Emeryville Marina

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Site Description for Emeryville Marina

Location, Ownership, and Management: The Emeryville Marina is owned by the City of Emeryville and managed by Safe Harbor Marinas. The Marina's location provides an ideal departure point for trips to nearby Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, and the San Francisco waterfront. Additionally, the site experiences frequent winds in the summer months, making it a popular launch for windsurfing. Day-to-day management of the Marina and boat launch facilities are handled by the marina manager.

Contact Name: Keena, Diana Contact Phone: (510) 596-4335 Contact E-mail: [email protected]

Marina ramp and dock Marina ramp Marina Point launch

Facility Description: The Emeryville Marina serves motorized boats, sailboats, and non- motorized boat users. The Emeryville Marina provides non-motorized small boat access at three primary locations:  Marina Ramp and Dock – The main Marina boat launch facilities consist of a corrugated cement boat ramp with a high-freeboard dock located to the west of the ramp. The high-freeboard docks are made of wood and there is a small landing platform at the end of the gangway that can be utilized for launching. This launch is designed primarily for trailered boats, but is used by many different boat types. An ADA gangway provides access from the parking area to the dock.  Marina Point Launch – The Marina Point Launch is a cobble cement ramp located at the northern point of the Marina. The launch is a steep water entry ramp that is particularly popular with windsurfers. There is a washdown station at the top of the ramp. Although the Marina is generally oriented towards sailboats and trailered boats, the site provides a variety of facilities that make it a good launch for non-motorized small boats. The site has ample parking and access to a variety of nearby amenities, including restaurants, walking paths, picnic areas, lawns, and restrooms. An ADA portable restroom is located approximately 50 feet from the boat ramp, while full service restrooms are located centrally within the Marina complex, approximately 900 feet from the boat ramp. Ample paid parking is

November 28, 2016 Site Description for Emeryville City Marina 2 available in large lots at the site, and is allowed for up to 24 hours. Free 4-hour parking is provided in the furthest west parking lots, along the shoreline park, between 7AM and 10PM.

Other Identifying or General Information: Site ID: A6 Appreciated for Windy Conditions: Yes In WT Plan: Yes Near Food or Drink: Yes Existing or Planned: Existing Ownership: Public Proximity to Other Sites: This site is located in County: Alameda close proximity to Shorebird Park (A5) and Geo-Region: Albany/Berkeley/Emeryville Point Emery (A4), approximately 0.7 miles SF Bay Plan Region: Central Bay east and 0.8 miles northeast from this Launch or Destination: Launch marina, respectively. The Berkeley Marina Home of a Club: No Small Boat Launch Water Trail site is located Used by a Program that Assists Persons with approximately 1.7 miles north. Treasure Disabilities: No Island is 3.3 miles west and Pier 40 and the San Francisco waterfront are 5.5 miles west.

Site Overview Map

Marina Point Launch

Free parking Marina Ramp + Dock

Restrooms ADA portable restroom

Marina Paid Parking

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Description of Launch/Landing: Fixed Dock/Pier Launch/Landing: Yes Fee for Launch or Parking: Yes in main Float: Yes lot; no fee for 4-hour parking in western Freeboard Level: High (9" and above) lots. Transfer/Launch Assistance System: No Gangway: Yes Other Launch/Landing Notes: There is a Gangway Length (feet): 80 cobble block ramp located at the Gangway Width (inches): 48 northern point of the Marina near the Gangway Slope Description: Appears to meet ADA entrance to the pier. standards Restrictions: The Marina boat launch Boat/Trailer Ramp: Yes can become crowded, particularly on Mudflats Affect Site Usability: No weekends. Beach Wheelchair Available: No Stair Water Entry: No Water Entry Path: Yes Beach: No Firm-Surface Beach Crossing: No

An ADA gangway and boarding lead from the parking area to a high-freeboard landing area.

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Site Appears to be Suitable For: Kayak: Yes Canoe: Yes Windsurfer: Yes Outrigger Canoe: Yes Kiteboard: Yes Sculling: Yes Whaleboat: Yes Rowboat/Dinghy: Yes Stand Up Paddleboard: Yes Dragonboat: Yes

Transportation and Parking: General Spaces (number): 100+ Duration (hours): 4 ADA Parking Spaces (number): 14 Overnight Parking Allowed: Yes ADA Parking Description: The west side of the parking lot along the park is free public Overnight Parking Description: Parking hours parking. The rest of the parking around the are 7am - 10pm. Paid parking is available for marina is paid parking only. up to 24 hours. Loading/Unloading Area: Yes There is one ADA parking spot on the non- Bay Trail: Yes permit side and one ADA spot located on the permit side. There are more ADA spots Public Transportation: The marina is served by located further away from the launch, the Emery Go-Round Shellmound/Powell and including one located near the ADA restroom Watergate Express lines. These lines connect (which is 173 feet away). Otherwise the ADA to numerous locations (and other transit spots near the launch are 1,045 feet to the options) within Emeryville, Oakland, and ADA restrooms. southern Berkeley.

