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The Berkeley Activists' Calendar, Oct. 10-17
Worth Noting:
With Monday as Indigenous Peoples Holiday, City meetings are packed onto Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Sunday - Green Party events are not normally listed in the weekly calendar, however, with the Federal Court of Appeals reinstating the abortion ban in Texas the Green Sunday speakers program may be very interesting.
Tuesday is very full with eight meetings in total. If you did not see the demonstration of how to use the mapping tool to redraw council district boundaries there is a demonstration at 12 noon. The agenda committee meets at 2:30 pm and the regular city council meeting is at 6 pm.
Wednesday there are seven meetings in total including Homeless Commission, Parks Commission, and the Police Accountability Board all meeting at 7 pm.
Thursday the Reimagining Public Safety Task force meets at 6 pm and the Zoning Adjustment Board meets at 7 pm.
Saturday is the Harvest Festival at Cedar Rose Park.
The full draft agenda for the October 26 regular city council meeting and the full agenda for the October 12 6 pm regular council meeting are at the end after the list of meetings. In case you haven’t noticed, the first name listed with an agenda item is the author, then co-sponsors. Also, an abbreviated description is included with each use permit in the appeal period.
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Green Sunday: The abortion battle in Texas and what it says about American Politics Today at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82620271999?pwd=S3ZwUklteGI5YjJsMEtMSnJXRzU3UT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 826 2027 1999 Passcode: 2020
AGENDA: Speakers Snehai Shingavi (University of Texas) and Nancy Rosenstock (Chicago for Abortion Rights)
Monday, October 11, 2021 – Indigenous Peoples Day – City Holiday no city meetings
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Demonstration of Online Mapping Tool for Redistricting at 12 – 1 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86886754491
Teleconference: 1-833-548-282 Meeting ID: 868 8675 4491
AGENDA: virtual demonstration – how to use tool to draw new council districts
New website for redistricting - https://redistricting-commission-berkeley.hub.arcgis.com/
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=175
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89092330038
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 890 9233 0038
AGENDA: Public Comment non-agenda and 1 – 7, 1. Minutes, 2. Draft Agenda for 10-26-21 (use link or go to end of list of meetings to see full draft agenda for 10-26-21 council regular meeting), 3. Berkeley considers, 4. Adjournments in memory, 5. Worksession, 6. Council referral to agenda committee for scheduling, 7.land use scheduling, REFERRED ITEMS FOR REVIEW 8. Impact Covid-19, 9. Preliminary analysis return to in-person meeting, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS 10. Supporting City Commissions. UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR SCHEDULING: Kitchen Exhaust Fans, Surveillance Technology Report, Street Maintenance and Rehabilitation Policy.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
City Council Closed Session at 4 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81204866867
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 812 0486 6867
AGENDA: 1. Public Employee Appointment – Fire Chief, 2. City Manager Performance Evaluation.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm,
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87357139470
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 873 5713 9470
AGENDA: Use link or scroll past list of city meetings to full agenda
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Community Environmental Advisory Commission at 5 - 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87340693118
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 873 4069 3118
AGENDA: this is the first CEAC meeting since the pandemic started in 2020, 8. Discuss/Action: 1. Elections, 2. Review of Work Plan, 3. Presentation on Consolidation, 4. Commission Reorganization.
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Community_Environmental_Advisory_Commission/
Police Accountability Board Regulations Subcommittee at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82281228507
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 8122 8507
AGENDA: 4. a. Continue drafting permanent Regulations, b. Update pending questions to City Attorney regarding confidentiality of legal analysis and potential conflict of interest.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=162752
BART El Cerrito Plaza Community Meeting at 6 – 8 pm
Videoconference: Register at Zoom no call-in provided https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocOGppjspH91GkR_aOa0ZQbvvSz8rr-gZ
AGENDA: BART rider parking spaces, strategies for getting riders to BART and other options.
https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BECCAPECP_2021Oct2_Flyer_v3.pdf
Youth Commission at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85925075321
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 859 2507 5321 Passcode: 621930
AGENDA: 10. Discussion with Trish McDermott BUSD Public Information Officer, 11. Discussion transportation equity, 12. Letter in support of students’ rights in Title 9 complaints, 13. Letter in support of Berkeley High students’ demands regarding ending sexual harm.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Youth_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Evictions in Berkeley Webinar at 10 am
Use link to register
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board IRA/AGA/Registration at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87554876072?pwd=bDVNMURZZ1l2UHkrdHZZb3JoYnd5UT09
Teleconference: 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 875 5487 6072 Passcode: 217564
AGENDA: 5. Recommend that full board approve the 2022 Annual general Adjustment, 6. Recommend full Board approve the 2022 Annual Inflationary Adjustment of the Owner Move-In and Ellis Act Relocation Assistance payments, 7. Discussion regarding City’s general Plan, 8. 2022 ballot initiative to amend the Berkeley Rent Ordinance including review of Measure MM language, 9. Future items, Tenant Occupancy Limits.
