Revised state guidance forced Alameda County public health officials on Friday night to suspend outdoor dining at restaurants and bars that had recently reopened to the public.

"While Alameda County's Health Officer Order allowed for outdoor dining, under this stricter State guidance, all restaurants, wineries and bars in Alameda County may only be open for drive-through or pickup/delivery options," the county posted Saturday on its health department website.

It's been less than a month since Alameda County health officials issued an order on June 19 allowing outdoor activities, including restaurant dining, outdoor museums, limited religious and cultural services, indoor and outdoor retail (including malls), and outdoor fitness classes.

"Our decision to permit outdoor dining was based on the Health Officer's assessment that outdoor activities, with appropriate protective measures, carry less risk than indoor activities," the county's health department said Saturday.

New guidance issued Friday from the state, however, forced counties that have not received a variance from the state to ban activities like outdoor dining.

On Tuesday, the county's board of supervisors will consider a letter of support for a variance from the state that would give the county flexibility to allow activities that health officials determine to be lower risk.

On June 29, Alameda County hit pause on its phased reopening plans due to rising case rates and hospitalizations.

As of Friday, Alameda County had more coronavirus cases than any other Bay Area county, with 7,485 people testing positive.

The county has reported 147 deaths from the virus. -more-

Berkeley attorney and former Planning Commission Chair Richard Illgen has mounted a strong early challenge in his race for City Council in District 6.

Illgen announced he had raised over $30,000 for his June 30th filing in the race against Susan Wengraf, when City of Berkeley matching funds are included. His early endorsers include environmental leader and former EBMUD Board Member Helen Burke, Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison, Berkeley Library Trustee and Rent Stabilization Board Member John Selawsky, Berkeley Outstanding Women Trail Blazer Honoree Moni Law, Alameda County Women’s Hall of Famer Margot Dashiell, former Berkeley Mayor Gus Newport, and Berkeley Mental Health Commissioner boona cheema, among others. “This is a historic election,” said Illgen. “We need bold action and leadership locally and nationally to address quality of life and social equity at all levels.” -more-

Mayor Jesse Arreguin wants to allow a private, for-profit vendor to field 'officers' on Berkeley's streets to monitor traffic and write citations. Claiming such service will be 'free of bias', the mayor seems to overlook the obvious business formula: more citations equal higher profits. I'm sure some language is being crafted to obscure or hide this inconvenient (to citizens) aspect of this deal.

Private employees will not be bound by the same laws and standards as sworn professional police officers. The 'defund the police' meme that has suddenly swept the nation thanks to intensive coverage by the corporate-controlled media—conveniently gives municipalities reason to off-load the burden of paying police salaries (another topic that deserves consideration). Strong police unions have increased cops' pay to very high levels. -more-

The piece published in the linked article is inaccurate. The writer did not either read or understand the proposal being presented to the City Council on Tuesday (linked). I noticed that he published a similar post on Nextdoor. The Council item does not propose that we hire a private contractor for traffic and parking enforcement. Rather the item asks that Berkeley explore taking those functions out of the Police Department and put them in a new Department of Transportation, that would also include the engineering and transportation planning functions already in the Department of Public Works. They would be city staff. Moving Parking Enforcement out of Police should be non-controversial. Moving traffic enforcement is a new idea that should be explored as part of the larger conversation of reimaging public safety. The preliminary idea is that they would be non-Police personnel with enforcement powers (like code enforcement officers) who can issue citations. Obviously, there are many factors to consider, this item is simply asking that we start the conversation. We would not be giving final approval to creating a new department. This issue would be explored over the next year in consultation with Police, Public Works and the community. Thanks for agreeing to post this clarification on the Planet site. -more-

As yet another July 4 slips away into the pages of our history books, it is time for reflection. A society should always be judged on how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. African-Americans continue to suffer disproportionately to the pandemic, systemic racism and gut wrenching police brutality. These appalling crimes have been exposed time and time again and it is heartening to finally see white Americans protesting alongside blacks, Hispanics and Asian Americans to demand change.

