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.
2.
Lease: Retail Phone and Auto Parts Store - 2431 Channing Way (PDF,
2 MB) (First Reading April 27,
2004 Unanimous)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an
Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement with Goson
Li for the purpose of operating a retail phone and auto parts store located at
2431 Channing Way (Sather Gate Shops).
Financial Implications: Revenues from 2004-2012 $151,668.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
3.
Minutes for Approval (PDF,
1 MB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve the minutes for Council meeting of April 20, 2004 (regular).
Financial Implications:
Contact: Contact: Sherry Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
4.
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
5.
Settlement Agreement: Lloyd Tosse and Diane Tosse v. City of
Berkeley (PDF, 145 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
approving the settlement of the Alameda County Superior Court Action No. RE
03099880 entitled Lloyd Tosse and Diane Tosse v. City of Berkeley in the
amount of $12,500 for Lloyd Tosse and $32,500 for Diane Tosse, and waiving the
unpaid balance of the Citys ambulance bill for services rendered to Diane
Tosse on the date of the accident.
Financial Implications:
Public
Liability Fund $45,000; Ambulance Bill Waiver $532.
Contact: Manuela
Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950
6.
Settlement Agreement: Robert Doran and Esther Doran v. City of
Berkeley (PDF, 204 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
approving the settlement of the Alameda County Superior Court Action No. RG03
105874 consolidated with RG03 123382 entitled Robert Doran and Esther Doran
v. City of Berkeley in the amount of $325,000, of which the City will pay
an amount not to exceed $225,000 and the Bay Cities Joint Powers Insurance
Agency (BCJPIA) will pay the balance of the settlement.
Financial Implications: Public Liability Fund $225,000.
Contact:
Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950
7.
Grant: Shelter Plus Care Supportive Housing Program (PDF,
337 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to: 1) accept a grant renewal award from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $1,909,116
for tenant-based rental assistance for the Shelter Plus Care Supportive Housing
Program for the period beginning May 24, 2004 through May 23, 2005; 2) execute
contracts and any amendments not to exceed $59,048 with the following
community-based agencies: Berkeley Food and Housing Project ($16,000); Bonita
House, Inc. ($3,000); Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency ($16,000);
Coalition for Alternatives in Mental Health ($3,000); Homeless Action Center
($10,048); Jobs for the Homeless Consortium ($3,000); Lifelong Medical Care
($5,000); and Womens Daytime Drop-In Center ($3,000); and 3) renew such
community agency contracts annually hereafter.
Financial Implications: Revenues
$1,909,116.
Contact: Stephen Barton,
Housing, 981-5400
8.
Contract: Supplementary Retirement and Income Plan I and
Retiree Medical Plan Actuarial Services (PDF, 493 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with
Milliman USA for actuarial services for funding: 1) the Citys Supplementary
Retirement and Income Plan I (SRIP I); and 2) the retiree health plan benefits
for sworn Police, Fire and non-sworn employees in an amount not to exceed
$40,000 for the period of May 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
Financial Implications: Payroll Deduction Trust Fund $40,000.
Contact: Nicki Spillane,
Human Resources, 981-6800
9.
Contract: Janitorial Services at Five Recreation Centers (PDF,
222 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
approving plans and specifications for janitorial services in five recreation
centers and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any
amendments with Township Building Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed
$200,000 for a period of three years, beginning June 1, 2004 and ending June
30, 2007.
Financial Implications: General Fund $55,392 per year.
Contact: Marc Seleznow,
Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
10.
Contract: Tennis Court Lighting Rehabilitation (PDF,
4 KB) (to be delivered)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
approving the plans and specifications for Tennis Court Lighting Rehabilitation
at Live Oak Park, Willard Park and San Pablo Park and authorizing the City
Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with St. Francis Electric,
Inc. for the project, including the alternate bid work (Live Oak Park) for the
period May 15, 2004 to May 15, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $378,000.
Financial Implications: Parks Tax Funds $328,300 and Proposition 40 Per
Capita Grant Funds $50,000.
Contact:
Marc Seleznow, Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
11.
All-Way Stop at Rose Street and Shattuck Avenue (PDF,
194 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing
the placement of two stop signs on Rose Street at Shattuck Avenue, creating a
four-way stop this intersection.
Financial Implications: Capital Improvement Fund $500.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
12.
FUND$ Change Management Audit (PDF,
3 MB)
From: City Auditor
Recommendation: Request the City Manager
ensure that the recommendations in the attached report are fully implemented as
expeditiously as possible, and to report back no later than December 31, 2004,
regarding the implementation status of each recommendation
Financial Implications: General Fund - $162,000 - $202,000 per year.
Contact: Anne-Marie Hogan,
Auditor, 981-6750
13.
Sponsorship of Solano Avenue Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival (PDF,
342 KB)
From: Councilmember
Hawley
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution cosponsoring
the Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival to be held on Solano Avenue on Saturday,
May 29, 2004 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and allowing the use of Peralta Park
during the day.
Contact: Miriam Hawley,
Councilmember, District 5, 981-7150
14.
Proclamation Honoring Julia Vinograd (PDF,
69 KB)
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation: Approve a Proclamation
honoring Julia Vinograd at the 5th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival.
Contact: Kriss Worthington,
Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
15.
Proclamation: May as Mental Health Month
a. From:
Mental Health Commission (PDF, 174
KB)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
proclaiming May 2004 as Mental Health Month.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Harvey Turek, Secretary,
981-5213
b. From:
City Manager (PDF, 55 KB)
Recommendation: The City Manager concurs
with the content and recommendations of the report.
Contact:
Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 981-5100
Action
Calendar New Business
18.
Three-Ton Commercial Truck Weight Limit (CF 52-03)
a. From:
City Manager (PDF, 4 MB)
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an
Ordinance amending the Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 14.56, Movement of
Vehicles and Equipment by: 1) adding Section 14.56.070, to prohibit three ton
commercial trucks on all streets, with exceptions as noted in the report,
currently controlled by five-ton weight limits; 2) amending Section 14.56.050
to extend the existing five-ton truck weight limit on Martin Luther King Jr.
Way to the north on The Alameda from Martin Luther King Jr. Way to Solano
Avenue, and to the south from Hearst Street to University Avenue; 3) amending
Section 14.56.060 to amend the existing designated truck route system in order
to redefine the weight limit for commercial vehicles to be in excess of seven
tons; and 4) adding Section 14.56.080, Definitions and Truck Classifications.
Financial Implications: State Gas Tax $7,000 for sign replacement; Capital
Improvement Traffic Calming $15,000 to upgrade existing designated route
signs.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
b. From: Transportation Commission (PDF,
1 MB)
Recommendation: 1) Convert all streets
currently prohibiting five-ton trucks to streets prohibiting three-ton
commercial vehicles, except for the following streets: a) Gilman Street; b):
Martin Luther King Jr. Way; c) Cedar Street; d) Claremont Avenue/Piedmont
Avenue/Belrose Avenue/Derby Street/Warring Street corridor; 2) Amend BMC
Chapter 14.56 to provide a seven-ton truck definition for the designated truck
route and extend the five-ton truck limit on Martin Luther King Jr. Way so it
is continuous between University Avenue and Solano Avenue; and 3) Encourage the
public to complain about illegal truck movements.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
19.
Precautionary Principle and Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing Policy (PDF, 294 KB) (CF
62-03)
From: City Manager
Contact:
Arrietta Chakos, City Manager, 981-7000
20.
Implementation of Transfer Station Cash Receipts/Cash Handling
Audit (PDF, 841 KB) (CF 35-03)
From: City Manager
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
