Review
and Action on draft
City Council Agenda for July 20, 2004.
Action:
All items approved for placement on the agenda with the following
additions, deletions or changes:
Item
24 Daylighting of Strawberry Creek
From: Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution supporting the daylighting of Strawberry Creek in the
downtown, if feasibility is demonstrated.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4,
981-7140
Action:
Moved to Action by Councilmember Hawley.
Item
33 Ballot Measure:
New
Local Transit System Referendum
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Place a referendum on the November ballot as to whether Berkeley should
plan for a new local rail transit system.
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember
District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Moved to Action by Councilmember Hawley.
Item 44
Contract: Draft Southside Plan Environmental Impact Report
Consultant Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any
amendments with LSA Associates, Inc. for an Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) for the Draft Southside Plan, in an amount not to exceed $329,328
from July 21, 2004 to June 30, 2006.
Financial Implications: See report.
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning, 981-7400
Action:
Moved to Consent by Mayor Bates.
The following additional items were submitted for
placement on the Council agenda:
Jobs Consortium
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to take emergency action,
if necessary, to provide funding up to $50,000 to the Jobs Consortium to
preserve the job training programs for the homeless.
Financial Implications:
See
report.
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
Action:
Approved for placement on the agenda
Fee
Waiver: Downtown Berkeley
Association’s Front Row Festival 2004
From: Councilmember
Spring
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution allocating $2000 from the few waiver fund to the Downtown
Berkeley Association’s Front Row Festival 2004 and refer their
requests for additional fee waivers to the City Manager.
Contact: Dona Spring,
Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
Action:
Approved for placement on the agenda.
Clarification of Additional Funding for Arts
Grants (to be delivered)
From: Councilmember
Maio
Recommendation:
Clarify
policy on providing additional funding for Arts Grants.
Contact: Linda
Maio, Councilmember District 1, 981-7110
Action:
Approved for placement on the agenda.
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Projects
From: Councilmember
Spring
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution allocating $25,000 from the funds committed in the Public
Safety Building mitigation agreement for semi-circles in the McKinley
and Addison area in addition to the proposed six traffic calming
circles.
Contact: Dona
Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
Action:
Approved for placement on agenda as a companion to the City
Manager and Transportation Commission items.
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