Review
and Action on Draft City
Council Agenda for September 13, 2005.
Action:
All
items approved for placement on the agenda with the following
additions, deletions or changes:
Winter
Voucher and Winter Shelter Programs
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing payment of: 1) $5,914 to the Berkeley Food
and Housing Project for administrative costs for coordinating
referrals to the Joint Winter Shelter at the Oakland Army Base, and
increasing the contract amount to $547,784 for the period July 1,
2005 through June 30, 2006; and, 2) $5,086 to the Women's Daytime
Drop-In Center for administrative costs for coordinating referrals
for the Winter Voucher Program, increasing the contract amount to
$130,615 for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.
Financial Implications:
Various Funds - $11,000
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
Action:
Approved
as revised.
Abrogating
Common Law Doctrine of Incompatible Public Offices with Respect to
Membership on Two or More City Boards or Commissions
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Adopt
the first reading of an Ordinance adding Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC)
Chapter 3.80, Abrogating Common Law Doctrine of Incompatible Public
Offices with Respect to Membership on Two or More City Boards or
Commissions.
Financial Implications:
Administrative costs
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember
District 7, 981-7170
Action: Moved to Action Calendar.
Support
Instant Run-Off Voting (IRV) by communicating the City of
Berkeley’s official request to the California Secretary of State,
and to Alameda County to respect the will of the voters and strive
to implement IRV for Berkeley in 2006
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
The
City of Berkeley will: 1) initiate conversations with Alameda County
encouraging them to support Berkeley’s IRV election in November
2006 using a vendor capable of running such an election; 2) send a
letter to the California Secretary of State requesting clarification
of any legal or administrative requirements needed to be met by the
City or County to facilitate implementation of IRV in Berkeley; 3)
send a letter to Alameda County thanking the acting Registrar of
Voters for participating in an active dialogue on how to implement
IRV, and encouraging the Board of Supervisors to attempt to
facilitate IRV with the current vendor or with any new vendor that
may be selected; 4) begin a public review process to be prepared to
take City Council action adopting an IRV implementation Ordinance
that seeks to standardize rules and regulations among the Alameda
County cities, and if necessary to prepare a ballot measure for June
2006 to address any Berkeley specific issues that emerge from the
legal and regulatory process.
Financial Implications:
None.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Action: Approved as revised.
Workplace
Bullying (Held
over from July 12, 2005)
From: Commission on Labor
Contact:
Delfina M. Geiken, Secretary, 981-7551
Action: Held over to date uncertain.
Drayage:
Disposition of Fines (Held
over from July 12, 2005)
From: City Manager
Contact: Michael Caplan, City Manager,
981-7000
Action: Held over to November 15, 2005
Worksession.
Added to Consent Calendar:
National
Disaster in Gulf Coast
From: Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager to have the City’s flag flown at half mast in
mourning of the Gulf Coast hurricane Katrina victims for a period of
at least ten days.
Financial Implications:
None.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District
4, 981-7140
Support for
Withdrawal of California National Guard Troops from Iraq
From: Councilmembers Worthington, Anderson and
Mayor Bates
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution calling upon the Governor of California to insure that
the President and Congress take immediate steps to withdraw
California National Guard troops from Iraq.
Financial Implications:
None.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170; Max Anderson,
Councilmember District 3, 981-7130; and Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
Revisions of the
Elmwood Business District Quotas
From: Councilmember Wozniak
Recommendation:
Request that the City Manager refer recommended revisions of the Elmwood
Business Quota Committee to the Planning Department and the Planning
Commission so that they can be incorporated into the zoning
ordinance. Including: 1) to simply the current seven category quota
system by replacing it with a two quota system (Barber/Beauty and
Food Service establishments); and 2) to maintain business diversity
by prohibiting businesses from expanding into adjacent business
spaces.
Financial Implications:
Administrative costs
Contact: Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember District 8,
981-7180
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