City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda January 22, 2019
REVISED AGENDA
(Revised to include teleconference location.)
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
6:00 P.M.
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION: CAPITOL HILTON, 1001 16TH ST NW, WASHINGTON DC, 20036
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION: KUVEYT CD. NO:6, REMZI OĞUZ ARIK MAHALLESI, 06680 ÇANKAYA/ANKARA, TURKEY
Jesse Arreguin, Mayor
Councilmembers:
District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani |
District 5 – Sophie Hahn |
District 2 – Cheryl Davila |
District 6 – Susan Wengraf |
District 3 – Ben Bartlett |
District 7 – Rigel Robinson |
District 4 – Kate Harrison |
District 8 – Lori Droste |
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, CMC, City Clerk, 981-6900.
The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda. The Mayor may exercise a two minute speaking limitation to comments from Councilmembers. 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.
- Recognition of Mahealani Uchiyama.
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 by lottery to address matters not on the Council agenda. If five or fewer persons submit speaker cards for the lottery, each person selected will be allotted two minutes each. If more than five persons submit speaker cards for the lottery, 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. Persons wishing to address the Council on matters not on the Council agenda during the initial ten-minute period for such comment, must submit a speaker card to the City Clerk in person at the meeting location and prior to commencement of that meeting. The remainder of the speakers wishing to address the Council on non-agenda items will be heard at the end of the agenda. Speaker cards are not required for this second round of public comment on non-agenda matters.
Consent Calendar |
|
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.” 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. |
Referral Response: Modifications to the Zoning Ordinance to Support Small Businesses |
2. |
Referral Response: Reclassifying the zoning and the General Plan and West Berkeley Plan designations at 1050 Parker Street / 2621 Tenth Street, with associated Environmental Review |
3. |
Minutes for Approval |
4. |
Formal Bid Solicitations and Request for Proposals Scheduled for Possible Issuance After Council Approval on January 22, 2019 |
5. |
Authorize Memorandum of Understanding with Alameda County for Winter Relief Program |
6. |
Revenue Contract: Community Services Block Grant for Calendar Year 2019 |
7. |
Revenue Grant Agreement: Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Funding from the State of California to Conduct Public Health Promotion Services |
8. |
Grant Application: California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Infrastructure and Agreements in Connection with Proposed Berkeley Way Project |
9. |
Classification and Salary: Public Works Maintenance Superintendent and Equipment Superintendent |
10. |
Fee Assessment – State of California Self-Insurance Fund (Workers’ Compensation Program) |
11. |
Contract: Siegel & Strain Architects for Design Services for the Cazadero Camp Jensen Dormitory Replacement Design |
12. |
Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Permit (46690) Project |
13. |
Community Conservation Centers, Inc.’s Contractual Relief of its Revenue Share Obligation to the City for the Sale of Recyclable Commodities |
14. |
Contract: Ghilotti Construction Company for Panoramic Hill Rehabilitation Project |
15. |
Contract: TranSystems Corporation for Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Clearance for the Railroad Crossing Safety Improvement/Quiet Zone Project |
16. |
Contracts: On-Call Architectural Services: ELS Architecture and Urban Design; Noll & Tam Architects; and Siegel & Strain Architects |
17. |
Authorization for Additional Civic Arts Commission Meeting in 2019 |
Council Consent Items |
18. |
Support a Green New Deal |
19. |
Support of SB 18 – Keep Californians Housed Act |
20. |
2019 City Council Committee and Regional Body Appointments |
21. |
Resolution Reaffirming the City of Berkeley’s Commitment to Roe v. Wade |
Action Calendar |
|
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 line up at the podium 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. Speakers are permitted to yield their time to one other speaker, however no one speaker shall have more than four minutes. 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. |
22. |
Single Use Disposable Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance (Continued from December 11, 2018. Item contains revised material.) |
23. |
Refer to the City Manager to consider boycotting Amazon for its role in tracking immigrants in cooperation with ICEand abusive working conditions and its labor practices toward its employees (Continued from November 27, 2018. Item contains revised material.) |
24a. |
Referral Response: Mandatory and Recommended Green Stormwater Infrastructure in New and Existing Redevelopments or Properties (Continued from December 11, 2018. Item contains supplemental material.) |
24b. |
Companion Report to Referral Response: Mandatory and Recommended Green Stormwater Infrastructure in New and Existing Redevelopments or Properties (Continued from December 11, 2018.) |
25a. |
Referral Response: Berkeley Single Use Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance (Continued from December 11, 2018.) |
25b. |
Companion Report: Referral Response: Proposed Single Use Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance (Continued from December 11, 2018.) |
26. |
Providing Requested Direction to the City Manager and Planning Department on the Number of Cannabis Retail Establishments and the Creation of an Equity Program (Continued from December 11, 2018.) |
27a. |
Allocation of $4.75 Million Over Two Years, FY20 and FY21, to Reduce Consumption and Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) |
27b. |
Companion Report: Allocation of $4.75 Million Over Two Years, FY20 and FY21, to Reduce Consumption and Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). |
28. |
LPC NOD: 1 and 5 Canyon Road, #LMIN 2018-0005 |
29. |
LPC NOD: 2415 Blake Street, #LMIN 2018-0004 |
30. |
Referral Response: Removing Plastic Microfibers from the Water Supply |
31. |
City Auditor’s Office 2018 Peer Review Results |
Public Comment – Items Not Listed on the Agenda |
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.
