What's Ahead
Weekly Summary of Upcoming Berkeley City Meetings with Agenda Highlights
and Community Civic Events
The process for creating the weekly summary of meetings and events includes review of City Council and every Berkeley Board and Commission webpage for upcoming meetings. Every meeting agenda is read and topics of interest are listed. The process for creating the weekly summary starts after the close of City offices on Friday at 5:00 pm. The weekly index of meetings is usually posted between midnight Friday and 2:00 am Saturday for the coming week. Click on the links for the full meeting agenda.
When notices of meetings are found that are posted after Friday 5:00 pm they are added to the website schedule https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html and preceded by LATE ENTRY
To Check For Regional Meetings with Berkeley Council Appointees
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Committee_and_Regional_Body_Appointees.aspx
To check for Berkeley Unified School District Board Meetings go to
https://www.berkeleyschools.net/schoolboard/board-meeting-information/
To check for Notices of Decision (Land Use Approvals by the Zoning Officer, Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB), Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) and the end of the appeal period go to
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
Audio Recordings of City Council Committee Meetings are available and the quality is surprisingly good
Audio Recordings: click this link to access recent meeting MP3 audio files via Dropbox.
(Note: A Dropbox account is not required in order to access the MP3 files.)
When notices of meetings are found that are posted after Friday 5:00 pm they are added to the website schedule https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html and preceded by LATE ENTRY
To Check For Regional Meetings with Berkeley Council Appointees
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Committee_and_Regional_Body_Appointees.aspx
To check for Berkeley Unified School District Board Meetings go to
https://www.berkeleyschools.net/schoolboard/board-meeting-information/
To check for Notices of Decision (Land Use Approvals by the Zoning Officer, Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB), Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) and the end of the appeal period go to
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
Audio Recordings of City Council Committee Meetings are available and the quality is surprisingly good
Audio Recordings: click this link to access recent meeting MP3 audio files via Dropbox.
(Note: A Dropbox account is not required in order to access the MP3 files.)
There is a lot of information in the weekly summary of meetings. The introduction is given as a guide to meetings with items of high interest or potential high impact. Those are the meetings with a double **. The best opportunity for input is at the City Council policy committees and key Boards and Commissions
For anyone in a risk group of complications from Covid-19, who is avoiding crowds, the City of Berkeley does not seem to be slowing down. You can still make your voice heard through an email to all the Council members and Mayor council@cityofberkeley.info or a phone call or individual email:
- Mayor - Jesse Arreguin - 510.981.7100 - mayor@cityofberkeley.info
- District 1 - Rashi Kesarwani - 510.981.7119 - rkesarwani@cityofberkeley.info
- District 2 - Terry Taplin - 510.981.7120 - ttaplin@cityofberkeley.info
- District 3 - Ben Bartlett - 510.981.7130 - bbartlett@cityofberkeley.info
- District 4 - Kate Harrison - 510.981.7140 - kharrison@cityofberkeley.info
- District 5 - Sophie Hahn - 510.981.7150 - shahn@cityofberkeley.info
- District 6 - Susan Wengraf - 510.981.7160 - swengraf@cityofberkeley.info
- District 7 - Rigel Robinson - 510.981.7170 - rrobinson@cityofberkeley.info
- District 8 - Lori Droste - 510.981.7180 - ldroste@cityofberkeley.info
April 18 - April 25, 2021
Worth Noting:
Wednesday, April 21 at 5 pm is the deadline for responding to UC Berkeley’s Long Rang Development Plan – Draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report) https://lrdp.berkeley.edu/environmental-review
Monday – COVID-19 Town Hall is at 6 pm with Mayor Arreguin (it will be recorded if you miss it).
Website for vaccine appointments https://myturn.ca.gov/
Tuesday – City Council regular is at meeting 6 pm.
Wednesday – Facilities, Infrastructure Committee meets at 2:30 pm, paving is on the agenda
Thursday – Budget and Finance committee meets at 10 am.
Future Events
April 27 City Council Regular meeting is available for comment..
Getting Off Gas in Berkeley’s Buildings (homes, offices, schools, businesses) Shape the Vision of All-Electric Future, May 4 at 7 pm register at http://electrifyberkeley.eventbrite.com
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - No City meetings or events found
Monday, April 19, 2021
Town Hall on COVID-19 with Mayor Arreguin at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://www.jessearreguin.com/
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 4238 0739 Passcode: 382017
AGENDA: send in questions by 3 pm https://www.jessearreguin.com/ all questions must be submitted in advance.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm
The Special City Meeting at 5:30 pm to appoint Farimah Faiz Brown as City Attorney uses the same videoconference and teleconference links as the 6 pm meeting.
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84640742374
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 846 4074 2374
AGENDA: Recess item: 2. Contract add $250,000 total $2,495,726 for Police Substation at 841 Folger/3000 7th St, CONSENT: 4. T1 Loan $1,500,000 to complete Phase1 projects, 6. Contact add $25,000 total $74,000 and extend thru FY2024 with Freitas Landscaping at Dona Spring Animal Shelter, 7. Contract add $110,000 total $231,600 and extend 6/30/2026 with Koefran Industries for Animal Disposal Services, 8. Add $4800 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM to provide free spay and neuter surgeries to pets of low/no income and homeless persons and authorize receipt of $40,000 in donations, 9. Add $9,936 total $219,936 for public art commission at San Pablo Park, 10. Approve (unspecified) bid solicitations $1,581,000, 11. Predevelopment affordable housing funding 2024 Ashby $1,198,960 and 1708 Harmon $1,056,400, 13. Receive grants for Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal HUD $4,124,485 6/1/2021-1/1/2022, COACH Project $2,411,026 1/1/20222-12/31/2022, and Co. of Alameda for tenant-based rental assistance $881,046 3/1/2021-2/28/2022, 14. Contract add $160,562 total $6,066,230 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Community Center Seismic Upgrade, 15. Contract add $125,000 total $2,094,056 with Suarez and Munoz Construction Inc for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation, 16. Contract $542,032 plus 20% contingency $108,406 total $650,438 with ERA Construction for King School Play Area at 1700 Hopkins, 17. Contract $5,369,727 plus 15% contingency $805,459 total $6,175,186 with O.C. Jones & Sons for Berkeley Marina Roadway, 18. Grant application accept any amount up to $8,000,000 CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for selected Santa Fe Right-of-Way parcels, 19. From Homeless Commission Refer to City Manager including Homeless Persons in hate crime reporting, 20. From Housing Advisory Commission Refer to City Manager release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) of Measure O Bond funds allowing tenant incomes up to 120% of AMI reserve $15,432,000 for 2001 Ashby, 21. Authorize CM to amend contract with Badawi & Assoc to perform audits of City’s financial statements for FY 2021, 2022 and include T1 adding $372,660, 22. Refer to budget process from Taplin, Arreguin remediation for plan for Lawn Bowling Green at 2270 Acton and 1324 Allston (North Bowling Green at 1324 Allston contains elevated pesticides and metals and is protected from development under Measure L), 23. Taplin Support AB1401 eliminate parking requirements for housing and commercial buildings near transit, 24. Taplin Support SB 519 decriminalize controlled substances, 25. Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison Urge AC Transit to Restore 80-Ashby/6th Street bus line, 26. Bartlett Support AB 816 State and Local Agencies: Homelessness Plan, 27. Bartlett, Taplin, Harrison oppose FAA proposal to shift WNDSR Commercial Airliner Flight Corridor Directly over residential neighborhoods in Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito and Albany, 28. Harrison, Robinson Support SB 271 Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act to allow for more diverse and democratic sheriff elections, 29. Harrison support AB 1199 creates a database of rental properties serving low-income tenants and levies a tax on holders of multiple rental properties, ( in packet pages 119 -174 from Hahn and Harrison not in agenda revitalization of Solano Ave), 30. Budget Referral FY2022-FY2023: $300,000 Solano Ave Revitalization Plan, 31. Hahn Personal Liability Protection for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, 32. Robinson support AB 455 Bay Bridge designate transit-only traffic lanes, ACTION: 33. New temporary rules for Council committees during COVID-19 emergency, 34. Davila Request CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality – Health Council Committee recommends refer to Public Safety Committee and f/u on pending bills on police reform, 35. Kesarwani, Taplin refer to Planning commission to establish zoning overlay at Pacific Steel Casting Property to redesignate zoning as Manufacturing (M) to Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MULI), 37. Harrison refer to CM prioritize shift to electric bicycles and other forms of zero-emissions mobility, INFORMATION REPORTS: 38-41 Workplans from Civic Arts Commission, Community Health Commission Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Measure O Oversight Committee.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee at 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82959137560
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 829 5913 7560
AGENDA: 2. (Harrison) Potential Bonding and Funding for improving PCI (paving condition index) of residential streets and creating master plan, 3. (Harrison) Establish impact/mitigation fees to address disproportionate impact to public right of way (heavy trucks/vehicles chew up our streets), 4. (City manager) ask for delay to Amend BMC for reducing tax for electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation, 5. (Taplin) 15 mph speed limit at all early childhood education facilities, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS for future meetings: 6. (Harrison-Hahn) Regulate plastic bags, 7. (Taplin) Just Transition from Fossil Fuel Economy.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Animal Care Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82150538692?pwd=V2pDbnhMTXZOMVZvVlZpRWxaUHZaUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 857 4344 7842 Passcode: 725597
AGENDA: VI. a) Transition to plant based food only for City facilities that provide food to the public, b) Annual work plan, c) Covid related impact on Berkeley Animal Care Services, V. b) Creating pet friendly housing, VII. a) Monthly financials, b) Shelter budget,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Animal_Care_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee at 5:30 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97533782971?pwd=cDcwbi90eVJLNGZ0WGJocFNHT0lmUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 975 3378 2971 Passcode: 078297
AGENDA: 5. Tenant Survey
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Human Welfare & Community Action Commission at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97245011849
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 972 4501 1849
AGENDA: 5. Public Hearing Agency Community Action Plan FY2022-2023, 6. FY Single Audit Report FY 2020, 7. CSBG 2021 Discretionary Funding, 8. Review City of Berkeley Agency Program and Financial Reports
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Thursday, April 22, 2021 – Earth Day
City Council Budget & Finance Committee at 10 am
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82433984748
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 824 3398 4748
AGENDA: Department Budget Presentations 2. Health, Housing & Community services, 3. Public Works, 4. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront, Police Department, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS for future meetings: 6. Predevelopment allocation ARCH, 7. Proposal to allocate revenues generated by Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel tax) generated in waterfront to the Marina fund.
PolicyCommittee@cityofberkeley.info,
Mental Health Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96361748103
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 963 6174 8103
AGENDA: 3. Presentation by Research Development Associates (RDA) on Results Based Accountability and evaluation for the Division of Mental Health, 4. Update Specialized Care Unit, Update Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 6.d. PRIDE Program Update – LGBTQIA+ Transition Age Youth.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97790280207
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 977 9028 0207
AGENDA: 2. 1333 Sixth Street – new – 1-story existing industrial building change use of less than 25% of 17,220 from material recovery enterprise to auto repair and service, located in newly established new tenant space (MU-LI – mixed use light industrial district zoning)
3. 55 (0) Latham Lane – new – Construct 2,905 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling, ave height 22’ 10” on 9,755 sq ft vacant lot, Zoning: R-1(H) Hillside overlay - fire zone 2
65 (0) Latham Lane – new – Construct 3,344 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling, ave height 26’ 3” on 8,347 sq ft vacant lot, Zoning: R-1(H) Hillside overlay - fire zone 2
75 (0) Latham Lane – new – Construct 3,140 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling, ave height 22’ 3” on 7,913 sq ft vacant lot, Zoning: R-1(H) Hillside overlay - fire zone 2
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Friday, April 23, 2021 & Saturday, April 24, 2021 & Sunday, April 25, 2021 - No City meetings or events found,
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April 27, City Council Regular meeting, 6 pm, available for comment
Email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82895393673
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 828 9539 3673
CONSENT: 1. Urgency Ordinance lease 742 Grayson for 11 months, 2. Dorothy Day to operate shelter at 742 Grayson, 3. Appointment of Jordon Klein as Director of Planning and Development annual salary $194,765, 4. Extend contract to 6/30/2023 with Michael Brady Emergency Management Training, 5. Donation surplus fire apparatus, 6. Contract add $245,700 and extend 3 years FY 2022, FY2023 with Rebuilding Together East Bay-North, 7. Contract add $180,100 total $230,000 1/7/2019-6/30/2022 with Cyber Leadership and Strategy Solutions, LLC for professional services, 8. Contract add $60,000 total $120,000 with Edgeworth Integration for additional security cameras at waterfront, 9. Contract add $110,000 total $240,000 with Bellingham Inc. for additional finger dock repairs, 10. Contract $540,000 with Raimi + Associates for professional planning services for the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update (RHNA), 11. Contract $4,296,733 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc for street rehabilitation FY 2021, 12. PO $465,000 for one CCTV Sewer Camera Truck, 13. PO $390,000 plus up-fitting costs $120,000 total $510,000 for eight hybrid Ford Interceptor Utility Hybrid SUVs, 14. Contract add $50,000 total $920,304 with Downtown Streets Team for services around encampments and neighborhoods, 15. Contract $2,000,000with California Constructores for Sidewalk Repairs FY 2020 16. Contract add $1,000,000 total $1,450,000 with Trip Stop Sidewalk Repair for sidewalk inspection and shaving, 17. Contract add $78,200 total $484,800 with Disability Access Consultants for ADA Transition Plan, 18. Approve list of projects to utilize State Road and Maintenance Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Funds, 19. Contract for parking data collection, community outreach with Nelson/Nygaard for goBerkeley Residential Shared Parking Pilot, 20. Contract add $100,000 total $3,156,900 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovations at Central Library, 21. Vision Zero Annual Report and BerkDOT Berkeley Department of Transportation, 22. Contract add $350,000 total $8,670,400 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovation/upgrade at N. Berkeley Senior Center, 23. Lease Agreement 2010 Addison at Center St Garage with Vito Loconte and Alexie LeCount DBA Lexie’s Frozen Custard for 10 yr w/5 yr lease extension and $9,331.23 to Colliers International for commercial brokerage fees for locating tenant, 24. Arreguin, Assessing City’s Bonding Capacity Referral to CM, 25. Taplin, support AB-490 (use of force policies to prohibit techniques and transport methods with substantial risk of positional asphyxia. 26. Taplin, Arreguin, Budget Referral remediation Ninth St Traffic Conditions adds six traffic circles, 27. Harrison, Request CalPERS Divest from Industrial Animal Protein and Factory Farming Companies and Invest in CA Local Plant-Based Food Economy, ACTION: 28. CM, Public Hearing Submission of PY2021 (FY2022) Annual Action Plan Allocations of Federal Funds (HUD) for community agencies, 29. CM, Refinancing 2010 Certificates originally issued to finance Animal Shelter Project, 30. CM, Issuance of $45,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds, Series B for Measure T1 (Facilities and Infrastructure Improvements), 31. CM, Reserve $40 million of Measure O bonds as part of the $53 million to achieve 35% affordable housing at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART sites and future Housing Funding Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA), reserve at least $13 million in future Affordable Housing Mitigation fees to cover balance of $53, million, refer to CM to investigate bond measure with goal of maximizing affordable housing (up to 100%), 32. Harrison, Bartlett, Taplin, Adopt Ordinance Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 33. Information Reports: Zero Waste Commission Workplan.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
190 Alvarado 5/4/2021
905 Contra Costa 4/20/2021
1205 Cornell 5/4/2021
1428 Delaware 5/4/2021
2801 Dohr 4/29/2021
1918 Grant 4/29/2021
1402 Hawthorne 4/29/2021
1205 Peralta 4/27/2021
2943 Pine 4/27/2021
1836 Thousand Oaks 5/4/2021
1175 University 4/27/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – 1. Systems Realignment 3. Affordable Housing Policy Reform (tentative)
July 20 – 1. Bayer Development Agreement (tentative), Measure FF/Fire Prevention
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Worth Noting:
Wednesday, April 21 at 5 pm is the deadline for responding to UC Berkeley’s Long Rang Development Plan – Draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report) https://lrdp.berkeley.edu/environmental-review
Monday – COVID-19 Town Hall is at 6 pm with Mayor Arreguin (it will be recorded if you miss it).
Website for vaccine appointments https://myturn.ca.gov/
Tuesday – City Council regular is at meeting 6 pm.
Wednesday – Facilities, Infrastructure Committee meets at 2:30 pm, paving is on the agenda
Thursday – Budget and Finance committee meets at 10 am.
Future Events
April 27 City Council Regular meeting is available for comment..
Getting Off Gas in Berkeley’s Buildings (homes, offices, schools, businesses) Shape the Vision of All-Electric Future, May 4 at 7 pm register at http://electrifyberkeley.eventbrite.com
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - No City meetings or events found
Monday, April 19, 2021
Town Hall on COVID-19 with Mayor Arreguin at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://www.jessearreguin.com/
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 4238 0739 Passcode: 382017
AGENDA: send in questions by 3 pm https://www.jessearreguin.com/ all questions must be submitted in advance.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm
The Special City Meeting at 5:30 pm to appoint Farimah Faiz Brown as City Attorney uses the same videoconference and teleconference links as the 6 pm meeting.
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84640742374
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 846 4074 2374
AGENDA: Recess item: 2. Contract add $250,000 total $2,495,726 for Police Substation at 841 Folger/3000 7th St, CONSENT: 4. T1 Loan $1,500,000 to complete Phase1 projects, 6. Contact add $25,000 total $74,000 and extend thru FY2024 with Freitas Landscaping at Dona Spring Animal Shelter, 7. Contract add $110,000 total $231,600 and extend 6/30/2026 with Koefran Industries for Animal Disposal Services, 8. Add $4800 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM to provide free spay and neuter surgeries to pets of low/no income and homeless persons and authorize receipt of $40,000 in donations, 9. Add $9,936 total $219,936 for public art commission at San Pablo Park, 10. Approve (unspecified) bid solicitations $1,581,000, 11. Predevelopment affordable housing funding 2024 Ashby $1,198,960 and 1708 Harmon $1,056,400, 13. Receive grants for Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal HUD $4,124,485 6/1/2021-1/1/2022, COACH Project $2,411,026 1/1/20222-12/31/2022, and Co. of Alameda for tenant-based rental assistance $881,046 3/1/2021-2/28/2022, 14. Contract add $160,562 total $6,066,230 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Community Center Seismic Upgrade, 15. Contract add $125,000 total $2,094,056 with Suarez and Munoz Construction Inc for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation, 16. Contract $542,032 plus 20% contingency $108,406 total $650,438 with ERA Construction for King School Play Area at 1700 Hopkins, 17. Contract $5,369,727 plus 15% contingency $805,459 total $6,175,186 with O.C. Jones & Sons for Berkeley Marina Roadway, 18. Grant application accept any amount up to $8,000,000 CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for selected Santa Fe Right-of-Way parcels, 19. From Homeless Commission Refer to City Manager including Homeless Persons in hate crime reporting, 20. From Housing Advisory Commission Refer to City Manager release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) of Measure O Bond funds allowing tenant incomes up to 120% of AMI reserve $15,432,000 for 2001 Ashby, 21. Authorize CM to amend contract with Badawi & Assoc to perform audits of City’s financial statements for FY 2021, 2022 and include T1 adding $372,660, 22. Refer to budget process from Taplin, Arreguin remediation for plan for Lawn Bowling Green at 2270 Acton and 1324 Allston (North Bowling Green at 1324 Allston contains elevated pesticides and metals and is protected from development under Measure L), 23. Taplin Support AB1401 eliminate parking requirements for housing and commercial buildings near transit, 24. Taplin Support SB 519 decriminalize controlled substances, 25. Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison Urge AC Transit to Restore 80-Ashby/6th Street bus line, 26. Bartlett Support AB 816 State and Local Agencies: Homelessness Plan, 27. Bartlett, Taplin, Harrison oppose FAA proposal to shift WNDSR Commercial Airliner Flight Corridor Directly over residential neighborhoods in Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito and Albany, 28. Harrison, Robinson Support SB 271 Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act to allow for more diverse and democratic sheriff elections, 29. Harrison support AB 1199 creates a database of rental properties serving low-income tenants and levies a tax on holders of multiple rental properties, ( in packet pages 119 -174 from Hahn and Harrison not in agenda revitalization of Solano Ave), 30. Budget Referral FY2022-FY2023: $300,000 Solano Ave Revitalization Plan, 31. Hahn Personal Liability Protection for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, 32. Robinson support AB 455 Bay Bridge designate transit-only traffic lanes, ACTION: 33. New temporary rules for Council committees during COVID-19 emergency, 34. Davila Request CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality – Health Council Committee recommends refer to Public Safety Committee and f/u on pending bills on police reform, 35. Kesarwani, Taplin refer to Planning commission to establish zoning overlay at Pacific Steel Casting Property to redesignate zoning as Manufacturing (M) to Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MULI), 37. Harrison refer to CM prioritize shift to electric bicycles and other forms of zero-emissions mobility, INFORMATION REPORTS: 38-41 Workplans from Civic Arts Commission, Community Health Commission Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Measure O Oversight Committee.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee at 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82959137560
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 829 5913 7560
AGENDA: 2. (Harrison) Potential Bonding and Funding for improving PCI (paving condition index) of residential streets and creating master plan, 3. (Harrison) Establish impact/mitigation fees to address disproportionate impact to public right of way (heavy trucks/vehicles chew up our streets), 4. (City manager) ask for delay to Amend BMC for reducing tax for electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation, 5. (Taplin) 15 mph speed limit at all early childhood education facilities, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS for future meetings: 6. (Harrison-Hahn) Regulate plastic bags, 7. (Taplin) Just Transition from Fossil Fuel Economy.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Animal Care Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82150538692?pwd=V2pDbnhMTXZOMVZvVlZpRWxaUHZaUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 857 4344 7842 Passcode: 725597
AGENDA: VI. a) Transition to plant based food only for City facilities that provide food to the public, b) Annual work plan, c) Covid related impact on Berkeley Animal Care Services, V. b) Creating pet friendly housing, VII. a) Monthly financials, b) Shelter budget,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Animal_Care_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee at 5:30 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97533782971?pwd=cDcwbi90eVJLNGZ0WGJocFNHT0lmUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 975 3378 2971 Passcode: 078297
AGENDA: 5. Tenant Survey
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Human Welfare & Community Action Commission at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97245011849
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 972 4501 1849
AGENDA: 5. Public Hearing Agency Community Action Plan FY2022-2023, 6. FY Single Audit Report FY 2020, 7. CSBG 2021 Discretionary Funding, 8. Review City of Berkeley Agency Program and Financial Reports
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Thursday, April 22, 2021 – Earth Day
City Council Budget & Finance Committee at 10 am
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82433984748
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 824 3398 4748
AGENDA: Department Budget Presentations 2. Health, Housing & Community services, 3. Public Works, 4. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront, Police Department, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS for future meetings: 6. Predevelopment allocation ARCH, 7. Proposal to allocate revenues generated by Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel tax) generated in waterfront to the Marina fund.
PolicyCommittee@cityofberkeley.info,
Mental Health Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96361748103
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 963 6174 8103
AGENDA: 3. Presentation by Research Development Associates (RDA) on Results Based Accountability and evaluation for the Division of Mental Health, 4. Update Specialized Care Unit, Update Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 6.d. PRIDE Program Update – LGBTQIA+ Transition Age Youth.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97790280207
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 977 9028 0207
AGENDA: 2. 1333 Sixth Street – new – 1-story existing industrial building change use of less than 25% of 17,220 from material recovery enterprise to auto repair and service, located in newly established new tenant space (MU-LI – mixed use light industrial district zoning)
3. 55 (0) Latham Lane – new – Construct 2,905 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling, ave height 22’ 10” on 9,755 sq ft vacant lot, Zoning: R-1(H) Hillside overlay - fire zone 2
65 (0) Latham Lane – new – Construct 3,344 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling, ave height 26’ 3” on 8,347 sq ft vacant lot, Zoning: R-1(H) Hillside overlay - fire zone 2
75 (0) Latham Lane – new – Construct 3,140 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling, ave height 22’ 3” on 7,913 sq ft vacant lot, Zoning: R-1(H) Hillside overlay - fire zone 2
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Friday, April 23, 2021 & Saturday, April 24, 2021 & Sunday, April 25, 2021 - No City meetings or events found,
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April 27, City Council Regular meeting, 6 pm, available for comment
Email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82895393673
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 828 9539 3673
CONSENT: 1. Urgency Ordinance lease 742 Grayson for 11 months, 2. Dorothy Day to operate shelter at 742 Grayson, 3. Appointment of Jordon Klein as Director of Planning and Development annual salary $194,765, 4. Extend contract to 6/30/2023 with Michael Brady Emergency Management Training, 5. Donation surplus fire apparatus, 6. Contract add $245,700 and extend 3 years FY 2022, FY2023 with Rebuilding Together East Bay-North, 7. Contract add $180,100 total $230,000 1/7/2019-6/30/2022 with Cyber Leadership and Strategy Solutions, LLC for professional services, 8. Contract add $60,000 total $120,000 with Edgeworth Integration for additional security cameras at waterfront, 9. Contract add $110,000 total $240,000 with Bellingham Inc. for additional finger dock repairs, 10. Contract $540,000 with Raimi + Associates for professional planning services for the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update (RHNA), 11. Contract $4,296,733 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc for street rehabilitation FY 2021, 12. PO $465,000 for one CCTV Sewer Camera Truck, 13. PO $390,000 plus up-fitting costs $120,000 total $510,000 for eight hybrid Ford Interceptor Utility Hybrid SUVs, 14. Contract add $50,000 total $920,304 with Downtown Streets Team for services around encampments and neighborhoods, 15. Contract $2,000,000with California Constructores for Sidewalk Repairs FY 2020 16. Contract add $1,000,000 total $1,450,000 with Trip Stop Sidewalk Repair for sidewalk inspection and shaving, 17. Contract add $78,200 total $484,800 with Disability Access Consultants for ADA Transition Plan, 18. Approve list of projects to utilize State Road and Maintenance Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Funds, 19. Contract for parking data collection, community outreach with Nelson/Nygaard for goBerkeley Residential Shared Parking Pilot, 20. Contract add $100,000 total $3,156,900 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovations at Central Library, 21. Vision Zero Annual Report and BerkDOT Berkeley Department of Transportation, 22. Contract add $350,000 total $8,670,400 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovation/upgrade at N. Berkeley Senior Center, 23. Lease Agreement 2010 Addison at Center St Garage with Vito Loconte and Alexie LeCount DBA Lexie’s Frozen Custard for 10 yr w/5 yr lease extension and $9,331.23 to Colliers International for commercial brokerage fees for locating tenant, 24. Arreguin, Assessing City’s Bonding Capacity Referral to CM, 25. Taplin, support AB-490 (use of force policies to prohibit techniques and transport methods with substantial risk of positional asphyxia. 26. Taplin, Arreguin, Budget Referral remediation Ninth St Traffic Conditions adds six traffic circles, 27. Harrison, Request CalPERS Divest from Industrial Animal Protein and Factory Farming Companies and Invest in CA Local Plant-Based Food Economy, ACTION: 28. CM, Public Hearing Submission of PY2021 (FY2022) Annual Action Plan Allocations of Federal Funds (HUD) for community agencies, 29. CM, Refinancing 2010 Certificates originally issued to finance Animal Shelter Project, 30. CM, Issuance of $45,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds, Series B for Measure T1 (Facilities and Infrastructure Improvements), 31. CM, Reserve $40 million of Measure O bonds as part of the $53 million to achieve 35% affordable housing at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART sites and future Housing Funding Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA), reserve at least $13 million in future Affordable Housing Mitigation fees to cover balance of $53, million, refer to CM to investigate bond measure with goal of maximizing affordable housing (up to 100%), 32. Harrison, Bartlett, Taplin, Adopt Ordinance Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 33. Information Reports: Zero Waste Commission Workplan.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
190 Alvarado 5/4/2021
905 Contra Costa 4/20/2021
1205 Cornell 5/4/2021
1428 Delaware 5/4/2021
2801 Dohr 4/29/2021
1918 Grant 4/29/2021
1402 Hawthorne 4/29/2021
1205 Peralta 4/27/2021
2943 Pine 4/27/2021
1836 Thousand Oaks 5/4/2021
1175 University 4/27/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – 1. Systems Realignment 3. Affordable Housing Policy Reform (tentative)
July 20 – 1. Bayer Development Agreement (tentative), Measure FF/Fire Prevention
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
April 11 - April 18, 2021
Worth Noting:
Monday – Agenda committee is meeting at 2:30 pm to plan the April 27 City Council regular meeting. There are a number of items of interest – too many to list in this header
Tuesday – The Special council meeting at 6 pm is on the UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). Public response to the LRDP must be submitted to UC by 5 pm on April 21.
Wednesday – The Homeless Commission is discussing a proposal for a residential vacancy tax. The Parks and Waterfront Commission agenda includes refuse pick-up at the parks and fitness courts.
Thursday – The Budget process for FY2022 is starting at the Budget and Finance committee at 10 am. Thursday evening the Open Government Commission will consider the Brown Act complaint related to land use proceedings. The Transportation Commission will establish a subcommittee on access/parking at the BART stations – after housing is built at the BART stations there won’t be big parking lots anymore and a plan needs to be developed for how people who used to drive and park at BART will get to and from the stations in the future. Access/parking is not part of the BART CAG (Community Advisory Group)
The City Council April 20 regular meeting agenda is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, April 12, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87548147156
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 875 4814 7156
AGENDA Planning for April 27 regular city council meeting: CONSENT: 1. Urgency Ordinance lease 742 Grayson for 11 months, 2. Dorothy Day to operate shelter at 742 Grayson, 3. Appointment of Jordon Klein as Director of Planning and Development annual salary $194,765, 4. Extend contract to 6/30/2023 with Michael Brady Emergency Management Training, 5. Donation surplus fire apparatus, 6. Contract add $245,700 and extend 3 years FY 2022, FY2023 with Rebuilding Together East Bay-North, 7. Contract add $180,100 total $230,000 1/7/2019-6/30/2022 with Cyber Leadership and Strategy Solutions, LLC for professional services, 8. Contract add $60,000 total $120,000 with Edgeworth Integration for additional security cameras at waterfront, 9. Contract add $110,000 total $240,000 with Bellingham Inc. for additional finger dock repairs, 10. Contract $540,000 with Raimi + Associates for professional planning services for the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update (RHNA), 11. Contract $4,296,733 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc for street rehabilitation FY 2021, 12. PO $465,000 for one CCTV Sewer Camera Truck, 13. PO $390,000 plus up-fitting costs $120,000 total $510,000 for eight hybrid Ford Interceptor Utility Hybrid SUVs, 14. Contract add $50,000 total $920,304 with Downtown Streets Team for services around encampments and neighborhoods, 16. Contract add $1,000,000 total $1,450,000 with Trip Stop Sidewalk Repair for sidewalk inspection and shaving, 17. Contract add $78,200 total $484,800 with Disability Access Consultants for ADA Transition Plan, 18. Approve list of projects to utilize State Road and Maintenance Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Funds, 19. Contract for parking data collection, community outreach with Nelson/Nygaard for goBerkeley Residential Shared Parking Pilot, 20. Contract add $100,000 total $3,156,900 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovations at Central Library, 21. Vision Zero Annual Report and BerkDOT Berkeley Department of Transportation, 22. Contract add $350,000 total $8,670,400 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovation/upgrade at N. Berkeley Senior Center, 23. Lease Agreement 2010 Addison at Center St Garage with Vito Loconte and Alexie LeCount DBA Lexie’s Frozen Custard for 10 yr w/5 yr lease extension and $9,331.23 to Colliers International for commercial brokerage fees for locating tenant, 24. Taplin support AB-490 (use of force policies to prohibit techniques and transport methods with substantial risk of positional asphyxia. 25. Taplin, Arreguin, Budget Referral remediation Ninth St Traffic Conditions adds six traffic circles, ACTION: 26. CM, Public Hearing Submission of PY2021 (FY2022) Annual Action Plan Allocations of Federal Funds (HUD) for community agencies, 27. CM, Refinancing 2010 Certificates originally issued to finance Animal Shelter Project, 28. CM, Issuance of $45,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds, Series B for Measure T1 (Facilities and Infrastructure Improvements), 29. CM, Reserve $40 million of Measure O bonds as part of the $53 million to achieve 35% affordable housing at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART sites and future Housing Funding Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA), reserve at least $13 million in future Affordable Housing Mitigation fees to cover balance of $53, million, refer to CM to investigate bond measure with goal of maximizing affordable housing (up to 100%), 30. Harrison, Bartlett, Taplin, Adopt Ordinance Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 31. Arreguin, Assessing City’s Bonding Capacity Referral to CM, 32. Harrison, Request CalPERS Divest from Industrial Animal Protein and Factory Farming Companies and Invest in CA Local Plant-Based Food Economy, Information Reports: Zero Waste Commission Workplan, Referred Items for Review: 8. COVID-19 impact on meetings (boards/commissions), 9. Systems Realignment (changing council submissions to budget cycle), Unscheduled Items: 10. Strengthening and Supporting Commissions.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Personnel Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85334925816?pwd=enlvZkViL0pmeEVSQk5nOGRmeENRdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 853 3492 5816
AGENDA: V. Recommendation to Revise the Housing Inspector Supervisor Classification, VI. Adopt Program Manager I and II Classifications, VII. Establish Director of Police Accountability.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
Youth Commission at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92660674844
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 6067 4844
AGENDA: 13. Current work, 14. Trigger Warnings subcommittee discussion, 15. Student Advocate subcommittee, 16. Potential environmental projects, 17. Review and approval for Sex Education Survey and its distribution,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
City Council Special Meeting at 6 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85445489790
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 854 4548 9790
AGENDA: 1 item: UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) Update and Housing Projects #1 Anchor House, Oxford, University, Walnut 16 stories, 14 above ground 770 student beds and #2 Peoples Park project housing for 1187 student and faculty, 125 beds for supportive housing. LRDP Comment Period ends April 21, 2021 at 5 pm, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board MM Webinar at 10 am
Pre-register for links to webinar http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
AGENDA: Measure MM rent stabilization prohibiting evictions during state or local emergencies
Homeless Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 7. Enforce Berkeley source of income discrimination ordinance, 8. Proposal for Residential Vacancy Tax, 9. Unsheltered Homeless in downtown, 11. Pathways (homeless shelter) accessibility and pandemic response for disabled, 12. Accountability for vendors and NGOs that work for or with City, 13. Possible Homeless Ombudsman Position, 14. Participatory Planning for RHNA.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Parks and Waterfront Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96974512296
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 969 7451 2296
AGENDA: 9. PRW Capital Budget FY2022, 10. Refuse cost at parks, 11. Update Adopt-a-spot, 12. Update Greening Berkeley, 13. Outdoor fitness courts grant, 14. Proposed Pier/Ferry
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Police Review Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 9. Subcommittee reports, Warrant Service policy, Lexipol, 10. a. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board, applications for Board members closed, b. Review BPD issues with Use of Force Policy (UOF), c. Whether commissioners to participate in UOF training 11. Whether commissioners may be allowed to observe police officers being trained
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Thursday, April 15, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee at 10 am
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86368395448
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 863 6839 5448
AGENDA: 2. Bartlett, Arreguin, Taplin, Predevelopment Allocation, Ashby Recreation and Community Housing (ARCH) Consortium planning grant for Ashby BART East Parking Lot, 3. From Parks and Waterfront Commission, Proposal to Allocate Revenues from Transient Occupancy Tax from the Waterfront Area to the Marin Fund. 4. FY2022 Budget Calendar Update, 5. Fire Dept Budget Presentation, 6. Human Resources Dept Budget Presentation,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95480886658?pwd=SmJrc1QzdDczeDltaHhySWxndndVQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 954 8088 6658 Passcode: 427413
AGENDA: 7. State Legislative Report and action to take positions on AB1199, AB854, AB1188
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Design Review Committee at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98029280758
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 920 2928 0758
AGENDA: 1. 2352 Shattuck @ Channing – continued final review – demolish 2 existing commercial buildings, split lot in two, construct two 8-story mixed-use buildings with 204 units, (including 14 very low income units)
2. 2000 University @ Milvia – preliminary design review – demolish 2 commercial structure, construct new 8-story mixed-use building with 82 units and ground floor commercial
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Fair Campaign Practices Commission and Open Government Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89688058545
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 896 8805 8545
AGENDA: 6. Mandated Cost of Living Adjustments for Public Financing Program, 7. Developing policies allowing administrative closure of inactive campaign committees, 9. Handling of public communications submitted to city legislative bodies as part of public record in land use proceedings, 10. Brown Act and Open Government Ordinance complaints submitted by Shirley Dean related to City Council land use items.
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Independent Redistricting Commission at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81495024968
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 814 9502 4968
AGENDA: 2. Training Communities of Interest and Public Engagement.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Transportation Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86076822421
Teleconference: Meeting ID: 860 7682 2421
AGENDA: B.1. Dana Complete Streets 35% Design Plan, 2. Subcommittee Assignments – Form a subcommittee called the Berkeley-El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan (BECCAP) to plan how BART riders who will not live at the BART station projects (transit oriented development -TOD) get to and from BART, 3. TDA Funding for Bike Plan Update and Vision Zero Quick Build Projects,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Friday, April 16, 2021 & Saturday, April 17, 2021 & Sunday, April 18, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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April 2 City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm,
email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84640742374
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 846 4074 2374
AGENDA: Recess item: 2. Contract add $250,000 total $2,495,726 for Police Substation at 841 Folger/3000 7th St, CONSENT: 4. T1 Loan $1,500,000 to complete Phase1 projects, 6. Contact add $25,000 total $74,000 and extend thru FY2024 with Freitas Landscaping at Dona Spring Animal Shelter, 7. Contract add $110,000 total $231,600 and extend 6/30/2026 with Koefran Industries for Animal Disposal Services, 8. Add $4800 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM to provide free spay and neuter surgeries to pets of low/no income and homeless persons and authorize receipt of $40,000 in donations, 9. Add $9,936 total $219,936 for public art commission at San Pablo Park, 10. Approve (unspecified) bid solicitations $1,581,000, 11. Predevelopment affordable housing funding 2024 Ashby $1,198,960 and 1708 Harmon $1,056,400, 13. Receive grants for Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal HUD $4,124,485 6/1/2021-1/1/2022, COACH Project $2,411,026 1/1/20222-12/31/2022, and Co. of Alameda for tenant-based rental assistance $881,046 3/1/2021-2/28/2022, 14. Contract add $160,562 total $6,066,230 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Community Center Seismic Upgrade, 15. Contract add $125,000 total $2,094,056 with Suarez and Munoz Construction Inc for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation, 16. Contract $542,032 plus 20% contingency $108,406 total $650,438 with ERA Construction for King School Play Area at 1700 Hopkins, 17. Contract $5,369,727 plus 15% contingency $805,459 total $6,175,186 with O.C. Jones & Sons for Berkeley Marina Roadway, 18. Grant application accept any amount up to $8,000,000 CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for selected Santa Fe Right-of-Way parcels, 19. From Homeless Commission Refer to City Manager including Homeless Persons in hate crime reporting, 20. From Housing Advisory Commission Refer to City Manager release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) of Measure O Bond funds allowing tenant incomes up to 120% of AMI reserve $15,432,000 for 2001 Ashby, 21. Authorize CM to amend contract with Badawi & Assoc to perform audits of City’s financial statements for FY 2021, 2022 and include T1 adding $372,660, 22. Refer to budget process from Taplin, Arreguin remediation for plan for Lawn Bowling Green at 2270 Acton and 1324 Allston (North Bowling Green at 1324 Allston contains elevated pesticides and metals and is protected from development under Measure L), 23. Taplin Support AB1401 eliminate parking requirements for housing and commercial buildings near transit, 24. Taplin Support SB 519 decriminalize controlled substances, 25. Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison Urge AC Transit to Restore 80-Ashby/6th Street bus line, 26. Bartlett Support AB 816 State and Local Agencies: Homelessness Plan, 27. Bartlett, Taplin, Harrison oppose FAA proposal to shift WNDSR Commercial Airliner Flight Corridor Directly over residential neighborhoods in Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito and Albany, 28. Harrison, Robinson Support SB 271 Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act to allow for more diverse and democratic sheriff elections, 29. Harrison support AB 1199 creates a database of rental properties serving low-income tenants and levies a tax on holders of multiple rental properties, ( in packet pages 119 -174 from Hahn and Harrison not in agenda revitalization of Solano Ave), 30. Budget Referral FY2022-FY2023: $300,000 Solano Ave Revitalization Plan, 31. Hahn Personal Liability Protection for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, 32. Robinson support AB 455 Bay Bridge designate transit-only traffic lanes, ACTION: 33. New temporary rules for Council committees during COVID-19 emergency, 34. Davila Request CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality – Health Council Committee recommends refer to Public Safety Committee and f/u on pending bills on police reform, 35. Kesarwani, Taplin refer to Planning commission to establish zoning overlay at Pacific Steel Casting Property to redesignate zoning as Manufacturing (M) to Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MULI), 37. Harrison refer to CM prioritize shift to electric bicycles and other forms of zero-emissions mobility, INFORMATION REPORTS: 38-41 Workplans from Civic Arts Commission, Community Health Commission Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Measure O Oversight Committee.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1805 Blake 4/13/2021
1511 Cedar 4/13/2021
905 Contra Costa 4/20/2021
2801 Dohr 4/29/2021
1480 Dwight 4/13/2021
2421 Fifth 2/23/2021
1157 Francisco 4/13/2021
1918 Grant 4/29/2021
1402 Hawthorne 4/29/2021
1514 MLK Jr 4/13/2021
1137 Parker 4/13/2021
2111 Seventh 4/13/2021
28 Tanglewoods 4/13/2021
3031 Telegraph 4/13/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – 1. Systems Realignment 3. Affordable Housing Policy Reform (tentative)
July 20 – 1. Bayer Development Agreement (tentative), Measure FF/Fire Prevention
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Worth Noting:
Monday – Agenda committee is meeting at 2:30 pm to plan the April 27 City Council regular meeting. There are a number of items of interest – too many to list in this header
Tuesday – The Special council meeting at 6 pm is on the UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). Public response to the LRDP must be submitted to UC by 5 pm on April 21.
Wednesday – The Homeless Commission is discussing a proposal for a residential vacancy tax. The Parks and Waterfront Commission agenda includes refuse pick-up at the parks and fitness courts.
Thursday – The Budget process for FY2022 is starting at the Budget and Finance committee at 10 am. Thursday evening the Open Government Commission will consider the Brown Act complaint related to land use proceedings. The Transportation Commission will establish a subcommittee on access/parking at the BART stations – after housing is built at the BART stations there won’t be big parking lots anymore and a plan needs to be developed for how people who used to drive and park at BART will get to and from the stations in the future. Access/parking is not part of the BART CAG (Community Advisory Group)
The City Council April 20 regular meeting agenda is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, April 12, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87548147156
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 875 4814 7156
AGENDA Planning for April 27 regular city council meeting: CONSENT: 1. Urgency Ordinance lease 742 Grayson for 11 months, 2. Dorothy Day to operate shelter at 742 Grayson, 3. Appointment of Jordon Klein as Director of Planning and Development annual salary $194,765, 4. Extend contract to 6/30/2023 with Michael Brady Emergency Management Training, 5. Donation surplus fire apparatus, 6. Contract add $245,700 and extend 3 years FY 2022, FY2023 with Rebuilding Together East Bay-North, 7. Contract add $180,100 total $230,000 1/7/2019-6/30/2022 with Cyber Leadership and Strategy Solutions, LLC for professional services, 8. Contract add $60,000 total $120,000 with Edgeworth Integration for additional security cameras at waterfront, 9. Contract add $110,000 total $240,000 with Bellingham Inc. for additional finger dock repairs, 10. Contract $540,000 with Raimi + Associates for professional planning services for the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update (RHNA), 11. Contract $4,296,733 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc for street rehabilitation FY 2021, 12. PO $465,000 for one CCTV Sewer Camera Truck, 13. PO $390,000 plus up-fitting costs $120,000 total $510,000 for eight hybrid Ford Interceptor Utility Hybrid SUVs, 14. Contract add $50,000 total $920,304 with Downtown Streets Team for services around encampments and neighborhoods, 16. Contract add $1,000,000 total $1,450,000 with Trip Stop Sidewalk Repair for sidewalk inspection and shaving, 17. Contract add $78,200 total $484,800 with Disability Access Consultants for ADA Transition Plan, 18. Approve list of projects to utilize State Road and Maintenance Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Funds, 19. Contract for parking data collection, community outreach with Nelson/Nygaard for goBerkeley Residential Shared Parking Pilot, 20. Contract add $100,000 total $3,156,900 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovations at Central Library, 21. Vision Zero Annual Report and BerkDOT Berkeley Department of Transportation, 22. Contract add $350,000 total $8,670,400 with D.L. Falk Construction for renovation/upgrade at N. Berkeley Senior Center, 23. Lease Agreement 2010 Addison at Center St Garage with Vito Loconte and Alexie LeCount DBA Lexie’s Frozen Custard for 10 yr w/5 yr lease extension and $9,331.23 to Colliers International for commercial brokerage fees for locating tenant, 24. Taplin support AB-490 (use of force policies to prohibit techniques and transport methods with substantial risk of positional asphyxia. 25. Taplin, Arreguin, Budget Referral remediation Ninth St Traffic Conditions adds six traffic circles, ACTION: 26. CM, Public Hearing Submission of PY2021 (FY2022) Annual Action Plan Allocations of Federal Funds (HUD) for community agencies, 27. CM, Refinancing 2010 Certificates originally issued to finance Animal Shelter Project, 28. CM, Issuance of $45,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds, Series B for Measure T1 (Facilities and Infrastructure Improvements), 29. CM, Reserve $40 million of Measure O bonds as part of the $53 million to achieve 35% affordable housing at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART sites and future Housing Funding Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA), reserve at least $13 million in future Affordable Housing Mitigation fees to cover balance of $53, million, refer to CM to investigate bond measure with goal of maximizing affordable housing (up to 100%), 30. Harrison, Bartlett, Taplin, Adopt Ordinance Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 31. Arreguin, Assessing City’s Bonding Capacity Referral to CM, 32. Harrison, Request CalPERS Divest from Industrial Animal Protein and Factory Farming Companies and Invest in CA Local Plant-Based Food Economy, Information Reports: Zero Waste Commission Workplan, Referred Items for Review: 8. COVID-19 impact on meetings (boards/commissions), 9. Systems Realignment (changing council submissions to budget cycle), Unscheduled Items: 10. Strengthening and Supporting Commissions.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Personnel Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85334925816?pwd=enlvZkViL0pmeEVSQk5nOGRmeENRdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 853 3492 5816
AGENDA: V. Recommendation to Revise the Housing Inspector Supervisor Classification, VI. Adopt Program Manager I and II Classifications, VII. Establish Director of Police Accountability.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
Youth Commission at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92660674844
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 6067 4844
AGENDA: 13. Current work, 14. Trigger Warnings subcommittee discussion, 15. Student Advocate subcommittee, 16. Potential environmental projects, 17. Review and approval for Sex Education Survey and its distribution,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
City Council Special Meeting at 6 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85445489790
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 854 4548 9790
AGENDA: 1 item: UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) Update and Housing Projects #1 Anchor House, Oxford, University, Walnut 16 stories, 14 above ground 770 student beds and #2 Peoples Park project housing for 1187 student and faculty, 125 beds for supportive housing. LRDP Comment Period ends April 21, 2021 at 5 pm, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board MM Webinar at 10 am
Pre-register for links to webinar http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
AGENDA: Measure MM rent stabilization prohibiting evictions during state or local emergencies
Homeless Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 7. Enforce Berkeley source of income discrimination ordinance, 8. Proposal for Residential Vacancy Tax, 9. Unsheltered Homeless in downtown, 11. Pathways (homeless shelter) accessibility and pandemic response for disabled, 12. Accountability for vendors and NGOs that work for or with City, 13. Possible Homeless Ombudsman Position, 14. Participatory Planning for RHNA.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Parks and Waterfront Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96974512296
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 969 7451 2296
AGENDA: 9. PRW Capital Budget FY2022, 10. Refuse cost at parks, 11. Update Adopt-a-spot, 12. Update Greening Berkeley, 13. Outdoor fitness courts grant, 14. Proposed Pier/Ferry
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Police Review Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 9. Subcommittee reports, Warrant Service policy, Lexipol, 10. a. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board, applications for Board members closed, b. Review BPD issues with Use of Force Policy (UOF), c. Whether commissioners to participate in UOF training 11. Whether commissioners may be allowed to observe police officers being trained
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Thursday, April 15, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee at 10 am
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86368395448
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 863 6839 5448
AGENDA: 2. Bartlett, Arreguin, Taplin, Predevelopment Allocation, Ashby Recreation and Community Housing (ARCH) Consortium planning grant for Ashby BART East Parking Lot, 3. From Parks and Waterfront Commission, Proposal to Allocate Revenues from Transient Occupancy Tax from the Waterfront Area to the Marin Fund. 4. FY2022 Budget Calendar Update, 5. Fire Dept Budget Presentation, 6. Human Resources Dept Budget Presentation,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95480886658?pwd=SmJrc1QzdDczeDltaHhySWxndndVQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 954 8088 6658 Passcode: 427413
AGENDA: 7. State Legislative Report and action to take positions on AB1199, AB854, AB1188
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Design Review Committee at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98029280758
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 920 2928 0758
AGENDA: 1. 2352 Shattuck @ Channing – continued final review – demolish 2 existing commercial buildings, split lot in two, construct two 8-story mixed-use buildings with 204 units, (including 14 very low income units)
2. 2000 University @ Milvia – preliminary design review – demolish 2 commercial structure, construct new 8-story mixed-use building with 82 units and ground floor commercial
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Fair Campaign Practices Commission and Open Government Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89688058545
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 896 8805 8545
AGENDA: 6. Mandated Cost of Living Adjustments for Public Financing Program, 7. Developing policies allowing administrative closure of inactive campaign committees, 9. Handling of public communications submitted to city legislative bodies as part of public record in land use proceedings, 10. Brown Act and Open Government Ordinance complaints submitted by Shirley Dean related to City Council land use items.
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Independent Redistricting Commission at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81495024968
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 814 9502 4968
AGENDA: 2. Training Communities of Interest and Public Engagement.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Transportation Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86076822421
Teleconference: Meeting ID: 860 7682 2421
AGENDA: B.1. Dana Complete Streets 35% Design Plan, 2. Subcommittee Assignments – Form a subcommittee called the Berkeley-El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan (BECCAP) to plan how BART riders who will not live at the BART station projects (transit oriented development -TOD) get to and from BART, 3. TDA Funding for Bike Plan Update and Vision Zero Quick Build Projects,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Friday, April 16, 2021 & Saturday, April 17, 2021 & Sunday, April 18, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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April 2 City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm,
email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84640742374
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 846 4074 2374
AGENDA: Recess item: 2. Contract add $250,000 total $2,495,726 for Police Substation at 841 Folger/3000 7th St, CONSENT: 4. T1 Loan $1,500,000 to complete Phase1 projects, 6. Contact add $25,000 total $74,000 and extend thru FY2024 with Freitas Landscaping at Dona Spring Animal Shelter, 7. Contract add $110,000 total $231,600 and extend 6/30/2026 with Koefran Industries for Animal Disposal Services, 8. Add $4800 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM to provide free spay and neuter surgeries to pets of low/no income and homeless persons and authorize receipt of $40,000 in donations, 9. Add $9,936 total $219,936 for public art commission at San Pablo Park, 10. Approve (unspecified) bid solicitations $1,581,000, 11. Predevelopment affordable housing funding 2024 Ashby $1,198,960 and 1708 Harmon $1,056,400, 13. Receive grants for Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal HUD $4,124,485 6/1/2021-1/1/2022, COACH Project $2,411,026 1/1/20222-12/31/2022, and Co. of Alameda for tenant-based rental assistance $881,046 3/1/2021-2/28/2022, 14. Contract add $160,562 total $6,066,230 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Community Center Seismic Upgrade, 15. Contract add $125,000 total $2,094,056 with Suarez and Munoz Construction Inc for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation, 16. Contract $542,032 plus 20% contingency $108,406 total $650,438 with ERA Construction for King School Play Area at 1700 Hopkins, 17. Contract $5,369,727 plus 15% contingency $805,459 total $6,175,186 with O.C. Jones & Sons for Berkeley Marina Roadway, 18. Grant application accept any amount up to $8,000,000 CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for selected Santa Fe Right-of-Way parcels, 19. From Homeless Commission Refer to City Manager including Homeless Persons in hate crime reporting, 20. From Housing Advisory Commission Refer to City Manager release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) of Measure O Bond funds allowing tenant incomes up to 120% of AMI reserve $15,432,000 for 2001 Ashby, 21. Authorize CM to amend contract with Badawi & Assoc to perform audits of City’s financial statements for FY 2021, 2022 and include T1 adding $372,660, 22. Refer to budget process from Taplin, Arreguin remediation for plan for Lawn Bowling Green at 2270 Acton and 1324 Allston (North Bowling Green at 1324 Allston contains elevated pesticides and metals and is protected from development under Measure L), 23. Taplin Support AB1401 eliminate parking requirements for housing and commercial buildings near transit, 24. Taplin Support SB 519 decriminalize controlled substances, 25. Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison Urge AC Transit to Restore 80-Ashby/6th Street bus line, 26. Bartlett Support AB 816 State and Local Agencies: Homelessness Plan, 27. Bartlett, Taplin, Harrison oppose FAA proposal to shift WNDSR Commercial Airliner Flight Corridor Directly over residential neighborhoods in Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito and Albany, 28. Harrison, Robinson Support SB 271 Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act to allow for more diverse and democratic sheriff elections, 29. Harrison support AB 1199 creates a database of rental properties serving low-income tenants and levies a tax on holders of multiple rental properties, ( in packet pages 119 -174 from Hahn and Harrison not in agenda revitalization of Solano Ave), 30. Budget Referral FY2022-FY2023: $300,000 Solano Ave Revitalization Plan, 31. Hahn Personal Liability Protection for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, 32. Robinson support AB 455 Bay Bridge designate transit-only traffic lanes, ACTION: 33. New temporary rules for Council committees during COVID-19 emergency, 34. Davila Request CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality – Health Council Committee recommends refer to Public Safety Committee and f/u on pending bills on police reform, 35. Kesarwani, Taplin refer to Planning commission to establish zoning overlay at Pacific Steel Casting Property to redesignate zoning as Manufacturing (M) to Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MULI), 37. Harrison refer to CM prioritize shift to electric bicycles and other forms of zero-emissions mobility, INFORMATION REPORTS: 38-41 Workplans from Civic Arts Commission, Community Health Commission Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Measure O Oversight Committee.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1805 Blake 4/13/2021
1511 Cedar 4/13/2021
905 Contra Costa 4/20/2021
2801 Dohr 4/29/2021
1480 Dwight 4/13/2021
2421 Fifth 2/23/2021
1157 Francisco 4/13/2021
1918 Grant 4/29/2021
1402 Hawthorne 4/29/2021
1514 MLK Jr 4/13/2021
1137 Parker 4/13/2021
2111 Seventh 4/13/2021
28 Tanglewoods 4/13/2021
3031 Telegraph 4/13/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – 1. Systems Realignment 3. Affordable Housing Policy Reform (tentative)
July 20 – 1. Bayer Development Agreement (tentative), Measure FF/Fire Prevention
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
April 4 - April 11, 2021
Worth Noting:
Even though City Council is on spring recess from March 31- April 19, the Agenda Committee is still meeting.
Please note that the link to the board/commission/committee webpage is at the end of the agenda instead of below the meeting title. This change is in response to a recommendation that it will make the zoom links to the meetings easier to read.
Monday – Agenda Committee meets at 2:30. The deadline for completing the review of the Commission Reorganization is April 19. It is unknown whether the committee will take up the reorganization discussion during this council recess meeting, but it is best to be prepared and attend.
Tuesday – PRC Subcommittee on Warrant Service Policy meets at 6:30 pm
Wednesday – Planning Commission at 7 pm: Anyone who considers the ADU at 2915 Harper hideous (a one-word description) should plan on attending the hearing on Amendments to the ADU Ordinance at the Planning Commission. It is agenda item 9.
Thursday – Reimagining Public Safety meets at 6 pm.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday and last day of Passover
Monday, April 5, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89090619617
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 890 9061 9617
AGENDA: 2. Planning for 4/20/21, Recess item: 2. Contract add $250,000 total $2,495,726 for Police Substation at 841 Folger/3000 7th St, CONSENT: 4. T1 Loan $1,500,000 to complete Phase1 projects, 6. New temporary rules for Council committees during COVID-19 emergency, 7. Contact add $25,000 total $74,000 and extend thru FY2024 with Freitas Landscaping at Dona Spring Animal Shelter, 8. Contract add $110,000 total $231,600 and extend 6/30/2026 with Koefran Industries for Animal Disposal Services, 9. Add $4800 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM to provide free spay and neuter surgeries to pets of low/no income and homeless persons and authorize receipt of $40,000 in donations, 10. Add $9,936 total $219,936 for public art commission at San Pablo Park, 11. Approve (unspecified) bid solicitations $1,581,000, 12. Predevelopment affordable housing funding 2024 Ashby $1,198,960 and 1708 Harmon $1,056,400, 14. Receive grants for Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal HUD $4,124,485 6/1/2021-1/1/2022, COACH Project $2,411,026 1/1/20222-12/31/2022, and Co. of Alameda for tenant-based rental assistance $881,046 3/1/2021-2/28/2022, 15. Contract add $160,562 total $6,066,230 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Community Center Seismic Upgrade, 16. Contract add $125,000 total $2,094,056 with Suarez and Munoz Construction Inc for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation, 17. Contract $542,032 plus 20% contingency $108,406 total $650,438 with ERA Construction for King School Play Area at 1700 Hopkins, 18. Contract $5,369,727 plus 15% contingency $805,459 total $6,175,186 with O.C. Jones & Sons for Berkeley Marina Roadway, 19. Grant application accept any amount up to $8,000,000 CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for selected Santa Fe Right-of-Way parcels, 20. Amend 1956 Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans and Transfer 2 portions of City right of way on Gilman to Caltrans for planned interchange facilities, 21. From Homeless Commission Refer to City Manager including Homeless Persons in hate crime reporting, 22. From Housing Advisory Commission Refer to City Manager release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) of Measure O Bond funds allowing tenant incomes up to 120% of AMI reserve $15,432,000 for 2001 Ashby, 23. Refer to budget process from Taplin, Arreguin remediation for plan for Lawn Bowling Green at 2270 Acton and 1324 Allston (North Bowling Green at 1324 Allston contains elevated pesticides and metals and is protected from development under Measure L), 24. Taplin Support AB1401 eliminate parking requirements for housing and commercial buildings near transit, 25. Taplin Support SB 519 decriminalize controlled substances, 26. Bartlett Support AB 816 State and Local Agencies: Homelessness Plan, 27. Bartlett, Taplin, Harrison oppose FAA proposal to shift WNDSR Commercial Airliner Flight Corridor Directly over residential neighborhoods in Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito and Albany, 28. Harrison, Robinson Support SB 271 Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act to allow for more diverse and democratic sheriff elections, 29. Harrison support AB 1199 creates a database of rental properties serving low-income tenants and levies a tax on holders of multiple rental properties, ( in packet pages 119 -174 from Hahn and Harrison not in agenda revitalization of Solano Ave) 31. Robinson support AB 455 Bay Bridge designate transit-only traffic lanes, ACTION: From Parks and Waterfront Commission adopt resolution that all Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT hotel taxes) generated at Berkeley waterfront be allocated to the Marina Fund, 33. Davila Request CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality – Health Council Committee recommends refer to Public Safety Committee and f/u on pending bills on police reform, 34. Authorize CM to amend contract with Badawi & Assoc to perform audits of City’s financial statements for FY 2021, 2022 and include T1 adding $372,660, 35. Kesarwani refer to Planning commission to establish zoning overlay at Pacific Steel Casting Property to redesignate zoning as Manufacturing (M) to Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MULI), 36. Taplin Resolution to authorize CM to designate 15 MPH speed limit at all early childhood education facilities, 37. Taplin Refer to Parks Commission to allow developer options of public art on-site or paying an in-lieu fee to Private Percent Art Fund, 38. Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison Urge AC Transit to Restore 80-Ashby/6th Street bus line, 39. Harrison refer to CM prioritize shift to electric bicycles and other forms of zero-emissions mobility, 40. Hahn Personal Liability Protection for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, INFORMATION REPORTS: 41-44 Workplans from Civic Arts Commission, Community Health Commission Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Measure O Oversight Committee, REFERRED ITEMS for REVIEW: 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Commission Reorganization, 10. Systems Alignment Proposal, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS and Unfinished Business: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 2. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Report and use policy for License Plate Readers, 3. Objective Standard Recommendations for Density, Design and Shadows.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Loan Administration Board at 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87009685521
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 870 0968 5521
AGENDA: B. Program Review Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) - $171,000+ available to lend as of 3/20/2021, C. RLF review and act a. Berkeley Hospitality $180,000, b. Kidventurez $75,000
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Loan_Admin_Board.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board IRA / AGA Registration Committee at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96424419586?pwd=SForbTRhcDdLRVVCOXMyMVRPNms3Zz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 964 2441 9586 Passcode: 703123
AGENDA: 5. Initiation of Public Process and Zoning Concepts for 2023-2031 Housing Element (3/25/2021 Council meeting), 8. Tenant Occupancy Limits,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Police Review Commission Subcommittee on Warrant Service Policy at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233073529
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 842 3307 3529
AGENDA: 4. BPD Policy 606 Service of Warrants, revised/new language with focus on whether there should be complete ban on no-knock warrants, quick-knock entries, night/early morning service, data collection, compensation for damage done during searches, language for sanctity of life,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Buying and Selling Rental Property Webinar at 10 am
Pre-register for links to Webinar
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Board of Library Trustees at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 42306505
AGENDA: III. A. Library Tax Fund Reserve, B. Proposed Budget FY 2022, C. Trustee Recruitment
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Homeless Services Panel of Experts at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92491365323
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 924 9136 5323
AGENDA: 6. Staff to report on projected revenues, 7. Discuss Funding Priorities under Measure P, 8. Begin discussion of existing programs whether program meets Measure P funding priority and possible alternative funding sources, 9. Discussion on housing subsidy allocation, 10. Possible new programs that could be covered under Measure P,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Planning Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95984363204
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 959 8436 3204
AGENDA: 9. Public Hearing - Amendments to ADU ordinance and related definitions to address Public Safety Concerns and make recommendation to Council, 10. Public Hearing - Consider amendments to Berkeley’s Sign Ordinance and make recommendation to Council
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Police Review Commission Outreach Subcommittee at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82258644009
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 5864 4009
AGENDA: 4. Determine and finalize outreach steps
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93444335396
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 4433 5396
AGENDA: 2. 1175 University – Permit Modification – construct 457 sq ft breakfast room and eliminate 2 parking spaces in 71 room hotel, on consent,
3. 1241 Ashby – construct detached 1960 2-story rear yard dwelling unit with reduced rear yard setback behind existing duplex, staff recommend approve
4. 1205 Peralta – eliminate two required off-street parking spaces by legalizing conversion of existing 18 ft x 20 ft garage to habitable space and Use Permit to legalize addition of berooms 6 thru 8 on parcel that is non-conforming for density, lot coverage, setbacks, usable open space and parking, staff recommend deny
5. 2943 Pine – construct 729 sq ft addition to existing 1-story 1822 sq ft single family dwelling with average height 23 ft, add 5th beroom and legalize existing 10 ft fence at rear and left side on lot that is non-conforming for lot coverage, staff recommend approve,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81983354907
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 819 8335 4907
AGENDA: 1. Task Force Draft meeting schedule, roles and responsibilities, 2. Police Dept Overview, 3. Priority Dispatch Overview, 4. Draft Community Survey, 5. Special Task Force meeting dates, 6. Subcommittee discussion,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/RIPST.aspx
Quit Smoking Class at 6-8 pm, free, use link to pre-register for series
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17286
Friday, April 9, 2021
City Reduced Service Day
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, 10 am – 12 pm
Meeting links not posted, check the website later during the week.
https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/calendar/
Container Gardening virtual workshop with Lori Caldwell, 11 am – 1 pm,
Sponsored by the Ecology Center Price $10 - $15
For more information email cynthiamurdough@gmail.com or call 925-421-9574
https://ecologycenter.org/calendar/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-gardening-for-renters-tickets-143207197583?ct=t%28BTU+March+2021+Newsletter%29
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1805 Blake 4/13/2021
1511 Cedar 4/13/2021
905 Contra Costa 4/20/2021
1480 Dwight 4/13/2021
1030 Euclid 4/1/2021
1157 Francisco 4/13/2021
1514 MLK Jr 4/13/2021
1137 Parker 4/13/2021
2111 Seventh 4/13/2021
28 Tanglewoods 4/13/2021
3031 Telegraph 4/13/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – 1. Systems Realignment 2. Bayer Development Agreement, 3. Affordable Housing Policy Reform (2 & 3 tentative)
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
Worth Noting:
Even though City Council is on spring recess from March 31- April 19, the Agenda Committee is still meeting.
Please note that the link to the board/commission/committee webpage is at the end of the agenda instead of below the meeting title. This change is in response to a recommendation that it will make the zoom links to the meetings easier to read.
Monday – Agenda Committee meets at 2:30. The deadline for completing the review of the Commission Reorganization is April 19. It is unknown whether the committee will take up the reorganization discussion during this council recess meeting, but it is best to be prepared and attend.
Tuesday – PRC Subcommittee on Warrant Service Policy meets at 6:30 pm
Wednesday – Planning Commission at 7 pm: Anyone who considers the ADU at 2915 Harper hideous (a one-word description) should plan on attending the hearing on Amendments to the ADU Ordinance at the Planning Commission. It is agenda item 9.
Thursday – Reimagining Public Safety meets at 6 pm.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday and last day of Passover
Monday, April 5, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89090619617
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 890 9061 9617
AGENDA: 2. Planning for 4/20/21, Recess item: 2. Contract add $250,000 total $2,495,726 for Police Substation at 841 Folger/3000 7th St, CONSENT: 4. T1 Loan $1,500,000 to complete Phase1 projects, 6. New temporary rules for Council committees during COVID-19 emergency, 7. Contact add $25,000 total $74,000 and extend thru FY2024 with Freitas Landscaping at Dona Spring Animal Shelter, 8. Contract add $110,000 total $231,600 and extend 6/30/2026 with Koefran Industries for Animal Disposal Services, 9. Add $4800 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM to provide free spay and neuter surgeries to pets of low/no income and homeless persons and authorize receipt of $40,000 in donations, 10. Add $9,936 total $219,936 for public art commission at San Pablo Park, 11. Approve (unspecified) bid solicitations $1,581,000, 12. Predevelopment affordable housing funding 2024 Ashby $1,198,960 and 1708 Harmon $1,056,400, 14. Receive grants for Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal HUD $4,124,485 6/1/2021-1/1/2022, COACH Project $2,411,026 1/1/20222-12/31/2022, and Co. of Alameda for tenant-based rental assistance $881,046 3/1/2021-2/28/2022, 15. Contract add $160,562 total $6,066,230 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Community Center Seismic Upgrade, 16. Contract add $125,000 total $2,094,056 with Suarez and Munoz Construction Inc for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation, 17. Contract $542,032 plus 20% contingency $108,406 total $650,438 with ERA Construction for King School Play Area at 1700 Hopkins, 18. Contract $5,369,727 plus 15% contingency $805,459 total $6,175,186 with O.C. Jones & Sons for Berkeley Marina Roadway, 19. Grant application accept any amount up to $8,000,000 CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for selected Santa Fe Right-of-Way parcels, 20. Amend 1956 Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans and Transfer 2 portions of City right of way on Gilman to Caltrans for planned interchange facilities, 21. From Homeless Commission Refer to City Manager including Homeless Persons in hate crime reporting, 22. From Housing Advisory Commission Refer to City Manager release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) of Measure O Bond funds allowing tenant incomes up to 120% of AMI reserve $15,432,000 for 2001 Ashby, 23. Refer to budget process from Taplin, Arreguin remediation for plan for Lawn Bowling Green at 2270 Acton and 1324 Allston (North Bowling Green at 1324 Allston contains elevated pesticides and metals and is protected from development under Measure L), 24. Taplin Support AB1401 eliminate parking requirements for housing and commercial buildings near transit, 25. Taplin Support SB 519 decriminalize controlled substances, 26. Bartlett Support AB 816 State and Local Agencies: Homelessness Plan, 27. Bartlett, Taplin, Harrison oppose FAA proposal to shift WNDSR Commercial Airliner Flight Corridor Directly over residential neighborhoods in Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito and Albany, 28. Harrison, Robinson Support SB 271 Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act to allow for more diverse and democratic sheriff elections, 29. Harrison support AB 1199 creates a database of rental properties serving low-income tenants and levies a tax on holders of multiple rental properties, ( in packet pages 119 -174 from Hahn and Harrison not in agenda revitalization of Solano Ave) 31. Robinson support AB 455 Bay Bridge designate transit-only traffic lanes, ACTION: From Parks and Waterfront Commission adopt resolution that all Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT hotel taxes) generated at Berkeley waterfront be allocated to the Marina Fund, 33. Davila Request CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality – Health Council Committee recommends refer to Public Safety Committee and f/u on pending bills on police reform, 34. Authorize CM to amend contract with Badawi & Assoc to perform audits of City’s financial statements for FY 2021, 2022 and include T1 adding $372,660, 35. Kesarwani refer to Planning commission to establish zoning overlay at Pacific Steel Casting Property to redesignate zoning as Manufacturing (M) to Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MULI), 36. Taplin Resolution to authorize CM to designate 15 MPH speed limit at all early childhood education facilities, 37. Taplin Refer to Parks Commission to allow developer options of public art on-site or paying an in-lieu fee to Private Percent Art Fund, 38. Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison Urge AC Transit to Restore 80-Ashby/6th Street bus line, 39. Harrison refer to CM prioritize shift to electric bicycles and other forms of zero-emissions mobility, 40. Hahn Personal Liability Protection for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, INFORMATION REPORTS: 41-44 Workplans from Civic Arts Commission, Community Health Commission Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Measure O Oversight Committee, REFERRED ITEMS for REVIEW: 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Commission Reorganization, 10. Systems Alignment Proposal, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS and Unfinished Business: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 2. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Report and use policy for License Plate Readers, 3. Objective Standard Recommendations for Density, Design and Shadows.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Loan Administration Board at 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87009685521
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 870 0968 5521
AGENDA: B. Program Review Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) - $171,000+ available to lend as of 3/20/2021, C. RLF review and act a. Berkeley Hospitality $180,000, b. Kidventurez $75,000
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Loan_Admin_Board.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board IRA / AGA Registration Committee at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96424419586?pwd=SForbTRhcDdLRVVCOXMyMVRPNms3Zz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 964 2441 9586 Passcode: 703123
AGENDA: 5. Initiation of Public Process and Zoning Concepts for 2023-2031 Housing Element (3/25/2021 Council meeting), 8. Tenant Occupancy Limits,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Police Review Commission Subcommittee on Warrant Service Policy at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233073529
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 842 3307 3529
AGENDA: 4. BPD Policy 606 Service of Warrants, revised/new language with focus on whether there should be complete ban on no-knock warrants, quick-knock entries, night/early morning service, data collection, compensation for damage done during searches, language for sanctity of life,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Buying and Selling Rental Property Webinar at 10 am
Pre-register for links to Webinar
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Board of Library Trustees at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 42306505
AGENDA: III. A. Library Tax Fund Reserve, B. Proposed Budget FY 2022, C. Trustee Recruitment
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Homeless Services Panel of Experts at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92491365323
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 924 9136 5323
AGENDA: 6. Staff to report on projected revenues, 7. Discuss Funding Priorities under Measure P, 8. Begin discussion of existing programs whether program meets Measure P funding priority and possible alternative funding sources, 9. Discussion on housing subsidy allocation, 10. Possible new programs that could be covered under Measure P,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Planning Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95984363204
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 959 8436 3204
AGENDA: 9. Public Hearing - Amendments to ADU ordinance and related definitions to address Public Safety Concerns and make recommendation to Council, 10. Public Hearing - Consider amendments to Berkeley’s Sign Ordinance and make recommendation to Council
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Police Review Commission Outreach Subcommittee at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82258644009
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 5864 4009
AGENDA: 4. Determine and finalize outreach steps
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93444335396
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 4433 5396
AGENDA: 2. 1175 University – Permit Modification – construct 457 sq ft breakfast room and eliminate 2 parking spaces in 71 room hotel, on consent,
3. 1241 Ashby – construct detached 1960 2-story rear yard dwelling unit with reduced rear yard setback behind existing duplex, staff recommend approve
4. 1205 Peralta – eliminate two required off-street parking spaces by legalizing conversion of existing 18 ft x 20 ft garage to habitable space and Use Permit to legalize addition of berooms 6 thru 8 on parcel that is non-conforming for density, lot coverage, setbacks, usable open space and parking, staff recommend deny
5. 2943 Pine – construct 729 sq ft addition to existing 1-story 1822 sq ft single family dwelling with average height 23 ft, add 5th beroom and legalize existing 10 ft fence at rear and left side on lot that is non-conforming for lot coverage, staff recommend approve,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81983354907
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 819 8335 4907
AGENDA: 1. Task Force Draft meeting schedule, roles and responsibilities, 2. Police Dept Overview, 3. Priority Dispatch Overview, 4. Draft Community Survey, 5. Special Task Force meeting dates, 6. Subcommittee discussion,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/RIPST.aspx
Quit Smoking Class at 6-8 pm, free, use link to pre-register for series
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17286
Friday, April 9, 2021
City Reduced Service Day
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, 10 am – 12 pm
Meeting links not posted, check the website later during the week.
https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/calendar/
Container Gardening virtual workshop with Lori Caldwell, 11 am – 1 pm,
Sponsored by the Ecology Center Price $10 - $15
For more information email cynthiamurdough@gmail.com or call 925-421-9574
https://ecologycenter.org/calendar/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-gardening-for-renters-tickets-143207197583?ct=t%28BTU+March+2021+Newsletter%29
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1805 Blake 4/13/2021
1511 Cedar 4/13/2021
905 Contra Costa 4/20/2021
1480 Dwight 4/13/2021
1030 Euclid 4/1/2021
1157 Francisco 4/13/2021
1514 MLK Jr 4/13/2021
1137 Parker 4/13/2021
2111 Seventh 4/13/2021
28 Tanglewoods 4/13/2021
3031 Telegraph 4/13/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – 1. Systems Realignment 2. Bayer Development Agreement, 3. Affordable Housing Policy Reform (2 & 3 tentative)
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
March 28 - April 4, 2021
Worth Noting:
City Council spring recess starts March 31 and extends through April 19.
Sunday – 2 pm rally for Asian Americans at Aquatic Park organized by 7th graders. The Equity Summit is at 7 pm.
Monday – Deadline is at 5 pm to submit an application to be considered for the Police Accountability Board.
Tuesday – Regular City Council meeting is at 6 pm. The last item on the agenda is The Rights of Nature.
Wednesday – The Homeless Commission meets at 6 pm. The South Berkeley Community safety Town Hall is at 7 pm.
Thursday – The UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan is on the agenda at the Landmarks Commission.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Rising Rally with speakers at 2 – 4 pm
Where: Aquatic Park – Meet at Aquatic Park, 84 Bolivar Drive
What to Bring: masks, signs and love,
Organizers: Berkeley 7th Graders
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aapi-youth-rising-rally-tickets-144730102633?aff&fbclid=IwAR2qiVWIf-St73FK9IwE296wk1SaZw2M-c8ROurNKfqbZx9UCBcQXxSUcJ4 (event is free)
Equity Summit Series Part 3at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87087838028
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 8783 8028
AGENDA: Learning From Our Elders: Listening And Honoring The Past To Guide The Future (Any trouble joining call 1-510-549-8790) Event led and organized by BIPOC
Monday, March 29, 2021
March 29 at 5 pm is the DEADLINE to submit an application to be considered for the Police Accountability Board
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/bulletins/2c91b15
City Council Public Safety Committee at 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88131245345
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 881 3124 5345
AGENDA: single item 2. Adopt ordinance regulating police acquisition and use of controlled equipment and add BMC 2.64.170 (this has been in process since July 2020)
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:00 – NOTE TIME - MEETING STARTING EARLY
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88348188573
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 883 4818 8573
AGENDA: single item listed 1. Amendments to the Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) to regulated officeholder accounts and proposed changes to City Council Office Budget Expenditures, discussion of future agenda items not numbered and Reimbursement Policies (officeholder accounts are contributions/donations to the officeholder, i.e. councilmember, mayor, which then can be used by the officeholder – details/explanation in packet pages 5-13)
City Council Closed Session at 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81680629249
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 8062 9249
AGENDA: 1. Conference with Labor Negotiators, employee organizations IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021, Community services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employees Union Local 1
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
City Council Closed Session at 4:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82173560000
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 821 7356 0000
AGENDA: 1. Public Employee Appointments, a. City Attorney, Director of Planning and Development
Regular Council Meeting at 6 pm
Email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81872119058
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 818 7211 9058
AGENDA CONSENT: 3. Police Accountability Board Ordinance amendment for member LOAs and council-approved alternative commissioner. 4. $24,063 Contracts extended to 6/30/2021 for Center For Independent Living, Pacific Center, & YEAH, 5. Amend Contract add $30,714 total $878,142 with Covenant House – YEAH, Mental Health Services Act Fund, 6. Designate City Labor Negotiators 1/1/2021-12/31/2021, 7. Aide Letter Agreement: Public Employee Union, Local 1/AFSCME Council 57 authorizing 80 hours of additional emergency paid sick leave (EPSL), 8. Amend and extend ERMA to 12/30/2021 $80,000, 9. Contract add $120,000 total $2,154,769 with ESI for IBM hardware and software lease 6/2/2003-6/30/2022, 10. Amend contract add $147,991 total $402,961 and extend to 6/30/2024 with Tyler Technologies for Open Data Portal’s Hosting Services, 11. Contract add $235,000 total $852,200 and extend to 6/30/2023 with TruePoint Solutions for Accela Professional Services, 12. Contract add $68,440 and extend 6/30/2023 with Verint Systems for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software Maintenance, 13. Contract add $76,906 total $141,906 to 6/30/2023 with NextRequest for Public Records Act (PRA) Response Software, 14. Contract add $25,000 total $100,014 extend 6/30/2022 with CBF Electric & Data for Wi-Fi Installation, 15. Contract add $200,000 total $249,500 extend 6/30/2023 with Gray Quarter, Inc. for Accela Professional Services, 16. P.O. $512,000 for Protiviti Government Services: Using GSA for Professional Services thru 6/20/2022, 17. Add $42,000 total $146,400 contingency $42,800 with Lind Marine to remove derelict and abandoned vessels from Berkeley Marina, 18. Utility Agreement $720,000 for sewer line for future fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 19. Add $70,000 total $295,400 and extend 12/31/2023 with Street Level Advisors for Development Fee Feasibility Analysis, 20. Budget Referral Police Foot/Bike Patrol in West Berkeley, Beats 11-16, 21. Budget Referral Stop signs at Dwight and California, 22. Letter to Google requesting inclusion of commercial truck routes on google maps platform, 23. Refer to Disability Commission Discussion on East Bay Paratransit and Transportation Needs of Berkeleyans with Disabilities, 24. Providing Unhoused with Fire Extinguishers Council Safety committee qualified positive recommendation to consider fire extinguishers and other fire prevention tools such as wool blankets, 25. Budget Referral New Project Coordinator to implement Electric Mobility Roadmap and Climate Initiatives, 26. Support AB 20 Corporate-Free Elections prohibits businesses from making campaign contributions to candidates for elective office, 27. Support AB 37 requiring vote-by-mail ballots to all voters for every election, 28. Support AB 854 Ellis Act Reform, ACTION: 29. Hearing Bond Financing for 2870 Adeline (Harriet Tubman Terrace Apt) 30. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry – Council Safety Committee forwarded with negative recommendation for Council to take no action, 31. Recognize the Rights of Nature qualified positive recommendation to place obligation on City not residents, Information Reports: 32. FY 2020 4th Quarter Investment report ending 6/30/2020, 33. FY 2021 1st Investment Report ended 9/30/2020, 34. Referral 2nd Dwelling Unit/ADU pilot program to house the homeless, 35. Report Worker’s Comp FY 2019-2020,
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
South Berkeley Community Safety Town Hall at 7 pm
https://tinyurl.com/sberktownhall
AGENDA: pre-register using above tinyurl for videoconference link, Mayor Arreguin, Councilmember Ben Bartlett, Interim Police Chief Jen Louis, guests Councilmembers Dan Kalb, Oakland and John Bauters, Emeryville
Homeless Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 6. Protocol for administering the COVID-19 vaccine to unsheltered homeless, 7. Placing vacancy tax on 2022 ballot with substantial revenue to go towards purchase of motels and hotels to house the homeless, 8. Unsheltered homeless in the downtown.
San Pablo Tennis Courts Meeting at 5 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17314
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99224389333
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 992 2438 9333 Passcode 210357
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Independent Redistricting Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88272906475
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 882 7290 6475
AGENDA: 2. Training – Commissioner Role and Best Practices (Presentation by Redistricting Partners, City Redistricting Consultant)
Landmarks Preservation Commission at 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94799356196
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 947 9935 6196
AGENDA: 5. 2246 Fifth Street – review and provide advisory comments on design of proposed rehabilitation project, 6. Annual Report (CLG) to State office of Historic Preservation, 7. Archaeological Resources and Native Cultural Heritage in Berkeley, 8. UC Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) and associated EIR discussion, https://lrdp.berkeley.edu/, 9. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, 10. Potential initiation consideration 2501, 2510, 2514 & 2530 San Pablo Ave.
Public Works Commission at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84312916787
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 843 1291 6787
AGENDA: No Agenda posted check after Monday
WETA – Water Emergency Transportation Authority at 1:30 pm
https://weta.sanfranciscobayferry.com/sites/weta/files/weta-public/currentmeeting/b040121a.pdf
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89718217408
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 1821 7408 Password: 33779
AGENDA: (for those tracking WETA – Berkeley Pier/Ferry not listed in agenda)
Friday, April 2, 2021 & Saturday, April 3, 2021 & Sunday, April 4, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1805 Blake 4/13/2021
1511 Cedar 4/13/2021
800 Dwight 3/30/2021
1480 Dwight 4/13/2021
1030 Euclid 4/1/2021
1157 Francisco 4/13/2021
1336 Gilman 3/30/2021
1514 MLK Jr 4/13/2021
1137 Parker 4/13/2021
2102 San Pablo 4/1/2021
2111 Seventh 4/13/2021
28 Tanglewoods 4/13/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
Worth Noting:
City Council spring recess starts March 31 and extends through April 19.
Sunday – 2 pm rally for Asian Americans at Aquatic Park organized by 7th graders. The Equity Summit is at 7 pm.
Monday – Deadline is at 5 pm to submit an application to be considered for the Police Accountability Board.
Tuesday – Regular City Council meeting is at 6 pm. The last item on the agenda is The Rights of Nature.
Wednesday – The Homeless Commission meets at 6 pm. The South Berkeley Community safety Town Hall is at 7 pm.
Thursday – The UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan is on the agenda at the Landmarks Commission.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Rising Rally with speakers at 2 – 4 pm
Where: Aquatic Park – Meet at Aquatic Park, 84 Bolivar Drive
What to Bring: masks, signs and love,
Organizers: Berkeley 7th Graders
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aapi-youth-rising-rally-tickets-144730102633?aff&fbclid=IwAR2qiVWIf-St73FK9IwE296wk1SaZw2M-c8ROurNKfqbZx9UCBcQXxSUcJ4 (event is free)
Equity Summit Series Part 3at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87087838028
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 8783 8028
AGENDA: Learning From Our Elders: Listening And Honoring The Past To Guide The Future (Any trouble joining call 1-510-549-8790) Event led and organized by BIPOC
Monday, March 29, 2021
March 29 at 5 pm is the DEADLINE to submit an application to be considered for the Police Accountability Board
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/bulletins/2c91b15
City Council Public Safety Committee at 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88131245345
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 881 3124 5345
AGENDA: single item 2. Adopt ordinance regulating police acquisition and use of controlled equipment and add BMC 2.64.170 (this has been in process since July 2020)
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:00 – NOTE TIME - MEETING STARTING EARLY
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88348188573
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 883 4818 8573
AGENDA: single item listed 1. Amendments to the Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) to regulated officeholder accounts and proposed changes to City Council Office Budget Expenditures, discussion of future agenda items not numbered and Reimbursement Policies (officeholder accounts are contributions/donations to the officeholder, i.e. councilmember, mayor, which then can be used by the officeholder – details/explanation in packet pages 5-13)
City Council Closed Session at 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81680629249
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 8062 9249
AGENDA: 1. Conference with Labor Negotiators, employee organizations IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021, Community services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employees Union Local 1
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
City Council Closed Session at 4:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82173560000
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 821 7356 0000
AGENDA: 1. Public Employee Appointments, a. City Attorney, Director of Planning and Development
Regular Council Meeting at 6 pm
Email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81872119058
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 818 7211 9058
AGENDA CONSENT: 3. Police Accountability Board Ordinance amendment for member LOAs and council-approved alternative commissioner. 4. $24,063 Contracts extended to 6/30/2021 for Center For Independent Living, Pacific Center, & YEAH, 5. Amend Contract add $30,714 total $878,142 with Covenant House – YEAH, Mental Health Services Act Fund, 6. Designate City Labor Negotiators 1/1/2021-12/31/2021, 7. Aide Letter Agreement: Public Employee Union, Local 1/AFSCME Council 57 authorizing 80 hours of additional emergency paid sick leave (EPSL), 8. Amend and extend ERMA to 12/30/2021 $80,000, 9. Contract add $120,000 total $2,154,769 with ESI for IBM hardware and software lease 6/2/2003-6/30/2022, 10. Amend contract add $147,991 total $402,961 and extend to 6/30/2024 with Tyler Technologies for Open Data Portal’s Hosting Services, 11. Contract add $235,000 total $852,200 and extend to 6/30/2023 with TruePoint Solutions for Accela Professional Services, 12. Contract add $68,440 and extend 6/30/2023 with Verint Systems for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software Maintenance, 13. Contract add $76,906 total $141,906 to 6/30/2023 with NextRequest for Public Records Act (PRA) Response Software, 14. Contract add $25,000 total $100,014 extend 6/30/2022 with CBF Electric & Data for Wi-Fi Installation, 15. Contract add $200,000 total $249,500 extend 6/30/2023 with Gray Quarter, Inc. for Accela Professional Services, 16. P.O. $512,000 for Protiviti Government Services: Using GSA for Professional Services thru 6/20/2022, 17. Add $42,000 total $146,400 contingency $42,800 with Lind Marine to remove derelict and abandoned vessels from Berkeley Marina, 18. Utility Agreement $720,000 for sewer line for future fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 19. Add $70,000 total $295,400 and extend 12/31/2023 with Street Level Advisors for Development Fee Feasibility Analysis, 20. Budget Referral Police Foot/Bike Patrol in West Berkeley, Beats 11-16, 21. Budget Referral Stop signs at Dwight and California, 22. Letter to Google requesting inclusion of commercial truck routes on google maps platform, 23. Refer to Disability Commission Discussion on East Bay Paratransit and Transportation Needs of Berkeleyans with Disabilities, 24. Providing Unhoused with Fire Extinguishers Council Safety committee qualified positive recommendation to consider fire extinguishers and other fire prevention tools such as wool blankets, 25. Budget Referral New Project Coordinator to implement Electric Mobility Roadmap and Climate Initiatives, 26. Support AB 20 Corporate-Free Elections prohibits businesses from making campaign contributions to candidates for elective office, 27. Support AB 37 requiring vote-by-mail ballots to all voters for every election, 28. Support AB 854 Ellis Act Reform, ACTION: 29. Hearing Bond Financing for 2870 Adeline (Harriet Tubman Terrace Apt) 30. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry – Council Safety Committee forwarded with negative recommendation for Council to take no action, 31. Recognize the Rights of Nature qualified positive recommendation to place obligation on City not residents, Information Reports: 32. FY 2020 4th Quarter Investment report ending 6/30/2020, 33. FY 2021 1st Investment Report ended 9/30/2020, 34. Referral 2nd Dwelling Unit/ADU pilot program to house the homeless, 35. Report Worker’s Comp FY 2019-2020,
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
South Berkeley Community Safety Town Hall at 7 pm
https://tinyurl.com/sberktownhall
AGENDA: pre-register using above tinyurl for videoconference link, Mayor Arreguin, Councilmember Ben Bartlett, Interim Police Chief Jen Louis, guests Councilmembers Dan Kalb, Oakland and John Bauters, Emeryville
Homeless Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 6. Protocol for administering the COVID-19 vaccine to unsheltered homeless, 7. Placing vacancy tax on 2022 ballot with substantial revenue to go towards purchase of motels and hotels to house the homeless, 8. Unsheltered homeless in the downtown.
San Pablo Tennis Courts Meeting at 5 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17314
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99224389333
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 992 2438 9333 Passcode 210357
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Independent Redistricting Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88272906475
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 882 7290 6475
AGENDA: 2. Training – Commissioner Role and Best Practices (Presentation by Redistricting Partners, City Redistricting Consultant)
Landmarks Preservation Commission at 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94799356196
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 947 9935 6196
AGENDA: 5. 2246 Fifth Street – review and provide advisory comments on design of proposed rehabilitation project, 6. Annual Report (CLG) to State office of Historic Preservation, 7. Archaeological Resources and Native Cultural Heritage in Berkeley, 8. UC Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) and associated EIR discussion, https://lrdp.berkeley.edu/, 9. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, 10. Potential initiation consideration 2501, 2510, 2514 & 2530 San Pablo Ave.
Public Works Commission at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84312916787
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 843 1291 6787
AGENDA: No Agenda posted check after Monday
WETA – Water Emergency Transportation Authority at 1:30 pm
https://weta.sanfranciscobayferry.com/sites/weta/files/weta-public/currentmeeting/b040121a.pdf
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89718217408
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 1821 7408 Password: 33779
AGENDA: (for those tracking WETA – Berkeley Pier/Ferry not listed in agenda)
Friday, April 2, 2021 & Saturday, April 3, 2021 & Sunday, April 4, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1805 Blake 4/13/2021
1511 Cedar 4/13/2021
800 Dwight 3/30/2021
1480 Dwight 4/13/2021
1030 Euclid 4/1/2021
1157 Francisco 4/13/2021
1336 Gilman 3/30/2021
1514 MLK Jr 4/13/2021
1137 Parker 4/13/2021
2102 San Pablo 4/1/2021
2111 Seventh 4/13/2021
28 Tanglewoods 4/13/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
March 21 - March 28, 2021
Worth Noting:
The week ahead is no ordinary week and there are meetings that need your attention and comment.
Monday the Agenda and Rules Committee meets at 2:30 pm with two agenda items both which are explained below,
Tuesday at the City Council meeting starting at 6 pm. Item 17 under action is about the Joint Subcommittee on Objective Standards for Implementation of State Housing Law which was formed and met, but was unable to reach agreement leaving work unfinished and includes request for $200,000 for consultant.
Thursday at 6 pm is a special City Council meeting with two competing items on the agenda regarding how to approach adding housing. My vote is item 2. Item 2 on the agenda from authors Hahn, & Harrison co-sponsor Bartlett. Item 2 explains Regional Housing Needs Allocation and defines a public process. The other item is an attempt to cover for the problematic quadplex zoning that resulted in the initiation of two Open Government Commission complaints. https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/
A weekly review of what happened in key city meetings is published late Sunday in http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Under Activist’s Diary and on this website under Notes From the Editor page
Sunday, March 21, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, March 22, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87060954994
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 9794 1909
AGENDA: 1. Recommendations on Policy Committees and Legislative workflow during COVID-19 - Request CM to prepare resolution regarding meetings, Policy Committees (council) and Legislative Bodies, essentially shutting down Council Committees and Boards and Commissions to any new action until COVID-19 emergency is over, only time-sensitive, FY2022 budget and COVID-19 related action to continue, existing referrals in committee may continue, but implementation will be postponed, 2. Systems realignment proposal limits when (by April 30) and how “major” items may be submitted to Council for consideration (vote), A “major” item is anything that requires more staff, cannot be folded into existing resources, requires additional or new infrastructure or technology, subject to legal challenge, unable to sustain enforcement. Outlines a 5-step process (pages 9-21 in packet)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART CAG at 6 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91768201174?pwd=NVhIMndERzdHZjhhMU1iaUJ5dHFSQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 917 6820 1174 Password: 350113
AGENDA: 3. Feedback on Draft Joint Vision and Priorities – affordable housing, land use, public and civic open space, building form, 4. Draft Zoning Presentation and Discussion,
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission at 7 pm
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91866429503
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 918 6642 9503
AGENDA: 9. FY General Fund overview, 10. PRW Capital Projects update, 11. Echo Lake Scholarship, 12. COVID related program changes,
Zero Waste Commission at 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Zero_Waste_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/82587046286
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 825 8704 6286
AGENDA: Discussion and Action Items 1. Current status of mixed non-bottle #1-7 plastics, 2. Textile recycling, 4. Review Zero Waste Declaration and consider recommendation to Council, 5. Covid impact on waste generation.
Homeless Services Panel of Experts at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99722440245
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 997 2244 0245
AGENDA: 8. Discussion monies needed to sustain current programs, budget allocations, other funding sources, i.e. FEMA, 9. Allocation of Measure P funds for Emergency Medical Transport (5150), 10. Discussion of establishing a flex fund to address critical needs between budget cycles, 12. Unmet needs from Measure P Funding, 13. Other sources of funding for 1367 University, 14. Possible consolidations of Homeless Services Panel of Experts and Homeless Commission,
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Solano Avenue BID at 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86475480085
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 7548 0085
AGENDA: 4. Goals 2021, 5. Coordination & Communication as COVID restrictions continue
City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm, (Email: council@cityofberkeley.info)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82597941909
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 9794 1909
AGENDA: CONSENT: 1. Add $100,000 total $250,000 with AG Witt for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Partnership with EBCE to Pursue Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems on Municipal Facilities, 3. Add $250,000 total $1 million add 3 years to 6/30/25 with Serological Research Institute for DNA Testing Services, 4. FY2022 Street Lightening Assessments, 5. Add $150,000 total $250,000 extend to 6/30/2022 with Restoration Management Company for emergency services in the event of flooding, sewer backups or other property damage that requires restoration, 6. Appointment of boona cheema and Javonna Blanton to Mental Health Commission, 9. Proclamation Holocaust Remembrance Day, 8. 2021 Alameda County Redistricting Process – calling for resources for redistricting, 9. Establish a Parking Benefits District in the Adeline Corridor Budget Referral $50,000, 10. Honor Holocaust Remembrance Day, 11. Support AB 286: requires food delivery platforms to provide accurate transaction breakdowns, 12. Support AB 314: right to unionize and bargain for improved wages and working conditions, 13. Support AB 328: allows those with recent histories of incarceration to remain stably housed and exit homelessness through grants and housing services interventions, 14. Support AB 1400: Health Care for All, ACTION: 15. Updated BESO fees, 16. ZAB Appeal 1200 San Pablo, 17. Objective Standards for Density, Design and Shadows from Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws, 18. Partnership for the Bay’s Future and Current Anti-Displacement Initiatives (continued from 2/23/2021) 19. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY2021 Work Plan,
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Security Deposits Rights and Responsibilities at 10 am
Webinar requires preregistration https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee at 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95333214702?pwd=alhLTy9DR1FZdkd4aGV4Y2kwWDRKUT09
Teleconference: 1-699-900-6833 Meeting ID: 953 3321 4702 Passcode: 789996
AGENDA: 5. Landlord/Tenant Survey,
Energy Commission at 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91282802031
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 8280 2031
AGENDA: 7. Vision Zero Update, 8. Discussion Dublin Opting default to EBCE 100% renewable
Civic Arts Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86147520326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 4752 0326
AGENDA: 7. Proposed changes by Michael Arcega for the San Pablo Park public art project
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96816312434
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 968 1631 2434
AGENDA: 3. Revision Automatic Gas Shut-off valves recommendation, 4. Amend local ADU zoning ordinance and Berkeley’s Fire Code, 6. Density ordinance (quadplexes) and Berkeley’s Fire Code, 9. MOU on Grizzly Peak (Fire Dept)
Police Review Commission at 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public comment on agenda & non-agenda items, 8. Subcommittee reports and action, a. Warrant Service Policy, b. Outreach, c. Lexipol Policies, 9. Transition to Police Accountability, applications due March 29, 10. a. PRC involvement in hiring new Police Chief, b. Whether to participate in Use of Force (UOF) training, c. UOF implementation issues – Policy 300
Thursday, March 25, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82520331601
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 2033 1601
AGENDA: 2. Potential Measure P allocations FY2022, 3. Police Overtime Update, 4. Pre-development allocation – Ashby Recreation and Community Housing (ARCH) Consortium to work with staff to develop planning grant for Ashby BART East Parking lot.
City Council Special Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82133233284
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 821 3323 3284
AGENDA: 1. Initiation of Public Process and Zoning Concepts for 2023-2031 Housing Element, authors Droste, Arreguin, Kesarwani, Taplin, (quadplex zoning-slipped in pages 2, 9) 2. Initiation of Participatory Planning for Berkeley’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) (defines comprehensive planning process – well done) authors Hahn, Harrison, co-sponsor Bartlett
Cedar Rose Pickleball Courts Community Forum at 6:30 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17296
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93324353996
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 933 2435 3996
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97963794144
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 979 6379 4144
AGENDA: 2. 3031 Telegraph – demolish existing 2-story commercial, construct 6-story, mixed-use with 110 dwelling units (includes 7 very low income) 112 bicycle spaces, 29 vehicle spaces on ground level – staff recommend approve
3. 0 Cragmont (1158) - construct new single-family residence with attached 2-car garage on existing vacant parcel, continue off calendar
4. Presentation JSISHL Recommendations
Mental Health Commission at 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96361748103
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 Meeting ID: 963 6174 8103
AGENDA: 3. Special Care Unit, 5. Data Collection Issues and Concerns, 8. Interview and vote on nomination of Monica Jones, 9. Recommendation for Jail Diversion Strategies, 10. Discussion of 1/2/2021 police shooting of Vincent Bryant video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w61QRRvC13g
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC) at 12 – 1:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88153954875?pwd=WGxqRndONmE1N0FCOTdMd2FBMHhhUT09
Friday, March 26, 2021 & Saturday, March 27, 2021 & Sunday, March 28, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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March 30 Regular City Council Meeting at 6 pm available for comment
email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81872119058
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID:
AGENDA CONSENT: 3.Police Accountability Board Ordinance amendment for member LOAs and council-approved alternative commissioner. 4. $24,063 Contracts extended to 6/30/2021 for Center For Independent Living, Pacific Center, & YEAH, 5. Amend Contract add $30,714 total $878,142 with Covenant House – YEAH, Mental Health Services Act Fund, 6. Designate City Labor Negotiators 1/1/2021-12/31/2021, 7. Aide Letter Agreement: Public Employee Union, Local 1/AFSCME Council 57 authorizing 80 hours of additional emergency paid sick leave (EPSL), 8. Amend and extend ERMA to 12/30/2021 $80,000, 9. Contract add $120,000 total $2,154,769 with ESI for IBM hardware and software lease 6/2/2003-6/30/2022, 10. Amend contract add $147,991 total $402,961 and extend to 6/30/2024 with Tyler Technologies for Open Data Portal’s Hosting Services, 11. Contract add $235,000 total $852,200 and extend to 6/30/2023 with TruePoint Solutions for Accela Professional Services, 12. Contract add $68,440 and extend 6/30/2023 with Verint Systems for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software Maintenance, 13. Contract add $76,906 total $141,906 to 6/30/2023 with NextRequest for Public Records Act (PRA) Response Software, 14. Contract add $25,000 total $100,014 extend 6/30/2022 with CBF Electric & Data for Wi-Fi Installation, 15. Contract add $200,000 total $249,500 extend 6/30/2023 with Gray Quarter, Inc. for Accela Professional Services, 16. P.O. $512,000 for Protiviti Government Services: Using GSA for Professional Services thru 6/20/2022, 17. Add $42,000 total $146,400 contingency $42,800 with Lind Marine to remove derelict and abandoned vessels from Berkeley Marina, 18. Utility Agreement $720,000 for sewer line for future fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 19. Add $70,000 total $295,400 and extend 12/31/2023 with Street Level Advisors for Development Fee Feasibility Analysis, 20. Budget Referral Police Foot/Bike Patrol in West Berkeley, Beats 11-16, 21. Budget Referral Stop signs at Dwight and California, 22. Letter to Google requesting inclusion of commercial truck routes on google maps platform, 23. Refer to Disability Commission Discussion on East Bay Paratransit and Transportation Needs of Berkeleyans with Disabilities, 24. Providing Unhoused with Fire Extinguishers Council Safety committee qualified positive recommendation to consider fire extinguishers and other fire prevention tools such as wool blankets, 25. Budget Referral New Project Coordinator to implement Electric Mobility Roadmap and Climate Initiatives, 26. Support AB 20 Corporate-Free Elections prohibits businesses from making campaign contributions to candidates for elective office, 27. Support AB 37 requiring vote-by-mail ballots to all voters for every election, 28. Support AB 854 Ellis Act Reform, ACTION: 29. Hearing Bond Financing for 2870 Adeline (Harriet Tubman Terrace Apt) 30. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry – Council Safety Committee forwarded with negative recommendation for Council to take no action, 31. Recognize the Rights of Nature qualified positive recommendation to place obligation on City not residents, Information Reports: 32. FY 2020 4th Quarter Investment report ending 6/30/2020, 33. FY 2021 1st Investment Report ended 9/30/2020, 34. Referral 2nd Dwelling Unit/ADU pilot program to house the homeless, 35. Report Worker’s Comp FY 2019-2020,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo (construct mixed-use building) 3/23/2021
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
800 Dwight 3/30/2021
1030 Euclid 4/1/2021
1336 Gilman 3/30/2021
2102 San Pablo 4/1/2021
1122 University 3/23/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
Worth Noting:
The week ahead is no ordinary week and there are meetings that need your attention and comment.
Monday the Agenda and Rules Committee meets at 2:30 pm with two agenda items both which are explained below,
Tuesday at the City Council meeting starting at 6 pm. Item 17 under action is about the Joint Subcommittee on Objective Standards for Implementation of State Housing Law which was formed and met, but was unable to reach agreement leaving work unfinished and includes request for $200,000 for consultant.
Thursday at 6 pm is a special City Council meeting with two competing items on the agenda regarding how to approach adding housing. My vote is item 2. Item 2 on the agenda from authors Hahn, & Harrison co-sponsor Bartlett. Item 2 explains Regional Housing Needs Allocation and defines a public process. The other item is an attempt to cover for the problematic quadplex zoning that resulted in the initiation of two Open Government Commission complaints. https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/
A weekly review of what happened in key city meetings is published late Sunday in http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Under Activist’s Diary and on this website under Notes From the Editor page
Sunday, March 21, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, March 22, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87060954994
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 9794 1909
AGENDA: 1. Recommendations on Policy Committees and Legislative workflow during COVID-19 - Request CM to prepare resolution regarding meetings, Policy Committees (council) and Legislative Bodies, essentially shutting down Council Committees and Boards and Commissions to any new action until COVID-19 emergency is over, only time-sensitive, FY2022 budget and COVID-19 related action to continue, existing referrals in committee may continue, but implementation will be postponed, 2. Systems realignment proposal limits when (by April 30) and how “major” items may be submitted to Council for consideration (vote), A “major” item is anything that requires more staff, cannot be folded into existing resources, requires additional or new infrastructure or technology, subject to legal challenge, unable to sustain enforcement. Outlines a 5-step process (pages 9-21 in packet)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART CAG at 6 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91768201174?pwd=NVhIMndERzdHZjhhMU1iaUJ5dHFSQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 917 6820 1174 Password: 350113
AGENDA: 3. Feedback on Draft Joint Vision and Priorities – affordable housing, land use, public and civic open space, building form, 4. Draft Zoning Presentation and Discussion,
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission at 7 pm
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91866429503
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 918 6642 9503
AGENDA: 9. FY General Fund overview, 10. PRW Capital Projects update, 11. Echo Lake Scholarship, 12. COVID related program changes,
Zero Waste Commission at 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Zero_Waste_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/82587046286
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 825 8704 6286
AGENDA: Discussion and Action Items 1. Current status of mixed non-bottle #1-7 plastics, 2. Textile recycling, 4. Review Zero Waste Declaration and consider recommendation to Council, 5. Covid impact on waste generation.
Homeless Services Panel of Experts at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99722440245
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 997 2244 0245
AGENDA: 8. Discussion monies needed to sustain current programs, budget allocations, other funding sources, i.e. FEMA, 9. Allocation of Measure P funds for Emergency Medical Transport (5150), 10. Discussion of establishing a flex fund to address critical needs between budget cycles, 12. Unmet needs from Measure P Funding, 13. Other sources of funding for 1367 University, 14. Possible consolidations of Homeless Services Panel of Experts and Homeless Commission,
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Solano Avenue BID at 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86475480085
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 7548 0085
AGENDA: 4. Goals 2021, 5. Coordination & Communication as COVID restrictions continue
City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm, (Email: council@cityofberkeley.info)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82597941909
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 9794 1909
AGENDA: CONSENT: 1. Add $100,000 total $250,000 with AG Witt for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Partnership with EBCE to Pursue Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems on Municipal Facilities, 3. Add $250,000 total $1 million add 3 years to 6/30/25 with Serological Research Institute for DNA Testing Services, 4. FY2022 Street Lightening Assessments, 5. Add $150,000 total $250,000 extend to 6/30/2022 with Restoration Management Company for emergency services in the event of flooding, sewer backups or other property damage that requires restoration, 6. Appointment of boona cheema and Javonna Blanton to Mental Health Commission, 9. Proclamation Holocaust Remembrance Day, 8. 2021 Alameda County Redistricting Process – calling for resources for redistricting, 9. Establish a Parking Benefits District in the Adeline Corridor Budget Referral $50,000, 10. Honor Holocaust Remembrance Day, 11. Support AB 286: requires food delivery platforms to provide accurate transaction breakdowns, 12. Support AB 314: right to unionize and bargain for improved wages and working conditions, 13. Support AB 328: allows those with recent histories of incarceration to remain stably housed and exit homelessness through grants and housing services interventions, 14. Support AB 1400: Health Care for All, ACTION: 15. Updated BESO fees, 16. ZAB Appeal 1200 San Pablo, 17. Objective Standards for Density, Design and Shadows from Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws, 18. Partnership for the Bay’s Future and Current Anti-Displacement Initiatives (continued from 2/23/2021) 19. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY2021 Work Plan,
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Security Deposits Rights and Responsibilities at 10 am
Webinar requires preregistration https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee at 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95333214702?pwd=alhLTy9DR1FZdkd4aGV4Y2kwWDRKUT09
Teleconference: 1-699-900-6833 Meeting ID: 953 3321 4702 Passcode: 789996
AGENDA: 5. Landlord/Tenant Survey,
Energy Commission at 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91282802031
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 8280 2031
AGENDA: 7. Vision Zero Update, 8. Discussion Dublin Opting default to EBCE 100% renewable
Civic Arts Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86147520326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 4752 0326
AGENDA: 7. Proposed changes by Michael Arcega for the San Pablo Park public art project
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96816312434
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 968 1631 2434
AGENDA: 3. Revision Automatic Gas Shut-off valves recommendation, 4. Amend local ADU zoning ordinance and Berkeley’s Fire Code, 6. Density ordinance (quadplexes) and Berkeley’s Fire Code, 9. MOU on Grizzly Peak (Fire Dept)
Police Review Commission at 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public comment on agenda & non-agenda items, 8. Subcommittee reports and action, a. Warrant Service Policy, b. Outreach, c. Lexipol Policies, 9. Transition to Police Accountability, applications due March 29, 10. a. PRC involvement in hiring new Police Chief, b. Whether to participate in Use of Force (UOF) training, c. UOF implementation issues – Policy 300
Thursday, March 25, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82520331601
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 2033 1601
AGENDA: 2. Potential Measure P allocations FY2022, 3. Police Overtime Update, 4. Pre-development allocation – Ashby Recreation and Community Housing (ARCH) Consortium to work with staff to develop planning grant for Ashby BART East Parking lot.
City Council Special Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82133233284
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 821 3323 3284
AGENDA: 1. Initiation of Public Process and Zoning Concepts for 2023-2031 Housing Element, authors Droste, Arreguin, Kesarwani, Taplin, (quadplex zoning-slipped in pages 2, 9) 2. Initiation of Participatory Planning for Berkeley’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) (defines comprehensive planning process – well done) authors Hahn, Harrison, co-sponsor Bartlett
Cedar Rose Pickleball Courts Community Forum at 6:30 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17296
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93324353996
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 933 2435 3996
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97963794144
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 979 6379 4144
AGENDA: 2. 3031 Telegraph – demolish existing 2-story commercial, construct 6-story, mixed-use with 110 dwelling units (includes 7 very low income) 112 bicycle spaces, 29 vehicle spaces on ground level – staff recommend approve
3. 0 Cragmont (1158) - construct new single-family residence with attached 2-car garage on existing vacant parcel, continue off calendar
4. Presentation JSISHL Recommendations
Mental Health Commission at 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96361748103
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 Meeting ID: 963 6174 8103
AGENDA: 3. Special Care Unit, 5. Data Collection Issues and Concerns, 8. Interview and vote on nomination of Monica Jones, 9. Recommendation for Jail Diversion Strategies, 10. Discussion of 1/2/2021 police shooting of Vincent Bryant video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w61QRRvC13g
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC) at 12 – 1:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88153954875?pwd=WGxqRndONmE1N0FCOTdMd2FBMHhhUT09
Friday, March 26, 2021 & Saturday, March 27, 2021 & Sunday, March 28, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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March 30 Regular City Council Meeting at 6 pm available for comment
email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81872119058
Teleconference: 1-699-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID:
AGENDA CONSENT: 3.Police Accountability Board Ordinance amendment for member LOAs and council-approved alternative commissioner. 4. $24,063 Contracts extended to 6/30/2021 for Center For Independent Living, Pacific Center, & YEAH, 5. Amend Contract add $30,714 total $878,142 with Covenant House – YEAH, Mental Health Services Act Fund, 6. Designate City Labor Negotiators 1/1/2021-12/31/2021, 7. Aide Letter Agreement: Public Employee Union, Local 1/AFSCME Council 57 authorizing 80 hours of additional emergency paid sick leave (EPSL), 8. Amend and extend ERMA to 12/30/2021 $80,000, 9. Contract add $120,000 total $2,154,769 with ESI for IBM hardware and software lease 6/2/2003-6/30/2022, 10. Amend contract add $147,991 total $402,961 and extend to 6/30/2024 with Tyler Technologies for Open Data Portal’s Hosting Services, 11. Contract add $235,000 total $852,200 and extend to 6/30/2023 with TruePoint Solutions for Accela Professional Services, 12. Contract add $68,440 and extend 6/30/2023 with Verint Systems for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software Maintenance, 13. Contract add $76,906 total $141,906 to 6/30/2023 with NextRequest for Public Records Act (PRA) Response Software, 14. Contract add $25,000 total $100,014 extend 6/30/2022 with CBF Electric & Data for Wi-Fi Installation, 15. Contract add $200,000 total $249,500 extend 6/30/2023 with Gray Quarter, Inc. for Accela Professional Services, 16. P.O. $512,000 for Protiviti Government Services: Using GSA for Professional Services thru 6/20/2022, 17. Add $42,000 total $146,400 contingency $42,800 with Lind Marine to remove derelict and abandoned vessels from Berkeley Marina, 18. Utility Agreement $720,000 for sewer line for future fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 19. Add $70,000 total $295,400 and extend 12/31/2023 with Street Level Advisors for Development Fee Feasibility Analysis, 20. Budget Referral Police Foot/Bike Patrol in West Berkeley, Beats 11-16, 21. Budget Referral Stop signs at Dwight and California, 22. Letter to Google requesting inclusion of commercial truck routes on google maps platform, 23. Refer to Disability Commission Discussion on East Bay Paratransit and Transportation Needs of Berkeleyans with Disabilities, 24. Providing Unhoused with Fire Extinguishers Council Safety committee qualified positive recommendation to consider fire extinguishers and other fire prevention tools such as wool blankets, 25. Budget Referral New Project Coordinator to implement Electric Mobility Roadmap and Climate Initiatives, 26. Support AB 20 Corporate-Free Elections prohibits businesses from making campaign contributions to candidates for elective office, 27. Support AB 37 requiring vote-by-mail ballots to all voters for every election, 28. Support AB 854 Ellis Act Reform, ACTION: 29. Hearing Bond Financing for 2870 Adeline (Harriet Tubman Terrace Apt) 30. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry – Council Safety Committee forwarded with negative recommendation for Council to take no action, 31. Recognize the Rights of Nature qualified positive recommendation to place obligation on City not residents, Information Reports: 32. FY 2020 4th Quarter Investment report ending 6/30/2020, 33. FY 2021 1st Investment Report ended 9/30/2020, 34. Referral 2nd Dwelling Unit/ADU pilot program to house the homeless, 35. Report Worker’s Comp FY 2019-2020,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo (construct mixed-use building) 3/23/2021
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
800 Dwight 3/30/2021
1030 Euclid 4/1/2021
1336 Gilman 3/30/2021
2102 San Pablo 4/1/2021
1122 University 3/23/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
March 14 - March 21, 2021
Worth Noting:
A very full week ahead
Monday – City Council Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm item 8.b. lists Recommendations from Mayor Arreguin regarding impact of COVID-19 on Commissions/Boards, however, there are no recommendations found in the 410 page meeting packet, The committee is expected to take up Reorganizing of Commissions,
Tuesday – Special City Council meeting at 6 pm,
Wednesday – Council FITES Committee at 2:30 pm takes up plastic bags ordinance and Paving Master Plan,
Thursday – Design Review Committee at 7 pm will have preliminary preview of 600 Addison a R&D construction project. The project plans to be presented on March 18 are different from the plans presented to the Parks Commission on March 10.
