Events
The Berkeley Activist's Calendar: January 10-17
Worth Noting:
With Council still on Winter Recess until January 19, 2021, the first City Council meeting of 2021 the week looks fairly quiet. The January 19 agenda is available for comment and is posted after the daily list of meetings. The January 21 Council land use hearings are not posted yet, but they are 0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB and 1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC.
Monday – Agenda Committee at 2:30 pm The discussion on reorganizing and reducing the number of commissions will continue. Youth Commission at 5 pm
Wednesday – Rent Control Webinar 10 am (pre-register), Drawing for Independent Redistricting Commission at 4 pm, Police Review Commission at 7 pm
Thursday – Community for a Cultural Civic Center (CCCC) 12 pm, Civic Arts Commission Policy Subcommittee at 2 pm, Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB) at 7 pm
Friday – Civic Arts Commission Public Art Subcommittee at 3 pm
Sunday, January 10, 2021
No City meetings or events found
Monday, January 11, 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/88332004696
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 883 3200 4696
Agenda planning for City Council Jan 26 regular meeting: CONSENT: (Packet 1): 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. Opposition of New US Base Construction in the Henoko-Oura Bay of Okinawa, 9. Public Works Commission Recommendation for the Five-Year Paving Plan, 10. Budget Referral to reinstate partial funding for Gun Buyback, ACTION: 11. a,b,c., ZAB appeals 1850 Arch (add 18 bedrooms to 10 unit building – total 30 bedrooms) and 1862 Arch (add 15 bedrooms to 10 unit building – total 25 bedrooms). 12. Authorize goBerkeley Parking Program at all Parking Meters, 13. $8000 to Support Community Refrigerators for homeless, 14. Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan, 15. Amendments to Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) Officeholder accounts and changes to office expenditure and reimbursement policies, 16. a&b, People’s First Sanctuary Encampment, 17. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, 18. Confirm Community Appointments to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, INFORMATION REPORTS: 19. Phase 3 to Underground Utility Wires, Item 8. Impact of COVID-19 on meetings, 9. Referred for Review: Right to Boycott, Unscheduled Items: 10. Officeholder Accounts, 11. Relinquishments and Grants from Councilmember Budgets, 12. Commission Reorganization,
Youth Commission, 5 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/97664334117?pwd=eUlqN0xiSysxb3A0L2VkcWJXZVRFZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 976 6433 4117
Agenda: 11. Discussion Sex and Consent Education in BUSD, 12. Trigger Warnings, Racial Justice, 15. Appoint Youth Commissioner to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
No meetings found
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Independent Redistricting Commission Random Drawing, 4 – 6 pm,
Live Webcast Schedule: https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventWebcastMain.aspx
There is no zoom link for the drawing, use the above links for watching webcast or replay. For more information on redistricting go to webpage https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board – Rent Control 101 Webinar, 10 – 11:30 am
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Videoconference: Register to attend and receive links
Police Review Commission, 7 – 10 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87070468124
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 870 7046 8124
Agenda: 3. Public Comment, 8. Subcommittee Reports: a. Warrant Service Policy, b.Tow Fees, c. Outreach, d. Lexipol Policies, 9. New Business: Prioritized Dispatch for Reimagining Public Safety from a. Fire Chief, b. PRC officer, Revisit striking reporting requirement of controlled equipment included in Use of Force report, d. Update on transition to Police Accountability Board and Office of Director of Police Accountability.
Thursday, January 14, 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 or join BerkeleyCCCC@googlegroups.com to receive meeting notices and documents.
Civic Arts Commission Policy Subcommittee, 2 – 3 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85799513621
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 857 9951 3621
Check after Monday for Agenda
Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/99737615786
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 997 3761 5786
2. 1549 Shattuck – add distilled spirits service to existing restaurant – on consent
3. 2300 College – add beer and wine service to existing restaurant – on consent
4. 2980 College – “Elmwood Village” – change 2 commercial units into 4 dwelling units in existing 3-story mixed use building, result 6 dwelling units and 7 commercial tenant spaces
5. 2740 and 2744 Telegraph and 2348 Ward – Rose Garden Inn – merge 3 parcels to single site, increase off street parking from 19 to 22, add distilled spirits service to existing restaurant
Friday, January 15, 2021
Civic Arts Commission Public Art Subcommittee, 3 – 4:30 pm
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86128139404
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 2813 9404
Check after Monday for Agenda
Saturday, January 16, 2021 and Sunday, January 17, 2021
No City meetings or events found
City Council January 19 Regular meeting – email for comment council@cityofberkeley.info
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. 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.
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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
2610 Ninth 1/11/2021
1206 Talbot 1/11/2021
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 of 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 the Unfunded Liabilities Report
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
Removed from Lists
Ballot Measure Implementation Planning
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