Live captioned broadcasts of Council Meetings are available on Cable B-TV (Channel 33),
via internet accessible video stream at http://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventWebcastMain.aspx and KPFB Radio 89.3.
Archived indexed video streams are available at http://www.cityofberkeley.info/citycouncil.
Channel 33 rebroadcasts the following Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
Communications to the City Council are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records, which are accessible through the City’s website. Please note: e-mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required, but if included in any communication to the City Council, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e-mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service or in person to the City Clerk Department at 2180 Milvia Street. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication. Please contact the City Clerk Department for further information.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the public counter at the City Clerk Department located on the first floor of City Hall located at 2180 Milvia Street as well as posted on the City's website at http://www.cityofberkeley.info.
Agendas and agenda reports may be accessed via the Internet at http://www.cityofberkeley.info/citycouncil
and may be read at reference desks at the following locations:
City Clerk Department |
Libraries: |
2180 Milvia Street |
Main - 2090 Kittredge Street |
Tel: 510-981-6900 |
Claremont Branch – 2940 Benvenue |
TDD: 510-981-6903 |
West Branch – 1125 University |
Fax: 510-981-6901 |
North Branch – 1170 The Alameda |
Email: clerk@cityofberkeley.info |
South Branch – 1901 Russell |
COMMUNICATION ACCESS INFORMATION:
This meeting is being held in a wheelchair accessible location.
To request a disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at 981-6418 (V) or 981-6347 (TDD) at least three business days before the meeting date.
Attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various scents, whether natural or manufactured, in products and materials. Please help the City respect these needs.
Captioning services are provided at the meeting, on B-TV, and on the Internet. In addition, assisted listening devices for the hearing impaired are available from the City Clerk prior to the meeting, and are to be returned before the end of the meeting.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Council Chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, as well as on the City’s website, on January 17, 2019.
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 at the City Clerk Department and through Records Online.
Item #22: Single Use Disposable Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance
- Stuart Pawsey
- Adam Stemmler, on behalf of the Farm League Restaurant Group
Item #27a: Allocation of $4.75 Million Over Two Years, FY20 and FY21, to Reduce Consumption and Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB)
- Jezra Thompson
Cannabis
- Thomas Reed
- Jacob Wong
- Jessica Gohlke
- James Anstey
- Sara Weinberg
- Elijah Liedeker
Homeless Activists Harassing Berkeley Police (Video)
- August Moon
Homeless Issues
- Eric Friedman
- Christine Schwartz
- Marcia Poole
- Moni Law
- Autumn Moon
- Rachel Beth
- Barryett Enge
- Richard James
- Joe Vollono (2)
- Jessica Behrman
RV Parking
- Linda Maio
- Autumn Moon
- Nicholas Ohler
- Christopher Brown
IKE Kiosks
- Vivian Warkentin
- Carol Denney (3)
- Becca Freed
Marina Crisis
- Eric Friedman
Electric Scooters
- Jenny Craik
Street Paving
- Dorothea Dorenz
- Eric Friedman (2)
- Mary Ann Brewin
- Evan McDonald
Tobacco/Smoking
- Pauline Bondonno
- Carol Denney (3)
- Omar Yacoubi
Trees/Traffic Circles
- John Steere, President Partner for Parks
- Nancy Carleton
- Karl Reeh (2)
- Sally Hughes
Underground Study
- Paul Casperson and Marilyn Pollack
- David Turnoff
- Susie Goodin
Okinawa Landfill
- Diana Bohn
Shellmound – West Berkeley
- Indian People Organizing for Change
Internet Access at BUSD City Council Meetings
- Christine Schwartz
- Emilie Raguso
Measure O & P
- Sophia DeWitt
- Todd Andrew
2-1-1 Monthly Report for November 2018
- Eden I&R, Inc.(2)
LPC Letter, re: Berkeley Community Theater
- Steven Finacom, Chairperson LPC
Professor Hatem Bazian
- Margy Wilkinson
CPUC Fire Mitiagation Input
- Paul Degenkolb, Chairperson, Disaster & Fire Safety Commission
Unaffordable Places to Live
- Margy Wilkison
Orbison Lawsuit
- Pil Orbison
PRC – Fair/Impartial Policing
- Katherine Lee
Alameda Mental Health Update
- Christine Schwartz
Save the Berkeley Animal Rights Center
- Wayne Hsiung
Climate Emergency
- Kelly Hammargren
Berkeley Way Project
- Erika Shore
CalABLE Launch
- Blake Johnson
Deemed Approved Ordinance Recommendation
- Nuha Khalfay, Chair, Community Health Commission
Save Our Community Garden
- Sarah Garrett
BPD Investigation
- Moni Law
- Chief Greenwood (3)
- Genevieve Wilson
CoLiving at 3000 Shattuck
- Nathan George
- Ian Wulfson
- Mariana Almeida
Seize House of Black Veteran
- Margy Wilkinson
PG&E Letter Response to Item #21 of the 11/27 Agenda
- Janice Berman, Director, Grid Edge, PG&E
IHSS Letter Response to Item #16 of the 11/13 Agenda
- Debbi Thomson, Deputy Director of IHSS Adult Programs Division
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.