Berkeley, California, is unique. In the 1960s it was hippie heaven. Anti-war political protests and the Free Speech movement flourished. Near the University of California, Berkeley, sidewalk vendors on Telegraph Avenue offered tie-dyed shirts, hand made jewelry, posters, art, knit ware, bumper stickers. The shops sold books, hookahs, water beds, Indian bedspreads, vintage clothing. Copy shops were everywhere; for $5 one could print 200 leaflets and start a movement. Although times have changed, we in Berkeley still appreciate individuality and diverse life styles. To this day, visitors to Berkeley can encounter experiences totally foreign to them. I’ve hosted visitors and am often amused by their take. At times, I am also stunned.  

It was at the height of anti-war protests; Women in Black stood vigil to oppose the Vietnam war at the entrance to UC Berkeley on Telegraph and Bancroft Avenues. For the 1972 presidential election I was registering voters when I spotted two tall blond women fashionably dressed in heels and skirts; I asked them where they were from and if they were registered to vote. They were completely stupified; they were from Walnut Creek and had never voted. Their first encounters in Berkeley on Telegraph Avenue were political.  

In May 1969 UC Berkeley students objected to a proposed UC building on a site a block off Telegraph Avenue where UC had leveled rent-controlled housing. In protest, they practiced civil disobedience, appropriated the land and called it People’s Park. In response, Governor Ronald Reagan sent in the National Guard; it became a civil-military confrontation that covered all of Berkeley. My friend’s father travelled to Berkeley to make sure his son, a student, would not get involved. To our amusement, the father, while shopping on Shattuck Avenue a half mile from Telegraph, was arrested and jailed when the National Guard came through. So much for good intentions.  

In the 1970s, a friend from Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived with a camera anxious to photo our Berkeley ambiance. At that time, water beds—large vinyl mattresses filled with heated water (aka The Bed of the Sexual Revolution)—were a novelty. To show her one, I took her to a shop on Telegraph Avenue that featured waterbeds, beads, headbands, all the hippie accoutrements. The colors were psychedelic, the people with full afros and beards. At the back of the shop a waterbed was displayed neatly made up with striped Indian bedspread, and sound asleep on the bed was a grimy young woman, barefoot, complete with dreadlocks, caftan and fringes. The ultimate experience.  

Berkeley lawmakers initiated legislation in 1964 to eliminate racism in housing and other areas; we cherish our anti-racism. In the 1980s a friend from Ohio and I went to eat at Fat Apples, a local hangout. We waited in line for a table at the entrance along with a couple and a young blonde woman. Suddenly, her African American friend rushed in, he had been parking, and gave her a big kiss. My friend’s reaction was visible, astonished at this public interracial interaction—not unusual in Berkeley but not where she was from.  

International House at UC was funded by the Rockefeller’s in 1924 to house students from around the world. A friend at International House asked me to show a visitor from India around for a couple of hours before he was to attend an event. This came as somewhat of a surprise, so I asked him if he would mind if I had my car washed before we drove around. I took him to a drive-through tunnel car wash where the water poured down over us and the car was wiped with giant brushes. He was amazed, and wondered if we had that kind of rain in Berkeley during the monsoon season. I had to tell him that we only have a rainy season in California; alas, monsoons would be most welcome.  

In the 1990s, Berkeley was somewhat tamed down from the hippie years. After telling a carload of visitors from Detroit what an ordinary city we had become we neared the corner of University and Oxford Streets, turning left at the signal. There, in front of us, in the bus stop shelter, a seated young woman stripped off her shirt to become nude while she changed into another shirt. I had the impression that one did not see that in Detroit; I had not seen it before in Berkeley either.  

In 2019, my grandson came to visit from Virginia; he needed to take one semester of a foreign language in order to graduate from college. A fan of anime, he came to UC Berkeley to take Japanese at summer school while staying with me. Every day he came home saying “I just had the best ever pizza…the best cup of coffee…the best hamburger,…the best sushi.” He was in gourmet heaven. But he also had a life changing experience. At UC Berkeley he was, for the first time, surrounded by very smart students who knew how to study, work very hard and have fun. And he did too. And continued to do so after he left; he went on for a Master's’s degree. 

Berkeley is lined with paths through the hills. Before the Bay Bridges, Berkeley’s street car lines served commuters. The city was designed so people could walk downhill from their homes on paths to street cars, which would take them to the wharf where they could ferry to work across the bay to San Francisco. Now, visitors to Berkeley discover the paths, climb the heights to view the entire bay, a three bridge view of the Golden Gate, the Dumbarton and the Bay Bridges. Sharing the paths are turkeys, deer, coyotes, dogs and cats. Along the way, visitors find poetry, plaques and mementos. 

While on a path in the hills, my visitor from Michigan discovered a plaque imbedded in the walk across from the Berkeley Rose Garden: “L’esprit de l’escalier, Euclid Avenue. On this spot, May 12th, 2014, David Kavitz finally thought of a witty rejoinder after that dreadful dinner party a week earlier. Mr. Kavitz had wished to say at the time, ‘Some suffer in silence, but others make everyone suffer each time they open their mouth,’ to that loud-mouthed Ms. Pearlman.” An emotion worthy of a plaque, for sure. 

Another visitor found a hand written poem on lined paper posted outside the Poetry Garden at Milvia and Lincoln streets. Mason, a first grade student at Whittier School wrote “Peace feels like giving. Peace tastes like ice cream. Peace smells like cookies. Peace looks like birds. Peace sounds like music.” A true Berkeleyite in Grade One. 