Vehicles can load/unload at the top of the ramp and then proceed to parking.

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Path of Travel: Distance to Launch from Parking Area (feet): 50 Distance to Launch from ADA Parking (feet): 330 Distance to Launch from ADA Restrooms (feet): 40 Distance from ADA Restrooms to ADA Parking (feet): 173 Path of Travel Exists: Yes

Path of Travel Description: Path of travel (Bay Trail) through the Marina is paved and generally level.

Other Site Amenities: Total Restrooms: 3 Picnic Tables: Yes Total ADA Restrooms: 3 BBQ: Yes Restroom Description: One male and one Boat Storage: No female restroom with running water. One portable ADA restoorm located next to the Boat Storage Description: The marina Marina boat launch. manager has expressed interest in providing Benches: Yes onsite storage in the future. Boat Washing: Yes, at Marina Point Launch Rigging/Staging Area: Yes

The park provides numerous amenities, including picnic tables, BBQ pits, and walking paths.

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Overnight Accommodations: Hotel: Yes Hostel: No Ship: No Camping: No Other: No Accommodations Description: There is a Hilton Garden Inn located approximately 0.5 miles from the launch near the intersection of Powell Street and West Frontage Road.

Additional Notes Related to Accessibility: Accessible launch facilities include an ADA gangway (with transition plates) that lead to a high freeboard dock. Near the launch is a portable ADA restroom. There is an accessible path of travel from the ADA parking to the restroom and to the gangway.

The shoreside facilities offer a path of travel (not marked), sidewalks, restroom, and parking that all appear to be ADA accessible and well maintained.

Additional Notes on Use of Site (Boating and Non-Boating) and Existing and Planned Management: The site is particularly popular with kayakers due to its ideal location for trips to nearby Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, and the San Francisco waterfront. Frequent summer winds and an on-site vendor also make it popular for kiteboarding, although most kiteboards launch from Radio Beach to the south or are transported to open water on a jet ski. Windsurfers utilize the Marina Point Launch.

The Marina Point Launch is popular with windsurfers.

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Safety and Security, including Parking: The Marina has private security that regularly patrols the area. There are no shipping lanes in the immediate vicinity of the Marina; however, small craft should be cautious and avoid the sailboats and other large ships that frequent the Bay in this popular area.

Winds and currents on the Bay can be strong; paddlers need to take care to stay within their skill level.

Wildlife and Habitat Considerations: The Emerville Crescent is located immediatedly to the south of the Marina. The Emeryville Crescent provides food, cover, nesting and roosting habitat for a variety of wildlife species. Bird species known to occur as residents or as migrants include herons, egrets, ducks, hawks, shorebirds, swallows, song sparrows, marsh wren, the endangered Ridgway's rail, the threatened California black rail, and the saltmarsh common yellowthroat. Mammals including the endangered saltmarsh harvest mouse and harbor seals utilize this sensitive habitat.

The Emerville Crescent is extremely shallow and large mudflats are exposed at low tides. Birds foraging in the mudflats would not be affected by boaters, as boaters would not be able to paddle in these areas at low tide. Increased signage encouraging boaters to be aware of tides and the potential for getting stranded in the mud would reduce potential for boaters to affect these habitats.

Other Existing or Anticipated Water Trail-Related Issues and Opportunities: The City of Emeryville Capital Improvement Plan includes maintenance dredging of the Marina navigation channel. The design depth for the channel is -8.4 feet mean low low water. Dredging last occurred in 2012.

Accessibility of Sites within the Albany/Berkeley/Emeryville Geo-Region: There are six potential Water Trail sites identified within this geo-region: Albany Beach, Berkeley Marina Ramp, Berkeley Marin Small Boat Launch, Point Emery, Shorebird Park, and Emeryville City Marina.

The experiences that are available in the Albany/Berkeley/Emeryville Geo-Region are predominantly urban, but provide a variety of different facilities including beach launches, docks, and ramps. Several sites within this geo-region provide accessible features, including the Berkeley Marina Ramp and the Berkeley Marina Small Boat Launch, but none are currently considered broadly accessible.

