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.
Needle Exchange (PDF,
165 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
2.
Contract: Enterprise Content Management System
(PDF, 771 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the contract with
ImageSource, Inc. for purposes of implementing and expanding an enterprise
content management system as follows:
1) increasing the scope of services and for the purchase of software and
hardware to complete Phase I implementation in an amount not to exceed $40,000;
2) purchasing of additional software licenses for Phase II implementation in an
amount not to exceed $80,000; and 3) payment of software assurance for 50
concurrent licenses for the term of the contract period of five years from November
30, 2003 through June 30, 2009 in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for a total
new contract amount of $720,000.
Financial Implications: General
Fund - $420,000.
Contact: Sherry M. Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
3.
Telegraph Property and Business Improvement District
Assessment for FY 2005 (PDF, 572 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1)
approving the Annual Assessment Report on the Telegraph Property and Business
Improvement District for FY 2004; 2) declaring an intention to levy special
assessments in the District for FY 2005; and 3) setting a public hearing on the
levy of assessments for July 20, 2004.
Financial Implications:
BID Revenue -
$231,000.
Contact: Tom Myers, Economic
Development, 981-7530
4.
Appropriations Limit for FY 2005 (PDF,
231 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
providing notice that: 1) Council will adopt an appropriations limit for FY
2005 at its meeting of June 22, 2004; and 2) the amount of the limit and
background material used in its calculation will be available for public review
in the City Clerk Department on or before June 7, 2004.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
5.
Formal Bid Solicitations and Requests for Proposals
(PDF, 357 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve new invitations for
bids and requests for proposals (RFP) that will be, or are planned to be,
issue; that have been issued and received due to extenuating circumstances; or
that have been sent out (opened) but not yet received (closed).
Financial Implications: Various Funds – $1,191,000.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
6.
Contract: Rescue Systems I Training (PDF,
180 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with
Industrial Emergency Council to provide Rescue Systems I training for the Fire
Department through a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant from June
9, 2004 to June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $58,410.
Financial Implications: FEMA Grant – $58,410.
Contact:
Reginald Garcia, Fire, 981-5500
7.
Grant: Federal
Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters (PDF, 315
KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept a
grant, and any amendments, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program in the amount of $189,875 to fund a
Type III firefighting engine ($271,250) for use in fighting potentially
catastrophic fires in the urban/wildland interface.
Financial Implications: FEMA Grant - $189,875; City match - $81,375.
Contact: Reginald Garcia,
Fire, 981-5500
8.
Contract: Bus Transportation for Summer Programs
(PDF, 179 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with the
Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for bus transportation for summer
recreation and day camp programs in an amount not to exceed $55,000 annually,
for a three year period, beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2007.
Financial Implications: Berkeley Day Camp, Recreation Programs, and Young
Adult Project Budgets – $165,000 for three years.
Contact: Marc Seleznow,
Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
9.
Contract: Straw Bale Building at Shorebird Park
(PDF, 201 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
increasing the City Manager’s expenditure authority by $20,000 for a new amount
not to exceed $416,000 for construction of the Straw Bale Building at Shorebird
Park.
Financial Implications: Marina Capital Projects Fund – $20,000.
Contact: Marc Seleznow,
Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
10.
Contract: Hazardous Vegetation Reduction
(PDF, 362 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract
amendment in an amount not to exceed $57,401 for the remainder of the contract
term, which expires on June 30, 2004.
Financial Implications: Parks Tax Fund – $57,401.
Contact: Marc Seleznow,
Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
11.
R-1A District Density Clarification (PDF,
262 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt the first reading of
an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Section 23D.20.070B,
clarifying that an R-1A zoned lot must contain at least 4,500 square feet of
lot area in order to establish two units.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact:
Dan Marks, Planning, 981-7400
12.
Contract: Sanitary Sewer Project (PDF,
547 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1)
approving plans and specifications for the Sanitary Sewer Project located at
Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Bonita Avenue, Henry Street, Cedar Street, Walnut Street,
Shattuck Avenue, Durant Avenue, Bancroft Way, Bowditch Street and Warring
Street; 2) accepting the bid of McNamara and Smallman Construction, Inc.; and
3) authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments in an
amount not to exceed $1,157,273 for the period of 220 calendar days.
Financial Implications: Sewer Capital Improvement Fund – $1,57,273.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux,
Public Works, 981-6300
13.
Grant: Transportation Development Act Article 3 Fund
Allocations for Bicycle and Pedestrian (PDF, 834 KB)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant
application for $64,281 to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for
Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds in FY 2004-2005 for
Bicycle Safety Education and Pedestrian Planning, authorizing the City Manager
to accept the grant, execute any resultant agreements and amendments, and
authorize the implementation of the projects and 2) declaring that the City is
eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section
99234 of the Public Utilities Code.
Financial Implications: Grant – $64,281.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
14.
BART Parking and Validation Programs
a. From:
Transportation Commission (PDF, 398 KB)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution urging
BART to charge all single occupancy vehicles without disabled placards a
parking fee at Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations and urge BART to
revitalize their parking validation program at North Berkeley Station and to
implement a new parking validation program at the Ashby Station.
Financial Implications: Unknown.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Secretary, 981-7101
b. From:
City Manager (PDF, 194 KB)
Recommendation: The City Manager concurs
with the content and recommendations of the report.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
15.
Elmwood Theater Business Improvement Area Assessments for FY
2005
a. From:
Elmwood Advisory Board (PDF, 697 KB)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the Annual Assessment Report for the
Elmwood Theater Business Improvement Area for FY 2004; declaring and intention
to levy annual assessments in the Improvement Area for FY 2005; and 3) setting
a public hearing on the levy of assessments for July 20, 2004.