I’ll never forget the time I flew across the United States and to my surprise, local newspapers in every airport had an article about Berkeley. We continue to make news now as in the past. We originated dog parks, the Free Speech Movement, organic restaurant fare e.g. Chez Panisse, curbside recycling, domestic partner legislation, and more. Although Berkeley has changed with the times, we remain The People’s Republic of Berkeley, reveling in our uniqueness and individuality. Visitors, enjoy! Viva Berkeley!

Jim Sharp, a longtime Berkeley resident and community activist, lost his 17-month battle with cancer on April 18, 2023. A Mass in his honor will be celebrated at St. Ambrose Church, 1145 Gilman Street, on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 10:30 am.

James Michael Sharp was born in Whittier, CA on August 15, 1943. His great-grandfather, James Meikle Sharp (1844–1932), migrated across the Plains from Ohio to Oregon in 1852. He came to Southern California in 1876 and established a fruit ranch in Saticoy (Ventura County) that is still owned and operated by his descendants.

Jim’s paternal grandparents met in Berkeley as students and married in 1912. His father and elder aunt were born here. Later they returned to Ventura County, where the grandfather, Leslie Theodore Sharp, founded his own fruit ranch in Santa Paula.

Jim graduated from Occidental College, where he majored in Economics and played water polo. He obtained an MBA from UCLA before moving to Berkeley in 1969 to study for his MCP degree at Cal. His working career included stints as a municipal finance consultant, resource economist, and database publisher.

A lifelong athlete and avid hiker, in middle age Jim developed a passion for botany. He planted a large garden of California native plants, volunteered at the Native Plant Society, and attended many botanical workshops and field trips. In 1974, he met his life partner, with whom he traveled widely and enjoyed art films and eclectic music. 

During his 53-year residence in Berkeley, Jim lived in proximity to the University of California campus, an area he came to call the Institutional Blight Zone. An unsung hero, for over 30 years he was seen on the streets surrounding the campus practically every dawn, removing trash, uprooting weeds, and abating graffiti. 

Jim was a neighborhood leader and a staunch supporter of preservation. He was a veteran of many local battles waged to keep the Gown from swallowing the Town. He contributed generously to a wide array of nonprofit organizations, many of them connected with nature, information, and humanitarian causes. 

A private interment and memorial will take place on the Sharp family ranch in Santa Paula.

Please email council and speak this Tue night in support of a unanimous vote to support Auditor Jenny Wong’s audit of staffing and HR issues that are in serious trouble.

Action is needed to retain and recruit good employees. I took the auditor’s survey and confirmed many of these shocking and disappointing facts Re lack of management support of employees, delay in hiring, failure to provide training or best practices.

People are leaving and management in most cases failed to give exit interviews to find out if there are things that can be done differently to retain the next employee. 

The Peace Wave: A Live 24-Hour Global Block Party

This weekend, July 8-9, the International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War are preparing to launch their second-annual 24-hour Global Peace Wave. This singular and extraordinary event involves a constantly moving day-long Zoom featuring "live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun." The keynote message of this year's world-circling celebration (with lots of songs, dance, rallies, marches, banner drops and lots of surprises along the way) is "No to Militarization: Yes to Cooperation." 

 

The 2023 Peoples' Peace Wave occurs just prior to an annual NATO meeting, where both IPB and WBW will take the opportunity "to oppose NATO and all military alliances." July 9 is also the anniversary of the day in 1955 when Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell and seven other scientists warned that a choice must be made between war and human survival. 

Highlights from the First Peace Wave: 2022 

 

 

Register here for free to get the Zoom link to join the Peace Wave.

FAA Grants First Approval for Flying Car
The Chronicle has brought us the long-awaited news: Flying Cars Are Here! 

 

The FAA has given its approval for to San Mateo's Alef Aeronautics to build a binary vehicle that can cruise down the highway or breeze down the flyway. Finally, flying cars—one of the long-time icons of a Future World (at least, according to TV's "The Jetsons")—may soon be flying off the assembly line. 

 

Alef Aeronautics hypes its four-wheeled highway-hopper as "an environmentally friendly and faster commute." But is this a good thing? 

Sure, if you are stuck in traffic, it would be great to poke a button and suddenly go airborne. Sure, it would be grand to avoid traffic and wave goodbye to the bane of bridge tolls. But how would you handle the challenge of "sky traffic"? 

There are no stop signs or road markings when you go "up, up, and away." How would you regulate traffic? Who has the right-of-way? Can the California Flyway Patrol pull over speeding air-cars or cite their owners for "driving while high"? 

And how noisy are these airborne Ubers? Their flights are powered by eight powerful fans that could pop a Giants cap off your head or rip the newspaper out of your hands. (I remember the time I was working with a pyrotechnic crew setting up the Bicentennial July 4^th fireworks show on Alcatraz Island. At one point, a military helicopter parked on the island took off and flew right over our heads. The power of the propwash knocked me off my feet and pinned me to the ground.) 

Flying through SF's high-rise towers might require applying safety regulations plucked from the world of passenger jets. For example: southbound air traffic would have to fly at a different altitude than approaching northbound traffic. East-west-bound air-cars would need to be assigned similar non-intersecting routes. 

This would require cars to carry altimeters. It might also require expanding the role of the FAA to impose off-road safety standards. 

Ultimately, the prospect of having thousands of flying cars criss-crossing the sky above our heads might necessitate equipping all air-cars with AI-controlled autopilots that will be guided by a centralized Traffic Enhancing Network Supplanting Earthlings (TENSE). 

But there would still be outlaws. Are we ready for "crash-and-grab" robberies? Are we prepared for "fly-by-night" assaults and "fly-by shootings"? 

