City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda July 14, 2026

AGENDA

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
6:00 PM

SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702

Adena Ishii, Mayor

Councilmembers: 

District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani                                    District 5 – Shoshana O’Keefe

District 2 – Terry Taplin                                          District 6 – Brent Blackaby

District 3 – Ben Bartlett                                         District 7 – Cecilia Lunaparra

District 4 – Igor Tregub                                           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: 165 600 1486. 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.

Live captioned broadcasts of Council meetings are available on B-TV (Channel 33) and via internet video stream. All Council meetings are recorded.

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.

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.

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.

Consent Calendar

1.-2027 Tax Rate: Transportation Network Company User Tax
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance No. 8,030–N.S. setting the 2027 tax rate (effective January 1, 2027) for the transportation network company at the following rates: 65.1005 cents on the user for each prearranged trip that originates in the City that is not part of a pooled prearranged trip and 31.7889 for each pooled prearranged trip on each user who arranges each prearranged trip that originates in the City and which comprises part of the pooled prearranged trip.
First Reading Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Tregub, O’Keefe, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Bartlett.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300

2.-Initiative Petition – Ordinance Creating a Parcel Tax to Fund Arts Institutions and Programs
From: City Manager
Recommendation: 
1. Adopt a Resolution submitting the measure, without alteration, to a vote of the people at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election. 
2. If the Council wishes, designate by motion specific members of the Council to file ballot measure arguments on this measure as provided for in Elections Code Section 9282.
Financial Implications: No direct fiscal impacts
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900

3.-Initiative Petition – Ordinance Creating a Parcel Tax to Fund a Public Bank 
From: City Manager
Recommendation: 
1. Adopt a Resolution submitting the measure, without alteration, to a vote of the people at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election.
2. If the Council wishes, designate by motion specific members of the Council to file ballot measure arguments on this measure as provided for in Elections Code Section 9282.
Financial Implications: No direct fiscal impacts
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900

4.-Initiative Petition – Ordinance Replacing the City’s $0.01/oz General Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages With a $0.02/oz Special Tax to Fund Public Health, Nutrition and Water Access
From: City Manager
Recommendation: 
1. Adopt a Resolution submitting the measure, without alteration, to a vote of the people at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election.
2. If the Council wishes, designate by motion specific members of the Council to file ballot measure arguments on this measure as provided for in Elections Code Section 9282.
Financial Implications: No direct fiscal impacts
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900

5.-Police Accountability Board – Appointment of Alternate Member
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution appointing an Alternate Commissioner to the Police Accountability Board (PAB). 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900

6.-Police Accountability Board – Appointment of New Member
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution appointing a new member to the Police Accountability Board (PAB) nominated by Mayor Ishii. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900

7.-Appointment of Director of Public Works
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution confirming the appointment of James (Jamie) Parks as the Director of Public Works to be effective August 17, 2026, at an annual salary of $270,000.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: David White, City Manager's Office, (510) 981-7000

8.-2026 Capacity Building Request for Proposals Funding Recommendations
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to: 1. Approve a capacity building contract with Bay Area Community Land Trust (BACLT) for Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 for $200,000 per fiscal year, subject to approval in the budget process; and 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all original or amended documents or agreements to effectuate this action. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5100

9.-Accept Future of Public Health Funds from the State of California – Fiscal Year 2027 through Fiscal Year 2029
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute grant agreements, and any resultant amendments, with the State of California for the Future of Public Health program in the amount of $912,213 for each of the following fiscal years: Fiscal Year 2027, Fiscal Year 2028, and Fiscal Year 2029 (Total not to exceed $2,736,639). 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5100

10.-Contract No. 32400161 Amendment: Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency for Representative Payee Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a contract amendment with Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) for Representative Payee Services in an amount not to exceed $400,000 for the term of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5100

11.-Contract No. 32600032 Amendment: Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) for Public Facilities Improvements Program
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to amend Contract No. 32600032 with Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS), increasing the amount by $54,480 for a public facility improvement project for a total amount not to exceed $249,480 with the contract end date of June 30, 2027. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5100

12.-Approval and Levy of 2018 Clean Stormwater Fee in FY 2027
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the proposed adjusted fees for the 2018 Clean Stormwater Fee and ordering the levy of the fees in Fiscal Year 2027. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

13.-Contract No. 32300214 Amendment: Belfor USA Group for On-Call Emergency Restoration, Mitigation and Remediation Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Belfor USA Group for on-call emergency restoration, mitigation and remediation services, increasing the contract amount by $400,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $550,000 and extending the contract term through March 11, 2028. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

