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THE BERKELEY ACTVIST'S CALENDAR: February 23- March 2
Worth Noting:
The 4 pm City Council Special meeting on the economic Dashboard is a summary of 2024. With the chainsaw approach to Federal funding cuts seeing the types of businesses that make up our local Berkeley economy is good to know. Use the meeting link to see the charts and graphs.
Even if you think you can’t attend in person, note that like all council meetings you can watch and participate on zoom and by Thursday evening the video recording will be posted on the council agenda webpage (council committee recordings are audio only).
Note Black History events and celebrations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
- Sunday, February 23, 2025: Online CA Democratic Party delegate voting ends at 6 pm, In person voting from 10 am – 2 pm at 1630 Bancroft Way.
- Monday, February 24, 2025:
- At 2:30 pm the Agenda Committee meets in the hybrid format.
- Tuesday, February 25, 2025:
- At 10 am the council Public Safety Committee meets in the hybrid format with BPD texting offenses on the agenda.
- The 4 pm council meeting is on the City economic dashboard for 2024.
- At 6 pm is the regular council meeting.
- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- From 5:30 – 7:30 pm is the Community Meeting On Public Safety in and around BHS and the Civic Center.
- At 6 pm the Civic Arts Commission meets in person
- At 6 pm the Environment and Climate Commission meets in person
- At 6 pm is Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Unit 4 training
- At 6 pm is the in person vision session Honoring Black Voices, Advancing Justice.
- At 7 pm is the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission.
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
- At 8 am is South Adeline beautification volunteer day.
- At 10 am is the Budget and Finance Committee.
- At 6 pm is Black History Celebration at Frances Albrier Community Center.
- At 6:30 pm the Community Health Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Mental Health Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB) meets in the hybrid format on an approved 8-story project modification and to remove civic art in lieu fee and 28-story project.
- At 7 pm is building your fire weather plan on zoom.
- Friday, February 28, 2025
- At 9 am Elmwood BID meets in person.
- At 12 pm is a Waterfront Walk and Talk.
- At 3 pm is Waterfront Storytime for children.
- At 6 pm is Community Bingo Night.
- At 6 pm is Youth Services Black History Celebration.
If you are unable to attend a meeting in person and/or it is not offered in the hybrid or an accessible format, TO REQUEST A DISABILITY RELATED ACCOMMODATION(S) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 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.
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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS
Sunday, February 23, 2025 – Last Day to Vote for California Democratic Party Delegates
Online voting for California Democratic Party Assembly District Delegates who work on party platforms, supporting legislation, candidate endorsements and organizing volunteers closes promptly at 6 pm.
If you did not register to vote or lost your pin and password which arrived by the USPS mail in an envelope with a brown banner, there is in person voting from 10 am – 2 pm at 1630 Bancroft Way in Berkeley.
Monday, February 24, 2025
AGENDA and RULES COMMITTEE at 2:30 pm
Members: Ishii, Taplin, Humbert alternate Bartlett
Hybrid Meeting:
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor, Redwood Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1614776340
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 161 477 6340
Public Comment on non-agenda and items 1 – 7. 1. Minutes, 2. Review and Approve - 3/11/2025 -- draft agenda – 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 Worksessions, 6. Referrals for scheduling, 7. Land Use Calendar, Referred Items for Review: none Unscheduled Items: 8. City Council Legislative Redesign
Old Items Determined by Committee to Remove:
- Discussion Regarding Design and Strengthening of Policy Committees Process and Structure (Including Budget Referrals),
- Discussion and Recommendations on the Continued Use of Berkeley Considers Online Engagement Portal,
- Discussion and Possible Action on City Council Rules of Decorum, Procedural Rules, and Remote Public Comments
- Modifications or Improvements to City Council Meeting Procedures,
- Strengthening and Supporting City Commission: Guidance on Development of Legislative Proposals
- Consideration of Changes to Supplemental Material Timelines
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE at 10 am
Committee Members: Kesarwani, O’Keefe, Blackaby, alternate: Ishii
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor, Cypress Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1610923585
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 161 092 3585
AGENDA: 2. Harrison – Opposition to Police Brutality and Use of Force on Nonviolent Protesters, 3. Police Accountability Board – Berkeley Police Department Texting Offenses: An Independent Investigation by the Police Accountability Board, 4. Police Accountability Board – Fair and Impartial Implementation, 5. Tregub – Discussion Item: Update on the Fiver Year Infrastructure Plan and how it factors in with reduction of traffic violence, 6. Taplin – Discussion Item: Domestic Violence Report.
