Oakland Global News, April 2015

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Brought to you by the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center and California Capital & Investment Group
OAKLAND GLOBAL NEWS
Issue 31
Monthly Updates on the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center Project IN THIS ISSUE
Bulk Terminal Operator
New City Hire
Q&A wiith new City Admin
Caltrans shifts east
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Oakland Global News, April 2015
Dear Reader,
Oakland Global News is a monthly newsletter for readers
interested in staying current as the Oakland Global Trade &
Logistics Center (former Oakland Army Base) project evolves.
We hope you enjoy our April 2015 update.
Terminal Operator Has Local History
A key component of the Oakland
Global Project is a new marine bulk
commodities terminal located on a
wharf at the western edge of the
former Oakland Army Base. It will
be capable of importing and
exporting commodities such as
potash, grain, soda ash and lumber
products, although the specific mix
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of those commodities has not yet
been determined.
California Capital & Investment
Group (CCIG), Oakland Global's
lead developer and partner with the
City of Oakland, is currently
negotiating with a terminal operator,
Terminal Logistics Solutions (TLS)
for a lease to operate the terminal.
TLS is led by Jerry Bridges -former Executive Director of the
Port of Oakland -- and has deep
roots in the city.
Bridges started his logistics career
Jerry Bridges
in trucking and then moved on to
maritime operations with Sea-Land Services, where he ran
terminals on the East and West Coasts. Bridges served as
Director of Maritime at the Port of Oakland and later Executive
Director at the port before accepting a job as Director of the
Virginia Port Authority in 2007.
Bridges said that Oakland's new commodities facility could see
6.7 to 7.5 million metric tons of commodities pass through the
terminal when it is up and running. That represents a major
benefit to the businesses involved, as well as the city, according
to Bridges. As a subtenant of CCIG, TLS also is subject to the
unique local hire policies and environmental rules that are part of
CCIG's contract with the City of Oakland.
A binding community jobs agreement dictates that at least 50
percent of Oakland Global Project work hours must be performed
by local residents. For each construction trade, 20 percent of
work hours must be handled by apprentices and at least 25
percent of work hours performed by apprentices are to be
completed by "disadvantaged workers," which include exoffenders.
Bridges noted that he has returned from Virginia to live in the
area and wants to see the community prosper.
"We think this (commodities) facility -- from the time of
construction - through when it is operating -- will have a
tremendously positive impact in terms or jobs and on the
community," Bridges said.
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City Hires Veteran Development Expert
Claudia Cappio says she is "excited as hell" to be back in Oakland
A former City of Oakland Development Director who has
extensive
experience in housing and economic
development at the local and state
level, returned to the city on April
27 to serve as an assistant city
administrator.
Claudia Cappio
The hiring of Claudia Cappio was
lauded by Governor Jerry Brown,
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, and
local builders who believe that
Cappio's experience and know-how
will serve Oakland well as
development gains momentum.
Cappio will join a City Administrator's Office in transition.
Interim City Administrator John Flores will step down on July 1
when Sabrina Landreth, Emeryville's city manager takes over
(see Landreth interview below). Landreth also worked in
Oakland for several years before leaving for Emeryville.
Cappio served as Oakland's Development Director and as
director of the city's Base Reuse Authority from 2000-2007. In
those roles, Cappio became familiar with the Oakland Global
Project - the transformation of the former Oakland Army base
into a modern logistics facility. She also worked on the Fox
Theater project, Brooklyn Basin, and then-Mayor Brown's 10K
downtown housing initiative.
"You have to look back the Army Base and really appreciate how
long this took - all the way back to 1995," said Cappio. "Thank
goodness we have something rolling there, it's a huge effort and
highly impressive. The development team had to take the long
view and persevere."
Given her background, Cappio is a welcome arrival for the
Oakland Global project, which has seen city administrators come
and go during the past 8 years. The project works directly with
the City Administrator's office as part of a 2012 development
agreement signed by the city, lead developer California Capital &
Investment Group (CCIG) and Prologis.