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/
Southside Community Safety Meeting at 4 – 6 pm
In-person Faculty Glade / 4.0 Hill (UC Berkeley Campus)
Homeless Commission at 7 – 9 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 966 4530 1465
AGENDA: 5. Staff report on current numbers of persons receiving housing thru Shelter Plus certificates, Section 8 vouchers for homeless, flex subsidies under measure P and other subsidies, number of people placed in permanent housing from Project Roomkey motels and hotels and number of people currently at Horizon, 6 chair/vice-chair update, 7. Q&A with Peter Radu or designess on enforcement of sidewalk ordinance and RV ordinance, 8. Presentation update on COVID vaccine for Homeless, 9. Recommendation for crisis stabilization program in Berkeley, 10. RV lot at Grayson.
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: 8. Update Echo Lake Camp Facilities, 9. Update process for building at 199 Seawall, 10. Commission consolidation, 11. Reporting discharges at Aquatic Park, 12. Grove Park Renovation, 13. Special funds budget update, 14. Native Species Planting in Berkeley, 16. Adopt-a-Spot.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Parks_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx
Police Accountability Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82237902987
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 822 3790 2987
AGENDA: 3. Public Comment (taken only at beginning on agenda and non-agenda items and at end of meeting), 5. Chair report on Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 6. Director report on status of complaints, 8. Subcommittee reports Fair & Impartial Policing, Director Search, Regulations, 9. a. Questions to City Attorney’s Office regarding the confidential memo on the obligation to meet and confer over provisions of the Interim Regulations for handling complaints against sworn officers, b. Memo from City Attorney office regarding lawful changes to hearing process to correct imbalances, c. City Attorney conflict of interest issues, d. Continue discussion of Standing Rules, e. Policy complaint, 10. A. Review and answer questions for Interim Regulations approved by Council Oct 5, b. Training: Procedural justice as practiced by BPD, Closed Session 11. Consider recommendation for administrative closure of complaint #3, 12. Recommendation on administrative closure of complaint #8, End of closed session 13. Announcement of closed session action, 14. Public comment, 15. Adjournment.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=162752
2x2 Committee (2 council member 2 BUSD board members) at 4 – 5:30 pm
Videoconference: https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/j/89644009209?pwd=T3dwR1hUb3drR3MvNk1CU2pUWWVWUT09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 896 440 092 09
AGENDA: no agenda is posted, but the meeting is listed in the city community calendar
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/2x2_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Thursday, October 14, 2021
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: Discussion/Action Items: Community Town Halls – NICJR, Berkeley Mental Health’s Mobile Crisis Team, Subcommittee Reports: Policing, Budget & Alternatives to Policing, Community Engagement, Improve and Reinvest, Alternative Solutions to Gender Based Violence
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/RIPST.aspx
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85635951780
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 856 3595 1780
AGENDA: 2. 1798 Scenic - on consent – change use of two buildings at Pacific School of Religion from higher education to a middle school for up to 140 students,
3. 2709 San Pablo – on consent – establish 3,176 sq ft veterinary clinic and construct 25 sq ft addition at entry,
4. 2327 Shattuck – on consent – add service of distilled spirits incidental to food service
5. 924 Gilman – on consent - allow a substantial expansion of existing lawful non-conforming recreation center use by adding live music and arts events Monday – Thursday from 6 – 10 pm.
