The Council will consider
removal and addition of items to the Consent Calendar prior to voting on the
Consent Calendar. All items remaining
on the Consent Calendar will be approved in one motion. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will
be taken up after the "Action Calendar" unless the Council reorders
the agenda.
1.
Needle Exchange
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
reviewing and confirming the continued existence of a local emergency with
regard to HIV transmission from use of HIV-Infected Needles among injection drug
users, and authorizing the local health officer to take steps to enable the
operation of Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution.
Contact: Sara T. Cox, City
Clerk, 981-6900
2.
South Berkeley Revolving Loan Fund Administrative Plan
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
approving the Administrative Plan for the South Berkeley Revolving Loan Fund
(RLF) for the expanded lending Target Area in South Berkeley.
Financial Implications: See report.
Contact: Tom Myers, Economic
Development, 981-7530
3.
South Berkeley Revolving Loan Fund Certification
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution endorsing the
South Berkeley Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Plan Certification as required by the
federal Economic Development Administration (EDA).
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Tom Myers, Economic
Development, 981-7530
4.
Formal Bid Solicitations and Requests for Proposals
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve new invitations
for bids and requests for proposals (RFP) that will be, or are planned to be,
issued; that have been issued and received due to extenuating circumstances; or
that have been sent out (opened) but not yet received (closed).
Financial Implications: Various Funds – $178,000.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
5.
Contract: Banking Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Bank of the West for
banking services from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005, increasing the contract
amount by $53,000 for a total amount not to exceed $1630,000.
Financial Implications: General Fund – $53,000.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
6.
Contract: Sales Tax and Utility Users Tax Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with MBIA Muni Services
Company for sales tax and utility users tax revenue enhancement and information
services to the City for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 in an
amount not to exceed 25 percent of new revenue raised through Sales Tax
activities and a fixed fee of $85,000.
Financial Implications: See report.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
7.
Contract: Professional Auditing Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute contract with C.G. Uhlenberg LLP, to
audit the City’s financial statements and perform compliance audits required by
the Single Audit Act of 1984 (as amended in 1996) for the period of July 1,
2005 through June 30, 2008 in an amount not to exceed $575,000.
Financial Implications: General Fund – $417,000;
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
8.
Contract: Consultant Services for Work Management Needs
Analysis-Public Works
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with
Weston Solutions, Inc., for consultant services to complete a formal needs
analysis for the Department of Public Works regarding work order, maintenance
and asset management in an amount not to exceed $40,000.
Financial Implications: Sanitary Sewer Fund – $40,000.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux,
Public Works, 981-6300
9.
Contract: Pavement Condition Survey
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1)
approving specifications for the Pavement Condition Survey; 2) accepting the
bid of Engineering Information Services, Inc.; and 3) authorizing the City
Manager to execute a contract and any amendments in an amount not to exceed
$36,255 for the period of 100 calendar days.
Financial Implications: Measure B Fund – $36,225.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux,
Public Works, 981-6300
10.
Purchase Order: Five Go-4 Interceptor II Parking Enforcement
Vehicles
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to: 1) waive competitive bidding and sole source
requirements; and 2) authorize the purchase of five Go-4 Interceptor II parking
enforcement vehicles with Municipal Maintenance Equipment of Sacramento,
California, in an amount not to exceed $149,175 in FY 2005.
Financial Implications: Equipment Replacement Fund – $149,175.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux,
Public Works, 981-6300
11.
Downtown Berkeley BART Bikestation Expansion MOU
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a memorandum with
BART transferring up to $27,000 for planning and design work relevant to the
expansion of the Downtown Berkeley BART Bikestation.
Financial Implications: Capital Improvement Fund – $17,000; Measure B (Bike
and Pedestriatn) Fund – $10,000.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
12.
Grant: 9th Street Bicycle Boulevard Extension
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to file an application for federal Surface
Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
Funding in the amount of $1,034,000 for the 9th Street Bicycle Boulevard
Extension, committing $118,000 in local match for the project.
Financial Implications: Grant Revenue – $1,034,000; Transportation
Development Act Article 3 Fund –$118,000 (local match).
Contact:
Peter Hillier, Transportation, 981-7010
13.
Purchase Order: Parking Meter High Security Locks
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
approving the purchase of high security locks for parking meters from single
source supplier Medeco High Security Locks in an amount not to exceed $22,500.
Financial Implications: Parking Meter Fund – $22,500.
Contact: Peter Hillier,
Transportation, 981-7010
14.
Audit Coordination and Reports
(PDF, 259 KB)
From: City Auditor
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) expanding current Council direction to notify the
City Auditor of audits and studies that are anticipated or being planned, in
addition to completed audits and studies performed by external parties; 2)
augmenting previous Council requirement that reports be provided within five
working days of receipt to provide for advance notification; and 3) amending
City administrative regulations and other guidelines to reflect the new policy.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Ann-Marie Hogan,
Auditor, 981-6750
15.