Even Donald Trump’s harsh, racist and divisive language has lost its allure with many of his supporters. On a slightly optimistic note, comparatively little white backlash occurred when confederate statutes were being pulled down reflecting the beginning of a change of in attitudes. Consider that in 2001 Mississippi had a referendum on what to do with their confederate flag. Two-thirds of those who participated voted to keep it. In 2020 the governor decided to bring it down with few dissenting voices. The momentum for change, initiated by “Black Lives Matter” must be accelerated. -more-

The police receive the largest percentage of the Berkeley City Budget. In 2020, $70,622,557 of the city budget has been dedicated to the Police Department—compare that to $36,019,089 for the next leading Fire Department, not to mention a comparatively frugal $17,553,283 for Health, Housing & Community Services.

One systemic solution to police violence is to divert funding from police to programs which directly address the socioeconomic conditions which drive crime in the first place. Better public services in the areas of education, mental health services, and employment will naturally foster the type of “safe” communities that we currently overfund militarized police to protect. -more-

Many members of the public are aware that the real unemployment rate is higher than the Bureau of labor statistics (BLS) monthly estimate. But it is not widely known that as the rate of unemployment climbs, the gap between the real rate and the BLS widens. In other words, to avoid fully reporting as many unemployed as the number of jobless workers grow, the data excludes from the calculations an increasing segment of unemployed workers.

Here is how it works. The BLS counts as unemployed jobless workers who have been actively rather than passively seeking jobs. That is a reasonable approach when there are plenty of jobs around, But when the economy is in recession, as it is currently, the available jobs are too few to accommodate as many workers. After a long period job searching many workers became discouraged. Since they stop searching as actively even though they want to work they are not counted as unemployed. Instead they are defined as not in the labor force.

Yet the BLS acnowledged that there were about 10 million of these workers in the labor force who want to work. As a recession deepens, they make up a growing number of unemployed and should be officially counted as unemployed. Because they are not defined as jobless, the BLS sleight of hand substantially lowers the real rate.

Many other workers as well are not counted because they were not considered active enough in pursuing a job. Workers who had checked the newspapers without locating alisted job in which they could apply their skills are not counted as unemployed. A jobless worker taking a brief course on computers to increase the chances of finding work is not counted as unemployed. It seems that the BLS has had considerable experience disguising bad news.

So how poorly is the labor market doing? Actually, very poorly. According to many experts on unemployment issues, the real unemployment rate is between 20% to 25% rather than the official rate of 11.1%. Clearly, we cannot trust the BLS. -more-

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This is a Very Good Deal. Go for it! -more-

We're halfway through the worst year most of us can imagine and it's difficult to feel optimistic about the future. In the United States there has been a resurgence of coronavirus cases. The economy teeters on the brink of a depression. And President Trump has abandoned his post. Nonetheless, there's a ray of hope: once you acknowledge the social order is broken, you can set about rebuilding it.

A June 30 Pew Research Poll (https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/06/30/publics-mood-turns-grim-trump-trails-biden-on-most-personal-traits-major-issues/) found Americans to be angry and unhappy: "As the United States simultaneously struggles with a pandemic, an economic recession and protests about police violence and racial justice, the share of the public saying they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country has plummeted... to just 12% today." Citizen understand that we have a serious problem. Conditions are ripe for change.

At this point it appears certain that the November 3rd presidential election will be held in the middle of a pandemic and an economic depression. It looks like Joe Biden will win and that Democrats will take control of Congress. On November 4th we'll still be in a deep hole, but we can begin digging out.

Because we're experiencing a catastrophe, there's opportunity for transformational change. Change in three areas: personal, communal, and societal. -more-

To tell you what you already should know:

The current decade is shaping up to become one of the most challenging in human history. In the past, people have already seen challenging times, and yet the things we face in the present day have the potential to shape the future, possibly into the next century--if we make it that far.

The U.S. and other countries have been put to innumerable tests in the past. WWII tested the resolve of good people who needed to fight and defeat the Nazi's or be destroyed. The Cold War tested the resolve and sensibility of the U.S. and other countries in standing up to Russia, (which was then the Soviet Union) and not backing down, but at the same time, implementing a modicum of caution. (And, by the way, the Cold War, because of the ambitions of Vladimir Putin seems to have reappeared.) -more-

Nhew daily cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. approach 60,000 with surges in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. At least 36 states have experienced a spike in new cases. Dr. Anthony Fauci focused on three main failings by both the public and authorities: Many states have reopened too quickly, people are not abiding by rules of social distancing, and the authorities could do a better job at contact tracing to track people who’ve been in contact with those who test positive. -more-

Chalk It Up to Experience

Lots of chalk on the sidewalks these days as enterprising youngsters shelter-in-place and engage in curbside bursts of instant messaging on family driveways. One grand announcement on Berryman Street (complete with colorful hearts and a rainbow) read: "Celebrate Violet's socially distanced birthday!"

