Events

THE BERKELEY ACTIVISTS' CALENDAR: Nov. 3-10

Kelly Hammargren
Saturday November 02, 2024 - 02:22:00 PM

Worth Noting:  

The agenda for the November 12 City Council meeting is available for comment with item 16. Tax Exemption for Research & Development Grants to exempt gross receipts, item 17. Annual Surveillance Technology Report for Body Worn Cameras, GPS Trackers, Fixed Surveillance Video Cameras, Automatic License Plate Readers, the Street Level Imagery Project, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and 18. Resolution Opposing the Criminalization of Poverty and Homelessness – refrain from any criminalization or effective prohibition of sleeping while unhoused on the Agenda. 

Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday November 3. 

  • Monday, November 4, 2024:
    • At 10 am the Civic Arts Grants Subcommittee meets on Zoom.
    • At 2:30 pm the Agenda and Rules Committee meets in the hybrid format.
    • At 7 pm the Personnel Board meets in person.
  • Tuesday, November 5, 2024: no meetings on election day
  • Wednesday, November 6, 2024:
    • At 6 pm the Planning Commission meets in person.
    • At 6 pm South Cove Sailing Basin Dredging and Seawall Repair Study Community meeting is on Zoom.
    • At 6:30 pm the Board of Library Trustees meets in person.
    • At 7 pm the Homeless Services Panel of Experts meets in person.
  • Thursday, November 7, 2024:
    • At 10 am the Budget Committee meets in the hybrid format on the AAO1 budget adjustment.
    • At 6 pm is the Cedar Rose Park Playground Renovation Community Meeting on Zoom.
    • At 6:30 pm the Landmarks Preservation Commission meets in person.
  • Saturday, November 9, 2024
    • At 10 am Berkeley Neighborhoods Council meets on Zoom.
 

Check City website for meetings posted on short notice https://berkeleyca.gov 

If you are unable to attend a meeting in person and/or it is not offered in the hybrid or an accessible format, TO REQUEST A DISABILITY RELATED ACCOMMODATION(S) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at 510-981-6418 (V) or 510-981-6347 at least 3 days before the meeting (the sooner the better). Thomas Gregory is the ADA Program Coordinator. 

 

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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS 

 

Sunday, November 3, 2024 – Daylight Savings Ends, Clocks Fall Back 

 

Monday, November 4, 2024 

 

CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION Grants Subcommittee at 10 am 

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1600080486 

AGENDA: Grants, no agenda posted. 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/civic-arts-commission 

 

AGENDA AND RULES COMMITTEE Meeting at 2:30 pm 

Members: Arreguin, Hahn, Wengraf 

Hybrid Meeting 

In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor – Redwood Room 

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1610456803 

Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)  

Meeting ID: 161 045 6803  

AGENDA: Public Comment on non-agenda and items 1 – 7. 1. Minutes, 2. Review and Approve -11/19/2024 -- draft agenda – use link or read full draft agenda below at the end of the list of city meetings, 3. Berkeley Considers, 4. Adjournment in Memory, 5. Council Worksessions, 6. Referrals for scheduling, 7. Land Use Calendar, Referred Items for Review: 8.Discussion and Possible Action on City Council Rules of Decorum, Procedural Rules, and Remote Public Comments, 9. City Council Legislative Redesign, 10. Discussion and Recommendations on the Continued Use of Berkeley Considers Online Engagement Portal, Unscheduled Items: 11. Modifications or Improvements to City Council Meeting Procedures, 12. Strengthening and Supporting City Commission: Guidance on Development of Legislative Proposals, 13. Consideration of Changes to Supplemental Material Timelines 

  • Removed from list of unscheduled items - Discussion Regarding Design and Strengthening of Policy Committees Process and Structure (Including Budget Referrals).
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-agenda-rules 

 

PERSONNEL BOARD MEETING at 7 pm 

In-Person: at 1301 Shattuck, Live Oak Community Center, Creekside Room 

AGENDA: V. Recommendation to Revise Personnel Rules and Regulations Section 9.03, Promotion Through a Non-Competitive Personnel Action, VI. Recommendation to Establish Job Class specification and Pay Scale – Senior Paralegal, VII. Recommendation to Establish Job Class specification and Pay Scale – Firefighter, VIII. Recommendation to Establish Job Class specification and Pay Scale – Police Officer Recruit. 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/personnel-board 

 

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – ELECTION DAY – NO MEETINGS – REDUCED SERVICE DAY 

 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 

 

