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The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, August 18-25

Kelly Hammargren, Sustainable Berkeley Coalition
Sunday August 18, 2019 - 02:08:00 PM

Worth Noting:

City Council is on summer recess until September 9th and most of the Boards and Commissions also take a summer break, some in July and some in August.

Comments on the Adeline Corridor Plan can still be made email adelinecorridor@cityofberkeley.info

Cal students return - Monday, Tuesday are move-in days, Golden Bear Orientation is Saturday, August 24

Wildfire Evacuation Drills for high risk fire areas

· August 25 from 9am – 10 am, neighborhood Berkeley-Contra Costa to the east, Spruce to the west, Codornices Park to the north and UC Berkeley to south.

For more details on Wildfire Evacuation Drills and to sign up go to link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2019/2019-07-23_Sign_up_for_City-led_wildfire_evacuation_drills_in_August.aspx



Sunday, August 18, 2019

No City meetings or events found 

Monday, August 19, 2019 

Adeline Corridor - Planning Commission Adeline Corridor Specific Plan Subcommittee, 7-10 pm at 1947 Center, Multipurpose Room, Agenda: III. Discuss and provide feedback on economic opportunity, workforce development, and implementation proposals introduced in draft plan (chapters 5 & Relevant Part of 8). Correct location is 1947 Center, ignore Community Calendar listed location. Comments on Adeline Corridor plan are still accepted. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/bulletins/258de1e 

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

Tax the Rich Rally, with music by Occupella, 5 – 6 pm at the Top of Solano in front of the Closed Oaks Theater, Rain/Extreme Heat Cancels 

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 

Public Works Commission – Utility Undergrounding Subcommittee, 4 pm at 1947 Center, 4th Floor, Agenda: 3. Draft Report prepared by Bellecci and Associates, Discuss report outline and schedule for a progress report https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx 

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 

Commission on Disability, 6:30 – 9 pm at 1947 Center, Multipurpose Room, Agenda: 2. San Pablo Ave Plan, 4. Adeline Plan, 5. Access Line Item in Council Templates, 6. Elevator Ordinance, 8/ New Construction and Renovations, 9. Photos for Navigable Cities Item 

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Commission_on_Disability_Homepage.aspx 

Climate Emergency Mobilization Taskforce, 5 – 6:45 pm at 2540 MacDonald Ave, Richmond, CA 94804 or join online https://zoom.us/j/6344395404 or by phone 646.558.8656 or 669.900.6833 

Thursday, August 22, 2019 

Berkeley Climate Action Coalition Clean Transportation Convening, 6 – 8 pm, Ed Roberts Campus, event is free, space is limited, reserve seat thru Eventbrite, event includes electric vehicles, clean transportation, clean energy home, home electrification, solar 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ride-electric-all-the-way-home-electric-cars-101-the-future-of-berkeleys-clean-transportation-tickets-64738825570 

Zoning Adjustment Board, 7 pm at 1231 Addison St, BUSD Board Room, 

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/zoningadjustmentsboard/ Agenda: 

1641 Seventh Street – demolish existing 816 sq ft single story, single-family dwelling and construct 2-story single family dwelling, 1740 sq ft, average height 20 ft. 

190 B Alvarado Road – construct 2505 sq ft 2-story, single-family dwelling with attached 1-car garage that would reduce setback from 20 ft to 14 ft 1 inch and side yard setback from 4 ft to 0 ft, on existing 11,430 sq ft lot 

1322 Shattuck – alter 19,786 sq ft 4-story 18 unit apartment building by constructing an approximately 77 sw ft addition to penthouse dwelling unit with average height of 44 ft 7 inches with non-conforming setback 

Friday, August 23, 2019 

No City meetings or events found 

Saturday, August 24, 2019 

No City meetings or events found 

Community Toxics Tour, 11 am – 1 pm, absolute limit 30, use link to sign-up, Phillips 66 in Rodeo one of the world’s heaviest crude capable refineries is proposing to increase the number of tankers deliveries from 59 – 135. 

https://actionnetwork.org/events/community-toxics-tour 

Sunday, August 25, 2019 

Wildfire Evacuation Drills for high risk fire areas from 9am – 10 am, neighborhood Berkeley-Contra costa to the east, Spruce to the west, Codornices Park to the north and UC Berkeley to south. For more details on Wildfire Evacuation Drills and to sign up go to link https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2019/2019-07-23_Sign_up_for_City-led_wildfire_evacuation_drills_in_August.aspx 

 

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Notice of Decision (NOD) With End of Appeal Period https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx 

999 Anthony8-21-19 

910 BANCROFT 8-19-19 

1533 Beverly 

1308 Blake 

1633 Bonita - 8-19-19 

2023 Center 

1615 Francisco 

1407 Gilman – 8-19-19 

1417 Grant 

815 Indian Rock 

2711 Mabel 

1727 Parker 

2851 Russell – 8-19-19 

1235 San Pablo 8-22-19 

2613 San Pablo 8-22-19 

2151.5 Stuart 8-19-19 

2312 Telegraph 8-29-19 

1235 Tenth 8-27-19 

1835 Virginia 8-22-19 

Remanded to ZAB or LPC With 90-Day Deadline 

1155-73 Hearst (develop 2 parcels) – referred back to City Council – to be scheduled 

2701 Shattuck (construct 5-story mixed-use building) – ZAB 6-30-2019 

 

 

WORKSHOPS 

Sept 17 – Arts and Culture Plan, Zero Waste Rate Review, Adeline Corridor Plan 

Oct 22 – Berkeley’s 2020 Vision Update, Census 2020 Update, Short term Rentals 

Nov 5 - Transfer Station Feasibility Study, Vision Zero Action Plan, 

Unscheduled – Cannabis Health Considerations 

 

Unscheduled PRESENTATIONS 

Referral Response: Explore Grant Writing Services 

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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