On my morning run up Hopkins St., I watched as a young lady running a half-block ahead of me encountered a chalk-drawn hopscotch grid on the concrete. Without skipping a beat, she immediately executed a perfect seven-hop/ten-box maneuver and continued running at full speed.

Be All that You Can Bee

It's heart-warming to see all those colorful grad-placards adorning porches and front yards around town. Congrats graduates of 2020! Cheers for that pandemic-enforced diploma enforcing the dream that: "You can be whatever you want to be!"

Unless, that is, you're matriculating from Berkeley High School where the campus motto (proudly featured on BHS' graduation placards) stoutly declares: "Once a Yellow Jacket always a Yellow Jacket." -more-

Worth Noting:

There are 14 City meetings in the coming week with six listed as key meetings of interest.

With only three more City Council meetings before the summer recess (July 29 – September 14, 2020) the proposed agenda for the July 28 City Council meeting under review in Monday’s Agenda and Rules Policy Committee is very long. The agenda for the expected July 21 City Council special meeting agenda is not yet available.



Key meetings

Monday

City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee 10 am item 3 Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis.

Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group 7 pm information session on AB 2923

Tuesday

City Council regular meeting 6 pm items 18 a,b,c,d,e are the proposals on policing.

Wednesday –

City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability 2:30 pm item 3 Traffic Circles, items 4,5, 6 & 7 relate to phasing out combustion (gasoline, diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels) vehicles.

Planning Commission 6:30 pm Adeline Corridor final meetings July 15 and 20.

Friday

City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee 10:30 am item 2 economic dashboard is from March 10 six days before the Covid-19 shelter-in-place order.



Sunday, July 12, 2020

No City meetings or events found

Monday, July 13, 2020



City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86442844632

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 4284 4632

Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness (15 minutes), 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat and Safety Issue I the City of Berkeley, 4. a.&b. Modify Policies Related to Enforcement of Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 5.a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modification, 6. Menstrual Products for Unhoused, Unscheduled 7. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 8. Service Animals Welcome Training, 9. a.&b. People’s First Sanctuary Encampment.



Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81731606866

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 817 3160 6866

Agenda planning for July 28 City Council Meeting: CONSENT: 2^nd reading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 5. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 6. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 7. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 8. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 9. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 10. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 11. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 12. Block Grant (CSBG) 13. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 14. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 15. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 16. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch, 17. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 18. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 19. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 20. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 21. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 22. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 23. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 24. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 25. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 26. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 27. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 28. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 29. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 30. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density,31. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 32. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 33. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 34. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 35. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 36. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75^th anniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 37. Urgency Ordinance: Request UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, 38. Initiate citywide, regional and international just transition to regenerative economy to address the Climate Emergency, 39. Support preservation of 1921 Walnut, 40. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 41. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability functions contingent on voter approval of Charter Amendment, 42. Adopt Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.64.170 to BMC regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, INFORMATION REPORTS: 43. Voluntary Time Off Program, 44. Annual Housing Pipeline Report, Referred Items for Review: 8. Covid-19 & Meetings of of Legislative Bodies, Boards and Commissions, 9. a.&b. Reference Manual of Homeless Commission recommendations, 10. Council Rules of Procedures on submitted items, Unscheduled Items: 11. Incorporate Practice of Mindfulness at City Council Meetings, 12. Commission Reorganization. Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Short Term Rental Ordinance, 2. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 3. Opt Up – Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% GHG Free and Municipal to 100% Renewable, 4. Surveillance Technology Report, 5. Ohlone History and Culture, (packet 320 pages)



Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 7 – 8:30 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/