Financial Implications: BID Revenue - $19,500.
Contact: Tom Myers,
Secretary, 981-7530
b. From:
City Manager (PDF, 58 KB)
Recommendation: The City
Manager concurs with the recommendations of the commission.
Contact: Tom Myers, Economic
Development, 981-7530
20.
FY 2005 Budget and FY
2006 Budget Reduction Plan (HTML,
opens in new browser window)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Council discussion and
input on FY 2005 Budget and FY 2006 Budget Reduction Plan as proposed by the
City Manager.
Contact: Phil Kamlarz, City Manager, 981-7000
21.
Citizens Budget Review Commission’s Budget Recommendations
(PDF, 421 KB) (to be delivered)
a. From:
Citizens Budget Review Commission
Recommendation: As a partial strategy to deal with the budget crisis the Commission
urges the Council to: 1) state
unambiguously that in negotiations with employee unions, the City will seek to
have the employee portion of retirement costs, which is entirely paid by the
City, transferred to the individual employee; 2) publicly call upon unions that
represent City employees to enter into renegotiations with goal of settling
before the next election at which new taxes will be proposed; and 3) delete
from the “guidelines” adopted on March 23, 2004, the policy relating to
minimizing layoffs and in put a policy in place that calls for layoffs to be
made where necessary to bring costs into line with available revenues.
Contact: Tracy Vesely, Secretary, 981-7000
b. From:
City Manager
Recommendation: Refer the commission’s
recommendations to the budget process.
Contact: Phil Kamlarz, City Manager, 981-7000
22.
FY 2005 Community Agency Funding
a. From:
Human Welfare Community Action Commission (PDF, 483 KB)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to make
strategic cuts to certain community agencies while maintaining all other
funding to community agencies serving low-income individuals and families.
Financial Implications: General Fund – $57,124 savings.
Contact: Kristen Lee,
Secretary, 981-5427
b. From:
City Manager (PDF, 57 KB)
Recommendation: Refer the commission’s
recommendations to the budget process.
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
23.
Transportation Commission Procedures and Protocols
a. From:
Transportation Commission (PDF, 247 KB)
Recommendation: Direct staff to: 1) refer
all transportation-related items, including items requiring Council decision or
which come before another commission, to the Transportation Commission,
according to procedure established in Resolutions 60,504–N.S. and 55,751–N.S.
and provide background information on those items in advance of Commission
meetings; 2) institute a three week deadline for communication when practical
from Commission to Council while ensuring sufficient Council consideration; and
3) cover the communication protocol in commissioner trainings conducted by the
City Manager’s office.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Secretary, 981-7101
b. From:
City Manager (PDF, 196 KB) (to
be delivered)
Recommendation: The City Manager does not
concur with the recommendations of the Commission.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
24.
Proposed Budget Cuts to Parks Recreation & Waterfront
Youth Programs
a. From:
Youth Commission (PDF, 188 KB)
Recommendation: Do not make the proposed
budget cuts to the Recreation Youth programs for FY 2004-2005. However, if cuts
are made, priority should be made to maintain funding for the following: 1) all
teen programs in the recreation and youth budgets; 2) swimming at no cost for
youth enrolled in summer fun camps; 3) operation of only one swimming pool
during the winter months to save costs.
Financial Implications: All Recreation and Youth Programs – $800,000;
Priority
programs – $50,000.
Contact: Phil Harper-Cotton,
Secretary, 981-6671
b. From:
City Manager (PDF, 51 KB)
Recommendation: The City Manager
recommends referring the report to the budget process.
Contact: Marc Seleznow,
Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
Council rules limit action on Communications to
referral to the City Manager and/or Boards and Commissions for investigation
and/or recommendations.
Ohlone Dog Park
1. Jim
Storey
2. Philip
V. Hull
3. Cheryl
Crane
4. Karen
Tanner
5. Michael
Isaacs
6. Carol
J. Whitehurst
7. Julia
Chung
8. Amy
R. Riker (2)
9. Mary
Ann Botnes
10. Elayne Isaacs
11. Bruno
12. Reilly
13. Suzanne Biley
14. Angela D. Wood,
People Responsible in Dog Exercise
15. Ellen Hauptli,
Adele Leporati, Elizabeth Loyd, Sudi Azadeh, Conor Chung, Virginia Mulla, Mary
Deurey-Wagner, Mia Okinaka, John Young, Jaqueline Wagner, Emily Duffy, Charles
Sleackison, Rod Buehler, Debra Safren, Elizabeth Ruttes, J.H.V., Cluadia Vin
Vacano.
Truck Kills Professor on UC
Campus
16. Jason Meggs
Merging of Solid Waste
Management Commisssion and Public Works Commission
17. Howard Chong
Dangerous Conditions of Public
Property
18. Anne Whyte
Bicycle Boulevards
19. Hank Resnik
Noisy Garbage Collection before
7am
20. Anne Marselis,
Saint John’s Neighbors
University Avenue Zoning
21. Jeff Hobson
22. Lynda Winslow
Parking for Brower Center
23. Richard Register
24. Emily Sadigh
University Avenue Pedestrian
ADA & BMC Violations
25. Wendy Alfsen,
Walk&Roll Berkeley
Residential Parking Permit –
Unfair ticketing
26. Janet W. Cox
Prosecuting Drug Crime
27. Sam Herbert (2)
28. Indigo
29. Carla deHaas
San Francisco Pan Handling Law
30. Anne Whyte
New Fire House
31. Doris Nassiry
