AGENDA
BERKELEY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 14, 2000
Preliminary
Matters
Roll
Call: 7:00 p.m.
Ceremonial
Matters: In
addition to those items listed on the agenda, the Mayor may add additional
ceremonial matters.
Proclamation:
Sylvia Schild, retiring from the Point Isabel Dog Owners
Comments
from the City Manager: The City Manager may make announcements or provide information to the
City Council in the form of an oral report.
The Council will not take action on such items but may request the
City Manager place a report on a future agenda for discussion.
Comments
from the Public: A
total of thirty (30) minutes is scheduled.
Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.
Youth
Forum: A
total of fifteen (15) minutes is designated to allow youth an opportunity
to address the Council. Each
speaker is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.
Council
Action: The City Council may
take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.
Consent
Calendar
The
Council will consider removal and addition of items to the Consent
Calendar prior to voting on the Consent Calendar.
All items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be approved in one
motion. Items removed from
the Consent Calendar will be taken up after the “Action Calendar”
unless the Council reorders the agenda.
1.
Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution reviewing and confirming the
continued existence of a local emergency with regard to HIV transmission
from use of HIV-infected needles among injection drug users, and
authorizing the Director of Public Health to take steps to enable the
operation of needle exchange emergency distribution.
Contact: Sherry Kelly, City
Clerk, 644-6480
2.
Minutes for Approval
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve
the minutes for Council meetings of: a).October 17, 2000 (regular) and b)
October 24 (special).
Contact: Sherry M. Kelly, City Clerk, 644-6480
3.
Vendor Assisted Tobacco Sales (first reading vote:
Absent - Woolley)
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt second reading of an Ordinance amending Berkeley
Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 13.62, Sections 13.62.010 B, E and F, Section
13.62.020 G, adding 13.62.020 H, I, J, and K, amending 13.62.050 B, and
adding Sections 13.62.035, 13.62.045 and 13.62.070 which would a) require
all tobacco products be offered for sale exclusively by means of vendor
assistance; b) prohibit the sale or display for sale of any tobacco
products by means of self-service rack, counter-top or shelf display that
allows self-service sales for any tobacco products; and c) amend title of
BMC, Chapter 13.62 from "Tobacco Vending Machines and Free
Sampling" to "Vendor Assisted Tobacco Sales, Vending Machines
and Free Sampling."
Contact: Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 665-6879
4.
New Building Codes (first reading vote:
Absent - Maio, Woolley, Worthington)
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt the following: 1)
second reading of an Ordinance repealing the Berkeley Building,
Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes and related procedural
provisions in BMC Chapters 19.28, 19.30, 19.32 and 19.36 (Ordinance No.
6312-N.S.) and adopting new BMC Chapters 19.28, 19.30, 19.32 and 19.36 and
procedural provisions; and 2) second reading of two Ordinances enacting
new BMC Chapter 19.76, Regulating the Moving of Buildings, and Chapter
19.80, Minimum Security in the City of Berkeley.
Contact: Wendy Cosin,
Planning and Development, 705-8108
5.
Contract: Sanitary
Sewer Project
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving plans and specifications for the
Sanitary Sewer Project located at Blake Street, Parker Street, Spruce
Street, Monterey Avenue, Sacramento Street, Alamo Avenue and Halkin Lane;
accepting the bid of JSJ Pipeline Company; and authorizing the City
Manager to execute a contract and any amendments in an amount not to
exceed $976,404, for a period of 240 calendar days.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 665-3460
6.
Grant: Transfer
Station Upgrade
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a
grant from the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (ACWMA) in the
amount of $726,000 and execute a contract and any amendments with the
ACWMA to accept this grant, to be used to construct an expanded tipping
area and loading ramp for the storage and shipping of organic waste.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 665-3460
7.
Contract: Elevator
Accessibility Alterations
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving the plans and specifications for
the elevator accessibility alterations at Old City Hall, accepting the bid
of Empire Elevator Company, and authorizing the City Manager to execute a
contract and any amendments in an amount not to exceed $32,400.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 665-3460
8.