Another downer: According to insiders, these flyable flivvers have a price tag of $300,000 and a top speed of 35 miles per hour. One bright note: according to Alef, "each vehicle comes with a full-body parachute." 

Fashion Plates
EL POCHR: The Poacher en Español?
GOELTRK: Go Electric (on a Chevy Bolt)
LUVNRJ: Love Energy?
GROKNOW: GROK NOW (A fan of Robert A. Heinlein's "Strangers in a Strange Land")
N691MO: Someone looking for a kinky menage a trois? 

Bumper Snickers
Give Bees a Chance
Make Gardens Not War
Ban Guns Not Books
Stupidity Kills but Not Fast Enough
One Race = Human
"Go to Heaven for the Climate, Hell for the Company" — Mark Twain 

Spurting Green
I'm no longer a big sporting fan so I usually skip the content in the Chronicle's Sporting Green. But I still glimpse the headlines. More often than not, these sport-centric headlines just make no sense to me. Some recent examples: 

"Five-run third too much to surmount late" (July 4) 

"As Doval blows up. Local Woo locked in" (July 5) 

"Striking gold on bargain deals vital" (July 5) 

"Bay Area firewoman finds niche as NWS ironwoman" (July 5) 

"Vegas move may raise A's Giants valuations" (July 4) 

"Curry video stuns golfer from China" (July 4) 

"Splash Brothers struggle on green" (July 1) 

"With punch in the past Green welcomed back" (July 2) 

"Extension signals chase for rings is team's top priority" (July 2) 

Debunk Debank
With global temperatures hitting new highs not seen in the past 125,000 years, billions of humans are finally starting to work up a sweat about the threat of an extinction-driving Hotpocalypse. The World Bank has made some news by calling on the planet's governments to end their fossil fuel subsidies and redirect their funds to investments that would support a livable planet. 

But there's a wee problem, according to the wary watchdogs at Oil Change International (OCI): The World Bank itself is a big part of the problem in that it digs up and shovels more public financing for fossil fuels than any other Multilateral Development Bank. And the WB has continued to push for more carbon-loving fuel subsidies through its development-policy financing. 

And there's another bounce in the WB's road to a cooler planet. According to OCI, the World Bank's new president, Ajay Banga, was "not the best choice for climate or our planet." But you've got to work with what you've got and OCI is prepping to raise a ruckus loud enough to have Banga's ears ringing. On the kvetch-list: "Some very loud demands for the new president to support initiatives that develop clean solar and wind power, and lift people out of energy poverty." 

OCI's three demands: 

 

• Stop funding fossil fuels, and redirect money and support to a fair and just transition to renewable energy;
• Ensure access to clean, affordable energy for all;
• Stop unjust lending policies that further oppression and deepen inequality.

ACTION: Tell the World Bank to take its own advice and stop funding fossil fuels! 

 

Think Like a Detective
Political Podcaster David Pakman glories in the pleasure of calling GOP-mobster Trump-the-Don to account. And now he's found another outlet for his entertainingly scathing liberal elocutions. "I've written a children's book," Pakman writes. It's called "Think Like a Detective: How to Use Critical Thinking to Solve Problems and Make Better Decisions" and it teaches kids "how to use critical thinking to solve problems and make better decisions." 

Explaining his turn from screen to print, Pakman notes that "critical thinking is a vital skill for our future, but it’s not being taught in most schools, and it’s under attack by the right-wing, who fear that it will expose their lies and manipulation. 

"I wanted to give parents, teachers, and librarians a tool to help kids learn how to think for themselves and not be fooled by the misinformation and deception that surrounds us." 

Pakman is running a bit of a risk in this new campaign. If critical thinking catches on, it may wreak havoc on the Internet's universe of let-me-tell-you-what-I-think influencers—be they from the left, right, or center. 

The Post Office Impresses
A recent edition of The Progressive (featuring a great spread devoted to the plague of militarism) arrived with the cover nearly ripped in half. It also arrived inside a protective clear plastic envelope that carried a message from the US Postal Service that read, in part: 

"We sincerely regret the damage to your mail during handling…. We hope you understand…. Please accept our apologies…. WE CARE." 

Equally impressive: the USPS bag the damaged magazine arrived in was made from "store-drop-off" recyclable plastic. 

AARP Distresses
In appreciation for renewing my AARP membership, the American Association of Retired Persons recently mailed an unrequested gift: a half-dozen plastic-netted storage sleeves complete with zippers. I couldn't think of a single useful purpose for these unexpected instant-relics. So I donated them. That left me with the thick plastic bag that the smaller plastic bags were shipped in. Turned out, the outer bag could only be opened by ripping it apart. And no luck on recycling the remains of this bag. It came with an alarming warning sticker that read: "Cancer and Reproductive Harm—www.P65Warnngs.ca.gov." 

A Vets Group Goes Gunning for Donations
Sgt. Dan McKnight, a politically engaged leader with the nonprofit Bring Our Troops Home, had some choice works about Yevgeny Prigozhin, the commander of the Wagner Group, which rebelled and staged a heavily-armed protest march on Moscow. McKnight described the now-exiled mercenary chieftain as "a petty crook who spent years in the Soviet prison system. He’s temperamental, reckless, inexperienced, and extremely militaristic. His primary criticism of the Russian military command is that they’re not committing enough firepower to the war in Ukraine." 

McKnight is also a member of the Ten Seven Club, whose mission is to "unite Veterans of the Global War on Terror and their civilian allies who are dedicated to ending American involvement in our endless wars in the Middle East and bringing our troops home." 

