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.
Deferred Compensation Plan (PDF, 2 MB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance
readopting the Deferred Compensation Plan to make technical changes to bring
the plan into compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and other Federal laws,
rules and regulations and rescinding Ordinance No. 5629-N.S. and all its
amendments.
Contact:
Nicki Spillane, Human Resources, 981-6800
2.
Traffic Mitigation Measures Related to the Public Safety
Building Parking Lot
(PDF, 949 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt
second reading of an Ordinance amending Section 14.52.010A of the Berkeley
Municipal Code (BMC) a) reverting the Police preferential parking spaces to
metered parking on the west side of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, except for 5
preferential parking spaces for the Berkeley-Albany Municipal Court, from 125
feet south of Addison Street to 90 feet south and from 370 feet south of
Addison Street to 65 feet south; and b) removing parking meters on the north
side of Allston Way between Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and McKinley Avenue.
Contact:
Peter Hillier, Transportation, 981-7000
3.
Lease Agreement: Rowing Club (PDF, 4 MB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance
authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement and any amendments
with the Berkeley Rowing Club, Inc. for City property located at 2851 West
Bolivar Drive in Aquatic Park for an estimated amount of $44,500 for ten years.
Contact:
Lisa Caronna, Parks Recreation and Waterfront, 981-6700
4.
Lease Agreement: Waterski Club (PDF, 4 MB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance
authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement and any amendments
with the Berkeley Waterski Club, Inc. to use City property at 2821 West Bolivar
Drive in Aquatic Park for an estimated amount of $44,500 for ten years.
Contact:
Lisa Caronna, Parks Recreation and Waterfront, 981-6700
5.
Five-Ton Truck Prohibition on Various Streets
(PDF, 627 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance
amending Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Section 14.56.050 of the Berkeley
Municipal Code (BMC) prohibiting use of certain streets by vehicles exceeding 5
ton gross weight.
Contact:
Peter Hillier, Transportation, 981-7000
6.
Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriation Ordinance (PDF, 807 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of the FY 2004
Appropriation Ordinance.
Contact:
Paul Navazio, Budget, 981-7000
7.
Tax Rate: Library
Services (PDF, 487 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt
second reading of an Ordinance setting the FY 2004 tax rate per square foot for
residential dwelling units at $0.1292 per square foot and for industrial,
commercial and institutional buildings at $0.1956 per square foot.
Contact:
Phil Kamlarz, City Manager, 981-7000
8.
Special Tax: Maintenance of Parks, City Trees and Landscaping (PDF, 289 KB)
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt second reading of an Ordinance levying a FY 2004 special tax of
$.09831 per square foot of all improvements to fund the maintenance of parks,
City trees, and landscaping.
Contact: Fran David, Finance, 981-7300 and Lisa Caronna,
Parks & Waterfront, 981-6700
9.
Special Tax: Emergency Medical Services (PDF, 270 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance levying
a special tax of $0.026112 per square foot of improvements to fund the
provision of emergency medical services.
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
10.
Tax Rate: Emergency Services for the Severely Disabled (PDF, 243 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance setting
the FY 2004 tax rate for the provision of emergency services for the disabled
at $0.00931 per square foot of improvements.
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
11.
Tax Rate: Disaster Fire Protection (Measure Q) (PDF, 239 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance setting
the FY 2004 tax rate for the procurement of disaster fire equipment at $0.0125
per square foot of improvements.
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
12.
Tax Rate: General Obligation Bonds (Measure S) (PDF, 325 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance setting
the FY 2004 tax rate for the Measure S General Obligation Bonds (Election of
1996) at 0.0425%.
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
13.
Tax Rate: Fire Seismic General Obligation Bonds (Measure G,
Series C) and the 2002 General Obligation Refunding Bonds (PDF, 359 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance setting
the FY 2004 tax rate for the Fire Seismic General Obligation bonds (Measure G,
Series C) and the 2002 General Obligation Refunding Bonds at 0.0300%.
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
14.
Approval of Minutes (PDF, 3 MB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve the minutes for Council meetings of
a) June 10, 2003 (special and regular); b) June 17, 2003 (special and regular),
and c) June 24, 2003 (special and regular).
Contact:
Sherry M. Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
15.
Revised Records Retention Schedule (PDF, 396 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving revised Records
Retention Schedules in compliance with the city’s Records Management Program
and rescinding Resolution Nos. 58,239-N.S., 57,527-N.S., 56,112-N.S., and
55,432-N.S.
Contact:
Sherry Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
16.
Needle Exchange (PDF, 163 KB)
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 local health officer to take steps to enable the operation of Needle
Exchange Emergency Distribution.
Contact:
Sherry Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
17.
Waive Council Rules for July 15th Meeting (PDF, 72 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Waive Council Rules of Procedure to
allow the City Manager to place action items on the agenda for the meeting of
July 15, 2003 due to the upcoming summer recess.
Contact:
Sherry M. Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
18.
Contract: The Berkeley Alliance (PDF, 191 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with the Berkeley Alliance to
provide administrative support for this partnership endeavor with the Berkeley
Unified School District (BUSD) and the UC Berkeley in an amount not to exceed
$80,000 for the period July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004.
Contact:
Arietta Chakos, City Manager, 981-7000
19.