CITY COUNCIL
Location and ZOOM for the Special Meeting at 4 pm and Regular Meeting at 6 pm is the same for both meetings
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 1231 Addison, BUSD Board Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1608430091
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 843 0091
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas
CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting at 4 pm
AGENDA: one item 1. Hollander, Economic Development – Economic Dashboards Update
Direct Link to HTMLAgenda: https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-special-meeting-eagenda-february-25-2025
CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting at 6 pm
AGENDA: Use the link and choose the html option to review agenda items individually or pdf to see the entire packet as one document. or go to the agenda listed at the end of the calendar.
Direct Link to HTMLAgenda: https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-regular-meeting-eagenda-february-25-2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
COMMUNITY MEETING on PUBLIC SAFETY in and around BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL (BHS) AND CIVIC CENTER from 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Aspen Room
AGENDA: 1. Opening Remarks Mayor Ishii and Councilmember Tregub, 2. Current situation City Manage Buddenhagen & Police Chief Louis, 3. Public Safety and Security Measures, 4. Community discussion, 5. Next steps.
CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION at 6 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Russell, Tarea Hall Pittman, South Branch Library
AGENDA: 6. Presentations, Discussion & Action Items: a) Next Cube Space Curator, b) Public Art Project Plan for the Santa Fe Trackbed to Park Conversion, c) Poet Laureate Program Update, d) Officer election, e) Nexus Study, f) Update on Proposed Affordable Housing for Artists Ordinance.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/civic-arts-commission
DISASTER and FIRE SAFETY COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 997 Cedar, Fire Department Division of Training Classroom
AGENDA: 6. Tsunami After-Action-Report Presentation, 7. Measure FF Budget Allocation Presentation.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/disaster-and-fire-safety-commission
ENVIRONMENT and CLIMATE COMMISSION at 6 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 8. Workplan
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/environment-and-climate-commission
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT) Unit 4: CERT Disaster Medical Operations II at 6 pm (in-person)
Use link for details and to register: https://berkeleyca.gov/cert-classes-unit-4-february-26-2025
HONORING BLACK VOICES, ADVANCING JUSTICE: COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSION at 6 pm (in-person)
Use link for details and to register: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/honoring-black-voices-advancing-justice-community-visioning-session
Thursday, February 27, 2025
BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE at 10 am
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 1st Floor, Cypress Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1603979524
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting 160 397 9524
AGENDA: Davis, Public Works – Audit Status Reports: Fleet Replacement and Berkeley Streets, 3. Hahn – Study: Sabbatical Leave for City of Berkeley Employees.
COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMISSION at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 2. Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/community-health-commission
MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 5. MHSA FYFY 2026 annual update and BHSA, Update about RDA and Bonita House SCU, 7. Letter to HHSC Director Scott Gilman, 8. Mental Health Manager’s Report and Caseload Statistics, 9. By-Laws for Berkeley Behavioral Health Commission, 11. Role of MHC in advising scope of Behavioral Health, 12. Berkeley Behavioral Health services for children,13. San Mateo County co-response pilot.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/mental-health-commission
ZONING ADJUSTMENT BOARD (ZAB) at 7 pm
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 1231 Addison, BUSD Board Room
Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89238556563
Teleconference: 1-669-444-9171 or 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 892 3855 6563
AGENDA: 2. 2587 Telegraph – on consent – Use Permit Modification #ZP2024-0170 – original Use Permit #ZP2023-0068 – to request a concession to allow an exemption from the Percentage for Public Art in-lieu fee and following changes for 8-story project, height 89 ft 1 in instead of 90 ft 3 in, 112,242 sq ft instead of 112,562 sq ft 53 dwelling units including 8 very low-income units instead of 52 dwelling units including 6 very low-income units,
3. 1950-98 Shattuck – on action – Use Permit #ZP2023-0040 – to demolish 5 commercial buildings, merge 4 lots, construct 28-story 312 ft plus 5 ft parapet, 411,610 sq ft mixed-use building with 599 dwelling units including 58 very low-income density bonus qualifying units, 16,142 sq ft of commercial area, 154 parking spaces.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/zoning-adjustments-board
SOUTH ADELINE BEAUTIFICATION VOLUNTEER DAY at 8 am
Location: at 3195 Adeline
Use link for detail: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/south-adeline-beautification-volunteer-day
FRANCES ALBRIER BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION at 6 pm
Location: at 2800 Park, Frances Albrier Center
Use link for details: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/frances-albrier-black-history-celebration
BUILDING YOUR FIRE WEATHER PLAN at 7 pm (virtual)
Use link for details and to register: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/create-your-household-fire-weather-plan-02-27-2025
Friday, February 28, 2025
ELMWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRIC ADVISORY BOARD (Elmwood BID) at 9 am
In-Person: 2947 College, Rear Parking Lot
AGENDA: III. B. Budget update.