Noble goals both. But here's where things take a discomfiting turn to the right as McKnight makes the following offer as part of a fund-raising pitch: 

"Now remember: armed uprisings against a government are always a bad idea, and should never be attempted under any circumstances. 

"That’s why we’re giving away a Saint Victor AR-15 rifle with a HS510C Holosun green dot open reflex optic, a $1,650 combined value.
"You won’t find better odds anywhere else, and you won’t find a better firearm." 

Full Disclosure from Alex Padilla
A note from Sen. Alex Padilla delivered an urgent message. It began with a bit of history:
"Ever since the Supreme Court ruled against limiting campaign spending by corporations and nonprofit organizations in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010, dark money and super PACs have polluted our political system. America desperately needs to empower citizens by building a 21^stcentury campaign finance system that increases the power of small donors, reaffirms Congress’ authority to regulate money in politics, and pushes back against Citizens United." 

And now the good news: Padilla confessed to being a "proud original cosponsor of the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2023 (S.512), introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse." (Note: The initials in the legislation's cleverly crafted name spell out the anagram DISCLOSE.) 

The DISCLOSE act would "enhance transparency and accountability in our political system and help curb the influence of dark money in our politics. Among other things, this bill would require organizations that spend money in elections to disclose donors who contribute more than $10,000 in an election cycle and strengthen disclosure rules for political advertisements." 

As a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Padilla is well-placed to press for sensible reforms of our campaign finance system. He ended his pro-forma reply with a focus on engagement: 

"Thank you for writing. Should you have any other questions or comments, please call my Washington, DC office at (202) 224-3553 or visit my website at padilla.senate.gov. You can also follow me on Facebook, and Twitter, and you can sign up for my email newsletter Patriotism Drones On
at padilla.senate.gov/newsletter." 

 

Guinness World Record July Fourth 1,002-Drone Show

Sterile and silent. A cold new medium used to promote the same old themes: the flag, power, superiority, and dominance—plus a few traditional explosives as a sonic salute to the War Machine. 

 

 

Socially speaking, people have a lot of disdain for those with obsessive behaviors. Yet there are a lot of people whose behaviors don't fit the narrow norm, some of them mentally ill and others considered fringe. When we get a reputation for this, we are shunned, and blame is heaped on us from myriad sources for anything and everything, whether we did something wrong or not. When I was young, I had some level of obsessive behavior, and the bad rap of it continues to come after me, even though I've cured myself of it many years ago. 

If you recognize that people have bad regard for you and if they speak to each other about how awful you are, there are things you can do, many of them intangible, that can alleviate some of the difficulties of this. The first thing: you should realize that you can't force anyone to respect you. Yet you can decide to respect yourself. You can be your own best friend and you can approve of yourself, including when other people don't like you. No one can control another person, and this includes "force of fear." Force of fear can make some people fear you some of the time. Yet it only goes so far. 

I've never wanted anyone to be afraid of me except maybe people who've been physically threatening toward me. Being feared is a bad thing and not a good thing. Being esteemed--that's a good thing. Being respected--another good thing. But when people fear you, the next logical step is that they hate you. At that point, the trend is that you become universally condemned and universally blamed for anything that happens. 

First rule: Respect and appreciate yourself. 

Second rule: Put your best foot forward and give people the opportunity to become aware that you are a decent person. 

Third rule: you don't need to accept other people's disrespect. That comes from them and their mental hardware and software. You do not create other people's feelings. Just because someone doesn't like you, it doesn't mean you can't like you. I'm probably repeating myself a bit, but this is very important. 

Not everyone is going to like you and not everyone has to like you. 

Before you can even begin to address behaviors that others consider unacceptable, you should build a foundation of self-acceptance, self like, and self-approval. If you don't do that, any change you attempt could backfire. Seeking another person's approval before approving of yourself puts you psychologically on thin ice. You must act from an internal strength and not an internal deficiency. Getting others to approve of you so that you can approve of you, is sickness. 

Obsessive behaviors can be remediated through insight directed inward. Secondly, you should think before you act. You should question whether the thing you are about to do will have a good outcome or a bad outcome. And while no one can predict the future and no one can anticipate what someone else will think, say, or do, you could have a general idea of whether your actions match up with social norms. And I suggest that adopting most social norms is generally better than disregarding them. This is because, statistically speaking, if you stick to social norms, you'll usually get better results. Yet you can also balance this with common sense. And even though the term "common sense" to some is an "oxymoron," some level of sensibility is useful. Whether you want to call it "common sense" or not, is up to you. 

Obsessive behaviors sometimes happen because of being unable or unwilling to let go of an illusion. When we've practiced the ability to emotionally accept reality, in terms of reality and not our idea of what reality should be, we have made progress. If we can't accept things that are clearly apparent, we've set ourselves up for problems. This is where it is better to take people at their word rather than inventing illusions that people don't mean what they say. 

I suggest mindfulness techniques, practiced over a long period of time, with effort directed at learning basic acceptance. Acceptance doesn’t mean that you must agree with everything or believe that everything is good. It merely means you can acknowledge a reality, one that may not be your favorite, but you can be okay with it. How you learn it is up to you. You can read books on cognitive techniques, or you can decide to learn from a teacher. 

 

The forementioned are some guidelines for beginning to remediate behaviors that people find unacceptable. Different strategies work better for different people. Yet having some level of social normality is better than being a rebel, unless you have a very good reason to rebel. 

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Jack Bragen is author of "Revising Behaviors that Don't Work," and other works.

Worth Noting:

The week ahead is packed with meetings. The last City Council meeting before leaving on summer recess is July 25. Summer recess is July 26 through September 11. Most of the commissions do not meet in August.