Videoconference: go to website to access zoom link

Teleconference: no phone link provided Meeting ID: not given

Agenda: BART Information Session on Draft of A Technical Guide to AB 2923 Conformance, (Development targets: 7 stories minimum, 0.5 parking spaces per unit and 1.6 office auto parking spaces maximum)



Disaster and Fire Safety Commission Special Meeting, 7 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx

Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93697364327

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 936 9736 4327

Agenda: 1. Fire Dept Staff Report Including Measure GG Budget Update, ACTION: 2. local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 3. Fire Tax Ballot Measure



Tuesday, July14, 2020



Berkeley City Council, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83061922519

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 830 6192 2519

Agenda CONSENT: 1-4 2^nd reading of ordinances, 5. Contract with Wells Fargo thru 5/31/2023 Resolution authorizing CM to continue unbundling banking services with Wells Fargo, 6. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) nutrition programs for seniors, 7. Contract add $946,419 and extend thru 6/30/2020 total $1,907,293 with Berkeley Food & Housing Project for Administrative Services for Berkeley Mental Health, 8. Contract add $34,736 thru 6/30/2021total $103,178 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network for Hearing voices support groups, 9. Local Housing Trust Fund Application, 10. Contract $552,862 includes 15% contingency with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Aquatic Park Central Tide Tubes, 11. Contract add $280,000 total $1,471,342 with Redwood Engineering Construction for James Kenney Park, Picnic and Play Area Renovation, 12. Ordinance declaration of easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison (sublease Berkeley Repertory Theater), 13. Contract $116,635.39 with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 14. Contract add $50,000 and extend to 6/30/2023 total $190,000 with Fairbanks Scales for Preventive Maintenance and Repairs at Berkeley Transfer Station, ACTION: 15. Permanent Local Housing Application $7,761,504 to support local affordable housing and homeless services, 16. Resolution for issuance of bonds by CALPFA for 1717 University rental housing development, 17. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 18. a. Safety for All: George Floyd Act Budget request to Perform Police Call and Response Analysis and to Direct the CM to implement initiatives and reforms that reduce the footprint of the police department (Bartlett), b. Support Redistribution of City Resources and Operations from the Berkeley Police Dept (Davila), c. Referral to City Manager to Re-imagine Policing Approaches to Public Safety Using a Process of Robust Community Engagement (Wengraf), d. Transform Community Safety and Initiate Robust Community Engagement Process (Arreguin Hahn, Bartlett, Harrison), e. BerkDOT Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future, pursue Berkeley Department of Transportation to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement (Robinson, Droste, Bartlett, Arreguin), 19. Animal Services Contract with the City of Piedmont,



Wednesday, July 15, 2020



City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88089031189

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 880 8903 1189

Agenda: 2. Renaming Shattuck Ave ‘East,’ 3. Traffic Circle Policy and Recommendations, 4. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicle in Berkeley by 2025, 5. Prohibition on the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 6. Prohibition on the Use of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 7. Prohibition on the Sale of Gasoline, Diesel, and Other Carbon-Based Transportation Fuels by 2045, Unscheduled 8. Funding and Master Plan - Improving PCI (Paving Condition Index) 9. Bright Streets (painting crosswalks, bike lanes, signage within 3 blocks of schools, 10. Plastic Bags Ordinance Retail and Food Service



Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87218249463

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 872 1824 9463

Agenda: 6. a. Review and approval Civic Arts Grants Awards for FY2021, b. Cube Space Curator Leila Weefur, revised proposed exhibitions



Planning Commission – Adeline Corridor, 6:30 – 10 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx

Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92842584054

Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 4258 4054

Agenda: I. B. Final subcommittee meetings on July 15 and 20, Update Economic Feasibility of proposed Adeline Corridor Zoning, II. Public Comment, III. Outstanding topics for subcommittee discussion



Joint Meeting of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force and RV/Tiny Homes Solution Task Force, 5:30 – 7 pm

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83428618351?pwd=TFhqb3EwcVRzcWVOQWRON2lISTI3QT09

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 2861 8351



Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Webinar Rental Housing and Covid-19, 12 - 1 pm

Pre-register for links, covers state and local rules and regulations

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/



Thursday, July 16, 2020



Design Review Committee, 7 – 10

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/

Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93080162175

Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 8016 2175

1717 University – construct 5-story mixed-use building with 29 dwelling, 1816 sq ft of commercial space, 6 vehicle and 40 bicycle parking spaces – Final Design Review

2795 San Pablo – demolish existing 1-story single family residence and construct 3-story 5-unit residential building with ground floor commercial space, residential lobby and 470 sq ft usable open space – continued preliminary design review

2028 Bancroft (between Shattuck and Milvia) – construct 6-story 62’ residential building with 37 units (including 2 below market rate). Adjacent project at 2025 Durant proposes to convert existing parking area to 2 residential units and common amenity space total 2845 sq ft newly conditioned space – Final Design Review.



