Revised AGENDA

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CLOSED MEETING

Monday, March 7, 2005 – 4:00 p.m.

6^th Floor Conference Room, 2180 Milvia Street

Teleconference Location – 1636 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA

The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.

This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953, Teleconferencing.  Any member of the public may attend this meeting at location.  Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Sara Cox, City Clerk, 981-6900.

Roll Call

Public Comment: (A total of 20 minutes is scheduled.  Each speaker is limited to a maximum of 2 minutes).
 

The City Council will recess to closed session to discuss each of the following matters, not necessarily in the order listed below:

1.     CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 45956.9 (b) and (c)

 

Threatened litigation:

The City Council will discuss with its attorneys a threat of litigation by the University of California, Berkeley (UC) should it adopt a sewer rate schedule that includes imposing a sewer fee on UC for sewer services UC receives from the City of Berkeley.

 

The City Council will also discuss with its attorneys litigation which may be filed by UC should the City demand that UC collect and remit to the City the parking space rental tax imposed by BMC Chapter 7.48 on spaces in UC operated garages.

 

The City Council will also discuss with its attorneys a threat of litigation by John Gutierrez concerning whether the City may enforce its ordinance prohibiting the creation of new tenancies in common consisting of more than 3 units.

 

Initiation of litigation:

The Berkeley City Council will also consider whether to initiate litigation to compel the Regents of the University of California and/or the university of California, Berkeley Campus, to collect and remit to the City the parking space rental taxes imposed by BMC Chapter 7.48.

 

The Berkeley City Council will also consider whether to initiate litigation to determine the extent to which the Regents of the University of California and/or the University of California, Berkeley Campus are obligated to pay the sewer rates and clean storm water charges adopted by the City.

2.     CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a):

 

 

PUBLIC LIABILITY LITIGATION

 

Phelps, John D. v. City

USDC No. C 98 01695 CAL

 

Davis, Shalina v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. 804558-2

 

Frazier, Kevin v. City of Berkeley; PG&E

ACSC No. 819780-9

 

Sweet, Linda v. City, et al.

ACSC/BERK No. 2000069366

 

Session, Kenneth v. City of Berkeley

ACSC/Berk. No. 2001 16476

 

Meggs, Jason/Salsbury, Ryan v. City, et al.

USDC No. C 01 04033 CW

 

Meggs, Jason, Salsbury, Ryan v. City of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C 02 0693 MHP

 

Salsbury, Ryan, Meggs, Jason, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C 02 1528 CRB

 

Jones, Sharon R. v. City of Berkeley, PG&E

ACSC No. 2002 040269

 

Kelman, Robert v. California Brazil Camp; Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, Inc., City

SFSC No. CGC03 420313

 

University of California v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG03 096677

 

Weiner, Doris v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG03 103648

 

Flores, Esther v. City of Berkeley, State of California

ACSC No. RG03 114159

 

Ewrudje, Patricia, Mudiago and Obaro v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG03 121094

 

Reese, Shayanne v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. HG03-114568

 

Regina, Bonnie v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG03 124291

 

Pryor, Laura v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG03 114639

 

Waters, Christopher v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG03 130173

 

Prentice, Kristin, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG03 133031

 

Hawz-Men, David v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 137870

 

Reid, Rhonda v.  Berkeley Police Dept., et al.

ACSC No. RG 03 134320

 

Justice, Carlvin v. People of the State of California (City of Berkeley)

USDC No. C 04 0556 MJJ

 

Smith, Harriet v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. BG 03 123395

 

James, Shannon B. v. Berkeley Police Department, et al.

USDC No. C 04 1195 MMC

 

Hoppin, John W. v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 154992

 

Greenberg, Rachelle v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. BG 04 161238

 

Sykes, Gwen Rowe-Lee, et al. v. Berkeley Police Department, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 165468

 

Luckett, Bernice v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 169238

 

Williams, Mary v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 159030

 

DeJong, Edward & Garrett, Jean v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. BG 04 168605

 

Barton, Mary, et al. v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 172953

 

DeCaprio, Steven H. v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C 04 3625 CW

 

Moise, Rheta v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 168652

 

Nesby, Stancy v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 177538

 

Allstate Insurance Company v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. BG 04 177377

 

Meyer Crest Ltd., et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 177080

 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car of SF v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. WG 04 179354

 

21^st Century Insurance Company/Christopher Waters v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 180448

 

Becker, Margery v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 178015

 

Levy, Linda and Pilkington, John v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 181478

 

Barsamian, Francesca v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 165815

 

Tweedie, Almateen, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.

AUSDC No. C 04 4545 JC

 

Alvarez, Juan Carlos v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 178764

 

Tate, Kawaine v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C 04 5221 EMC

 

Darden v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C 03 3261 MMC

 

People v. Arcadia Machine & Tool, Inc., et al.

Superior Court (SF) No. 303753

 

RUI v. City of Berkeley

USCA 9^th Cir. No. 02-15762; U.S. Supreme Court No. 04-582

 

Arntz Buildings v. City of Berkeley, Library Project Manager

ACSC No. BG 03 095394

 

Helix Electric Inc., v. Arntz Builders; The American Insurance Company; City of Berkeley

ACSC No. 2002 061480

 

Bay Systems Integrators, Inc. v. Helix Electric, Inc., City of Berkeley, American Ins. Co.

ACSC No. RG 03 089440

 

City of Berkeley v. University of California Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 199505

 

Raymond A. Chamberlin, v. Cities of Albany and Berkeley

ACSC Case No. RG 05 200281