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Friday, October 15, 2021- No City meetings or events found
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Harvest Festival celebrates Berkeley’s Sustainable food culture at 11 am – 4 pm
Cedar Rose Park, 1300 Rose St.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/bulletins/2f678dd
Sunday, October 17, 2021 - No City meetings or events found
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Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm, October 12, 2021
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89092330038
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 890 9233 0038
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Draft Agenda for 10-26-21 – CONSENT: 1. Resolution continuing meetings via video and teleconference, 2. Referral Response Amending City Council Budget Expenditure and Reimbursement Policies, 3. Appointment of Emergency Standby Officer for District 2 and accept resignation from District 4. Revised conflict of interest code, 5. Minutes, 6. Add $548,096 total $1,657,618 and extend to 9-30-2022 with Dorothy Day House for adding RV dwellers at 742 Grayson, 7. $300,000 Bid solicitations – Parking meter fund, 8. Contract $100,000 with Federal Engineering, Inc for prioritized dispatch consulting 11-1-2021 to 10-30-2022 with option to extend for 2 2-yr terms for total not to exceed $300,000, 9. Contract add $287,712 total $657,712 with B.O.S.S. for property management at 2111 McKinley a supported housing site for mental health division clients, 10. Contract add $9,900 total $103,500 and extend to 12-31-2021 with Sonya Dublin Consulting as external evaluator tobacco prevention program, 11. Contract $450,000 with Discovery Health Services for weekly onside employee COVID-19 testing 11-1-2021 to 11-1-2022, 12. Contract $112,000 with Voya for 3rd Party COBRA Administration and Retiree Health Premium Assistance Plan Administration, 13. Revise Housing Inspector Classification and Salary, 14. Add Housing Inspector I, Housing Inspector II and Senior Housing Inspector Classification and Salaries, 15. $1,939,538 to purchase through NASPO (National Association of State Procurement) Dell Computers, hardware, software and related services 10-26-2021 to 6-30-2023 $1,019,769 in FY22 and 919,769 in FY23, 16. Contract add $14,625 total $97,436 with Communication Strategies for Consulting Services for Voice Over IP and billing audit of AT&T 7-1-2017 to 6-30-2023, 17. Grant Application $897,000 San Francisco Restoration Authority Measure AA for pre-construction and improvement documents at Aquatic Park, 18. Grant Application $20,000 Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment, 19. Renewal Elmwood Ave BID for FY2022, 20. Renewal Solano Ave BID for FY 2022, 22. Adopt-a-Spot Development Recommendations, 22. Taplin – Budget Referral for funding of Reckless Driving and Slideshow Deterrence, 23. Taplin – Budget referral sidewalk repair on arterial streets, 24. Bartlett – Presentation Request Study to Achieve Equity in City Contracting for Mason Tillman Assoc to present finding and recommendations from Berkeley Inclusion Opportunity Index, 25. Hahn – Support Net Energy Metering, 26. Budget referral $50,000 Public Bank East Bay, 27. Robinson – Budget referral - $60,000 Durant Parklett and Telegraph Plaza Improvements, 28. Robinson – Budget referral $500,000 Telegraph Shared Streets Feasibility study, ACTION: 29. Parks Commission - Proposal to Allocate Revenues Generated by Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel tax) in the Waterfront to the Marina Fund to avoid insolvency, 30. Taplin – Grant Application to CA Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program to provide resources for community safety initiatives, 31. Taplin, co-sponsor Hahn – Amend BMC 6.52.010 to add punitive fees for unauthorized removal of coastal oak and authorize tree replacement requirements for the granting of tree removal permits, 32. Taplin – Restore Red Light Program, 33. Hahn, cosponsor Harrison - Bright Street to Schools, improve safety for youth, families, teachers and staff within two block radius of schools, 34. Amend City Council Rules of Procedure and Order to Allow Extension of Items in Committee in Writing, INFORMATION REPORTS: 35. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report, 36. Senior Center Survey Results, 37. Parks and Waterfront Commission Work Plan for 2021-2022.