PLANNING COMMISSION at 6 pm 

In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center 

AGENDA: 10. Public Hearing: Gilman Gateway Rezone Project, 11. Planning Commission 2024-2025 Work Plan and 2025 Planning Commission Calendar. 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/planning-commission 

 

SOUTH COVE SAILING BASIN DREDGING and SEAWALL REPAIR STUDY COMMUNITY MEETING #2 at 6 pm 

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88386237517 

AGENDA: 2nd meeting updated volumes and costs based on desired dredge depths and areas 

https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/south-cove-sailing-basin-dredging-and-seawall-repair-study-community 

 

BOARD of LIBRARY TRUSTEES at 6:30 pm 

In-Person: at 1125 University, West Branch Library 

AGENDA: II. B Holiday and Early Closing Schedule, C. 22nd Annual Authors Dinner, III. A. Election of President, B. Election of Vice President 

https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees 

 

HOMELESS SERVICES PANEL of EXPERTS MEETING at 7 pm 

In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center 

AGENDA: 6. Presentation with Q&A from Homeless Full Service Partnership Team from Berkeley Mental Health, 9. Recommendation to Council to allocate additional funding for a location based on the former Horizon model, at 742 Grayson, to address community concerns, 10. Discussion of an urgent increase in number of sanitation facilities to serve basic health needs of Berkeley’s unsheltered and partly sheltered citizens, 11 Discussion of an urgent need for a 24/7 services capability due to the increased unsheltered or partly shelter citizens in Berkeley struggling with addition, mental health challenges and physical insecurity. 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/homeless-services-panel-experts 

 

Thursday, November 7, 2024 

 

BUDGET & FINANCE at 10 am 

Members: Arreguin, Hahn, Kesarwani 

Hybrid Meeting 

In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor – Redwood Room 

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1607554622 

Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)  

Meeting ID: 160 755 4622 

AGENDA: 2. FY 2025 Annual Appropriations Ordinance Amendment (AAO#1) (mid-year budget adjustment). 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-budget-finance 

 

CEDAR ROSE PARK PLAYGROUND RENOVATION COMMUNITY MEETING at 6 pm 

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84840433881 

Meeting ID: 8484043 3881 Passcode: 233277 

AGENDA: Presentation of preferred conceptual design for improvements to the Age 2-5 playground and the Age 5-12 playground at Cedar Rose Park 

https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Cedar%20Rose%20Playground%20Community%20Meeting%20Flyer.pdf 

 

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION at 6:30 pm 

In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center 

AGENDA: 6. 640 Gilman, Gilman Gateway – Notice of Draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report) 

7. 2201-2207 Blake and 2517 Fulton – structural Alteration Permit (#LMSAP2024-0004) for the Bartlett Houses 

8. 3192 Adeline – Street-level Design Review Referral (DRSL2024-0006) 

9. 2035 Francisco – Landmark or Structure of Merit Designation (#LMIN2024-0003) 

10. 2231 McKinley - Landmark or Structure of Merit Designation (#LMIN2024-0004) 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/landmarks-preservation-commission 

 

Friday, November 8, 2024 – no city meetings found 

 

Saturday, November 9, 2024 

 

BERKELEY NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL (BNC) at 10 am 

Videoconference:  

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4223188307?pwd=dFlNMVlVZ2d6b0FnSHh3ZlFwV2NMdz09 

Teleconference: 1-669-444-9171 Meeting ID: 422 318 8307 Passcode: 521161 

AGENDA: check later in the week for the agenda 

https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/ 

 

Sunday, November 10, 2024 – no city meetings, events found 

 

++++++ AGENDA & RULES COMMITTEE, Monday, November 4, 2024 +++++++++++ 

 

AGENDA and RULES COMMITTEE at 2:30 pm  

Members: Arreguin, Hahn, Wengraf 

Hybrid Meeting 

In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor – Redwood Room 

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1610456803 

Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)  

Meeting ID: 161 045 6803  

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-agenda-rules 

 

DRAFT AGENDA for City Council Regular 6 pm Meeting on November 19, 2024 

 

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

CEREMONIAL MATTERS: PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE 

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS 

PUBLIC COMMENTS on NON-AGENDA MATTERS 

PUBLIC COMMENT BY EMPLOYEE UNIONS 

 

AGENDA on CONSENT: 

