Arts & Events
The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, April 2-10
Worth Noting:
City Council is on recess until April 12th leaving Tuesday free, but the rest of the week is packed. The April 12th city council agenda is available for comment and posted after the list of city meetings.
Monday evening at the 7 pm Personnel Board meeting the Police Chief is scheduled to update the board on Berkeley Police Department (BPD) staffing. This might be interesting in light of the City Audit of the BPD and needs for improvement that will be presented to council on April 12th.
Wednesday the big meeting for the evening will be the hearing at the Planning Commission on the BART Station Housing project zoning amendments and statement of overriding considerations.
VISION 2050 City Directors and staff are making the rounds with community meetings to present the big overview of infrastructure needs and financing in advance of the council ballot initiative for financing the various projects. It might be good to ask how much of the Vision 2050 bond/tax ballot plan will be allocated to cover the City of Berkeley’s share of the $121,000,000 pier ferry capital costs and how firm are other allocations to the various infrastructure and affordable housing projects.
The Homeless Services Panel of Experts will be reviewing Measure P allocations.
Thursday afternoon WETA will receive the Berkeley Ferry Business Plan. If you don’t attend take a cruise thru pages 36 – 103 of the packet. The business plan projects that by the 10th year of service, fares will cover only 54% of the operating costs. “Local efforts to evaluate the benefits of ferry service and to develop sources of local funding including inclusion in cities’ own capital improvement programs and creation of special funding sources…” As for the $112,000,000 of capital costs “…The two parties [WETA and City of Berkeley] are currently in discussion concerning how capital costs will be split…”
Looking at the LPC demolition referrals, the next mixed-use housing projects will be the the sites of the Dollar Store and Virginia Cleaners on Shattuck.
Saturday April 9th the Berkeley Neighborhoods Council at 10 am will take up Berkeley issues, the agenda is not yet posted.
Shattuck will be closed from Allston to Center for the Celebrate the Arts Festival at the Downtown BART Station Plaza.
Sunday, April 3, 2022 – no city meetings or events found
Monday, April 4, 2022
Peace and Justice Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84810259638
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 ID: 848 1025 9638
AGENDA: 7. Bob Meola Memorial service – April 10, 2022, 8. Workplan, 9. Discussion on the Ukraine – Call for immediate Cease-Fire, 10. Discussion on Police Accountability, Reform and Reimagining processes, 11. Oppose Russian Invasion of Ukraine and in Support of Peaceful Future.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=13054
Personnel Board at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81240267313?pwd=WFpSbGxKRWJPeXZaRUhHT3ZTZ2pIdz09
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 ID: 812 4026 7313 Passcode: 480051
AGENDA: V. Recommendation to Revise the Tool Lending Specialist Job Duties and Compensation, VI. Berkeley Police Department Staffing – Update from Chief Louis
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Personnel_Board_Homepage.aspx
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - no city meetings or events found, council on spring recess
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Board of Library Trustees at 6:30 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86042306505
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 ID: 860 4230 6505
AGENDA: Consent: B. Amend Contract add $109,950 total $221,775 and extend to 6/30/2025 Sevaa Group, C. Executive search, D. Revision Tool Lending Specialist Classification 3% increase, Presentation: 2023-2024 Budget, Action: Proposed Budget, B. Request for Strategic Planning.
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/board-library-trustees
Commission on Disability at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89060922035?pwd=K3UzZnpVeHpQVWZxUWY4eXJ6SnRUZz09
Teleconference: 1-669-9009128 ID: 890 6092 2035
AGENDA: Action: B. Election, Discussion: 1/ Housing Element, 2. Elevator Ordinance 3. Easy Does It, 4 Inclusive Disaster Registry, 4. Workplan, 6. Accessibility of City of Berkeley Commission Training Program, 7. Accessibility of Voicemail System
Homeless Services Panel of Experts at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/92491365323
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 924 9136 5323
AGENDA: Discussion and possible action: 6. Current status of Measure P allocations, projected 2022-2023 revenue, discussion of each program funded, 7. Crisis stabilization center recommendations and discussion on funding domestic violence transitional house/shelter.