Contract: Urgent
Storm Water Corrective Work
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an
amendment to McNamara and Smallman Construction, Inc.'s contract in an
amount not to exceed $200,000 for urgent storm water corrective work to
prevent localized flooding at 444 Vassar, intersection of Euclid and Keith
Avenues, intersection of Keith and Shasta Road, near 252 Uplands,
intersection of Sacramento and Alcatraz, Carlotta near Hopkins, Shattuck
and Allston Way, Menlo Place, and an alternate site at 662 Wildcat Canyon
Road (if savings are available), and extend the contract period for an
additional sixty days for the storm water work.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 665-3460
9.
City Manager Expenditure Authority and Update of Civic Center
Project
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution increasing the City Manager's expenditure
authority by $550,000 to a new total of $2,350,000 for furniture, fixtures
and equipment for the seismic upgrade and renovation of the Martin Luther
King Jr. Civic Center Building.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 665-3460
10.
Alameda County Tobacco Settlement Funds
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution requesting the Alameda County Board of
Supervisors allocate a share of the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement
funds designated for public health initiatives to the City of Berkeley in
proportion to Berkeley's population within Alameda County to support the
implementation of public health strategies to expand tobacco control and
prevention programs, and develop alcohol and other drug prevention
programs for youth; and that the City of Berkeley receive and manage these
funds annually.
Contact: Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 665-6879
11.
Grant: Nutrition
and Physical Activity Promotion
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a
grant in the amount of $31,052 from the California Nutrition Network for
Healthy, Active Families, State of California, Department of Health
Services, to expand the development and implementation of a nutrition
education and physical activity promotion program for low income women,
children and adolescents in Berkeley, for the period October 1, 2000
through September 30, 2001; and to execute the resultant agreement and any
amendments.
Contact: Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 665-6879
12.
Application-Agreement: Medicare
Coverage
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an
Application-Agreement for Medicare coverage for certain employees who are
members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
Contact: Ron Brown,
Human Resources, 665-7614
13.
Side Letter of Agreement with SEIU Local 535
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute and
implement a Side Letter of Agreement with Social Services Union/SEIU Local
535 to modify Section 14.5 (Emergency Call Back) and Section 14.6 (Standby
Pay) of the Memorandum of Agreement.
Contact: Ron Brown, Human Resources, 665-7614
14.
Subdivision Ordinance Amendments
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt first reading of an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal
Code Chapter 21.16, Subdivisions, by adding Section 21.16.048 to codify
existing practice with respect to review and approval of tentative
subdivision maps which are required solely in order to permit the
establishment of condominiums in newly constructed buildings in which the
units which are proposed to be condominiums have never been rented.
Contact: Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 644-6380
15.
Subdivision Ordinance Amendments - Appeal of Planning Commission
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt first reading of an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal
Code (BMC) Section 21.16.050 adopting special procedures for certain
appeals from decisions concerning subdivision maps.
Contact: Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 644-6380
16.
Zoning and Landmarks Ordinance Amendments - Appeal Provision
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt first reading of an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal
Code (BMC) Sections 23B.32.050C, 23B.32.060E, and 3.24.300A, adopting
special procedures for certain appeals from decisions of the Zoning
Adjustments Board and Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Contact: Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 644-6380
17.
Landmarks Preservation Ordinance Amendment - Appeal Provision
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt first reading of an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal
Code (BMC) Section 3.24.300 concerning procedures for appeals from
decisions of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, to conform the process
to appeals under the Zoning Ordinance.
Contact: Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 644-6380
18.
Settlement: Alexander
Blair v. City of Berkeley
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing a settlement of Public Liability
Claim No. 00-160, Alexander Blair, in the amount of $9,215.
Contact: Manuela
Albuquerque, City Attorney, 644-6380
19.
Contract: High Tech
Business Attraction and Job Training
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
sole source contract and any amendments with the Oakland Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $30,000 for services related to
technology business services and workforce development in the East Bay.
Contact: Bill Lambert, Economic Development, 705-8180
20.
Grant: University
Avenue Pathway Rehabilitation at the Berkeley Marina
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving an application for a grant from
the State of California's Recreational Trails Program in the amount of
$394,100 to be matched by $78,820 in City funds.
Contact: Lisa Caronna, Parks and Waterfront, 644-6943 x222
21.
Grant: Pathway
Rehabilitation at the Berkeley Marina
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving submission of a grant application
to the Coastal Conservancy in the amount of $200,000 to be matched by
$50,000 from the Marina Fund for the design and environmental review
process for a possible pathway along the southern side of University
Avenue in the Marina and a promenade along Seawall Drive.