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City Council Agenda for 10-12-21 at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87357139470
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 873 5713 9470
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
RECESS ITEMS: 1. Contract accept bid $1,461,900 (includes 10% contingency) with Murry Building for Cazadero Camp Jensen Dormitory Construction Project, CONSENT: 2nd reading of 2 - 5: 2. Amending BMC 14.56.070 to limit 3-ton commercial truck weights limits on Berkeley’s Bicycle Blvds and At-Risk West Berkeley Residential Streets, 3. 3-ton Gross weight limit on Marin between Grizzly Peak and Marin Fountain Circle, 4. Ordinance for a Shared Electric Micromobility Permit Program, 5. Adoption of Baseline Zoning Ordinance, 6. Update Guidelines and Procedure for City Council Office Budget, 7. City Council Rules of Procedure and Order Revisions via video, 8. Formal Bid Solicitations – Zero Waste Fund $750,000,
9. Proposed Ordinance Amending Paragraph NN BMC 19.48.020 expands existing fire code tp require fire sprinklers in new structures and retrofit sprinklers into existing structures in Fire Zone 3 to to include fire zone 2, 10. Contract using Measure FF $650,000 for two ambulances, 11. Contract using Measure FF $322,000 for five pickup trucks Ford F-250 4x4 with Nicholas K Corp DBA “The Ford Store.” 12. Amend Contract add $62,000 total $100,000 and extend 5-1-2021 to 7-31-2024 with Alameda Co Healthcare Services for epidemiology and program evaluation, 13. Appointment Abraham Roman as Fire Chief salary $268,990, 14. Classification establish program manager I & II hourly salary range $51.7326 - $62.4561/hour, 15. Transfer tax refund for 1685 Solano to Bay Area Community Land Trust to support the acquisition and renovation operation as affordable housing, 16. Amend contract add $100,00 total $499,411 from 9-14-2016 to 6-30-223 with Geographic Technologies Group for Additional Geographic Information System, 17. Purchase order for vehicle GS-35F-0280X for $492,000, 18. Grant Application: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project (EEMP) $500,000 to plant urban forest trees, 19. CM – City policy regarding scheduling meetings on significant religious holidays, 20. Taplin & Kesarwani - Budget referral: $500,000 Security Cameras in the Public Right of Way at intersections experiencing increased violent crime and environmental safety assessment for high crime areas: arterial intersections along University, Ashby & Alcatraz, 6th/University, 7th/Ashby, San Pablo/Ashby, Sacramento/Alcatraz, Alcatraz/Adeline, Ashby/Telegraph, Gilman/6th, College/Alcatraz, Ashby/Domingo, Ashby/Claremont, other possible intersections University/Sacrament, Sacramento/Ashby, George Florence park, 10th/Bancroft, 8th/Channing, 8th/Addison, 21. Ghost Gun Ordinance, 22. Taplin, cosponsor Arreguin, Robinson, Kesarwani – Letter to Senate Budget Committee Chair Senator Skinner regarding budget allocation for Berkeley Pier, 23. Bartlett - Infrastructure and Affordable Housing Finance Plan for Adeline Corridor, 24. Harrison Resolution in support of Direct Pay Provision for the 26 U.S.C § 25D Residential Energy Efficient Property Tax Credit, 25. Wengraf, co-sponsors Taplin, Kesarwani, Hahn – Adopt resolution denouncing Texas Anti-abortion law (SB8) and reaffirming reproductive freedom in Berkeley, 26. Wengraf, co-sponsors Taplin, Kesarwani, Hahn - Support for HR 3755 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, ACTION: 27. ZAB Appeal 1205 Peralta, 28. Response to Short Term Referral for amendments to ADU ordinance to address public safety concerns, 29. Amending the Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) relating to officeholder accounts, 30. Harrison - Referral to the Zero Waste and Energy Commission to conduct community outreach and education regulating the use of carryout and pre-checkout bags and to make recommendations to FITES, 31. Objective Standards Recommendations for Density, Design and Shadows, 32. City Manager (CM) – referrals for removal, 33. Harrison – Budget Referral Allocate General Fund Revenues to Support Pilot Program offering free AC Transit on Sundays in Berkeley,
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1205 Peralta (conversion of garage) 10/12/2021
2956 Hillegass (addition to nonconforming structure) date TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period
2015 Blake – merge & reconfigure 7 parcels, construct 7-story mixed use bldg 10-14-21
2759 Dohr – repair garage and add ½ bath10-21-2021
171 Hill – install an unenclosed hot tub 10-12-2021
1516 Hopkins – alter & add 2nd story addition, unenclosed hot tub 10-14-2021
1527 Sacramento – 565 sq ft addition above 14 ft, unenclosed hot tub 10-14-21
2709 San Pablo – new veterinary clinic 10-14-2021
1716 Seventh – demolish existing SFH construct 2 new 2-story SFH 10-14-21
1344 Summit – legalize entryway addition 10-12-2021
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
October 19 –1. Berkeley Police Department Hiring Practices (referred by Public Safety Committee), 2. Crime Report
December 7 –1. WETA/Ferry Service at the Marina, 2. Presentation by Bay Restoration Authority, 3. Update Zero Waste Rates and Priorities,
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Alameda County LAFCO Presentation
Homeless Services and Mental Health Services
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Review and Update on City’s COVID-19 Response
Civic Center – Old City Hall and Veterans Memorial Building
Housing Element (December 9)
Priority Setting Follow Up Discuss (December Special Meeting)
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