Fair Campaign Practices Commission, 7 pm and Open Government Commission

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86293245819

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 862 9324 5819

Agenda Fair Campaign Practices: 6. Approval of public campaign financing program certification application, 7. Regulations defining a “minor violation,” 8. Regulation of officeholder accounts, Agenda Open Government Commission: 10. Complaint filed by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations to ZAB proceedings



Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Meeting, 7 – 11 pm

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/

Agenda and links not posted, check website during week



Friday, July 17, 2020



City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88953875609

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 889 5387 5609

Agenda: 2. Berkeley Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update (report from March 10, 2020), 3. Amending Source of Income (vouchers and rent subsidy) Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Administrative Enforcement procedure a. Homeless committee recommends update, b. City Manager no action, Unscheduled 4.Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)



Saturday, July 18 2020

No City meetings or events found

Sunday, July 19, 2020

No City meetings or events found

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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals

1533 Beverly Place, 7-14-2020

1346 Ordway, TBD

Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period

2590 Bancroft 7/16/2020

1823 Blake 7/21/2020

1543 Buena 7/21/2020

1111 Chaucer 7/21/2020

545 Colusa 7/30/2020

766 Ensenada 7/30/2020

12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020

2099 MLK Jr 7/16/2020

2910 Seventh 7/22/2020

1505 Shattuck 7/23/2020

1120 Second (LPC)

41 San Diego Rd (LPC)

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx



LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx



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WORKSHOPS

July 21 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update

Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050

Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry



Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations

Cannabis Health Considerations

Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383

Systems Realignment



Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists

Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report

Ohlone Territory



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Worth Noting:

There are 14 City meetings in the coming week with six listed as key meetings of interest.

With only three more City Council meetings before the summer recess (July 29 – September 14, 2020) the proposed agenda for the July 28 City Council meeting under review in Monday’s Agenda and Rules Policy Committee is very long. The agenda for the expected July 21 City Council special meeting agenda is not yet available.



Key meetings

Monday

City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee 10 am item 3 Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis.

Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group 7 pm information session on AB 2923

Tuesday

City Council regular meeting 6 pm items 18 a,b,c,d,e are the proposals on policing.

Wednesday –

City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability 2:30 pm item 3 Traffic Circles, items 4,5, 6 & 7 relate to phasing out combustion (gasoline, diesel and other carbon-based transportation fuels) vehicles.

Planning Commission 6:30 pm Adeline Corridor final meetings July 15 and 20.

Friday

City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee 10:30 am item 2 economic dashboard is from March 10 six days before the Covid-19 shelter-in-place order.



Sunday, July 12, 2020

No City meetings or events found

Monday, July 13, 2020



City Council Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee, 10 am,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Health,_Life_Enrichment,_Equity___Community.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86442844632

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 864 4284 4632

Agenda: 2. Listening Session on Homelessness (15 minutes), 3. Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a Threat and Safety Issue I the City of Berkeley, 4. a.&b. Modify Policies Related to Enforcement of Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance, 5.a.&b. Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing Ordinance Policy and Enforcement Modification, 6. Menstrual Products for Unhoused, Unscheduled 7. Presentation Public Health Implications for unsanitary conditions at Aquatic Park, 8. Service Animals Welcome Training, 9. a.&b. People’s First Sanctuary Encampment.