Contact: Lisa Caronna, Parks and Waterfront, 644-6943 x222
22.
Urgency Ordinance - Berkeley Skate Park
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
For the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and
safety, adopt Urgency Ordinance adding Section 6.32.095 to the Berkeley
Municipal Code (BMC) relating to skate parks.
Contact: Lisa Caronna, Parks and Waterfront, 644-6943 x222
23.
Staffing of Police Traffic Enforcement Team
From: Councilmember
Armstrong
Recommendation:
Request an oral report from the Police Chief about Police
Department staffing generally and, specifically, about staffing of the
traffic enforcement team.
Contact: Polly Armstrong, Councilmember District 8, 644-6401
24.
Community-Wide Forum on Impact of Gentrification and Commercial
Expansion (to be delivered)
From: Councilmember
Maio
Recommendation:
Co-sponsor a community-wide forum, in January, focusing on the
impact of gentrification and commercial expansion on the availability of
housing, work space for arts, and space for our nonprofits; how these
pressures are impacting the cultural richness and ethnic diversity of our
city; and what can be done in response.
Contact: Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1, 644-6359
25.
Proclamation Honoring Jane Brown (to be delivered)
From: Councilmember Woolley
Recommendation: Approve
a proclamation honoring Jane Brown, to be presented by Councilmember
Woolley at the November 21 Council meeting.
Contact:
Diane Woolley, Councilmember District 5, 644-6294
26.
Proclamation Honoring Berkeley Video Festival
From: Councilmember
Spring
Recommendation:
Approve a proclamation in honor of the East Bay Media's 7th
Annual Berkeley Video and Film Festival on Saturday and Sunday, November
18 and 19, at Fine Arts Cinema, 2451 Shattuck Avenue.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 644-6266
27.
Parking Permits at North Berkeley Senior Center
From: Councilmember
Spring
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager issue 25 parking permits for the
residential parking district surrounding the North Berkeley Senior Center
and designate them for specific blocks so as to disperse the impact on any
one nearby residential block.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 644-6266
28.
Hawkbox Crosswalks
From: Councilmember
Worthington
Recommendation:
Refer to the City Manager and Transportation Commission
installation of Hawkbox Crosswalks.
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 644-6398
29.
Proclamations: New
Life Metropolitan Community Church and Pastor Barry Wichmann
From: Councilmembers Worthington, Breland and Maio
Recommendation: Support
proclamations affirming New Life Metropolitan Community Church and Pastor
Barry Wichmann's outstanding service to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Questioning community.
Contact: Kriss
Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 644-6398; Margaret Breland,
Councilmember District 2, 644-6400; Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1,
644-6359
30.
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR):
Underhill Area Master Plan
From: Councilmember
Worthington
Recommendation:
Approve a City response to the Final EIR of the Underhill Area
Master Plan at the UC Regents Committee meeting.
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 644-6398
31.
Early Voting Machines
From: Mayor Dean
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager send a letter to the Alameda County
Registrar of Voters expressing appreciation and public approval of the new
touch screen voting machines used by the County and a few select cities in
the County, including Berkeley, and encourage the Registrar to increase
the distribution of these machines to not only include every City Clerk's
Office in Alameda County but throughout the City of Berkeley as soon as
possible for use in the next election.
Contact: Shirley Dean, Mayor, 644-6484
32.
Mid Year Budget Process - Ed Roberts Campus
From: Mayor Dean
Recommendation:
1) Refer to the City Manager a $25,000 shortfall in matching
funds incurred by the Ed Roberts Campus (ERC) with respect to a $300,000
grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); 2) request the
City Manager assist the ERC in raising the $25,000 from outside sources;
and 3) express general support for these efforts, which will be reviewed
at the midyear budget process and, if the funding problem has not been
resolved, consider a City allocation for $25,000.
Contact: Shirley Dean, Mayor, 644-6484
33.
Oppression of Females by the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan
From: Mayor Dean
Recommendation:
Refer to the Commission on the Status of Women and the Peace
and Justice Commission, for report back within 45 days; 1) a request for
support for a series of programs (sponsored by the Feminist Majority
Foundation) to aid the women and girls oppressed by the Taliban militia in
Afghanistan and Pakistan; and 2) request the two commissions work together
in contacting the Berkeley-Albany YWCA and the Berkeley Unified School
District administration in formulating recommendations on local
participation in an international aid program without the expenditure of
City funds.