The Berkeley Marina Small Boat Launch will provide a broadly accessible site upon completion of scheduled improvements in 2017. These improvements include a new ADA restroom, improved path of travel, paving/repaving the parking area, and a Water Trail Grant funded accessible gangway to the existing low-freeboard dock.

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail November 28, 2016 Summary of Environmental Review based on the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan Final Environmental Impact Report

Emeryville Marina December 9, 2016

Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Recreation Emeryville Marina has a boat Regarding recreational conflicts, References: WT DREIR, ramp, a high freeboard dock, a Water Trail users may submit pp. 3-32 to 3-37. water entry path, parking, comments to Water Trail staff through restrooms, and picnic areas. the website if they witness or Facilities are well maintained and experience recreational conflict at any have sufficient capacity to designated site. accommodate increased levels of use. Although the launch facilities are primarily designed for trailered motorized boats, non-motorized small boat use is compatible and increased use would not be anticipated to result in conflicts. Navigational and Personal Small boat users should be aware The Water Trail educational sign Safety of winds and currents and must provides safety information related to References: WT always avoid impeding large navigational and personal boating DREIR pp. 3-38 to 3-51, vessels in the Marina. No major safety. It is likely that most non- and Figures 3.4.2-1 shipping channels occur in the motorized small boat users launching and 3.4.2-2. immediate vicinity of the Marina. from the Marina will want to paddle within the Marina or close to shore in either direction; however, some experienced kayakers may cross the channel to Treasure Island or San Francisco. Aesthetics Emeryville Marina is considered The Water Trail will require the References: WT DREIR an urban launch, characterized by inclusion of a Water Trail identification pp. 3-56 to 3-68. the developed public boat launch sign at the site. A “sign program” will and marina adjacent to park land, be developed with the City of condos, and restaurants. The Emeryville to ensure that the I.D. sign Marina does not currently have and additional educational sign do not sign boards near the launch result in sign clutter at the site. except for parking restriction signs, fishing restrictions, and a reminder about parking fees. Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology- The shoreline of the Emeryville Boaters should keep recommended Vegetation Marina is reinforced in some areas distances from sensitive habitats. References: WT with riprap and generally DREIR pp. 3-69 to 3-92 developed. Tidal mudflats occur Preventing the inadvertent spread of and within the Emeryville Crescent to exotic, invasive plant species is Table 3.7.2-1 and Table the south of the Marina, and to a important at all launch sites. The WT 3.7.2-2. lesser extent within the cove near educational sign and website ask WT Shorebird Park. users to help prevent the spread of invasive species by rinsing boats and equipment immediately after use. A washdown station is present at the top of the water entry path. Biology – Birds Due to the developed nature of The WT educational sign includes References: WT FEIR text the region, there are limited active information about how to paddle and map nesting areas in the immediate responsibly around wildlife and to vicinity of the site. The Emeryville maintain a buffer distance from Crescent, an important feeding nesting birds. The WT website and ground for a variety of shorebirds brochure include more detailed and waterfowl, is located information about not disturbing approximately 0.3 miles to the nesting birds. south. Mudflat habitat is most important to species when exposed, which limits boaters’ ability to come into proximity to feeding shorebirds. It is anticipated that most boaters launching from the Marina will seek the open waters of the Bay and visitation to nearby sensitive shorelines is not anticipated to substantially increase. Signage could inform paddlers to avoid entering the Emeryville Crescent. Biology – Rafting This site provides access to areas Disturbance of rafting waterfowl is not Waterfowl where rafting waterfowl addressed in existing signs on-site, References: WT DREIR congregate. but is highlighted in the Water Trail pp. 3-93 to 3-131 and educational sign, brochure, and Table 3.8.2-1, Figure website. 3.8.2-1. Biology – Ridgway’s rail Ridgway’s rail and black rail have Signage is needed to emphasize the (formerly California been known to occur near Radio importance of not entering marshes, clapper rail) and California Beach, within four miles of the keeping a 50-foot buffer from rail black rail and high tide Emeryville Marina. habitat (not entering channels less refugia than 100-feet wide), importance of References: WT DREIR staying clear of high-tide refugia, and pp. 3-93 to 3-131 and that landing in marshes and on levees Figure 3.8.2-2 is prohibited. The Water Trail educational sign and brochure include this information. Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology –Western Snowy Unique or important western The Water Trail educational sign and Plover snowy plover habitat does not brochure include bird avoidance References: exist at or in the immediate vicinity information. WT DREIR pp. 3-93 to 3- of the Emeryville Marina. 131 and Figures 3.8.2-3 Biology – Harbor A secondary haul-out site is The WT educational sign, brochure, Seals located on Treasure Island, within and website all advise boaters not to References: WT four miles of this site. land at haul-out sites and to always DREIR pp. 3-132 to 3- stay at least 330’ away from hauled- 156, Figure out harbor seals and at least 500’ 3.9.2-1, and away from March to July when seals Tables 3.9.2-1, 3.9.2-2, are pupping. The permanent inclusion 3.9.5-1, and 3.9.5-2 of this information in WT media is a good precaution to reach boaters who may paddle more than eight miles in one day or take a multiple-day trip. Cultural No WT-related construction is The WT website includes information Resources planned at this time. NMSB users about avoiding disturbance to cultural are not anticipated to land in artifacts. regional wetland habitat (i.e., are not expected to enter areas where they could potentially disturb cultural artifacts). Hydrology No WT-related construction is There would be no potential for planned at this time. changes to site hydrology from site designation. Transportation, Emeryville Marina has a large The Marina manages high visitor Circulation, and parking lot. The entry road has numbers during summer months. Parking sufficient capacity for existing and Increased use by non-motorized small foreseeable future use. boat users is not expected to be enough to overwhelm parking.