The March 23 City Council agenda is available for review and follows the list of city meetings.
Mayor Arreguin announced there will be a special meeting on March 25 at 5 pm on a variety of zoning changes. No details are available or posted for the public.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, March 15, 2021
CCCC Arts Hub (Veteran’s Memorial Building) meeting at 12 – 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82042256729?pwd=QTl3VkRrOG1RMEZVbHNYYXY3WFhKQT09
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87391137500
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 873 9113 7500
AGENDA: 2. Agenda Planning for March 30 Regular City Council Meeting CONSENT: 3.Police Accountability Board Ordinance amendment for member LOAs and council-approved alternative commissioner. 4. $24,063 Contracts extended to 6/30/2021 for Center For Independent Living, Pacific Center, & YEAH, 5. Amend Contract add $30,714 total $878,142 with Covenant House – YEAH, Mental Health Services Act Fund, 6. Designate City Labor Negotiators 1/1/2021-12/31/2021, 7. Aide Letter Agreement: Public Employee Union, Local 1/AFSCME Council 57 authorizing 80 hours of additional emergency paid sick leave (EPSL), 9. Amend and extend ERMA to 12/30/2021 $80,000, 12. Amend contract add $147 total $402,961 and extend to 6/30/2024 with Tyler Technologies for Open Data Portal’s Hosting Services, 11. Contract add $235,000 total $852,200 and extend to 6/30/2023 with TruePoint Solutions for Accela Professional Services, 12. Contract add $68,440 and extend 6/30/2023 with Verint Systems for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software Maintenance, 13. Contract add $76,906 total $141,906 to 6/30/2023 with NextRequest for Public Records Act (PRA) Response Software, 14. Contract add $25,000 total $100,014 extend 6/30/2022 with CBF Electric & Data for Wi-Fi Installation, 15. Contract add $200,000 total $249,500 extend 6/30/2023 with Gray Quarter, Inc. for Accela Professional Services, 16. P.O. $512,000 for Protiviti Government Services: Using GSA for Professional Services thru 6/20/2022, 17. Add $42,000 total $146,400 contingency $42,800 with Lind Marine to remove derelict and abandoned vessels from Berkeley Marina, 18. Utility Agreement $720,000 for sewer line for future fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 19. Add $70,000 total $295,400 and extend 12/31/2023 with Street Level Advisors for Development Fee Feasibility Analysis, 20. Budget Referral two Trash Cans on 7th and 9th and Allston Way, 21. Budget Referral Police Foot/Bike Patrol in West Berkeley, Beats 11-16, 22. Budget Referral Stop signs at Dwight and California, 23. Budget Referral New Project Coordinator to implement Electric Mobility Roadmap and Climate Initiatives, 24. Support AB 20 Corporate-Free Elections prohibits businesses from making campaign contributions to candidates for elective office, 25. Support AB 37 requiring vote-by-mail ballots to all voters for every election, ACTION: 26. Hearing Bond Financing for 2870 Adeline (Harriet Tubman Terrace Apt) 27. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry – Council Safety Committee forwarded with negative recommendation for Council to take no action, 28. Providing Unhoused with Fire Extinguishers Council Safety committee qualified positive recommendation to consider fire extinguishers and other fire prevention tools such as wool blankets, 29. Recognize the Rights of Nature qualified positive recommendation to place obligation on City not residents, 30. Letter to Google requesting inclusion of commercial truck routes on google maps platform, 31. Hearing refer to Disability Commission on East Bay Paratransit and Transportation Needs of Berkeleyans with Disabilities, 32. Commit City of Berkeley to a Just Transition from Fossil Fuel Economy establishing a Just Transition Task Force, 33. Initiation of Planning for Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), Information Reports: 34. FY 2020 4th Quarter Investment report ending 6/30/2020, 35. FY 2021 1st Investment Report ended 9/30/2020, 36. Referral 2nd Dwelling Unit/ADU pilot program to house the homeless, 37. Report Worker’s Comp FY 2019-2020, Referred Items for Review: 8.a. Discussion Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Commissions/Boards, b. Recommendations from Mayor Arreguin (recommendations not contained in Agenda Committee packet), 9. Proposed Closed Meeting Schedule, 10. Commission Reorganization of Commissions, Unscheduled Items: 11. Systems Realignment, 12. Amendments to BERA,
(packet 410 pages)
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
CCCC Civic Center Park Meeting at 11 am – 12:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87665359314
City Council Closed Session at 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83774829299
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 837 7482 9299
AGENDA: 1. Initiation of Litigation, 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators, employee organizations IBEW< Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders,
City Council Special Meeting at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82970056646
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 829 7005 6646
AGENDA: 1. Digital Strategic Plan (DSP), Funds Replacement Program and Website Redesign Project Update, 2.a. Unfunded Liability Obligations and Unfunded Infrastructure Needs, 2.b. FY2021 Mid-Year Budget Update, 3.a.Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Department Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) update, 3.b. Turning Vision 2050 into Reality: Public Works CIP for 2022,
Police Review Commission – Subcommittee on Warrant Service Policy at 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233073529
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 842 3307 3529
AGENDA: 4. Policy 606 Service of Warrants
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee (FITES) at 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83096549829
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 830 9654 9829
AGENDA: 1. Ordinance to Regulate Plastic Bags at retail and food establishments, 3. Improving PCI of Residential Streets and Creating a Paving Master Plan, 4. Refer to CM Establishment of Impact/Mitigation Fees to address private impacts (wear and tear) to public right of way (streets)
Independent Redistricting Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81934137884
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 819 3413 7884
AGENDA: 3. Update Redistricting Process, 4. Commission bylaws, 5. Brown Act
Human Welfare & Community Action Commission, at 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/4863098496.
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 486 309 8496
AGENDA: 5. CSBG Berkeley Community Action Agency Community Action Plan, 6. Low-income commissioner stipend, 7. Review Lifelong Medical Care – Access to Primary Care/Acupuncture for the low-income/uninsured, 9. Presentation TOPA
Planning Commission at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92637208872
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 3720 8872
AGENDA: 9. 2021-2022 Work Plan, 10. ZORP Subcommittee
Thursday, March 18, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, at 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82575821005
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825-7582-1005
AGENDA: 2. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, TOPA, 3. Resolution Recognizing Housing as a Human Right – Referral to CM, 4. Affordable Housing Overlay, 5. Amendments to BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, (packet 436 pages)
CCCC – BHS/Youth Meeting, at4:30 – 5:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988?pwd=V3I3WnA1WWdia0VHTjhsZTlONXkzZz09
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97466721904?pwd=UERxTHhJbHF3NjNzQWIvUkRiNElMdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 974 6672 1904
AGENDA: 6.2. Letter to Council on fourplex zoning proposal, 6.4 Waivers for late registration fees,
Design Review Committee at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96619829788
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 1982 9788
AGENDA: 1. 2023 Shattuck – Final Design Review – 73’5” tall 7-story mixed-use building with 48 dwellings (including 4 very low income), 1250 sq ft ground floor commercial space, no parking, storage for 34 bicycles,
2. 600 Addison – Preliminary Design Review – demolish buildings and structures on industrial site on 8.67 acres to construct R&D campus containing two buildings totaling 461,822 sq ft gross floor area and 924 parking spaces,
SB 330 Project for April 15 DRC meeting 2000 University (former Au Coquelet site) 8-story
Fair Campaign Practices Commission – Open Government Commission, at 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86316897086
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 863 1689 7086
AGENDA: 6. Mandated Cost of Living Adjustments for Public Financing Program, 8. Providing guidance and clarification to candidate slates, 10. Lobbying enforcement referrals and procedures, 11. Handling of public communications submitted to City legislative bodies as part of the public record in land use proceedings,
Friday, March 19, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, March 20, 2021
McGee Spaulding Neighbors in Action changed the regular meeting date to the 3rd Saturday at 10 am, Agenda and links not posted yet, check later
Sunday, March 21, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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City Council March 23, 2021 Regular Meeting at 6 pm, available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82597941909
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 9794 1909
AGENDA: CONSENT: 1. Add $100,000 total $250,000with AG Witt for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Partnership with EBCE to Pursue Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems on Municipal Facilities, 3. Add $250,000 total $1 million add 3 years to 6/30/25 with Serological Research Institute for DNA Testing Services, 4. FY2022 Street Lightening Assessments, 5. Add $150,000 total $250,000 extend to 6/30/2022 with Restoration Management Company for emergency services in the event of flooding, sewer backups or other property damage that requires restoration, 6. Appointment of boona cheema and Javonna Blanton to Mental Health Commission, 9. Proclamation Holocaust Remembrance Day, 8. 2021 Alameda County Redistricting Process – calling for resources for redistricting, 9. Establish a Parking Benefits District in the Adeline Corridor Budget Referral $50,000, 10. Honor Holocaust Remembrance Day, 11. Support AB 286: requires food delivery platforms to provide accurate transaction breakdowns, 12. Support AB 314: right to unionize and bargain for improved wages and working conditions, 13. Support AB 328: allows those with recent histories of incarceration to remain stably housed and exit homelessness through grants and housing services interventions, 14. Support AB 1400: Health Care for All, ACTION: 15. Updated BESO fees, 16. ZAB Appeal 1200 San Pablo, 17. Objective Standards for Density, Design and Shadows from Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws (pages 21- 41), 18. Partnership for the Bay’s Future and Current Anti-Displacement Initiatives (continued from 2/23/2021) 19. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY2021 Work Plan,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo (construct mixed-use building) 3/23/2021
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1528 Berkeley Way 3/16/2021
2317 Channing 3/18/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2634 MLK 3/16/2021
1122 University 3/23/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
Worth Noting:
A very full week ahead
Monday – City Council Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm item 8.b. lists Recommendations from Mayor Arreguin regarding impact of COVID-19 on Commissions/Boards, however, there are no recommendations found in the 410 page meeting packet, The committee is expected to take up Reorganizing of Commissions,
Tuesday – Special City Council meeting at 6 pm,
Wednesday – Council FITES Committee at 2:30 pm takes up plastic bags ordinance and Paving Master Plan,
Thursday – Design Review Committee at 7 pm will have preliminary preview of 600 Addison a R&D construction project. The project plans to be presented on March 18 are different from the plans presented to the Parks Commission on March 10.
The March 23 City Council agenda is available for review and follows the list of city meetings.
Mayor Arreguin announced there will be a special meeting on March 25 at 5 pm on a variety of zoning changes. No details are available or posted for the public.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, March 15, 2021
CCCC Arts Hub (Veteran’s Memorial Building) meeting at 12 – 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82042256729?pwd=QTl3VkRrOG1RMEZVbHNYYXY3WFhKQT09
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87391137500
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 873 9113 7500
AGENDA: 2. Agenda Planning for March 30 Regular City Council Meeting CONSENT: 3.Police Accountability Board Ordinance amendment for member LOAs and council-approved alternative commissioner. 4. $24,063 Contracts extended to 6/30/2021 for Center For Independent Living, Pacific Center, & YEAH, 5. Amend Contract add $30,714 total $878,142 with Covenant House – YEAH, Mental Health Services Act Fund, 6. Designate City Labor Negotiators 1/1/2021-12/31/2021, 7. Aide Letter Agreement: Public Employee Union, Local 1/AFSCME Council 57 authorizing 80 hours of additional emergency paid sick leave (EPSL), 9. Amend and extend ERMA to 12/30/2021 $80,000, 12. Amend contract add $147 total $402,961 and extend to 6/30/2024 with Tyler Technologies for Open Data Portal’s Hosting Services, 11. Contract add $235,000 total $852,200 and extend to 6/30/2023 with TruePoint Solutions for Accela Professional Services, 12. Contract add $68,440 and extend 6/30/2023 with Verint Systems for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software Maintenance, 13. Contract add $76,906 total $141,906 to 6/30/2023 with NextRequest for Public Records Act (PRA) Response Software, 14. Contract add $25,000 total $100,014 extend 6/30/2022 with CBF Electric & Data for Wi-Fi Installation, 15. Contract add $200,000 total $249,500 extend 6/30/2023 with Gray Quarter, Inc. for Accela Professional Services, 16. P.O. $512,000 for Protiviti Government Services: Using GSA for Professional Services thru 6/20/2022, 17. Add $42,000 total $146,400 contingency $42,800 with Lind Marine to remove derelict and abandoned vessels from Berkeley Marina, 18. Utility Agreement $720,000 for sewer line for future fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 19. Add $70,000 total $295,400 and extend 12/31/2023 with Street Level Advisors for Development Fee Feasibility Analysis, 20. Budget Referral two Trash Cans on 7th and 9th and Allston Way, 21. Budget Referral Police Foot/Bike Patrol in West Berkeley, Beats 11-16, 22. Budget Referral Stop signs at Dwight and California, 23. Budget Referral New Project Coordinator to implement Electric Mobility Roadmap and Climate Initiatives, 24. Support AB 20 Corporate-Free Elections prohibits businesses from making campaign contributions to candidates for elective office, 25. Support AB 37 requiring vote-by-mail ballots to all voters for every election, ACTION: 26. Hearing Bond Financing for 2870 Adeline (Harriet Tubman Terrace Apt) 27. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry – Council Safety Committee forwarded with negative recommendation for Council to take no action, 28. Providing Unhoused with Fire Extinguishers Council Safety committee qualified positive recommendation to consider fire extinguishers and other fire prevention tools such as wool blankets, 29. Recognize the Rights of Nature qualified positive recommendation to place obligation on City not residents, 30. Letter to Google requesting inclusion of commercial truck routes on google maps platform, 31. Hearing refer to Disability Commission on East Bay Paratransit and Transportation Needs of Berkeleyans with Disabilities, 32. Commit City of Berkeley to a Just Transition from Fossil Fuel Economy establishing a Just Transition Task Force, 33. Initiation of Planning for Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), Information Reports: 34. FY 2020 4th Quarter Investment report ending 6/30/2020, 35. FY 2021 1st Investment Report ended 9/30/2020, 36. Referral 2nd Dwelling Unit/ADU pilot program to house the homeless, 37. Report Worker’s Comp FY 2019-2020, Referred Items for Review: 8.a. Discussion Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Commissions/Boards, b. Recommendations from Mayor Arreguin (recommendations not contained in Agenda Committee packet), 9. Proposed Closed Meeting Schedule, 10. Commission Reorganization of Commissions, Unscheduled Items: 11. Systems Realignment, 12. Amendments to BERA,
(packet 410 pages)
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
CCCC Civic Center Park Meeting at 11 am – 12:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87665359314
City Council Closed Session at 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83774829299
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 837 7482 9299
AGENDA: 1. Initiation of Litigation, 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators, employee organizations IBEW< Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders,
City Council Special Meeting at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82970056646
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 829 7005 6646
AGENDA: 1. Digital Strategic Plan (DSP), Funds Replacement Program and Website Redesign Project Update, 2.a. Unfunded Liability Obligations and Unfunded Infrastructure Needs, 2.b. FY2021 Mid-Year Budget Update, 3.a.Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Department Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) update, 3.b. Turning Vision 2050 into Reality: Public Works CIP for 2022,
Police Review Commission – Subcommittee on Warrant Service Policy at 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233073529
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 842 3307 3529
AGENDA: 4. Policy 606 Service of Warrants
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee (FITES) at 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83096549829
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 830 9654 9829
AGENDA: 1. Ordinance to Regulate Plastic Bags at retail and food establishments, 3. Improving PCI of Residential Streets and Creating a Paving Master Plan, 4. Refer to CM Establishment of Impact/Mitigation Fees to address private impacts (wear and tear) to public right of way (streets)
Independent Redistricting Commission at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81934137884
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 819 3413 7884
AGENDA: 3. Update Redistricting Process, 4. Commission bylaws, 5. Brown Act
Human Welfare & Community Action Commission, at 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/4863098496.
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 486 309 8496
AGENDA: 5. CSBG Berkeley Community Action Agency Community Action Plan, 6. Low-income commissioner stipend, 7. Review Lifelong Medical Care – Access to Primary Care/Acupuncture for the low-income/uninsured, 9. Presentation TOPA
Planning Commission at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92637208872
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 3720 8872
AGENDA: 9. 2021-2022 Work Plan, 10. ZORP Subcommittee
Thursday, March 18, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, at 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82575821005
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825-7582-1005
AGENDA: 2. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, TOPA, 3. Resolution Recognizing Housing as a Human Right – Referral to CM, 4. Affordable Housing Overlay, 5. Amendments to BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, (packet 436 pages)
CCCC – BHS/Youth Meeting, at4:30 – 5:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988?pwd=V3I3WnA1WWdia0VHTjhsZTlONXkzZz09
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97466721904?pwd=UERxTHhJbHF3NjNzQWIvUkRiNElMdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 974 6672 1904
AGENDA: 6.2. Letter to Council on fourplex zoning proposal, 6.4 Waivers for late registration fees,
Design Review Committee at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96619829788
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 1982 9788
AGENDA: 1. 2023 Shattuck – Final Design Review – 73’5” tall 7-story mixed-use building with 48 dwellings (including 4 very low income), 1250 sq ft ground floor commercial space, no parking, storage for 34 bicycles,
2. 600 Addison – Preliminary Design Review – demolish buildings and structures on industrial site on 8.67 acres to construct R&D campus containing two buildings totaling 461,822 sq ft gross floor area and 924 parking spaces,
SB 330 Project for April 15 DRC meeting 2000 University (former Au Coquelet site) 8-story
Fair Campaign Practices Commission – Open Government Commission, at 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86316897086
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 863 1689 7086
AGENDA: 6. Mandated Cost of Living Adjustments for Public Financing Program, 8. Providing guidance and clarification to candidate slates, 10. Lobbying enforcement referrals and procedures, 11. Handling of public communications submitted to City legislative bodies as part of the public record in land use proceedings,
Friday, March 19, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, March 20, 2021
McGee Spaulding Neighbors in Action changed the regular meeting date to the 3rd Saturday at 10 am, Agenda and links not posted yet, check later
Sunday, March 21, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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City Council March 23, 2021 Regular Meeting at 6 pm, available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82597941909
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 9794 1909
AGENDA: CONSENT: 1. Add $100,000 total $250,000with AG Witt for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Partnership with EBCE to Pursue Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems on Municipal Facilities, 3. Add $250,000 total $1 million add 3 years to 6/30/25 with Serological Research Institute for DNA Testing Services, 4. FY2022 Street Lightening Assessments, 5. Add $150,000 total $250,000 extend to 6/30/2022 with Restoration Management Company for emergency services in the event of flooding, sewer backups or other property damage that requires restoration, 6. Appointment of boona cheema and Javonna Blanton to Mental Health Commission, 9. Proclamation Holocaust Remembrance Day, 8. 2021 Alameda County Redistricting Process – calling for resources for redistricting, 9. Establish a Parking Benefits District in the Adeline Corridor Budget Referral $50,000, 10. Honor Holocaust Remembrance Day, 11. Support AB 286: requires food delivery platforms to provide accurate transaction breakdowns, 12. Support AB 314: right to unionize and bargain for improved wages and working conditions, 13. Support AB 328: allows those with recent histories of incarceration to remain stably housed and exit homelessness through grants and housing services interventions, 14. Support AB 1400: Health Care for All, ACTION: 15. Updated BESO fees, 16. ZAB Appeal 1200 San Pablo, 17. Objective Standards for Density, Design and Shadows from Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws (pages 21- 41), 18. Partnership for the Bay’s Future and Current Anti-Displacement Initiatives (continued from 2/23/2021) 19. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY2021 Work Plan,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo (construct mixed-use building) 3/23/2021
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) 6/1/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1528 Berkeley Way 3/16/2021
2317 Channing 3/18/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2634 MLK 3/16/2021
1122 University 3/23/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
July 20 – nothing scheduled
September 21 – 1. Housing Element (RHNA)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Measure FF and Fire Prevention
March 7 - March 14, 2021
Worth Noting:
Another full week ahead
Monday - At the 2:30 pm Agenda Planning Committee Item 6 Objective Standards for the Implementation of State Housing Law is listed as consent, it should be an action item as the committee assigned to establish objective standards did not reach agreement. Objective standards take on critical importance with the increasing number of proposals for ministerial approval (no public review) of major projects. The Agenda Committee may take up reorganizing Commissions. Those with concerns about the various proposals for restructuring should attend and be prepared to speak.
Tuesday – Regular City Council meeting at 6 pm
Wednesday – If you want to know more about what is happening with housing, watch the documentary film PUSH. BCA is sponsoring the virtual screening
Thursday – The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force meets at 6 pm
Saturday – BNC meets at 10 am. The new Police Accountability Board that we approved by ballot initiative is explained at 4 pm.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, March 7, 2021
DSA sponsored movie series, Who is the International Working Class Today, 6 pm
https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1825/2021-03-07-movie-series-who-is-the-international-working-class-today/
Videoconference: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1825/2021-03-07-movie-series-who-is-the-international-working-class-today/
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 858 7053 6500 Passcode: movie
AGENDA: Documentary film of workers in Chicago in 2008 who occupied the Republic Windows and Doors and organized the plant into a worker-owned cooperative, Q&A at 7:10 pm
Monday, March 8, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, at 10 am,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83663740251
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 836 6374 0251
AGENDA: 2. Requesting CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and to condemn racial injustice and police brutality, 3. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park,
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87847857478
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 4785 7478
AGENDA: 2. Review and approve draft agenda for March 23 regular Council meeting, CONSENT: 1. Add $100,000 total $250,000with AG Witt for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Partnership with EBCE to Pursue Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems on Municipal Facilities, 3. Add $250,000 total $1 million add 3 years to 6/30/25 with Serological Research Institute for DNA Testing Services, 4. FY2022 Street Lightening Assessments, 5. Add $150,000 total $250,000 extend to 6/30/2022 with Restoration Management Company for emergency services in the event of flooding, sewer backups or other property damage that requires restoration, 6. Objective Standards for Density, Design and Shadows from Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws (pages 21- 41), 7. Appointment of boona cheema and Javonna Blanton to Mental Health Commission, 9. Proclamation Holocaust Remembrance Day, 10. Support AB 286: requires food delivery platforms to provide accurate transaction breakdowns, 11. Support AB 314: right to unionize and bargain for improved wages and working conditions, 12. Support AB 328: allows those with recent histories of incarceration to remain stably housed and exit homelessness through grants and housing services interventions, 13. Support AB 1400: Health Care for All, ACTION: 14. Updated BESO fees, 15. ZAB Appeal 1200 San Pablo, 16. Partnership for the Bay’s Future and Current Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 17. 2021 Alameda County Redistricting Process – calling for resources for redistricting, 18. Refer to staff to work with Ashby Recreation and Community Housing (ARCH) to develop a planning grant for Ashby BART East Parking Lot, 19. Establish a Parking Benefits District in the Adeline Corridor Budget Referral $50,000, Information Reports: 20. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY2021 Work Plan, Referred Items for Review: 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Commission Reorganization (due April 1, Droste author, Co-sponsors Kesarwani & Robinson, Unscheduled Items: 10. Systems Realignment, 11. Amendments to BERA Officeholder Accounts and Council Office Budget Expenditures, (packet 296 pages)
Youth Commission, at 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92807173116
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 0717 3116
AGENDA: 5. Public Comment, 8. Report Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 9. Report Out from Consent and Sex Education Working Group, 10. Report Out from Anti-Racist Working Group, 11. Report Out from Trigger Warning Group, Items 12 – 17 form subcommittees on Consent and Sex Education, Racial Justice and Trigger Warnings,
EV 102: New EV Owner Workshop at 7 pm
https://drivecleanbayarea.org/new-ev-owner-workshop/
Go to website to pre-register and obtain links, City of Berkeley sponsored from the Office of Energy & Sustainable Development,
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
City Council Regular Meeting, March 9 at 6 pm,
To comment email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87992485568
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 879 9248 5568
AGENDA: 2. Settlement Stahlschmidt v. COB $75,533, 3. Commission stipend $100/meeting adjustment for qualifying annual household income < 50% Alameda Co AMI with annual CPI inflator, 4. Confirm At-Large appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 5. Deferral $676,464 remaining building permit fees, etc for 2009 Addison Berkeley Rep Theater project, 6. $48,994 Kitchen electrification grant from EBCE for North and South Berkeley Senior Centers, 7. Amend contract add $270,000 total $630,000 with United Site Service for additional portable toilet and handwashing stations for period of 2 yr with option to extend for 3-12 month periods, 8. Contracts $1 million each with AnchorCM and Park Engineering, Inc for on-call Capital Improvement Projects at Berkeley Waterfront 4/1/2021 – 6/30/2024, 9. Loan agreement $5,500,000 for replacement D & E docks at Berkeley Marina, 10. Grant Application $500,000 Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project (EEMP) to plant urban forest trees, 11. Amendments to BERA to regulate Officeholder accounts and to change donations to nonprofit organizations made in the name of the entire City Council (not individuals), 12.a&b. Amend Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to establish Enforcement Procedure – Council Land Use Committee made qualified recommendations to a. with referral to 4 x 4 committee to explore enforcement alongside fair chance ordinance, 13. Council discretionary funds to HelpBerkeley, 14. Declare 3/21/2021 – 4/10/2021 as Cesar Chavez-Delores Huerta Commemorative Period, 15. Budget Referral Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) at 6th and Addison, 16. Budget referral George Florence Park Traffic calming (10th Street between University and Allston), 17. Resolution Supporting HR 25 Calling for Federal Investigation on Sedition at US Capitol and Expulsion of Complicit Members of Congress, 18. Support SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act, 19. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies (increasing plant based food) Council Committee Health, Life Enrichment recommends adopt resolution as amended, 20. Resolution in Support of Establishing Statewide Targets for 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle sales, 21. Budget Referral to allocate Transportation Network Companies Tax (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to Bicycle Boulevards and Street Repair Programs, 22. Council discretionary funds to Kala Art Institute, 23. Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hate and Violence, 24. Affirm COB Support for People of Tibet, ACTION: 25. Resolution Clarifying Eligibility for Historic Landmark Designation for Residences of Notable Residents, 26. Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update, INFORMATION REPORTS: 26. Peace and Justice 2021-2022 Workplan, 27. Youth Commission Workplan,
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council, at 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98120154505?pwd=eFN2cXhHMkU2Vmc0dHlLQlh5QTcydz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 981 2015 4505 Passcode: 965937
AGENDA: 5. Amendments on Short Term Rental Ordinance, 6. Update on Amendments to Demolition Ordinance, 7. Affordable Housing Overlay,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee, at 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97798424322?pwd=STB2OTZqOFpyRTVUL2ZRZk9meXFsZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 977 9842 4322 Passcode: 789996
AGENDA: 5. Survey 2021, a) History of surveys, b) Next Steps for New Survey, 7. Update MM, 8. Work Plan, 8. Social Media and website outreach,
Parks and Waterfront Commission, at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96974512296
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 969 7451 2296
AGENDA: 7. Capital Budget, 8. Presentation Annual Monarch Butterfly Monitoring at Aquatic Park, 9. Workplan, 10. Request to Council to allocate Transient Occupancy Tax, (“hotel tax”) generated in the Marina to the Marina, 11. 600 Addison, 12. PWC Capital Budget FY2022, 13. Pickleball and BMX/bike sites, 14. Monthly vacancy report and crime update,
Police Review Commission, at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items, 7. Chief of Police Report, 9. a. Policy 311 inquiring about supervised release status of detainees and searches, b. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board
Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Association, at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84380068532?pwd=K0NBZUYvcDFPd0Q3Rzh1dVkwOHAvQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 843 8006 8532 Passcode: 924224
AGENDA: Meet Berkeley’s new Director of Public Works, Liam Garland,
Documentary Film PUSH (film about manipulation of housing), 7 pm
Film website: https://www.pushthefilm.com/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81011677643?pwd=Q0NzUDB4TVVZQzZsV1ZWcFFsY1hLdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 810 1167 7643 Passcode: BCA
AGENDA: Virtual screening sponsored by BCA, Film is about the manipulation of housing as an asset and commodity. To watch an interview with the director and Leilani Farha as they talk about the state of housing in California and the world go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4-VORQZ1-Q
Thursday, March 11, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, at 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84346639907
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 843 4663 9907
AGENDA: 2. FY2022 Budget Update, 3. Unfunded Liability Obligations, Unfunded Infrastructure Needs ($1.1 billion from FY2022-FY2026 – chart packet page 41) and FY2021 Mid-Year Report, 4. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront and Public Works Capital Improvement Plan, 5. Potential Measure P FY2022 Allocations (pages 93-128), 6. Disposition Referrals, Projects and Audits – pages 129 – 210),
Zoning Adjustment Board, at 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91445166785
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 914 4516 6785
AGENDA: 2. 1330 and 1336 Gilman – add sale of beer and wine at existing grocery store – on consent
3. 800 Dwight Way – Bayer Building 69 – construct 98,840 sq ft, 4-story, 79 ft tall building for manufacturing use – staff recommend approve
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/RIPST.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81679043514
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 816 7904 3514
AGENDA: 2. Mayor and City Manager comments, 8. Reimagining Public Safety Overview, National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) Work Plan, 10. Community Engagement – NICJR, 11. 911 calls-for-service analysis from City Auditor,
Friday, March 12, 2021
City of Berkeley Reduced Service Day
Elmwood Business Improvement District Advisory Board, at 9 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Elmwood_BID_Board_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86443349885
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 4334 9885
AGENDA: V. Budget and Work Plan,
Saturday, March 13, 2021
BNC (Berkeley Neighborhoods Council), at 10 am, waiting room opens at 9:45 am,
https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/
Videoconference and Teleconference not published yet, check website for links
AGENDA: 10 – 10:15 am welcome and Panoramic Hill Associations update, 10:15 – 10:45 am Lehigh Hanson Asphalt Plant Air Quality Issues with update and Q&A with Deputy City Manager Paul Buddenhagen, 10:45-11:15 am ADU Standards and Ministerial Approval, 11:15 – 11:45 Quadplex Zoning and Ending Exclusionary Zoning, 11:45 – 12 noon Announcements and Adjourn,
Oversight of Policing in Berkeley at 4 – 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86908147095
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 869 0814 7095
AGENDA: The new Police Accountability Board, with Mayor Arreguin and Councilmember Harrison and the Police Review Commission, 1. History and Function of Community Oversight, 2. What’s Changing in Berkeley, 3. How to apply to the Police Accountability Board, Questions can be asked during the Q&A or submitted in advance to prcmailbox@cityofberkeley.info
Sunday, March 14, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo (construct mixed-use building) 3/23/2021
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1328 Alcatraz 3/11/21
1528 Berkeley Way 3/16/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2634 MLK 3/16/2021
1481 Stannage
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting:
Another full week ahead
Monday - At the 2:30 pm Agenda Planning Committee Item 6 Objective Standards for the Implementation of State Housing Law is listed as consent, it should be an action item as the committee assigned to establish objective standards did not reach agreement. Objective standards take on critical importance with the increasing number of proposals for ministerial approval (no public review) of major projects. The Agenda Committee may take up reorganizing Commissions. Those with concerns about the various proposals for restructuring should attend and be prepared to speak.
Tuesday – Regular City Council meeting at 6 pm
Wednesday – If you want to know more about what is happening with housing, watch the documentary film PUSH. BCA is sponsoring the virtual screening
Thursday – The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force meets at 6 pm
Saturday – BNC meets at 10 am. The new Police Accountability Board that we approved by ballot initiative is explained at 4 pm.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, March 7, 2021
DSA sponsored movie series, Who is the International Working Class Today, 6 pm
https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1825/2021-03-07-movie-series-who-is-the-international-working-class-today/
Videoconference: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1825/2021-03-07-movie-series-who-is-the-international-working-class-today/
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 858 7053 6500 Passcode: movie
AGENDA: Documentary film of workers in Chicago in 2008 who occupied the Republic Windows and Doors and organized the plant into a worker-owned cooperative, Q&A at 7:10 pm
Monday, March 8, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, at 10 am,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83663740251
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 836 6374 0251
AGENDA: 2. Requesting CA State Legislature to introduce actions to value human life and to condemn racial injustice and police brutality, 3. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park,
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87847857478
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 4785 7478
AGENDA: 2. Review and approve draft agenda for March 23 regular Council meeting, CONSENT: 1. Add $100,000 total $250,000with AG Witt for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Partnership with EBCE to Pursue Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems on Municipal Facilities, 3. Add $250,000 total $1 million add 3 years to 6/30/25 with Serological Research Institute for DNA Testing Services, 4. FY2022 Street Lightening Assessments, 5. Add $150,000 total $250,000 extend to 6/30/2022 with Restoration Management Company for emergency services in the event of flooding, sewer backups or other property damage that requires restoration, 6. Objective Standards for Density, Design and Shadows from Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws (pages 21- 41), 7. Appointment of boona cheema and Javonna Blanton to Mental Health Commission, 9. Proclamation Holocaust Remembrance Day, 10. Support AB 286: requires food delivery platforms to provide accurate transaction breakdowns, 11. Support AB 314: right to unionize and bargain for improved wages and working conditions, 12. Support AB 328: allows those with recent histories of incarceration to remain stably housed and exit homelessness through grants and housing services interventions, 13. Support AB 1400: Health Care for All, ACTION: 14. Updated BESO fees, 15. ZAB Appeal 1200 San Pablo, 16. Partnership for the Bay’s Future and Current Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 17. 2021 Alameda County Redistricting Process – calling for resources for redistricting, 18. Refer to staff to work with Ashby Recreation and Community Housing (ARCH) to develop a planning grant for Ashby BART East Parking Lot, 19. Establish a Parking Benefits District in the Adeline Corridor Budget Referral $50,000, Information Reports: 20. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY2021 Work Plan, Referred Items for Review: 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Commission Reorganization (due April 1, Droste author, Co-sponsors Kesarwani & Robinson, Unscheduled Items: 10. Systems Realignment, 11. Amendments to BERA Officeholder Accounts and Council Office Budget Expenditures, (packet 296 pages)
Youth Commission, at 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92807173116
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 0717 3116
AGENDA: 5. Public Comment, 8. Report Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 9. Report Out from Consent and Sex Education Working Group, 10. Report Out from Anti-Racist Working Group, 11. Report Out from Trigger Warning Group, Items 12 – 17 form subcommittees on Consent and Sex Education, Racial Justice and Trigger Warnings,
EV 102: New EV Owner Workshop at 7 pm
https://drivecleanbayarea.org/new-ev-owner-workshop/
Go to website to pre-register and obtain links, City of Berkeley sponsored from the Office of Energy & Sustainable Development,
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
City Council Regular Meeting, March 9 at 6 pm,
To comment email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87992485568
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 879 9248 5568
AGENDA: 2. Settlement Stahlschmidt v. COB $75,533, 3. Commission stipend $100/meeting adjustment for qualifying annual household income < 50% Alameda Co AMI with annual CPI inflator, 4. Confirm At-Large appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 5. Deferral $676,464 remaining building permit fees, etc for 2009 Addison Berkeley Rep Theater project, 6. $48,994 Kitchen electrification grant from EBCE for North and South Berkeley Senior Centers, 7. Amend contract add $270,000 total $630,000 with United Site Service for additional portable toilet and handwashing stations for period of 2 yr with option to extend for 3-12 month periods, 8. Contracts $1 million each with AnchorCM and Park Engineering, Inc for on-call Capital Improvement Projects at Berkeley Waterfront 4/1/2021 – 6/30/2024, 9. Loan agreement $5,500,000 for replacement D & E docks at Berkeley Marina, 10. Grant Application $500,000 Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project (EEMP) to plant urban forest trees, 11. Amendments to BERA to regulate Officeholder accounts and to change donations to nonprofit organizations made in the name of the entire City Council (not individuals), 12.a&b. Amend Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to establish Enforcement Procedure – Council Land Use Committee made qualified recommendations to a. with referral to 4 x 4 committee to explore enforcement alongside fair chance ordinance, 13. Council discretionary funds to HelpBerkeley, 14. Declare 3/21/2021 – 4/10/2021 as Cesar Chavez-Delores Huerta Commemorative Period, 15. Budget Referral Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) at 6th and Addison, 16. Budget referral George Florence Park Traffic calming (10th Street between University and Allston), 17. Resolution Supporting HR 25 Calling for Federal Investigation on Sedition at US Capitol and Expulsion of Complicit Members of Congress, 18. Support SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act, 19. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies (increasing plant based food) Council Committee Health, Life Enrichment recommends adopt resolution as amended, 20. Resolution in Support of Establishing Statewide Targets for 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle sales, 21. Budget Referral to allocate Transportation Network Companies Tax (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to Bicycle Boulevards and Street Repair Programs, 22. Council discretionary funds to Kala Art Institute, 23. Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hate and Violence, 24. Affirm COB Support for People of Tibet, ACTION: 25. Resolution Clarifying Eligibility for Historic Landmark Designation for Residences of Notable Residents, 26. Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update, INFORMATION REPORTS: 26. Peace and Justice 2021-2022 Workplan, 27. Youth Commission Workplan,
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council, at 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98120154505?pwd=eFN2cXhHMkU2Vmc0dHlLQlh5QTcydz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 981 2015 4505 Passcode: 965937
AGENDA: 5. Amendments on Short Term Rental Ordinance, 6. Update on Amendments to Demolition Ordinance, 7. Affordable Housing Overlay,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee, at 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97798424322?pwd=STB2OTZqOFpyRTVUL2ZRZk9meXFsZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 977 9842 4322 Passcode: 789996
AGENDA: 5. Survey 2021, a) History of surveys, b) Next Steps for New Survey, 7. Update MM, 8. Work Plan, 8. Social Media and website outreach,
Parks and Waterfront Commission, at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96974512296
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 969 7451 2296
AGENDA: 7. Capital Budget, 8. Presentation Annual Monarch Butterfly Monitoring at Aquatic Park, 9. Workplan, 10. Request to Council to allocate Transient Occupancy Tax, (“hotel tax”) generated in the Marina to the Marina, 11. 600 Addison, 12. PWC Capital Budget FY2022, 13. Pickleball and BMX/bike sites, 14. Monthly vacancy report and crime update,
Police Review Commission, at 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items, 7. Chief of Police Report, 9. a. Policy 311 inquiring about supervised release status of detainees and searches, b. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board
Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Association, at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84380068532?pwd=K0NBZUYvcDFPd0Q3Rzh1dVkwOHAvQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 843 8006 8532 Passcode: 924224
AGENDA: Meet Berkeley’s new Director of Public Works, Liam Garland,
Documentary Film PUSH (film about manipulation of housing), 7 pm
Film website: https://www.pushthefilm.com/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81011677643?pwd=Q0NzUDB4TVVZQzZsV1ZWcFFsY1hLdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 810 1167 7643 Passcode: BCA
AGENDA: Virtual screening sponsored by BCA, Film is about the manipulation of housing as an asset and commodity. To watch an interview with the director and Leilani Farha as they talk about the state of housing in California and the world go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4-VORQZ1-Q
Thursday, March 11, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, at 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84346639907
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 843 4663 9907
AGENDA: 2. FY2022 Budget Update, 3. Unfunded Liability Obligations, Unfunded Infrastructure Needs ($1.1 billion from FY2022-FY2026 – chart packet page 41) and FY2021 Mid-Year Report, 4. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront and Public Works Capital Improvement Plan, 5. Potential Measure P FY2022 Allocations (pages 93-128), 6. Disposition Referrals, Projects and Audits – pages 129 – 210),
Zoning Adjustment Board, at 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91445166785
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 914 4516 6785
AGENDA: 2. 1330 and 1336 Gilman – add sale of beer and wine at existing grocery store – on consent
3. 800 Dwight Way – Bayer Building 69 – construct 98,840 sq ft, 4-story, 79 ft tall building for manufacturing use – staff recommend approve
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, at 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/RIPST.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81679043514
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 816 7904 3514
AGENDA: 2. Mayor and City Manager comments, 8. Reimagining Public Safety Overview, National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) Work Plan, 10. Community Engagement – NICJR, 11. 911 calls-for-service analysis from City Auditor,
Friday, March 12, 2021
City of Berkeley Reduced Service Day
Elmwood Business Improvement District Advisory Board, at 9 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Elmwood_BID_Board_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86443349885
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 4334 9885
AGENDA: V. Budget and Work Plan,
Saturday, March 13, 2021
BNC (Berkeley Neighborhoods Council), at 10 am, waiting room opens at 9:45 am,
https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/
Videoconference and Teleconference not published yet, check website for links
AGENDA: 10 – 10:15 am welcome and Panoramic Hill Associations update, 10:15 – 10:45 am Lehigh Hanson Asphalt Plant Air Quality Issues with update and Q&A with Deputy City Manager Paul Buddenhagen, 10:45-11:15 am ADU Standards and Ministerial Approval, 11:15 – 11:45 Quadplex Zoning and Ending Exclusionary Zoning, 11:45 – 12 noon Announcements and Adjourn,
Oversight of Policing in Berkeley at 4 – 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86908147095
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 869 0814 7095
AGENDA: The new Police Accountability Board, with Mayor Arreguin and Councilmember Harrison and the Police Review Commission, 1. History and Function of Community Oversight, 2. What’s Changing in Berkeley, 3. How to apply to the Police Accountability Board, Questions can be asked during the Q&A or submitted in advance to prcmailbox@cityofberkeley.info
Sunday, March 14, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo (construct mixed-use building) 3/23/2021
2421 Fifth Street (construct two residential buildings) TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1328 Alcatraz 3/11/21
1528 Berkeley Way 3/16/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2634 MLK 3/16/2021
1481 Stannage
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
February 28 - March 7, 2021
Worth Noting:
The most consequential meetings of the week are on Monday, the Public Safety Committee meeting at 10:30 am on police use of non-lethal weaponry and controlled equipment and the Land Use Committee Special meeting at 1:30 on Quadplex Zoning. If the vote on Quadplex Zoning is not taken on Monday, it will rollover to the Thursday Land Use Committee meeting.
On Wednesday, the FITES agenda includes two environmental issues, electrification of the city fleet and the rights of nature.
Affordable housing funds for the BART station projects is on the agenda at the Measure O Bond Oversight Committee at 6 pm on Monday and the Housing Advisory Commission on Thursday at 7 pm.
The City Council March 9 regular meeting agenda is available for review and comment and follows the list of City meetings.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week. To read the Activist’s Diary of what happened last week go to www.berkeleydailyplanet.com.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, March 1, 2021
City Council Closed Session 9 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86861132018
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 868 6113 2018
AGENDA: 1. Labor Negotiations Public Employees Union Local 1
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83787178426
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 837 8717 8426
AGENDA: 2. Introduce an Ordinance permanently banning the use of less lethal weaponry, chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water cannons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians, 3. Providing our Unhoused Community with Fire Extinguishers, 4. Adopt Ordinance adding chapter BMC 2.64.170 regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 5. Presentation by the Fire Dept on Evacuation Plan,
City Council Special Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 1:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963480871
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 879 6348 0871
AGENDA: 2. Quadplex Zoning, proposal directs referral to CM and Planning Commission that staff begin work immediately on revisions to the zoning code and general plan to require proposed housing developments containing up to 4 residential units to be considered ministerially (no public review/hearings except in certain circumstances),
Measure O Bond Oversight Committee, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Measure_O_Bond_Oversight_Committee.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99240323565
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 992 4032 3565
AGENDA: 5. Affordable Housing Development Funds: Ashby and North Berkeley BART and future housing funding
Police Review Commission – Outreach Subcommittee, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82258644009
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 5864 4009
AGENDA: 4. Plan for promoting the mission of the Police Review Commission
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board IRA/AGA Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99307513057?pwd=N1IxemRUUXZLWnVDZXBZYWVzR0VkUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6933 Meeting ID: 993 0751 3057 Passcode: 127788
AGENDA: 6. Inclusive Neighborhood Scale and Quadplex Zoning and potential impacts on rent control
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89572199909
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 895 7219 9909
AGENDA: 2. Presentations on the Electrification of the Municipal Fleet and Citywide Electric Vehicle/Mobility Infrastructure, 3. Refer to CM to Prioritize Establishment of Impact/Mitigation Fees to Address Disproportionate Private and Public Utility Impact to the Public Right of Way (i.e. roads, sewer, waste, other utilities), 4. Recognize the Rights of Nature a resolution to recognize that the natural world has a right to exist, protect ecosystems
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference - Teleconference: check website posted links showing as expired
AGENDA: II. B. revised holiday and early closing schedule, C. Reappointment Judy Hunt
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91377246651
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 913 7724 6651
AGENDA: 5. Chair/vice chair election, 6. Work Plan
Thursday, March 4, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88089267316
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 880 8926 7316
AGENDA: 1. Quadplex Zoning – refer to CM and Planning Commission to initiate work immediately on revisions to the zoning code and general plan to require proposed housing developments containing up to 4 residential units to be considered ministerially (no public review except in certain circumstances), 2. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, 3. Resolution Recognizing Housing as a Human Right; Referral to CM to study financial feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Program with Cooperative, Nonprofit and Public Ownership Models, 4. Affordable Housing Overlay,
Housing Advisory Commission – Special Meeting, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95339567365
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 953 3956 7365
AGENDA: 5. Draft Annual Action Plan (AAP) for HUD, 6. Affordable Housing Development Funds: Ashby and North Berkeley BART
Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99202219224
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 992 0221 9224
AGENDA: 5. 2527 San Pablo – Section 106 Consultation Referral National Preservation Act, 6. 2000 University demolition referral, 2001 Milvia demolition referral, 1634 San Pablo demolition referral, 9. Archaeological Resources and Native Cultural Heritage discussion, 10. 1227-1229 Bancroft Way City Landmark or Structure of Merit initiation,
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84312916787
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 843 1291 6787
AGENDA: not posted check after Monday
Ohlone Park Community Meeting, 6:30 – 8 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99595288548
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 995 9528 8548
AGENDA: discuss future improvements
WETA – Water Emergency Transport Authority, 1:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89718217408
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 1821 7408 Passcode: 33779
AGENDA: 5. Reports of Staff : b. Monthly Review of Financial Statements, e. Monthly Ridership, 10. Berkeley Ferry Terminal Feasibility Study Update
Friday, March 5, 2021 & Saturday, March 6, 2021 & Sunday, March 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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City Council Regular Meeting, March 9 at 6 pm, available for comment
email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87992485568
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 879 9248 5568
AGENDA: 2. Settlement Stahlschmidt v. COB $75,533, 3. Commission stipend $100/meeting adjustment for qualifying annual household income < 50% Alameda Co AMI with annual CPI inflator, 4. Confirm At-Large appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 5. Deferral $676,464 remaining building permit fees, etc for 2009 Addison Berkeley Rep Theater project, 6. $48,994 Kitchen electrification grant from EBCE for North and South Berkeley Senior Centers, 7. Amend contract add $270,000 total $630,000 with United Site Service for additional portable toilet and handwashing stations for period of 2 yr with option to extend for 3-12 month periods, 8. Contracts $1 million each with AnchorCM and Park Engineering, Inc for on-call Capital Improvement Projects at Berkeley Waterfront 4/1/2021 – 6/30/2024, 9. Loan agreement $5,500,000 for replacement D & E docks at Berkeley Marina, 10. Grant Application $500,000 Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project (EEMP) to plant urban forest trees, 11. Amendments to BERA to regulate Officeholder accounts and to change donations to nonprofit organizations made in the name of the entire City Council (not individuals), 12.a&b. Amend Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to establish Enforcement Procedure – Council Land Use Committee made qualified recommendations to a. with referral to 4 x 4 committee to explore enforcement alongside fair chance ordinance, 13. Council discretionary funds to HelpBerkeley, 14. Declare 3/21/2021 – 4/10/2021 as Cesar Chavez-Delores Huerta Commemorative Period, 15. Budget Referral Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) at 6th and Addison, 16. Budget referral George Florence Park Traffic calming (10th Street between University and Allston), 17. Resolution Supporting HR 25 Calling for Federal Investigation on Sedition at US Capitol and Expulsion of Complicit Members of Congress, 18. Support SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act, 19. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies (increasing plant based food) Council Committee Health, Life Enrichment recommends adopt resolution as amended, 20. Resolution in Support of Establishing Statewide Targets for 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle sales, 21. Budget Referral to allocate Transportation Network Companies Tax (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to Bicycle Boulevards and Street Repair Programs, 22. Council discretionary funds to Kala Art Institute, 23. Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hate and Violence, 24. Affirm COB Support for People of Tibet, ACTION: 25. Resolution Clarifying Eligibility for Historic Landmark Designation for Residences of Notable Residents, 26. Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update, INFORMATION REPORTS: 26. Peace and Justice 2021-2022 Workplan, 27. Youth Commission Workplan,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo 3/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1328 Alcatraz 3/11/21
1528 Berkeley Way 3/16/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2634 MLK 3/16/2021
1481 Stannage
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting:
The most consequential meetings of the week are on Monday, the Public Safety Committee meeting at 10:30 am on police use of non-lethal weaponry and controlled equipment and the Land Use Committee Special meeting at 1:30 on Quadplex Zoning. If the vote on Quadplex Zoning is not taken on Monday, it will rollover to the Thursday Land Use Committee meeting.
On Wednesday, the FITES agenda includes two environmental issues, electrification of the city fleet and the rights of nature.
Affordable housing funds for the BART station projects is on the agenda at the Measure O Bond Oversight Committee at 6 pm on Monday and the Housing Advisory Commission on Thursday at 7 pm.
The City Council March 9 regular meeting agenda is available for review and comment and follows the list of City meetings.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week. To read the Activist’s Diary of what happened last week go to www.berkeleydailyplanet.com.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, March 1, 2021
City Council Closed Session 9 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86861132018
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 868 6113 2018
AGENDA: 1. Labor Negotiations Public Employees Union Local 1
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83787178426
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 837 8717 8426
AGENDA: 2. Introduce an Ordinance permanently banning the use of less lethal weaponry, chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water cannons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians, 3. Providing our Unhoused Community with Fire Extinguishers, 4. Adopt Ordinance adding chapter BMC 2.64.170 regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 5. Presentation by the Fire Dept on Evacuation Plan,
City Council Special Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 1:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963480871
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 879 6348 0871
AGENDA: 2. Quadplex Zoning, proposal directs referral to CM and Planning Commission that staff begin work immediately on revisions to the zoning code and general plan to require proposed housing developments containing up to 4 residential units to be considered ministerially (no public review/hearings except in certain circumstances),
Measure O Bond Oversight Committee, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Measure_O_Bond_Oversight_Committee.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99240323565
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 992 4032 3565
AGENDA: 5. Affordable Housing Development Funds: Ashby and North Berkeley BART and future housing funding
Police Review Commission – Outreach Subcommittee, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82258644009
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 5864 4009
AGENDA: 4. Plan for promoting the mission of the Police Review Commission
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board IRA/AGA Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99307513057?pwd=N1IxemRUUXZLWnVDZXBZYWVzR0VkUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6933 Meeting ID: 993 0751 3057 Passcode: 127788
AGENDA: 6. Inclusive Neighborhood Scale and Quadplex Zoning and potential impacts on rent control
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89572199909
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 895 7219 9909
AGENDA: 2. Presentations on the Electrification of the Municipal Fleet and Citywide Electric Vehicle/Mobility Infrastructure, 3. Refer to CM to Prioritize Establishment of Impact/Mitigation Fees to Address Disproportionate Private and Public Utility Impact to the Public Right of Way (i.e. roads, sewer, waste, other utilities), 4. Recognize the Rights of Nature a resolution to recognize that the natural world has a right to exist, protect ecosystems
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference - Teleconference: check website posted links showing as expired
AGENDA: II. B. revised holiday and early closing schedule, C. Reappointment Judy Hunt
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91377246651
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 913 7724 6651
AGENDA: 5. Chair/vice chair election, 6. Work Plan
Thursday, March 4, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88089267316
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 880 8926 7316
AGENDA: 1. Quadplex Zoning – refer to CM and Planning Commission to initiate work immediately on revisions to the zoning code and general plan to require proposed housing developments containing up to 4 residential units to be considered ministerially (no public review except in certain circumstances), 2. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, 3. Resolution Recognizing Housing as a Human Right; Referral to CM to study financial feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Program with Cooperative, Nonprofit and Public Ownership Models, 4. Affordable Housing Overlay,
Housing Advisory Commission – Special Meeting, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95339567365
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 953 3956 7365
AGENDA: 5. Draft Annual Action Plan (AAP) for HUD, 6. Affordable Housing Development Funds: Ashby and North Berkeley BART
Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99202219224
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 992 0221 9224
AGENDA: 5. 2527 San Pablo – Section 106 Consultation Referral National Preservation Act, 6. 2000 University demolition referral, 2001 Milvia demolition referral, 1634 San Pablo demolition referral, 9. Archaeological Resources and Native Cultural Heritage discussion, 10. 1227-1229 Bancroft Way City Landmark or Structure of Merit initiation,
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84312916787
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 843 1291 6787
AGENDA: not posted check after Monday
Ohlone Park Community Meeting, 6:30 – 8 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99595288548
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 995 9528 8548
AGENDA: discuss future improvements
WETA – Water Emergency Transport Authority, 1:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89718217408
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 1821 7408 Passcode: 33779
AGENDA: 5. Reports of Staff : b. Monthly Review of Financial Statements, e. Monthly Ridership, 10. Berkeley Ferry Terminal Feasibility Study Update
Friday, March 5, 2021 & Saturday, March 6, 2021 & Sunday, March 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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City Council Regular Meeting, March 9 at 6 pm, available for comment
email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87992485568
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 879 9248 5568
AGENDA: 2. Settlement Stahlschmidt v. COB $75,533, 3. Commission stipend $100/meeting adjustment for qualifying annual household income < 50% Alameda Co AMI with annual CPI inflator, 4. Confirm At-Large appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 5. Deferral $676,464 remaining building permit fees, etc for 2009 Addison Berkeley Rep Theater project, 6. $48,994 Kitchen electrification grant from EBCE for North and South Berkeley Senior Centers, 7. Amend contract add $270,000 total $630,000 with United Site Service for additional portable toilet and handwashing stations for period of 2 yr with option to extend for 3-12 month periods, 8. Contracts $1 million each with AnchorCM and Park Engineering, Inc for on-call Capital Improvement Projects at Berkeley Waterfront 4/1/2021 – 6/30/2024, 9. Loan agreement $5,500,000 for replacement D & E docks at Berkeley Marina, 10. Grant Application $500,000 Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project (EEMP) to plant urban forest trees, 11. Amendments to BERA to regulate Officeholder accounts and to change donations to nonprofit organizations made in the name of the entire City Council (not individuals), 12.a&b. Amend Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to establish Enforcement Procedure – Council Land Use Committee made qualified recommendations to a. with referral to 4 x 4 committee to explore enforcement alongside fair chance ordinance, 13. Council discretionary funds to HelpBerkeley, 14. Declare 3/21/2021 – 4/10/2021 as Cesar Chavez-Delores Huerta Commemorative Period, 15. Budget Referral Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) at 6th and Addison, 16. Budget referral George Florence Park Traffic calming (10th Street between University and Allston), 17. Resolution Supporting HR 25 Calling for Federal Investigation on Sedition at US Capitol and Expulsion of Complicit Members of Congress, 18. Support SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act, 19. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies (increasing plant based food) Council Committee Health, Life Enrichment recommends adopt resolution as amended, 20. Resolution in Support of Establishing Statewide Targets for 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle sales, 21. Budget Referral to allocate Transportation Network Companies Tax (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to Bicycle Boulevards and Street Repair Programs, 22. Council discretionary funds to Kala Art Institute, 23. Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hate and Violence, 24. Affirm COB Support for People of Tibet, ACTION: 25. Resolution Clarifying Eligibility for Historic Landmark Designation for Residences of Notable Residents, 26. Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update, INFORMATION REPORTS: 26. Peace and Justice 2021-2022 Workplan, 27. Youth Commission Workplan,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1200-1214 San Pablo 3/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1328 Alcatraz 3/11/21
1528 Berkeley Way 3/16/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2634 MLK 3/16/2021
1481 Stannage
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
February 21 - February 28, 2021
Worth Noting:
Busy week ahead with 20 city meetings and 3 community meetings listed packed into four days.
Monday – At the Council Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm item 20 is a housing measure allowing ministerial approval of 7 story projects, projects with density bonus restricted to 100% affordable housing including households from low to moderate income (100% AMI - area median income). Percent of units allocated to levels of income is not defined in proposal
Tuesday – City Council meetings at 4 pm Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group Report and 6 pm Regular meeting item 29 eliminates single family home zoning.
Wednesday – is packed, just check the list.
Thursday - 600 Addison is a proposed commercial building (R&D) that abuts Aquatic Park. The project plans include 924 parking spaces plus a shuttle driven through Aquatic park every 15 minutes for 8 hours/day.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week. To see commentary on last weeks’ city meetings check www.berkeleydailyplanet.com after Sunday.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
No meetings or events found
Monday, February 22, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86534890913
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 865 3489 0913
AGENDA Planning for March 9 City Council Regular meeting: CONSENT: 1. Settlement Stahlschmidt v. COB $75,533, 2. Commission stipend $100/meeting adjustment for qualifying annual household income < 50% Alameda Co AMI with annual CPI inflator, 3. $48,994 Kitchen electrification grant from EBCE for North and South Berkeley Senior Centers, 4. Amend contract add $270,000 total $630,000 with United Site Service for additional portable toilet and handwashing stations for period of 2 yr with option to extend for 3-12 month periods, 5. Contracts $1 million each with AnchorCM and Park Engineering, Inc for on-call Capital Improvement Projects at Berkeley Waterfront 4/1/2021 – 6/30/2024, 6. Loan agreement $5,500,000 for replacement D & E docks at Berkeley Marina, 7. Grant Application $500,000 Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project (EEMP) to plant urban forest trees, 8. Amendments to BERA to regulate Officeholder accounts and to change donations to nonprofit organizations made in the name of the entire City Council (not individuals), 9. Council discretionary funds to HelpBerkeley, 10. Budget Referral Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) at 6th and Addison, 11. Budget referral George Florence Park Traffic calming (10th Street between University and Allston), 12. Resolution Supporting HR 25 Calling for Federal Investigation on Sedition at US Capitol and Expulsion of Complicit Members of Congress, 13. Support SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act, 14. Resolution in Support of Establishing Statewide Targets for 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle sales, 15. Council discretionary funds to Kala Art Institute, ACTION: 16. Confirm “At-Large” Appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 17.a&b. Amend Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to establish Enforcement Procedure – Council Land Use Committee made qualified recommendations to a. with referral to 4 x 4 committee to explore enforcement alongside fair chance ordinance, 18. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies (increasing plant based food) Council Committee Health, Life Enrichment recommends adopt resolution as amended, 19. Declare 3/21/2021 – 4/10/2021 as Cesar Chavez-Delores Huerta Commemorative Period, 20. Affordable Housing Overlay allowing ministerial approval for 100% low to moderate income 7-story projects with exemptions in high-risk fire areas and 10’ density bonus to projects in R-1, R-1A and R-2 zones, 21. Budget Referral to allocate Transportation Network Companies Tax (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to Bicycle Boulevards and Street Repair Programs, 22. Resolution Clarifying Eligibility for Historic Landmark Designation for Residences of Notable Residents, 23. Referral to CM to Prioritize Establishment of Impact/Mitigation fees to address impact to public right of way (roads, sewer, waste, etc.), 24. Affirm COB Support for People of Tibet, INFORMATION REPORTS: 25. Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update, 26. Peace and Justice 2021-2022 Workplan, 27. Youth Commission Workplan, REFERRED ITEMS FOR REVIEW: 8. Impact COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Scheduling Closed Sessions, 10. Systems Realignment, 11. Amendments to BERA (Berkeley Election Reform Act) Officeholder Accounts, Office Budget Expenditure Policies, 12. Commission Reorganization (packet 450 pages)
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97922865566
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 979 2286 5566
AGENDA: 8. Aquatics Programming, 9. 0-5 Programming, 10. Review Summer Programming and Fees, 11. General Fund Overview,
Police Review Commission – Warrant Service Subcommittee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233073529
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 842 3307 3529
AGENDA: 4. Review BPD draft policy 606, Service of Warrants, a. Presentation on Service of Warrants, b. draft policy 606
Zero Waste Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Zero_Waste_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87051994628
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 870 5199 4628
AGENDA: 4. Public comment, 6. Staff updates Solid Waste and Recycling Transfer Station CEQA Study, Mattress Recycling, Treated Wood Waste State Legislation, SB 1383 Rulemaking, Single us Foodware & Litter reduction, Discussion/Action 1. Community Conservation Centers regarding Mixed Plastics
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Loan Administration Board, 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Loan_Admin_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84546367195?pwd=dHlORzBPV21UOXNIS3pjc1Y2UkJlQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 845 4636 7195
AGENDA: B) Program Review State of COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program - $800,000 available to lend, C) Action items: a. Children’s Community Center $50,000, b. Heyday Books $80,000, c. Venus Restaurant (Shattuck) $100,000, d. Susie’s Salon $150,000, e. IMM Thai Street Food $150,000, f. Barbarian Grub and Ale $150,000 total $680,000 ($38,000 over available funding)
City Council – (the login and links are the same for the 4 pm and 6 pm meetings)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81676274736
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 7627 4736
Council Special Meeting 4 pm
AGENDA: 1. Report and Recommendations from Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group,
Council Regular Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81676274736
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 7627 4736
AGENDA CONSENT: 1. Home Occupations Ordinance 2nd reading, 3. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 5. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 6. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 7. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 8. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 9. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 10. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 12. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 13. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 14. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 15. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 16. Agreement w/Union Pacific for construction of safety improvements at Gilman and Camelia, 17. Service Animals Welcome Training, 18. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 19. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 20. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 21. Form subcommittee OGC and Agenda Committee on Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ budgets, 22. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 23. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community Program – committee recommendation refer to CM to consider inclusion in Adopt a Spot, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 28 a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 29. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, INFORMATION REPORTS: 30. FY 2022 Budget Development, 31. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 32. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 33. FY 2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 34. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 35. HAC 2021 Workplan
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council, 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference:
https://zoom.us/j/95567664573?pwd=WW5iSjU0ZHhRWUgyUkthTUtsVVNIUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 955 6766 4573 Passcode: 352762
AGENDA: 5. Update Amendments to Demolition Ordinance, 6. Habitability Plans Modeled After LA Practice, 7. Review SB 91 and impact on Berkeley Eviction Moratorium, 8. Update Amendments to Relocation Ordinance.
Civic Arts Commission, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86147520326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 4752 0326
AGENDA: 7. Action items a. 2021 Work Plan, c. Letter to Council regarding vandalism of William Byron Rumford Ststue, d. new name Civic Center Visioning Subcommittee
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/s/96526127677
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 965 2612 7677
AGENDA: 5. Measure FF Oversight Recommendation, 6. Forming Subcommittee on ADU, Parking and Safe Passages Program, 7. Vision 2050, 8. Cerritos Canyon,
Energy Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94434847226
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 3484 7226
AGENDA: 7. Presentation and discussion of Vision 2050 and Implementation
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83353968374
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 833 5396 8374
AGENDA: 2. Selection one At-Large and five alternate At-large Commissioners,
Human Welfare & Community Action Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94180404326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 941 80404326
AGENDA: 8. Review of COB funded agency Program and Financial reports, a. Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program – Recreation Services for the Disabled,
Police Review Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items, 9. A. BPD response to request to memorialize in written policy instructions agreed to on inquiring about supervised release status of detainees and when searches are allowed, b. Update to new Police Accountability Board and Office fo Director of Police Accountability,
Remillard Park Community Meeting, 6 – 7:30 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96625955701
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 2585 5701
AGENDA: Play Area improvements, Fire Fuel Reduction efforts, Fence surrounding park
East Bay Gray Panthers, 1:30 pm
https://www.eastbaygraypanthers.org/panther_events
Thursday, February 25, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84483146470
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 844 8314 6470
AGENDA: 2. Potential Measure P 2022 Allocations (priorities and keeping fund solvent), 3. Disposition Referrals, Projects, Audits, 4. Permit Service Center Fund,
City Council Closed Session, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2021/02_Feb/City_Council__02-25-2021_-_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82372242662
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 823 7224 2662
AGENDA: Conference with Labor Negotiators, unions: IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employees Union 1,
Commission on Disability Special Disability
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx
AGENDA: Not posted, check after Monday for links and agenda
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96361748103
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 963 6174 8103
AGENDA: 3. Special Care Unit Update, 5. Recommendations for Jail Diversion Strategies and Community Services – (disparate treatment by race whether person receives services or jailed), 6. Emergency Mental Health Response in January 2, Incident involving Vincent Bryant,
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97648826034
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 4882 6034
AGENDA: 2. 2317 Channing – demolish existing 2-story medical building and construct 4-story residential building with 17 dwelling units, Staff Recommend Approve,
3. 600 Addison – demolish existing buildings and construct research and development campus containing 2 buildings, 461,822 sq ft gross floor area and 924 parking spaces, Project Preview
Community for Cultural Civic Center, 12 - 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88153954875?pwd=WGxqRndONmE1N0FCOTdMd2FBMHhhUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 881 5395 4875
Email johncaner@gmail.com to be added to the email list
Community for Cultural Civic Center – High School Student , 4:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 4064 7988
Email johncaner@gmail.com to be added to the email list
Friday, February 26, 2021 - Saturday, February 27, 2021 - Sunday, February 28, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 3/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
2421 Fifth 2/23/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
Worth Noting:
Busy week ahead with 20 city meetings and 3 community meetings listed packed into four days.
Monday – At the Council Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm item 20 is a housing measure allowing ministerial approval of 7 story projects, projects with density bonus restricted to 100% affordable housing including households from low to moderate income (100% AMI - area median income). Percent of units allocated to levels of income is not defined in proposal
Tuesday – City Council meetings at 4 pm Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group Report and 6 pm Regular meeting item 29 eliminates single family home zoning.
Wednesday – is packed, just check the list.
Thursday - 600 Addison is a proposed commercial building (R&D) that abuts Aquatic Park. The project plans include 924 parking spaces plus a shuttle driven through Aquatic park every 15 minutes for 8 hours/day.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week. To see commentary on last weeks’ city meetings check www.berkeleydailyplanet.com after Sunday.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
No meetings or events found
Monday, February 22, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86534890913
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 865 3489 0913
AGENDA Planning for March 9 City Council Regular meeting: CONSENT: 1. Settlement Stahlschmidt v. COB $75,533, 2. Commission stipend $100/meeting adjustment for qualifying annual household income < 50% Alameda Co AMI with annual CPI inflator, 3. $48,994 Kitchen electrification grant from EBCE for North and South Berkeley Senior Centers, 4. Amend contract add $270,000 total $630,000 with United Site Service for additional portable toilet and handwashing stations for period of 2 yr with option to extend for 3-12 month periods, 5. Contracts $1 million each with AnchorCM and Park Engineering, Inc for on-call Capital Improvement Projects at Berkeley Waterfront 4/1/2021 – 6/30/2024, 6. Loan agreement $5,500,000 for replacement D & E docks at Berkeley Marina, 7. Grant Application $500,000 Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project (EEMP) to plant urban forest trees, 8. Amendments to BERA to regulate Officeholder accounts and to change donations to nonprofit organizations made in the name of the entire City Council (not individuals), 9. Council discretionary funds to HelpBerkeley, 10. Budget Referral Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) at 6th and Addison, 11. Budget referral George Florence Park Traffic calming (10th Street between University and Allston), 12. Resolution Supporting HR 25 Calling for Federal Investigation on Sedition at US Capitol and Expulsion of Complicit Members of Congress, 13. Support SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act, 14. Resolution in Support of Establishing Statewide Targets for 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle sales, 15. Council discretionary funds to Kala Art Institute, ACTION: 16. Confirm “At-Large” Appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 17.a&b. Amend Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to establish Enforcement Procedure – Council Land Use Committee made qualified recommendations to a. with referral to 4 x 4 committee to explore enforcement alongside fair chance ordinance, 18. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies (increasing plant based food) Council Committee Health, Life Enrichment recommends adopt resolution as amended, 19. Declare 3/21/2021 – 4/10/2021 as Cesar Chavez-Delores Huerta Commemorative Period, 20. Affordable Housing Overlay allowing ministerial approval for 100% low to moderate income 7-story projects with exemptions in high-risk fire areas and 10’ density bonus to projects in R-1, R-1A and R-2 zones, 21. Budget Referral to allocate Transportation Network Companies Tax (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to Bicycle Boulevards and Street Repair Programs, 22. Resolution Clarifying Eligibility for Historic Landmark Designation for Residences of Notable Residents, 23. Referral to CM to Prioritize Establishment of Impact/Mitigation fees to address impact to public right of way (roads, sewer, waste, etc.), 24. Affirm COB Support for People of Tibet, INFORMATION REPORTS: 25. Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update, 26. Peace and Justice 2021-2022 Workplan, 27. Youth Commission Workplan, REFERRED ITEMS FOR REVIEW: 8. Impact COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Scheduling Closed Sessions, 10. Systems Realignment, 11. Amendments to BERA (Berkeley Election Reform Act) Officeholder Accounts, Office Budget Expenditure Policies, 12. Commission Reorganization (packet 450 pages)
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97922865566
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 979 2286 5566
AGENDA: 8. Aquatics Programming, 9. 0-5 Programming, 10. Review Summer Programming and Fees, 11. General Fund Overview,
Police Review Commission – Warrant Service Subcommittee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233073529
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 842 3307 3529
AGENDA: 4. Review BPD draft policy 606, Service of Warrants, a. Presentation on Service of Warrants, b. draft policy 606
Zero Waste Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Zero_Waste_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87051994628
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 870 5199 4628
AGENDA: 4. Public comment, 6. Staff updates Solid Waste and Recycling Transfer Station CEQA Study, Mattress Recycling, Treated Wood Waste State Legislation, SB 1383 Rulemaking, Single us Foodware & Litter reduction, Discussion/Action 1. Community Conservation Centers regarding Mixed Plastics
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Loan Administration Board, 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Loan_Admin_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84546367195?pwd=dHlORzBPV21UOXNIS3pjc1Y2UkJlQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 845 4636 7195
AGENDA: B) Program Review State of COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program - $800,000 available to lend, C) Action items: a. Children’s Community Center $50,000, b. Heyday Books $80,000, c. Venus Restaurant (Shattuck) $100,000, d. Susie’s Salon $150,000, e. IMM Thai Street Food $150,000, f. Barbarian Grub and Ale $150,000 total $680,000 ($38,000 over available funding)
City Council – (the login and links are the same for the 4 pm and 6 pm meetings)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81676274736
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 7627 4736
Council Special Meeting 4 pm
AGENDA: 1. Report and Recommendations from Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group,
Council Regular Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81676274736
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 7627 4736
AGENDA CONSENT: 1. Home Occupations Ordinance 2nd reading, 3. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 5. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 6. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 7. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 8. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 9. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 10. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 12. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 13. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 14. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 15. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 16. Agreement w/Union Pacific for construction of safety improvements at Gilman and Camelia, 17. Service Animals Welcome Training, 18. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 19. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 20. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 21. Form subcommittee OGC and Agenda Committee on Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ budgets, 22. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 23. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community Program – committee recommendation refer to CM to consider inclusion in Adopt a Spot, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 28 a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 29. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, INFORMATION REPORTS: 30. FY 2022 Budget Development, 31. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 32. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 33. FY 2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 34. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 35. HAC 2021 Workplan
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council, 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference:
https://zoom.us/j/95567664573?pwd=WW5iSjU0ZHhRWUgyUkthTUtsVVNIUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 955 6766 4573 Passcode: 352762
AGENDA: 5. Update Amendments to Demolition Ordinance, 6. Habitability Plans Modeled After LA Practice, 7. Review SB 91 and impact on Berkeley Eviction Moratorium, 8. Update Amendments to Relocation Ordinance.
Civic Arts Commission, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86147520326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 4752 0326
AGENDA: 7. Action items a. 2021 Work Plan, c. Letter to Council regarding vandalism of William Byron Rumford Ststue, d. new name Civic Center Visioning Subcommittee
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/s/96526127677
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 965 2612 7677
AGENDA: 5. Measure FF Oversight Recommendation, 6. Forming Subcommittee on ADU, Parking and Safe Passages Program, 7. Vision 2050, 8. Cerritos Canyon,
Energy Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94434847226
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 3484 7226
AGENDA: 7. Presentation and discussion of Vision 2050 and Implementation
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83353968374
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 833 5396 8374
AGENDA: 2. Selection one At-Large and five alternate At-large Commissioners,
Human Welfare & Community Action Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94180404326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 941 80404326
AGENDA: 8. Review of COB funded agency Program and Financial reports, a. Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program – Recreation Services for the Disabled,
Police Review Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items, 9. A. BPD response to request to memorialize in written policy instructions agreed to on inquiring about supervised release status of detainees and when searches are allowed, b. Update to new Police Accountability Board and Office fo Director of Police Accountability,
Remillard Park Community Meeting, 6 – 7:30 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96625955701
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 2585 5701
AGENDA: Play Area improvements, Fire Fuel Reduction efforts, Fence surrounding park
East Bay Gray Panthers, 1:30 pm
https://www.eastbaygraypanthers.org/panther_events
Thursday, February 25, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84483146470
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 844 8314 6470
AGENDA: 2. Potential Measure P 2022 Allocations (priorities and keeping fund solvent), 3. Disposition Referrals, Projects, Audits, 4. Permit Service Center Fund,
City Council Closed Session, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2021/02_Feb/City_Council__02-25-2021_-_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82372242662
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 823 7224 2662
AGENDA: Conference with Labor Negotiators, unions: IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employees Union 1,
Commission on Disability Special Disability
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx
AGENDA: Not posted, check after Monday for links and agenda
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96361748103
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 963 6174 8103
AGENDA: 3. Special Care Unit Update, 5. Recommendations for Jail Diversion Strategies and Community Services – (disparate treatment by race whether person receives services or jailed), 6. Emergency Mental Health Response in January 2, Incident involving Vincent Bryant,
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97648826034
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 4882 6034
AGENDA: 2. 2317 Channing – demolish existing 2-story medical building and construct 4-story residential building with 17 dwelling units, Staff Recommend Approve,
3. 600 Addison – demolish existing buildings and construct research and development campus containing 2 buildings, 461,822 sq ft gross floor area and 924 parking spaces, Project Preview
Community for Cultural Civic Center, 12 - 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88153954875?pwd=WGxqRndONmE1N0FCOTdMd2FBMHhhUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 881 5395 4875
Email johncaner@gmail.com to be added to the email list
Community for Cultural Civic Center – High School Student , 4:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 4064 7988
Email johncaner@gmail.com to be added to the email list
Friday, February 26, 2021 - Saturday, February 27, 2021 - Sunday, February 28, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 3/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
2421 Fifth 2/23/2021
31 Florida 3/2/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Systems Realignment
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
February 14 - February 21, 2021
Worth Noting:
We are looking at a short week with the President’s Day Holiday on Monday, February 15 and city meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Key meetings this week are:
Tuesday at 11 am Margo Schueler will give a presentation on infrastructure at Civic Center Park (what lurks underground). At 6 pm is the presentation to Council on the Marina Area Specific Plan and proposed Pier and Ferry.
Thursday at 10:30 am is the Land Use and Housing Council Committee with several impactful housing proposals especially Quadplex zoning which appears to turn over approval of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to a desk sign-off away from ZAB (Zoning Adjustment Board) review except in certain circumstances. At 7 pm there will be a presentation on the creation/progress of a Berkeley Department of Transportation (BerkDOT) at the Transportation Commission.
The City Council February 23 Regular meeting agenda is available for comment and follows the list of city meetings. A public comment letter to Council on agenda item 29 Resolution to End Exclusionary Housing is at the very end.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week. If you wish to see comments from attending the City meetings of the previous week, go to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Community for Cultural Civic Center (CCCC) Parks Subcommittee, 11 am – 12 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87665359314
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 876 Meeting ID: 876 6535 9314
AGENDA: 3. Presentation on existing ‘grey’ infrastructure of Civic Center, in relation to elements of Gehl Vision and Berkeley Vision 2050 report by Margo Schueler, (pre meeting homework read 25 pages Gehl report overview options A/B/C, 129-133, 146-147, 154-44, 168-169, Aerial View 216-217, Public Realm Plan 224-225, Public Realm Zones 226-235 link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uhSZ6hTTGoed0T8ugMXffz5DaCc4wDLX/view
Email debdurant@gmail.com to be added to subcommittee and google drive
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Council Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87054545221
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 870 5454 5221
AGENDA: Pending Litigation, WCAB (Worker’s Compensation) (4) Cases
Council Work Session, 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82670306267
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 826 7030 6267
AGENDA: 1. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19, 2. Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan and Pier/Ferry Work Session,
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 10 – 11:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
AGENDA: COVID-19 webinar – preregister for links to join
Berkeley Cultural Trust (BCT) Equity & Inclusion Committee, 10:30 – 11:30 am
https://berkeleyctrust.weebly.com/news.html
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96545147675?pwd=TlNKZGtNOFdSWHArL3ljWWlpNlVoQT09
Teleconference: not given try 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 965 4514 7675 Passcode: 693207
Animal Care Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Animal_Care_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743447842?pwd=WmovUGFYTmo4U2gvMVkzcTBJY0dNZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 857 4344 7842 Passcode: 725597
AGENDA: V.a) Update COVID impact Berkeley Animal Care Services, b) Annual Workplan, c) Update on Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services, VII. Monthly Financials, Statistics, Budget
Thursday, February 18, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81837769005
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 818 3776 9005
AGENDA: 2. Quadplex Zoning – to allow approval ministerially of projects with up to 4 units if certain conditions are met, also to allow possibility of dividing up existing homes into up to 4 units. And to direct that staff initiate work immediately and for Planning Commission to incorporate into 2021-2022 workplan., 3. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act ordinance – expected financing of TOPA combination of City subsidies, tenants’ capital and bank/credit-union loans, 4. Resolution Housing as a Human Right, referral to CM to study financial feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Project with cooperative, nonprofit and public ownership models,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94935840413?pwd=VFNXTm9MN2RYY1VPbW1UVmlWanJudz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 949 3584 0413 Passcode: 417409
AGENDA: 5. Special Presentation: Honorary Resolution to Gus Newport in honor of Black History Month, 7. Midyear-budget & addition to add Housing Counselor, Staff recommendations for waivers
Design Review Committee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99426090096
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 994 2609 0096
AGENDA: 1. 2129 Shattuck – Review of Building Signage,
2. 3031 Telegraph – continued preliminary design review – demolish existing commercial building and construct 6-story mixed use building, 110 units (7 Very low-income) 112 bicycle spaces, 29 vehicle spaces
Fair Campaign Practices Commission / Open Government Commission, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88554543030
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 885 5454 3030
AGENDA: Complaints alleging violations Berkeley Election Reform Act {(BERA) 6. Mayor Arreguin, 7. Leah Simon Weisberg, Mari Mendonca, Andy Kelley, Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson, & 9. Compassionate Bay} 8. Enforcement referral from City Clerk re Berkeley Community for Police Oversight Committee Supporting Police Commission Oversight Charter Amendment, 10. Remitting public financing funds in event of returned contributions, 12. Lobbying enforcement referrals and procedures, 13. Report and discussion re Council Agenda & Rules Committee on officeholder accounts and budget grants,
Transportation Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88633458817?pwd=WitFMEZKc0hvU0F1MWd1WjlGM2VIdz
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 886 3345 8817 Passcode: 612870
AGENDA: B. 1. Berkeley Department of Transportation (BerkDOT), 2. Vision 2050, 4. Work Plan
African American History Celebration, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16749
Posted as in person at James Kenney Recreation Center, 1780 8th Street celebration of African American history and culture with light refreshments
John Hinkel Park Community Meeting, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17222
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99710129120
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 997 1012 9120
AGENDA: Potential replacement design and use of building to replace hut, condition of Coast Live Oak trees that surround amphitheater, update lower picnic area, play structure, parking
City Council Regular Meeting, 6 pm, February 23, 2021 available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81676274736
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 7627 4736
AGENDA CONSENT: 1. Home Occupations Ordinance 2nd reading, 3. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 5. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 6. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 7. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 8. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 9. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 10. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 12. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 13. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 14. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 15. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 16. Agreement w/Union Pacific for construction of safety improvements at Gilman and Camelia, 17. Service Animals Welcome Training, 18. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 19. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 20. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 21. Form subcommittee OGC and Agenda Committee on Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ budgets, 22. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 23. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community Program – committee recommendation refer to CM to consider inclusion in Adopt a Spot, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 28 a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 29. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, INFORMATION REPORTS: 30. FY 2022 Budget Development, 31. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 32. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 33. FY2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 34. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 35. HAC 2021 Workplan,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
1720 Delaware 2/16/2021
2421 Fifth 2/23/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
2740 & 2744 Telegraph 2/16/2021
2113 Vine 2/16/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
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Response to February 23, City Council Agenda item 29.
Letter to Berkeley Council Members by Candace Hyde-Wang
Feb 12, 2021
Subject: On the “Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning”
Dear Berkeley Council Members,
I am writing to address the ‘Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley’. Since the early 1970s, I have worked in housing development, design, construction, and sales, for the Oakland, Emeryville, and Berkeley Redevelopment Agencies in housing planning and was the lead planner for the Savo Island cooperative housing in Berkeley. After that, I have been involved in the construction of high, medium, and low-income units in Berkeley and Oakland including the use of manufactured units. From that background that I make my comments.
The title of the resolution is sadly deceptive. It frames discriminatory housing history in a way that is inaccurate and unproductive. It dresses itself up as a racial equity plan when it actually serves to further wealthy real estate and tech interests. When addressing housing, we need to look carefully and be guided by facts, not false flags.
In general, exclusionary zoning is not the reason for the failure of the inclusion of affordable housing in communities. Zoning is a tool to order the physical design of cities and it can be adjusted by the general plan process to meet local goals. The lack of housing for low-income people has never been about zoning but about attitudes and finances. At any rate, Berkeley, where low-income units have long been embedded in single-family neighborhoods, would not be an example of the phrase.
Rather than R-1 zoning, historic racial inequity in housing came from prejudicial attitudes that were embedded in inaction, laws, covenants, restrictions, prejudiced appraisals, and lender's red-lining, etc. This resolution confuses causes. Current examples of housing discrimination can also be seen in suburban cities like Orinda and Lafayette that have failed over decades to build the low-income housing required by state law. It is not zoning but exclusionary attitudes and political cowardice that has caused the lack of low-income housing in these low-density cities. California or ABAG can and could have allocated units fairly and withheld tax revenue to force them to meet their obligations. This hasn't happened. But to lay this failure on 'exclusionary' or R-1 zoning is detrimental to the cause of housing low-income development because it detracts from the primary and most problematic issues of political failure and of the cost of housing development. https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/01/02/wealthy-southern-california-cities-fight-affordable-housing-mandates/
We all know that housing discrimination in California was overturned by the Rumford act in 1968. During my real estate career, I have seen historic title restrictions in the Claremont area barring people of Jewish descent, had Japanese clients who had to buy their house secretly the hills due to housing discrimination that restricted people of color from buying above Martin Luther King. I built a house next to four homes on Cragmont Avenue that were built by a white developer in the 1950s and sold only to black buyers in order to make an attempt at breaking housing discrimination. Again, discrimination existed but it was not caused by zoning.
After the Rumford act, housing discrimination largely ended. Housing was not too expensive and many people could buy a home. When I did the planning for Savo, a single-family home in Albany was about $25,000 or about one or two year’s salary for many people. That same home might be $1,300,000 today. Housing prices have far outstripped income.
Our modern housing crisis occurred after about 2010 when the Tech sector ballooned. The Bay Area developed two separate economies, the Tech economy and the regular, pre-existing economy that is no longer competitive in the housing market. When a young couple has a combined salary of $300,000 to $400,000 a year, how is a teacher or an essential worker going to compete? Limited supply, the stratospheric costs of construction (costs that do not follow a manufacturing model of the more you build the cheaper it will be), and income inequality have delivered a real problem for many people. And that is the primary housing issue we face now. To the extent that Hispanic and black communities are disproportionately represented in housing scarcity, it is an income issue. But there are many people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds who cannot afford housing in Berkeley or the Bay Area now.
If R-1 zoning is upzoned to higher density, it will somewhat address the issue of supply but not the issue of income inequality and affordability. If one calculates the costs of redeveloping expensive Berkeley R-1 properties including land costs, demolition, planning, construction, financing costs, sales costs, and developers' profits, you get very expensive rental or condominium properties which will be unlikely to address the affordability issue without large subsidies. If Berkeley is interested in making housing more affordable (aka more inclusionary), we need to have a plan that addresses affordability. Rezoning may be part of the solution but there needs to be a plan showing how. Similarly, if we are interested in addressing climate through housing, we need to address that issue. If we want to address the ability of the Tech sector to build out Berkeley to satisfy its workers, we can do that. In fact, that is what this resolution does.
As the most densely populated small city in California, Berkeley is largely completely built out. Adding more housing in underdeveloped areas like the San Pablo corridor or the Telegraph corridor and redeveloping seismically unsafe structures can make a contribution to the health of our city, if not its affordability, without causing density problems like traffic overload. But after that, we need some time to do Environment Impact Reports, specific site identification and analysis, and some intelligent planning to truly assess what different options might mean. We need to take a thoughtful approach because no matter what we do, the housing affordability issue, aka the diversity in housing issue, is very difficult to solve. We could be helped by an infusion of funds through good federal and state programs. The same ones we leaned on to build Savo and other affordable projects in Berkeley. The ones that no longer exist.
The Bay Area and therefore Berkeley is at a tipping point now. Our future may be like Manhatten or Hong Kong with all high-density buildings. Or pandemics and remote work may pull the plug on population and housing costs and give us a breather. We know we have climate issues, some of which may make our environment difficult to live in. What we need is comprehensive, smart, future-oriented planning to prepare us. This resolution doesn’t get us there.
Thank you, Candace Hyde-Wang
Worth Noting:
We are looking at a short week with the President’s Day Holiday on Monday, February 15 and city meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Key meetings this week are:
Tuesday at 11 am Margo Schueler will give a presentation on infrastructure at Civic Center Park (what lurks underground). At 6 pm is the presentation to Council on the Marina Area Specific Plan and proposed Pier and Ferry.
Thursday at 10:30 am is the Land Use and Housing Council Committee with several impactful housing proposals especially Quadplex zoning which appears to turn over approval of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to a desk sign-off away from ZAB (Zoning Adjustment Board) review except in certain circumstances. At 7 pm there will be a presentation on the creation/progress of a Berkeley Department of Transportation (BerkDOT) at the Transportation Commission.
The City Council February 23 Regular meeting agenda is available for comment and follows the list of city meetings. A public comment letter to Council on agenda item 29 Resolution to End Exclusionary Housing is at the very end.
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week. If you wish to see comments from attending the City meetings of the previous week, go to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Community for Cultural Civic Center (CCCC) Parks Subcommittee, 11 am – 12 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87665359314
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 876 Meeting ID: 876 6535 9314
AGENDA: 3. Presentation on existing ‘grey’ infrastructure of Civic Center, in relation to elements of Gehl Vision and Berkeley Vision 2050 report by Margo Schueler, (pre meeting homework read 25 pages Gehl report overview options A/B/C, 129-133, 146-147, 154-44, 168-169, Aerial View 216-217, Public Realm Plan 224-225, Public Realm Zones 226-235 link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uhSZ6hTTGoed0T8ugMXffz5DaCc4wDLX/view
Email debdurant@gmail.com to be added to subcommittee and google drive
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Council Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87054545221
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 870 5454 5221
AGENDA: Pending Litigation, WCAB (Worker’s Compensation) (4) Cases
Council Work Session, 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82670306267
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 826 7030 6267
AGENDA: 1. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19, 2. Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan and Pier/Ferry Work Session,
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 10 – 11:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
AGENDA: COVID-19 webinar – preregister for links to join
Berkeley Cultural Trust (BCT) Equity & Inclusion Committee, 10:30 – 11:30 am
https://berkeleyctrust.weebly.com/news.html
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96545147675?pwd=TlNKZGtNOFdSWHArL3ljWWlpNlVoQT09
Teleconference: not given try 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 965 4514 7675 Passcode: 693207
Animal Care Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Animal_Care_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743447842?pwd=WmovUGFYTmo4U2gvMVkzcTBJY0dNZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 857 4344 7842 Passcode: 725597
AGENDA: V.a) Update COVID impact Berkeley Animal Care Services, b) Annual Workplan, c) Update on Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services, VII. Monthly Financials, Statistics, Budget
Thursday, February 18, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81837769005
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 818 3776 9005
AGENDA: 2. Quadplex Zoning – to allow approval ministerially of projects with up to 4 units if certain conditions are met, also to allow possibility of dividing up existing homes into up to 4 units. And to direct that staff initiate work immediately and for Planning Commission to incorporate into 2021-2022 workplan., 3. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act ordinance – expected financing of TOPA combination of City subsidies, tenants’ capital and bank/credit-union loans, 4. Resolution Housing as a Human Right, referral to CM to study financial feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Project with cooperative, nonprofit and public ownership models,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94935840413?pwd=VFNXTm9MN2RYY1VPbW1UVmlWanJudz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 949 3584 0413 Passcode: 417409
AGENDA: 5. Special Presentation: Honorary Resolution to Gus Newport in honor of Black History Month, 7. Midyear-budget & addition to add Housing Counselor, Staff recommendations for waivers
Design Review Committee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99426090096
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 994 2609 0096
AGENDA: 1. 2129 Shattuck – Review of Building Signage,
2. 3031 Telegraph – continued preliminary design review – demolish existing commercial building and construct 6-story mixed use building, 110 units (7 Very low-income) 112 bicycle spaces, 29 vehicle spaces
Fair Campaign Practices Commission / Open Government Commission, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88554543030
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 885 5454 3030
AGENDA: Complaints alleging violations Berkeley Election Reform Act {(BERA) 6. Mayor Arreguin, 7. Leah Simon Weisberg, Mari Mendonca, Andy Kelley, Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson, & 9. Compassionate Bay} 8. Enforcement referral from City Clerk re Berkeley Community for Police Oversight Committee Supporting Police Commission Oversight Charter Amendment, 10. Remitting public financing funds in event of returned contributions, 12. Lobbying enforcement referrals and procedures, 13. Report and discussion re Council Agenda & Rules Committee on officeholder accounts and budget grants,
Transportation Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88633458817?pwd=WitFMEZKc0hvU0F1MWd1WjlGM2VIdz
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 886 3345 8817 Passcode: 612870
AGENDA: B. 1. Berkeley Department of Transportation (BerkDOT), 2. Vision 2050, 4. Work Plan
African American History Celebration, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16749
Posted as in person at James Kenney Recreation Center, 1780 8th Street celebration of African American history and culture with light refreshments
John Hinkel Park Community Meeting, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17222
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99710129120
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 997 1012 9120
AGENDA: Potential replacement design and use of building to replace hut, condition of Coast Live Oak trees that surround amphitheater, update lower picnic area, play structure, parking
City Council Regular Meeting, 6 pm, February 23, 2021 available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81676274736
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 816 7627 4736
AGENDA CONSENT: 1. Home Occupations Ordinance 2nd reading, 3. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 5. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 6. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 7. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 8. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 9. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 10. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 12. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 13. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 14. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 15. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 16. Agreement w/Union Pacific for construction of safety improvements at Gilman and Camelia, 17. Service Animals Welcome Training, 18. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 19. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 20. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 21. Form subcommittee OGC and Agenda Committee on Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ budgets, 22. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 23. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community Program – committee recommendation refer to CM to consider inclusion in Adopt a Spot, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 28 a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 29. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, INFORMATION REPORTS: 30. FY 2022 Budget Development, 31. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 32. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 33. FY2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 34. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 35. HAC 2021 Workplan,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
1720 Delaware 2/16/2021
2421 Fifth 2/23/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
2740 & 2744 Telegraph 2/16/2021
2113 Vine 2/16/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
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Response to February 23, City Council Agenda item 29.
Letter to Berkeley Council Members by Candace Hyde-Wang
Feb 12, 2021
Subject: On the “Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning”
Dear Berkeley Council Members,
I am writing to address the ‘Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley’. Since the early 1970s, I have worked in housing development, design, construction, and sales, for the Oakland, Emeryville, and Berkeley Redevelopment Agencies in housing planning and was the lead planner for the Savo Island cooperative housing in Berkeley. After that, I have been involved in the construction of high, medium, and low-income units in Berkeley and Oakland including the use of manufactured units. From that background that I make my comments.
The title of the resolution is sadly deceptive. It frames discriminatory housing history in a way that is inaccurate and unproductive. It dresses itself up as a racial equity plan when it actually serves to further wealthy real estate and tech interests. When addressing housing, we need to look carefully and be guided by facts, not false flags.
In general, exclusionary zoning is not the reason for the failure of the inclusion of affordable housing in communities. Zoning is a tool to order the physical design of cities and it can be adjusted by the general plan process to meet local goals. The lack of housing for low-income people has never been about zoning but about attitudes and finances. At any rate, Berkeley, where low-income units have long been embedded in single-family neighborhoods, would not be an example of the phrase.
Rather than R-1 zoning, historic racial inequity in housing came from prejudicial attitudes that were embedded in inaction, laws, covenants, restrictions, prejudiced appraisals, and lender's red-lining, etc. This resolution confuses causes. Current examples of housing discrimination can also be seen in suburban cities like Orinda and Lafayette that have failed over decades to build the low-income housing required by state law. It is not zoning but exclusionary attitudes and political cowardice that has caused the lack of low-income housing in these low-density cities. California or ABAG can and could have allocated units fairly and withheld tax revenue to force them to meet their obligations. This hasn't happened. But to lay this failure on 'exclusionary' or R-1 zoning is detrimental to the cause of housing low-income development because it detracts from the primary and most problematic issues of political failure and of the cost of housing development. https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/01/02/wealthy-southern-california-cities-fight-affordable-housing-mandates/
We all know that housing discrimination in California was overturned by the Rumford act in 1968. During my real estate career, I have seen historic title restrictions in the Claremont area barring people of Jewish descent, had Japanese clients who had to buy their house secretly the hills due to housing discrimination that restricted people of color from buying above Martin Luther King. I built a house next to four homes on Cragmont Avenue that were built by a white developer in the 1950s and sold only to black buyers in order to make an attempt at breaking housing discrimination. Again, discrimination existed but it was not caused by zoning.
After the Rumford act, housing discrimination largely ended. Housing was not too expensive and many people could buy a home. When I did the planning for Savo, a single-family home in Albany was about $25,000 or about one or two year’s salary for many people. That same home might be $1,300,000 today. Housing prices have far outstripped income.
Our modern housing crisis occurred after about 2010 when the Tech sector ballooned. The Bay Area developed two separate economies, the Tech economy and the regular, pre-existing economy that is no longer competitive in the housing market. When a young couple has a combined salary of $300,000 to $400,000 a year, how is a teacher or an essential worker going to compete? Limited supply, the stratospheric costs of construction (costs that do not follow a manufacturing model of the more you build the cheaper it will be), and income inequality have delivered a real problem for many people. And that is the primary housing issue we face now. To the extent that Hispanic and black communities are disproportionately represented in housing scarcity, it is an income issue. But there are many people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds who cannot afford housing in Berkeley or the Bay Area now.
If R-1 zoning is upzoned to higher density, it will somewhat address the issue of supply but not the issue of income inequality and affordability. If one calculates the costs of redeveloping expensive Berkeley R-1 properties including land costs, demolition, planning, construction, financing costs, sales costs, and developers' profits, you get very expensive rental or condominium properties which will be unlikely to address the affordability issue without large subsidies. If Berkeley is interested in making housing more affordable (aka more inclusionary), we need to have a plan that addresses affordability. Rezoning may be part of the solution but there needs to be a plan showing how. Similarly, if we are interested in addressing climate through housing, we need to address that issue. If we want to address the ability of the Tech sector to build out Berkeley to satisfy its workers, we can do that. In fact, that is what this resolution does.
As the most densely populated small city in California, Berkeley is largely completely built out. Adding more housing in underdeveloped areas like the San Pablo corridor or the Telegraph corridor and redeveloping seismically unsafe structures can make a contribution to the health of our city, if not its affordability, without causing density problems like traffic overload. But after that, we need some time to do Environment Impact Reports, specific site identification and analysis, and some intelligent planning to truly assess what different options might mean. We need to take a thoughtful approach because no matter what we do, the housing affordability issue, aka the diversity in housing issue, is very difficult to solve. We could be helped by an infusion of funds through good federal and state programs. The same ones we leaned on to build Savo and other affordable projects in Berkeley. The ones that no longer exist.
The Bay Area and therefore Berkeley is at a tipping point now. Our future may be like Manhatten or Hong Kong with all high-density buildings. Or pandemics and remote work may pull the plug on population and housing costs and give us a breather. We know we have climate issues, some of which may make our environment difficult to live in. What we need is comprehensive, smart, future-oriented planning to prepare us. This resolution doesn’t get us there.
Thank you, Candace Hyde-Wang
February 7 - February 14, 2021
Worth Noting:
We are looking at a very long weekend for City employees with Thursday as reduced service day, Friday as Lincoln Birthday Holiday and Monday, February 15 is President’s Day Holiday.
While these summaries get quite long, please note that not every agenda item is listed, the link is given if you want to dig in for more detail. The Council Agenda Committee Monday and Regular meeting on Tuesday evening take up a lot of space. Zoning Applications that have been approved and are in the appeal period are at the very bottom of this long list. If you wish to see my comments from attending the City meetings of the previous week, go to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, February 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 8, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81065589979
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 810 6558 9979
AGENDA: 2. Sustainable Food Policies – Support Vision 2025, 3. Resolution Requesting CA State Legislature to condemn racial injustice and police brutality
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92796336311
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 927 9633 6311
AGENDA: 10. Summer Programs/Summer Jobs, 11. Discussion with BUSD Trigger Warning Policies with BUSD Board President Ty Alper, 12. Discussion with members of Berkeley International High School Leadership and Black, Indigenous and People of Color Support Committee, 13. Discussion Sex and Consent Education, 15. Discussion Drug Harm Reduction,
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89989073676
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 899 8907 3676
AGENDA Planning for 2/23/21 Regular Meeting: CONSENT: 2. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 4. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 5. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 6. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 7. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 8. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 9. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 10. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 12. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 13. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 14. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 15. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 16. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 17. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 18. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 19. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 20a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 21. Service Animals Welcome Training, 22. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 23. Resolution to establish temporary committee (3 Councilmembers 3 Open Government Commissioners) to make recommendations relinquishments and grants from councilmember office budgets, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community program, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Report and Recommendations fro Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Working Group (report is 194 pages), 28. Refer to CM to study Financial Feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Program, 29. Refer to CM to study CalCHA affordable housing financing program to support issuance of tax-exempt bonds for affordable housing for low, moderate and middle-income Berkeley families, 30. Budget referral $11,000 to work with Community Climate Solutions to support climate action, 31. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, 32. Quadplex zoning – allow for dividing up existing homes into 4 units, allow for housing developments with up to 4 units to be approved ministerially (without review of ZAB). INFORMATION REPORTS: 33. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 34. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 35. FY2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 36. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 37. HAC 2021 Workplan, REFERRED ITEMS for Review: 8. Impact of COVID-19, 9. Systems Realignment Proposal, 10. Amend/Regulate Officeholder Accounts, UNSCHEDULED: 11. Commission Reorganization, (Packet 832 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: http://bit.ly/Berkeley-BART-CM2 or
https://zoom.us/j/97935684068?pwd=T1ZYK2VnNGwvMFp4WGsyREFtQ0lEdz09
Teleconference: 1-888-475-2299 Meeting ID: 979 3568 4068 Passcode: 872131
AGENDA: 2. Planning Process Overview and Updates, 3. Presentation of Draft Vision and Priorities, attendees are encouraged to watch four informational videos related to Housing, Building Form and Density prior to meeting link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/#CM_2
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
City Council
Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84931232767
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 3123 2767
AGENDA: 1. Property Negotiations 125-127 University, 2. Anticipated Litigation arising from 1/19/2021 referral to City Attorney and CM to draft emergency ordinance to guarantee hazard pay of $5/hr for grocery store workers,
Regular meeting, 6 pm
email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472979547
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 854 7297 9547
CONSENT: 2nd reading 1-5, 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 4. Reform Off-Street Parking Amend BMC 14 and 23, 5. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at All Parking Meters, 6. Ratify (extend) COVID-19 Local Emergency, 8. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 9. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, 10. Reserve $560.000 from Housing Trust Fund for urgently needed housing rehab at Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt., 11. Proclaim February Black History Month and Authorize CM to Fly the Black Lives Matter Flag, 12. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change – Agenda and Rules Committee (Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn) recommend no action – not to support, 13. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, ACTION: 14. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 15. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 16. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA/AGA Registration Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91250138724?pwd=V1F2Y2RIdGM4aGJxQTlneExPeFdqUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 5013 8724 Passcode: 503922
AGENDA: 5. Initial Lease agreements that contain higher rents for certain months and lower rents for others, 6. Possible recommendations for amendments to Berkeley’s Tenant Protection Ordinance
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Outreach Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92395563551?pwd=Rjc4QklBZllLQWxmbDhtUDZSbDdaUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 923 9556 3551 Passcode: 117033
AGENDA: 6. COVID-19 Impacts on Landlords and Tenants, 7. Eviction Moratorium, Measure MM Outreach Materials, 9. Small Property Owners resources for COVID Relief,
Commission on Disability, 5:30 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88629045193?pwd=ZlNEYjU3VmtqK0tBdjRnMHc5L1d1dz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 886 2904 5193 Passcode: 427894
AGENDA link is not opening
Homeless Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 6. Recommendation for FEMA monies to be used for motels to house the homeless, 7. Supportive housing for homeless at People’s Park, 9. Recommendations regarding incorporating homeless persons who are victims of crime in City hate statistics, 10. Recommendation to regarding Council to refer to staff to evaluate a ballot measure to adopt a residential vacancy tax, 11. Property transfer tax to be placed on the ballot to fund housing for the homeless,
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84387403826
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 843 8740 3826
AGENDA: 2. Selection of 5 At-Large Independent Redistricting Commission Members and 5 at-large alternates,
Housing Advisory Commission – Special Meeting, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95678461912
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 956 7846 1912
AGENDA: 6. Possible Action Housing Trust Fund Predevelopment Loan Applications, a. 2024 Ashby (St. Paul AME), 1708 Harmon (ECOGIC-Ephesians Church of God in Christ), 7. Affordable Housing Development Funds at BART Station Areas,
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 9.b. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board, 10. Recommend to Council importance of starting development of rules and regulations governing operation of incoming Police Accountability Board with input from PRC and Community, b. Tow fees subcommittee recommendation to refer tow fees to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and close complaint and dissolve subcommittee,
Parks and Waterfront Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID: not posted
AGENDA: link is broken, secretary R Miller is working on fixing it over the weekend. It should be fixed by Monday at the latest.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
City Reduced Service Day
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94429336573
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 2933 6573
AGENDA: 2. 1241 Ashby – continue to March 11, 2021 ZAB meeting,
3. 31 Florida – enclose 2nd story covered balcony within a non-conforming front yard setback on a property that is non-conforming for lot coverage in hillside overly – staff recommend approve
4. Presentation by Justin Horner on Zoning Ordinance Revision Project (ZORP) and appointment of 3 ZAB members
Friday, February 12, 2021
Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday – City Holiday
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, check for meeting link and agenda https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/calendar/
Sunday, February 14, 2021-Valentines Day
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2116 Allston 2/11/2021
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
1720 Delaware 2/16/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
2740 & 2744 Telegraph 2/16/2021
2600 Tenth 2/11/2021
1627 University 2/11/2021
2004 University 2/11/2021
2113 Vine 2/16/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 – 1. BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, 2. Systems Realignment, 3. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
_____________________
Worth Noting:
We are looking at a very long weekend for City employees with Thursday as reduced service day, Friday as Lincoln Birthday Holiday and Monday, February 15 is President’s Day Holiday.
While these summaries get quite long, please note that not every agenda item is listed, the link is given if you want to dig in for more detail. The Council Agenda Committee Monday and Regular meeting on Tuesday evening take up a lot of space. Zoning Applications that have been approved and are in the appeal period are at the very bottom of this long list. If you wish to see my comments from attending the City meetings of the previous week, go to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, February 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 8, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81065589979
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 810 6558 9979
AGENDA: 2. Sustainable Food Policies – Support Vision 2025, 3. Resolution Requesting CA State Legislature to condemn racial injustice and police brutality
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92796336311
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 927 9633 6311
AGENDA: 10. Summer Programs/Summer Jobs, 11. Discussion with BUSD Trigger Warning Policies with BUSD Board President Ty Alper, 12. Discussion with members of Berkeley International High School Leadership and Black, Indigenous and People of Color Support Committee, 13. Discussion Sex and Consent Education, 15. Discussion Drug Harm Reduction,
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89989073676
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 899 8907 3676
AGENDA Planning for 2/23/21 Regular Meeting: CONSENT: 2. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 4. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 5. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 6. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 7. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 8. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 9. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 10. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 12. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 13. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 14. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 15. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 16. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 17. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 18. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 19. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 20a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 21. Service Animals Welcome Training, 22. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 23. Resolution to establish temporary committee (3 Councilmembers 3 Open Government Commissioners) to make recommendations relinquishments and grants from councilmember office budgets, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community program, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Report and Recommendations fro Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Working Group (report is 194 pages), 28. Refer to CM to study Financial Feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Program, 29. Refer to CM to study CalCHA affordable housing financing program to support issuance of tax-exempt bonds for affordable housing for low, moderate and middle-income Berkeley families, 30. Budget referral $11,000 to work with Community Climate Solutions to support climate action, 31. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, 32. Quadplex zoning – allow for dividing up existing homes into 4 units, allow for housing developments with up to 4 units to be approved ministerially (without review of ZAB). INFORMATION REPORTS: 33. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 34. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 35. FY2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 36. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 37. HAC 2021 Workplan, REFERRED ITEMS for Review: 8. Impact of COVID-19, 9. Systems Realignment Proposal, 10. Amend/Regulate Officeholder Accounts, UNSCHEDULED: 11. Commission Reorganization, (Packet 832 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: http://bit.ly/Berkeley-BART-CM2 or
https://zoom.us/j/97935684068?pwd=T1ZYK2VnNGwvMFp4WGsyREFtQ0lEdz09
Teleconference: 1-888-475-2299 Meeting ID: 979 3568 4068 Passcode: 872131
AGENDA: 2. Planning Process Overview and Updates, 3. Presentation of Draft Vision and Priorities, attendees are encouraged to watch four informational videos related to Housing, Building Form and Density prior to meeting link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/#CM_2
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
City Council
Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84931232767
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 3123 2767
AGENDA: 1. Property Negotiations 125-127 University, 2. Anticipated Litigation arising from 1/19/2021 referral to City Attorney and CM to draft emergency ordinance to guarantee hazard pay of $5/hr for grocery store workers,
Regular meeting, 6 pm
email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472979547
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 854 7297 9547
CONSENT: 2nd reading 1-5, 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 4. Reform Off-Street Parking Amend BMC 14 and 23, 5. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at All Parking Meters, 6. Ratify (extend) COVID-19 Local Emergency, 8. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 9. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, 10. Reserve $560.000 from Housing Trust Fund for urgently needed housing rehab at Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt., 11. Proclaim February Black History Month and Authorize CM to Fly the Black Lives Matter Flag, 12. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change – Agenda and Rules Committee (Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn) recommend no action – not to support, 13. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, ACTION: 14. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 15. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 16. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA/AGA Registration Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91250138724?pwd=V1F2Y2RIdGM4aGJxQTlneExPeFdqUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 5013 8724 Passcode: 503922
AGENDA: 5. Initial Lease agreements that contain higher rents for certain months and lower rents for others, 6. Possible recommendations for amendments to Berkeley’s Tenant Protection Ordinance
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Outreach Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92395563551?pwd=Rjc4QklBZllLQWxmbDhtUDZSbDdaUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 923 9556 3551 Passcode: 117033
AGENDA: 6. COVID-19 Impacts on Landlords and Tenants, 7. Eviction Moratorium, Measure MM Outreach Materials, 9. Small Property Owners resources for COVID Relief,
Commission on Disability, 5:30 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88629045193?pwd=ZlNEYjU3VmtqK0tBdjRnMHc5L1d1dz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 886 2904 5193 Passcode: 427894
AGENDA link is not opening
Homeless Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 6. Recommendation for FEMA monies to be used for motels to house the homeless, 7. Supportive housing for homeless at People’s Park, 9. Recommendations regarding incorporating homeless persons who are victims of crime in City hate statistics, 10. Recommendation to regarding Council to refer to staff to evaluate a ballot measure to adopt a residential vacancy tax, 11. Property transfer tax to be placed on the ballot to fund housing for the homeless,
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84387403826
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 843 8740 3826
AGENDA: 2. Selection of 5 At-Large Independent Redistricting Commission Members and 5 at-large alternates,
Housing Advisory Commission – Special Meeting, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95678461912
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 956 7846 1912
AGENDA: 6. Possible Action Housing Trust Fund Predevelopment Loan Applications, a. 2024 Ashby (St. Paul AME), 1708 Harmon (ECOGIC-Ephesians Church of God in Christ), 7. Affordable Housing Development Funds at BART Station Areas,
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 9.b. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board, 10. Recommend to Council importance of starting development of rules and regulations governing operation of incoming Police Accountability Board with input from PRC and Community, b. Tow fees subcommittee recommendation to refer tow fees to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and close complaint and dissolve subcommittee,
Parks and Waterfront Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID: not posted
AGENDA: link is broken, secretary R Miller is working on fixing it over the weekend. It should be fixed by Monday at the latest.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
City Reduced Service Day
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94429336573
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 2933 6573
AGENDA: 2. 1241 Ashby – continue to March 11, 2021 ZAB meeting,
3. 31 Florida – enclose 2nd story covered balcony within a non-conforming front yard setback on a property that is non-conforming for lot coverage in hillside overly – staff recommend approve
4. Presentation by Justin Horner on Zoning Ordinance Revision Project (ZORP) and appointment of 3 ZAB members
Friday, February 12, 2021
Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday – City Holiday
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, check for meeting link and agenda https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/calendar/
Sunday, February 14, 2021-Valentines Day
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2116 Allston 2/11/2021
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
1720 Delaware 2/16/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
2740 & 2744 Telegraph 2/16/2021
2600 Tenth 2/11/2021
1627 University 2/11/2021
2004 University 2/11/2021
2113 Vine 2/16/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 – 1. BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, 2. Systems Realignment, 3. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
_____________________
Worth Noting:
We are looking at a very long weekend for City employees with Thursday as reduced service day, Friday as Lincoln Birthday Holiday and Monday, February 15 is President’s Day Holiday.
