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.
Potentially Hazardous Soft, Weak, or Open Front Story
Buildings (First Reading October 18, 2005)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance amending the
Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) to add Chapter 19.39, establishing an Inventory
of Potentially Hazardous Soft, Weak, or Open Front Story Buildings and adopting
Chapter A4 of the 2003 International Existing Building Code and Amendments.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning
and Development 981-7400
2.
Sale of Real Property: 2334 Sixth Street (First
Reading October 18, 2005)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt the
second reading of an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute all
necessary documents required to sell the real property located at 2344 Sixth
Street to LifeLong Medical Care, Inc., for a sale price of $2.2 million.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Claudette R. Ford,
Public Works, 981-6300
3.
Gilman Street Playing Fields (First Reading October 18, 2005)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt
second reading of an Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance, Berkeley
Municipal Code (BMC) Section 23E.88.030, to clarify that where the Specific
Plan exempts a permitted use from the requirements of a Master Development Plan
and Use Permit, the use is subject to Zoning Conformance procedures as set
forth in BMC Chapter 23B.20.
Financial Implications:
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning
and Development, 981-7400
4.
Amendment to the Condominium Conversion Ordinance (First
Reading October 18, 2005)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt second reading of an Ordinance amending Berkeley Municipal Code
(BMC) Chapter 21.28, Condominiums, Community Apartments, Stock Cooperatives and
Tenancy in Common Projects.
Financial Implications: See report.
Contact: Stephen Barton,
Housing, 981-5400
5.
Moratorium on
Issuance of Massage Parlor Permits
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution directing the City Manager to impose a moratorium on
issuing new massage parlor permits for a one-year period effective immediately
and ending October 25, 2006.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Phil Kamlarz, City
Manager, 981-7000
6.
Borrowing of Funds
and the Sale and Issuance of FY 2006 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution providing for the borrowing of $25,000,000 and the
sale and issuance of FY 2006 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes.
Financial Implications: General Fund - $25,000,000
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
7.
Formal Bid Solicitations & Request for Proposals
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Approve the attached request for proposal that will be, or is planned to be,
issued upon final approval by the requesting department or division.
Financial Implications: Measure Q Funds - $500,000
Contact: Fran David,
Finance, 981-7300
8.
Contract: Shelter
Plus Care Grant for the Homeless
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a revenue
contract and any subsequent amendments as necessary with the Alameda County
Housing and Community Development Department for the purposes of receiving
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds to implement a new
Shelter Plus Care grant for chronically homeless individuals in Berkeley in an
amount not to exceed $747,120 for a five-year period beginning with the date of
execution of a contract with Alameda County Housing and Community Development
Department.
Financial Implications: Grant Revenue - $747,120; General Fund - $59,770
matching funds
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
9.
Winter Homeless Shelter Programs
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing: 1) the City Manager to enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Oakland Department of Human
Services and execute subsequent amendments as necessary for the Winter Shelter
Program at the Oakland Army Base; 2) payment not to exceed $42,000 for
transportation for residents to and from the Winter Shelter; and, 3) payment of
up to $14,642 to provide vouchers to homeless households for emergency housing
at local motels and the Berkeley YMCA.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
10.
Fee Assessment: State of California Self-Insurance Fund
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing payment to the State of California
Department of Industrial Relations for FY 2006 fees assessed for administering
the Workers' Compensation Program, in an amount not to exceed $120,000.
Financial Implications: Workers' Compensation Self-insurance Fund - $120,000
Contact: David W. Hodgkins,
Human Resources, 981-6800
11.
License: Use of
Building at 91 Bolivar Drive, Aquatic Park, by Fix Our Ferals
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a license with
Fix Our Ferals for short-term use of the Rod and Gun Club, a vacant Aquatic
Park building at 91 Bolivar Drive, as a pre and post sterilization recovery
room for free-roaming cats for the period November 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006.
Financial Implications: Minimal
Contact: Marc Seleznow,
Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
12.
Purchase of Property for the Codornices Creek Project
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance authorizing purchase from Alameda
County of tax-defaulted real property, Assessor's Parcel Number 060-2385-10,
required for the Lower Codornices Creek Restoration and Site Improvement
Project in an amount not to exceed $2,200.
Financial Implications: Parks Tax Fund - $2,200
Contact: Marc Seleznow,
Parks Recreation & Waterfront, 981-6700
13.
Contract: Real-time
Closed Captioning Stenography Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a personal
services contract and any amendments with Theresa Darrenougue for real-time
closed captioning stenography services at all televised regular and special
meetings of the Zoning Adjustments Board for the period October 24, 2005 to
October 23, 2006, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.
Financial Implications: Permit Service Center Funds - $20,000
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning
and Development, 981-7400
14.
Grant: Hazardous
Materials Emergency Planning
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to: 1) accept grant funds
in the amount of $42,000 from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services for a
"Comprehensive Emergency Planning Project"; 2) execute any resultant
revenue agreements and amendments; and 3) authorize the implementation of
projects and appropriation of funding for grant related expenses.