• Monday:
  • At 2:30 pm Agenda and Rules Committee meets in the hybrid format to plan July 25 City Council meeting.
  • At 4:30 pm Council goes into closed session on active litigation.
  • At 6 pm Speaking Up for Point Molate Elizabeth Dougherty explains watersheds (online).
  • At 7 pm the Personnel Board meets in person.
  • At 7 pm the Peace and Justice Commission is scheduled to meet, but no agenda is posted.
• Tuesday: At 7 pm City Council meets in the hybrid format with two important agenda items, 31city staff vacancies and 33 the Civic Center Plan which lists daylighting Strawberry Creek as an alternative for Civic Center Park
• Wednesday: At
  • 5 pm the community meeting on the African American Holistic Center Plan meets in person.
  • At 5 pm the Commission on Disability meets in person.
  • At 6 pm there is a community meeting online on the Zero Waste Strategic Plan.
  • At 6:30 pm the Police Accountability Board meets in the hybrid format on the proposal for fixed camera licensed plate readers (ALPRs) from the Police Department.
  • At 7 pm the Parks Commission meets in person on the subcommittee’s proposed Waterfront Specific Plan report.
• Thursday:
  • At 7 pm the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission meets in person.
  • At 1 pm WETA meets in the hybrid format.
• Friday: At 12 pm is Derby Day for children at the West Campus Pool.
• Saturday: At 1 pm Aimee Baldwin gives a tour on Chinese in Berkeley for the Berkeley historical Society and Museum

Check the City website for late announcements and meetings posted on short notice at: https://berkeleyca.gov/

Directions with links to ZOOM support for activating Closed Captioning and Save Transcript are at the bottom of this calendar.

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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS

Sunday, July 9, 2023 - no city meetings, events listed

Monday, July 10, 2023 

AGENDA AND RULES COMMITTEE Meeting at 2:30 pm 

Hybrid Meeting 

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

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1604824574 

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

Meeting ID: 160 482 4574 

AGENDA: Public Comment on non-agenda and items 1 – 7. 1. Minutes, 2. Review and Approve 7/25/2023 draft agenda for the regular 6 pm City Council meeting – 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 Workssessions, 6. Referrals for scheduling, 7. Land Use Calendar, Unscheduled Items: 8. a. Discussion of Potential Changes to City Council Legislative Process, b. Discussion Regarding Design and Strengthening of Policy Committees Process and Structure (Including Budget Referrals), 9. Modifications or Improvements to City Council Meeting Procedures, 10. Strengthening and Supporting City Commission: Guidance on Development of Legislative Proposals, 11. Discussion and recommendations on the Continued Use of the Berkeley Considers Online Engagement Portal. 

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

CITY COUNCIL Closed Session at 4:30 pm 

Hybrid Meeting 

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

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1618149511 

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

Meeting ID: 161 814 9511 

AGENDA: Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation a. Smith v. City of Berkeley Alameda County Superior Case No. 22CV012424 

https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-closed-meeting-eagenda-july-10-2023 

PEACE and JUSTICE COMMISSION at 7 pm 

In-Person: at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center 

AGENDA: No Agenda is posted as of Friday, July 7 at 10:24 pm 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/peace-and-justice-commission 

PERSONNEL BOARD at 7 pm 

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

AGENDA: V. Recommendation to Amend Electrical Supervisor and Communications Supervisor Job Class Specifications, VI. Recommendation to Amend Parking Services Manager Job Class Specification, VII. Recommendation to Establish Lactation Counselor Job Class Specification and Salary Range, VIII. Revisions to the Unrepresented Employee Manual 

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

SPEAKING UP for POINT MOLATE from 6 – 7 pm 

Videoconference: https://sierraclub.zoom.us/j/99891619534 

AGENDA: Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty, Executive Director, Wholly H2O on watersheds that supply the water where we work and live and how our actions affect them 

https://whollyh2o.org/ 

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 

CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting at 6 pm 

A Hybrid Meeting 

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

Videoconference:  

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

AGENDA: Use the link and choose the html option or see the agenda listed at the end of the calendar. Agenda Item 31 the Auditor’s Report on City Staffing Shortages, Item 33 Adoption of the Civic Center Plan with consideration of daylighting Strawberry Creek. 

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

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLISTIC RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNITY MEETING from 5 – 7 pm 

In-Person: at 2800 Park, Frances Albrier Community Center 

AGENDA: Presentations by AE3 Architects, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Team followed with public comment on design. 

https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/african-american-holistic-resource-center-community-meeting 

BERKELEY ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING from 6 – 7:30 pm 

Videoconference Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0td-GrrjMjHN3H0qmtVO9Qg0QPmqhWUyCb#/registration 

Meeting ID: 833 9808 8684 

AGENDA: Zero Waste Strategic Plan 

https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/berkeley-zero-waste-strategic-plan-meeting-0 

COMMISSION on DISABILITY at 5 pm 

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

AGENDA: 1. Nomination and vote for Chair, 2. Improving accessibility by changing meeting time, schedule or location, 3. WorkPlan, 4. Effective representation. 

