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The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, October 24-31
Worth Noting: A full week ahead. Commissioners are still working through aa will happen to priorities with the merging of commissions.
Monday – The Civic Arts Policy Subcommittee meets at 10 am, The Agenda and Rules committee is at 2:30 pm and reviews the council agenda for November 9. Zero Waste and Children, Youth and Recreation both meet at 7 pm.
Tuesday – Council closed session at 4 pm with the Council regular meeting at 6 pm.
Wednesday – The 4 x 4 Committee meets at 3 pm. The Energy Commission and Reimagining Task Force meet at 5 pm. The Civic Arts Commission and the Housing Element Workshop on adding 8,934 residential units meet at 6 pm. The Pier-Ferry Workshop #3 is at 6:30 pm. The Disaster and Fire Safety Commission and Police Accountability Board meet at 7 pm.
Thursday – The Hopkins Corridor Traffic Study is at 6 pm. The Willard Park Clubhouse Community meeting is at 6:30 pm. The Mental Health Commission and Zoning Adjustment Board meet at 7 pm.
Saturday relax – Roller Skate BOOgie 11 am – 4 pm.
October 28 – November 14, 2021 Citywide Public Survey on housing www.surveymonkey.com/r/berkeleyhousing
Sunday, October 24, 2021– Heavy Rain and Wind Predicted - No City meetings or events
Monday, October 25, 2021
Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84225555460
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 842 2555 5460
AGENDA: Public Comment non-agenda and agenda items 1 – 7, 2. Review and approve draft agenda for 11-9-2021 (use link or go to full agenda posted after list meetings by day), 3. Berkeley Considers, 4. Adjournments in Memory, 5. Council Worksessions, 6. Council referrals, 7. Land Use Calendar, 8. Impact of Covid, 9. In-person meetings, Unscheduled: 10. Strengthening and Supporting City Commissions.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/96169129849
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 961 6912 9849
AGENDA: 8. Consolidation Updates, 9. Program Updates.
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Children_Youth_and_Recreation_Commission/
Civic Arts Commission Policy Subcommittee at 10 am
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85002379808 (zoom is showing this link as expired)
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 850 0237 9808
AGENDA: 4. Grant Guidelines funded by American Rescue Plan.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Zero Waste Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/82587046286
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 825 8704 6286
AGENDA: Action Items 1. Commission restructuring to provide feedback on Zero Waste Definitions, 2. Council Referral on plastic bags - carryout and pre-checkout bags.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Zero_Waste_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
City Council CLOSED Session at 4 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83600896808
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 836 0089 6808
AGENDA: 1. Conference with labor negotiators, employee organizations IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-Time Recreation Activity Leaders, Berkeley Fire Fighters Association Local 1227, BPA, SEIU, Local 1021 Maintenance and Clerical Chapters, Berkeley Fire Fighters Association, Local 1227 I.A.F.F./Berkeley Chief Fire Officers Association Public Employees Union Local 1, Unrepresented Employees.
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/87152148000
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 871 5214 8000
AGENDA: use link or go to full agenda posted after list of meetings by day and draft agenda for 11-9-2021.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
4x4 Joint Task Force Committee on Housing: Rent Board/City Council at 3 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86090421133?pwd=V1dES1lGOGRVandSc2VVcDNvaG8vZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 860 9042 1133 Passcode: 776064
AGENDA: 5. Updates on Previously Discussed Items a. Amendments to Demolition Ordinance, b. Amendments to Relocation Ordinance.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/4x4_Committee_Homepage.aspx
Energy Commission at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86530755421
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 865 3075 5421
AGENDA: 8. Discussion and consideration of Berkeley Existing Building Electrification Strategy, 9. Commission Consolidation, 11. Council referral on Reusable Bags.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Energy_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Berkeley Municipal Pier & WETA Ferry Facility Planning Study Community Workshop #3 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/82683370448
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 826 8337 0448
Mail your comments, questions, and mailing list requests to: BMASP@cityofberkeley.info
AGENDA: Preferred Waterside and landside conceptual designs for Pier-Ferry Planning Study.
