City Council Special Meeting eAgenda June 15, 2021
AGENDA
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Jesse Arreguin, Mayor
Councilmembers:
District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani |
District 5 – Sophie Hahn |
District 2 – Terry Taplin |
District 6 – Susan Wengraf |
District 3 – Ben Bartlett |
District 7 – Rigel Robinson |
District 4 – Kate Harrison |
District 8 – Lori Droste |
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Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, this meeting of the City Council will be conducted exclusively through teleconference and Zoom videoconference. Please be advised that pursuant to the Executive Order and the Shelter-in-Place Order, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, there will not be a physical meeting location available.
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call:
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: Persons will be selected to address matters not on the Council agenda. If five or fewer persons wish to speak, each person selected will be allotted two minutes each. If more than five persons wish to speak, 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. The remainder of the speakers wishing to address the Council on non-agenda items will be heard at the end of the agenda.
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.” Three members of the City Council must agree to pull an item from the Consent 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. 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. |
Lease Agreement: 2010 Addison Street at Center Street Garage with Vito Loconte and Alexie LeCount DBA Lexie’s Frozen Custard |
2. |
Amend BMC 14.72.105 |
3. |
Systems Alignment Proposal (Continued from May 18, 2021. Item Contains Supplemental Material.) |
4. |
Temporary Appropriations FY 2022 |
5. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund Debt Service on Neighborhood Branch Library Improvements Project General Obligation Bonds (Measure FF, November 2008 Election) |
6. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund Debt Service on 2015 Refunding General Obligation Bonds (Measures G, S & I) |
7. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund the Debt Service on the Affordable Housing General Obligation Bonds (Measure O, November 2018 Election) |
8. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Business License Tax on Large Non-Profits |
9. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund Firefighting, Emergency Medical Response and Wildfire Prevention (Measure FF) |
10. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund the Maintenance of Parks, City Trees and Landscaping |
11. |
FY 2022 Special Tax Rate: Fund the Provision of Library Services |
12. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund Emergency Services for the Severely Disabled (Measure E) |
13. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund the Debt Service on the Infrastructure and Facilities General Obligation Bonds (Measure T1, November 2016 Election) |
14. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund the Debt Service on the Street and Watershed Improvements General Obligation Bonds (Measure M, November 2012 Election) |
15. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund Fire Protection and Emergency Response and Preparedness (Measure GG) |
16. |
FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund the Provision of Emergency Medical Services (Paramedic Tax) |
17. |
Designate the Line of Succession for the Director of Emergency Services |
18. |
Revenue Grant: Funding Support from Alameda County to Public Health Infrastructure Program |
19. |
Housing Trust Fund Predevelopment Loan Advance for Maudelle Miller Shirek Community (2001 Ashby Avenue) |
20. |
Item Removed by City Manager*** Contract No. 31900254 Amendment: Easy Does It to Provide Emergency Disability Services and Audit Recommendation Update for Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023 |
21. |
Revenue Grant Agreement: Funding Support from the State of California for the Tuberculosis Program |
22. |
Revenue Contract: Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Funding for Contract Number 21F-4403 to Provide Services for Low-Income People |
23. |
Contract No. 32100044 Amendment: Renne Public Law Group LLP for Chief Labor Negotiator Services |
24. |
Contract No. 10851 Amendment: Bryce Consulting, Inc. for Professional Classification Studies, Compensation Surveys and Desk Audits |
25. |
Contract No. 9649D Amendment: Sloan Sakai, LLP for Chief Labor Negotiator Services |
26. |
Memorandum Agreement: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 |
27. |
Adopt Tentative Agreement with SEIU Local 1021 Community Services Unit And Part-Time Recreation Leaders Association related to the Inclusion of the Legislative Assistants into the Unit |
28. |
Contract: Get IT Tech for a New Electronic Gate System at the Waterfront |
29. |
Contract: Community Conservation Centers, Inc. for Processing and Marketing Services of Recyclable Materials |
30. |
Contract: Ecology Center, Inc. for the Residential Curbside Recycling Collection |
31. |
Contract No. 111976-1 Amendment: HF&H Consultants, LLC for the Study of the City Providing Commercial Collection Services and Development and Update of Rate Model |
32. |
Contract No. 120470-1 Amendment: Fairbanks Scales, Inc. for Preventative Maintenance and Repairs at the City’s Solid Waste Management and Transfer Station |
33. |
Support of Assembly Bills 881, 1454 & 1276 |
Council Consent Items |
34. |
Support for AB-279 (Muratsuchi) Intermediate Care Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities: COVID-19 |
35. |
Letter of Opposition Unless Amended on SB 9 |
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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 use the "raise hand" function 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. 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. |
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Staff shall introduce the public hearing item and present their comments. This is followed by five-minute presentations each by the appellant and applicant. The Presiding Officer will request that persons wishing to speak use the "raise hand" function to be recognized and 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. 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. 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. |
36. |
Levy and Collection of Fiscal Year 2022 Street Lighting Assessments |
37. |
City Council Comments on the FY 2022 Proposed Biennial Budget |
38. |
Referral Response: Path to Permanence: Outdoor Dining and Commerce in the Public Right-of-Way |
39. |
City Council Short Term Referral Process – Quarterly Update |
40. |
Update on the Implementation of FIP Task Force Recommendations |
41. |
Animal Care Commission 2021/2022 Work Plan |
42. |
Planning Commission Work Plan 2021-2022 |
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 June 3, 2021.