Agenda and Rules Committee, 2:30 pm,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/Policy_Committee__Agenda___Rules.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81731606866

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 817 3160 6866

Agenda planning for July 28 City Council Meeting: CONSENT: 2^nd reading Video and Telecommunications Ordinance, 2. Resolution Emergency Proclamation SARS-CoV-2, 4. 2021 Council meeting schedule, 5. Avast Foundation Grant $10,000 to Animal Services, 6. Grant CA Arts Council $10,500 for Berkeley Civil Arts Program and BUSD, 7. Formal Bid Solicitations $8,645,000, 8. Add $100,000 and extend by 1 yr total $317,000 with Youth Spirit Artworks for Transition Age Youth Case Management, 9. Grant Agreement accept $196,965 for COVID-19 from CDC for Disease Control and Prevention, FY 2021 10. Resolution City to fund $50,000 to RCD and $50,000 to SAHA, 11. Participation Agreement for Mental Health Services Act, Innovations, Help@Hand Project thru 6/30/2024, 12. Block Grant (CSBG) 13. Amend contract add $90,000 total $3,565,7657/1/2006 – 6/30/2021, 14. Add $72,000 total $559,300 with Rolling Orange, Inc for Website Redesign Content Management System (CMS), 15. Add $650,000 total $3,952,663 (4/1/2017-6/30/2023) with Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning System for software licensing, implementation and maintenance, 16. Add $367,500 total $1,555,230 (3/30/2017-6/30/2021) with Tyler Technologies for New World Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch, 17. Contract $608,400 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) with ePlus for Cohesity Backup Solution and hosted Cloud Storage, 18. Contract $405,000 (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) with Digital Hands for Cybersecurity Event Monitoring and Security Information and Event Management (SEIM), 19. MOU with “A Safe Place” Domestic Violence Shelter, 20. MOU with CA Dept of Justice accept grant for submission and testing of Sexual Assault Evidence, 21. Lease Agreement: 3 yr term 1001 University with the Berkeley Food Network, 22. Grant Application: Highway Safety Improvement Program multiple left-turn signalized intersection and Sacrament Pedestrian Crossings, 23. Contract add $25,000 total $75,000 with Ascentis Corporation 9274A for Biometric Time Card Services, 24. Contract $550,127 with McNabb Construction Inc for Codornices Creek Restoration at Kains Ave Project, 25. Referral Response: Action Plan to transition fleet vehicles to electric including infrastructure, 26. Amendments to BERA to prohibit Officeholder Accounts, 27. Support Berkeley Humane Society Adoption Event 9/29/2020, 28. Oppose AB 2167 Insurance Action Market Plan & SB 292 Wildfire Risk Modeling and Mitigation, 29. Support SB 288 Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, 30. Support SB 902 Authorizing Cities to Rezone for Density,31. Support AB 2542 CA Racial Justice Act, 32. Support AB 2345 Density Bonus, ACTION: 33. Rezone Rose Garden Inn, 34. Ballot Initiative Amend Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, 35. Improving Hate Crimes Reporting and Response, 36. Oppose Nuclear Warfare marking 75^th anniversary of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 37. Urgency Ordinance: Request UC Berkeley voluntarily comply with local ordinances restricting evictions, delay rent payments and empower tenants to terminate leases without penalty, 38. Initiate citywide, regional and international just transition to regenerative economy to address the Climate Emergency, 39. Support preservation of 1921 Walnut, 40. Amend BMC 23C.22 Short Term Rentals, 41. Adopt Resolution Implementing Core Police Accountability Board and Director of Police Accountability functions contingent on voter approval of Charter Amendment, 42. Adopt Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.64.170 to BMC regulating Police Acquisition and Use of Controlled Equipment, INFORMATION REPORTS: 43. Voluntary Time Off Program, 44. Annual Housing Pipeline Report, Referred Items for Review: 8. Covid-19 & Meetings of of Legislative Bodies, Boards and Commissions, 9. a.&b. Reference Manual of Homeless Commission recommendations, 10. Council Rules of Procedures on submitted items, Unscheduled Items: 11. Incorporate Practice of Mindfulness at City Council Meetings, 12. Commission Reorganization. Unfinished Business for Scheduling: 1. Short Term Rental Ordinance, 2. Kitchen Exhaust Hood Ventilation, 3. Opt Up – Upgrade Residential and Commercial Customers to 100% GHG Free and Municipal to 100% Renewable, 4. Surveillance Technology Report, 5. Ohlone History and Culture, (packet 320 pages)



