cesar Chavez Park in the BMASP process.

Focus groups will be 75-minute, in-person work sessions with 4-6 people to evaluate potential selective redevelopment opportunities focusing on hotels and food and beverage uses, at the Waterfront. Many of the individuals on the BMASP interest list will be invited to these focus groups. If you would like to be included and have not been notified by September 5, 2022, please send an email to bmasp@cityofberkeley.info with subject line titled “Focus Group Request.” We will be offering additional focus groups and will include as many people as possible.

If you are not included in a focus group, comments are always welcome via email at bmasp@cityofberkeley.info.