City Council Special Minutes - Closed Session

Preliminary Matters

Roll Call: 5:00 p.m.

Present: Councilmembers Anderson, Capitelli, Maio, Moore, Olds, Spring, Worthington, Wozniak.

Absent: Mayor Bates

Public Comment: No speakers.

Closed Session

1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6:

Unions: Berkeley Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 I.A.F.F.

City Negotiators: Philip Kamlarz, City Manager

Lisa Caronna, Deputy City Manager

Tracy Vesely, Budget Manager

Debra Pryor, Fire Chief

David Orth, Deputy Fire Chief

David Hodgkins, Director of Human Resources

Margarita Zamora, Senior Human Resources Analyst

Robert Kraus, Senior Human Resources Analyst

Action: Discussion held.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a):

City of Berkeley v. Reza Valiyee, et al.

ACSC No. 737686-3

City of Berkeley v. Reza Valiyee, et al.

ACSC No. 748526-4

Eugene Evans, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. 809180-4; California Supreme Court No. S112621; United States Supreme Court No. 06-40

Elizabeth O’Malley, et al. v. City LPC, et al.

ACSC No. 837247-5

City of Berkeley v. Reza Valiyee

ACSC No. 837667-1

Rash B. Ghosh v. Shirley Dean, Mayor, City Council, ZAB, Zoning Dept.

ACSC No. 2002 043750

Berkeley Police Association v. City of Berkeley, PRC

ACSC No. 2002 057569

Helix Electric Inc., v. Arntz Builders; The American Insurance Company; City of Berkeley

ACSC No. 2002 061480

Richard Schwarzmann v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. 2001 26119

Bay Systems Integrators, Inc. v. Helix Electric, Inc., City of Berkeley, American Ins. Co.

ACSC No. RG 03 089440

Earnest Darden v. Berkeley Community Media and Berkeley City Council

USDC No. C 03 3264 MMC

Arntz Buildings v. City of Berkeley, Library Project Manager

ACSC No. BG 03 095394

Ruth Ellen Pearce, Trustee of the Ruth Ellen Pearce Revocable Trust, et al. v. All Persons Claiming Any Interest In, or Lien Upon, the Real Property Herein Described; City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 181677

Americans For Safe Access, James Blair, Michael L. Goodbar, and Donald O. Tolbert v. County of Alameda, Bradley Clark, City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 192053

Raymond Chamberlin v. City of Albany, City of Berkeley

ACSC No. HG 05 200281

City of Berkeley v. University of California, Regents of the University of California

ACSC No. RG 05 199505

Soroya Radmanesh v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 191982

Randolph Walker v. City of Berkeley and Roland Anolin

ACSC No. RG 05 205825

Maarteen Kalway and Mary Kalway v. City of Berkeley, Planning Commission, Dan Marks, Planning and Development Director

ACSC No. RG 05 05208534

City of Berkeley v. The Boykin Group, Boykin Berkeley, LLC, Boykin Hotel Properties, LP, Berkeley I. Leasing, LLC

ACSC No. HG 05 199209

Jaipal Walia v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 05 222860

Valentine Corp. v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 05 220900

City of Berkeley v. Hernan Galvan, an individual, DBA American Systems Parking, and Metropolitan Systems Parking

ACSC No. RG 05 226079

Association for Responsible Development v. City of Berkeley, Berkeley City Council

ACSC No. HG 05 220335

Carl Friberg, Anne Wagley, Jim Sharp and Dean Metzger v. Tom Bates, CouncilMembers Maio, Moore, Anderson, Capitelli, Wozniak, City of Berkeley, City Council, Phil Kamlarz, Manuela Albuquerque

ACSC No. RG 05 230715

Jacqueline Bradley v. City of Berkeley

DFEH No. U200506M1127-00-p

Daniel Mcmullan, Michael Diehl v. City Of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 06 274017

Sherry Kelly, Clerk Of The City Of Berkeley, Petitioner v. Alameda County Board Of Supervisors, Tom Bates, Doris Maslach, Elizabeth P. Merrill, Orna Shaughnessy, Afam Agbodike, Blake Von Knopka, Eleanor Peeples, Dean Metzger, Jim Smith, Shirley Dean

ACSC No. RG 06 285827

Landmarks Preservation Update 2006 Laurie Bright And Roger Marquis v. County Of Alameda Bradley J. Clark In His Official Capacity As County Of Alameda Registrar Of Voters, City Of Berkeley And Does 1-20, Inclusive, Respondents And Defendants; Berkeley City Council, Real Parties In Interest

ACSC No. RG 06 285758

Cheryl F. Lindenau v. City Of Berkeley, Does 1 – 50

ACSC No. RG 06 283007

Brian Archibald v. BOSS, City Of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 181788

Farmers Insurance Exchange v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 05 232697

Dorothy Hunt v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 05220639

James, Shannon B. v. Berkeley Police Department, et al.

USDC No. C 04 1195 MMC

Meggs, Jason, Salsbury, Ryan v. City of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C 02 0693 MHP

Salsbury, Ryan, Meggs, Jason, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C 02 1528 CRB

State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. City Of Berkeley

ACSC No. BG 06 254541

Harry K. Vernon v. City Of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. 842999-1; California Court of Appeal No. A109680

AMICUS CASES:

City of Marina and Fort Ord Reuse Authority v. Board of Trustees of the Cal State University

Cal. Supreme Ct. No. S 117816

Ayon, et al. v. Cintas Corporation

Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 310696

Council of the City of New York v. Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York

New York Supreme Court – Appellate Div. First Department, New York County No. 115214/04

Jackie Pieri, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.

California Court of Appeal Case No. A110571