14.-Contract No. 32600081 Amendment: Metro Elevator for Maintenance, Repairs and Emergency Response Services for Citywide Elevators
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Metro Elevator to provide maintenance, repairs, and emergency response services to increase the contract amount by $300,000 for a total not to exceed $650,000. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

15.-Contract: Daupler, Inc. for After-Hours Answering Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Daupler, Inc. for after-hours answering services in an amount not to exceed $375,000 for a three-year contract, with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

16.-Purchase Order: National Auto Fleet Group for Chevrolet Silverado Electric Trucks
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchase order with National Auto Fleet Group for ten all electric Chevrolet Silverado Trucks in an amount not to exceed $790,000. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

17.-Purchase Order: Turf Star, Inc. for GO-4 Parking Enforcement Vehicles
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchase order with Turf Star, Inc. for nine GO-4 Parking Enforcement Vehicles in an amount not to exceed $550,000. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

Council Consent Items

18.-Bertha Brown Community Memorial Gathering and Hunger Program Recognition – Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds
From: Councilmember Bartlett (Author)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the expenditure of funds, including $1,000 from the discretionary Council Office Budget of Councilmember Ben Bartlett for the South Berkeley Community Church Hunger Program Community Memorial Gathering honoring Bertha Brown and associated accessibility services. The funds will be relinquished to the City's General Fund from the Discretionary Council Office Budget of Councilmember Ben Bartlett and the Discretionary Council Office Budgets of any other Councilmembers who would like to contribute.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Ben Bartlett, Councilmember, District 3, (510) 981-7130

19.-Adopt a Position of Opposition to ACA 22, the California Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Special Taxes
From: Councilmember Tregub (Author)
Recommendation: Adopt a position in opposition to Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 22, which would restrict how local governments may adopt certain taxes and distribute copies of a letter of opposition to Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Jesse Arreguín, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and applicable Senate and Assembly Committees.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Igor Tregub, Councilmember, District 4, (510) 981-7140

20.-Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds from General Funds and Grant of Such Funds to Support of the Raising the Next Generation of Student Advocates (RISE) Program
From: Councilmember Tregub (Author)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $250 per Councilmember from the D13 Discretionary Accounts of members of the Berkeley City Council, including a contribution of $250 from Councilmember Igor Tregub, and inviting additional Councilmembers to contribute, to support the Berkeley Public Schools Fund’s RISE (Raising the Next Generation of Student Advocates) program. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Igor Tregub, Councilmember, District 4, (510) 981-7140

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

The Presiding Officer will request that persons wishing to speak line up at the podium, or use the "raise hand" function in Zoom, to determine the number of persons interested in speaking at that time. 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.

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.

21.-Lease Agreement: International Child Resource Institute (ICRI) for 125-127 University Avenue Office Space
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt first reading of an Ordinance executing a five-year lease agreement with International Child Resource Institute to lease second floor office space located at 125-127 University Ave in the Berkeley Waterfront. The lease term is anticipated to begin September 1, 2026, and end August 31, 2031. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, (510) 981-6700

22.-Levy and Collection of Fiscal Year 2027 Street Lighting Assessments
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion adopt two Resolutions confirming the assessments for the Berkeley Street Lighting Assessment District No. 1982-1 and the Street Lighting Assessment District 2018, approving the Engineer’s Reports, and authorizing the levying and collection of assessments in Fiscal Year 2027. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

Council Action Items

23a.-Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 51,408-N.S. Restricting the Use of Air Support and Canine Units And Updating Mutual Aid Policies (Reviewed by the Public Safety Policy Committee)
From: Councilmember Kesarwani (Author)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to rescind Resolution No. 51,408-N.S. which currently restricts the use of helicopters and police canine units by the Berkeley Police Department (BPD) and to update policies authorizing BPD to deploy these resources through mutual aid agreements directly with external agencies. Under the revised policy framework, mutual aid requests for air support resources will require pre-deployment approval by the Watch Commander or their designee and will be followed by post-deployment notification to the City Manager, comprehensive incident documentation, and annual public reporting to the City Council and Police Accountability Board. The policy will continue to explicitly prohibit the use of canines for crowd control and will codify additional categorical prohibitions on canine deployments for low-level offenses.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the item with a Qualified Positive recommendation to Council that includes: 1) clarifying Section 3(a) to more clearly define the purposes for which the canine team may be deployed, and 2) attaching the communication from the Police Accountability Board to the agenda item for consideration by the full City Council. 
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Rashi Kesarwani, Councilmember, District 1, (510) 981-7110