Financial Implications: Grant Revenue - $42,000; $8,400 matching funds (staff time)
Contact: Dan Marks, Planning
and Development, 981-7400
15.
Contract: On-Call Traffic Engineering Services
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and
any amendments with Korve Engineering for on-call traffic engineering services
in an amount not to exceed $40,000 for the period November 1, 2005 to October
31, 2007.
Financial Implications: Capital Improvement Fund - $40,000
Contact: Claudette R. Ford,
Public Works, 981-6300
16.
Contract Amendment
and Purchase/Operations Agreement: Phase 2 of the Parking Pay Station Program
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the
agreement with Cale Parking Systems USA, Inc., for Phase 2 implementation of
Parking Pay Stations, in an amount not to exceed $292,172 to install
pay-and-display stations in the North Shattuck and Southside areas and cover
associated costs. Overall project is
expected to increase parking fund revenues to cover the cost of the purchase.
Financial Implications: Parking Meter Fund - $292,172
Contact: Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
17.
Purchase Order:
Vehicle Replacement
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchase
order with San Francisco Toyota in an amount not to exceed $137,852.58 to
purchase six Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicles for the City of Berkeley fleet.
Financial Implications: Equipment Replacement Fund - $22,975
Contact: Claudette Ford,
Public Works, 981-6300
18.
Transportation
Commission: Comments on the Gilman at Curtis Intersection (CF 14-05)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Concur with Transportation Commission recommendation supporting
improvements made by staff in 2005 to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety by
highlighting the crosswalks at the Gilman Street and Curtis Street
intersection.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Claudette R. Ford,
Public Works, 981-6300
19.
Proposed Amendment
No. 1 to Alameda County Measure B Expenditure Plan
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt
a Resolution endorsing the Alameda County Transportation Authority’s proposed
Amendment No. 1 to the 1986 Alameda County Measure B Transportation Expenditure
Plan, as required by law to be approved by all 14 ACTA member cities.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Claudette R. Ford,
Public Works, 981-6300
20.
Improve
Healthy Food
and Physical Activity Options (PDF, 238 KB)
From: Mayor Bates
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution endorsing the Strategic Alliance "Taking Action
for a Healthier California: Recommendations to Improve Healthy Food and
Activity Options" and beginning implementation of the following two
recommendations: 1) ensure that a significant percentage of prepared and
vending machine foods sold at worksites are healthy and affordable; and 2)
encourage physical activity through such practices as encouraging stairway use,
providing bike racks, providing lockers and showers, and offering flextime or
breaks for physical activity.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
21.
Tobacco
Prevention
Policies (PDF, 41 KB)
From: Mayor Bates
Recommendation: Refer
the following three issues to the Community Health Commission for further
investigation, with a request to return to Council by June 2006 with specific
policy recommendations that would reduce the life threatening impacts of
smoking and second-hand smoke and tobacco industry promotions to young adults:
1) eliminate tobacco industry bar nights in Berkeley; 2) include second-hand
smoke in Berkeley’s General Nuisance ordinance; and 3) require new, publicly funded,
multi-unit housing developments to be smoke-free, and request that the City
Attorney research and inform the Council on whether it has the legal authority
to prohibit smoking in cars that are
transporting children in the city limits.
Financial Implications: Staff time
Contact: Tom Bates, Mayor,
981-7100
22.
Amending “By Right”
Residential Additions and Definition of a Story in the Zoning Ordinance (PDF,
10 KB)
From: Councilmembers Olds and Wozniak
Recommendation: Refer to the Planning Commission the following issue for discussion and
return to the City Council within 120 days with recommendations for proposed
modifications to the language of the Zoning Ordinance: 1) an addition of up to
700 sq. ft within the required setbacks be permitted on the first floor of a
residence, by right with a zoning certificate; 2) an addition of up to 500 sq
ft. to a second story and higher stories require an Administrative Use Permit;
3) clarify the language in the Zoning Ordinance on how many feet constitute a
story in residential construction.
Financial Implications: None.
Contact: Betty Olds, Councilmember District 6, 981-7160
and Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember District 8, 981-7180
23.
Bevatron Preservation
a. From:
Peace and Justice Commission (PDF, 29 KB)
Recommendation: Adopt
a Resolution recommending that the City Council request: 1) the Department of
Energy, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and their managing agency,
the University of California, to continue with their original plan to preserve
the Bevatron Facility as a place of merit on the National Register of Historic
Places for the benefit of future interested individuals and students of
science, history and architecture; and 2) that the $85 million budgeted for the
demolition of the Bevatron be primarily redirected to the decontamination of
toxic underground plumes at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as promised
with enough spared to complete the conversion of the accelerator facility for
safe public access.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Manuel Hector,
Secretary, 981-5110
b. From:
City Manager
Recommendation: The City Manager takes no position concerning the recommendations of the Commission.
Contact: Fred Medrano, Health and Human Services, 981-5100
