Review and Action on
Draft
Redevelopment Agency Agenda for December 7, 2004. (PDF,
158 KB).
Action: All items approved for placement on
the agenda with the following additions, deletions or changes:
Item 3: Grant: Caltrans Grant for
Berkeley Rail Stop
From: Executive Officer
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the Executive Officer to: 1) accept and
appropriate agreements and any amendments thereto for $641,000 in funds
granted by the State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) under the
Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Program to fund improvements
at the Berkeley Rail Stop/Transit Plaza; and 2) execute a Contribution
Agreement with Caltrans for the Berkeley Rail Stop/Transit Plaza
improvements.
Financial
Implications: Grant Revenue - $641,000
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning, 981-7400
Action: Removed from agenda by City
Attorney.
Review and Action on
Draft
City Council Agenda for December 7, 2004.
Action:
All items
approved for placement on the agenda with the following additions,
deletions or changes:
Item 7: Contract: Air Rights at Ashby
BART – Ed Roberts Campus
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any
amendments with Ed Roberts Campus (ERC) to assign the City’s option to
the air rights over the eastern parking lot of the Ashby BART station
through May 2007, concurrent with the option agreement between BART and
ERC.
Financial
Implications: Loss of value of air rights.
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning, 981-7400
Action: Removed from agenda by City
Manager.
Item 19: FY 2005 First Quarter Report and Budget Update and
Priority Setting
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
1)
Adopt first reading of Ordinance adding Chapter 12.29 to the Berkeley
Municipal Code (BMC) to establish the Precautionary Principle to guide
decisions that have potential impact on public health, the environment,
natural resources and sustainability and 2) Direct the City Manager to
provide a description, timetable and prioritization by December 2005
regarding areas where the Precautionary Principle will be integrated
into City decision-making.
Contact: Tracy Veseley, City
Manager, 981-7000
Action: Priority Setting portion of this
report extracted and moved to Information Calendar by City Manager.
Added
Item to Information Calendar:
Consolidation
of Fire Services with Alameda County Fire Department
From:
City Manager
Contact: Tracy Vesely, City Manager, 981-7000
Added to Item 23 on
Action Calendar:
Selection
of Vice Mayor and Agenda Committee Members
From: Councilmembers Spring, Olds and Worthington
Recommendation:
Vote
to return to the practice and pass a policy of rotating the position of
Vice Mayor starting with Councilmember Linda Maio as Vice Mayor for the
first term.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4,
981-7140, Betty Olds, Councilmember District 6, 981-7160, and Kriss
Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170.
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