Ashby and North Berkeley BART Community Advisory Group, 7 – 8:30 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/bartplanning/

Videoconference: go to website to access zoom link

Teleconference: no phone link provided Meeting ID: not given

Agenda: BART Information Session on Draft of A Technical Guide to AB 2923 Conformance, (Development targets: 7 stories minimum, 0.5 parking spaces per unit and 1.6 office auto parking spaces maximum)



Disaster and Fire Safety Commission Special Meeting, 7 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Disaster_and_Fire_Safety_Commission_Homepage.aspx

Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93697364327

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 936 9736 4327

Agenda: 1. Fire Dept Staff Report Including Measure GG Budget Update, ACTION: 2. local ADU Urgency Ordinance, 3. Fire Tax Ballot Measure



Tuesday, July14, 2020



Berkeley City Council, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83061922519

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 830 6192 2519

Agenda CONSENT: 1-4 2^nd reading of ordinances, 5. Contract with Wells Fargo thru 5/31/2023 Resolution authorizing CM to continue unbundling banking services with Wells Fargo, 6. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) nutrition programs for seniors, 7. Contract add $946,419 and extend thru 6/30/2020 total $1,907,293 with Berkeley Food & Housing Project for Administrative Services for Berkeley Mental Health, 8. Contract add $34,736 thru 6/30/2021total $103,178 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network for Hearing voices support groups, 9. Local Housing Trust Fund Application, 10. Contract $552,862 includes 15% contingency with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Aquatic Park Central Tide Tubes, 11. Contract add $280,000 total $1,471,342 with Redwood Engineering Construction for James Kenney Park, Picnic and Play Area Renovation, 12. Ordinance declaration of easements between 2009 and 2015 Addison (sublease Berkeley Repertory Theater), 13. Contract $116,635.39 with Shaw Industries for Civic Center Building Carpet Replacement, 14. Contract add $50,000 and extend to 6/30/2023 total $190,000 with Fairbanks Scales for Preventive Maintenance and Repairs at Berkeley Transfer Station, ACTION: 15. Permanent Local Housing Application $7,761,504 to support local affordable housing and homeless services, 16. Resolution for issuance of bonds by CALPFA for 1717 University rental housing development, 17. ZAB Appeal 1533 Beverly Place, 18. a. Safety for All: George Floyd Act Budget request to Perform Police Call and Response Analysis and to Direct the CM to implement initiatives and reforms that reduce the footprint of the police department (Bartlett), b. Support Redistribution of City Resources and Operations from the Berkeley Police Dept (Davila), c. Referral to City Manager to Re-imagine Policing Approaches to Public Safety Using a Process of Robust Community Engagement (Wengraf), d. Transform Community Safety and Initiate Robust Community Engagement Process (Arreguin Hahn, Bartlett, Harrison), e. BerkDOT Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future, pursue Berkeley Department of Transportation to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement (Robinson, Droste, Bartlett, Arreguin), 19. Animal Services Contract with the City of Piedmont,



Wednesday, July 15, 2020



City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee, 2:30 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88089031189

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 880 8903 1189

Agenda: 2. Renaming Shattuck Ave ‘East,’ 3. Traffic Circle Policy and Recommendations, 4. Ordinance terminating the sale of gasoline, diesel and natural gas passenger vehicle in Berkeley by 2025, 5. Prohibition on the Resale of Used Combustion Vehicles in 2040, 6. Prohibition on the Use of City Streets for Operating, Parking or Idling Combustion Vehicles by 2045, 7. Prohibition on the Sale of Gasoline, Diesel, and Other Carbon-Based Transportation Fuels by 2045, Unscheduled 8. Funding and Master Plan - Improving PCI (Paving Condition Index) 9. Bright Streets (painting crosswalks, bike lanes, signage within 3 blocks of schools, 10. Plastic Bags Ordinance Retail and Food Service



Civic Arts Commission, 6 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CivicArtsCommissionHomepage/

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87218249463

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 872 1824 9463

Agenda: 6. a. Review and approval Civic Arts Grants Awards for FY2021, b. Cube Space Curator Leila Weefur, revised proposed exhibitions



