Review
and Action on Draft City
Council Agenda for March 8, 2005.
Action:
All items
approved for placement on the agenda with the following additions,
deletions or changes:
Safe
Haven Program of Newborns
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City to participate in the Safe Haven
Program for Newborns by establishing Berkeley fire stations as approved
locations where newborns can be dropped off.
Financial Implications:
Staff time.
Contact: Debra Pryor, Fire, 981-5500
Action: Approved as revised.
HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee for the University
Neighborhood Apartments
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving participation in the U.S. Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program and
authorizing the use of current and future Community Development Block
Grant funds as the ultimate security and loan collateral in order to
secure a loan for the University Neighborhood Apartments’ development
up to the amount of $800,000; 2) authorizing the City Manager to execute
the HUD Contract for Loan Guarantee Assistance, Note, and all other
documents, agreements and amendments necessary to secure the HUD 108
Loan for the University Neighborhood Apartments’ development; and 3)
rescinding Resolution No. 61,275–N.S.
Financial Implications:
None.
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
Action: Approved as revised.
Parcel
Based Special Taxes, Fees, and Assessments Audit
From: City Auditor
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager to ensure that the recommendations in the
attached report are fully implemented, and to report back no later than
September 13, 2005, regarding the implementation status of each
recommendation. A date
should be set for a follow-up report to Council if any recommendations
remain unimplemented at the time of the September report.
Financial Implications:
See report.
Contact:
Ann-Marie Hogan, Auditor, 981-6750
Action: Moved to March 15, 2005.
Contract:
Environmental and Planning Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve four contracts
and any amendments with Crawford, Multari & Clark, Pacific Municipal
Consultants, Amy Skews-Cox and Chandler Lee for planning and
environmental review services in an amount not to exceed $500,000 each,
for a contract period of three years.
Financial Implications:
None.
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning, 981-7400
Action: Approved as revised.
Added to Action Calendar:
Policy
on University Avenue Land Use Projects Applications Deemed Complete
after January 1, 2005.
From: Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Pass a policy requiring that University Avenue land use projects
applications that are deemed complete after January 1, 2005 are subject
to University Avenue Strategic Plan zoning amendments passed by Council
on December 7, 2004.
Financial Implications:
None.
Contact:
Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
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