Review
and Action on Draft City
Council Agenda for May 10, 2005.
Action:
All items approved for placement on the agenda with the following
additions, deletions or changes:
Zoning
Ordinance Revisions for Teaching-related Home Occupation Permits (First
Reading March 22, 2005 – Unanimous)
a.
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
second reading of an Ordinance incorporating comprehensive
amendments to Title 23 of the Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) to allow
teaching-related home occupations by issuance of an Administrative
Use Permit.
Financial
Implications: Increased
revenue (AUP application fee - $1,365).
Contact:
Dan Marks, Planning, 981-7400
b.
From: Councilmember Capitelli
Recommendation:
Amend the Council-approved Ordinance of March 22, 2005, amending specified
sections of Berkeley Municipal Code Title 23 to: 1) allow
teaching-related home occupations by issuance of a zoning
certificate instead of an administrative use permit; and 2) include
a third clause in Section 23C.16.030 that reads, “Applicants must
sign a statement acknowledging paragraphs 1 and 2 above and
accepting the conditions as specified.” Amend other related
sections similarly. Send the revised Ordinance back to the City
Council for approval.
Financial
Implications: Unknown (see report).
Contact:
Laurie Capitelli, Councilmember District 5, 981-7150
Action:
Report from Councilmember Capitelli approved as amended.
Amendments
to Subdivision Ordinance Regarding Tenancies in Common (Held
over from April 26, 2005 by Councilmember Maio. First Reading April
12, 2005; Noes–Worthington; Abstain–Anderson, Spring)
a. From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
second reading of an Ordinance amending and repealing various
sections of BMC Chapter 21.28 to eliminate regulation of tenancies
in common and limit fees for conversion of rental units to
condominiums to ten percent of the sales price of each unit.
This cap on the affordable housing mitigation fee to expire
October 26, 2005.
Financial
Implications: None.
Contact:
Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950 and Stephen Barton,
Housing,
981-5400
b. From: Councilmembers Capitelli and Olds (May
10, 2005 Report)
Recommendation:
Refer to the City Attorney an
amendment to Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 21.28 that would allow
residents of apartments or partners in Tenants in Common property
ownership an exemption from Condominium Conversion Fees and quotas
if the building is five units or less, and they have resided in the
unit they wish to convert for ten years or more.
Financial
Implications: Unknown
(see report).
Contact:
Laurie Capitelli, Councilmember District 5, 981-7150; Betty Olds,
Councilmember District 6, 981-7160
Action:
Report from Councilmember Capitelli approved as amended.
Contract
Amendment: Community Conservation Center (Held
over from April 26, 2005 by Mayor Bates)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to extend the Community
Conservation Center (CCC) contract for one year, from July 1, 2005
through June 30, 2006 in an amount not to exceed $238,000.
Financial
Implications: Refuse Fund – $238,000.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Approved as amended.
Contract
Amendment: Ecology Center (Held
over from April 26, 2005 by Mayor Bates)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the contract with
Ecology Center (EC) for recycling services for one year, from July
1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 in an amount not to exceed $1,728,722.
Financial
Implications: Refuse Fund – $1,728,722.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Approved as amended.
Contract
Amendment: Urban Ore (Held
over from April 26, 2005 by Mayor Bates)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to extend the Urban Ore
contract for one year, from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 in an
amount not to exceed $28,750.
Financial
Implications: Refuse Fund – $28,750.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Approved as amended.
FY
06 and 07 Biennial Budget Recommendation of the Solid Waste
Management Commission
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Refer
Solid Waste Management Commission recommendations to the budget
process.
Financial
Implications: See report.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Approved as amended.
Recommendations
of the Solid Waste Management Commission Concerning the Refuse
Collection and Disposal Fund
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Direct staff to study Commission recommendations concerning the Refuse
Collection and Disposal Fund (Refuse Fund), and report back to
Council. Refer recommendations concerning the budget to the budget
process.
Financial
Implications: None.
Contact:
Rene Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Approved as amended.
Added
to Action Calendar:
Assisting
a Homeless Woman and Request Creation of a Homeless Assistance
Program for Vehicle Impoundments
From:
Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Allocate funding from the homeless prevention fund to assist in the
recovery of a homeless woman’s ticketed and impounded truck and
dogs and refer to the City Manager a request to create a program to
assist other homeless people with vehicle impoundments.
Financial
Implications: Homeless Prevention Fund – $6,000.
Contact:
Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
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