Planning Commission – Adeline Corridor, 6:30 – 10 pm

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx

Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92842584054

Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 928 4258 4054

Agenda: I. B. Final subcommittee meetings on July 15 and 20, Update Economic Feasibility of proposed Adeline Corridor Zoning, II. Public Comment, III. Outstanding topics for subcommittee discussion



Joint Meeting of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force and RV/Tiny Homes Solution Task Force, 5:30 – 7 pm

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83428618351?pwd=TFhqb3EwcVRzcWVOQWRON2lISTI3QT09

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 2861 8351



Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Webinar Rental Housing and Covid-19, 12 - 1 pm

Pre-register for links, covers state and local rules and regulations

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/



Thursday, July 16, 2020



Design Review Committee, 7 – 10

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/designreview/

Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/93080162175

Teleconference: 669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 930 8016 2175

1717 University – construct 5-story mixed-use building with 29 dwelling, 1816 sq ft of commercial space, 6 vehicle and 40 bicycle parking spaces – Final Design Review

2795 San Pablo – demolish existing 1-story single family residence and construct 3-story 5-unit residential building with ground floor commercial space, residential lobby and 470 sq ft usable open space – continued preliminary design review

2028 Bancroft (between Shattuck and Milvia) – construct 6-story 62’ residential building with 37 units (including 2 below market rate). Adjacent project at 2025 Durant proposes to convert existing parking area to 2 residential units and common amenity space total 2845 sq ft newly conditioned space – Final Design Review.



Fair Campaign Practices Commission, 7 pm and Open Government Commission

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/FCPC/

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86293245819

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 862 9324 5819

Agenda Fair Campaign Practices: 6. Approval of public campaign financing program certification application, 7. Regulations defining a “minor violation,” 8. Regulation of officeholder accounts, Agenda Open Government Commission: 10. Complaint filed by Martin and Olga Schwartz alleging violations to ZAB proceedings



Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Meeting, 7 – 11 pm

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/

Agenda and links not posted, check website during week



Friday, July 17, 2020



City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Committee, 10:30 am,

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Land_Use,_Housing___Economic_Development.aspx

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88953875609

Teleconference: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 889 5387 5609

Agenda: 2. Berkeley Economic Dashboards and Demographic Profile Update (report from March 10, 2020), 3. Amending Source of Income (vouchers and rent subsidy) Discrimination Ordinance to Establish Administrative Enforcement procedure a. Homeless committee recommends update, b. City Manager no action, Unscheduled 4.Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)



Saturday, July 18 2020

No City meetings or events found

Sunday, July 19, 2020

No City meetings or events found

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Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals

1533 Beverly Place, 7-14-2020

1346 Ordway, TBD

Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits With End of Appeal Period

2590 Bancroft 7/16/2020

1823 Blake 7/21/2020

1543 Buena 7/21/2020

1111 Chaucer 7/21/2020

545 Colusa 7/30/2020

766 Ensenada 7/30/2020

12 Indian Rock Path 7/14/2020

2099 MLK Jr 7/16/2020

2910 Seventh 7/22/2020

1505 Shattuck 7/23/2020

1120 Second (LPC)

41 San Diego Rd (LPC)

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspxhttps://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx



LINK to Current Zoning Applications https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Division/Current_Zoning_Applications.aspx



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WORKSHOPS

July 21 – Climate Action Plan/Resiliency Update

Sept 29 – Digital Strategic Plan/FUND$ Replacement Website Update, Zero Waste Priorities, Vision 2050

Oct 20 – Update Berkeley’s 2020 Vision, BMASP/Berkeley Pier-WETA Ferry



Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations

Cannabis Health Considerations

Presentation from StopWaste on SB 1383

Systems Realignment



Previously Schedules and Unscheduled Items Removed From Lists

Sept 22 – Navigable Cities, Crime Report

Ohlone Territory



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To Check For Regional Meetings with Berkeley Council Appointees go to

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Committee_and_Regional_Body_Appointees.aspx



To check for Berkeley Unified School District Board Meetings go to

https://www.berkeleyschools.net/schoolboard/board-meeting-information/



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This meeting list is also posted on the Sustainable Berkeley Coalition website.

http://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html and in the Berkeley Daily Planet under activist’s calendar http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com



When notices of meetings are found that are posted after Friday 5:00 pm they are added to the website schedule https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html and preceded by LATE ENTRY

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