City Council Closed Meeting eAgenda July 13, 2021

REVISED PROCLAMATION

CALLING A SPECIAL MEETING

OF THE BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL

(revised to add new agenda item)

In accordance with the authority in me vested, I do hereby call the Berkeley City Council in special session as follows:

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

4:00 P.M.

Jesse Arreguin, Mayor

Councilmembers:

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 closed session 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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Please be mindful that the teleconference will be recorded as any Council meeting is recorded, and all other rules of procedure and decorum will apply for Council meetings conducted by teleconference or videoconference.

To submit a written communication for the City Council’s consideration and inclusion in the public record, email council@cityofberkeley.info.

Preliminary Matters

Roll Call

CLOSED SESSION:

The City Council will convene in closed session to meet concerning the following:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54956.9(a) AND 54956.9(d)(1):

          A. City of Berkeley v. Regents of the University of California, Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG19023058

          B. Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods, et al. v. The Regents of the University of California, et al., Alameda Superior Court, Case No. RG19006256

2.  CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54956.9(c) and 54956 (d)(4):

Initiation of litigation – one case

The City Council will consider whether to initiate a lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California related to the Long Range Development Plan for the Berkeley Campus and related actions.

OPEN SESSION:

Public Reports of actions taken pursuant to Government Code section 54957.1.

Adjournment

I hereby request that the City Clerk of the City of Berkeley cause personal notice to be given to each member of the Berkeley City Council on the time and place of said meeting, forthwith.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand

                                                and caused the official seal of the City of Berkeley to be

                                                affixed on this 9th day of July, 2021.                                                                                                                                                 

Jesse Arreguin, Mayor                               

Public Notice – this Proclamation serves as the official agenda for this meeting.

ATTEST:

Mark Numainville, City Clerk

This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953 and applicable emergency Executive Orders issued by the Governor.   Any member of the public may participate in the public comment portion of this meeting.  Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Mark Numainville, City Clerk, 981-6900.