Review
and Action on Draft
City Council Agenda for December 14, 2004.
Action:
All items approved for placement on the agenda with the following
additions, deletions or changes:
Investigation
of 2004 Election Irregularities
a.
From: Peace and Justice Commission
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution supporting the request of United States
Representatives John Conyers, Jr., Jerrold Nadler, Robert Wexler, Robert
C. Scott, Melvin Watt, and Rush Holt that the Government Accountability
Office immediately undertake an investigation of the efficacy of voting
machines and new technologies used in the 2004 elections, how election
officials responded to difficulties they encountered, and what we can do
in the future to improve our election systems and administration ;
directing the City Manager to send a letter to the City’s
representatives on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, in the State
Legislature, and in Congress expressing Berkeley’s endorsement of the
certain measures to improve access to and fairness of elections; and
send copies of this Resolution to Alameda County Registrar of Voters
Bradley Clark, California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, California
Senate Majority Leader Don Perata, California Assemblymember Loni
Hancock, United States Representatives Barbara Lee and John Conyers,
Jr., and United States Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein.
Contact:
Manuel Hector, Secretary, 981-5110
Action:
Resolution to report to be amended following Peace and Justice
Commission meeting on December 6, 2004.
Extend
Service at the Winter Emergency Shelter
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Extend the number of nights of service at the winter emergency
shelter to help protect homeless individuals and families during harsh
winter nights.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Additional information regarding Financial Implications requested by
Mayor Bates.
Loan:
Elmwood Theater Seismic Retrofit
From:
Councilmember Wozniak
Recommendation:
Direct the City Manager to make a loan of approximately $90,000 from the
Citywide Business Loan Fund program to the Elmwood Theater Foundation to
complete the seismic retrofit of the Elmwood Theater, with the terms and
conditions of said loan to be negotiated between the Elmwood Theater
Foundation and City staff.
Contact:
Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember District 8, 981-7180
Action:
Add Mayor Bates as primary author with Councilmember Wozniak as
secondary author and incorporate amendments by Mayor Bates.
Arts
and Culture Plan, Work Plan for 2005
a.
From: Civic Arts Commission
Recommendation:
Adopt the policies recommended for the first year of the Arts and
Culture Plan as adopted by Council on July 13, 2004, Resolution No.
62,599–N.S.
Financial
Implications: See report.
Contact:
Mary Ann Merker, Secretary, 981-7533
b. From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Contact:
Tom Myers, Economic Development, 981-7530
Action:
Incorporate amendments to City Manager recommendation.
Added
Items to Consent Calendar:
Support
Review of Tibetan Trulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Case and Urge for the
Halt of his Planned Execution
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution supporting the immediate review of Tibetan Trulku
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s case and urging for the halt of his planned
execution.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Support
Sutter Employees and Patients
From:
Councilmembers Worthington, Maio and Moore
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution in support of Sutter employees and patients.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170, Linda Maio,
Councilmember District 1, 981-7110 and Darryl Moore, Councilmember
District 2, 981-7120
Note: Some
City buildings and services will be closed to the public on holidays
and reduced services days. Access the 
