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While Berkeley officials seem to be fully in support of a ferry that could be very disruptive to the marina, their plans have to pass muster with a State Agency, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, or BCDC. BCDC has adopted a Bay Plan with tests for protecting access that the ferry project must pass. They review access through a Design Review Board. Here is a letter to BCDC, written by Jim McGrath about the problems with the project. Download the Document:

With Berkeley about to release a draft EIR for a new ferry terminal project on a designated waterfront park in Berkeley’s waterfront it makes sense to examine the issues that proposal raises...

In 1986, the city of Berkeley adopted a plan to preserve the waterfront, finding: The people of the City of Berkeley find that it is in the public interest to preserve and protect the open space...

After the city council voted to impose parking fees in parts of the marina, Jim McGrath is asking BCDC to require a permit from the city. The lots affected would be near Cal Sailing Club and Adventure Playground.