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Site Description for Shorebird Park

Location, Ownership, and Management: Shorebird Park is a small beach on the Emeryville shoreline, at the base of the peninsula that forms the Emeryville Marina. The park is owned and managed by the City of Emeryville.

Contact Name: Keena, Diana Contact Phone: (510) 596-4335 Contact E-mail: [email protected]

Sandy beach South beach access North beach access

Facility Description: The Shorebird Park launch is from a pocket beach located approximately 130 feet from streetside parking. Access to this beach is available from two sets of stairways at the northern and southern ends of the beach. There are eleven roadside parking spaces. Parking is limited to 2 hours. There are no restrooms.

Although Shorebird Park has limited facilities, it provides a variety of amenities that make the site a good destination or emergency egress for non-motorized small boats. The beach is located a short walk to a Chevy's restaurant or a little longer walk to other restaurants in the marina complex. The small park also includes benches and seating areas.

Shorebird Park currently receives limited use due to limited, short-term parking, limited facilities, and the presence of mudflats at low tides. Paddlers can only launch or land on the beach at higher tides. The beach is typically too sheltered from the wind to be utilized by windsurfers or kite boarders; however, the beach can be used as an emergency egress for windsailors launching from the Berkeley Marina, Point Emery, or the Emeryville Marina.

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Other Identifying or General Information: Site ID: A5 Home of a Club: No In WT Plan: Yes Used by a Program that Assists Persons with Existing or Planned: Existing Disabilities: No Ownership: Public Appreciated for Windy Conditions: Unknown County: Alameda Near Food or Drink: Yes Geo-Region: Albany/Berkeley/Emeryville SF Bay Plan Region: Central Bay Proximity to Other Sites: This site is located in Launch or Destination: Launch/Destination close proximity to Point Emery (A4) and the Emeryville Marina (A6), approximately 0.4 miles north and 0.3 miles west from the Park, respectively. The Berkeley Marina Small Boat Launch Water Trail site is located approximately 1.7 miles north.

Site Overview Map

Bay Trail

North beach access

Observation platform

Beach

South beach access

Chevy’s

Free 2-hour parking

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Description of Launch/Landing: Fixed Dock/Pier Launch/Landing: No Firm-Surface Beach Crossing: No Float: No Fee for Launch or Parking: No Transfer/Launch Assistance System: No Other Launch/Landing Notes: The only Gangway: No way to get to the beach is down the stairs. Boat/Trailer Ramp: No Mudflats Affect Site Usability: Yes Restrictions: Mudflats at low tide can Beach Wheelchair Available: No make site unuseable. Stair Water Entry: No Beach: Yes Water Entry Path: No

Site Appears to be Suitable For: Kayak: Yes Canoe: Yes Windsurfer: No Outrigger Canoe: No Kiteboard: No Sculling: No Whaleboat: No Rowboat/Dinghy: No Stand Up Paddleboard: Yes Dragonboat: No

Boats must be carried down stairs to the beach.

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Transportation and Parking: General Spaces (number): 11 Bay Trail: Yes ADA Parking Spaces (number): 0 Parking Description: Free street parking - 2 Public Transportation: The Emery Go-Round hours max. Watergate Express line stops on Access Road, Duration (hours): 2 approximately 500 feet from Shorebird Park. Overnight Parking Allowed: No This line connects to numerous locations (and Loading/Unloading Area: No other transit options) within Emeryville and Oakland.