Contact: Shirley Dean, Mayor, 644-6484
34.
Use of Skateboards, Rollerblades, Bicycles, Scooters, and
Similar Machines or Equipment during Certain Outdoor Public Events
From: Mayor Dean
Recommendation: Request
the City Attorney draft an ordinance, for return to Council as soon as
possible, which would prohibit the use or operation of skateboards,
rollerblades, bicycles, scooters, and similar machines or equipment, on
the streets or sidewalks at special events where City streets have been
closed and/or vehicular traffic has been banned, such ordinance to include
circumstances under which exemption would be granted.
Contact: Shirley
Dean, Mayor, 644-6484
35. Transitional Housing for Survivors of Domestic Violence
From: Commission on
the Status of Women
Recommendation:
Include the need for transitional housing for survivors of
domestic violence in the current revision of the General Plan for the
City.
Contact: Ruby Primus, Secretary, 665-6923
a.
City Manager Report
Recommendation:
Concurs with recommendation of the Commission.
Contact: Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 665-6879
Action Calendar
Appeals:
36.
1608 Fourth Street -Zoning
Appeal of Use Permit to construct a three-story building containing 450
parking spaces at the basement, ground floor and second floor le
vels and 45,000 square feet of
office space at the third floor; to construct a three-story, 50,000 square
foot office building; to permit the establishment of a driveway on
Virginia Street that exceeds 20 feet in width at the property line; to
move 5,825 square feet of industrially used floor area off site; to
demolish a 5,825 square foot industrial building; and to allow the use of
off-site parking on an interim basis during construction of the buildings
approved as part of the second phase of construction on the site, at 1608
Fourth Street
a.
Appeal filed by Rhiannon, 731 Virginia Street
Contact: Sherry Kelly, City
Clerk, 644-6480
b.
City Manager Report
Recommendation: Adopt a
Resolution denying the appeal and upholding the decision of the Zoning
Adjustments Board.
Contact: Wendy Cosin, Planning and Development, 705-8108
c.
Communications
1. Rhiannon for
Oceanview Tenants Association re appeal process.
2. Laura & Eric
Peterson
3. René
Lawscha, re: Development at 1608 4th
Street
NOTICE
CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: If you object to a decision by the City
Council to approve or deny a use permit or variance for a project the
following requirements and restrictions apply: 1) No lawsuit challenging a
City decision to deny (Code Civ.Proc. '1094.6(b))
or approve (Gov.Code '65009(c)(5))
a use permit or variance may be filed more than 90 days after the date the
Notice of Decision of the action of the City Council is mailed. Any
lawsuit not filed within that 90-day period will be barred. 2) In any lawsuit that may be filed against a City Council
decision to approve or deny a use permit or variance, the issues and
evidence will be limited to those raised by you or someone else, orally or
in writing, at a public hearing or prior to the close of the last public
hearing on the project.
Old
Business:
37. Sanitary Sewer Program (removed from Consent Calendar by
Councilmember Spring and held over from October 10)
From: Councilmember Woolley
Recommendation:
Review and evaluate the City's current Sanitary Sewer Program
and solicit recommendations and possible courses of action from the Public
Works and Budget Commissions in order to be conversant with the state of
Berkeley's sewer system for future budgeting, planning and priority
setting: 1) Request the Public Works Commission review the current
Sanitary Sewer Program and its Master Plan and report back to Council
with: a) presentation on the City's Sanitary Sewer Program, including that
portion of the program mandated by the Federal Environmental Protection
Agency under a cease and desist order, b) recommendations on how to update
the Sewer Master Plan, and c) possible financial strategies for the Plan's
implementation; and 2) Request the Citizens Budget Review Commission to:
a) investigate and report back on the use of Sewer Funds loaned to the
General Fund, and b) recommend the amount of General Fund to be repaid to
the Sewer Fund.
Contact:
Diane Woolley, Councilmember District 5, 644-6294
38.
