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The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, April 10-17

Kelly Hammargren, Sustainable Berkeley Coalition
Saturday April 09, 2022 - 03:55:00 PM

Worth Noting:

Council returns from recess: The agenda for the April 12th regular city council meeting at 6 pm and the draft agenda for the April 26th council meeting which will be reviewed at the agenda and Rules Committee on Monday at 2:30 pm are at the bottom of the email holding space between the list of meetings by day of the week and land use list of approved projects in the appeal period. The Tuesday evening council meeting big agenda items are the Police Flex Team from Taplin on consent (already has 5 supporters Author Taplin, co-sponsors Wengraf, Kesarwani, Droste and Arreguin who indicated his support by blocking moving the item from consent to action for discussion at the Agenda Committee). The City Auditor will be presenting the findings from review of Berkeley Police Overtime.

Wednesday is packed with FITES continuing work on the plastic bag ordinance at 3 pm. Wednesday evening every meeting is at 7 pm and all meetings take up items around budget recommendations and referrals, Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, Homeless commission, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission, Police Accountability Board and Vision 2050 on ballot measure and additional taxes.

Thursday the Budget and Finance Committee starts at 9 am to resume work on the FY2023 & FY2024 planning.

Thursday evening(?) The presentation from City staff on Reimagining Public Safety is listed under worksessions as occurring Thursday, April 14th, but there is no posting. Recently special meetings have been posted on short 72- hour notice. It is unknown at this time if the meeting is cancelled or the intent is to post at the last minute allowable for non-emergency meetings. Either way check after Monday https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Home.aspx or https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx

Friday and Saturday are the City sponsored Egg Hunts for the youngsters.

Berkeley Marina Specific Plan QUESTIONNAIRE online through April 22, 2022, Questionnaire available at https://www.cityofberkeley.info/BMASP/

Sunday, April 10, 2022 – no city meetings or events found

Monday, April 11, 2022 

Agenda and Rules Committee at 2:30 pm 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83790097314 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 837 9009 7314 

AGENDA: Public Comment on non-agenda and items 1 – 7. 1. Minutes, 2. Review and Approve 4/26/2022 draft agenda – use link or read full draft agenda after list of city meetings, 3. Berkeley Considers, 4. Adjournment in Memory, 5. Council worksession, 6. Referrals to Agenda Committee for Scheduling 7. Land Use Calendar, Referred Items for Review: 8. COVID, 9. Return to In-person meetings, Unscheduled Items: 10. Discussion Regarding Design and Strengthening of Policy Committees, 11. Supporting Commissions, Guidance on Legislative Proposals. 

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

Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Special meeting at 12 pm  

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84468156664?pwd=NzlEdklqQy8rRS9TWmRwbXRiekFEZz09 

Teleconference: 1-408-638-0968 ID: 844 6815 6664 Passcode: 145495  

AGENDA: 6. Action Items a. Position on AB 2469 Housing Statewide Rental Registry, b. Position on AB 2386 Planning and zoning tenancy in common subject to an exclusive occupancy agreement, c. Proposed Resolution to authorize drafting letters to express Board’s Position on AB 2469 and AB 2386. 

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/rent/ 

Youth Commission at 5 pm 

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85925075321?  

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 859 2507 5321 Passcode: 621930 

AGENDA: 5. Public Comment, 6. Chair’s Announcements, 7. Director’s Report, 8. Land Acknowledgement, 9. Introductions, 10. Discussion of recruitment, 11. Workplan, 12. Update on independent projects. 

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

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 

City Council CLOSED Session at 4 pm 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82520304735 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 825 2030 4735 

AGENDA: 1. Conference with real property negotiators 150 Brookside Drive, Richmond, CA property owner Premier Development LLC Giant Road, Richmond, CA property owner Four Stones Real Estate, LLC, 2. Conference with Labor Negotiators Employee Organizations, Berkeley Fire Fighters Association Local 1227, Berkeley Fire Fighters I.A.F.F. / Berkeley Fire Officers, IBEW, Local 1245, SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders, SEIU 1021 Maintenance and Clerical, Public Employees Union Local 1, Unrepresented Employees, Berkeley Police Association. 