Berkeley Municipal Pier Website: https://www.cityofberkeley.info/parks/pier/
Civic Arts Commission at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86147520326
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 861 4752 0326
AGENDA: 6. Presentations a) Measure T1 Phase 2 Project Sites, b) Fair Work Week Ordinance, 7. Action items: a) Letter to Council Agreement with Bayer, b) 2352 Shattuck (Logan Park), c) Approval of Berkeley Art Works Projects Grants, e) American Rescue Plan funds for the Arts Grant Guidelines.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89456151606
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 894 5615 1606
AGENDA: 1. Fire Dept Staff Report a. Measure FF, b. Measure GG, Action Items: 3. Recommendation to identify High Risk Areas that are exempt from State Imposed Housing Increases Due to Public Safety Considerations, 4. Revisiting Commission’s recommendation to Use Measure FF Funds as intended by the Voters, Discussion Items: 5. November 2022 Infrastructure Bond Ballot Measure, 6. Criteria for Measure FF Funds for vegetation clearance on private land, 7. Commission Home Page Resource List.
Housing Element Workshop at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81914352145
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 819 1435 2145
AGENDA: Public Workshop #1 City of Berkeley’s Housing Plan for 2023 – 2031 – where to put 8934 residential units.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/housingelement/
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force at 5 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81983354907
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 819 8335 4907
AGENDA: Discussion/Action: Task Force Recommendation and Process Review of Table of Contents of final NICJR report, Create process which reviews the report, makes comments and writes responses and includes recommendations, Create timeline and benchmarks to ensure Taskforce’s obligations and purpose, Subcommittee Reports: Policing, Budget & Alternatives to Policing, Community Engagement, Improve and Reinvest, Alternative Solutions to Gender Based Violence.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/RIPST.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: 9. Old Business a. Obligation to meet and confer over provisions of Interim Regulations for handling complaints, b. Status of memo from attorney’s office regarding lawful changes to hearing process, c. Conflict of interest issues, d. Affirm or revise standing rules, e. Policy Complaint #7, 10. New Business a. Body Worn Cameras, b. Consider letter to Police Chief requesting to appear before PAB to give detailed reported on implementation of Council mandates on Fair & Impartial Policing, c. Training CIT, Closed Session Complaint #3, #8, #9.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=162752
Thursday, October 28, 2021
City Council Budget & Finance Committee at 10 am
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85993222513
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 859 9322 2513
AGENDA: 2. Presentation from Budget Office on Budget Process Survey, 3. Council’s Fiscal Policies, 4. Cash v. Accrual Basis Accounting, 5. Housing Trust Fund Resources.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx
Mental Health Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96361748103
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 963 6174 8103
AGENDA: 4. MH Report and Caseload Statistics, 5. Narrative report on qualifications for future BMH Staff, 6. Specialized Care Unit, 7. Re-Imagining Public Safety Task Force Update, 8. Santa Rita Jail Subcommittee Report, 9. Whole Person Care – Community Health Records Update, MHSA INN Homeless Encampment Wellness Project.
Zoning Adjustment Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86503304208
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 833 548 0282
AGENDA: 2. 2411 Sixth Street – on consent – alter and expand 975 sq ft Single-family Dwelling (SFD), add 2nd story within non-conforming front and side yard resulting in 2051 sq ft SFD on 4154 sq ft lot,
3. 1442 Fifth Street – on consent – demolish existing SFD and construct 3 detached 3-story dwelling units on 4350 sq ft lot,
4. 776 Page – on consent – demolish existing SFD and construct 3 detached 3-story dwelling units on 3937 sq ft lot,
5. 1048 University – on consent – expand existing emergency pet hospital in C-W district,
6. 2022 San Pablo – on consent – expand existing emergency pet hospital into adjacent tenant space in C-W District,
7. 1915 Berryman – on action - demolish existing 3-unit residential building and construct 4-story residential building with 11 units.
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/
Hopkins Corridor Traffic and Placemaking Study Virtual Workshop #3 at 6 -7:45 pm
Register at https://bit.ly/3ksPxxo
AGENDA: CoB is studying transportation safety and placemaking for Hopkins Corridor from Gilman to Sutter Street in North Berkeley, Review conceptual plans landscape, gathering places, public art, near-term and long-term corridor-wide design alternatives.
