City Council Special Meeting eAgenda March 23, 2021
AGENDA
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Jesse Arreguin, Mayor
Councilmembers:
District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani |
District 5 – Sophie Hahn |
District 2 – Terry Taplin |
District 6 – Susan Wengraf |
District 3 – Ben Bartlett |
District 7 – Rigel Robinson |
District 4 – Kate Harrison |
District 8 – Lori Droste |
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCE AND TELECONFERENCE
Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, this meeting of the City Council will be conducted exclusively through teleconference and Zoom videoconference. Please be advised that pursuant to the Executive Order and the Shelter-in-Place Order, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, there will not be a physical meeting location available.
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This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900. The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda. Meetings will adjourn at 11:00 p.m. - any items outstanding at that time will be carried over to a date/time to be specified.
Preliminary Matters
Roll Call:
Ceremonial Matters: In addition to those items listed on the agenda, the Mayor may add additional ceremonial matters.
City Manager Comments: The City Manager may make announcements or provide information to the City Council in the form of an oral report. The Council will not take action on such items but may request the City Manager place a report on a future agenda for discussion.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Matters: Persons will be selected to address matters not on the Council agenda. If five or fewer persons wish to speak, each person selected will be allotted two minutes each. If more than five persons wish to speak, up to ten persons will be selected to address matters not on the Council agenda and each person selected will be allotted one minute each. The remainder of the speakers wishing to address the Council on non-agenda items will be heard at the end of the agenda.
Consent Calendar |
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The Council will first determine whether to move items on the agenda for “Action” or “Information” to the “Consent Calendar”, or move “Consent Calendar” items to “Action.” Three members of the City Council must agree to pull an item from the Consent Calendar for it to move to Action. Items that remain on the “Consent Calendar” are voted on in one motion as a group. “Information” items are not discussed or acted upon at the Council meeting unless they are moved to “Action” or “Consent”. No additional items can be moved onto the Consent Calendar once public comment has commenced. At any time during, or immediately after, public comment on Information and Consent items, any Councilmember may move any Information or Consent item to “Action.” Following this, the Council will vote on the items remaining on the Consent Calendar in one motion. For items moved to the Action Calendar from the Consent Calendar or Information Calendar, persons who spoke on the item during the Consent Calendar public comment period may speak again at the time the matter is taken up during the Action Calendar. |
Public Comment on Consent Calendar and Information Items Only: The Council will take public comment on any items that are either on the amended Consent Calendar or the Information Calendar. Speakers will be entitled to two minutes each to speak in opposition to or support of Consent Calendar and Information Items. A speaker may only speak once during the period for public comment on Consent Calendar and Information items.
Additional information regarding public comment by City of Berkeley employees and interns: Employees and interns of the City of Berkeley, although not required, are encouraged to identify themselves as such, the department in which they work and state whether they are speaking as an individual or in their official capacity when addressing the Council in open session or workshops.
Consent Calendar
1. |
Contract No. 32000282 Amendment: AG Witt, LLC for COVID-19 Emergency Operations Cost Recovery Consultant |
2. |
Partnership with East Bay Community Energy to Pursue Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems on Municipal Facilities |
3. |
Contract No. 100692-2 Amendment: Serological Research Institute for DNA Testing Services |
4. |
Fiscal Year 2022 Street Lighting Assessments – Initiating Proceedings |
5. |
Contract No. 100251-1 Amendment: Restoration Management Company |
6. |
Appointment of boona cheema and Javonna Blanton to Mental Health Commission |
7. |
Authorization for Additional Public Works Commission Meeting in 2021 |
Council Consent Items |
8. |
2021 Alameda County Redistricting Process |
9. |
Establish a Parking Benefits District (PBD) in the Adeline Corridor and Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Referral |