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

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 

AGENDA: Full agenda is listed after list of city meetings by day of the week or use link. 

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

Police Accountability Board Regulations Subcommittee at 7 pm 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82281228507 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 822 8122 8507 

AGENDA: 4. a. Receive feedback from BPD on complaints filed, b. Finalize draft of proposed Regulations for submittal to PAB. 

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=162752 

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 

City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee (FITES) at 3 pm, 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85630127227 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) ID: 856 3012 7227 

AGENDA: 2. Harrison, Hahn - Adopt Ordinance add BMC 11.62 to Regulate Plastic Bags at Retail and Food Service Establishments, 3. Energy Commission – Community outreach and education events on proposed regulations for the use of carryout and pre-checkout bags, UNSCHEDULED ITEMS: 4. Hahn Safe Streets, 5. Harrison, Hahn – ensure bond expenditure is consistent with climate action goals and other environmental policies, 6. Harrison, co-sponsors Bartlett, Hahn – Private and Public Utility to the Public Right of Way (streets) packet 206 pages) 

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

Disaster and Fire Safety Commission at 7 pm 

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81595546232 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 ID: 815 9554 6232 

AGENDA: 1. Fire Dept Staff Reports a. FF, GG, Dept Activities i. Overall Call Metrics, ii. Special Reports, iii. Commission Action Status, 2. Minutes, ACTION items: 3. Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) Core Group, 4. Recommendations for Measure FF spending in FY 23 & 24, Hazardous Vegetation Removal Program, 5. Recommendation for Parking Enforcement Budget, Discussion: 6. Workplan, 7. FF Budget, 8. GG Tax Rate Increase. 

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

Homeless Commission at 7 pm 

Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96645301465 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 966 4530 1465 

AGENDA: 5. Presentation Fred Finch Youth Services, 6. Chair update on crisis stabilization center, 7. Update Coordinated Entry System, 8. Housing preference policy inclusion of persons displaced into homelessness, 9. Safe injection sites. 

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

Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission at 7 pm 

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83911723812 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 839 1172 3812 

AGENDA: 6. Chair’s Report, 7. Greg Brown Park – multiple entrances, 8. Director’s Report, 9. Update Commission referrals to council, TOT, Refuse Policy, Adopt-a-Spot, South Sailing Basin Dredging and State funding for Marina, 10. Proposed locations – outdoor fitness court at Cesar Chavez Park, 11. BMASP Community meeting #2 additional feedback, 12. Discussion/action 787 Bancroft Development, 

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Commissions/Parks,_Recreation,_and_Waterfront_Commission.aspx 

Police Accountability Board (PAB) at 7 pm 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82237902987 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 822 3790 2987 

AGENDA: 3. Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items, 5. Chair and Board reports update Chief search, update Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, 6. Director PAB report, 7. Chief BPD report, 8. Subcommittee reports, 9. a. Review Policy 319 Hate Crimes, b. Consider ways to contribute to hiring and selection of permanent Director PAB and PAB Investigator, c. Approve letter to Council regarding PAB budget and Board member represent PAB before Budget Committee, 10. Request that the Byers replace the photographs in the recruitment brochure for the Director of the PAB, b. Review proposed revisions to Early warning System Policy (General Order E-13 / Policy 1041 and Consent to search form (from Fair and Impartial Policing Subcommittee, c. Review proposed changes to Policy 311.6 Warrantless Searches of Individuals on Supervised Release search Conditions and decide how to respond, d. Authorize the Chair and Interim Director to prepare and issue a public statement regarding the unfair practice charge filed by the Berkeley Police Association, e. Consider requesting Council to endorse AB 2557 (item 26 is council draft agenda for April 26 council meeting), f. Discuss how to prioritize the work of PAB and Director of PAB. 

