Preliminary Matters

Roll Call

Public Comment: Limited to matters on this agenda

Closed Sessions

The City Council and Police Review Commission will recess into closed session to meet with its attorneys concerning the following matter:

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL AND POLICE REVIEW COMMISSION

JOINT SPECIAL MEETING

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

Berkeley Police Association v. City of Berkeley, et al., Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 2002 057569.

The Police Review Commission meeting will adjourn and the City Council will continue in closed session to discuss each of the following matters, not necessarily in the order listed below:

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

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

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

USDC No. C 91 4033 CW; USCA, 9^th Cir. No. 05-15436

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

ACSC No. RG03 133031

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 [USCA No. 05-17115]

Nesby, Stancy v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 04 177538 [Court of Appeal, 1^st Appellate Dist., A116370]

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

ACSC No. RG 04 177080

Jacqueline Bradley v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. BG 05208327

Kevin Quillinan v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 05230436

Henry James Savage v. City Of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C05-02378 MHP

Kathleen Bingham v. Himalayan Fair LLC, City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 06 251870

Nam Im Kim v. City of Berkeley, William Mourley, dba Dream Fluff Donuts

ACSC No. RG 06 251145

Jeanne Kaiser v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 05 247410

Jane Rudell Jackson v. City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 06 253799

Juanita Butler v. City of Berkeley, AJW Construction

ACSC No. RG 06 257770

George Salo v. City of Berkeley, Avenue Tow, et al.

Solano County FCS 027483

Michael Salisbury v. Det. Michael Ward, Ofc. S. Speelman

ACSC No. RG 06 252201

Ruby Lott v. County Of Alameda, City Of Berkeley, Oscar Wimberly, Mattie Wimberly

ACSC No. RG 06 260746

Frank Cisneros; Beatrice Cisneros; Kasi Cisneros v. City Of Berkeley (Cisneros I)

ACSC No. RG 06 281529

Darrell D. Foley v. City Of Berkeley, BOSS, et al. (Foley I)
ACSC No. RG 06 281831

Edward Kyle Wright v. City Of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG 06 269626

Darrell D. Foley v. City Of Berkeley, BOSS, et al. (Foley II)

ACSC No. RG 06 285539

Arlene Moore v. Drew Properties, Jest Jewels, City of Berkeley

ACSC No. RG06 282157

Laurie Jacobs v. Berkeley Unified School Dist., City Of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG06 278663

Darrell D. Foley v. Tom Bates, Boona Cheema, et al. (Foley III)

USDC C07 0402 PJH

Darrell D. Foley v. Tom Bates, Boona Cheema, et al. (Foley IV)

USDC C07 07294 PJH

Lois Karp v. PG&E, City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG07 308530

Jamila Dotson v. Taline Goorjian, City of Berkeley, State of CA, et al.

ACSC No. WG06 271247

Tess Famacion and Tito Famacion v. City of Berkeley and East Bay Center for the Blind

ACSC No. RG07 312112

Vijay Lakireddy v. County of Alameda, City of Oakland, City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. WG07 316600

Charles J. Aitken v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG07 316022

Grace Gill, as Decedent’s Successor in Interest, etc. v. City of Berkeley and Willie Ed Bean

ACSC No. RG07 313173

Valeriano Saucedo v. City of Berkeley, et al.

ACSC No. RG07 322642

Frank Cisneros; Beatrice Cisneros; Kasi Cisneros v. Sergeant T. Curtin,
Detective G. Pon, Officer J. Luna, Officer K. Deblasi, Officer J. Louis,

Officer R. Onciano (Cisneros II)
USDC C07-02788 JCS

Jerome Johnson v. City Of Berkeley, California Dept. Of Justice

SF Superior Ct. No. CGC 05 446697

Teresa J. Paris v. City Of Berkeley, Zelte Crawford, Does 1 to 20

ACSC No. RG07 323657

Daniel Quel v. City Of Berkeley, Phoenix Electric Co.

ACSC No. RG07 310557

Valerie Heatlie v. City Of Berkeley, County Of Alameda, Darryl J Gruen,

Lee Gale Gruen, Thanh Pham, Ly T. Vo, Does 1-100

ACSC RG07 325529

Interinsurance Exchange v. Ofc. Ross Kassebaum, City of Berkeley Police Dept., Does 1-10

ACSC BG07 332037

Kortney Blythe v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C07 03173 MMC

Hamid Kondazi v. City of Berkeley

USDC No. C06 07856 CRB

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 / RG03 081308

Friends Protecting Berkeley's Resources v. Berkeley Unified School District and Board of Education of BUSD; City of Berkeley, Real Party In Interest

ACSC No. HG07312667

Neighborhood Preservation Organization v. City of Berkeley and Berkeley City Council

ACSC No. RG 07306479

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

ACSC RG06 302934

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 (b)(1):

Threatened litigation:

The City Council will discuss with its attorneys the threat of litigation by Verizon Wireless, as set forth in the February 20, 2007, letter from its attorney, Paul Albritton, to the City Council, concerning the denial by the Zoning Adjustments Board of its application to install a wireless telecommunications facility at 2721 Shattuck Avenue, the application of the City’s wireless telecommunications ordinance (BMC Chapter 23C.17) to its application, and the validity of that ordinance.

4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6:

Unions: Berkeley Police Association

City Negotiators: Philip Kamlarz, City Manager; Lisa Caronna, Deputy City Manager; Tracy Vesely, Budget Manager; Doug Hambleton, Police Chief; David Hodgkins, Director of Human Resources; Margarita Zamora, Senior Human Resources Analyst

Adjournment