While these summaries get quite long, please note that not every agenda item is listed, the link is given if you want to dig in for more detail. The Council Agenda Committee Monday and Regular meeting on Tuesday evening take up a lot of space. Zoning Applications that have been approved and are in the appeal period are at the very bottom of this long list. If you wish to see my comments from attending the City meetings of the previous week, go to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, February 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 8, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81065589979
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 810 6558 9979
AGENDA: 2. Sustainable Food Policies – Support Vision 2025, 3. Resolution Requesting CA State Legislature to condemn racial injustice and police brutality
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92796336311
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 927 9633 6311
AGENDA: 10. Summer Programs/Summer Jobs, 11. Discussion with BUSD Trigger Warning Policies with BUSD Board President Ty Alper, 12. Discussion with members of Berkeley International High School Leadership and Black, Indigenous and People of Color Support Committee, 13. Discussion Sex and Consent Education, 15. Discussion Drug Harm Reduction,
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89989073676
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 899 8907 3676
AGENDA Planning for 2/23/21 Regular Meeting: CONSENT: 2. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 4. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 5. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 6. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 7. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 8. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 9. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 10. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 12. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 13. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 14. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 15. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 16. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 17. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 18. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 19. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 20a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 21. Service Animals Welcome Training, 22. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 23. Resolution to establish temporary committee (3 Councilmembers 3 Open Government Commissioners) to make recommendations relinquishments and grants from councilmember office budgets, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community program, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Report and Recommendations fro Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Working Group (report is 194 pages), 28. Refer to CM to study Financial Feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Program, 29. Refer to CM to study CalCHA affordable housing financing program to support issuance of tax-exempt bonds for affordable housing for low, moderate and middle-income Berkeley families, 30. Budget referral $11,000 to work with Community Climate Solutions to support climate action, 31. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, 32. Quadplex zoning – allow for dividing up existing homes into 4 units, allow for housing developments with up to 4 units to be approved ministerially (without review of ZAB). INFORMATION REPORTS: 33. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 34. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 35. FY2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 36. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 37. HAC 2021 Workplan, REFERRED ITEMS for Review: 8. Impact of COVID-19, 9. Systems Realignment Proposal, 10. Amend/Regulate Officeholder Accounts, UNSCHEDULED: 11. Commission Reorganization, (Packet 832 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: http://bit.ly/Berkeley-BART-CM2 or
https://zoom.us/j/97935684068?pwd=T1ZYK2VnNGwvMFp4WGsyREFtQ0lEdz09
Teleconference: 1-888-475-2299 Meeting ID: 979 3568 4068 Passcode: 872131
AGENDA: 2. Planning Process Overview and Updates, 3. Presentation of Draft Vision and Priorities, attendees are encouraged to watch four informational videos related to Housing, Building Form and Density prior to meeting link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/#CM_2
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
City Council
Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84931232767
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 3123 2767
AGENDA: 1. Property Negotiations 125-127 University, 2. Anticipated Litigation arising from 1/19/2021 referral to City Attorney and CM to draft emergency ordinance to guarantee hazard pay of $5/hr for grocery store workers,
Regular meeting, 6 pm
email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472979547
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 854 7297 9547
CONSENT: 2nd reading 1-5, 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 4. Reform Off-Street Parking Amend BMC 14 and 23, 5. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at All Parking Meters, 6. Ratify (extend) COVID-19 Local Emergency, 8. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 9. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, 10. Reserve $560.000 from Housing Trust Fund for urgently needed housing rehab at Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt., 11. Proclaim February Black History Month and Authorize CM to Fly the Black Lives Matter Flag, 12. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change – Agenda and Rules Committee (Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn) recommend no action – not to support, 13. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, ACTION: 14. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 15. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 16. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA/AGA Registration Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91250138724?pwd=V1F2Y2RIdGM4aGJxQTlneExPeFdqUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 5013 8724 Passcode: 503922
AGENDA: 5. Initial Lease agreements that contain higher rents for certain months and lower rents for others, 6. Possible recommendations for amendments to Berkeley’s Tenant Protection Ordinance
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Outreach Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92395563551?pwd=Rjc4QklBZllLQWxmbDhtUDZSbDdaUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 923 9556 3551 Passcode: 117033
AGENDA: 6. COVID-19 Impacts on Landlords and Tenants, 7. Eviction Moratorium, Measure MM Outreach Materials, 9. Small Property Owners resources for COVID Relief,
Commission on Disability, 5:30 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88629045193?pwd=ZlNEYjU3VmtqK0tBdjRnMHc5L1d1dz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 886 2904 5193 Passcode: 427894
AGENDA link is not opening
Homeless Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 6. Recommendation for FEMA monies to be used for motels to house the homeless, 7. Supportive housing for homeless at People’s Park, 9. Recommendations regarding incorporating homeless persons who are victims of crime in City hate statistics, 10. Recommendation to regarding Council to refer to staff to evaluate a ballot measure to adopt a residential vacancy tax, 11. Property transfer tax to be placed on the ballot to fund housing for the homeless,
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84387403826
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 843 8740 3826
AGENDA: 2. Selection of 5 At-Large Independent Redistricting Commission Members and 5 at-large alternates,
Housing Advisory Commission – Special Meeting, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95678461912
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 956 7846 1912
AGENDA: 6. Possible Action Housing Trust Fund Predevelopment Loan Applications, a. 2024 Ashby (St. Paul AME), 1708 Harmon (ECOGIC-Ephesians Church of God in Christ), 7. Affordable Housing Development Funds at BART Station Areas,
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 9.b. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board, 10. Recommend to Council importance of starting development of rules and regulations governing operation of incoming Police Accountability Board with input from PRC and Community, b. Tow fees subcommittee recommendation to refer tow fees to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and close complaint and dissolve subcommittee,
Parks and Waterfront Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID: not posted
AGENDA: link is broken, secretary R Miller is working on fixing it over the weekend. It should be fixed by Monday at the latest.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
City Reduced Service Day
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94429336573
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 2933 6573
AGENDA: 2. 1241 Ashby – continue to March 11, 2021 ZAB meeting,
3. 31 Florida – enclose 2nd story covered balcony within a non-conforming front yard setback on a property that is non-conforming for lot coverage in hillside overly – staff recommend approve
4. Presentation by Justin Horner on Zoning Ordinance Revision Project (ZORP) and appointment of 3 ZAB members
Friday, February 12, 2021
Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday – City Holiday
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, check for meeting link and agenda https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/calendar/
Sunday, February 14, 2021-Valentines Day
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2116 Allston 2/11/2021
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
1720 Delaware 2/16/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
2740 & 2744 Telegraph 2/16/2021
2600 Tenth 2/11/2021
1627 University 2/11/2021
2004 University 2/11/2021
2113 Vine 2/16/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 – 1. BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, 2. Systems Realignment, 3. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
_____________________
Worth Noting:
We are looking at a very long weekend for City employees with Thursday as reduced service day, Friday as Lincoln Birthday Holiday and Monday, February 15 is President’s Day Holiday.
While these summaries get quite long, please note that not every agenda item is listed, the link is given if you want to dig in for more detail. The Council Agenda Committee Monday and Regular meeting on Tuesday evening take up a lot of space. Zoning Applications that have been approved and are in the appeal period are at the very bottom of this long list. If you wish to see my comments from attending the City meetings of the previous week, go to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
If you have a meeting you would like included in the summary of meetings, please send a notice to kellyhammargren@gmail.com by noon on the Friday of the preceding week.
Sunday, February 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 8, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81065589979
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 810 6558 9979
AGENDA: 2. Sustainable Food Policies – Support Vision 2025, 3. Resolution Requesting CA State Legislature to condemn racial injustice and police brutality
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92796336311
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 927 9633 6311
AGENDA: 10. Summer Programs/Summer Jobs, 11. Discussion with BUSD Trigger Warning Policies with BUSD Board President Ty Alper, 12. Discussion with members of Berkeley International High School Leadership and Black, Indigenous and People of Color Support Committee, 13. Discussion Sex and Consent Education, 15. Discussion Drug Harm Reduction,
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89989073676
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 899 8907 3676
AGENDA Planning for 2/23/21 Regular Meeting: CONSENT: 2. $210,000 for Mildred Howard Sculpture Commission, 4. Contract add $564,480 and extend 3 yr to 6/30/24 with Jackson & Coker for Lums Tenens Psychiatrists, 5. CA Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) Middle Income Rental Housing Program – authorize CM to enter purchase option agreements with CalCHA for middle-income rental housing, 6. Contract add $118,610 total $820,937 and extend to 6/30/22 with NextGen Health Care Information System for Electronic Health Records, 7. Contract add $77,050 total $102,025 with RevolutionCyber to develop policies and procedures for City’s Data Safety Program, 8. Contract $530,000 with Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, 3/1/22-6/30/22 for network equipment hardware, software and installation, 9. License Agreement Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 10. Lease Agreement with Patpatia & Assoc for 125-127 University, 11. Contracts $150,000 each with Interface Engineering, Inc and Salas O’Brien Engineers for On-call Citywide Electrical Engineering Services, 12. Contract add $3,556,756 total $11,089,951 and extend to 12/31/22 with LAZ Parking LLC to manage City-owned off-street parking facilities Telegraph Channing, Oxford & Center Street Garage, 13. PO $468,700 with Pape Machinery for 1 John Deere 644L Hybrid Wheel Loader, 14. PO $1,200,000 4 Tractor Trucks, 15. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit us of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 16. Refer to City Attorney to finalize ordinance to prohibit sale of Gasoline, Diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045, 17. Oppose new US Base Construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 18. Initiate Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency FITES recommends vote of no action, 19. Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event, ACTION: 20a. Appeal 1850 Arch, 20b. Appeal 1862 Arch, 20c. dismiss appeals, 21. Service Animals Welcome Training, 22. Amend BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 23. Resolution to establish temporary committee (3 Councilmembers 3 Open Government Commissioners) to make recommendations relinquishments and grants from councilmember office budgets, 24. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community program, 25. Budget and Finance Committee recommended no action on Property Tax Equity Measure and for Councilmembers Harrison and Bartlett to submit item on broader policy issues, 26. Allocation Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Supportive Housing Project “Step Up Housing” at 1367 University, 27. Report and Recommendations fro Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Working Group (report is 194 pages), 28. Refer to CM to study Financial Feasibility of Municipal Housing Development Pilot Program, 29. Refer to CM to study CalCHA affordable housing financing program to support issuance of tax-exempt bonds for affordable housing for low, moderate and middle-income Berkeley families, 30. Budget referral $11,000 to work with Community Climate Solutions to support climate action, 31. Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley, 32. Quadplex zoning – allow for dividing up existing homes into 4 units, allow for housing developments with up to 4 units to be approved ministerially (without review of ZAB). INFORMATION REPORTS: 33. Short Term Referral Quarterly Update, 34. Anti-Displacement Initiatives, 35. FY2021 Public Art Plan and Budgets, 36. CEAC 2021 Workplan, 37. HAC 2021 Workplan, REFERRED ITEMS for Review: 8. Impact of COVID-19, 9. Systems Realignment Proposal, 10. Amend/Regulate Officeholder Accounts, UNSCHEDULED: 11. Commission Reorganization, (Packet 832 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: http://bit.ly/Berkeley-BART-CM2 or
https://zoom.us/j/97935684068?pwd=T1ZYK2VnNGwvMFp4WGsyREFtQ0lEdz09
Teleconference: 1-888-475-2299 Meeting ID: 979 3568 4068 Passcode: 872131
AGENDA: 2. Planning Process Overview and Updates, 3. Presentation of Draft Vision and Priorities, attendees are encouraged to watch four informational videos related to Housing, Building Form and Density prior to meeting link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/#CM_2
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
City Council
Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84931232767
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 3123 2767
AGENDA: 1. Property Negotiations 125-127 University, 2. Anticipated Litigation arising from 1/19/2021 referral to City Attorney and CM to draft emergency ordinance to guarantee hazard pay of $5/hr for grocery store workers,
Regular meeting, 6 pm
email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472979547
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 854 7297 9547
CONSENT: 2nd reading 1-5, 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 4. Reform Off-Street Parking Amend BMC 14 and 23, 5. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at All Parking Meters, 6. Ratify (extend) COVID-19 Local Emergency, 8. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 9. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, 10. Reserve $560.000 from Housing Trust Fund for urgently needed housing rehab at Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt., 11. Proclaim February Black History Month and Authorize CM to Fly the Black Lives Matter Flag, 12. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change – Agenda and Rules Committee (Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn) recommend no action – not to support, 13. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, ACTION: 14. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 15. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 16. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief,
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA/AGA Registration Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91250138724?pwd=V1F2Y2RIdGM4aGJxQTlneExPeFdqUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 5013 8724 Passcode: 503922
AGENDA: 5. Initial Lease agreements that contain higher rents for certain months and lower rents for others, 6. Possible recommendations for amendments to Berkeley’s Tenant Protection Ordinance
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Outreach Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92395563551?pwd=Rjc4QklBZllLQWxmbDhtUDZSbDdaUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 923 9556 3551 Passcode: 117033
AGENDA: 6. COVID-19 Impacts on Landlords and Tenants, 7. Eviction Moratorium, Measure MM Outreach Materials, 9. Small Property Owners resources for COVID Relief,
Commission on Disability, 5:30 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88629045193?pwd=ZlNEYjU3VmtqK0tBdjRnMHc5L1d1dz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 886 2904 5193 Passcode: 427894
AGENDA link is not opening
Homeless Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 6. Recommendation for FEMA monies to be used for motels to house the homeless, 7. Supportive housing for homeless at People’s Park, 9. Recommendations regarding incorporating homeless persons who are victims of crime in City hate statistics, 10. Recommendation to regarding Council to refer to staff to evaluate a ballot measure to adopt a residential vacancy tax, 11. Property transfer tax to be placed on the ballot to fund housing for the homeless,
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84387403826
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 843 8740 3826
AGENDA: 2. Selection of 5 At-Large Independent Redistricting Commission Members and 5 at-large alternates,
Housing Advisory Commission – Special Meeting, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95678461912
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 956 7846 1912
AGENDA: 6. Possible Action Housing Trust Fund Predevelopment Loan Applications, a. 2024 Ashby (St. Paul AME), 1708 Harmon (ECOGIC-Ephesians Church of God in Christ), 7. Affordable Housing Development Funds at BART Station Areas,
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 9.b. Update on transition to new Police Accountability Board, 10. Recommend to Council importance of starting development of rules and regulations governing operation of incoming Police Accountability Board with input from PRC and Community, b. Tow fees subcommittee recommendation to refer tow fees to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and close complaint and dissolve subcommittee,
Parks and Waterfront Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID: not posted
AGENDA: link is broken, secretary R Miller is working on fixing it over the weekend. It should be fixed by Monday at the latest.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
City Reduced Service Day
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94429336573
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 2933 6573
AGENDA: 2. 1241 Ashby – continue to March 11, 2021 ZAB meeting,
3. 31 Florida – enclose 2nd story covered balcony within a non-conforming front yard setback on a property that is non-conforming for lot coverage in hillside overly – staff recommend approve
4. Presentation by Justin Horner on Zoning Ordinance Revision Project (ZORP) and appointment of 3 ZAB members
Friday, February 12, 2021
Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday – City Holiday
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, check for meeting link and agenda https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/calendar/
Sunday, February 14, 2021-Valentines Day
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2116 Allston 2/11/2021
570 Colusa 2/22/2021
1205 Cornell 2/22/2021
1720 Delaware 2/16/2021
2440 Grant 2/23/2021
1901 Marin 2/23/2021
2220 McGee 2/23/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
917 Page 2/23/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
86 Rock 2/22/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
2740 & 2744 Telegraph 2/16/2021
2600 Tenth 2/11/2021
1627 University 2/11/2021
2004 University 2/11/2021
2113 Vine 2/16/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 – 1. BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, 2. Systems Realignment, 3. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic
March 16 – 1. Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), 2. Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, 3. FY 2021 Mid-Year Report and Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – (tentative) – 1. Bayer Development Agreement, 2. Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
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January 31 - February 1, 2021
Worth Noting:
The count of noticed City meetings is 13 and community meetings is 2.
The most consequential meeting of the coming week is the special Council Agenda and Rules Committee meeting at 3 pm on Monday where the discussion, recommendations and action will revolve around the proposal from Councilmember Droste with Co-Sponsors Robinson and Kesarwani to reduce and reorganize the number of commissions. The 14 page proposal can be accessed using the meeting link posted below with the meeting announcement.
Officer elections for all the commissions are held in February (or first meeting thereafter)
The agenda highlights and links for the February 9 Regular City Council meeting follow the weekly calendar.
Sunday, January 31, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 1, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 3 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82354172388
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 823 5417 2388
AGENDA: Commission Reorganization, 1. Reorganize existing commissions with goal of 20 commissions, 2. Reorganize so no department is responsible for more than 5 commission, 3. Public Works to no more than 3 commissions, 4. Refer to CM and every council policy committee to agendize at next meeting to discuss commission in their purview and make recommendations to full Council how to reorganize, notify commissions and invite chair to participate. Consider renaming of some commissions, (agenda packet 18 pages)
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission, 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99805552693
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 0555 2693
AGENDA: 8. Summer Programming Offerings/Budget Concerns, 9. FY 21 Workplan
Measure O Bond Oversight Committee - Special Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Measure_O_Bond_Oversight_Committee.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93950296629
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 939 5029 6629
AGENDA: 6. Discussion Affordable Housing Development Funds: Ashby and North Berkeley BART and Future Housing Funding NOFAs, 7. Discussion/possible action on Measure O Notice of Funding Availability for BUSD-Sponsored Educator Housing, 8. Workplan,
Personnel Board, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: agenda zoom link gives 1-20-2021 date
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85031125164?pwd=SUUwYlBlNXZHbUhGblpSRUhrcDRQUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 850 3112 5164 Passcode: 648929
AGENDA: VI. Update Regarding City Training Program
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
City Council Closed Session, 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983080327
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 829 8308 0327
Agenda: 1. Conference with Real Property Negotiators CM and 742 Grayson Owner LLC, 742 Grayson, 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators, Labor Organizations IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-Time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employees Union Local 1,
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm,
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
AGENDA: III. Information Reports, A. Culinary Tools Update, B. Community Responsive Programming, C. Directors Report
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84990794047
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 9079 4047
AGENDA: 2. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for improving the PCI (Paving Condition Index) of residential streets and creating paving master plan, UNSCHEDULED: 3. Request presentation from Public Works on Conversion of City Fleets, 4. Regulate Plastic Bags, 5. Reduce tax imposed for qualifying electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits, 6. Recognize Rights of Nature,
Homeless Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96467108817
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 964 6710 8817
AGENDA: 6. Presentation Measure P Budget
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92666989360
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 6698 9360
AGENDA: 10. Public Hearing on Business Support Zoning Amendment Referrals – Amusement Device Arcades
JPA Cities – Tom Bates Fields Meeting, 5 - 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Updates.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93769101050
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 937 6910 1050
AGENDA: no agenda posted
Thursday, February 4, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84514737810
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 845 1473 7810
AGENDA: 2.a&b. Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Enforcement Procedure, UNSCHEDULED: 3. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) 4. Amendments to BMC 23C.22: Short Term Rentals
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Online (zoom) Town Hall: Race, Equity, and Belonging, 6 - 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2021/town-hall-race-equity-belonging-in-city-services.pdf
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83833592130?pwd=Y1VBa1Jxd1NsVU1lZTBKTGFFOUIzUT09
Teleconference: 1-888-475-4499 Meeting ID: 838 3359 2130
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85307939987
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 853 0793 9987
AGENDA: not posted
Friday, February 5, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Racism and Policing in the US, 2:30 – 4:30 pm
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=mm#inbox?projector=1
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89552992448?pwd=eTduTmlnVmZEN04rWDd0WGFReTRlUT09
Speakers: Signe Waller Foxworth, Gerald Smith, Melissa Nold, Event Sponsors: Oakland Greens, Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change and the Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party, For more information call 510.465.9414
Sunday, February 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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City Council Regular meeting, February 9, 2021
email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472979547
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 854 7297 9547
CONSENT: 2nd reading 1-5, 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 4. Reform Off-Street Parking Amend BMC 14 and 23, 5. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at All Parking Meters, 6. Ratify (extend) COVID-19 Local Emergency, 8. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 9. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, 10. Reserve $560.000 from Housing Trust Fund for urgently needed housing rehab at Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt., 11. Proclaim February Black History Month and Authorize CM to Fly the Black Lives Matter Flag, 12. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change – Agenda and Rules Committee (Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn) recommend no action – not to support, 13. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, ACTION: 14. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 15. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 16. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief,
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2116 Allston 2/11/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
2300 College 2/2/2021
2980 College 2/2/2021
12 Indian Rick Path 2/4/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
1549 Shattuck 2/2/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
1627 University 2/11/2021
2004 University 2/11/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 – date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Worth Noting:
The count of noticed City meetings is 13 and community meetings is 2.
The most consequential meeting of the coming week is the special Council Agenda and Rules Committee meeting at 3 pm on Monday where the discussion, recommendations and action will revolve around the proposal from Councilmember Droste with Co-Sponsors Robinson and Kesarwani to reduce and reorganize the number of commissions. The 14 page proposal can be accessed using the meeting link posted below with the meeting announcement.
Officer elections for all the commissions are held in February (or first meeting thereafter)
The agenda highlights and links for the February 9 Regular City Council meeting follow the weekly calendar.
Sunday, January 31, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 1, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 3 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82354172388
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 823 5417 2388
AGENDA: Commission Reorganization, 1. Reorganize existing commissions with goal of 20 commissions, 2. Reorganize so no department is responsible for more than 5 commission, 3. Public Works to no more than 3 commissions, 4. Refer to CM and every council policy committee to agendize at next meeting to discuss commission in their purview and make recommendations to full Council how to reorganize, notify commissions and invite chair to participate. Consider renaming of some commissions, (agenda packet 18 pages)
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission, 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99805552693
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 0555 2693
AGENDA: 8. Summer Programming Offerings/Budget Concerns, 9. FY 21 Workplan
Measure O Bond Oversight Committee - Special Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Measure_O_Bond_Oversight_Committee.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93950296629
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 939 5029 6629
AGENDA: 6. Discussion Affordable Housing Development Funds: Ashby and North Berkeley BART and Future Housing Funding NOFAs, 7. Discussion/possible action on Measure O Notice of Funding Availability for BUSD-Sponsored Educator Housing, 8. Workplan,
Personnel Board, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: agenda zoom link gives 1-20-2021 date
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85031125164?pwd=SUUwYlBlNXZHbUhGblpSRUhrcDRQUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 850 3112 5164 Passcode: 648929
AGENDA: VI. Update Regarding City Training Program
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
City Council Closed Session, 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983080327
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 829 8308 0327
Agenda: 1. Conference with Real Property Negotiators CM and 742 Grayson Owner LLC, 742 Grayson, 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators, Labor Organizations IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-Time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employees Union Local 1,
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm,
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
AGENDA: III. Information Reports, A. Culinary Tools Update, B. Community Responsive Programming, C. Directors Report
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84990794047
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 9079 4047
AGENDA: 2. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for improving the PCI (Paving Condition Index) of residential streets and creating paving master plan, UNSCHEDULED: 3. Request presentation from Public Works on Conversion of City Fleets, 4. Regulate Plastic Bags, 5. Reduce tax imposed for qualifying electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits, 6. Recognize Rights of Nature,
Homeless Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96467108817
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 964 6710 8817
AGENDA: 6. Presentation Measure P Budget
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92666989360
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 6698 9360
AGENDA: 10. Public Hearing on Business Support Zoning Amendment Referrals – Amusement Device Arcades
JPA Cities – Tom Bates Fields Meeting, 5 - 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Updates.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93769101050
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 937 6910 1050
AGENDA: no agenda posted
Thursday, February 4, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84514737810
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 845 1473 7810
AGENDA: 2.a&b. Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Enforcement Procedure, UNSCHEDULED: 3. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) 4. Amendments to BMC 23C.22: Short Term Rentals
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Online (zoom) Town Hall: Race, Equity, and Belonging, 6 - 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2021/town-hall-race-equity-belonging-in-city-services.pdf
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83833592130?pwd=Y1VBa1Jxd1NsVU1lZTBKTGFFOUIzUT09
Teleconference: 1-888-475-4499 Meeting ID: 838 3359 2130
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85307939987
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 853 0793 9987
AGENDA: not posted
Friday, February 5, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Racism and Policing in the US, 2:30 – 4:30 pm
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=mm#inbox?projector=1
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89552992448?pwd=eTduTmlnVmZEN04rWDd0WGFReTRlUT09
Speakers: Signe Waller Foxworth, Gerald Smith, Melissa Nold, Event Sponsors: Oakland Greens, Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change and the Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party, For more information call 510.465.9414
Sunday, February 7, 2021
No City meetings or events found
___________________
City Council Regular meeting, February 9, 2021
email comments to: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472979547
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 854 7297 9547
CONSENT: 2nd reading 1-5, 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 4. Reform Off-Street Parking Amend BMC 14 and 23, 5. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at All Parking Meters, 6. Ratify (extend) COVID-19 Local Emergency, 8. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 9. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, 10. Reserve $560.000 from Housing Trust Fund for urgently needed housing rehab at Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt., 11. Proclaim February Black History Month and Authorize CM to Fly the Black Lives Matter Flag, 12. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change – Agenda and Rules Committee (Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn) recommend no action – not to support, 13. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, ACTION: 14. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 15. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 16. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief,
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2116 Allston 2/11/2021
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
2300 College 2/2/2021
2980 College 2/2/2021
12 Indian Rick Path 2/4/2021
1128 Parker 2/18/2021
1549 Shattuck 2/2/2021
1216 Stannage 2/18/21
1627 University 2/11/2021
2004 University 2/11/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 – date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
January 24 - January 31, 2021
Worth Noting:
The coming week feels quieter despite 19 counted meetings including two community group meetings. City Council meetings fill Tuesday with the special meeting at 4 pm on amending (Berkeley Municipal Code) BMC 14 & 23 modifying off-street parking minimums and establishing maximums and regular Council meeting at 6 pm.
Thursday at 10 am the Council Budget and Finance Committee will take up the Tax Equity Measure. This measure is about property taxes and relates to properties in the formerly redlined areas being over charged, i.e, counting crawl spaces and other uninhabitable space as livable and properties in north Berkeley being undercharged by improperly under counting the sq footage of livable space.
There are two community meetings, one Wednesday at 6:30 pm and one Saturday at 10 am to present turning the former Santa Fe Right-of-Way from Ward to Blake into a park.
The first community workshop for the Berkeley Marina Specific Plan is Thursday at 6:30 pm
Sunday, January 24, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, January 25, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84977897399
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 7789 7399
AGENDA: 2. Service Animals Welcome Training, 3. Vision 2025 Sustainable Food Policies, 4. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community program, 5. Request CA State Legislature actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality.
Civic Arts Commission Civic Center Visioning Committee, 12pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81923274095
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 819 2327 4095
Council Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84992094173
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 9209 4173
Agenda Planning for February 9, 2021 regular 6 pm Council meeting: 2nd reading 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 6. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 7. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, ACTION: 8. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 9. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 10. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief, 11. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change, 12. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, 13. Referrals to CM, Measure P Homeless Panel of Experts, Health and Life Enrichment policy committee to establish priorities for Allocation Measure P Funds FY2022, REFERRALS FOR SCHEDULING: 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Officerholder Account, 10. Relinquishments and grants from office budgets, 11. Amendments to BERA, UNSCHEDULED: Reorganization Commissions for Budget Recovery, (packet 192 pages)
Special Closed Session City Council, 4:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84662339508
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 846 6233 9508
Agenda: 1. Appointment City Attorney, 2. Conference Labor Negotiators IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-Time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employee Union Local 1,
Peace and Justice Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=13054
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506819543
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 835 0681 9543
AGENDA: 7. FY2022 Workplan
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86475480085
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 7548 0085
AGENDA: 5. Projects/Goals for 2021, 6. Coordination & communication with Solano businesses as COVID restrictions continue
City Council, (3 meetings, 3 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Special Closed Council Session, 3 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82899714502
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 828 9971 4502
Agenda: Pending Litigation Stahschmidt v. Berkeley RG 20069713
Special Council Meeting, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87354849181
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 873 5484 9181
Agenda: Zoning Ordinance Amendments that Reform Residential Off-Street Parking, BMC 14 and 23, modify off-street minimums, impose parking maximums, amend Residential Permit Program (RPP), Institute Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Regular Council Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87354849181
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 873 5484 9181
Agenda: CONSENT: 1. Contract add $49,000 total $97,850 thru 1-31-2022 for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation (INN) Planning and “Help@Hand” Technology Suite Project Coordination Services with Resource, Development Associates for Planning and Project Coordination Services, 2. Contract $150,000 4/1/2021 – 6/3-/2023 with Easy Does It for Wheelchair services for Seniors and Disabled, 3. Accept Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body Worn Cameras and Street Level Imagery Project, 4. Contract $3,477,475 with Sposeto Engineering for Central Berkeley Transportation & Infrastructure Improvements Project, 5. Contract $2,074,469 (includes 10% contingency $188,588) Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 6. Contract $979,349 2/1/2021 – 3/31/2024 with Toole Design for Planning, Design and Engineering of Southside Complete Streets Project, 7. Resolution 2nd addendum to Berkeley Strategic Transportation Plan (application for funding grant from Alameda Co FY 2022-2026), 8. a&b, People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 9. Confirm Community Appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 10. Budget Referral to reinstate partial funding for Gun Buyback, 11. Short Term Referral to City Manager, Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, Planning Commission to Amend ADU Zoning ordinance and Berkeley Fire Code, ACTION: 12. ZAB Appeal 1850 & 1862 Arch removed & rescheduled 2/23/2021, 13. Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan, 14. Public Works Commission Recommendation for the Five-Year Paving Plan, 15. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at all Parking Meters, 16. $8000 to Support Community Refrigerators for homeless, 17. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, INFORMATION REPORTS: 19. Phase 3 to Underground Utility Wires,
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Civic Arts Commission, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86147520326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 4752 0326
AGENDA: 6. Presentations: William Byron Rumford Statue, b) BART Plaza Sound Installations, c) Workplan, 7. Action a) Muralist for James Kenny Park, b) Panelists for FY22 Grant Application Reviews, e) Funding of $14,000 for Veterans Building, f) Endorsement of Turtle Island Monument Project,
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94783105184
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 947 8310 5184
AGENDA: 4. Annual Workplan, 5. Presentation Measure FF Budget Priorities, 6. Presentation Prioritized Dispatch for Re-Imagining Public Safety
Energy Commission, 4:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98207287340
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 982 0728 7340
AGENDA: 4. Presentation draft Berkeley Existing Building Electrification Strategy (BEBES), 6. 2021 Workplan,
Santa Fe ROW potential new park – a Prop 68 grant community meeting, 6:30 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/PRW_Capital_Improvments_Program_(CIP).aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93485975787
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 8597 5787
AGENDA: potential park 4 blocks Ward – Blake at Santa Fe Right of Way
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public comment on agenda items, 9. a. Proposed Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance, b. Update transition to new Police Accountability Board and Office of Director of Police Accountability, 10. a. ask BPD to issue written policy containing instructions to inquiring about supervised release status of detainees and when searches of such persons are allowed, b. election
Thursday, January 28, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82133890701
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 821 3389 0701
AGENDA: 2. Amend Berkeley’s Property Tax Measures and Restore Tax Equity by changing the square footage through comprehensive verification process, 3. Step Up Housing allocation of Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Housing Project at 1367 University, 4. FY 2022 Budget Development Process,
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99073264156
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 990 7326 4156
2. 1720 Delaware – legalize elimination of dwelling unit thru combination with another and convert attic storage to habitable to add 8th and 9th bedrooms to parcel - on consent
3. 2113 Vine – establish service of wine at existing wine retailer & to include outdoor areas, complete landscape improvements – on consent
4. 2421 Fifth St – demolish single-family dwelling and construct two residential buildings, 3-story triplex and 3-story single-family dwelling total 4 new dwellings – on consent
5. 2015 Blake – PREVIEW - merge 7 parcels into 2, demolish 4 existing buildings, relocate and restore 2 existing residential buildings with 7 dwelling units, construct 2 new residential buildings, 3-story 6 unit building with 2 units affordable to low income and 7-story 155 unit with 9 units affordable to very low income and subterranean garage with 93 spaces,
Berkeley Marina Specific Plan (BMASP), 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/BMASP/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93373467062
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 933 7346 7062
AGENDA: Community Workshop #1, email comments to BMASP@cityofberkeley.info
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, 6:30 pm (sharp)
http://wellstoneclub.org/
Videoconference:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81455464543?link_id=0&can_id=57822f7b96c5dc64caaf64f6b86b558e&source=email-our-next-meeting-january-28-645-pmmeeting-feat-congresswoman-barbara-lee-2&email_referrer=email_1049239&email_subject=congresswoman-barbara-lee-is-joining-us
AGENDA: Featuring Barbara Lee to speak on the progressive agenda
Friday, January 29, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Santa Fe ROW potential new park – a Prop 68 grant community meeting, 10 – 11:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/PRW_Capital_Improvments_Program_(CIP).aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96543653982
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 965 4365 3982
AGENDA: potential park 4 blocks Ward – Blake at Santa Fe Right of Way
Sunday, January 31, 2021
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
2300 College 2/2/2021
2980 College 2/2/2021
12 Indian Rick Path 2/4/2021
1549 Shattuck 2/2/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment, Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID 19 Pandemic
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, FY2021 Mid-Year Report and the Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – Bayer Development Agreement (tentative), Affordable Housing Policy Reform (tentative)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Worth Noting:
The coming week feels quieter despite 19 counted meetings including two community group meetings. City Council meetings fill Tuesday with the special meeting at 4 pm on amending (Berkeley Municipal Code) BMC 14 & 23 modifying off-street parking minimums and establishing maximums and regular Council meeting at 6 pm.
Thursday at 10 am the Council Budget and Finance Committee will take up the Tax Equity Measure. This measure is about property taxes and relates to properties in the formerly redlined areas being over charged, i.e, counting crawl spaces and other uninhabitable space as livable and properties in north Berkeley being undercharged by improperly under counting the sq footage of livable space.
There are two community meetings, one Wednesday at 6:30 pm and one Saturday at 10 am to present turning the former Santa Fe Right-of-Way from Ward to Blake into a park.
The first community workshop for the Berkeley Marina Specific Plan is Thursday at 6:30 pm
Sunday, January 24, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, January 25, 2021
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84977897399
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 7789 7399
AGENDA: 2. Service Animals Welcome Training, 3. Vision 2025 Sustainable Food Policies, 4. Create and Support an Adopt an Unhoused community program, 5. Request CA State Legislature actions to value human life and condemn racial injustice and police brutality.
Civic Arts Commission Civic Center Visioning Committee, 12pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81923274095
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 819 2327 4095
Council Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84992094173
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 9209 4173
Agenda Planning for February 9, 2021 regular 6 pm Council meeting: 2nd reading 1. Amendment to FY2021 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 2. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 3. Exempt time for Parkletts and Sidewalk Seating, 6. Amend contract add $500,000 total $1,635,000 thru 12/31/2025 with Claremont Behavioral Services for Employee Assistance Services, 7. Install Banners marking Kala Bagai Way, ACTION: 8. Accept CARES Act Funds $891,121and Amendments to spending plan to support housing retention, eviction defense and rehab Rosewood Manor and Lorin Station Apt, 9. Amend Home Occupations Ordinance, 10. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief, 11. Support the Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change, 12. Right to Choose Communications Services Provider, 13. Referrals to CM, Measure P Homeless Panel of Experts, Health and Life Enrichment policy committee to establish priorities for Allocation Measure P Funds FY2022, REFERRALS FOR SCHEDULING: 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Officerholder Account, 10. Relinquishments and grants from office budgets, 11. Amendments to BERA, UNSCHEDULED: Reorganization Commissions for Budget Recovery, (packet 192 pages)
Special Closed Session City Council, 4:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84662339508
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 846 6233 9508
Agenda: 1. Appointment City Attorney, 2. Conference Labor Negotiators IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-Time Recreation Activity Leaders, Public Employee Union Local 1,
Peace and Justice Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=13054
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506819543
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 835 0681 9543
AGENDA: 7. FY2022 Workplan
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86475480085
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 7548 0085
AGENDA: 5. Projects/Goals for 2021, 6. Coordination & communication with Solano businesses as COVID restrictions continue
City Council, (3 meetings, 3 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Special Closed Council Session, 3 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82899714502
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 828 9971 4502
Agenda: Pending Litigation Stahschmidt v. Berkeley RG 20069713
Special Council Meeting, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87354849181
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 873 5484 9181
Agenda: Zoning Ordinance Amendments that Reform Residential Off-Street Parking, BMC 14 and 23, modify off-street minimums, impose parking maximums, amend Residential Permit Program (RPP), Institute Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Regular Council Meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87354849181
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 873 5484 9181
Agenda: CONSENT: 1. Contract add $49,000 total $97,850 thru 1-31-2022 for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation (INN) Planning and “Help@Hand” Technology Suite Project Coordination Services with Resource, Development Associates for Planning and Project Coordination Services, 2. Contract $150,000 4/1/2021 – 6/3-/2023 with Easy Does It for Wheelchair services for Seniors and Disabled, 3. Accept Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body Worn Cameras and Street Level Imagery Project, 4. Contract $3,477,475 with Sposeto Engineering for Central Berkeley Transportation & Infrastructure Improvements Project, 5. Contract $2,074,469 (includes 10% contingency $188,588) Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 6. Contract $979,349 2/1/2021 – 3/31/2024 with Toole Design for Planning, Design and Engineering of Southside Complete Streets Project, 7. Resolution 2nd addendum to Berkeley Strategic Transportation Plan (application for funding grant from Alameda Co FY 2022-2026), 8. a&b, People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 9. Confirm Community Appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 10. Budget Referral to reinstate partial funding for Gun Buyback, 11. Short Term Referral to City Manager, Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, Planning Commission to Amend ADU Zoning ordinance and Berkeley Fire Code, ACTION: 12. ZAB Appeal 1850 & 1862 Arch removed & rescheduled 2/23/2021, 13. Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan, 14. Public Works Commission Recommendation for the Five-Year Paving Plan, 15. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at all Parking Meters, 16. $8000 to Support Community Refrigerators for homeless, 17. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, INFORMATION REPORTS: 19. Phase 3 to Underground Utility Wires,
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Civic Arts Commission, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86147520326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 4752 0326
AGENDA: 6. Presentations: William Byron Rumford Statue, b) BART Plaza Sound Installations, c) Workplan, 7. Action a) Muralist for James Kenny Park, b) Panelists for FY22 Grant Application Reviews, e) Funding of $14,000 for Veterans Building, f) Endorsement of Turtle Island Monument Project,
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94783105184
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 947 8310 5184
AGENDA: 4. Annual Workplan, 5. Presentation Measure FF Budget Priorities, 6. Presentation Prioritized Dispatch for Re-Imagining Public Safety
Energy Commission, 4:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98207287340
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 982 0728 7340
AGENDA: 4. Presentation draft Berkeley Existing Building Electrification Strategy (BEBES), 6. 2021 Workplan,
Santa Fe ROW potential new park – a Prop 68 grant community meeting, 6:30 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/PRW_Capital_Improvments_Program_(CIP).aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93485975787
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 8597 5787
AGENDA: potential park 4 blocks Ward – Blake at Santa Fe Right of Way
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
AGENDA: 3. Public comment on agenda items, 9. a. Proposed Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance, b. Update transition to new Police Accountability Board and Office of Director of Police Accountability, 10. a. ask BPD to issue written policy containing instructions to inquiring about supervised release status of detainees and when searches of such persons are allowed, b. election
Thursday, January 28, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82133890701
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 821 3389 0701
AGENDA: 2. Amend Berkeley’s Property Tax Measures and Restore Tax Equity by changing the square footage through comprehensive verification process, 3. Step Up Housing allocation of Measure P Funds to Lease and Operate Housing Project at 1367 University, 4. FY 2022 Budget Development Process,
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 - 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99073264156
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 990 7326 4156
2. 1720 Delaware – legalize elimination of dwelling unit thru combination with another and convert attic storage to habitable to add 8th and 9th bedrooms to parcel - on consent
3. 2113 Vine – establish service of wine at existing wine retailer & to include outdoor areas, complete landscape improvements – on consent
4. 2421 Fifth St – demolish single-family dwelling and construct two residential buildings, 3-story triplex and 3-story single-family dwelling total 4 new dwellings – on consent
5. 2015 Blake – PREVIEW - merge 7 parcels into 2, demolish 4 existing buildings, relocate and restore 2 existing residential buildings with 7 dwelling units, construct 2 new residential buildings, 3-story 6 unit building with 2 units affordable to low income and 7-story 155 unit with 9 units affordable to very low income and subterranean garage with 93 spaces,
Berkeley Marina Specific Plan (BMASP), 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/BMASP/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93373467062
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 933 7346 7062
AGENDA: Community Workshop #1, email comments to BMASP@cityofberkeley.info
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, 6:30 pm (sharp)
http://wellstoneclub.org/
Videoconference:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81455464543?link_id=0&can_id=57822f7b96c5dc64caaf64f6b86b558e&source=email-our-next-meeting-january-28-645-pmmeeting-feat-congresswoman-barbara-lee-2&email_referrer=email_1049239&email_subject=congresswoman-barbara-lee-is-joining-us
AGENDA: Featuring Barbara Lee to speak on the progressive agenda
Friday, January 29, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Santa Fe ROW potential new park – a Prop 68 grant community meeting, 10 – 11:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/PRW_Capital_Improvments_Program_(CIP).aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96543653982
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 965 4365 3982
AGENDA: potential park 4 blocks Ward – Blake at Santa Fe Right of Way
Sunday, January 31, 2021
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 2/23/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 2/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1 Orchard Lane (LPO) 2/9/2021
2300 College 2/2/2021
2980 College 2/2/2021
12 Indian Rick Path 2/4/2021
1549 Shattuck 2/2/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment, Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID 19 Pandemic
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, FY2021 Mid-Year Report and the Unfunded Liabilities Report (tentative)
May 18 – Bayer Development Agreement (tentative), Affordable Housing Policy Reform (tentative)
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
January 17 - January 24, 2021
Worth Noting:
The Inauguration virtual activities start Saturday, January 15 at 2 pm PST. The actual Inauguration is supposed to be at 12 noon EST, 9 am our time, but the schedules are subject to change. The website with the most complete information listing all the activities is https://www.krqe.com/news-resources/2021-inauguration-day-schedule-president-elect-joe-biden-and-vice-president-elect-kamala-harris/
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest days so far for City meetings in 2021 with 20 meetings.
Tuesday is City Council Day with the adopted Ballot Initiatives at 4 pm and the Regular meeting at 6 pm with several important items. Item 3 on the agenda is to allow Commission subcommittees to meet under open meeting law without staff support, posted agendas or public participation. Item 23 Terminate the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicles by 2025. Item 25 is Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Item 26. Is Hazard pay for Grocery Workers.
Wednesday when many of us just want to watch the Inauguration and check out for the rest of the day is packed with 6 meetings starting at 2:30 pm with Facilities Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability (FITES) with plastic bags on the agenda. The Housing Advisory Commission (HAC) and the Planning Commission meet jointly at 7 pm on gentrification and displacement.
Thursday there are 9 meetings including two appeals to City Council at 6 pm #2 on the agenda is the Group Living Accommodations (GLA) at 2435 San Pablo, the Pier/Ferry Planning Study at 6:30 pm, Fair Campaign Practices at 6 and 7 pm and Community for a Cultural Civic Center at 12 and 5 pm.
The City Council Regular Meeting agenda for January 26 is available for comment and follows the list of City meetings.
Sunday, January 17, 2021 & Monday, January 18, 2021 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
No City meetings or events found
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98549717574
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 985 4971 7574
AGENDA: 5. Selection Youth Representative to Reimagining Public Safety
Community for Cultural Civic Center (CCCC) Parks Subcommittee, 11 am
Co-leaders Deborah Durant and Erin Diehm, email debdurant@gmail.com for meeting notices and premeeting reading/work assignments.
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Special Closed Meeting, 3 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82448498273
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 824 4849 8273
AGENDA Pending Litigation a. Popper v. City of Berkeley Dept of Industrial Relations State RCI-CM-810610, b. Loach v. City of Berkeley, Alameda Co, Superior Court, HG19041598
Special Meeting, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84342904842
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 843 4290 4842
AGENDA: 2020 Adopted Ballot Measures
City Council Regular meeting, 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84342904842
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 843 4290 4892
AGENDA: CONSENT: 1. New Reading Amended Annual Appropriations – numerical error, 3. Suspend Commissioner Manual meeting procedures to enabling ad hoc Commission Subcommittees to meet while allowing City staff to continue COVID-19 response - Allows Commission Ad-Hoc Committees to meet under open meeting law without notice of meetings, posting of agendas or public participation and relieves staff of supporting ad hoc subcommittees, 7. Adopt New Housing Trust Fund Guidelines, 8. Revised Agreement with CA State Historic Preservation Officer, 9. Predevelopment and Acquisition Loan for 2527 San Pablo, 10. FY2021 Block Grant, 11. FY2021 Health Plan Changes, 13. MOU Firefighters and Chief Fire Officers, 14. Amend contracts add $500,000 to each total $1,500,000 each West Coast Consulting, Telesis Engineers, 15. Fill vacancies Human Welfare and Community Action Commission, Denah Bookstein, Carols Hill, 16. Amendments to Berkeley Lobbyist Act, 17. Renaming Four City Paths for Founders of Berkeley Path Wanderers Eleanor Hall Gibson, Ruth Armstrong, Jacque Ensign, Patrician DeVito, 18. Revisions to City Legislation for Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 19. Resolution calling on National Parks to assess suitability of lands to honor the Black Panther Party, 20. Make Child Care Providers eligible for grants and assistance under Berkeley Relief Fund, 21. Reaffirm support Roe v Wade, 22. Support for AB 15 and AB 16 Tenant Stabilization Act, ACTION: 23. Referral to draft Ordinance terminating sale of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas passenger vehicles throughout City of Berkeley by 2025 (is a phase out of sales beginning in 2025), 24. Call on supermarkets, restaurants and other food corporations in Berkeley to implement Proposition 12 (cage free eggs and meat – ballot passed in 2018) ASAP, 25. Declare Racism As a Public Health Crisis (original and revised included with item), 26. Guarantee COVID-19 Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, 27. Extend Time for Temporary Parklets and Sidewalk Seating Post COVID-19, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. Condo Conversional Annual Report, 29. Referral Response Housing/Homeless Uses for 1631 Fifth.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Civic Arts Commission Civic Center Visioning Subcommittee Meeting, 3 – 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81923274095
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 819 2327 4095
No agenda posted
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee (FITES), 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88069076724
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 880 6907 6724
AGENDA: 2. Adopt Ordinance to Regulate Plastic Bags at Retail and Food Establishments, 3. Prohibition on sale of Gasoline, Diesel and Other Carbon-Based Transportation Fuels by 2045, 4. Prohibition of use of City Streets for Operation, Parking or Idling Combustion vehicles by 2045, 5. Amend BMC 7.52 Reducing Tax Imposed for Qualifying Electrification, Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation retrofits, 6. Initiate Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency, UNSCHEDULED: 7. Recognize Rights of Nature, 8. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for Improving PCI.
Commission on Labor, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Labor_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91328731421?pwd=TkdsZHFDbG1raWlwbjZwaVBxOWoyZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 913 2873 1421 Passcode: 063782
AGENDA: 4. In Memoriam Margy Wilkinson, 5. election, 6. 2021 Workplan
Housing Advisory Commission and Planning Commission joint meeting, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94802421193
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 948 0242 1193
AGENDA: 6. Presentation from Healthy Black Families, 7. Presentation on Partnership for the Bay’s Future & Berkeley Initiatives, 8. Policies to Prevent Displacement and Gentrification of Berkeley Residents of Color and African Americans.
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81155234355
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 811 5523 4355
AGENDA: 1. Selection of five At-Large Commissioners and alternates
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts, 4:30 - 6:30
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Sugar-Sweetened_Beverage_Product_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84962084828?pwd=U2VLYjJEK1VTUFc3NlMxZ0Q1QzBMQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 849 6208 4828 Passcode: 462984
AGENDA: 6. Procurement Resolution not to sell, provide or distribute Sugar Sweetened Beverages in performance of City Contract or Grant.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89171032744
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 891 7103 2744
AGENDA: 3. a&b Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Admin Enforcement Procedure, 4. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act Ordinance, 5. Amendment BMC 23C.22 Short Term Referrals to clarify ordinance, host responsibilities, tenant protections and remedies for violating the ordinance.
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 noon and 5 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
12 noon AGENDA: Single item agenda - Report on Water Intrusion at Veterans Building and Maudelle Shirek Building (old city hall)
5 pm AGENDA: to be announced, later meeting to facilitate BHS students joining planning process.
Berkeley City Council, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83612924326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 836 1292 4326
AGENDA: 1. Appeal LPC decision to deny 1915 Berryman designation as Landmark or Structure of Merit, 2. Appeal of ZAB approval of 0 (2435) San Pablo 42 Group Living Accommodation with 42 rooms approximately 200 sq ft for single occupancy.
Pier/Ferry Planning Study – Community Meeting #1, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/PRW_Capital_Improvments_Program_(CIP).aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93212728437
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 932 1272 8437
Design Review Committee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96775827171
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 967 7582 7171
Fair Campaign Practices Commission / Open Government Commission,
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: same for both the 6 pm and 7 pm meetings https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83031834935?pwd=MGl6T0VMZ0k4V3dGZUcvYy9WRUhoUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 830 3183 4935
Special Meeting Fair Campaign Practices Commission 6 pm
AGENDA: 4. BMC 2.12.335 consideration of pending enforcement matters: 1) Rent Board candidates Bahman Ahmadi, Dan McDunn, Soulmaz Panahi, Wendy Saenz Hood Neufield, Pawel Moldenhawer, 2) Re-elect Mayor Jesse Arreguin 2020, 3) Rent Stabilization Board candidates Leah Simon-Weisberg, Mari Mendonca, Any Kelley, Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission / Open Government Commission Regular Meeting, 7 pm
AGENDA: FCPC 6. Complaint violation of BERA by candidates Bahman Ahmadi, Dan McDunn, Soulmaz Panahi, Wendy Saenz Hood Neufield, Pawel Moldenhawer, 7. Complaint alleging violation of BERA by Wayne Hsiung, 8. Referrals re outstanding campaign Committee amendments investigation Maria Poblet and Berkeley Community for Police Oversight, 9. Referrals from City Clerk re Public Finance Program Andrew for Berkeley Council, Wayne Hsiung for Mayor, OGC 11. Referral from Office of City Clerk re failure by multiple City lobbyists to file quarterly reports; possible creation of rules, procedure and regulation to guide Lobbyist Registration Act enforcement process, 12. Complaint filed by Olga Schwartz alleging violations to ZAB proceedings
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 pm,
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97892225390?pwd=aCtINGNNQmFOS1JRd25vbVEzYVFvZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 978 9222 5390
AGENDA: 5. Presentation on Housing Legislation, Recommendation to endorse AB 15 Tenant Stabilization Act & AB 16 Tenant, Small Landlord and Affordable Housing Provider Stabilization Act.
Friday, January 22, 2021 & Saturday, January 23, 2021 & Sunday, January 24, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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City Council January 26, 6 pm Regular Meeting available for comment,
email council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87354849181
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 873 5484 9181
CONSENT: 1. Contract add $49,000 total $97,850 thru 1-31-2022 for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation (INN) Planning and “Help@Hand” Technology Suite Project Coordination Services with Resource, Development Associates for Planning and Project Coordination Services, 2. Contract $150,000 4/1/2021 – 6/3-/2023 with Easy Does It for Wheelchair services for Seniors and Disabled, 3. Accept Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body Worn Cameras and Street Level Imagery Project, 4. Contract $3,477,475 with Sposeto Engineering for Central Berkeley Transportation & Infrastructure Improvements Project, 5. Contract $2,074,469 (includes 10% contingency $188,588) Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 6. Contract $979,349 2/1/2021 – 3/31/2024 with Toole Design for Planning, Design and Engineering of Southside Complete Streets Project, 7. Resolution 2nd addendum to Berkeley Strategic Transportation Plan (application for funding grant from Alameda Co FY 2022-2026), 8. a&b, People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 9. Confirm Community Appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 10. Budget Referral to reinstate partial funding for Gun Buyback, 11. Short Term Refferal to City Manager, Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, Planning Commission to Amend ADU Zoning ordinance and Berkeley Fire Code, ACTION: 12. ZAB Appeal 1850 & 1862 Arch removed from agenda, 13. Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan, 14. Public Works Commission Recommendation for the Five-Year Paving Plan, 15. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at all Parking Meters, 16. $8000 to Support Community Refrigerators for homeless, 17. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, INFORMATION REPORTS: 19. Phase 3 to Underground Utility Wires,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021 (removed from agenda)
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021 (removed from agenda)
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
None listed
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 – date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
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This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available). If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com before Friday noon of the preceding week.
Worth Noting:
The Inauguration virtual activities start Saturday, January 15 at 2 pm PST. The actual Inauguration is supposed to be at 12 noon EST, 9 am our time, but the schedules are subject to change. The website with the most complete information listing all the activities is https://www.krqe.com/news-resources/2021-inauguration-day-schedule-president-elect-joe-biden-and-vice-president-elect-kamala-harris/
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest days so far for City meetings in 2021 with 20 meetings.
Tuesday is City Council Day with the adopted Ballot Initiatives at 4 pm and the Regular meeting at 6 pm with several important items. Item 3 on the agenda is to allow Commission subcommittees to meet under open meeting law without staff support, posted agendas or public participation. Item 23 Terminate the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicles by 2025. Item 25 is Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Item 26. Is Hazard pay for Grocery Workers.
Wednesday when many of us just want to watch the Inauguration and check out for the rest of the day is packed with 6 meetings starting at 2:30 pm with Facilities Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability (FITES) with plastic bags on the agenda. The Housing Advisory Commission (HAC) and the Planning Commission meet jointly at 7 pm on gentrification and displacement.
Thursday there are 9 meetings including two appeals to City Council at 6 pm #2 on the agenda is the Group Living Accommodations (GLA) at 2435 San Pablo, the Pier/Ferry Planning Study at 6:30 pm, Fair Campaign Practices at 6 and 7 pm and Community for a Cultural Civic Center at 12 and 5 pm.
The City Council Regular Meeting agenda for January 26 is available for comment and follows the list of City meetings.
Sunday, January 17, 2021 & Monday, January 18, 2021 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
No City meetings or events found
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98549717574
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 985 4971 7574
AGENDA: 5. Selection Youth Representative to Reimagining Public Safety
Community for Cultural Civic Center (CCCC) Parks Subcommittee, 11 am
Co-leaders Deborah Durant and Erin Diehm, email debdurant@gmail.com for meeting notices and premeeting reading/work assignments.
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Special Closed Meeting, 3 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82448498273
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 824 4849 8273
AGENDA Pending Litigation a. Popper v. City of Berkeley Dept of Industrial Relations State RCI-CM-810610, b. Loach v. City of Berkeley, Alameda Co, Superior Court, HG19041598
Special Meeting, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84342904842
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 843 4290 4842
AGENDA: 2020 Adopted Ballot Measures
City Council Regular meeting, 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84342904842
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 843 4290 4892
AGENDA: CONSENT: 1. New Reading Amended Annual Appropriations – numerical error, 3. Suspend Commissioner Manual meeting procedures to enabling ad hoc Commission Subcommittees to meet while allowing City staff to continue COVID-19 response - Allows Commission Ad-Hoc Committees to meet under open meeting law without notice of meetings, posting of agendas or public participation and relieves staff of supporting ad hoc subcommittees, 7. Adopt New Housing Trust Fund Guidelines, 8. Revised Agreement with CA State Historic Preservation Officer, 9. Predevelopment and Acquisition Loan for 2527 San Pablo, 10. FY2021 Block Grant, 11. FY2021 Health Plan Changes, 13. MOU Firefighters and Chief Fire Officers, 14. Amend contracts add $500,000 to each total $1,500,000 each West Coast Consulting, Telesis Engineers, 15. Fill vacancies Human Welfare and Community Action Commission, Denah Bookstein, Carols Hill, 16. Amendments to Berkeley Lobbyist Act, 17. Renaming Four City Paths for Founders of Berkeley Path Wanderers Eleanor Hall Gibson, Ruth Armstrong, Jacque Ensign, Patrician DeVito, 18. Revisions to City Legislation for Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 19. Resolution calling on National Parks to assess suitability of lands to honor the Black Panther Party, 20. Make Child Care Providers eligible for grants and assistance under Berkeley Relief Fund, 21. Reaffirm support Roe v Wade, 22. Support for AB 15 and AB 16 Tenant Stabilization Act, ACTION: 23. Referral to draft Ordinance terminating sale of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas passenger vehicles throughout City of Berkeley by 2025 (is a phase out of sales beginning in 2025), 24. Call on supermarkets, restaurants and other food corporations in Berkeley to implement Proposition 12 (cage free eggs and meat – ballot passed in 2018) ASAP, 25. Declare Racism As a Public Health Crisis (original and revised included with item), 26. Guarantee COVID-19 Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, 27. Extend Time for Temporary Parklets and Sidewalk Seating Post COVID-19, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. Condo Conversional Annual Report, 29. Referral Response Housing/Homeless Uses for 1631 Fifth.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Civic Arts Commission Civic Center Visioning Subcommittee Meeting, 3 – 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81923274095
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 819 2327 4095
No agenda posted
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee (FITES), 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88069076724
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 880 6907 6724
AGENDA: 2. Adopt Ordinance to Regulate Plastic Bags at Retail and Food Establishments, 3. Prohibition on sale of Gasoline, Diesel and Other Carbon-Based Transportation Fuels by 2045, 4. Prohibition of use of City Streets for Operation, Parking or Idling Combustion vehicles by 2045, 5. Amend BMC 7.52 Reducing Tax Imposed for Qualifying Electrification, Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation retrofits, 6. Initiate Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency, UNSCHEDULED: 7. Recognize Rights of Nature, 8. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for Improving PCI.
Commission on Labor, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Labor_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91328731421?pwd=TkdsZHFDbG1raWlwbjZwaVBxOWoyZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 913 2873 1421 Passcode: 063782
AGENDA: 4. In Memoriam Margy Wilkinson, 5. election, 6. 2021 Workplan
Housing Advisory Commission and Planning Commission joint meeting, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94802421193
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 948 0242 1193
AGENDA: 6. Presentation from Healthy Black Families, 7. Presentation on Partnership for the Bay’s Future & Berkeley Initiatives, 8. Policies to Prevent Displacement and Gentrification of Berkeley Residents of Color and African Americans.
Independent Redistricting Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81155234355
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 811 5523 4355
AGENDA: 1. Selection of five At-Large Commissioners and alternates
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts, 4:30 - 6:30
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Sugar-Sweetened_Beverage_Product_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84962084828?pwd=U2VLYjJEK1VTUFc3NlMxZ0Q1QzBMQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 849 6208 4828 Passcode: 462984
AGENDA: 6. Procurement Resolution not to sell, provide or distribute Sugar Sweetened Beverages in performance of City Contract or Grant.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89171032744
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 891 7103 2744
AGENDA: 3. a&b Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Admin Enforcement Procedure, 4. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act Ordinance, 5. Amendment BMC 23C.22 Short Term Referrals to clarify ordinance, host responsibilities, tenant protections and remedies for violating the ordinance.
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 noon and 5 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
12 noon AGENDA: Single item agenda - Report on Water Intrusion at Veterans Building and Maudelle Shirek Building (old city hall)
5 pm AGENDA: to be announced, later meeting to facilitate BHS students joining planning process.
Berkeley City Council, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83612924326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 836 1292 4326
AGENDA: 1. Appeal LPC decision to deny 1915 Berryman designation as Landmark or Structure of Merit, 2. Appeal of ZAB approval of 0 (2435) San Pablo 42 Group Living Accommodation with 42 rooms approximately 200 sq ft for single occupancy.
Pier/Ferry Planning Study – Community Meeting #1, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/PRW_Capital_Improvments_Program_(CIP).aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93212728437
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 932 1272 8437
Design Review Committee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96775827171
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 967 7582 7171
- 3031 Adeline – Preliminary design – demolish existing 1-story commercial structure and construct 5-story mixed use 42 residential unit, 18 vehicle spaces, 54 bicycle spaces
- 800 Dwight – Preliminary design – 97,274 sq ft 3-story 80 ft high production facility with partial 4th floor for mechanical systems on Bayer Campus along 4th Street north of Carleton
Fair Campaign Practices Commission / Open Government Commission,
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: same for both the 6 pm and 7 pm meetings https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83031834935?pwd=MGl6T0VMZ0k4V3dGZUcvYy9WRUhoUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 830 3183 4935
Special Meeting Fair Campaign Practices Commission 6 pm
AGENDA: 4. BMC 2.12.335 consideration of pending enforcement matters: 1) Rent Board candidates Bahman Ahmadi, Dan McDunn, Soulmaz Panahi, Wendy Saenz Hood Neufield, Pawel Moldenhawer, 2) Re-elect Mayor Jesse Arreguin 2020, 3) Rent Stabilization Board candidates Leah Simon-Weisberg, Mari Mendonca, Any Kelley, Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission / Open Government Commission Regular Meeting, 7 pm
AGENDA: FCPC 6. Complaint violation of BERA by candidates Bahman Ahmadi, Dan McDunn, Soulmaz Panahi, Wendy Saenz Hood Neufield, Pawel Moldenhawer, 7. Complaint alleging violation of BERA by Wayne Hsiung, 8. Referrals re outstanding campaign Committee amendments investigation Maria Poblet and Berkeley Community for Police Oversight, 9. Referrals from City Clerk re Public Finance Program Andrew for Berkeley Council, Wayne Hsiung for Mayor, OGC 11. Referral from Office of City Clerk re failure by multiple City lobbyists to file quarterly reports; possible creation of rules, procedure and regulation to guide Lobbyist Registration Act enforcement process, 12. Complaint filed by Olga Schwartz alleging violations to ZAB proceedings
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 pm,
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97892225390?pwd=aCtINGNNQmFOS1JRd25vbVEzYVFvZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 978 9222 5390
AGENDA: 5. Presentation on Housing Legislation, Recommendation to endorse AB 15 Tenant Stabilization Act & AB 16 Tenant, Small Landlord and Affordable Housing Provider Stabilization Act.
Friday, January 22, 2021 & Saturday, January 23, 2021 & Sunday, January 24, 2021
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
City Council January 26, 6 pm Regular Meeting available for comment,
email council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87354849181
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 873 5484 9181
CONSENT: 1. Contract add $49,000 total $97,850 thru 1-31-2022 for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation (INN) Planning and “Help@Hand” Technology Suite Project Coordination Services with Resource, Development Associates for Planning and Project Coordination Services, 2. Contract $150,000 4/1/2021 – 6/3-/2023 with Easy Does It for Wheelchair services for Seniors and Disabled, 3. Accept Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body Worn Cameras and Street Level Imagery Project, 4. Contract $3,477,475 with Sposeto Engineering for Central Berkeley Transportation & Infrastructure Improvements Project, 5. Contract $2,074,469 (includes 10% contingency $188,588) Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 6. Contract $979,349 2/1/2021 – 3/31/2024 with Toole Design for Planning, Design and Engineering of Southside Complete Streets Project, 7. Resolution 2nd addendum to Berkeley Strategic Transportation Plan (application for funding grant from Alameda Co FY 2022-2026), 8. a&b, People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 9. Confirm Community Appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 10. Budget Referral to reinstate partial funding for Gun Buyback, 11. Short Term Refferal to City Manager, Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, Planning Commission to Amend ADU Zoning ordinance and Berkeley Fire Code, ACTION: 12. ZAB Appeal 1850 & 1862 Arch removed from agenda, 13. Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan, 14. Public Works Commission Recommendation for the Five-Year Paving Plan, 15. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at all Parking Meters, 16. $8000 to Support Community Refrigerators for homeless, 17. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, INFORMATION REPORTS: 19. Phase 3 to Underground Utility Wires,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021 (removed from agenda)
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021 (removed from agenda)
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
None listed
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 – date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
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This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available). If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com before Friday noon of the preceding week.
January 3 - January 10, 2021
Worth Noting:
City meetings resume. Council is on Winter Recess thru January 18, 2021.
Monday – Agenda committee 2:30 pm planning for January 19 City Council regular meeting. Note the documents for Reimagining Public Safety Task Force are not a quick read.
Wednesday – Planning Commission 7 pm considers 2628 Shattuck as a condo project
Thursday – Community for Cultural Civic Center meets at 12 noon. Public Works meets at 7 pm and considers paving policy.
Sunday, January 3, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, January 4, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84969006215
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128, 1-877-853-5256 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 6900 6215
Agenda Planning for January 19, 2021 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT: 3. Suspend Commissioner Manual meeting procedures to enabling ad hoc Commission Subcommittees to meet while allowing City staff to continue COVID-19 response, 7. Adopt New Housing Trust Fund Guidelines, 8. Revised Agreement with CA State Historic Preservation Officer, 9. Predevelopment and Acquisition Loan for 2527 San Pablo, 10. 2021 Block Grant, 11. 2021 Health Plan Changes, 13. Amend contracts add $500,000 to each total $1,500,000 each West Coast Consulting, Telesis Engineers, 14. Fill vacancies Human Welfare and Community Action Commission, Denah Bookstein, Carols Hill, 15. Renaming Four City Paths for Founders of Berkeley Path Wanderers Eleanor Hall Gibson, Ruth Armstrong, Jacque Ensign, Patrician DeVito, 16. Referral to draft Ordinance terminating sale of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas passenger vehicles throughout City of Berkeley by 2025 (is a phase out of sales beginning in 2025), ACTION: 17. Call on supermarkets, restaurants and other food corporations in Berkeley to implement Proposition 12 (cage free eggs and meat – ballot passed in 2018) ASAP, 18. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 19. Declare Racism As a Public Health Crisis (original and revised included with item), 20. Revisions to City Legislation for Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 21. Resolution calling on National Parks to assess suitability of lands to honor the Black Panther Party, 22. Guarantee COVID-19 Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, 23. Make Child Care Providers eligible for for grants and assistance under Berkeley Relief Fund, 24. Extend Time for Temporary Parklets and Sidewalk Seating Post COVID-19, 25. Reaffirm COB commitment to Roe v. Wade, Information Reports: 26. Condo Conversional Annual Report, 27. Referral Response Housing/Homeless Uses for 1631 Fifth. Referred Items for Review: 8. Impact COVID-19, 9. Commission Reorganization, 10. Affirm Right to Boycott for Social and Political Change, Unfinished Business for Scheduling 1. Kitchen exhaust hoods, 2. Surveillance Technology Report and Acquisition and Use, 3, Report/presentation Homeless Outreach during COVID-19, 4, Vote No Confidence Police Chief (packet 167 pages)
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Board of Library Trustees - Closed Session, 3:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89112271161
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 891 1227 1161
Agenda: Public Comment precedes closed session for Evaluation Director of Library Services,
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda: I. Public Comment, II. Consent: contract amendments, III. Action: Library Tax Reserve Fund,
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94066630866?pwd=Q2MxS3owQWU3cEIwb1pBZzBVVGFTdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 940 6663 0866 Passcode: 827405
Agenda: Office Hours Vision and Priorities Statement
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95996462863
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 959 9646 2863
Agenda: 3. Non-agenda public comment, 9. Public Hearing – Tentative Tract Map #8573 consider 2628 Shattuck @Carleton as condo project, 10. Parking Reform – revise off-street parking ordinance, 11. Consider subcommittee to develop workplan, 12. Consider subcommittee for gentrification and displacement referral,
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 – 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas. The Zoom link is the same for all of the Thursday meetings
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 4064 7988
Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 – 11:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94018014875
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 940 1801 4875
Agenda: 5. 2001 Ashby (affordable housing project) – Section 106 Consultation Referral, 6. Archaeological Resources and Native Cultural Heritage,
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85981696444
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 859 8169 6444
Agenda: 7:05 pm public comment on agenda items, 7:30 pm election, work plan, paving policy
Friday, January 8, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, 10 am
Look for posting of zoom links to meeting https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/
Sunday, January 10, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo (mixed use) – 3/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1423 Acroft 1/11/2021
2161 Allston 1/4/2021
2708 Ellsworth 1/4/2021
1262 Francisco 1/4/2021
1020 Middlefield 1/4/2021
2610 Ninth 1/11/2021
2422 Oregon 1/4/2021
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
260 Southampton 1/4/2021
1206 Talbot 1/11/2021
2621 Telegraph 1/4/2021
1500 Tyler 1/4/2021
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
May 18 – (tentative) Bayer Development Agreement, Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
Worth Noting:
City meetings resume. Council is on Winter Recess thru January 18, 2021.
Monday – Agenda committee 2:30 pm planning for January 19 City Council regular meeting. Note the documents for Reimagining Public Safety Task Force are not a quick read.
Wednesday – Planning Commission 7 pm considers 2628 Shattuck as a condo project
Thursday – Community for Cultural Civic Center meets at 12 noon. Public Works meets at 7 pm and considers paving policy.
Sunday, January 3, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, January 4, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84969006215
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128, 1-877-853-5256 (toll free) Meeting ID: 849 6900 6215
Agenda Planning for January 19, 2021 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT: 3. Suspend Commissioner Manual meeting procedures to enabling ad hoc Commission Subcommittees to meet while allowing City staff to continue COVID-19 response, 7. Adopt New Housing Trust Fund Guidelines, 8. Revised Agreement with CA State Historic Preservation Officer, 9. Predevelopment and Acquisition Loan for 2527 San Pablo, 10. 2021 Block Grant, 11. 2021 Health Plan Changes, 13. Amend contracts add $500,000 to each total $1,500,000 each West Coast Consulting, Telesis Engineers, 14. Fill vacancies Human Welfare and Community Action Commission, Denah Bookstein, Carols Hill, 15. Renaming Four City Paths for Founders of Berkeley Path Wanderers Eleanor Hall Gibson, Ruth Armstrong, Jacque Ensign, Patrician DeVito, 16. Referral to draft Ordinance terminating sale of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas passenger vehicles throughout City of Berkeley by 2025 (is a phase out of sales beginning in 2025), ACTION: 17. Call on supermarkets, restaurants and other food corporations in Berkeley to implement Proposition 12 (cage free eggs and meat – ballot passed in 2018) ASAP, 18. Amend Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act, 19. Declare Racism As a Public Health Crisis (original and revised included with item), 20. Revisions to City Legislation for Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 21. Resolution calling on National Parks to assess suitability of lands to honor the Black Panther Party, 22. Guarantee COVID-19 Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, 23. Make Child Care Providers eligible for for grants and assistance under Berkeley Relief Fund, 24. Extend Time for Temporary Parklets and Sidewalk Seating Post COVID-19, 25. Reaffirm COB commitment to Roe v. Wade, Information Reports: 26. Condo Conversional Annual Report, 27. Referral Response Housing/Homeless Uses for 1631 Fifth. Referred Items for Review: 8. Impact COVID-19, 9. Commission Reorganization, 10. Affirm Right to Boycott for Social and Political Change, Unfinished Business for Scheduling 1. Kitchen exhaust hoods, 2. Surveillance Technology Report and Acquisition and Use, 3, Report/presentation Homeless Outreach during COVID-19, 4, Vote No Confidence Police Chief (packet 167 pages)
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Board of Library Trustees - Closed Session, 3:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89112271161
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 891 1227 1161
Agenda: Public Comment precedes closed session for Evaluation Director of Library Services,
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda: I. Public Comment, II. Consent: contract amendments, III. Action: Library Tax Reserve Fund,
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94066630866?pwd=Q2MxS3owQWU3cEIwb1pBZzBVVGFTdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 940 6663 0866 Passcode: 827405
Agenda: Office Hours Vision and Priorities Statement
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95996462863
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 959 9646 2863
Agenda: 3. Non-agenda public comment, 9. Public Hearing – Tentative Tract Map #8573 consider 2628 Shattuck @Carleton as condo project, 10. Parking Reform – revise off-street parking ordinance, 11. Consider subcommittee to develop workplan, 12. Consider subcommittee for gentrification and displacement referral,
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC), 12 – 1 pm
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.com to receive meeting announcements and agendas. The Zoom link is the same for all of the Thursday meetings
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 4064 7988
Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 – 11:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94018014875
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 940 1801 4875
Agenda: 5. 2001 Ashby (affordable housing project) – Section 106 Consultation Referral, 6. Archaeological Resources and Native Cultural Heritage,
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85981696444
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 859 8169 6444
Agenda: 7:05 pm public comment on agenda items, 7:30 pm election, work plan, paving policy
Friday, January 8, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Berkeley Neighborhood Council, 10 am
Look for posting of zoom links to meeting https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/
Sunday, January 10, 2021
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo (mixed use) – 3/23/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1423 Acroft 1/11/2021
2161 Allston 1/4/2021
2708 Ellsworth 1/4/2021
1262 Francisco 1/4/2021
1020 Middlefield 1/4/2021
2610 Ninth 1/11/2021
2422 Oregon 1/4/2021
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
260 Southampton 1/4/2021
1206 Talbot 1/11/2021
2621 Telegraph 1/4/2021
1500 Tyler 1/4/2021
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
May 18 – (tentative) Bayer Development Agreement, Affordable Housing Policy Reform
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
December 20 - December 27, 2020
Worth Noting:
Just one month ago on November 17, 2020, the rolling one-week average of daily recorded new COVID-19 infections in California was 8979. Now three weeks after Thanksgiving, a one-day record of 63,817 new COVID-19 cases in California was set this week on Wednesday.
I don’t think anyone wants to spend the holidays with an order that lasts until January 7, 2021 to Stay at Home for all but essential services, but this is where we are. And, if ICU bed availability doesn’t head back over 15%, we could be looking at an extension of that Stay at Home order.
There is only one City meeting in the coming week on Monday. Winter Holiday scheduling has begun. City reduced service days wrap around the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays beginning on December 24, 2020 and continuing through December 31, 2020. Normal schedules resume January 4, 2020. The City Council Winter Recess lasts until January 18, 2021, although there will be an Agenda Planning meeting on January 4, 2021.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99362165873
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 993 6216 5873
Topic: Community Outreach and Engagement for Community Meeting #2
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Land Use Notices and Hearings
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2708 Ellsworth 1/4/2021
1262 Francisco 1/4/2021
460 Michigan 12/22/2020
1921 Oregon 12/22/2020
2422 Oregon 1/4/2021
1212 Queens 1/4/2021
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
260 Southampton 1/4/2021
1500 Tyler 1/4/2021
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 – date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
Worth Noting:
Just one month ago on November 17, 2020, the rolling one-week average of daily recorded new COVID-19 infections in California was 8979. Now three weeks after Thanksgiving, a one-day record of 63,817 new COVID-19 cases in California was set this week on Wednesday.
I don’t think anyone wants to spend the holidays with an order that lasts until January 7, 2021 to Stay at Home for all but essential services, but this is where we are. And, if ICU bed availability doesn’t head back over 15%, we could be looking at an extension of that Stay at Home order.
There is only one City meeting in the coming week on Monday. Winter Holiday scheduling has begun. City reduced service days wrap around the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays beginning on December 24, 2020 and continuing through December 31, 2020. Normal schedules resume January 4, 2020. The City Council Winter Recess lasts until January 18, 2021, although there will be an Agenda Planning meeting on January 4, 2021.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99362165873
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 993 6216 5873
Topic: Community Outreach and Engagement for Community Meeting #2
_____________________
Land Use Notices and Hearings
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2708 Ellsworth 1/4/2021
1262 Francisco 1/4/2021
460 Michigan 12/22/2020
1921 Oregon 12/22/2020
2422 Oregon 1/4/2021
1212 Queens 1/4/2021
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
260 Southampton 1/4/2021
1500 Tyler 1/4/2021
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 – date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
December 13 -December 20, 2020
Worth Noting:
City Council Winter Recess is almost here beginning December 16, 2020 thru January 18, 2021.
What’s Ahead
Monday – Council is voting on the annual appropriations Tuesday evening. The last review by the Budget & Finance Committee will be at 9 am Monday. The Disaster and Fire Safety Commission is meeting at 7 pm to review the proposed amendments to the off-street Parking Zoning Ordinance.
CAG (Community Advisory Group for BART developments) meets at 6 pm
Tuesday- It is unlikely Council will get through all the action items on the December 15 City Council Regular 6 pm meeting agenda unless the meeting is extended to run past midnight. All the Councilmembers and Mayor will be tired from a steady run of meetings beginning at 3 pm.. Let’s hope Mayor Arreguin decides early on what should be postponed until January so we don’t have to hang on until 11 pm to get that announcement. Budget Items 42 and 43 and the loan forgiveness 44 all need to be addressed before recess.
Wednesday– The Planning Commission, 7 pm is holding a hearing on the baseline Zoning Ordinance and will be voting to adopt the Adeline Corridor Plan that was modified by Council on December 8.
Thursday – The Community for a Cultural Civic Center meets at noon. Email Johncaner@gmail.comto receive meeting announcements and links. This is an open community group – all are welcome. The Design Review Committee meets at 7 pm.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, December 14, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 9 am – 12 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87092687380
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 870 9268 7380
Agenda: 2. FY 2020 and FY 2021 Budget Update, 3. General Fund Reserves Replenishment, 4. Assignment of Unassigned General Fund Balance to Reserves, 5. Step Up Housing, $900,000 plus $32,975 Measure P funds, UNSCHEDULED: 6. Tax Equity
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am, - 12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89124447233
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 891 2444 7233
Agenda: 2. Listening session Homelessness, 3a&b. A People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 4. Service Animals Welcome Training (training for businesses in responsibilities and access rights of persons with disabilities and service animals), 5. Support Vision 2025 Sustainable Food Policies (movement toward replacing animal-based food with plant-based food) UNSCHEDULED: 6. Unhoused community program (resolution to support neighborhood volunteers adopting an encampment),
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91264575427
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 912 6457 5427
Agenda: 1. ADU Urgency Ordinance which expires end of December, 2. Changes to Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements,
Youth Commission, 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99813540082?pwd=QnFFL1pJSVpTMHFGZE0wUGtnSVpJUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 1354 0082 Passcode: 004327
Agenda: 11. Meeting Moratorium during Shelter in Place, 12. Discussion Trigger Warnings, Items 14 – 24. Subcommittee discussion, appointments and approval,
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 6 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95548545979?pwd=NGF4RTNjMjE1UVJzZExsaDNzNnhGdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 955 4854 5979 Passcode: 716555
Agenda: 3. Introduction Zoning and Development Parameters for Building Form and Desired Uses, 4. Design Standards (Presentation + small group exercises), 5. Desired Uses, Community Amenities and Location (Presentation + small group exercises), 7. Public Comment
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
City Council
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session, 3 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89994401971
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 899 9440 1971
Agenda: Conference with Legal Counsel, 1. anticipated litigation, 2. pending litigation Sandoval v. COB RG 19016889, Moore v. COB RG 17 863897, COB v. Regents of University of California RG19023058
Special Session, 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127849616
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 811 2784 9616
Agenda: 1. Confirm Results Nov 3, 2020 Municipal Election, 2. 2021-2022 Committee and Regional Appointments, 3. Appoint Droste VP Council 12/15/2020-12/15/2021, Appoint Harrison 12/15/2021 – 12/15/2022, 3. 2021 Seating arrangements Kesarwani, Harrison, Bartlett, Droste, Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn, Robinson, Taplin
Regular Council Session, 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127849616
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 811 2784 9616
Agenda 1. Swearing in newly elected officials, CONSENT:A. Updates COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance (tenant protections), B. Adoption Adeline Corridor Specific Plan, 1. 2ndReading BMC Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation, 2ndReading BMC BESO, 3. 2ndReading Lease Agreement 1947 Center 5thFlr, 4. Ratify COVID-19 Local Emergency, 5. 1444 Fifth Street Settlement, 6. Minutes, 7. Contract $270,000 1/1/2021-6/30/2022 with National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to Manage and Lead a Community Engagement Process to Develop New Paradigm of Public Safety in Berkeley, 8. Amend Contract add $120,000 total $370,000 and extend 1 yr with BOSS for Mental Health Clients living at 2111 McKinley, 9. Amend Contract total $1,272,580 and extend to 6/30/2025 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services, 10. Revenue Accept COVID-19 HHS CARES Act funds, 11. Purchase Software $165,000 12/16/,2020 – 6/30/2021 with Kovarus, LLC, 12. Accept Donation $700,000 from Friends of Tuolumne Camp for construction, 13. Joint Use Agreement between COB and BUSD, 14. Recommendations for T1 Phase 2, 15. FEMA application for $1,875,000 for South Berkeley Senior Center, 16. Accept $100,914 from Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support electrification of City fleet vehicles, 17. Grant Application $52,000 to Alameda County Transportation Commission COVID-19 for Healthy Streets, 18. Extend Workforce Agreement with labor organization to 6/30/23 for City capital improvement projects value >$500,000, 19. Continue Sole Source Contract Negotiations with Community Conservation Center, Inc and Ecology Center, Inc., 20. Contract with AC Transit for EasyPass bus pass program for COB employees 1/1/2021-12/31/2025 not to exceed $774,453, 21. Change vendors 3rd Party Administrator for COB Employee Commute Benefit program new vendor BRI (Benefit Resource, Inc), 22. $962,000 to Purchase three Model 600x Regenerative Air Sweeper, 23. $4,5554,575 to purchase 11 Side Loader Collection Trucks with Arata Equipment Co, 24. $327,000 to purchase One Vactor Combination Sewer Cleaner Truck, 25. Prohibition of the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 26. Allocation $3,000,000 over 2 yr, FY22&23 to Reduce Consumption and Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, 27. Rocky Road: From Auditor Berkeley Streets (maintenance/repair) Significantly underfunded request report back from City Manager by June 15, 2021 and every six months thereafter regarding the status of audit recommendations until reported fully implemented by Public Works Dept., 28. Sponsor 10thMLK Jr. Celebration, 29. Appoint Alexandria Thomas-Rodriguez to the Berkeley Housing Authority, 30. Establishment of Reimaging Public Safety Task Force follow-up to July 14, 2020 Council action on policing. 31. Resolution requesting state legislation for greater flexibility in traffic enforcement, 32. Deferral of Remaining Permit Fees $720,000 for 2009 Addison (Berkeley Rep housing project) for a period of 10 years, 33. Plaque recognizing childhood home of Kamala Harris, 34. Support calling on food companies to implement the requirements of Proposition 12 (Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act passed in 2018 with 12/31/2021 compliance date) as soon as possible by selling only cage free eggs and meat, 35. Procedural Request to Council for FITES committee to continue working on Master Paving Plan, 36. Earmark $2.5 million in Housing Trust Fund for Small Sites program, 37. Support Berkeley Baby Book Project, 38. Support S. 4571-extending census deadline, 39. Refer to City Manager to develop Outdoor Dining Program, ACTION: 40. Zoning Ordinance Modify Minimum Residential off-street parking, impose maximums in transit rich areas, 41. Home Occupation Ordinance, 42. Budget Update, 43. FY 2021Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 44. Support loan forgiveness to Berkeley Youth Alternatives, 45. Amendments of BPD Use of Force Policy 300,C. Urgency Item Local Law Enforcement Policy Pursuant to 11/19/2020 Limited Stay at Home Order and 12/3/2020 Stay at Home Order (curfew protections) law enforcement will not pull over drivers, bicyclists or pedestrians solely for suspicion of violating curfew
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Planning Commission Special Meeting, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92849767287
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 4976 7287
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing Baseline Zoning Ordinance, 10. Discussion Zoning Amendment Referrals – Research and Development (adds technological research, fabrication and assemblage), 11. Adeline Corridor Plan Adoption (as changed by Council to add stories)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98986826168
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 989 8682 6168
Agenda: Office Hours
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC)
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.comto receive meeting announcements and agendas. The Zoom link is the same for all of the Thursday meetings
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 4064 7988
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference, Teleconference, Meeting ID, Agenda: not posted
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95290498965
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 952 9049 8965
1.2590 Bancroft Way –Final Design Review – 8-story, 97 units (including 5 very low income), 40 bicycle spaces, no vehicle parking,
2. 3031 Telegraph– Preliminary Design Review – demolish existing commercial building, construct 6-story, 110 units (including 7 very low income units), 112 bicycle spaces, 29 vehicle spaces,
Friday, December 18, 2020, Saturday, December 19, 2020 and Sunday, December 20, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2580 Bancroft 12/14/2020
1530 Buena 12/15/2020
2708 Ellsworth 1/4/2021
1262 Francisco 1/4/2021
1437 Lincoln 12/15/2020
460 Michigan 12/22/2020
1921 Oregon 12/22/2020
2422 Oregon 1/4/2021
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
260 Southampton 1/4/2021
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
Worth Noting:
City Council Winter Recess is almost here beginning December 16, 2020 thru January 18, 2021.
What’s Ahead
Monday – Council is voting on the annual appropriations Tuesday evening. The last review by the Budget & Finance Committee will be at 9 am Monday. The Disaster and Fire Safety Commission is meeting at 7 pm to review the proposed amendments to the off-street Parking Zoning Ordinance.
CAG (Community Advisory Group for BART developments) meets at 6 pm
Tuesday- It is unlikely Council will get through all the action items on the December 15 City Council Regular 6 pm meeting agenda unless the meeting is extended to run past midnight. All the Councilmembers and Mayor will be tired from a steady run of meetings beginning at 3 pm.. Let’s hope Mayor Arreguin decides early on what should be postponed until January so we don’t have to hang on until 11 pm to get that announcement. Budget Items 42 and 43 and the loan forgiveness 44 all need to be addressed before recess.
Wednesday– The Planning Commission, 7 pm is holding a hearing on the baseline Zoning Ordinance and will be voting to adopt the Adeline Corridor Plan that was modified by Council on December 8.
Thursday – The Community for a Cultural Civic Center meets at noon. Email Johncaner@gmail.comto receive meeting announcements and links. This is an open community group – all are welcome. The Design Review Committee meets at 7 pm.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, December 14, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 9 am – 12 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87092687380
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 870 9268 7380
Agenda: 2. FY 2020 and FY 2021 Budget Update, 3. General Fund Reserves Replenishment, 4. Assignment of Unassigned General Fund Balance to Reserves, 5. Step Up Housing, $900,000 plus $32,975 Measure P funds, UNSCHEDULED: 6. Tax Equity
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am, - 12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89124447233
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 891 2444 7233
Agenda: 2. Listening session Homelessness, 3a&b. A People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 4. Service Animals Welcome Training (training for businesses in responsibilities and access rights of persons with disabilities and service animals), 5. Support Vision 2025 Sustainable Food Policies (movement toward replacing animal-based food with plant-based food) UNSCHEDULED: 6. Unhoused community program (resolution to support neighborhood volunteers adopting an encampment),
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91264575427
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 912 6457 5427
Agenda: 1. ADU Urgency Ordinance which expires end of December, 2. Changes to Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements,
Youth Commission, 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99813540082?pwd=QnFFL1pJSVpTMHFGZE0wUGtnSVpJUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 1354 0082 Passcode: 004327
Agenda: 11. Meeting Moratorium during Shelter in Place, 12. Discussion Trigger Warnings, Items 14 – 24. Subcommittee discussion, appointments and approval,
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 6 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95548545979?pwd=NGF4RTNjMjE1UVJzZExsaDNzNnhGdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 955 4854 5979 Passcode: 716555
Agenda: 3. Introduction Zoning and Development Parameters for Building Form and Desired Uses, 4. Design Standards (Presentation + small group exercises), 5. Desired Uses, Community Amenities and Location (Presentation + small group exercises), 7. Public Comment
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
City Council
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session, 3 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89994401971
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 899 9440 1971
Agenda: Conference with Legal Counsel, 1. anticipated litigation, 2. pending litigation Sandoval v. COB RG 19016889, Moore v. COB RG 17 863897, COB v. Regents of University of California RG19023058
Special Session, 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127849616
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 811 2784 9616
Agenda: 1. Confirm Results Nov 3, 2020 Municipal Election, 2. 2021-2022 Committee and Regional Appointments, 3. Appoint Droste VP Council 12/15/2020-12/15/2021, Appoint Harrison 12/15/2021 – 12/15/2022, 3. 2021 Seating arrangements Kesarwani, Harrison, Bartlett, Droste, Arreguin, Wengraf, Hahn, Robinson, Taplin
Regular Council Session, 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127849616
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 811 2784 9616
Agenda 1. Swearing in newly elected officials, CONSENT:A. Updates COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance (tenant protections), B. Adoption Adeline Corridor Specific Plan, 1. 2ndReading BMC Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation, 2ndReading BMC BESO, 3. 2ndReading Lease Agreement 1947 Center 5thFlr, 4. Ratify COVID-19 Local Emergency, 5. 1444 Fifth Street Settlement, 6. Minutes, 7. Contract $270,000 1/1/2021-6/30/2022 with National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to Manage and Lead a Community Engagement Process to Develop New Paradigm of Public Safety in Berkeley, 8. Amend Contract add $120,000 total $370,000 and extend 1 yr with BOSS for Mental Health Clients living at 2111 McKinley, 9. Amend Contract total $1,272,580 and extend to 6/30/2025 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services, 10. Revenue Accept COVID-19 HHS CARES Act funds, 11. Purchase Software $165,000 12/16/,2020 – 6/30/2021 with Kovarus, LLC, 12. Accept Donation $700,000 from Friends of Tuolumne Camp for construction, 13. Joint Use Agreement between COB and BUSD, 14. Recommendations for T1 Phase 2, 15. FEMA application for $1,875,000 for South Berkeley Senior Center, 16. Accept $100,914 from Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support electrification of City fleet vehicles, 17. Grant Application $52,000 to Alameda County Transportation Commission COVID-19 for Healthy Streets, 18. Extend Workforce Agreement with labor organization to 6/30/23 for City capital improvement projects value >$500,000, 19. Continue Sole Source Contract Negotiations with Community Conservation Center, Inc and Ecology Center, Inc., 20. Contract with AC Transit for EasyPass bus pass program for COB employees 1/1/2021-12/31/2025 not to exceed $774,453, 21. Change vendors 3rd Party Administrator for COB Employee Commute Benefit program new vendor BRI (Benefit Resource, Inc), 22. $962,000 to Purchase three Model 600x Regenerative Air Sweeper, 23. $4,5554,575 to purchase 11 Side Loader Collection Trucks with Arata Equipment Co, 24. $327,000 to purchase One Vactor Combination Sewer Cleaner Truck, 25. Prohibition of the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 26. Allocation $3,000,000 over 2 yr, FY22&23 to Reduce Consumption and Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, 27. Rocky Road: From Auditor Berkeley Streets (maintenance/repair) Significantly underfunded request report back from City Manager by June 15, 2021 and every six months thereafter regarding the status of audit recommendations until reported fully implemented by Public Works Dept., 28. Sponsor 10thMLK Jr. Celebration, 29. Appoint Alexandria Thomas-Rodriguez to the Berkeley Housing Authority, 30. Establishment of Reimaging Public Safety Task Force follow-up to July 14, 2020 Council action on policing. 31. Resolution requesting state legislation for greater flexibility in traffic enforcement, 32. Deferral of Remaining Permit Fees $720,000 for 2009 Addison (Berkeley Rep housing project) for a period of 10 years, 33. Plaque recognizing childhood home of Kamala Harris, 34. Support calling on food companies to implement the requirements of Proposition 12 (Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act passed in 2018 with 12/31/2021 compliance date) as soon as possible by selling only cage free eggs and meat, 35. Procedural Request to Council for FITES committee to continue working on Master Paving Plan, 36. Earmark $2.5 million in Housing Trust Fund for Small Sites program, 37. Support Berkeley Baby Book Project, 38. Support S. 4571-extending census deadline, 39. Refer to City Manager to develop Outdoor Dining Program, ACTION: 40. Zoning Ordinance Modify Minimum Residential off-street parking, impose maximums in transit rich areas, 41. Home Occupation Ordinance, 42. Budget Update, 43. FY 2021Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 44. Support loan forgiveness to Berkeley Youth Alternatives, 45. Amendments of BPD Use of Force Policy 300,C. Urgency Item Local Law Enforcement Policy Pursuant to 11/19/2020 Limited Stay at Home Order and 12/3/2020 Stay at Home Order (curfew protections) law enforcement will not pull over drivers, bicyclists or pedestrians solely for suspicion of violating curfew
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Planning Commission Special Meeting, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92849767287
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 4976 7287
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing Baseline Zoning Ordinance, 10. Discussion Zoning Amendment Referrals – Research and Development (adds technological research, fabrication and assemblage), 11. Adeline Corridor Plan Adoption (as changed by Council to add stories)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98986826168
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 989 8682 6168
Agenda: Office Hours
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC)
A website is in process. Email Johncaner@gmail.comto receive meeting announcements and agendas. The Zoom link is the same for all of the Thursday meetings
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640647988
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 4064 7988
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference, Teleconference, Meeting ID, Agenda: not posted
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95290498965
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 952 9049 8965
1.2590 Bancroft Way –Final Design Review – 8-story, 97 units (including 5 very low income), 40 bicycle spaces, no vehicle parking,
2. 3031 Telegraph– Preliminary Design Review – demolish existing commercial building, construct 6-story, 110 units (including 7 very low income units), 112 bicycle spaces, 29 vehicle spaces,
Friday, December 18, 2020, Saturday, December 19, 2020 and Sunday, December 20, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2580 Bancroft 12/14/2020
1530 Buena 12/15/2020
2708 Ellsworth 1/4/2021
1262 Francisco 1/4/2021
1437 Lincoln 12/15/2020
460 Michigan 12/22/2020
1921 Oregon 12/22/2020
2422 Oregon 1/4/2021
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
260 Southampton 1/4/2021
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Update Zero Waste Priorities
May 18 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
December 6 -December 13, 2020
Worth Noting:
City Council Winter Recess is almost here beginning December 16, 2020 thru January 18, 2021.
What Did and Didn’t Happen
December 1 was Cheryl Davila’s last City Council meeting. Recognition of Cheryl’s work started 40 minutes into the 6 pm meeting and continued for nearly 1 ½ hours culminating with Cheryl’s comments starting at 2:14. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
The Council meeting ended before 11 pm with the item on Zoning Ordinance amendments to parking minimums and maximums postponed to December 15.
What’s Ahead
Tuesday- There are two special back to back City Council meetings. The 4 pm is on tenant protections during the COVID-19 Emergency and 6 pm is on the Adeline Corridor Plan.
Wednesday– The Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group meets at 4 pm. The Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm will have an update on the Civic Center Vision. The Parks and Waterfront Commission which starts at 7 pm has 600 Addison is on the agenda.
Thursday– The last Budget & Finance Policy Committee meeting before the Annual Appropriations vote on December 15. The Community for Cultural Civic Center meeting starts at noon.
The City Council Agenda for December 15 is available for comment and follows the calendar of meetings.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, December 7, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83621975390
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 836 2197 5390
Agenda: 2. George Floyd Community Safety Act – develop progressive police academy and curriculum that teaches de-escalation, empathy, Critical Decision Making Model (CDM), 3. Ordinance BMC Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, Unscheduled: 4. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry, chemical, 5. Providing unhoused with Fire Extinguishers,
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Special City Council, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82201220671
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 822 0122 0671
Agenda: 1. Updates to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to enhance emergency tenant protections, “opt-out” county ordinance to adopt stronger City ordinance
Special City Council, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82201220671
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 822 0122 0671
Agenda: 1. Adoption of Adeline Corridor Specific Plan (ACSP), associated General Plan and Municipal (Zoning) Code Amendments, Certification of FEIR, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/adelinecorridor/
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Civic Arts Commission, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88944284241
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 889 4428 4241
Agenda: 6. Presentation Civic Center Vision Update by Eleanor Hollander, 7. Action Items: a. letter to Council regarding arts and cultural uses of Civic Center Buildings and Park, b. Public Arts Budget FY 2021 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021), c. Approval design for companion mosaic “Tails” at Live Oak Park, d. Proposal by Mildred Howard for triangular plot Ashby Bart, e. Purchase artwork from Civic Center Exhibition, f. Prequalified Public Art Consultants, g. Extension of Home sculpture display on Downtown Berkeley Bart Plaza, 8. Update Big People removal
Fair and Impartial Policing, 4 pm – 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87983585819?pwd=ZSt6OVhLNnJ0UElHTzdPdVI4cXpUQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 8358 5819 Passcode: 980593
Agenda: 2. Public Comment, 3. Review Table of Proposed Actions and Recommendations, 4. Review Revised Report, 5. Creating a finished report
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95983019193
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 959 8302 9193
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. Election, 10. Berkeley Commons (600 Addison)
Police Review Commission (PRC),
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
The closed session at 6:15 pm and regular meeting at 7 pm use the same conference links.
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Special PRC Meeting Closed Session 6:15 pm
Regular PRC Meeting 7 pm
Agenda: 3. Public Comment, 5. Report Mayor’s Fair & Impartial Policing Working Group, 9. a. Revise number of votes needed to accept late-filed complaint, b. length of meetings, c. Transition to new Police Accountability Board and Office of Director of Police Accountability, 10. B. 2019 Crime Report, 5-yr Use of Force Report, Overtime Report, c. Referral BPD Policy 319 Hate Crimes,
Thursday, December 10, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82481213542
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 824 8121 3542
Agenda: (Dec 10 meeting documents not posted as of noon Dec 4) 2. FY 2020&2021 Budget Update a. FYFY2020 General Fund Year-end Excess Equity, b. FY2021 Amendment to Annual Appropriations Ordinance, c, FY General Fund Revenues Update, 3. General Fund Reserves Replenishment Discussion, 4. Assignment of Unassigned General Fund Balance to Reserves, 5. Juneteenth as a City Holiday, 6. Step Up Housing Measure P funds $900,000/year for 10 years plus $32,975 for 1367 University (group living/SRO transition housing -39 rooms operated by BOSS project approved not yet constructed) Unscheduled Items: four listed including 7. Restore Tax Equity – property owners with inequitable property assessments.
Community for a Cultural Civic Center, 12 – 1 pm
Email johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the email list for announcements and zoom login. This is an open group with invitation to the community of Berkeley
Community Environmental Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Community_Environmental_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93180167647
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 931 8016 7647
Agenda: items 5-7 reports, 8. Draft Workplan
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95337854863
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 953 3785 4863
Agenda: 1500 Tyler – eliminate single family dwelling and establish Child Care Center– staff recommends approve
Friday, December 11, 2020
City Reduced Service Day
Saturday, December 12, 2020 and Sunday, December 13, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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December 15, 2020 Regular City Council Meeting Available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127849616
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 811 2784 9616
Agenda 1. Swearing in newly elected officials, CONSENT:1. 2ndReading BMC Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation, 2ndReading BMC BESO, 3. 2ndReading Lease Agreement 1947 Center 5thFlr, 4. Ratify COVID-19 Local Emergency, 5. 1444 Fifth Street Settlement, 6. Minutes, 7. Contract $270,000 1/1/2021-6/30/2022 with National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to Manage and Lead a Community Engagement Process to Develop New Paradigm of Public Safety in Berkeley, 8. Amend Contract add $120,000 total $370,000 and extend 1 yr with BOSS for Mental Health Clients living at 2111 McKinley, 9. Amend Contract total $1,272,580 and extend to 6/30/2025 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services, 10. Revenue Accept COVID-19 HHS CARES Act funds, 11. Purchase Software $165,000 12/16/,2020 – 6/30/2021 with Kovarus, LLC, 12. Accept Donation $700,000 from Friends of Tuolumne Camp for construction, 13. Joint Use Agreement between COB and BUSD, 14. Recommendations for T1 Phase 2, 11. Amendments to Use of Force BPD Policy 300, 15. FEMA application for $1,875,000 for South Berkeley Senior Center, 16. Accept $100,914 from Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support electrification of City fleet vehicles, 17. Grant Application $52,000 to Alameda County Transportation Commission COVID-19 for Healthy Streets, 18. Extend Workforce Agreement with labor organization to 6/30/23 for City capital improvement projects value >$500,000, 19. Continue Sole Source Contract Negotiations with Community Conservation Center, Inc and Ecology Center, Inc., 20. Contract with AC Transit for EasyPass bus pass program for COB employees 1/1/2021-12/31/2025 not to exceed $774,453, 21. Change vendors 3rd Party Administrator for COB Employee Commute Benefit program new vendor BRI (Benefit Resource, Inc), 22. $962,000 to Purchase three Model 600x Regenerative Air Sweeper, 23. $4,5554,575 to purchase 11 Side Loader Collection Trucks with Arata Equipment Co, 24. $327,000 to purchase One Vactor Combination Sewer Cleaner Truck, 25. Prohibition of the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 26. Allocation $3,000,000 over 2 yr, FY22&23 to Reduce Consumption and Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, 27. Rocky Road: From Auditor Berkeley Streets (maintenance/repair) Significantly underfunded request report back from City Manager by June 15, 2021 and every six months thereafter regarding the status of audit recommendations until reported fully implemented by Public Works Dept., 28. Sponsor 10thMLK Jr. Celebration, 29. Appoint Alexandria Thomas-Rodriguez to the Berkeley Housing Authority, , 30. Establishment of Reimaging Public Safety Task Force follow-up to July 14, 2020 Council action on policing. 31. Resolution requesting state legislation for greater flexibility in traffic enforcement, 32. Deferral of Remaining Permit Fees $720,000 for 2009 Addison (Berkeley Rep housing project) for a period of 10 years, 33. Plaque recognizing childhood home of Kamala Harris, 34. Support calling on food companies to implement the requirements of Proposition 12 (Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act passed in 2018 with 12/31/2021 compliance date) as soon as possible by selling only cage free eggs and meat, 35. Procedural Request to Council for FITES committee to continue working on Master Paving Plan, 36. Earmark $2.5 million in Housing Trust Fund for Small Sites program, 37. Support Berkeley Baby Book Project, 38. Support S. 4571-extending census deadline, 39. Refer to City Manager to develop Outdoor Dining Program, ACTION: 40. Zoning Ordinance Modify Minimum Residential off-street parking, impose maximums in transit rich areas, 41. Home Occupation Ordinance, 42. Budget Update, 43. FY 2021Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 44. Support loan forgiveness to Berkeley Youth Alternatives, 45. Amendments of BPD Use of Force Policy 300,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2580 Bancroft 12/14/2020
1530 Buena 12/15/2020
2607 Ellsworth 12/8/2020
170 Hillcrest 12/8/2020
1437 Lincoln 12/15/2020
460 Michigan 12/22/2020
2500 Milvia 12/8/202
1921 Oregon 12/22/2020
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 12/8/2020
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
May 18 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
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This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
Worth Noting:
City Council Winter Recess is almost here beginning December 16, 2020 thru January 18, 2021.
What Did and Didn’t Happen
December 1 was Cheryl Davila’s last City Council meeting. Recognition of Cheryl’s work started 40 minutes into the 6 pm meeting and continued for nearly 1 ½ hours culminating with Cheryl’s comments starting at 2:14. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
The Council meeting ended before 11 pm with the item on Zoning Ordinance amendments to parking minimums and maximums postponed to December 15.
What’s Ahead
Tuesday- There are two special back to back City Council meetings. The 4 pm is on tenant protections during the COVID-19 Emergency and 6 pm is on the Adeline Corridor Plan.
Wednesday– The Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group meets at 4 pm. The Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm will have an update on the Civic Center Vision. The Parks and Waterfront Commission which starts at 7 pm has 600 Addison is on the agenda.
Thursday– The last Budget & Finance Policy Committee meeting before the Annual Appropriations vote on December 15. The Community for Cultural Civic Center meeting starts at noon.
The City Council Agenda for December 15 is available for comment and follows the calendar of meetings.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, December 7, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83621975390
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 836 2197 5390
Agenda: 2. George Floyd Community Safety Act – develop progressive police academy and curriculum that teaches de-escalation, empathy, Critical Decision Making Model (CDM), 3. Ordinance BMC Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, Unscheduled: 4. Ordinance permanently banning less lethal weaponry, chemical, 5. Providing unhoused with Fire Extinguishers,
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Special City Council, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82201220671
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 822 0122 0671
Agenda: 1. Updates to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to enhance emergency tenant protections, “opt-out” county ordinance to adopt stronger City ordinance
Special City Council, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82201220671
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 822 0122 0671
Agenda: 1. Adoption of Adeline Corridor Specific Plan (ACSP), associated General Plan and Municipal (Zoning) Code Amendments, Certification of FEIR, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/adelinecorridor/
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Civic Arts Commission, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88944284241
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 889 4428 4241
Agenda: 6. Presentation Civic Center Vision Update by Eleanor Hollander, 7. Action Items: a. letter to Council regarding arts and cultural uses of Civic Center Buildings and Park, b. Public Arts Budget FY 2021 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021), c. Approval design for companion mosaic “Tails” at Live Oak Park, d. Proposal by Mildred Howard for triangular plot Ashby Bart, e. Purchase artwork from Civic Center Exhibition, f. Prequalified Public Art Consultants, g. Extension of Home sculpture display on Downtown Berkeley Bart Plaza, 8. Update Big People removal
Fair and Impartial Policing, 4 pm – 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87983585819?pwd=ZSt6OVhLNnJ0UElHTzdPdVI4cXpUQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 8358 5819 Passcode: 980593
Agenda: 2. Public Comment, 3. Review Table of Proposed Actions and Recommendations, 4. Review Revised Report, 5. Creating a finished report
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95983019193
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 959 8302 9193
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. Election, 10. Berkeley Commons (600 Addison)
Police Review Commission (PRC),
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
The closed session at 6:15 pm and regular meeting at 7 pm use the same conference links.
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Special PRC Meeting Closed Session 6:15 pm
Regular PRC Meeting 7 pm
Agenda: 3. Public Comment, 5. Report Mayor’s Fair & Impartial Policing Working Group, 9. a. Revise number of votes needed to accept late-filed complaint, b. length of meetings, c. Transition to new Police Accountability Board and Office of Director of Police Accountability, 10. B. 2019 Crime Report, 5-yr Use of Force Report, Overtime Report, c. Referral BPD Policy 319 Hate Crimes,
Thursday, December 10, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82481213542
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 824 8121 3542
Agenda: (Dec 10 meeting documents not posted as of noon Dec 4) 2. FY 2020&2021 Budget Update a. FYFY2020 General Fund Year-end Excess Equity, b. FY2021 Amendment to Annual Appropriations Ordinance, c, FY General Fund Revenues Update, 3. General Fund Reserves Replenishment Discussion, 4. Assignment of Unassigned General Fund Balance to Reserves, 5. Juneteenth as a City Holiday, 6. Step Up Housing Measure P funds $900,000/year for 10 years plus $32,975 for 1367 University (group living/SRO transition housing -39 rooms operated by BOSS project approved not yet constructed) Unscheduled Items: four listed including 7. Restore Tax Equity – property owners with inequitable property assessments.
Community for a Cultural Civic Center, 12 – 1 pm
Email johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the email list for announcements and zoom login. This is an open group with invitation to the community of Berkeley
Community Environmental Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Community_Environmental_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93180167647
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 931 8016 7647
Agenda: items 5-7 reports, 8. Draft Workplan
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95337854863
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 953 3785 4863
Agenda: 1500 Tyler – eliminate single family dwelling and establish Child Care Center– staff recommends approve
Friday, December 11, 2020
City Reduced Service Day
Saturday, December 12, 2020 and Sunday, December 13, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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December 15, 2020 Regular City Council Meeting Available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127849616
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 811 2784 9616
Agenda 1. Swearing in newly elected officials, CONSENT:1. 2ndReading BMC Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation, 2ndReading BMC BESO, 3. 2ndReading Lease Agreement 1947 Center 5thFlr, 4. Ratify COVID-19 Local Emergency, 5. 1444 Fifth Street Settlement, 6. Minutes, 7. Contract $270,000 1/1/2021-6/30/2022 with National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to Manage and Lead a Community Engagement Process to Develop New Paradigm of Public Safety in Berkeley, 8. Amend Contract add $120,000 total $370,000 and extend 1 yr with BOSS for Mental Health Clients living at 2111 McKinley, 9. Amend Contract total $1,272,580 and extend to 6/30/2025 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services, 10. Revenue Accept COVID-19 HHS CARES Act funds, 11. Purchase Software $165,000 12/16/,2020 – 6/30/2021 with Kovarus, LLC, 12. Accept Donation $700,000 from Friends of Tuolumne Camp for construction, 13. Joint Use Agreement between COB and BUSD, 14. Recommendations for T1 Phase 2, 11. Amendments to Use of Force BPD Policy 300, 15. FEMA application for $1,875,000 for South Berkeley Senior Center, 16. Accept $100,914 from Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support electrification of City fleet vehicles, 17. Grant Application $52,000 to Alameda County Transportation Commission COVID-19 for Healthy Streets, 18. Extend Workforce Agreement with labor organization to 6/30/23 for City capital improvement projects value >$500,000, 19. Continue Sole Source Contract Negotiations with Community Conservation Center, Inc and Ecology Center, Inc., 20. Contract with AC Transit for EasyPass bus pass program for COB employees 1/1/2021-12/31/2025 not to exceed $774,453, 21. Change vendors 3rd Party Administrator for COB Employee Commute Benefit program new vendor BRI (Benefit Resource, Inc), 22. $962,000 to Purchase three Model 600x Regenerative Air Sweeper, 23. $4,5554,575 to purchase 11 Side Loader Collection Trucks with Arata Equipment Co, 24. $327,000 to purchase One Vactor Combination Sewer Cleaner Truck, 25. Prohibition of the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 26. Allocation $3,000,000 over 2 yr, FY22&23 to Reduce Consumption and Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, 27. Rocky Road: From Auditor Berkeley Streets (maintenance/repair) Significantly underfunded request report back from City Manager by June 15, 2021 and every six months thereafter regarding the status of audit recommendations until reported fully implemented by Public Works Dept., 28. Sponsor 10thMLK Jr. Celebration, 29. Appoint Alexandria Thomas-Rodriguez to the Berkeley Housing Authority, , 30. Establishment of Reimaging Public Safety Task Force follow-up to July 14, 2020 Council action on policing. 31. Resolution requesting state legislation for greater flexibility in traffic enforcement, 32. Deferral of Remaining Permit Fees $720,000 for 2009 Addison (Berkeley Rep housing project) for a period of 10 years, 33. Plaque recognizing childhood home of Kamala Harris, 34. Support calling on food companies to implement the requirements of Proposition 12 (Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act passed in 2018 with 12/31/2021 compliance date) as soon as possible by selling only cage free eggs and meat, 35. Procedural Request to Council for FITES committee to continue working on Master Paving Plan, 36. Earmark $2.5 million in Housing Trust Fund for Small Sites program, 37. Support Berkeley Baby Book Project, 38. Support S. 4571-extending census deadline, 39. Refer to City Manager to develop Outdoor Dining Program, ACTION: 40. Zoning Ordinance Modify Minimum Residential off-street parking, impose maximums in transit rich areas, 41. Home Occupation Ordinance, 42. Budget Update, 43. FY 2021Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 44. Support loan forgiveness to Berkeley Youth Alternatives, 45. Amendments of BPD Use of Force Policy 300,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2580 Bancroft 12/14/2020
1530 Buena 12/15/2020
2607 Ellsworth 12/8/2020
170 Hillcrest 12/8/2020
1437 Lincoln 12/15/2020
460 Michigan 12/22/2020
2500 Milvia 12/8/202
1921 Oregon 12/22/2020
1828 San Juan 1/4/2021
1200-1214 San Pablo 12/8/2020
99 The Plaza 1/4/2021
1311 Ward 1/4/2021
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
May 18 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Pedestrian Master Plan
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Undergrounding Task Force Update – Will be presented as Information Item
_____________________
This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
November 29 - December 6, 2020
Worth Noting:
Expect a flurry of meetings before City Council begins Winter Recess December 16, 2020 – January 18, 2021
For the 3rd time another million new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in 6 days in the U.S. surpassing 13 million.
What did and didn’t happen at City meetings November 23 and 24
Monday morning at the Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity and Community Committee, Sophie Hahn completely gutted the measure Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis and Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley to a nothing. (see Activist’s Diary in the Daily Planet www.berkeleydailyplanet.comfor more detail). Monday afternoon the Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment and Sustainability took up a Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Emergency. This measure also from Cheryl Davila connects climate and the economy in a different frame, one which focuses on living within the carrying capacity of the earth. When this comes back on the agenda we should all be watching. The 4 x 4 Committee (Rent Board and Council) gave instruction to the City Deputy Attorney Chris Jensen and Steven Buckley from the Planning Department that in reviewing State law and rewriting the local Demolition Ordinance, the ordinance should be strengthened to provide maximum protection of Berkeley housing not minimal.
Activist's Diary November 28, 2020
https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2020-11-27/article/48869?headline=AN-ACTIVIST-S-DIARY-Week-Ending-November-28--Kelly-Hammargren
What’s Ahead November 29 - December 6, 2020
The Agenda Committee and City Council meetings are taking up all the summary space. There are 42 items listed in the proposed December 15 agenda. Expect items to be moved to consent, postponed and referred to Council Policy committees. The midyear budget will need to be approved and Mayor Arreguin will be anxious to keep the reimaging policing on the agenda. Tuesday evening will be Cheryl Davila’s last City Council meeting. There are only two Council action items and both of them are on parking.
Wednesday if you are not at the Planning Commission meeting following the housing projects at the BART stations, then please attend the Disaster and Fire Safety Committee. Right now, the Berkeley fire emergency evacuation plan looks like it only makes sense to those who created it.
Thursday after the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police cities all over the country taking a deep hard look at policing. We have our own issues and it looks like the Mental Health Commission bears watching.
If you wish to be involved in the Civic Center planning email John Caner johncaner@gmail.comto receive the notices for the Thursday 12 – 1 pm meeting notices.