Questions? Contact: Beth Thomas bathomas@cityofberkeley.info, 510-981-7068
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hopkins-corridor-study-community-workshop-3-tickets-176506454557
Willard Park Clubhouse Community Meeting at 6:30 – 8 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/82304828529
Teleconference: not given – (try 1-669-900-6833) Meeting ID: 823 0482 Passcode: 693231
AGENDA: Clubhouse Replacement Project final design.
Friday, October 29, 2021 No City meetings or events found
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Roller Skate BOOgie at 11 am – 4 pm at Grove Park
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17505
Sunday, October 31, 2021 Halloween - No City meetings or events found
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Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84225555460
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 842 2555 5460
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx
DRAFT AGENDA: November 9, 2021, Regular City Council meeting at 6 pm
CONSENT: 1. Ratify COVID Emergency, 2. Bid Solicitations, 3. Grant Applications Prop 68 (parks), 4. Accept grant Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), 5. Board of Library Trustees Reappoint Amy Roth, 6. Arreguin – Berkeley Holiday Fund, 7. Arreguin – United Against Hate Week, 8. Taplin, Co-sponsors Bartlett, Robinson, Hahn - Affordable Housing Overlay Refer to CM and Planning Commission, 9. Taplin, co-sponsor Bartlett – Budget Referral Berkeley Ceasefire $200,000 Gun Violence Prevention program (GVI) , 10. Taplin – Budget Referral $100,000 Annual Appropriations for Strawberry Creek Lodge, 11. Taplin – Budget Referral West Berkeley Residential Preferential Parking – expands restricted parking to west Berkeley – streets to be included not defined, 12. Taplin, co-sponsor – Resolution Recognizing Housing as a Human Right, Referral to CM Begin Developing Social Housing, includes up to $300,000 for one or more consultants, application to meet housing needs of moderate, low, very low and extremely low income households, 13. Bartlett - Budget Referral $200,000Homeless Outreach Coordinator for South Shattuck at Dwight Way to Adeline at 62nd Street, 14. Hahn - Budget Referral $50,000 Solano-Peralta Park restoration and improvements, 15. Wengraf – Resolution recommending Berkeley evacuation routes from High Fire Hazard Severity Zone be considered in PG&E Safety Initiative 10,000 Miles of Undergrounding Power Utility Lines, ACTION: 16. CM (Buddenhagen) - Public Hearing Resolution to initiate a $114,228 lien on property at 2800 Garber for Administrative Citations, 17. Taplin – Referral to CM and Planning Commission amendments to zoning code to Streamlining Toxic Remediation in Manufacturing Districts, 18. Hahn, co-sponsors Harrison, Bartlett – Bright Streets, to improve street conditions within two blocks of public schools, i.e. paint crosswalks, bike lanes, parking, handicapped parking, etc by August 15 each year starting with 2022.
