2. Minutes for Approval
(PDF, 468 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Approve the minutes
for the City Council meetings of April 18,
2006 (special and regular) and
April 25, 2006 (closed and regular).
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Sara T.
Cox, City Clerk, 981-6900
3. Rabies Quarantine Regulations
(PDF, 166 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance repealing Berkeley Municipal Code
Section 10.04.160(D) which states that quarantine regulations do not apply to
animals that bite their owner/guardians.
Financial Implications: None
Contact:
Phil Kamlarz, City Manager 981 7000
4. Contract: Artwork for West Berkeley Rail Stop and Transit
Plaza (PDF, 173 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with John
Wehrle to paint murals, columns, and poems beneath the University Avenue
overpass structure at the West Berkeley Train Stop in an amount not to exceed
$43,750 for the period June1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
Financial Implications: Redevelopment Agency Budget - $43,750
Contact:
Thomas Myers, Economic Development, 981-7530
5.
Telegraph Property and Business Improvement District
Assessment (PDF, 269 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
approving the Annual Assessment Report for the Telegraph Property and Business
Improvement District (TBID) for FY 2006, declaring an intention to levy special
assessments in the District for FY 2007, and setting a public hearing on the
levy of assessments for July 11, 2006.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact:
Thomas Myers, Economic Development,
981-7000
6. Appropriations Limit
for FY 2007 (PDF, 690
KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
providing notice that: 1) Council will adopt an appropriations limit for FY
2007 at its meeting of June 27, 2006; and 2) the amount of the limit and the
background material used in its calculation will be available for public review
by June 12, 2006.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact:
Fran David, Finance 510-981-7300
7.
Formal Bid Solicitations and Request for Proposals
(PDF, 220 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: See report
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7310
8. Classification: Harbormaster
(PDF, 237 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending Resolution No. 61,840-N.S., Classification
and Salary Resolution for Public Employees Union Local One, to change the title
of Marina Supervisor to Harbormaster to retitle and revise the classification
specification of Marina Supervisor effective June 1, 2006.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: David W. Hodgkins, Human Resources, 981-6800
9.
Waiving Reimbursement for Police Testimony in Civil Action
(PDF, 138 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution : 1)
authorizing the City Attorney, upon a showing of good cause, to execute
stipulations waiving the City’s entitlement to salary reimbursement under
Government Code Section 68097.2 for the appearance and testimony of Berkeley
Police Officers in civil actions involving the elimination of public nuisance
or illegal drug activity; 2) and rescinding
Resolution 57,530–N.S .
Financial Implications: See report
Contact:
Douglas N. Hambleton, Police, 981-5700
10.
Construction and Demolition Debris Salvage and Recycling
(PDF, 197 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt first reading
of an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal Code Title 19, Buildings and
Construction, to add Chapter 19.24, Construction and Demolition (“C&D”)
Debris Salvage and Recycling, decreasing the amount of landfilled material from
select construction and demolition projects.
Financial Implications: Refuse Fund - Neutral impact
Contact: Claudette R. Ford, Public Works,
981-6300
11.
Tieback Mitigation & Right-of-Way Improvement Fund
Revenues (PDF, 108 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1)
authorizing the City Manager to establish a Tieback Mitigation and Right-of-Way
Improvement Fund; 2) accepting payment from C. Overaa & Co., in the amount
of $211,500; and 3) establishing a corresponding expense appropriation for the
same amount.
Financial Implications: Tieback Mitigation Fund - $211,500 Revenue
Contact:
Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
12.
FY 2007 Street Lighting Assessments
(PDF, 244 KB)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution:
1) approving the Street Lighting Assessment District 1982-1 Engineer’s Report,
dated April 2006; 2) set a public hearing to be held before Council at its June
20, 2006 Council Meeting; and 3) authorize the City Clerk to publish the notice
of the public hearing for FY 2007 levy of assessments of Street Lighting
Assessment District No. 1982-1.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Claudette
R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
13.
Designating May 19, 2006 as “Wayne Dismuke Day”
(PDF, 92 KB)
From: Mayor Bates and
Councilmembers Moore, Anderson and Worthington
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution
commemorating May 19th as “WAYNE DISMUKE DAY” in remembrance of the incredible
life spirit of Captain Wayne S. Dismuke
Financial Implications: None
Contacts:
Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100;
Darryl Moore, Councilmember
District 2, 981-7120; Max Anderson, Councilmember District 3, 981-7130;
and Kriss Worthington,
Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
14.
Definition of Arts and Crafts
(PDF, 135 KB)
From:
Councilmembers Maio and Moore
Recommendation:
Request that the
Civic Arts Commission review and update the definition of "arts and
crafts" as referred to in the West Berkeley zoning, which will enable an
inventory of such space to go forward
and ensure that the space is protected, as stipulated in the West Berkeley Plan
and the zoning.
Financial Implications: None
Contacts: Linda
Maio, Councilmember District 1, 981-7110 and Darryl Moore, Councilmember District 2, 981-7120
15. Require that New and
Replacement Paving for Outside Parking Spaces and Driveways Be Made of
Permeable Materials
(PDF, 135 KB)
From: Councilmembers Maio and Capitelli
Recommendation: Refer to the City Manger the request that the City institute the
requirement that new and replacement paving for outside parking spaces and
driveways be made of permeable materials unless there are extenuating
circumstances warranting a different treatment.
Financial Implications: None
Contacts: Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1,
981-7110 and Laurie
Capitelli, Councilmember District 5,
981-7150
16.
