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. Ordinance Amendment: Business License Administrative Appeal
(PDF, 67 KB) (First reading May 16,
2006 – Unanimous)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an
Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal Code Section 9.04.085.G, regarding the
business license administrative appeal process.
Financial Implications: None
Contact:
Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950
2. Ordinance Amendment: Condominium Conversion - Continuation of
the Affordable Housing Mitigation Fee (PDF, 195 KB) (First reading May 16, 2006 –
Unanimous)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an
Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal Code Section 21.28.065.B.1, Condominium
Conversion Ordinance, to continue the limit on the affordable housing
mitigation fee at 12.5% of sales price and repealing the sunset on that limitation.
Financial Implications: Unknown
Contact: Stephen
Barton, Housing, 981-5400
3.
Disposition and Development Agreement: Oxford Street
Development, LLC (PDF, 13 MB) (First reading
May 16, 2006 – Noes – Olds; Abstain – Capitelli, Wozniak)
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt second reading
of an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute the DDA and all other
necessary documents to dispose of the Property pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the DDA.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
4.
Ordinance Amendment: Inclusionary Housing
(PDF, 73 KB) (First reading May 16,
2006 – Unanimous)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal Code
(BMC) Sections 23C.12.070.A to revise inclusionary unit pricing requirements
for ownership projects, BMC Section 23C.12.070.D to revise resale restriction
pricing requirements and BMC Section 23C.12.090 authorizing the City Manager to
issue regulations governing price setting and qualifying households.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
5.
Calling for a Consolidated General Municipal Election for
November 7, 2006 (PDF, 141 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a
Resolution: 1) calling for a General
Municipal Election to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be
held in Berkeley on November 7, 2006; 2) requesting the Alameda County Board of
Supervisors consolidate the City of Berkeley General Municipal Election with
the Statewide General Election; and 3) authorizing certain procedural and
contractual actions.
Financial Implications: City Clerk
Budget - $250,000
Contact: Sara T. Cox, City Clerk,
981-6900
6. Initiative Petition: Ordinance Amending Landmarks Preservation
and Demolition Permit Application (PDF, 978 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Refer to the City Manager a proposed
initiative for a report to Council as to any of the impacts specified in
Election Code section 9212.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Sara T.
Cox, City Clerk, 981-6900
7.
Initiative Petition: Ordinance Amending Berkeley Municipal
Code Chapter 21.28 to Encourage and Regulate Conversion of a Limited Number of
Rental Units to Condominiums and to Assist Tenants in Purchasing Their Own Units (PDF, 455 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Refer to the City Manager
a proposed initiative for a report to Council as to any of the impacts
specified in Election Code Section 9212.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Sara T. Cox, City Clerk, 981-6900
8.
Assessment: North Shattuck Business Improvement District
(PDF, 872 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a
Resolution: 1) approving the FY 2006 Annual Report of the North Shattuck
Business Improvement District (BID); 2) declaring Council's intention to levy
an annual assessment for the North Shattuck BID for FY 2007, and; 3) scheduling
a public hearing for June 20, 2006 to consider levying a renewed assessment for
FY 2007.
Financial Implications: See
report
Contact:
Thomas A. Myers, Economic Development, 981-7530
9. Formal Bid Solicitations and Request for Proposals
(PDF, 212 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Approve
the attached list of new invitations for bids and requests for proposal (RFP)
that will be, or are planned to be,
issued upon final approval by the requesting department or division.
Financial Implications: Sanitary Sewer
Fund - $950,000
Contact: Fran David, Director, Finance Department, 981-7300
10.
Annual Purchase Order for Turnouts: JAECO Fire and Safety (PDF, 140 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute an annual purchase order and any amendments with JAECO Fire and Safety
for the purchase of turnouts (i.e., protective firefighting coats and trousers)
beginning July 1, 2006 in an amount not to exceed $100,000 with option to
extend for two additional fiscal years.
Financial
Implications: General Fund - $100,000
Contact:
Debra Pryor, Fire and Emergency Services, 981-3473
11.
Contract:
Berkeley's Best Builders Green Building Consultation and Technical Services (PDF,
187 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute a contract and any amendments with Build It Green (BIG), formerly the
Green Resource Center (GRC), for Berkeley's Best Builders Green Building
consultation and technical services, for the period July 1, 2006 to June 30,
2008 in an amount not to exceed $60,000.
Financial Implications: Permit
Service Center Fund - $ 60,000
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
12.
Grant: Agreement for
Low Income Energy Program Revenues (PDF,
174 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1)
authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with the
State Department of Community Services and Development to receive a U.S.
Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program grant, in the amount
of $27,656 for the period April 1, 2006
through January 31, 2007, to provide weatherization assistance for eligible
residents of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville; 2) approving the Priority Plan;
and, 3) authorizing the City Manager to designate a representative to sign
required fiscal and programmatic reports.
Financial Implications: $27,656 revenue
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
13.
Grant: Measure B Revenue (PDF, 149 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the 12-month Measure B program plan for paratransit services
and authorizing the City Manager to transmit the plan and 12-month claim in the
amount of $182,359 for Measure B annual pass-through funds for use during
fiscal year 2007 to the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority
(ACTIA) and to deposit the grant revenue.
