City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda June 24, 2025
REVISED AGENDA
(ADDED CONTINUED ITEMS FROM JUNE 17, 2025 AND
UPDATED TELECONFERENCE LOCATION)
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
6:00 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 18315 RAY'S RD - CABIN 5, PHILO, CA 95466
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 1032 BANCROFT WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94710
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 attendance and virtual participation. Live captioned broadcasts of Council meetings are available on B-TV (Channel 33) and via internet video stream at http://berkeley.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=1244. All Council meetings are recorded.
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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 Marie Gunter, Sustainability Advocate
- Adjourn in memory of John George Leitmann, UC Berkeley Professor
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: A resolution calling for the protection of healthcare workers’ rights and delaying UCSF Health’s integration plan at Children’s Hospital Oakland pending legal resolution
From: Councilmember Igor Tregub (Author), Mayor Adena Ishii (Co-Author), Councilmember Ben Bartlett (Co-Author), and Councilmember Terry Taplin (Co-Author)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt a Resolution calling on the University of California of San Francisco (UCSF) Health, the University of California, and the University of California (UC) Board of Regents to delay implementation of the proposed July 6, 2025 “integration plan” at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland until all legal proceedings are resolved and the rights and protections of East Bay healthcare workers are fully upheld; and, in addition,
2) Refer any further potential informational discussions on the above-referenced matter to the Berkeley City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee.
Financial Implications: Staff time.
Contact: Councilmember Igor Tregub, Council District 4 , 510-981-7140
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 – Continued Business
A.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Business License Tax on Large Non-Profits (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,962–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for Business License Tax on large non-profits at $0.8736 (87.36 cents) per square foot of improvements.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
B.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund the Debt Service on the Street and Watershed Improvements General Obligation Bonds (Measure M, November 2012 Election) (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,963–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate funding the debt service on the Street and Integrated Watershed Improvements General Obligation Bonds (Measure M, November 2012) at 0.0050%.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
C.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund Debt Service on 2015 Refunding General Obligation Bonds (Measures G, S & I)(Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,964–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate funding the debt service on the 2015 consolidation of Measures G, S and I (General Obligation Bonds - Elections of 1992, 1996 and 2002) at 0.0090%.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
D.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund the Provision of Emergency Medical Services (Paramedic Tax) (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,965–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding the provision of emergency medical services to Berkeley residents at $0.0474 (4.74 cents) per square foot of improvements.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
E.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund Sustainable and Accountable Funding for Equitable Street Transformation, Revitalization, Enhancements, and Essential Traffic Safety (SAFE STREETS) (Measure FF) (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,966–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding Sustainable and Accountable Funding for Equitable Street Transformation, Revitalization, Enhancements, and Essential Traffic Safety (SAFE STREETS), otherwise known as Measure FF, at an annual rate of $0.17 per square foot of dwelling unit improvements and $0.25 per square foot for industrial, commercial, and institutional improvements for the 18-month period from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300, Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
F.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund the Maintenance of Parks, City Trees and Landscaping (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,967–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding all improvements for the maintenance of parks, City trees, and landscaping in the City of Berkeley at $0.2652 (26.52 cents) per square foot of improvements.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
G.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund the Debt Service on the Affordable Housing General Obligation Bonds (Measure O, November 2018 Election) (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,968–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate funding the debt service on the Affordable Housing General Obligation Bonds (Measure O, November 2018) at 0.0200%.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See Report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
H.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund the Debt Service on the Infrastructure and Facilities General Obligation Bonds (Measure T1, November 2016 Election) (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,969–N.S. the FY 2026 tax rate funding the debt service on the Infrastructure and Facilities Improvements General Obligation Bonds (Measure T1, November 2016) at 0.0110%.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
I.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund Debt Service on Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements Project General Obligation Bonds (Measure FF, November 2008 Election) (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,970–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding the debt service on the Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements Project General Obligation Bonds (Measure FF, November 2008 Election) at 0.0040%.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
J.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund Emergency Services for the Severely Disabled (Measure E) (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,971–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding the provision of emergency services for the disabled at $0.02229 (2.229 cents) per square foot of improvements.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
K.-FY 2026 Special Tax Rate: Fund the Provision of Library Relief Act (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,972–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for the Library Relief Act of 2024, approved by Berkeley voters in the November 2024 election, for funding the provision of Library Services in the City of Berkeley at $0.06 (6.00 cents) per square foot for dwelling units and $0.09 (9.00 cents) per square foot for industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300, Tess Mayer, Library, (510) 981-6100
L.-FY 2026 Special Tax Rate: Fund the Provision of Library Services (Continued from June 17, 2025)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,973–N.S. setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding the provision of Library Services in the City of Berkeley at $0.2980 (29.80 cents) per square foot for dwelling units and $0.4506 (45.06 cents) per square foot for industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings.