Peace and Justice Commission Review of Contracts with University
of California (held over by City Manager from October 10)
From: Councilmember
Spring
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution 1)
providing that all proposals to contract with entities engaged in work for
nuclear weapons, including any contracts between the University of
California Berkeley and the City which involve the provision of revenue to
the University, and the exchange of services without monetary
compensation, except for the nine contracts specifically enumerated in
Resolution No. 59,763-N.S., be subject to review by the Peace and Justice
Commission, prior to being noticed on any Council agenda; and rescinding
Resolution No. 59,779-N.S.; and 2) authorizing the Peace and Justice
Commission (a) to provide a rationale to the Council in keeping with the
purposes of the Nuclear Free Act for repeated annual review of waivers of
the Nuclear Free Berkeley Act for contracts with the University of
California; and (b) that Council-approved reviews of waivers occur at
least eight weeks prior to the time the contract is submitted to the
Council, or at the earliest time when the City Manager becomes aware that
actions being proposed will require a waiver of the Nuclear Free Berkeley
Act.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 644-6266
a.
City Manager Report
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution providing that: 1) a list, including a
description, expiration date, and contact person for any contracts between
the University of California, Berkeley and/or Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
and the City which involve the provision of revenue to the University, and
the exchange of services without monetary compensation, except for the
nine contracts specifically enumerated in Resolution No. 59,763-N.S., be
provided to the Peace & Justice Commission; 2) the Peace & Justice
Commission shall confer with the staff in order to determine a) what
proposals are subject to the Ordinance, b) what proposals may be approved
as a categorical matter because there is no reasonable alternative, and c)
what proposals must be reviewed on an individual basis; 3) the Commission
shall thereupon propose a process to address the issues in 2 above; and 4)
to the extent the City Manager differs, he may propose alternatives and
modifications thereto.
Contact: Phil Kamlarz, Deputy City Manager, 644-6580
39. Vindictive, Discriminatory, Sexist and Racist Prosecutions (withdrawn
by Councilmember Woolley and held over from October 10)
From: Councilmember
Woolley
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution: a) requesting the U.S. Attorney General and
all officers of the U.S. courts discontinue: 1) all forms of racial,
sexist, political and religious profiling in US law enforcement; 2) all
forms of "secret evidence" prosecutions, in which accused are
deported or held indefinitely, without charge, on the basis of evidence
withheld from the defendants, their attorneys and the public; 3) all uses
of conspiracy charges in political cases; b) request the Los Angeles
District Attorney drop all charges against Sara Jane Olson and request the
Governor of the State of California grant her a pardon; and c) urge our
national elected representatives and the Congress of the United States to
pass the pending legislation, H.R. 2121 and S. 3139 that would end the use
of secret evidence in deportation proceedings.
Contact:
Diane Woolley, Councilmember District 5, 644-6294
40.
Pardon: Sarah Jane Olson (AKA Kathleen Ann Soliah) (Removed
from the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Armstrong and held over from
July 11, July 25, September 12, October 10)
From: Peace and Justice Commission
Recommendation: Adopt
a Resolution requesting the Los Angeles District Attorney drop all charges
against Sara Jane Olson (aka) Kathleen Ann Soliah), and for Judge James
Ideman to dismiss all charges to end a vindictive prosecution; and request
Governor Gray Davis to pardon Sara Jane Olson (aka Kathleen Ann Soliah)
during her period of alleged activities with and on behalf of the
Symbionese Liberation Army, so this turbulent period can finally be put to
rest.
Contact: Manuel
Hector, Secretary, 665-6880
a. City
Manager Report
Recommendation: The
City Manager takes no position concerning the recommendations of the
Commission.
Contact: Fred
Medrano, Health and Human Services, 665-6879
41.
Measure B Paratransit Allotment Formula (held over from
October 24)
From: Commission on
Aging
Recommendation:
Direct the City Manager to seek a change in the Measure B
allotment formula to more accurately reflect Berkeley's senior population
by using Alameda County Needs Assessment Oversight Committee statistics.
Contact: Suzanne Ryan,
Secretary, 644-6107
a.
City Manager Report
Recommendation:
Take no action on the recommendation of the Commission to seek
a change in the formula for distributing Measure B funds among County of
Alameda cities.
Contact: Stephen
Barton, Housing, 665-3481
New
Business:
42. Amendment to Housing Code - Gas Heating Equipment (CR 99-165,
99-173)
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt first reading of an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal
Code (BMC) Section 19.40.040, Berkeley Housing Code, to add subsection
701.4 - Certification of Gas Heating Equipment, to ensure the proper
functioning of gas heating appliances in residential units.
