City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda July 16, 2019
REVISED AGENDA
(ADDED CONTINUED ITEMS FROM JULY 9, 2019)
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
6:00 P.M.
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702
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 Paul’s Shoe Repair
- Recognition of Ari Neulight
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 |
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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.” 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.
1. |
Referral Response: Berkeley Municipal Code Revision Related to the Use of Gender Neutral Language |
2. |
Contract: Gehl Studio for Civic Center Vision and Implementation Plan |
3. |
Contract Amendment and Purchase Order No. 21902736 with Bellingham Inc. to Replace Additional Finger Docks at the Berkeley Marina |
4. |
Lease Amendment: Police Department Substation, 841 Folger Street/3000 Seventh Street |
5. |
Updated Sewer System Management Plan |
6. |
Approval and Levy of 2018 Clean Stormwater Fee in FY 2020 |
7. |
Letter of Support for Senate Bill 806: The College for All Act |
8. |
Presentation by PG&E to City Council |
9. |
Referral to the City Manager to Consider Amending the Language of the City’s Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance and Aesthetic Guidelines |
10. |
Support for AB 302 (Parking for Homeless Community College Students) |
11. |
Support for AB 1076 (Ting) - Automatic Relief of Criminal Records |
12. |
Making Berkeley City Hall a Voting Center |
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 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. |
Action Calendar – Continued Business |
Aa. |
Resolution Assigning Socially Responsible Investment and Procurement advisory role to the Peace and Justice Commission (Continued from July 9, 2019.) |
Ab. |
Companion Report to Peace and Justice Commission’s Resolution Asking to be an Assigned Advisory Role in Consulting on Socially Responsible Investments and Procurement (Continued from July 9, 2019.) |
B. |
Housing for a Diverse, Equitable and Creative Berkeley: Proposing a Framework for Berkeley’s Affordable Housing (Continued from July 9, 2019.) |
C. |
Adopt an Ordinance adding a new Chapter 12.80 to the Berkeley Municipal Code Prohibiting Natural Gas Infrastructure in New Buildings (Reviewed by the Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee.) (Continued from July 9, 2019. Item contains supplemental material.) |
Action Calendar – New Business |
13. |
Annual Housing Pipeline Report |
14. |
Opportunity Zone Project Guidelines for the City Manager |
Information Reports |
15. |
Referral Response Referral to Improve Fire Safety Standards for Rebuilt Fire-Damaged Structures |
16. |
Community Environmental Advisory Commission 2019 Work Plan |
17. |
Public Works Commission Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan |
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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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.
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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 |
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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 3, 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.
RV Permitting
- Barbara Freeman
- Gabriela Giacchino
- Stan Leibowitz
- Jessica Behrman (3)
- Allison Kidder
- Diana Bohn
- Doug Kidder
- Paola Laverde, on behalf of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
- Tamara Gurin
Ashby BART Housing
- Teresa Clarke, on behalf of South Berkeley Now
5G
- Richard Hiersch
- Marvin Snow
- Chimey Lee
- Jennifer Burt
- Vivian Warkentin
- Dawn Hawk
- Marvin Snow
Eden I&R 211Calls
- Eden I&R
Sacramento and University Construction
- Jesse Goldberg (2)
Sea Level Rise
- Margot Smith
Lease Proposal at 2435 and 2439 Channing Way
- Ian Bennett-Goldberg, on behalf of Sutter Law PC
STEM Future Foundation
- Clergy for STEM
Microbond Initiative
- Giap Vu
- Max Levine
- DBGrow, Inc.
Traffic Circle at 62nd and King
- Heather McWhinney
- Sam Kang
- Sara Jo
- Eric Perney
Civic Arts Funding
- Janice Murota
- Carol Lashof
Tree Wells – Grow More Trees
- Nancy Bardach
A Millisecond Left
- Donald Goldmacher
West Campus Pool
- Summer Brenner
- Gael
- Stacey Singleton
- Donna Mickleson
No Fiscal Transparency
- Eric Friedman
- Barbara Gilbert
- Jessica Behrman
Change.org Petition – Predatory Displacement through Receivership
- Unknown
BHA Office Experience
- Steven Schuyler
- William Watkins
Adeline Corridor
- Friends of Adeline
The Environment
- Donald Goldmacher
Russbumer Dialogue
- Russbumper (12)
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.