City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda January 27, 2026
AGENDA
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
6:00 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - MARRIOTT MARQUIS WASHINGTON D.C.,
901 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Adena Ishii, Mayor
Councilmembers:
District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani
District 2 – Terry Taplin
District 3 – Ben Bartlett
District 4 – Igor Tregub
District 5 – Shoshana O’Keefe
District 6 – Brent Blackaby
District 7 – Cecilia Lunaparra
District 8 – Mark Humbert
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid model with both in-person and virtual attendance. Attend this meeting remotely using Zoom. To request to speak, use the “raise hand” function in Zoom. To join by phone: Dial 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free) and enter Meeting ID: 161 897 6355. To provide public comment, Press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Chair. To submit a written communication for the public record, email council@berkeleyca.gov.
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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, however, if you are feeling sick, please do not attend the meeting in person. The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.
Pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure and State Law, the presiding officer may remove, or cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting. Prior to removing an individual, the presiding officer shall warn the individual that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that their failure to cease their behavior may result in their removal. The presiding officer may then remove the individual if they do not promptly cease their disruptive behavior. “Disrupting” means engaging in behavior during a meeting of a legislative body that actually disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and includes, but is not limited to, a failure to comply with reasonable and lawful regulations adopted by a legislative body, or engaging in behavior that constitutes use of force or a true threat of force.
Government Code Section 84308 (Levine Act) - Parties to a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use are required to disclose if they made contributions over $500 within the prior 12 months to any City employee or officer. Parties and participants with a financial interest are prohibited from making more than $500 in contributions to a decisionmaker for the 12 months after the final decision is rendered on the proceeding. The above contribution disclosures and restrictions do not apply when the proceeding is competitively bid, or involves a personnel or labor contract. For more information, see Government Code Section 84308.
Preliminary Matters
Roll Call:
Land Acknowledgement Statement: The City of Berkeley recognizes that the community we live in was built on the territory of xučyun (Huchiun (Hooch-yoon)), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo (Cho-chen-yo)-speaking Ohlone (Oh-low-nee) people, the ancestors and descendants of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to all of the Ohlone Tribes and descendants of the Verona Band. As we begin our meeting tonight, we acknowledge and honor the original inhabitants of Berkeley, the documented 5,000-year history of a vibrant community at the West Berkeley Shellmound, and the Ohlone people who continue to reside in the East Bay. We recognize that Berkeley’s residents have and continue to benefit from the use and occupation of this unceded stolen land since the City of Berkeley’s incorporation in 1878. As stewards of the laws regulating the City of Berkeley, it is not only vital that we recognize the history of this land, but also recognize that the Ohlone people are present members of Berkeley and other East Bay communities today. The City of Berkeley will continue to build relationships with the Lisjan Tribe and to create meaningful actions that uphold the intention of this land acknowledgement.
Ceremonial Matters: In addition to those items listed on the agenda, the Mayor may add additional ceremonial matters.
- Adjourn in Memory of Barba Lubin, Local Activist
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: Up to ten persons will be selected to address matters not on the Council agenda. If five or fewer persons are identified to provide non-agenda comment, each person selected will be allotted two minutes each. If more than five persons are selected to address matters not on the Council agenda, each person selected will be allotted one minute each.
In-person attendees 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 the moment that the Presiding Officer calls for public comment on non-agenda items. Remote attendees must raise their hand in the videoconference application when the Presiding Officer calls for non-agenda speakers. The first five raised hands on the videoconference application will be selected to speak and the first five cards drawn at the meeting will be selected to speak. The number of in-person and remote speakers selected may be adjusted by the Presiding Officer if fewer than five speakers from either format are identified.
The remainder of the speakers wishing to address the Council on non-agenda items will be heard at the end of the agenda.
Public Comment by Employee Unions (first regular meeting of the month): This period of public comment is reserved for officially designated representatives of City of Berkeley employee unions, with five minutes allocated per union if representatives of three or fewer unions wish to speak and up to three minutes per union if representatives of four or more unions wish to speak.