First Reading Vote: All Ayes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300, Tess Mayer, Library, (510) 981-6100
Consent Calendar
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Amend the Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale or Use of Coordinated Pricing Algorithms (BMC 13.63) to suspend the effective date until March 1, 2026.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Farimah Brown, City Attorney, (510) 981-6998
2.-Minutes for Approval
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve the minutes for the Council meetings of May 5, 2025 (special closed), May 6, 2025 (special and regular), May 13, 2025 (special closed), May 20, 2025 (special and regular), May 21, 2025 (special closed), and May 27, 2025 (special closed).
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900
3.-Recommendations for County Measure W Funding
Revised agenda material (Supp 2)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Send a letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors outlining the City Council’s priorities for initial rounds of funding from Measure W, a half-cent sales tax increase passed by Alameda County voters in November 2020.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Peter Radu, City Manager's Office, (510) 981-7000
4.-Contract: Cultural Planning Group, LLC for a Plan for a Resilient Arts & Culture Sector in Berkeley
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any necessary amendments with Cultural Planning Group, LLC for an amount not to exceed $149,980 for the development of a comprehensive plan to support and maintain a Resilient Arts & Culture Sector in Berkeley. The term of the contract will be 18 months.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Eleanor Hollander, Economic Development, (510) 981-7530
5.-FY 2026 Reaffirming the Investment Policy and Designation of Investment Authority
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution reaffirming the Investment Policy (no revisions are recommended) and to confirm the delegation of investment authority to the Director of Finance to make investments for FY 2026.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
6.-Appropriations Limit for FY 2026
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution establishing the appropriations limit at $407,546,513 for FY 2026 pursuant to Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California based on the calculations for the appropriations limit.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
7.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund Fire Protection and Emergency Response and Preparedness (Measure GG)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding Fire Protection and Emergency Response and Preparedness in the City of Berkeley at the rate of $0.06695 (6.695 cents) per square foot of improvements for dwelling units and setting the rate for all other property at $0.10132 (10.132 cents) per square foot of improvements.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
8.-FY 2026 Tax Rate: Fund Firefighting, Emergency Medical Response and Wildfire Prevention (Measure FF)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance setting the FY 2026 tax rate for funding Firefighting, Emergency Medical Response and Wildfire Prevention (Measure FF) in the City of Berkeley at the annual tax rate of $0.1299 (12.99 cents) per square foot of improvements.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
9.-Funding Reservation for Resources for Community Development’s Maudelle Miller Shirek Community Project
Revised agenda material (Supp 2)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: (1) Reserving an additional $500,000 for Resources for Community Development’s (RCD) Maudelle Miller Shirek Community project from the FY25 available Small Sites Program fund balance. (2) Conditioning the funding on RCD providing information to tenants on City rental assistance programs with any nonpayment eviction notices issued at the project. (3) Authorizing 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) 981-5400
10.-2024 Housing Trust Fund Request for Proposals - Funding Reservations
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to: 1. Reserve $2,990,000 in funding for Resources for Community Development’s Adeline Street Apartments (3224 Adeline Street); 2. Reserve $2,868,571 in funding for Satellite Affordable Housing Associates’ Ashby Lofts (2909 Ninth Street); 3. Authorize the City Manager to refinance existing HTF loans for each project into new loans with terms consistent with the HTF Guidelines; 4. Waive Section IV.C.1 of the Housing Trust Fund Guidelines for projects receiving funds through this Request for Proposals process; 5. Condition the funding on the respective housing developers providing information to tenants on City rental assistance programs with any nonpayment eviction notices issued at these properties; 6. Approve multi-year operating funding contracts for Resources for Community Development and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates, starting Fiscal Year (FY)2025-2026 and ending in FY2029-2030, estimated at up to $30,000 per organization per year; 7. Authorize City Manager or designee to determine the amount of funding to be awarded to Resources for Community Development and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates annually from FY2026 to FY2030, based on the amount of the City’s annual allocation of HOME funds and availability of General Fund match; and 8. 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) 981-5400
11.-Fiscal Year 2025 - Donations for the Berkeley Meals on Wheels Program