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

PARKS, RECREATION and WATERFRONT COMMISSION at 7 pm 

In-Person: at 2800 Park, Frances Albrier Community Center, Auditorium 

AGENDA: 7. Chair’s Report, 8. Director’s Report, 9. Update $5,500,000 loan for D&E Dock Project, 10. Update on Marina Fund Gap, 11. Waterfront Specific Plan subcommittee report, 12. PRW WorkPlan 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/parks-recreation-and-waterfront-commission 

POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD at 6:30 pm 

A Hybrid Meeting 

In-Person: 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82653396072 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833  

Meeting ID: 826 5359 6072 

AGENDA: 3. Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items, 5. OPDA Staff Report, Chair and Board Reports, Police Chief report, 8. Subcommittee Reports a. Policy and practices relating to Downtown Task force and Bike Unit Allegations, b. Body Worn Camera, c. Conflict of Interest, 9. Review of commendations, 10. A. Rescheduling July 25 meeting, b. Meeting minutes, c. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), 11. Public Comment, 12 Closed session case updates (Agenda Packet 201 pages, BPD commendations 182 pages) 

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

Thursday, July 13, 2023 

DISASTER and FIRE SAFETY COMMISSION at 7 pm 

In-Person: 997 Cedar, Fire Department Division of Training Classroom 

AGENDA: 4. Schedule special meeting for presentation on Facilities Master Plan And Dispatch needs (Council session 9/19/2023), 5. Election of Vice-Chair, 6. WorkPlan, 7. Request review of low-cost outdoor particulate smoke detectors that are tailored for high priority areas. 

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/disaster-and-fire-safety-commission 

WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (WETA) at 1 pm 

A Hybrid Meeting 

In-Person: Port of San Francisco, Pier 1 

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89718217408 

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 

Meeting ID: 897 1821 7408 Password: 33779 

AGENDA: 5. Reports, 11. Adopt WETA FY 2024 – 2028 Regional Measure 3 5-year operating plan 

https://weta.sanfranciscobayferry.com/next-board-meeting 

Friday, July 14, 2023 

DERBY DAY from 12 – 3 pm 

In-Person: at West Campus Pool, 2100 Browning 

AGENDA: Recreation for youth, Cardboard Races Scavenger Hunt, Cannonball Contest. 

https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/derby-day 

Saturday, July 15, 2023 

BERKELEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and MUSEUM presents Chinese in Berkeley at 1 pm 

In-Person: 1931 Center  

AGENDA: Aimee Baldwin, Curator and Historian for the exhibition, “Touching Ground, Putting Down Roots: Chinese in Berkeley” 

https://berkhistory.org/ 

Sunday, July 16, 2023 - no city meetings, events listed 

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July 10 AGENDA and AGENDA AND RULES COMMITTEE Meeting at 2:30 pm 

DRAFT AGENDA for July 25 City Council meeting at 6 pm 

Hybrid Meeting 

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

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1604824574 

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

Meeting ID: 160 482 4574 

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

AGENDA on CONSENT: 