Cappio said she is "excited as hell" to get another opportunity to
work in Oakland and honored to play a part in the city's future. A
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30-year resident of the city, Cappio said she views the city as
poised to truly thrive.
Cappio spent much of the past seven years working under Brown
as Executive Director of both the California State Department of
Housing and Community Development and the California
Housing Finance Agency.
Q&A With New City Administrator
In February the Oakland Global News reported that the City of
Oakland had hired Sabrina Landreth as City Administrator, a role
that is central to a
functional City Hall and critical to
the Oakland Global project, which
is a partnership between the city and
developers.
Landreth, 39, is the current
Emeryville City Manager after
serving in Oakland government for
many years, most recently as
Deputy City Administrator. She is
scheduled to start work on July 1,
2015 and answered a few questions
related to returning to Oakland at a
Sabrina Landreth
dynamic time - a new Mayor,
renewed interest in development and on-going financial
challenges.
Q: What's your impression of the Oakland Global Project?
A: "It's a gateway project for the city in terms of bringing good
jobs to the city in the long run and because of its location just
east of the Bay Bridge. Having grown up in Oakland, it's exciting
to see something finally happening there. It's also a true
partnership with the city."
Q: The Oakland Global project has worked with seven City
Administrators since 2008, when the city selected California
Capital & Investment Group as the master developer for the
150-acre former Army Base property. The project welcomes
stability in the City Administrator's office. Will that happen?
A: A central focus of mine is not only to do my job well, but also
to bring in really experienced people and to create long-term
stability. There will be more announcements to come about
hiring in the City Administrator's office, but I can tell you that I
have received unsolicited offers from people who are very
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qualified and care about the city and want to come back to work
or volunteer.
Q: Where is Oakland headed and how is it different than
when you were here several years ago?
A: It seems like my entire life Oakland has been on the brink of
reaching its potential. It has always had all the assets, but how do
you make it work? People have been looking for stability and
leadership and I believe now is the time. There is a state of mind
people really want to get things done.
Caltrans Shifts to New Temp Building
Container construction part of a recent trend
A Caltrans Bay Bridge project facility on the westernmost edge
of the former Oakland Army Base will soon relocate about 200
yards east on the base to make way for construction of a new
marine bulk commodities terminal as part of the Oakland Global
project.
Caltrans has housed its operation at the foot of the bridge for the
past several years as the new bridge has been constructed and the
old dismantled. The area will soon be used to renovate an aging
wharf that will feature improved rail access and new equipment
used to move bulk and oversized goods in and out of Oakland.
Caltrans' new temporary offices and storage space will be
assembled out of cargo containers, according to Kevin Bohm,
owner of Alarcon-Bohm, an Oakland-based construction firm
that is leading the work. The two-story container complex will
measure 440 feet long and 76 feet wide. It will comprise 30,000
square feet, Bohm said. Caltrans is expected to need the structure
for approximately the next three years.
Bohm worked on one of the first container projects in the United
States in San Francisco's Hayes Valley in 2010-2011. Dubbed
"Proxy," that project was intended to temporarily enliven space
made vacant by the San Francisco Central Freeway teardown and
the subsequent recession. It remains popular as a retail and food
destination and spurred a trend of cargo container construction in
the Bay Area.
Container construction works particularly well for temporary
uses because it lowers construction costs and is more easily
removable than standard foundation and framing construction.
In addition to the current Caltrans project, Bohm lead the
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construction crew that demolished eight massive an obsolete
Army warehouses in order to make way for modern logistics
facilities and new warehouses. The warehouse demo was one of
the first tasks on the Oakland Global project, which officially
broke ground in November 2013.
Army Base Photography
As a recurring feature, the Oakland Global News presents
photography from the Army Base.The photos below were shotby
Dan Nourse.
Wildflowers at the former Army Base West Gateway
Backhoe
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Steel storm drain repair shoring box
Stay informed
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center
development. I believe that the Oakland Global Newsletter will prove to be a useful tool for
staying informed and current on this important project going forward.
Sincerely,
Phil Tagami
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