10. |
Proclamation in Honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day |
11. |
Support for AB 286: Food Delivery Platform Fees and Commissions |
12. |
Support for AB 314: Legislature Employer-Employee Relations Act |
13. |
Support for AB 328: Reentry Housing Program |
14. |
Support for AB 1400: Guaranteed Health Care for All |
Action Calendar |
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The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for action as the item is taken up. For items moved to the Action Calendar from the Consent Calendar or Information Calendar, persons who spoke on the item during the Consent Calendar public comment period may speak again at the time the matter is taken up during the Action Calendar. The Presiding Officer will request that persons wishing to speak use the "raise hand" function to determine the number of persons interested in speaking at that time. Up to ten (10) speakers may speak for two minutes. If there are more than ten persons interested in speaking, the Presiding Officer may limit the public comment for all speakers to one minute per speaker. The Presiding Officer may, with the consent of persons representing both sides of an issue, allocate a block of time to each side to present their issue. Action items may be reordered at the discretion of the Chair with the consent of Council. |
Staff shall introduce the public hearing item and present their comments. This is followed by five-minute presentations each by the appellant and applicant. The Presiding Officer will request that persons wishing to speak use the "raise hand" function to be recognized and to determine the number of persons interested in speaking at that time. Up to ten (10) speakers may speak for two minutes. If there are more than ten persons interested in speaking, the Presiding Officer may limit the public comment for all speakers to one minute per speaker. The Presiding Officer may with the consent of persons representing both sides of an issue allocate a block of time to each side to present their issue. Each member of the City Council shall verbally disclose all ex parte contacts concerning the subject of the hearing. Councilmembers shall also submit a report of such contacts in writing prior to the commencement of the hearing. Written reports shall be available for public review in the office of the City Clerk. |
15. |
Updated Fees for the Building Emissions Savings Ordinance |
16. |
ZAB Appeal: 1200 San Pablo Avenue, Use Permit #ZP2019-0192 |
Action Calendar |
17. |
Objective Standards Recommendations for Density, Design and Shadows |
18. |
Partnership for the Bay’s Future and Current Anti-Displacement Initiatives (Continued from February 23, 2021) |
19. |
Children, Youth and Recreation Commission FY2021 Work Plan |
Adjournment
NOTICE CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: If you object to a decision by the City Council to approve or deny a use permit or variance for a project the following requirements and restrictions apply: 1) No lawsuit challenging a City decision to deny (Code Civ. Proc. §1094.6(b)) or approve (Gov. Code 65009(c)(5)) a use permit or variance may be filed more than 90 days after the date the Notice of Decision of the action of the City Council is mailed. Any lawsuit not filed within that 90-day period will be barred. 2) In any lawsuit that may be filed against a City Council decision to approve or deny a use permit or variance, the issues and evidence will be limited to those raised by you or someone else, orally or in writing, at a public hearing or prior to the close of the last public hearing on the project.
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I hereby certify that the agenda for this meeting of the Berkeley City Council was posted at the display case located near the walkway in front of the Maudelle Shirek Building, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, as well as on the City’s website, on March 11, 2021.
Mark Numainville, City Clerk
Communications
Council rules limit action on Communications to referral to the City Manager and/or Boards and Commissions for investigation and/or recommendations. All communications submitted to Council are public record. Copies of individual communications are available for viewing through Records Online.
Zoning Revisions
- 18 similarly worded form letters
- Evan Green
- Barbara Fisher
- Paul Eldridge
- Dawn Thomas
- Chris Rosen
- Adrien Couton
- Hal Aronson
- Brian Mcarthy
- Deborah Thompson
- Sloan Morgan
- Shelley Golomb
- Gilbert Ferrey
- Dan Newman
- Bill Bogert
- Rhonda Grossman and Bernardo Lopez
- Phyllis Steiber
- Cathy Fogel
- Jamie Keller
- Garet O’Keefe
- Tammy Stellanova
- Bruce Brody
- Rachel Bradley
- John Blaustein and Terry Alexander
- Jordan Burns
- Lauren and David Moore
- Vicki Piovia
- Barryett Enge
- Jim Haydel