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=162752 

Vision 2050 at 7 pm  

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81547817488 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 ID: 815 4781 7488 

AGENDA: Presentation of infrastructure needs and potential methods of financing with Q&A session. (This session is assigned to Districts 3 & 4, but if this evening fits best don’t be put off if you live in another district the last community session is April 20th

https://www.berkeleyvision2050.org/ 

Thursday, April 14, 2022 

City Council Budget & Finance Committee at 9 am 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89314775042 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 893 1477 5042 

AGENDA: 2. CM – 5-year Capital Improvement Program and Proposed Projects, 3. CM General Fund revenue and Expenditures: 5-year forecast, 4. CM Overview of FY 23 & 24 Preliminary Budget, 5. Kesarwani, co-sponsors Taplin, Wengraf, Droste - Budget Referral: Street Maintenance Funding – 3 yr street paving financing plan to bring total annual budget to $51.1 million. 6. Harrison – Budget Referral for Capital Improvements, Street, Sidewalk, Micromobility and Transit, 7. CM- FY 22 AAO #2 Update, 8. CM- Discussion Budget Engagement Strategies. 

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Budget___Finance.aspx 

Special City Council Meeting - Reimagining Public Safety – time not posted 

Videoconference: not posted 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) ID: not posted 

AGENDA: not posted – CHECK WEBSITE AFTER MONDAY for announcement, meeting is listed as occurring under worksessions 

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

Friday, April 15, 2022 

Flashlight Egg Hunt Grades 5th – 8th at 7 – 9 pm 

Grove Park at 1730 Oregon @ Russell 

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17827 

Saturday, April 16, 2022 

Egg Hunt Extravaganza at 9 am – 1 pm 

Willard Park at 2730 Hillegass @ Russell 

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=17830 

Sunday, April 17, 2022 – no meetings or event found 

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AGENDA COMMITTEE at 2:30 pm  

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83790097314 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 837 9009 7314 