Mark Numainville, City Clerk
Communications – June 15, 2021
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 through Records Online
Item #15: FY 2022 Tax Rate: Fund Fire Protection and Emergency Response and Preparedness (Measure GG)
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission
Item #35: Letter of Opposition Unless Amended on SB 9
Sally Nelson
Sandra Bernard
Judy Bebelaar
Summer Brenner
Lisa Bruce (2)
Tony Corman
John Harris
Sara Hartley
Laura Klein
Thomas Luce
Michelle Pasternack
Elaine Chan
Paul Newacheck
Dawn Thomas
Barbara Fisher
Lynda Caesara
Doris Nassiry
Greysonne Coomes
Pamela Ormsby
John Rice
Theresa Gensler
Tobey Wiebe
Janice Schroeder
Andrew Reichart
Mukta Vie
Juliet Lamont
Gianna Ranuzzi
Item #37: City Council Comments on the FY 2022 Proposed Biennial Budget
Hayley Currier, on behalf of TransForm
Hiring a Police Chief
Jack Kurzwell
13 similarly-worded form letter
Electrification Plan
Phoebe Sorgen
Homelessness and Crime
Alex Know, Executive Director of the Telegraph Business Improvement District
Rohini Haar
Wende Williams Micco
Katya Hancock
Christopher Riess
Bike Park
Steve Matous
Tetsu Tokunaga
Zoning
Christiine Simon
Madeleine Shearer (2)
Certificate of Service
Judy Hunt
Town Halls Broadcasts on Facebook
David Lerman (2)
Palestine
Russbumper (2)
People’s Park
Russbumper
BART Housing
Lee Bishop
Matthew Lewis
Reynaldo Santa Cruz
Jason Warriner
Marla and Rick Faszholz
Carol Hirth
Walter Wood
Security Cameras
Elana Auerbach
Meeting Procedures
Christopher Kohler
Communications
Barbara Gilbert
AB 537 and SB 556 Bills
Sue Johnson
Minimum Wage – High Rental Cost and Homelessness
Christopher La Combe
Mobile Crisis Response Teams
John Caner, on behalf of Downtown Berkeley Association
Reimbursement of COVID Expenditures to Measure GG
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission
Pathway STAIR Center and 746 Grayson Accessibility
Homeless Commission
Tulsa Riots of 1921
Carol Wyatt
Lack of Park Maintenance
Bob Flasher
Rights of Nature
Amy Berlin
Mayor’s Working Group on Fair and Impartial Policing
Ismail Ramsey, Kitty Calavita, Mansour Id-Deen, Hector Malvido, Nathan Mizell, Jim Chanin, Elliot Halpern, Moni Law
TOPA (Tenants Opportunity to Purchase Act)
Janice Stockwell
Sharon Robinson
@bhghome.com
Foresta Sieck-Hill
Daniel Rollingher
Debbie Sanderson
Akilah Browne
Mark Bell
Betsy Thagard
Tom Athanasiou and Rachel Sommerville
Ilona Clark
LZ Zephyr
Nancy Pakter
Linda Lipscomb
Leah Simon-Weisberg
Jack Lebeau
Brittney Goodman (2)
Brian Ort
Debra Ballinger
Zoe Polk
Greg San Martin
Rahel Smith
Tuan Ngo
Michelle Bergtraun, Alex Bergtraun, Piera Segre
Joann Sullivan
Catherine Stern
Alice Armstrong
Kathy Snowden
Kevin Rose-Williams
Francis McIlveen
Wendi Lelke-Wallway
Alan Block (2)
Cecilia Lunaparra
Edward Lau
Peter Muzio
Taptango
Sheila Goldmacher
Jeremy Ehrlich
Cameron Hess
Maureen Kildee
Marc Janowitz
Linda Lipscomb
Barbara Henry
Linda Keilch
Mary Lai
Evita Chavez
Kiran Shenoy (2)
Riya Master
Alfred Twu
Sylvia
Gail Mandella
M. Waitling
Ted Stroll
Erin Le
Joaquin Pochat
8 similarly-worded form letters
71 similarly-worded form letters
77 similarly-worded form letters
84 similarly-worded form letters
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.