Review
and Action on Draft City
Council Agenda for March 21, 2006.
Action:
All items approved for
placement on the agenda with the following additions, deletions or
changes:
Installation
of Small Wind Turbine at Shorebird Nature Center Park
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution approving installation of a 1.8 kW wind turbine at
Shorebird Nature Center Park to provide electricity, subject to the
issuance of applicable permits.
Financial
Implications: General Fund - $12,000
Contact:
Stephen Barton, Housing, 981-5400
Action:
Approved as amended.
Budget
Referral: Homeless Youth Funding
From:
Mayor Bates
Recommendation:
Direct the City Manager to: 1) keep the Youth Emergency Assistance Hostel
open through May 2006 if appropriate one-time funding is available
in the City budget; 2) develop options for expanding homeless youth
services; and 3) refer any potential additional funding for homeless
youth services to the budget process for FY 2007.
Financial
Implications: $32,000
Contact:
Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
Action:
Approved as amended.
Funding
for Warm Water Pool
From:
Councilmember Spring
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager to write a letter to the BUSD School Board
requesting the inclusion of $2 million in their November 2006 parcel
tax ballot measure for the construction of the South Berkeley High
School Warm Water Pool at the District's preferred site on the BHS
tennis courts; and request that this request letter also be
forwarded to the BUSD parcel tax committee.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
Action:
Moved to Action Calendar.
Phase-Out
of Tritium Exit Signs
a. From: Community Environmental Advisory Commission
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution requiring the City Manager to institute the following
policy: 1) No new tritium signs to be purchased or installed in new
City owned and leased buildings; 2) the City must provide an
inventory of all tritium exit signs in City-owned and leased
buildings within six months; and 3) the City should provide
facilities maintenance staff and subcontractors the training to
recognize such signs and properly remove and legally dispose of them
at the end of their useful life or when broken.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Nabil Al-Hadithy, Secretary, 981-7461
b. From: City Manager
Recommendation:
The City Manager concurs with the commission.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Dan Marks, Planning and Development, 981-7400
Action:
Approved as amended.
June
Ballot Measure: Clarify Instant Run-Off (IRV) policy and Allow
Alameda County to Run an IRV Election in Berkeley in November 2006 (Held
over from March 7, 2006)
a.
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
Oral update from staff.
Contact:
Manuela Albuquerque, City Attorney, 981-6950
b.
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Request the City Manager to prepare ballot title and designation for a
June ballot measure that clarifies the intent of Measure I, and
addresses possible technical objections to implementation of IRV in
November 2006.
Financial
Implications: Minimal cost of $9,000 to place it on the June
primary ballot; but also possibly saving the cost of conducting one
or more run-off elections in November.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
c.
From: Councilmember Wozniak
Recommendation:
Require that the specific Instant Runoff or Ranked Choice Voting system
chosen for any upcoming Berkeley and Alameda County election satisfy
the following conditions: 1) treat all voters the same; 2) count all
votes; and 3) ensure that each voter has a vote in all rounds,
including the final round.
Financial
Implications: None.
Contact:
Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember District 8, 981-7180
Action:
Held over to April 18, 2006.
Establish
Sewer Lateral Certificate Fees, Effective July 1, 2006 (Held
over from March 7, 2006)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Conduct
a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution
establishing a sewer lateral certificate fee pursuant to Berkeley
Municipal Code Chapter 17.24, Abatement of Nonconforming/Substandard
Sanitary Sewer Laterals on Private Property, effective July 1, 2006.
Financial
Implications: $277,400 - Annual increased revenue
Contact:
Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Held over to April 18, 2006.
Abatement
of Nonconforming/Substandard Sanitary Sewer Laterals on Private
Property (Held
over from March 7, 2006)
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
first reading of an Ordinance to add Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC)
Chapter 17.24, Abatement of
Nonconforming/Substandard Sanitary Sewer Laterals on Private
Property.
Financial
Implications: Program Cost - $277,400 (covered by fees generated by
Ordinance)
Contact:
Claudette R. Ford, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Held over to April 18, 2006.
Added
to Consent Calendar:
Oxford
Development Project
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution to allocate $1,544,546 for the Oxford Development
Affordable Housing Project.
Financial
Implications: See report
Contact:
Dan Marks, Planning, 981-7400
Presentation:
Vista Community College Name Change to Berkeley City College
From:
Mayor Bates
Recommendation:
Schedule
time at the April 18, 2006 City Council meeting for a presentation
from Vista Community College on their upcoming name change and an
update on their new campus.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
Maudelle
Shirek Celebration Expenses
From:
Councilmember Anderson
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution to pay the outstanding expenses incurred by the
celebration for former Councilmember Maudelle Shirek with payment
not to exceed $5,000.
Financial
Implications: Special Events Budget - $5,000.
Contact:
Max Anderson, Councilmember District 3, 981-7130
Proclamation
Honoring 40th Anniversary of the Meiklejohn Civil
Liberties Institute
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Approve
a proclamation honoring the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute Day
in Berkeley, on April 15, 2006.
Financial
Implications: None
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Note: Some
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