Waterfront Ballpark District
at Howard Terminal

Background

The Oakland Athletics Investment Group, LLC (referred to as “Oakland A’s” or “Project sponsor”) is proposing to construct a new Major League Baseball (MLB) ballpark, as well as residential, entertainment, office, hotel, and retail (mixed-use) development, creating a new Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District at the site known as the Charles P. Howard Terminal (Howard Terminal) on the Oakland waterfront from the Port of Oakland. A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines to analyze potential physical environmental impacts of the proposed Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District Project (referred to as “Project”). The City of Oakland (City) is the Lead Agency for purposes of CEQA, and will review and consider the information contained in the Draft EIR prior to taking action on the Project. The City published the Draft EIR for the proposed Project on February 12, 2021.

The Project applied for certification by the Governor pursuant to California Assembly Bill (AB) 734, which was enacted in 2018 and codified in the CEQA Statutes as Public Resources Code Section 21168.6.7. The Project was certified by the Governor on February 11, 2021 and the EIR will be subject to the procedural requirements of AB 734. Consistent with the procedural requirements of Section 21168.6.7, the City has provided the Draft EIR and all other documents submitted to or relied upon by the Lead Agency in the preparation of the EIR to the be accessed and downloaded. In addition, any document prepared by the Lead Agency or submitted by the Project sponsor after the date of the release of the Draft EIR that is a part of the record of proceedings, and comments received on the Draft EIR, will be made available to the public on this same website in a readily accessible electronic format within the time frames specified by Public Resources Code Section 21168.6.7. The City of Oakland certified the administrative record of proceedings for the determination on the Project made final on March 1, 2022 per the letter dated March 8, 2022 included below.