Check for the posting of a Thursday Budget & Finance Policy Committee meeting after Monday. It looks like at least one more meeting is needed before the December 15 appropriations vote. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Sunday, November 29, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, November 30, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82887417316
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 828 8741 7316
Agenda Planning for December 15 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT:1. Ratify COVID-19 Local Emergency, 2. Settlement 1444 Fifth Street, 3. Minutes, 4. Amend Contract add $120,000 total $370,000 and extend 1 yr with BOSS for Mental Health Clients living at 2111 McKinley, 5. Amend Contract total $1,272,580 and extend to 6/30/2025 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services, 6. Revenue Accept COVID-19 HHS CARES Act funds, 7. Purchase Software $165,000 12/16/,2020 – 6/30/2021, 8. Accept Donation $700,000 from Friends of Tuolumne Camp for construction, 9. Joint Use Agreement between COB and BUSD, 10. Recommendations for T1 Phase 2, 11. Amendments to Use of Force BPD Policy 300, 12. FEMA application for $1,875,000 for South Berkeley Senior Center, 13. Accept $100,914 from Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support electrification of City fleet vehicles, 14. Grant Application $52,000 to Alameda County Transportation Commission COVID-19 for Healthy Streets, 15. Extend Workforce Agreement with labor organization to 6/30/23 for City capital improvement projects, 16. Continue Sole Source Contract Negotiations with Community Conservation Center, Inc and Ecology Center, Inc., 17. Contract with AC Transit for EasyPass bus pass program for COB employees 1/1/2021-12/31/2025 not to exceed $774,453, 18. Change vendors 3rd Party Administrator for COB Employee Commute Benefit program new vendor BRI (Benefit Resource, Inc), 19. $962,000 to Purchase three Model 600x Regenerative Air Sweeper, 20. $4,5554,575 to purchase 11 Side Loader Collection Trucks with Arata Equipment Co, 21. $327,000 to purchase One Vactor Combination Sewer Cleaner Truck, 22. Prohibition of the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 23. From Auditor Berkeley Streets Significantly underfunded request report back from City Manager by June 15, 2021 and every six months thereafter regarding the status of audit recommendations until reported fully implemented by Public Works Dept., 24. Sponsor 10thMLK Jr. Celebration, 25. Refer to City Manager to draft ordinance terminating sale of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas passenger vehicles by 2025 (is phase in process) and to promote electric micro mobility alternatives and EV, 26. Procedural Request to Council for FITES committee to continue working on Master Paving Plan, 27. Support Berkeley Baby Book Project, 28. Support extending Census Deadline, 29. Refer to City Manager to develop Outdoor Dining Program, ACTION:30. Home Occupation Ordinance, 31. Budget Update, 32. Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 33. Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan, 34. Appoint Alexandria Thomas-Rodriguez to the Berkeley Housing Authority, 35. Establishment of Reimaging Public Safety Task Force follow-up to July 14, 2020 Council action on policing. 36. Resolution requesting state legislation for greater flexibility in traffic enforcement, 37. Plaque recognizing childhood home of Kamala Harris, 38. Resolution requesting state legislation to condemn racial injustice and police brutality, 39. Support calling on food companies to implement the requirements of Proposition 12 (Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act passed in 2018 with 12/31/2021 compliance date) as soon as possible by selling only cage free eggs and meat, 40. Affirm Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change, 41. Support loan forgiveness to Berkeley Youth Alternatives, 42. Earmark $2.5 million in Housing Trust Fund for Small Sites program, UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR SCHEDULING (6):1. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 2. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Reports, Use Policy License Plate Readers, 3. Presentation on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19, 4. Annual Commission Attendance/Meeting Frequency Report, 5. Community refrigerators, 6. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief, REFERRED ITEMS:(8) Impact of COVID-19 on legislative bodies, (9) Reorganizing Commissions, (10) Meeting Protocols on Zoom, (11) Officeholder Accounts, (12) Council relinquishments from budget. (packet 336 pages)
Civic Arts Commission Public Art Committee,2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83365837706
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 833 6583 7706
Agenda: go to website and choose packet under Public Art Committee to see artwork under consideration
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
City Council
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82542038081
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 4203 8081
Agenda: 1. Pending Litigation: Chen v. COB RG19019359, Herman V. COB #0349BC2019-0001, 2. Potential Threat to Public Services or Facilities Consultation with IT Dept.
Regular City Council meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819230242
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 858 1923 0242
Agenda planning for 12/1/2020 Regular Council meeting, CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading lease Cazadero Preforming Arts Camp,2. 2ndreading closure of Camelia/Union Pacific Railroad Corridor, 3.Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2020/2021-2022/2023 3 year program and expenditure plan, 4.Contract $185,000 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to facilitate design of Specialized Care Unit (SCU)by analyzing current mental health crisis system, community engagement, research and data to develop program to re-assign non-criminal police service calls to SCU that will respond without law enforcement, 5. Amend contract add $200,000 FY 2021 & FY 2022 rate $100,000 with Fred Finch Youth Center for Turning Point Transitional Housing, 6. Amend BMC 11.28 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MHKO), 7. Grant Application FEMA for $1,237,500 for seismic retrofit of MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project, 8.Grant application $897,000 to SF Restoration Authority Measure AA for feasibility studies for improvements at Aquatic Park, 9. Grant application up to $8,000,000 to CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for new Park Development at selected Santa Fe Right of Way parcels, 10. Amend contract add $410,000 total $1,235,000 with Freitas Landscaping for additional reduction hazardous vegetation during high-risk fire season, 11. Measure T1 Loan $198,400 to complete Phase 1 Mental Health Adult Clinic renovation, 12. Donation from Regan Nursery Rose Bushes value $1099.78 for roses stolen from Berkeley Rose Garden, 13. Amendments to BESO, 14. Accept $10,000 grant from EBCE for Reach Code Support, 15. 10 yr Lease Agreement with Berkeley Housing Authority for 5thfloor at 1947 Center, 16. Final Map Tract 8533: 1500 San Pablo 175 condo units, 170 residential units, 5 commercial units, 17. Contract $4,968,764 (include contingency $451,706, with Andes Construction , Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 18. Contract $2,711,556 (includes $246,505 Contingency) with Glosage Engineering, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 19. Grant Application for Highway Safety Improvement, 20. Appoint Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine to Mental Health Commission, 21. Resolution calling for State Legislature to align state with UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 22. Amend BMC 13.111.020(a) Ordinance 7,727 to further limit 3rdParty Food Delivery Services from 15% to 10%, 23. Budget Referral to prioritize enhanced lighting in areas of elevated violent crime, 24. Letter Calling on Alameda County and Legislature and Governor Newsom to Strike Racially Restrictive Covenants in certain Property Deeds. 25. Direct City Manager and City Attorney to draft emergency ordinance Personal Liability Protection for Small Businesses - personal guarantee for commercial leases, 26. Resolution calling on BUSD to consider renaming Thousand Oaks Elementary to Kamala Harris Elementary School, 27. Endorse CA Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act for 2022 election, 28. Referral Commission Low-Income Stipend Reform, ACTION:29. Correction to Fee for increases for Traffic Engineering Hourly Rates, 30. BMC Title 14 and 23 to Reform Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements modify parking minimums, impose parking maximums, amend residential parking, institute transportation Demand Management, INFORMATION REPORTS:31. Short Term Referral Process, Quarterly Update,
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda: III.A. Budget Priorities FY 2022 & FY 2023
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91846585472
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 918 4658 5472
Agenda: 4. Amend BMC 19.34 to expand Gas-Shutoff Valve Requirements, 6. City’s Wildfire Evacuation Plan, 7. Public Safety Power Outages
Energy Commission,6:30 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96568223032
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 965 6822 3032
Agenda: 4. Office of Energy and Sustainable Report draft 2022 Work Plan, 5. Energy Commission 2021 Work Plan
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97698036899
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 9803 6899
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing BART Zoning Standards and EIR Scoping Meeting, AB 2923 standards Minimums: 75 units/acre, height 7 stories, Floor Area Ratio (FAR) 4.2 or higher, no minimum vehicle parking, one bicycle parking space/unit, maximum no more than one vehicle parking space per unit, up to 1200 units. EIR submission deadline December 20, 2020 send to ashen@cityofberkeley.info
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Citizens for a Cultural Civic Center, 12-1 pm, email johncaner@gmail the meeting covener for zoom links
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97425865599
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 974 2586 5599
Agenda: 5. 1 Orchard Lane – Landmark or Structure of Merit and 6. Mills Act Contract application
7. 2740 Telegraph– Rose Garden Inn – Structural Alteration Permit
8. 1581 Le Roy Ave– Mills Contract application
9. 1325 Arch- Landmark or Structure of Merit
10. Discussion Archaeological resources and Native Cultural Heritage in Berkeley
12. 1227-1229 Bancroft Way - Landmark or Structure of Merit Initiation
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93907718571
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 939 0771 8571
Agenda: 4. Reports a. Update Consultant hiring, b. Auditor data analysis and mental health calls, c. Re-imagining Community Safety Project, 5. Caseload Statistics, 6. Understanding the “Footprint” of policing
Friday, December 4, 2020, Saturday, December 5, 2020, and Sunday, December 6, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2580 Bancroft 12/14/2020
1560 Beverly Place 11/30/2020
1530 Buena 12/15/2020
2607 Ellsworth 12/8/2020
1136 Francisco 11/30/2020
2224 Grant 11/30/2020
170 Hillcrest 12/8/2020
1437 Lincoln 12/15/2020
2500 Milvia 12/8/2020
1200-1214 San Pablo 12/8/2020
2136-54 San Pablo 12/1/2020
3001 Telegraph 11/30/2020
2136-2154 San Pablo #LMIN2020-0004
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
May 18 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Undergrounding Task Force Update
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning (tentatively scheduled for 1-19/2021 at 4 pm)
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
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This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
Worth Noting:
Expect a flurry of meetings before City Council begins Winter Recess December 16, 2020 – January 18, 2021
For the 3rd time another million new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in 6 days in the U.S. surpassing 13 million.
What did and didn’t happen at City meetings November 23 and 24
Monday morning at the Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity and Community Committee, Sophie Hahn completely gutted the measure Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis and Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley to a nothing. (see Activist’s Diary in the Daily Planet www.berkeleydailyplanet.comfor more detail). Monday afternoon the Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment and Sustainability took up a Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Emergency. This measure also from Cheryl Davila connects climate and the economy in a different frame, one which focuses on living within the carrying capacity of the earth. When this comes back on the agenda we should all be watching. The 4 x 4 Committee (Rent Board and Council) gave instruction to the City Deputy Attorney Chris Jensen and Steven Buckley from the Planning Department that in reviewing State law and rewriting the local Demolition Ordinance, the ordinance should be strengthened to provide maximum protection of Berkeley housing not minimal.
Activist's Diary November 28, 2020
https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2020-11-27/article/48869?headline=AN-ACTIVIST-S-DIARY-Week-Ending-November-28--Kelly-Hammargren
What’s Ahead November 29 - December 6, 2020
The Agenda Committee and City Council meetings are taking up all the summary space. There are 42 items listed in the proposed December 15 agenda. Expect items to be moved to consent, postponed and referred to Council Policy committees. The midyear budget will need to be approved and Mayor Arreguin will be anxious to keep the reimaging policing on the agenda. Tuesday evening will be Cheryl Davila’s last City Council meeting. There are only two Council action items and both of them are on parking.
Wednesday if you are not at the Planning Commission meeting following the housing projects at the BART stations, then please attend the Disaster and Fire Safety Committee. Right now, the Berkeley fire emergency evacuation plan looks like it only makes sense to those who created it.
Thursday after the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police cities all over the country taking a deep hard look at policing. We have our own issues and it looks like the Mental Health Commission bears watching.
If you wish to be involved in the Civic Center planning email John Caner johncaner@gmail.comto receive the notices for the Thursday 12 – 1 pm meeting notices.
Check for the posting of a Thursday Budget & Finance Policy Committee meeting after Monday. It looks like at least one more meeting is needed before the December 15 appropriations vote. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Sunday, November 29, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, November 30, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82887417316
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 828 8741 7316
Agenda Planning for December 15 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT:1. Ratify COVID-19 Local Emergency, 2. Settlement 1444 Fifth Street, 3. Minutes, 4. Amend Contract add $120,000 total $370,000 and extend 1 yr with BOSS for Mental Health Clients living at 2111 McKinley, 5. Amend Contract total $1,272,580 and extend to 6/30/2025 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services, 6. Revenue Accept COVID-19 HHS CARES Act funds, 7. Purchase Software $165,000 12/16/,2020 – 6/30/2021, 8. Accept Donation $700,000 from Friends of Tuolumne Camp for construction, 9. Joint Use Agreement between COB and BUSD, 10. Recommendations for T1 Phase 2, 11. Amendments to Use of Force BPD Policy 300, 12. FEMA application for $1,875,000 for South Berkeley Senior Center, 13. Accept $100,914 from Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support electrification of City fleet vehicles, 14. Grant Application $52,000 to Alameda County Transportation Commission COVID-19 for Healthy Streets, 15. Extend Workforce Agreement with labor organization to 6/30/23 for City capital improvement projects, 16. Continue Sole Source Contract Negotiations with Community Conservation Center, Inc and Ecology Center, Inc., 17. Contract with AC Transit for EasyPass bus pass program for COB employees 1/1/2021-12/31/2025 not to exceed $774,453, 18. Change vendors 3rd Party Administrator for COB Employee Commute Benefit program new vendor BRI (Benefit Resource, Inc), 19. $962,000 to Purchase three Model 600x Regenerative Air Sweeper, 20. $4,5554,575 to purchase 11 Side Loader Collection Trucks with Arata Equipment Co, 21. $327,000 to purchase One Vactor Combination Sewer Cleaner Truck, 22. Prohibition of the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 23. From Auditor Berkeley Streets Significantly underfunded request report back from City Manager by June 15, 2021 and every six months thereafter regarding the status of audit recommendations until reported fully implemented by Public Works Dept., 24. Sponsor 10thMLK Jr. Celebration, 25. Refer to City Manager to draft ordinance terminating sale of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas passenger vehicles by 2025 (is phase in process) and to promote electric micro mobility alternatives and EV, 26. Procedural Request to Council for FITES committee to continue working on Master Paving Plan, 27. Support Berkeley Baby Book Project, 28. Support extending Census Deadline, 29. Refer to City Manager to develop Outdoor Dining Program, ACTION:30. Home Occupation Ordinance, 31. Budget Update, 32. Annual Appropriations Ordinance, 33. Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan, 34. Appoint Alexandria Thomas-Rodriguez to the Berkeley Housing Authority, 35. Establishment of Reimaging Public Safety Task Force follow-up to July 14, 2020 Council action on policing. 36. Resolution requesting state legislation for greater flexibility in traffic enforcement, 37. Plaque recognizing childhood home of Kamala Harris, 38. Resolution requesting state legislation to condemn racial injustice and police brutality, 39. Support calling on food companies to implement the requirements of Proposition 12 (Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act passed in 2018 with 12/31/2021 compliance date) as soon as possible by selling only cage free eggs and meat, 40. Affirm Right to Boycott as a Tactic for Social and Political Change, 41. Support loan forgiveness to Berkeley Youth Alternatives, 42. Earmark $2.5 million in Housing Trust Fund for Small Sites program, UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR SCHEDULING (6):1. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 2. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Reports, Use Policy License Plate Readers, 3. Presentation on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19, 4. Annual Commission Attendance/Meeting Frequency Report, 5. Community refrigerators, 6. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief, REFERRED ITEMS:(8) Impact of COVID-19 on legislative bodies, (9) Reorganizing Commissions, (10) Meeting Protocols on Zoom, (11) Officeholder Accounts, (12) Council relinquishments from budget. (packet 336 pages)
Civic Arts Commission Public Art Committee,2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83365837706
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 833 6583 7706
Agenda: go to website and choose packet under Public Art Committee to see artwork under consideration
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
City Council
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session, 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82542038081
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 825 4203 8081
Agenda: 1. Pending Litigation: Chen v. COB RG19019359, Herman V. COB #0349BC2019-0001, 2. Potential Threat to Public Services or Facilities Consultation with IT Dept.
Regular City Council meeting, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819230242
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 858 1923 0242
Agenda planning for 12/1/2020 Regular Council meeting, CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading lease Cazadero Preforming Arts Camp,2. 2ndreading closure of Camelia/Union Pacific Railroad Corridor, 3.Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2020/2021-2022/2023 3 year program and expenditure plan, 4.Contract $185,000 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to facilitate design of Specialized Care Unit (SCU)by analyzing current mental health crisis system, community engagement, research and data to develop program to re-assign non-criminal police service calls to SCU that will respond without law enforcement, 5. Amend contract add $200,000 FY 2021 & FY 2022 rate $100,000 with Fred Finch Youth Center for Turning Point Transitional Housing, 6. Amend BMC 11.28 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MHKO), 7. Grant Application FEMA for $1,237,500 for seismic retrofit of MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project, 8.Grant application $897,000 to SF Restoration Authority Measure AA for feasibility studies for improvements at Aquatic Park, 9. Grant application up to $8,000,000 to CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for new Park Development at selected Santa Fe Right of Way parcels, 10. Amend contract add $410,000 total $1,235,000 with Freitas Landscaping for additional reduction hazardous vegetation during high-risk fire season, 11. Measure T1 Loan $198,400 to complete Phase 1 Mental Health Adult Clinic renovation, 12. Donation from Regan Nursery Rose Bushes value $1099.78 for roses stolen from Berkeley Rose Garden, 13. Amendments to BESO, 14. Accept $10,000 grant from EBCE for Reach Code Support, 15. 10 yr Lease Agreement with Berkeley Housing Authority for 5thfloor at 1947 Center, 16. Final Map Tract 8533: 1500 San Pablo 175 condo units, 170 residential units, 5 commercial units, 17. Contract $4,968,764 (include contingency $451,706, with Andes Construction , Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 18. Contract $2,711,556 (includes $246,505 Contingency) with Glosage Engineering, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 19. Grant Application for Highway Safety Improvement, 20. Appoint Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine to Mental Health Commission, 21. Resolution calling for State Legislature to align state with UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 22. Amend BMC 13.111.020(a) Ordinance 7,727 to further limit 3rdParty Food Delivery Services from 15% to 10%, 23. Budget Referral to prioritize enhanced lighting in areas of elevated violent crime, 24. Letter Calling on Alameda County and Legislature and Governor Newsom to Strike Racially Restrictive Covenants in certain Property Deeds. 25. Direct City Manager and City Attorney to draft emergency ordinance Personal Liability Protection for Small Businesses - personal guarantee for commercial leases, 26. Resolution calling on BUSD to consider renaming Thousand Oaks Elementary to Kamala Harris Elementary School, 27. Endorse CA Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act for 2022 election, 28. Referral Commission Low-Income Stipend Reform, ACTION:29. Correction to Fee for increases for Traffic Engineering Hourly Rates, 30. BMC Title 14 and 23 to Reform Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements modify parking minimums, impose parking maximums, amend residential parking, institute transportation Demand Management, INFORMATION REPORTS:31. Short Term Referral Process, Quarterly Update,
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda: III.A. Budget Priorities FY 2022 & FY 2023
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91846585472
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 918 4658 5472
Agenda: 4. Amend BMC 19.34 to expand Gas-Shutoff Valve Requirements, 6. City’s Wildfire Evacuation Plan, 7. Public Safety Power Outages
Energy Commission,6:30 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96568223032
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 965 6822 3032
Agenda: 4. Office of Energy and Sustainable Report draft 2022 Work Plan, 5. Energy Commission 2021 Work Plan
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97698036899
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 9803 6899
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing BART Zoning Standards and EIR Scoping Meeting, AB 2923 standards Minimums: 75 units/acre, height 7 stories, Floor Area Ratio (FAR) 4.2 or higher, no minimum vehicle parking, one bicycle parking space/unit, maximum no more than one vehicle parking space per unit, up to 1200 units. EIR submission deadline December 20, 2020 send to ashen@cityofberkeley.info
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Citizens for a Cultural Civic Center, 12-1 pm, email johncaner@gmail the meeting covener for zoom links
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97425865599
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 974 2586 5599
Agenda: 5. 1 Orchard Lane – Landmark or Structure of Merit and 6. Mills Act Contract application
7. 2740 Telegraph– Rose Garden Inn – Structural Alteration Permit
8. 1581 Le Roy Ave– Mills Contract application
9. 1325 Arch- Landmark or Structure of Merit
10. Discussion Archaeological resources and Native Cultural Heritage in Berkeley
12. 1227-1229 Bancroft Way - Landmark or Structure of Merit Initiation
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93907718571
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 939 0771 8571
Agenda: 4. Reports a. Update Consultant hiring, b. Auditor data analysis and mental health calls, c. Re-imagining Community Safety Project, 5. Caseload Statistics, 6. Understanding the “Footprint” of policing
Friday, December 4, 2020, Saturday, December 5, 2020, and Sunday, December 6, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2580 Bancroft 12/14/2020
1560 Beverly Place 11/30/2020
1530 Buena 12/15/2020
2607 Ellsworth 12/8/2020
1136 Francisco 11/30/2020
2224 Grant 11/30/2020
170 Hillcrest 12/8/2020
1437 Lincoln 12/15/2020
2500 Milvia 12/8/2020
1200-1214 San Pablo 12/8/2020
2136-54 San Pablo 12/1/2020
3001 Telegraph 11/30/2020
2136-2154 San Pablo #LMIN2020-0004
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
May 18 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Undergrounding Task Force Update
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning (tentatively scheduled for 1-19/2021 at 4 pm)
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
_____________________
This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
November 22 - November 29, 2020
Worth Noting:
What Did and Didn’t Happen in City Meetings November 16 – November 19, 2020
At the Agenda and Rules Policy Committee the City Manager removed from the proposed December 1 Council agenda modifying the status of the Berkeley Municipal Pier from design to planning and Councilmember Droste extended the time frame for the proposal to reorganize the City’s commissions to March 1, 2021. At the Children, Youth and Recreation Commission Scott Ferris announced that there were three proposals for the Berkeley Pier that would be presented to focus groups in December, the public in January, to Council for a vote in February and to WETA (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) in March. The Fair and Impartial Working Group Working Group report reviewed at the Wednesday meeting includes a section on accountability which was not well received. Look to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet for a more thorough review. https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
What’s Ahead
Finally, a light week with only 3 City meetings and a seminar for young people on Saturday.
Monday both meetings are taking up measures presented by Cheryl Davila. Her re-election defeat in District 2 is an enormous loss of leadership on issues of race and climate. In the 10 am morning meeting is the Declaration of Racism as a Public Health Crisis. The afternoon meeting at 2:30 pm is a Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy.
The Youthivism Seminar on Saturday from 11 am – 12:30 pm for grades 5 – 9 is on fake news and how to source reliable news. It sounds like a great start and builds on civics education. There are a lot of adults in this country who need an education in civics and could use help in learning how to identify fake news.
The agenda for the December 1, City Council meeting is available for review and comment and follows the calendar of meetings.
It seems impossible to ignore that we are in a raging pandemic, but just in case you are not sure here is the chart: (Data source Johns Hopkins /91-divoc.com
Worth Noting:
What Did and Didn’t Happen in City Meetings November 16 – November 19, 2020
At the Agenda and Rules Policy Committee the City Manager removed from the proposed December 1 Council agenda modifying the status of the Berkeley Municipal Pier from design to planning and Councilmember Droste extended the time frame for the proposal to reorganize the City’s commissions to March 1, 2021. At the Children, Youth and Recreation Commission Scott Ferris announced that there were three proposals for the Berkeley Pier that would be presented to focus groups in December, the public in January, to Council for a vote in February and to WETA (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) in March. The Fair and Impartial Working Group Working Group report reviewed at the Wednesday meeting includes a section on accountability which was not well received. Look to the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet for a more thorough review. https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
What’s Ahead
Finally, a light week with only 3 City meetings and a seminar for young people on Saturday.
Monday both meetings are taking up measures presented by Cheryl Davila. Her re-election defeat in District 2 is an enormous loss of leadership on issues of race and climate. In the 10 am morning meeting is the Declaration of Racism as a Public Health Crisis. The afternoon meeting at 2:30 pm is a Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy.
The Youthivism Seminar on Saturday from 11 am – 12:30 pm for grades 5 – 9 is on fake news and how to source reliable news. It sounds like a great start and builds on civics education. There are a lot of adults in this country who need an education in civics and could use help in learning how to identify fake news.
The agenda for the December 1, City Council meeting is available for review and comment and follows the calendar of meetings.
It seems impossible to ignore that we are in a raging pandemic, but just in case you are not sure here is the chart: (Data source Johns Hopkins /91-divoc.com
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Sunday, November 22, 2020
Councilmember Cheryl Davila Open Office Hours, 11 am – 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81766682075?pwd=NzRXQW1naUdlNmN5eU1lMDR4U3Fjdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 817 6668 2075 Password: 372587
Monday, November 23, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85624887690
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 856 2488 7690
Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness, 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, A Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley, 4.a.&b. A People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 5. Create and Support and Adopt an Unhoused Community Program, UNSCHEDULED:6. Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies, 7. Service Animals Welcome Training
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee– Special Meeting, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87275078634
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 872-7507 8634
Agenda: 2. Initiate a Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Emergency, UNSCHEDULED: 5. Prohibition Combustion vehicles by 2045, Amend Ordinance to reduce tax for qualifying electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits, 7. Once every 2 weeks residential cleaning measures to encampments to promote clean streets, 8. Rights of nature
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council,3 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93330024842?pwd=QVVwQ0sxU2M5cU00RzdXMnN4aytaZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 933 3002 4842
Agenda: 5. Presentation on Berkeley Housing Authority andAffordable Housing Berkeley, Inc by acting Executive Director, 6. Demolition Ordinance, 7. Habitability Plans using LA model, 8. Relocation Ordinance
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Thursday, November 26, 2020 and Friday, November 27 2020
ThanksgivingHoliday(City offices closed Thursday and Friday)
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Youthivism 11 am – 12:30 pm
Student-led organization striving to expand access to nonpartisan civics and current-events curriculum in schools for grades 5 -9
https://www.youthivism.com
Sign-up to receive zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIxI2LROYWxtXaPu9LU_B-7auqMJqOrA2LnQSEU2YufAFYbQ/viewform
Agenda: Fake news, its implications and how to source reliable news
Sunday, November 29, 2020
No City meetings or events found
________________________
December 1, 2020 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment,
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819230242
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 858 1923 0242
Agenda planning for 12/1/2020 Regular Council meeting, CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading lease Cazadero Preforming Arts Camp,2. 2ndreading closure of Camelia/Union Pacific Railroad Corridor, 3.Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2020/2021-2022/2023 3 year program and expenditure plan, 4.Contract $185,000 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to facilitate design of Specialized Care Unit (SCU)by analyzing current mental health crisis system, community engagement, research and data to develop program to re-assign non-criminal police service calls to SCU that will respond without law enforcement, 5. Amend contract add $200,000 FY 2021 & FY 2022 rate $100,000 with Fred Finch Youth Center for Turning Point Transitional Housing, 6. Amend BMC 11.28 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MHKO), 7. Grant Application FEMA for $1,237,500 for seismic retrofit of MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project, 8.Grant application $897,000 to SF Restoration Authority Measure AA for feasibility studies for improvements at Aquatic Park, 9. Grant application up to $8,000,000 to CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for new Park Development at selected Santa Fe Right of Way parcels, 10. Amend contract add $410,000 total $1,235,000 with Freitas Landscaping for additional reduction hazardous vegetation during high-risk fire season, 11. Measure T1 Loan $198,400 to complete Phase 1 Mental Health Adult Clinic renovation, 12. Donation from Regan Nursery Rose Bushes value $1099.78 for roses stolen from Berkeley Rose Garden, 13. Amendments to BESO, 14. Accept $10,000 grant from EBCE for Reach Code Support, 15. 10 yr Lease Agreement with Berkeley Housing Authority for 5thfloor at 1947 Center, 16. Final Map Tract 8533: 1500 San Pablo 175 condo units, 170 residential units, 5 commercial units, 17. Contract $4,968,764 (include contingency $451,706, with Andes Construction , Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 18. Contract $2,711,556 (includes $246,505 Contingency) with Glosage Engineering, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 19. Grant Application for Highway Safety Improvement, 20. Appoint Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine to Mental Health Commission, 21. Resolution calling for State Legislature to align state with UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 22. Amend BMC 13.111.020(a) Ordinance 7,727 to further limit 3rdParty Food Delivery Services from 15% to 10%, 23. Budget Referral to prioritize enhanced lighting in areas of elevated violent crime, 24. Letter Calling on Alameda County and Legislature and Governor Newsom to Strike Racially Restrictive Covenants in certain Property Deeds. 25. Direct City Manager and City Attorney to draft emergency ordinance Personal Liability Protection for Small Businesses - personal guarantee for commercial leases, 26. Resolution calling on BUSD to consider renaming Thousand Oaks Elementary to Kamala Harris Elementary School, 27. Endorse CA Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act for 2022 election, 28. Referral Commission Low-Income Stipend Reform, ACTION:29. Correction to Fee for increases for Traffic Engineering Hourly Rates, 30. BMC Title 14 and 23 to Reform Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements modify parking minimums, impose parking maximums, amend residential parking, institute transportation Demand Management, INFORMATION REPORTS:31. Short Term Referral Process, Quarterly Update,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1560 Beverly Place 11/30/2020
2430 Bonar 11/23/2020
1335 Delaware 11/23/2020
1136 Francisco 11/30/2020
1333 Grant 11/24/2020
2224 Grant 11/30/2020
1227 Josephine 11/24/2020
1205 Oxford 11/23/2020
3001 Telegraph 11/30/2020
2136-2154 San Pablo #LMIN2020-0004
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Undergrounding Task Force Update
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
_____________________
Councilmember Cheryl Davila Open Office Hours, 11 am – 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81766682075?pwd=NzRXQW1naUdlNmN5eU1lMDR4U3Fjdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 817 6668 2075 Password: 372587
Monday, November 23, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85624887690
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 856 2488 7690
Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness, 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, A Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley, 4.a.&b. A People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 5. Create and Support and Adopt an Unhoused Community Program, UNSCHEDULED:6. Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies, 7. Service Animals Welcome Training
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee– Special Meeting, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87275078634
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 872-7507 8634
Agenda: 2. Initiate a Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Emergency, UNSCHEDULED: 5. Prohibition Combustion vehicles by 2045, Amend Ordinance to reduce tax for qualifying electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits, 7. Once every 2 weeks residential cleaning measures to encampments to promote clean streets, 8. Rights of nature
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council,3 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93330024842?pwd=QVVwQ0sxU2M5cU00RzdXMnN4aytaZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 933 3002 4842
Agenda: 5. Presentation on Berkeley Housing Authority andAffordable Housing Berkeley, Inc by acting Executive Director, 6. Demolition Ordinance, 7. Habitability Plans using LA model, 8. Relocation Ordinance
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Thursday, November 26, 2020 and Friday, November 27 2020
ThanksgivingHoliday(City offices closed Thursday and Friday)
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Youthivism 11 am – 12:30 pm
Student-led organization striving to expand access to nonpartisan civics and current-events curriculum in schools for grades 5 -9
https://www.youthivism.com
Sign-up to receive zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIxI2LROYWxtXaPu9LU_B-7auqMJqOrA2LnQSEU2YufAFYbQ/viewform
Agenda: Fake news, its implications and how to source reliable news
Sunday, November 29, 2020
No City meetings or events found
________________________
December 1, 2020 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment,
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819230242
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 858 1923 0242
Agenda planning for 12/1/2020 Regular Council meeting, CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading lease Cazadero Preforming Arts Camp,2. 2ndreading closure of Camelia/Union Pacific Railroad Corridor, 3.Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2020/2021-2022/2023 3 year program and expenditure plan, 4.Contract $185,000 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to facilitate design of Specialized Care Unit (SCU)by analyzing current mental health crisis system, community engagement, research and data to develop program to re-assign non-criminal police service calls to SCU that will respond without law enforcement, 5. Amend contract add $200,000 FY 2021 & FY 2022 rate $100,000 with Fred Finch Youth Center for Turning Point Transitional Housing, 6. Amend BMC 11.28 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MHKO), 7. Grant Application FEMA for $1,237,500 for seismic retrofit of MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project, 8.Grant application $897,000 to SF Restoration Authority Measure AA for feasibility studies for improvements at Aquatic Park, 9. Grant application up to $8,000,000 to CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for new Park Development at selected Santa Fe Right of Way parcels, 10. Amend contract add $410,000 total $1,235,000 with Freitas Landscaping for additional reduction hazardous vegetation during high-risk fire season, 11. Measure T1 Loan $198,400 to complete Phase 1 Mental Health Adult Clinic renovation, 12. Donation from Regan Nursery Rose Bushes value $1099.78 for roses stolen from Berkeley Rose Garden, 13. Amendments to BESO, 14. Accept $10,000 grant from EBCE for Reach Code Support, 15. 10 yr Lease Agreement with Berkeley Housing Authority for 5thfloor at 1947 Center, 16. Final Map Tract 8533: 1500 San Pablo 175 condo units, 170 residential units, 5 commercial units, 17. Contract $4,968,764 (include contingency $451,706, with Andes Construction , Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 18. Contract $2,711,556 (includes $246,505 Contingency) with Glosage Engineering, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 19. Grant Application for Highway Safety Improvement, 20. Appoint Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine to Mental Health Commission, 21. Resolution calling for State Legislature to align state with UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 22. Amend BMC 13.111.020(a) Ordinance 7,727 to further limit 3rdParty Food Delivery Services from 15% to 10%, 23. Budget Referral to prioritize enhanced lighting in areas of elevated violent crime, 24. Letter Calling on Alameda County and Legislature and Governor Newsom to Strike Racially Restrictive Covenants in certain Property Deeds. 25. Direct City Manager and City Attorney to draft emergency ordinance Personal Liability Protection for Small Businesses - personal guarantee for commercial leases, 26. Resolution calling on BUSD to consider renaming Thousand Oaks Elementary to Kamala Harris Elementary School, 27. Endorse CA Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act for 2022 election, 28. Referral Commission Low-Income Stipend Reform, ACTION:29. Correction to Fee for increases for Traffic Engineering Hourly Rates, 30. BMC Title 14 and 23 to Reform Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements modify parking minimums, impose parking maximums, amend residential parking, institute transportation Demand Management, INFORMATION REPORTS:31. Short Term Referral Process, Quarterly Update,
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1560 Beverly Place 11/30/2020
2430 Bonar 11/23/2020
1335 Delaware 11/23/2020
1136 Francisco 11/30/2020
1333 Grant 11/24/2020
2224 Grant 11/30/2020
1227 Josephine 11/24/2020
1205 Oxford 11/23/2020
3001 Telegraph 11/30/2020
2136-2154 San Pablo #LMIN2020-0004
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Undergrounding Task Force Update
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
_____________________
November 15 - November 22, 2020
Worth Noting:
Last Friday I started with, “The PANDEMIC – It is barely noon and already the daily count for the US is up to 77, 723 of new cases and 636 deaths” today around noon that number was 125,284 with 859 deaths. Depending on where you get your news, when the show was aired/recorded and which dashboard was used, the total number of new cases for the day will vary. The total I see is USA 183,527 California 10,067.We are in a raging pandemic. Monday, November 9 at Mayor Arreguin’s Town Hall our Health Officer said that the celebrating Thanksgiving with up to three families all of whom are “bubbled” and not socializing beyond that group would be fine. The world has changed since Monday. So far, we have been fortunate in Berkeley with low incidence of infection, we cannot count on that to last.Skip in-person gatherings, call and zoom instead.https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
What Did and Didn’t Happen in City Meetings November 9 – November 12, 2020
On Tuesday the City Council meeting ended abruptly at 11:01 pm (as predicted) in the middle of discussion of item 12. on Security Cameras. Item 22. The last item on the agenda was the No confidence vote of the Police Chief so all the action items were left on the table to be rescheduled at some later date. Thursday the Public Works Commission met and prioritized the T1 Phase 2 Projects. The Public Works Commissioners are amazing. Check the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet for a more thorough review. http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
What’s Ahead – There are 20 meetings without counting the two Council closed sessions. Just take a quick scan of the list. Giving an overview would fill another page.
Sunday, November 15, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, November 16, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82045200899
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 820 4520 0899
Agenda planning for 12/1/2020 Regular Council meeting, CONSENT: Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2020/2021-2022/2023 3 year program and expenditure plan, 2.Contract $185,000 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to facilitate design of Specialized Care Unit (SCU)by analyzing current mental health crisis system, community engagement, research and data to develop program to re-assign non-criminal police service calls to SCU that will respond without law enforcement, 3. Amend contract add $200,000 FY 2021 & FY 2022 rate $100,000 with Fred Finch Youth Center for Turning Point Transitional Housing, 4. Amend BMC 11.28 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MHKO), 5. Grant Application FEMA for $1,237,500 for seismic retrofit of MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project, 6.Grant application $897,000 to SF Restoration Authority Measure AA for feasibility studies for improvements at Aquatic Park, 7. Grant application up to $8,000,000 to CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for new Park Development at selected Santa Fe Right of Way parcels, 8. Amend contract add $410,000 total $1,235,000 with Freitas Landscaping for additional reduction hazardous vegetation during high-risk fire season, 9. Donation from Regan Nursery Rose Bushes value $1099.78 for roses stolen from Berkeley Rose Garden, 10. T1 Phase 1 Modifications to Project List includes change of phase from design to planning for Berkeley Municipal Pier, 11. Amendments to BESO, 12. Accept Revenue Grant$10,000 from EBCE for Reach Code Support,13. 10 yr Lease Agreement with Berkeley Housing Authority for 5thfloor at 1947 Center, 14. Final Map Tract 8533: 1500 San Pablo 175 condo units, 170 residential units, 5 commercial units, 15. Contract $4,968,764 (include contingency $451,706, with Andes Construction , Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 16. Contract $2,711,556 (includes $246,505 Contingency) with Glosage Engineering, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 17. Grant Application for Highway Safety Improvement, 18. Appoint Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine to Mental Health Commission, 19. Endorse CA Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act for 2022 election, ACTION:20. BMC Title 14 and 23 to Reform Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements modify parking minimums, impose parking maximums, amend residential parking, institute transportation Demand Management, 21, Correct Fee for increases, 22. Resolution calling for State Legislature to align state with UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 23. Amend BMC 13.111.020(a) Ordinance 7,727 to further limit 3rdParty Food Delivery Services from 15% to 10%, 24. Create and Support and Adopt an Unhoused Community program supporting neighborhood volunteers and community groups in adopting encampments, 25. Striking Racially Restrictive Covenants in certain Property Deeds letter to County of Alameda and CA legislature, 26. Personal Liability Protection for Small Businesses - personal guarantee for commercial leases, 27. Resolution calling on BUSD to consider renaming Thousand Oaks Elementary to Kamala Harris Elementary School, 28. Referral Commission Low-Income Stipend Reform, INFORMATION REPORTS: Short Term Referral Process, Quarterly Update, 30. Measure T1 Update, REFERRED ITEMS for REVIEW: 9. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings of legislative bodies, 9. Commission Reorganization for Post COVID-19 Budget Recovery, 10. Protocols for managing Zoom meetings,UNSCHEDULED ITEMS: 11. Officerholder Accounts, 12. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmember Accounts, UNFINISHED BUSINESS for SCHEDULING: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hoods, 2. Surveillance Technology Report, Acquisition and Use, 3. Security Cameras at Major Berkeley Arterial Streets, 4. Gun Buyback, 5. Report on Homeless Outreach, 6. Surveillance Technology Report License Plate Readers, Body Worn Cameras, Street Imagery Project, 7. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Report, 8. Community refrigerators, 9. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief,
(packet 214)
City Council Closed Session, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747283367
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 817 4728 3367
Agenda: 1. Anticipated litigation
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96159228557
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 961 5922 8557
Agenda: 8. Annual T1 Phase 2 update, 10. Workplan
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board, 12 – 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86968697869?pwd=QlhmZFBxcWl1R1V1M0JtR25qMjl5UT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 869 6869 7869 Passcode: Solano
Agenda: not posted
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Eviction/Section 8 Committee, 5 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91565398954?pwd=aGxTcVRDMUg1M3JPTENENjZ3RjFqdz09
Teleconference: 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 915 6539 8954 Passcode: 353939
Agenda: 6. Summary Distressed Properties, 7. 1685 Solano, 8. Impacts Covid-19, 9. Section 8 issues at 4thand University, 11. Measure MM
City Council, Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
3:30 pm Council Closed Session
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86415105179
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 864 1510 5179
Agenda: 1. Pending Litigation 1444 Fifth Street LLC v. City of Berkeley #19032434, 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators – employee organizations: Berkeley Fire Fighters Local 1227, Local 1227 IAFF/Fire Chief Officers, IBEW Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders and Maintenance and Clerical, Public Employees Union Local 1, 3. Pending Litigation Shipp, Thersa V. City of Berkeley WCAB #DJ10911597
6 pm, Regular Council Meeting
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87898323220
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 9832 3220
Agenda CONSENT: 1. Ratify Proclamation of Local Emergency due to COVID-19, 3. Bid solicitations, 4. Apply for funding $100,000 from CA Dept Health Care Services, 5. Contract add $50,000 total $100,000 and extend to 6/30/2021 with Telfords for Tyler Munis ERP System (formerly ERMA) for implementation payroll system, 6. Refer to Planning to rezone parcels to be reclassified to new Adeline Corridor Mixed-Use General Plan rezoned to new Commercial, 1709 Alcatraz, 3404 King, 3244 Ellis, 1717 Alcatraz, 2024 Ashby, 7. Contract add $100,000 total $350,000 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Karste Consulting for Emergency Preparedness Services and Training, 8. On-Call Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 extend 6/30/22 with Acumen Industrial Hygiene for asbestos, lead, mold and other hazardous material sampling investigations, surveys and program management, 9. Contract add $123,534 total $273,534 and extend 6/30/2021 with Don’s Tire Service for Tire Repair city fleets, 10. Contract add $317,563 total $1,192,563 and extend 6/30/2021 with Bruce’s Tire, Inc for new tires city fleets, 11. Library Gifts Received report $129,079 (sale of donated books, Friends of Library and Library Foundation), 12. Budget Referral $20,000 for Berkeley Age-Friendly Continuum, 13. Refer to City Manager Improving Hate Crimes Reporting, 14. Refer to City Manager to incorporate relevant elements of Navigable Cities Framework for Ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities into Master Plan, Refer to Public Works and Parks and Waterfront Commission on ways to incorporate Navigable Cities Framework into the work, projects, contracts and policies of Public Works and Parks Recreation & Waterfront Departments, ACTION:15. Renew Elmwood BID for 2021, 16, Renew Solano BID for 2021, 17. Closure of the crossing at Camelia/Union Pacific to all traffic,18. Update General Plan under CEQA to CA SB 743 Transportation Impact analysis replaces Level of Service (LOS) with Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), 19. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations, 20. Amend BMC 13.110, Title 13, COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to enhance emergency tenant protections, 21. Contract $50,000 (10/15/2020- 6/15/2021) with Youth Listen Campaign with Voices Against Violence, Information Reports:20. FY 2020 Year End/FY 2021 1stQuarter,
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Commission on Aging, 1 – 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Aging_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72674239145?pwd=ZmpuYzhJWXZxMGVzc2VmOVZCaHptdz09
Teleconference: 106690900-9128 Meeting ID: 726 7423 9145
Agenda: 4. Workplan 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85952780607
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 859 5278 0607
Agenda: 2. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for Improving the PCI (Paving Condition Index) of Residential streets and creating a paving mater plan. 3. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas vehicles in Berkeley by 2025 and feasibility of terminating the sale of gasoline and promotion of sale of electric vehicles. 4. Prohibition resale of combustion vehicles by 2040. Unscheduled Items:5. Regulating Plastic Bags, 6. Prohibition of sale of carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045 (from CEAC), 7. Prohibition of use of city streets for combustion vehicles by 2045, 8. Amend BMC 7.52 by reducing tax for electrification and water conservation retrofits, 9. Initiate Citywide, Regional and International just transition to a regenerative economy to address climate change, 10. Enforce Bi-weekly (every 2 weeks) cleaning measures to encampments, 11. Recognize the Rights of Nature. (packet 188 pages)
Fair and Impartial Policing, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Email TTrachtenberg@cityofberkeley.infoto be added to the email list for meeting notices and links Videoconference: Teleconference: Meeting ID: - not yet available
Animal Care Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Animal_Care_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83950155243
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 839 5015 5243
Agenda:V. a) COVID related impact on Animal Care Services, b) Annual Workplan, c) Activities Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services,
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 10669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda:Presentation 2021 Priority Activities, FY 2021 1stQuarter Budget, Library reopening report.
Planning Commission – Special Meeting,7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96468865881
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 964 6886 5881
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing Bayer Development Agreement & SEIR Scoping meeting, 10. Demolition Ordinance
Police Review Commission,7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 10. Amendments to Policy 300 Use Force from Chief Greenwood, Amend PrC Regulations to revise the number of votes needed to accept a late-file complaint, Discuss ways to manage length of Commission meetings, Transition to new Police Accountability Board and Office of Director of Police Accountability
Thursday, November 19, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: Teleconference: Meeting ID: not posted check during the week
Agenda: not posted check during the week
Citizens for Cultural Civic Center, 12 – 1 pm, email johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the email list and receive the meeting zoom link
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99876939267?pwd=VU40WmVuc2RuMVF1aXFqWTJoekVqQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 7693 9267
Agenda: 6. Measure MM, modified Rent Board Hours Dec 24 – 31, Waivers of late registration penalties.
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95000463132
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 950 0046 3132
1. 2035 Blake – Final Design Review – modification of approved project to demolish 2 existing non-residential buildings and construct new mixed-use 82 apartments, 1896 sq ft retail, 2 live/work
2. 600 Addison – Preview –R&D campus 461,822 sq ft of gross floor area and 944 parking spaces previously submitted August 27, 2020 with 521,810 sq ft and 1044 parking spaces.
Advisory item – Modifications to the Sign Ordinance
Fair Campaign Practices Commission (FCPC), Open Government Commission (OGC), 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference:
Teleconference: Meeting ID:
Agenda: FCPC:6, Complaint alleging BERA violations by Committee for Ethical Housing, 7. Investigation Berkeley Committee for Police Oversight, Investigation regarding Maria Poblet for Rent Board, 9. Complaint alleging violations of BERA by Re-elect Jesse Arreguin, 10. Complaint regarding campaign signs advocating for the election of Councilmember Cheryl Davila, 11. Complaint alleging violation of BERA by Rent Board Candidates Leah Simon-Weisberg, Mari Mendonica, Andy Kelley, Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson, 12. Complaint alleging violations of BERA by Wayne Hsiung, 13. From City Clerk regarding Public Finance Program campaign, Andrew for Berkeley, Wayne Hsiung for Mayor, OGC: 15. From City Clerk failure of multiple City lobbyists to file quarterly report, 16. Complaint by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations of Open Government Ordinance relating to ZAB
Parks and Waterfront Commission and Public Works Commission,Time TBD
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: Teleconference: Meeting ID: - Not Available check later in week
Agenda not yet posted subject to beT1 Phase 2 finalize list of projects to recommend to Council
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts, 6:30 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Sugar-Sweetened_Beverage_Product_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82993001502?pwd=NWVGVmxtZGZoemF5S2ZNNW9nUmZRQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 829 9300 1502 Passcode: 976785
Agenda: 2. RFP for soliciting grant applications for FY 22 and FY 23 funding cycle, 3. RFP scoring criteria, 4. Letter to City regarding SSB tax revenues and Finance Department charges
Friday, November 20, 2020
Fifth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future, 9-11 am, Agenda Includes message from Barbara Lee,
https://cemtf.org
Register for meeting links: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-summit-5-next-steps-for-mobilizing-tickets-125764299405
Saturday, November 21, 2020 and Sunday, November 22, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1560 Beverly Place 11/30/2020
2430 Bonar 11/23/2020
1335 Delaware 11/23/2020
1333 Grant 11/24/2020
2224 Grant 11/30/2020
901 Grayson 11/17/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
1227 Josephine 11/24/2020
1205 Oxford 11/23/2020
3001 Telegraph 11/30/2020
2435-2437 Virginia 11/19/2020
2136-2154 San Pablo
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Undergrounding Task Force Update
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
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This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
Worth Noting:
Last Friday I started with, “The PANDEMIC – It is barely noon and already the daily count for the US is up to 77, 723 of new cases and 636 deaths” today around noon that number was 125,284 with 859 deaths. Depending on where you get your news, when the show was aired/recorded and which dashboard was used, the total number of new cases for the day will vary. The total I see is USA 183,527 California 10,067.We are in a raging pandemic. Monday, November 9 at Mayor Arreguin’s Town Hall our Health Officer said that the celebrating Thanksgiving with up to three families all of whom are “bubbled” and not socializing beyond that group would be fine. The world has changed since Monday. So far, we have been fortunate in Berkeley with low incidence of infection, we cannot count on that to last.Skip in-person gatherings, call and zoom instead.https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
What Did and Didn’t Happen in City Meetings November 9 – November 12, 2020
On Tuesday the City Council meeting ended abruptly at 11:01 pm (as predicted) in the middle of discussion of item 12. on Security Cameras. Item 22. The last item on the agenda was the No confidence vote of the Police Chief so all the action items were left on the table to be rescheduled at some later date. Thursday the Public Works Commission met and prioritized the T1 Phase 2 Projects. The Public Works Commissioners are amazing. Check the Activist’s Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet for a more thorough review. http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
What’s Ahead – There are 20 meetings without counting the two Council closed sessions. Just take a quick scan of the list. Giving an overview would fill another page.
Sunday, November 15, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, November 16, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82045200899
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 820 4520 0899
Agenda planning for 12/1/2020 Regular Council meeting, CONSENT: Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2020/2021-2022/2023 3 year program and expenditure plan, 2.Contract $185,000 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to facilitate design of Specialized Care Unit (SCU)by analyzing current mental health crisis system, community engagement, research and data to develop program to re-assign non-criminal police service calls to SCU that will respond without law enforcement, 3. Amend contract add $200,000 FY 2021 & FY 2022 rate $100,000 with Fred Finch Youth Center for Turning Point Transitional Housing, 4. Amend BMC 11.28 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MHKO), 5. Grant Application FEMA for $1,237,500 for seismic retrofit of MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project, 6.Grant application $897,000 to SF Restoration Authority Measure AA for feasibility studies for improvements at Aquatic Park, 7. Grant application up to $8,000,000 to CA Proposition 68 Statewide Parks Program for new Park Development at selected Santa Fe Right of Way parcels, 8. Amend contract add $410,000 total $1,235,000 with Freitas Landscaping for additional reduction hazardous vegetation during high-risk fire season, 9. Donation from Regan Nursery Rose Bushes value $1099.78 for roses stolen from Berkeley Rose Garden, 10. T1 Phase 1 Modifications to Project List includes change of phase from design to planning for Berkeley Municipal Pier, 11. Amendments to BESO, 12. Accept Revenue Grant$10,000 from EBCE for Reach Code Support,13. 10 yr Lease Agreement with Berkeley Housing Authority for 5thfloor at 1947 Center, 14. Final Map Tract 8533: 1500 San Pablo 175 condo units, 170 residential units, 5 commercial units, 15. Contract $4,968,764 (include contingency $451,706, with Andes Construction , Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 16. Contract $2,711,556 (includes $246,505 Contingency) with Glosage Engineering, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, 17. Grant Application for Highway Safety Improvement, 18. Appoint Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine to Mental Health Commission, 19. Endorse CA Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act for 2022 election, ACTION:20. BMC Title 14 and 23 to Reform Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements modify parking minimums, impose parking maximums, amend residential parking, institute transportation Demand Management, 21, Correct Fee for increases, 22. Resolution calling for State Legislature to align state with UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 23. Amend BMC 13.111.020(a) Ordinance 7,727 to further limit 3rdParty Food Delivery Services from 15% to 10%, 24. Create and Support and Adopt an Unhoused Community program supporting neighborhood volunteers and community groups in adopting encampments, 25. Striking Racially Restrictive Covenants in certain Property Deeds letter to County of Alameda and CA legislature, 26. Personal Liability Protection for Small Businesses - personal guarantee for commercial leases, 27. Resolution calling on BUSD to consider renaming Thousand Oaks Elementary to Kamala Harris Elementary School, 28. Referral Commission Low-Income Stipend Reform, INFORMATION REPORTS: Short Term Referral Process, Quarterly Update, 30. Measure T1 Update, REFERRED ITEMS for REVIEW: 9. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings of legislative bodies, 9. Commission Reorganization for Post COVID-19 Budget Recovery, 10. Protocols for managing Zoom meetings,UNSCHEDULED ITEMS: 11. Officerholder Accounts, 12. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmember Accounts, UNFINISHED BUSINESS for SCHEDULING: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hoods, 2. Surveillance Technology Report, Acquisition and Use, 3. Security Cameras at Major Berkeley Arterial Streets, 4. Gun Buyback, 5. Report on Homeless Outreach, 6. Surveillance Technology Report License Plate Readers, Body Worn Cameras, Street Imagery Project, 7. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Report, 8. Community refrigerators, 9. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief,
(packet 214)
City Council Closed Session, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747283367
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 817 4728 3367
Agenda: 1. Anticipated litigation
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96159228557
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 961 5922 8557
Agenda: 8. Annual T1 Phase 2 update, 10. Workplan
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board, 12 – 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86968697869?pwd=QlhmZFBxcWl1R1V1M0JtR25qMjl5UT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 869 6869 7869 Passcode: Solano
Agenda: not posted
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Eviction/Section 8 Committee, 5 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91565398954?pwd=aGxTcVRDMUg1M3JPTENENjZ3RjFqdz09
Teleconference: 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 915 6539 8954 Passcode: 353939
Agenda: 6. Summary Distressed Properties, 7. 1685 Solano, 8. Impacts Covid-19, 9. Section 8 issues at 4thand University, 11. Measure MM
City Council, Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
3:30 pm Council Closed Session
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86415105179
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 864 1510 5179
Agenda: 1. Pending Litigation 1444 Fifth Street LLC v. City of Berkeley #19032434, 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators – employee organizations: Berkeley Fire Fighters Local 1227, Local 1227 IAFF/Fire Chief Officers, IBEW Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders and Maintenance and Clerical, Public Employees Union Local 1, 3. Pending Litigation Shipp, Thersa V. City of Berkeley WCAB #DJ10911597
6 pm, Regular Council Meeting
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87898323220
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 9832 3220
Agenda CONSENT: 1. Ratify Proclamation of Local Emergency due to COVID-19, 3. Bid solicitations, 4. Apply for funding $100,000 from CA Dept Health Care Services, 5. Contract add $50,000 total $100,000 and extend to 6/30/2021 with Telfords for Tyler Munis ERP System (formerly ERMA) for implementation payroll system, 6. Refer to Planning to rezone parcels to be reclassified to new Adeline Corridor Mixed-Use General Plan rezoned to new Commercial, 1709 Alcatraz, 3404 King, 3244 Ellis, 1717 Alcatraz, 2024 Ashby, 7. Contract add $100,000 total $350,000 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Karste Consulting for Emergency Preparedness Services and Training, 8. On-Call Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 extend 6/30/22 with Acumen Industrial Hygiene for asbestos, lead, mold and other hazardous material sampling investigations, surveys and program management, 9. Contract add $123,534 total $273,534 and extend 6/30/2021 with Don’s Tire Service for Tire Repair city fleets, 10. Contract add $317,563 total $1,192,563 and extend 6/30/2021 with Bruce’s Tire, Inc for new tires city fleets, 11. Library Gifts Received report $129,079 (sale of donated books, Friends of Library and Library Foundation), 12. Budget Referral $20,000 for Berkeley Age-Friendly Continuum, 13. Refer to City Manager Improving Hate Crimes Reporting, 14. Refer to City Manager to incorporate relevant elements of Navigable Cities Framework for Ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities into Master Plan, Refer to Public Works and Parks and Waterfront Commission on ways to incorporate Navigable Cities Framework into the work, projects, contracts and policies of Public Works and Parks Recreation & Waterfront Departments, ACTION:15. Renew Elmwood BID for 2021, 16, Renew Solano BID for 2021, 17. Closure of the crossing at Camelia/Union Pacific to all traffic,18. Update General Plan under CEQA to CA SB 743 Transportation Impact analysis replaces Level of Service (LOS) with Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), 19. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations, 20. Amend BMC 13.110, Title 13, COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to enhance emergency tenant protections, 21. Contract $50,000 (10/15/2020- 6/15/2021) with Youth Listen Campaign with Voices Against Violence, Information Reports:20. FY 2020 Year End/FY 2021 1stQuarter,
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Commission on Aging, 1 – 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Aging_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72674239145?pwd=ZmpuYzhJWXZxMGVzc2VmOVZCaHptdz09
Teleconference: 106690900-9128 Meeting ID: 726 7423 9145
Agenda: 4. Workplan 2021
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85952780607
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 859 5278 0607
Agenda: 2. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for Improving the PCI (Paving Condition Index) of Residential streets and creating a paving mater plan. 3. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas vehicles in Berkeley by 2025 and feasibility of terminating the sale of gasoline and promotion of sale of electric vehicles. 4. Prohibition resale of combustion vehicles by 2040. Unscheduled Items:5. Regulating Plastic Bags, 6. Prohibition of sale of carbon-based transportation fuels by 2045 (from CEAC), 7. Prohibition of use of city streets for combustion vehicles by 2045, 8. Amend BMC 7.52 by reducing tax for electrification and water conservation retrofits, 9. Initiate Citywide, Regional and International just transition to a regenerative economy to address climate change, 10. Enforce Bi-weekly (every 2 weeks) cleaning measures to encampments, 11. Recognize the Rights of Nature. (packet 188 pages)
Fair and Impartial Policing, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Email TTrachtenberg@cityofberkeley.infoto be added to the email list for meeting notices and links Videoconference: Teleconference: Meeting ID: - not yet available
Animal Care Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Animal_Care_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83950155243
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 839 5015 5243
Agenda:V. a) COVID related impact on Animal Care Services, b) Annual Workplan, c) Activities Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services,
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 10669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda:Presentation 2021 Priority Activities, FY 2021 1stQuarter Budget, Library reopening report.
Planning Commission – Special Meeting,7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96468865881
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 964 6886 5881
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing Bayer Development Agreement & SEIR Scoping meeting, 10. Demolition Ordinance
Police Review Commission,7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 10. Amendments to Policy 300 Use Force from Chief Greenwood, Amend PrC Regulations to revise the number of votes needed to accept a late-file complaint, Discuss ways to manage length of Commission meetings, Transition to new Police Accountability Board and Office of Director of Police Accountability
Thursday, November 19, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: Teleconference: Meeting ID: not posted check during the week
Agenda: not posted check during the week
Citizens for Cultural Civic Center, 12 – 1 pm, email johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the email list and receive the meeting zoom link
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99876939267?pwd=VU40WmVuc2RuMVF1aXFqWTJoekVqQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 7693 9267
Agenda: 6. Measure MM, modified Rent Board Hours Dec 24 – 31, Waivers of late registration penalties.
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95000463132
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 950 0046 3132
1. 2035 Blake – Final Design Review – modification of approved project to demolish 2 existing non-residential buildings and construct new mixed-use 82 apartments, 1896 sq ft retail, 2 live/work
2. 600 Addison – Preview –R&D campus 461,822 sq ft of gross floor area and 944 parking spaces previously submitted August 27, 2020 with 521,810 sq ft and 1044 parking spaces.
Advisory item – Modifications to the Sign Ordinance
Fair Campaign Practices Commission (FCPC), Open Government Commission (OGC), 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference:
Teleconference: Meeting ID:
Agenda: FCPC:6, Complaint alleging BERA violations by Committee for Ethical Housing, 7. Investigation Berkeley Committee for Police Oversight, Investigation regarding Maria Poblet for Rent Board, 9. Complaint alleging violations of BERA by Re-elect Jesse Arreguin, 10. Complaint regarding campaign signs advocating for the election of Councilmember Cheryl Davila, 11. Complaint alleging violation of BERA by Rent Board Candidates Leah Simon-Weisberg, Mari Mendonica, Andy Kelley, Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson, 12. Complaint alleging violations of BERA by Wayne Hsiung, 13. From City Clerk regarding Public Finance Program campaign, Andrew for Berkeley, Wayne Hsiung for Mayor, OGC: 15. From City Clerk failure of multiple City lobbyists to file quarterly report, 16. Complaint by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations of Open Government Ordinance relating to ZAB
Parks and Waterfront Commission and Public Works Commission,Time TBD
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: Teleconference: Meeting ID: - Not Available check later in week
Agenda not yet posted subject to beT1 Phase 2 finalize list of projects to recommend to Council
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts, 6:30 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Sugar-Sweetened_Beverage_Product_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82993001502?pwd=NWVGVmxtZGZoemF5S2ZNNW9nUmZRQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 829 9300 1502 Passcode: 976785
Agenda: 2. RFP for soliciting grant applications for FY 22 and FY 23 funding cycle, 3. RFP scoring criteria, 4. Letter to City regarding SSB tax revenues and Finance Department charges
Friday, November 20, 2020
Fifth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future, 9-11 am, Agenda Includes message from Barbara Lee,
https://cemtf.org
Register for meeting links: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-summit-5-next-steps-for-mobilizing-tickets-125764299405
Saturday, November 21, 2020 and Sunday, November 22, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
1560 Beverly Place 11/30/2020
2430 Bonar 11/23/2020
1335 Delaware 11/23/2020
1333 Grant 11/24/2020
2224 Grant 11/30/2020
901 Grayson 11/17/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
1227 Josephine 11/24/2020
1205 Oxford 11/23/2020
3001 Telegraph 11/30/2020
2435-2437 Virginia 11/19/2020
2136-2154 San Pablo
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 –Capital Improvement Plan, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Undergrounding Task Force Update
Update Zero Waste Priorities
Removed from Lists
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
_____________________
This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
November 8 - November 15, 2020
Worth Noting:
The PANDEMIC – It is barely noon and already the daily count for the US is up to 77, 723 of new cases and 636 deaths. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
These numbers are higher than our daily totals just a few weeks ago and we still have until gmt 0+ to go (cutoff 4 pm PT with loading of data finishing around 5 pm-6 pm). If you need a pep-talk to stick with public health protocols, deal with family, friends and the holidays listen to Michael Osterholm podcast episode 30.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-osterholm-update-covid-19/id1504360345?i=1000497453212
What Did and Didn’t Happen in City Meetings November 2 – November 5, 2020
It was a quiet week for city meetings in anticipation of all of us being tethered to the elections. The draft of the Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment policy is off to the City Attorney for review. A referral to the City Manager to develop an Outdoor Dining Program is out of committee and traveling to appear on the Council agenda. Councilmember Droste’s measure for Commission Reorganization for Post-Covid-19 Budget Recovery will be taken up at the next Council Agenda Committee (November 16). The T1 Phase 2 project list is moving on to finalization. The Citizens for Cultural Civic Center spoke with Marc Steyer of Tipping Engineering for a better understanding of seismic retrofitting and the group generally agreed that the Seismic Performance Level that should be under discussion and review is Damage Control, an option that was not included in the 903 pages of Gehl documents. And, Steve Finacom will be bringing to the Landmarks Preservation Commission a landmarking application for the apartment where Kamala Harris our first woman Vice-President grew up right here in Berkeley.
What’s Ahead – Moving Back to Normal
It is a busy week ahead and if there aren’t enough Berkeley City meetings a few extras have been added.
Monday – Racism has played a big part in this election. At 10 am the Council Health Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee will take up Racism as a Public Health Crisis,
Tuesday – At 9 am EBMUD will be presenting the Long-Term Infrastructure Workshop. Interestingly if Oct 20 virtual tour is any example, it is easier to ask questions and participate at EMUD workshops than City meetings.Tuesday evening at 6 pm is City Council
Wednesday Veterans Day Holiday– Parks and Waterfront Commission is meeting at 7 pm on T1, The Barbara Lee film is also Wednesday evening with a 48-hour viewing available.
Thursday – The City Council Budget committee meets at 10 am, the Citizens for Cultural Civic Center meets at noon (email johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the list for zoom links) and the Homeless Commission, Housing Advisory Commission, Public Works Commission and the Zoning Adjustment Board all meet at 7 pm.
The City Council November 17 agenda is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, November 8 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, November 9, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85656641165
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 856 5664 1165
Agenda:2. Listening Session on Homelessness (15 minutes), 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, A Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley, 4.a&b. A people’s First Sanctuary Encampment, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS: 5. Service Animals Welcome training, 6. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies,
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts – Prevention, Strategies & Outcomes Subcommittee Meeting, 4 – 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Sugar-Sweetened_Beverage_Product_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81086710470?pwd=QTdkSE5QeGsxYlZnbXowZWZ2SUVDdz09
Teleconference: not given – secretary dtsering@ci.berkeley.ca.usor office 510-981-5300 if no luck contacting secretary try 1-669-900-9128 or 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 810 8671 0470 Passcode: 176840
Agenda: Discussion revised RFP for FY 2022 and FY 2023 and revised application review scoring sheet.
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93524535415?pwd=aktYYjg4V2k3bDg5WHNGZWRUejV0Zz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 935 2453 5415 Passcode: 359545
Agenda: 6. Public Comment, 8. Youth Commission Annual Work Plan, 9. Presentation T1, 10. Prop 68 Competitive Grant for Grove Park Play Structure Renovation, 11. 2021 meeting schedule, 12. Approval of work plan
Mayor Arreguin’s Virtual Town Hall, 6 pm
Submit questions by 3 pm to https://www.jessearreguin.comand watch town hall live or recording at the same link
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
EBMUD Long-Term Infrastructure Workshop, 9 am
https://www.ebmud.com/about-us/board-directors/board-meetings/
Videoconference: https://ebmud.zoom.us/j/94821849801?pwd=QTQzQ2FBek9TdXhhMmVoVWxIaEwvZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 948 2184 9801 Passcode: 698161
Agenda: Integrated Main Wastewater Treatment Plant Master Plan. The Virtual tour was Oct 20, this workshop is the plan to deal with all the challenges shown in the virtual tour. From Oct 20 Q&A Pharmaceuticals dumped into wastewater (flushed down the drain) are not/cannot be removed in processing. (presentation packet 129 pages)
Berkeley City Councilhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session 3:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89262559332
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 892 6255 9332
Agenda: Pending Litigation: a. 1444 Fifth LLC v. City of Berkeley, b. Sandoval v. City of Berkeley, c. Schulz, Christopher v. City of Berkeley WCAB (Worker’s Comp) d. Jackson, Willie v. City of Berkeley WCAB
Regular Meeting 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87207824735
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 872 0782 4735
Agenda CONSENT:1. 2ndreading amending BMC 2.MOU for Winter Relief Program for Homeless $25,000 from Alameda County, 3. MOU with Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 – 1 yr extension with no changes in compensation, 4. 25 year Lease for 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero – Performing Arts Camp with 10 yr renew option, 5. Referral Response from City Manager to Include Climate Impacts in City Council Reports, 6. Acceptance of $20,000 grant for utility bill management software analysis, 7. Resumption of Fees at Oregon Park Senior Apartments, 8. Purchase Order $150,000 for (1) 310SL Backhoe Loader, 9. Purchase Order $200,000 for (1) aerial bucket truck, 10. Councilmembers relinquishment of up to $500 to Berkeley Holiday Fund, 11. 4-stops signs at Eighth at Carleton and Pardee, 12. Authorize Installation of Security Cameras at Major Berkeley Arterial Streets Serving as Entry and Exit Points and Request an Environmental Safety Assessment in High Crime Areas, 13. Budget Referral to Reinstate Partial Funding for Gun Buyback Program, 14. Laundry and shower program (already in operation), 15. Refer to CM Resilient Homes Equity Program to provide retrofit improvements to low-income residents, 16. Budget Referral - $20,000 radar speed feedback sign for Wildcat Canyon Road, 17. Consider Fire Safety Options for Fire Pit at Codornices Park, ACTION: 18. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic, 19. Resolution accepting Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body-Worn Cameras and Street-Level Imagery Project, 20. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report, 21. Support Community Refrigerators, 22. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Veterans Day – City Holiday – Metered Parking not enforced
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98829495586
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 988 2949 5586
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. T1 Project Phase 1 Updates, 9. T1 Phase 2 project list to send to council
Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me, Nov 11, film watch or stream (48 hours to view) https://tickets.ifccenter.com/websales/pages/TicketSearchCriteria.aspx?evtinfo=269262~bd725d56-8b11-414c-8cda-9ccb2ad3128d&=&emci=97d809b2-7515-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=eed96641-8e15-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=5679656
Thursday, November 12, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88377352400
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 883 7735 2400
Agenda: 2. Dept Budget Presentations: a. Timeline, b. Police Dept overtime expense $7,618,930 OT budget $2,364,641, c. Marina Fund, d. T1, e. Encampment Management, f. Public Works – parking funds (parking fund cannot meet debt service – Center Street Garage), g. Public Works – Building Purchases & Maintenance, 3. a. FY 2020 Year-End Excess Equity, b. FY 2021 Amendment to Annual Appropriations, c. General Fund Revenues Updates, 4. General Fund Revenues Replenishment, 5. Assignment of unassigned General Fund Balance to Reserves,UNSCHEDULED Items: 6. Tax Equity, 7. Step Up Housing Measure P funds 1367 University Transition Housing SRO with services, 8. Housing Trust Fund, 9. Juneteenth as City Holiday, 10. Cash v Accrual Accounting, 11. Review of Fiscal Policies.
Citizens for Cultural Civic Center, 12 – 1 pm
This is an open citizen’s group email johncaner@gmail.comto join/participate
Homeless Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97332805764?pwd=dnovQWhiSThxeHlwdlhoUWptSnFvZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 973 3280 5764 Passcode: 456485
Agenda:2. Public Comment, 6. Creation and adoption of FY 2021 Work Plan
Housing Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92896210058
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 928 9621 0058
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, Discussion/Possible Action: 6. Revision of Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Guidelines, 7. Commission Work Plan FY 2021 (agenda packet 100 pages)
Public Works Commission – Special meeting
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Agenda and links not posted check after Monday
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97919905914
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 979 1990 5914
Agenda: staff recommend approval of all projects
3. 1200-1214 San Pablo – demolish 3 existing commercial buildings and construct a 6-story, mixed use building with 104 units (including 9 very low income units), a 3119 sq ft restaurant, 4343 sq ft of usable open space, 55 ground level parking spaces,
4. 170 Hillcrest Road – construct 1531 sq ft 2-story addition to 1736 sq ft single family dwelling in R-1H- Hillside Overlay District
5. 2607 Ellsworth – establish new rooftop Wireless (GTE Mobilnet of CA, dba Verizon Wirelesss) on 5-story 46-ft tall, multi-family residential building, includes 12 new roof-mounted antennas and related equipment with up to 8 ft tall screen walls
6. 800 Dwight Way – Bayer Health Care LLC - EIR Scoping - A SEIR is being prepared, the public scoping period ends December 3, 2020.
Friday, November 13, Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15,
No City meetings or events found
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City Council Regular Meeting November 17, 6 pm,available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87898323220
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 9832 3220
Agenda CONSENT: 71. Ratify Proclamation of Local Emergency due to COVID-19, 3. Bid solicitations, 4. Apply for funding $100,000 from CA Dept Health Care Services, 5. Contract add $50,000 total $100,000 and extend to 6/30/2021 with Telfords for Tyler Munis ERP System (formerly ERMA) for implementation payroll system, 6. Refer to Planning to rezone parcels to be reclassified to new Adeline Corridor Mixed-Use General Plan rezoned to new Commercial, 1709 Alcatraz, 3404 King, 3244 Ellis, 1717 Alcatraz, 2024 Ashby, 7. Contract add $100,000 total $350,000 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Karste Consulting for Emergency Preparedness Services and Training, 8. On-Call Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 extend 6/30/22 with Acumen Industrial Hygiene for asbestos, lead, mold and other hazardous material sampling investigations, surveys and program management, 9. Contract add $123,534 total $273,534 and extend 6/30/2021 with Don’s Tire Service for Tire Repair city fleets, 10. Contract add $317,563 total $1,192,563 and extend 6/30/2021 with Bruce’s Tire, Inc for new tires city fleets, 11. Library Gifts Received report $129,079 (sale of donated books, Friends of Library and Library Foundation), 12. Budget Referral $20,000 for Berkeley Age-Friendly Continuum, 13. Refer to City Manager Improving Hate Crimes Reporting, 14. Refer to City Manager to incorporate relevant elements of Navigable Cities Framework for Ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities into Master Plan, Refer to Public Works and Parks and Waterfront Commission on ways to incorporate Navigable Cities Framework into the work, projects, contracts and policies of Public Works and Parks Recreation & Waterfront Departments, ACTION:15. Renew Elmwood BID for 2021, 16, Renew Solano BID for 2021, 17. Closure of the crossing at Camelia/Union Pacific to all traffic,18. Update General Plan under CEQA to CA SB 743 Transportation Impact analysis replaces Level of Service (LOS) with Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), 19. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations, 20. Amend BMC 13.110, Title 13, COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to enhance emergency tenant protections, 21. Contract $50,000 (10/15/2020- 6/15/2021) with Youth Listen Campaign with Voices Against Violence, Information Reports: 20. FY 2020 Year End/FY 2021 1stQuarter,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2430 Bonar 11/23/2020
1335 Delaware 11/23/2020
1333 Grant 11/24/2020
901 Grayson 11/17/2020
2210 Harold Way 11/19/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
1511 MLK Jr. 11/10/2020
1205 Oxford 11/23/2020
2435-2437 11/19/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
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Worth Noting:
The PANDEMIC – It is barely noon and already the daily count for the US is up to 77, 723 of new cases and 636 deaths. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
These numbers are higher than our daily totals just a few weeks ago and we still have until gmt 0+ to go (cutoff 4 pm PT with loading of data finishing around 5 pm-6 pm). If you need a pep-talk to stick with public health protocols, deal with family, friends and the holidays listen to Michael Osterholm podcast episode 30.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-osterholm-update-covid-19/id1504360345?i=1000497453212
What Did and Didn’t Happen in City Meetings November 2 – November 5, 2020
It was a quiet week for city meetings in anticipation of all of us being tethered to the elections. The draft of the Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment policy is off to the City Attorney for review. A referral to the City Manager to develop an Outdoor Dining Program is out of committee and traveling to appear on the Council agenda. Councilmember Droste’s measure for Commission Reorganization for Post-Covid-19 Budget Recovery will be taken up at the next Council Agenda Committee (November 16). The T1 Phase 2 project list is moving on to finalization. The Citizens for Cultural Civic Center spoke with Marc Steyer of Tipping Engineering for a better understanding of seismic retrofitting and the group generally agreed that the Seismic Performance Level that should be under discussion and review is Damage Control, an option that was not included in the 903 pages of Gehl documents. And, Steve Finacom will be bringing to the Landmarks Preservation Commission a landmarking application for the apartment where Kamala Harris our first woman Vice-President grew up right here in Berkeley.
What’s Ahead – Moving Back to Normal
It is a busy week ahead and if there aren’t enough Berkeley City meetings a few extras have been added.
Monday – Racism has played a big part in this election. At 10 am the Council Health Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee will take up Racism as a Public Health Crisis,
Tuesday – At 9 am EBMUD will be presenting the Long-Term Infrastructure Workshop. Interestingly if Oct 20 virtual tour is any example, it is easier to ask questions and participate at EMUD workshops than City meetings.Tuesday evening at 6 pm is City Council
Wednesday Veterans Day Holiday– Parks and Waterfront Commission is meeting at 7 pm on T1, The Barbara Lee film is also Wednesday evening with a 48-hour viewing available.
Thursday – The City Council Budget committee meets at 10 am, the Citizens for Cultural Civic Center meets at noon (email johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the list for zoom links) and the Homeless Commission, Housing Advisory Commission, Public Works Commission and the Zoning Adjustment Board all meet at 7 pm.
The City Council November 17 agenda is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, November 8 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, November 9, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85656641165
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 856 5664 1165
Agenda:2. Listening Session on Homelessness (15 minutes), 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, A Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley, 4.a&b. A people’s First Sanctuary Encampment, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS: 5. Service Animals Welcome training, 6. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies,
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts – Prevention, Strategies & Outcomes Subcommittee Meeting, 4 – 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Sugar-Sweetened_Beverage_Product_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81086710470?pwd=QTdkSE5QeGsxYlZnbXowZWZ2SUVDdz09
Teleconference: not given – secretary dtsering@ci.berkeley.ca.usor office 510-981-5300 if no luck contacting secretary try 1-669-900-9128 or 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 810 8671 0470 Passcode: 176840
Agenda: Discussion revised RFP for FY 2022 and FY 2023 and revised application review scoring sheet.
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93524535415?pwd=aktYYjg4V2k3bDg5WHNGZWRUejV0Zz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 935 2453 5415 Passcode: 359545
Agenda: 6. Public Comment, 8. Youth Commission Annual Work Plan, 9. Presentation T1, 10. Prop 68 Competitive Grant for Grove Park Play Structure Renovation, 11. 2021 meeting schedule, 12. Approval of work plan
Mayor Arreguin’s Virtual Town Hall, 6 pm
Submit questions by 3 pm to https://www.jessearreguin.comand watch town hall live or recording at the same link
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
EBMUD Long-Term Infrastructure Workshop, 9 am
https://www.ebmud.com/about-us/board-directors/board-meetings/
Videoconference: https://ebmud.zoom.us/j/94821849801?pwd=QTQzQ2FBek9TdXhhMmVoVWxIaEwvZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 948 2184 9801 Passcode: 698161
Agenda: Integrated Main Wastewater Treatment Plant Master Plan. The Virtual tour was Oct 20, this workshop is the plan to deal with all the challenges shown in the virtual tour. From Oct 20 Q&A Pharmaceuticals dumped into wastewater (flushed down the drain) are not/cannot be removed in processing. (presentation packet 129 pages)
Berkeley City Councilhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session 3:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89262559332
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 892 6255 9332
Agenda: Pending Litigation: a. 1444 Fifth LLC v. City of Berkeley, b. Sandoval v. City of Berkeley, c. Schulz, Christopher v. City of Berkeley WCAB (Worker’s Comp) d. Jackson, Willie v. City of Berkeley WCAB
Regular Meeting 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87207824735
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 872 0782 4735
Agenda CONSENT:1. 2ndreading amending BMC 2.MOU for Winter Relief Program for Homeless $25,000 from Alameda County, 3. MOU with Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 – 1 yr extension with no changes in compensation, 4. 25 year Lease for 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero – Performing Arts Camp with 10 yr renew option, 5. Referral Response from City Manager to Include Climate Impacts in City Council Reports, 6. Acceptance of $20,000 grant for utility bill management software analysis, 7. Resumption of Fees at Oregon Park Senior Apartments, 8. Purchase Order $150,000 for (1) 310SL Backhoe Loader, 9. Purchase Order $200,000 for (1) aerial bucket truck, 10. Councilmembers relinquishment of up to $500 to Berkeley Holiday Fund, 11. 4-stops signs at Eighth at Carleton and Pardee, 12. Authorize Installation of Security Cameras at Major Berkeley Arterial Streets Serving as Entry and Exit Points and Request an Environmental Safety Assessment in High Crime Areas, 13. Budget Referral to Reinstate Partial Funding for Gun Buyback Program, 14. Laundry and shower program (already in operation), 15. Refer to CM Resilient Homes Equity Program to provide retrofit improvements to low-income residents, 16. Budget Referral - $20,000 radar speed feedback sign for Wildcat Canyon Road, 17. Consider Fire Safety Options for Fire Pit at Codornices Park, ACTION: 18. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic, 19. Resolution accepting Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body-Worn Cameras and Street-Level Imagery Project, 20. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report, 21. Support Community Refrigerators, 22. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Veterans Day – City Holiday – Metered Parking not enforced
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98829495586
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 988 2949 5586
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. T1 Project Phase 1 Updates, 9. T1 Phase 2 project list to send to council
Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me, Nov 11, film watch or stream (48 hours to view) https://tickets.ifccenter.com/websales/pages/TicketSearchCriteria.aspx?evtinfo=269262~bd725d56-8b11-414c-8cda-9ccb2ad3128d&=&emci=97d809b2-7515-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=eed96641-8e15-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=5679656
Thursday, November 12, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88377352400
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 883 7735 2400
Agenda: 2. Dept Budget Presentations: a. Timeline, b. Police Dept overtime expense $7,618,930 OT budget $2,364,641, c. Marina Fund, d. T1, e. Encampment Management, f. Public Works – parking funds (parking fund cannot meet debt service – Center Street Garage), g. Public Works – Building Purchases & Maintenance, 3. a. FY 2020 Year-End Excess Equity, b. FY 2021 Amendment to Annual Appropriations, c. General Fund Revenues Updates, 4. General Fund Revenues Replenishment, 5. Assignment of unassigned General Fund Balance to Reserves,UNSCHEDULED Items: 6. Tax Equity, 7. Step Up Housing Measure P funds 1367 University Transition Housing SRO with services, 8. Housing Trust Fund, 9. Juneteenth as City Holiday, 10. Cash v Accrual Accounting, 11. Review of Fiscal Policies.
Citizens for Cultural Civic Center, 12 – 1 pm
This is an open citizen’s group email johncaner@gmail.comto join/participate
Homeless Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97332805764?pwd=dnovQWhiSThxeHlwdlhoUWptSnFvZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 973 3280 5764 Passcode: 456485
Agenda:2. Public Comment, 6. Creation and adoption of FY 2021 Work Plan
Housing Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92896210058
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 928 9621 0058
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, Discussion/Possible Action: 6. Revision of Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Guidelines, 7. Commission Work Plan FY 2021 (agenda packet 100 pages)
Public Works Commission – Special meeting
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Agenda and links not posted check after Monday
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97919905914
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 979 1990 5914
Agenda: staff recommend approval of all projects
3. 1200-1214 San Pablo – demolish 3 existing commercial buildings and construct a 6-story, mixed use building with 104 units (including 9 very low income units), a 3119 sq ft restaurant, 4343 sq ft of usable open space, 55 ground level parking spaces,
4. 170 Hillcrest Road – construct 1531 sq ft 2-story addition to 1736 sq ft single family dwelling in R-1H- Hillside Overlay District
5. 2607 Ellsworth – establish new rooftop Wireless (GTE Mobilnet of CA, dba Verizon Wirelesss) on 5-story 46-ft tall, multi-family residential building, includes 12 new roof-mounted antennas and related equipment with up to 8 ft tall screen walls
6. 800 Dwight Way – Bayer Health Care LLC - EIR Scoping - A SEIR is being prepared, the public scoping period ends December 3, 2020.
Friday, November 13, Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15,
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
City Council Regular Meeting November 17, 6 pm,available for comment
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87898323220
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 9832 3220
Agenda CONSENT: 71. Ratify Proclamation of Local Emergency due to COVID-19, 3. Bid solicitations, 4. Apply for funding $100,000 from CA Dept Health Care Services, 5. Contract add $50,000 total $100,000 and extend to 6/30/2021 with Telfords for Tyler Munis ERP System (formerly ERMA) for implementation payroll system, 6. Refer to Planning to rezone parcels to be reclassified to new Adeline Corridor Mixed-Use General Plan rezoned to new Commercial, 1709 Alcatraz, 3404 King, 3244 Ellis, 1717 Alcatraz, 2024 Ashby, 7. Contract add $100,000 total $350,000 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Karste Consulting for Emergency Preparedness Services and Training, 8. On-Call Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 extend 6/30/22 with Acumen Industrial Hygiene for asbestos, lead, mold and other hazardous material sampling investigations, surveys and program management, 9. Contract add $123,534 total $273,534 and extend 6/30/2021 with Don’s Tire Service for Tire Repair city fleets, 10. Contract add $317,563 total $1,192,563 and extend 6/30/2021 with Bruce’s Tire, Inc for new tires city fleets, 11. Library Gifts Received report $129,079 (sale of donated books, Friends of Library and Library Foundation), 12. Budget Referral $20,000 for Berkeley Age-Friendly Continuum, 13. Refer to City Manager Improving Hate Crimes Reporting, 14. Refer to City Manager to incorporate relevant elements of Navigable Cities Framework for Ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities into Master Plan, Refer to Public Works and Parks and Waterfront Commission on ways to incorporate Navigable Cities Framework into the work, projects, contracts and policies of Public Works and Parks Recreation & Waterfront Departments, ACTION:15. Renew Elmwood BID for 2021, 16, Renew Solano BID for 2021, 17. Closure of the crossing at Camelia/Union Pacific to all traffic,18. Update General Plan under CEQA to CA SB 743 Transportation Impact analysis replaces Level of Service (LOS) with Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), 19. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations, 20. Amend BMC 13.110, Title 13, COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to enhance emergency tenant protections, 21. Contract $50,000 (10/15/2020- 6/15/2021) with Youth Listen Campaign with Voices Against Violence, Information Reports: 20. FY 2020 Year End/FY 2021 1stQuarter,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2430 Bonar 11/23/2020
1335 Delaware 11/23/2020
1333 Grant 11/24/2020
901 Grayson 11/17/2020
2210 Harold Way 11/19/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
1511 MLK Jr. 11/10/2020
1205 Oxford 11/23/2020
2435-2437 11/19/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
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November 1 - November 8, 2020
Worth Noting:
What did and didn’t happen in City meetings October 25 – October 29, 2020:
The Agenda Committee learned that items not addressed in Council meetings do have to be rescheduled within 60 days. That means the Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief will be back on November 10th. At the Police Review Commission, the Police Chief threatened that holding outside agencies to Berkeley restrictions in policing policies, use of controlled equipment, would mean that outside agencies would never come to the assistance of the Berkeley Police and the Police Chief opined it was not possible to supervise outside agencies as mandated by the Council in 1992. The chair of the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission insisted the meeting must end (and it did) at 9 pm with discussion cut short. Didn’t we just spend days in red flag alerts and aren’t we still in the peak of fire season? T1 Spending: Even people who are warm to the new pier and ferry for Berkeley say the plan puts it in the wrong place. We had to wait until Thursday to learn that seven (7) City employees who work in buildings with poor ventilation contracted COVID-19. The pickleball players begging for more courts are better organized than the neighbors who must live with the noise for up to 12 hours/day of balls being swatted across nets with paddles. The Community group on the Civic Center convened by John Caner (email johncaner@gmail.comto join) opposes new council chambers in the park. We need The Rights of Nature Measure. The birds are still waiting for bird safe glass. And, our Councilmembers need to take a hard look at who is appointed to Commissions representing their Districts.
What is ahead – a light week in meetings that still fill Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:
Monday– City Council Policy Committee meetings at 10:30 am Public Safety, 1 pm Facilities Infrastructure, 2:30 pm Agenda and rules.
Wednesday– T1 meetings at 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm with handouts not available until after 6 pm Monday,
Thursday– The Landmarks Preservation Commission 7 pm meeting agenda is so long with 15 items listed that either discussion will suffer or without continuing many items the meeting could run past midnight.
To be added to the Fair and Impartial [Policing] Working Group email list send your request to TTrachtenberg@cityofberkeley.info
Sunday, November 1 2020
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Monday, November 2, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84532435256
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 845 3243 5256
Agenda: 1. Adopt Ordinance add chapter BMC 2.64.170 Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 3. Introduce Ordinance permanently banning the use of less lethal weaponry, chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water cannons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians, 4. Safety for All: The George Floyd Community Safety Act- Development of a Progressive Police Force, 5. Improving Hate Crime Reporting, and Response, 6. Providing Unhoused Community with Fire Extinguishers.
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee– Special Meeting, 1pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87187693289
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 871 8769 3289
Agenda: 2. Path to Permanence for Outdoor Dining and Commerce Permits Granted Under COVID-19, Unscheduled:10 items listed as unscheduled including regulating plastic bags, 4 items on limiting combustion vehicles, street paving, reducing tax for qualifying electrification, just transition to regenerative economy to address climate change, street cleanup and recognizing rights of nature.
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87898323220
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 9832 3220
Agenda Planning for November 17, 6 pm Regular City Council meeting: (Only KEY ITEMS Listed)CONSENT:7. Refer to Planning to rezone parcels to be reclassified to new Adeline Corridor Mixed-Use General Plan rezoned to new Commercial, 1709 Alcatraz, 3404 King, 3244 Ellis, 1717 Alcatraz, 2024 Ashby, ACTION:15. Closure of the crossing at Camelia/Union Pacific to all traffic,16. Update General Plan under CEQA to CA SB 743 Transportation Impact analysis replaces Level of Service (LOS) with Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), 17. Amend BMC Title 14 and Title 23 Reform Residential Off-Street Parking, 1. Modify Minimum Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements, 2. Impose Residential Parking Maximums, 3. Amend Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Permit Program, 4. Institute Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Requirements, 18. Contract $50,000 (10/15/2020- 6/15/2021) with Youth Listen Campaign with Voices Against Violence, 19. Refer to City Manager to incorporate relevant elements of Navigable Cities Framework for Ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities into Master Plan, Refer to Public Works and Parks and Waterfront Commission on ways to incorporate Navigable Cities Framework into the work, projects, contracts and policies of Public Works and Parks Recreation & Waterfront Departments,Information Reports:20. FY 2020 Year End/FY 2021 1stQuarter, Referred Items for Review: 8. Discussion Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Meetings of Legislative Bodies, Unscheduled Items:9. Commission Reorganization (Due 11/30/2020), 12. Implement protocols for City Council meetings on Zoom, (packet 158 pages)
Berkeley City Council Closed Session, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83603197143
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 836 0319 7143
Agenda: Conference with Real Property Negotiators 1761 University owner Rajputana Hospitality Investments, LLC
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Election Day - Berkeley City reduced service day
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Parks and Waterfront Commission special meeting on T1 Phase 2, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98115617123
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 981 1561 7123
Agenda: 3. Public Comment on agenda items only, 4. Discussion and potential action: T1 Phase 2 of potential projects
Parks and Waterfront Commission concurrent special meeting with Public Works on T1 Phase 2, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95118954827
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 951 1895 4827
Agenda: 2. Comments from the Public on agenda items only (30 seconds each speaker), 3. Discussion a. goals of concurrent meeting process to make recommendations of T1 Phase 2 Project List projects and phasing to Council, b. Phase 2 Public Process Review – Handouts to be available after 6 pm Monday November 2 on T1 website https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Updates.aspx
Handouts: Neighborhood group meeting notes, participating commission meeting notes, T1 P2 Large area meeting notes, T1 emails, City staff $53 million project list with phasing recommendations, 4. Next meetings, Nov 11, 12, 19
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Civic Center Cultural Community Group, 11:30 am – 1 pm, email the convener johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the list.
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91680075456
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 916 8007 5456
5.Measure T1 Infrastructure Program Phase 2 Information Report
6.1 Orchard Lane – Steilberg House – Landmark or Structure of Merit
7.1 Orchard Lane –Mills Act Contract application
8.2740 Telegraph – Rose Garden Inn – Structural Alteration Permit,
9.3031 Telegraph –Demolition Referral
10.2317 Channing –Demolition Referral
11.2601 Derby – The McGrew House – Landmarks or Structure of Merit
12.UC Long Range Development Plan Presentation
13.Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA) letter re: UC LRDP
14.Berkeley’s Civic Center Vision and Implementation Plan
15. AD HOC Subcommittees and Liaison Comments
Friday, November 6, Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________________
November 10 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment,
emailcouncil@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87207824735
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 872 0782 4735
CONSENT:1. 2ndreading amending BMC 2.MOU for Winter Relief Program for Homeless $25,000 from Alameda County, 3. MOU with Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 – 1 yr extension with no changes in compensation, 4. 25 year Lease for 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero – Performing Arts Camp with 10 yr renew option, 5. Referral Response from City Manager to Include Climate Impacts in City Council Reports, 6. Acceptance of $20,000 grant for utility bill management software analysis, 7. Resumption of Fees at Oregon Park Senior Apartments, 8. Purchase Order $150,000 for (1) 310SL Backhoe Loader, 9. Purchase Order $200,000 for (1) aerial bucket truck, 10. Councilmembers relinquishment of up to $500 to Berkeley Holiday Fund, 11. 4-stops signs at Eighth at Carleton and Pardee, 12. Authorize Installation of Security Cameras at Major Berkeley Arterial Streets Serving as Entry and Exit Points and Request an Environmental Safety Assessment in High Crime Areas, 13. Budget Referral to Reinstate Partial Funding for Gun Buyback Program, 14. Laundry and shower program (already in operation), 15. Refer to CM Resilient Homes Equity Program to provide retrofit improvements to low-income residents, 16. Budget Referral - $20,000 radar speed feedback sign for Wildcat Canyon Road, 17. Consider Fire Safety Options for Fire Pit at Codornices Park, ACTION:18. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic, 19. Resolution accepting Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body-Worn Cameras and Street-Level Imagery Project, 20. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report, 21. Support Community Refrigerators, 22. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief.
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) – 1/19/2021
1850 Arch TBD – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch TBD – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1031 Cedar 11/04/2020
901 Grayson 11/17/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
2724 Mabel 11/3/2020
1511 MLK Jr. 11/10/2020
2795 San Pablo 11/3/2020
1790 Shattuck 11/4/2020
1240 Sixth 11/3/2020
89 Southampton 11/04/2020
1510 Walnut 11/3/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found on Friday of the preceding week and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
Possible Interest Film Event:
Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me, Nov 11, film watch or stream (48 hours to view) https://tickets.ifccenter.com/websales/pages/TicketSearchCriteria.aspx?evtinfo=269262~bd725d56-8b11-414c-8cda-9ccb2ad3128d&=&emci=97d809b2-7515-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=eed96641-8e15-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=5679656
Worth Noting:
What did and didn’t happen in City meetings October 25 – October 29, 2020:
The Agenda Committee learned that items not addressed in Council meetings do have to be rescheduled within 60 days. That means the Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief will be back on November 10th. At the Police Review Commission, the Police Chief threatened that holding outside agencies to Berkeley restrictions in policing policies, use of controlled equipment, would mean that outside agencies would never come to the assistance of the Berkeley Police and the Police Chief opined it was not possible to supervise outside agencies as mandated by the Council in 1992. The chair of the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission insisted the meeting must end (and it did) at 9 pm with discussion cut short. Didn’t we just spend days in red flag alerts and aren’t we still in the peak of fire season? T1 Spending: Even people who are warm to the new pier and ferry for Berkeley say the plan puts it in the wrong place. We had to wait until Thursday to learn that seven (7) City employees who work in buildings with poor ventilation contracted COVID-19. The pickleball players begging for more courts are better organized than the neighbors who must live with the noise for up to 12 hours/day of balls being swatted across nets with paddles. The Community group on the Civic Center convened by John Caner (email johncaner@gmail.comto join) opposes new council chambers in the park. We need The Rights of Nature Measure. The birds are still waiting for bird safe glass. And, our Councilmembers need to take a hard look at who is appointed to Commissions representing their Districts.
What is ahead – a light week in meetings that still fill Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:
Monday– City Council Policy Committee meetings at 10:30 am Public Safety, 1 pm Facilities Infrastructure, 2:30 pm Agenda and rules.
Wednesday– T1 meetings at 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm with handouts not available until after 6 pm Monday,
Thursday– The Landmarks Preservation Commission 7 pm meeting agenda is so long with 15 items listed that either discussion will suffer or without continuing many items the meeting could run past midnight.
To be added to the Fair and Impartial [Policing] Working Group email list send your request to TTrachtenberg@cityofberkeley.info
Sunday, November 1 2020
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Monday, November 2, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84532435256
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 845 3243 5256
Agenda: 1. Adopt Ordinance add chapter BMC 2.64.170 Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, 3. Introduce Ordinance permanently banning the use of less lethal weaponry, chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water cannons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians, 4. Safety for All: The George Floyd Community Safety Act- Development of a Progressive Police Force, 5. Improving Hate Crime Reporting, and Response, 6. Providing Unhoused Community with Fire Extinguishers.
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee– Special Meeting, 1pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87187693289
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 871 8769 3289
Agenda: 2. Path to Permanence for Outdoor Dining and Commerce Permits Granted Under COVID-19, Unscheduled:10 items listed as unscheduled including regulating plastic bags, 4 items on limiting combustion vehicles, street paving, reducing tax for qualifying electrification, just transition to regenerative economy to address climate change, street cleanup and recognizing rights of nature.
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87898323220
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 878 9832 3220
Agenda Planning for November 17, 6 pm Regular City Council meeting: (Only KEY ITEMS Listed)CONSENT:7. Refer to Planning to rezone parcels to be reclassified to new Adeline Corridor Mixed-Use General Plan rezoned to new Commercial, 1709 Alcatraz, 3404 King, 3244 Ellis, 1717 Alcatraz, 2024 Ashby, ACTION:15. Closure of the crossing at Camelia/Union Pacific to all traffic,16. Update General Plan under CEQA to CA SB 743 Transportation Impact analysis replaces Level of Service (LOS) with Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), 17. Amend BMC Title 14 and Title 23 Reform Residential Off-Street Parking, 1. Modify Minimum Residential Off-Street Parking Requirements, 2. Impose Residential Parking Maximums, 3. Amend Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Permit Program, 4. Institute Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Requirements, 18. Contract $50,000 (10/15/2020- 6/15/2021) with Youth Listen Campaign with Voices Against Violence, 19. Refer to City Manager to incorporate relevant elements of Navigable Cities Framework for Ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities into Master Plan, Refer to Public Works and Parks and Waterfront Commission on ways to incorporate Navigable Cities Framework into the work, projects, contracts and policies of Public Works and Parks Recreation & Waterfront Departments,Information Reports:20. FY 2020 Year End/FY 2021 1stQuarter, Referred Items for Review: 8. Discussion Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Meetings of Legislative Bodies, Unscheduled Items:9. Commission Reorganization (Due 11/30/2020), 12. Implement protocols for City Council meetings on Zoom, (packet 158 pages)
Berkeley City Council Closed Session, 4 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83603197143
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 836 0319 7143
Agenda: Conference with Real Property Negotiators 1761 University owner Rajputana Hospitality Investments, LLC
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Election Day - Berkeley City reduced service day
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Parks and Waterfront Commission special meeting on T1 Phase 2, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98115617123
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 981 1561 7123
Agenda: 3. Public Comment on agenda items only, 4. Discussion and potential action: T1 Phase 2 of potential projects
Parks and Waterfront Commission concurrent special meeting with Public Works on T1 Phase 2, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95118954827
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 951 1895 4827
Agenda: 2. Comments from the Public on agenda items only (30 seconds each speaker), 3. Discussion a. goals of concurrent meeting process to make recommendations of T1 Phase 2 Project List projects and phasing to Council, b. Phase 2 Public Process Review – Handouts to be available after 6 pm Monday November 2 on T1 website https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Updates.aspx
Handouts: Neighborhood group meeting notes, participating commission meeting notes, T1 P2 Large area meeting notes, T1 emails, City staff $53 million project list with phasing recommendations, 4. Next meetings, Nov 11, 12, 19
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Civic Center Cultural Community Group, 11:30 am – 1 pm, email the convener johncaner@gmail.comto be added to the list.
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91680075456
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 916 8007 5456
5.Measure T1 Infrastructure Program Phase 2 Information Report
6.1 Orchard Lane – Steilberg House – Landmark or Structure of Merit
7.1 Orchard Lane –Mills Act Contract application
8.2740 Telegraph – Rose Garden Inn – Structural Alteration Permit,
9.3031 Telegraph –Demolition Referral
10.2317 Channing –Demolition Referral
11.2601 Derby – The McGrew House – Landmarks or Structure of Merit
12.UC Long Range Development Plan Presentation
13.Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA) letter re: UC LRDP
14.Berkeley’s Civic Center Vision and Implementation Plan
15. AD HOC Subcommittees and Liaison Comments
Friday, November 6, Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________________
November 10 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment,
emailcouncil@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87207824735
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 872 0782 4735
CONSENT:1. 2ndreading amending BMC 2.MOU for Winter Relief Program for Homeless $25,000 from Alameda County, 3. MOU with Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 – 1 yr extension with no changes in compensation, 4. 25 year Lease for 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero – Performing Arts Camp with 10 yr renew option, 5. Referral Response from City Manager to Include Climate Impacts in City Council Reports, 6. Acceptance of $20,000 grant for utility bill management software analysis, 7. Resumption of Fees at Oregon Park Senior Apartments, 8. Purchase Order $150,000 for (1) 310SL Backhoe Loader, 9. Purchase Order $200,000 for (1) aerial bucket truck, 10. Councilmembers relinquishment of up to $500 to Berkeley Holiday Fund, 11. 4-stops signs at Eighth at Carleton and Pardee, 12. Authorize Installation of Security Cameras at Major Berkeley Arterial Streets Serving as Entry and Exit Points and Request an Environmental Safety Assessment in High Crime Areas, 13. Budget Referral to Reinstate Partial Funding for Gun Buyback Program, 14. Laundry and shower program (already in operation), 15. Refer to CM Resilient Homes Equity Program to provide retrofit improvements to low-income residents, 16. Budget Referral - $20,000 radar speed feedback sign for Wildcat Canyon Road, 17. Consider Fire Safety Options for Fire Pit at Codornices Park, ACTION:18. Presentation: Report on Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic, 19. Resolution accepting Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body-Worn Cameras and Street-Level Imagery Project, 20. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report, 21. Support Community Refrigerators, 22. Vote of No Confidence in the Police Chief.
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) – 1/19/2021
1850 Arch TBD – 1/26/2021
1862 Arch TBD – 1/26/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1031 Cedar 11/04/2020
901 Grayson 11/17/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
2724 Mabel 11/3/2020
1511 MLK Jr. 11/10/2020
2795 San Pablo 11/3/2020
1790 Shattuck 11/4/2020
1240 Sixth 11/3/2020
89 Southampton 11/04/2020
1510 Walnut 11/3/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found on Friday of the preceding week and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
Possible Interest Film Event:
Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me, Nov 11, film watch or stream (48 hours to view) https://tickets.ifccenter.com/websales/pages/TicketSearchCriteria.aspx?evtinfo=269262~bd725d56-8b11-414c-8cda-9ccb2ad3128d&=&emci=97d809b2-7515-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=eed96641-8e15-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=5679656
October 25 - November 1, 2020
Worth Noting:
What did and did NOT happen the week in City meetings October 20 – October 23, 2020.After nearly one year of waiting the Disability Commission was able to present to City Council the Framework for Navigable Cities including the difficulty of navigating in a wheelchair on Berkeley’s failing streets and sidewalks. Migrating and local birds are still waiting for Berkeley to catch up with other Bay Area cities to require bird safe glass - the ordinance was passed by City Council November 12, 2019 and is stalled at the Planning Commission. The 11 home owners with improperly assessed property taxes by Berkeley by being overcharged while larger properties are being undercharged are still waiting for just resolve. The youtube video explains the problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh-sEdAn8p4&feature=youtu.be
What is ahead:
Daylight Savings Time ends November 1.
The Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group has “office hours” 5:30 – 6:30 pm Monday and Wednesday.
Tuesday – City Council is at 6 pm nearly everything is on consent. Item 24. is a presentation on the City response to COVID-19.
Wednesday– Police Review Commission 7 pm will finalize the proposed Ordinance on the Use and Acquisition of Controlled Equipment and the Chair will report on the Mayor’s Working Group on Fair and Impartial Policing.
Thursday – Various discussions are percolating in Berkeley in response to the Civic Center Plan with concerns and alternatives that came to light at the Civic Arts Commission subcommittee meeting Friday, October 23.There is a follow-up discussion at 11 am on the Civic Center plan. John Caner johncaner@gmail.comis the contact. The Civic Center Plan will be on the LPC agenda November 5. The last published T1 Phase 2 is at 6:30 pm with a focus on the waterfront. There is a Bayer sponsored community meeting on plans for expansion at 6 pm. Preregistration is required.
Sunday, October 25, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 26, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86979230307
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 869 7923 0307
Agenda: 2. Listening Session Homeless (15 minutes) 3. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 4. Report Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic, 5. Declare Racism as Public Health Crisis,Unscheduled Items:6. Service Animals Welcome Training, 7. a.&b. Peoples First Sanctuary Encampment
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83948920765
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 839 4892 0765
Agenda Planning for November 10 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT:1. MOU for Winter Relief Program for Homeless $25,000 from Alameda County, 2. MOU with Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 – 1 yr extension with no changes in compensation, 3. 25 year Lease for 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero – Performing Arts Camp with 10 yr renew option, 4. Referral Response from City Manager to Include Climate Impacts in City Council Reports, 5. Acceptance of $20,000 grant for utility bill management software analysis, 6. Purchase Order $150,000 for (1) 310SL Backhoe Loader, 7. Purchase Order $200,000 for (1) aerial bucket truck, 8. Councilmembers relinquishment of up to $500 to Berkeley Holiday Fund, 9. Laundry and shower program (already in operation), 10. Refer to CM Resilient Homes Equity Program to provide retrofit improvements to low-income residents, ACTION: 11. Resumption of Fees at Oregon Park Senior Apartments, 12. Resolution accepting Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body-Worn Cameras and Street-Level Imagery Project, 13. 4-stops signs at Eighth at Carleton and Pardee, 14. Implement Protocols for managing City Council Meetings on Zoom, 15. Consider Fire Safety Options for Fire Pit at Codornices Park, Referred Items: 8. COVID-19 on Legislative Bodies,Unscheduled Items: 9. Commission Reorganization for Post COVID Recovery, 10. Officeholder Accounts, 11. Councilmember Office budget relinquishments and grants, Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Ventilation, 3. No Confidence Vote in the Police Chief. (packet 198 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91921854794
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 919 2185 4794
Agenda: Office Hours – Affordable Housing and Building Form
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Berkeley City Council, email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session, 3:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81772761502
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 817 7276 1502
Agenda: 1. Conference with Labor Negotiators, Employee Organizations: Berkeley Fire Fighters Association Local 1227, Local 1227 I>A>F>F>, Berkeley Chief Fire Officers Associations, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 1245, SEIU 1021, Public Employees Union Local 1, 2. Pending Litigation 1444 Fifth Street, LLC v. City of Berkeley, Case #19032434
Regular City Council meeting, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86157441939
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 861 5744 1939
CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading 225 University, 2. Minutes, 3. Annual Commission Report, 4. Addendum the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) with COVID_19 Resiliency Loan Program (CARES Act Recovery), 5. Accept Economic Dashboardupdate report(pre-covid data), 6. $1,067,302 Formal Bid solicitations, 7. Align BMC definition of smoking with State of CA code to include medical cannabis, 8. Contract $175,000 with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc and Wiss, Janney, Elstner for On-call Citywide Roof Assessment Services. 9. Contract $293,000 with DMR Builders for 125/127 University Tenant Improvement Project, 10. Contract add $660,283 total $1,995,540 and extend to 6/30/2024 with SKIDATA, Inc for Parking Access and Revenue Control systems, 11. Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Technology, Engineering and Construction, Inc. for Tank Maintenance and Certification Services, 12. Contract add $150,000 total $432,750 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Direct Line Tele Response for Citywide after-hours answering services, 13. Re-establish Game Day parking restrictions Area K, 14. Renewal of Elmwood BID (Business Improvement District) for 2021, 15. Renewal Solano BID for 2021, 16. a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications, 17. a.&b. Recommendation to Modify Policies Related to the Enforcement of Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 18. Allocate $50,000 to UC Theatre Concert Career Pathways Education Program, 19. Letter to CA Horse Racing Board to investigate treatment and welfare of horses at Golden Gate Fields, 20. Refer to Budget process Allocate $500,000 to require biweekly (once every 2 weeks) cleaning of populated encampment sites and City should partner with appropriate non-profit organizations to create work opportunities for homeless residents who can help City staff clean streets on an ongoing basis, 21. Convert 62ndStreet between King and Adeline into one-way toward Adeline, 22. Adopt 2020 Traffic Circle Vegetation Policy and Maintenance Plan, 23. Support for Berkeley Mutual Aid (BMA) services addressing needs of residents during COVID-19 until 3 months after COVID-19 emergency order is lifted $3000/month,ACTION:24. COVID-19 Response Lessons Learned 2020 Summary Report (work performed by City staff in relation to the pandemic), 25. Resolution to Upgrade Municipal Accounts to 100% Renewable (Electricity service with EBCE), 26. Police Review Commission Work Plan.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council,3 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97613667021?pwd=Y2k4d3liOHNUczNTV2plWmdlYVlmdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 1366 7021 Passcode: 608028
Agenda: 3. Non-agenda public comment, 5. Update Relocation Ordinance, 6. Update COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance, 7. Habitability Plans modeled after Los Angeles
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99889323260
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 8932 3260
Agenda: Office Hours - Public and Civic Space
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93433492022
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 934 3349 2022
Agenda: 3. Update Local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 4. Ballot Measure FF, 5. Time Limits on Discussion of Agenda Items, 6. Update Grizzly Peak Corridor Turnouts, 7. Future Item Fire Dept Budget.
Police Review Commission (PRC),7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
PRC Closed Session, 6:30, Agenda: Berkeley Police Association v. City of Berkeley, Case No. 2002 057569
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
PRC Regular Meeting, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 3. Public comment on agenda items, 5. Chair Report on Mayor’s Working Group on Fair & Impartial Policing, 9. a. Policy Complaint #2478 Regarding fees for towing and storage, b. BPD policy on question the supervised release status of detainees, c. Proposed Ordinance on the Use and Acquisition of Controlled Equipment, (finalize)
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Civic Center Plan community discussion email johncaner@gmail.comfor zoom link
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District Waterfront,6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97699637212
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 9963 7212
Bayer Virtual Community Meeting, 6 – 7:30 pm
You must pre-register to attend https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bayer-virtual-community-meeting-tickets-123847817155
More information is available at www.bayer.com/berkeley
Friday, October 30, 2020 and Saturday, October 31, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Daylight Savings Time Ends
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) TBD
1850 Arch TBD
1862 Arch TBD
January 21, 2021 special meeting land use appeals
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
2221 Carleton 10/30/2020
1031 Cedar 11/04/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
2724 Mabel 11/3/2020
1511 MLK Jr. 11/10/2020
2795 San Pablo 11/3/2020
89 Southampton 11/04/2020
1920 Vine 10/30/2020
1510 Walnut 10/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Worth Noting:
What did and did NOT happen the week in City meetings October 20 – October 23, 2020.After nearly one year of waiting the Disability Commission was able to present to City Council the Framework for Navigable Cities including the difficulty of navigating in a wheelchair on Berkeley’s failing streets and sidewalks. Migrating and local birds are still waiting for Berkeley to catch up with other Bay Area cities to require bird safe glass - the ordinance was passed by City Council November 12, 2019 and is stalled at the Planning Commission. The 11 home owners with improperly assessed property taxes by Berkeley by being overcharged while larger properties are being undercharged are still waiting for just resolve. The youtube video explains the problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh-sEdAn8p4&feature=youtu.be
What is ahead:
Daylight Savings Time ends November 1.
The Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group has “office hours” 5:30 – 6:30 pm Monday and Wednesday.
Tuesday – City Council is at 6 pm nearly everything is on consent. Item 24. is a presentation on the City response to COVID-19.
Wednesday– Police Review Commission 7 pm will finalize the proposed Ordinance on the Use and Acquisition of Controlled Equipment and the Chair will report on the Mayor’s Working Group on Fair and Impartial Policing.
Thursday – Various discussions are percolating in Berkeley in response to the Civic Center Plan with concerns and alternatives that came to light at the Civic Arts Commission subcommittee meeting Friday, October 23.There is a follow-up discussion at 11 am on the Civic Center plan. John Caner johncaner@gmail.comis the contact. The Civic Center Plan will be on the LPC agenda November 5. The last published T1 Phase 2 is at 6:30 pm with a focus on the waterfront. There is a Bayer sponsored community meeting on plans for expansion at 6 pm. Preregistration is required.
Sunday, October 25, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 26, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86979230307
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 869 7923 0307
Agenda: 2. Listening Session Homeless (15 minutes) 3. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 4. Report Homeless Outreach during COVID-19 Pandemic, 5. Declare Racism as Public Health Crisis,Unscheduled Items:6. Service Animals Welcome Training, 7. a.&b. Peoples First Sanctuary Encampment
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83948920765
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 839 4892 0765
Agenda Planning for November 10 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT:1. MOU for Winter Relief Program for Homeless $25,000 from Alameda County, 2. MOU with Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 – 1 yr extension with no changes in compensation, 3. 25 year Lease for 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero – Performing Arts Camp with 10 yr renew option, 4. Referral Response from City Manager to Include Climate Impacts in City Council Reports, 5. Acceptance of $20,000 grant for utility bill management software analysis, 6. Purchase Order $150,000 for (1) 310SL Backhoe Loader, 7. Purchase Order $200,000 for (1) aerial bucket truck, 8. Councilmembers relinquishment of up to $500 to Berkeley Holiday Fund, 9. Laundry and shower program (already in operation), 10. Refer to CM Resilient Homes Equity Program to provide retrofit improvements to low-income residents, ACTION: 11. Resumption of Fees at Oregon Park Senior Apartments, 12. Resolution accepting Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body-Worn Cameras and Street-Level Imagery Project, 13. 4-stops signs at Eighth at Carleton and Pardee, 14. Implement Protocols for managing City Council Meetings on Zoom, 15. Consider Fire Safety Options for Fire Pit at Codornices Park, Referred Items: 8. COVID-19 on Legislative Bodies,Unscheduled Items: 9. Commission Reorganization for Post COVID Recovery, 10. Officeholder Accounts, 11. Councilmember Office budget relinquishments and grants, Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Ventilation, 3. No Confidence Vote in the Police Chief. (packet 198 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91921854794
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 919 2185 4794
Agenda: Office Hours – Affordable Housing and Building Form
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Berkeley City Council, email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session, 3:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81772761502
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 817 7276 1502
Agenda: 1. Conference with Labor Negotiators, Employee Organizations: Berkeley Fire Fighters Association Local 1227, Local 1227 I>A>F>F>, Berkeley Chief Fire Officers Associations, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 1245, SEIU 1021, Public Employees Union Local 1, 2. Pending Litigation 1444 Fifth Street, LLC v. City of Berkeley, Case #19032434
Regular City Council meeting, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86157441939
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 861 5744 1939
CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading 225 University, 2. Minutes, 3. Annual Commission Report, 4. Addendum the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) with COVID_19 Resiliency Loan Program (CARES Act Recovery), 5. Accept Economic Dashboardupdate report(pre-covid data), 6. $1,067,302 Formal Bid solicitations, 7. Align BMC definition of smoking with State of CA code to include medical cannabis, 8. Contract $175,000 with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc and Wiss, Janney, Elstner for On-call Citywide Roof Assessment Services. 9. Contract $293,000 with DMR Builders for 125/127 University Tenant Improvement Project, 10. Contract add $660,283 total $1,995,540 and extend to 6/30/2024 with SKIDATA, Inc for Parking Access and Revenue Control systems, 11. Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Technology, Engineering and Construction, Inc. for Tank Maintenance and Certification Services, 12. Contract add $150,000 total $432,750 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Direct Line Tele Response for Citywide after-hours answering services, 13. Re-establish Game Day parking restrictions Area K, 14. Renewal of Elmwood BID (Business Improvement District) for 2021, 15. Renewal Solano BID for 2021, 16. a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications, 17. a.&b. Recommendation to Modify Policies Related to the Enforcement of Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 18. Allocate $50,000 to UC Theatre Concert Career Pathways Education Program, 19. Letter to CA Horse Racing Board to investigate treatment and welfare of horses at Golden Gate Fields, 20. Refer to Budget process Allocate $500,000 to require biweekly (once every 2 weeks) cleaning of populated encampment sites and City should partner with appropriate non-profit organizations to create work opportunities for homeless residents who can help City staff clean streets on an ongoing basis, 21. Convert 62ndStreet between King and Adeline into one-way toward Adeline, 22. Adopt 2020 Traffic Circle Vegetation Policy and Maintenance Plan, 23. Support for Berkeley Mutual Aid (BMA) services addressing needs of residents during COVID-19 until 3 months after COVID-19 emergency order is lifted $3000/month,ACTION:24. COVID-19 Response Lessons Learned 2020 Summary Report (work performed by City staff in relation to the pandemic), 25. Resolution to Upgrade Municipal Accounts to 100% Renewable (Electricity service with EBCE), 26. Police Review Commission Work Plan.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council,3 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97613667021?pwd=Y2k4d3liOHNUczNTV2plWmdlYVlmdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 1366 7021 Passcode: 608028
Agenda: 3. Non-agenda public comment, 5. Update Relocation Ordinance, 6. Update COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance, 7. Habitability Plans modeled after Los Angeles
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99889323260
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 8932 3260
Agenda: Office Hours - Public and Civic Space
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93433492022
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 934 3349 2022
Agenda: 3. Update Local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 4. Ballot Measure FF, 5. Time Limits on Discussion of Agenda Items, 6. Update Grizzly Peak Corridor Turnouts, 7. Future Item Fire Dept Budget.