Planning Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87834737155
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 878 3473 7155
AGENDA: 9. Public Hearing: Ashby and North Berkeley BART Station Areas Zoning and General Plan Amendments, Joint Vision, Priorities and Final EIR, Statement of Overriding Considerations, 10. Public Hearing Zoning Amendments that Address Technical Edits and Corrections to BMC Title 23. (packet 217 pages, public response letters/emails pages 141 – 217)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Planning_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Vision 2050 at 7 pm
Videoconference:
Link to Virtual Meeting or https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86394797559
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 863 9479 7559
AGENDA: Presentation of infrastructure needs and potential methods of financing with Q&A session
https://www.berkeleyvision2050.org/
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Housing Advisory Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88371004605
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 883 7100 4605
AGENDA: 5. Discussion and possible Action on Housing Preference Policy
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Housing_Advisory_Commission/
Landmarks Preservation Commission at 7 pm
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81319017747
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 813 1901 7747
AGENDA: 5. 2113 Kittredge – California Theatre – continuation to grant designation status,
6. 2580 Bancroft – Fred Turner Building - Structural Alteration Permit
7. 1650 Shattuck – Virginia Cleaners – Demolition referral
8. 2440 Shattuck – The Dollar Store – Demolition referral
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/landmarkspreservationcommission/
Public Works Commission at 7 pm
Links and agenda not posted, check after Monday
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Commissions__Public_Works_Commission_Homepage.aspx
Water Emergency Transportation Authority at 1 pm
Hybrid Meeting - 670 W Hornet Ave, Alameda, CA
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89718217408
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 897 1821 7408 Password: 33779
AGENDA: 5. Staff Reports, a. Mask Mandate, Passenger Vessel Association Public Ferry Caucus, Employer Outreach, b. Monthly Financial Statements, c. Federal Legislative Update, State Legislative Update, e. Monthly Ridership and Recovery Report, 6. Consent a. Resolution regarding remote meetings, 7. Approve Extension of FY 2022 Pandemic Recovery Program, 8. Receive Berkeley Ferry Service Business Plan (packet pages 36 – 103), 9. Sea Change Hydrogen-powered vessel Demonstration Project, 10. WETA 2050 Service Vision & Business Plan Work Plan. (packet 110 pages)
https://weta.sanfranciscobayferry.com/next-board-meeting
Friday, April 8, 2022 - Reduced Service Day
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Berkeley Neighborhoods Council at 10 am
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81913698863?pwd=NFJjWlh2aDhtSjh1eG4yQUFkMzNmQT09
Teleconference: 1-253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 819 1369 8863 Passcode: 377919
AGENDA: not posted, check later in the week
https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/
Front Row Festival – Celebrate the Arts in Downtown Berkeley BART at 11 am – 6 pm
Shattuck will be closed front of the Downtown Berkeley BART Station between Allston and Center
11 am – The Marsh, 12 pm – Freight and Salvage, 1 pm UC Theatre, 2 pm CA Jazz Conservancy, 3 pm, The Back Room, $ pm The Berkeley Rep, 5 pm Berkeley Symphony
https://www.downtownberkeley.com/frontrowfestival/
Sunday, April 10, 2022 - no city meetings or events found
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AGENDA - APRIL 12, 2022 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86759332010
Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 867 5933 2010
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
CONSENT: 1. 2nd reading implementing the Independent Redistricting Commission adjusted City Council District boundaries, 2. 2nd reading align State and Local Laws on Cannabis, 3. 2nd reading R&D definition, 4. Resolution to continue legislative bodies to meet via videoconference, 5. Amends BMC Section 6.24.050 to allow Parking Space rental tax to be placed in the general fund instead of a special fund, 6. $710,000 Bid Solicitations, 7. Fire Dept - Purchase order $621,000 for 8 Emergency vehicle utility pickup trucks for the Berkeley Fire Dept, 8. $2,802,400 for Mental Health Services Innovations – Encampment-Based Mobile Wellness Center Project over 5 yr period starting FY2023, 9. Revenue contract $2,500,000 apply for Mental Health Student Services Oversight and Accountability Commission funding for BUSD, 10. Revenue Grant application $173,408 for FY 2023-2027 CA Dept of Public Health-Oral Health Program, 11. Adopt a Resolution to ratify pre-approved PARS Plan document and related Amendments by Interim Deputy City Manager on 12/27/2021, 12. Human resources - Re-establish Senior Engineering Inspector Classification, 13. Parks - Contract $4,468,610 with Sysco San Francisco for Food Services for Tuolumme and Echo Lake Resident Camps for 5/1/2022 – 5/1/2027 amount subject to annual budget appropriation process, 14. Donation $16,000 from friends of Lucinda Sikes for a memorial bench and picnic equipment to be placed at Codornices Park in memory of Lucinda, 15. Planning and Development - Application for Revenue Grant FEMA for Hazard Mitigation Grant amount $3,750,000 with commitment to be matched with $1,750,000, 16. BPD - Revenue Grant CA Dept of Justice Tobacco Grant $191,053 FY 2022-2025, 17. Public Works - Contract $6,084,809 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading for Street Rehabilitation rejecting Azul Works bid as non-responsive for Intersection