DRAFT AGENDA for April 26, 2022 Regular City Council Meeting  

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

CONSENT: 2. Minutes, 3. Acceptance of $2,200,000 donation from UCB to support 6 months of operations at Rodeway in for sheltering homeless at People’s Park, 4. Contract $3,993,397 with Abode Services to Operate Interim Housing at the Rodeway Inn from 5/1/2022-10/31/2023, 5. Urgency Ordinance for leasing 1461 University, 6. Contract $250,000 with Village of Love for Operation of Telegraph Neighborhood Sacred Rest Drop-in Center 6/1/2022 – 5/31/2023, 7. Endorsement of Alameda County Home Together 2026 Implementation Plan, 8. $10,914,400 Formal Bid Solicitations, 9. Contract add $60,000 total $160,000 Measure FF Funds with Fire Aside for Defensible Space Inspection Software 5/18/2022 – 5/17/2024 with option to extend 4 years for total $160,000, 10. Commission Reorganization of Community Health Commission to reduce membership to 9 and consolidate functions from 10 to 4, 11. Contract add $76,648 total $432,470 with Pacific Site Management for landscaping services and extend to 6/30/2023, 12. Amend contract add $19,350 total $82350 with Resource Development Associates for Crisis Assessment and Triage Line Evaluation, 13. Grant Application $60,000 with match $6,000 for Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE), 14. Total all Contracts $600,000 for Climate Equity Fund Pilot Programs 5/1/2022-5/31/2024, 1) $83,334 Association for Energy Affordability, 2) $83,333 BlocPower, 3) $100,000 Ecology Center, 4) $83,333 Northern California Land Trust, 5) $250,000 Waterside Workshops, 15. Contract (numbers do not add up to listed total of $550,000) with Diablo Engineering Group for Preliminary Engineering and Final Design for the Ohlone Greenway Modernization and Safety project $220,000, plus $14,000 for as needed project related services, plus $234,000 6/1/2022 – 12/31/2024, 16. Contract $300,000 with ParkMobile, LLC for Mobile Parking Payment Services (mobile payment on-street meters and parking garage reservations 7/1/2022-6/30/2025, 17. Contract add $225,000 total $2,050,000 with Portable Computer systems dba PCS Mobile for Parking Permit and Citation Services extend to 6/30/2024, 18. Contract (no cost) with Chrisp Company for Roadway Thermoplastic Markings and extend to 6/30/2024 with option 3 one-year extensions, 19. Amend Contract add $1,000,000 total $3,500,000 with Pavement Engineering, Inc, for on-call civil engineering and construction management services, 20. Lease with Options Recovery for 1835 Allston Way, Old City Hall Annex1/1/202-12/31/2024 with 2 5-year renewal options, 21. Purchase order $1,731,000 with Western Truck Center for 4 Front Loaders, 22. Energy Commission – Recommends Council prioritize in FY2023, 2024 several staff positions, pilot projects, investments in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, 23. Arreguin – Budget referral $1,00,000 from ARPA to Eviction Defense to supplement Housing Retention, 24. Kesarwani – Budget referral $50,000 to expand Downtown Streets services to Gilman commercial and industrial areas twice weekly, 25. Bartlett, co-sponsor Arreguin – Budget referral $300,000 convert 62nd street between King and Adeline into a cul de sac with marked bicycle lane connecting Adeline to bicycle blvd on King, 26. Harrison - Support AB 2557 specifying that records of Civilian Law Enforcement Oversight Agencies are subject to the disclosure Requirements of the Public Records Act, 27. Hahn, so-sponsors Arreguin, Taplin, Harrison – Refer grant $150,000 for the benefit of Luna Dance Institute, 28. Hahn - Budget referral $300,000 for bike, pedestrian and streetscape and re-paving Hopkins Corridor, 29. Robinson – Support AB 2234Postentitlement Permit Streamlining, ACTION: 30. ZAB Appeal 1643-1647 California – to 1) create new lower basement level, 2) construct new 2nd story, 3) modify exiting duplex layout resulting in 3,763 sq ft duplex on existing property, 31. CM – Submission of 2022 (FY2023) Annual Allocations of Federal HUD funds, 32. CM – Zoning Ordinance Amendments that address technical edits and corrections, 33. Resolution Accepting the Surveillance Technology Report for Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs), GPS Trackers, Body Worn Camera and Street Level Imagery, 34. CM – Accept Risk Analysis for Long-Term Debt (Bonding Capacity) provided by GFOA, 35. CM – Issuance of $40,000,000 General Bonds for Measure O – Affordable Housing, 36. CM – Hopkins Corridor Project Conceptual design, 37. Homeless Commission – a. Refer to the CM to develop a crisis stabilization program based on the Bend, Oregon model, b. CM - Staff response – use Amber House which has empty beds, , CSU too expensive and MediCal billing too complex, 38. Homeless Commission – a. direct CM to expand Berkeley Emergency Storm Shelter (BESS) to emergencies not otherwise covered including outside the dates of the current contract with Dorothy Day b. CM – staff response - refer to the budget process, 39. Hahn, co-sponsor Wengraf – Budget referral $40,000 Solano Stroll September 11, 2022 and September 10, 2023 

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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 

1205 Peralta – conversion of existing garage 5/10/2022 

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 

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 

1609 Kains – Raise existing home by 10 ft and construct new first floor, 4/27/2022 

1126 Keith – AUPfor installation in backyard at grade cedar hot tub (6’ wide, 4’ deep on concrete pad 6” thick sunk 20” into ground 4/27/2022 

1883 Parker - addition over 14’ in average height 4/27/2022 

27 Parnassus – Roof deck addition exceeding 14’ in height in hillside district 4/27/2022 

2908 Russell – addition of 2nd floor bathroom addition of over 14’ 4/27/2022 

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 

2361 San Mateo – To establish the off-sale of beer and wine at a retail store 4/14/2022 

1235 Tenth – Beer at commercial rec center 4/14/2022 

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

WORKSESSIONS: 

April 14 - Special Meeting – Reimagining Public Safety 

April 19 – Fire Department Standards of Coverage Study, BART Station Planning 

April 26 - Special Meeting – Berkeley Strategic Transportation Plan Update 

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 

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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