Events
The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, Jan. 17-24
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,
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
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
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
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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. $8000 to Support Community Refrigerators for homeless, 17. Declare Juneteenth as City Holiday, INFORMATION REPORTS: 19. Phase 3 to Underground Utility Wires,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
0 (2435) San Pablo (group living) ZAB - 1/21/2021
1915 Berryman (Payson House) LPC – 1/21/2021
1850 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021 (removed from agenda)
1862 Arch (add bedrooms) ZAB – 1/26/2021 (removed from agenda)
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
None listed
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
Feb 16 - BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry, Systems Realignment
March 16 – Capital Improvement Plan (Parks & Public Works), Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ 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
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