Events

The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, Nov.29-Dec.6

Kelly Hammargren
Saturday November 28, 2020 - 03:19:00 PM

Worth Noting:

Expect a flurry of meetings before City Council begins Winter Recess December 16, 2020 – January 18, 2021

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.com for 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.

What’s Ahead 

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.com to 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 10th MLK 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. 2nd reading lease Cazadero Preforming Arts Camp, 2. 2nd reading 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 5th floor 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 3rd Party 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.com before Friday noon of the preceding week. 

To Check For Regional Meetings with Berkeley Council Appointees go to 

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/ 

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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 

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: 

Expect a flurry of meetings before City Council begins Winter Recess December 16, 2020 – January 18, 2021 

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.com for 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. 

What’s Ahead 

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.com to 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 10th MLK 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. 2nd reading lease Cazadero Preforming Arts Camp, 2. 2nd reading 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 5th floor 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 3rd Party 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.com before Friday noon of the preceding week. 

To Check For Regional Meetings with Berkeley Council Appointees go to 

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/ 

_____________________ 

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 

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: 

Expect a flurry of meetings before City Council begins Winter Recess December 16, 2020 – January 18, 2021 

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.com for 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. 

What’s Ahead 

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.com to 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 10th MLK 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. 2nd reading lease Cazadero Preforming Arts Camp, 2. 2nd reading 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 5th floor 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 3rd Party 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 

_____________________ 

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 

___________________ 

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.com before Friday noon of the preceding week. 

To Check For Regional Meetings with Berkeley Council Appointees go to 

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/ 

_____________________ 

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 

If you wish to stop receiving the Weekly Summary of City Meetings please forward the weekly summary you received to kellyhammargren@gmail.com