There are eleven roadside parking spaces. Parking is limited to 2 hours.

Path of Travel: Distance to Launch from Parking Area (feet): 130 Distance from ADA Restrooms to ADA Parking (feet): 0 Path of Travel Exists: No Path of Travel Description: There is no accessible path to the beach - just stairs from the viewing platform. There is no ADA parking. Once on the sidewalk, there is a ramp that leads from street level down to the viewing platform.

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Other Site Amenities: Total Restrooms: 0 Rigging/Staging Area: No Total ADA Restrooms: 0 Picnic Tables: No Restroom Description: None. Benches: Yes BBQ: No Boat Washing: No Boat Storage: No

Overnight Accommodations: Hotel: Yes Hostel: No Ship: No Camping: No Other: No Accommodations Description: Hilton Garden Inn is location approximately 0.3 miles south of the beach.

Additional Notes Related to Accessibility:

No ADA parking on street. ADA access is provided via ramps from the sidewalk down to the viewing platform.

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Additional Notes on Use of Site (Boating and Non-Boating) and Existing and Planned Management: Shorebird Park is primarily utilized by kayakers and paddleboarders, but currently experiences limited use. The proximity of the beach to Chevy's restaurant makes it a good destination for paddlers looking to rest or grab food. The beach is typically too sheltered from the wind to be utilized by windsurfers or kite boarders; however, the beach can be used as an emergency egress for windsailors launching from the Berkeley Marina, Point Emery, or the Emeryville Marina.

Safety and Security, including Parking:

Mudflats at low tide are extensive at this site. Boaters must be aware of tides and only use the site during high tide.

Wildlife and Habitat Considerations: Shorebird Park and the cove to the north are very shallow and large areas of mudflats are exposed at low tides. Mudflats are important habitat for foraging shorebirds. Birds foraging in the mudflats would not be affected by boaters, as boaters would not be able to paddle in these areas at low tide. Increased signage encouraging boaters to be aware of tides and the potential for getting stranded in the mud would reduce potential for boaters to affect these habitats.

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Education, Outreach, and Stewardship, Including Signage: The beach and viewing platforms are popular for birdwatching.

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail November 28, 2016 Summary of Environmental Review based on the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan Final Environmental Impact Report

Shorebird Park December 9, 2016

Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Recreation Shorebird Park has a sandy beach Regarding recreational conflicts, References: WT DREIR, accessed by a water entry path Water Trail users may submit pp. 3-32 to 3-37. (stairways) and parking. Facilities comments to Water Trail staff through are well maintained, but the the website if they witness or roadside parking area is small and experience recreational conflict at any often full. Non-motorized small designated site. boat use is compatible with the uses of this site, and, when parking is available, increased use would not be anticipated to result in conflicts. Navigational and Personal Small boat users should be aware The Water Trail educational sign Safety of mudflats, winds, and currents. provides safety information related to References: WT Low tide exposes extensive navigational and personal boating DREIR pp. 3-38 to 3-51, mudflats, which can cause boaters safety. Other access point are and Figures 3.4.2-1 to become stranded. No major available nearby, allowing boaters to and 3.4.2-2. shipping channels occur in the exit the water at low tide, if needed. immediate vicinity of Shorebird Park. Aesthetics Shorebird Park is considered an The Water Trail will require the References: WT DREIR urban launch, characterized by the inclusion of a Water Trail identification pp. 3-56 to 3-68. developed park that provides sign at the site. A “sign program” will access to a beach. Shorebird Park be developed with the City of does not currently have signs Emeryville to ensure that the I.D. sign except for parking restriction and additional educational sign do not signs, an educational box for result in sign clutter at the site. beach cleanups, and an entry sign. Biology- The shoreline of the Shorebird Boaters should keep recommended Vegetation Park is reinforced in some areas distances from sensitive habitats. References: WT with riprap and generally DREIR pp. 3-69 to 3-92 developed. Tidal mudflats occur Preventing the inadvertent spread of and within the basin of Shorebird Park. exotic, invasive plant species is Table 3.7.2-1 and Table important at all launch sites. The WT 3.7.2-2. educational sign and website ask WT users to help prevent the spread of invasive species by rinsing boats and equipment immediately after use. Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology – Birds Due to the developed nature of The WT educational sign includes References: WT FEIR text the region, there are limited active information about how to paddle and map nesting areas in the vicinity of the responsibly around wildlife and site. Mudflats near Shorebird Park instructing NMSB users to maintain a and within the Emeryville Crescent buffer distance from nesting birds. The are an important feeding ground WT website and brochure include for a variety of shorebirds and more detailed information about not waterfowl. disturbing nesting birds.