Amend Moratorium on Removal of Coast Live Oaks
(PDF, 224 KB)
From: Councilmembers Olds, Spring and Wozniak
Recommendation: Amend the current
Ordinance that prohibits removal of Coast Live Oak trees to include a clause
that states that excessive pruning beyond what is included in the accepted
standards for pruning a tree be subject to fines related to the value of the
tree, to be determined by the city forester.
Financial Implications: Unknown.
Contact: Betty Olds,
Councilmember District 6, 981-7160; Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4,
981-7140; Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember District 8, 981-7180
16.
Support Establishing U.S. Department of Peace
(PDF, 26 KB)
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
supporting the establishment of a United States Department of Peace.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Kriss Worthington,
Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
17.
Support United Farm Workers’ Struggle for Fair Contracts with
Gallo of Sonoma (PDF, 23 KB)
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
supporting United Farm Workers’ Struggle for Fair Contracts with Gallo of
Sonoma.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Kriss Worthington,
Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
18.
Update of the Five-Year Street Plan for FY 2006-2010
a. From: Public Works Commission
(PDF, 1 MB)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting the
update of the Five-Year Street Plan for FY 2005-2009, based on prior funding
levels, and ensure that the additional allocation of $1,600,000 for Street
Repair, as identified in the City Manager’s proposed budget, is realized.
Financial Implications: See report.
Contact: Jeffrey Egeberg,
Secretary, 981-6400
b. From: City Manager
Recommendation: The
City Manager concurs with the content and recommendations of the report.
Rene Cardinaux, Public
Works, 981-6300
19.
Reuse of Plastic Packaging Materials (CF 08-05)
a. From: Solid Waste Management
Commission (PDF, 414 KB)
Recommendation: Authorize the Department
of Public Works, Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) to:1) establish a
program to facilitate and coordinate the transfer of soft packaging material
from the citizens and business of Berkeley to willing packaging stores that
would not involve city facilities; and 2) take action locally and regionally to
discourage and end the use of pre-formed plastics such as polystyrene and encouraging
their replacement by environmentally benign materials such as starch products
and molded fiber packaging.
Financial Implications: Unknown.
Contact: Tania Levy,
Secretary, 981-6368
b. From: City Manager
Recommendation: The City Manager takes no
position concerning the recommendations of the Commission.
Contact: Rene Cardinaux,
Public Works, 981-6300
20.
Adoption of FY 2006 Budget/FY 2007 Reduction Plan
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting the FY 2006 Budget and FY 2007 Reduction Plan
as contained in the City Manager’s FY 2006 Proposed Budget and as amended by
the Council other implementing actions such as side letter agreements; setting
tax rates; adoption of appropriation ordinance; and organization ordinance
amendments.
Financial Implications: See report.
Contact: Tracy Vesely, City Manager, 981-7000
21.
Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2006
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution
establishing the appropriations limit at $142,746,637 for FY 2006 pursuant to
Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California based on the
calculations for the appropriations limit.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
22.
Temporary Appropriations
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing a temporary appropriation in the sum of
$50,000,000 to cover payroll and other expenses from July 1, 2005 until the
effective date of the FY 2006 Annual Appropriations Ordinance.
Financial Implications: See report.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
23.
Tax Rate: Disaster Fire Protection (Measure Q)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an
Ordinance setting the FY 2006 tax rate for the procurement of disaster fire
equipment at $0.0125 per square foot of improvements.
Financial Implications: Estimated revenue: $952,333.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
24.
Tax Rate: Emergency Medical Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an
Ordinance levying a special tax of $0.0269 per square foot of improvements to
fund the provision of emergency medical services to Berkeley residents.
Financial Implications: Estimated Collections: $2,039,000.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
25.
Tax Rate: Emergency Services for the Severely Disabled
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an
Ordinance setting the FY 2006 tax rate for the provision of emergency services
for the disabled at $0.01 per square foot of improvements.
Financial Implications: Estimated Collection: $754,105.
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
26.
Tax Rate: Fire Seismic General Obligation Bonds (Measure G,
Series C) and the 2002 General Obligation Refunding Bonds
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an
Ordinance setting the FY 2006 Tax Rate for the Fire Seismic General Obligation
Bonds (Measure G, Series C) and the 2002 General Obligation Refunding Bonds at
0.0225%.
Financial Implications: Estimated Collections: $2,200,000.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
27.
Tax Rate: Measure S General Obligation Bonds (Election of
1996)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an
Ordinance setting the FY 2006 tax rate for Measure S General Obligation Bonds
(Election of 1996) at 0.0425%.
Financial Implications: Measure S Debt Service Fund – Estimated Collection:
$4,100,000.
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
28.
Tax Rate: Maintenance of Parks, City Trees and Landscaping
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an
Ordinance levying a FY 2006 special tax of $.101 per square foot of all
improvements to fund the maintenance of parks, City trees and landscaping in
the City.
Financial Implications: Park Tax Fund – Estimated Collection: $7,646,910
Contact:
Fran David, Finance, 981-7300