Schedule a Brief
Presentation to Council on the Off-Label Use of the Drug, Cytotec
(PDF, 193 KB)
From: Councilmembers Maio and
Anderson
Recommendation: Schedule a brief
(10-minute) presentation by Maddy Oden on the off-label use of the drug,
Cytotec.
Financial Implications: None
Contacts:
Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1, 981-7110 and Max Anderson, Councilmember
District 3, 981-7130
17.
Recognizing the Dramatic Philanthropic Divide Between
Minority-led Nonprofits and Non-minority-led Nonprofits
(PDF, 96 KB)
From: Councilmembers Moore and Anderson
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution recognizing the dramatic philanthropic divide between
minority-led nonprofits and non-minority-led nonprofits.
Financial Implications: None
Contacts: Darryl
Moore, Councilmember District 2, 981-7120 and Max Anderson,
Councilmember District 3, 981-7130
18.
"Quiet" or "Lower Noise" Fireworks for the
4th of July Celebration
(PDF, 93 KB)
From: Councilmember Olds
Recommendation: Refer to the City Manager
to investigate the possibility of using what is known as "quieter" or
"low noise" fireworks for
Berkeley's July 4th celebration so that the distress caused to domestic
animals and wildlife is diminished.
Financial Implications: Unknown
Contact:
Betty Olds, Councilmember District 6, 981-7160
19.
Proclamation: Designating June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Month (PDF,
63 KB)
From:
Councilmembers Worthington and Moore
Recommendation:
Support a
proclamation to honor June as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Questioning
Pride Month in the City of Berkeley and authorize the City Manager to fly the
Rainbow Flag for the rest of June.
Financial Implications: None
Contacts: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember
District 7, 981-7170 and Darryl Moore, Councilmember District 2, 981-7120
20. Resolution for a
Positive Revitalization Model in the Wachovia Acquisition of World Savings Bank
(PDF, 123 KB)
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution for a
positive revitalization model in the
Wachovia acquisition of World Savings Bank and join the California
Reinvestment Coalition (CRC) and the
Greenlining Institute in resolving to ensure that the Wachovia acquisition of
World Savings Bank in Oakland is beneficial to Californians and East Bay
low-income and underserved residents.
Financial Implications: None
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
25.
Budget Referral: Restore Funding for Staffing of the Office of
Emergency Services (PDF,
73 KB)
From:
Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Refer to the budget
process up to $120,000 to restore funding for staffing of the Office of
Emergency Services.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact:
Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
26.
Budget Referral: $10,000 for the Center for Accessible
Technology (PDF, 45 KB)
From:
Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Refer the request
for an additional $10,000 annually starting this fiscal year for the Center for
Accessible Technology to the budget process.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember,
District 4, 981-7140
27.
Budget
Referral: Create
a Public Safety Commission
(PDF, 340 KB)
From:
Councilmember Wozniak
Recommendation:
Refer to the budget process a recommendation that
the City Manager establish a new City Commission focused on reducing crime and
improving public safety.
Financial
Implications: See report
Contact: Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember, District 8,
981-7180
28.
Budget Referral:
Sweatfree Berkeley Ordinance
Monitoring and Enforcement
(PDF, 75 KB)
From: Councilmembers Worthington and Moore
Recommendation: Refer fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) to the Budget process to be considered for allocation for the
monitoring and enforcement component of the Sweatfree Berkeley ordinance.
Financial Implications: $50,000
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7,
981-7170; and Darryl Moore,
Councilmember District 2, 981-7120
29. Budget Referral:
Sweat-free Berkeley Ordinance
a. From: Commission on
Labor (PDF, 146 KB)
Recommendation: Refer to the budget
process an amount up to $60,000 for FY07 to ensure that any Sweat-free
procurement measures undertaken by the City include funding for compliance and enforcement of those
measures.
Financial Implications: $60,000 in FY07
Contact: Delfina Geiken, Secretary, Commission on Labor, 981-7551
b. From: City Manager
(PDF,
139 KB)
Recommendation: Refer to the budget process.
Contact: Thomas Myers, Economic Development, 981-7530
30.
Civic Arts Work Plan for FY 2007 and West Berkeley Arts
Inventory (PDF, 254 KB)
a. From: Civic Arts
Commission
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
accepting the Civic Arts Commission Work Plan for FY 2007 and adopt a Resolution to fund an intern to assist in
the inventory of artists, art organizations and creative businesses in West Berkeley.
Financial Implications: General Fund - $12,000
Contact: Mary Ann Merker, Secretary to the
Civic Arts Commission, Economic Development, 981-7530
b. From: City Manager
Recommendation: Refer to the budget process.
Contact: Thomas Myers, Economic Development, 981-7530
31.
Restore Public Art Funds and Restore the Civic Arts Grant
Program Funding
a. From: Civic Arts
Commission (PDF, 528 KB)
Recommendation:
Direct the City
Manager to restore to the annual budget for the Civic Arts Program one FTE position including salary and benefits from General Fund revenues, and to
restore the Public Art Fund 657 for revenues expended during the current Fiscal
Year in excess of 0.5% allowed under
Resolution No. 60,048-N.S. for the management costs for projects; and adopt a Resolution to restore the Civic Art Grant Program to $300,000 for
FY07.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact:
Mary Ann Merker, Secretary to the Civic
Arts Commission, Economic Development, 981-7530
b. From: City Manager
(PDF, 138 KB)
Recommendation: Refer to the budget process.
Contact: Thomas Myers, Economic Development, 981-7530