Urgent Item: Decrying violent actions by ICE and calling on Congress to ensure guardrails
From: Councilmember Blackaby (Author), Mayor Ishii (Co-Author), Councilmember Lunaparra (Co-Sponsor)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution decrying the recent violent actions of DHS, CBP and ICE in Minneapolis calling on Congress to ensure any funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security includes meaningful and significant guardrails and expressing support for specific guardrails. Send copies to Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, and the rest of the California Congressional Delegation, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, MN Governor Tim Walz, MN Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, MN Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, the Minneapolis and St. Paul City Councils, Senator Jesse Arreguín, and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Brent Blackaby, Councilmember, District 6, (510) 981-7160
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.” Three members of the City Council must agree to pull an item from the Consent Calendar or Information 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. If ten or fewer persons are interested in speaking on an individual agenda item, each speaker 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. 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.
Recess Items
1.-Contract: West Coast Drilling, Inc. for 2709 Hilgard Avenue Retaining Wall Stabilization
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution ratifying the action taken by the City Manager during recess to execute a contract with West Coast Drilling, Inc. for design-build services for urgent slope and retaining wall stabilization work at 2709 Hilgard Avenue, in the amount of $585,000 which includes a contingency of $88,631.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
Consent Calendar
2.-Minutes for Approval
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve the minutes for the Council meetings of December 2, 2025 (special and regular), and December 8, 2025 (closed).
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900
3.-2025 Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving a revised commission meeting frequency schedule, accepting the 2025 Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report, and rescinding Resolution No. 71,109-N.S.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900
4.-Formal Bid Solicitations and Request for Proposals Scheduled for Possible Issuance After Council Approval on January 27, 2026
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve the request for proposals or invitation for bids that will be, or are planned to be, issued upon final approval by the requesting department or division. All contracts over the City Manager’s threshold will be returned to Council for final approval.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
5.-Contract: Carone and Company, Inc. for the Santa Fe Trackbed to Park Conversion Remediation, Demolition and Perimeter Fencing Project
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1. Approving the plans and specifications for the Santa Fe Trackbed to Park Conversion Remediation, Demolition and Perimeter Fencing Project; and 2. Accepting the bid of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Carone and Company, Inc.; and 3. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments, extensions or other change orders until completion of the project in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, with Carone and Company, Inc., for the Santa Fe Trackbed to Park Conversion Remediation, Demolition and Perimeter Fencing Project from Blake to Ward Street, along Acton Street at 0 Parker Street, 0 Carleton Street, 0 Derby Street, 0 Ward Street, in an amount not to exceed $3,396,969 which includes a base contract amount of $2,953,886, and a 15% contingency in the amount of $443,083.
Financial Implications: $3,396,969 - Various Funds
Contact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, (510) 981-6700
6.-Option Agreement with TSA Holding Group, LLC for 199 Seawall Drive
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Option Agreement and any amendments with TSA Holding Group, LLC for a two-year term with two one-year options to extend.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, (510) 981-6700
7.-Contracts: On-Call Equitable Community Engagement Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt nine Resolutions authorizing the City Manager to approve contracts in response to the April 24, 2025 Request for Qualifications, Specification No. 25-11721-C, “On-Call Equitable Community Engagement Services with City of Berkeley,” with the following firms, in not-to-exceed amounts of $250,000 each, for total contract periods of five years:
1. 360 Total Concept Consulting
2. Be the Change Consulting
3. Community Planning Collaborative
4. D & A Communications, Inc.
5. Denaya Shorter Consulting
6. The Ecology Center
7. Equity First Consulting
8. Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Incorporated (MIG)
9. Plan to Place
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Alene Pearson, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400
8.-Contract: B Bros Construction, Inc. for Fire Station #6 Remodel
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1. Approving plans and specifications for Fire Station #6 Remodel (Project), Specification No. 26-11760-C; and 2. Accepting the bid of B Bros Construction, Inc. as the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder; and 3. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments, extensions, or change orders until the Project is completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications for an amount not to exceed $597,913, which includes a contingency of $99,652.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
9.-Contract: St. Francis Electric for On-Call Electrical Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with St. Francis Electric to provide on-call electrical services for a three year period from March 1, 2026, to February 28, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $375,000, with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms. The service rates will be adjusted annually in accordance with the pricing outlined in the awarded bid.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
10.-Contract: Siemens Industry, Inc. dba SIEMENS for Inspection, Testing, and Monitoring Services for the City’s Fire and Life Safety System Equipment
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and subsequent amendments with Siemens Industry, Inc, for Inspection, Testing, Monitoring, and On-Call Maintenance Services for Fire and Life Safety equipment installed in 23 City owned buildings; in an amount not to exceed $350,000 for the initial contract period March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029, and with the option to extend the contract term for two additional years, for a total contract term of five years.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
11.Contract No. 32100070 Amendment: Urban Ore, Inc. for Salvage Operations at the City of Berkeley Transfer Station
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Urban Ore, Inc. for salvage operations of reusable materials at the City's Transfer Station, increasing the contract by $75,000 from $189,848 to $264,848, for a new not to exceed amount of $264,848 and extending the term through June 30, 2027.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
12.-Contract No.101280-1 Amendment: On-Call Traffic Engineering Services with AECOM USA, Inc. for Engineering Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 101280-1 and any subsequent amendments with AECOM USA, Inc. (AECOM) for: 1. The Ashby-San Pablo Intersection Improvements Project (Project), Specification No.18-11182-C, to provide engineering support services to guide the Project through the required design review and encroachment permit process by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for construction on State right-of-way, and 2. Other as-needed traffic engineering services, increasing the overall contract capacity for On-Call Traffic Engineering Services by up to $800,000, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,000,000.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
13.-Contract No. 108037-1 Amendment: MSR Mechanical, LLC for On-Call Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with MSR Mechanical, LLC for on-call HVAC maintenance and repair to increase the contract amount by $50,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $530,000.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
14.-Contract No. 32500124 Amendment: Buhler Commercial for FY 2023 Retaining Wall and Storm Drain Improvement Project
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 32500124 with Buhler Commercial for work on the FY 2023 Retaining Wall and Storm Drain Improvement Project, Specification Nos. 23-11616-C & 23-11614-C, increasing the contract amount by $250,000 for an amended total not to exceed $2,224,009.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
15.-goBerkeley Parking Management Program Recommended Adjustments to Address a Forecasted Deficit in the Off-Street and Parking Meter Funds
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution concurring with the Public Works Department’s proposed strategies to implement near-term adjustments consistent with the goBerkeley Parking Management Program’s (Parking Program) goals to improve parking management and lessen traffic congestion and vehicle emissions; and to authorize the City Manager to proceed with public outreach and data collection for long-term strategies to address a declining fund balance in the Off-Street and Parking Meter funds.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
Council Consent Items
16.-AC Transit Berkeley Emeryville Inter-Agency Liaison Committee Appointments
From: Mayor Ishii (Author)
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution appointing Councilmembers Terry Taplin and Cecilia Lunaparra as the liaisons and Councilmember Mark Humbert as the alternate, to the consolidated AC Transit Berkeley Emeryville Inter-Agency Liaison Committee.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Adena Ishii, Mayor, (510) 981-7100
17.-Refer to the City Manager to include in the Community Survey a Poll Question about Increasing Sales Tax in the City of Berkeley
From: Councilmember Kesarwani (Author), Mayor Ishii (Co-Sponsor)
Recommendation: Refer to the City Manager to include in the upcoming community survey for the November 2026 election a question about increasing the sales tax in the City of Berkeley from 10.25 percent to the maximum of 10.75 percent to help address the City’s projected budget deficit of $27 million.
Financial Implications: Staff time
Contact: Rashi Kesarwani, Councilmember, District 1, (510) 981-7110
Action Calendar
-The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for action. 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 during the Action Calendar public comment period on the item
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Action items may be reordered at the discretion of the Chair with the consent of Council.
The Presiding Officer may open and close an additional comment period for Action items on this agenda (excluding any public hearings, appeals, and/or quasi-judicial matters), at the start of the Action Calendar. Those who speak on an item during this comment period may not speak a second time when the item is taken up by Council.
Action Calendar – Public Hearings
-Staff shall introduce the public hearing item and present their comments. For certain hearings, this is followed by five-minute presentations each by first the appellant and then the applicant. The Presiding Officer will request that persons wishing to speak line up at the podium, or use the "raise hand" function in Zoom, to be recognized and to determine the number of persons interested in speaking at that time.
If ten or fewer persons are interested in speaking during a public hearing, each speaker 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.
When applicable, 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.
18.-Implement Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program on the 1700 Block of Cedar Street
Presentation (Supp 3)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon its conclusion, adopt a Resolution amending Resolution No. 56,508-N.S. Section 25P by adding a subsection to implement Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) on the north side of Cedar Street, between McGee Avenue and Edith Street (1701-1721 Cedar Street) in RPP Area E.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
19.-Selected Marina Fee Increases
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution approving new fees and increasing current fees for select Marina fees; and rescinding Resolution No. 71,840-N.S. and all amendatory resolutions.