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City to accept donations totaling $8,000 or the Berkeley Meals on Wheels program for fiscal year 2025.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5400
12.-Shelter Plus Care Program Renewal Grants
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to receive up to the maximum grant award for the following two Shelter Plus Care grants and to execute any resultant agreements and amendments. a. Alameda County Shelter Plus Care grant in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,022,704 to provide tenant-based rental assistance to individuals who are chronically homeless and disabled from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026; and b. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shelter Plus Care grant in the amount of $7,305,893 for Supportive Housing Collaborative Project (SHC) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5400
13.-Contract: HR Acuity, LLC for Case Management and Employee Relations Software
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 32100046 with HR Acuity, LLC for case management and employee relations software, for a total amount not to exceed $189,000 and extending the contract term to June 30, 2028.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Janelle Rodrigues, Human Resources, (510) 981-6800
14.-Contract: Innovative Claim Solutions for Third Party Claims Administration of City’s Workers’ Compensation Program
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute and implement a contract and any amendments with Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc. (ICS), to provide workers’ compensation third-party administrative services in an amount not to exceed $1,888,570 for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Janelle Rodrigues, Human Resources, (510) 981-6800
15.-Contract: Downtown Berkeley YMCA Fitness Center Memberships for City Employees
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with the Downtown Berkeley YMCA in the amount of $179,136 for fitness center memberships for City employees for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Janelle Rodrigues, Human Resources, (510) 981-6800
16.-Contract No. 32500005 Amendment: Accela, Inc. for Environmental Health Software
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 32500005 with Accela, Inc. (“Accela”) to increase spending authority by $90,200 for Environmental Health (“EH”) software for a total amount not to exceed $1,414,393 for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Kevin Fong, Information Technology, (510) 981-6500
17.-Contract No. 31900174 Amendment: Carahsoft Technology Corporation Using General Services Administration (“GSA”) Schedule for Website Hosting, Software, and Related Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 31900174 to increase spending authority with Carahsoft Technology Corporation (“Carahsoft”) for website hosting services, core infrastructure software, and related services utilizing pricing established by the GSA, for $700,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $2,378,953 for the period May 15, 2019 to June 30, 2027.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Kevin Fong, Information Technology, (510) 981-6500
18.-Contract No. 32300210 Amendment: Pacific Site Management for On-Call Vegetation and Reduction Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend contract No. 32500210 with Pacific Site Management for as-needed vegetation management, increasing the amount by $300,000 for an amended total amount not to exceed $900,000.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, (510) 981-6700
19.-Authorize the City Manager to Accept Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Planning Grant
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transit Oriented Communities (MTC TOC) grant in the amount of $400,000 for the Ashby BART Station Access Plan.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Jordan Klein, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400
20.-Authorization for Additional Civic Arts Commission Meeting in 2025
From: Civic Arts Commission
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution for one additional meeting of the Civic Arts Commission in 2025.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Jennifer Lovvorn, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-7530
21.-Re-Appointment of Glenn Turner to the Mental Health Commission for the City of Berkeley
From: Mental Health Commission
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution re-appointing: Glenn Turner as a representative of the Special Public Interest Category - Family member, to complete her second 3-year term beginning June 25, 2025, and ending June 24, 2028.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Jamie Works-Wright, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-5400
Council Consent Items
22.-Berkeley High School All Class Reunion: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds
From: Councilmember O'Keefe (Author), Mayor Ishii (Co-Sponsor), Councilmember Taplin (Co-Sponsor), Councilmember Bartlett (Co-Sponsor)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $500 per Councilmember – including $500 from Mayor Ishii, $250 from Councilmember O’Keefe, $250 from Councilmember Taplin, and $250 from Councilmember Bartlett – to support the Berkeley High School All Class Reunion Committee (BHS ACRC) by way of its fiscal sponsor, the Berkeley Public Schools Fund, with funds relinquished to the City’s general fund for this purpose.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Shoshana O'Keefe, Councilmember, District 5, (510) 981-7150
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.