Mudflat habitat is most important to species when exposed, which limits boaters’ability to come into proximity to feeding shorebirds. It is anticipated that most boaters launching from Shorebird Park will seek the open waters of the Bay and visitation to nearby sensitive shorelines is not anticipated to substantially increase. Signage could inform paddlers to avoid entering the Emeryville Crescent or getting stuck in the mud. Biology – Rafting This site provides access to areas Disturbance of rafting waterfowl is not Waterfowl where rafting waterfowl addressed in existing signs on-site, References: WT DREIR congregate. but is highlighted in the Water Trail pp. 3-93 to 3-131 and educational sign, brochure, and Table 3.8.2-1, Figure website. 3.8.2-1. Biology – Ridgway’s rail Ridgway’s rail and black rail have Signage is needed to emphasize the (formerly California been known to occur near Radio importance of not entering marshes, clapper rail) and California Beach, within four miles of the keeping a 50-foot buffer from rail black rail and high tide Shorebird Park. habitat (not entering channels less refugia than 100-feet wide), importance of References: WT DREIR staying clear of high-tide refugia, and pp. 3-93 to 3-131 and that landing in marshes and on levees Figure 3.8.2-2 is prohibited. The Water Trail educational sign and brochure include this information. Biology –Western Snowy Unique or important western The Water Trail educational sign and Plover snowy plover habitat does not brochure include bird avoidance References: exist at or in the immediate vicinity information. WT DREIR pp. 3-93 to 3- of the Shorebird Park. 131 and Figures 3.8.2-3 Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology – Harbor A secondary haul-out site is The WT educational sign, brochure, Seals located on Treasure Island, within and website all advise boaters not to References: WT four miles of this site. land at haul-out sites and to always DREIR pp. 3-132 to 3- stay at least 330’ away from hauled- 156, Figure out harbor seals and at least 500’ 3.9.2-1, and away from March to July when seals Tables 3.9.2-1, 3.9.2-2, are pupping. The permanent inclusion 3.9.5-1, and 3.9.5-2 of this information in WT media is a good precaution to reach boaters who may paddle more than eight miles in one day or take a multiple-day trip. Cultural No WT-related construction is The WT website includes information Resources planned at this time. NMSB users about avoiding disturbance to cultural are not anticipated to land in artifacts. regional wetland habitat (i.e., are not expected to enter areas where they could potentially disturb cultural artifacts). Hydrology No WT-related construction is There would be no changes to site planned at this time. hydrology from designation. Transportation, Shorebird Park has 11 on-road Parking is already at capacity in this Circulation, and parking spots. small park. Parking will continue to be Parking first-come, first-served.

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Site Description for Point Emery

Location, Ownership, and Management: Point Emery is owned and managed by the City of Emeryville. It is a small park featuring stunning views of the Bay, walking paths, and a small parking lot located off of West Frontage Road.

Contact Name: Keena, Diana Contact Phone: (510) 596-4335 Contact E-mail: [email protected]

Path to beach Beach launch Path to point launch

Facility Description: Point Emery has two launches -- the wide, sandy beach north of the parking lot, and a narrow but short set of stairs near the Point. The beach launch is approximately 50 feet from the parking lot. Free unlimited parking is offered from 7AM to 9PM. There are thirteen diagonal spaces, including one ADA parking space. There are no restrooms.

Point Emery is popular for kayakers and stand-up paddlers due to its convenient location, parking with no hourly time limit, and short walk from the parking area to the beach. The site is also a key launch for kiteboarders and windsurfers on windy summer afternoons.Parking is frequently filled on windy summer afternoons by kitesailors and windsurfers.

Point Emery offers exceptional views across the San Francisco Bay.

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Other Identifying or General Information: Site ID: A4 Home of a Club: No In WT Plan: Yes Used by a Program that Assists Persons with Existing or Planned: Existing Disabilities: No Ownership: Public Appreciated for Windy Conditions: Yes County: Alameda Near Food or Drink: No Geo-Region: Albany/Berkeley/Emeryville SF Bay Plan Region: Central Bay Proximity to Other Sites: This site is located in Launch or Destination: Launch close proximity to Shorebird Park (A5) and the Emeryville Marina (A6), approximately 0.4 miles south and 0.7 miles southwest from the Park, respectively. The Berkeley Marina Small Boat Launch Water Trail site is located approximately 1.3 miles north. Treasure Island is 3.5 miles west and Pier 40 and the San Francisco waterfront are 6 miles west.

