Surf park at Enterprise Park

The project sponsor, an architect with deep Alameda history, described his vision of a surf park that improves park access, partners with schools, and builds community around surfing.

A lifelong West End resident said closed-session dealings breed mistrust and demanded a competitive RFP before any exclusive deal on public land.

She defended the campground as a precious natural space and questioned who owns a master plan funded by an interested developer.

She supports the surf park idea but wants it put out to bid through an RFP, calling the current outreach inadequate.

A veteran surf park developer offered to explore alternative sites, including indoor facilities in the Point's hangars, and suggested setting the wave pool aside.

She called the ENA premature, questioned whether a bayfront site is the right home for a surf park, and flagged the appearance of impropriety in developer-funded planning.

She urged the city to prioritize DePave Park instead and described the shifting project footprint as a shell game.

A 32-year resident called the surf park invasive and urged a natural conservation use for the shoreline site instead.

He asked that Indigenous leadership be included and blessed in the process and that surfing education reach AUSD students.

The Salted Roots director said the park would give East Bay communities of color affordable access to waves, while demanding environmental transparency and community access commitments.

The owner of the East Bay's only surf shop urged approval, saying the wave pool would build community and boost local business.

A longtime environmental educator said the public hasn't been asked what's best for the site and worried about wildlife and passive recreation.

He argued the city itself has been the biggest obstacle and urged skipping the ENA to site the surf park in the commercial district instead.

She warned that bulldozing limited open space would erase what makes Alameda special and criticized the project's narrow notion of accessibility.

A Roots investor and longtime Alameda volunteer strongly urged moving forward, calling the ENA the beginning — not the end — of a transparent process.

The former sailing center president supported the ENA mainly for the master plan it would bring, noting the sailing center lacks basic utilities.

A West End resident wholeheartedly supported the project, citing recreation clustering, campground revitalization, and the need to move Alameda Point forward.

The Okalani outrigger center president stayed neutral on the ENA but asked for a seat at the table in any future master planning.

Representing the Alameda Community Sailing Center, she welcomed the utility and planning help but thought the city should lead the master plan itself.

She urged the council to consider selling nearby commercial property for the surf park and funding the master plan through a community benefit requirement instead.

He liked the surf park idea but insisted it belongs on commercial property, not public parkland, and that the city should write its own master plan.