- Laverda Allen
- Robin Kibby and Brian Donaldson
- Vicki Sommer
- Sharon Entwistle
- Lucinda Olney
- Gary Dahl
- Anandamayi Arnold
- Stephen Sperber and Roberta Silverstein
- Eli Gilad
- Elizabeth Stoller
- Ewald Detjens
- Tara Arnold
- Chris McKee
- Rocky Nevin
- Alison Lingo
- Kori Kody
- Nancy Lemon and Blaine Devine
- Claudia Koch
- Susie Medak
- Victoria deMara
- Nicole Chabot
- Diana Campoamor
- Joe Van Steen
- Gregory Murphy
- David Spinner
- Tom Bellfort
- Elaine Chan
- Robin Hollenberg
- Darrell Owens
- Helen Stroud
- Henry DeNero (2)
- John Rice
- Dennis Mulqueeney
- Barbara Freemen
- Diana Bohn (2)
- Jeff Robinson
- Paula Morgan
- Dolph and Carla Rempp
- Ken Krich
- Ellen Lumpkin
- Judith Daar
- Lee Ann Weber
- Leah and John Rosenthal
- Sue Jones
- Janet Hurley
- Jill Miller
- Paul Newacheck
- Mary Spence
- Gail Machlis
- Marissa Moss
- Wendy Ruebman
- Joan Garvin
- Victoria Kahn
- Carol Curtis
- Allen Romano and Linda Shapiro
- Paul Schwartz
- Peggy Mendelson
- Andrea Cassidy
- Deb Shell
- Mona Halaby
- Alan Shindel
- Greysonne Coomes
- Judy Babelaar
- Cynthia Larson
- Bob Flasher
- Gareth Ellis
- Meryl Siegal
- Helene Silverberg
- Kerstin Fischer
- Gabriela Kipnis
- John Vinopal
- Michael Scott
- George Porter
- Amber Turley
- Issy Kipnis
- William Pottinger
- David Thill
- Sara Pederson
- Carol Hirth
- Steve Taylor
- Kevin Ching and Xiaoyan Wang
- Paola Laverde (2)
- Jeff Shuttleworth
- Sara Baughn
- Pesha Dina
- Emily Newman
- Brad Smith
- Cecilia Gaerlan
- Julia Cato
- John Selawsky
- Brian Gilbane
- Marian Wolfe
- Richard Boubelik
- Rocky Offner
- Karen Sharpe
- Susan Pownall
- Sandra Weber
- Daniel Rapaport
- Igor Tregub
- Jim Haydel
- Carol Franger
- Carole Cool
- Nick Shere
- Alexis Berger
- Aimee Baldwin
- Phyllis Olin
- Leah Levy
- Suzette Trigger
- Daniel Ng
- Lisa Goodman
- Christine Cosgrove
- Lia Dun
- Barbara Gilbert
- Harald Leventhal
- Gertrude Weil
- Steven Segal
- Roberto Campoamor
- T.M. Scruggs and Laura Graham
- Susan Nunes
- Naomi Pearce
- Jana Olson
- Nina Torcoletti
- Anirvan Chatterjee
- Marissa Saenger
- Enid Camps
- David Finn
- Virginia Logan
- Robert Dering
- Hilary Roberts
- Mati Teiblum
- Penny Barron
- Martine Kraus
- David Brandon
- Harry Delmer
- Karen Weil
- Deborah Gouailhardou
- Christine Rosen
- Kathy Freistadt
- Katherine Hansen
- Eric Broque
- Kenneth Gross
- Irene Rosenthal
- Mary Lee Noonan
- Svetlana Livdan
- Jean-Luc Szpakowski
- Elizabeth Powell
- John Hitchen
- Noreen Axelson
- Melissa Short
- Joan Hart
- Jim Haydel
- Kate Brosgart Moore
- Margaret Booth
- Paul Hainsworth
- Alison Lingo
- Jim Larkins
- Penny Brogden
- Negeene Mosaed and Mari Mendonca
- Sara Gray
- Gloria Pass
- Charlotte DeVito
- Leah Haygood
- Karen Harrington
- Joe Van Steen
- Lynn Glaser
- Nancy Klein
- Ann May
- Daniel Marcus
- Connor Jackson
- Erin Paulos
- Paul Casperson
- Livable California
School Reopening
- David Jacobowitz
- Nora Isaacs (2)
Ohlone Park
- L.A. Wood
Tenant Protection Pitfalls
- Alison Horton
Berkeley Police Controlled Equipment
- Lindsey Stratton
- Wendy Alfsen
Climate Change
- Karen Harrington
- Thomas Lord (3)
COVID-19 Related
- City of Berkeley COVID-19 Information Services
- Janice Schroeder
Black History Month
- Moni Law
- Russbumper
East Bay Community Energy
- East Bay Community Energy
Blockchain
- Thomas Lord
Sewer Construction
- Dona Bretherick
Horse Fatalities at Golden Gate Fields
- Heather Wilson
Smoking Pot on the Sidewalks
- Steven Schuyler
Fair and Impartial Policing
- David Lerman
- Steven Schuyler
- Nicole Orestano
North Berkeley BART Housing
- Ly Vo and Family
- Anne-Lise Francois
Needy Food Delivery and Resource Distribution
- Antonio Mendieta, on behalf of Comida For Families
Berkeley Schools
- Kate Brosgart
TOPA/Affordable Housing Overlay/Housing as a Human Right
- 10 similarly worded form letters
- Alfred Twu
- Sean McMahon
- Igor Tregub
- Thomas Lord
Henoko Resolution
- Diana Bohn
Earmarks in the Federal Infrastructure Bill
- Dan Smuts
Homelessness
- Dereka Bennett
Chief Greenwood and the Berkeley Police Department
- Barbara Gilbert
- Racism and Criminal Justice Reform Group
Berkeley’s Asphalt Plant
- Igor Tregub, on behalf of the Sierra Club
COVID-19 Business Grant
- Devvin Purnell, on behalf of Mizz Ada’s Daycare
URL’s Only
- Vivian Warkentin (3)
- Thomas Lord
- Russbumper (10)
Supplemental Communications and Reports
Items received by the deadlines for submission will be compiled and distributed as follows. If no items are received by the deadline, no supplemental packet will be compiled for said deadline.
- Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
Available by 5:00 p.m. five days prior to the meeting.
- Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Available by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting.
- Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Available by 5:00 p.m. two days following the meeting.