Reconfiguration at Dwight and California, 18. Public Works - Master License agreement template for the non-exclusive installation of small cell telecommunications facilities on City owned and maintained streetlight poles in the public right-of-way 19. Arreguin, co-sponsor Hahn – Budget Referral $60,000 for providing essential school supplies to Berkeley families, 20. Arreguin, co-sponsors Wengraf, Bartlett – Support AB 1944 which amends the Brown Act to permanently enable meetings of legislative bodies to be conducted through videoconference or teleconference, 21. Arreguin, co-sponsors Harrison, Wengraf, Bartlett – Support AB 1947 requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies on how to identify and report Hate Crimes, 22. Kesarwani, co-sponsors Droste, Taplin, Wengraf, Resolution Reaffirming the City of Berkeley Commitment to Transgender Rights, 23. Taplin – Budget Referral funding of EV Charging Infrastructure for City’s Fleet of EV, 24. Taplin – Budget Referral funding West Berkeley Park Ambassadors at San Pablo Park, Strawberry Creek and Aquatic Parks, 25. Taplin – Support AB 1608 – Independent Coroner’s Offices, 26. Taplin – Native and Drought Resistant Plants and Landscaping policy update, 27. Taplin, co-sponsors Wengraf, Kesarwani, Droste – Community Policing: Flex Team for Problem-Oriented Policing Under the Scanning, Analysis, Response and Assessment (SARA) Model and other applicable community engagement models, 28. Harrison – Budget Referral $100,000 to hire CPA to provide supplemental assistance in fulfilling budgetary obligations, 29. Arreguin, co-sponsors Wengraf, Taplin – (Council Office Budget Funds) Berkeley Public Library Foundation Dinner, 30. Hahn, co-sponsors Taplin, Arreguin – (Council Office Budget Funds) Kala Art Institute to support programs, 31. Wengraf, Hahn, co-sponsors Arreguin, Bartlett - Proclamation in Honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, 32. Wengraf, co-sponsors Arreguin, Hahn – Budget Referral $6000 annual to fund Holocaust Remembrance Day, 33. Robinson, Harrison – Budget Referral $250,000 to contribute to preliminary design Downtown BART station modernization project, 34. Robinson - (Council Office Budget Funds) Suitcase Clinic, 35. Robinson, co-sponsors Harrison, Hahn – Support AB 2050 Ellis act reform, 36. Robinson , co-sponsor Hahn – Support SB 649 Affordable Housing Local Tenant Preference, 37. Robinson - Support AB 2147 Jaywalking Decriminalization, 38. Robinson, co-sponsors Arreguin, Harrison, Droste – Support for Support Article 34 Repeal eliminating the required city-wide vote for construction of publicly funded low-income housing projects, ACTION: 39. Auditor – Berkeley Police: Improvements Needed to Manage Overtime and Security Work for Outside Entities, 40. a. Commission on Labor Fair Workweek Ordinance – Adopt first reading of proposed Workweek Ordinance BMC 13.110, b. City Manager – Direct Item to Health, Life Enrichment, Equity and Community Policy Committee, 41 a. Disaster and Fire Safety Commission (DFSC) – UC Berkeley Agreement $4,300,000/year to cover cost expended by the City due to the University expansion, funding is intended to support fire and city services, DFSC recommends the City administer funds separately from the general funds and with public review under DFSC similar to FF and GG for the duration of the agreement, b. City Manager – use the general fund to administer payments,.
LAND USE CALENDAR:
Public Hearings Scheduled – Land Use Appeals
1643-47 California – new basement level and 2nd story 4/26/2022
Remanded to ZAB or LPC
1205 Peralta – Conversion of an existing garage
Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with the End of the Appeal Period
1635 Curtis - 187 sq ft backyard office over 12 ft in average height 4/6/2022
2407 Dana – Establish a temporary daytime drop-in center where services and support will be provided for unhoused community members in need of a place to gather during the daytime 4/11/2022
2451 Fifth – Establish an art/craft studio under 20,000 sq ft 4/6/2022
2200 Fourth – Change of use of less than 25% of existing protected manufacturing use to R&D, construction of 5113 sq ft of new R&D space, 4/6/2022
2730 Grant – 2-story rear addition with average height of 21 ft 7 in, which horizontally and vertically extends the existing non-conforming 1 ft 8 in side setback 4/6/2022
83 San Mateo – 15 sq ft addition above 14 ft in average height and 20 feet in maximum height on 7560 sq ft lot with an existing 3,457 sq ft dwelling 4/13/2022
89 San Mateo – New rear decks above 14 ft in average height, window alterations within non-conforming setbacks 4/6/2022,
2361 San Mateo – To establish the off-sale of beer and wine at a retail store 4/14/2022
825 Santa Barbara – Expand existing 502 sq ft garage with a non-conforming setback by 31 feet, increase average height from 6 ft 11 in to 10 ft 5 in and replace door 4/6/2022
1235 Tenth – Beer at commercial rec center 4/14/2022
2145 Ward – Major Residential addition over 14 ft reconfiguration of existing 2 units, continuation of non-conforming side setback and an increase of bedrooms to 5 on lot 4/6/2022
WORKSESSIONS:
April 19 – Fire Department Standards of Coverage Study, BART Station Planning
June 21 – Ballot Measure Development/Discussion (tentative)
July 19 - open
Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations
Cannabis Health Considerations
Alameda County LAFCO Presentation
Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program
Mid-Year Budget Report FY 2022
Berkeley Strategic Transportation Plan Update
Kelly Hammargren’s on what happened the preceding week can be found in the Berkeley Daily Planet www.berkeleydailyplanet.com under Activist’s Diary. This meeting list is also posted at https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html on the Sustainable Berkeley Coalition website.
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