Police Review Commission (PRC),7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
PRC Closed Session, 6:30, Agenda: Berkeley Police Association v. City of Berkeley, Case No. 2002 057569
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
PRC Regular Meeting, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 3. Public comment on agenda items, 5. Chair Report on Mayor’s Working Group on Fair & Impartial Policing, 9. a. Policy Complaint #2478 Regarding fees for towing and storage, b. BPD policy on question the supervised release status of detainees, c. Proposed Ordinance on the Use and Acquisition of Controlled Equipment, (finalize)
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Civic Center Plan community discussion email johncaner@gmail.comfor zoom link
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District Waterfront,6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97699637212
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 9963 7212
Bayer Virtual Community Meeting, 6 – 7:30 pm
You must pre-register to attend https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bayer-virtual-community-meeting-tickets-123847817155
More information is available at www.bayer.com/berkeley
Friday, October 30, 2020 and Saturday, October 31, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Daylight Savings Time Ends
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) TBD
1850 Arch TBD
1862 Arch TBD
January 21, 2021 special meeting land use appeals
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
2221 Carleton 10/30/2020
1031 Cedar 11/04/2020
1009 Heinz 11/9/2020
2724 Mabel 11/3/2020
1511 MLK Jr. 11/10/2020
2795 San Pablo 11/3/2020
89 Southampton 11/04/2020
1920 Vine 10/30/2020
1510 Walnut 10/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
October 18 - October 25, 2020
Worth Noting and Quick Summary:
Tuesday - City Council 6 pm meeting includes the UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan https://lrdp.berkeley.edu/
Wednesday – Council FITES Committee 2:30 pm is taking up several climate measures and the Bi-Weekly cleaning of encampments sites.
Thursday – Measure T1 at 6:30 pm will focus on Districts 1 and 4. If you missed your District meeting you can still attend this one. The last T1 meeting is Oct 29 for the marina. These meetings are NOT recorded. To comment email: T1@cityofberkeley.infoThis is the “public’s” opportunity for input. City Staff have already made their list of preferred projects for the rest of available bond money.
Council Budget Committee 10 amis reviewing the Police Department Budget,
Mental Health Commission 7 pmagenda is entirely about crisis/emergency Mental Health Response.
Friday 9 am – 12 pm Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF) Fourth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future, Break-out sessions look very interesting especially the one on Watershed-Wetlands Restoration.
The October 27 Regular City Council meeting agenda is available for comment and follows this week’s list of meetings.
Sunday, October 18, 2020,
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 19, 2020
Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 with Mayor Arreguin, 6 pm, watch live at https://www.jessearreguin.com, submit questions by 3 pm on 10/19/20, (website contains question form) if you miss the town hall, it is recorded.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Berkeley City Council,
4:30 pm Closed Session – Price and terms for use of BUSD properties:
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83546478052
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 835 4647 8052
Agenda:Conference Real Property Negotiators, Properties: MLK JR Services Center 1730 Oregon, Willard Pool 2701 Telegraph, West Campus Pool 2100 Browning, King Pool 1700 Hopkins, Measure Y Parks – King Park 1700 Hopkins, Thousand Oaks Park 1780 Tacoma, Play/open space in back of schools at Leconte School 2241 Russell, Malcolm X School 1731 Prince, Rosa Parks School 920 Allston, John Muir School 2995 Claremont, Washington School 2300 MLK Jr Way.
6:00 pm City Council Special Session – Navigable Cities, UCB Long Range Development Plan
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/10_Oct/City_Council__10-20-2020_-_Special_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87451472006
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 874 5147 2006Agenda: 1. Proposed navigable cities framework for ensuring and Freedom-of-Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley,2. UCB Long range development plan update with Housing Project #1 at corner of Oxford and University with 850 student beds and ground floor retail/event/student-serving space, Housing Project #2 Haste and Bowditch – Peoples Park, 1200 student beds, 125 apartments for low-income (non-university individuals), permanent supportive housing, non-profit on-site managed services. Additional information at https://Irdp.berkeley.edu/
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Rental Housing and Covid-19 Webinar, 10:30 am, pre-register for videoconference linkshttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84769442070
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 847 6944 2070
Agenda: 2. Initiate a Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency, 3. Introduce Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicles throughout the City of Berkeley by 2025, 4. Prohibition on the sale of gasoline, diesel, and other carbon based transportation fuels by 2025, 5. Path to Permanence for Outdoor Dining and Commerce Permits Granted Under COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration, 6. Recognize the Rights of Nature, 7. Enforce Bi-Weekly (once every 2 weeks) Residential CleaningMeasures to Address Encampments and Promote Clean Streets, Unscheduled Items:8. Ordinance adding BMC11.62 to Regulate Plastic Bags, 9. Prohibition on resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 10. Prohibition on Use of City Streets for operating, parking, or idling combustion vehicles by 2045, 11. Potential Bonding and Funding opportunities for improving the PCI of residential streets and creating a master paving plan, 12. Ordinance amending BMC7.52 Reducing tax imposed for qualifying electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits.
Planning Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91642148739
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 916 4214 8749
Agenda: 3. Public comment on non-agenda items, 9. Update on Citywide Affordable Housing Requirements,10. Identify Commission to Speak on Parking Reform package on November 17.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 1/4,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97699637212
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 9963 7212
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84358243790
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID:843 5824 3790
Agenda:2. Presentation of Police Department Budget, 3. Annual Appropriation Ordinance Discussion, 4. General Fund Reserve Replenishment Discussion, 5. General Fund Revenues Update, FY 2020 Year End Excess Equity Discussion, 7. Amend Berkeley’s Property Measures and Restore Tax Equity by changing square footage thru comprehensive verification process. 8. Step Up Housing to lease and operated a new permanent supportive housing project at 1367 University. Unscheduled Items:9. Housing Trust Fund Reserves, 10. Juneteenth as a City Holiday, 11. Cash v. Accrual Basis Accounting, 12. Review of Council’s Fiscal Policies.
Loan Administration Board, 5pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86236687725
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 862 3668 7725
Agenda: B) State of Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), C) Action Items RLF request $150,000 by Hey Skin!, Adopt Changes to RLF Administrative Plan for COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program and establish process for administrative review, accept $814,000 of available EDA funds, Set maximum loan amount from COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program seed funds at 25% of RLF capital base, City Manager and/or designee is empowered to administratively approve loans of $25,000 and below, the Requirement for loan applicants to leverage additional capital is removed for loans funded with COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program dollars, Extend loan payment forbearance for existing loan recipients from October 1, 2020 until 90 days after Berkeley’s Shelter in Place Order is lifted.
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97802689308
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 978 0268 9308
Agenda: 3. Discussion of emergency mental health crisis response services, including models and funding of mental health crisis services a. Update on Special Care Unit and role of MHC, b. Update RFP process, c. Status of Subcommittee on Emergency Mental Health Response, d. Report and data on Emergency Mental Health Response HOTT, MCT, TOT from March to most recent, 4. Current efforts to meet Emergency Mental Health needs.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91452147364
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 914 5214 7364
Agenda:
2435-2437 Virginia (2) – construct 3-story, 32’ ave ht, 1,150 sq ft addition with 2 dwelling units, 3 new parking spaces to existing 2-story tripex, relocate 2 uncovered parking spaces, 6-ft tall trash enclosure, on consent
2210 Harold Way (3) –demolish existing commercial building, construct 7-story mixed-use on ground floor, 38 dwellings, 135 bedrooms, secure storage 48 bicycles, no parking, pay fee instead of open space, student housing with bedrooms, galley kitchen and no living room staff recommend approve
4. Presentation from UC Berkeley Capital Strategies Staff on Long Range Development Plan
DRC Subcommittee Report
Memorandum from Shannon Allen to ZAB on CA Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) Virtual State Conference(go to meeting agenda for link)
Video on redlining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETR9qrVS17g
Friday, October 23, 2020,
October 23, 9 am – 12 pm Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF) Fourth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future
https://cemtf.org, register for the event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-task-force-virtual-summit-series-4-tickets-122654347455
Agenda: Break-out sessions: 1. Consumption-based GHG Accounting, 2. Zero Waste – Plastic Pollution and Wasted Food Reduction, 3. Carbon Sequestration – Carbon Farming, 4. Watershed – Wetlands Restoration, 5. Climate Literacy in School
Saturday, October 24, 2020 and Sunday, October 25, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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October 27 Regular City Council meeting, email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86157441939
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 861 5744 1939
CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading 225 University, 2. Minutes, 3. Annual Commission Report, 4. Addendum the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) with COVID_19 Resiliency Loan Program (CARES Act Recovery), 5. Accept Economic Dashboardupdate report(pre-covid data), 6. $1,067,302 Formal Bid solicitations, 7. Align BMC definition of smoking with State of CA code to include medical cannabis, 8. Contract $175,000 with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc and Wiss, Janney, Elstner for On-call Citywide Roof Assessment Services. 9. Contract $293,000 with DMR Builders for 125/127 University Tenant Improvement Project, 10. Contract add $660,283 total $1,995,540 and extend to 6/30/2024 with SKIDATA, Inc for Parking Access and Revenue Control systems, 11. Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Technology, Engineering and Construction, Inc. for Tank Maintenance and Certification Services, 12. Contract add $150,000 total $432,750 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Direct Line Tele Response for Citywide after-hours answering services, 13. Re-establish Game Day parking restrictions Area K, 14. Renewal of Elmwood BID (Business Improvement District) for 2021, 15. Renewal Solano BID for 2021, 17. a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications, 20. a.&b. Recommendation to Modify Policies Related to the Enforcement of Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 18. Allocate $50,000 to UC Theatre Concert Career Pathways Education Program, 19. Letter to CA Horse Racing Board to investigate treatment and welfare of horses at Golden Gate Fields, 20. Refer to Budget process Allocate $500,000 to require biweekly (once every 2 weeks) cleaning of populated encampment sites and City should partner with appropriate non-profit organizations to create work opportunities for homeless residents who can help City staff clean streets on an ongoing basis, 21. Convert 62ndStreet between King and Adeline into one-way toward Adeline, 22. Adopt 2020 Traffic Circle Vegetation Policy and Maintenance Plan, 23. Support for Berkeley Mutual Aid (BMA) services addressing needs of residents during COVID-19 until 3 months after COVID-19 emergency order is lifted $3000/month,ACTION:24. COVID-19 Response Lessons Learned 2020 Summary Report (work performed by City staff in relation to the pandemic), 25. Resolution to Upgrade Municipal Accounts to 100% Renewable (Electricity service with EBCE), 26. Police Review Commission Work Plan.
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
January 21, 2021 special meeting land use appeals
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1031 Cedar 11/04/2020
89 Southampton 11/04/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
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This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
Worth Noting and Quick Summary:
Tuesday - City Council 6 pm meeting includes the UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan https://lrdp.berkeley.edu/
Wednesday – Council FITES Committee 2:30 pm is taking up several climate measures and the Bi-Weekly cleaning of encampments sites.
Thursday – Measure T1 at 6:30 pm will focus on Districts 1 and 4. If you missed your District meeting you can still attend this one. The last T1 meeting is Oct 29 for the marina. These meetings are NOT recorded. To comment email: T1@cityofberkeley.infoThis is the “public’s” opportunity for input. City Staff have already made their list of preferred projects for the rest of available bond money.
Council Budget Committee 10 amis reviewing the Police Department Budget,
Mental Health Commission 7 pmagenda is entirely about crisis/emergency Mental Health Response.
Friday 9 am – 12 pm Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF) Fourth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future, Break-out sessions look very interesting especially the one on Watershed-Wetlands Restoration.
The October 27 Regular City Council meeting agenda is available for comment and follows this week’s list of meetings.
Sunday, October 18, 2020,
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 19, 2020
Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 with Mayor Arreguin, 6 pm, watch live at https://www.jessearreguin.com, submit questions by 3 pm on 10/19/20, (website contains question form) if you miss the town hall, it is recorded.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Berkeley City Council,
4:30 pm Closed Session – Price and terms for use of BUSD properties:
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83546478052
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 835 4647 8052
Agenda:Conference Real Property Negotiators, Properties: MLK JR Services Center 1730 Oregon, Willard Pool 2701 Telegraph, West Campus Pool 2100 Browning, King Pool 1700 Hopkins, Measure Y Parks – King Park 1700 Hopkins, Thousand Oaks Park 1780 Tacoma, Play/open space in back of schools at Leconte School 2241 Russell, Malcolm X School 1731 Prince, Rosa Parks School 920 Allston, John Muir School 2995 Claremont, Washington School 2300 MLK Jr Way.
6:00 pm City Council Special Session – Navigable Cities, UCB Long Range Development Plan
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/10_Oct/City_Council__10-20-2020_-_Special_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87451472006
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 874 5147 2006Agenda: 1. Proposed navigable cities framework for ensuring and Freedom-of-Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley,2. UCB Long range development plan update with Housing Project #1 at corner of Oxford and University with 850 student beds and ground floor retail/event/student-serving space, Housing Project #2 Haste and Bowditch – Peoples Park, 1200 student beds, 125 apartments for low-income (non-university individuals), permanent supportive housing, non-profit on-site managed services. Additional information at https://Irdp.berkeley.edu/
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Rental Housing and Covid-19 Webinar, 10:30 am, pre-register for videoconference linkshttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84769442070
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 847 6944 2070
Agenda: 2. Initiate a Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address Climate Emergency, 3. Introduce Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicles throughout the City of Berkeley by 2025, 4. Prohibition on the sale of gasoline, diesel, and other carbon based transportation fuels by 2025, 5. Path to Permanence for Outdoor Dining and Commerce Permits Granted Under COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration, 6. Recognize the Rights of Nature, 7. Enforce Bi-Weekly (once every 2 weeks) Residential CleaningMeasures to Address Encampments and Promote Clean Streets, Unscheduled Items:8. Ordinance adding BMC11.62 to Regulate Plastic Bags, 9. Prohibition on resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 10. Prohibition on Use of City Streets for operating, parking, or idling combustion vehicles by 2045, 11. Potential Bonding and Funding opportunities for improving the PCI of residential streets and creating a master paving plan, 12. Ordinance amending BMC7.52 Reducing tax imposed for qualifying electrification, energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits.
Planning Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91642148739
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 916 4214 8749
Agenda: 3. Public comment on non-agenda items, 9. Update on Citywide Affordable Housing Requirements,10. Identify Commission to Speak on Parking Reform package on November 17.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 1/4,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97699637212
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 9963 7212
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84358243790
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID:843 5824 3790
Agenda:2. Presentation of Police Department Budget, 3. Annual Appropriation Ordinance Discussion, 4. General Fund Reserve Replenishment Discussion, 5. General Fund Revenues Update, FY 2020 Year End Excess Equity Discussion, 7. Amend Berkeley’s Property Measures and Restore Tax Equity by changing square footage thru comprehensive verification process. 8. Step Up Housing to lease and operated a new permanent supportive housing project at 1367 University. Unscheduled Items:9. Housing Trust Fund Reserves, 10. Juneteenth as a City Holiday, 11. Cash v. Accrual Basis Accounting, 12. Review of Council’s Fiscal Policies.
Loan Administration Board, 5pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86236687725
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 862 3668 7725
Agenda: B) State of Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), C) Action Items RLF request $150,000 by Hey Skin!, Adopt Changes to RLF Administrative Plan for COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program and establish process for administrative review, accept $814,000 of available EDA funds, Set maximum loan amount from COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program seed funds at 25% of RLF capital base, City Manager and/or designee is empowered to administratively approve loans of $25,000 and below, the Requirement for loan applicants to leverage additional capital is removed for loans funded with COVID-19 Resiliency Loan Program dollars, Extend loan payment forbearance for existing loan recipients from October 1, 2020 until 90 days after Berkeley’s Shelter in Place Order is lifted.
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97802689308
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 978 0268 9308
Agenda: 3. Discussion of emergency mental health crisis response services, including models and funding of mental health crisis services a. Update on Special Care Unit and role of MHC, b. Update RFP process, c. Status of Subcommittee on Emergency Mental Health Response, d. Report and data on Emergency Mental Health Response HOTT, MCT, TOT from March to most recent, 4. Current efforts to meet Emergency Mental Health needs.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91452147364
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 914 5214 7364
Agenda:
2435-2437 Virginia (2) – construct 3-story, 32’ ave ht, 1,150 sq ft addition with 2 dwelling units, 3 new parking spaces to existing 2-story tripex, relocate 2 uncovered parking spaces, 6-ft tall trash enclosure, on consent
2210 Harold Way (3) –demolish existing commercial building, construct 7-story mixed-use on ground floor, 38 dwellings, 135 bedrooms, secure storage 48 bicycles, no parking, pay fee instead of open space, student housing with bedrooms, galley kitchen and no living room staff recommend approve
4. Presentation from UC Berkeley Capital Strategies Staff on Long Range Development Plan
DRC Subcommittee Report
Memorandum from Shannon Allen to ZAB on CA Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) Virtual State Conference(go to meeting agenda for link)
Video on redlining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETR9qrVS17g
Friday, October 23, 2020,
October 23, 9 am – 12 pm Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF) Fourth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future
https://cemtf.org, register for the event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-task-force-virtual-summit-series-4-tickets-122654347455
Agenda: Break-out sessions: 1. Consumption-based GHG Accounting, 2. Zero Waste – Plastic Pollution and Wasted Food Reduction, 3. Carbon Sequestration – Carbon Farming, 4. Watershed – Wetlands Restoration, 5. Climate Literacy in School
Saturday, October 24, 2020 and Sunday, October 25, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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October 27 Regular City Council meeting, email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86157441939
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 861 5744 1939
CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading 225 University, 2. Minutes, 3. Annual Commission Report, 4. Addendum the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) with COVID_19 Resiliency Loan Program (CARES Act Recovery), 5. Accept Economic Dashboardupdate report(pre-covid data), 6. $1,067,302 Formal Bid solicitations, 7. Align BMC definition of smoking with State of CA code to include medical cannabis, 8. Contract $175,000 with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc and Wiss, Janney, Elstner for On-call Citywide Roof Assessment Services. 9. Contract $293,000 with DMR Builders for 125/127 University Tenant Improvement Project, 10. Contract add $660,283 total $1,995,540 and extend to 6/30/2024 with SKIDATA, Inc for Parking Access and Revenue Control systems, 11. Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Technology, Engineering and Construction, Inc. for Tank Maintenance and Certification Services, 12. Contract add $150,000 total $432,750 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Direct Line Tele Response for Citywide after-hours answering services, 13. Re-establish Game Day parking restrictions Area K, 14. Renewal of Elmwood BID (Business Improvement District) for 2021, 15. Renewal Solano BID for 2021, 17. a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications, 20. a.&b. Recommendation to Modify Policies Related to the Enforcement of Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 18. Allocate $50,000 to UC Theatre Concert Career Pathways Education Program, 19. Letter to CA Horse Racing Board to investigate treatment and welfare of horses at Golden Gate Fields, 20. Refer to Budget process Allocate $500,000 to require biweekly (once every 2 weeks) cleaning of populated encampment sites and City should partner with appropriate non-profit organizations to create work opportunities for homeless residents who can help City staff clean streets on an ongoing basis, 21. Convert 62ndStreet between King and Adeline into one-way toward Adeline, 22. Adopt 2020 Traffic Circle Vegetation Policy and Maintenance Plan, 23. Support for Berkeley Mutual Aid (BMA) services addressing needs of residents during COVID-19 until 3 months after COVID-19 emergency order is lifted $3000/month,ACTION:24. COVID-19 Response Lessons Learned 2020 Summary Report (work performed by City staff in relation to the pandemic), 25. Resolution to Upgrade Municipal Accounts to 100% Renewable (Electricity service with EBCE), 26. Police Review Commission Work Plan.
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
January 21, 2021 special meeting land use appeals
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1031 Cedar 11/04/2020
89 Southampton 11/04/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
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This Summary of City of Berkeley meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available).If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.combefore Friday noon of the preceding week.
October 11 - October 18, 2020
Worth Noting:
The week ahead is exceptionally full with meetings
Tuesday – City Council Agenda committee is at 2:30 pm and the Full Council starts at 5 pm with a presentation on Ohlone History and Culture. Regular agenda item 16. On consent Is to approve Ballot Measure P funds for transitional group living at 1367 University with 178 sq ft rooms with bed, toilet, shower, sink and group dining room, item 19. Police Chief Crime and Use of Force Report, 22. Support for Community Refrigerators for the food insecure (Oakland is doing this).
Wednesday – BART Community Advisory Group is at 6 pm and Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Parks and Waterfront Commission at 7 pm.The Police Review Commission at 7 pm may create a subcommittee on “no-knock” warrants.
Thursday – Measure T1 at 6:30 pm will focus on Districts 2 and 3. If you missed or can’t attend the next two T1 meetings go to this one. Design Review at 7 pm 2210 Harold Way is student housing. Guidelines for the Downtown and Open Space will be discussed after the projects.
This Summary of City meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available). If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com before Friday noon of the preceding week.
October 23, 9 am – 12 pm Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF) Fourth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future
https://cemtf.org, register for the event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-task-force-virtual-summit-series-4-tickets-122654347455
Sunday, October 11, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 12, 2020
Indigenous People’s Day – City Holiday
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA/AGA/Registration Subcommittee, 5:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99566042178?pwd=Ri9mMWZ3SWVFUmxOekpPaUdNYUVrdz09
Teleconference: 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 995 6604 2178 Passcode: 687949
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84345655218
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 of 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 843 4565 5218
Agenda planning for October 27 Regular City Council meeting CONSENT: 3. Augment the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) with COVID_19 Resiliency Loan Program (CARES Act Recovery), 4. Accept Economic Dashboardupdate report(pre-covid data), 5. $1,067,302 Formal Bid solicitations, 6. Align BMC definition of smoking with State of CA code to include medical cannabis, 7. Contract $175,000 with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc and Wiss, Janney, Elstner for On-call Citywide Roof Assessment Services. 8. Contract $293,000 with DMR Builders for 125/127 University Tenant Improvement Project, 9. Contract add $660,283 total $1,995,540 and extend to 6/30/2024, 10. Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Technology, Engineering and Construction, Inc. for Tank Maintenance and Certification Services, 11. Contract add $150,000 total $432,750 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Direct Line Tele Response for Citywide after-hours answering services, 12. Re-establish Game Day parking restrictions, 13. Renewal of Elmwood BID (Business Improvement District) for 2021, 14. Renewal Solano BID for 2021, 15. Allocate $50,000 to UC Theatre Concert Career Pathways Education Program, 16. Allocate $500,000 to require biweekly (once every 2 weeks) cleaning of populated encampment sites and City should partner with appropriate non-profit organizations to create work opportunities for homeless residents who can help City staff clean streets on an ongoing basis, 17. Adopt 2020 Traffic Circle Vegetation Policy and Maintenance Plan, ACTION:18. COVID-19 Response 2020 Summary Report (work performed by City staff in relation to the pandemic), 19. a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications, 20. a.&b. Recommendation to Modify Policies Related to the Enforcement of Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 21. Letter to CA Horse Racing Board to investigate treatment and welfare of horses at Golden Gate Fields, 22. Recognize the Rights of Nature, 23. Providing our Unhoused Community with Fire Extinguishers, 24. Convert 62ndStreet between King and Adeline into one-way toward Adeline, 25. Support for Berkeley Mutual Aid (BMA) services addressing needs of residents during COVID-19 until 3 months after COVID-19 emergency order is lifted $3000/month, Referred Items: 8. Impact of Covid-19 on meetings of legislative bodies,Unscheduled/Unfinished Business Items: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hoods, 2. Opt Up, 3. Surveillance Technology, 4. No Confidence Vote in the Police Chief, (packet 246 pages)
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88371105282
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128
toll free 1-877-853-5257, 1-888-475-4499, 1-833-548-0276, 1-833-548-0282
Meeting ID: 883 7110 5282
5 pm, Presentation: Ohlone History and Culture
6 pm,Regular City Council meeting,CONSENT: 1. Extend grace period for Fair Chance housing to Jan 1, 2021, 2. Healthy Checkout Ordinance 2ndreading, 3. Bid solicitations $325,000, 4. Revenue Contract »$6 million Dept of Health Care Services, 5. Lease Agreement 225 University – Qasemi Abdul Moqim dba Berkeley Sportsman Center, 6. Measure T1 Phase 1 Project List Additions, 7. Resumption of fees at Oregon Senior Apartments, 8. Revenue Grant FY 2020-2021 $51,000 Alcohol Beverage Control, 9. Amend Contract add $230,000 (T1) total $5,616,293 renovation 2640 MLK Way Adult Mental Health Services, 10. Contract award First Carbon Solutions for CEQA compliance for Solid Waste & Recycling Transfer Station Replacement Project, 11. a.&b. Compiling Homeless Commission Recommendations in a Reference Manual, 12. Authorize installation of Security Cameras at the Marina, 13. Oppose Proposition 22 which exempts Lyft, Uber, DoorDash have invested $181 million to be exempt from providing employee benefits, 14. Amend Council Rules of Procedures so that Council submitted items be placed directly on the agenda to allow the whole Council to review and take action on the submitted item to ensure equity in the process, 15. Support Proposition 16 removes ban on affirmative action, 16. Step Up Housing Allocation of Measure P Funds to lease and operate at 1367 University,17. Removal of Traffic Bollards at intersection of Fairview and California, 18. Enforce Bi-weekly (once every 2 weeks) residential cleaning measures to address encampments and promote clean streets, Presentation:19. 2019 Crime Report and 5 Year Use of Force Report,Public Hearing:20. Bond 1717 University rental housing development, 21. ZAB appeal 1346 Ordway, ACTION:22. Support for Community Refrigerators (cost) $8000, 23. Request Congress to introduce “the Breathe Act,” 24. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework – access for People with Disabilities in Berkeley (expect to be rescheduled to October 20), INFORMATION: LPC Annual Report to Council
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Security Deposit: Rights and Responsibilities webinar designed for tenants and landlords, go to website to register for conference links/logins
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92385957075
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 923 8595 7075
Agenda Action: 7. Recommendation to Council based on findings of newly formed Berkeley-Oakland-Regional Parks-UC Working Group regarding Grizzly Peak Blvd. Discussion: 8. Measure T1, 9. ADU Urgency Ordinance, 10. Fire Tax Ballot Measure FF,
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93075568475
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 7556 8475
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. T1 Phase 1 Update, b. Council adding T1 Projects, 9. T1 Phase 2 Project Recommendation Process, PRW unfunded lists, 10. Subcommittee to process community feedback, 11. Potential criteria for T1 Phase 2 project selection,
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99872028689?pwd=bUZhUnBGTnZtdGRpc25McTlEc2Fpdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 7202 8689
Agenda Financial Feasibility:What makes a development project work, Building Height and Affordable Housing (higher levels of affordable housing), Open Space, Infrastructure and Parking
Police Review Commission,7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, 7. Chief of Police Report, 8. Lexipol Policies Subcommittee, 9. a. Whether BPD has written policy on no-knock warrants and whether to establish a subcommittee policy, b. Policy complaint for towing and storage, 11. Closed Session Berkeley Police Association v. City of Berkeley Case No. 2002 057569
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Annual Shakeout 10:15 am Earthquake preparedness drill
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2020/2020-10-08_Drop,_cover,_and_hold_on_at_10_15am_October_15.aspx
Design Review Committee
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92600940639
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 0094 0639
2352 Shattuck (1.)– Final Design – split lot in two, construct two 8-story mixed-use 204 units (14 very low income) 90 ground-level parking spaces
2210 Harold Way (2.) – Continued Preliminary Design – 7-story, 38 dwellings with total of 135 bedrooms, storage for 48 bicycles (designed for students, 3 and 4 bedroom with galley kitchens, and no living room, no affordable units)
1200 San Pablo (3.)– Preliminary Design – demolish three existing commercial buildings, construct 6-story mixed use with 104 units (including 9 very low income), 55 ground level parking spaces
DISCUSSION: Guidelines for Downtown Street and Open Space Improvements (SOSIP) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Downtown_Area_Plan/Streets_and_Open_Space_Improvement_Plan.aspx
Fair Campaign Practices (FCPC) – Open Government Commissions (OGC),7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82025317005?pwd=b1U3d3FYTDZFVm0vejRPTmFJdEVQd%20z09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 820 2531 7005
Agenda FCPC: 6. Complaint alleging violation of BERA (Failure to identify funding source) by Bahman Ahmandi, Soulmaz Panahi, Dan McDunn, Wendy Saenz Hood Neufield and Home Owners for Berkeley Rent Board, 7. Enforcement referrals from the office of the City Clerk, a. Berkeley Community for Police Oversight Committee supporting Police Commission Oversight Charter Amendment, b. Maria Poblet for Rent Board, OGC:9. Complaintfiled by Martin and Olga Schwartz relating to ZAB, 10. Brown Act Presentation, 11. Conflict of Interest Presentation, FCPC/OGC 12. Officeholder Accounts.
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 2/3,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97372069574
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 973 7206 9574
Transportation Commission, 7 pm, listed as meeting, no agenda posted, check after Monday
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Friday, October 16 2020 -- Saturday, October 17, 2020 -- Sunday, October 18, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1850 Arch 10/13/2020
1862 Arch 10/13/2020
6029 Chabolyn 10/20/2020
1217 Hopkins 10/12/2020
1526 Sixth 10/12/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Navigable Cities, UC Long Range Development Plan
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Worth Noting:
The week ahead is exceptionally full with meetings
Tuesday – City Council Agenda committee is at 2:30 pm and the Full Council starts at 5 pm with a presentation on Ohlone History and Culture. Regular agenda item 16. On consent Is to approve Ballot Measure P funds for transitional group living at 1367 University with 178 sq ft rooms with bed, toilet, shower, sink and group dining room, item 19. Police Chief Crime and Use of Force Report, 22. Support for Community Refrigerators for the food insecure (Oakland is doing this).
Wednesday – BART Community Advisory Group is at 6 pm and Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Parks and Waterfront Commission at 7 pm.The Police Review Commission at 7 pm may create a subcommittee on “no-knock” warrants.
Thursday – Measure T1 at 6:30 pm will focus on Districts 2 and 3. If you missed or can’t attend the next two T1 meetings go to this one. Design Review at 7 pm 2210 Harold Way is student housing. Guidelines for the Downtown and Open Space will be discussed after the projects.
This Summary of City meetings is the available published public meetings that could be found and they are important. This does not include the task forces established by the Mayor (those schedules are not available). If anyone would like to share meeting schedules including community meetings to be included in the weekly summary so we can be better-informed citizenry, please forward the notices to sustainableberkeleycoalition@gmail.com before Friday noon of the preceding week.
October 23, 9 am – 12 pm Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF) Fourth Virtual Summit Series for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future
https://cemtf.org, register for the event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-task-force-virtual-summit-series-4-tickets-122654347455
Sunday, October 11, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 12, 2020
Indigenous People’s Day – City Holiday
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA/AGA/Registration Subcommittee, 5:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99566042178?pwd=Ri9mMWZ3SWVFUmxOekpPaUdNYUVrdz09
Teleconference: 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 995 6604 2178 Passcode: 687949
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84345655218
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 of 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 843 4565 5218
Agenda planning for October 27 Regular City Council meeting CONSENT: 3. Augment the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) with COVID_19 Resiliency Loan Program (CARES Act Recovery), 4. Accept Economic Dashboardupdate report(pre-covid data), 5. $1,067,302 Formal Bid solicitations, 6. Align BMC definition of smoking with State of CA code to include medical cannabis, 7. Contract $175,000 with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc and Wiss, Janney, Elstner for On-call Citywide Roof Assessment Services. 8. Contract $293,000 with DMR Builders for 125/127 University Tenant Improvement Project, 9. Contract add $660,283 total $1,995,540 and extend to 6/30/2024, 10. Contract add $100,000 total $250,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Technology, Engineering and Construction, Inc. for Tank Maintenance and Certification Services, 11. Contract add $150,000 total $432,750 and extend to 12/31/2022 with Direct Line Tele Response for Citywide after-hours answering services, 12. Re-establish Game Day parking restrictions, 13. Renewal of Elmwood BID (Business Improvement District) for 2021, 14. Renewal Solano BID for 2021, 15. Allocate $50,000 to UC Theatre Concert Career Pathways Education Program, 16. Allocate $500,000 to require biweekly (once every 2 weeks) cleaning of populated encampment sites and City should partner with appropriate non-profit organizations to create work opportunities for homeless residents who can help City staff clean streets on an ongoing basis, 17. Adopt 2020 Traffic Circle Vegetation Policy and Maintenance Plan, ACTION:18. COVID-19 Response 2020 Summary Report (work performed by City staff in relation to the pandemic), 19. a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications, 20. a.&b. Recommendation to Modify Policies Related to the Enforcement of Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 21. Letter to CA Horse Racing Board to investigate treatment and welfare of horses at Golden Gate Fields, 22. Recognize the Rights of Nature, 23. Providing our Unhoused Community with Fire Extinguishers, 24. Convert 62ndStreet between King and Adeline into one-way toward Adeline, 25. Support for Berkeley Mutual Aid (BMA) services addressing needs of residents during COVID-19 until 3 months after COVID-19 emergency order is lifted $3000/month, Referred Items: 8. Impact of Covid-19 on meetings of legislative bodies,Unscheduled/Unfinished Business Items: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hoods, 2. Opt Up, 3. Surveillance Technology, 4. No Confidence Vote in the Police Chief, (packet 246 pages)
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88371105282
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128
toll free 1-877-853-5257, 1-888-475-4499, 1-833-548-0276, 1-833-548-0282
Meeting ID: 883 7110 5282
5 pm, Presentation: Ohlone History and Culture
6 pm,Regular City Council meeting,CONSENT: 1. Extend grace period for Fair Chance housing to Jan 1, 2021, 2. Healthy Checkout Ordinance 2ndreading, 3. Bid solicitations $325,000, 4. Revenue Contract »$6 million Dept of Health Care Services, 5. Lease Agreement 225 University – Qasemi Abdul Moqim dba Berkeley Sportsman Center, 6. Measure T1 Phase 1 Project List Additions, 7. Resumption of fees at Oregon Senior Apartments, 8. Revenue Grant FY 2020-2021 $51,000 Alcohol Beverage Control, 9. Amend Contract add $230,000 (T1) total $5,616,293 renovation 2640 MLK Way Adult Mental Health Services, 10. Contract award First Carbon Solutions for CEQA compliance for Solid Waste & Recycling Transfer Station Replacement Project, 11. a.&b. Compiling Homeless Commission Recommendations in a Reference Manual, 12. Authorize installation of Security Cameras at the Marina, 13. Oppose Proposition 22 which exempts Lyft, Uber, DoorDash have invested $181 million to be exempt from providing employee benefits, 14. Amend Council Rules of Procedures so that Council submitted items be placed directly on the agenda to allow the whole Council to review and take action on the submitted item to ensure equity in the process, 15. Support Proposition 16 removes ban on affirmative action, 16. Step Up Housing Allocation of Measure P Funds to lease and operate at 1367 University,17. Removal of Traffic Bollards at intersection of Fairview and California, 18. Enforce Bi-weekly (once every 2 weeks) residential cleaning measures to address encampments and promote clean streets, Presentation:19. 2019 Crime Report and 5 Year Use of Force Report,Public Hearing:20. Bond 1717 University rental housing development, 21. ZAB appeal 1346 Ordway, ACTION:22. Support for Community Refrigerators (cost) $8000, 23. Request Congress to introduce “the Breathe Act,” 24. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework – access for People with Disabilities in Berkeley (expect to be rescheduled to October 20), INFORMATION: LPC Annual Report to Council
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Security Deposit: Rights and Responsibilities webinar designed for tenants and landlords, go to website to register for conference links/logins
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission,7 https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92385957075
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 923 8595 7075
Agenda Action: 7. Recommendation to Council based on findings of newly formed Berkeley-Oakland-Regional Parks-UC Working Group regarding Grizzly Peak Blvd. Discussion: 8. Measure T1, 9. ADU Urgency Ordinance, 10. Fire Tax Ballot Measure FF,
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93075568475
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 7556 8475
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. T1 Phase 1 Update, b. Council adding T1 Projects, 9. T1 Phase 2 Project Recommendation Process, PRW unfunded lists, 10. Subcommittee to process community feedback, 11. Potential criteria for T1 Phase 2 project selection,
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99872028689?pwd=bUZhUnBGTnZtdGRpc25McTlEc2Fpdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 998 7202 8689
Agenda Financial Feasibility:What makes a development project work, Building Height and Affordable Housing (higher levels of affordable housing), Open Space, Infrastructure and Parking
Police Review Commission,7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, 7. Chief of Police Report, 8. Lexipol Policies Subcommittee, 9. a. Whether BPD has written policy on no-knock warrants and whether to establish a subcommittee policy, b. Policy complaint for towing and storage, 11. Closed Session Berkeley Police Association v. City of Berkeley Case No. 2002 057569
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Annual Shakeout 10:15 am Earthquake preparedness drill
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2020/2020-10-08_Drop,_cover,_and_hold_on_at_10_15am_October_15.aspx
Design Review Committee
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92600940639
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 0094 0639
2352 Shattuck (1.)– Final Design – split lot in two, construct two 8-story mixed-use 204 units (14 very low income) 90 ground-level parking spaces
2210 Harold Way (2.) – Continued Preliminary Design – 7-story, 38 dwellings with total of 135 bedrooms, storage for 48 bicycles (designed for students, 3 and 4 bedroom with galley kitchens, and no living room, no affordable units)
1200 San Pablo (3.)– Preliminary Design – demolish three existing commercial buildings, construct 6-story mixed use with 104 units (including 9 very low income), 55 ground level parking spaces
DISCUSSION: Guidelines for Downtown Street and Open Space Improvements (SOSIP) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Downtown_Area_Plan/Streets_and_Open_Space_Improvement_Plan.aspx
Fair Campaign Practices (FCPC) – Open Government Commissions (OGC),7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82025317005?pwd=b1U3d3FYTDZFVm0vejRPTmFJdEVQd%20z09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 820 2531 7005
Agenda FCPC: 6. Complaint alleging violation of BERA (Failure to identify funding source) by Bahman Ahmandi, Soulmaz Panahi, Dan McDunn, Wendy Saenz Hood Neufield and Home Owners for Berkeley Rent Board, 7. Enforcement referrals from the office of the City Clerk, a. Berkeley Community for Police Oversight Committee supporting Police Commission Oversight Charter Amendment, b. Maria Poblet for Rent Board, OGC:9. Complaintfiled by Martin and Olga Schwartz relating to ZAB, 10. Brown Act Presentation, 11. Conflict of Interest Presentation, FCPC/OGC 12. Officeholder Accounts.
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 2/3,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97372069574
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 973 7206 9574
Transportation Commission, 7 pm, listed as meeting, no agenda posted, check after Monday
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Friday, October 16 2020 -- Saturday, October 17, 2020 -- Sunday, October 18, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) – 1/19/2021
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1850 Arch 10/13/2020
1862 Arch 10/13/2020
6029 Chabolyn 10/20/2020
1217 Hopkins 10/12/2020
1526 Sixth 10/12/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Navigable Cities, UC Long Range Development Plan
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
October 4 - October 11, 2020
Worth Noting:
The two most important events/meetings this week are the Mayor Forum sponsored by Berkeley Neighborhood Council (BNC) Saturday from 10 am – 12 pm https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/97241233902 and T1 which is about what gets fixed. There is also a 3rd meeting to check Thursday morning, Budget and Finance. T1 is important as the Mayor and Council through recent votes on the Civic Center Plan demonstrate greater interest in building themselves new chambers than fixing streets and sidewalks.
Measure T1 Community Meetings are every Thursday in October from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.Note that every Thursday evening except October 29thT1 will conflict with at least one normally scheduled Board/Commission meeting that starts at 7 pm.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Tuesday the Mayor will do the self-promoting State of the City – the zoom meeting link is still not posted. And, the Mayor and Council are finally doing the City Manager evaluation behind closed doors which is about 4 years overdue.
The agenda for the October 13 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment.
Sunday, October 4, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 5, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89922921893
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 899 2292 1893
Agenda: 2. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 3. Introduce and Ordinance permanently banning use of less lethal weaponry, chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water cannons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians.
Civic Arts Commission Public Art Subcommittee, 1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83392008428
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 833 9200 8428
Agenda: 4. Pre-qualified Public Art Consults List and FY 2021 public art budget
IRA/AGA/Registration Committee Meeting, 5 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92752447419?pwd=QVh2dlY0WVJBWUVXQlNmR3pLRkF2UT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 927 5244 7419 Passcode: 376831
Agenda: 5. Discussion regarding Board’s ability align Rent Ordinance BMC13.76 with Tenant Protection Ordinance BMC 13.79.060, 6. Discussion proposed changes to City’s housing code, 7. Golden Duplexes evidentiary standard BMC 13.76.050F and H and auto-renewal lease issues.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
City Council Closed Session, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/10_Oct/City_Council__10-06-2020_-_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81726473970
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 817 2647 3970
Agenda:Performance Evaluation – City Manager
Rent Board Eviction / Section 8 / Foreclosure Committee Meeting, 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97222335829?pwd=Vk44a041ckdGTmg5dDlWUk9WcTB6Zz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 972 2233 5829 Passcode: 515557
Agenda: 6. Discussion – possible action distressed properties report, 7. Discussion - possible action Ellis Bill report.
Mayor – The State of the City, 6 pm
https://www.jessearreguin.com/sotc
Videoconference: not available check website for link/update
Teleconference: Meeting ID: not available check website link/update
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88167316263
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 881 6731 6263
Agenda: 2. Ordinance Amending BMC 7.52 Reducing Tax Imposed for Qualifying Electrification, Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Retrofits, 3. Updates to BESO (Building Energy Savings Ordinance), 4. Bright Streets Initiative (street markings near schools) 5. Initiate a Citywide Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Emergency. 6. Update from Public Works
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94698299750
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 946 9829 9750
Agenda: 6. Agenda and Work Plan Subcommittee recommendations on schedule, bylaws, reporting, 7. Discussion of approach to more representative membership,
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94801457100
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 9480145 7100
Agenda: 9. Discussion – Business Support Zoning Amendment referrals – amusement device arcades and arts district overlay expansion
Thursday, October 8, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 11am– 1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85279471667
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 852 7947 1667
Agenda:2. Open West Campus and MLK Jr Pool to implement the City of Berkeley Shower Program at these locations and provide Community shower during the Pandemic, 3. Housing Trust Fund, 4. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, 5. Amend Berkeley’s Property Tax Measures and Restore Tax Esuity by Changing the Sq Footage Tax Imposition through comprehensive verification process. 6. Update from Public Works regarding the financial status of the on-street and off-street parking funds, 7. Annual Appropriation Discussion, 8. General Fund Reserve Replenishment Discussion.
City Council Closed Session, 4 - 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/10_Oct/City_Council__10-08-2020_-_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84664035815
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 846 6403 5815
Agenda: Performance Evaluation – City Manager
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 5/6,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93056814145
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 5681 4145
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97342371230
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 973 4237 1230
2. on consent - 1920 Vine – increase building height to add 350 sq ft 3rdfloor addition, construct rear decks, modify side windows, remove accessory structure and replace with 3 car garage,
3. on consent – 1510 Walnut Units A-F– establish pet store use including grooming in existing retail space in commercial district,
4. action staff advise dismiss appeal – 2221 Carleton– expand existing 1,128 sq ft 1-story single-family dwelling on 4500 sq ft non-conforming parcel, raise existing building, add new ground floor and extension 849 sq ft ADU, increase height to 28’ 1” add 5thbedroom excluding ADU, move structure 2’ north to conform to required front yard setback of 20’
Quit Smoking Class Session 1 of 8 – 6 – 8 pm (free)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16969
Pre-register: https://www.surveyanalytics.com/t/AI0IRZOlYH
Friday, October 9, 2020
City offices closed
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Berkeley Neighborhood Council Mayor Forum
Videoconference: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/97241233902
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 or 1-253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 972 4123 3902
Sunday, October 11, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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October 13, 6 pm Regular City Council meeting available for comment.
Email: Council@CityofBerkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
City Council Agenda for October 13, 6 pm, CONSENT: 1. Extend grace period for Fair Chance housing to Jan 1, 2021, 2. Healthy Checkout Ordinance 2ndreading, 3. Bid solicitations $325,000, 4. Revenue Contract »$6 million Dept of Health Care Services, 5. Lease Agreement 225 University – Qasemi Abdul Moqim dba Berkeley Sportsman Center, 6. Measure T1 Phase 1 Project List Additions, 7. Resumption of fees at Oregon Senior Apartments, 8. Revenue Grant FY 2020-2021 $51,000 Alcohol Beverage Control, 9. Amend Contract add $230,000 (T1) total $5,616,293 renovation 2640 MLK Way Adult Mental Health Services, 10. Contract award First Carbon Solutions for CEQA compliance for Solid Waste & Recycling Transfer Station Replacement Project, 11. a.&b. Compiling Homeless Commission Recommendations in a Reference Manual, 12. Authorize installation of Security Cameras at the Marina, 13. Oppose Proposition 22 which exempts Lyft, Uber, DoorDash have invested $181 million to be exempt from providing employee benefits, 14. Amend Council Rules of Procedures so that Council submitted items be placed directly on the agenda to allow the whole Council to review and take action on the submitted item to ensure equity in the process, 15. Support Proposition 16 removes ban on affirmative action, 16. Step Up Housing Allocation of Measure P Funds to lease and operate at 1367 University, 17. Removal of Traffic Bollards at intersection of Fairview and California, 18. Enforce Bi-weekly (once every 2 weeks) residential cleaning measures to address encampments and promote clean streets, Presentation:19. 2019 Crime Report and 5 Year Use of Force Report, Public Hearing:20. Bond 1717 University rental housing development, 21. ZAB appeal 1346 Ordway, ACTION:22. Support for Community Refrigerators (cost) $8000, 23. Request Congress to introduce “the Breathe Act,” 24. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework – access for People with Disabilities in Berkeley (expect to be rescheduled to October 20), INFORMATION: LPC Annual Report to Council
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (245) San Pablo - TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1850 Arch 10/13/2020
1862 Arch 10/13/2020
1528 Berkeley Way 10/6/2020
6029 Chabolyn 10/20/2020
1217 Hopkins 10/12/2020
2800 MLK Jr Way 10/8/2020
2526 Mathews 10/6/2020
1224 Queens 10/6/2020
1526 Sixth 10/12/2020
2412 Woolsey 10/7/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Navigable Cities, UC Long Range Development Plan
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
The two most important events/meetings this week are the Mayor Forum sponsored by Berkeley Neighborhood Council (BNC) Saturday from 10 am – 12 pm https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/97241233902 and T1 which is about what gets fixed. There is also a 3rd meeting to check Thursday morning, Budget and Finance. T1 is important as the Mayor and Council through recent votes on the Civic Center Plan demonstrate greater interest in building themselves new chambers than fixing streets and sidewalks.
Measure T1 Community Meetings are every Thursday in October from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.Note that every Thursday evening except October 29thT1 will conflict with at least one normally scheduled Board/Commission meeting that starts at 7 pm.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Tuesday the Mayor will do the self-promoting State of the City – the zoom meeting link is still not posted. And, the Mayor and Council are finally doing the City Manager evaluation behind closed doors which is about 4 years overdue.
The agenda for the October 13 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment.
Sunday, October 4, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, October 5, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89922921893
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 899 2292 1893
Agenda: 2. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 3. Introduce and Ordinance permanently banning use of less lethal weaponry, chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water cannons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians.
Civic Arts Commission Public Art Subcommittee, 1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83392008428
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 833 9200 8428
Agenda: 4. Pre-qualified Public Art Consults List and FY 2021 public art budget
IRA/AGA/Registration Committee Meeting, 5 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92752447419?pwd=QVh2dlY0WVJBWUVXQlNmR3pLRkF2UT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 927 5244 7419 Passcode: 376831
Agenda: 5. Discussion regarding Board’s ability align Rent Ordinance BMC13.76 with Tenant Protection Ordinance BMC 13.79.060, 6. Discussion proposed changes to City’s housing code, 7. Golden Duplexes evidentiary standard BMC 13.76.050F and H and auto-renewal lease issues.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
City Council Closed Session, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/10_Oct/City_Council__10-06-2020_-_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81726473970
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 817 2647 3970
Agenda:Performance Evaluation – City Manager
Rent Board Eviction / Section 8 / Foreclosure Committee Meeting, 5:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97222335829?pwd=Vk44a041ckdGTmg5dDlWUk9WcTB6Zz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 972 2233 5829 Passcode: 515557
Agenda: 6. Discussion – possible action distressed properties report, 7. Discussion - possible action Ellis Bill report.
Mayor – The State of the City, 6 pm
https://www.jessearreguin.com/sotc
Videoconference: not available check website for link/update
Teleconference: Meeting ID: not available check website link/update
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88167316263
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 881 6731 6263
Agenda: 2. Ordinance Amending BMC 7.52 Reducing Tax Imposed for Qualifying Electrification, Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Retrofits, 3. Updates to BESO (Building Energy Savings Ordinance), 4. Bright Streets Initiative (street markings near schools) 5. Initiate a Citywide Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Emergency. 6. Update from Public Works
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94698299750
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 946 9829 9750
Agenda: 6. Agenda and Work Plan Subcommittee recommendations on schedule, bylaws, reporting, 7. Discussion of approach to more representative membership,
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94801457100
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 9480145 7100
Agenda: 9. Discussion – Business Support Zoning Amendment referrals – amusement device arcades and arts district overlay expansion
Thursday, October 8, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 11am– 1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85279471667
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 852 7947 1667
Agenda:2. Open West Campus and MLK Jr Pool to implement the City of Berkeley Shower Program at these locations and provide Community shower during the Pandemic, 3. Housing Trust Fund, 4. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, 5. Amend Berkeley’s Property Tax Measures and Restore Tax Esuity by Changing the Sq Footage Tax Imposition through comprehensive verification process. 6. Update from Public Works regarding the financial status of the on-street and off-street parking funds, 7. Annual Appropriation Discussion, 8. General Fund Reserve Replenishment Discussion.
City Council Closed Session, 4 - 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/10_Oct/City_Council__10-08-2020_-_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84664035815
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 846 6403 5815
Agenda: Performance Evaluation – City Manager
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 5/6,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93056814145
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 5681 4145
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97342371230
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 973 4237 1230
2. on consent - 1920 Vine – increase building height to add 350 sq ft 3rdfloor addition, construct rear decks, modify side windows, remove accessory structure and replace with 3 car garage,
3. on consent – 1510 Walnut Units A-F– establish pet store use including grooming in existing retail space in commercial district,
4. action staff advise dismiss appeal – 2221 Carleton– expand existing 1,128 sq ft 1-story single-family dwelling on 4500 sq ft non-conforming parcel, raise existing building, add new ground floor and extension 849 sq ft ADU, increase height to 28’ 1” add 5thbedroom excluding ADU, move structure 2’ north to conform to required front yard setback of 20’
Quit Smoking Class Session 1 of 8 – 6 – 8 pm (free)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16969
Pre-register: https://www.surveyanalytics.com/t/AI0IRZOlYH
Friday, October 9, 2020
City offices closed
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Berkeley Neighborhood Council Mayor Forum
Videoconference: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/97241233902
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 or 1-253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 972 4123 3902
Sunday, October 11, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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October 13, 6 pm Regular City Council meeting available for comment.
Email: Council@CityofBerkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
City Council Agenda for October 13, 6 pm, CONSENT: 1. Extend grace period for Fair Chance housing to Jan 1, 2021, 2. Healthy Checkout Ordinance 2ndreading, 3. Bid solicitations $325,000, 4. Revenue Contract »$6 million Dept of Health Care Services, 5. Lease Agreement 225 University – Qasemi Abdul Moqim dba Berkeley Sportsman Center, 6. Measure T1 Phase 1 Project List Additions, 7. Resumption of fees at Oregon Senior Apartments, 8. Revenue Grant FY 2020-2021 $51,000 Alcohol Beverage Control, 9. Amend Contract add $230,000 (T1) total $5,616,293 renovation 2640 MLK Way Adult Mental Health Services, 10. Contract award First Carbon Solutions for CEQA compliance for Solid Waste & Recycling Transfer Station Replacement Project, 11. a.&b. Compiling Homeless Commission Recommendations in a Reference Manual, 12. Authorize installation of Security Cameras at the Marina, 13. Oppose Proposition 22 which exempts Lyft, Uber, DoorDash have invested $181 million to be exempt from providing employee benefits, 14. Amend Council Rules of Procedures so that Council submitted items be placed directly on the agenda to allow the whole Council to review and take action on the submitted item to ensure equity in the process, 15. Support Proposition 16 removes ban on affirmative action, 16. Step Up Housing Allocation of Measure P Funds to lease and operate at 1367 University, 17. Removal of Traffic Bollards at intersection of Fairview and California, 18. Enforce Bi-weekly (once every 2 weeks) residential cleaning measures to address encampments and promote clean streets, Presentation:19. 2019 Crime Report and 5 Year Use of Force Report, Public Hearing:20. Bond 1717 University rental housing development, 21. ZAB appeal 1346 Ordway, ACTION:22. Support for Community Refrigerators (cost) $8000, 23. Request Congress to introduce “the Breathe Act,” 24. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework – access for People with Disabilities in Berkeley (expect to be rescheduled to October 20), INFORMATION: LPC Annual Report to Council
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (245) San Pablo - TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1850 Arch 10/13/2020
1862 Arch 10/13/2020
1528 Berkeley Way 10/6/2020
6029 Chabolyn 10/20/2020
1217 Hopkins 10/12/2020
2800 MLK Jr Way 10/8/2020
2526 Mathews 10/6/2020
1224 Queens 10/6/2020
1526 Sixth 10/12/2020
2412 Woolsey 10/7/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing,
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Navigable Cities, UC Long Range Development Plan
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision
Cannabis Health Considerations
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
September 27 - October 4, 2020
Worth Noting:
Each day feels like a month so much is happening. It is taking longer and longer to sort through all the emails, websites and read the documents to do my best to not miss anything.
Red Flag warning with the heat wave is now through Monday at 11 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2020/2020-09-25_Red_Flag_Warning_for_the_Berkeley_hills.aspx
Expect it to be extended– please do not BBQ or use power tools in your yard in the hills (a moment of distraction can spell disaster), be ready to evacuate. Narrow streets in the hills need to be clear for emergency vehicles. Park in your driveway by backing in with your vehicle facing the street ready for a quick evacuation.
Measure T1 Community Meetings are every Thursday in October from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.Note that every Thursday evening except October 29thT1 will conflict with at least one normally scheduled Board/Commission meeting that starts at 7 pm.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
The City Council did pass in the dark of the night at 12:10 am to implement the Civic Center Plan. They just couldn’t decide which design they liked best in a presentation that started after 11 pm. This was, of course, after Mayor Arreguin stated to several members of the public prior to the meeting that no action would be taken and I have one of those communications.
How to be ready if Trump tries to pull a coup – 10 things you need to know to stop a coup
https://www.nationofchange.org/2020/09/19/10-things-you-need-to-know-to-stop-a-coup/
The West Berkeley Shellmound site at 1900 Fourth street has been placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of America’s 11 most Endangered Places https://shellmound.org
Sunday, September 27, 2020 and Monday, September 28, 2020
Yom Kippur begins at sunset and ends at sunset on Monday
Red Flag Warningfor Berkeley Hills now ends at 11 am Monday expect it to be extended
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84529365947
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 845 2936 5947
Agenda: 3.a&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 4. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 5. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, with action plan
Police Review Commission – Subcommittee on Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance, 12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979306346
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 7930 6346
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86427223728
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 2722 3728
Agenda Planning for October 13, 6 pm, CONSENT: 1. Extend grace period for Fair Chance housing to Jan 1, 2021, 2. Healthy Checkout Ordinance 2ndreading, 3. Bid solicitations $325,000, 4. Revenue Contract »$6 million Dept of Health Care Services, 5. Lease Agreement 225 University – Qasemi Abdul Moqim dba Berkeley Sportsman Center, 6. Measure T1 Phase 1 Project List Additions, 7. Resumption of fees at Oregon Senior Apartments, 8. Revenue Grant FY 2020-2021 $51,000 Alcohol Beverage Control, 9. Amend Contract add $230,000 (T1) total $5,616,293 renovation 2640 MLK Way Adult Mental Health Services, 10. Contract award First Carbon Solutions for CEQA compliance for Solid Waster & Recycling Transfer Station Replacement Project, 11. & 12. Oppose Proposition 22 which exempts Lyft, Uber, DoorDash have invested $181 million to be exempt from providing employee benefits, 13. Support Proposition 16 removes ban on affirmative action, ACTION:14. Bond 1717 University rental housing development, 15. ZAB appeal 1346 Ordway, 16. 2019 Crime Report and Five Year Use of Force Report, 17. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework – access for People with Disabilitiesin Berkeley, 18. Support for Community Refrigerators (cost) $8000, 19. Request Congress to introduce “the Breathe Act,” 20. UCB Long Range Development Plan Update and Housing Projects #1 and #2,21. a.&b. Compiling reference manual of recommendations from the Homeless Commission, 22. Amend Council Rules of Procedures so that Council submitted items be placed directly on the agenda rather than referring to policy committee first, 23. Authorize installation of Security Cameras at the Marina, 24. Ordinance permanently banning the use of less lethal weaponry,chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water canons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians, 25. Step Up Housing Allocation of Measure P Funds to lease and operate at 1367 University, 26. Removal of Traffic Bollards at intersection of Fairview and California, 27. Enforce Bi-weekly residential cleaning measures to address encampments and promote clean streets, INFORMATION REPORTS:LPC Annual Report. Unscheduled items: 9. Commission Reorganization, 10. BERA prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 11. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ office budgets, UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR SCHEDULING: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 2. Opt Up GHG emissions-free electricity plans, 3. Surveillance Technology, 4. Vote No Confidence in the Police Chief.
(packet 238 pages)
Berkeley City Council, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
4 pm Closed Session – Existing Litigation
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84573644176
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 845 7364 4176
Agenda: 1. a. CTIA V City of Berkeley 15-cv-02529-EMC, b. Stahlschmidt v. City of Berkeley RG 20069713
6 pm Special Session - Vision 2050 Task Force Recommendations
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89084364433
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 890 8436 4433
Agenda: (74 pages) restates the obvious problems: fire, drought, aging infrastructure, sea level rise, earthquakes with areas of liquefaction and landslides, not enough money to fix everything and no real direction.
Bay Area SunShares Sept 29 at 12 – 1 pm and in October, Go to website to pre-register and receive links https://www.bayareasunshares.org/webinars
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE)12 – 1 pm,offering Resilient Home program solar and battery with $1250 incentive, Go to website to pre-register and receive links
https://ebce.org/news-and-events/#section-3
First Presidential Debate,6 – 7:30 pm PDT,
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Landlord 101 – Webinar, 10 – 11:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Go to website to pre-register and receive links
Planning Commission – Special Meeting, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97055841131
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 970 5584 1131
Agenda: Continued Public Hearing Draft Adeline Corridor Plan, General Plan and FEIR and consider recommending adoption by City Council.
Police Review Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89704556640
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 0455 6640
Agenda: Proposed Ordinance on the Use and Acquisition of Controlled Equipment as finalized on 9/29/2020 by the subcommittee
Electric Cars 101, 5 - 6 pm,rebates, incentives, vehicle range, charging, go to Eventbrite to preregister and receive links https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-cars-101-tickets-118065821049
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), 6-7 pm,offering Resilient Home program solar and battery with $1250 incentive, go to website to preregister and receive links https://ebce.org/news-and-events/#section-3
Thursday, October 1, 2020
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84357187833
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 843 5718 7833
Agenda: 3.a.&b.Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance from Homeless Commission to establish enforcement procedure,
Cannabis Commission on community calendar as meeting, no meeting posted check later
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/MedicalCannabis/
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94915951501
Teleconference: 1-699-900-6833 Meeting ID: 949 1595 1501
Agenda: Berkeley’s Civic Center Vision and Implementation Plan,
1 Orchard Lane - Steilberg House – Landmark or Structure of Merit,
2939 Dwight Way - Smythe House – Landmark or Structure of Merit,
2136 San Pablo – Demolition referral
2136 San Pablo – Borg Building– Landmark or Structure of Merit,
2210 Harold Way – Demolition Referral
1325 Arch Street – Schneider House – consider request to initiate landmark or structure of merit designation
Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm- Berkeley Cultural Trust is hosting a Candidates Forum on the Arts, Thursday, Go to website to pre-register and receive links https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8eevIT3aTZGPQ3LUWm2LJg
Public Works Commission – no agenda posted check later for commission meeting
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 7/8,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97867174185
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 978 6717 4185
Drive and Ride Electric, 1 - 3 pm,financing, rebates, incentives and other local resources presented by the City of Richmond https://driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=2195
Friday, October 2, 2020, Saturday, October 3, 2020 and Sunday, October 4, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (245) San Pablo - TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1528 Berkeley Way 10/6/2020
932 Delaware 9/29/2020
2000 Dwight Way 9/29/2020
1805 Eastshore 9/29/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 10/6/2020
1235 Josephine 10/1/2020
2800 MLK Jr Way 10/8/2020
2526 MLK Jr Way 10/1/2020
2526 Mathews 10/6/2020
1229 Neilson 9/29/2020
2523-2525 Tenth 9/16/2020
2121 Woolsey 9/29/2020
2412 Woolsey 10/7/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
_____________________
School Board and Regional meetings are not reviewed for this summary.
Worth Noting:
Each day feels like a month so much is happening. It is taking longer and longer to sort through all the emails, websites and read the documents to do my best to not miss anything.
Red Flag warning with the heat wave is now through Monday at 11 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2020/2020-09-25_Red_Flag_Warning_for_the_Berkeley_hills.aspx
Expect it to be extended– please do not BBQ or use power tools in your yard in the hills (a moment of distraction can spell disaster), be ready to evacuate. Narrow streets in the hills need to be clear for emergency vehicles. Park in your driveway by backing in with your vehicle facing the street ready for a quick evacuation.
Measure T1 Community Meetings are every Thursday in October from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.Note that every Thursday evening except October 29thT1 will conflict with at least one normally scheduled Board/Commission meeting that starts at 7 pm.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
The City Council did pass in the dark of the night at 12:10 am to implement the Civic Center Plan. They just couldn’t decide which design they liked best in a presentation that started after 11 pm. This was, of course, after Mayor Arreguin stated to several members of the public prior to the meeting that no action would be taken and I have one of those communications.
How to be ready if Trump tries to pull a coup – 10 things you need to know to stop a coup
https://www.nationofchange.org/2020/09/19/10-things-you-need-to-know-to-stop-a-coup/
The West Berkeley Shellmound site at 1900 Fourth street has been placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of America’s 11 most Endangered Places https://shellmound.org
Sunday, September 27, 2020 and Monday, September 28, 2020
Yom Kippur begins at sunset and ends at sunset on Monday
Red Flag Warningfor Berkeley Hills now ends at 11 am Monday expect it to be extended
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84529365947
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 845 2936 5947
Agenda: 3.a&b. Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 4. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 5. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, with action plan
Police Review Commission – Subcommittee on Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance, 12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979306346
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 7930 6346
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86427223728
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 2722 3728
Agenda Planning for October 13, 6 pm, CONSENT: 1. Extend grace period for Fair Chance housing to Jan 1, 2021, 2. Healthy Checkout Ordinance 2ndreading, 3. Bid solicitations $325,000, 4. Revenue Contract »$6 million Dept of Health Care Services, 5. Lease Agreement 225 University – Qasemi Abdul Moqim dba Berkeley Sportsman Center, 6. Measure T1 Phase 1 Project List Additions, 7. Resumption of fees at Oregon Senior Apartments, 8. Revenue Grant FY 2020-2021 $51,000 Alcohol Beverage Control, 9. Amend Contract add $230,000 (T1) total $5,616,293 renovation 2640 MLK Way Adult Mental Health Services, 10. Contract award First Carbon Solutions for CEQA compliance for Solid Waster & Recycling Transfer Station Replacement Project, 11. & 12. Oppose Proposition 22 which exempts Lyft, Uber, DoorDash have invested $181 million to be exempt from providing employee benefits, 13. Support Proposition 16 removes ban on affirmative action, ACTION:14. Bond 1717 University rental housing development, 15. ZAB appeal 1346 Ordway, 16. 2019 Crime Report and Five Year Use of Force Report, 17. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework – access for People with Disabilitiesin Berkeley, 18. Support for Community Refrigerators (cost) $8000, 19. Request Congress to introduce “the Breathe Act,” 20. UCB Long Range Development Plan Update and Housing Projects #1 and #2,21. a.&b. Compiling reference manual of recommendations from the Homeless Commission, 22. Amend Council Rules of Procedures so that Council submitted items be placed directly on the agenda rather than referring to policy committee first, 23. Authorize installation of Security Cameras at the Marina, 24. Ordinance permanently banning the use of less lethal weaponry,chemical irritants, smoke projectiles, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water canons, disorientation devices and ultrasonic cannons used by police on civilians, 25. Step Up Housing Allocation of Measure P Funds to lease and operate at 1367 University, 26. Removal of Traffic Bollards at intersection of Fairview and California, 27. Enforce Bi-weekly residential cleaning measures to address encampments and promote clean streets, INFORMATION REPORTS:LPC Annual Report. Unscheduled items: 9. Commission Reorganization, 10. BERA prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 11. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ office budgets, UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR SCHEDULING: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 2. Opt Up GHG emissions-free electricity plans, 3. Surveillance Technology, 4. Vote No Confidence in the Police Chief.
(packet 238 pages)
Berkeley City Council, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
4 pm Closed Session – Existing Litigation
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84573644176
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 845 7364 4176
Agenda: 1. a. CTIA V City of Berkeley 15-cv-02529-EMC, b. Stahlschmidt v. City of Berkeley RG 20069713
6 pm Special Session - Vision 2050 Task Force Recommendations
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89084364433
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 890 8436 4433
Agenda: (74 pages) restates the obvious problems: fire, drought, aging infrastructure, sea level rise, earthquakes with areas of liquefaction and landslides, not enough money to fix everything and no real direction.
Bay Area SunShares Sept 29 at 12 – 1 pm and in October, Go to website to pre-register and receive links https://www.bayareasunshares.org/webinars
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE)12 – 1 pm,offering Resilient Home program solar and battery with $1250 incentive, Go to website to pre-register and receive links
https://ebce.org/news-and-events/#section-3
First Presidential Debate,6 – 7:30 pm PDT,
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Landlord 101 – Webinar, 10 – 11:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Go to website to pre-register and receive links
Planning Commission – Special Meeting, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97055841131
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 970 5584 1131
Agenda: Continued Public Hearing Draft Adeline Corridor Plan, General Plan and FEIR and consider recommending adoption by City Council.
Police Review Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89704556640
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 0455 6640
Agenda: Proposed Ordinance on the Use and Acquisition of Controlled Equipment as finalized on 9/29/2020 by the subcommittee
Electric Cars 101, 5 - 6 pm,rebates, incentives, vehicle range, charging, go to Eventbrite to preregister and receive links https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-cars-101-tickets-118065821049
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), 6-7 pm,offering Resilient Home program solar and battery with $1250 incentive, go to website to preregister and receive links https://ebce.org/news-and-events/#section-3
Thursday, October 1, 2020
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84357187833
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 843 5718 7833
Agenda: 3.a.&b.Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance from Homeless Commission to establish enforcement procedure,
Cannabis Commission on community calendar as meeting, no meeting posted check later
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/MedicalCannabis/
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94915951501
Teleconference: 1-699-900-6833 Meeting ID: 949 1595 1501
Agenda: Berkeley’s Civic Center Vision and Implementation Plan,
1 Orchard Lane - Steilberg House – Landmark or Structure of Merit,
2939 Dwight Way - Smythe House – Landmark or Structure of Merit,
2136 San Pablo – Demolition referral
2136 San Pablo – Borg Building– Landmark or Structure of Merit,
2210 Harold Way – Demolition Referral
1325 Arch Street – Schneider House – consider request to initiate landmark or structure of merit designation
Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm- Berkeley Cultural Trust is hosting a Candidates Forum on the Arts, Thursday, Go to website to pre-register and receive links https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8eevIT3aTZGPQ3LUWm2LJg
Public Works Commission – no agenda posted check later for commission meeting
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Measure T1 Phase 2 – Public Meeting – District 7/8,6:30 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1Events/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97867174185
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 978 6717 4185
Drive and Ride Electric, 1 - 3 pm,financing, rebates, incentives and other local resources presented by the City of Richmond https://driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=2195
Friday, October 2, 2020, Saturday, October 3, 2020 and Sunday, October 4, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
0 (245) San Pablo - TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1528 Berkeley Way 10/6/2020
932 Delaware 9/29/2020
2000 Dwight Way 9/29/2020
1805 Eastshore 9/29/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 10/6/2020
1235 Josephine 10/1/2020
2800 MLK Jr Way 10/8/2020
2526 MLK Jr Way 10/1/2020
2526 Mathews 10/6/2020
1229 Neilson 9/29/2020
2523-2525 Tenth 9/16/2020
2121 Woolsey 9/29/2020
2412 Woolsey 10/7/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LPC NOD 2277 Shattuck, 1915 Berryman, 2328 Channing
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, Undergrounding Task Force Update
Jan 12 –Update Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
_____________________
School Board and Regional meetings are not reviewed for this summary.
September 20 - September 27, 2020
Worth Noting:
Tuesday the City Council is poised to adopt a plan for the Civic Center which most of us have never seen and is posted as an impossible to read list of documents (total 903 pages) with no titles attached as a link to item 14. The Civic Center Plan needs a full presentation to the public as a worksession with ample opportunity for comment not some resolution passed in the dark of the night.
Also on the Council agenda for the 6 – 11 pm meeting are key items under action that deserve full presentations A. Annual Housing Pipeline Report, 13. Navigable Cities - street and sidewalk conditions with detrimental impacts on persons with disabilities, (already mentioned 14. Adoption of Civic Center Vision Plan cost estimate $56,144,000 to $96,569,000) and 15. Crime Report and Use of Force Report. The police OVERTIME REPORT is missing. Item16. Healthy Checkout should just pass as a reasonable requirement for big stores to remove candy and junk food from the checkout lines, but expect resistance same goes for 17. community refrigerators.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/09_Sep/City_Council__09-22-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Wednesday – meeting on Bayer’s plan for expansion need to register to attend
Friday – Virtual Summit Series: 8:30 am – 12 pm, Just and Regenerative Future
From City of Berkeley
Bay Area SunShares is offering webinar on solar and battery discount programs Sept 23 at 9-10 am, Sept 29 at 12 – 1 pm and in October, check schedule and sign-up https://www.bayareasunshares.org/webinars
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE)offering Resilient Home program solar and battery with $1250 incentive, Sept 24 at 6-7 pm, Sept 29 at 12-1 pm and Sept 30 at 6-7 pm, check schedule and sign-up https://ebce.org/news-and-events/#section-3
Electric Car and e-bikesDrive Clean Bay Area Preferred Pricing Campaign events Sept 26 at 4-5:30 pm register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electrify-your-ride-event-tickets-117596729985
Electric Cars 101rebates, incentives, vehicle range, charging Sept 30 at 5-6 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-cars-101-tickets-118065821049
Sunday, September 20, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, September 21, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am,,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81289549081
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 812 8954 9081
Agenda: 2. Allowance for Special Response Team to us Tear Gas in Certain Circumstances, 3. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 4. Ordinance Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment,
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
4 pm, Closed Session
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81891250764
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 818 9125 0764
Agenda: 1. Pending Litigation Berkeley v. Regents UC, Case RG19023058, 2. Anticipated Litigation Berkeley v. Regents UC
6 pm – 11 pm, Regular Session
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89880085934
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 89880085934
CONSENT: 1. Resolution Reviewing and Ratifying the Proclamation of Emergency Due to COVID-19, 2. Amend Contract Add $100,000 total $150,000 with AG Witt LLC for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 3. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 4. 4. Submit grant agreements to accept COVID-19 response grant, 5. Revenue agreements for Aging Services Programs FY2021, 6. Contract add $73,756 total $116,756 and extend 3 years to 11/30/2025 with CivicPlus, Inc for Software Maintenance and Professional services online registration and reservation system, 7. Contract add $30,000 total $80,000 with Marken Mechanical for on-call heating, ac and ventilations services for the City, 8. Designating the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission as the Citizens’ Oversight Committee for Expenditure of Proceeds of the Fire, Safety, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention Tax (measure FF), 9. Providing our Unhoused Communities with Potable Water and addressing water insecurity, 10. Resolution 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfulness to City Meetings, 11. Support CA Proposition 17 Restoring Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term, 12. 8. Support SB-1079 Residential Property Foreclosure, bill intended to mitigate against blight, vacancy and transfer of property from owner occupants to corporate landlords in event that CA experiences wave of foreclosures, ACTION: A.Annual Housing Pipeline Report13. Presentation on the Navigable Cities Framework for ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley,14. Adoption – Civic Center Vision Plan,15. 2019 Crime Report and five Year Use of Force Report,16. Healthy Checkout – stores >2500 sq ft to sell more nutritious food and beverage options at checkout, 17. Support Community Refrigerators $8,000 for those with no refrigeration, 18. Request the US House introduce the “The Breathe Act
Police Review Commission– Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance Subcommittee, 12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979396346
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 79306346
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Bayer Virtual Community Meeting with Neighbors, 6 - 7:30pm
To register for meeting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bayer-virtual-community-meeting-with-west-berkeley-neighbors-tickets-117712672773
Agenda: Application to extend Bayer Development agreement with Berkeley
4 x 4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council, 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98671280713?pwd=RFNweitBNk1DRlFqZE15QVlhWmVKQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 986 7128 0713
Agenda: Updates on COVID-19 on Housing Retention, Emergency Response, Relocation Ordinance
Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87360137426
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 873 6013 7426
Agenda Action Items: 6. Proposed Cube Space exhibition, Designs fo San Pablo Park, Endorsement of Turtle Island Fountain Project, Mural Opportunity at James Kenny Park Presentation, FY22 Civic Arts Grant Schedule, FY22 Grant Guidelines, 7. Presentation Measure T1 Phase 2 by Scott Ferris
Police Review Commission, 7 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID:870 7046 8124
Agenda: 8. Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment, 9. BPD policies on questioning the supervised release status of detainees and conducting subsequent searches, including consideration of BPD response to PRC 2/5/2020 recommendation, 10. Recommendation to Council regarding a revised tear gas policy to allow use of Special Response Team in certain circumstances
Special Meeting of the Planning Commission is announced on the community calendar, but no record of such a meeting could be found.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97339470197
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 973 3947 0197
Agenda: 3. Mental Health Service Act 3 yr plan presentation, Nomination Interview and vote on Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine, 6. Discussion Mental Health Crisis services, 7. Possible Action Mobile Crisis Subcommittee Report,
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99162562539
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 991 6256 2539
2724 Mable – 846 sq ft 2ndstory addition to existing single-family dwelling, with existing non-conforming side yard and non-conforming lot coverage – on consent
1850 Arch – add 18 bedrooms to an existing 10-unit 12 bedroom multi-family residential building, for total 30 bedrooms on parcel – staff recommend approve
1862 Arch – add 15 bedrooms to existing 10-unit 10 bedroom multi-family residential building, for total 25 bedrooms on the parcel -staff recommend approve
Friday, September 25, 2020
Virtual Summit series: For an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future 8:30 am – 12 pm with keynote speaker at 9 am planned and organized by the Climate Emergency Task Force, program details and registration at
https://cemtf.org/event/september-summit-green-infrastructure-all-electric-buildings-transportation-100-renewable-energy
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Electrify Your Ride, 4 – 5:30 pm– City sponsored event to learn about discounts on popular electric cars through Drive Clean Bay Area Preferred Pricing Campaign. Event is free. Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electrify-your-ride-event-tickets-117596729985
Sunday, September 27, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1528 Berkeley Way 10/6/2020
932 Delaware 9/29/2020
1805 Eastshore 9/29/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
1235 Josephine 10/1/2020
2800 MLK Jr Way 10/8/2020
2526 MLK Jr Way 10/1/2020
2526 Mathews 10/6/2020
1229 Neilson 9/29/2020
2523 Tenth 9/16/2020
2121 Woolsey 9/29/2020
2412 Woolsey 10/7/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision,
Jan 12 -Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting:
Tuesday the City Council is poised to adopt a plan for the Civic Center which most of us have never seen and is posted as an impossible to read list of documents (total 903 pages) with no titles attached as a link to item 14. The Civic Center Plan needs a full presentation to the public as a worksession with ample opportunity for comment not some resolution passed in the dark of the night.
Also on the Council agenda for the 6 – 11 pm meeting are key items under action that deserve full presentations A. Annual Housing Pipeline Report, 13. Navigable Cities - street and sidewalk conditions with detrimental impacts on persons with disabilities, (already mentioned 14. Adoption of Civic Center Vision Plan cost estimate $56,144,000 to $96,569,000) and 15. Crime Report and Use of Force Report. The police OVERTIME REPORT is missing. Item16. Healthy Checkout should just pass as a reasonable requirement for big stores to remove candy and junk food from the checkout lines, but expect resistance same goes for 17. community refrigerators.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/09_Sep/City_Council__09-22-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Wednesday – meeting on Bayer’s plan for expansion need to register to attend
Friday – Virtual Summit Series: 8:30 am – 12 pm, Just and Regenerative Future
From City of Berkeley
Bay Area SunShares is offering webinar on solar and battery discount programs Sept 23 at 9-10 am, Sept 29 at 12 – 1 pm and in October, check schedule and sign-up https://www.bayareasunshares.org/webinars
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE)offering Resilient Home program solar and battery with $1250 incentive, Sept 24 at 6-7 pm, Sept 29 at 12-1 pm and Sept 30 at 6-7 pm, check schedule and sign-up https://ebce.org/news-and-events/#section-3
Electric Car and e-bikesDrive Clean Bay Area Preferred Pricing Campaign events Sept 26 at 4-5:30 pm register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electrify-your-ride-event-tickets-117596729985
Electric Cars 101rebates, incentives, vehicle range, charging Sept 30 at 5-6 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-cars-101-tickets-118065821049
Sunday, September 20, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, September 21, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am,,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81289549081
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 812 8954 9081
Agenda: 2. Allowance for Special Response Team to us Tear Gas in Certain Circumstances, 3. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 4. Ordinance Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment,
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
4 pm, Closed Session
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81891250764
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 818 9125 0764
Agenda: 1. Pending Litigation Berkeley v. Regents UC, Case RG19023058, 2. Anticipated Litigation Berkeley v. Regents UC
6 pm – 11 pm, Regular Session
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89880085934
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 89880085934
CONSENT: 1. Resolution Reviewing and Ratifying the Proclamation of Emergency Due to COVID-19, 2. Amend Contract Add $100,000 total $150,000 with AG Witt LLC for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 3. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 4. 4. Submit grant agreements to accept COVID-19 response grant, 5. Revenue agreements for Aging Services Programs FY2021, 6. Contract add $73,756 total $116,756 and extend 3 years to 11/30/2025 with CivicPlus, Inc for Software Maintenance and Professional services online registration and reservation system, 7. Contract add $30,000 total $80,000 with Marken Mechanical for on-call heating, ac and ventilations services for the City, 8. Designating the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission as the Citizens’ Oversight Committee for Expenditure of Proceeds of the Fire, Safety, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention Tax (measure FF), 9. Providing our Unhoused Communities with Potable Water and addressing water insecurity, 10. Resolution 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfulness to City Meetings, 11. Support CA Proposition 17 Restoring Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term, 12. 8. Support SB-1079 Residential Property Foreclosure, bill intended to mitigate against blight, vacancy and transfer of property from owner occupants to corporate landlords in event that CA experiences wave of foreclosures, ACTION: A.Annual Housing Pipeline Report13. Presentation on the Navigable Cities Framework for ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley,14. Adoption – Civic Center Vision Plan,15. 2019 Crime Report and five Year Use of Force Report,16. Healthy Checkout – stores >2500 sq ft to sell more nutritious food and beverage options at checkout, 17. Support Community Refrigerators $8,000 for those with no refrigeration, 18. Request the US House introduce the “The Breathe Act
Police Review Commission– Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance Subcommittee, 12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979396346
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 79306346
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Bayer Virtual Community Meeting with Neighbors, 6 - 7:30pm
To register for meeting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bayer-virtual-community-meeting-with-west-berkeley-neighbors-tickets-117712672773
Agenda: Application to extend Bayer Development agreement with Berkeley
4 x 4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council, 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98671280713?pwd=RFNweitBNk1DRlFqZE15QVlhWmVKQT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 986 7128 0713
Agenda: Updates on COVID-19 on Housing Retention, Emergency Response, Relocation Ordinance
Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87360137426
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 873 6013 7426
Agenda Action Items: 6. Proposed Cube Space exhibition, Designs fo San Pablo Park, Endorsement of Turtle Island Fountain Project, Mural Opportunity at James Kenny Park Presentation, FY22 Civic Arts Grant Schedule, FY22 Grant Guidelines, 7. Presentation Measure T1 Phase 2 by Scott Ferris
Police Review Commission, 7 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID:870 7046 8124
Agenda: 8. Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment, 9. BPD policies on questioning the supervised release status of detainees and conducting subsequent searches, including consideration of BPD response to PRC 2/5/2020 recommendation, 10. Recommendation to Council regarding a revised tear gas policy to allow use of Special Response Team in certain circumstances
Special Meeting of the Planning Commission is announced on the community calendar, but no record of such a meeting could be found.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97339470197
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 973 3947 0197
Agenda: 3. Mental Health Service Act 3 yr plan presentation, Nomination Interview and vote on Boona Cheema and Margaret Fine, 6. Discussion Mental Health Crisis services, 7. Possible Action Mobile Crisis Subcommittee Report,
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99162562539
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 991 6256 2539
2724 Mable – 846 sq ft 2ndstory addition to existing single-family dwelling, with existing non-conforming side yard and non-conforming lot coverage – on consent
1850 Arch – add 18 bedrooms to an existing 10-unit 12 bedroom multi-family residential building, for total 30 bedrooms on parcel – staff recommend approve
1862 Arch – add 15 bedrooms to existing 10-unit 10 bedroom multi-family residential building, for total 25 bedrooms on the parcel -staff recommend approve
Friday, September 25, 2020
Virtual Summit series: For an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future 8:30 am – 12 pm with keynote speaker at 9 am planned and organized by the Climate Emergency Task Force, program details and registration at
https://cemtf.org/event/september-summit-green-infrastructure-all-electric-buildings-transportation-100-renewable-energy
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Electrify Your Ride, 4 – 5:30 pm– City sponsored event to learn about discounts on popular electric cars through Drive Clean Bay Area Preferred Pricing Campaign. Event is free. Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electrify-your-ride-event-tickets-117596729985
Sunday, September 27, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1528 Berkeley Way 10/6/2020
932 Delaware 9/29/2020
1805 Eastshore 9/29/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
1235 Josephine 10/1/2020
2800 MLK Jr Way 10/8/2020
2526 MLK Jr Way 10/1/2020
2526 Mathews 10/6/2020
1229 Neilson 9/29/2020
2523 Tenth 9/16/2020
2121 Woolsey 9/29/2020
2412 Woolsey 10/7/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 13 -Ohlone History 5 pm
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision,
Jan 12 -Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Systems Realignment
September 13 - September 20, 2020
Worth Noting:
Tuesday– City Council starts at 6 pm. Agenda Item 33 is the Annual Housing Pipeline Report – housing approved and built and Item 36. Is whether the Council will vote no confidence in the Police Chief.
Wednesday– The Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm item 2 is Traffic Circles Policy and recommendations and items 3 – 8 are related to climate and the environment.
The Planning Commission, 7 pm is holding a special meeting. Item 10. Is the public hearing on the draft Adeline Corridor Plan.
Thursday – The Design Review Committee, 7 pm will preview a presentation on the Group Living Project at 2210 Harold Way proposed as high-density student housing.
The City Council Agenda for September 22 is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
North Berkeley Neighborhood Alliance, 4 - 5 pm
Meeting for neighbors who are concerned about what gets built at the North Berkeley BART, questions about AB2923, classification of the station, etc can be emailed to nbneighborhoodalliance@gmail.com
You must Register to attend https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcu6trT8pH9YEBA9_2MmUNC1BBycWz_xw
Monday, September 14, 2020
Board of Library Trustees
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Closed Session 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83992759821
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 839 9275 9821
Agenda: I. Public Comment, II. Closed Appointment Director of Library Services, public employee performance evaluation.
Open Session: 8:15 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82634141933
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 826 3414 1933
Agenda: I. Public Comment, II. Salary increase for Deputy Director of Library Services.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Berkeley City Council, Tuesday,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session: 4:30 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85459223027
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 854 5922 3027
Agenda:1. Conference with Labor Negotiators, 2. Pending Litigation Joseph Sanchez vs. City of Berkeley, David Bartalini vs City of Berkeley.
Regular Meeting 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88436979283
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 884 3697 9283
Agenda: Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, Agenda: RECESS:1. Contract $180,000 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM for on-site veterinary services for BACS 2. Accept revenue Grants for STEP (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) 3. Contract add $225,000 total $870,304 Measure P Funds with Downtown Streets for low barrier Volunteer Work, 4. Authorization Grant Application CalRecycle Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling,CONSENT:5. 3-year Lease agreement with Berkeley Food Network 1001 University, 6. Ordinance Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 7. 2ndreading Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 8. Measure T1 Loan $1.2 million ($600,000 Parks Fund, $600,00 Measure BB) in FY 2021 to complete Phase 1 projects, 10. Voting Delegates League of CA Cities, 11. Renaming ‘East’ Shattuck to Kala Bagai Way, 12. Civil Enforcement Face Covering Orders, - administrative citations, 13. RFP, 14. Memorandum $775,000 7/1/19 – 6/30/2021 between City of Berkeley and Alameda Co Behavioral Health Care Services for Mental Health Wellness Center, 15. Block Grants CARES Act Funds $373,097, 16. Amend Contract $15,000 total $90,000 thru 6/30/22 with Eikenberg Institute for Relationships to fund Cultural Humility Training Consultant, 17. Amend Contract by $6000 total $82,771 7/1/17 – 6/30/2021 for VoIP, 18. Amend Contract by $51,698 total $146,906 7/1/14 – 6/30/23 with MC Dean Inc for ERMA Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) Maintenance, 19. Amend Contract add $200,000 total $5,905,668 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Seismic Upgrade, 20. MOA $290,000 up to $390,000 for Construction of Gilman Sanitary Sewer Line Extension for fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 21. PO TYMCO, Inc for Regenerative Air Sweeper $165,000, 22. 100% Sustainable Trips by 2040, 50% by 2030, 23. Extend Grace Period to 1/1/21for Fair Chance Housing, 24. EBRPD supporting renaming Vollmer Park, 25. Centennial Proclamation Honoring 19thAmendment and Women’s Suffrage Movement, 26. Resolution congratulating Kamala D. Harris, 27. Outreach and Technical Assistance for Berkeley Small Businesses Eligible to Prticipate in CA Rebuilding Fund 28. Resolution No Police Revolving Door, 29. Oppose Proposition 20 on Ballot which authorize felony charge for repeat petty theft and tougher penalties for parole violations, expand DNA collection, 30.Resolution accepting $15,000 grant from UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund for paid Internships, 31. Willard Park – increase nighttime enforcement of park rules listed as “Preserving Our Children’s Recreation Areas,”ACTION:32. Amend 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan accept CARES Act Funds $8,259,408, 33. Annual Housing Pipeline Report (Housing)34. To be pulled at meeting per CM - Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 extend 1 yr with Ascentis Corporation for Biometric Time Card Services, 35. Urgency Ordinance COVID-19, 36. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief, INFORMATION REPORTS:37. City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update, 38. FY 2021 Civic Arts Grants, 39. Audit Berkeley Public Library Tax Funds.
Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board, 11 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID: not posted
Agenda: 4. Projects holiday décor 20-21 with Solano Albany, 5. Review Budget 2021 and Annual report 2020.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Alta Bates Task Force, 3 – 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83682615132?pwd=RS9EZHFLNm5rQnJSd3FXTWVJcGR2UT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 83682615132 Passcode: 771848
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88409569229
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 884 0956 9229
Agenda: 2. Traffic Circle Policy and Program Recommendations, 3. Evaluation and Recommendation Updates to Building Energy Savings (BESO), 4. Ordinance Amending BMC 7.52, Reducing Tax imposed for Qualifying Electrification, Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Retrofits, 5. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas vehicles throughout the City of Berkeley by 2025, 6. Prohibition on resale of used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 7. Prohibition on the Use of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion vehicles by 2045, 8. Prohibition on the Sale of Gasoline, Diesel, and other carbon based transportation fuels by 2045. Unscheduled Items: 9. Bright Streets Initiative, 10. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for Improving PCI (Paving) of residential streets and creating Paving Master Plan, 11. Add BMC 11.62 Regulating Plastic Bags at Retail and Food Service Establishments. 12. Initiate Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Change Emergency. (packet 334 pages)
Planning Commission Special Meeting, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93838665412
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 938 3866 5412
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing Home Occupations, 10. Public Hearing DRAFT Adeline Corridor Plan.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83924389951
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 839 2438 9951
Agenda: 2. Berkeley Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update, 3. a.&b. Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Administrative Enforcement Procedure, 4. Amendments to Short Term Rentals BMC 23C.22, Unscheduled item5. Tenant Opportunity to Purchace Act, BMC 13.99 (packet 124 pages)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98263437225?pwd=YUVPVExsVkE4ZnR2ZFJzamV2VmdnUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 982 6343 7225 Passcode: 921748
Agenda: 5. Special Presentation on Housing Legislation AB 3088, 6. Discussion/Possible Action (1) extend sunset provision in Regulation 503(B)(2), (2) registration of partially exempt units if Measure MM is adopted Nov election.
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91406327545
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 914 0632 7545
2129 Shattuck – Review of Final Art Glass
2701 Shattuck at Derby – Final Design Review – 5-story, 60’ tall mixed-use with 57 residential units (including 5 very low income) and 3 live/work) and 14 parking spaces
2210 Harold Way – Preliminary Design Review – 7-story 38 unit Group Living Accommodation containing 136 bedrooms and 652 sq ft of ground floor commercial space.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission – Open Government Commission, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88699200284?pwd=a051WUVKemdDK1VIbkhQNmVQQ0VSZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 886 9920 0284
Agenda Fair Campaign Practices: 6. Regulations defining a “minor violation” for staff approval of public financing applications, 7. Amendments BERA to regulate officeholder accounts, 8. Revision to procedures for handling of enforcement matters and other minor changes,Agenda Open Government Commission: 10. Complaint filed by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations of the the Open Government Ordinance relating to ZAB, 11. Amendments to Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act.
Transportation Commission, 7 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82953751819?pwd=MnV6VHBtcS8rS3NJdUFYSnhCU0lqUT09
Teleconference: not posted (likely 1-669-900-6833)Meeting ID: 829 5375 1819 Passcode 688225
Agenda: B. Public May speak at the beginning of any item,1. Draft Pedestrian Plan, 2. Vision Zero, Measure T1 Phase 2.
Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19, Sunday, September 20, 2020
No City meetings or events found
___________________
Regular City Council meeting for September 22, 2020 is available for comment, email council@cityofberkeley.info,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
CONSENT:1. Resolution Reviewing and Ratifying the Proclammation of Emergency Due to COVID-19, 2. Amend Contract Add $100,000 total $150,000 with AG Witt LLC for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 3. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 4. 4. Sumbit grant agreements to accept COVID-19 response grant, 5. Revenue agreements for Aging Services Programs FY2021, 6. Contract add $73,756 total $116,756 and extend 3 years to 11/30/2025 with CivicPlus, Inc for Software Maintenance and Professional services online registration and reservation system, 7. Contract add $30,000 total $80,000 with Marken Mechanical for on-call heating, ac and ventilations services for the City, 8. Designating the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission as the Citizens’ Oversight Committee for Expenditure of Proceeds of the Fire, Safety, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention Tax (measure FF), 9. Providing our Unhoused Communities with Potable Water and addressing water insecurity, 10. Resolution 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfulness to City Meetings, 11. Support CA Proposition 17 Restoring Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term, 12. 8. Support SB-1079 Residential Property Foreclosure, bill intended to mitigate against blight, vacancy and transfer of property from owner occupants to corporate landlords in event that CA experiences wave of foreclosures, ACTION: 13. Presentation on the Navigable Cities Framework for ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley, 12. Resolution to Incorporate the Practice of 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfullness at City Meetings, 14. Adoption – Civic Center Vision Plan, 15. 2019 Crime Report and five Year Use of Force Report, 16. Healthy Checkout – stores >2500 sq ft to sell more nutritious food and beverage options at checkout, 17. Support Community Refrigerators $8,000 for those with no refrigeration, 18. Request the US House introduce the “The Breathe Act,”
____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
932 Delaware 9/29/2020
1805 Eastshore 9/29/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
3053 Hillegass 9/15/2020
0 (2435 San Pablo) 9/15/2020
3100 San Pablo 9/15/2020
2815 Seventh 9/15/2020
2523 Tenth 9/16/2020
2121 Woolsey 9/29/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision,
Jan 12 -Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
Tuesday– City Council starts at 6 pm. Agenda Item 33 is the Annual Housing Pipeline Report – housing approved and built and Item 36. Is whether the Council will vote no confidence in the Police Chief.
Wednesday– The Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm item 2 is Traffic Circles Policy and recommendations and items 3 – 8 are related to climate and the environment.
The Planning Commission, 7 pm is holding a special meeting. Item 10. Is the public hearing on the draft Adeline Corridor Plan.
Thursday – The Design Review Committee, 7 pm will preview a presentation on the Group Living Project at 2210 Harold Way proposed as high-density student housing.
The City Council Agenda for September 22 is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
North Berkeley Neighborhood Alliance, 4 - 5 pm
Meeting for neighbors who are concerned about what gets built at the North Berkeley BART, questions about AB2923, classification of the station, etc can be emailed to nbneighborhoodalliance@gmail.com
You must Register to attend https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcu6trT8pH9YEBA9_2MmUNC1BBycWz_xw
Monday, September 14, 2020
Board of Library Trustees
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Closed Session 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83992759821
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 839 9275 9821
Agenda: I. Public Comment, II. Closed Appointment Director of Library Services, public employee performance evaluation.
Open Session: 8:15 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82634141933
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 826 3414 1933
Agenda: I. Public Comment, II. Salary increase for Deputy Director of Library Services.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Berkeley City Council, Tuesday,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Closed Session: 4:30 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85459223027
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 854 5922 3027
Agenda:1. Conference with Labor Negotiators, 2. Pending Litigation Joseph Sanchez vs. City of Berkeley, David Bartalini vs City of Berkeley.
Regular Meeting 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88436979283
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 884 3697 9283
Agenda: Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, Agenda: RECESS:1. Contract $180,000 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM for on-site veterinary services for BACS 2. Accept revenue Grants for STEP (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) 3. Contract add $225,000 total $870,304 Measure P Funds with Downtown Streets for low barrier Volunteer Work, 4. Authorization Grant Application CalRecycle Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling,CONSENT:5. 3-year Lease agreement with Berkeley Food Network 1001 University, 6. Ordinance Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 7. 2ndreading Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 8. Measure T1 Loan $1.2 million ($600,000 Parks Fund, $600,00 Measure BB) in FY 2021 to complete Phase 1 projects, 10. Voting Delegates League of CA Cities, 11. Renaming ‘East’ Shattuck to Kala Bagai Way, 12. Civil Enforcement Face Covering Orders, - administrative citations, 13. RFP, 14. Memorandum $775,000 7/1/19 – 6/30/2021 between City of Berkeley and Alameda Co Behavioral Health Care Services for Mental Health Wellness Center, 15. Block Grants CARES Act Funds $373,097, 16. Amend Contract $15,000 total $90,000 thru 6/30/22 with Eikenberg Institute for Relationships to fund Cultural Humility Training Consultant, 17. Amend Contract by $6000 total $82,771 7/1/17 – 6/30/2021 for VoIP, 18. Amend Contract by $51,698 total $146,906 7/1/14 – 6/30/23 with MC Dean Inc for ERMA Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) Maintenance, 19. Amend Contract add $200,000 total $5,905,668 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Seismic Upgrade, 20. MOA $290,000 up to $390,000 for Construction of Gilman Sanitary Sewer Line Extension for fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 21. PO TYMCO, Inc for Regenerative Air Sweeper $165,000, 22. 100% Sustainable Trips by 2040, 50% by 2030, 23. Extend Grace Period to 1/1/21for Fair Chance Housing, 24. EBRPD supporting renaming Vollmer Park, 25. Centennial Proclamation Honoring 19thAmendment and Women’s Suffrage Movement, 26. Resolution congratulating Kamala D. Harris, 27. Outreach and Technical Assistance for Berkeley Small Businesses Eligible to Prticipate in CA Rebuilding Fund 28. Resolution No Police Revolving Door, 29. Oppose Proposition 20 on Ballot which authorize felony charge for repeat petty theft and tougher penalties for parole violations, expand DNA collection, 30.Resolution accepting $15,000 grant from UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund for paid Internships, 31. Willard Park – increase nighttime enforcement of park rules listed as “Preserving Our Children’s Recreation Areas,”ACTION:32. Amend 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan accept CARES Act Funds $8,259,408, 33. Annual Housing Pipeline Report (Housing)34. To be pulled at meeting per CM - Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 extend 1 yr with Ascentis Corporation for Biometric Time Card Services, 35. Urgency Ordinance COVID-19, 36. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief, INFORMATION REPORTS:37. City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update, 38. FY 2021 Civic Arts Grants, 39. Audit Berkeley Public Library Tax Funds.
Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board, 11 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Solano_BID_Board.aspx
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID: not posted
Agenda: 4. Projects holiday décor 20-21 with Solano Albany, 5. Review Budget 2021 and Annual report 2020.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Alta Bates Task Force, 3 – 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83682615132?pwd=RS9EZHFLNm5rQnJSd3FXTWVJcGR2UT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 83682615132 Passcode: 771848
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88409569229
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 884 0956 9229
Agenda: 2. Traffic Circle Policy and Program Recommendations, 3. Evaluation and Recommendation Updates to Building Energy Savings (BESO), 4. Ordinance Amending BMC 7.52, Reducing Tax imposed for Qualifying Electrification, Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Retrofits, 5. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas vehicles throughout the City of Berkeley by 2025, 6. Prohibition on resale of used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 7. Prohibition on the Use of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion vehicles by 2045, 8. Prohibition on the Sale of Gasoline, Diesel, and other carbon based transportation fuels by 2045. Unscheduled Items: 9. Bright Streets Initiative, 10. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for Improving PCI (Paving) of residential streets and creating Paving Master Plan, 11. Add BMC 11.62 Regulating Plastic Bags at Retail and Food Service Establishments. 12. Initiate Citywide, Regional and International Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy to Address the Climate Change Emergency. (packet 334 pages)
Planning Commission Special Meeting, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93838665412
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 938 3866 5412
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing Home Occupations, 10. Public Hearing DRAFT Adeline Corridor Plan.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83924389951
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 839 2438 9951
Agenda: 2. Berkeley Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update, 3. a.&b. Amending Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Administrative Enforcement Procedure, 4. Amendments to Short Term Rentals BMC 23C.22, Unscheduled item5. Tenant Opportunity to Purchace Act, BMC 13.99 (packet 124 pages)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98263437225?pwd=YUVPVExsVkE4ZnR2ZFJzamV2VmdnUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 982 6343 7225 Passcode: 921748
Agenda: 5. Special Presentation on Housing Legislation AB 3088, 6. Discussion/Possible Action (1) extend sunset provision in Regulation 503(B)(2), (2) registration of partially exempt units if Measure MM is adopted Nov election.
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91406327545
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 914 0632 7545
2129 Shattuck – Review of Final Art Glass
2701 Shattuck at Derby – Final Design Review – 5-story, 60’ tall mixed-use with 57 residential units (including 5 very low income) and 3 live/work) and 14 parking spaces
2210 Harold Way – Preliminary Design Review – 7-story 38 unit Group Living Accommodation containing 136 bedrooms and 652 sq ft of ground floor commercial space.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission – Open Government Commission, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88699200284?pwd=a051WUVKemdDK1VIbkhQNmVQQ0VSZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 886 9920 0284
Agenda Fair Campaign Practices: 6. Regulations defining a “minor violation” for staff approval of public financing applications, 7. Amendments BERA to regulate officeholder accounts, 8. Revision to procedures for handling of enforcement matters and other minor changes,Agenda Open Government Commission: 10. Complaint filed by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations of the the Open Government Ordinance relating to ZAB, 11. Amendments to Berkeley Lobbyist Registration Act.
Transportation Commission, 7 – 9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82953751819?pwd=MnV6VHBtcS8rS3NJdUFYSnhCU0lqUT09
Teleconference: not posted (likely 1-669-900-6833)Meeting ID: 829 5375 1819 Passcode 688225
Agenda: B. Public May speak at the beginning of any item,1. Draft Pedestrian Plan, 2. Vision Zero, Measure T1 Phase 2.
Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19, Sunday, September 20, 2020
No City meetings or events found
___________________
Regular City Council meeting for September 22, 2020 is available for comment, email council@cityofberkeley.info,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
CONSENT:1. Resolution Reviewing and Ratifying the Proclammation of Emergency Due to COVID-19, 2. Amend Contract Add $100,000 total $150,000 with AG Witt LLC for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 3. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 4. 4. Sumbit grant agreements to accept COVID-19 response grant, 5. Revenue agreements for Aging Services Programs FY2021, 6. Contract add $73,756 total $116,756 and extend 3 years to 11/30/2025 with CivicPlus, Inc for Software Maintenance and Professional services online registration and reservation system, 7. Contract add $30,000 total $80,000 with Marken Mechanical for on-call heating, ac and ventilations services for the City, 8. Designating the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission as the Citizens’ Oversight Committee for Expenditure of Proceeds of the Fire, Safety, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention Tax (measure FF), 9. Providing our Unhoused Communities with Potable Water and addressing water insecurity, 10. Resolution 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfulness to City Meetings, 11. Support CA Proposition 17 Restoring Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term, 12. 8. Support SB-1079 Residential Property Foreclosure, bill intended to mitigate against blight, vacancy and transfer of property from owner occupants to corporate landlords in event that CA experiences wave of foreclosures, ACTION: 13. Presentation on the Navigable Cities Framework for ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley, 12. Resolution to Incorporate the Practice of 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfullness at City Meetings, 14. Adoption – Civic Center Vision Plan, 15. 2019 Crime Report and five Year Use of Force Report, 16. Healthy Checkout – stores >2500 sq ft to sell more nutritious food and beverage options at checkout, 17. Support Community Refrigerators $8,000 for those with no refrigeration, 18. Request the US House introduce the “The Breathe Act,”
____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
932 Delaware 9/29/2020
1805 Eastshore 9/29/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
3053 Hillegass 9/15/2020
0 (2435 San Pablo) 9/15/2020
3100 San Pablo 9/15/2020
2815 Seventh 9/15/2020
2523 Tenth 9/16/2020
2121 Woolsey 9/29/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx___________________
WORKSESSIONS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision,
Jan 12 -Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Ohlone Territory
September 6 - September 13, 2020
Worth Noting:
Eleven City meetings in the coming week on Tuesday, September 8, Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday September 8. The City Council Agenda for September 15 is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Measure T1 neighborhood meetings are on Wednesday and Thursday.
Thursday at ZAB 600 Addison will be presented. It is a commercial building project across from aquatic parking that is planned with over 1000 parking spaces that will wipe out mature trees including redwoods and supposedly dig up a mature oak and successfully replant it at another location.
Comment Deadline 9/10/2020 on new permit request by Berkeley Asphalt @699 Virginia in the Oceanview District from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Over the past years, neighbors have brought complaints against the company for not following their permits and allowing poisonous sulfur admissions to escape, especially dangerous to small children and in-firmed adults. You have a chance to comment on Berkeley Asphalt's latest permit request. Use this url https://www.baaqmd.gov/permits/public-notices/permit-applications-received.Go to Search & Filters at bottom of screen for Date - choose July 2020 City - Berkeley and the 7/10/2020 permit will come up Click on message icon above updated for form to leave comments.
Sunday, September 6, and Monday, September 7, Labor Day Holiday
Record Heat Predicted with wind gusts up to 50 mph – Reduce Electricity Use - High Fire Risk Weekend
No City Meetings or Events
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88170468287
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 881 7046 8287
Agenda Planning for 9/22/2020 Regular City Council meeting: 1. Amend Contract Add $100,000 total $150,000 with AG Witt LLC for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 7. Support CA Proposition 17 Restoring Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term, 8. Support SB-1079 Residential Property Foreclosure, bill intended to mitigate against blight, vacancy and transfer of property from owner occupants to corporate landlords in event that CA experiences wave of foreclosures, ??? (found in packet not listed in agenda) Item – Request the US House introduce the “The Breathe Act,” ACTION:9. Presentation on the Navigable Cities Framework for ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley, 10. Adoption – Civic Center Vision Plan, 11. 2019 Crime Report and five Year Use of Force Report, 12. Resolution to Incorporate the Practice of 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfullness at City Meetings, 13. Healthy Checkout – stores >2500 sq ft to sell more nutritious food and beverage options at checkout, 14. Support Community Refrigerators $8,000 for those with no refrigeration, REFERRED ITEMS: 8. Discussion Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Referral Response: Expanding community engagement within work to address climate impacts, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS: 10. Commission Reorganization, 11. BERA to prohibit officer holder accounts, 12. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ office budgets, (packet 218 pages) REFERRALS and UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Fans, 2. Opt Up, 3. Surveillance Technology and Use Report and Policy for License Plate Readers, 4. Ohlone History and Culture Presentation, (packet 218 pages)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA / AGA / Registration Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99315248355?pwd=eFErL2ZpQ014SGY5TU8xYzN2Q0dQZz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 993 1524 8355 Passcode: 328946
Agenda: 4. Discussion/Action if Measure MM passes (November 3, election)
Civic Arts Commission – Grants Subcommittee,1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83199591054
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 831 9959 1054
Personnel Board,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95175706703?pwd=NjN0aWxjWVBGZVZLbXp4Vnd1NUx3UT09
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 951 7570 6703
Agenda Action: V. Revise Minimum Qualifications for Construction Equipment Operator, VI. Revise minimum qualifications for Forestry Technician, Information: VII. Annual EEO Workforce Report, VIII. FY 2020 Complaint status Report, IX, Updates HR Director
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Tenant 101 Webinar,10 - 11:30 am
Requires pre-registrationhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99170961929
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 99170961929
Agenda: 8. Measure T1 criteria for Phase 2 Project Selection, 9. Presentation PRW Potential Capital Projects
Measure T1 Neighborhood Meeting Thousand Oaks (TONA),7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94745191848
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 9474519 1848
Police Review Commission – Subcommittee on Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979306346
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 7930 6346
Police Review Commission,7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 7. Chief Report, 8. Subcommittee Reports, 9. BPD policy on conducting searches of detainees on probation or parole, 10. Draft 2020-2021 Workplan
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Measure T1 Neighborhood Meeting Marin Circle (Friends of Fountain Walk),6 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98492138088
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 984 9213 8088
Zoning Adjustment Board,7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.ys/j/94876101997
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 948 7610 1997
2523-2525 Tenth – legalize conversion of 452 sq ft 1-story detached garage to dwelling unit on 5199 sq ft lot with existing 1-story 1032 sq ft duplex - on consent
2000 Dwight – demolish 6 existing non-residential buildings and construct 6-story, 113 unit, Community Care Facility for seniors with 40 parking spaces in subterranean garage – on consent
1229 Neilson – construct 598 sq ft 2ndstory addition to 1212 sq ft single family dwelling on parcel that exceeds lot coverage limit – on consent
12 Indian Rock Path – Appeal - alter an existing 5,299 sq. ft. parcel with an existing 2,132 sq. ft. two-story single-family residence, by constructing a 74 sq. ft. second story balcony, with an average height of 15’-41⁄2” at the northwest corner of the single-family residence, and planting a continuous 16’ tall hedge along a portion of the interior side property line to the west – Action approve and dismiss appeal
600 Addison – demolish buildings and structures on an industrial site of approximately 8.67 acres, and to construct a research and development (R&D) campus containing two buildings totaling 521,810 square feet of gross floor area and 1,044 parking spaces. - provide advisory comments
Friday, September 11 - Saturday, September 12, - Sunday, September 13,
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
September 15 Berkeley City Council, 6 pm meeting agenda available for comment, email council@cityofberkeley.info https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88436979283
Teleconference: 669-900-6128 Meeting ID: 884 3697 9283
Agenda for 9/15/20 Regular City Council Meeting: RECESS:1. Contract $180,000 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM for on-site veterinary services for BACS 2. Accept revenue Grants for STEP (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) 3. Contract add $225,000 total $870,304 Measure P Funds with Downtown Streets for low barrier Volunteer Work, CONSENT:4. Authorization Grant Application CalRecycle Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, 5. 3-year Lease agreement with Berkeley Food Network 1001 University, 6. Ordinance Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 7. 2ndreading Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 8. Measure T1 Loan $1.2 million ($600,000 Parks Fund, $600,00 Measure BB) in FY 2021 to complete Phase 1 projects, 10. Voting Delegates League of CA Cities, 11. Renaming ‘East’ Shattuck to Kala Bagai Way, 12. Civil Enforcement Face Covering Orders, - administrative citations, 13. RFP, 14. Memorandum $775,000 7/1/19 – 6/30/2021 between City of Berkeley and Alameda Co Behavioral Health Care Services for Mental Health Wellness Center, 15. Block Grants CARES Act Funds $373,097, 16. Amend Contract $15,000 total $90,000 thru 6/30/22 with Eikenberg Institute for Relationships to fund Cultural Humility Training Consultant, 17. Amend Contract by $6000 total $82,771 7/1/17 – 6/30/2021 for VoIP, 18. Amend Contract by $51,698 total $146,906 7/1/14 – 6/30/23 with MC Dean Inc for ERMA Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) Maintenance, 19. Amend Contract add $200,000 total $5,905,668 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Seismic Upgrade, 20. MOA $290,000 up to $390,000 for Construction of Gilman Sanitary Sewer Line Extension for fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 21. PO TYMCO, Inc for Regenerative Air Sweeper $165,000, 22. 100% Sustainable Trips by 2040, 50% by 2030, 23. Extend Grace Period to 1/1/21for Fair Chance Housing, 24. EBRPD supporting renaming Vollmer Park, 25. Centennial Proclamation Honoring 19thAmendment and Women’s Suffrage Movement, 26. Resolution congratulating Kamala D. Harris, 27. Outreach and Technical Assistance for Berkeley Small Businesses Eligible to Prticipate in CA Rebuilding Fund 28. Resolution No Police Revolving Door, 29. Oppose Proposition 20 on Ballot which authorize felony charge for repeat petty theft and tougher penalties for parole violations, expand DNA collection, 30.Resolution accepting $15,000 grant from UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund for paid Internships, 31. Willard Park – increase nighttime enforcement of park rules listed as “Preserving Our Children’s Recreation Areas,”ACTION:32. Amend 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan accept CARES Act Funds $8,259,408, 33. Annual Housing Pipeline Report (Housing)34. To be pulled at meeting per CM - Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 extend 1 yr with Ascentis Corporation for Biometric Time Card Services, 35. Urgency Ordinance COVID-19, 36. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief, INFORMATION REPORTS:37. City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update, 38. FY 2021 Civic Arts Grants, 39. Audit Berkeley Public Library Tax Funds.