23b.-Social Justice Implications of Proposed Use of Controlled Weapons and Other Policing Tools (Continued from April 21, 2026)
From: Peace and Justice Commission
Recommendation: Adopt a Policy approving the following actions with regard to the appropriateness of certain chemical weapons and other tools: 1. Retain the existing 2020 bans on chemical weapons (CS and OC), and the 1982 bans on police dogs and helicopters. 2. Retain the 1997 requirement for public reporting of each use of pepper spray. 3. Request the City Manager to engage an academic institution such as UC Berkeley, UCSF, or Stanford to study the health impacts of tear gas and other chemical weapons and canine support, potential short-term and long-term impacts on vulnerable populations and possible alternatives to the use of chemical weapons that provide officer safety, suspect safety, and safety to the general public.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Tasha Tervalon, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-7000

24a.-Resolution Reinstating the Berkeley Police Department’s Ability to Use Tear Gas for Critical Life-Threatening Incidents Only and Lifting the COVID-19 Moratorium on Smoke and Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray (Reviewed by the Public Safety Policy Committee)
From: Councilmember Kesarwani (Author)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending the Berkeley City Council's June 9, 2020 direction regarding smoke, OC spray, and tear gas to allow the Berkeley Police Department (BPD) Special Response Team (SRT) to use tear gas under circumstances in which there is a significant risk of injury or death, maintain the prohibition on the use of tear gas solely for crowd control, and lift the temporary moratorium on the use of smoke and OC spray.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the item with a Qualified Positive recommendation to Council that includes: 1) Making the resolution text explicit regarding permissible uses and policy limitations (particularly defining “critical incident” and excluding crowd control use), 2) Clarifying and attaching relevant use policies for public transparency, and 3) Developing an appropriate after-action reporting framework aligned with existing reporting and Transparency Hub practices.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Rashi Kesarwani, Councilmember, District 1, (510) 981-7110

24b.-Social Justice Implications of Proposed Use of Controlled Weapons and Other Policing Tools (Continued from April 21, 2026)
From: Peace and Justice Commission
Recommendation: Adopt a Policy approving the following actions with regard to the appropriateness of certain chemical weapons and other tools: 1. Retain the existing 2020 bans on chemical weapons (CS and OC), and the 1982 bans on police dogs and helicopters. 2. Retain the 1997 requirement for public reporting of each use of pepper spray. 3. Request the City Manager to engage an academic institution such as UC Berkeley, UCSF, or Stanford to study the health impacts of tear gas and other chemical weapons and canine support, potential short-term and long-term impacts on vulnerable populations and possible alternatives to the use of chemical weapons that provide officer safety, suspect safety, and safety to the general public.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Tasha Tervalon, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-7000

Information Reports

25.-Grant Applications: Alameda County Transportation Commission Capital Investment Program 2028/Metropolitan Transportation Commission One Bay Area Grant Program Cycle 4
From: City Manager
Contact: Wahid Amiri, Public Works, (510) 981-6300

26.-Zero Waste Commission Fiscal Year 2026-27 Work Plan
From: Zero Waste Commission
Contact: Julia Heath, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-6300

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 July 2, 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.

Ohlone Greenway Question

1. Barbara Fritz

Channing and San Pablo

2. Thomas Yamaguchi
3. Wahid Amiri

Height Regulations

4. Lynn Cooper

BUSD LEARNS Program

5. Alina Ball

Upzoning/Zoning

6. Gcmclaughlin (2)

Fund Raiser

7. Brianna Hernandez

West Berkeley Rail Crossings

8. Noa Weiss

Community Resource Guide

9. Elizabeth (4)

Michael’s Transportation Services

10. Elizabeth

McGee Avenue Reconstruction

11. Howard Menashe

2036 Bancroft Way

12. Alex Merenkov

Safety Concern

13. Derek Abbassi

Budget

14. Ben Buettner
15. Dorothea Dorenz

BAC Funding

16. Thet Shein Win

Public Comment Concern

17. Stephen Alpert
18. Lauren Packard

Harrison St.

19. Jahlee Arakaki

URLs

20. Phyllis Orrick
21. Russbumper

E-Scooters

22. Carson Lepre (2)
23. Robert Borghese (2)

Newsletters

24. Eid Abdallah (2)

Forwards

25. Eid Abdallah (8)

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.