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THE BERKELEY ACTIVISTS' CALENDAR; DECEMBER 15-22
Worth Noting:
Note this is the last calendar until meetings pick up again in January 2025.
City Council is on winter recess from December 11 through January 20, 2025.
There are only two city meetings this coming week on Thursday, the Design Review Committee at 6:30 pm in person with one project the 26-story at Oxford at Center and the Rent Stabilization Board meeting with no agenda posted. The rest of the announcements are recreation activities.
- Tuesday, December 17, 2024:
- From 12 – 3 pm is the Winter Wellness Holiday Party
- Wednesday, December 18, 2024:
- From 6 – 7:30 pm is the Recreation Scholarship Workshop.
- Thursday, December 19, 2024:
- At 6:30 pm the Design Review Committee meets in person.
- The Rent Board is scheduled to meet. The last meeting was at 6:30 pm, the usual time is 7 pm. Check later for agenda.
- Saturday, December 21, 2024:
- From 9 – 11 am is the 3rd Saturday Shoreline cleanup.
- At 12 pm is Aqua Zumba.
- Saturday, December 28, 2024:
- From 10 am – 12 pm is Nature Journaling for children ages 7 and older. Cost $10/session. (The date is correct as December 28)
Check City website for meetings posted on short notice https://berkeleyca.gov
If you are unable to attend a meeting in person due to a disability and/or it is not offered in the hybrid or an accessible format, TO REQUEST A DISABILITY RELATED ACCOMMODATION(S) TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITY MEETING, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at 510-981-6418 (V) or 510-981-6347 at least 3 days before the meeting (the sooner the better). Thomas Gregory is the ADA Program Coordinator.
Commissions that do not meet in December: Commission on Aging, Commission on Disability, Commission on the Status of Women, Human Welfare and Community Action Commission, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission, Transportation and Infrastructure Commission, Zero Waste Commission
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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
WINTER WELLNESS HOLIDAY PARTY from 12 – 3 pm
Location: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior center
Activities: Berkeley Mental Health Holiday Party, Music, photo booth, food
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/winter-wellness-holiday-party
Flyer
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
RECREATION SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP from 6 – 7:30 pm
Location: at 2800 Park, Frances Albrier Community Center
Go to website for required documentation to register for scholarships and waivers from fees for activities including camps
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/recreation-scholarship-workshop-2
Event Flyer:
https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Scholarship%20Nights%20%2724%20%20%283%29.pdf
Thursday, December 19, 2024
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE at 6:30 pm
In-Person: 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 1. 2128 Oxford at Center – Final design Review – DRCF2024-0006 – two buildings (one mixed-use with 16 rent-controlled units, one commercial) and construction a 26-story (285 ft 4 in plus 12 ft parapet), 694,778 sq ft, mixed-use building with 456 dwelling units (including 40 very low-income Density Bonus qualifying units), 14,961 sq ft of commercial space and 36 vehicle parking spaces.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/design-review-committee
RENT STABILIZATION BOARD at 7 pm (check time)
AGENDA: No agenda posted, check after Monday
https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/elected-rent-board/rent-board-meetings
Saturday, December 21, 2024
3rd SATURDAY SHORELINE CLEANUP from 9 - 11 am
Location: at 160 University
Use link for details
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/3rd-saturday-shoreline-cleanup-13
AQUA ZUMBA PARTY at 12 pm
Location: at 1700 Hopkins, King Pool
Use link for details and to register, $20 per person
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/aqua-zumba-party-3
Saturday, December 28, 2024
NATURE JOURNALING CLUB from 10 am – 12 pm
Location: at 160 University
Use link for details and to register. Cost of each session is $10.
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/nature-journaling-club-2
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LAND USE CALENDAR
- 3000 Shattuck (construct 10-story mixed-use building) TBD
- 2708 Prince (construct duplex)1/21/2025
- None
- Affordable Housing Feasibility Study Follow Up Session (winter 2025)
- BPD Annual Report (March 2025)
- Economic Dashboards Update (February 2025)
- Evacuation Study (Winter 2025)
- Unfunded Liabilities (April/May 2025) (Taplin requested at Agenda on September 16, 2024)
- Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
- Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
- Presentation on Homelessness/Re-Housing/Thousand-Person Plan (TBD regular agenda)
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Kelly Hammargren’s summary on what happened the preceding week is posted on the What Happened page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/what-happened.html and in the Berkeley Daily Planet https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/
The Activist’s Calendar of meetings is posted on the What’s Ahead page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html
If you would like to receive the Activist’s Calendar as soon as it is completed send an email to: kellyhammargren@gmail.com.If you want to receive the Activist’s Diary send an email to kellyhammargren@gmail.com. If you wish to stop receiving the weekly calendar of city meetings please forward the email you received to- kellyhammargren@gmail.com -with the request to be removed from the email list.
