Events
The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, September 6-13
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 Park 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
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-registration https://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
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87979306346
Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 879 7930 6346
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm,
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 2nd story 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. 2nd reading 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 19th Amendment 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 $75,000 extend 1 yr with Ascentis Corporation for Biometric Time Card Services, 35. Urgency Ordinance COVID-19, 36. Vote of No Confidence in Police Chief, INFORMATION REPORTS: 37. City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update, 38. FY 2021 Civic Arts Grants, 39. Audit Berkeley Public Library Tax Funds.
__________________________
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1346 Ordway, 10/13/2020
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period
1575 Allston 9/8/2020
2327 Fifth 9/22/2020
3053 Hillegass 9/15/2020
832 Peralta 9/8/2020
0 (2435 San Pablo) 9/15/2020
3100 San Pablo 9/15/2020
2815 Seventh 9/15/2020
2523 Tenth 9/16/2020
91 Whitaker 9/8/2020
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
___________________
WORKSHOPS
Sept 29 –Vision 2050
Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision,
Jan 12 - Zero Waste Priorities
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry
March 16 – date open for scheduling
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383
Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee)
Systems Realignment
Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update,
Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists
Ohlone Territory
_____________________
To Check For Regional Meetings with Berkeley Council Appointees go to
To check for Berkeley Unified School District Board Meetings go to
https://www.berkeleyschools.net/schoolboard/board-meeting-information/
_____________________
This meeting list is also posted on the Sustainable Berkeley Coalition website.
http://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html and 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
If you wish to stop receiving the Weekly Summary of City Meetings please forward the weekly summary you received to kellyhammargren@gmail.com,
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