23.-Re-Establishment of the Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District
Presentation
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
1. Conduct a public hearing on the renewal of the Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District (BTBID) for 10 years starting July 1, 2025.
2. Conduct a public hearing on the modification of the existing BTBID to end on June 30, 2025, shortening the existing BTBID’s term from ten (10) years to eight (8) years thus modifying the existing BTBID Management District Plan.
Upon conclusion, declare results of the majority protest proceedings and adopt a Resolution to Re-Establish (renew) the Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District (BTBID) for a term of ten (10) years, and adopt a Resolution to modify the term of the existing BTBID to coincide with the renewal/reestablishment of the BTBID.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Eleanor Hollander, Economic Development, (510) 981-7530
24.-FY 2026 Proposed Budget Update Adoption
Supplemental agenda material (Mayor) (Supp 2)
Revised agenda material (City Manager) (Supp 2)
Revised agenda material (Kesarwani/Humbert) (Supp 2)
Revised agenda material (City Manager) (Supp 3)
Presentation
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion adopt a Resolution adopting the FY 2026 Proposed Budget Update ("FY 26 Proposed Budget") as presented to Council on May 20, 2025, and as amended by subsequent Council action.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Shana Amenaghawon, City Manager's Office, (510) 981-7000
Action Calendar – New Business
25.-FY 2026 Annual Appropriations Ordinance
Revised agenda material (Supp 2)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance adopting the FY 2026 Annual Appropriations Ordinance (AAO) in the amount of $781,761,995 (gross appropriations) and $670,920,315 (net appropriations).
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager, (510) 981-7000
26.-Borrowing of Funds and the Sale and Issuance of FY 2025-26 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the borrowing of Not to Exceed (NTE) $61,000,000 and the sale and issuance of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
Information Reports
27.-Voluntary Time Off Program for Fiscal Year 2026
From: City Manager
Contact: David White, City Manager's Office, (510) 981-7000
28.-FY 2025 Third Quarter Investment Report: Ended March 31, 2025
From: City Manager
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
29.-FY 2025 Second Quarter Investment Report: Ended December 31, 2024
From: City Manager
Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance, (510) 981-7300
30.-State of Public Health in Berkeley Summary Report
From: City Manager
Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5400
Public Comment – Items Not Listed on the Agenda
Adjournment
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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 June 19, 2025.
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.
Unhoused Concern
- Heike Helmer
- Summer Brenner
Leonard Pitt
Encampments
- Nigel
- Tom Parrish
- Susie Medak
- M B
- Beth Roessner
- Julie Rodrigues Widholm
- Marc Steyer
- JJ Noire
- Sylvia
- James Mcfadden
Elana Auerbach
10th and Harrison
Gael Alcock (2)
Lithium Ion Batteries
Cindy Larson
Parking Restriction Concerns
Leah Mazel-Gee
Violence Concern
- Allen Mayer
- Helane Wahbeh
- Irene Chung
- Noura Khouri
Vish Soroushian
Green Waste Bags
Judy Gonzalez-Massih
SafeBears Mission
Lisa McSeveney
Convenience Fee
Peter Goldreyer
1048 Use Permit #ZP2024-0014
Bahram Gangei
Town Hall Type of Debate
Fredda Cassidy
Safe Amtrak Boarding Platform
Tracy Rosenberg
Ohlone Park
- Daniel Cutter
- Chris Hall
- Matan Gilbert
- Rinda Wardle
- Stephen Sperber
- Margaret Rowland
- Barbara Fisher
Mat Glaser
E-Scooters
- Robert Borghese (3)
Stephanie Landry (2)
Middle East Conflict
Helene B
Thank You for the Statement
- Stefanie and William Guyunn
- Dorothea Dorenz
- Vicki Sommer
- Susanne (Sanne) DeWitt
Yael Galinson
Oxford for All
Michael Frantz
URL’s
- Russbumper
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.