__________________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1575 Allston 9/8/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
3053 Hillegass 9/15/2020
832 Peralta 9/8/2020
0 (2435 San Pablo) 9/15/2020
3100 San Pablo 9/15/2020
2815 Seventh 9/15/2020
2523 Tenth 9/16/2020
91 Whitaker 9/8/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision,
Jan 12 -Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Ohlone Territory
_____________________
Book Club Selections on Race
White Rage by Carol Anderson
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
The New Jim Crow by Michele Alexander
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates,
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Waking Up White by Debbie Irving
Dog Whistle Politics by Ian Haney Lopez
The Indigenous Peoples History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
One Person No Vote by Carol Anderson
Worth Noting:
Eleven City meetings in the coming week on Tuesday, September 8, Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday September 8. The City Council Agenda for September 15 is available for comment and follows the list of meetings.
Measure T1 neighborhood meetings are on Wednesday and Thursday.
Thursday at ZAB 600 Addison will be presented. It is a commercial building project across from aquatic parking that is planned with over 1000 parking spaces that will wipe out mature trees including redwoods and supposedly dig up a mature oak and successfully replant it at another location.
Comment Deadline 9/10/2020 on new permit request by Berkeley Asphalt @699 Virginia in the Oceanview District from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Over the past years, neighbors have brought complaints against the company for not following their permits and allowing poisonous sulfur admissions to escape, especially dangerous to small children and in-firmed adults. You have a chance to comment on Berkeley Asphalt's latest permit request. Use this url https://www.baaqmd.gov/permits/public-notices/permit-applications-received.Go to Search & Filters at bottom of screen for Date - choose July 2020 City - Berkeley and the 7/10/2020 permit will come up Click on message icon above updated for form to leave comments.
Sunday, September 6, and Monday, September 7, Labor Day Holiday
Record Heat Predicted with wind gusts up to 50 mph – Reduce Electricity Use - High Fire Risk Weekend
No City Meetings or Events
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88170468287
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 881 7046 8287
Agenda Planning for 9/22/2020 Regular City Council meeting: 1. Amend Contract Add $100,000 total $150,000 with AG Witt LLC for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant, 2. Bid Solicitations $5,510,000, 7. Support CA Proposition 17 Restoring Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term, 8. Support SB-1079 Residential Property Foreclosure, bill intended to mitigate against blight, vacancy and transfer of property from owner occupants to corporate landlords in event that CA experiences wave of foreclosures, ??? (found in packet not listed in agenda) Item – Request the US House introduce the “The Breathe Act,” ACTION:9. Presentation on the Navigable Cities Framework for ensuring Access and Freedom of Movement for People with Disabilities in Berkeley, 10. Adoption – Civic Center Vision Plan, 11. 2019 Crime Report and five Year Use of Force Report, 12. Resolution to Incorporate the Practice of 1 Minute 46 seconds of Mindfullness at City Meetings, 13. Healthy Checkout – stores >2500 sq ft to sell more nutritious food and beverage options at checkout, 14. Support Community Refrigerators $8,000 for those with no refrigeration, REFERRED ITEMS: 8. Discussion Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Referral Response: Expanding community engagement within work to address climate impacts, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS: 10. Commission Reorganization, 11. BERA to prohibit officer holder accounts, 12. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmembers’ office budgets, (packet 218 pages) REFERRALS and UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Kitchen Exhaust Fans, 2. Opt Up, 3. Surveillance Technology and Use Report and Policy for License Plate Readers, 4. Ohlone History and Culture Presentation, (packet 218 pages)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – IRA / AGA / Registration Committee, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99315248355?pwd=eFErL2ZpQ014SGY5TU8xYzN2Q0dQZz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 993 1524 8355 Passcode: 328946
Agenda: 4. Discussion/Action if Measure MM passes (November 3, election)
Civic Arts Commission – Grants Subcommittee,1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83199591054
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 831 9959 1054
Personnel Board,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95175706703?pwd=NjN0aWxjWVBGZVZLbXp4Vnd1NUx3UT09
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 951 7570 6703
Agenda Action: V. Revise Minimum Qualifications for Construction Equipment Operator, VI. Revise minimum qualifications for Forestry Technician, Information: VII. Annual EEO Workforce Report, VIII. FY 2020 Complaint status Report, IX, Updates HR Director
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Tenant 101 Webinar,10 - 11:30 am
Requires pre-registrationhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99170961929
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 99170961929
Agenda: 8. Measure T1 criteria for Phase 2 Project Selection, 9. Presentation PRW Potential Capital Projects
Measure T1 Neighborhood Meeting Thousand Oaks (TONA),7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94745191848
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 9474519 1848
Police Review Commission – Subcommittee on Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979306346
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 7930 6346
Police Review Commission,7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 7. Chief Report, 8. Subcommittee Reports, 9. BPD policy on conducting searches of detainees on probation or parole, 10. Draft 2020-2021 Workplan
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Measure T1 Neighborhood Meeting Marin Circle (Friends of Fountain Walk),6 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98492138088
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 984 9213 8088
Zoning Adjustment Board,7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.ys/j/94876101997
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 948 7610 1997
2523-2525 Tenth – legalize conversion of 452 sq ft 1-story detached garage to dwelling unit on 5199 sq ft lot with existing 1-story 1032 sq ft duplex - on consent
2000 Dwight – demolish 6 existing non-residential buildings and construct 6-story, 113 unit, Community Care Facility for seniors with 40 parking spaces in subterranean garage – on consent
1229 Neilson – construct 598 sq ft 2ndstory addition to 1212 sq ft single family dwelling on parcel that exceeds lot coverage limit – on consent
12 Indian Rock Path – Appeal - alter an existing 5,299 sq. ft. parcel with an existing 2,132 sq. ft. two-story single-family residence, by constructing a 74 sq. ft. second story balcony, with an average height of 15’-41⁄2” at the northwest corner of the single-family residence, and planting a continuous 16’ tall hedge along a portion of the interior side property line to the west – Action approve and dismiss appeal
600 Addison – demolish buildings and structures on an industrial site of approximately 8.67 acres, and to construct a research and development (R&D) campus containing two buildings totaling 521,810 square feet of gross floor area and 1,044 parking spaces. - provide advisory comments
Friday, September 11 - Saturday, September 12, - Sunday, September 13,
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
September 15 Berkeley City Council, 6 pm meeting agenda available for comment, email council@cityofberkeley.info https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88436979283
Teleconference: 669-900-6128 Meeting ID: 884 3697 9283
Agenda for 9/15/20 Regular City Council Meeting: RECESS:1. Contract $180,000 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM for on-site veterinary services for BACS 2. Accept revenue Grants for STEP (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) 3. Contract add $225,000 total $870,304 Measure P Funds with Downtown Streets for low barrier Volunteer Work, CONSENT:4. Authorization Grant Application CalRecycle Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, 5. 3-year Lease agreement with Berkeley Food Network 1001 University, 6. Ordinance Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 7. 2ndreading Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 8. Measure T1 Loan $1.2 million ($600,000 Parks Fund, $600,00 Measure BB) in FY 2021 to complete Phase 1 projects, 10. Voting Delegates League of CA Cities, 11. Renaming ‘East’ Shattuck to Kala Bagai Way, 12. Civil Enforcement Face Covering Orders, - administrative citations, 13. RFP, 14. Memorandum $775,000 7/1/19 – 6/30/2021 between City of Berkeley and Alameda Co Behavioral Health Care Services for Mental Health Wellness Center, 15. Block Grants CARES Act Funds $373,097, 16. Amend Contract $15,000 total $90,000 thru 6/30/22 with Eikenberg Institute for Relationships to fund Cultural Humility Training Consultant, 17. Amend Contract by $6000 total $82,771 7/1/17 – 6/30/2021 for VoIP, 18. Amend Contract by $51,698 total $146,906 7/1/14 – 6/30/23 with MC Dean Inc for ERMA Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) Maintenance, 19. Amend Contract add $200,000 total $5,905,668 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Seismic Upgrade, 20. MOA $290,000 up to $390,000 for Construction of Gilman Sanitary Sewer Line Extension for fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 21. PO TYMCO, Inc for Regenerative Air Sweeper $165,000, 22. 100% Sustainable Trips by 2040, 50% by 2030, 23. Extend Grace Period to 1/1/21for Fair Chance Housing, 24. EBRPD supporting renaming Vollmer Park, 25. Centennial Proclamation Honoring 19thAmendment and Women’s Suffrage Movement, 26. Resolution congratulating Kamala D. Harris, 27. Outreach and Technical Assistance for Berkeley Small Businesses Eligible to Prticipate in CA Rebuilding Fund 28. Resolution No Police Revolving Door, 29. Oppose Proposition 20 on Ballot which authorize felony charge for repeat petty theft and tougher penalties for parole violations, expand DNA collection, 30.Resolution accepting $15,000 grant from UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund for paid Internships, 31. Willard Park – increase nighttime enforcement of park rules listed as “Preserving Our Children’s Recreation Areas,”ACTION:32. Amend 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan accept CARES Act Funds $8,259,408, 33. Annual Housing Pipeline Report (Housing)34. To be pulled at meeting per CM - Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 extend 1 yr with Ascentis Corporation for Biometric Time Card Services, 35. Urgency Ordinance COVID-19, 36. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief, INFORMATION REPORTS:37. City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update, 38. FY 2021 Civic Arts Grants, 39. Audit Berkeley Public Library Tax Funds.
__________________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1575 Allston 9/8/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
3053 Hillegass 9/15/2020
832 Peralta 9/8/2020
0 (2435 San Pablo) 9/15/2020
3100 San Pablo 9/15/2020
2815 Seventh 9/15/2020
2523 Tenth 9/16/2020
91 Whitaker 9/8/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision,
Jan 12 -Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 -BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 –date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Ohlone Territory
_____________________
Book Club Selections on Race
White Rage by Carol Anderson
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
The New Jim Crow by Michele Alexander
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates,
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Waking Up White by Debbie Irving
Dog Whistle Politics by Ian Haney Lopez
The Indigenous Peoples History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
One Person No Vote by Carol Anderson
August 30 - September 6, 2020
Worth Noting:
Eight City meetings are scheduled for the Week of August 30 – September 6.
Monday– The Council Agenda and Rules Committee 2:30 pm takes up most of the page with the proposed agenda for the September 15 City Council meeting. The Agenda packet is 328 pages. Item 31. No confidence vote includes police stop data that needs follow-up, Item 33. Defines the process for measuring square footage for property taxes, a subject of public comment from multiple Council meetings regarding the inaccuracy of property tax assessments.
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group meets at 6 pm
Wednesday – The Homeless Services Panel of Experts 7 pm includes panel membership in item 6. “Panel has limited participation from people with lived experience at this time and [Panel] does not reflect racial/ethnic and income group makeup of people who experience homelessness in Berkeley.”
The DEIR scoping session for the Southside Zoning Ordinance is on the Wednesday Planning Commission agenda as a public hearing and also on the agenda for the Landmarks Commission on Thursday.
Sunday, August 30, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 31, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82373336588
Teleconference: 669-900-6128 Meeting ID: 823 7333 6588
Agenda Planning for 9/15/20 Regular City Council Meeting: RECESS:1. Contract $180,000 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM for on-site veterinary services for BACS 2. Contract add $225,000 total $870,304 Measure P Funds with Downtown Streets for low barrier Volunteer Work, CONSENT:3. 3-year Lease agreement with Berkeley Food Network 1001 University, 4. Ordinance Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 5. 2ndreading Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 6. Measure T1 Loan $1.2 million ($600,000 Parks Fund, $600,00 Measure BB) in FY 2021 to complete Phase 1 projects, 7. Minutes, 8. Renaming ‘East’ Shattuck to Kala Bagai Way, 9. Civil Enforcement Face Covering Orders, - administrative citations, 10. RFP, 11. Memorandum $775,000 7/1/19 – 6/30/2021 between City of Berkeley and Alameda Co Behavioral Health Care Services for Mental Health Wellness Center, 12. Block Grants CARES Act Funds $373,097, 13. Amend Contract $15,000 total $90,000 thru 6/30/22 with Eikenberg Institute for Relationships to fund Cultural Humility Training Consultant, 14. Amend Contract by $6000 total $82,771 7/1/17 – 6/30/2021 for VoIP, 15. Amend Contract by $51,698 total $146,906 7/1/14 – 6/30/23 with MC Dean Inc for ERMA Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) Maintenance, 16. Amend Contract add $200,000 total $5,905,668 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Seismic Upgrade, 17. MOA $290,000 up to $390,000 for Construction of Gilman Sanitary Sewer Line Extension for fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 18. PO TYMCO, Inc for Regenerative Air Sweeper $165,000 19. EBRPD supporting renaming Vollmer Park, 20. Resolution No Police Revolving Door, 21. Oppose Proposition 20 on Ballot which authorize felony charge for repeat petty theft and tougher penalties for parole violations, expand DNA collection, ACTION:22. Amend 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan accept CARES Act Funds $8,259,408, 23. Annual Housing Pipeline Report (Housing)24. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 extend 1 yr with Ascentis Corporation for Biometric Time Card Services, 25. Urgency Ordinance COVID-19, 26. Voting Delegates League of CA Cities, 27. 100% Sustainable Trips by 2040, 50% by 2030, 28. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmember office budgets, 29. Healthy Checkout,30. Extend Grace Period to 1/1/21for Fair Chance Housing, 31. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief, 32. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies forming an advisory body on sustainable food policies, Climate Friendly Food Purchasing, reduce 50% animal-based food with plant-based food, 33. Amend Berkeley’s Tax Measures and Restore Tax Equity by Changing Square Footage thru Comprehensive verification process,34. Centennial Proclamation Honoring 19thAmendment and Women’s Suffrage Movement, 35. Resolution congratulating Kamala D. Harris, 36. Resolution accepting $15,000 grant from UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund for paid Internships, INFORMATION REPORTS:37. City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update, 38. FY 2021 Civic Arts Grants, 39. Audit Berkeley Public Library Tax Funds, Referred Items for Review8. Impact of COVID-19 on Meetings, 9.a.&b. Compiling Homeless Commission Recommendations, 10. Council Rules of Procedures Section C-1 and G-1 such that submitted items from Mayor & Councilmembers go directly to agenda instead of committee, 11. Resolution incorporate 1 minute 46 sections, Unscheduled Items: 12 Commission Reorganization, 13. Expanding Community engagement within work to address Climate Impacts, 14. BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts. (packet 328 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94464446137?pwd=QkF4ZGtQc2I2eTRSRDhVYlovbldEdz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 64446137 Passcode: 638245
Community Meeting #1 - Agenda not posted
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
No City meetings found
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda Action: III.A. Audit of Library Tax Fund, B. Onboarding New Library Director
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98911895695
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 989 1189 5695
Agenda: 6. Discussion and possible action on meeting schedule, reporting and membership
Planning Commission,7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99383729919
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 993 8372 9919
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing: Southside Zoning Ordinance and Draft EIR Scoping Session, 10. ZORP (Subcommittee of ZAB and Planning) Phase 1 – Baseline Zoning Ordinance, 11. Public Hearing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) General Plan Amendment,
Police Review Commission Subcommittee on Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979306346
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 7930 6346
Agenda:Proposed Ordinance,
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93469370475
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 6937 0475
Action: 5. Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR for Southside Zoning Ordinance
2277 Shattuck – Structural Alteration Permit – Hezlett’s Silk Store Building
2019 Blake Advisory Comments
2601 Derby – Landmark or Structure of Merit Initiation
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: not post
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID:
No agenda posted check after Monday
Housing Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
The Housing Advisory Commission is listed on the Community Calendar as meeting, but there is no agenda or indication of a pending meeting on the HAC website so this is likely an automatic posting that has not been canceled, check after Monday
Friday, September 4, Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6,
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1575 Allston 9/8/2020
2716-18 Durant 9/1/20
3116 Ellis 9/1/2020
2956 Hillegass 9/1/2020
3053 Hillegass 9/15/2020
832 Peralta 9/8/2020
1531 Summit 9/1/2020
2870 Webster 9/1/2020
91 Whitaker 9/8/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 – Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
Eight City meetings are scheduled for the Week of August 30 – September 6.
Monday– The Council Agenda and Rules Committee 2:30 pm takes up most of the page with the proposed agenda for the September 15 City Council meeting. The Agenda packet is 328 pages. Item 31. No confidence vote includes police stop data that needs follow-up, Item 33. Defines the process for measuring square footage for property taxes, a subject of public comment from multiple Council meetings regarding the inaccuracy of property tax assessments.
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group meets at 6 pm
Wednesday – The Homeless Services Panel of Experts 7 pm includes panel membership in item 6. “Panel has limited participation from people with lived experience at this time and [Panel] does not reflect racial/ethnic and income group makeup of people who experience homelessness in Berkeley.”
The DEIR scoping session for the Southside Zoning Ordinance is on the Wednesday Planning Commission agenda as a public hearing and also on the agenda for the Landmarks Commission on Thursday.
Sunday, August 30, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 31, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee,2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82373336588
Teleconference: 669-900-6128 Meeting ID: 823 7333 6588
Agenda Planning for 9/15/20 Regular City Council Meeting: RECESS:1. Contract $180,000 with Orsolya Kuti, DVM for on-site veterinary services for BACS 2. Contract add $225,000 total $870,304 Measure P Funds with Downtown Streets for low barrier Volunteer Work, CONSENT:3. 3-year Lease agreement with Berkeley Food Network 1001 University, 4. Ordinance Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 5. 2ndreading Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 6. Measure T1 Loan $1.2 million ($600,000 Parks Fund, $600,00 Measure BB) in FY 2021 to complete Phase 1 projects, 7. Minutes, 8. Renaming ‘East’ Shattuck to Kala Bagai Way, 9. Civil Enforcement Face Covering Orders, - administrative citations, 10. RFP, 11. Memorandum $775,000 7/1/19 – 6/30/2021 between City of Berkeley and Alameda Co Behavioral Health Care Services for Mental Health Wellness Center, 12. Block Grants CARES Act Funds $373,097, 13. Amend Contract $15,000 total $90,000 thru 6/30/22 with Eikenberg Institute for Relationships to fund Cultural Humility Training Consultant, 14. Amend Contract by $6000 total $82,771 7/1/17 – 6/30/2021 for VoIP, 15. Amend Contract by $51,698 total $146,906 7/1/14 – 6/30/23 with MC Dean Inc for ERMA Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) Maintenance, 16. Amend Contract add $200,000 total $5,905,668 with Mar Con Builders for Live Oak Seismic Upgrade, 17. MOA $290,000 up to $390,000 for Construction of Gilman Sanitary Sewer Line Extension for fieldhouse restroom at Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, 18. PO TYMCO, Inc for Regenerative Air Sweeper $165,000 19. EBRPD supporting renaming Vollmer Park, 20. Resolution No Police Revolving Door, 21. Oppose Proposition 20 on Ballot which authorize felony charge for repeat petty theft and tougher penalties for parole violations, expand DNA collection, ACTION:22. Amend 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan accept CARES Act Funds $8,259,408, 23. Annual Housing Pipeline Report (Housing)24. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 extend 1 yr with Ascentis Corporation for Biometric Time Card Services, 25. Urgency Ordinance COVID-19, 26. Voting Delegates League of CA Cities, 27. 100% Sustainable Trips by 2040, 50% by 2030, 28. Relinquishments and grants from Councilmember office budgets, 29. Healthy Checkout,30. Extend Grace Period to 1/1/21for Fair Chance Housing, 31. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief, 32. Support Vision 2025 for Sustainable Food Policies forming an advisory body on sustainable food policies, Climate Friendly Food Purchasing, reduce 50% animal-based food with plant-based food, 33. Amend Berkeley’s Tax Measures and Restore Tax Equity by Changing Square Footage thru Comprehensive verification process,34. Centennial Proclamation Honoring 19thAmendment and Women’s Suffrage Movement, 35. Resolution congratulating Kamala D. Harris, 36. Resolution accepting $15,000 grant from UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund for paid Internships, INFORMATION REPORTS:37. City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update, 38. FY 2021 Civic Arts Grants, 39. Audit Berkeley Public Library Tax Funds, Referred Items for Review8. Impact of COVID-19 on Meetings, 9.a.&b. Compiling Homeless Commission Recommendations, 10. Council Rules of Procedures Section C-1 and G-1 such that submitted items from Mayor & Councilmembers go directly to agenda instead of committee, 11. Resolution incorporate 1 minute 46 sections, Unscheduled Items: 12 Commission Reorganization, 13. Expanding Community engagement within work to address Climate Impacts, 14. BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts. (packet 328 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94464446137?pwd=QkF4ZGtQc2I2eTRSRDhVYlovbldEdz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 944 64446137 Passcode: 638245
Community Meeting #1 - Agenda not posted
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
No City meetings found
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
Agenda Action: III.A. Audit of Library Tax Fund, B. Onboarding New Library Director
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98911895695
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 989 1189 5695
Agenda: 6. Discussion and possible action on meeting schedule, reporting and membership
Planning Commission,7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99383729919
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 993 8372 9919
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing: Southside Zoning Ordinance and Draft EIR Scoping Session, 10. ZORP (Subcommittee of ZAB and Planning) Phase 1 – Baseline Zoning Ordinance, 11. Public Hearing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) General Plan Amendment,
Police Review Commission Subcommittee on Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979306346
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 7930 6346
Agenda:Proposed Ordinance,
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93469370475
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 6937 0475
Action: 5. Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR for Southside Zoning Ordinance
2277 Shattuck – Structural Alteration Permit – Hezlett’s Silk Store Building
2019 Blake Advisory Comments
2601 Derby – Landmark or Structure of Merit Initiation
Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: not post
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID:
No agenda posted check after Monday
Housing Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
The Housing Advisory Commission is listed on the Community Calendar as meeting, but there is no agenda or indication of a pending meeting on the HAC website so this is likely an automatic posting that has not been canceled, check after Monday
Friday, September 4, Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6,
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1575 Allston 9/8/2020
2716-18 Durant 9/1/20
3116 Ellis 9/1/2020
2956 Hillegass 9/1/2020
3053 Hillegass 9/15/2020
832 Peralta 9/8/2020
1531 Summit 9/1/2020
2870 Webster 9/1/2020
91 Whitaker 9/8/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 – Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
August 23 - August 30, 2020
Worth Noting:
For the Week of August 23 – August 30 there are 5 City meetings and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Virtual Summit Series on Fossil Free Bay Area. City Council and most of the Boards and Commission are on recess.
Monday– Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Subcommittee meets at 6 pm and the Homeless Services Panel of Experts subcommittee meets at 7 pm.
Tuesday– The Police Review Commission Subcommittee on the Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment meets at noon.
Thursday– The Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB), 7 pm will be reviewing 2435 San Pablo with 42 residential units operating as Group Living Accommodations. Each 202 sq ft “unit” / room is expected to rent for $2000 with furnishings and utilities included per the staff report. ZAB will also preview 600 Addison commercial project with two buildings. The Design Review Committee (DRC) previewed this project August 20 and had many requests/suggestions for modifications, plus questions on traffic and concerns regarding sea level rise.
Friday– From 9 am – 12 noon the 2ndin a series of workshops from the Emergency Mobilization Task Force will focus on a Fossil Free Bay Area. The series is free though donations to the series are encouraged. In the evening the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board meets.
We are surrounded by fires and air quality has been pretty bad. If you have an iPhone you can check the Air Quality Index in an instant in your weather application. If you don’t have an iPhone go to https://www.airnow.gov
How to check the AQI (Air Quality Index)on your iPhone go to your weather application icon, scroll down past the future forecasts to the very bottom and you will see the AQI number and a description.
The higher the AQI number, the worse the air quality. Under 50 = good, 50-100 moderate, 101-150 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151 – 200 Unhealthy for everyone including your pets, 201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301 and higher hazardous.
Other Useful Links:
Easy map check of locations of fires and evacuation areas- to use this resource click on the fire and it will bring up the map https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1svY2AKslVNUzuhv6cc3Y6FNMQRjjoqcMMuTZrGYIEPc/htmlview?pru=AAABdDdR3vs*EOZlDaere9E6UNE73SLk7w#gid=97357612
Want to check the windgo to https://www.windy.com
Prepare Your “Go Bag” so you are ready to evacuate https://www.cityofberkeley.info/WildfireEvacuation/#Evacuation_packing_list
Sign up for AC Alertshttps://member.everbridge.net
If you missed the August 22 Town Hall on Berkeley’s response to COVID-19, you can pick it up on the Mayor’s website https://www.jessearreguin.com. City Council recess ends September 14, 2020.
Sunday, August 23, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 24, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board IRA/AGA/Registration Committee, 6 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98762196582?pwd=ZW9jd1dMUHlIY2VJUTh5RzJad3o3QT09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 987 6219 6582 Password: 741107
Agenda: Discussion possible action 4. to recommend revisions to Emergency Regulation 1017.5 to allow reduced or discounted rents during the State of Emergency with COVID-19, 5. Recommendations regarding laws to landlord-tenant issues associated with COVID-19
Homeless Services Panel of Experts Agenda and Work Plan Subcommittee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82860029765?pwd=SFIyZStYSEhqRVREZlJSWVU0UU9ZUT09
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 828 6002 9765 Passcode: 876523
Agenda:Consideration of Revising the Panel Work Plan and Proposing bylaws
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Police Review Commission Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,Subcommittee,12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85395953013
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 853 9595 3013
Agenda: 4. Continue review of proposed ordinance
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Zoning Adjustment Board,7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91239441203
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 3944 1203
Friday, August 28, 2020
Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force Virtual Summit Series,9 am - 12 pm
Topic: Fossil Fuel Free Bay Area
Register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-task-force-virtual-summit-series-2-tickets-116248385049 Event is free
Conference links provided with registration.
Workshops:
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID:
Agenda Not Posted check Tuesday
Saturday, August 29, 2020 and Sunday, August 30, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1575 Allston 9/8/2020
1451 Catherine 8/24/20
2716-18 Durant 9/1/20
3116 Ellis 9/1/2020
2410 Grant 8/24/2020
28 Hillcrest 8/25/2020
2956 Hillegass 9/1/2020
1231 Oxford 8/25/2020
832 Peralta 9-8-2020
2870 Webster 9/1/2020
91 Whitaker 9/8/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
For the Week of August 23 – August 30 there are 5 City meetings and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Virtual Summit Series on Fossil Free Bay Area. City Council and most of the Boards and Commission are on recess.
Monday– Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Subcommittee meets at 6 pm and the Homeless Services Panel of Experts subcommittee meets at 7 pm.
Tuesday– The Police Review Commission Subcommittee on the Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment meets at noon.
Thursday– The Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB), 7 pm will be reviewing 2435 San Pablo with 42 residential units operating as Group Living Accommodations. Each 202 sq ft “unit” / room is expected to rent for $2000 with furnishings and utilities included per the staff report. ZAB will also preview 600 Addison commercial project with two buildings. The Design Review Committee (DRC) previewed this project August 20 and had many requests/suggestions for modifications, plus questions on traffic and concerns regarding sea level rise.
Friday– From 9 am – 12 noon the 2ndin a series of workshops from the Emergency Mobilization Task Force will focus on a Fossil Free Bay Area. The series is free though donations to the series are encouraged. In the evening the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board meets.
We are surrounded by fires and air quality has been pretty bad. If you have an iPhone you can check the Air Quality Index in an instant in your weather application. If you don’t have an iPhone go to https://www.airnow.gov
How to check the AQI (Air Quality Index)on your iPhone go to your weather application icon, scroll down past the future forecasts to the very bottom and you will see the AQI number and a description.
The higher the AQI number, the worse the air quality. Under 50 = good, 50-100 moderate, 101-150 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151 – 200 Unhealthy for everyone including your pets, 201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301 and higher hazardous.
Other Useful Links:
Easy map check of locations of fires and evacuation areas- to use this resource click on the fire and it will bring up the map https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1svY2AKslVNUzuhv6cc3Y6FNMQRjjoqcMMuTZrGYIEPc/htmlview?pru=AAABdDdR3vs*EOZlDaere9E6UNE73SLk7w#gid=97357612
Want to check the windgo to https://www.windy.com
Prepare Your “Go Bag” so you are ready to evacuate https://www.cityofberkeley.info/WildfireEvacuation/#Evacuation_packing_list
Sign up for AC Alertshttps://member.everbridge.net
If you missed the August 22 Town Hall on Berkeley’s response to COVID-19, you can pick it up on the Mayor’s website https://www.jessearreguin.com. City Council recess ends September 14, 2020.
Sunday, August 23, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 24, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board IRA/AGA/Registration Committee, 6 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98762196582?pwd=ZW9jd1dMUHlIY2VJUTh5RzJad3o3QT09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 987 6219 6582 Password: 741107
Agenda: Discussion possible action 4. to recommend revisions to Emergency Regulation 1017.5 to allow reduced or discounted rents during the State of Emergency with COVID-19, 5. Recommendations regarding laws to landlord-tenant issues associated with COVID-19
Homeless Services Panel of Experts Agenda and Work Plan Subcommittee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82860029765?pwd=SFIyZStYSEhqRVREZlJSWVU0UU9ZUT09
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 828 6002 9765 Passcode: 876523
Agenda:Consideration of Revising the Panel Work Plan and Proposing bylaws
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Police Review Commission Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,Subcommittee,12 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85395953013
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 853 9595 3013
Agenda: 4. Continue review of proposed ordinance
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Zoning Adjustment Board,7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91239441203
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 912 3944 1203
- 2795 San Pablo – on Consent – demolish existing 1-story dwelling and construct 3-story, 5 unit multi-family building w/600 sq ft commercial space
- 3100 San Pablo – on Consent– establish 17,700 sq ft of an oncology testing lab and medical office, 69,800 sq ft of R & D in existing 402,742 sq ft building as a Variance to allow a medical use within MU-LI District where otherwise prohibited
- 0 (2435) San Pablo – Action– construct 4-story, 20,526 sq ft mixed-use building with 42 Group Living Accommodation rooms and 800 sq ft of ground floor commercial/retail on two vacant parcels
- 600 Addison– Project Preview – demolish existing buildings on industrial site of approximately 8.67 acres and construct R & D campus containing 2 buildings totaling 521,810 sq ft and 1,044 parking spaces, MU-LI
Friday, August 28, 2020
Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force Virtual Summit Series,9 am - 12 pm
Topic: Fossil Fuel Free Bay Area
Register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-mobilization-task-force-virtual-summit-series-2-tickets-116248385049 Event is free
Conference links provided with registration.
Workshops:
- Decommissioning California Refineries and Beyond,
- “I Can’t Breathe” Bay Area Air Quality and Environmental Justice,
- Power Mapping the Air District Climate and Environmental Justice Campaigns for controlling carbon pollution
- How to defund the fossil fuel industry.
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: not posted
Teleconference: not posted Meeting ID:
Agenda Not Posted check Tuesday
Saturday, August 29, 2020 and Sunday, August 30, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1575 Allston 9/8/2020
1451 Catherine 8/24/20
2716-18 Durant 9/1/20
3116 Ellis 9/1/2020
2410 Grant 8/24/2020
28 Hillcrest 8/25/2020
2956 Hillegass 9/1/2020
1231 Oxford 8/25/2020
832 Peralta 9-8-2020
2870 Webster 9/1/2020
91 Whitaker 9/8/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
August 16 - August 23, 2020
Worth Noting:
This is a correction and includes additional meetings. City Council on recess and most Boards and Commissions either on recess too or blocked from meeting during the pandemic. Two City meetings are scheduled for Thursday August 20 and Cheryl Davila has open office hours on Saturday August 22 from 11 am – 1 pm.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Planning Commission Adeline Corridor Specific Plan Subcommittee, 6:30 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92243934589
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 922 4393 4589
Agenda: I.B. Brief Recap, II. Public Comment, III. Outstanding Topics Inclusionary Housing Requirements, Final Review of Draft Plan and recommended changes,
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99173152669
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 991 7315 2669
2352 Shattuck – Final Design Review – demolish 2 existing commercial buildings; split lot into two and construct two 8-story mixed-use buildings with 206 units (including 15 Very Low Income units) 11,460 sq ft open space commercial space, 19,530 sq ft usable open space, 89 parking spaces.
600 Addison – Preview advisory comments– demolish buildings and structures to construct R & D campus containing 2 buildings, total 521,810 sq ft and 1044 parking.
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, meetings at 5 pm and 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
5 pm - Budget and Personnel Committee
Videoconference:
https://zoom.us/j/93493408813?pwd=cmNqc3BPWkdXVGdGU3N4a3B0NWNMUT09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID 934 9340 8813 Passcode: 716442
Agenda: 6. Discussion & Possible Action contract with 3Di, Inc to replace existing Rent Tracking (RTS) total cost $442,200 for a 5 year period, 7. Possible trainings and team-building exercises for Commissioners, 8. Recruitment options for vacant Executive Director position, 9. Discussion & Possible Action adding General Counsel position to staffing model, 10. Mid-year budget review
7 – 11 pm - Rent Board Regular Meeting
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Use the above link for video and teleconferencing information
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92593902976?pwd=QXlKWUNjTDVnYlVjUk83Vk1lVVNMdz09
Teleconference: 408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 925 9390 2976 Passcode: 179327
Agenda: Consent: 4.b. Endorse Ordinance Ballot Measure MM, Special Presentation: 5. Hank Levy, Alameda County Treasurer Property Tax Penalty Waivers for the Coming Year, Appeal 6. # RWN-16491905 Essex heard any time after 7:30 pm, Action: 7. (1) 3Di, Inc contract, (2) Waivers of Late registration Fees
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Cheryl Davila open office hours, 11 am - 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81766682075?pwd=NzRXQW1naUdlNmN5eU1lMDR4U3Fjdz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 81766682075 Password: 372587
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1451 Catherine 8/24/20
800 Dwight 8/20/2020
118 El Camino 8/13/2020
2410 Grant 8/24/2020
28 Hillcrest 8/25/2020
1231 Oxford 8/25/2020
2750-52 Prince 8/18/2020
2720 San Pablo 8/18/2020
1201 Second 8/18/2020
2012 Shattuck 8/18/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
This is a correction and includes additional meetings. City Council on recess and most Boards and Commissions either on recess too or blocked from meeting during the pandemic. Two City meetings are scheduled for Thursday August 20 and Cheryl Davila has open office hours on Saturday August 22 from 11 am – 1 pm.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Planning Commission Adeline Corridor Specific Plan Subcommittee, 6:30 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92243934589
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 922 4393 4589
Agenda: I.B. Brief Recap, II. Public Comment, III. Outstanding Topics Inclusionary Housing Requirements, Final Review of Draft Plan and recommended changes,
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99173152669
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 991 7315 2669
2352 Shattuck – Final Design Review – demolish 2 existing commercial buildings; split lot into two and construct two 8-story mixed-use buildings with 206 units (including 15 Very Low Income units) 11,460 sq ft open space commercial space, 19,530 sq ft usable open space, 89 parking spaces.
600 Addison – Preview advisory comments– demolish buildings and structures to construct R & D campus containing 2 buildings, total 521,810 sq ft and 1044 parking.
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, meetings at 5 pm and 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
5 pm - Budget and Personnel Committee
Videoconference:
https://zoom.us/j/93493408813?pwd=cmNqc3BPWkdXVGdGU3N4a3B0NWNMUT09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID 934 9340 8813 Passcode: 716442
Agenda: 6. Discussion & Possible Action contract with 3Di, Inc to replace existing Rent Tracking (RTS) total cost $442,200 for a 5 year period, 7. Possible trainings and team-building exercises for Commissioners, 8. Recruitment options for vacant Executive Director position, 9. Discussion & Possible Action adding General Counsel position to staffing model, 10. Mid-year budget review
7 – 11 pm - Rent Board Regular Meeting
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Use the above link for video and teleconferencing information
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92593902976?pwd=QXlKWUNjTDVnYlVjUk83Vk1lVVNMdz09
Teleconference: 408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 925 9390 2976 Passcode: 179327
Agenda: Consent: 4.b. Endorse Ordinance Ballot Measure MM, Special Presentation: 5. Hank Levy, Alameda County Treasurer Property Tax Penalty Waivers for the Coming Year, Appeal 6. # RWN-16491905 Essex heard any time after 7:30 pm, Action: 7. (1) 3Di, Inc contract, (2) Waivers of Late registration Fees
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Cheryl Davila open office hours, 11 am - 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81766682075?pwd=NzRXQW1naUdlNmN5eU1lMDR4U3Fjdz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 81766682075 Password: 372587
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1451 Catherine 8/24/20
800 Dwight 8/20/2020
118 El Camino 8/13/2020
2410 Grant 8/24/2020
28 Hillcrest 8/25/2020
1231 Oxford 8/25/2020
2750-52 Prince 8/18/2020
2720 San Pablo 8/18/2020
1201 Second 8/18/2020
2012 Shattuck 8/18/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
August 9 - August 16, 2020
Worth Noting:
There are five Board/Commission City meetings and two Ashby and North Berkeley BART “Office Hour” question and comment sessions in the week of August 9 – 16.
Monday – Ashby and North Berkeley BART Office Hours 5 pm
Tuesday – PRC Subcommittee Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment 11 am. - (Controlled equipment is about military equipment purchased for and used by Berkeley police)
Wednesday– Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee 2 pm includes the COVID-19 update addressing rent and eviction protections
Parks and Waterfront Commission is at 7 pm
Thursday – Ashby and North Berkeley BART Office Hours 12:30 pm
The 6 pm Zoning Adjustment Board Special meeting is the Update to the Baseline Zoning Ordinance and the scheduled one-hour meeting is not really enough time for comment on the 458 page document that covers everything zoning and permitting, i.e. land use, loading zones, demolitions, lapsed permits, public hearings, wireless installations standards, ADUs. And, those reading through the document will be disappointed to see that some of the current problems with zoning are continued into the “update.” This deserves your attention especially if you have any interest in what is allowed and restricted in Berkeley. Once the document goes to Council and is approved by Council it is effective immediately. The regular ZAB meeting follows the special 6 pm meeting.
Sunday, August 9, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 10, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 5 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94928040853?pwd=UDdiZkVhbjZNWWdIOExpRmk0TG9xUT09#success
Meeting ID: 949 2804 0853 Passcode: 423205
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 949 2804 0853 Passcode: 423205
These are “Office Hours” meant for questions and comments covered in meeting #2, no presentations will be made. You can join the Zoom call at any time during the sessions
Link to video of meeting #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhvUxijOR0&t=1328s
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Police Review Commission Subcommittee Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,11 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85395953013
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 853 9595 3013
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, 5. Determine how to proceed proposed ordinance regulating police acquisition and use of controlled equipment.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Outreach Committee,2 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94498345912?pwd=Q1pPcmpFeWpXQm9mMlJ5cWpwRDIrUT09#success
Teleconference: 408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 944 9834 5912 Passcode: 764417
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, 6. Census Outreach, 7. COVID-19 update and tenants
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95404087596
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 954 0408 7596
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. Berkeley Commons Project, Proposed development @ 600 Addison with proposed improvements to Aquatic Park, bike/ped trail, ADA accessible parking, 9. Update T1 Phase 1, 10. Update T1 Phase 2
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 12:30 - 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference:
https://zoom.us/j/96397530244?pwd=L1lTdEd6QUI3aFp3VlpNTlZQNEprZz09#success
Meeting ID: 963 9753 0244 Password: 0340944
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 963 9753 0244 Password: 0340944
These are “Office Hours” meant for questions and comments covered in meeting #2, no presentations will be made. You can join the Zoom call at any time during the sessions
Link to video of meeting #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhvUxijOR0&t=1328s
Zoning Adjustment Board, 6 pm and 7 pm – same login for both meetings
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94599730086
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 945 9973 0086
6 pm Special Meeting
Agenda: 1. Update on Baseline Zoning Ordinance, Phase 1 of the Zoning Ordinance Revision (Zoning Ordinance packet 458 pages)
7 pm Regular Meeting
1328 Oxford – alter 5400 sq ft residential parcel that is over density by constructing 234 sq ft 2ndstory, adding 4 dormers to roof resulting 202 sq ft of habitable space in attic to existing 2-story single family dwelling. on consent
2956 Hillegass – enlarge 2-story 1926 sq ft single family dwelling on 2754 sq ft lot by converting 903 sq ft basement and crawl space to habitable space increasing bedrooms from 3 to 5 and establishing an uncovered off-street parking space within rear setback – on consent
1531 Summit – construct new 2393 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling with average height 24’5” and detached 2 car garage within 25% of lot portion closed to Summit on 7269 sq ft vacant hillside parcel.Staff recommendapprove
2716 – 2718 – raise dwelling at front of lot to create 3-story dwelling, raise dwelling at rear of lot and construct 2 new dwellings below and not provide required 2 parking spaces. Staff recommendapprove front unit addition of 6thor greater bedroom to parcel and residential addition greater than 16’ in average height and 20’ maximum height, deny variance to not provide parking for the new dwellings.
2870 Webster – appeal of Zoning Officer decision to approve Admin Use Permit as part of extensive remodel to expand 2296 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling on 4935 sq ft R-1 parcel, construct 115 sq ft additionof 2ndfloor with aveage height of 25’5”, enlarge bathroom window, construct 9’fence. Staff recommendapprove and deny appeal.
Friday, August 14, 2020, Saturday, August 15, 2020, Sunday, August 16, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1451 Catherine 8/24/20
800 Dwight 8/20/2020
118 El Camino 8/13/2020
2410 Grant 8/24/2020
28 Hillcrest 8/25/2020
1231 Oxford 8/25/2020
2750-52 Prince 8/18/2020
3015 San Pablo 8/12/2020
1201 Second 8/18/2020
2012 Shattuck 8/18/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
___________________
This meeting list is also posted. in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
There are five Board/Commission City meetings and two Ashby and North Berkeley BART “Office Hour” question and comment sessions in the week of August 9 – 16.
Monday – Ashby and North Berkeley BART Office Hours 5 pm
Tuesday – PRC Subcommittee Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment 11 am. - (Controlled equipment is about military equipment purchased for and used by Berkeley police)
Wednesday– Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee 2 pm includes the COVID-19 update addressing rent and eviction protections
Parks and Waterfront Commission is at 7 pm
Thursday – Ashby and North Berkeley BART Office Hours 12:30 pm
The 6 pm Zoning Adjustment Board Special meeting is the Update to the Baseline Zoning Ordinance and the scheduled one-hour meeting is not really enough time for comment on the 458 page document that covers everything zoning and permitting, i.e. land use, loading zones, demolitions, lapsed permits, public hearings, wireless installations standards, ADUs. And, those reading through the document will be disappointed to see that some of the current problems with zoning are continued into the “update.” This deserves your attention especially if you have any interest in what is allowed and restricted in Berkeley. Once the document goes to Council and is approved by Council it is effective immediately. The regular ZAB meeting follows the special 6 pm meeting.
Sunday, August 9, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 10, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 5 – 6:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94928040853?pwd=UDdiZkVhbjZNWWdIOExpRmk0TG9xUT09#success
Meeting ID: 949 2804 0853 Passcode: 423205
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 949 2804 0853 Passcode: 423205
These are “Office Hours” meant for questions and comments covered in meeting #2, no presentations will be made. You can join the Zoom call at any time during the sessions
Link to video of meeting #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhvUxijOR0&t=1328s
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Police Review Commission Subcommittee Police Acquisition & Use of Controlled Equipment Ordinance,11 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85395953013
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 853 9595 3013
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, 5. Determine how to proceed proposed ordinance regulating police acquisition and use of controlled equipment.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Outreach Committee,2 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94498345912?pwd=Q1pPcmpFeWpXQm9mMlJ5cWpwRDIrUT09#success
Teleconference: 408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 944 9834 5912 Passcode: 764417
Agenda: 4. Public Comment, 6. Census Outreach, 7. COVID-19 update and tenants
Parks and Waterfront Commission,7 – 9
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95404087596
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 954 0408 7596
Agenda: 5. Public Comment, 8. Berkeley Commons Project, Proposed development @ 600 Addison with proposed improvements to Aquatic Park, bike/ped trail, ADA accessible parking, 9. Update T1 Phase 1, 10. Update T1 Phase 2
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (CAG), 12:30 - 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference:
https://zoom.us/j/96397530244?pwd=L1lTdEd6QUI3aFp3VlpNTlZQNEprZz09#success
Meeting ID: 963 9753 0244 Password: 0340944
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 963 9753 0244 Password: 0340944
These are “Office Hours” meant for questions and comments covered in meeting #2, no presentations will be made. You can join the Zoom call at any time during the sessions
Link to video of meeting #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhvUxijOR0&t=1328s
Zoning Adjustment Board, 6 pm and 7 pm – same login for both meetings
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94599730086
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 945 9973 0086
6 pm Special Meeting
Agenda: 1. Update on Baseline Zoning Ordinance, Phase 1 of the Zoning Ordinance Revision (Zoning Ordinance packet 458 pages)
7 pm Regular Meeting
1328 Oxford – alter 5400 sq ft residential parcel that is over density by constructing 234 sq ft 2ndstory, adding 4 dormers to roof resulting 202 sq ft of habitable space in attic to existing 2-story single family dwelling. on consent
2956 Hillegass – enlarge 2-story 1926 sq ft single family dwelling on 2754 sq ft lot by converting 903 sq ft basement and crawl space to habitable space increasing bedrooms from 3 to 5 and establishing an uncovered off-street parking space within rear setback – on consent
1531 Summit – construct new 2393 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling with average height 24’5” and detached 2 car garage within 25% of lot portion closed to Summit on 7269 sq ft vacant hillside parcel.Staff recommendapprove
2716 – 2718 – raise dwelling at front of lot to create 3-story dwelling, raise dwelling at rear of lot and construct 2 new dwellings below and not provide required 2 parking spaces. Staff recommendapprove front unit addition of 6thor greater bedroom to parcel and residential addition greater than 16’ in average height and 20’ maximum height, deny variance to not provide parking for the new dwellings.
2870 Webster – appeal of Zoning Officer decision to approve Admin Use Permit as part of extensive remodel to expand 2296 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling on 4935 sq ft R-1 parcel, construct 115 sq ft additionof 2ndfloor with aveage height of 25’5”, enlarge bathroom window, construct 9’fence. Staff recommendapprove and deny appeal.
Friday, August 14, 2020, Saturday, August 15, 2020, Sunday, August 16, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1451 Catherine 8/24/20
800 Dwight 8/20/2020
118 El Camino 8/13/2020
2410 Grant 8/24/2020
28 Hillcrest 8/25/2020
1231 Oxford 8/25/2020
2750-52 Prince 8/18/2020
3015 San Pablo 8/12/2020
1201 Second 8/18/2020
2012 Shattuck 8/18/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
___________________
This meeting list is also posted. in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
August 2 - August 9, 2020
Worth Noting:
July 31, The total number of COVID-19 cases in California is now more than 500,000. California now has more cases of COVID-19 than 191 countries. Only the total US, Brazil, India and Russia have reported more cases of COVID-19 than the State of California.
City Council is on Summer Recess through September 14, 2020. Most of the Boards and Commissions recess during August and the majority have been held from meeting even via zoom since the shelter in place order March 16th.
There are four City meetings in the coming week.
Monday– Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 pm. The number of decisions that have already been made regarding the BART Projects can be reviewed through the website link below with the meeting agenda. The BART Projects will be a minimum of 7 stories.
Wednesday- Planning Commission, 7 pm
Thursday– Rent Stabilization Board Habitable and Sustainable Housing Committee, 5:30 pm and Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 pm.
Sunday, August 2, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 3, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 – 9 pmhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92611093233
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 1109 3233
Agenda: 2. CAG Roles and Process, 3. Planning Process, 4. Zoning AB2923, Development Parameters and Community Goals, 5. Preliminary Site Concepts, 6. Next Steps, 7. Public Comment
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92939134810
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 929 3913 4810
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing: Southside Zoning Ordinance Amendments Project Update and Draft EIR scoping session, 10. ZORP Phase 1 – Baseline Zoning Ordinance
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Habitable and Sustainable Housing Committee, 5:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94831963731?pwd=UGJ0Ny9FdkNyVVdDQnhlS2dzT1VxUT09#success
Passcode: 732485
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 732584
Agenda: Discussion and possible action 6. Solar cost sharing, 7. Car chargers, 8. dishwashers
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92990053892
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 929 9005 3892
1740 San Pablo – Section 106 Referral1915 Berryman – Landmark or Structure of Merit designation for Payson House
2015 Blake – Demolition referral
2019 Blake – Demolition referral
1207 Tenth – Demolition referral
1 Orchard Lane – Landmark Initiation
2939 Dwight Way - Landmark of Structure of Merit Initiation
Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR for Southside Ordinance Amendments
Staff Announcements Impact of SB 300 on Landmarks,
Friday, August 7, 2020, Saturday, August 8, 2020, Sunday, August 9, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
July 31, The total number of COVID-19 cases in California is now more than 500,000. California now has more cases of COVID-19 than 191 countries. Only the total US, Brazil, India and Russia have reported more cases of COVID-19 than the State of California.
City Council is on Summer Recess through September 14, 2020. Most of the Boards and Commissions recess during August and the majority have been held from meeting even via zoom since the shelter in place order March 16th.
There are four City meetings in the coming week.
Monday– Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 pm. The number of decisions that have already been made regarding the BART Projects can be reviewed through the website link below with the meeting agenda. The BART Projects will be a minimum of 7 stories.
Wednesday- Planning Commission, 7 pm
Thursday– Rent Stabilization Board Habitable and Sustainable Housing Committee, 5:30 pm and Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 pm.
Sunday, August 2, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, August 3, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 6 – 9 pmhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92611093233
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 1109 3233
Agenda: 2. CAG Roles and Process, 3. Planning Process, 4. Zoning AB2923, Development Parameters and Community Goals, 5. Preliminary Site Concepts, 6. Next Steps, 7. Public Comment
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92939134810
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 929 3913 4810
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing: Southside Zoning Ordinance Amendments Project Update and Draft EIR scoping session, 10. ZORP Phase 1 – Baseline Zoning Ordinance
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Habitable and Sustainable Housing Committee, 5:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94831963731?pwd=UGJ0Ny9FdkNyVVdDQnhlS2dzT1VxUT09#success
Passcode: 732485
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 732584
Agenda: Discussion and possible action 6. Solar cost sharing, 7. Car chargers, 8. dishwashers
Landmarks Preservation Commission,7 – 11:30 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92990053892
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 929 9005 3892
1740 San Pablo – Section 106 Referral1915 Berryman – Landmark or Structure of Merit designation for Payson House
2015 Blake – Demolition referral
2019 Blake – Demolition referral
1207 Tenth – Demolition referral
1 Orchard Lane – Landmark Initiation
2939 Dwight Way - Landmark of Structure of Merit Initiation
Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR for Southside Ordinance Amendments
Staff Announcements Impact of SB 300 on Landmarks,
Friday, August 7, 2020, Saturday, August 8, 2020, Sunday, August 9, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
- 1346 Ordway, TBD
- 2319 California 8/4/2020
- 545 Colusa 7/30/2020
- 800 Dwight 8/20/2020
- 118 El Camino 8/13/2020
- 979 Regal 8/4/2020
- 3015 San Pablo 8/12/2020
- 1120 Second (LPC)
- 41 San Diego Rd (LPC)
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
July 26 - August 2, 2020
Worth Noting:
There are four meetings in the coming week so far including the Tuesday 4 pm City Council closed session. There have been a lot of long Council meetings and late nights – expect another on Tuesday.
Monday– The 10 am policy committee on Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community will discuss Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Follow the committee link for details.
Tuesday– City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm. Expect a long night with 44 agenda items including 6 action items. Usually items carried over from prior meetings precede the planned action agenda, but instead Item A. Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews is listed as last. Item 36 SB 902 should be opposed not supported as it is another Scott Wiener measure that adds density without what is need most substantial affordable housing requirements. The Annual Housing Pipeline report listed under information deserves a full presentation and explanation.
Thursday- City Council will be meeting on July 30 to finish business before starting the summer recess and per the City Clerk Mark Numainville the agenda will not be posted on the Council website until Monday afternoon. So far only one meeting is expected. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx The long awaited agenda is finally posted.
LATE ENTRY - Thursday, July 30, 2020
City Council Special Meetings – the same login/zoom for both meetings
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81409898529
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 814 0989 8529
4 pm Special Meeting Agenda: 1. Ballot Measure to Amend Various sections of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a. prohibit eviction of qualifying tenants for nonpayment of rent during state or local emergencies, b. authorize the Rent Stabilization Board to set registration fees for partially exempt units, c. limit ADU exemption to owner-occupied properties with a single-family home and one ADU.
6 pm Special Meeting Agenda: CONSENT: items 1 -4 are extensions of employee agreements, with no change in compensation for 1 year for 1. MOU Berkeley Police Association, 2. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Community services Unit and Part-Time Recreation Leaders Association, 3. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Maintenance & Clerical Chapter, 4. Unrepresented Employees receive COVID-19 considerations additional emergency paid sick leave and floating holidays. ACTION: 5. Charter Amendment Ballot changing Mayor and Council to full time status, 6. Charter Amendment Ballot to repeal residency status for sworn members of the fire department, 7. a.&b. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund thru adding 2.5% utility user tax to gas and electricity, measure with exemptions for low income users.
Sunday, July 26, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, July 27, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83717689869
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID:837 1768 9869
Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness, 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat to Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley, 4. a.&b. Enforcement of the Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 5. a.&b Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Berkeley City Council, 4 pm and 6 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
4 pm Closed Session
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88655739778
Teleconference: 699-900-9128 Meeting ID:886 5573 9778
Agenda: Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Dee Ridley Williams, Paul Buddenhagen, Scot Ferris) Price and Terms, 1. 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, 2. 225 University Qasemi Abdul Moquim dba Berkeley Sportsman
6 PM Regular Council Meeting
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83653444287
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 5344 4287
Agenda CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. 2ndreading Easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison, 3. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. Minutes, 5. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 6. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 7. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 8. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 9. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 10. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 11. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 12. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 13. Block Grant (CSBG) 14. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 15. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 16. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 17. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Police and Fire, mobile messaging and field reporting, 18. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 19. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 20. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 21. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 22. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 23. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 24. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 25. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 26. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 27. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 28. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75thanniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 29. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 30. Provide our Unhoused Community with Menstrual Products, 31. Resolution in Support of 1921 Walnut, 32. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability by July 1, 2021, 33. Resolution in Support of AB 310 Public Bank, 34. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 35. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 36. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density bill from Scott Weiner,37. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 38. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 39. Amendment Urgency Ordinance for Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 40. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 41. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 42. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 43. Urgency Ordinance: Updates to the COVID Emergency Response Ordinance Request Tenant Protections and Resolution UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, A. Changes to BMC Code Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews, INFORMATION REPORTS: 44. Voluntary Time Off Program, 45. Annual Housing Pipeline Report,
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
No City meetings or events found
LATE ENTRY - Thursday, July 30, 2020
City Council Special Meetings – the same login/zoom for both meetings
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81409898529
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 814 0989 8529
4 pm Special Meeting Agenda: 1. Ballot Measure to Amend Various sections of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a. prohibit eviction of qualifying tenants for nonpayment of rent during state or local emergencies, b. authorize the Rent Stabilization Board to set registration fees for partially exempt units, c. limit ADU exemption to owner-occupied properties with a single-family home and one ADU.
6 pm Special Meeting Agenda: CONSENT: items 1 -4 are extensions of employee agreements, with no change in compensation for 1 year for 1. MOU Berkeley Police Association, 2. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Community services Unit and Part-Time Recreation Leaders Association, 3. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Maintenance & Clerical Chapter, 4. Unrepresented Employees receive COVID-19 considerations additional emergency paid sick leave and floating holidays. ACTION: 5. Charter Amendment Ballot changing Mayor and Council to full time status, 6. Charter Amendment Ballot to repeal residency status for sworn members of the fire department, 7. a.&b. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund thru adding 2.5% utility user tax to gas and electricity, measure with exemptions for low income users.
Friday, July 31, Saturday, August 1, 2020 and Sunday, August 2, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
2319 California 8/4/2020
545 Colusa 7/30/2020
118 El Camino 8/13/2020
766 Ensenada 7/30/2020
1731 Fourth 7/28/2020
979 Regal 8/4/2020
3015 San Pablo 8/12/2020
1120 Second (LPC)
41 San Diego Rd (LPC)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
There are four meetings in the coming week so far including the Tuesday 4 pm City Council closed session. There have been a lot of long Council meetings and late nights – expect another on Tuesday.
Monday– The 10 am policy committee on Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community will discuss Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Follow the committee link for details.
Tuesday– City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm. Expect a long night with 44 agenda items including 6 action items. Usually items carried over from prior meetings precede the planned action agenda, but instead Item A. Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews is listed as last. Item 36 SB 902 should be opposed not supported as it is another Scott Wiener measure that adds density without what is need most substantial affordable housing requirements. The Annual Housing Pipeline report listed under information deserves a full presentation and explanation.
Thursday- City Council will be meeting on July 30 to finish business before starting the summer recess and per the City Clerk Mark Numainville the agenda will not be posted on the Council website until Monday afternoon. So far only one meeting is expected. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx The long awaited agenda is finally posted.
LATE ENTRY - Thursday, July 30, 2020
City Council Special Meetings – the same login/zoom for both meetings
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81409898529
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 814 0989 8529
4 pm Special Meeting Agenda: 1. Ballot Measure to Amend Various sections of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a. prohibit eviction of qualifying tenants for nonpayment of rent during state or local emergencies, b. authorize the Rent Stabilization Board to set registration fees for partially exempt units, c. limit ADU exemption to owner-occupied properties with a single-family home and one ADU.
6 pm Special Meeting Agenda: CONSENT: items 1 -4 are extensions of employee agreements, with no change in compensation for 1 year for 1. MOU Berkeley Police Association, 2. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Community services Unit and Part-Time Recreation Leaders Association, 3. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Maintenance & Clerical Chapter, 4. Unrepresented Employees receive COVID-19 considerations additional emergency paid sick leave and floating holidays. ACTION: 5. Charter Amendment Ballot changing Mayor and Council to full time status, 6. Charter Amendment Ballot to repeal residency status for sworn members of the fire department, 7. a.&b. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund thru adding 2.5% utility user tax to gas and electricity, measure with exemptions for low income users.
Sunday, July 26, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, July 27, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83717689869
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID:837 1768 9869
Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness, 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat to Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley, 4. a.&b. Enforcement of the Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 5. a.&b Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modifications.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Berkeley City Council, 4 pm and 6 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
4 pm Closed Session
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88655739778
Teleconference: 699-900-9128 Meeting ID:886 5573 9778
Agenda: Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Dee Ridley Williams, Paul Buddenhagen, Scot Ferris) Price and Terms, 1. 5385 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, 2. 225 University Qasemi Abdul Moquim dba Berkeley Sportsman
6 PM Regular Council Meeting
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83653444287
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 5344 4287
Agenda CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. 2ndreading Easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison, 3. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. Minutes, 5. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 6. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 7. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 8. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 9. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 10. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 11. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 12. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 13. Block Grant (CSBG) 14. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 15. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 16. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 17. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Police and Fire, mobile messaging and field reporting, 18. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 19. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 20. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 21. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 22. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 23. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 24. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 25. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 26. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 27. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 28. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75thanniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 29. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 30. Provide our Unhoused Community with Menstrual Products, 31. Resolution in Support of 1921 Walnut, 32. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability by July 1, 2021, 33. Resolution in Support of AB 310 Public Bank, 34. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 35. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 36. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density bill from Scott Weiner,37. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 38. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 39. Amendment Urgency Ordinance for Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 40. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 41. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 42. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 43. Urgency Ordinance: Updates to the COVID Emergency Response Ordinance Request Tenant Protections and Resolution UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, A. Changes to BMC Code Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews, INFORMATION REPORTS: 44. Voluntary Time Off Program, 45. Annual Housing Pipeline Report,
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
No City meetings or events found
LATE ENTRY - Thursday, July 30, 2020
City Council Special Meetings – the same login/zoom for both meetings
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81409898529
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 814 0989 8529
4 pm Special Meeting Agenda: 1. Ballot Measure to Amend Various sections of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a. prohibit eviction of qualifying tenants for nonpayment of rent during state or local emergencies, b. authorize the Rent Stabilization Board to set registration fees for partially exempt units, c. limit ADU exemption to owner-occupied properties with a single-family home and one ADU.
6 pm Special Meeting Agenda: CONSENT: items 1 -4 are extensions of employee agreements, with no change in compensation for 1 year for 1. MOU Berkeley Police Association, 2. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Community services Unit and Part-Time Recreation Leaders Association, 3. MOU SEIU Local 1021 Maintenance & Clerical Chapter, 4. Unrepresented Employees receive COVID-19 considerations additional emergency paid sick leave and floating holidays. ACTION: 5. Charter Amendment Ballot changing Mayor and Council to full time status, 6. Charter Amendment Ballot to repeal residency status for sworn members of the fire department, 7. a.&b. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund thru adding 2.5% utility user tax to gas and electricity, measure with exemptions for low income users.
Friday, July 31, Saturday, August 1, 2020 and Sunday, August 2, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
2319 California 8/4/2020
545 Colusa 7/30/2020
118 El Camino 8/13/2020
766 Ensenada 7/30/2020
1731 Fourth 7/28/2020
979 Regal 8/4/2020
3015 San Pablo 8/12/2020
1120 Second (LPC)
41 San Diego Rd (LPC)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications_in_Appeal_Period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
July 19 - July 26, 2020
Worth Noting:
There are 10 meetings in the coming week.
City Council begins summer recess on July 29 and the coming week is jammed with City Council meetings. The Council Public Safety Committee meets on Monday at 10 am to take up ordinances on policing. The full Council meets Tuesday at 4 pm to take action on the proposed ballot initiatives for the November 3 election and Thursday at 6 pm to take action on the Use of Force Policy and Emergency Declarations and Curfew Policy.
The planned City Council agenda for July 28, the last Council meeting before summer recess, follows the weekly list of meetings. Item 45 in the agenda under Information Reports - the Annual Pipeline Report includes tables of how Berkeley performs in meeting the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. As expected by the number of people living on the street and advertisements for market rate units, Berkeley is significantly short of meeting the affordable housing allocation of very low income units by 420 units and low income units by 425 units and overbuilt market rate units by 389 units.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Monday, July 20, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83460613816
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 6061 3816
Planning Commission – Adeline Corridor Specific Plan Subcommittee, 6:30 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98505496865
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 985 0549 6865
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Board of Library Trustees, 11 am
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83717494897
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID:837 1749 4897
Berkeley City Council Special Meetings, 4 pm and 6:00 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89031983199
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID:890 3198 3199
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Joint_Subcommittee_for_the_Implementation_of_State_Housing_Laws_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94154190888
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID:941 5419 0888
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83624486066
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 836 2448 6066
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Berkeley City Council Special Meeting, Tuesday, 6:00 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81015840931
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 810 1584 0931
Zoning Adjustment Board, 6 pm and7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94661489901
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 946 6148 9901
Friday, July 24, 2020
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Sunday, July 26, 2020
The July 28 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment
email council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83653444287
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 5344 4287
Agenda CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. 2ndreading Easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison, 3. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. Minutes, 5. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 6. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 7. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 8. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 9. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 10. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 11. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 12. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 13. Block Grant (CSBG) 14. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 15. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 16. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 17. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch, 18. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 19. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 20. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 21. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 22. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 23. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 24. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 25. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 26. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 27. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 28. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75thanniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 29. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 30. Provide our Unhoused Community with Menstrual Products, 31. Resolution in Support of 1921 Walnut, 32. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability by July 1, 2021, 33. Resolution in Support of AB 310 Public Bank, 34. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 35. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 36. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density, 37. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 38. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 39. Amendment Urgency Ordinance for Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 40. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 41. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 35. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 42. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 43. Urgency Ordinance: Updates to the COVID Emergency Response Ordinance Request UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, INFORMATION REPORTS: 44. Voluntary Time Off Program, 45. Annual Housing Pipeline Report,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
There are 10 meetings in the coming week.
City Council begins summer recess on July 29 and the coming week is jammed with City Council meetings. The Council Public Safety Committee meets on Monday at 10 am to take up ordinances on policing. The full Council meets Tuesday at 4 pm to take action on the proposed ballot initiatives for the November 3 election and Thursday at 6 pm to take action on the Use of Force Policy and Emergency Declarations and Curfew Policy.
The planned City Council agenda for July 28, the last Council meeting before summer recess, follows the weekly list of meetings. Item 45 in the agenda under Information Reports - the Annual Pipeline Report includes tables of how Berkeley performs in meeting the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. As expected by the number of people living on the street and advertisements for market rate units, Berkeley is significantly short of meeting the affordable housing allocation of very low income units by 420 units and low income units by 425 units and overbuilt market rate units by 389 units.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
Monday, July 20, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83460613816
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 6061 3816
- Agenda: 2. Ordinance: Public Right to Identify Officers, 3. Resolution: No Police Revolving Door, 4. Request for Scheduling Presentation to Committee by Police Chief Greenwood on Berkeley Police Department’s Hiring Practices, 5. Recommendations on Use of Force Policy, 6. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 7. Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.64.170 to BMC Regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, Unscheduled Items:Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act – Development of Progressive Police Academy,
Planning Commission – Adeline Corridor Specific Plan Subcommittee, 6:30 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98505496865
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 985 0549 6865
- Agenda: III. Outstanding Topics for Subcommittee Discussion No net loss of Affordable Housing, Sustainable Design, Ashby Bart Flea Market, Zoning Development Standards, Ground Floor Uses, Requiring Residential Above 2ndFloor Lot Coverage and Inclusionary Housing
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Board of Library Trustees, 11 am
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83717494897
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID:837 1749 4897
- II. A. Workshop Regarding Board’s Process for Onboarding of Director of Library Services
Berkeley City Council Special Meetings, 4 pm and 6:00 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89031983199
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID:890 3198 3199
- 4 pm Special Meeting – November 3 Ballot Initiatives,
- Agenda: 1. Charter Amendment Full-Time Status and Salaries for the Mayor and Councilmembers, 2. Charter Amendment Berkeley Fire Department a. conform eligibility requirements of the Redistricting Commission and change to gender neutral language, b. Repeal Berkeley Fire Department Residency Requirement for sworn members, 3. Special Tax Measure to fund Firefighting, Emergency Medical Response and Communications and Wildfire Prevention and Preparedness, 4. Adopt a Tax on Transportation Network Companies, 5. Tax Measure Increase the Utility Users Tax to Pay for General Municipal Services and Establish a Climate Equity Action Fund to Support Measures to Reduce Local Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution from City Manager, 6. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund in response to Fossil Free Berkeley from Energy Commisssion
- 6 pm Special Meeting,
- Agenda CONSENT: 1. Berkeley Electric Mobility Roadmap, 2. Evaluation and Recommended Updates to the Building Energy Savings Ordinance (BESO) 3. Ordinance Amending BMC Chapter 7.52 Reducing Tax Imposed for Qualifying Electrification, Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Retrofits, 4. Expanding community engagement within work to address Climate Impacts, ACTION: 5. PRESENTATION: Climate Action Plan and Resilience Update.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Joint_Subcommittee_for_the_Implementation_of_State_Housing_Laws_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94154190888
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID:941 5419 0888
- Agenda: Action Items 9. Objective Standards for Density, 10. Objective Standards for Design, 11. Objective Standards for Shadows,
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83624486066
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 836 2448 6066
- Agenda: 9.a. City Council Referral to make recommendation on proposed ordinance to Regulate Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment,b. Consider response to July 28 City Council item on Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability, c. Discuss whether to hold special meeting Aug 5 to consider probation and parole searches policy, d. Confirm participants for presentation of proposed Use of Force Policy
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Berkeley City Council Special Meeting, Tuesday, 6:00 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81015840931
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 810 1584 0931
- Agenda: 1. Animal Services Contract with City of Piedmont add $180,134 total $441,984, 2. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 3. Police Review Commission (PRC) Recommendation on revised Policy 300, Use of Force, 4. Changes to BMC and Policy with respect to Local Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews.
Zoning Adjustment Board, 6 pm and7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94661489901
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 946 6148 9901
- 6 pm Special Meeting,
- Agenda: Presentation by Christopher D. Jensen, Assistant City Attorney, Mission of ZAB, CEQA, Housing Accountability Act, Ralph M. Brown Act, Conflict of Interest Rules,
- 7 pm Regular Meeting,
- 2012 Shattuck – add service of distilled spirits incidental to food service at existing restaurant on consent
- 1201 Second Street – Expand hours of operation at Berkeley Transfer Station on consent
- 2750 – 2752 Prince – alter 5500 sq ft parcel that is over lot coverage, construct a 2-story addition to existing 1862 sq ft 1-story single-family dwelling, construct at front of property, construct a 198 sq ft addition to existing 906 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling at rear of property, add 5thbedroom on parcel, on consent
- 2720 San Pablo – demolish former automobile service station and construct new 6-story 60” mixed use building with 25 dwellings (including 2 units to very low income), total 97 bedrooms, 963 sq ft of ground floor retail, 15 vehicle parking space and 50 bicycles, staff recommend approve
Friday, July 24, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
Saturday, July 25, 2020
- Cheryl Davila Open Office Hours, 11 am - 1 pm
- Videoconference:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81766682075?pwd=NzRXQW1naUdlNmN5eU1lMDR4U3Fjdz09
- Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 817 6668 2075 Password: 372587
- Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19, 12 pm There is no exchange with attendees. Questions must be sent in advance look for email from Mayor Arreguin. Watch Town Hall live at https://www.jessearreguin.com or watch anytime at Mayor's Youtube page
Sunday, July 26, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
The July 28 Regular City Council meeting is available for comment
email council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83653444287
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 836 5344 4287
Agenda CONSENT: 1. 2ndreading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. 2ndreading Easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison, 3. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. Minutes, 5. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 6. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 7. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 8. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 9. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 10. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 11. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 12. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 13. Block Grant (CSBG) 14. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 15. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 16. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 17. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch, 18. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 19. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 20. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 21. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 22. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 23. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 24. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 25. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 26. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 27. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 28. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75thanniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 29. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 30. Provide our Unhoused Community with Menstrual Products, 31. Resolution in Support of 1921 Walnut, 32. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability by July 1, 2021, 33. Resolution in Support of AB 310 Public Bank, 34. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 35. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 36. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density, 37. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 38. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 39. Amendment Urgency Ordinance for Outdoor Commerce on Private Property, 40. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 41. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 35. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 42. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 43. Urgency Ordinance: Updates to the COVID Emergency Response Ordinance Request UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, INFORMATION REPORTS: 44. Voluntary Time Off Program, 45. Annual Housing Pipeline Report,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
- 1346 Ordway, TBD
- 1823 Blake 7/21/2020
- 1543 Buena 7/21/2020
- 2319 California 8/4/2020
- 1111 Chaucer 7/21/2020
- 545 Colusa 7/30/2020
- 766 Ensenada 7/30/2020
- 1731 Fourth 7/28/2020
- 979 Regal 8/4/2020
- 2910 Seventh 7/22/2020
- 1505 Shattuck 7/23/2020
- 1120 Second (LPC)
- 41 San Diego Rd (LPC)
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
- Sept 29 –Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
- Oct 20 –Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
- Cannabis Health Considerations
- Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
- Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report (per Mayor Arreguin the Crime Report will be rescheduled to a regular City Council meeting, the date is not available. The last crime report was in March 2019)
Ohlone Territory
July 12 - July 19, 2020
Worth Noting:
There are 14 City meetings in the coming week with six listed as key meetings of interest.
With only three more City Council meetings before the summer recess (July 29 – September 14, 2020) the proposed agenda for the July 28 City Council meeting under review in Monday’s Agenda and Rules Policy Committee is very long. The agenda for the expected July 21 City Council special meeting agenda is not yet available.
Key meetings
Monday
Sunday, July 12, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, July 13, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86442844632
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 4284 4632
Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness (15 minutes), 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat and Safety Issue I the City of Berkeley, 4. a.&b. Modify Policies Related to Enforcement of Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 5.a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modification, 6. Menstrual Products for Unhoused, Unscheduled 7. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 8. Service Animals Welcome Training, 9. a.&b. People’s First Sanctuary Encampment.
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81731606866
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 817 3160 6866
Agenda planning for July 28 City Council Meeting: CONSENT: 2nd reading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 5. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 6. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 7. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 8. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 9. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 10. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 11. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 12. Block Grant (CSBG) 13. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 14. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 15. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 16. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch, 17. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 18. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 19. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 20. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 21. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 22. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 23. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 24. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 25. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 26. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 27. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 28. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 29. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 30. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density,31. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 32. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 33. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 34. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 35. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 36. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75th anniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 37. Urgency Ordinance: Request UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, 38. Initiate citywide, regional and international just transition to regenerative economy to address the Climate Emergency, 39. Support preservation of 1921 Walnut, 40. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 41. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability functions contingent on voter approval of Charter Amendment, 42. Adopt Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.64.170 to BMC regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, INFORMATION REPORTS: 43. Voluntary Time Off Program, 44. Annual Housing Pipeline Report, Referred Items for Review: 8. Covid-19 & Meetings of of Legislative Bodies, Boards and Commissions, 9. a.&b. Reference Manual of Homeless Commission recommendations, 10. Council Rules of Procedures on submitted items, Unscheduled Items: 11. Incorporate Practice of Mindfulness at City Council Meetings, 12. Commission Reorganization. Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Short Term Rental Ordinance, 2. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 3. Opt Up – Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% GHG Free and Municipal to 100% Renewable, 4. Surveillance Technology Report, 5. Ohlone History and Culture, (packet 320 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 7 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: go to website to access zoom link
Teleconference: no phone link provided Meeting ID: not given
Agenda: BART Information Session on Draft of A Technical Guide to AB 2923 Conformance, (Development targets: 7 stories minimum, 0.5 parking spaces per unit and 1.6 office auto parking spaces maximum)
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission Special Meeting, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93697364327
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 936 9736 4327
Agenda: 1. Fire Dept Staff Report Including Measure GG Budget Update, ACTION: 2. local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 3. Fire Tax Ballot Measure
Tuesday, July14, 2020
Berkeley City Council, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83061922519
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 830 6192 2519
Agenda CONSENT: 1-4 2nd reading of ordinances, 5. Contract with Wells Fargo thru 5/31/2023 Resolution authorizing CM to continue unbundling banking services with Wells Fargo, 6. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) nutrition programs for seniors, 7. Contract add $946,419 and extend thru 6/30/2020 total $1,907,293 with Berkeley Food & Housing Project for Administrative Services for Berkeley Mental Health, 8. Contract add $34,736 thru 6/30/2021total $103,178 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network for Hearing voices support groups, 9. Local Housing Trust Fund Application, 10. Contract $552,862 includes 15% contingency with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Aquatic Park Central Tide Tubes, 11. Contract add $280,000 total $1,471,342 with Redwood Engineering Construction for James Kenney Park, Picnic and Play Area Renovation, 12. Ordinance declaration of easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison (sublease Berkeley Repertory Theater), 13. Contract $116,635.39 with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 14. Contract add $50,000 and extend to 6/30/2023 total $190,000 with Fairbanks Scales for Preventive Maintenance and Repairs at Berkeley Transfer Station, ACTION: 15. Permanent Local Housing Application $7,761,504 to support local affordable housing and homeless services, 16. Resolution for issuance of bonds by CALPFA for 1717 University rental housing development, 17. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 18. a. Safety for All: George Floyd Act Budget request to Perform Police Call and Response Analysis and to Direct the CM to implement initiatives and reforms that reduce the footprint of the police department (Bartlett), b. Support Redistribution of City Resources and Operations from the Berkeley Police Dept (Davila), c. Referral to City Manager to Re-imagine Policing Approaches to Public Safety Using a Process of Robust Community Engagement (Wengraf), d. Transform Community Safety and Initiate Robust Community Engagement Process (Arreguin Hahn, Bartlett, Harrison), e. BerkDOT Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future, pursue Berkeley Department of Transportation to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement (Robinson, Droste, Bartlett, Arreguin), 19. Animal Services Contract with the City of Piedmont,
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88089031189
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 880 8903 1189
Agenda: 2. Renaming Shattuck Ave ‘East,’ 3. Traffic Circle Policy and Recommendations, 4. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicle in Berkeley by 2025, 5. Prohibition on the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 6. Prohibition on the Use of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 7. Prohibition on the Sale of Gasoline, Diesel, and Other Carbon-Based Transportation Fuels by 2045, Unscheduled 8. Funding and Master Plan - Improving PCI (Paving Condition Index) 9. Bright Streets (painting crosswalks, bike lanes, signage within 3 blocks of schools, 10. Plastic Bags Ordinance Retail and Food Service
Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87218249463
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 872 1824 9463
Agenda: 6. a. Review and approval Civic Arts Grants Awards for FY2021, b. Cube Space Curator Leila Weefur, revised proposed exhibitions
Planning Commission – Adeline Corridor, 6:30 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92842584054
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 4258 4054
Agenda: I. B. Final subcommittee meetings on July 15 and 20, Update Economic Feasibility of proposed Adeline Corridor Zoning, II. Public Comment, III. Outstanding topics for subcommittee discussion
Joint Meeting of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force and RV/Tiny Homes Solution Task Force, 5:30 – 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83428618351?pwd=TFhqb3EwcVRzcWVOQWRON2lISTI3QT09
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 2861 8351
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Webinar Rental Housing and Covid-19, 12 - 1 pm
Pre-register for links, covers state and local rules and regulations
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93080162175
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 8016 2175
1717 University – construct 5-story mixed-use building with 29 dwelling, 1816 sq ft of commercial space, 6 vehicle and 40 bicycle parking spaces – Final Design Review
2795 San Pablo – demolish existing 1-story single family residence and construct 3-story 5-unit residential building with ground floor commercial space, residential lobby and 470 sq ft usable open space – continued preliminary design review
2028 Bancroft (between Shattuck and Milvia) – construct 6-story 62’ residential building with 37 units (including 2 below market rate). Adjacent project at 2025 Durant proposes to convert existing parking area to 2 residential units and common amenity space total 2845 sq ft newly conditioned space – Final Design Review.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission, 7 pm and Open Government Commission
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86293245819
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 862 9324 5819
Agenda Fair Campaign Practices: 6. Approval of public campaign financing program certification application, 7. Regulations defining a “minor violation,” 8. Regulation of officeholder accounts, Agenda Open Government Commission: 10. Complaint filed by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations to ZAB proceedings
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Meeting, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Agenda and links not posted, check website during week
Friday, July 17, 2020
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88953875609
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 889 5387 5609
Agenda: 2. Berkeley Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update (report from March 10, 2020), 3. Amending Source of Income (vouchers and rent subsidy) Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Administrative Enforcement procedure a. Homeless committee recommends update, b. City Manager no action, Unscheduled 4.Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)
Saturday, July 18 2020
No City meetings or events found
Sunday, July 19, 2020
No City meetings or events found
_____________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly Place, 7-14-2020
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
2590 Bancroft 7/16/2020
1823 Blake 7/21/2020
1543 Buena 7/21/2020
1111 Chaucer 7/21/2020
545 Colusa 7/30/2020
766 Ensenada 7/30/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020
2099 MLK Jr 7/16/2020
2910 Seventh 7/22/2020
1505 Shattuck 7/23/2020
1120 Second (LPC)
41 San Diego Rd (LPC)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report
Ohlone Territory
Worth Noting:
There are 14 City meetings in the coming week with six listed as key meetings of interest.
With only three more City Council meetings before the summer recess (July 29 – September 14, 2020) the proposed agenda for the July 28 City Council meeting under review in Monday’s Agenda and Rules Policy Committee is very long. The agenda for the expected July 21 City Council special meeting agenda is not yet available.
Key meetings
Monday
- City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee 10 am item 3 Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis.
- Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group 7 pm information session on AB 2923
- City Council regular meeting 6 pm items 18 a,b,c,d,e are the proposals on policing.
- City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability 2:30 pm item 3 Traffic Circles, items 4,5, 6 & 7 relate to phasing out combustion (gasoline, diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels) vehicles.
- Planning Commission 6:30 pm Adeline Corridor final meetings July 15 and 20.
- City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee 10:30 am item 2 economic dashboard is from March 10 six days before the Covid-19 shelter-in-place order.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, July 13, 2020
City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86442844632
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 4284 4632
Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness (15 minutes), 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat and Safety Issue I the City of Berkeley, 4. a.&b. Modify Policies Related to Enforcement of Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 5.a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modification, 6. Menstrual Products for Unhoused, Unscheduled 7. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 8. Service Animals Welcome Training, 9. a.&b. People’s First Sanctuary Encampment.
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81731606866
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 817 3160 6866
Agenda planning for July 28 City Council Meeting: CONSENT: 2nd reading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 5. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 6. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 7. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 8. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 9. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 10. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 11. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 12. Block Grant (CSBG) 13. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 14. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 15. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 16. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch, 17. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 18. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 19. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 20. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 21. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 22. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 23. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 24. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 25. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 26. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 27. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 28. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 29. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 30. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density,31. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 32. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 33. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 34. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 35. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 36. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75th anniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 37. Urgency Ordinance: Request UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, 38. Initiate citywide, regional and international just transition to regenerative economy to address the Climate Emergency, 39. Support preservation of 1921 Walnut, 40. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 41. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability functions contingent on voter approval of Charter Amendment, 42. Adopt Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.64.170 to BMC regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, INFORMATION REPORTS: 43. Voluntary Time Off Program, 44. Annual Housing Pipeline Report, Referred Items for Review: 8. Covid-19 & Meetings of of Legislative Bodies, Boards and Commissions, 9. a.&b. Reference Manual of Homeless Commission recommendations, 10. Council Rules of Procedures on submitted items, Unscheduled Items: 11. Incorporate Practice of Mindfulness at City Council Meetings, 12. Commission Reorganization. Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Short Term Rental Ordinance, 2. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 3. Opt Up – Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% GHG Free and Municipal to 100% Renewable, 4. Surveillance Technology Report, 5. Ohlone History and Culture, (packet 320 pages)
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 7 – 8:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: go to website to access zoom link
Teleconference: no phone link provided Meeting ID: not given
Agenda: BART Information Session on Draft of A Technical Guide to AB 2923 Conformance, (Development targets: 7 stories minimum, 0.5 parking spaces per unit and 1.6 office auto parking spaces maximum)
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission Special Meeting, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93697364327
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 936 9736 4327
Agenda: 1. Fire Dept Staff Report Including Measure GG Budget Update, ACTION: 2. local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 3. Fire Tax Ballot Measure
Tuesday, July14, 2020
Berkeley City Council, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83061922519
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 830 6192 2519
Agenda CONSENT: 1-4 2nd reading of ordinances, 5. Contract with Wells Fargo thru 5/31/2023 Resolution authorizing CM to continue unbundling banking services with Wells Fargo, 6. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) nutrition programs for seniors, 7. Contract add $946,419 and extend thru 6/30/2020 total $1,907,293 with Berkeley Food & Housing Project for Administrative Services for Berkeley Mental Health, 8. Contract add $34,736 thru 6/30/2021total $103,178 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network for Hearing voices support groups, 9. Local Housing Trust Fund Application, 10. Contract $552,862 includes 15% contingency with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Aquatic Park Central Tide Tubes, 11. Contract add $280,000 total $1,471,342 with Redwood Engineering Construction for James Kenney Park, Picnic and Play Area Renovation, 12. Ordinance declaration of easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison (sublease Berkeley Repertory Theater), 13. Contract $116,635.39 with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 14. Contract add $50,000 and extend to 6/30/2023 total $190,000 with Fairbanks Scales for Preventive Maintenance and Repairs at Berkeley Transfer Station, ACTION: 15. Permanent Local Housing Application $7,761,504 to support local affordable housing and homeless services, 16. Resolution for issuance of bonds by CALPFA for 1717 University rental housing development, 17. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 18. a. Safety for All: George Floyd Act Budget request to Perform Police Call and Response Analysis and to Direct the CM to implement initiatives and reforms that reduce the footprint of the police department (Bartlett), b. Support Redistribution of City Resources and Operations from the Berkeley Police Dept (Davila), c. Referral to City Manager to Re-imagine Policing Approaches to Public Safety Using a Process of Robust Community Engagement (Wengraf), d. Transform Community Safety and Initiate Robust Community Engagement Process (Arreguin Hahn, Bartlett, Harrison), e. BerkDOT Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future, pursue Berkeley Department of Transportation to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement (Robinson, Droste, Bartlett, Arreguin), 19. Animal Services Contract with the City of Piedmont,
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88089031189
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 880 8903 1189
Agenda: 2. Renaming Shattuck Ave ‘East,’ 3. Traffic Circle Policy and Recommendations, 4. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicle in Berkeley by 2025, 5. Prohibition on the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 6. Prohibition on the Use of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 7. Prohibition on the Sale of Gasoline, Diesel, and Other Carbon-Based Transportation Fuels by 2045, Unscheduled 8. Funding and Master Plan - Improving PCI (Paving Condition Index) 9. Bright Streets (painting crosswalks, bike lanes, signage within 3 blocks of schools, 10. Plastic Bags Ordinance Retail and Food Service
Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87218249463
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 872 1824 9463
Agenda: 6. a. Review and approval Civic Arts Grants Awards for FY2021, b. Cube Space Curator Leila Weefur, revised proposed exhibitions
Planning Commission – Adeline Corridor, 6:30 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92842584054
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 4258 4054
Agenda: I. B. Final subcommittee meetings on July 15 and 20, Update Economic Feasibility of proposed Adeline Corridor Zoning, II. Public Comment, III. Outstanding topics for subcommittee discussion
Joint Meeting of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force and RV/Tiny Homes Solution Task Force, 5:30 – 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83428618351?pwd=TFhqb3EwcVRzcWVOQWRON2lISTI3QT09
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 2861 8351
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Webinar Rental Housing and Covid-19, 12 - 1 pm
Pre-register for links, covers state and local rules and regulations
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93080162175
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 8016 2175
1717 University – construct 5-story mixed-use building with 29 dwelling, 1816 sq ft of commercial space, 6 vehicle and 40 bicycle parking spaces – Final Design Review
2795 San Pablo – demolish existing 1-story single family residence and construct 3-story 5-unit residential building with ground floor commercial space, residential lobby and 470 sq ft usable open space – continued preliminary design review
2028 Bancroft (between Shattuck and Milvia) – construct 6-story 62’ residential building with 37 units (including 2 below market rate). Adjacent project at 2025 Durant proposes to convert existing parking area to 2 residential units and common amenity space total 2845 sq ft newly conditioned space – Final Design Review.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission, 7 pm and Open Government Commission
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86293245819
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 862 9324 5819
Agenda Fair Campaign Practices: 6. Approval of public campaign financing program certification application, 7. Regulations defining a “minor violation,” 8. Regulation of officeholder accounts, Agenda Open Government Commission: 10. Complaint filed by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations to ZAB proceedings
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Meeting, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Agenda and links not posted, check website during week
Friday, July 17, 2020
City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88953875609
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 889 5387 5609
Agenda: 2. Berkeley Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update (report from March 10, 2020), 3. Amending Source of Income (vouchers and rent subsidy) Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Administrative Enforcement procedure a. Homeless committee recommends update, b. City Manager no action, Unscheduled 4.Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)
Saturday, July 18 2020
No City meetings or events found
Sunday, July 19, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly Place, 7-14-2020
1346 Ordway, TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
2590 Bancroft 7/16/2020
1823 Blake 7/21/2020
1543 Buena 7/21/2020
1111 Chaucer 7/21/2020
545 Colusa 7/30/2020
766 Ensenada 7/30/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020
2099 MLK Jr 7/16/2020
2910 Seventh 7/22/2020
1505 Shattuck 7/23/2020
1120 Second (LPC)
41 San Diego Rd (LPC)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report
Ohlone Territory
July 5 - July 12, 2020
Worth Noting:
There are eleven City meetings - key meetings are highlighted here
Berkeley Police - On July 14, the City Council will be taking up the proposals on policing. All the initiatives are listed under item 18 in the July 14 agenda. The proposed agenda and link for the meeting follows the daily calendar for the coming week.
Covid-19 – In a news report that most Californians probably missed, the Guardian published the Covid-19 healthcare worker death toll: 735. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/covid-19-coronavirus-healthcare-workers-deaths The Guardian and Kaiser Health News have joined in a project to identify every US medical worker who dies helping patients during the pandemic. In less than 6 months 735 healthcare workers have lost their lives trying to save the lives of people sick with Covid-19. It is a stark contrast to people complaining about wearing a mask/facial covering or frolicking on the beach or crowding together inside.
The report doesn’t include the healthcare workers who survive Covid-19 and are left with lingering and life changing complications. There are ferocious complications: damage to the lungs, kidneys, heart, and neurologic disorders of depression, delirium, decline in cognition to name a few and those don’t just land on the elderly. There is much left to learn about this virus. No one should stride around with an attitude of “I’ll just get Covid-19 and be done with it.” It is not even known if those who have been infected with Covid-19 and have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic will have lasting immunity https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/06/chinese-study-antibodies-covid-19-patients-fade-quickly
This is no time to get careless.
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Monday, July 6, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84966410006
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 849 6641 0006
Agenda: 2. Ordinance: Public Right to Identify Officers, 3. Resolution: No Police Revolving Door, 4. Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act – Development of a Progressive Police Academy,
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91949075912
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 919 4907 5912
Agenda: 1. Feedback to Planning Commission on local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 2. Fire Tax Ballot Measure (packet 76 pages)
Plastic and the Pandemic webinar, 7 pm, sponsored by the Ecology Center and Hillside Club register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5715924460490/WN_Afx7ai78S5mr5Cd-ZLeSpA
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom/j/87660512181 (for both meetings)
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 876 6051 2181 (for both meetings)
4 pm Special Council Meeting
Agenda: A. Urgency Ordinance Allowing Temporary Outdoor Uses on Private Property (allow outdoor dining and commerce) 1. Ordinance BMC Chapter 16.10 Installation of Video and Telecommunications Systems (packet 171 pages)
6 pm Special Council Meeting
Agenda: 1. ZAB Appeal – 1449 Grizzly Peak, 2. ZAB Appeal – 0 Euclid (Berryman Reservoir)
Planning Commission Zoning Ordinance Revision Project (ZORP) Subcommittee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98574271542
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 985 7427 1542
Agenda: 5. Use Specific Standards, Development Standards, 6. Consent Changes
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Police Review Commission Special Meeting, 7 -9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83624486066
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 836 2448 6066
Agenda: 8. Lexipol Policies, 9. Use of Force Policy 10. Discussion of items 18 a.b.c.d.on the July 14 City Council Agenda regarding budget, redistribution of resources, operations and policing of the Berkeley Police Dept for details of the proposals go to council July 14 agenda https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee Meeting, 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89774872763
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 7487 2763
Civic Arts Commission Grants Subcommittee Meeting, 1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87311055257
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 873 1105 5257
Agenda: Review Civic Arts Grants Panel Scores and Determine Funding
Parks and Waterfront Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94287014488
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 942 8701 4488
Agenda: Presentation: Berkeley Commons Project (600 Addison) and related park improvements, 9. Measure T1 Phase 2 public process
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Budget and Personnel Committee Meeting, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88417814776
Teleconference: 699-900-6833 Meeting ID: 884 1781 4776
Public Works Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: not available – check Monday
Teleconference: Meeting ID: not available check Monday
Community Calendar and website list July 9 meeting, no agenda posted, check Monday
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93401340435
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 0134 0435
3000 San Pablo – demolish 2-story commercial building, construct 6-story, mixed-use building with 78 dwelling units (including 7 very low income), 52 bicycle space, 43 vehicle, 2320 usable open space, 1248 commercial space, on consent
2511 Channing – establish 4481 sq ft commercial building on 4500 sq ft parcel as mixed-use, convert existing 335 sq ft office on mezzanine and existing 3rd floor 1525 sq ft office to a dwelling unit, on consent
3116 Ellis, Unit C – construct 535 sq ft, 2nd story addition to existing single-family dwelling with existing non-conforming rear yard, on lot that has existing non-conforming lot coverage and density, increasing total number of bedrooms from 5 to 7, on consent,
1367 University – construct 9273 sq ft 4-story 40-unit Group Living Accommodation (GLA) operating as single room occupancy (SRO) residential hotel on vacant parcel
Friday, July 10, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Expect Town Hall with the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com or since there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, July 12, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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July 14, 6 pm City Council Meeting Agenda email comments to clerk@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83061922519
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 830 6192 2519
CONSENT: 1-4 2nd reading of ordinances, 5. Contract with Wells Fargo thru 5/31/2023 Resolution authorizing CM to continue unbundling banking services with Wells Fargo, 6. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) nutrition programs for seniors, 7. Contract add $946,419 and extend thru 6/30/2020 total $1,907,293 with Berkeley Food & Housing Project for Administrative Services for Berkeley Mental Health, 8. Contract add $34,736 thru 6/30/2021total $103,178 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network for Hearing voices support groups, 9. Local Housing Trust Fund Application, 10. Contract $552,862 includes 15% contingency with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Aquatic Park Central Tide Tubes, 11. Contract add $280,000 total $1,471,342 with Redwood Engineering Construction for James Kenney Park, Picnic and Play Area Renovation, 12. Ordinance declaration of easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison (sublease Berkeley Repertory Theater), 13. Contract $116,635.39 with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 14. Contract add $50,000 and extend to 6/30/2023 total $190,000, ACTION: 15. Permanent Local Housing Application $7,761,504 to support local affordable housing and homeless services, 16. Resolution for issuance of bonds by CALPFA for 1717 University rental housing development, 17. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 18. a. Safety for All: George Floyd Act Budget request to Perform Police Call and Response Analysis and to Direct the CM to implement initiatives and reforms that reduce the footprint of the police department (Bartlett), b. Support Redistribution of City Resources and Operations from the Berkeley Police Dept (Davila), c. Referral to City Manager to Re-imagine Policing Approaches to Public Safety Using a Process of Robust Community Engagement (Wengraf), d. Transform Community Safety and Initiate Robust Community Engagement Process (Arreguin Hahn, Bartlett, Harrison), e. BerkDOT Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future, pursue Berkeley Department of Transportation to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement (Robinson, Droste, Bartlett, Arreguin), 19. Animal Services Contract with the City of Piedmont,
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Public Hearings Scheduled
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
2115 Allston 7/8/2020
2590 Bancroft 7/16/2020
1823 Blake 7/21/2020
1543 Buena 7/21/2020
1111 Chaucer 7/21/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020
2099 MLK Jr 7/16/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Ohlone Lands
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting:
There are eleven City meetings - key meetings are highlighted here
- Monday – The City Council Public Safety Committee 10:30 am will be reviewing ordinances and proposals related to policing. Given the content of the Police Review Commission meetings on Police Use of Force this is worth your attention.
- Tuesday – The City Council 4 pm meeting is on the telecom ordinance and the 6 pm meeting includes the appeal of the ZAB decision to deny telecom equipment at the Berryman Reservoir.
- Wednesday – The Police Review Commission, 7 pm will be discussing and taking action on the Use of Force Policy and making recommendations on the proposals on policing for the July 14 City Council meeting.
Berkeley Police - On July 14, the City Council will be taking up the proposals on policing. All the initiatives are listed under item 18 in the July 14 agenda. The proposed agenda and link for the meeting follows the daily calendar for the coming week.
Covid-19 – In a news report that most Californians probably missed, the Guardian published the Covid-19 healthcare worker death toll: 735. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/covid-19-coronavirus-healthcare-workers-deaths The Guardian and Kaiser Health News have joined in a project to identify every US medical worker who dies helping patients during the pandemic. In less than 6 months 735 healthcare workers have lost their lives trying to save the lives of people sick with Covid-19. It is a stark contrast to people complaining about wearing a mask/facial covering or frolicking on the beach or crowding together inside.
The report doesn’t include the healthcare workers who survive Covid-19 and are left with lingering and life changing complications. There are ferocious complications: damage to the lungs, kidneys, heart, and neurologic disorders of depression, delirium, decline in cognition to name a few and those don’t just land on the elderly. There is much left to learn about this virus. No one should stride around with an attitude of “I’ll just get Covid-19 and be done with it.” It is not even known if those who have been infected with Covid-19 and have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic will have lasting immunity https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/06/chinese-study-antibodies-covid-19-patients-fade-quickly
This is no time to get careless.
Sunday, July 5, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
Monday, July 6, 2020
City Council Public Safety Committee, 10:30 am
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Public_Safety.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84966410006
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 849 6641 0006
Agenda: 2. Ordinance: Public Right to Identify Officers, 3. Resolution: No Police Revolving Door, 4. Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act – Development of a Progressive Police Academy,
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91949075912
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 919 4907 5912
Agenda: 1. Feedback to Planning Commission on local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 2. Fire Tax Ballot Measure (packet 76 pages)
Plastic and the Pandemic webinar, 7 pm, sponsored by the Ecology Center and Hillside Club register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5715924460490/WN_Afx7ai78S5mr5Cd-ZLeSpA
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Berkeley City Council,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom/j/87660512181 (for both meetings)
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 876 6051 2181 (for both meetings)
4 pm Special Council Meeting
Agenda: A. Urgency Ordinance Allowing Temporary Outdoor Uses on Private Property (allow outdoor dining and commerce) 1. Ordinance BMC Chapter 16.10 Installation of Video and Telecommunications Systems (packet 171 pages)
6 pm Special Council Meeting
Agenda: 1. ZAB Appeal – 1449 Grizzly Peak, 2. ZAB Appeal – 0 Euclid (Berryman Reservoir)
Planning Commission Zoning Ordinance Revision Project (ZORP) Subcommittee, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/98574271542
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 985 7427 1542
Agenda: 5. Use Specific Standards, Development Standards, 6. Consent Changes
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Police Review Commission Special Meeting, 7 -9:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83624486066
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 836 2448 6066
Agenda: 8. Lexipol Policies, 9. Use of Force Policy 10. Discussion of items 18 a.b.c.d.on the July 14 City Council Agenda regarding budget, redistribution of resources, operations and policing of the Berkeley Police Dept for details of the proposals go to council July 14 agenda https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Outreach Committee Meeting, 2 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89774872763
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 7487 2763
Civic Arts Commission Grants Subcommittee Meeting, 1 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87311055257
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 873 1105 5257
Agenda: Review Civic Arts Grants Panel Scores and Determine Funding
Parks and Waterfront Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/94287014488
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 942 8701 4488
Agenda: Presentation: Berkeley Commons Project (600 Addison) and related park improvements, 9. Measure T1 Phase 2 public process
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Budget and Personnel Committee Meeting, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88417814776
Teleconference: 699-900-6833 Meeting ID: 884 1781 4776
Public Works Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: not available – check Monday
Teleconference: Meeting ID: not available check Monday
Community Calendar and website list July 9 meeting, no agenda posted, check Monday
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93401340435
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 934 0134 0435
3000 San Pablo – demolish 2-story commercial building, construct 6-story, mixed-use building with 78 dwelling units (including 7 very low income), 52 bicycle space, 43 vehicle, 2320 usable open space, 1248 commercial space, on consent
2511 Channing – establish 4481 sq ft commercial building on 4500 sq ft parcel as mixed-use, convert existing 335 sq ft office on mezzanine and existing 3rd floor 1525 sq ft office to a dwelling unit, on consent
3116 Ellis, Unit C – construct 535 sq ft, 2nd story addition to existing single-family dwelling with existing non-conforming rear yard, on lot that has existing non-conforming lot coverage and density, increasing total number of bedrooms from 5 to 7, on consent,
1367 University – construct 9273 sq ft 4-story 40-unit Group Living Accommodation (GLA) operating as single room occupancy (SRO) residential hotel on vacant parcel
Friday, July 10, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Expect Town Hall with the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com or since there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, July 12, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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July 14, 6 pm City Council Meeting Agenda email comments to clerk@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83061922519
Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 830 6192 2519
CONSENT: 1-4 2nd reading of ordinances, 5. Contract with Wells Fargo thru 5/31/2023 Resolution authorizing CM to continue unbundling banking services with Wells Fargo, 6. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) nutrition programs for seniors, 7. Contract add $946,419 and extend thru 6/30/2020 total $1,907,293 with Berkeley Food & Housing Project for Administrative Services for Berkeley Mental Health, 8. Contract add $34,736 thru 6/30/2021total $103,178 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network for Hearing voices support groups, 9. Local Housing Trust Fund Application, 10. Contract $552,862 includes 15% contingency with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Aquatic Park Central Tide Tubes, 11. Contract add $280,000 total $1,471,342 with Redwood Engineering Construction for James Kenney Park, Picnic and Play Area Renovation, 12. Ordinance declaration of easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison (sublease Berkeley Repertory Theater), 13. Contract $116,635.39 with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 14. Contract add $50,000 and extend to 6/30/2023 total $190,000, ACTION: 15. Permanent Local Housing Application $7,761,504 to support local affordable housing and homeless services, 16. Resolution for issuance of bonds by CALPFA for 1717 University rental housing development, 17. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 18. a. Safety for All: George Floyd Act Budget request to Perform Police Call and Response Analysis and to Direct the CM to implement initiatives and reforms that reduce the footprint of the police department (Bartlett), b. Support Redistribution of City Resources and Operations from the Berkeley Police Dept (Davila), c. Referral to City Manager to Re-imagine Policing Approaches to Public Safety Using a Process of Robust Community Engagement (Wengraf), d. Transform Community Safety and Initiate Robust Community Engagement Process (Arreguin Hahn, Bartlett, Harrison), e. BerkDOT Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future, pursue Berkeley Department of Transportation to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement (Robinson, Droste, Bartlett, Arreguin), 19. Animal Services Contract with the City of Piedmont,
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Public Hearings Scheduled
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
2115 Allston 7/8/2020
2590 Bancroft 7/16/2020
1823 Blake 7/21/2020
1543 Buena 7/21/2020
1111 Chaucer 7/21/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020
2099 MLK Jr 7/16/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Ohlone Lands
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
June 28 - July 5, 2020
Worth Noting:
There are nine City meetings in the coming week June 28 – July 5, 2020. All 4th of July events are cancelled due to COVID-19. And, while COVID-19 has not hit Berkeley hard yet – yet is the discomforting word. New cases of infections are skyrocketing across the South, This is no time to get careless.
Treat that mask on your face as if it is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, because that is exactly the worth if you prevent just one person from getting sick and being hospitalized and that one person could be you. Wear that mask with honor. The best practice is to put it on before leaving home, make sure your nose and mouth are covered and leave it on until you return home.
Monday – Budget Committee meets at 10 am for the last review. The City Manager is recommending across the board cuts of 15%. The Agenda Committee meets at 2:30 pm to plan the July 14 Regular City Council meeting – the Council meeting when measures on policing will be presented for vote. The Police Review Commission meets at 7 pm to finalize the recommendations for revisions to the Berkeley Police Use of Force policy.
Tuesday - The City Council will vote to adopt the FY 2021 budget - item 40 on a long agenda.
Wednesday - City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, (FITS) meets at 2 pm. In the evening the Library Board starts at 6:30 pm and the Homeless Services Panel of Experts and the Planning Commission start at 7 pm.
Thursday – The Landmarks Commission meets at 7 pm.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92939134810
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 929 3913 4810
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing: Home Occupations Ordinance, 10. Referrals Supporting Berkeley Businesses
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Friday, July 3, 2020
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Public Hearings Scheduled
0 Euclid 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
2115 Allston 7/8/2020
1348-50 Euclid 6/30/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020
1346 Ordway 6/30/2020
2023-25 Shattuck 6/30/2020
1635 Tacoma 6/30/2020
2338 Telegraph 6/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting:
There are nine City meetings in the coming week June 28 – July 5, 2020. All 4th of July events are cancelled due to COVID-19. And, while COVID-19 has not hit Berkeley hard yet – yet is the discomforting word. New cases of infections are skyrocketing across the South, This is no time to get careless.
Treat that mask on your face as if it is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, because that is exactly the worth if you prevent just one person from getting sick and being hospitalized and that one person could be you. Wear that mask with honor. The best practice is to put it on before leaving home, make sure your nose and mouth are covered and leave it on until you return home.
Monday – Budget Committee meets at 10 am for the last review. The City Manager is recommending across the board cuts of 15%. The Agenda Committee meets at 2:30 pm to plan the July 14 Regular City Council meeting – the Council meeting when measures on policing will be presented for vote. The Police Review Commission meets at 7 pm to finalize the recommendations for revisions to the Berkeley Police Use of Force policy.
Tuesday - The City Council will vote to adopt the FY 2021 budget - item 40 on a long agenda.
Wednesday - City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, (FITS) meets at 2 pm. In the evening the Library Board starts at 6:30 pm and the Homeless Services Panel of Experts and the Planning Commission start at 7 pm.
Thursday – The Landmarks Commission meets at 7 pm.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86763057213
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 867 6305 7213
- Agenda: Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Update,
- Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82019851685
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 820 1985 1685
- Agenda planning for July 14 City Council Regular meeting: CONSENT: 1. Contract with Wells Fargo thru 5/31/2023 Resolution authorizing CM to continue unbundling banking services with Wells Fargo, 2. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) nutrition programs for seniors, 3. Contract add $946,419 and extend thru 6/30/2020 total $1,907,293 with Berkeley Food & Housing Project for Administrative Services for Berkeley Mental Health, 4. Contract add $34,736 thru 6/30/2021total $103,178 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network for Hearing voices support groups, 5. Local Housing Trust Fund Application, 6. Contract $552,862 includes 15% contingency with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Aquatic Park Central Tide Tubes, 7. Contract add $280,000 total $1,471,342 with Redwood Engineering Construction for James Kenney Park, Picnic and Play Area Renovation, 8. Ordinance declaration of easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison (sublease Berkeley Repertory Theater), 9. Contract $116,635.39 with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 10. Contract add $50,000 and extend to 6/30/2023 total $190,000, ACTION: 11. Permanent Local Housing Application $7,761,504 to support local affordable housing and homeless services, 12. Resolution for issuance of bonds by CALPFA for 1717 University rental housing development, 13. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 14. Safety for All: George Floyd Act Budget request to Perform Police Call and Response Analysis and to Direct the CM to implement initiatives and reforms that reduce the footprint of the police department, 15. Changes to BMC and City Policies with respect to Local Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews, 16. Rename Shattuck, 17.a. & b. Compiling Homeless Commission Recommendations and tracking outcomes, 18. Menstrual Products for Unhoused Community, 19. Amending Council Rules of Procedure in regard to items submitted by Mayor or Councilmembers to go to whole Council for review rather than referral by Agenda to Policy committee, 20. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, 21. Redistribution of City Resources and Operations from Berkeley Police (proposed police budget $72,774,334) when call/situation is better served by trained city staff and community partners, 22. Referral to CM to Re-imagine Policing approaches to Public Safety with robust community engagement, 23. BerkDOT pursue Berkeley Department of Transportation to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement. REFERRED ITEMS for REVIEW: 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings of Legislative bodies, 9. Election Reform Act to Prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 10. Resolution incorporate 1 minute 46 seconds of mindfulness, 11. Commission Reorganization for Post COVID Recovery, (packet 176 pages)
- Police Review Commission Special Meeting, 7 -9:30 pm https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88192778246
- Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 881 9277 8246
- Agenda: Use of Force Policy
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
- Berkeley City Council, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Live audio KPFB 89.3 (listen only), Cable B-TV (Channel 33) watch only, to participate/comment use zoom, teleconference, or email clerk@cityofberkeley.info during meeting with number of item 150 word limit https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199785160
- Teleconference: 669.900.9128 Meeting ID: 871 9978 5160
- Agenda CONSENT: Items 1 – 11 Second Reading Vote, 13. Contract add $180,134 total $441,984 FY 2021-2025 for Animal Services Contract with City of Piedmont, 14. Add $30,000 and extend to June 30, 2021 total $120,000 with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc for ERMA, 15. Contract $214,848 July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021with Downtown Y for City employees, 17. Reaffirm Investment Policies, 18. FY2021 Appropriations Limit $284,280,447, 19. FY 2021 Tax Rate Fire Protection, Emergency Response and Preparedness (Measure GG), 20. Grant Agreement Amendment: Alameda County Coordinated Entry System (CES) Grant, 21. Mental Health Services Act Contract Amendment: Covenant House (YEAH), 22. Contract Amendments: Mental Health Services Act, Prevention and Early Intervention, 23. Contract Amendment with BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, 24. Reimbursement with City of San Jose and BPD for Training related to Internet Crimes Against Children, 25. Grant Applications Active Transportation Program Cycle 5, 26. Contract add $300,000 total $8,286,960 with Ghilotti Construction for Shattuck Reconfiguration and Pedestrian Safety Project, 27. FY 2021 Clean Stormwater Fee, 28. Support Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s legislation to establish a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation, 29. Resolution Urging State Legislature and Governor to explore new revenue generating options including additional tax on highest earning Californians, 30. Support AB-3256 Economic Recovery and Climate Resiliency Bond, 31. Support AB-2501 COVID-19 Homeowner, Tenant, Consumer relief, 32. Support ACA 5 to place statewide ballot to repeal Proposition 209 (1996) and allow C=State of CA to pursue minority equal opportunity and access initiatives, ACTION: 33. Amend One-Way Car Share Program: Electric Mopeds, Fees Deposits, 34. Amend Berkeley Election Reform Act (public election financing), 35. Charter Amendment to change Mayor and Councilmembers to Fulltime Status, 36. Ballot Measure to Create Climate Action Fund, 37. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, impacting youth training programs, 38. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 39. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, 40. FY 2021 Mid-Biennial Budget Update Adoption, 41. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations $521,674,251 (gross), $452,409,230 (net), 42. Borrowing of Funds and the Sale and Issuance of FY 2020-21 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, INFORMATION REPORTS: 43. Audit Report Wins National Recognition, 44. City Auditor FY 2021 Audit Plan
- City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2 pm, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89549591843
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 895 4959 1843
- Agenda: 2. Terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicles throughout Berkeley by 2025, 3. Traffic Circle Recommendations, 4. 100% sustainable trips by 2045,
- Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
- Agenda CONSENT: D. Bid Solicitation Central Library Stucco Restoration Project, E. Contract $107,000 for procurement audio equipment, delivery and installation for Central Library 7/1/2020 – 12/31/2021, FY 2021 Budget Amendment to $600,000 for furniture, fixtures, equipment for Central Library, ACTION: Mission and Vision Statement
- Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 7 pm https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
- Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93845393201?pwd=M3I0bW90WW1LcDFEVDUxemorMldzQT09
- Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 938 4539 3201
- Agenda: 7. Update related to homelessness, discussion and possible action, 8. Workplan and development of bylaws
Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92939134810
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 929 3913 4810
Agenda: 9. Public Hearing: Home Occupations Ordinance, 10. Referrals Supporting Berkeley Businesses
Thursday, July 2, 2020
- Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 – 11:30 pm https://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
- Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91831014263
- Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 918 3101 4263
- Agenda: 2328 Channing Way hearing designation as Landmark or Structure of Merit The Luttrell House, 1212 and 1214 San Pablo Demolition Referral, 2277 Shattuck Structural Alteration Permit, 8. Annual Election, 9. Meetings during COVID-19 pandemic
Friday, July 3, 2020
- City of Berkeley Independence Day Holiday
Saturday, July 4, 2020
- Cancelled – Berkeley City 4th of July Fireworks and events, (Looks like all Bay Area 4th of July fireworks and events are cancelled due to COVID-19)
Sunday, July 5, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
Public Hearings Scheduled
0 Euclid 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
2115 Allston 7/8/2020
1348-50 Euclid 6/30/2020
12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020
1346 Ordway 6/30/2020
2023-25 Shattuck 6/30/2020
1635 Tacoma 6/30/2020
2338 Telegraph 6/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
June 21 - June 28, 2020
Worth Noting:
Seven City meetings were found.
The Police Review Commission is working on revising the Berkeley Police Use of Force Policy. The subcommittee meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the full Commission meets on Wednesday.
Berkeley City Council goes into closed session on Monday to meet with labor negotiators, Tuesday is a special meeting of the full council on the budget and Thursday the Budget Committee meets.
ZAB meets Thursday evening to review 5 projects.
Juneteenth Celebrations continue through the weekend.
Coronavirus – The daily number of new cases of Coronavirus in Texas, Florida and Arizona is in an upward spike. California continues to rise too with hospitalizations increasing slightly. Mercury News | East Bay Times have detailed key information for California in the Coronavirus Tracker https://extras.mercurynews.com/coronavirus-tracker/
The CIDRAP – Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy https://www.cidrap.umn.edu posted Chinese study: Antibodies in COVID-19 patients fade quickly. The study was of a small number of patients, but the take away is that there may not be long term immunity after recovering from COVID-19. It looks like wearing facial coverings will need to continue for a long time including for those who have had COVID-19 and recovered. There is still a lot to learn about SARS-CoV-2.
The June 30 City Council meeting agenda is available for comment and follows the daily meeting summaries.