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 665-3481
43.
Hiring Berkeley Seniors for City Positions
From: Commission on
Aging
Recommendation:
That any search for candidates for the positions of City
Manager and department heads begin with candidates from Berkeley's own
senior population; and support the fostering of civic service among
Berkeley residents by recruiting seniors to serve in positions of City
Manager and other department heads at nominal salaries.
Contact: Suzanne Ryan, Secretary, 644-6107
a.
City Manager Report
Recommendation:
That the recruitment practices for City Manager and executive
classes remain the same as they have been in the past and that Council not
approve this item. City
residents have always been welcome to apply for executive positions with
the City. In fact, we have
been fortunate to select some well-qualified Berkeley residents for
executive positions. The
salaries for these positions are set in consideration of the skills and
abilities and the duties and responsibilities required of the position.
While knowledge of the City and an understanding of the values of
Berkeley is important, job related experience is also very necessary in
meeting the challenges of an executive position with the City.
In addition to professional journals, the recruitments are
advertised on the City of Berkeley Human Resources Department telephone
hotline, in the Employment Opportunities Bulletin which is mailed to many
Berkeley community agencies, and on the City's web page.
In order to better give these recruitments more community exposure,
we will examine the use of the local media as another source of
advertising. Hiring from
within the community is highly desirable, but it is not practical to seek
the level of executive skills demanded by the citizens of Berkeley with an
offer of $10,000 to $15,000.
Contact: Ron Brown, Human Resources, 665-7614
Information Reports
44.
Cancer Screening Leave (CR 159-00)
From: City Manager
Contact: Ron
Brown, Human Resources, 665-7614
45.
Final Report on Implementation of City Auditor's Departmental
Budget Monitoring Audit Recommendations - CR 99-149
From: City Manager
Contact: Phil
Kamlarz, City Manager's Office, 644-6580
46.
Cable Television Franchise Fee Audit
From: City Manager
Contact: Phil
Kamlarz, City Manager's Office, 644-6580
47.
Early Voting and Touch-Screen Voting Activity
From: City Manager
Contact: Sherry M.
Kelly, City Clerk, 644-6480
Communications
Council
rules limit action on Communications to referral to the City Manager
and/or Boards and Commissions for investigation and/or recommendations.
Page No.
1)
R. Gramalkin, re:
Smith & Wesson firearms purchase decision
2)
Re: Relocation of Congregation Beth El at 1301 Oxford St.,
Berkeley
a)
Margie Gurdziel
b)
Joel Zeldin
c)
Neil & Jane Levy
d)
Andrea Lichtenstein Glover
e)
Sierra Club
f)
Tamara Robbin Greenberg A.D.T.R.,
g)
Edith Black
h)
Gail Keleman
i)
Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, City of Berkeley
j)
Ginny Roemer
3)
Rachel A. Rupert, CEO, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, re: Equal
Benefits Ordinance
4)
Jill Ellis, M.Ed., Executive Director and Co-Founder, Center for
the Education of the Infant Deaf, re: Space issues, portable
office on site
5)
Daveed Mandell, re: Safety for blind
pedestrians
6)
Re: Shellmound development
a)
Meaveen O’Connor
b)
Laura & Eric Peterson
7)
Community Action Team, letter signed by 17 members, re: Health
Disparities Budget Allocation
8)
John Allman, re: UC
Berkeley Office of Environmental Health & Safety
9)
InetJalopy, re: Eleanor Pepples campaign signs (additional pages available for
review in the City Clerk’s office)
10)
Howie and Connie Muir, re: 2700 San Pablo Ave.
11)
Sanne DeWitt, re:
Parking on Fairlawn Drive
12)
Re:2022 Grant St.:
a)
Pcsm
b)
Letter signed by Anne Steiner; Sean Kley; Sean Reilley; Maria
DeLuca
13)
Arthur Stopes, III, re: Business License, BMC
14)
Senator Dianne Feinstein,
re: Clean Air Act’s oxygenate requirements for gasoline
15)
Sarah H. Freeman, Ph.D., re: Animal Services
Officers
16)
Juliet Lamont, re: 2700 San Pablo
Adjournment
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