WATERFRONT WALK and TALK at 12 pm
Location: at 124 University
Use link for details: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/waterfront-walk-and-talk
WATERFRONT STORYTIME at 3 pm
Location: 201 University, on lawn in front of Marina office
Use link for details: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/waterfront-storytime-0
COMMUNITY BINGO NIGHT at 6 pm
Use link for details and to register: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events
MLK Jr YOUTH SERVICES BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION at 6 pm
Location: at 1730 Oregon
Use link for details: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/mlk-jr-youth-services-center-black-history-celebration
Saturday, March 1, 2025
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT) Unit 1: CERT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS at 9 am
Location: at 997 Cedar, Fire Department Division of Training Classroom
Use link for details and to register: https://berkeleyca.gov/cert-classes-unit-1-march-1-2025
BUILDING YOUR FIRE WEATHER PLAN at 11 am
Location: at 1170 The Alameda, North Branch Library
Use link for details and to register: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/emergency-preparedness-class-create-your-household-fire-weather-plan-03-01-2025
Sunday, March 2, 2025 – no meetings found
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AGENDA and RULES COMMITTEE at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Members: Ishii, Taplin, Humbert
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor, Redwood Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1614776340
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 161 477 6340
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-agenda-rules
DRAFT AGENDA for City Council Regular 6 pm Meeting on March 11, 2025
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS: PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS on NON-AGENDA MATTERS
AGENDA on CONSENT:
- Numainville, City Clerk –Police Accountability Board – Appointment of New Member
- Numainville, City Clerk – 2025 Updated Commissioners’ and Board Members’ Manuel
- Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal Bid Solicitations
- Sprague, Fire – Annual Purchase Orders for L.N. Curtis and Sons, PO for FY 2026 shall not exceed $330,000 with an annual increase no more than 5% each year through 3/27/2028. A 20% contingency is added, total amount $1,040,324
- Gilman, HHCS – Amend Contract No. 32400177 add $60,000 total $180,000 with Dr. Lisa B. Hernandez for Health Officer Coverage
- Gilman, HHCS – Joint Homekey Application for MLK House at 2942-44 MLK Jr Way
- Walker, HR – Salary Adjustments – Deputy Director of Public Works increase to $110.9807 per hour (annual $230,839.86) and Deputy Director of HHCS increase to $107.0460 per hour (annual $222,65568)
- Walker, HR – Berkeley Fire Fighter Association – Side Letters Pertaining to Probationary Periods, Pre-Promotional Academies and Vacation Slots
- Walker, HR – Berkeley Chief Fire Officers Associations Side Letter – Battalion Coverage
- Tregub – Referral to the City Manager to make a recommendation for further Council action: Transfer Tax Exemption for 100% Affordable Housing Projects
- 11. Hahn – First Year Free – Fill Empty Storefronts – reviewed by Land Use Committee and forwarded to council with a negative recommendation to take no action
- Klein, Planning – Public Hearing - Appeal of Special Assessment Tax Lien – 1806 Walnut – Staff recommend to reject the appeal
- Radu, City Manager’s Office – Contract $57,908.08 with Edgeworth Integration LLC to Purchase and Provide Installation of New Security System Server at Berkeley Animal Care Services
- Gilman, HHCS – Authorize Integration of BUSD Preferences with the City of Berkeley’s Housing Preference Policy for BUSD Workforce Housing Project at 1701 San Pablo
- Housing Advisory Commission – Adopt an Ordinance to Prohibit the Sale or Use of Algorithmic Devices to Set Rents or Manage Occupancy Levels for Residential Dwelling Units – Policy Committee qualified positive recommendation
- Tregub, co-sponsor Taplin – Referral to 4 x 4 Committee: Removing On-Site Manager Exemption Loophole for Certain Multi-Family Properties that are Adjacent and/or Share the Same Common Area
- Oyekanmi, Finance –FY 2025 First Quarter Investment Report: Ended 9/20/2024