To submit comment during meeting to be read during public comment email clerk@cityofberkeley.info and include item number
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Father’s Day
Monday, June 22, 2020
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Sunday, June 25, 2020
June 30 Regular City Council meeting agenda: email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199785160
Teleconference: 669.900.9128 Meeting ID: 871 9978 5160
CONSENT: Items 1 – 11 Second Reading Vote, 13. Contract add $180,134 total $441,984 FY 2021-2025 for Animal Services Contract with City of Piedmont, 14. Add $30,000 and extend to June 30, 2021 total $120,000 with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc for ERMA, 15. Contract $214,848 July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021with Downtown Y for City employees, 17. Reaffirm Investment Policies, 18. FY2021 Appropriations Limit $284,280,447, 19. FY 2021 Tax Rate Fire Protection, Emergency Response and Preparedness (Measure GG), 20. Grant Agreement Amendment: Alameda County Coordinated Entry System (CES) Grant, 21. Mental Health Services Act Contract Amendment: Covenant House (YEAH), 22. Contract Amendments: Mental Health Services Act, Prevention and Early Intervention, 23. Contract Amendment with BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, 24. Reimbursement with City of San Jose and BPD for Training related to Internet Crimes Against Children, 25. Grant Applications Active Transportation Program Cycle 5, 26. Contract add $300,000 total $8,286,960 with Ghilotti Construction for Shattuck Reconfiguration and Pedestrian Safety Project, 27. FY 2021 Clean Stormwater Fee, 28. Support Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s legislation to establish a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation, 29. Resolution Urging State Legislature and Governor to explore new revenue generating options including additional tax on highest earning Californians, 30. Support AB-3256 Economic Recovery and Climate Resiliency Bond, 31. Support AB-2501 COVID-19 Homeowner, Tenant, Consumer relief, 32. Support ACA 5 to place statewide ballot to repeal Proposition 209 (1996) and allow C=State of CA to pursue minority equal opportunity and access initiatives, ACTION: 33. Amend One-Way Car Share Program: Electric Mopeds, Fees Deposits, 34. Amend Berkeley Election Reform Act (public election financing), 35. Charter Amendment to change Mayor and Councilmembers to Fulltime Status, 36. Ballot Measure to Create Climate Action Fund, 37. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, impacting youth training programs, 38. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 39. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, 40. FY 2021 Mid-Biennial Budget Update Adoption, 41. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations $521,674,251 (gross), $452,409,230 (net), 42. Borrowing of Funds and the Sale and Issuance of FY 2020-21 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, INFORMATION REPORTS: 43. Audit Report Wins National Recognition, 44. City Auditor FY 2021 Audit Plan
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Public Hearings Scheduled
0 Euclid 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
1348-50 Euclid 6/30/2020
1380 Hearst 6/23/2020
977 Keeler 6/25/2020
1346 Ordway 6/30/2020
2023-25 Shattuck 6/30/2020
1635 Tacoma 6/30/2020
2338 Telegraph 6/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (Special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting:
Seven City meetings were found.
The Police Review Commission is working on revising the Berkeley Police Use of Force Policy. The subcommittee meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the full Commission meets on Wednesday.
Berkeley City Council goes into closed session on Monday to meet with labor negotiators, Tuesday is a special meeting of the full council on the budget and Thursday the Budget Committee meets.
ZAB meets Thursday evening to review 5 projects.
Juneteenth Celebrations continue through the weekend.
Coronavirus – The daily number of new cases of Coronavirus in Texas, Florida and Arizona is in an upward spike. California continues to rise too with hospitalizations increasing slightly. Mercury News | East Bay Times have detailed key information for California in the Coronavirus Tracker https://extras.mercurynews.com/coronavirus-tracker/
The CIDRAP – Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy https://www.cidrap.umn.edu posted Chinese study: Antibodies in COVID-19 patients fade quickly. The study was of a small number of patients, but the take away is that there may not be long term immunity after recovering from COVID-19. It looks like wearing facial coverings will need to continue for a long time including for those who have had COVID-19 and recovered. There is still a lot to learn about SARS-CoV-2.
The June 30 City Council meeting agenda is available for comment and follows the daily meeting summaries.
To submit comment during meeting to be read during public comment email clerk@cityofberkeley.info and include item number
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Father’s Day
Monday, June 22, 2020
- Police Review Commission - Use of Force Subcommittee, 5:30 pm http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87489661585
- Teleconference: 669.900.6833 Meeting ID: 874 8966 1585
- Agenda: Continue draft of Use of Force BPD Policy 300
- Berkeley City Council – Closed Session, Tuesday, 5:00 pm, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/06_June/City_Council__06-22-2020_-_Special_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82012177428
- Teleconference: 669.900.9128 Meeting ID: 820 1217 7428
- Agenda: Conference with Labor Negotiators, Employee Organizations, Berkeley Fire Fighters Assoc 1227, Berkeley Police Assoc, SEIU, Local 1021, Maintenance and Clerical, Chapters Berkeley Fire Fighters Assoc, Local 1227 I.A.F.F. / Berkeley Chief Fire Officiers Assoc, IBEW, Local 1245
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
- Berkeley City Council – Special Meeting, 6:00 pm https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81018378132
- Teleconference: 669.900.9128 Meeting ID: 810 1837 8132
- Agenda: 1 FY 2021 Budget Update, 2. FY 2020 2nd qtr Investment Report ended 12/31/2019, 3rd qtr Investment Report ended 3/31/2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
- Police Review Commission – Use of Force Subcommittee plans to meet prior to regular PRC meeting, check website for time and details after Monday,
- Police Review Commission – Regular Meeting, 7 pm http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88343051512
- Teleconference: 669.900.6833 Meeting ID: 883 4305 1512
- Agenda: 8. Subcommittee Work, 9. Review of revisions to BPD Policy 300 Use of Force
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx Agenda, Videoconference and Teleconference information will be posted Monday, June 22.
- Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
- Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97644149865
- Teleconference: 669.900.6833 Meeting ID: 976 4414 9865
- 2099 MLK JR Way – demolish existing 1-story auto service building, construct 62,419 sq ft 7-story, 69’ mixed use building with 72 dwellings (includes 5 very low income dwellings) 2448 sq ft retail, 12 parking spaces, 65 bicycle spaces, on consent
- 2590 Bancroft Way – demolish existing 2-story commercial building, construct 8-story mixed use building with 87 dwelling units (includes 5 very low income dwellings) 4345 sq ft commercial space, 2566 sq ft usable open space, 40 bicycle spaces, no vehicle parking spaces, on consent
- 1531 Summit – construct new 2393 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling average height 24’5” detached 2-car garage on vacant 7269 sq ft vacant lot,
- 1328 Oxford – alter 5400 sq ft residential parcel that is over density by constructing 2nd story 234 sq ft additions, add 4 dormers to existing roof resulting in 202 sq ft of habitable space in attic to existing 1405 sq ft 2-story single family dwelling, on consent,
- 2227 Carleton – alter 4500 sq ft residential parcel, construct 1435 sq ft major residential addition resulting in 3361 sq ft 2-story duplex, 25’6” average height, 28’-10” maximum height, making alterations within non-conforming east side and front yards and adding 5 bedrooms for total 8 bedrooms on parcel, on action - staff recommend approve,
Friday, June 26, 2020
- Police Review Commission – Use of Force Subcommittee http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx Check for time and logins during week, likely time 5 pm
Saturday, June 27, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
Sunday, June 25, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
June 30 Regular City Council meeting agenda: email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199785160
Teleconference: 669.900.9128 Meeting ID: 871 9978 5160
CONSENT: Items 1 – 11 Second Reading Vote, 13. Contract add $180,134 total $441,984 FY 2021-2025 for Animal Services Contract with City of Piedmont, 14. Add $30,000 and extend to June 30, 2021 total $120,000 with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc for ERMA, 15. Contract $214,848 July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021with Downtown Y for City employees, 17. Reaffirm Investment Policies, 18. FY2021 Appropriations Limit $284,280,447, 19. FY 2021 Tax Rate Fire Protection, Emergency Response and Preparedness (Measure GG), 20. Grant Agreement Amendment: Alameda County Coordinated Entry System (CES) Grant, 21. Mental Health Services Act Contract Amendment: Covenant House (YEAH), 22. Contract Amendments: Mental Health Services Act, Prevention and Early Intervention, 23. Contract Amendment with BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, 24. Reimbursement with City of San Jose and BPD for Training related to Internet Crimes Against Children, 25. Grant Applications Active Transportation Program Cycle 5, 26. Contract add $300,000 total $8,286,960 with Ghilotti Construction for Shattuck Reconfiguration and Pedestrian Safety Project, 27. FY 2021 Clean Stormwater Fee, 28. Support Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s legislation to establish a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation, 29. Resolution Urging State Legislature and Governor to explore new revenue generating options including additional tax on highest earning Californians, 30. Support AB-3256 Economic Recovery and Climate Resiliency Bond, 31. Support AB-2501 COVID-19 Homeowner, Tenant, Consumer relief, 32. Support ACA 5 to place statewide ballot to repeal Proposition 209 (1996) and allow C=State of CA to pursue minority equal opportunity and access initiatives, ACTION: 33. Amend One-Way Car Share Program: Electric Mopeds, Fees Deposits, 34. Amend Berkeley Election Reform Act (public election financing), 35. Charter Amendment to change Mayor and Councilmembers to Fulltime Status, 36. Ballot Measure to Create Climate Action Fund, 37. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, impacting youth training programs, 38. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 39. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, 40. FY 2021 Mid-Biennial Budget Update Adoption, 41. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations $521,674,251 (gross), $452,409,230 (net), 42. Borrowing of Funds and the Sale and Issuance of FY 2020-21 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, INFORMATION REPORTS: 43. Audit Report Wins National Recognition, 44. City Auditor FY 2021 Audit Plan
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Public Hearings Scheduled
0 Euclid 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
1348-50 Euclid 6/30/2020
1380 Hearst 6/23/2020
977 Keeler 6/25/2020
1346 Ordway 6/30/2020
2023-25 Shattuck 6/30/2020
1635 Tacoma 6/30/2020
2338 Telegraph 6/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (Special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realignment
June 13 - June 21, 2020
Worth Noting:
The City libraries are still closed, Book-drops are open check link for services and answers to common questions https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/coronavirus
Monday – Agenda Committee 2:30 pm includes major proposals for the June 30 Regular City Council meeting item 26 from Cheryl Davila (author) and Ben Bartlett Declaration of Racism as a Public Emergency with actions, 29. From Droste,(author) Robinson and Kesarwani to reorganize the boards and commissions under City Departments and dissolve and/or combine so final number is greatly reduced
Monday and Wednesday - Police Review Commission Use of Force Subcommittee 5:30 pm
Tuesday – City Council starts at 2:30 pm budget, 5 pm Closed session, 6 pm Regular Session. The items carried over from June 9 are listed as A. – E.
Thursday – City Council Budget Committee 10 am
Design Review Communication 7 pm from Steve Finacom provides the basis for thoughtful elements of design for livability. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Planning_and_Development/Level_3_-_Commissions/Design_Review_Committee/2020-06-10_DRC_Finacom%20Memo.pdf
Saturday, June 13, 2020
March for Black Lives Matter, 11 am - 2 pm, meet at Rockridge BART Station, Plan: 11 am program led by Oakland leaders, 12 noon march to Sproul Plaza, followed by program led by Berkeley leaders
Town Hall from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com or since there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, June 14, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, June 15, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87314106547
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 873 1410 6547
Agenda planning for June 30 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT: 6. Reaffirm Investment Policies, 7. FY2021 Appropriations Limit $284,280,447, 8. Grant Agreement Amendment: Alameda County Coordinated Entry System (CES) Grant, 9. Mental Health Services Act Contract Amendment: Covenant House (YEAH), 10. Contract Amendments: Mental Health Services Act, Prevention and Early Intervention, 11. Contract Amendment with BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, 16. Support Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s legislation to establish a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation,
19. Support ACA 5 to place statewide ballot to repeal Proposition 209 (1996) and allow C=State of CA to pursue minority equal opportunity and access initiatives, ACTION: 20. Amend One-Way Car Share Program: Electric Mopeds, Fees Deposits, 21. Amend Berkeley Election Reform Act (public election financing), 21. FY 2021 Mid-Biennial Budget Update Adoption, 23. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations $521,674,251 (gross), $452,409,230 (net), 24. Borrowing of Funds and the Sale and Issuance of FY 2020-21 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, 25. Resolution to Incorporate the Practice of 1 minute and 46 seconds of mindfulness into Council meetings to remember the loss of lives due to police violence, 26. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley and commit to eliminate all socioeconomic barriers to health equity (see packet for description of measures and actions pages 117 - 136), 27. Ordinance: Public Right to Identify Officers, 28. Resolution: No Police Revolving Door, 29. Commission Reorganization for Post-Covid19 Budget Recovery (pages 151-164 in packet) 1. Reduce to 20 Commissions total (table created for weekly summary lists 42 boards, commissions and task forces) 2. Reorganize existing commissions within various departments to ensure no single department is responsible for more than 5 commissions, 3. Public Works oversees no more than 3 commissions, 4. Refer to City Manager
to agendize at next meeting to discuss commission in their purview, commission members should be notified and chairs should be invited to participate. Policy committee members are encouraged to consider renaming of some commissions to ensure all policy areas are addressed. (packet 258 pages)
Police Review Commission – Use of Force Policy Subcommittee, 5:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81617389997
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 816 1738 9997
Agenda: Develop Use of Force Policy
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Berkeley City Council https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Special Council Meeting 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85616992854
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 856 1699 2854
Agenda: 1. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update Public Hearing #2, ACTION: 2. FY 2020 Mid-Year Budget Update, 3. Amendments to General Fund Reserve Policy
Council Closed Session 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88962338205
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 889 6233 8205
Agenda: Conference with labor negotiators Employee organizations Berkeley Fire fighters, Berkeley Police Association, Service Employees International Union, Local 1021
Special Council Meeting 5:45 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81458990553
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 814 5899 0553
Agenda: Resolution Reviewing and Ratifying the Proclamation of Emergency Due to Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Caused by Novel (New) Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Regular Council Meeting 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81458990553
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 814 5899 0553
Agenda: CONSENT: 4. Appointment Liam Garland as Director of Public works, 5. Urgency Ordinance Declaring Fiscal Emergency in Response to Pandemic, 6. Contract $11,906 total $107,154 with Paw Fund for Spay Neuter Services, 7. Assessments Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District, 8. Temporary Appropriations $50million for FY 2021,
Items 9 – 19 FY Tax Rate (9. $0.0125/ sq ft of improvements for funding procurements of disaster fire equipment - Measure Q, 10. Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements - Measure FF Nov 2008, 11. T1, 12. Measures G,S & I, 13. Library services $0.2272/sq ft dwelling units, $0.3435/sq ft industrial, commercial, institutional, 14. Business Licenses Large Non-profits $0.6659/sq ft improvements, 15. Measure O, 16. Measure M, 17. Maintenance Parks, City Trees, Landscaping $0.17.93/sq ft improvements, 18. Measure E Emergency Services for Severely Disabled $0.01699/sq ft improvements, 19. Emergency Medical Services Paramedics $0.0397/sq ft improvements, 20. Contract $106,428 with Kings View for Mental Health Reporting Services, 21. Grant Application $500,000 for state Local Early Action Planning (LEAP), 22. Contract $210,000 for 1600 new recycling carts and $3,850,384 for 1yr extension, total $4,060,474 with Ecology Center, Inc. for curbside recycling, 23. Referral to FY21 Budget Process: Housing Retention Program - $1,000,000 and Basic Needs Fund - $250,000, 24. Referral to CM lessons learned regarding organizational response to COVID-19, 25. Support Collaboration between US and Cuba in fighting COVID-19, ACTION: 26. Re-establish North Shattuck Business District, 27. Levy and Collection of FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 28. RPP 2900 Block Lorina, 3100 Block Deakin, 29. ZAB Appeal 2650 Telegraph, A. Changes to BMC and City Policies with Respect to Local Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews, B. Community Survey Results and Direction for Possible Ballot Measures, C. Charter Amendment to change Mayor and Councilmembers to Fulltime Status, D. Ballot Measure to Create Climate Action Fund, E. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, impacting youth training programs, 30. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 31. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, INFORMATION REPORTS: 32. Refunding General Obligation Bonds, 33. 2nd Qtr Investment Report (ended Dec 31 2019), 34. 3rd Qtr Investment Report (ended March 31, 2020),
Wednesday, June 17 2020
Police Review Commission – Use of Force Policy Subcommittee, 5:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Check for Agenda, materials, Videoconference and Teleconference after Monday meeting
Thursday, June 18, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83187601060
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 831 8760 1060
Agenda: 2. FY21 Budget Update, 3. Councilmember Budget Recommendations, 4. Homeless Services Report
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Agenda, videoconference and telephone codes not posted yet, use link to check after Monday
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91775256852
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 917 7525 6852
Agenda:
2590 Bancroft – demolish existing 2-story commercial building and construct 8-story mixed use building with 87 dwelling units (includes 5 very low income), 4490 sq ft commercial space, 2767 sq ft open space, 40 long-term bicycle spaces, 0 vehicle parking spaces
1367 University – construct 9273 sq ft 4-story 40-unit Group Living Accommodation (GLA) operating as a single-room occupancy (SRO) residential hotel on a vacant parcel
3000 San Pablo – demolish 2-story commercial building and construct 6-story mixed use building with 78 dwelling units (includes 7 very low income), 1248 sq ft commercial space, 2320 sq ft open space, 52 long-term bicycle spaces and 43 vehicle spaces
Communications: S Finacom Memo to DRC Design Implications of Pandemics and other regional and national crises
2000 Dwight Way @ Milvia – Use Permit referral to merge six parcels into one, demolish six existing non-residential buildings and construct 6-story, 124 unit senior housing facility (27 senior congregate housing units at 2nd floor, 97 dwelling units at 3rd – 6th floors and 46 parking spaces.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission & Open Government Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Teleconference: 1-213-279-1690, Access Code: 727864794
Agenda: 5. Changing start time to 6 pm for future meetings, 7. Approval of Public campaign financing certification applications, 8. Regulations defining a “minor violation” 10. Councilmember office budget relinquishments and grants to organizations.
Friday, June 19, 2020, Saturday - June 20, 2020 Sunday - June 21, 2020
No City meetings or events found yet
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Public Hearings Scheduled
2650 Telegraph 6/16/2020
0 Euclid 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
1037 Creston 6/18/2020
1001 Dwight 6/16/2020
1348-50 Euclid 6/30/2020
1380 Hearst 6/23/2020
920 Heinz 6/16/2020
977 Keeler 6/25/2020
2139 Oregon 6/18/2020
1700 Seventh 6/16/2020
1500 Shattuck 6/16/2020
2129 Shattuck 6/16/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 –, HOLD – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (Special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realighnment
Worth Noting:
The City libraries are still closed, Book-drops are open check link for services and answers to common questions https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/coronavirus
Monday – Agenda Committee 2:30 pm includes major proposals for the June 30 Regular City Council meeting item 26 from Cheryl Davila (author) and Ben Bartlett Declaration of Racism as a Public Emergency with actions, 29. From Droste,(author) Robinson and Kesarwani to reorganize the boards and commissions under City Departments and dissolve and/or combine so final number is greatly reduced
Monday and Wednesday - Police Review Commission Use of Force Subcommittee 5:30 pm
Tuesday – City Council starts at 2:30 pm budget, 5 pm Closed session, 6 pm Regular Session. The items carried over from June 9 are listed as A. – E.
Thursday – City Council Budget Committee 10 am
Design Review Communication 7 pm from Steve Finacom provides the basis for thoughtful elements of design for livability. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Planning_and_Development/Level_3_-_Commissions/Design_Review_Committee/2020-06-10_DRC_Finacom%20Memo.pdf
Saturday, June 13, 2020
March for Black Lives Matter, 11 am - 2 pm, meet at Rockridge BART Station, Plan: 11 am program led by Oakland leaders, 12 noon march to Sproul Plaza, followed by program led by Berkeley leaders
Town Hall from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com or since there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, June 14, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, June 15, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87314106547
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 873 1410 6547
Agenda planning for June 30 Regular City Council meeting: CONSENT: 6. Reaffirm Investment Policies, 7. FY2021 Appropriations Limit $284,280,447, 8. Grant Agreement Amendment: Alameda County Coordinated Entry System (CES) Grant, 9. Mental Health Services Act Contract Amendment: Covenant House (YEAH), 10. Contract Amendments: Mental Health Services Act, Prevention and Early Intervention, 11. Contract Amendment with BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, 16. Support Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s legislation to establish a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation,
19. Support ACA 5 to place statewide ballot to repeal Proposition 209 (1996) and allow C=State of CA to pursue minority equal opportunity and access initiatives, ACTION: 20. Amend One-Way Car Share Program: Electric Mopeds, Fees Deposits, 21. Amend Berkeley Election Reform Act (public election financing), 21. FY 2021 Mid-Biennial Budget Update Adoption, 23. FY 2021 Annual Appropriations $521,674,251 (gross), $452,409,230 (net), 24. Borrowing of Funds and the Sale and Issuance of FY 2020-21 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, 25. Resolution to Incorporate the Practice of 1 minute and 46 seconds of mindfulness into Council meetings to remember the loss of lives due to police violence, 26. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat and Safety Issue in the City of Berkeley and commit to eliminate all socioeconomic barriers to health equity (see packet for description of measures and actions pages 117 - 136), 27. Ordinance: Public Right to Identify Officers, 28. Resolution: No Police Revolving Door, 29. Commission Reorganization for Post-Covid19 Budget Recovery (pages 151-164 in packet) 1. Reduce to 20 Commissions total (table created for weekly summary lists 42 boards, commissions and task forces) 2. Reorganize existing commissions within various departments to ensure no single department is responsible for more than 5 commissions, 3. Public Works oversees no more than 3 commissions, 4. Refer to City Manager
to agendize at next meeting to discuss commission in their purview, commission members should be notified and chairs should be invited to participate. Policy committee members are encouraged to consider renaming of some commissions to ensure all policy areas are addressed. (packet 258 pages)
Police Review Commission – Use of Force Policy Subcommittee, 5:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81617389997
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 816 1738 9997
Agenda: Develop Use of Force Policy
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Berkeley City Council https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Special Council Meeting 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85616992854
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 856 1699 2854
Agenda: 1. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update Public Hearing #2, ACTION: 2. FY 2020 Mid-Year Budget Update, 3. Amendments to General Fund Reserve Policy
Council Closed Session 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88962338205
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 889 6233 8205
Agenda: Conference with labor negotiators Employee organizations Berkeley Fire fighters, Berkeley Police Association, Service Employees International Union, Local 1021
Special Council Meeting 5:45 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81458990553
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 814 5899 0553
Agenda: Resolution Reviewing and Ratifying the Proclamation of Emergency Due to Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Caused by Novel (New) Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Regular Council Meeting 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81458990553
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 814 5899 0553
Agenda: CONSENT: 4. Appointment Liam Garland as Director of Public works, 5. Urgency Ordinance Declaring Fiscal Emergency in Response to Pandemic, 6. Contract $11,906 total $107,154 with Paw Fund for Spay Neuter Services, 7. Assessments Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District, 8. Temporary Appropriations $50million for FY 2021,
Items 9 – 19 FY Tax Rate (9. $0.0125/ sq ft of improvements for funding procurements of disaster fire equipment - Measure Q, 10. Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements - Measure FF Nov 2008, 11. T1, 12. Measures G,S & I, 13. Library services $0.2272/sq ft dwelling units, $0.3435/sq ft industrial, commercial, institutional, 14. Business Licenses Large Non-profits $0.6659/sq ft improvements, 15. Measure O, 16. Measure M, 17. Maintenance Parks, City Trees, Landscaping $0.17.93/sq ft improvements, 18. Measure E Emergency Services for Severely Disabled $0.01699/sq ft improvements, 19. Emergency Medical Services Paramedics $0.0397/sq ft improvements, 20. Contract $106,428 with Kings View for Mental Health Reporting Services, 21. Grant Application $500,000 for state Local Early Action Planning (LEAP), 22. Contract $210,000 for 1600 new recycling carts and $3,850,384 for 1yr extension, total $4,060,474 with Ecology Center, Inc. for curbside recycling, 23. Referral to FY21 Budget Process: Housing Retention Program - $1,000,000 and Basic Needs Fund - $250,000, 24. Referral to CM lessons learned regarding organizational response to COVID-19, 25. Support Collaboration between US and Cuba in fighting COVID-19, ACTION: 26. Re-establish North Shattuck Business District, 27. Levy and Collection of FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 28. RPP 2900 Block Lorina, 3100 Block Deakin, 29. ZAB Appeal 2650 Telegraph, A. Changes to BMC and City Policies with Respect to Local Emergency Declarations and First Amendment Curfews, B. Community Survey Results and Direction for Possible Ballot Measures, C. Charter Amendment to change Mayor and Councilmembers to Fulltime Status, D. Ballot Measure to Create Climate Action Fund, E. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, impacting youth training programs, 30. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 31. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, INFORMATION REPORTS: 32. Refunding General Obligation Bonds, 33. 2nd Qtr Investment Report (ended Dec 31 2019), 34. 3rd Qtr Investment Report (ended March 31, 2020),
Wednesday, June 17 2020
Police Review Commission – Use of Force Policy Subcommittee, 5:30 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Check for Agenda, materials, Videoconference and Teleconference after Monday meeting
Thursday, June 18, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83187601060
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 831 8760 1060
Agenda: 2. FY21 Budget Update, 3. Councilmember Budget Recommendations, 4. Homeless Services Report
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Agenda, videoconference and telephone codes not posted yet, use link to check after Monday
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/91775256852
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 917 7525 6852
Agenda:
2590 Bancroft – demolish existing 2-story commercial building and construct 8-story mixed use building with 87 dwelling units (includes 5 very low income), 4490 sq ft commercial space, 2767 sq ft open space, 40 long-term bicycle spaces, 0 vehicle parking spaces
1367 University – construct 9273 sq ft 4-story 40-unit Group Living Accommodation (GLA) operating as a single-room occupancy (SRO) residential hotel on a vacant parcel
3000 San Pablo – demolish 2-story commercial building and construct 6-story mixed use building with 78 dwelling units (includes 7 very low income), 1248 sq ft commercial space, 2320 sq ft open space, 52 long-term bicycle spaces and 43 vehicle spaces
Communications: S Finacom Memo to DRC Design Implications of Pandemics and other regional and national crises
2000 Dwight Way @ Milvia – Use Permit referral to merge six parcels into one, demolish six existing non-residential buildings and construct 6-story, 124 unit senior housing facility (27 senior congregate housing units at 2nd floor, 97 dwelling units at 3rd – 6th floors and 46 parking spaces.
Fair Campaign Practices Commission & Open Government Commission, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Teleconference: 1-213-279-1690, Access Code: 727864794
Agenda: 5. Changing start time to 6 pm for future meetings, 7. Approval of Public campaign financing certification applications, 8. Regulations defining a “minor violation” 10. Councilmember office budget relinquishments and grants to organizations.
Friday, June 19, 2020, Saturday - June 20, 2020 Sunday - June 21, 2020
No City meetings or events found yet
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Public Hearings Scheduled
2650 Telegraph 6/16/2020
0 Euclid 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
Use Permits and the Appeal End Date
1037 Creston 6/18/2020
1001 Dwight 6/16/2020
1348-50 Euclid 6/30/2020
1380 Hearst 6/23/2020
920 Heinz 6/16/2020
977 Keeler 6/25/2020
2139 Oregon 6/18/2020
1700 Seventh 6/16/2020
1500 Shattuck 6/16/2020
2129 Shattuck 6/16/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 –, HOLD – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (Special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Systems Realighnment
June 6 - June 14, 2020
Worth Noting:
The City of Berkeley has updated the Shelter-in-Place order increasing the requirement for facial coverings while reopening more services and business beginning June 8.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/covid19-health-orders/#health-order-2020-08
Remember the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and the incidence of new infections in California hit a new high of 3600 new cases recorded June 5 [source www.worldometers.info]
At the same time California records a new high of new infections the State has slipped to 28th in the nation in number of tests per million population 56,653 behind Georgia 58,990, Minnesota 57,156, Iowa 57,386, South Dakota 59,483. Rhode Island leads the nation with 161,172 tests per million population. [source www.worldometers.info]
Please wear facial coverings when out and if this country ever has enough N95 respirator masks please make the switch.
June 6 – June 14 – There are eight City Meetings, one town hall and the June 6 March to Bury Racism.
Monday - The first meeting of the Community Advisory Group on building housing at Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations.
Tuesday - City Council Budget 10 am, 4 pm, 6 pm
Wednesday – Homeless Panel of Experts and Police Review Commission
Thursday – Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Zoning Adjustment Board
June 16 City Council agenda follows calendar of City meetings.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Town Hall from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com
Berkeley March to Bury Racism Funeral Procession, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, start at Malcolm X Elementary School 1731 Prince St – end at Civic Center approximately 1 mile, hosted by Ben Bartlett, Inga Bard, James Chang, Rigel Robinson,
https://www.facebook.com/events/1239422319756276
Sunday, June 7, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, June 8, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (first meeting) 6 – 9 pm
Board members and information https://www.jessearreguin.com/bart/cag,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95585860581
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 955 8586 0581
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02.zoom.us/j/85412353866
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 854 1235 3866
Special Council Meeting, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8904765600
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 890 4764 5600
Special Council Meeting – ZAB Appeal, 6:00 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/06_June/City_Council__06-09-2020_-_Special_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8904765600
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 890 4764 5600
Agenda: 1. ZAB Appeal 1155-1173 Hearst Ave
Wednesday, May 10, 2020
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16852
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99570526705?pwd=YkxPTDBwdjNBRFhrOVdBb3JjUjFCQT09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 995 7052 6705 Password: 202527
One Tap mobile +16699006833,,99570526705# US (San Jose) 13462487799,,99570526705# US
No agenda posted https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83201402184
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 832 0140 2184
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97910573100
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 979 1057 3100
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97239456243
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 972 3945 6243
Friday, June 12, 2020
June 16 City Council Agenda - email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/06_June/City_Council__06-16-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81458990553
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 814 5899 0553
Agenda CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading Lease for 235 University – YOONACO.Inc dba Hana Japan term 5 yr, 2. 2nd reading agreement Doubletree Hotel, 3. Adopt temporary City Council rules of procedure. 4. Appointment Liam Garland as Director of Public works, 5. Urgency Ordinance Declaring Fiscal Emergency in Response to Pandemic, 6. Contract $11,906 total $107,154 with Paw Fund for Spay Neuter Services, 7. Assessments Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District, 8. Temporary Appropriations $50million for FY 2021,
Items 9 – 19 FY Tax Rate (9. $0.0125/ sq ft of improvements for funding procurements of disaster fire equipment - Measure Q, 10. Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements - Measure FF Nov 2008, 11. T1, 12. Measures G,S & I, 13. Library services $0.2272/sq ft dwelling units, $0.3435/sq ft industrial, commercial, institutional, 14. Business Licenses Large Non-profits $0.6659/sq ft improvements, 15. Measure O, 16. Measure M, 17. Maintenance Parks, City Trees, Landscaping $0.17.93/sq ft improvements, 18. Measure E Emergency Services for Severely Disabled $0.01699/sq ft improvements, 19. Emergency Medical Services Paramedics $0.0397/sq ft improvements, 20. Contract $106,428 with Kings View for Mental Health Reporting Services, 21. Grant Application $500,000 for state Local Early Action Planning (LEAP), 22. Contract $210,000 for 1600 new recycling carts and $3,850,384 for 1yr extension, total $4,060,474 with Ecology Center, Inc. for curbside recycling, 23. Referral to FY21 Budget Process: Housing Retention Program - $1,000,000 and Basic Needs Fund - $250,000, 24. Referral to CM lessons learned regarding organizational response to COVID-19, 25. Support Collaboration between US and Cuba in fighting COVID-19, ACTION: 26. Re-establish North Shattuck Business District, 27. Levy and Collection of FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 28. RPP 2900 Block Lorina, 3100 Block Deakin, 29. ZAB Appeal 2650 Telegraph, 30. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 31. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, INFORMATION REPORTS: 32. Refunding General Obligation Bonds, 33. 2nd Qtr Investment Report (ended Dec 31 2019), 34. 3rd Qtr Investment Report (ended March 31, 2020),
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Public Hearings Scheduled
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Worth Noting:
The City of Berkeley has updated the Shelter-in-Place order increasing the requirement for facial coverings while reopening more services and business beginning June 8.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/covid19-health-orders/#health-order-2020-08
Remember the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and the incidence of new infections in California hit a new high of 3600 new cases recorded June 5 [source www.worldometers.info]
At the same time California records a new high of new infections the State has slipped to 28th in the nation in number of tests per million population 56,653 behind Georgia 58,990, Minnesota 57,156, Iowa 57,386, South Dakota 59,483. Rhode Island leads the nation with 161,172 tests per million population. [source www.worldometers.info]
Please wear facial coverings when out and if this country ever has enough N95 respirator masks please make the switch.
June 6 – June 14 – There are eight City Meetings, one town hall and the June 6 March to Bury Racism.
Monday - The first meeting of the Community Advisory Group on building housing at Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations.
Tuesday - City Council Budget 10 am, 4 pm, 6 pm
Wednesday – Homeless Panel of Experts and Police Review Commission
Thursday – Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Zoning Adjustment Board
June 16 City Council agenda follows calendar of City meetings.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Town Hall from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com
Berkeley March to Bury Racism Funeral Procession, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, start at Malcolm X Elementary School 1731 Prince St – end at Civic Center approximately 1 mile, hosted by Ben Bartlett, Inga Bard, James Chang, Rigel Robinson,
https://www.facebook.com/events/1239422319756276
Sunday, June 7, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, June 8, 2020
Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group (first meeting) 6 – 9 pm
Board members and information https://www.jessearreguin.com/bart/cag,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95585860581
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 955 8586 0581
- Agenda: 2. Project Overview and Context, 3. CAG members, 4. CAG “How We Work Together,” 5. Development Considerations and Existing Conditions, 6. Public Comment
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02.zoom.us/j/85412353866
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 854 1235 3866
- Agenda: 2. FY 2021 Budget Update, 3. Councilmember Budget Recommendations, 4. Homeless Services Report.
Special Council Meeting, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8904765600
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 890 4764 5600
- Agenda: 1. PUBLIC HEARING #2 FY 2021 Budget Update, ACTION: 2. FY 2020 Mid-year update, 3. Presentation and discussion community survey results for possible ballot measures, 4. Charter Amendment (11/3/2020 Ballot Measure) to change status of Mayor and Council to Fulltime with fulltime salaries, 5. Ballot Measure to Create Climate Action Fund, 6. Proposed Amendment to Minimum Wage ordinance to reinstate minimum wage exemption for youth job training setting wage at $14.50 (packet 304 pages)
Special Council Meeting – ZAB Appeal, 6:00 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/06_June/City_Council__06-09-2020_-_Special_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8904765600
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 890 4764 5600
Agenda: 1. ZAB Appeal 1155-1173 Hearst Ave
Wednesday, May 10, 2020
Homeless Services Panel of Experts, 6 – 8 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16852
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99570526705?pwd=YkxPTDBwdjNBRFhrOVdBb3JjUjFCQT09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 995 7052 6705 Password: 202527
One Tap mobile +16699006833,,99570526705# US (San Jose) 13462487799,,99570526705# US
No agenda posted https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Services_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83201402184
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 832 0140 2184
- Agenda: 7. Subcommittee Work a. Use of Force, b. Standard of Proof, c. Lexipol Policies, 11. Closed Session - Consider whether to close case #2469 due to failure to timely issue notice of allegations
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7 – 9 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97910573100
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 979 1057 3100
- Agenda Action: 1. Recommendation to City Council on the Measure GG Tax Rate Adjustment
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97239456243
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 972 3945 6243
- 2023-25 Shattuck – demolish remaining structure following fire and construct 7-story 73’5” mixed-use building with 48 dwellings (including 4 dwellings available to very low income) no parking 34 bicycle spaces, on consent
- 1635 Tacoma – enlarge existing 1531 sq ft 3-story single family dwelling with 77 sq ft addition average height 22’9” with non-conforming setback, on consent
- 2338 Telegraph – Eliminate a residential Hotel Room to create common kitchen and modify another Room to provide a replacement room, on consent
- 1346 Ordway – Appeal Zoning Officer’s approval of Administrative Use Permit to legalize additions on 4,480 sq ft lot with existing 1-story 1152 sq ft single family dwelling, 9 ft wood fence with14 ft hedge, legalize 128 sq ft 12’2” tall habitable accessory building, legalize 9 ft tall 5’ x 21’ trellis located 3” from south property line, locate front yard off-street parking space by modifying AUP and Variance requirements, recommend approve
Friday, June 12, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- Expect a Town Hall announcement from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com
- No City meetings or events found
June 16 City Council Agenda - email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/06_June/City_Council__06-16-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81458990553
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 814 5899 0553
Agenda CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading Lease for 235 University – YOONACO.Inc dba Hana Japan term 5 yr, 2. 2nd reading agreement Doubletree Hotel, 3. Adopt temporary City Council rules of procedure. 4. Appointment Liam Garland as Director of Public works, 5. Urgency Ordinance Declaring Fiscal Emergency in Response to Pandemic, 6. Contract $11,906 total $107,154 with Paw Fund for Spay Neuter Services, 7. Assessments Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District, 8. Temporary Appropriations $50million for FY 2021,
Items 9 – 19 FY Tax Rate (9. $0.0125/ sq ft of improvements for funding procurements of disaster fire equipment - Measure Q, 10. Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements - Measure FF Nov 2008, 11. T1, 12. Measures G,S & I, 13. Library services $0.2272/sq ft dwelling units, $0.3435/sq ft industrial, commercial, institutional, 14. Business Licenses Large Non-profits $0.6659/sq ft improvements, 15. Measure O, 16. Measure M, 17. Maintenance Parks, City Trees, Landscaping $0.17.93/sq ft improvements, 18. Measure E Emergency Services for Severely Disabled $0.01699/sq ft improvements, 19. Emergency Medical Services Paramedics $0.0397/sq ft improvements, 20. Contract $106,428 with Kings View for Mental Health Reporting Services, 21. Grant Application $500,000 for state Local Early Action Planning (LEAP), 22. Contract $210,000 for 1600 new recycling carts and $3,850,384 for 1yr extension, total $4,060,474 with Ecology Center, Inc. for curbside recycling, 23. Referral to FY21 Budget Process: Housing Retention Program - $1,000,000 and Basic Needs Fund - $250,000, 24. Referral to CM lessons learned regarding organizational response to COVID-19, 25. Support Collaboration between US and Cuba in fighting COVID-19, ACTION: 26. Re-establish North Shattuck Business District, 27. Levy and Collection of FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 28. RPP 2900 Block Lorina, 3100 Block Deakin, 29. ZAB Appeal 2650 Telegraph, 30. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 31. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, INFORMATION REPORTS: 32. Refunding General Obligation Bonds, 33. 2nd Qtr Investment Report (ended Dec 31 2019), 34. 3rd Qtr Investment Report (ended March 31, 2020),
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Public Hearings Scheduled
- 1155-73 Hearst 6/9/2020
- 2650 Telegraph 6/16/2020
- 0 Euclid 7/7/2020
- 1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
- 1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
- 1037 Creston 6/18/2020
- 1001 Dwight 6/16/2020
- 1380 Hearst 6/23/2020
- 920 Heinz 6/16/2020
- 977 Keeler 6/25/2020
- 2139 Oregon 6/18/2020
- 1700 Seventh 6/16/2020
- 1500 Shattuck 6/16/2020
- 1549 Shattuck 6/9/2020
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
- June 23 –, HOLD – Special Meeting on City Budget
- July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
- Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
- Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
- Cannabis Health Considerations
- Vision 2050
- Ohlone History and Culture (Special meeting)
- Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
May 31 - June 7, 2020
Worth Noting:
California has led the nation in new cases of COVID-19 for most of the last week. Today the total was 2,947 at GMT+0 (5pm PDT). Testing in California is increasing, but still sits at 25th in the nation when comparing test per million population. [source www.Worldometer.info]
Six scheduled meetings were found for the upcoming week. Key meetings:
Monday – The Agenda Committee meets at 2:30 pm to review and finalize the June 16 City Council agenda.
Tuesday – The City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm with a number of important Action items including Budget updates, Ballot measure survey results and proposed ballot initiatives.
Thursday – The Budget committee meets at 10 am. The City Manager’s recommended budget for 2021 is expected to be available June 2, but check the website for updates during the week.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Future
Berkeley City BART Community Advisory Board first meeting is June 8, 6 – 8 pm. Board members and information https://www.jessearreguin.com/bart/cag,
Web page for meetings and documents https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Public Hearings Scheduled
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
California has led the nation in new cases of COVID-19 for most of the last week. Today the total was 2,947 at GMT+0 (5pm PDT). Testing in California is increasing, but still sits at 25th in the nation when comparing test per million population. [source www.Worldometer.info]
Six scheduled meetings were found for the upcoming week. Key meetings:
Monday – The Agenda Committee meets at 2:30 pm to review and finalize the June 16 City Council agenda.
Tuesday – The City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm with a number of important Action items including Budget updates, Ballot measure survey results and proposed ballot initiatives.
Thursday – The Budget committee meets at 10 am. The City Manager’s recommended budget for 2021 is expected to be available June 2, but check the website for updates during the week.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Future
Berkeley City BART Community Advisory Board first meeting is June 8, 6 – 8 pm. Board members and information https://www.jessearreguin.com/bart/cag,
Web page for meetings and documents https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/
Sunday, May 31, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87587441743
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 875 8744 1743
- Agenda planning for June 16 Regular City Council meeting, Proposed Agenda CONSENT: 2. Urgency Ordinance Declaring Fiscal Emergency in Response to Pandemic, 3. Contract $11,906 total $107,154 with Paw Fund for Spay Neuter Services, 4. Assessments Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District, 5. Temporary Appropriations $50million for FY 2021, Items 6 – 16 FY Tax Rate (6. $0.0125/ sq ft of improvements for funding procurements of disaster fire equipment, 7. Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements Measure FF Nov 2008, 8. T1, 9. Measures G,S & I, 10. Library services $0.2272/sq ft dwelling units, $0.3435/sq ft industrial, commercial, institutional, 11. Business Licenses Large Non-profits $0.6659/sq ft improvements, 12. Measure O, 13. Measure M, 14. Maintenance Parks, City Trees, Landscaping $0.17.93/sq ft improvements, 15. Measure E Emergency Services for Severely Disabled $0.01699/sq ft improvements, 16. Emergency Medical Services Paramedics $0.0397/sq ft improvements, 17. Contract $106,428 with Kings View for Mental Health Reporting Services, 18. Grant Application $500,000 for state Local Early Action Planning (LEAP), 19. Contract $210,000 for 1600 new recycling carts and $3,850,384 for 1yr extension, total $4,060,474 with Ecology Center, Inc. for curbside recycling, ACTION: 20. Re-establish North Shattuck Business District, 21. Appeal 2650 Telegraph, 22. Levy and Collection of FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 23/ RPP 2900 Block Lorina, 3100 Block Deakin, 24. Contract CycloMedia for GIS Infrastructure Asset Data, 25. Charter Amendment Ballot Initiative to repeal residency requirement for sworn members Berkeley Fire Dept, 26. Renaming Shattuck Ave “East”, 27.Referral FY 2021 Budget Housing Retention, 28. Referral to CM lessons learned regarding organizational response to COVID-19, 29. Support Collaboration between US and Cuba in fighting COVID-19, INFORMATION REPORTS: 30. Refunding General Obligation Bonds, 31. 2nd Qtr Investment Report (ended Dec 31 2019), 32. 3rd Qtr Investment Report (ended March 31, 2020), Referred Items for Review 8. Discussion Proposed Revisions to City Council Rules of Procedure, 9. Discussion Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR SCHEDULING: Short-term Rental Ordinance, Kitchen Exhaust Fans, Navigable Cities Framework, Opt-Up Residential, Commercial and Municipal Accounts, Surveillance Technology Report, Public Right-of-Way Permits, (packet 158 pages)
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Eviction/Sec 8/Foreclosure Committee, 3pm http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83103933920
- Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 831 0393 3920
- Agenda: 5. possible action regarding proposals by contract providers
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83103933920
- Berkeley City Council,
- Special Closed Session, 4 pm Conference with Legal Counsel existing litigation https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/06_June/City_Council__06-02-2020_-_Special_Closed_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
- Regular Council Meeting, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82518774480
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 825 1877 4480
- AGENDA CONSENT: Contract add $37,046 total $249,653 with City of Albany for Animal Care Services FY 2021-2023, 2. Contract extend to 6/30/2021 & increase $20,400 total $121,600 with Koefran Industries to pick up and dispose of deceased animals for Berkeley Animal Care Services, 3. Ballot Measure Increasing City’s Appropriation Limit to Allow Expenditure of Tax Proceeds for FY 2021-2024, 4.add $127,947 total $303,527 (7/1/2016 – 6/30/2022) with Persimmony Electronic Case Management System for Software Licensing, Implementation and Maintenance for Online Electronic Case Management System 5. Contract $534,000 total $989,335 (7/1/2017 – 6/30/2025 with AMS.NET for Network Support and Maintenance, 6. Contracts June 15, 2020 – June 30, 2023 for on-call waterfront engineering, design, environmental permitting and construction for capital improvement projects, (1) Anchor QEA, LLC not to exceed $1 million, (2) COWI North America, In not to exceed $1 million, (3) Moffatt & Nichol not to exceed $1 million, (4) Transystems Co. not to exceed $1 million, 7. Reject all bids and negotiate in open market for Grove Park Field Renovation and Park Improvements Project, 8. Amend Capital Contribution Agreement with 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel and assign to parent company Apollo Bright, LLC and change payment schedule to $3M due in June to $375,000 due in Oct 2020 and $2,675,000 due upon Council approval of Marina streets construction contract estimated Jan 2021, 9. Contract $1,011,006 includes $131,871 contingency with Alta Group, Inc for T1 Corp Yard Maintenance Building Upgrade at 1326 Allston and 201 University, 10. Contract $114,576 (7/1/2020-6/30/2023) with Urban Ore, Inc for Salvage Operations at City Transfer Station, 11. Berkeley Safe Open Air Dining, ACTION: A. Establish COVID-19 Business Damage Mitigation Fund, 12. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update Public Hearing #2, B. FY 2020 Mid-Year Budget Update, 13. Presentation & Discussion Community Survey Results on possible Ballot measures, 14. Ballot Measure Charter Amendment to change Council and Mayor Status to full-time with FT salary, 15. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund in response to Fossil Free Berkeley, 16. Contract extend by 1 year add $117,000 total $217,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case management and Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 17. Contract $782,715 15% contingency total $900,122 with ERA Construction for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 18. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance to reinstate youth wages at $14.50/hr for youth training services for FY21, then increase annually per CPI, INFORMATION REPORTS: 20. Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
- Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 860 4230 6505
- Agenda CONSENT: II.B. Bibliotheca Contract add $97,044 total $1,419.963 and extend to June 30, 2023, ACTION: III.A. FY 2021 Tax Rate for Library Services $0.2272/sq ft dwelling units,
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Thursday, June 4, 2020
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Fin
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82645200001
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 826 4520 0001
- AGENDA: 2. FY 2021 Budget Update, 3. Budget Recommendations from City Manager, 4. Amendments to General Fund Reserve Policy, 5. Marina Update, 6. Homeless Services Report,
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82645200001
- Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 – 11:30 pm https://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
- Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96983403971
- Teleconference: 669-900-96833, Meeting ID: 969 8340 3971
- 1120 Second Street - Structural Alteratio
- 41 San Diego Road – Structural Alteration Permit for John Hinkel Park
- 2300 Ellsworth - Landmark or Structure of Merit
- 2328 Channing – Landmark or Structure of Merit
- 1120 Second Street - Structural Alteratio
Friday, June 5, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- Expect a Town Hall announcement from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com
Sunday, June 7, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
Public Hearings Scheduled
- 1155-73 Hearst 6/9/2020
- 2650 Telegraph 6/16/2020
- 0 Euclid 7/7/2020
- 1449 Grizzly Peak 7/7/2020
- 1533 Berkeley Place 7/14/2020
- 1037 Creston 6/18/2020
- 1500 Shattuck 6/16/2020
- 1549 Shattuck 6/9/2020
- 1549 Shattuck 6/3/2020
- 2133 University (Acheson Commons – sign alteration) TBD
- 2224 Stuart 6/2/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
- June 23 –, HOLD – Special Meeting on City Budget
- July 21 – Crime report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update
- Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
- Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
- Cannabis Health Considerations
- Vision 2050
- Ohlone History and Culture (Special meeting)
- Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
May 24 - May 31, 2020
Worth Noting and Responding with phone call or email:
There are six City meetings this coming week.
Tuesday
The Budget Committee, 10 am, is meeting weekly, but there seems to be a disconnect between the expressed concerns of the impact of Covid-19 and Council agendas and actions. The FY 2021 Budget agenda item was accompanied by page with “No Material Available for this Item.” The last update is from May 19.
The City Council 6 pm meeting contains some mind-boggling items and agenda order. Take a look at Consent items 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 and Action 27. Item 18. $6.1 million on recyclable materials – (recycling/reuse seems to be hitting an all time low with Covid-19 and there needs to be an honest discussion on “wish” cycling), items 19., 20., 21. total $10,193,714 in contracts to generate parking revenue through fees and fines, 23. On CycloMedia system produces high-resolution, 360 degree, 3-d panoramas of every street view it is deployed on (see explanatory letter following the weekly calendar) and item 27. The Emergency Ordinance to enhance tenant protections during the pandemic is placed as the very last item on a long agenda. Will the Council even get to tenant protections.
Thursday
The Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm, is meeting via Zoom for the first time after the March 16 Shelter in Place order.
The City Council Agenda for the June 2 meeting is available for comment (agenda follows daily calendar). There are several ballot proposals
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Monday, May 25, 2020
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Friday, May 29, 2020
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Sunday, May 31, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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(ITEM 23 on June 26 City Council Agenda was rescheduled from May 12 where it was listed as ITEM 7. )
To:
The Honorable Mayor Jesse Arreguin,
Members of the Berkeley City Council - Rashi Kesarwani, Cheryl Davila, Ben Bartlett, Kate Harrison, Sophie Hahn, Susan Wengraf, Rigel Robinson, Lori Droste,
Berkeley City Manager, Dee Ridley-Brown,
Berkeley City Attorney, Farimah Brown,
David White.
Oakland Privacy is writing about Item 7 on the 5/12/20 Berkeley City Council Agenda, the CycloMedia contract, postponed for consideration at the next meeting. This technology falls under Berkeley’s Surveillance Ordinance, and a use policy that is considered and approved by the Council as required by law, will be needed before the purchase is finalized and the equipment deployed.
Oakland Privacy is a citizen coalition that works regionally to defend the right to privacy, enhance public transparency, and increase oversight of law enforcement, particularly regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment. We were instrumental in the creation of the first standing municipal citizens’ privacy advisory commission in the City of Oakland. We have engaged in privacy enhancing legislative efforts with Berkeley and with several other Northern California cities and regional entities. As experts on municipal privacy reform, we have written use policies and impact reports for a variety of surveillance technologies, conducted research and investigations, and developed frameworks for the implementation of equipment with respect for civil rights, privacy protections and community control.
The CycloMedia system produces high-resolution, 360 degree, 3-d panoramas of every street view it is
deployed on. It is our understanding that Berkeley intends to deploy this system over many, if not all, Berkeley streets.
According to Berkeley’s Surveillance Ordinance, surveillance technology is defined (in part) as
“[any] tool... used to... collect... information specifically associated with, or capable of being associated with, any individual or group.”
As well as identifying and geolocating signs, lampposts, streetlights and other City of Berkeley property, the raw data captured by the panoramas will include houses, cars and people. Post-processing of the data for public works purposes may blur or delete image components not needed for such purposes but the data collected by the equipment will be capable of being associated with an individual – a property owner or resident, by street address on a house or geolocation, a vehicle owner by license plate, and a person by recognition of their physical characteristics.
A use policy defines the allowed uses for a technology and/or the data it creates and defines the prohibited uses. On its website CycloMedia talks about its technology being used for such things as enhancing tax assessment capability and public safety. It must be the Council’s decision, after taking into account public input, what uses will be allowed and prohibited. As noted in the ordinance itself:
Decisions regarding whether and how Surveillance Technologies should be… used should be governed by the City Council as the elected representatives of the City.
In addition, a reasoned use policy defines allowable data sharing and data retention. Neither prohibited uses nor these things are specified, or even alluded to, in the short writeup attached to the consent-calendar Agenda item that the Council was presented with on 5/12/20.
The intent of the surveillance ordinance passed by the Berkeley City Council unanimously in March of 2018 was
to have intended uses and purposes defined in a written policy that is approved by the City Council and noticed to the public.
The City’s stated purpose for using the Cyclomedia equipment for handling the city’s public infrastructure assets is reasonable and does not seem to present significant surveillance concerns, so we would not anticipate significant community concerns once a use policy is presented to the Council. But we will insist that the City follow the straightforward process laid out in Berkeley’s Surveillance Ordinance before acquiring and deploying this technology.
Respectfully,
Oakland Privacy
contact@oaklandprivacy.org
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City Council June 2, 2020 meeting agenda is available for comment.
Email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82518774480
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 825 1877 4480
CONSENT: Contract add $37,046 total $249,653 with City of Albany for Animal Care Services FY 2021-2023, 2. Contract extend to 6/30/2021 & increase $20,400 total $121,600 with Koefran Industries to pick up and dispose of deceased animals for Berkeley Animal Care Services, 3. Ballot Measure Increasing City’s Appropriation Limit to Allow Expenditure of Tax Proceeds for FY 2021-2024, 4.add $127,947 total $303,527 (7/1/2016 – 6/30/2022) with Persimmony Electronic Case Management System for Software Licensing, Implementation and Maintenance for Online Electronic Case Management System 5. Contract $534,000 total $989,335 (7/1/2017 – 6/30/2025 with AMS.NET for Network Support and Maintenance, 6. Contracts June 15, 2020 – June 30, 2023 for on-call waterfront engineering, design, environmental permitting and construction for capital improvement projects, (1) Anchor QEA, LLC not to exceed $1 million, (2) COWI North America, In not to exceed $1 million, (3) Moffatt & Nichol not to exceed $1 million, (4) Transystems Co. not to exceed $1 million, 7. Reject all bids and negotiate in open market for Grove Park Field Renovation and Park Improvements Project, 8. Amend Capital Contribution Agreement with 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel and assign to parent company Apollo Bright, LLC and change payment schedule to $3M due in June to $375,000 due in Oct 2020 and $2,675,000 due upon Council approval of Marina streets construction contract estimated Jan 2021, 9. Contract $1,011,006 includes $131,871 contingency with Alta Group, Inc for T1 Corp Yard Maintenance Building Upgrade at 1326 Allston and 201 University, 10. Contract $114,576 (7/1/2020-6/30/2023) with Urban Ore, Inc for Salvage Operations at City Transfer Station, 11. Berkeley Safe Open Air Dining, ACTION: 12. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update Public Hearing #2, 13. Presentation & Discussion Community Survey Results on possible Ballot measures, 14. Ballot Measure Charter Amendment to change Council and Mayor Status to full-time with FT salary, 15. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund in response to Fossil Free Berkeley, 16. Contract extend by 1 year add $117,000 total $217,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case management and Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 17. Contract $782,715 15% contingency total $900,122 with ERA Construction for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 18. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance to reinstate youth wages at $14.50/hr for youth training services for FY21, then increase annually per CPI, INFORMATION REPORTS: 20. Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Use Appeals
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) - 6/9/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir (denial of 4G telecom facility) - 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak Blvd (single family dwelling) – 7/7/2020
2650 Telegraph (construct new mixed-use building) – 7/7/2020 – possible change in date
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - 7/14/2020 2020
2133 University (Acheson Commons – sign alteration) TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1711 Allston 5/28/2020
2417 Browning 5/28/2020
2945 College 5/26/2020
933 Creston 5/26/2020
2224 Stuart 6/2/2020
611 Vistamount 5/28/2020
(Link to review zoing applications in appeal period is broken and has been reported)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
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Worth Noting and Responding with phone call or email:
There are six City meetings this coming week.
Tuesday
The Budget Committee, 10 am, is meeting weekly, but there seems to be a disconnect between the expressed concerns of the impact of Covid-19 and Council agendas and actions. The FY 2021 Budget agenda item was accompanied by page with “No Material Available for this Item.” The last update is from May 19.
The City Council 6 pm meeting contains some mind-boggling items and agenda order. Take a look at Consent items 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 and Action 27. Item 18. $6.1 million on recyclable materials – (recycling/reuse seems to be hitting an all time low with Covid-19 and there needs to be an honest discussion on “wish” cycling), items 19., 20., 21. total $10,193,714 in contracts to generate parking revenue through fees and fines, 23. On CycloMedia system produces high-resolution, 360 degree, 3-d panoramas of every street view it is deployed on (see explanatory letter following the weekly calendar) and item 27. The Emergency Ordinance to enhance tenant protections during the pandemic is placed as the very last item on a long agenda. Will the Council even get to tenant protections.
Thursday
The Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm, is meeting via Zoom for the first time after the March 16 Shelter in Place order.
The City Council Agenda for the June 2 meeting is available for comment (agenda follows daily calendar). There are several ballot proposals
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, May 24, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
Monday, May 25, 2020
- Memorial Day Holiday
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84285620387
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 842 8562 0387
- Agenda: 2. Fiscal Year 2021 Budget - no budget included in packet - there is a link to FY 2021 Budget Update on the home page from May 19 meeting , Unscheduled items not to be discussed at the meeting 3. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr Pool for shower during COVID-19 Pandemic, 4. Housing Trust Fund Reserves, 5. Homeless Services Report, 6. Review of Fiscal Policies, (packet 26 pages).
- Berkeley City Council, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Special Closed Session, 5 pm, Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/81197535688, Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 811 9753 5688,
- Agenda: Filling Director of Public Works position
- Regular Meeting, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
- Public Comments to be read by the Clerk during the meeting need to be emailed to clerk@cityofberkeley.info with the agenda item number.
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84645708594
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID:846 4570 8594
- AGENDA: CONSENT: 1. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations Ordinance $47,770,093 (gross) and $42,815,104 (net), 2. 2nd reading Dorothy Day License Agreement for services at Veterans Memorial Building and Old City Hall, 4. Resolution designating City Manager as Authorized Agent for COVID-19 Relief Funds, 5. Resolution for FY 2021 to levy an annual assessment for the Downtown Berkeley Property Based Business Improvement District and 6. Levy Assessment Telegraph Property Based Business Improvement District, 7. Notice of Appropriations Limit for FY 2021, 8. Amend Contract add $603,874 total $960,874 and extend for 1 year with Berkeley Food & Housing for Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley Mental Health, Flexible Spending Programs and Russell Street Residence, 9. Contract $56,000 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 with Bay Area Community Resources for placement of AmeriCorps Members, 10. Resolution Accept Grant from Alameda Co of $32,080 for FY 2021 for Public Health Infrastructure Program, 11. Resolution Accept Alameda Co Grants for FY 2021, Foster Care $93,187, BHS and Berkeley Tech Academy $178,778, School Linked Health Services $193,175 and Tobacco Prevention $193,175, 12. Resolution Accept Grant from State of CA for FY 2021 for Tuberculosis Program $14,000, 13. Contract $436,000 6/1/2020 – 6/30/2023 with Software AG, Inc for software, maintenance and professional services for Data Integration Middleware Platform webMethods, 14. Amend Contract add $95,451 total $399,411 9/14/2016-6/30/2022 with Geographic Technologies Group for Geographic Information system (GIS) Master Plan, 15. Accept Cash Donation $74,266 for Tuolumne Camp Shade structure, 16. Lease 235 University with Hana Japan for 5 years, 17. Set Public Hearing for 6/16/2020 Street Lighting Assessments, 18. Amend Contract add $2,100,000 total $6,100,000 with Community Conservation Centers, Inc for Processing and Marketing Services of Recyclable Materials, 19. Amend Contract add $111,150 total $1,335,257 with SKIDATA for Parking Access and Revenue Control System Maintenance Services and Warranties, 20. Amend Contract add $1,513,540 total $7,033,457 thru 6/30/2022 with IPS Group for Parking Meter Operations to provide parking meters, replacement parts and support services, 21. Amend Contract add $175,000 total $1,825,000 with Portable Computer Systems dba PCS Mobile for Automated License Plate Reader Equipment, ACTION: 22. Electric Bike Franchise Agreement, 23. Contract $187,401 (5/15/2020 – 6/30/2022) with CycloMedia Technology for Geographic Information System Infrastructure Asset Data Acquisition, 24. a, FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update, b. 2020 mid-year Budget Update, 25. Establish COVID-19 Business Damage Mitigation Fund (related to vandalism of business closed due to pandemic), 26. Support Global Ceasefire during COVID-19 Pandemic, 27. Urgency Ordinance – COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to Amend BMC13.110Title 13 to enhance emergency Tenant protections consistent with recently adopted County Laws, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. FY 2019 4th Qtr Investment Report, 29. FY 2020 1st Qtr Investment Report ended 9/30/2019,
- Special Closed Session, 5 pm, Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/81197535688, Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 811 9753 5688,
- Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,.
- Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88540396983
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 885 4039 6983
- Agenda: 5. Review 2019 Draft PRC Annual Report, 7. Closed Session - Consider whether to accept late-filed complaint #2469, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force and Tiny Homes Solution Task Force, 5:30 – 7 pm, Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81269252337?pwd=aVhuVVIxY2xjQTJzaGxzS1AwL2tYdz09 Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 812 6925 2337 PW 801003
Thursday, May 28, 2020
- Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
- Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95844922726
- Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 958 4492 2726
- 2139 Oregon – demolish 1-story single family dwelling and construct two detached 2-story single family dwellings (staff recommend approve)
- 1001 Dwight – allow non-conforming nursery with two 1-story buildings and 61 sq ft restroom to change to cannabis retail nursery microbusiness (on consent)
- 920 Heinz – add sale of distilled spirits at existing grocery that sells beer and wine (on consent)
- 1700 Seventh – eliminate single family dwelling and establish child care center (on consent)
- 2129 Shattuck – add service of distilled spirits incidental to food within a hotel (on consent)
- Fire Safety Forum, 7 pm, sponsored by Mayor Arreguin, Councilmembers Wengraf, Hahn and Droste
- Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/95042149128
- Teleconference: 669.900.9198 Meeting ID: 950 4214 9128
Friday, May 29, 2020
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Special Meeting, 6 pm, No Agenda or virtual meeting login information provided – check website during week for update http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Saturday, May 30, 2020
- Expect a Town Hall announcement from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com
Sunday, May 31, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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(ITEM 23 on June 26 City Council Agenda was rescheduled from May 12 where it was listed as ITEM 7. )
To:
The Honorable Mayor Jesse Arreguin,
Members of the Berkeley City Council - Rashi Kesarwani, Cheryl Davila, Ben Bartlett, Kate Harrison, Sophie Hahn, Susan Wengraf, Rigel Robinson, Lori Droste,
Berkeley City Manager, Dee Ridley-Brown,
Berkeley City Attorney, Farimah Brown,
David White.
Oakland Privacy is writing about Item 7 on the 5/12/20 Berkeley City Council Agenda, the CycloMedia contract, postponed for consideration at the next meeting. This technology falls under Berkeley’s Surveillance Ordinance, and a use policy that is considered and approved by the Council as required by law, will be needed before the purchase is finalized and the equipment deployed.
Oakland Privacy is a citizen coalition that works regionally to defend the right to privacy, enhance public transparency, and increase oversight of law enforcement, particularly regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment. We were instrumental in the creation of the first standing municipal citizens’ privacy advisory commission in the City of Oakland. We have engaged in privacy enhancing legislative efforts with Berkeley and with several other Northern California cities and regional entities. As experts on municipal privacy reform, we have written use policies and impact reports for a variety of surveillance technologies, conducted research and investigations, and developed frameworks for the implementation of equipment with respect for civil rights, privacy protections and community control.
The CycloMedia system produces high-resolution, 360 degree, 3-d panoramas of every street view it is
deployed on. It is our understanding that Berkeley intends to deploy this system over many, if not all, Berkeley streets.
According to Berkeley’s Surveillance Ordinance, surveillance technology is defined (in part) as
“[any] tool... used to... collect... information specifically associated with, or capable of being associated with, any individual or group.”
As well as identifying and geolocating signs, lampposts, streetlights and other City of Berkeley property, the raw data captured by the panoramas will include houses, cars and people. Post-processing of the data for public works purposes may blur or delete image components not needed for such purposes but the data collected by the equipment will be capable of being associated with an individual – a property owner or resident, by street address on a house or geolocation, a vehicle owner by license plate, and a person by recognition of their physical characteristics.
A use policy defines the allowed uses for a technology and/or the data it creates and defines the prohibited uses. On its website CycloMedia talks about its technology being used for such things as enhancing tax assessment capability and public safety. It must be the Council’s decision, after taking into account public input, what uses will be allowed and prohibited. As noted in the ordinance itself:
Decisions regarding whether and how Surveillance Technologies should be… used should be governed by the City Council as the elected representatives of the City.
In addition, a reasoned use policy defines allowable data sharing and data retention. Neither prohibited uses nor these things are specified, or even alluded to, in the short writeup attached to the consent-calendar Agenda item that the Council was presented with on 5/12/20.
The intent of the surveillance ordinance passed by the Berkeley City Council unanimously in March of 2018 was
to have intended uses and purposes defined in a written policy that is approved by the City Council and noticed to the public.
The City’s stated purpose for using the Cyclomedia equipment for handling the city’s public infrastructure assets is reasonable and does not seem to present significant surveillance concerns, so we would not anticipate significant community concerns once a use policy is presented to the Council. But we will insist that the City follow the straightforward process laid out in Berkeley’s Surveillance Ordinance before acquiring and deploying this technology.
Respectfully,
Oakland Privacy
contact@oaklandprivacy.org
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City Council June 2, 2020 meeting agenda is available for comment.
Email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82518774480
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 825 1877 4480
CONSENT: Contract add $37,046 total $249,653 with City of Albany for Animal Care Services FY 2021-2023, 2. Contract extend to 6/30/2021 & increase $20,400 total $121,600 with Koefran Industries to pick up and dispose of deceased animals for Berkeley Animal Care Services, 3. Ballot Measure Increasing City’s Appropriation Limit to Allow Expenditure of Tax Proceeds for FY 2021-2024, 4.add $127,947 total $303,527 (7/1/2016 – 6/30/2022) with Persimmony Electronic Case Management System for Software Licensing, Implementation and Maintenance for Online Electronic Case Management System 5. Contract $534,000 total $989,335 (7/1/2017 – 6/30/2025 with AMS.NET for Network Support and Maintenance, 6. Contracts June 15, 2020 – June 30, 2023 for on-call waterfront engineering, design, environmental permitting and construction for capital improvement projects, (1) Anchor QEA, LLC not to exceed $1 million, (2) COWI North America, In not to exceed $1 million, (3) Moffatt & Nichol not to exceed $1 million, (4) Transystems Co. not to exceed $1 million, 7. Reject all bids and negotiate in open market for Grove Park Field Renovation and Park Improvements Project, 8. Amend Capital Contribution Agreement with 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel and assign to parent company Apollo Bright, LLC and change payment schedule to $3M due in June to $375,000 due in Oct 2020 and $2,675,000 due upon Council approval of Marina streets construction contract estimated Jan 2021, 9. Contract $1,011,006 includes $131,871 contingency with Alta Group, Inc for T1 Corp Yard Maintenance Building Upgrade at 1326 Allston and 201 University, 10. Contract $114,576 (7/1/2020-6/30/2023) with Urban Ore, Inc for Salvage Operations at City Transfer Station, 11. Berkeley Safe Open Air Dining, ACTION: 12. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update Public Hearing #2, 13. Presentation & Discussion Community Survey Results on possible Ballot measures, 14. Ballot Measure Charter Amendment to change Council and Mayor Status to full-time with FT salary, 15. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund in response to Fossil Free Berkeley, 16. Contract extend by 1 year add $117,000 total $217,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case management and Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 17. Contract $782,715 15% contingency total $900,122 with ERA Construction for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 18. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance to reinstate youth wages at $14.50/hr for youth training services for FY21, then increase annually per CPI, INFORMATION REPORTS: 20. Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Use Appeals
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) - 6/9/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir (denial of 4G telecom facility) - 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak Blvd (single family dwelling) – 7/7/2020
2650 Telegraph (construct new mixed-use building) – 7/7/2020 – possible change in date
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - 7/14/2020 2020
2133 University (Acheson Commons – sign alteration) TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1711 Allston 5/28/2020
2417 Browning 5/28/2020
2945 College 5/26/2020
933 Creston 5/26/2020
2224 Stuart 6/2/2020
611 Vistamount 5/28/2020
(Link to review zoing applications in appeal period is broken and has been reported)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
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May 17 - May 24, 2020
Worth Noting and Responding with phone call or email:
There are six public meetings this coming week with three on Tuesday and three on Thursday.
Tuesday - Budget Committee - While the State of California projects a 22.3% drop in revenue for the 2020-2021 year, a $54.3 billion deficit, a 27.2% drop in sales tax revenue, 18% unemployment for the budget year and a peak of 24.5% unemployment, a drop in personal income tax revenue of 22.5%, https://laist.com/latest/post/20200514/california-budget-revision-and-coronavirus-updates-may-14-2020 , a drop in revenue from hospitality industry of 50%, a reduction in new building permits by 21%, an increase in costs responding to COVID-19, and it is all layered over drought and wild fires. The City of Berkeley asked departments to look at deferrals/budget adjustments of 10%, 12% and 15%. For the present the Council Budget Committee meets weekly, but despite a projected City revenue loss of $25.5 million the City Council Agenda items still point to contract commitments and expenditures that paint a significant rosier picture than what was presented by the Governor on May 14.
Thursday - Design Review is meeting with preliminary review of three projects.
The City Council Agenda for the May 26 meeting is available for comment (agenda follows daily calendar) and contains some mind-boggling items and agenda order. Take a look at items 18, 19, 20, 21 and 27. Item 18. $6.1 million on recyclable materials, items 19., 20., 21. total $10,193,714 in contracts to generate parking revenue through fees and fines and item 27. The Emergency Ordinance to enhance tenant protections during the pandemic is placed as the very last item on a long agenda. Will the Council even get to tenant protections.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, May 17, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, May 18, 2020
Malcolm X Day – City Holiday
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81724364707
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 817 2436 4704
Agenda: 2. Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Update, 3. Budget Timeline Discussion, Unscheduled items 4. – 7. will not be discussed at this meeting 4. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr Pool for shower during COVID-19 Pandemic, 5. Housing Trust Fund Resources, 6. Homeless Services Report, 7. Review of Fiscal Policies, (packet 28 pages).
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81848404193
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 818 4840 4193
Agenda planning for June 2 City Council Meeting, Proposed Agenda: CONSENT: Contract add $37,046 total $249,653 with City of Albany for Animal Care Services FY 2021-2023, 2. Contract extend to 6/30/2021 & increase $20,400 total $121,600 with Koefran Industries to pick up and dispose of deceased animals for Berkeley Animal Care Services, 3. Contract add $127,947 total $303,527 (7/1/2016 – 6/30/2022) with Persimmony Electronic Case Management System for Software Licensing, Implementation and Maintenance for Online Electronic Case Management System 4. Contract $534,000 total $989,335 (7/1/2017 – 6/30/2025 with AMS.NET for Network Support and Maintenance, 6. Reject all bids and negotiate in open market for Grove Park Field Renovation and Park Improvements Project, 7. AmendCapital Contribution Agreement with 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel and assign to parent company Apollo Bright, LLC and change payment schedule to $3M due in June to $375,000 due in Oct 2020 and $2,675,000 due upon Council approval of Marina streets construction contract estimated Jan 2021, 8. Contract $1,011,006 includes $131,871 contingency with Alta Group, Inc for T1 Corp Yard Maintenance Building Upgrade at 1326 Allston and 201 University, 9. Contract $143,220 (7/1/2020-6/30/2023) with Urban Ore, Inc for Salvage Operations at City Transfer Station ACTION: 10. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update Public Hearing #2, 11. Contract extend by 1 year add $117,000 total $217,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case anagement and Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 12. Ballot Measure Charter Amendment to change Council and Mayor Status to full-time with FT salary, 13. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund in response to Fossil Free Berkeley, 14., Contract $782,715 15% contingency total $900,122 with ERA Construction for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 15. Discussion potential Ballot Measures, 16. Ballot Measure Charter Amendment to repeal residency requirement for Sworn Member Berkeley Fire Department, 17. Ballot Measure Increasing City’s Appropriation Limit to Allow Expenditure of Tax Proceeds for FY 2021-2024, 18. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance to reinstate youth wages at $14.50/hr for youth training services for FY21, then increase annually per CPI, 19. Berkeley Safe Open Air Dining, INFORMATION REPORTS: 20. Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update. Referred Items for Review: 8. Discussion of Potential Revisions to Rules of Procedure and Order during declared Emergency Potential deadlines for Urgency and Time Critical Items (page 62 in packet), 9. Discussion Budget Referrals, 10. Discussion Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Meetings of Legislative Bodies, Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Short Term Rental Ordinance, 2. Kitchen Exhaust Fans, 3. Navigable Citties Framework for People with Disabilities, 4. Opt-up Residential, Commercial and Municipal accounts, 5. Surveillance Technology Report. (packet 212 pages)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Berkeley City Council Special Meeting 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82159517663
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 821 5951 7663
Instead of commenting via zoom or telephone, comments during the meeting may be emailed to clerk@cityofberkeley.info to be read during the meeting
Agenda: 1. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Berkeley Municipal Code (Installation of Video and Telecommunications Systems) and Revised Guidelines for Issuance of Public Right of Way Permits. 2. Updating Berkeley Telecom Ordinances and BMC Codes
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
No City meetings found
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83890618495?pwd=cXlZWmJWaGZLaGhmZXhhUU1SVFp0dz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 838 9061 8495
Agenda Action Items: 1. Possible Ballot Measure recommendation to Council Revisions to Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 2. Budget FY 2019-2020, 3. Letter Alameda Co Supervisors to amend Countywide Temporary Moratorium on Residential evictions, 4. Letter to UC urging preservation rent-controlled units at 1921 Walnut or replace on 1 for 1 permanently affordable units, 5. Approve staff recommendations requests for waivers of late registration penalties,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Home/Agenda__RSB_2020_May_21.aspx
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93856852865
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID 93856862865
2023 Shattuck - demolish remaining structure from fire and construct 73’5” mixed-use building with 48 dwellings (including 4 very low income) 1250 sq ft commercial space, no parking, storage for 34 bicycles, preliminary design review - majority recommendations
2099 MLK Jr Way @ Addison – demolish 1-story auto service and construct 69’ mixed-use building with 72 dwellings (including 5 to very low income) and 2448 sq ft ground floor retail, 12 parking spaces, storage for 38 bicycles in grade level garage, preliminary design review - majority recommendations
2795 San Pablo between Ward and Oregon – demolish 1-story single family residence and construct new 3-story, 4 unit residential building with 4 parking spaces, 470 sq ft open space, preliminary design review - majority recommendations
DRC June agenda SB 330 Projects - 1367 University and 3000 San Pablo – plans available
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Fair Campaign Practices Commission and Open Government Commission, 7 pm
Teleconference: 213.279.1690, access code: 567301053
Agenda: 6. Regulations “minor violation” for staff approval of public financing applications10. Lobbying registration and reporting process, 11. Councilmember office budget relinquishments and grants
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Friday, May 22, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Expect a Town Hall announcement from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com
Sunday, May 24, 2020
No City meetings or events found
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City Council May 26 meeting agenda is available for comment.
Email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84645708594
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID:846 4570 8594
CONSENT: 1. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations Ordinance$47,770,093 (gross) and $42,815,104 (net), 2. 2nd reading Dorothy Day License Agreement for services at Veterans Memorial Building and Old City Hall, 4. Resolution designating City Manager as Authorized Agent for COVID-19 Relief Funds, 5. Resolution for FY 2021 to levy an annual assessment for the Downtown Berkeley Property Based Business Improvement District and 6. Levy Assessment Telegraph Property Based Business Improvement District, 7. Notice of Appropriations Limit for FY 2021, 8. Amend Contract add $603,874 total $960,874 and extend for 1 year with Berkeley Food & Housing for Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley Mental Health, Flexible Spending Programs and Russell Street Residence, 9. Contract $56,000 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 with Bay Area Community Resources for placement of AmeriCorps Members, 10. Resolution Accept Grant from Alameda Co of $32,080 for FY 2021 for Public Health Infrastructure Program, 11. Resolution Accept Alameda Co Grants for FY 2021, Foster Care $93,187, BHS and Berkeley Tech Academy $178,778, School Linked Health Services $193,175 and Tobacco Prevention $193,175, 12. Resolution Accept Grant from State of CA for FY 2021 for Tuberculosis Program $14,000, 13. Contract $436,000 6/1/2020 – 6/30/2023 with Software AG, Inc for software, maintenance and professional services for Data Integration Middleware Platform webMethods, 14. Amend Contract add $95,451 total $399,411 9/14/2016-6/30/2022 with Geographic Technologies Group for Geographic Information system (GIS) Master Plan, 15. Accept Cash Donation $74,266 for Tuolumne Camp Shade structure, 16. Lease 235 University with Hana Japan for 5 years, 17. Set Public Hearing for 6/16/2020 Street Lighting Assessments, 18. Amend Contract add $2,100,000 total $6,100,000 with Community Conservation Centers, Inc for Processing and Marketing Services of Recyclable Materials, 19. Amend Contract add $111,150 total $1,335,257 with SKIDATA for Parking Access and Revenue Control System Maintenance Services and Warranties, 20. Amend Contract add $1,513,540 total $7,033,457 thru 6/30/2022 with IPS Group for Parking Meter Operations to provide parking meters, replacement parts and support services, 21. Amend Contract add $175,000 total $1,825,000 with Portable Computer Systems dba PCS Mobile for Automated License Plate Reader Equipment, ACTION: 22. Electric Bike Franchise Agreement, 23. Contract $187,401 (5/15/2020 – 6/30/2022) with CycloMedia Technology for Geographic Information System Infrastructure Asset Data Acquisition, 24. a, FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update, b. 2020 mid-year Budget Update, 25. Establish COVID-19 Business Damage Mitigation Fund (related to vandalism of business closed due to pandemic), 26. Support Global Ceasefire during COVID-19 Pandemic, 27. Urgency Ordinance – COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to Amend BMC13.110Title 13 to enhance emergency Tenant protections consistent with recently adopted County Laws, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. FY 2019 4th Qtr Investment Report, 29. FY 2020 1st Qtr Investment Report ended 9/30/2019,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Use Appeals
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) - 6/9/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir (denial of 4G telecom facility) - 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak Blvd (single family dwelling) – 7/7/2020
2650 Telegraph (construct new mixed-use building) – 7/7/2020
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - 7/14/2020 2020
2133 University (Acheson Commons – sign alteration) TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1411 Allston 5/19/2020
1711 Allston 5/28/2020
1042 Ashby 5/19/2020
2417 Browning 5/28/2020
2945 College 5/26/2020
933 Creston 5/26/2020
2224 Stuart 6/2/2020
2252 Summer 5/21/2020
2539 Telegraph 5/21/2020
611 Vistamount 5/28/2020
2870 Webster 5/21/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting and Responding with phone call or email:
There are six public meetings this coming week with three on Tuesday and three on Thursday.
Tuesday - Budget Committee - While the State of California projects a 22.3% drop in revenue for the 2020-2021 year, a $54.3 billion deficit, a 27.2% drop in sales tax revenue, 18% unemployment for the budget year and a peak of 24.5% unemployment, a drop in personal income tax revenue of 22.5%, https://laist.com/latest/post/20200514/california-budget-revision-and-coronavirus-updates-may-14-2020 , a drop in revenue from hospitality industry of 50%, a reduction in new building permits by 21%, an increase in costs responding to COVID-19, and it is all layered over drought and wild fires. The City of Berkeley asked departments to look at deferrals/budget adjustments of 10%, 12% and 15%. For the present the Council Budget Committee meets weekly, but despite a projected City revenue loss of $25.5 million the City Council Agenda items still point to contract commitments and expenditures that paint a significant rosier picture than what was presented by the Governor on May 14.
Thursday - Design Review is meeting with preliminary review of three projects.
The City Council Agenda for the May 26 meeting is available for comment (agenda follows daily calendar) and contains some mind-boggling items and agenda order. Take a look at items 18, 19, 20, 21 and 27. Item 18. $6.1 million on recyclable materials, items 19., 20., 21. total $10,193,714 in contracts to generate parking revenue through fees and fines and item 27. The Emergency Ordinance to enhance tenant protections during the pandemic is placed as the very last item on a long agenda. Will the Council even get to tenant protections.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, May 17, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, May 18, 2020
Malcolm X Day – City Holiday
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81724364707
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 817 2436 4704
Agenda: 2. Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Update, 3. Budget Timeline Discussion, Unscheduled items 4. – 7. will not be discussed at this meeting 4. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr Pool for shower during COVID-19 Pandemic, 5. Housing Trust Fund Resources, 6. Homeless Services Report, 7. Review of Fiscal Policies, (packet 28 pages).
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81848404193
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 818 4840 4193
Agenda planning for June 2 City Council Meeting, Proposed Agenda: CONSENT: Contract add $37,046 total $249,653 with City of Albany for Animal Care Services FY 2021-2023, 2. Contract extend to 6/30/2021 & increase $20,400 total $121,600 with Koefran Industries to pick up and dispose of deceased animals for Berkeley Animal Care Services, 3. Contract add $127,947 total $303,527 (7/1/2016 – 6/30/2022) with Persimmony Electronic Case Management System for Software Licensing, Implementation and Maintenance for Online Electronic Case Management System 4. Contract $534,000 total $989,335 (7/1/2017 – 6/30/2025 with AMS.NET for Network Support and Maintenance, 6. Reject all bids and negotiate in open market for Grove Park Field Renovation and Park Improvements Project, 7. AmendCapital Contribution Agreement with 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel and assign to parent company Apollo Bright, LLC and change payment schedule to $3M due in June to $375,000 due in Oct 2020 and $2,675,000 due upon Council approval of Marina streets construction contract estimated Jan 2021, 8. Contract $1,011,006 includes $131,871 contingency with Alta Group, Inc for T1 Corp Yard Maintenance Building Upgrade at 1326 Allston and 201 University, 9. Contract $143,220 (7/1/2020-6/30/2023) with Urban Ore, Inc for Salvage Operations at City Transfer Station ACTION: 10. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update Public Hearing #2, 11. Contract extend by 1 year add $117,000 total $217,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case anagement and Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 12. Ballot Measure Charter Amendment to change Council and Mayor Status to full-time with FT salary, 13. Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund in response to Fossil Free Berkeley, 14., Contract $782,715 15% contingency total $900,122 with ERA Construction for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 15. Discussion potential Ballot Measures, 16. Ballot Measure Charter Amendment to repeal residency requirement for Sworn Member Berkeley Fire Department, 17. Ballot Measure Increasing City’s Appropriation Limit to Allow Expenditure of Tax Proceeds for FY 2021-2024, 18. Amend Berkeley’s Minimum Wage Ordinance to reinstate youth wages at $14.50/hr for youth training services for FY21, then increase annually per CPI, 19. Berkeley Safe Open Air Dining, INFORMATION REPORTS: 20. Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update. Referred Items for Review: 8. Discussion of Potential Revisions to Rules of Procedure and Order during declared Emergency Potential deadlines for Urgency and Time Critical Items (page 62 in packet), 9. Discussion Budget Referrals, 10. Discussion Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Meetings of Legislative Bodies, Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Short Term Rental Ordinance, 2. Kitchen Exhaust Fans, 3. Navigable Citties Framework for People with Disabilities, 4. Opt-up Residential, Commercial and Municipal accounts, 5. Surveillance Technology Report. (packet 212 pages)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Berkeley City Council Special Meeting 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82159517663
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 821 5951 7663
Instead of commenting via zoom or telephone, comments during the meeting may be emailed to clerk@cityofberkeley.info to be read during the meeting
Agenda: 1. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Berkeley Municipal Code (Installation of Video and Telecommunications Systems) and Revised Guidelines for Issuance of Public Right of Way Permits. 2. Updating Berkeley Telecom Ordinances and BMC Codes
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
No City meetings found
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83890618495?pwd=cXlZWmJWaGZLaGhmZXhhUU1SVFp0dz09
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 838 9061 8495
Agenda Action Items: 1. Possible Ballot Measure recommendation to Council Revisions to Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 2. Budget FY 2019-2020, 3. Letter Alameda Co Supervisors to amend Countywide Temporary Moratorium on Residential evictions, 4. Letter to UC urging preservation rent-controlled units at 1921 Walnut or replace on 1 for 1 permanently affordable units, 5. Approve staff recommendations requests for waivers of late registration penalties,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Home/Agenda__RSB_2020_May_21.aspx
Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93856852865
Teleconference: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID 93856862865
2023 Shattuck - demolish remaining structure from fire and construct 73’5” mixed-use building with 48 dwellings (including 4 very low income) 1250 sq ft commercial space, no parking, storage for 34 bicycles, preliminary design review - majority recommendations
2099 MLK Jr Way @ Addison – demolish 1-story auto service and construct 69’ mixed-use building with 72 dwellings (including 5 to very low income) and 2448 sq ft ground floor retail, 12 parking spaces, storage for 38 bicycles in grade level garage, preliminary design review - majority recommendations
2795 San Pablo between Ward and Oregon – demolish 1-story single family residence and construct new 3-story, 4 unit residential building with 4 parking spaces, 470 sq ft open space, preliminary design review - majority recommendations
DRC June agenda SB 330 Projects - 1367 University and 3000 San Pablo – plans available
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
Fair Campaign Practices Commission and Open Government Commission, 7 pm
Teleconference: 213.279.1690, access code: 567301053
Agenda: 6. Regulations “minor violation” for staff approval of public financing applications10. Lobbying registration and reporting process, 11. Councilmember office budget relinquishments and grants
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
Friday, May 22, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Expect a Town Hall announcement from the Mayor at 12 noon, Watch live at jessearreguin.com
Sunday, May 24, 2020
No City meetings or events found
____________________
City Council May 26 meeting agenda is available for comment.
Email comments to council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84645708594
Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID:846 4570 8594
CONSENT: 1. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations Ordinance$47,770,093 (gross) and $42,815,104 (net), 2. 2nd reading Dorothy Day License Agreement for services at Veterans Memorial Building and Old City Hall, 4. Resolution designating City Manager as Authorized Agent for COVID-19 Relief Funds, 5. Resolution for FY 2021 to levy an annual assessment for the Downtown Berkeley Property Based Business Improvement District and 6. Levy Assessment Telegraph Property Based Business Improvement District, 7. Notice of Appropriations Limit for FY 2021, 8. Amend Contract add $603,874 total $960,874 and extend for 1 year with Berkeley Food & Housing for Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley Mental Health, Flexible Spending Programs and Russell Street Residence, 9. Contract $56,000 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 with Bay Area Community Resources for placement of AmeriCorps Members, 10. Resolution Accept Grant from Alameda Co of $32,080 for FY 2021 for Public Health Infrastructure Program, 11. Resolution Accept Alameda Co Grants for FY 2021, Foster Care $93,187, BHS and Berkeley Tech Academy $178,778, School Linked Health Services $193,175 and Tobacco Prevention $193,175, 12. Resolution Accept Grant from State of CA for FY 2021 for Tuberculosis Program $14,000, 13. Contract $436,000 6/1/2020 – 6/30/2023 with Software AG, Inc for software, maintenance and professional services for Data Integration Middleware Platform webMethods, 14. Amend Contract add $95,451 total $399,411 9/14/2016-6/30/2022 with Geographic Technologies Group for Geographic Information system (GIS) Master Plan, 15. Accept Cash Donation $74,266 for Tuolumne Camp Shade structure, 16. Lease 235 University with Hana Japan for 5 years, 17. Set Public Hearing for 6/16/2020 Street Lighting Assessments, 18. Amend Contract add $2,100,000 total $6,100,000 with Community Conservation Centers, Inc for Processing and Marketing Services of Recyclable Materials, 19. Amend Contract add $111,150 total $1,335,257 with SKIDATA for Parking Access and Revenue Control System Maintenance Services and Warranties, 20. Amend Contract add $1,513,540 total $7,033,457 thru 6/30/2022 with IPS Group for Parking Meter Operations to provide parking meters, replacement parts and support services, 21. Amend Contract add $175,000 total $1,825,000 with Portable Computer Systems dba PCS Mobile for Automated License Plate Reader Equipment, ACTION: 22. Electric Bike Franchise Agreement, 23. Contract $187,401 (5/15/2020 – 6/30/2022) with CycloMedia Technology for Geographic Information System Infrastructure Asset Data Acquisition, 24. a, FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update, b. 2020 mid-year Budget Update, 25. Establish COVID-19 Business Damage Mitigation Fund (related to vandalism of business closed due to pandemic), 26. Support Global Ceasefire during COVID-19 Pandemic, 27. Urgency Ordinance – COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to Amend BMC13.110Title 13 to enhance emergency Tenant protections consistent with recently adopted County Laws, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. FY 2019 4th Qtr Investment Report, 29. FY 2020 1st Qtr Investment Report ended 9/30/2019,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Use Appeals
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) - 6/9/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir (denial of 4G telecom facility) - 7/7/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak Blvd (single family dwelling) – 7/7/2020
2650 Telegraph (construct new mixed-use building) – 7/7/2020
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - 7/14/2020 2020
2133 University (Acheson Commons – sign alteration) TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1411 Allston 5/19/2020
1711 Allston 5/28/2020
1042 Ashby 5/19/2020
2417 Browning 5/28/2020
2945 College 5/26/2020
933 Creston 5/26/2020
2224 Stuart 6/2/2020
2252 Summer 5/21/2020
2539 Telegraph 5/21/2020
611 Vistamount 5/28/2020
2870 Webster 5/21/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
May 10 - May 17, 2020
Worth Noting:
There are five public meetings this coming week. The agendas are just too long to list everything, use the provided links in the by day posts to read the full agendas.
Monday: 2 pm is the Agenda and Rules Committee and the proposed agenda for May 26. The list of consent items contains the usual list of new contracts and amendments to existing contracts and several are worth attention. Item 16 adds $2.1 million total $6.1 million on recycling. Items 17, 18, and 19 relate to Parking for a total of $10,193,704. A mind-boggling amount to generate parking tickets even with some contracts over more than 1 year. The license plate reader contract which was controversial to begin with is amended to add $175,000 total $1,825,000. The General Fund Revenues lists the usual income from Parking Fines as around $6.2 million/year with an anticipated drop of about 40% for 2020.
Also, critical to tenant security in the proposed agenda is item 24 the Urgency Item to protect tenants from evictions during the pandemic and for 90 days after the pandemic emergency is declared over.
Tuesday: 6 pm is the City Council Regular Meeting. Item 24 is the proposed mid-year budget update. The vote on the budget will be in June.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - July 14, 2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir - June 9, 2020
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1411 Allston 5/19/2020
1711 Allston 5/28/2020
1042 Ashby 5/19/2020
2417 Browning 5/28/2020
2945 College 5/26/2020
933 Creston 5/26/2020
1500 Fifth Street 5/14/2020
2417 Grant 5/12/2020
2246 San Pablo 5/14/2020
1224 Sixth 5/14/2020
2252 Summer 5/21/2020
2539 Telegraph 5/21/2020
611 Vistamount 5/28/2020
2870 Webster 5/21/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LPC NOD 2043 Lincoln – 5/12/2020
LPC NOD 2133 University – 5/12/2020
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
There are five public meetings this coming week. The agendas are just too long to list everything, use the provided links in the by day posts to read the full agendas.
Monday: 2 pm is the Agenda and Rules Committee and the proposed agenda for May 26. The list of consent items contains the usual list of new contracts and amendments to existing contracts and several are worth attention. Item 16 adds $2.1 million total $6.1 million on recycling. Items 17, 18, and 19 relate to Parking for a total of $10,193,704. A mind-boggling amount to generate parking tickets even with some contracts over more than 1 year. The license plate reader contract which was controversial to begin with is amended to add $175,000 total $1,825,000. The General Fund Revenues lists the usual income from Parking Fines as around $6.2 million/year with an anticipated drop of about 40% for 2020.
Also, critical to tenant security in the proposed agenda is item 24 the Urgency Item to protect tenants from evictions during the pandemic and for 90 days after the pandemic emergency is declared over.
Tuesday: 6 pm is the City Council Regular Meeting. Item 24 is the proposed mid-year budget update. The vote on the budget will be in June.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com. Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Sunday, May 10, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85761580384 Teleconference: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 857 61580384, Agenda: 2. Auditor Recommendation to Determine Purpose, Time Frame, and Amount before Using Reserves, 3. Budget Timeline, 4. Center Street Parking Revenue Bonds, 5. Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Update, 6. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr. Pool (King Pool) for community shower program, 7. Housing Trust Fund Resources – Balance 3/3/2020 $6,704,128, 8. Homeless Services Report, 9. Review of Council’s Fiscal Policies. (Agenda packet 60 pages) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
- Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89665366733 Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 896 6536 6733, 6. Amend Contract add $603,874 and extend for 1 year total $960,874 with Berkeley Food & Housing for Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley Mental Health, Flexible Spending Programs and Russell Street Residence, 11. Contract $436,000 6/1/2020 – 6/30/2023 with Software AG, Inc for software, maintenance and professional services for Data Integration Middleware Platform webMethods, 12. Amend Contract add $95,451 total $399,411 9/14/2016-6/30/2022 with Geographic Technologies Group for Geographic Information system (GIS) Master Plan, 14. Lease 235 University with Hana Japan for 5 years, 16. Amend Contract add $2,100,000 total $6,100,000 with Community Conservation Centers, Inc for Processing and Marketing Services of Recyclable Materials, 17. Amend Contract add $111,150 total $1,335,257 with SKIDATA for Parking Access and Revenue Control System Maintenance Services and Warranties, 18. Amend Contract add $1,513,540 total $7,033,457 thru 6/30/2022 with IPS Group for Parking Meter Operations to provide parking meters, replacement parts and support services, 19. Amend Contract add $175,000 total $1,825,000 with Portable Computer Systems dba PCS Mobile for Automated License Plate Reader Equipment, ACTION: 20. Electric Bike Franchise Agreement, 21. Public Hearing #2 FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update, 22. Establish COVID-19 Business Damage Mitigation Fund (related to vandalism of business closed due to pandemic), 23. Support Global Ceasefire during COVID-19 Pandemic, 24. Urgency Ordinance – COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to Amend BMC13.110Title 13 to enhance emergency Tenant protections consistent with recently adopted County Laws, (Packet 207 pages) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
- Berkeley City Council, Videoconference https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85809429003 or Teleconference 669-900-9128 meeting ID 858 0942 9003,
- Special Closed Session, 4 pm, Agenda: Conference with Labor Negotiators,
- Regular Session, 6 pm, CONSENT: 2. A=FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $47,602,843 (gross) $42,647,016 (net), 3. Formal Bid and RFP various funds $729,806, 46. Dorothy Day House License Agreements – Veterans Memorial Building and Old City Hall, 7. Contract $187,401 with CycloMedia Technology, Inc. for Geographic Information System Infrastructure Asset Data Acquisition, 8. Contract $727,821 with Integration Partners for Avaya Upgrade, Support and Maintenance, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2024, 10.Amend and extend contract to June 30, 2023 add $31,500 total $81,167 with 3T Equipment Co, Inc, for Maintenance of Pipeline Observation System Management (POSM) Software, 11. Contract $900,122 (includes 15% contingency $117,407) with ERA Construction, Inc. for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 12. Contract $1,969,056 (includes 10% contingency $179,005) with Suarez and Munoz Construction, Inc. for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation Project, 13. Contract $200,000 term 5 years with BMI Imaging for Data Conversion Services for Berkeley Police Dept. Systems, 14. Contract $4,598,942 (includes 15% contingency) with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. for Measure T1 Street Improvements & Green Infrastructure, 15. Amend and extend contract to Dec 31, 2022 add $200,000 total $1,200,000 with AECOM USA, Inc for On-Call Traffic Engineering Services for Design and Construction for Ashby-San Pablo Intersection Improvements Project, 16. Amend contract add $338,000 total $862,900 with SCS Engineers and SCS Field Services for Cesar Chavez (Park) Landfill Post-Closure Maintenance and Monitoring, ACTION: 23. Public Hearing Mental Health Clinic Charges, 24. a. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update, b. FY 2020 Mid-year Budget Update, 25. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Report and Surveillance Use Policy for Automatic License Plate Readers. (Follows proposed agenda review) Discussion and Direction Regarding Impact of COVID-19, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm, Videoconference https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84784915028 or Teleconference 669-900-9128 meeting ID 847 8491 5028, Agenda: 3. PRC Officer’s Report, Closed Session Consider whether to accept two late filed complaints 4. Complaint #2469, 5. Complaint #2470. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- No City meetings or events found
- Expect a Town Hall announcement from the Mayor, no announcements yet,
- No City meetings or events found
Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - July 14, 2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir - June 9, 2020
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1411 Allston 5/19/2020
1711 Allston 5/28/2020
1042 Ashby 5/19/2020
2417 Browning 5/28/2020
2945 College 5/26/2020
933 Creston 5/26/2020
1500 Fifth Street 5/14/2020
2417 Grant 5/12/2020
2246 San Pablo 5/14/2020
1224 Sixth 5/14/2020
2252 Summer 5/21/2020
2539 Telegraph 5/21/2020
611 Vistamount 5/28/2020
2870 Webster 5/21/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LPC NOD 2043 Lincoln – 5/12/2020
LPC NOD 2133 University – 5/12/2020
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Special Meeting on City Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
May 3 - May 10, 2020
Worth Noting:
There is no City Council meeting in the coming week, however, the City Council Budget & Finance Committee will be meeting Monday and plan to meet weekly to assess the projected changes in City revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently the projected drop in City revenue due to the pandemic is $25,500,000 (12.6%).
The May 12 City Council meeting agenda is available for review and comment and item 24 in the agenda includes budget updates.
At the April 27 Budget & Finance Committee there was discussion of needing to re-evaluate expenditures, but so far this does not seem to have much impact on Council decision making except to postpone amending the contract with Youth Spirit Artworks to provide case management to move homeless youth into transition Tiny Home housing and to postpone until June the final decision on the ballot initiative to make Mayor and City Council positions fulltime.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
May 12 City Council meeting agenda available for comment, email council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85809429003 or
Teleconference 669-900-9128 meeting ID 858 0942 9003,
CONSENT: 1. Citizens Redistricting Commission – 2nd reading of ordinance, 2. A=FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $47,602,843 (gross) $42,647,016 (net), 3. Formal Bid and RFP various funds $729,806, 4. Revenue Grant Agreements – to submit grant agreements (1. CHDP $352,000 FY 2021, 2. MCAH $336,000 FY 2021, 3. Tobacco Trust $300,000 FY 2021, 4. Immunizations $42,204 FY 2021, 5. Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID-19 $401,462, March 4, 2020 – March 15, 2021, 7. Infectious Disease Prevention $210,468 Feb 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023), 5. Revenue Grant Agreements – grant application funding support from Essential Access Health to Conduct Public Health Services, 6. Dorothy Day House License Agreements – Veterans Memorial Building and Old City Hall, 7. Contract $187,401 with CycloMedia Technology, Inc. for Geographic Information System Infrastructure Asset Data Acquisition, 8. Contract $727,821 with Integration Partners for Avaya Upgrade, Support and Maintenance, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2024, 9. Removed by City Manager - Amend Contract add $30,000 total $117,175 with Santalynda Marrero DBA SMconsulting for Professional Consulting (coaching) Services, 10.Amend and extend contract to June 30, 2023 add $31,500 total $81,167 with 3T Equipment Co, Inc, for Maintenance of Pipeline Observation System Management (POSM) Software, 11. Contract $900,122 (includes 15% contingency $117,407) with ERA Construction, Inc. for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 12. Contract $1,969,056 (includes 10% contingency $179,005) with Suarez and Munoz Construction, Inc. for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation Project, 13. Contract $200,000 term 5 years with BMI Imaging for Data Conversion Services for Berkeley Police Dept. Systems, 14. Contract $4,598,942 (includes 15% contingency) with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. for Measure T1 Street Improvements & Green Infrastructure, 15. Amend and extend contract to Dec 31, 2022 add $200,000 total $1,200,000 with AECOM USA, Inc for On-Call Traffic Engineering Services for Design and Construction for Ashby-San Pablo Intersection Improvements Project, 16. Amend contract add $338,000 total $862,900 with SCS Engineers and SCS Field Services for Cesar Chavez (Park) Landfill Post-Closure Maintenance and Monitoring, 17. Navigating Impact COVID-19 Pandemic on City Finances (from Auditor) , 18. Repeal SB 872 – call to State Legislature to overturn SB 872 prohibiting new taxes on Sugar Sweetened Beverages. 19. Support CA Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Legislation, 20. Berkeley Juneteenth, 21. Board of Library Trustees reappoint John Selawsky, 22. Budget Referral Telegraph Shared Streets refer $500,000 to FY2021-2022, ACTION: 23. Public Hearing Mental Health Clinic Charges, 24. a. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update, b. FY 2020 Mid-year Budget Update, 25. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Report and Surveillance Use Policy for Automatic License Plate Readers. (Follows proposed agenda review) Discussion and Direction Regarding Impact of COVID-19,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - July 14, 2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir - June 9, 2020
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1411 Allston 5/19/2020
1042 Ashby 5/19/2020
2715 Belrose 5/5/2020
1500 Fifth Street 5/14/2020
2417 Grant 5/12/2020
1205 Parker 5/5/2020
2252 Summer 5/21/2020
2870 Webster 5/21/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LPC NOD 2043 Lincoln – 5/12/2020
LPC NOD 2133 University – 5/12/2020
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
There is no City Council meeting in the coming week, however, the City Council Budget & Finance Committee will be meeting Monday and plan to meet weekly to assess the projected changes in City revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently the projected drop in City revenue due to the pandemic is $25,500,000 (12.6%).
The May 12 City Council meeting agenda is available for review and comment and item 24 in the agenda includes budget updates.
At the April 27 Budget & Finance Committee there was discussion of needing to re-evaluate expenditures, but so far this does not seem to have much impact on Council decision making except to postpone amending the contract with Youth Spirit Artworks to provide case management to move homeless youth into transition Tiny Home housing and to postpone until June the final decision on the ballot initiative to make Mayor and City Council positions fulltime.
The Saturday noon Town Halls with the Mayor continue. Since questions need to be submitted in advance by 9 am on Saturday using this form and there is no live interchange with the public watch anytime on the Mayor’s YouTube site or watch as it is live streamed on jessearreguin.com.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and are posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the same site as the posted Town Halls. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, Videoconference https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83737566663 or Teleconference 669-900-9128 meeting ID 837 3756 6663, Agenda: 2. FY2021 Budget Update, 3. Strategic Plan Quarterly Report, 4. Proposed Budget & Finance Committee Priorities, 5. Measure P Revenues and Allocations, 6. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr Pool to implement City of Berkeley Shower Program – financial implications $270,100, 7. Housing Trust Fund Resources, 8. Homeless Services Report, Review of Council’s Fiscal Policies, (Packet 144 pages) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
- No City meetings or events found
- Public Financing Program/BERA Seminar, 6 – 7:30 pm, Videoconference https://zoom.us/j/91717917378 Meeting ID: 917 1791 7378 Password 943191, Agenda: Informational seminar on Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) and public financing. Seminar to cover public financing, contributions and expenditures, requests for matching funds, disbursement of funds and what to do after the election. Candidates and committee officers are encouraged to attend. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16821
- COVID-19 & Black Communities: Crisis, Opportunity and Prescriptions for Change, 3 – 4:30 pm PDT, Sponsored by Center for Urban and Racial Equity, Panel discussion, Register: https://bit.ly/COVIDBLK for more information https://urbanandracialequity.org/event/covid-19-black-communities-crisis-opportunity-and-prescriptions-for-change/
- No City meetings or events found
- Expect a Town Hall announcement from the Mayor, no announcements yet,
- Mother's Day
May 12 City Council meeting agenda available for comment, email council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85809429003 or
Teleconference 669-900-9128 meeting ID 858 0942 9003,
CONSENT: 1. Citizens Redistricting Commission – 2nd reading of ordinance, 2. A=FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $47,602,843 (gross) $42,647,016 (net), 3. Formal Bid and RFP various funds $729,806, 4. Revenue Grant Agreements – to submit grant agreements (1. CHDP $352,000 FY 2021, 2. MCAH $336,000 FY 2021, 3. Tobacco Trust $300,000 FY 2021, 4. Immunizations $42,204 FY 2021, 5. Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID-19 $401,462, March 4, 2020 – March 15, 2021, 7. Infectious Disease Prevention $210,468 Feb 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023), 5. Revenue Grant Agreements – grant application funding support from Essential Access Health to Conduct Public Health Services, 6. Dorothy Day House License Agreements – Veterans Memorial Building and Old City Hall, 7. Contract $187,401 with CycloMedia Technology, Inc. for Geographic Information System Infrastructure Asset Data Acquisition, 8. Contract $727,821 with Integration Partners for Avaya Upgrade, Support and Maintenance, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2024, 9. Removed by City Manager - Amend Contract add $30,000 total $117,175 with Santalynda Marrero DBA SMconsulting for Professional Consulting (coaching) Services, 10.Amend and extend contract to June 30, 2023 add $31,500 total $81,167 with 3T Equipment Co, Inc, for Maintenance of Pipeline Observation System Management (POSM) Software, 11. Contract $900,122 (includes 15% contingency $117,407) with ERA Construction, Inc. for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 12. Contract $1,969,056 (includes 10% contingency $179,005) with Suarez and Munoz Construction, Inc. for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation Project, 13. Contract $200,000 term 5 years with BMI Imaging for Data Conversion Services for Berkeley Police Dept. Systems, 14. Contract $4,598,942 (includes 15% contingency) with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. for Measure T1 Street Improvements & Green Infrastructure, 15. Amend and extend contract to Dec 31, 2022 add $200,000 total $1,200,000 with AECOM USA, Inc for On-Call Traffic Engineering Services for Design and Construction for Ashby-San Pablo Intersection Improvements Project, 16. Amend contract add $338,000 total $862,900 with SCS Engineers and SCS Field Services for Cesar Chavez (Park) Landfill Post-Closure Maintenance and Monitoring, 17. Navigating Impact COVID-19 Pandemic on City Finances (from Auditor) , 18. Repeal SB 872 – call to State Legislature to overturn SB 872 prohibiting new taxes on Sugar Sweetened Beverages. 19. Support CA Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Legislation, 20. Berkeley Juneteenth, 21. Board of Library Trustees reappoint John Selawsky, 22. Budget Referral Telegraph Shared Streets refer $500,000 to FY2021-2022, ACTION: 23. Public Hearing Mental Health Clinic Charges, 24. a. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Update, b. FY 2020 Mid-year Budget Update, 25. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Report and Surveillance Use Policy for Automatic License Plate Readers. (Follows proposed agenda review) Discussion and Direction Regarding Impact of COVID-19,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) - July 14, 2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir - June 9, 2020
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1411 Allston 5/19/2020
1042 Ashby 5/19/2020
2715 Belrose 5/5/2020
1500 Fifth Street 5/14/2020
2417 Grant 5/12/2020
1205 Parker 5/5/2020
2252 Summer 5/21/2020
2870 Webster 5/21/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LPC NOD 2043 Lincoln – 5/12/2020
LPC NOD 2133 University – 5/12/2020
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Budget
July 21 – Crime Report, Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
April 26 - May 3, 2020
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the Town Halls are also posted https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Before looking at the list of expenditures in the consent calendars, take a few minutes to read the 24 page report from the City Auditor Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Berkeley’s Finances. It is also item 2 in the Monday morning Budget Committee meeting.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Auditor/Level_3_-_General/Navigating%20Impact%20of%20COVID-19%20Pandemic%20on%20Berkeley’s%20Finances%20rpt.pdf
Sunday, April 26, 2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Berkeley City Council, Note there are different teleconference and videoconference numbers for the closed session and the regular session. Videoconference: If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, use the drop down menu and click on “rename” and rename yourself to be anonymous use the “raise your hand” and wait to be recognized to comment Teleconference: to comment press *9 and wait to be recognized, you will hear your phone number when recognized
Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) TBD
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1132 Amador 4/28/2020
2590 Bancroft 4/30/2020
2715 Belrose 5/5/2020
1440 Bonita 4/28/2020
1500 Fifth Street 5/14/2020
2417 Grant 5/12/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 4/28/2020
1484 Grizzly Peak 4/30/2020
1476 Keoncrest 4/28/2020
2150 - 2176 Kittredge 4/28/2020
1397 La Loma 4/30/2020
11 Maryland 4/30/2020
74 Oak Ridge 4/30/2020
1231 Ordway 4/28/2020
1205 Parker 5/5/2020
1315 Peralta 4/28/2020
2418 Sacramento 4/28/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
1998 Shattuck 4/30/2020
660 Spruce 4/28/2020
2650 Telegraph 4/28/2020
1665 Thousand Oaks 4/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LPC NOD 2043 Lincoln – no end of appeal date given
LPC NOD 2133 University – no end of appeal date given
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the Town Halls are also posted https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
- Saturday, April 25 - Virtual Town Hall, 12 – 1 pm, Live stream on jessearreguin.com submit questions ahead of time using this form by 9am on Saturday.
- Monday, April 27 – City Council Budget & Finance Committee at 10 am and City Council Agenda Committee at 2:30 pm for review of proposed May 12 City Council meeting
- Tuesday, April 28 – City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm,
- Thursday, April 30 – Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board at 7 pm, no agenda posted
Before looking at the list of expenditures in the consent calendars, take a few minutes to read the 24 page report from the City Auditor Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Berkeley’s Finances. It is also item 2 in the Monday morning Budget Committee meeting.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Auditor/Level_3_-_General/Navigating%20Impact%20of%20COVID-19%20Pandemic%20on%20Berkeley’s%20Finances%20rpt.pdf
Sunday, April 26, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, Videoconference https://zoom.us/j/95290132454 or Teleconference 669-900-9128 meeting ID 952 9013 2454, Agenda: 2. Report from City Auditor Regarding Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Berkeley Finances, 3. COVID-19 Response, 4. FY 21 Budget Update, 5. 2019 4th Qtr Investment Report: ended June 30,2019, 6. FY 2020 1st Qtr Investment Report ended sept 30, 2019, 7. Cannabis Cryptocurrency Tax, 8. Allocating Car Fees for Street Improvements, 9. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr Pool (King Pool) to implement Shower Program at these locations during COVID-19 pandemic, 10. Housing Trust Fund Resources, 11. Homeless Services Report, 12. Review of Council Fiscal Policies, (meeting packet 111 pages) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
- Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Videoconference https://zoom.us/j/94066072320 or Teleconference 669-900-9128 meeting ID 940 660 723 20, Proposed May 12 City Council CONSENT: 1. A=FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $47,602,843 (gross) $42,647,016 (net), 2. Formal Bid and RFP, 3. Revenue Grant Agreements – to submit grant agreements (1. CHDP $352,000 FY 2021, 2. MCAH $336,000 FY 2021, 3. Tobacco Trust $300,000 FY 2021, 4. Immunizations $42,204 FY 2021, 5. Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID-19 $401,462, March 4, 2020 – March 15, 2021, 7. Infectious Disease Prevention $210,468 Feb 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023), 4. Revenue Grant Agreements – grant application funding support from Essential Access Health to Conduct Public Health Services, 5. Dorothy Day House License Agreements – Veterans Memorial Building and Old City Hall, 6. Contract $187,401 with CycloMedia Technology, Inc. for Geographic Information System Infrastructure Asset Data Acquisition, 7. Contract $727,821 with Integration Partners for Avaya Upgrade, Support and Maintenance, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2024, 8. Amend Contract add $30,000 total $117,175 with Santalynda Marrero DBA SMconsulting for Professional Consulting (coaching) Services, 9.Amend and extend contract to June 30, 2023 add $31,500 total $81,167 with 3T Equipment Co, Inc, for Maintenance of Pipeline Observation System Management (POSM) Software, 10. Contract $900,122 (includes 15% contingency $117,407) with ERA Construction, Inc. for Strawberry Creek Park Play Area and Restroom Renovation Project, 11. Contract $1,969,056 (includes 10% contingency $179,005) with Suarez and Munoz Construction, Inc. for San Pablo Park Playground and Tennis Court Renovation Project, 12. Contract $200,000 term 5 years with BMI Imaging for Data Conversion Services for Berkeley Police Dept. Systems, 13. Contract $4,598,942 (includes 15% contingency) with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. for Measure T1 Street Improvements & Green Infrastructure, 14. Amend and extend contract to Dec 31, 2022 add $200,000 tota $1,200,000 with AECOM USA, Inc for On-Call Traffic Engineering Services for Design and Construction for Ashby-San Pablo Intersection Improvements Project, 15. Amend contract add $338,000 total $862,900 with SCS Engineers and SCS Field Services for Cesar Chavez (Park) Landfill Post-Closure Maintenance and Monitoring, 16. Navigating Impact COVID-19 Pandemic on City Finances (from Auditor) , 17. Repeal SB 872 – call to State Legislature to overturn SB 872 prohibiting new taxes on Sugar Sweetened Beverages. 18. Support CA Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Legislation, 19. Berkeley Juneteenth, 20. Board of Library Trustees reappoint John Selawsky, 21. Budget Referral Telegraph Shared Streets, ACTION: 22. FY 2021 Proposed Budget Public Hearing #1, 23. Public Hearing Mental Health Clinic Charges, 24. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Report and Surveillance Use Policy for Automatic License Plate Readers. (Follows proposed agenda review) Discussion and Direction Regarding Impact of COVID-19,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Berkeley City Council, Note there are different teleconference and videoconference numbers for the closed session and the regular session. Videoconference: If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, use the drop down menu and click on “rename” and rename yourself to be anonymous use the “raise your hand” and wait to be recognized to comment Teleconference: to comment press *9 and wait to be recognized, you will hear your phone number when recognized
- LIVE AUDIO: KPFB 89.3, LIVE CAPTIONED BROADCAST: Cable B-TV (Channel 33) for the full agenda use the link
- VIDEOCONFERENCE: https://zoom.us/j/96207688419
- TELECONFERENCE: 1-669-9009128 Meeting ID 962 0768 8419
- Agenda: CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading Amendment to FY 2020 Annual Appropriations Ordinance $28,565,263 (gross) $15,378,568, 2. 2nd reading lease agreement with 200 Marina Blvd LLC, Doubletree Hotel 60-year term 5/14/2020 – 12/31/2080, capital contribution from 200 Marina LLC to Marina Street improvements, 3. Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 4. 2nd reading Amend Tenant Screening to prohibit fees to existing tenants and lease terminations, 5. Approve 5/10/2020 minutes, 6. Ordinance to establish Citizen Redistricting Commission rules and procedures will convene in Fall in response to 2020 Census results, 7. Formal Bid solicitations, RFP Sanitary Sewer Rehab Project, 8. Contract $32,160/yr for FY21 with City Data Services and authorization to extend for additional 3 years (FY21+FY22+FY23+FY24=$128,640), 9. Amend and extend Contract add $117,000 total $217,000with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 10. Contract $500,000 with ENGEO for testing and inspection services for Tuolumne Camp Construction project 5/1/2020 – 7/1/2022, 11. Contract $556,292 (includes 10% contingency) with Andres Construction for Sanitary Sewer Rehab at West Frontage Road, 12. Contracts 1. Add $1,000,000 total $1,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with LCC Engineering & Surveying Inc for on-call civil engineering, 2. Add $1,000,000 total $2,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Pavement Engineering In for on-call engineering services, 13. Approve Proposed Projects anticipated to be paid for by State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) for FY 2021, 14. Fill Vacancy with appointment of Mr. Carlos Hill (District 1) on Human Welfare and Community Action Commission, ACTION: 15. Public Hearing Redesign and Rezone of Rose Garden Inn at 2740 and 2744 Telegraph and 2348 Ward, 16. Public Hearing Submission of 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), allocate 85% of Program Year (PY20) to Housing Trust Fund, 5% to Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and 10% Program Administration and authorize City Manager to submit Plan to HUD, 17. Discussion and Direction to City Manager regarding community survey for Nov 3, 2020 Ballot Measures, 18. Charter Amendment on Nov 3, 2020 Ballot changing Mayor and Councilmembers to full-time status with salary increase, 19. Prepare City Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund to become fossil free – response to Climate Action Plan and Climate Emergency, 20. Ballot Measure to introduce Term Limits 3 – 4 year terms or twelve years with required 2-year hiatus in order to serve additional terms for Mayor and City Councilmembers, INFORMATION REPORTS: 15. Mid-Year Budget Update, 16. Eight Previous Referrals to Planning Dept Which Can Be Tracked as Fulfilled, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- No City meetings or events found
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm, at Virtual meeting, no agenda posted, no information for connecting to the virtual meeting, check after Monday for more information http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) TBD
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1132 Amador 4/28/2020
2590 Bancroft 4/30/2020
2715 Belrose 5/5/2020
1440 Bonita 4/28/2020
1500 Fifth Street 5/14/2020
2417 Grant 5/12/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 4/28/2020
1484 Grizzly Peak 4/30/2020
1476 Keoncrest 4/28/2020
2150 - 2176 Kittredge 4/28/2020
1397 La Loma 4/30/2020
11 Maryland 4/30/2020
74 Oak Ridge 4/30/2020
1231 Ordway 4/28/2020
1205 Parker 5/5/2020
1315 Peralta 4/28/2020
2418 Sacramento 4/28/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
1998 Shattuck 4/30/2020
660 Spruce 4/28/2020
2650 Telegraph 4/28/2020
1665 Thousand Oaks 4/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LPC NOD 2043 Lincoln – no end of appeal date given
LPC NOD 2133 University – no end of appeal date given
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
April 19 - April 26, 2020
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the April 10 Town Hall is also posted https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
The agenda for the April 28 City Council meeting is available for comment and follows the daily list of meetings. The agenda includes 7. opting up residential and commercial customers to Brilliant 100 and Municipal accounts to Renewable 100.
