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Schedule

Upcoming meetings

  • July 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM Regular
    Berkeley’s July 7 agenda is centered on budget and infrastructure decisions, including final adoption of the city’s FY 2027 spending plan, a new five-year street rehabilitation and Measure FF capital plan, and a proposed increase in ambulance and first responder fees. The council is also set to consider public safety and policing items such as continued funding for police dispatch software, federal crime-suppression grants, annual approval of police equipment, and a compendium of Berkeley Police agreements with other law enforcement agencies. Other major policy discussions include how Berkeley should regulate long-term large vehicle and RV parking in streets and sensitive areas, and whether to launch environmental review for a higher-buildout version of the Waterfront Specific Plan to keep future development options open. The consent calendar also includes updating studies that support development impact fees.

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Latest meetings

  • June 30, 2026 · 7:00 PM Regular
    Berkeley’s City Council is poised to act on a wide range of budget, tax, and infrastructure matters, including annual special tax rates for libraries, fire and EMS, parks, affordable housing and street improvements; borrowing up to $85 million in short-term notes; issuing $20 million in Measure T1 bonds; and placing a 2026 ballot measure for a new half-cent sales tax. The council is also expected to finalize major policy and program decisions on expanded parking enforcement and meter hours citywide, North Berkeley BART affordable housing funding and developer changes, police surveillance rules for community video streams and investigative software, and whether to send a rent stabilization initiative to voters in November. Other substantive items include contracts and grants for senior services, emergency medical agreements, park and community facility projects, labor and firefighter staffing changes, and council-backed funding for small business damage relief, downtown artist space activation, and the Solano Avenue Stroll. The council will also consider taking a formal position in support of state legislation aimed at preventing density bonus incentives from being used to override local labor standards.
  • June 23, 2026 · 7:00 PM Special
    The Berkeley City Council’s special meeting is focused almost entirely on the city’s next two-year budget. Council is expected to decide whether to adopt Berkeley’s FY 2027–2028 biennial budget along with the city’s five-year Capital Improvement Program, which sets funding priorities for infrastructure and major capital projects through 2031. Council will also take up the FY 2027 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, the legal spending plan for the coming fiscal year, totaling about $916.8 million in gross appropriations. The budget action also includes authorization for the city manager to provide advances to community organizations receiving city funds in FY 2027.
  • June 22, 2026 · 5:30 PM Closed Session
    The council is expected to meet in closed session to discuss a potential lease deal for the property at 1820 University Avenue, involving the City of Berkeley and Shree Laxmi, LLC, the owner of the Sather Motel. The discussion will focus on negotiating the lease price and terms, with any reportable action to be announced afterward in open session.
  • June 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM Regular
    Berkeley’s June 16 agenda is dominated by budget and tax decisions: the council is set to continue hearings on the FY 2027–28 budget and five-year capital plan, authorize temporary spending at the start of the fiscal year, and set a wide range of annual special tax and bond rates for libraries, fire and EMS, parks, streets, affordable housing, and other voter-approved programs. It will also consider placing major November 2026 ballot measures before voters, including a $300 million infrastructure bond, a new half-cent sales tax, and charter updates to election, recall, referendum, and petition rules. Other notable items include whether to require all-electric standards for bond-funded and other city capital projects, approve the updated Berkeley Bicycle Plan, renew homelessness and behavioral-health funding plans, approve a new police union contract, and move forward with transportation and public-works projects such as street paving, road-safety grant applications, and a residential parking permit expansion on Delaware Street.
  • June 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM Regular
    Council will consider downtown office lease; FY2026 appropriations amendments; adding pepper spray to police equipment oversight with first‑aid reporting; FY2027 budgets and assessments for Telegraph, North Shattuck, and Tourism BIDs; amendment to Visit Berkeley TOT contract; contracts and solicitations including Priority Dispatch software; state maternal/child/adolescent public health grants; retail cannabis permit on Telegraph; expanded critical‑incident counseling; adopt Civic Arts special events policy and request feasibility analysis; hot tub zoning amendments; updates to environmental health, parking meter, and zero‑waste fees; resolve 1615 Fairview E3 appeal; discuss qualifications for next Director of Police Accountability; and open public hearing on the five‑year CIP.
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