Site Overview Map

West Frontage Road

Bay Trail

Beach launch

Beach access path

Point Emery Launch Free parking

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Description of Launch/Landing: Fixed Dock/Pier Launch/Landing: No Beach: Yes Float: No Firm-Surface Beach Crossing: No Transfer/Launch Assistance System: No Fee for Launch or Parking: No Gangway: No Other Launch/Landing Notes: On the Boat/Trailer Ramp: No point there is a path that leads down Mudflats Affect Site Usability: Yes through the rip rap, which is utilized by Beach Wheelchair Available: No windsurfers. Stair Water Entry: Yes Water Entry Path: No

Site Appears to be Suitable For: Kayak: Yes Canoe: Yes Windsurfer: Yes Outrigger Canoe: No Kiteboard: Yes Sculling: No Whaleboat: No Rowboat/Dinghy: No Stand Up Paddleboard: Yes Dragonboat: No

Point Emery is a long established windsurfing location and is an excellent kiteboarding location if conditions are right and skills are sufficient to ensure that a rider can stay upwind. This spot is recommended for intermediate to advanced riders only. Gear can be rigged on the beach or on the grass area within the park.

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Transportation and Parking: General Spaces (number): 13 ADA Parking Spaces (number): 1 ADA Parking Description: One van accessible ADA space located closest to the point. Duration (hours): 14 Overnight Parking Allowed: No Loading/Unloading Area: No Bay Trail: Yes Public Transportation: No public Park hours are 7AM to 9PM. There is no transportation services the site. A popular parking time limit during these hours, which is segment of Bay Trail runs along the shore important to paddlers or windsailors seeking next to the Park. longer excursions on the Bay.

Path of Travel: Distance to Launch from Parking Area (feet): 122 Distance to Launch from ADA Parking (feet): 140 Path of Travel Exists: No

Path of Travel Description: The beach access path leads approximately 50 feet from the parking lot, down a small set of steps, and through small dunes to the sandy beach.

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Other Site Amenities: Total Restrooms: 0 Total ADA Restrooms: 0 Restroom Description: None Boat Washing: No Rigging/Staging Area: No Picnic Tables: No Benches: Yes BBQ: No

Boat Storage: No Benches and a walking path make Point

Emery a scenic destination for paddlers.

Overnight Accommodations: Hotel: No Hostel: No Ship: No Camping: No Other: No

Additional Notes Related to Accessibility: The park has ADA parking, but the path to the beach and out to the point is unpaved and generally not accessible.

Additional Notes on Use of Site (Boating and Non-Boating) and Existing and Planned Management: This site is utilized largely by kiteboarders and windsurfers. Kiteboarders will launch from the beach and windsurfers often launch closer to the point. Paddlers also use the beach for launching or landing. The ability to park for extended periods of time, for free, and the proximity of the beach launch make this a convenient site when users are able to get parking.

Safety and Security, including Parking: Car break-ins are known to occur. No shipping lanes occur in the immediate vicinity of the launch.

Wildlife and Habitat Considerations: Mudflats to the south of the site provide habitat to foraging birds. Birds foraging in the mudflats would not be affected by boaters, as boaters would not be able to paddle in these areas at low tide. Increased signage encouraging boaters to be aware of tides and the potential for getting stranded in the mud would reduce potential for boaters to affect these habitats.

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Education, Outreach, and Stewardship, Including Signage: There is a Beach TLC Station located next to the path from the parking area to the beach. This small box contains plastic bags to encourage trash collection, as well as information on how to report what type of trash was collected for data collection purposes.

Other Existing or Anticipated Water Trail-Related Issues and Opportunities:

The City of Emeryville Capital Improvement Plan includes a project that would install shoreline protection (riprap) along the unprotected portions of the northern shoreline and the western-most portions of the south shoreline of Point Emery. These improvements should take into account windsurfer access.

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San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail November 28, 2016 Summary of Environmental Review based on the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan Final Environmental Impact Report

Point Emery December 9, 2016

Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Recreation Point Emery has a sandy beach Regarding recreational conflicts, References: WT DREIR, accessed by a water entry path Water Trail users may submit pp. 3-32 to 3-37. and parking. Facilities are well comments to Water Trail staff through maintained, but the parking area is the website if they witness or small and often full. Non- experience recreational conflict at any motorized small boat use is designated site. compatible with other uses and, when parking is available, increased use would not be anticipated to result in conflicts. Navigational and Personal Small boat users should be aware The Water Trail educational sign Safety of winds and currents. No major provides safety information related to References: WT shipping channels occur in the navigational and personal boating DREIR pp. 3-38 to 3-51, immediate vicinity of Point Emery. safety. and Figures 3.4.2-1 and 3.4.2-2.