1. Minutes for Approval
2. Hollander, Economic Development – Contract to distribute 1/12 Berkeley Transient Occupany Tax (Hotel Tax) not to exceed $3,500,000 with Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, d.b.s. Visit Berkeley for 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2027
3. Hollander, Economic Development – Contracts Turtle Island Monument in Civic Center Park 7/1/2023 – 3/30/2025, 1. Scott Parsons - $236,000 for fabrication of three new stone medallions, boulders for mounting and purchase granite base stone for mounting five bronze turtles, 2. Artworks Foundry - $350,000 for fabrication of large central bronze turtle sculpture
4. Radu, City Manager’s Office – Amend Contract # 117596-1 add $35,000 total $102,218 with Animal Fix Clinic (formerly Fix Our Ferals) for Spay and Neuter Services and extend to 7/25/2026
5. Oyekanmi, Finance – Bid Solicitations $885,000,
6. Sprague, Fire Department and Louis, BPD – Expand Contract add $50,000 total $300,000 with Cooke and Associates for Applicant Background Investigations 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2026
7. Warhuus, HHCS – Amend 10 Contracts for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), Community Services and Supports (CSS) and Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) funded through MHSA, CSS and PEI and extend to 6/30/2026, 1. CSS #108800-1 add $46,941 total $325,678 with Bay Area Hearing Voices Network, 2. CSS #31900132 add $100,000 per year total $700,000 with Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS), 3. CSS #32200130 add $491,933 per year total $2,459,665 with Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services, 4. CSS #32000117 add $626,616 per year for 3 years total $5,286,488 with Insight Housing (formerly Berkeley Food and Housing Project), 5. CSS #32000094 add $132,046 per year for 3 years with Youth Spirit Artworks and $78,000 (from Measure P) for FY 2024 for Tiny House Village total $1,211,230, 6. PEI #32000240 add $401,369 total $2,598,334 with BUSD, 7. PEI #088999-1 add $32,046 per year total $448,860 with Center for Independent Living, 8. PEI #052129-1 add $100,000 per year total $815,150 with Pacific Center for Human Growth, 9 PEI #32200146 add $100,000 per year total $475,000 with ONTRACK, 10. PEI #3200111 add $100,000 per year total $500,000 with East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
8. Warhuus, HHCS – Amend Contract #32300138 add $93,027 total $163,934 with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) to execute a Participation Agreement for FY 2024 for the Prevention and Early Intervention Statewide Project thru 6/30/2024
9. Warhuus, HHCS – Contract $100,000 with 2 Plus 1 Housing Resolution services for Harriet Tubman Terrace Tenant Advocate for HHCS 7/15/2023 – 7/15/2024
10. Warhuus, HHCS – Resolution approving Mental Health Services Act Three Year Expenditure Plan FY 2024 - 2026
11. Warhuus, HHCS – Reserve $1,500,000 in Predevelopment Funds in Affordable Housing Mitigation Fee funds to BRIDGE Housing or its affiliate related to development of affordable Housing at North Berkeley BART
12. Aram Kouyoumdjian, HR – Establish Classification and Salary Range Deputy Police Chief annual salary range $200,000 - $260,000
13. Aram Kouyoumdjian, HR – Salary Range Adjustment for Public Employees Union (PEU) – Local 1, increase base salary Senior Building Maintenance Supervisor by 9.30%, Senior Equipment Supervisor by 13%, Senior Publics Works Supervisor by 8.53% and Senior Solid Wast Supervisor by 8.53% effective 1/1/2023
14. Fong, IT – Contract $325,000 with opportunity to extend thru FY 2025 total $370,000 for Piggyback Contract with SmartWave for City Facility Managed WiFi throughout City of Berkeley facilities
15. Ferris, Parks – Side Letter Agreement with Hornblower sublease resnt payments at Doubletree Holtel at Waterfront
16. Ferris, Parks – Amend Contract #32200183 add $79,000 total $1,179,000 with Western Water Features, Inc for renovations at King Swim Center
17. Klein, Planning – Accept Grant $497,042 from Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to Create a New Environmental Justice Element, Update the General Disaster Preparedness & Safety Element, and Develop Community-Driven Climate and Resillience Metric 4/31/2023 – 1/31/2026
18. Garland, Public Works – Agreement with AC Transit to Provide Funding for Transit Shelter Maintenance $110,000 over 5 years
19. Garland, Public Works – Amend Contract add $50,000 total $100,000 with Benefit Resource, Inc. for Third-Party Administrator of Employee Commute Benefit Program and extend to 2/28/2025
20. Garland, Public Works – Amend Contract #32000128 add $500,000 total $1,200,000 with WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (foremerly Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.) for on-call environmental consulting services extend to 12/30/2026
21. Garland, Public Works – Amend contract #32000145 add $200,000 total $478,698 with Zonar Systems for Global Positioning System Telematics Program and extend to 6/30/2026
22. Garland, Public Works – Amend Contract #32100070 add $75,272 total $189,848 with Urban Ore, Inc. for Salvage Operations at CoB Transfer Station and extend to 6/30/2025
23. Garland, Public Works – Contract $300,000 with R & S Erection of Richmond, Inc. for on-call roll up door and gate maintenance and replacement 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2026
24. Garland, Public Works – Contract $1,900,000 with Wood Rogers, Inc. for Stormwater Mster Plan
25. Garland, Public Works – Contract $300,000 with Disability Access Consultants (DAC) for up to 3 years for on-call American with Disabilities Act consulting for CoB Compliance Program
26. Garland, Public Works – Audit Status Report Underfunded Mandate: Resources, Strategic Plan, and Communication Needed to Continue Progress towards the Year 2020 Zero Waste Goal
27. Garland, Public Works – Audit Status Report Zero Waste Activities Will Help Align Service Levels with Billing and Ensure Customer Equity
28. Mental Health Commission – Resolution Adopt a City-Wide “Care First, Jails Last” Policy
29. Arreguin – Sponsorship of Peace Lantern Ceremony at Aquatic Park on 8/5/2023
30. Barlett, co-sponsors Arreguin, Hahn, Harrison – Resolution proclaim the first week of August as Berkeley Farmer’s Market Week
31. Wengraf, co-sponsor Harrison – Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the 1923 Berkeley Fire
32. Robinson, co-sponsors Hahn, Humbert – Support Unionization of Peet’s Coffe Workers

AGENDA on ACTION: 

33. Amendments to Title 23 Relating to ADU to conform to State Law and respond to guidance from California Department of Housing and Community Development
34. Designate Voting Delegate and Alternate at League of California Cities Annual Conference on 9/22/2023
35. Warhuus, HHCS – Adopt Affordable Housing framework for North Berkeley BART Station Area
36. Ferris, Parks - $5,500,000 loan for D and E Dock Project in Berkeley Marian
37. Louis, BPD – AB 488, 2022 Annual Military Equipment Report
38. Louis, BPD – Surveillance Ordinance items related to Fied Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs)
39. Arreguin – Waivers for Woolsey Gardens Affordable Housing Project at 3120 – 3130 Shattuck, waives requirement that purchasers have a yearly gross income limited to no more than 44% of the cost of the unit at the time of sale and adds one unit instead of paying .44 unit in lieu fee

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July 11, 2023 Agenda for CITY COUNCIL Meeting at 6 pm 

A Hybrid Meeting 

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

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1607533030 

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

Meeting ID: 160 753 3030 

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

AGENDA on CONSENT: 