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October 26, 2021 - City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm,
Email: council@cityofberkeley.info
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152148000
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 871 5214 8000
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
CONSENT: 1. 2nd Reading Ghost Gun Ordinance, 2. Resolution continuing meetings via video and teleconference, 3. Referral Response Amending City Council Budget Expenditure and Reimbursement Policies, 4. Appointment of Emergency Standby Officer for District 2 and accept resignation from District 5. Revised conflict of interest code, 6. Minutes, 7. Add $548,096 total $1,657,618 and extend to 9-30-2022 with Dorothy Day House for adding RV dwellers at 742 Grayson, 8. $300,000 Bid solicitations – Parking meter fund, 9. 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, 10. 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, 11. Contract add $9,900 total $103,500 and extend to 12-31-2021 with Sonya Dublin Consulting as external evaluator tobacco prevention program, 12. Contract $450,000 with Discovery Health Services for weekly onside employee COVID-19 testing 11-1-2021 to 11-1-2022, 13. Contract $112,000 with Voya for 3rd Party COBRA Administration and Retiree Health Premium Assistance Plan Administration, 14. Resolution Authorizing an amendment to CalPERS Pursuant to CA Gov Code 20516, 15. Revise Housing Inspector Classification and Salary, 16. Add Housing Inspector I, Housing Inspector II and Senior Housing Inspector Classification and Salaries, 17. $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, 18. 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, 19. Grant Application $897,000 San Francisco Restoration Authority Measure AA for pre-construction and improvement documents at Aquatic Park, 20. Grant Application $20,000 Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment, 21. Renewal Elmwood Ave BID for FY2022, 22. Renewal Solano Ave BID for FY 2022, 23. Taplin – Budget Referral for funding of Reckless Driving and Slideshow Deterrence, 24. Taplin – Budget referral sidewalk repair on arterial streets, 25. Taplin – Grant Application to CA Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program to provide resources for community safety initiatives, 26. Bartlett, co-sponsor Harrison – Presentation Request Study to Achieve Equity in City Contracting for Mason Tillman Assoc to present finding and recommendations from Berkeley Inclusion Opportunity Index, 27. Hahn, so-sponsors Arreguin, Bartlett, Harrison – Support Net Energy Metering, 28. Robinson - Amend City Council Rules of Procedure and Order to Allow Extension of Items in Committee in Writing, 29. Robinson, co-sponsors Arreguin, Bartlett, Harrison - Budget referral $50,000 Public Bank East Bay, 30. Robinson – Budget referral - $60,000 Durant Parklett and Telegraph Plaza Improvements, 31. Robinson , co-sponsor Arreguin, Hahn – Budget referral $500,000 Telegraph Shared Streets Feasibility study, ACTION: 32. Amendments to ADU Ordinance, 33. Proposed Amendment to Paragraph NN of BMC Section 19.48.020 adopting building standard which is more restrictive than CA Fire Code standard, requires installation of fire sprinklers in new structures and retrofit fire sprinklers into existing structures in Fire Zone 3 & Fire Zone 2, 34. Identifying City Council referrals for Removal, 35. Amending Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) Officeholder Accounts, 36. Objective Standards Recommendations for Density, Design and Shadow, 37. Letter to Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen Skinner Regarding Berkeley Pier, 38. Harrison, co-sponsor Bartlett - Budget Referral to Support Pilot Program Offering Free AC Transit on Sundays in Berkeley, 39. Parks Commission - Proposal to Allocate Revenues Generated by Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel tax) in the Waterfront to the Marina Fund to avoid insolvency, INFORMATION REPORTS: 40. Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report, 41. Senior Center Survey Results, 42. Parks and Waterfront Commission Work Plan for 2021-2022.
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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1527 Sacramento – 2nd story addition date TBD
2956 Hillegass - addition to nonconforming structure date TBD
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with End of Appeal Period,
SFD = Single Family Dwelling
2759 Dohr – repair garage and add ½ bath10-21-2021
1442 Fifth – Demolition of SFD, construction of 3 new SFD 10-28-2021
620 Harrison – install new illuminated signage 11-2-2021
1516 Hopkins – alter & add 2nd story addition, unenclosed hot tub 10-14-2021
776 Page – Demolition of SFD, construction of 3 new SFD 10-28-2021
1205 Peralta – conversion of existing garage
2622 San Pablo – establish play area for Chess School and waive required off-street parking 10-28-2021
2709 San Pablo – New veterinary clinic thru conversion of existing space 11-2-2021
1798 Scenic – Change use 2 buildings Pacific School of Religion to middle school for up to 140 students 11-2-2021
2600 Tenth – change 15,584 sq ft from media production to office use 10-28-2021
LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx
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WORKSESSIONS
December 7 –1. WETA/Ferry Service at the Marina, 2. Presentation by Bay Restoration Authority, 3. Update Zero Waste Rates and Priorities,
January 20 (Thursday) - Review and Update on City’s COVID-19 Response
February 15 – Homeless and Mental Health Services
March 15 – Housing Element
April 19 – Fire Department Standards of Coverage Study
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Alameda County LAFCO Presentation
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Civic Center – Old City Hall and Veterans Memorial Building
Mid-Year Budget Report FY 2022
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