Aesthetics Point Emery is considered an The Water Trail will require the References: WT DREIR urban launch, characterized by the inclusion of a Water Trail identification pp. 3-56 to 3-68. developed park that provides sign at the site. A “sign program” will access to a beach. Point Emery be developed with the City of does not currently have signs Emeryville to ensure that the I.D. sign except for parking restriction and additional educational sign do not signs, an educational box for result in sign clutter at the site. beach cleanups, and an entryway sign. Biology- The shoreline of the Point Emery Boaters should keep recommended Vegetation is reinforced in some areas with distances from sensitive habitats. References: WT riprap and generally developed. DREIR pp. 3-69 to 3-92 Tidal mudflats occur within the Preventing the inadvertent spread of and basin to the south of Point Emery, exotic, invasive plant species is Table 3.7.2-1 and Table and to a lesser extent to the north important at all launch sites. The WT 3.7.2-2. of Point Emery. educational sign and website ask WT users to help prevent the spread of invasive species by rinsing boats and equipment immediately after use. Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology – Birds Due to the developed nature of The WT educational sign includes References: WT FEIR text the region, there are limited active information about how to paddle and map nesting areas in the vicinity of the responsibly around wildlife and to site. The Emeryville Crescent, an maintain a buffer distance from important feeding ground for a nesting birds. The WT website and variety of shorebirds and brochure include more detailed waterfowl, is located information about not disturbing approximately 0.5 miles to the nesting birds. south of the park. Mudflat habitat is most important to species when exposed, which limits boaters’ ability to come into proximity to feeding shorebirds. It is anticipated that most boaters launching from Point Emery will seek the open waters of the Bay and visitation to nearby sensitive shorelines is not anticipated to substantially increase. Signage could inform paddlers to avoid entering the Emeryville Crescent. Biology – Rafting This site provides access to areas Disturbance of rafting waterfowl is not Waterfowl where rafting waterfowl addressed in existing signs on-site, References: WT DREIR congregate. but is highlighted in the Water Trail pp. 3-93 to 3-131 and educational sign, brochure, and Table 3.8.2-1, Figure website. 3.8.2-1. Biology – Ridgway’s rail Ridgway’s rail and black rail have Signage is needed to emphasize the (formerly California been known to occur near Radio importance of not entering marshes, clapper rail) and California Beach, within four miles of the keeping a 50-foot buffer from rail black rail and high tide Point Emery. habitat (not entering channels less refugia than 100-feet wide), importance of References: WT DREIR staying clear of high-tide refugia, and pp. 3-93 to 3-131 and that landing in marshes and on levees Figure 3.8.2-2 is prohibited. The Water Trail educational sign and brochure include this information. Biology –Western Snowy Unique or important western The Water Trail educational sign and Plover snowy plover habitat does not brochure include bird avoidance References: exist at or in the immediate vicinity information. WT DREIR pp. 3-93 to 3- of the Point Emery. 131 and Figures 3.8.2-3 Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology – Harbor A secondary haul-out site is The WT educational sign, brochure, Seals located on Treasure Island, within and website all advise boaters not to References: WT four miles of this site. land at haul-out sites and to always DREIR pp. 3-132 to 3- stay at least 330’ away from hauled- 156, Figure out harbor seals and at least 500’ 3.9.2-1, and away from March to July when seals Tables 3.9.2-1, 3.9.2-2, are pupping. The permanent inclusion 3.9.5-1, and 3.9.5-2 of this information in WT media is a good precaution to reach boaters who may paddle more than eight miles in one day or take a multiple-day trip. Cultural No WT-related construction is The WT website includes information Resources planned at this time. NMSB users about avoiding disturbance to cultural are not anticipated to land in artifacts. regional wetland habitat (i.e., are not expected to enter areas where they could potentially disturb cultural artifacts). Hydrology No WT-related construction is There would be no changes to site planned at this time. hydrology from site designation. Transportation, Point Emery has a large parking Parking is already at capacity in this Circulation, and lot. The entry road has sufficient small park. Parking will continue to be Parking capacity for existing and first-come, first-served. foreseeable future use.

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