1. Oyekanmi, Finance – FY 2024 Tax Rate: Fund fire Protection and Emergency Response and Preparedness Measure GG
2. Oyekanmi, Finance – FY 2024 Special Tax Rate: Fund Library Services
3. Oyekanmi, Finance – Annual Appropriations Ordinance No. 7,879-N.S. $728,631,293 (Gorss) $621,229,929 (Net)
4. Adopting temporary exemption from the collection of taxes under BMC 9.04.136(D) Tax Rate for Non-Medical and Medical Cannabis Business
5. Peter Radu, City Manager’s Office – Encampment Resolution Funding Grant Award of $4,931,058 from state of California
6. Peter Radu, City Manager’s Office – Urgency Ordinance for leasing 1619 University (Super 8 Motel) for 60 months
7. Peter Radu, City Manager’s Office – Contract $7,295,635 with Insight Housing (formerly Berkeley food and Housing Project) to operate an interim housing program at Super 8 Motel (1619 University) from 8/1/2023 to 7/31/2028
8. Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal bid solicitations $482,500
9. Warhuus, HHCS – Contract $150,000 with Street Level Advisors for Affordable Housing Requirements Economic Feasibility Analysis from 7/15/2023 – 7/15/2024
10. Warhuus, HHCS – Amend contract #32300134 add $68,000 total $4,568,000 with Bonita House for Specialized Care Unit Provider for the Specialized Care Unit
11. Warhuus, HHCS –Amend contract #321001100 add $53,424 total $109,218 with JotForm, Inc. for a HIPPA Compliant Platform and extend to 5/12/2026
12. Warhuus, HHCS – Authorize application and participation in Prohousing Designation Program with California Department of Housing and Community development (HCD)
13. Aram Kouyoumdjian, HR – Amend contract #32000226 total $233,736 (amount added not given) with MidAmerica Administrative & Retirement Solutions for administration of SRIP | Disability, Retiree Health Premium Assistance Plan (RHPAP) Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Police Employee Retiree Income Plans (PERIP) for 1/12021 – 12/31/2025
14. Aram Kouyoumdjian, HR – Amend contract #32300158 total $750,000 (amount added not given) with AppleOne Employment Services for temporary staffing from 2/1/2023 – 6/30/2025
15. Aram Kouyoumdjian, HR – Revisions to the Unrepresented Employee Manual1) Merit raises in current classification, 2) Aligns vacation accrual and longevity pay rates and vacation sell-back policies for the Fire Chief, the Police Chief and their deputies 3) Includes Office Specialists III among classifications that qualify for the City Manager Department Differential
16. Aram Kouyoumdjian, HR – Supplemental Military Leave Compensation Policy to offer City’s supplemental ilitary leave compensation benefit retroactively from 6/1/2019 – 6/30/2025 to provide wages to supplement an employee’s military pay and allowances for a period not to exceed two years that must be taken within 36 months of the leave request for emplyees called up to involuntary active military service
17. Ferris, Parks – Accept grant $5,138,685 from Alameda County Transportation Commission for the Berkeley Pier Water Transportation / Ferry Project
18. Ferris, Parks – Amend contract #32000188 add $75,000 total $225,000 with GSI Environmental Inc. for on-call environmental consulting services and extend term from 12/20/2023 – 6/30/2025
19. Louis, BPD – Amend contract #32300022 add $150,000 total $200,000 with Public Safety Family Counseling Group, Inc. for additional critical incident stress management (CISM), education and counseling services
20. Housing Advisory Commission – Conduct a Study on the City’s History of Discriminatory Actions in Housing Policies/Programs that adversely impacted the Black community and its ability to remain and grow in the city, build inter-generational wealth and fully realize the benefits of homeownership and how lessons learned can inform future housing policies and programs
21. Arreguin – Reappoint Thomas-Rodriguez, Max Levine and Ali Kashani to Berkeley Housing Authority of Commissioners
22. Arreguin, Co-sponsor Hahn – Support Rooftop Solar and Battery Storage for Multifamily Housing and Schools and send resolution to Newsom, Skinner, Wicks and CPUC in support of Virtual Net Energy Metering (VNEM) and Net Energy Metering Aggregation (NEM-A)
23. Arreguin, Co-sponsor Hahn – Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to the Kala Art Institute the fiscal sponsor for the Chavez/Huerta Tribute Site
24. Excused absence for Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett
25. Taplin - Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to support the Berkeley Humane Society adoption event
26. Taplin - Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds for BHS all class reunion
27. Bartlett – Resolution in support for unionized employees of REI
28. Harrison, Arreguin - Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds and co-sponsorship fo the Cesar Chavez, Dolores Heurta Tribute Site Curriculum Project
29. Harrison – Resolution opposing Tokyo Electric Power Company and the Government of Japan’s Planned Discharge of Wastewater from Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean

AGENDA on ACTION: 

30. Zoning Ordinance Amendments to Title 23 of BMC to Conform to State Law and Make Non-Substantive Technical Edits
31. Wong, City Auditor – Report Staff Shortages, City services Constrained by Staff Retention Challenges and Delayed Hiring
32. Warhuus, HHCS – Referral Response: Affordable Housing Preference Policy for rental housing created through below market rate and Housing Trust Fund Programs
33. Adoption – Civic Center Phase II – Design Concept
34. Hahn, Co-sponsor Arreguin – Dedicated Public Comment Time for City of Berkeley Unions at the beginning of City Council meetings
35. De-prioritizing the enforcement of laws imposing criminal penalties for Entheogenic/Psychedelic plants and fungi for personal use

INFORMATION REPORTS: 

36. Annual Report on Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) Actions
37. City Auditor FY 2024 Audit Plan

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LAND USE CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

• 2720 Hillegass Avenue - Willard Park (Construct Community Center) 7/24/2023
• 705 Euclid Avenue (new single family dwelling) 9/26/2023
• 3000 Shattuck Avenue (Construct 10-story mixed-use building) – 9/26/2023
• 1598 University Avenue (Construct 8-story mixed-use building) 10/3/2023

WORK SESSIONS & SPECIAL MEETINGS: 

• July 18 (WS) - Ashby BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD), and City Policies for Managing Parking Around BART Stations
• July 24 ZAB Appeal 2720 Hillegass – Willard Park Clubhouse
• September 26 ZAB Appeals 3000 Shattuck and 705 Euclid new single-family dwelling

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Unscheduled Presentations – Workshops and Special Meetings:  

• Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation (rescheduled from July 11 to September 19 at 4 pm)
• Draft Waterfront Specific Plan (at 4 pm) – rescheduled from July 25 to October 2023
• Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment June 13 presentation cancelled, report is worth reading (to be rescheduled) (didn’t have quorum)
• Re-imagining Public Safety Update (November 2023)

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