Financial Implications: $247,500 (Revenue)
Contact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, (510) 981-6700
20.-Zoning Adjustment Board Appeal: 2109 Virginia, Use Permit #ZP2024-0066
Administrative Record
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing, and upon conclusion adopt a Resolution denying the appeal and affirming the Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB) decision to approve Use Permit #ZP2024-0066 to demolish a two-story, 4,604-square-foot non-residential building and surface parking lot, and construct an eight-story (89 feet and 4 inches), 112,969 square-foot mixed-use residential building containing 110 dwelling units (including 9 Very Low-Income and 9 Moderate Income Density Bonus qualifying units), 690 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, 109 off-street vehicle parking spaces and 64 bicycle parking spaces, on a 22,513 square foot lot.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Jordan Klein, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400
21.-Rescission and replacement of the Police Equipment and Community Safety Ordinance (Reviewed by the Public Safety Policy Committee)
Supplemental agenda material (Supp 2)
From: Councilmember Humbert (Author), Councilmember O'Keefe (Co-Sponsor)
Recommendation: Rescind and replace Ordinance 7760-N.S. the Police Equipment and Community Safety Ordinance (enacted May 11, 2021) because the State-level reporting requirements mandated by Chapter 12.8 (Sections 7070 to 7075) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code (hereafter referred to as Chapter 12.8) already provide a comprehensive and sufficient framework for police equipment oversight.
This item would bring Berkeley’s local reporting requirements into alignment with those of Chapter 12.8 and allow for one consolidated report, beginning with the 2025 report. The item would also maintain additional targeted reporting requirements for equipment deployment and ongoing use of force reporting under Policy 300.
Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the item with a qualified positive recommendation to Council, recognizing the intention for one report, with the following matters noted for further consideration: -Clarifying the role of public reporting of data through the Transparency Hub. -Continued consideration of less-lethal deployment policies, including a possible review of Policy 300. -Consideration of reporting on the acquisition and use of controlled equipment, aligning with AB 481 and allowing for review by the Police Accountability Board.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Mark Humbert, Councilmember, District 8, (510) 981-7180
22.-Creating Accessible Routes For Riders, Equity, and the Environment (CAR FREE): Budget Referral to Fund Limiting Cars on Telegraph Avenue
From: Councilmember Lunaparra (Author)
Recommendation: Refer $1,325,000 to the Long Range Development Plan and Measure FF funding processes to study limiting car access and develop pedestrian-centered design concepts for Telegraph Avenue between Bancroft Way and Dwight Way.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Cecilia Lunaparra, Councilmember, District 7, (510) 981-7170
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.
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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 January 15, 2026.
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.
Tear Gas Concern
- Ruth Shorer
- Krista Kleczewski
- George Perezvelez
- Michael Bauce
Dana Prichard
Latino Korean War Memorial
- Harvey Smith on behalf of the Berkeley Community Latino Exhibit
- John G. Aronovici
Larry Reyna
Complete Streets Project
Maxwell Davis
Cedar and Walnut Intersection
Susan R Martin
Lane Markings on Shattuck Ave
Leonard Pitt
Unhoused Concern
- Moni T. Law
- M. Rivka Polatnick
Boona Cheema
Street Parking
Todd Andrew
Truck on Sidewalk
- Isaac Nicholson
Elaina
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
David Lerman
Celebrity Flag Football
Jeffrey Church on behalf of Visit Berkeley
Tobacco Policy Changes
Kiara Gonzalez Garcia on behalf of the PETS team
Zoning
Carolyn Cox
Persian New Year Festival
Jacob Cohen
Employee Benefits
Eric Friedman
Structural Deficit
Eric Friedman
Public Bus
R. Valentine
Response Follow-Up
Stephen Alpert (2)
Rent-Pricing Software
Ruby Chen
Adeline Area Projects
Daveed Mandell
Measure FF
Emily Kenyon
Scooter/Bike Concern
Melanie Lawrence (2)
Wildlife Habitat Concern
Mike Vandeman
Police Radio Channels
Grant L Hough
Acton Courtyard
Yasmin Jenkins (6)
Newsletters
Berkeley Art Center
Forwards
Russbumper
Middle East Conflict
Russbumper
URLs
- Russbumper (3)
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.