Regular

June 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM

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.