Special Meeting eSummary June 15, 2004

Printer-friendly PDF* summary: (15 KB)

 

Click on the linked agenda item titles below for background materials/reports. Adopted Resolutions and Ordinances (second reading) are available via Records Online (http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=4222) as soon as they are finalized. Note:  Resolutions and Ordinances are subject to amendment, rescission or repeal, or readoption in whole or in part. Additional research may be necessary to verify the completeness of the legislative history. To research the Berkeley Municipal Code, visit: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=7134 These documents are presented in Adobe Acrobat PDF*, and will open in a new browser window. Some files may exceed 1MB in size. File size information is provided in parentheses. All items are available for review at the City Clerk Department, (510) 981-6900. *To read PDF files, download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.  If you are unable to access .pdf documents online, please contact us via email (clerk@ci.berkeley.ca.us), telephone (510) 981-6900, or TDD (510) 981-6903 so that we can provide an alternate format.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SUMMARY

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 – 5:00 P.M.

 

Roll Call: 5:00 p.m. All present.

1.      Ballot Measure – Public Financing of Elections (PDF, 3 MB) (to be delivered)

From:  City Manager

Recommendation:  Provide comments to the City Attorney on the revised text, title and City Attorney’s analysis of a ballot measure (charter amendment) for the November 2004 ballot to provide for public financing of elections.

Contact:  Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950

Action: Provided comments to City Attorney and directed staff to prepare resolution for placing measure on the ballot for consideration at meeting of June 22, 2004.

2.      Ballot Measure:  Change Date of Mayoral Election (PDF, 203 KB)

From:  City Manager

Recommendation:  Provide comments to the City Attorney on the text, title and City Attorney’s analysis of a ballot measure (charter amendment) for the November 2004 ballot to change the date of the mayoral election to coincide with the presidential election and make conforming changes to the term of the office of mayor.

Contact:  Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950

Action: Provided comments to City Attorney and directed staff to prepare resolution for placing measure on the ballot for consideration at meeting of July 13, 2004.

3.      Ballot Measure:  Amendments to Rent Board Ordinance (PDF, 826 KB)

From:  City Manager

Recommendation:  Provide comments to the City Attorney on the text, title and City Attorney’s analysis of a ballot measure for the November 2004 ballot to amend Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 13.76, the Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance.

Contact:  Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950

Action: Provided comments to City Attorney and directed staff to prepare resolution for placing measure on the ballot for consideration at meeting of July 13, 2004.

4.      Ballot Measures:  Revenue Measures (PDF, 818 KB) (to be delivered)

From:  City Manager

Recommendation:  Provide policy direction to the City Manager for the following ballot measures for the November 2004 ballot: 1) Increase to Emergency Medical Services Tax; 2) Increase to Library Tax; 3) Increase to Utility Users Tax; and 4) Increase to Property Transfer Tax.

Contact:  Arrietta Chakos, City Manager, 981-7000

Action: Provided policy direction to City Manager and directed City Attorney to prepare title, text and City Attorney analysis of ballot measures for consideration at meeting of June 22, 2004.

Public Comment:  No speakers.

Item 2: Ballot Measure:  Change Date of Mayoral Election

1.      Supplemental report, submitted by City Clerk department (PDF, 306 KB)
 

Adjourned at 6:17 p.m.