  1. Friedrichsen, Budget Manager – Amendment: FY 2025 Annual Appropriations Ordinance (AAO#1) Adopt first reading of adjustments to budget
  2. Numainville, City Clerk – Approve Minutes for Oct 1, 15, 21, and 29
  3. Numainville, City Clerk – 2024 Annual Commission Attendance and Meeting Frequency Report
  4. Radu, City Manager’s Office – Contract $5,313,826.28 with Dorothy Day House to operate interim housing program at the Howard Johnson Motel (1619 University) from 1/1/2025 – 12/31/2028
  5. Radu, City Manager’s Office – State of CA Encampment Resolution Funding Round 3 Grant Award $5,395,637.04
  6. Radu, City Manager’s Office – Urgency Ordinance for Leasing 1512 University for term of 48 months
  7. Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal Bid Solicitations
  8. Sprague, Fire – Contract $6,000,000 with Royal Ambulance for Mental Health Transport Services from 1/1/2025 – 12/31/2027
  9. Gilman, HHCS – Amend Contract No. 32300144 add $40,000 total $290,000 with Resource Development Associates for Specialized Care Unit
  10. Gilman, HHCS – Request For Proposals (RFP) for Housing Trust Fund Rehabilitation Projects releasing approximately $6,000,000 for rehabilitiation of existing affordable rental housing developments.
  11. Gilman, HHCS – Accept 2025 Community Services Block Grant for 1/1/2025 – 4/30/2026
  12. Fong, IT – Amend Contract No. 112798-1 add $50,000 total $549,411 with Geographic Technologies Group for Geographic Information System (GIS) Strategic Work[lan from 9/14/2016 – 6/30/2026
  13. Ferris, Parks – Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with TSA Holdings, LLC for 199 Seawall Drive (HS Lordships Restaurant)
  14. Klein, Planning – Ashby BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Legal Agreements with BART
  15. Davis, Public Works – Contract $424,465 with Nema Construction for FY 2023 Street Lighting Project
  16. Davis Public Works – Contract $2,390,000 with Sposeto Engineering, Inc for Southwest Berkeley Bikeway and Bus Stop Improvements Project, Specification Nos. 24-11640-C & 24-11666-C
  17. Davis, Public Works – Contract $2,413,689 (includes $314,829 contingency) with W.E. Lyons Construction, Co. for Telegraph-Channing Parking Garage Restroom Renovation & Elevator Improvements
  18. Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No. 31900036 add $6,073,974 total $22,326,349 with LAZ Parking LLC for Managing City-Owned Off-Street Parking Facilities and extend to 12/31/2026
  19. Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No. 31900026 add $750,000 total $1,750,000 with Bellecci & Associates, Inc for On-Call Civil Engineering Services and extend to 6/30/2026
  20. Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No. 31900162 add $1,100,000 total $6,225,735 with Pride Industries, Inc for Custodial Services coverage of the Living Wage Ordinance
  21. Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No. 32000179 add $900.000 total $4,450,000 with Allied Universal Security Service for Citywide Unarmed Security Services and extend 2/28/2026
  22. Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No. 32300177 add $100,000 total $125,000 with Baker Tiller for On-Call Professional Development Services and extend 12/31/2027
  23. Mental Health Commission – Appointment of Maria Sol and Ashley (Jiahao) Go to the Mental Health Commission
AGENDA on ACTION: 

  1. Klein, Planning – Amendments to BMC Chapter 22.16, Development Agreement Procedures
  2. Arreguin – Exploring the Formation of Joint Powers Authority (JPA) or other entity to Publicly Finance the Development of a Hospital to Meet Regional Healthcare Needs
  3. Arreguin – Referral to City Manager Equity for Black Berkeley (E4BB) Initiative initiative includes Berkeley Flea Market, African Holistic Center, Black Arts and Cultural District, Black Health Equity Zone and pursue creating a non-governmental organization to manage community investment beyond 2026.
 

++++ CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA, Tuesday, November 12, 2024 ++++ 

 

CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 

Hybrid Meeting 

In-Person: at 1231 Addison St. in the School District Board Room 

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1612850642 

Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (toll free)  

Meeting ID: 161 285 0642 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas 

 

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

CEREMONIAL MATTERS: PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE 

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS 

PUBLIC COMMENTS on NON-AGENDA MATTERS 

PUBLIC COMMENT by EMPLOYEE UNIONS 

 

AGENDA on CONSENT:  