Contract: Fitness Center Memberships (PDF, 1 MB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with the Downtown Berkeley
YMCA in the amount of $272,403 for fitness center memberships for City
employees and Legislative Assistants for the period July 1, 2003 through June
30, 2004.
Contact:
Paul Navazio, City Manager, 981-7000
20.
Contract: Legislative Representation Services (PDF, 185 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute a contract and any amendments in an amount not to exceed
$49,970 with Lynn Suter & Associates to provide the City with legislative
representation services in Sacramento for the period July 1, 2003 to June 30,
2004.
Contact:
Arietta Chakos, City Manager, 981-7000
21.
Purchase Order: Electrical Equipment and Supplies (PDF, 332 KB)
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Purchase
Orders with Graybar Electric Company, Inc. (Graybar) for purchases of
electrical equipment and supplies for all departments not to exceed $150,000
annually through June 30, 2005.
Contact: Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
22.
Purchase Order: Office and Stationary Supplies (PDF, 352 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute Purchase Orders with Office Depot Business Services Division
(Office Depot) for purchases of office and stationary supplies, and office
products for all departments not to exceed $525,000 annually through June 30,
2005.
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
23.
Lease: Central Duplicating and Mail Service (PDF, 331 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance
authorizing the City Manager to accept a month-to-month tenancy with
RILCO-Center, LLC for continued occupancy of that portion of 2055 Center Street
used for central duplicating and mail services and authorizing up to seven
months of rental payments at $5,250 per month, for a total not to exceed
$36,750 in FY 2004, and further authorizing additional operating expenses of
approximately $7,000 for maintenance and utilities.
Contact: Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
24.
Residential Preferential Parking (PDF, 619 KB)
(To be delivered)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance amending
Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 14.72 regarding administrative changes.
Contacts:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300 and Peter Hillier, Transportation, 981-7000
25.
Contract: Community Health Services (PDF, 403 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute amendments to the contracts to extend the terms to June 30,
2004 and increase the amounts not to exceed: Alta Bates Medical Center
($60,000), Berkeley Unified School District ($40,514), California Department of
Health Services Microbial Diseases Laboratory ($423,215), and LifeLong Medical
Care ($77,134) for the provision of essential health services.
Contact:
Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 981-5100
26.
California Youth Energy Services Program (PDF, 427 KB)
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a sole-source
contract and any amendments with Rising Sun Energy, a non-profit organization,
to provide energy services and youth employment through California Youth Energy
Services (CYES) for the period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004 in an amount
not to exceed $40,000.
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
27.
Revision to Rental Housing Safety Program (PDF, 982 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance
amending Sections 12.48.030, 12.48.050, and 12.48.110 of the Berkeley Municipal
Code (BMC) and adding sections 12.48.120 and 19.40.110 to allow for changes to
the Rental Housing Safety Program (RHSP).
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
28.
Grant Application: Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
for the Ed Roberts Campus
(PDF, 220 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to submit an application for $2,000,000 for a Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative (BEDI) grant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development for construction of the Ed Roberts Campus.
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
29.
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Application: Ed Roberts Campus (PDF, 748 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to submit an application not to exceed $6,000,000 to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
for construction of the Ed Roberts Campus.
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
30.
Contract: Sanitary Sewer Project (PDF, 1 MB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving plans and
specifications for the Sanitary Sewer Project located at Fifth Street, Seventh
Street, Eighth Street, Ninth Street, Addison Street and Allston Way; 2)
accepting the bid of Gold Wing Engineering; and 3) authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments in an
amount not to exceed $840,943 for the period of 220 calendar days.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
31.
Grant: Beverage Container Recycling (PDF, 487 KB)
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant and
execute resulting agreement from the California Department of Conservation
(DOC) in the amount of $85,565 and amend the FY 2004 Solid Waste Management
Division budget.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
32.
Purchase Order: Mattress Recycling and Transportation Services (PDF, 186 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution increasing Purchase
Orders with St. Vincent de Paul Society for mattress recycling and
transportation services in an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay invoices for
the closing of FY 2003.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
33.
Transfer Station Cash Receipts / Cash Handling Audit (PDF, 2 MB)
From: City Auditor
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager report
back on November 25, 2003, regarding the implementation status of each of the
Auditor’s recommendations in the attached report, and, should any
recommendations remain outstanding, to fully implement them by January 31,
2004, and report back in February.
Contact: Ann-Marie Hogan, City Auditor, 981-6750
34.
Proclamation: Berkeley High School Men's Varsity Lacrosse Team
(PDF, 96 KB)
From: Councilmember Olds
Recommendation: Approve a proclamation honoring the Berkeley
High School Men’s Varsity Lacrosse Team for their winning season and number one
ranking in California.
Contact: Betty Olds, Councilmember
District 6, 981-7160
35.
Proclamation: CeCe Weeks Commemoration Day (PDF, 227 KB)
From: Councilmember Spring
Recommendation: Approve a proclamation declaring July 27th,
annually, as CeCe Weeks Commemoration Day in memory of her outstanding
contributions to civil rights.
Contact:
Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
36.
HR 1157: Freedom to Read (PDF, 252 KB)
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Support HR 1157 Freedom to Read (exempting bookstores and libraries from parts
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) and send a letter of our support
to U.S. Congressional representatives.
Contact: Kriss Worthington,
Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
