AGENDA

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CLOSED MEETING

Monday, July 11, 2005

4:00 P.M.

6^th Floor Conference Room, 2180 Milvia Street
Teleconference Location – 1636 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA

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 either the Council Chambers or at the teleconference location.  Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Sara T. Cox, City Clerk, 981-6900.

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

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 - EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a):

 

City of Berkeley v. Reza Valiyee, et al.

ACSC No. 737686-3

 

City of Berkeley v. Reza Valiyee, et al.

ACSC No. 748526-4

 

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

Superior Court (SF) No. 303753

 

Eugene Evans, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.

California Supreme Court No. S11261

 

Qwest Communications Corp. v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C 01 0663 SI

 

Elizabeth O’Malley, et al. v. City LPC, et al.

ACSC No. 837247-5

 

City of Berkeley v. Reza Valiyee

ACSC No. 837667-1

 

Metromedia Fiber Network v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C 01 00722 CRB

 

Robert H. James and Beverly James v. BRSB; City; M. Estrada, et al.

ACSC No. 2002 043234

 

Rash B. Ghosh v. Shirley Dean, Mayor, City Council, ZAB, Zoning Dept.

ACSC No. 2002 043750

 

Marie Bowman (Neighbors For Sensible Development For 2517 Sacramento Street v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. 2002 057279

 

Berkeley Police Association v. City of Berkeley, PRC

ACSC No. 2002 057569

 

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

ACSC No. 2002 061480

 

Richard Schwarzmann v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. 2001 26119

 

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

ACSC No. RG 03 089440

 

Earnest Darden v. Berkeley Community Media and Berkeley City Council

USDC No. C 03 3264 MMC

 

Arntz Buildings v. City of Berkeley, Library Project Manager

ACSC No. BG 03 095394

 

MTDS, Inc., dba Meridian Trust Deed Services v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 150632

 

Francie Moeller v. City of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C 04 1738 EDL

 

Tashonna M. Brown v. Amber Brown-Woods v. City of Berkeley, Rent Board

ACSC No. RG 04 150247

 

Advantica, Inc. v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C 04 2759 EMC

 

Rash B. Ghosh v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C 04 1693 EMC

 

Cloteal Walls v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 180691

 

Ruth Ellen Pearce, Trustee of the Ruth Ellen Pearce Revocable Trust, et al. v. All Persons Claiming Any Interest In, or Lien Upon, the Real Property Herein Described; City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG 04 181677

 

Americans For Safe Access, James Blair, Michael L. Goodbar, and Donald O. Tolbert v. County of Alameda, Bradley Clark, City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 192053

 

Raymond Chamberlin v. City of Albany, City of Berkeley

ACSC No. HG 05 200281

 

City of Berkeley v. University of California, Regents of the University of California

ACSC No. RG 05 199505

 

Soroya Radmanesh v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 191982

 

Randolph Walker v. City of Berkeley and Roland Anolin

ACSC No. RG 05 205825

 

Brodhead Steel Products Co., Inc. v. Kin Wo Construction, City of Berkeley, Safeco Ins. Co. of America

ACSC No. RG 05 192498

 

Maarteen Kalway and Mary Kalway v. City of Berkeley, Planning Commission, Dan Marks, Planning and Development Director

ACSC No. RG 05 05208534

 

Association for Responsible Development v. City of Berkeley, Pacific Bay Investments

ACSC No. HG 05 209637

 

City of Berkeley v. The Boykin Group, Boykin Berkeley, LLC, Boykin Hotel Properties, LP, Berkeley I. Leasing, LLC

ACSC No. HG 05 199209

 

Elizabeth Campos & Marissa Shaw v. City of Berkeley Housing Authority Section 8 Program, Tom Bates, Steve Barton, Rich Mattissich, Weldon Rucker

USDC No. C 03 03166 MHP

 

Earnest Darden v. Berkeley Community Media and Berkeley City Council

USDC No. C 03 3264 MMC

 

Carlvin Justice v. People of the State

USDC No. C 04 0556 MJJ

 

Jules Weiss v. City of Berkeley, J. Howard Engineering

ACSC No. RG 05201300

 

Greenberg, Rachelle v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. BG 04 161238

 

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

SFSC No. CGC03 420313

 

Reese, Shayanne v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. HG03-114568

 

Smith, Harriet v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. BG 03 123395

 

21st Century Ins. Co. as Subrogee of Christopher Waters v. City of Berkeley, LIBED

ACSC No. RG 04 180448

 

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

ACSC No. RG03 130173

 

AMICUS CASES:

 

Chevron, USA, Inc. v. Cayetano

USCA (9th Cir. 2000) 224 F.3d 1030

 

Wasatch Property Management v. Degrate

California  Supreme Ct. No. S112386

 

City of Marina and Fort Ord Reuse Authority v. Board of Trustees of the Cal State University

Cal. Supreme Ct. No. S 117816

 

Francisco Amaral, Nelva Hernandez v. Cintas Corporation No. 2 and 3

ACSC No. HG 03 103046

 

Ayon, et al. v. Cintas Corporation

Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 310696