  1. Radu, Assistant to City Manager – Cooperative Agreement with East Bay Regional Parks District to collaborate to manage free-roaming cat populations and educate the public and minimize the impact on sensitive wildlife areas
  2. Radu, Assistant to City Manager – Amend Contract No. 108410-1 add $10,000 total $144,466 with Paw Fund for Spay and Neuter Services and extend to 10/31/2026
  3. Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal Bid Solicitations $10,200,000, South Cove West Parking Lot $1,200,000, Sanitary Sewer Adeline-Shattuck Rehab $9,000,000
  4. Arreguin – Berkeley Holiday Fund
  5. Taplin – Budget Referral AAO#1 - $250,000 South Cove Seawall Design Project
  6. Taplin – Budget Referral AAO#1 – $500,000 F and G Deck Replacement
  7. Taplin – Budget Referral AAO#1 - $300,000 Afterschool Program Expansion
  8. Tregub, co-sponsor Hahn – Budget Referral AAO#1 - $50,000 Fund Traffic Study and Pedestrian Safety Operations at the Pedestrian Crossing on Shattuck and Delaware after study direct remainder of funds to implementing safety measures at crosswalk
  9. Tregub - Budget Referral AAO#1 - $30,000 Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) at intersection of Sacramento and Allston
  10. Hahn - Budget Referral AAO#1 - $100,000 for Berkeley Art Center
  11. Wengraf – Budget Referral AAO#1 - $150,000 multi-year Sustainable and Comprehensive Recovery Plan for the Arts and Culture Sector in Berkeley
  12. Wengraf - Budget Referral AAO#1 - $250,000 for design and planning for replacement of play structures and ADA access improvements at Glendale La Loma Park
  13. Humbert – Budget Referral AAO#1 - $150,000 for consultants, conceptual design, and public engagement to create a City Park at Parkside Drive terminus median for converting the median informally known as round park to an official city park.
  14. Humbert, Tregub – Budget Referral AAO#1 - $70,000 to bridge funding to the Bread Project
AGENDA on ACTION: 

  1. Klein, Planning – Contract Ava Community Energy for Energy Resilient Critical Municipal Facilities “Solar + Storage to install solar and battery back-up storage systems at critical municipal facilities
  2. Arreguin – Amending BMC Section 9.04.165 – Tax Exemption for Research & Development Grants to exempt gross receipts (income relating to government and philanthropic research and development grants in the public interest)
  3. Louis, Police – Annual Surveillance Technology Report for Body Worn Cameras, GPS Trackers, Fixed Surveillance Video Cameras, Automatic License Plate Readers, the Street Level Imagery Project, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) [unmanned aerial systems are the components used for communicating with and controlling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – a technical way of describing police use of drones].
  4. a. Peace and Justice Commission - Resolution Opposing the Criminalization of Poverty and Homelessness – refrain from any criminalization or effective prohibition of sleeping while unhoused, including citation or arrest simply for sleeping outside if no adequate shelter is available, without precluding enforcement of laws banning actions that threaten the health and safety of the whole community. b. Companion report – Radu, Assistant to City Manager – take no action, City adopted amended Encampment Policy 9/102024
INFORMATION REPORTS: 

  1. Civic Arts Commission Work Plan
  2. Civic Arts Commission FY 2025 Public Art Budget
 

+++++++++++++++++++ Land Use - Work Sessions - Special Meetings +++++++++++++++ 

 

LAND USE CALENDAR 

  • 3000 Shattuck (construct 10-story mixed-use building) TBD
  • 2708 Prince 1/21/2025
WORK SESSIONS & SPECIAL MEETINGS: 

  • November 12 (4 pm tentative) – California Theater Project
  • November 18 - Draft Waterfront Specific Plan - Action
(Moved to November after election per Hahn’s request at Agenda on September 16, 2024) 

UNSCHEDULED WORK SESSIONS & SPECIAL MEETINGS 

  • Feasibility Study Follow Up Session (housing feasibility moved to Winter 2025)
  • BPD Annual Report (March 2025)
UNSCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS 

  • Economic Dashboards Update (February 2025)
  • Evacuation Study (Winter 2025)
  • Taplin Added at Agenda on September 16, 2024 – Unfunded Liabilities (April/May 2025)
PREVIOUSLY LISTED WORKSESSIONS and SPECIAL MEETINGS REMOVED FROM LIST 

  • Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
  • Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
  • Presentation on Homelessness/Re-Housing/Thousand-Person Plan (TBD regular agenda)
 

++++ How to get on or off the Activist’s Calendar and Activist’s Diary email list ++++++++ 

 

Kelly Hammargren’s summary on what happened the preceding week is posted on the What Happened page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/what-happened.html and in the Berkeley Daily Planet https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/ 

 

The Activist’s Calendar of meetings is posted on the What’s Ahead page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html 

 

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