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+++ FINAL AGENDA for February 25, 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR Meeting at 6 pm +++
CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 1231 Addison, BUSD Board Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1608430091
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 843 0091
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas
To comment: email council@berkeleyca.gov
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS:
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS on NON-AGENDA MATTERS
PUBLIC COMMENT by EMPLOYEE UNIONS
AGENDA on CONSENT:
- Numainville, City Clerk – Minutes
- Hollander, Economic Development – Grant application $150,000 National Endowment for the Arts
- Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal Bid Solicitations $200,000 Underground and Aboveground Tank Monitoring, Inspection and Maintenance
- Sprague, Fire – Contract $1,400,000 with Forester & Kroeger Landscape Maintenance for Chipping Services from 3/1/2025 – 2/29/2028
- Gilman, HHCS – Amend Contract No, 32300185 add $25,000 total $274,413 with JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc for Community Health Assessment, Innovation and Improvement Plan Consultant to 11/1/2025
- Walker, HR – Berkeley Police Association – Amendments to Retiree Medical Benefits
- REMOVED by CITY MANAGER - Fong, IT - Amend Contract No. 32000118 add $1,023,457 total $2,730,366 with Nexgen Asset Management for software maintenance and professional services through 6/30/2029
- Fong, IT – Amend Contract No. 105921-1 add $180,000 total $1,477,200 with TruePoint Solutions, LLC for Professional Services
- Davis, Public Works – Contract $4,544,232 with Ashlar Structural LLC for Strawberry Creek Culvert Maintenance (Specification No. 25-11689-C)
- Davis, Public Works – Contract $1,104,000 includes $184,000 contingency with Mark Lee and Yong Kay, Inc. DBA Bay Construction Co. for Fire Station #2 Improvements Project
- Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract no, 32500082 add $150,000 with Telegraph Property and Business Management Corporation for janitorial maintenance of new 24/7 public restroom
- Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No, 32500098 at $150,000 total $300,000 with Pacific Site Management Landscaping Services for Public Works through 6/30/2027
- Lunaparra, co-sponsor O’Keefe – Supporting the Free and Safe Passages of Whales, Sea Turtles and other Marine Animals in SF Bay Coastal Waters, targeting zero mortality
- Gilman, HHCS – Inclusionary Housing Ordinance In-Lieu Fee $56.25 per sq ft of residential unit floor area subtract 5,000 sq ft
- Klein, Planning – Zoning Ordinance Amendments to BMC Title 23 related to consistency with State Law for EV Charging and technical edits read document for details. https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-02-25%20Item%2015%20Zoning%20Ordinance%20Amendments.pdf
- Gilman, HHCS – Community Health Assessment
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LAND USE CALENDAR
- 3000 Shattuck (construct 10-story mixed-use building) 3/25/2025
- 2274 Shattuck (UA theater Project) 4/22/2025
- 1048 Keith (single family house) 5/6/2025
- 2500-2512 San Pablo / 1094-1098 Dwight 5/20/2025
- Feb 25 (4 pm) Economic Dashboards Update
- March 11 (TBD) City Council Referral Prioritization
- March 18 (4 pm) Berkeley Police Department Annual Update
- March 25 (4 pm) Pavement Management Program Development
- April 22 (6 pm) City Council ZAB Appeal Hearing for UA Theater Project
- April 29 (4 pm) Presentation on City’s Unfunded Liabilities
- May 13 (new date) (6 pm) Evacuation Study and Response Times
Council Referral: Mixed -Income Housing
FUTURE INFORMATION REPORTS
- Reimagining Public Safety Update
- Affordable Housing Fee Feasibility Study
- Berkeley Fire Department Annual Report
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory / Climate Action Plan Update
- Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
- Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
- Presentation on Homelessness/Re-Housing/Thousand-Person Plan (TBD regular agenda)
++++ How to get on or off the Activist’s Calendar and Activist’s Diary email list ++++++++
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.
