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 carried over to the next regular
meeting.
1.
Contract: Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute amendments to the contract with the Oakland Private Industry
Council for pre-apprenticeship construction training to be provided by the
Cypress Mandela/Women in Skilled Trades Program to increase the amount by
$42,000 for a total not to exceed $84,000 and to extend the term to June 30,
2004.
Contact:
Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 981-5100
2.
Contract: 3404 King
Street - Ownership Transfer of Youth House
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement
with Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (BOSS) and Fred Finch Youth
Center (FFYC) concerning an assignment of rights to the property at 3404 King
Street, as assumption of the loan made to BOSS, amending the loan agreement to
reduce the number of youth housed from 15 to 12, and allocating up to $15,000
from the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for escrow fees and closing costs.
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
3.
Contract: 1947 Center Street Janitorial Services
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract
with Twin III Building Maintenance Company for performance of janitorial
services at 1947 Center Street for the period of July 1, 2003 through December
31, 2004 in an amount not to exceed $63,000; and approve an option to extend
the contract for four additional one-year periods up to a maximum of five and
one-half years at the City’s discretion.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
4.
Contract: Design of Underground Supporting Structure
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract
and any amendments with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in an amount
not to exceed $50,000 to provide engineering services for design of the
underground support structure for the Thousand Oaks Heights Applicant Financed
Utility Underground District No. 1, for a design period of no more than 90 days
from the notice to proceed.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
5.
Purchase: Three Front Loader Refuse Trucks
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution accepting the City of Brentwood’s bid procedures to
satisfy the requirement of Berkeley Charter Section 67, and authorizing a
purchase order to Oakland Truck Center in an amount not to exceed $512,710 for
the purchase of three new Autocar Xpeditor Truck Chassis with Witke Front
Loader Body.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
6.
Purchase: Waste Handler Loader
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase
of a John Deere 644H Waste Handler Loader utilizing the California Master
Agreement Schedule and authorizing a purchase order to Nortrax West Company in
an amount not to exceed $225,731.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
7.
Budget Referral: Coalition for Alternatives in Mental Health
(PDF, 56 KB)
From: Councilmember Breland
Recommendation:
Refer to the budget process an additional $13,500 for the Coalition for
Alternatives in Mental Health, as given to them in 2003.
Contact: Margaret Breland, Councilmember District 2,
981-7120
8.
Budget Referral: West Berkeley Mini Van Driver and Mini Bus
(PDF, 67 KB)
From: Councilmember Breland
Recommendation:
Refer to the budget process the Mini Bus Driver position and the Mini
Bus that serves residents who travel to and from the West Berkeley Senior
Center.
Contact: Margaret Breland, Councilmember District 2,
981-7120
9.
Recognition of Berkeley High School Photography Contest Winner
(PDF, 61 KB)
From:
Councilmember Breland
Recommendation:
Recognize and commend Berkeley High School student, Allison Roberts,
winner of the New York Time Photo Competition.
Contact: Margaret Breland, Councilmember District 2,
981-7120
10.
Salute to Youth Commissioners (PDF,
58 KB)
From: Councilmember Breland
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution saluting Youth Commissioners to be presented June 24,
2003.
Contact: Margaret Breland, Councilmember District 2,
981-7120
11.
U.S. Reductions in Carbon Emissions (PDF,
539 KB)
From:
Councilmember Maio
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution sponsoring or supporting legislation calling for a
national policy that targets U.S. reductions in carbon emissions of 60 percent
from 1990 levels by the year 2050, and promotes through funding incentives and
other means a nationwide mobilization of renewable energy resources and an
accelerated expansion of use in homes, businesses and buildings of energy
efficient technologies and products.
Contact: Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1, 981-7110
12.
Budget Referral and Fee Waiver: Front Row Festival
(PDF, 196 KB)
From: Councilmember
Spring
Recommendation: 1)
Adopt a Resolution waiving the permit fees for the Front Row Festival to be
held August 24, 2003; 2) referring the request by the Downtown Berkeley
Association (DBA) for $5,000 to fund the Grand Opening of this event to the
budget process, and 3) referring the request to hang banners to the City
Manager.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4,
981-7140
13.
3045 Shattuck Avenue Review and Possible Modification
(PDF, 432 KB)
From: Councilmember
Spring
Recommendation: Refer
to the Planning Commission for review and possible modification of the 3,000
square foot addition by right at 3045 Shattuck Avenue in areas zoned for
mixed-use.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4,
981-7140
14.
Naming Post Office in Honor of Vice Mayor Shirek
(PDF, 113 KB)
From: Mayor Bates
Recommendation: Adopt
a Resolution requesting the downtown Berkeley Post Office be designated the
“Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building”.
Contact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
15.
Restaurant and Food Service Quota System
(PDF, 84 KB)
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Refer to the City Manager and Planning Commission requests from
Northside Commercial District Businesses to establish restaurants and food
service quota system similar to that existing on Solano, College and Telegraph.
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7,
981-7170
16.
Suitcase Clinic Storage (PDF,
436 KB)
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Refer to the City Manager the Suitcase Clinic’s Storage Proposal.
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7,
981-7170
Action
Calendar – Public Hearing
17.
North Shattuck Business Improvement District
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon
conclusion, adopt a Resolution:
1) confirming the Annual Report on the North Shattuck Business Improvement
District for Fiscal Year 2003; and 2) levying assessments in the District for
Fiscal Year 2004.
Contact:
Tom Myers, Economic Development, 981-7530
18.
Residential Preferential Parking
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a Public and upon conclusion, 1)
adopt a Resolution approving fee increases for the Residential Preferential
Parking Program; 2) approve the policy and program recommendations as presented
herein; 3) approve the associated work program and schedule identified herein;
and 4) approve the Ordinance changes as described herein.
Contacts: Fran David, Finance, 981-7300 and Peter
Hillier, Transportation, 981-7000
19.
Fiscal Year 2004 and Fiscal Year 2005 Biennial Budget
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct the second of two public
hearings (first one held May 20, 2003) on the FY 2004-FY 2005 Biennial Budget
as proposed by the City Manager.
Contact: Weldon Rucker, City Manager, 981-7000
Action Calendar – Public Hearing - Appeals
20.
Appeal: 1936 Delaware Street
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution based
upon the attached findings and conditions, approving Use Permit #02-10000060,
to add two dwellings by enlarging an existing single-family dwelling raising it
one story and by constructing a second two-story building at 1936 Delaware
Street; and dismissing the appeals.
Contact: Phil Kamlarz, Planning, 981-7500
21.
Appeal: 1600 Shattuck Avenue
a.
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing, take testimony, and
continue the public hearing to July 15, 2003 to allow completion of an
engineering report providing independent evaluation of technical aspects of the
proposed project.
Contact: Phil Kamlarz,
Planning, 981-7500
b.
Communications
1. Frances
Strassman (2)
2. Shahram
Shahruz (4)
3. Libby
Kelley
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.
Comments during Public Hearings: Each speaker is allowed up to 3 minutes
unless more or less time is permitted by Council action. Applicant and appellant on land use appeals will
be allowed 5 minutes.