Financial Implications: Measure B
Paratransit Fund - $182,359
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
14. Contract: Bay Trail Extension Construction Documents
(PDF, 141 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with
2M Associates of Berkeley for construction drawings and bid documents for the
firs segment of the Bay Trail Extension to the Berkeley Marina including: 1) a
multi-use trail and landscaping from the I-80 Bike Bridge to the East Lawn by
Marina Boulevard; and 2) windsurf access improvements west of Hs Lordships
Restaurant in an amount not to exceed $126,560 for the period May 23, 2006 to
December 31, 2007.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Marc Seleznow, Parks Recreation and Waterfront,
981-6700
15.
Contract: Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park Repair and
Rehabilitation (PDF, 344 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the Plans and
Specifications for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park Repair and
Rehabilitation project; accepting the bid from McGuire & Hester, Inc.;
authorizing the City Manager to execute
a contract with McGuire& Hester in an amount not to exceed $789,900
for the period June 1, 2006 to June 1, 2007.
Financial Implications: $789,900
Contact:
Marc Seleznow, Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
16.
Fee Waiver: Nurses, Contractors and Volunteers at Tuolumne and
Echo Lake Camps (PDF, 154 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a
Resolution approving the policy to provide a waiver of camp fees for service
providers and their families at Tuolumne and Echo Lake Camps Programs.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Marc Seleznow, Parks Recreation & Waterfront,
981-6700
17. Final Map of Tract 7575: 2113 - 2119 Delaware Street
(PDF, 134 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a
Resolution approving Final Map of Tract 7575, conversion of an existing
eight-unit Tenancy-in-Common (TIC) project at 2113 – 2119 Delaware Street to
eight condominium units.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Dan Marks, Planning and Development, 981-7400
18.
Congestion Management Agency Allocation: Spruce Traffic Safety
Project (PDF, 348 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to 1) execute an agreement with the
Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) and accept a Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) allocation in the amount of $100,000 for the period
of June 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008 for the Spruce Traffic Safety Project between
Rose and Vine Streets; and 2) appropriate the funding necessary to implement
the project prior to receipt of the allocation, which will occur when the CMA
has the funds to transfer, anticipated to be FY 2008.
Financial
Implications: Clean Air Transportation Fund - $100,000 revenue
Contact:
Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
19.
Final Tract Map 7650:
3075 Telegraph Avenue (PDF, 453 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the final map of Tract
Map 7650, a fifteen-unit residential and commercial condominium project located
at 3075 Telegraph Avenue.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
20.
Purchase Order: Vehicle Replacement (PDF, 167 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution 1) accepting the State of
California Contract No. 1CCS-05-23-14B bid
procedures to satisfy the requirement of the City of Berkeley Charter Section
67–Expenditures in excess of the limitation established by ordinance; and 2)
authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchase order with Folsom Lake Ford
for thirteen pursuit vehicles for the police department and one vehicle for the
fire department in an amount not to exceed $367,225.
Financial Implications: Equipment
Replacement Revenue Fund - $367,225
Contact: Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
21. Contract: Sanitary Sewer Project
(PDF, 685 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a
Resolution to: 1) approve plans and specifications for the Sanitary Sewer
Project located at Bolivar Drive, Addison Street, Bancroft Way, Shattuck
Square, University Avenue, Walnut Street and Sixth Street; 2) accept the
bid of Darcy and Harty Construction,
Inc.; and, 3) authorize the City Manager to execute a contract and any
amendments, extensions or other change orders until completion of the project
in accordance with approved plans and specifications, in an amount not to
exceed $1,197,218 for a period of 220 calendar days.
Financial Implications: Sanitary Sewer
Fund - $1,197,218
Contact: Claudette R. Ford,
Public Works, 981-6300
22.
FY 2007 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Fund
Allocation (PDF, 255 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a
Resolution 1) authorizing the City Manager to submit an allocation request to
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for Transportation Development
Act (TDA) Article 3 funds in the amount of $151,173 in FY 2007 for two projects:
a) Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Education program: and, b) the Ninth Street
Bicycle Boulevard extension; and authorizing the City Manager to accept the
funds; execute any resultant agreements and amendments; and authorize the
implementation of the projects, subject to securing the funds; and 2) declaring
that the City of Berkeley is eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3
funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code; that there is no
pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the project or
projects described in Exhibit B to this resolution, or that might impair the
ability of the City of Berkeley to carry out the project; that the City of
Berkeley attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in Exhibit A to
this resolution; and, that a certified copy of this resolution and its
exhibits, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the
Alameda County Congestion Management Agency for submission to MTC as part of
the Countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
Financial
Implications: MTC Fund - $ 151,173 revenue
Contact: Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
23.
Contract: Street Rehabilitation FY 2006 Phase 3 Project (PDF, 274 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution 1)
approving plans and specifications for the Street Rehabilitation FY 2006 Phase
3 Project, 06-10125-C; 2) accepting the bid of Gallagher & Burk, Inc.; and
3) authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments,
extensions or other change orders until completio
