Review
and Action on Draft City Council Agenda for January 17,
2006.
Action:
All items approved for
placement on the agenda with the following additions, deletions or
changes:
Standards
for Care of Dogs Kept Outdoors
a.
From: Citizens Humane Commission (First Reading December 13, 2005 – Unanimous)
Recommendation:
Adopt second reading of an
Ordinance adding Berkeley Municipal Code Section 10.04.140,
specifying requirements for minimum standards of care for
owners/guardians who keep their dogs outdoors. This includes
shelter, water, feeding and confinement.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Kate O’Conner, Secretary, 981-6601
b.
From Councilmember Spring (January 17, 2006)
Recommendation:
Adopt first reading of an amended
ordinance adding to the Berkeley Municipal Code 10.04.140 specifying
requirements for minimum care for guardians/owners who keep their
dogs outdoors.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact
: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
Action:
Moved to Action Calendar.
Application:
HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee for the Oxford Plaza and David Brower
Center
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution: 1) approving participation in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s
(HUD) Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program and authorizing the
submission of a HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program application
for the Oxford Plaza and David Brower Center development in the
amount of $4,000,000; and, 2) authorizing the use of current and
future Community Development Block Grant funds to secure a loan for
the Oxford Plaza and David Brower Center up to the amount of
$4,000,000.
Financial
Implications: See report
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
Action:
Held over to January 24, 2006.
Support
Diversity on Boards and Commissions
From:
Councilmember Maio
Recommendation:
Encourage
diversity, reflective of Berkeley’s population, on its boards and
commissions and assist in this effort by referring qualified
candidates from under-represented categories to an applicant pool
that Councilmembers can access; that Council review the categories
commonly used in defining diversity and determine the appropriate
diversity profile for Berkeley; and that the Clerk prepare a report
on the diversity of our boards and commissions each year for Council
information, enabling us to track the success of our efforts.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1, 981-7110
Action:
Held over to February 7, 2006.
Support
Inclusion of Students on Boards and Commissions
From:
Councilmember Maio
Recommendation:
Go on record as supporting student
representation on boards and commissions and request that Mayor
Bates discuss with the administrations of appropriate academic
institutions (U.C., Vista, and any others deemed pertinent) the
strengthening of programs that encourage participation in local
government, perhaps for class credit, via appointments to
Berkeley’s +/- 40 Boards and Commissions, thereby creating a
central repository of applicants that can be accessed by
Councilmembers when a vacancy occurs.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1, 981-7110
Action:
Held over to February 7, 2006.
Disappearing
Newsracks and the Constitutionality and Practicality of the
Interpretation and Implementation of Newsrack Regulations (Held over from October 18, 2005)
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Refer to the City Manager to review city ordinances, interpretations, and
operations in regards to Newsrack regulation. As one part of this
review, to invite persons responsible for distribution of newspapers
to identify problem areas, including but not limited to the
disappearance of newsracks without notification to the newspapers,
possibly eliminating the part of the City ordinance that allows City
removal of newsracks with zero notice, and making sure that the City
is not creating impediments to fair placement for all publications.
Financial
Implications: Staff
time
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Held over to March 7, 2006.
Support
Commission Diversity (Held
over as amended from November 29, 2005)
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution to: 1) encourage City Councilmembers to actively seek
to fill vacant positions with consideration of the needs and
benefits of a more representative and diverse commission roster; and
2) implement semi-annual reviews of its progress to determine if
additional steps should be taken to ensure that these goals are met.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Held over to February 7, 2006.
Support
Berkeley Newspapers (Held over from December 13, 2005)
From:
Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager to implement a policy of advertising city events
in locally produced newspapers as widely as possible.
Financial
Implications: See report
Contact:
Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
Action:
Withdrawn by Councilmember Spring.
Contract:
Community Choice Aggregation
a.
From: Energy Commission
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Navigant Consulting Inc. for the development of a
business plan and other tasks related to community choice
aggregation in the amount of $67,992, for a total amount of $96,492
for the period December 3, 2003 to June 30, 2007.
Financial
Implications: FY 2006 General Fund - $67,992
Contact:
Neal De Snoo, Secretary, 981-5434
b.
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
The City Manager concurs with the
content and recommendations of the report.
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
Action:
Approved as amended.
Added
to Consent Calendar:
Support
Assembly Bill 583
From:
Mayor Bates and Councilmember Maio
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution in support of Assembly Bill 583 (AB583), Hancock, the
California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
Support
“Plug-In Berkeley” Campaign
From:
Mayor Bates
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution which: 1) supports the effort to create a viable market
for “plug-in” hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); 2) supports
policy initiatives at all levels of government that encourage the
use of PHEVs; 3) encourages the City to strongly consider the
purchase of PHEVs when they become available; and 4) directs the
City Manager to report to the Plug-In Hybrid Campaign the possible
number of PHEVs the City may be interested in purchasing in the
future.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
Council
Certification Affirming Zoning Adjustments Board Approval of Use
Permit Modification No. 05-70000040
From:
Councilmembers Moore and Maio and Mayor Bates
Recommendation:
Certify the Zoning Adjustments Board’s (ZAB) approval of Use Permit
Modification No. 05-70000040 (modifying Use Permit No.’s
04-70000039 and 01-10000102), and affirming ZAB’s updholding of
the project’s Final Design Review Approval.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Darryl Moore, Councilmember District 2, 981-7120; Linda Maio,
Councilmember District 1, 981-7110; Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
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