Dashboards for SARS-CoV-2:
Sunday, April 19, 2020
The April 28, 2020 City Council Agenda is available for comment for comment email council@cityofberkeley.info
The April 28 City Council Meeting will be conducted exclusively through VIDEOCONFERENCE: https://zoom.us/j/96207688419
TELECONFERENCE: 1-669-9009128 Meeting ID 962 0768 8419
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/04_Apr/City_Council__04-28-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
April 28 Agenda: CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading Amendment to FY 2020 Annual Appropriations Ordinance $28,565,263 (gross) $15,378,568, 2. 2nd reading lease agreement with 200 Marina Blvd LLC, Doubletree Hotel 60-year term 5/14/2020 – 12/31/2080, capital contribution from 200 Marina LLC to Marina Street improvements, 3. Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 4. 2nd reading Amend Tenant Screening to prohibit fees to existing tenants and lease terminations, 5. Approve 5/10/2020 minutes, 6. Ordinance to establish Citizen Redistricting Commission rules and procedures will convene in Fall in response to 2020 Census results, 7. Formal Bid solicitations, RFP Sanitary Sewer Rehab Project, 8. Contract $32,160/yr for FY21 with City Data Services and authorization to extend for additional 3 years (FY21+FY22+FY23+FY24=$128,640), 9. Amend and extend Contract add $117,000 total $217,000with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 10. Contract $500,000 with ENGEO for testing and inspection services for Tuolumne Camp Construction project 5/1/2020 – 7/1/2022, 11. Contract $556,292 (includes 10% contingency) with Andres Construction for Sanitary Sewer Rehab at West Frontage Road, 12. Contracts 1. Add $1,000,000 total $1,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with LCC Engineering & Surveying Inc for on-call civil engineering, 2. Add $1,000,000 total $2,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Pavement Engineering In for on-call engineering services, 13. Approve Proposed Projects anticipated to be paid for by State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) for FY 2021, 14. Fill Vacancy with appointment of Mr. Carlos Hill (District 1) on Human Welfare and Community Action Commission,
ACTION: 15. Public Hearing Redesign and Rezone of Rose Garden Inn at 2740 and 2744 Telegraph and 2348 Ward, 16. Public Hearing Submission of 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), allocate 85% of Program Year (PY20) to Housing Trust Fund, 5% to Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and 10% Program Administration and authorize City Manager to submit Plan to HUD, 17. Discussion and Direction to City Manager regarding community survey for Nov 3, 2020 Ballot Measures,
18. Charter Amendment on Nov 3, 2020 Ballot changing Mayor and Councilmembers to full-time status with salary increase, 19. Prepare City Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund to become fossil free – response to Climate Action Plan and Climate Emergency, 20. Ballot Measure to introduce Term Limits 3 – 4 year terms or twelve years with required 2-year hiatus in order to serve additional terms for Mayor and City Councilmembers, INFORMATION REPORTS: 15. Mid-Year Budget Update, 16. Eight Previous Referrals to Planning Dept Which Can Be Tracked as Fulfilled,
_______________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) 6/2/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1132 Amador 4/28/2020
2590 Bancroft 4/30/2020
2715 Belrose 5/5/2020
1440 Bonita 4/28/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 4/28/2020
1484 Grizzly Peak 4/30/2020
1476 Keoncrest 4/28/2020
2150 Kittredge 4/28/2020
1397 La Loma 4/30/2020
11 Maryland 4/30/2020
74 Oak Ridge 4/30/2020
1231 Ordway 4/28/2020
1205 Parker 5/5/2020
1315 Peralta 4/28/2020
2418 Sacramento 4/28/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
1998 Shattuck 4/30/2020
600 Spruce 4/28/2020
2650 Telegraph 4/28/2020
1665 Thousand Oaks 4/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the April 10 Town Hall is also posted https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
- Saturday, April 18 - Virtual Town Hall, 12 – 1 pm, Live stream on jessearreguin.com, submit questions ahead of time using this form by 9am on Saturday.
- Tuesday, April 21 – City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm,
- Thursday, April 23 – Fair Campaign Practices Commission meets at 7 pm via teleconference
The agenda for the April 28 City Council meeting is available for comment and follows the daily list of meetings. The agenda includes 7. opting up residential and commercial customers to Brilliant 100 and Municipal accounts to Renewable 100.
Dashboards for SARS-CoV-2:
- The Worldometer dashboard gives totals for “today” and “yesterday” and includes incidence by population making comparisons by country and states possible. The dashboard clock is set to GMT+0, which translates to 5 pm California Time. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
- 91-DIVOC shows trends by country and state. The totals lag behind the Worldometer by a day http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/?fbclid=IwAR39UvU_W-bIImcZ1O8UItJ2mlIgBIjOw7m7KXJLwg1YeEwiIVVvqWjryzY
- COVID-19 Compiler provides a map of the US with every county outlined. To view the incidence of COVID-19 by county just click on the county. https://covid19.topos.com
Sunday, April 19, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
- Berkeley City Council, Note there are different teleconference and videoconference numbers for the closed session and the regular session. Videoconference: If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, use the drop down menu and click on “rename” and rename yourself to be anonymous use the “raise your hand” and wait to be recognized to comment Teleconference: to comment press *9 and wait to be recognized, you will hear your phone number when recognized LIVE AUDIO: KPFB 89.3, LIVE CAPTIONED BROADCAST: Cable B-TV (Channel 33) for the full agenda use the link
- CLOSED Session, 4 pm, Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96450029566, Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID 964 5002 9566, Agenda: 1. 295 University Negotiating Parties City of Berkeley (Dee Williams-Ridley, Paul Buddenhagen, Scott Ferris) and YOONACO dba Hana Japan, 2. Conference with Legal Council – Pending Litigation, Harris v. City of Berkeley, RG HG19025563
- REGULAR Session, 6 – 11 pm, Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/257156624 Teleconference: 1-669-9009128 Meeting ID 257 156 624, Agenda: CONSENT: 1. Adopt Resolution Ratifying COVID-19 Local Emergency, 2. Bid Solicitations and RFP, 3. On-Call Landscape Architectural Services for Capital Improvement Projects, 4. FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 5. Letter to Assemblymember Wicks supporting AB 1851eliminating parking requirements on faith-based properties for density bonus qualifying housing development projects, ACTION: 6. Public Hearing to grant Franchise Agreement Amendment for Electric Bike Share Program with Bay Area Motivate, LLC, a subsidiary of Lyft, A. Resolution Oppose Alameda County Sheriff Proposal for additional $85,000,000 for Santa Rita Jail, B. Establish Moratorium on Enforcements of BMC 14.48 Ordinance 3x3 regulation, Encampment Evictions, Sweeps, RV Parking and towing/ticketing/impounding of vehicles used for shelter during COVID-19 Pandemic, 7. Adopt Resolution to upgrade residential and commercial customers to a 100% GHG-Free Electricity Plan (Brilliant 100) and to upgrade Municipal accounts to 100% Renewable (Renewable 100), 8. Urgency Ordinance 1. Limit Commercial Rent Increases to 10% thru and 6 months after emergency declaration, 2. Send Correspondence to District DA and authorize City Attorney to take action against any violator who seeks rent increase that has the effect to evict any commercial tenant. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- No City meetings or events found
- Open Government & Fair Campaign Practices Commission, 7 pm, Teleconference: 213-279-1690 Meeting ID 783454379, Agenda: 3. Public Comment non-agenda items, 7. Negotiated stipulation with Lacey for 2018, Amendments to Election Reform Act, 9. Officeholder accounts, 10. Presentation 2020 Census, 11. FCPC 2020-2021 Work Plan, 13. Lobbying registration and reporting, 14. D-13 accounts and nonprofit donations, 15. Open Government 2020-2021 Work Plan http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
The April 28, 2020 City Council Agenda is available for comment for comment email council@cityofberkeley.info
The April 28 City Council Meeting will be conducted exclusively through VIDEOCONFERENCE: https://zoom.us/j/96207688419
TELECONFERENCE: 1-669-9009128 Meeting ID 962 0768 8419
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/04_Apr/City_Council__04-28-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
April 28 Agenda: CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading Amendment to FY 2020 Annual Appropriations Ordinance $28,565,263 (gross) $15,378,568, 2. 2nd reading lease agreement with 200 Marina Blvd LLC, Doubletree Hotel 60-year term 5/14/2020 – 12/31/2080, capital contribution from 200 Marina LLC to Marina Street improvements, 3. Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 4. 2nd reading Amend Tenant Screening to prohibit fees to existing tenants and lease terminations, 5. Approve 5/10/2020 minutes, 6. Ordinance to establish Citizen Redistricting Commission rules and procedures will convene in Fall in response to 2020 Census results, 7. Formal Bid solicitations, RFP Sanitary Sewer Rehab Project, 8. Contract $32,160/yr for FY21 with City Data Services and authorization to extend for additional 3 years (FY21+FY22+FY23+FY24=$128,640), 9. Amend and extend Contract add $117,000 total $217,000with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 10. Contract $500,000 with ENGEO for testing and inspection services for Tuolumne Camp Construction project 5/1/2020 – 7/1/2022, 11. Contract $556,292 (includes 10% contingency) with Andres Construction for Sanitary Sewer Rehab at West Frontage Road, 12. Contracts 1. Add $1,000,000 total $1,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with LCC Engineering & Surveying Inc for on-call civil engineering, 2. Add $1,000,000 total $2,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Pavement Engineering In for on-call engineering services, 13. Approve Proposed Projects anticipated to be paid for by State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) for FY 2021, 14. Fill Vacancy with appointment of Mr. Carlos Hill (District 1) on Human Welfare and Community Action Commission,
ACTION: 15. Public Hearing Redesign and Rezone of Rose Garden Inn at 2740 and 2744 Telegraph and 2348 Ward, 16. Public Hearing Submission of 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), allocate 85% of Program Year (PY20) to Housing Trust Fund, 5% to Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and 10% Program Administration and authorize City Manager to submit Plan to HUD, 17. Discussion and Direction to City Manager regarding community survey for Nov 3, 2020 Ballot Measures,
18. Charter Amendment on Nov 3, 2020 Ballot changing Mayor and Councilmembers to full-time status with salary increase, 19. Prepare City Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund to become fossil free – response to Climate Action Plan and Climate Emergency, 20. Ballot Measure to introduce Term Limits 3 – 4 year terms or twelve years with required 2-year hiatus in order to serve additional terms for Mayor and City Councilmembers, INFORMATION REPORTS: 15. Mid-Year Budget Update, 16. Eight Previous Referrals to Planning Dept Which Can Be Tracked as Fulfilled,
_______________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) 6/2/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1132 Amador 4/28/2020
2590 Bancroft 4/30/2020
2715 Belrose 5/5/2020
1440 Bonita 4/28/2020
1449 Grizzly Peak 4/28/2020
1484 Grizzly Peak 4/30/2020
1476 Keoncrest 4/28/2020
2150 Kittredge 4/28/2020
1397 La Loma 4/30/2020
11 Maryland 4/30/2020
74 Oak Ridge 4/30/2020
1231 Ordway 4/28/2020
1205 Parker 5/5/2020
1315 Peralta 4/28/2020
2418 Sacramento 4/28/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
1998 Shattuck 4/30/2020
600 Spruce 4/28/2020
2650 Telegraph 4/28/2020
1665 Thousand Oaks 4/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
April 12 - April 19, 2020
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the April 10 Town Hall is also posted https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Monday – Agenda Committee meets at 2:30 pm to plan the April 28 City Council meeting and review the status of Boards, Commissions and Committees that have been suspended for 60 days due to COVID-19. The action items on this agenda look to be interesting with three proposed ballot initiatives 11. Change Mayor and Council member status to fulltime, 13. Create a Climate Action Fund, 14. Introduce Term limits for Mayor and Councilmembers
Tuesday – City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm, item 39. Require Onsite Inclusionary Units in Qualified Opportunity Zones
Wednesday – Climate Emergency Task Force is at 5:30 by call in or zoom – 215 on email list for this Zoom meeting
Thursday – Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board meeting is listed as pending
All other previously scheduled meetings have been cancelled.
The agenda for the April 21 City Council meeting is available for comment and follows the daily list of meetings. The agenda includes 7. opting up residential and commercial customers to Brilliant 100 and Municipal accounts to Renewable 100.
Sunday, April 12, 2020
The April 21, 2020 City Council Agenda is available for comment for comment email council@cityofberkeley.info
The April 21 City Council Meeting will be conducted exclusively through
Videoconference https://zoom.us/j/257156624
Teleconference 1-669-9009128 Meeting ID 257 156 624
Live Audio KPFB Radio 89.3, Live captioned broadcasts B-TV (Channel 33)
CONSENT: 1. Adopt Resolution Ratifying COVID-19 Local Emergency, 2. Bid Solicitations and RFP, 3. On-Call Landscape Architectural Services for Capital Improvement Projects, 4. FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 5. Letter to Assemblymember Wicks supporting AB 1851eliminating parking requirements on faith-based properties for density bonus qualifying housing development projects, ACTION: 6. Public Hearing to grant Franchise Agreement Amendment for Electric Bike Share Program with Bay Area Motivate, LLC, a subsidiary of Lyft, 7. Adopt Resolution to upgrade residential and commercial customers to a 100% GHG-Free Electricity Plan (Brilliant 100) and to upgrade Municipal accounts to 100% Renewable (Renewable 100).
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/04_Apr/City_Council__04-21-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) 6/2/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1132 Amador 4/28/2020
2590 Bancroft 4/30/2020
1440 Bonita 4/28/2020
1484 Grizzly Peak 4/30/2020
1476 Keoncrest 4/28/2020
1397 La Loma 4/30/2020
11 Maryland 4/30/2020
74 Oak Ridge 4/30/2020
1231 Ordway 4/28/2020
1315 Peralta 4/28/2020
2418 Sacramento 4/28/2020
2910 Seventh 4/17/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
1998 Shattuck 4/30/2020
600 Spruce 4/28/2020
1665 Thousand Oaks 4/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 are on Mondays and Wednesdays and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page, the April 10 Town Hall is also posted https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Monday – Agenda Committee meets at 2:30 pm to plan the April 28 City Council meeting and review the status of Boards, Commissions and Committees that have been suspended for 60 days due to COVID-19. The action items on this agenda look to be interesting with three proposed ballot initiatives 11. Change Mayor and Council member status to fulltime, 13. Create a Climate Action Fund, 14. Introduce Term limits for Mayor and Councilmembers
Tuesday – City Council Regular meeting is at 6 pm, item 39. Require Onsite Inclusionary Units in Qualified Opportunity Zones
Wednesday – Climate Emergency Task Force is at 5:30 by call in or zoom – 215 on email list for this Zoom meeting
Thursday – Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board meeting is listed as pending
All other previously scheduled meetings have been cancelled.
The agenda for the April 21 City Council meeting is available for comment and follows the daily list of meetings. The agenda includes 7. opting up residential and commercial customers to Brilliant 100 and Municipal accounts to Renewable 100.
Sunday, April 12, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- Agenda and Rules Policy Committee Special Meeting, 2:30 pm, This meeting will be conducted exclusively through videoconference and teleconference, Public Comment precedes review of the Agendas VIDEOCONFERENCE: https://zoom.us/j/606278645 If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, use the drop down menu and click on “rename” and rename yourself to be anonymous use the “raise your hand” and wait to be recognized to comment TELECONFERENCE: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID 606 278 645 to comment press *9 and wait to be recognized, you will hear your phone number when recognized
- Agenda planning for April 28 City Council meeting: (Agenda Committee packet 208 pages) For Full agenda use the link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
- CONSENT: 2. Formal Bid Solicitations Sanitary Sewer, 3. Contract $32,160/yr for FY21 with City Data Services and authorization to extend for additional 3 years (FY22, FY23, FY24) 4. Amend and extend Contract add $117,000 total $217,000with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, Linkage Services and Tiny House Case Management, 5. Contract $500,000 with ENGEO for testing and inspection services for Tuolumne Camp Construction project 5/1/2020 – 7/1/2022, 6. Contract $556,292 (includes 10% contingency) with Andres Construction for Sanitary Sewer Rehab at West Frontage Road, 7. Contracts 1. Add $1,000,000 total $1,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with LCC Engineering & Surveying Inc for on-call civil engineering, 2. Add $1,000,000 total $2,500,000 and extend to 6/30/2022 with Pavement Engineering In for on-call engineering services, 8. Approve Proposed Projects anticipated to be paid for by State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) for FY 2021, 9. Fill Vacancy with appointment of Mr. Carlos Hill (District 1) on Human Welfare and Community Action Commission, ACTION: 10. Public Hearing Submission of 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan Block Grant (CDBG) , Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), allocate 85% of Program Year (PY20) to Housing Trust Fund, 5% to Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and 10% Program Administration and authorize City Manager to submit Plan to HUD, 11. Charter Amendment on Nov 3, 2020 Ballot changing Mayor and Councilmembers to full-time status with salary increase, 12. Citizens Redistricting Ordinance, 13. Prepare City Ballot Measure to Create a Climate Action Fund to become fossil free – response to Climate Action Plan and Climate Emergency, 14. Ballot Measure to introduce Term Limits 3 – 4 year terms or twelve years with required 2-year hiatus in order to serve additional terms for Mayor and City Councilmembers, INFORMATION REPORTS: 15. Mid-Year Budget Update, 16. Eight Previous Referrals to Planning Dept Which Can Be Tracked as Fulfilled, COMMITTEE ACTION ITEMS: 8. Discussion and Direction Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Meetings of Legislative Bodies (Design Review Committee, Fair Campaign Practices Commission, Housing Advisory Commission, Joint Subcommittee on the Implementation of State Housing Laws, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Open Government Commission, Personnel Board, Planning Commission, Police Review Commission, Zoning Adjustments Board), re-evaluation of current 60 day suspension of all Boards, Commissions and Committees unless there is time-sensitive, legally mandated business to complete and to meet the meeting must be pre-approved by the Director of Emergency Services.
- Berkeley City Council, This meeting will be conducted exclusively through videoconference and teleconference, radio and TV. Public Comment is made through ZOOM or Teleconference. Note that the 4 pm closed session has a different login than the regular session. VIDEOCONFERENCE: If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, use the drop down menu and click on “rename” and rename yourself to be anonymous use the “raise your hand” and wait to be recognized to comment TELECONFERENCE: to comment press *9 and wait to be recognized, you will hear your phone number when recognized LIVE AUDIO: KPFB 89.3, LIVE CAPTIONED BROADCAST: Cable B-TV (Channel 33), For Full agenda use the link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Closed Session, 4 pm, VIDEOCONFERENCE: https://zoom.us/j/285003858 TELECONFERENCE: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID 285 003 858 Agenda: 1. Conference with Legal Council, McClintock v. 2398 Parker Street, LLC, Andrew Partos and City of Berkeley, Superior Court RG 18906807, 2. Under Negotiation Price and Terms, 830 University, Negotiating parties: City of Berkeley, Bay Area Community Services, Berkeley Free Clinic, Property Owner: City of Berkeley,
- Regular Session, 6 – 11 pm, TELECONFERENCE: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID 724 407 089 VIDEOCONFERENCE https://zoom.us/j/724407089 Agenda: CONSENT: 1. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin Consulting as external evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program, ends 6/30/2021 2. Contract $104,400 Contingency $38,600 with Lind Marine for removal of derelict and abandoned vessels at Berkeley Marina, 3. Contract add $127,200 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc for additional painting Park Buildings, 4. Contract add $300,000 total $500,000 with Bay Area Tree Specialists for as-needed tree services 5/29/2019 – 5/28/2022, 5. Contract add $204,152 total $375,000 with ERA Construction for concrete repair in parks, 6. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Rose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 7. Contract $600,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 8. Ratify action taken by City Manager during recess to add $250,000 to contract total $2,245,725.99 for rental of Police Dept Substation at 841 Folger/3000 Seventh Street, 9. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 10. 2nd Reading Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Access to Housing, 11. Call for Consolidated Nov 3. Election, 12. Approval Minutes, 13. Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation Donation to Animal Shelter, 14. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $28,565,263 (gross) and $15,378,568 (net) 15. Renewal North Shattuck Business Improvement District, 16. 1601 Oxford Interest Rate Reduction to 1%, 17. Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal Grants, 18. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 19. Grant Application $42,000 Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange, 20. Donation Friends of Marin Circle, 21. Waiver of Annual Marina Berth Fees for Non-profits (Berkeley Racing Canoe Club, Cal Sailing Club, The Pegasus Project, Blue Water Foundation) 22. Contract $39,650,670 (includes 10% contingency, add-alternatives) with Robert E. Boyer Construction, Inc. for Tuolumne Camp, 23. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 24. Vacate sewer easement at 2009 Addison, 25. Contract $2,475,200 (includes 10% contingency) with CF Contracting, Inc for Sacramento Complete Streets, 26. Contract add $300,000 total $450,000 with Clean Harbors, Inc. for Hazardous Waste and extend to 6/30/2022, 27. Contract $4,478,909 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading for Street Rehab FY 2020 Project, 28. Contract add $100,000 total $600,000 with Revel Environmental Manufacturing for on-call Storm Water Maintenance extend to 6/30/2021, 29. Contract up to $240,000 with National Data & Surveying Services for On-call Transportation and Parking Survey Consulting Services, 30. Refer to staff to develop mechanism for more thorough count of homeless persons during 2021 Berkeley Homeless Point-In-Time Count, 31. Appoint Ann Hawkins to Mental Health Commission, 32. Budget Referral $279,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, 33. Pints for Paws Fund raiser – Council discretionary funds, 34. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 35. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding, ACTION: 36. Public Hearing – General Plan Redesign and Rezone of The Rose Garden Inn at 2740 Telegraph, 2744 Telegraph, 2348 Ward, 37. Public Hearing – Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 38. Nov 3 Election Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 39. Ordinance requiring 20% onsite inclusionary units in new rental developments (10 units or more) in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs), 40. BMC 13.78 add prohibition of additional fees for existing tenancies and lease terminations, INFORMATION REPORTS: 41. Public Health Officer’s Order Directing the Placement of COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Facilities on Public Property for Homeless Persons, 42. Strategic Plan Performance Measures, 43. Summary of Aging Services, 44. Pathways STAIR FY-6 month evaluation, 45. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Dept Capital Improvement Projects Update, 46. Measure T1 Update, 47. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 48. Public Works Planned Projects for FY 2021, 49. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY 2020 Work Plan, 50. Civic Arts Grants, 51. Commemorative Program.
- Joint Meeting of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF) and RV/Tiny Homes Solutions Task Force, 5:30 – 7 pm, https://zoom.us/j/7635380017 One Tap Mobile 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID 763 538 0017, Agenda not posted
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm, listed as pending, no agenda posted https://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
The April 21, 2020 City Council Agenda is available for comment for comment email council@cityofberkeley.info
The April 21 City Council Meeting will be conducted exclusively through
Videoconference https://zoom.us/j/257156624
Teleconference 1-669-9009128 Meeting ID 257 156 624
Live Audio KPFB Radio 89.3, Live captioned broadcasts B-TV (Channel 33)
CONSENT: 1. Adopt Resolution Ratifying COVID-19 Local Emergency, 2. Bid Solicitations and RFP, 3. On-Call Landscape Architectural Services for Capital Improvement Projects, 4. FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 5. Letter to Assemblymember Wicks supporting AB 1851eliminating parking requirements on faith-based properties for density bonus qualifying housing development projects, ACTION: 6. Public Hearing to grant Franchise Agreement Amendment for Electric Bike Share Program with Bay Area Motivate, LLC, a subsidiary of Lyft, 7. Adopt Resolution to upgrade residential and commercial customers to a 100% GHG-Free Electricity Plan (Brilliant 100) and to upgrade Municipal accounts to 100% Renewable (Renewable 100).
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/04_Apr/City_Council__04-21-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) 6/2/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1132 Amador 4/28/2020
2590 Bancroft 4/30/2020
1440 Bonita 4/28/2020
1484 Grizzly Peak 4/30/2020
1476 Keoncrest 4/28/2020
1397 La Loma 4/30/2020
11 Maryland 4/30/2020
74 Oak Ridge 4/30/2020
1231 Ordway 4/28/2020
1315 Peralta 4/28/2020
2418 Sacramento 4/28/2020
2910 Seventh 4/17/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
1998 Shattuck 4/30/2020
600 Spruce 4/28/2020
1665 Thousand Oaks 4/30/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
April 5 - April 12, 2020
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 will be on Mondays and Wednesdays starting April 6 and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Monday – Agenda Committee meets to plan April 21 City Council meeting
Wednesday – Police Review Commission meets to review the proposed charter amendment to establish a Police Board and Director of Police Accountability
Friday – Virtual Berkeley Town Hall look for announcement from Mayor Arreguin with the time
The agenda for the April 14 City Council meeting is available for comment and follows the daily list of meetings.
Sunday, April 5, 2020
The April 14, 2020 City Council Agenda is available for comment for comment email council@cityofberkeley.info
The April 14 City Council Meeting will be conducted by
videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/724407089 and
Teleconference: Dial 1-669-900-9128 and enter Meeting ID: 724 407 089.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/04_Apr/City_Council__04-14-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
CONSENT: 1. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin Consulting as external evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program, ends 6/30/2021 2. Contract $104,400 Contingency $38,600 with Lind Marine for removal of derelict and abandoned vessels at Berkeley Marina, 3. Contract add $127,200 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc for additional painting Park Buildings, 4. Contract add $300,000 total $500,000 with Bay Area Tree Specialists for as-needed tree services 5/29/2019 – 5/28/2022, 5. Contract add $204,152 total $375,000 with ERA Construction for concrete repair in parks, 6. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Rose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 7. Contract $600,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 8. Ratify action taken by City Manager during recess to add $250,000 to contract total $2,245,725.99 for rental of Police Dept Substation at 841 Folger/3000 Seventh Street, 9. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 10. 2nd Reading Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Access to Housing, 11. Call for Consolidated Nov 3. Election, 12. Approval Minutes, 13. Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation Donation to Animal Shelter, 14. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $28,565,263 (gross) and $15,378,568 (net) 15. Renewal North Shattuck Business Improvement District, 16. 1601 Oxford Interest Rate Reduction to 1%, 17. Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal Grants, 18. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 19. Grant Application $42,000 Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange, 20. Donation Friends of Marin Circle, 21. Waiver of Annual Marina Berth Fees for Non-profits (Berkeley Racing Canoe Club, Cal Sailing Club, The Pegasus Project, Blue Water Foundation) 22. Contract $39,650,670 (includes 10% contingency, add-alternatives) with Robert E. Boyer Construction, Inc. for Tuolumne Camp, 23. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 24. Vacate sewer easement at 2009 Addison, 25. Contract $2,475,200 (includes 10% contingency) with CF Contracting, Inc for Sacramento Complete Streets, 26. Contract add $300,000 total $450,000 with Clean Harbors, Inc. for Hazardous Waste and extend to 6/30/2022, 27. Contract $4,478,909 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading for Street Rehab FY 2020 Project, 28. Contract add $100,000 total $600,000 with Revel Environmental Manufacturing for on-call Storm Water Maintenance extend to 6/30/2021, 29. Contract up to $240,000 with National Data & Surveying Services for On-call Transportation and Parking Survey Consulting Services, 30. Refer to staff to develop mechanism for more thorough count of homeless persons during 2021 Berkeley Homeless Point-In-Time Count, 31. Appoint Ann Hawkins to Mental Health Commission, 32. Budget Referral $279,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, 33. Pints for Paws Fund raiser – Council discretionary funds, 34. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 35. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding, ACTION: 36. Public Hearing – General Plan Redesign and Rezone of The Rose Garden Inn at 2740 Telegraph, 2744 Telegraph, 2348 Ward, 37. Public Hearing – Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 38. Nov 3 Election Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 39. Ordinance requiring 20% onsite inclusionary units in new rental developments (10 units or more) in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs), 40. BMC 13.78 add prohibition of additional fees for existing tenancies and lease terminations, INFORMATION REPORTS: 41. Public Health Officer’s Order Directing the Placement of COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Facilities on Public Property for Homeless Persons, 42. Strategic Plan Performance Measures, 43. Summary of Aging Services, 44. Pathways STAIR FY-6 month evaluation, 45. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Dept Capital Improvement Projects Update, 46. Measure T1 Update, 47. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 48. Public Works Planned Projects for FY 2021, 49. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY 2020 Work Plan, 50. Civic Arts Grants, 51. Commemorative Program.
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) 6/2/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
2910 Seventh 4/17/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
May 5 – Budget Update,
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
_____________________
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
When notices of meetings are found that are posted after Friday 5:00 pm they are added to the website schedule https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html and preceded by LATE ENTRY
Worth Noting:
All City meetings and events are either by videoconference or teleconference.
Video Updates from the Mayor on COVID-19 will be on Mondays and Wednesdays starting April 6 and will be posted on the Mayor’s YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
Monday – Agenda Committee meets to plan April 21 City Council meeting
Wednesday – Police Review Commission meets to review the proposed charter amendment to establish a Police Board and Director of Police Accountability
Friday – Virtual Berkeley Town Hall look for announcement from Mayor Arreguin with the time
The agenda for the April 14 City Council meeting is available for comment and follows the daily list of meetings.
Sunday, April 5, 2020
- Bay Area Book Festival – Berkeley Relief Fund Special Event at 3 pm on YouTube with local authors and poets and local book stores https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Oqcsl8ysEBhFR5S59w8Jw/videos
- Agenda and Rules Committee Special Meeting, 2:30 pm This meeting will be conducted exclusively through videoconference and teleconference VIDEOCONFERENCE: https://zoom.us/j/501404950 If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, use the drop down menu and click on “rename” and rename yourself to be anonymous use the “raise your hand” and wait to be recognized to comment TELECONFERENCE: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID 501 404 950 to comment press *9 and wait to be recognized, you will hear your phone number when recognized
- Agenda planning for April 21 City Council meeting: CONSENT: 1. Adopt Resolution Ratifying COVID-19 Local Emergency, 2. Bid Solicitations and RFP, 3. On-Call Landscape Architectural Services for Capital Improvement Projects, 4. FY 2021 Street Lighting Assessments, 5. Letter to Assemblymember Wicks supporting AB 1851eliminating parking requirements on faith-based properties for density bonus qualifying housing development projects, ACTION: 6. Public Hearing to grant Franchise Agreement Amendment for Electric Bike Share Program with Bay Area Motivate, LLC, a subsidiary of Lyft, 7. Adopt Resolution to upgrade residential and commercial customers to a 100% GHG-Free Electricity Plan (Brilliant 100) and to upgrade Municipal accounts to 100% Renewable (Renewable 100). (Agenda Committee packet 192 pages) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
- No City meetings or events found
- Police Review Commission, 7 pm, This meeting will be conducted exclusively through videoconference and teleconference VIDEOCONFERENCE: https://zoom.us/j/682493239 If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, use the drop down menu and click on “rename” and rename yourself to be anonymousTELECONFERENCE: 1-669-900-9128 (listed in agenda as 699-900-9128) Meeting ID 682 493 239 to comment press *9 and wait to be recognized, you will hear your phone number when recognized Agenda: 2. Public Comment on any matter within PRC jurisdiction, 3. Charter Amendment on establishing a Police Board and Director of Police Accountability on April 14 City Council Agenda, a. Presentation by Deputy City Manager David White, b. consider response, 4. Public Comment, 5. Adjourn
- No City meetings or events found
- Virtual Berkeley Town Hall - time not posted - look for notice from Mayor Arreguin for time and details
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events
The April 14, 2020 City Council Agenda is available for comment for comment email council@cityofberkeley.info
The April 14 City Council Meeting will be conducted by
videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/724407089 and
Teleconference: Dial 1-669-900-9128 and enter Meeting ID: 724 407 089.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/04_Apr/City_Council__04-14-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
CONSENT: 1. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin Consulting as external evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program, ends 6/30/2021 2. Contract $104,400 Contingency $38,600 with Lind Marine for removal of derelict and abandoned vessels at Berkeley Marina, 3. Contract add $127,200 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc for additional painting Park Buildings, 4. Contract add $300,000 total $500,000 with Bay Area Tree Specialists for as-needed tree services 5/29/2019 – 5/28/2022, 5. Contract add $204,152 total $375,000 with ERA Construction for concrete repair in parks, 6. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Rose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 7. Contract $600,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 8. Ratify action taken by City Manager during recess to add $250,000 to contract total $2,245,725.99 for rental of Police Dept Substation at 841 Folger/3000 Seventh Street, 9. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 10. 2nd Reading Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Access to Housing, 11. Call for Consolidated Nov 3. Election, 12. Approval Minutes, 13. Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation Donation to Animal Shelter, 14. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $28,565,263 (gross) and $15,378,568 (net) 15. Renewal North Shattuck Business Improvement District, 16. 1601 Oxford Interest Rate Reduction to 1%, 17. Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal Grants, 18. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 19. Grant Application $42,000 Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange, 20. Donation Friends of Marin Circle, 21. Waiver of Annual Marina Berth Fees for Non-profits (Berkeley Racing Canoe Club, Cal Sailing Club, The Pegasus Project, Blue Water Foundation) 22. Contract $39,650,670 (includes 10% contingency, add-alternatives) with Robert E. Boyer Construction, Inc. for Tuolumne Camp, 23. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 24. Vacate sewer easement at 2009 Addison, 25. Contract $2,475,200 (includes 10% contingency) with CF Contracting, Inc for Sacramento Complete Streets, 26. Contract add $300,000 total $450,000 with Clean Harbors, Inc. for Hazardous Waste and extend to 6/30/2022, 27. Contract $4,478,909 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading for Street Rehab FY 2020 Project, 28. Contract add $100,000 total $600,000 with Revel Environmental Manufacturing for on-call Storm Water Maintenance extend to 6/30/2021, 29. Contract up to $240,000 with National Data & Surveying Services for On-call Transportation and Parking Survey Consulting Services, 30. Refer to staff to develop mechanism for more thorough count of homeless persons during 2021 Berkeley Homeless Point-In-Time Count, 31. Appoint Ann Hawkins to Mental Health Commission, 32. Budget Referral $279,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, 33. Pints for Paws Fund raiser – Council discretionary funds, 34. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 35. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding, ACTION: 36. Public Hearing – General Plan Redesign and Rezone of The Rose Garden Inn at 2740 Telegraph, 2744 Telegraph, 2348 Ward, 37. Public Hearing – Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 38. Nov 3 Election Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 39. Ordinance requiring 20% onsite inclusionary units in new rental developments (10 units or more) in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs), 40. BMC 13.78 add prohibition of additional fees for existing tenancies and lease terminations, INFORMATION REPORTS: 41. Public Health Officer’s Order Directing the Placement of COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Facilities on Public Property for Homeless Persons, 42. Strategic Plan Performance Measures, 43. Summary of Aging Services, 44. Pathways STAIR FY-6 month evaluation, 45. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Dept Capital Improvement Projects Update, 46. Measure T1 Update, 47. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 48. Public Works Planned Projects for FY 2021, 49. Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY 2020 Work Plan, 50. Civic Arts Grants, 51. Commemorative Program.
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) 6/2/2020
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
2910 Seventh 4/17/2020
2910 Seventh 4/23/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
May 5 – Budget Update,
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – Crime Report
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
When notices of meetings are found that are posted after Friday 5:00 pm they are added to the website schedule https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html and preceded by LATE ENTRY
March 29 - April 5, 2020
Worth Noting:
The only City meeting scheduled for the week of March 29 – April 5 is the Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm Monday, March 30 which will review the proposed agenda for the April 14 City Council meeting.
The Agenda meeting will be conducted exclusively through videoconference https://zoom.us/i/269315640 and teleconference correction 1-669-900-9128 meeting ID: 269315640 if you wish to comment *9 (your phone number will appear on the videoconference screen).
The Agenda Meeting Packet is 334 pages. The proposed April 14 agenda is found on pages 11 – 29. The Consent items are primarily contracts. The Action calendar includes: 40. Opting up residential and commercial customers of EBCE (East Bay Community Energy) to Brilliant 100 and Municipal accounts to Renewable 100 (completely 100% renewable). 41. Requiring 20% inclusionary units in new developments in Qualified Opportunity Zones. 42. – 45. Are the proposals on eliminating carbon based fuel transportation by 2040 and 2045. These goals miss the 2018 IPCC warnings and actions that need to be taken by 2030.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
All other policy committees, board and commission meetings are cancelled. The Agenda and Rules committee will re-evaluate the status of Boards and Commissions on April 13.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm, Meeting Agenda planning for April 14 City Council meeting:
CONSENT: 1. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin Consulting as external evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program, ends 6/30/2021 2. Contract $104,400 Contingency $38,600 with Lind Marine for removal of derelict and abandoned vessels at Berkeley Marina, 3. Contract add $127,200 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc for additional painting Park Buildings, 4. Contract add $300,000 total $500,000 with Bay Area Tree Specialists for as-needed tree services 5/29/2019 – 5/28/2022, 5. Contract add $204,152 total $375,000 with ERA Construction for concrete repair in parks, 6. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Rose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 7. Contract $600,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 8. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 10. Call for Consolidated Nov 3. Election, 13. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $28,565,263 (gross) and $15,378,568 (net) 14. Renewal North Shattuck Business Improvement District, 15. 1601 Oxford Interest Rate Reduction to 1%, 16. Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal Grants, 17. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 18. Grant Application $42,000 Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange, 20. Waiver of Annual Marina Berth Fees for Non-profits (Berkeley Racing Canoe Club, Cal Sailing Club, The Pegasus Project, Blue Water Foundation) 21. Contract $39,650,670 (includes 10% contingency, add-alternatives) with Robert E. Boyer Construction, Inc. for Tuolumne Camp, 22. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 23. Vacate sewer easement at 2009 Addison, 24. Contract $2,475,200 (includes 10% contingency) with CF Contracting, Inc for Sacramento Complete Streets, 25. Contract add $300,000 total $450,000 with Clean Harbors, Inc. for Hazardous Waste and extend to 6/30/2022, 26. Contract $4,478,909 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading for Street Rehab FY 2020 Project, 27. Contract add $100,000 total $600,000 with Revel Environmental Manufacturing for on-call Storm Water Maintenance extend to 6/30/2021, 28. Contract $116,635.39 (includes $19,439.23 contingency) with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 29. Contract up to $240,000 with National Data & Surveying Services for On-call Transportation and Parking Survey Consulting Services, 30. Refer to City Manager education for businesses on Service Animals, 31. Appoint Ann Hawkins to Mental Health Commission, 33. Budget Referral $279,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, 35. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 36. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding,
ACTION: 37. Public Hearing – General Plan Redesign and Rezone of The Rose Garden Inn at 2740 Telegraph, 2744 Telegraph, 2348 Ward, 38. Public Hearing – Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 39. Nov 3 Election Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 40. Resolution to Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% Greenhouse Gas Emission Free Electricity Plan (Brilliant 100), Upgrade Municipal Accounts to 100% Renewable, 41. Ordinance requiring 20% onsite inclusionary units in new rental developments (10 units or more) in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs), 42. Resolution 100% Sustainable Trips by 2045 and referral to CEAC, Energy and Transportation Commissions to develop proposals to accomplish this goal, 43. Prohibit sale of gas, diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels effective Jan 1, 2045, 44. Prohibit resale of used combustion vehicles in 2040, 45. Prohibit use of City Streets for operating, parking or idling combustion vehicles by 2045, 46. Develop Improved Plan/Mechanism to count Homeless in 2021 Berkeley Homeless Point-in-Time count, 47. a.&b. Peoples First Sanctuary Encampment, 48. Rental Discrimination on the basis of payment through vouchers or subsidy a. Homeless Commission Recommends amending BMC 13.31 to provide administrative procedure to enforce anti-discrimination b. City Manager – no action, 49. BMC 13.78 add prohibition of additional fees for existing tenancies and lease terminations50. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr Pool to implement shower program during COVID 19 Pandemic,
INFORMATION REPORTS: 51. Strategic Plan Performance Measures, 52. Summary of Aging Services, 53. Pathways STAIR FY-6 month evaluation, 54. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Dept Capital Improvement Projects Update, 55. Measure T1 Update, 56. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 57. Public Works Planned Projects for FY 2021,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) TBD
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
May 5 – Budget Update, Crime Report
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – no workshops scheduled yet
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting:
The only City meeting scheduled for the week of March 29 – April 5 is the Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm Monday, March 30 which will review the proposed agenda for the April 14 City Council meeting.
The Agenda meeting will be conducted exclusively through videoconference https://zoom.us/i/269315640 and teleconference correction 1-669-900-9128 meeting ID: 269315640 if you wish to comment *9 (your phone number will appear on the videoconference screen).
The Agenda Meeting Packet is 334 pages. The proposed April 14 agenda is found on pages 11 – 29. The Consent items are primarily contracts. The Action calendar includes: 40. Opting up residential and commercial customers of EBCE (East Bay Community Energy) to Brilliant 100 and Municipal accounts to Renewable 100 (completely 100% renewable). 41. Requiring 20% inclusionary units in new developments in Qualified Opportunity Zones. 42. – 45. Are the proposals on eliminating carbon based fuel transportation by 2040 and 2045. These goals miss the 2018 IPCC warnings and actions that need to be taken by 2030.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
All other policy committees, board and commission meetings are cancelled. The Agenda and Rules committee will re-evaluate the status of Boards and Commissions on April 13.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm, Meeting Agenda planning for April 14 City Council meeting:
CONSENT: 1. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin Consulting as external evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program, ends 6/30/2021 2. Contract $104,400 Contingency $38,600 with Lind Marine for removal of derelict and abandoned vessels at Berkeley Marina, 3. Contract add $127,200 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc for additional painting Park Buildings, 4. Contract add $300,000 total $500,000 with Bay Area Tree Specialists for as-needed tree services 5/29/2019 – 5/28/2022, 5. Contract add $204,152 total $375,000 with ERA Construction for concrete repair in parks, 6. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Rose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 7. Contract $600,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 8. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 10. Call for Consolidated Nov 3. Election, 13. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations $28,565,263 (gross) and $15,378,568 (net) 14. Renewal North Shattuck Business Improvement District, 15. 1601 Oxford Interest Rate Reduction to 1%, 16. Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal Grants, 17. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 18. Grant Application $42,000 Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange, 20. Waiver of Annual Marina Berth Fees for Non-profits (Berkeley Racing Canoe Club, Cal Sailing Club, The Pegasus Project, Blue Water Foundation) 21. Contract $39,650,670 (includes 10% contingency, add-alternatives) with Robert E. Boyer Construction, Inc. for Tuolumne Camp, 22. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 23. Vacate sewer easement at 2009 Addison, 24. Contract $2,475,200 (includes 10% contingency) with CF Contracting, Inc for Sacramento Complete Streets, 25. Contract add $300,000 total $450,000 with Clean Harbors, Inc. for Hazardous Waste and extend to 6/30/2022, 26. Contract $4,478,909 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading for Street Rehab FY 2020 Project, 27. Contract add $100,000 total $600,000 with Revel Environmental Manufacturing for on-call Storm Water Maintenance extend to 6/30/2021, 28. Contract $116,635.39 (includes $19,439.23 contingency) with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 29. Contract up to $240,000 with National Data & Surveying Services for On-call Transportation and Parking Survey Consulting Services, 30. Refer to City Manager education for businesses on Service Animals, 31. Appoint Ann Hawkins to Mental Health Commission, 33. Budget Referral $279,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, 35. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 36. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding,
ACTION: 37. Public Hearing – General Plan Redesign and Rezone of The Rose Garden Inn at 2740 Telegraph, 2744 Telegraph, 2348 Ward, 38. Public Hearing – Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Family Daycare Homes to comply with Senate Bill 234, 39. Nov 3 Election Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 40. Resolution to Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% Greenhouse Gas Emission Free Electricity Plan (Brilliant 100), Upgrade Municipal Accounts to 100% Renewable, 41. Ordinance requiring 20% onsite inclusionary units in new rental developments (10 units or more) in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs), 42. Resolution 100% Sustainable Trips by 2045 and referral to CEAC, Energy and Transportation Commissions to develop proposals to accomplish this goal, 43. Prohibit sale of gas, diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels effective Jan 1, 2045, 44. Prohibit resale of used combustion vehicles in 2040, 45. Prohibit use of City Streets for operating, parking or idling combustion vehicles by 2045, 46. Develop Improved Plan/Mechanism to count Homeless in 2021 Berkeley Homeless Point-in-Time count, 47. a.&b. Peoples First Sanctuary Encampment, 48. Rental Discrimination on the basis of payment through vouchers or subsidy a. Homeless Commission Recommends amending BMC 13.31 to provide administrative procedure to enforce anti-discrimination b. City Manager – no action, 49. BMC 13.78 add prohibition of additional fees for existing tenancies and lease terminations50. Open West Campus Pool and MLK Jr Pool to implement shower program during COVID 19 Pandemic,
INFORMATION REPORTS: 51. Strategic Plan Performance Measures, 52. Summary of Aging Services, 53. Pathways STAIR FY-6 month evaluation, 54. Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Dept Capital Improvement Projects Update, 55. Measure T1 Update, 56. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 57. Public Works Planned Projects for FY 2021,
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1533 Beverly (single family dwelling) TBD
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
May 5 – Budget Update, Crime Report
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update,
July 21 – no workshops scheduled yet
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture (special meeting)
Presentation from StopWaste on SB1383
Systems Realignment
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
March 22 - March 29, 2020 - COVID - 19 - Shelter in Place Order, No City Meetings
March 15 - March 22, 2020
ADDED MARCH 16, 2020
A special City Council meeting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled for March 17, 2020 at 6 pm. The meeting can be viewed via live webcast https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
All other Berkeley City meetings and events have been cancelled. The Design Review Committee and the Zoning Adjustment Board will not meet. The City Council March 24th meeting is cancelled.
The Shelter in Place (stay inside) order for all residents (except those providing essential services) begins March 17, 12:01 am and lasts through April 7 and includes Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, and Contra Costa Counties.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2020/2020-03-16-health-officers-order-residents-to-stay-home/
Worth Noting:
CLOSED TO PUBLIC ACCESS STARTING MARCH 16 - Public Library – Saturday, March 14 – The Board of Library Trustees is holding an Emergency Meeting, 1:30 pm, at 2090 Kittredge, 3rd floor Community Room, Central Library, Agenda: Approve resolution to suspend public access to Library facilities during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Expect more meetings to be cancelled – to check if a meeting/event has been cancelled since this posting, the contact person is listed.
The City Council March 24 meeting agenda is available for comment and follows the list of City meetings.
The memo from the City Clerk listing which Boards and Commissions may continue to meet if they have time-sensitive, legally mandated business to complete, as determined by the Director of Emergency Services and which are cancelled follows the March 24 City Council agenda.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
- No City meetings or events found
- CANCELLED - Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Budget & Personnel Committee, 5:30 pm, at 2001 Center, Law Library, 2nd floor, Contact: Aimee Mueller, 510.981.4932, 5. Update RFP for new integrated database system, members may participate via teleconference. http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- CANCELLED - Measure O Bond Oversight Committee, at 2180 Milvia, Cypress Room, still listed as meeting even though it is in the City Clerk memo list of meetings to be cancelled, Contact: Amy Davidson, Secretary, 510.981.5406, measureo@cityofberkeley.info, Agenda: 6.a. Use of Measure O for Housing Trust Fund Projects, b. Housing Trust Fund Approvals (Resolution 69,231-N.S.), c. Issuance of $38M in Measure O Bond Funds. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Measure_O_Bond_Oversight_Committee.aspx
- CANCELLED - Tax the Rich Rally
- BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL - https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- TELECOM MEETING CANCELLED - Berkeley City Council Special meeting
- THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR SHOWS NEW SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 17
- NEW POSTING - Berkeley City Council Special Meeting, Tuesday, March 17, 6:00 pm, 1231 Addison Street, BUSD Board Room, Agenda - Action: 1. Adopt Resolution ratifying the recommendations issued by the Director of Emergency Services and Public Health Officer regarding meetings of legislative bodies in response to COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Urgency Ordinance – COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to provide protections to residential tenants against evictions during the declared state of emergency to preserve the health and safety of the Berkeley Community, 3. Berkeley COVID-19 Relief Fund and Expanding Flexible Housing Pool, Refer to City Manager to consider the creation of tax-exempt special fund at up to $3 million to provide gap resources which to be matched with grants or philanthropic donations to provide gap assistance to renters, small businesses and arts organizations significantly impacted by COVID-19 state of emergency, 4. Strategies for Special Populations during COVID-19 Crisis, Refer to City Manager to develop and implement strategies to address the needs of populations in Berkeley who face unique challenges
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/03_Mar/City_Council__03-17-2020_-_Special_Meeting_Agenda(COVID-19).aspx
- NEW POSTING - Berkeley City Council Special Meeting, Tuesday, March 17, 6:00 pm, 1231 Addison Street, BUSD Board Room, Agenda - Action: 1. Adopt Resolution ratifying the recommendations issued by the Director of Emergency Services and Public Health Officer regarding meetings of legislative bodies in response to COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Urgency Ordinance – COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to provide protections to residential tenants against evictions during the declared state of emergency to preserve the health and safety of the Berkeley Community, 3. Berkeley COVID-19 Relief Fund and Expanding Flexible Housing Pool, Refer to City Manager to consider the creation of tax-exempt special fund at up to $3 million to provide gap resources which to be matched with grants or philanthropic donations to provide gap assistance to renters, small businesses and arts organizations significantly impacted by COVID-19 state of emergency, 4. Strategies for Special Populations during COVID-19 Crisis, Refer to City Manager to develop and implement strategies to address the needs of populations in Berkeley who face unique challenges
- CANCELLED - Human Welfare and Community Action Commission still listed as meeting even though it is in the City Clerk memo list of meetings to be cancelled, – expect this meeting to be cancelled Contact: Mary-Claire Katz, Secretary, 510.981.5414, mkatz@cityofberkeley.info https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- CANCELLED - Planning Commission Adeline Corridor Specific Plan Subcommittee, 7 – 11:30 pm at 2939 Ellis, Henry Ramsey Jr. South Berkeley Senior Center, Contact: Alisa Shen 510.981.7409 Agenda: Finalize Subcommittee Recommendations to Planning Commission II. Staff Presentation Revised Adeline Corridor Zoning Text and Plan, (Planning Commission – full Commission is not meeting) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- CANCELLED - Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm, at 1231 Addison St, No Agenda Posted, check website before going or call 510.981.7368. http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- CANCELLED - Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm at 1947 Center St, Basement Multi-purpose Room, Contact: Anne Burns, Secretary, 510.981.7415, ABurns@cityofberkeley.info, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
- 2028 Bancroft Way – Final Design Review – relocate 3-story residential building to 1940 Haste, construct 6-story residential building, 37 dwellings (including 2 below market rate), adjacent to 2025 Durant, convert existing parking into 2 residential units,
- 1717 University – Final Design Review – add 1 studio unit, project total 5-story, 29 dwellings, 6 auto and 40 bicycle parking spaces
- 2023 Shattuck – Preliminary Design Review – demolish remaining fire-damaged structure, construct 7-story mixed use with 48 dwellings (including 4 very low income) no parking, storage for 34 bicycles
- 2099 MLK Jr Way – Preliminary Design Review – construct 7-story, 72 dwellings (including 5 very low income) 12 parking spaces, storage for 38 bicycles
- 2795 San Pablo – Preliminary Design Review – demolish single family residence, construct 3-story, 4 unit residential building with 4 vehicle parking spaces
- CANCELLED - Open Government Commission and Fair Campaign Practices Committee (meet concurrently), 7 pm at 2180 Milvia, Cypress Room, Contact: Sam Harvey, Secretary, 510.981.6998, FCPC@cityofberkeley.info, Agenda: 6 Public Campaign Financing http://www.cityofberkeley.info/opengovermentcommission/
- CANCELLED - City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee
- No City meetings/events listed
- CANCELLED - Willard Clubhouse Community Meeting, 10 am – 12 pm, at 2720 Hillegass @ Derby, Agenda: meet design team members, and provide feedback for Willard Clubhouse, meeting still listed Contact: Wendy Wellbrock, 510.981.6700 https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MeasureT1/
- CANCELLED - John Lee Invitational Co—Rec Softball Tournament is still listed as occurring 8 am – 9 pm Saturday and Sunday Contact: Wayne Munson, 510.981.5152, wmunson@cityofberkeley.info
CANCELLED - John Lee Invitational Co—Rec Softball Tournament is still listed as occurring 8 am – 9 pm Saturday and Sunday Contact: Wayne Munson, 510.981.5152, wmunson@cityofberkeley.info
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MARCH 24TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING CANCELLED - City Council March 24 Council meeting agenda,
To comment email: Council@cityofberkeley.info
CONSENT: 1. Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Access to Housing – 2nd reading, 2. November election d. policies for candidate statements, 4. Annual appropriations $28,565263(gross) $15,378,568(net), 7. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin External Evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program thru 6/30/2021, 8. Contract $143,000 ($38,000 contingency) with Lind Marine for removal and disposal derelict and abandoned vessels, 9. Contract add $210,000 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc. for Park Buildings, 10. Add $300,000 total $500,000 with Bay Area Tree Specialists as needed tree services, 11. Add $300,000 total $375,000with ERA Construction Inc for concrete repair in Parks and along Pathways, 12. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Brose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 13. Contract $600,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 14. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 15. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 16. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 17. Vacate sewer easement at 2009 Addison, 19. Budget Referral $279,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, 20. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 21. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding, ACTION: 22. Redesign and Redesign Rose Garden Inn, 23. Zoning Ordinance Hearing for Family Daycare Homes to comply with SB 234, 24. Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to Establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 25. Renaming Shattuck (east) Center – University, 26. Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% Renewable, 27. Require Inclusionary Units (20%) in new developments (10 or more units) in Qualified Opportunity Zones, INFORMATION: 28. FY2020 Mid-year Budget Update, 30. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 31. Children, Youth, and Recreation Commission WorkPlan, 32. Civic Arts Grants Program, 33. Council Referral-Commemorative Tree Program.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
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Memo from the City Clerk:
Limitations now in effect for Berkeley Boards and Commissions:
Commissions in Category A may continue to meet if they have time-sensitive, legally mandated business to complete, as determined by the Director of Emergency Services.
Category A
Design Review Committee
Fair Campaign Practices Commission
Joint Subcommittee on the Implementation of State Housing Laws
Landmarks Preservation Commission
Open Government Commission
Personnel Board
Planning Commission
Police Review Commission
Zoning Adjustments Board
Commissions in Category B shall not meet for a period of 60 days. This will be re-evaluated at the Agenda & Rules Committee meeting on April 13, 2020. A Commission in Category B may convene a meeting if it has time-sensitive, legally-mandated business to complete, as determined by the Director of Emergency Services.
Category B
Animal Care Commission
Cannabis Commission
Civic Arts Commission
Children, Youth, and Recreation Commission
Commission on Aging
Commission on Disability
Commission on Labor
Commission on the Status of Women
Community Environmental Advisory Commission
Community Health Commission
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission
Elmwood Business Improvement District Advisory Board
Energy Commission
Homeless Commission
Homeless Services Panel of Experts
Housing Advisory Commission
Human Welfare and Community Action Commission
Measure O Bond Oversight Committee
Mental Health Commission
Parks and Waterfront Commission
Peace and Justice Commission
Public Works Commission
Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts
Transportation Commission
Youth Commission
Zero Waste Commission
Loan Administration Board
Mark Numainville
City Clerk
City of Berkeley
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1132 Amador 3/30/2020
1440 Bonita 3/26/2020
1484 Grizzly Peak 3/24/2020
1397 La Loma 3/26/2020
74 Oak Ridge 3/19/2020
1231 Ordway 3/17/2020
1919 Oregon 3/16/2020
1315 Peralta 3/17/2020
2418 Sacramento 3/18/2020
2920 Seventh 3/16/2020
1998 Shattuck 3/26/2020
1665 Thousand Oaks 3/26/2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
March 17 –CANCELLED watch for rescheduling - CIP Update (PRW and Public Works), Measure T1 Update
May 5 – Budget Update, Crime Report
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update
July 21– no workshops scheduled “yet”
Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement/Website Update
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Ohlone History and Culture)special meeting)
Systems Realignment
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A special City Council meeting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled for March 17, 2020 at 6 pm. The meeting can be viewed via live webcast https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
All other Berkeley City meetings and events have been cancelled. The Design Review Committee and the Zoning Adjustment Board will not meet. The City Council March 24th meeting is cancelled.
The Shelter in Place (stay inside) order for all residents (except those providing essential services) begins March 17, 12:01 am and lasts through April 7 and includes Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, and Contra Costa Counties.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2020/2020-03-16-health-officers-order-residents-to-stay-home/
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Berkeley City Council Special Meeting, Tuesday, March 17, 6:00 pm, 1231 Addison Street, BUSD Board Room, Agenda - Action: 1. Adopt Resolution ratifying the recommendations issued by the Director of Emergency Services and Public Health Officer regarding meetings of legislative bodies in response to COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Urgency Ordinance – COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to provide protections to residential tenants against evictions during the declared state of emergency to preserve the health and safety of the Berkeley Community, 3. Berkeley COVID-19 Relief Fund and Expanding Flexible Housing Pool, Refer to City Manager to consider the creation of tax-exempt special fund at up to $3 million to provide gap resources which to be matched with grants or philanthropic donations to provide gap assistance to renters, small businesses and arts organizations significantly impacted by COVID-19 state of emergency, 4. Strategies for Special Populations during COVID-19 Crisis, Refer to City Manager to develop and implement strategies to address the needs of populations in Berkeley who face unique challenges
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/03_Mar/City_Council__03-17-2020_-_Special_Meeting_Agenda(COVID-19).aspx
March 8 - March 15, 2020
Worth Noting and Responding with phone call or email:
As of this writing, (Saturday morning), no Berkeley City meetings have been canceled due to Covid-19. In fact, another meeting announcement arrived as this was being finalized.
Future
Sunday, March 8, 2020 - Daylight Savings Begins - Spring Forward
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda Planning for March 24 Council meeting: CONSENT: 1. November election d. policies for candidate statements, 3. Annual appropriations $28,565263(gross) $15,378,568(net), 6. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin External Evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program thru 6/30/2021, 7. Contract $143,000 ($38,000 contingency) with Lind Marine for removal and disposal derelict and abandoned vessels, 8.Contract add $210,000 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc. for Park Buildings, 9. Add $300,000 total $500,000with Bay Area Tree Specialists as needed tree services, 10. Add $300,000 total $375,000with ERA Construction Inc for concrete repair in Parks and along Pathways, 11. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Brose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 12. Contract $485,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 13. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 14. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 15. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 18. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, 18 billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 19. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding, ACTION: 20. Redesign and Redesign Rose Garden Inn, 21. Zoning Ordinance Hearing for Family Daycare Homes to comply with SB 234, 22. Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to Establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 23. Renaming Shattuck (east) Center – University, 24. Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% Renewable, 25. Require Inclusionary Units (20%) in new developments (10 or more units) in Qualified Opportunity Zones, 26. Budget Referral $153,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, INFORMATION: 27. FY2020 Mid-year Budget Update, 29. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 30. Children, Youth, and Recreation Commission WorkPlan, 31. Civic Arts Grants Program, 32. Council Referral-Commemorative Tree Program.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
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WORKSHOPS
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
If you wish to stop receiving the Weekly Summary of City Meetings please forward the weekly summary you received to kellyhammargren@gmail.com,
Worth Noting and Responding with phone call or email:
As of this writing, (Saturday morning), no Berkeley City meetings have been canceled due to Covid-19. In fact, another meeting announcement arrived as this was being finalized.
- Monday – Agenda Committee at 2:30 pm is the plan for March 24 City Council meeting. #22. is the proposed Charter amendment to establish a Police Board. There are no documents in the agenda packet describing the proposed new Police Board.
- Tuesday – Regular City Council meeting at 6 pm includes #23. Emergency Outdoor Shelter and 24. Fair Chance Housing (ban the box for housing).
- Wednesday – Kate Harrison will be at the Homeless Commission at 7 pm to answer questions about the Emergency Outdoor Shelter
- Thursday –.#2 in the 10 am Budget Committee agenda is accepting Cryptocurrency as tax payment. There will be a community meeting at 7 pm on the “revitalization” of North Berkeley. The Police Commission at 7 pm will be discussing scheduling a special meeting regarding the Charter amendment, not the content of the amendment
Future
- March 17, 4 pm - Special City Council meeting agenda: 1. Adoption of Ordinance Excavation for Video and Telecommunications systems and revised guidelines for issuance of Public Right-of-Way Permits, 2. Updating Telecom Ordinances. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Sunday, March 8, 2020 - Daylight Savings Begins - Spring Forward
- No City meetings or events found
- City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 2. Listening session Homeless, 3. Healthy Checkout (removing junk food from checkout, 4. a.&b. Modify Policies Related to Enforcement of Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 5. a.&b. Smoke free multi-unit housing, a. make complaint process easier, increase staffing for enforcement, referrals on whether to include cannabis b. City Manager requests referral for financial and legal analysis https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
- Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda Planning for March 24 Council meeting: CONSENT: 7. Contract $143,000 ($38,000 contingency) with Lind Marine for removal and disposal derelict and abandoned vessels, 8.Contract add $210,000 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc. for Park Buildings, 11. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Brose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 13. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 22. Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to Establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 24. Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% Renewable, 25. Require Inclusionary Units (20%) in new developments (10 or more units) in Qualified Opportunity Zones, (more complete agenda follows meeting list) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board - Budget & Personnel Committee Meeting, 5:30 pm, at 2001 Center, Law Library, 2nd Floor http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- Parks and Waterfront Commission – Subcommittee Adopt-a-Spot, 1 – 3 pm at 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor, Cypress Room, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
- Youth Commission, 6:30 pm at 1730 Oregon St, Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Services Center, Agenda: 10. Letter to BUSD recommending action against sexual assault, 11. Letter to BUSD recommending elimination of single use plastic, 12. Approval Sexual Assault Subcommittee. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Tax the Rich Rally, is suspended in response to the Covid-19 Berkeley Declaration of Emergency
- Berkeley City Council, 1231 Addison Street, BUSD Board Room,
- 3:30 pm Closed Session: 1. Pending Litigation, b. 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators
- 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Regular Meeting: CONSENT: 1. Contract 3-15-2020 to 3-14-2023 with option two 1 yr renewals for $2.7 million over 5 years with Blaisdell’s Business Products for Office supplies, small equipment and office furniture, 2. Contract $100,000 thru 6-30-2022 with Resource Development for results based accountability to evaluate mental health programs, 3. Loan $7.1 million to BRIDGE Housing for acquisition and predevelopment of proposed affordable housing project at 1740 San Pablo, 4. Establish standing list of City’s Labor Negotiators, 5. Contract add $20,000 total $65,000 with Cadalys, Inc for software for BESO (Building Energy Saving Ordinance), 6. Contract add $65,081 total $365,773 (term 5-15-2013 to 6-30-2021) with SSP Data Products, Inc. for Barracuda Backup Solution with Hosted Cloud Storage, 7. Accept donation $9,500 from Friends of Ohlone Park for Ohlone Park Mural Garden, 8. Grant application for $150,000 to National Fitness Campaign for Fitness Courts, 9. Contract add $125,000 total $1,386,771 with 2M Associates for Tuolumne Camp Project, 10. Contract add $40,000 total $280,000 with APB General Engineering for Hillview Road and Woodside Road drainage improvement project, 11. $457,000 to purchase 2019 John Deere Co. 644L 20 Ton Hybrid Wheel Loader with Pape Machinery, Inc, 12. Vision Zero Action Plan, 13. Use Portion Cannabis Tax Proceeds to fund subsidies 1000 Person Plan (homeless) 14. Oppose S.2059 – Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019 with letters to Feinstein, Harris, Lee and Trump, 15. Support AB 1839 – CA Green New Deal, 16. Support AB 2037 – Hospital Closure Notification, 17. Refer to Planning Commission Update definition “Research and Development,” 18. Referral to City Manager to study feasibility of 1890 Alcatraz (city owned) as site for African American Holistic Resource Center and affordable housing, 19. Allocation U1 General Fund Revenues, 20. Letter Supporting Reviving Berkeley Bus Rapid Transit, 21. Affirm support for People of Tibet, ACTION: 22. Electric Bike Share Program Franchise Amendment with Bay Area Motivate, subsidiary of Lyft for shared electric bikes, 23. Direct City Manager to Lease CalTrans Property at University and West Frontage Road for temporary outdoor shelter and immediately provide handwashing, toilet and garbage pick-up, 24. Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Housing Access, 25. Ballot Initiative to increase City Council Salary, 26. Disposition (sale) 1631 Fifth Street, 27. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Reports and Body Worn Cameras Policy, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update, 29. 2019 FY 4th Quarter Investment report, 30. 2020 FY 1st qtr report, 31. Audit Status Report from Public Works towards 2020 Zero Waste Goal, 32. Audit Status report from Public Works on Zero Waste Activities, 33. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework for access for People with Disabilities from Commission, 34. Peace and Justice Commission Workplan. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Eviction / Foreclosure Section 8, 5 pm, at 2001 Center, Law Library, 2nd Floor http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- Homeless Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor Cypress Room, Agenda: 6. Q&A with Kate Harrison on Emergency Outdoor Shelter, 6. Response to Coronovirus, 10. Pathways/STAIR, 12. Lifelong Street Medicine proposal, 13. Homeless persons on Caltrans property, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Homeless_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Parks and Waterfront Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 2800 Park St, Frances Albrier Community Center, Agenda: 8. Ferry/Pier/BMASP, 10. Presentation: Frances Albrier Ctr Measure T1 Planning & Design, 12. Waiver Marina Berth Fees for 4 non-profits, 13. Kite Festival funding https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
- Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm, at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center, Agenda: 8. Subcommittee Reports a. Lexipol Policies, b. Standard of Proof, c. Use of Force, 10. a. Possible special meeting on ballot measure to amend City Charter to reform civilian oversight of Berkeley police, c. Lexipol policies Medical Aid and Response, Animal Control https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, at 1947 Center, 3rd Floor Magnolia Room, Agenda: 2. New Ordinance to accept Cannabis tax payment and certain industries (with approval) in Cryptocurrency, 3. FY 2020 Annual Appropriations ordinance $28,585,263 (gross), $15,378,568 (net), 4. FY 2020 Mid-year Budget Update, 5. Allocating 50% of Car Fees (Vehicle-in-Lieu Tax) for Street Improvements https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
- Community Environmental Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 1901 Russell St, Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library, Agenda: 2. Expansion Cigarette Butt Receptacles, 3. Bee City Initiative Update http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Community_Environmental_Advisory_Commission/
- Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm at 1231 Addison St, BUSD Board Room
- 2150-2176 Kittredge – demolish carwash, 5-story commercial building, construct 75’ 7-story mixed use building, 165 dwelling units, 52 vehicle spaces, 23,000 sq ft commercial space
- 1449 Grizzly Peak – construct 500 sq ft addition (5th bedroom) on 3rd story of 2791 3-story single family home, construct perimeter fence 6’2” to 8’7” on side and rear property lines
- 2650 Telegraph – demolish existing commercial building, construct 5-story, 45 dwelling units (including 4 very low-income units) mixed use building with 20 vehicle parking spaces, 50 bicycle spaces. http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
- The Solano Avenue Revitalization Plan & T1 Bond Projects in North Berkeley, 7 – 9 pm at Thousand Oaks Baptist Church, 1821 Catalina @ Colusa, hand sanitizer and wet wipes will be provided, no food or beverages will be served. Bring your own water.
- Berkeley City Reduced Service Day
- No City meetings or events found
- No City meetings or events found
Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda Planning for March 24 Council meeting: CONSENT: 1. November election d. policies for candidate statements, 3. Annual appropriations $28,565263(gross) $15,378,568(net), 6. Contract $93,600 with Sonya Dublin External Evaluator Tobacco Prevention Program thru 6/30/2021, 7. Contract $143,000 ($38,000 contingency) with Lind Marine for removal and disposal derelict and abandoned vessels, 8.Contract add $210,000 total $305,000 with Affordable Painting Services, Inc. for Park Buildings, 9. Add $300,000 total $500,000with Bay Area Tree Specialists as needed tree services, 10. Add $300,000 total $375,000with ERA Construction Inc for concrete repair in Parks and along Pathways, 11. Contract $3,491,917 (includes $317,447 contingency) with Ghilotti Construction, Inc for Brose Garden Pergola Reconstruction & Site Improvements, 12. Contract $485,000 with Vol Ten Corporation DBA Delta Charter for bus transportation for Day Camp & Summer Programs 6/1/2020-6/1/2025, 13. 60-year term Lease Agreement 5/4/2020-12/31/2080 200 Marina Blvd for Doubletree Hotel City contribution $3,000,000 for Marina street improvements, 14. Add $162,568 total $233,868 with Bigbelly Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Receptacles term remains 8/1/2018-6/30/2023, 15. Funding $1,000,000 to EBMUD FY 2020-FY 2024 to control wet weather overflows and bypasses, 18. Support SB 54 & AB 1080 CA Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (only 9% of plastic is recycled, 18 billion tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year), 19. Support SB 1160 Public Utilities undergrounding, ACTION: 20. Redesign and Redesign Rose Garden Inn, 21. Zoning Ordinance Hearing for Family Daycare Homes to comply with SB 234, 22. Ballot Initiative Charter Amendment to Establish Police Board and Director of Police Accountability, 23. Renaming Shattuck (east) Center – University, 24. Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% Renewable, 25. Require Inclusionary Units (20%) in new developments (10 or more units) in Qualified Opportunity Zones, 26. Budget Referral $153,000 to Fund Berkeley Youthworks, INFORMATION: 27. FY2020 Mid-year Budget Update, 29. Audit Recommendation Status 911 Dispatchers, 30. Children, Youth, and Recreation Commission WorkPlan, 31. Civic Arts Grants Program, 32. Council Referral-Commemorative Tree Program.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
- 0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
- 1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
- 1132 Amador 3/30/20
- 1533 Beverly 3/12/2020
- 2565 Buena Vista 3/11/2020
- 1237.5 Carrison 3/10/2020
- 1484 Grizzly Peak 3/24/2020
- 1660 Lincoln 3/12/2020
- 11 Maryland3/26/2020
- 74 Oak Ridge 3/19/2020
- 1231 Ordway 3/17/2020
- 1919 Oregon 3/16/2020
- 1315 Peralta 3/17/2020
- 2418 Sacramento 3/18/2020
- 2421 Seventh 3/12/2020
- 2920 Seventh 3/16/2020
- 1665 Thousand Oaks 3/26/2020
- 1652 University 3/12/2020
- LPC 1399 Queens Road #LMIN2019-0003
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WORKSHOPS
- March 17 – CIP Update (PRW and Public Works), Measure T1 Update
- May 5 – Budget Update, Crime Report
- June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update
- July 21– no workshops scheduled “yet”
- Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement/Website Update
- Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
- Cannabis Health Considerations
- Vision 2050
- Ohlone History and Culture)special meeting)
- Systems Realignment
This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
If you wish to stop receiving the Weekly Summary of City Meetings please forward the weekly summary you received to kellyhammargren@gmail.com,
March 1 - March 8, 2020
Worth Noting and Showing Up:
Sunday, March 1, 2020
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To comment: email Council@CityofBerkeley.info
March 10 City Council Agenda: CONSENT: 1. Contract 3-15-2020 to 3-14-2023 with option two 1 yr renewals for $2.7 million over 5 years with Blaisdell’s Business Products for Office supplies, small equipment and office furniture, 2. Contract $100,000 thru 6-30-2022 with Resource Development for results based accountability to evaluate mental health programs, 3. Loan $7.1 million to BRIDGE Housing for acquisition and predevelopment of proposed affordable housing project at 1740 San Pablo, 4. Establish standing list of City’s Labor Negotiators, 5. Contract add $20,000 total $65,000 with Cadalys, Inc for software for BESO (Building Energy Saving Ordinance), 6. Contract add $65,081 total $365,773 (term 5-15-2013 to 6-30-2021) with SSP Data Products, Inc. for Barracuda Backup Solution with Hosted Cloud Storage, 7. Accept donation $9,500 from Friends of Ohlone Park for Ohlone Park Mural Garden, 8. Grant application for $150,000 to National Fitness Campaign for Fitness Courts, 9. Contract add $125,000 total $1,386,771 with 2M Associates for Tuolumne Camp Project, 10. Contract add $40,000 total $280,000 with APB General Engineering for Hillview Road and Woodside Road drainage improvement project, 11. $457,000 to purchase 2019 John Deere Co. 644L 20 Ton Hybrid Wheel Loader with Pape Machinery, Inc, 12. Vision Zero Action Plan, 13. Use Portion Cannabis Tax Proceeds to fund subsidies 1000 Person Plan (homeless) 14. Oppose S.2059 – Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019 with letters to Feinstein, Harris, Lee and Trump, 15. Support AB 1839 – CA Green New Deal, 16. Support AB 2037 – Hospital Closure Notification, 17. Refer to Planning Commission Update definition “Research and Development,” 18. Referral to City Manager to study feasibility of 1890 Alcatraz (city owned) as site for African American Holistic Resource Center and affordable housing, 19. Allocation U1 General Fund Revenues, 20. Letter Supporting Reviving Berkeley Bus Rapid Transit, 21. Affirm support for People of Tibet, ACTION: 22. Electric Bike Share Program Franchise Amendment with Bay Area Motivate, subsidiary of Lyft for shared electric bikes, 23. Direct City Manager to Lease CalTrans Property at University and West Frontage Road for temporary outdoor shelter and immediately provide handwashing, toilet and garbage pick-up, 24. Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Housing Access, 25. Ballot Initiative to increase City Council Salary, 26. Disposition (sale) 1631 Fifth Street, 27. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Reports and Body Worn Cameras Policy, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update, 29. 2019 FY 4th Quarter Investment report, 30. 2020 FY 1st qtr report, 31. Audit Status Report from Public Works towards 2020 Zero Waste Goal, 32. Audit Status report from Public Works on Zero Waste Activities, 33. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework for access for People with Disabilities from Commission,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/03_Mar/City_Council__03-10-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1533 Beverly 3-12-2020
2565 Buena Vista 3-11-2020
1237.5 Carrison 3-10-2020
2965-2967 College 3-4-2020
1660 Lincoln 3-12-2020
74 Oak Ridge 3-19-2020
1231 Ordway 3-17-2020
1919 Oregon 3-16-2020
1315 Peralta 3-17-2020
1416 Russell 3-4-2020
2418 Sacramento 3-18-2020
2421 Seventh 3-12-2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Worth Noting and Showing Up:
- Super Tuesday March 3 California Primary Day: - Polls open 7 am and close at 8 pm, Absentee Ballot Voters - Don’t delay, get your ballots in. Voting in person or walking in your absentee ballot you must arrive before 8 pm.
- Wednesday: Planning Commission is conducting a public hearing on eliminating off-street parking minimum requirements for multi-unit buildings.
- Thursday: morning – Council Land Use Committee TOPA (Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act,) afternoon – Council FITS Policy Committee phase out of sale of (new) gas/diesel/natural gas powered passenger vehicles, evening – Housing Advisory Commission
- Sunday – March 8 – Daylight Savings begins
Sunday, March 1, 2020
- Ben Bartlett Councilmember District 3 & Mayor Jesse Arreguin Office Hours, 2 - 4 pm, at 3250 Adeline, Vault Cafe
- Peace and Justice Commission, 7 pm at 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor Cypress Room, Agenda: 7. Revised resolution opposing new US base construction in Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 8. Resolution opposing war in Iran, 11. Social Justice Framework on Human Needs in Berkeley https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=13054
- Personnel Board, 7 – 9 pm, 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Conference Room, Agenda: V. Recommendation to Establish Classification and Salary Range of Communications Specialist. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
- Tax the Rich Rally, with music by Occupella, 4 – 5 pm at the Top of Solano in front of the Closed Oaks Theater, Rain Cancels.
- Super Tuesday – Primaries in California, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia.
- Sanctuary City Task Force, 4 - 5:30 pm at 2180 Milvia, reconvening of task force, contact TTrachtenberg@cityofberkeley.info
- Board of Library Trustees, 6:30 pm at 1901 Russell St, Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library, Agenda: II.B. Add $30,000 and extend contract 2 yrs to Dec 31, 2022, total $80,000 with Roberto Salcido dba Hercules Electric for on-call electrical services, II.C. 5th Contract renewal with Noll & Tam Architects for Central Library Area Improvements project add $20,000 total $585,416 thru June 30, 2021, II.D. Accept $60,000 from CA State Library Fund for10 GB Internet connection. III. Discuss Moss Adams analysis and recommendations. https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
- Commission on Disability, 6:30 – 9 pm at 1947 Center, 4th Floor, Agenda: 2. Elevator Ordinance, 3. Paratransit Update, 4. Presentation Berkeley Preparedness Network, 5. BART Advisory Appointment, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx
- **Planning Commission, 7 – 10 pm at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center, Agenda: 9. Public Hearing Parking Reform – eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements except in High Fire zones, establish off-street parking maximums and establish TDM (Transit Demand Management) Program, unbundle parking except when prohibited by Federal Funding. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- **City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 2. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act - new ordinance giving tenants the opportunity to collectively purchase the property they live in https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
- **City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2 pm, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 2. Ordinance terminating the sale of gas, diesel and natural gas powered passenger vehicles and City fleets by 2025 (phase out program), 3. Bright Streets Initiative (improve street safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and near schools), 4. Potential Bonding and funding opportunities for improving PCI (Paving Condition Index) and creating paving master plan. FUTURE meetings: Traffic Circles, Plastic Bags. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
- Cannabis Commission, 2 – 4 pm, at 1947 Center, Multi-purpose Room, Basement, Agenda: VII. A. Berkeley Ordinance, B. Active State Legislation https://www.cityofberkeley.info/MedicalCannabis/
- **Housing Advisory Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 2939 Ellis St, South Berkeley Senior Center, Agenda: 6. Possible Recommendation Reducing Interest Rate from 3% to 1% for 1601 Oxford Housing Trust Fund Loan, 7. Presentation Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), 8. Discussion/Action TOPA, 10. Recommend Reserving Funding for Bay Area Community Land Trust to purchase 1685 Solano 11. Climate Emergency Subcommittee 12. Joint Subcommittee for Implementation of State Housing Laws and establishing objective standards. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
- Landmarks Preservation Commission, 7 – 11:30 pm at 1947 Center St, Multipurpose Room, Basement, http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
- 2133 University - sign alteration
- 2200 block Piedmont – structural alteration permit
- 2043 Lincoln – Landmark or Structure of merit
- 2517 Virginia – add to list of potential initiations
- 2328 Channing Way – landmark initiation
- Public Works Commission, 7 – 10 pm at 1326 Allston Way, Willow Room, City of Berkeley Corporation Yard, NO AGENDA posted – per last meeting minutes, proposed items for March presentation PRW Forestry, Adopt-a-Spot, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- No City meetings found
- Community Repair Event – Fixit Clinic, 12 – 3 pm, at Tarea Hall Pittman / Tool Lending Library, 1901 Russell, Participants are assisted in learning how to fix/repair the broken item brought in https://www.cultureofrepair.org/community-repair-events
- SPRING FORWARD – Daylight Savings begins
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To comment: email Council@CityofBerkeley.info
March 10 City Council Agenda: CONSENT: 1. Contract 3-15-2020 to 3-14-2023 with option two 1 yr renewals for $2.7 million over 5 years with Blaisdell’s Business Products for Office supplies, small equipment and office furniture, 2. Contract $100,000 thru 6-30-2022 with Resource Development for results based accountability to evaluate mental health programs, 3. Loan $7.1 million to BRIDGE Housing for acquisition and predevelopment of proposed affordable housing project at 1740 San Pablo, 4. Establish standing list of City’s Labor Negotiators, 5. Contract add $20,000 total $65,000 with Cadalys, Inc for software for BESO (Building Energy Saving Ordinance), 6. Contract add $65,081 total $365,773 (term 5-15-2013 to 6-30-2021) with SSP Data Products, Inc. for Barracuda Backup Solution with Hosted Cloud Storage, 7. Accept donation $9,500 from Friends of Ohlone Park for Ohlone Park Mural Garden, 8. Grant application for $150,000 to National Fitness Campaign for Fitness Courts, 9. Contract add $125,000 total $1,386,771 with 2M Associates for Tuolumne Camp Project, 10. Contract add $40,000 total $280,000 with APB General Engineering for Hillview Road and Woodside Road drainage improvement project, 11. $457,000 to purchase 2019 John Deere Co. 644L 20 Ton Hybrid Wheel Loader with Pape Machinery, Inc, 12. Vision Zero Action Plan, 13. Use Portion Cannabis Tax Proceeds to fund subsidies 1000 Person Plan (homeless) 14. Oppose S.2059 – Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019 with letters to Feinstein, Harris, Lee and Trump, 15. Support AB 1839 – CA Green New Deal, 16. Support AB 2037 – Hospital Closure Notification, 17. Refer to Planning Commission Update definition “Research and Development,” 18. Referral to City Manager to study feasibility of 1890 Alcatraz (city owned) as site for African American Holistic Resource Center and affordable housing, 19. Allocation U1 General Fund Revenues, 20. Letter Supporting Reviving Berkeley Bus Rapid Transit, 21. Affirm support for People of Tibet, ACTION: 22. Electric Bike Share Program Franchise Amendment with Bay Area Motivate, subsidiary of Lyft for shared electric bikes, 23. Direct City Manager to Lease CalTrans Property at University and West Frontage Road for temporary outdoor shelter and immediately provide handwashing, toilet and garbage pick-up, 24. Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Housing Access, 25. Ballot Initiative to increase City Council Salary, 26. Disposition (sale) 1631 Fifth Street, 27. Surveillance Technology and Acquisition Reports and Body Worn Cameras Policy, INFORMATION REPORTS: 28. Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update, 29. 2019 FY 4th Quarter Investment report, 30. 2020 FY 1st qtr report, 31. Audit Status Report from Public Works towards 2020 Zero Waste Goal, 32. Audit Status report from Public Works on Zero Waste Activities, 33. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework for access for People with Disabilities from Commission,
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2020/03_Mar/City_Council__03-10-2020_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1533 Beverly 3-12-2020
2565 Buena Vista 3-11-2020
1237.5 Carrison 3-10-2020
2965-2967 College 3-4-2020
1660 Lincoln 3-12-2020
74 Oak Ridge 3-19-2020
1231 Ordway 3-17-2020
1919 Oregon 3-16-2020
1315 Peralta 3-17-2020
1416 Russell 3-4-2020
2418 Sacramento 3-18-2020
2421 Seventh 3-12-2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSHOPS
- March 17 – CIP Update (PRW and Public Works), Measure T1 Update
- May 5 – Budget Update, Crime Report
- June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update
- July 21, Sept 29 – no workshops scheduled “yet”
- Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
- Cannabis Health Considerations
- Vision 2050
- Systems Realignment
February 23 - March 1, 2020
Worth Noting and Showing Up:
The weekly summary of city meetings with agenda highlights for February 23 – March 1 is exceptionally long with the City Council Agenda Committee on Monday and City Council Regular meeting on Tuesday absorbing a lot of space.
Search for Director of Library Services (DOLS) – There are two opportunities to attend the Community meetings on the process and to comment on the ideal candidate profile with Pam Derby from CPS HR Consulting.: Monday 12:30 – 2 pm and Tuesday 6 – 7:30 pm, For more detail and available appointment times for comment in addition to noted public meetings check: https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Monday – The Planning Commission / ZAB subcommittees are meeting on the Zoning Ordinance revisions. The agenda attachment with the revisions is 265 pages.
Tuesday - The Council meeting includes two appeals followed by the Surveillance Reports. It is also the same evening of the last Democratic primary debate if you haven’t made up your mind yet and an interesting looking talk for parents of young children on climate.
Wednesday – The Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws (JSISHL) agenda is on establishing objective housing/development standards. The LeConte neighborhood meeting is open to residents living in other Berkeley neighborhoods.
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
2422 Fifth St – mixed-use building 2-25-2020
1581 LeRoy Ave – convert vacant elementary school property – LPC & ZAB 2-25-2020
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1237.5 Carrison 3-10-2020
1660 Lincoln 3-12-2020
30 Roanoke 2-25-2020
2421 Seventh 3-12-2020
1760 Sonoma 2-27-2020
20 Stevenson 2-25-2020
1914 Stuart 2-25-2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
WORKSHOPS
March 17 – CIP Update (PRW and Public Works), Measure T1 Update
May 5 – Budget Update, Crime Report
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update
July 21, Sept 29 – no workshops scheduled “yet”
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Systems Realignment
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
Worth Noting and Showing Up:
The weekly summary of city meetings with agenda highlights for February 23 – March 1 is exceptionally long with the City Council Agenda Committee on Monday and City Council Regular meeting on Tuesday absorbing a lot of space.
Search for Director of Library Services (DOLS) – There are two opportunities to attend the Community meetings on the process and to comment on the ideal candidate profile with Pam Derby from CPS HR Consulting.: Monday 12:30 – 2 pm and Tuesday 6 – 7:30 pm, For more detail and available appointment times for comment in addition to noted public meetings check: https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Monday – The Planning Commission / ZAB subcommittees are meeting on the Zoning Ordinance revisions. The agenda attachment with the revisions is 265 pages.
Tuesday - The Council meeting includes two appeals followed by the Surveillance Reports. It is also the same evening of the last Democratic primary debate if you haven’t made up your mind yet and an interesting looking talk for parents of young children on climate.
Wednesday – The Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws (JSISHL) agenda is on establishing objective housing/development standards. The LeConte neighborhood meeting is open to residents living in other Berkeley neighborhoods.
Sunday, February 23, 2020
- Presidential Forum on Economic Justice for Black Americans – Earn My Vote, 4 – 8 pm, Beebe Memorial Cathedral, 3900 Telegraph , Oakland, free event, organizers Patricia Brooks 510.590.1107, Ben Bartlett 310.428.4803, Eventbrite lists 4-8 pm, Facebook post lists 4-8 pm and in details lists 1-5 pm, check with organizer to confirm. https://www.facebook.com/events/188545615747394/
- City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 2. Listening session Homeless, 3. Healthy Checkout (removing junk food from checkout, 4. a.&b.Sales and serving of Sugar-sweetened beverages on City property a. Commission recommends prohibiting at City events and in City vending machines, b. City Manager recommends majority healthy choices, 5. a.&b. Smoke free multi-unit housing, a. make complaint process easier, increase staffing for enforcement, referrals on whether to include cannabis b. City Manager requests referral for financial and legal analysis https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx
- Community Meeting - Search for Director of Library Services (DOLS), 12:30 – 2 pm, at Tarea Hall Pittman South Library, 1901 Russell, Agenda: Community meeting on process and candidate profile, https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
- Parks and Waterfront Commission and Public Works – Adopt A Spot Subcommittee, 1 – 2 pm, at 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor Chinquapin Room, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
- Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda planning for March 10 Council meeting, CONSENT: 1. Contract 3-15-2020 to 3-14-2023 with option two 1 yr renewals for $2.7 million over 5 years with Blaisdell’s Business Products for Office supplies, small equipment and office furniture, Contract $100,000 thru 6-30-2022 with Resource Development for results based accountability to evaluate mental health programs, 3. Loan $7.1 million to BRIDGE Housing for acquisition and predevelopment of proposed affordable housing project at 1740 San Pablo, 4. Establish standing list of City’s Labor Negotiators, 5. Contract add $20,000 total $65,000 with Cadalys, Inc for software for BESO (Building Energy Saving Ordinance), 6. Contract add $65,081 total $365,773 (term 5-15-2013 to 6-30-2021) with SSP Data Products, Inc. for Barracuda Backup Solution with Hosted Cloud Storage, 7. Accept donation $9,500 from Friends of Ohlone Park for Ohlone Park Mural Garden, 8. Grant application for $150,000 to National Fitness Campaign for Fitness Courts, 9. Contract add $125,000 total $1,386,771 with 2M Associates for Tuolumne Camp Project, 10. Contract add $40,000 total $280,000 with APB General Engineering for Hillview Road and Woodside Road drainage improvement project, 11. $457,000 to purchase 2019 John Deere Co. 644L 20 Ton Hybrid Wheel Loader with Pape Machinery, Inc, 12. Oppose S.2059 – Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019 with letters to Feinstein, Harris, Lee and Trump, 13. Support AB 1839 – CA Green New Deal, 14. Support AB 2037 – Hospital Closure Notification, 15. Allocation U1 General Fund Revenues, 16. Support Reviving Berkeley Bus Rapid Transit, ACTION: 17. Electric Bike Share Program Franchise Amendment with Bay Area Motivate, subsidiary of Lyft for shared electric bikes, 18. Disposition (sale) 1631 Fifth Street, 19. Vision Zero Action Plan, 20. a.&b. Smoke Free Multi-unit Housing Ordinance Policy and enforcement, 21. Use Portion Cannabis Tax Proceeds to fund subsidies 1000 Person Plan (homeless) 22. Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Housing Access, 23. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, 24. Update definition “Research and Development,” 25. Ballot Initiative to increase City Council Salary, 26. Referral to City Manager to study feasibility of 1890 Alcatraz (city owned) as site for African American Holistic Resource Center and affordable housing, 27. Affirm support for People of Tibet, 28. Allocate Car Fees for street improvements, INFORMATION REPORTS: 29. Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update, 30. 2019 FY 4th Quarter Investment report, 30. 2020 FY 1st qtr report, 32. Audit Status Report from Public Works towards 2020 Zero Waste Goal, 33. Audit Status report from Public Works on Zero Waste Activities, 34. Proposed Navigable Cities Framework for access for People with Disabilities from Commission, REFERRED & UNSCHEDULED 8. Telecom Ordinance, 9. Council Rules and Procedures, 10. Compulsory Composting and Edible Food Recovery, 11. Officeholder Accounts, Increase Compliance with Short-term rental Ordinance, Grant Writing Services, Kitchen Exhaust Hood https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
- Children, Youth and Recreation Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 2800 Park St, Frances Albrier Community Center at San Pablo Park, Agenda: 8, Census Presentation, 9. 2020 Vision Presentation, 11. BUSD Special Taxes and Infrastructure Bond Measures. http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
- Commission on the Status of Women, - Santa Rita Jail Subcommittee, 7 – 8 pm at 2000 University, Au Coquelet, 4. Safety Cells and Pregnancy procedures, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women_Homepage.aspx
- Housing Advisory Commission - Subcommittees, at 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor, Cottonwood Room,
- 11 – 11:15 am, Social Housing Subcommittee,
- 11:15 am – 12:15 pm, Housing Impacts of the Climate Emergency Subcommittee, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
- Planning Commission Subcommittee meets concurrently with Zoning Adjustment Board Subcommittee – Zoning Ordinance Revision Project, 7 – 9 pm at 1947 Center, Basement, Agenda: last subcommittee meeting before [revised] zoning ordinance is finalized for public review, working draft of Baseline Zoning Ordinance https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Planning_and_Development/Level_3_-_Commissions/Commission_for_Planning/2020-02-24_ZORP_Item%2005.pdf (265 pages) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Zero Waste Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 1326 Allston Way, Willow Room, City of Berkeley Corporation Yard, Agenda: 3. Subcommittee report Design Guidelines for New Construction, 4. Ideas to educate public about food waste, 5. Changes to items currently accepted in compost program (i.e. milk cartons) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Zero_Waste_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Tax the Rich Rally, with music by Occupella, 4 – 5 pm at the Top of Solano in front of the Closed Oaks Theater,
- Community Meeting - Search for Director of Library Services (DOLS), 6 - 7:30 pm, at West Branch Library, Agenda: process and candidate profile, https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
- An evening with Mary DeMocker author of The Parent’s Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night’s Sleep, 6:30 pm – 8 pm, at 1731 Prince St, Malcolm X Library (enter on Prince), https://350bayarea.org/event/an-evening-with-mary-democker-author-of-the-parents-guide-to-climate-revolution-100-ways-to-build-a-fossil-free-future-raise-empowered-kids-and-still-get-a-good-nights-sleep
- Joint Powers Financing Authority Special Meeting, 5:45 pm, at 1231 Addison Street, BUSD Board Room, Agenda: Refinancing 2010 certificate of Participation originally issued to finance Animal Shelter Project https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Joint_Powers_Financing_Authority.aspx
- Berkeley City Council, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, at 1231 Addison Street, BUSD Board Room, Agenda: CONSENT: 1. Election Reform Act 2nd reading public financing of elections contribution limit to qualify 30 unique contributors $10 each or more total $500. Contribution limit $50/individual, candidate cannot contribute more than $250 to self (includes spouse, domestic partner, unemancipated children), 2. 2nd reading wage theft prevention, 3. 2nd reading regulations & operating standards cannabis business, 5. Formal Bid Solicitations and RFP, $13,085,000, 6. Contract $313,800 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services March 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023, , 7. Contract $500,000 with Van Meter Williams Pollack for Professional Planning Services to Prepare Zoning Standards and EIR for Ashby and North Berkeley BART Stations, March 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021, 8. Amend Agreement with CA Dept of Transportation (Caltrans) for maintenance of the State highways within the City of Berkeley will address roadway and traffic signal improvements, 9. Contract $388,489 (includes 10% contingency) with APB General Engineering for Sanitary Sewer Rehab and Replacement, 10. Permit Fee Waiver for PG&E for Undergrounding existing overhead electrical facilities and electric service conversions in Utility Undergrounding District No. 48. (Grizzly Reak/Summit), 11. Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Affirm Berkeley’s Commitment to our asylum-seeking residents, 12.&13. Council donations, 14. Schedule Special City Council Meeting on Ohlone History and Culture, 15. Support S.2012 (Feinstein) Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019, 16. Support SB-431(Mobile phones), SB-801 (back-up battery packs), SB-802 (allow diesel-powered generators during declared disasters) support people whose lives would be endangered with emergency power shutdowns, 17. Referral: Street Lighting Near Campus, ACTION: 18. Issuance $38,000,000 General Obligation Bonds for Measure O Affordable Housing, 19. Refinancing 2009, 2010 General Obligation Bonds (Measure FF), 20. Issuance and sale of lease revenue bonds to refinance outstanding Refinance 2010 Certificates (originally issued to finance Animal Shelter Project), 21. a.,b.,c. appeal 1582 LeRoy convert Hillside School to residential use, 22. ZAB Appeal 2422 Fifth St, 23. Surveillance Technology & Acquisition Reports, License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Body Worn Cameras, INFORMATION REPORTS: 23. City Manager Response to audit of Code Enforcement Unit, 24. Mayor Arreguin is President of ABAG, Regional Leadership and Goals for 2020. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
- Democratic Primary Debate, 5 – 7 pm on CBS, last Democratic debate before California primary voting on March 3, Biden, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren, https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a26992483/democratic-candidates-primary-debates-2020-election/
- 4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council, 3 pm, 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor Cypress Room, Agenda: 6. Possible enhancements Short Term Ordinance, 7. Options for expanded rental registration, 9. Updates elevator ordinance, relocation ordinance, City enforcement AB 1482, Tenant Opportunity Purchase Act. http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- Civic Arts Commission, 6 – 8 pm at 1901 Russell, Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library, Agenda: 6. Action items 2542 Durant final Art Plan, Public Art Ordinance, 7. Presentation Turtle Island https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
- Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 997 Cedar St, Fire Department Training Center, Agenda: 4. Notification of recidency in designated high risk fire areas, 5. Phase 3 Study , Undergrounding Utilities, 6. Special Tax assessment for Wildfire Prevention, 7. October Power Shutoff, 8. Public Process to update Wildfire Fire Code, 9. Public Outreach Emergency Preparedness, 10. Expand Automatic Gas Shut-off, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Energy Commission, 6:30 – 9 pm at 1947 Center St, Agenda: 7. Presentation-discussion of BESO (Building Energy Saving Ordinance) evaluation, 8. Climate Fund Concept, 9. CEAC referral on Sustainable Mobility, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Joint Subcommittee for the Implementation of State Housing Laws, 7 – 9 pm at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 10. Objective Standards for Shadows (includes solar), 11. Objective Standards for Design, 12. Objective Standards for Density, 13. Draft report for Council https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Joint_Subcommittee_for_the_Implementation_of_State_Housing_Laws_Homepage.aspx
- Police Review Commission, at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center,
- 5:30 pm, Use of Force Subcommittee
- 7 – 10 pm, Regular Meeting – 8. Subcommittee Reports (discussion & action) a. Lexipol Policies, b. Standard of Proof, c. Use of Force, 9. MOU Compendium agreements, 10. B. compliance with body-worn camera policy, c. Use of force training https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Police_Review_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Le Conte Neighborhood Association, 7:30 – 9 pm, at Life Adventist Church 2236 Parker, (South of Ellsworth) Agenda: 1. Proposed Up-zoning for Telegraph Area – The new Southside Plan, by Planning Commissioner Mary Kay Lacey. 2. Development Proposals for South Shattuck: Eastern Hardware/Model Garage and Walgreens sites, and a quick update about 3000 Shattuck, by Janis Ching. 3. Berkeley for Assessment Tax Equity, an advocacy group, exposes inconsistencies in city’s levying of property tax, by Lilana Spindler and Laura Menard. 4. Community Announcements
- City Council Budget & Finance Committee, 10 am, at (TBD usually) 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 2. Add $2.5 million from transfer tax to 115 Pension Trust Fund, 3. Short-term rental policy enforcement staff costs that exceed enforcement fees and penalties shall be covered thru short-term rental taxes collected, remaining 2/3 to Affordable Housing Trust Fund, 1/3 Arts Fund, (Cannabis cryptocurrency tax not on agenda-future mtg) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
- Zoning Adjustment Board - Cancelled
- Mental Health Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 1947 Center St, Agenda: 3. Presentation Berkeley Crisis Services, 6. Recommendation “May is Mental Health Month” https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Mental_Health_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, 6 pm Potluck, 6:45 pm meeting, at 390 27th St, Oakland, Humanist Hall, Agenda: Update CA Single Payer, Will Police Review Commission Reform be on Nov Ballot, 7:15 Panel on Don’t Attack Iran, U.S. and Middle East,
- Stop the Money Pipeline, Chase Bank protest rally, 11 am – 1 pm, at Oakland. https://350bayarea.org/event/stop-the-money-pipeline-february-protest
- Recreation Division Job Fair, 11 am – 3 pm, at 2800 Park St, Francis Albrier Community Center, San Pablo Park, Part Time Seasonal & Temporary Positions Available, Minimum age 18 https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16783
- Ben Bartlett Councilmember District 3 & Mayor Jesse Arreguin Office Hours, 2 - 4 pm, at 3250 Adeline, Vault Cafe
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 Euclid – Berryman Reservoir TBD
2422 Fifth St – mixed-use building 2-25-2020
1581 LeRoy Ave – convert vacant elementary school property – LPC & ZAB 2-25-2020
Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline
1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled
Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period
1237.5 Carrison 3-10-2020
1660 Lincoln 3-12-2020
30 Roanoke 2-25-2020
2421 Seventh 3-12-2020
1760 Sonoma 2-27-2020
20 Stevenson 2-25-2020
1914 Stuart 2-25-2020
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
WORKSHOPS
March 17 – CIP Update (PRW and Public Works), Measure T1 Update
May 5 – Budget Update, Crime Report
June 23 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update, Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update
July 21, Sept 29 – no workshops scheduled “yet”
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Vision 2050
Systems Realignment
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This meeting list is also posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com
February 16 - February 23, 2020
Worth Noting and Showing Up:
The most important thing you can do to save the last shreds of this Democracy is to vote and to reach out to help, encourage, push, people to register and then vote especially in other states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan. Check www.rockthevote.org for quick reference.
February 18 is the last day to Register to Vote for the March 3, CA primary, https://registertovote.ca.gov Use the same link to check your registration. If you are a permanent absentee voter you should already have your ballot. The Ballot 24 hour Collection box is in front of City Hall on Milvia.
Monday, President’s Day – Bernie is coming to Richmond for a noon rally
Tuesday – Council Facilities, Infrastructure Committee is meeting Tuesday at 2 pm not Thursday
Wednesday – Governor Newsom gives State of the State address at 10:30 am, The next Democratic Debate is Wednesday, 6 pm, NBC and MSNBC, the debates are always available live online from multiple sources if you do not have access to NBC or MSNBC,
Thursday – Land Use 10:30 am includes requiring inclusionary affordable units in Opportunity Zones, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board 7 pm, presentations Moms 4 Housing and Redlining.
The agenda for the February 25 City Council meeting is available for review and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 17, 2020 - Presidents’ Day Holiday
Bernie Get Out The Vote Rally, 12 p – 2 pm, doors open 10 am, at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way S, Richmond, CA, 94804
https://www.facebook.com/events/716264898913678/
Tax the Rich Rally, with music by Occupella, 4 – 5 pm at the Top of Solano in front of the Closed Oaks Theater, Rain Cancels
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
February 25, City Council meeting: to comment email Council@cityofberkeley.info
CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading public financing of elections contribution limit to qualify 30 unique contributors $10 each or more total $500. Contribution limit $50/individual, candidate cannot contribute more than $250 to self (includes spouse, domestic partner, unemancipated children), 2. 2nd reading wage theft prevention,3. 2nd reading regulations & operating standards cannabis business, 5. Formal Bid Solicitations and RFP, $13,085,000, 6. Contract $313,800 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services March 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023, , 7. Contract $500,000 with Van Meter Williams Pollack for Professional Planning Services to Prepare Zoning Standards and EIR for Ashby and North Berkeley BART Stations, March 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021, 8. Amend Agreement with CA Dept of Transportation (Caltrans) for maintenance of the State highways within the City of Berkeley will address roadway and traffic signal improvements, 9. Contract $388,489 (includes 10% contingency) with APB General Engineering for Sanitary Sewer Rehab and Replacement, 10. Permit Fee Waiver for PG&E for Undergrounding existing overhead electrical facilities and electric service conversions in Utility Undergrounding District No. 48. (Grizzly Reak/Summit), 11. Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Affirm Berkeley’s Commitment to our asylum-seeking residents, 12.&13. Council donations, 14. Schedule Special City Council Meeting on Ohlone History and Culture, 15. Support S.2012(
Worth Noting and Showing Up:
The most important thing you can do to save the last shreds of this Democracy is to vote and to reach out to help, encourage, push, people to register and then vote especially in other states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan. Check www.rockthevote.org for quick reference.
February 18 is the last day to Register to Vote for the March 3, CA primary, https://registertovote.ca.gov Use the same link to check your registration. If you are a permanent absentee voter you should already have your ballot. The Ballot 24 hour Collection box is in front of City Hall on Milvia.
Monday, President’s Day – Bernie is coming to Richmond for a noon rally
Tuesday – Council Facilities, Infrastructure Committee is meeting Tuesday at 2 pm not Thursday
Wednesday – Governor Newsom gives State of the State address at 10:30 am, The next Democratic Debate is Wednesday, 6 pm, NBC and MSNBC, the debates are always available live online from multiple sources if you do not have access to NBC or MSNBC,
Thursday – Land Use 10:30 am includes requiring inclusionary affordable units in Opportunity Zones, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board 7 pm, presentations Moms 4 Housing and Redlining.
The agenda for the February 25 City Council meeting is available for review and follows the list of meetings.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
No City meetings or events found
Monday, February 17, 2020 - Presidents’ Day Holiday
Bernie Get Out The Vote Rally, 12 p – 2 pm, doors open 10 am, at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way S, Richmond, CA, 94804
https://www.facebook.com/events/716264898913678/
Tax the Rich Rally, with music by Occupella, 4 – 5 pm at the Top of Solano in front of the Closed Oaks Theater, Rain Cancels
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
- City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee (special meeting Tuesday – no meeting on Thursday), 2 pm, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 2. Bright streets – paint crosswalks, bike lanes, traffic signage within 3 blocks of schools, 3. Terminate sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicles in City of Berkeley by 2025, 4. Revive Berkeley Bus Rapid Transit, 5. Potential Bonding and Funding Opportunities for improving the PCI (Paving Condition Index) and creating a Paving Master Plan. Unscheduled/Items for Future Agendas: Traffic Circles, Plastic Bags, Climate Emergency Dept/Office https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Evictions in Berkeley A Workshop for Landlords, 6 pm, at 2090 Kittredge, Berkeley Central Library, 3rd Floor, Community Room http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- Governor Newsom gives State of the State address at 10:30 am, will be live streamed on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/CAgovernor/
- Commission on Labor – Special Meeting, 7 – 9 pm at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center, Agenda: 5. Council referral (5-15-2018) to Establish Fair Workweek Requirements https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Labor_Homepage.aspx
- Commission on the Status of Women, 6:45 – 9 pm at 2180 Milvia, Cypress Room, Agenda: 5. Presentation by LaTanya Bellow, Director of Human Resources, 8. Update Equal Pay Independent Audit https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women_Homepage.aspx
- Human Welfare & Community Action Commission, 7 – 9 pm at 2939 Ellis St, South Berkeley Senior Center, Agenda: 6. Election of Low-Income Representatives, 7. 2020 Census, 8. Lava Mae service delivery data, 9. East Bay Community Law Center Program and Financial reports, 12. West Berkeley Air Quality, 13. Discuss making Berkeley a Sanctuary City for Black People, 15. Accessibility at STAIR Center, 16. Homeless Encampment near Here/There sign https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Human_Welfare_and_Community_Action_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Planning Commission – meeting cancelled
- Rally outside at Governor’s State of the State, 8:30 – 10 am at 1303 10th St, Sacramento, Capitol, Sacramento, rally to phase out oil extraction in California, sponsor Last Chance Alliance https://350bayarea.org/event/rally-at-state-of-the-state
- Democratic Primary Debate, 6 pm PT, NBC News and MSNBC, (Nevada Caucus Feb 22)
- City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am, at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor Redwood Room, Agenda: 2. Inclusionary Units in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) in owner occupied developments similar ordinance for Rental Housing Projects, 3. Discussion Small Business Listening session, April 16, June 4, Oct 1, Dec 3 https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 7 – 11 pm, at 1231 Addison St, Agenda: 5. Special Presentation: Moms 4 Housing, 6. Special Presentation: Redlining in Berkeley The Past is Present, 7. (2) waivers of late registration penalties, http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
- Design Review Committee, 7 – 10 pm at 1947 Center St, Basement Multi-purpose Room https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/
- Acheson Commons (1987 Shattuck, 2111-2113 University, 1922 & 1930 Walnut – modification signage
- 2650 Telegraph at Derby – demolish existing commercial building, construct 5-story mixed use with 45 dwelling units (including 4 very low income) 1290 sq ft commercial space, 50 bicycle spaces, 20 vehicle parking spaces
- 2590 Bancroft Way – demolish 2-story building, construct 8-story mixed use with 87 dwelling units (including 5 very low income)4,490 sq ft commercial space, 2767 sq ft usable open space, 40 bicycle spaces, no vehicle parking
- 3201 Shattuck at Woolsey– Pre-application demolish existing single story building, construct 3-story mixed use with ground floor commercial, 6 live work units, 6 3-bedroom units
- Fair Campaign Practices Commission & Open Government Commission, 7 pm at 2180 Milvia, Cypress Room, Agenda: 7. Officeholder Accounts and Office Expense Accounts, 8. Public Financing, 9. Public Financing Certification Process, Open Government Commission, http://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts, 6:30 – 9 pm at 2939 Ellis St, 2nd Floor, South Berkeley Senior Center, Agenda: Presentations, 1. BUSD, 2. Ecology Center, 3. YMCA-Diabetes Prevention, Action items: 2. Healthy Checkout, 3. Information literature for Berkeley Retailers https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Sugar-Sweetened_Beverage_Product_Panel_of_Experts.aspx
- Transportation Commission, 7 – 10 pm at 1326 Allston Way, Corp Yard, Building A Willow Room, Agenda: B.2. Proposed Transportation Demand Management Program https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Transportation_Commission_Homepage.aspx
- Black History Celebration (all ages), 6 – 8 pm, at Francis Albrier Community Center, San Pablo Park, 2800 Park Street, (snacks will be served) https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16748
- California on Fire – Toyota protest rally, 4 – 5:30 pm, at 2400 Shattuck, Toyota Dealership, can’t come call Toyota USA CEO Jim Lentz @ 800-331-4331. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29818835/trump-toyota-fuel-economy/
- No City meetings/events found
- No City meetings/events found
February 25, City Council meeting: to comment email Council@cityofberkeley.info
CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading public financing of elections contribution limit to qualify 30 unique contributors $10 each or more total $500. Contribution limit $50/individual, candidate cannot contribute more than $250 to self (includes spouse, domestic partner, unemancipated children), 2. 2nd reading wage theft prevention,3. 2nd reading regulations & operating standards cannabis business, 5. Formal Bid Solicitations and RFP, $13,085,000, 6. Contract $313,800 with Worldwide Travel Staffing for Nurse Registry Services March 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023, , 7. Contract $500,000 with Van Meter Williams Pollack for Professional Planning Services to Prepare Zoning Standards and EIR for Ashby and North Berkeley BART Stations, March 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021, 8. Amend Agreement with CA Dept of Transportation (Caltrans) for maintenance of the State highways within the City of Berkeley will address roadway and traffic signal improvements, 9. Contract $388,489 (includes 10% contingency) with APB General Engineering for Sanitary Sewer Rehab and Replacement, 10. Permit Fee Waiver for PG&E for Undergrounding existing overhead electrical facilities and electric service conversions in Utility Undergrounding District No. 48. (Grizzly Reak/Summit), 11. Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Affirm Berkeley’s Commitment to our asylum-seeking residents, 12.&13. Council donations, 14. Schedule Special City Council Meeting on Ohlone History and Culture, 15. Support S.2012(