May 18, 2021, 7:00 PM Special Berkeley City Council to Discuss Systems Alignment Proposal and Update Citywide Affordable Housing Requirements Agenda
May 18, 2021, 6:00 PM Closed Session Berkeley City Council to Discuss Pending Litigation in Closed Session Agenda
May 13, 2021, 4:00 PM Closed Session Berkeley City Council to Discuss Labor Negotiations with Employee Unions in Closed Session Meeting Agenda
May 11, 2021, 7:00 PM Regular Berkeley City Council Agenda: Police Equipment Regulation, Budget Amendments, Mental Health Services Contracts, Public Health Grants, Traffic Calming Initiatives, Support for State Legislation on Speed Safety and Safe Streets, Amendments to COVID-19 Lease Ordinance, and Climate and Housing Resolutions. Agenda
April 29, 2021, 4:00 PM Closed Session Berkeley City Council to Discuss Labor Negotiations with Various Employee Organizations in Closed Session Agenda
April 27, 2021, 7:00 PM Regular Berkeley City Council to Discuss Leasing Property for Shelter, Approving Various Contracts for Infrastructure Projects, Supporting State Legislation on Positional Asphyxia, and Exploring Future Bond Measures for Affordable Housing and Infrastructure. Key items include leasing 742 Grayson for a shelter, funding street rehabilitation, sidewalk repairs, and security enhancements at the Berkeley Waterfront. The council will also consider a resolution for CalPERS to divest from industrial animal protein companies, review the Vision Zero Annual Report, and discuss police equipment regulations. Public hearings will address federal funding allocations for housing and urban development projects. Agenda
April 20, 2021, 7:00 PM Regular Berkeley City Council Agenda: April 20, 2021 - Key Items - Approval of subcontractors for Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Project amid COVID-19 labor shortages - Funding increase for Police Department substation rental - Amendments to Police Accountability Board ordinance - Measure T1 loan authorization for infrastructure projects - Contract amendments for landscaping, animal disposal, and spay/neuter services - Public art and park renovation projects funding - Grant applications for new park development and affordable housing - Support for state legislation on parking reform, controlled substances, and homelessness - Urging restoration of AC Transit bus service and opposing FAA flight path changes - Zoning overlay proposal for Pacific Steel Casting property - Zero-emissions fleet prioritization and various commission work plans. Agenda
April 20, 2021, 6:30 PM Special Berkeley City Council to Confirm Appointment of Farimah Faiz Brown as City Attorney and Approve Employment Agreement. Agenda
April 13, 2021, 7:00 PM Special Berkeley City Council to Review UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan and Housing Projects Draft Environmental Impact Report. Agenda
March 30, 2021, 7:00 PM Regular The Berkeley City Council meeting agenda includes reviewing the local COVID-19 emergency proclamation, approving various contract amendments for city services and technology maintenance, and discussing police accountability board ordinance changes. The council will consider budget referrals for police foot/bike patrols, stop signs, and a project coordinator for climate initiatives. Other items include a letter to Google for commercial truck route mapping, fire extinguishers for the unhoused, and support for state bills on corporate-free elections, vote-by-mail, and Ellis Act reform. Additionally, a public hearing on bond financing for Harriet Tubman Terrace Apartments and an ordinance banning certain police munitions will be discussed. Agenda
March 30, 2021, 5:30 PM Closed Session Berkeley City Council to Discuss Appointments for City Attorney and Director of Planning and Development in Closed Session Agenda
March 29, 2021, 5:00 PM Closed Session Berkeley City Council to Discuss Labor Negotiations with City Employee Unions in Closed Session Agenda
March 25, 2021, 7:00 PM Special Berkeley City Council to Discuss Housing Element Update and RHNA Planning Initiatives Agenda
March 23, 2021, 7:00 PM Regular Berkeley City Council Meeting to Discuss COVID-19 Cost Recovery, Solar Energy Partnership, DNA Testing Contract, Street Lighting Assessments, Mental Health Commission Appointments, Alameda County Redistricting, Adeline Corridor Parking Benefits, Holocaust Remembrance Day Proclamation, Support for Various California Assembly Bills, Building Emissions Fees, Zoning Appeal for San Pablo Avenue Development, and Objective Standards for Density and Design. Agenda
March 16, 2021, 7:00 PM Special Berkeley City Council Agenda: Amending Hazard Pay Ordinance, Digital Strategic Plan Update, Addressing Unfunded Liabilities, FY 2021 Mid-Year Budget Review, Parks and Public Works Capital Improvement Projects. Agenda
March 16, 2021, 4:00 PM Closed Session Berkeley City Council to Discuss Litigation Initiation and Labor Negotiations with IBEW and SEIU 1021 Agenda
March 9, 2021, 6:00 PM Regular Berkeley City Council Meeting Agenda Highlights: Lease agreement approval for office space, settlement of Stahlschmidt v. City of Berkeley, low-income stipend reform, appointments to Public Safety Task Force, fee deferral program for Berkeley Repertory Theater, kitchen electrification funding, portable toilets and sinks contract amendment, waterfront project management contracts, loan application for marina dock replacement, urban forest grant application, election reform and officeholder accounts regulation, anti-discrimination ordinance amendments, support for sustainable food policies, zero-emission vehicle sales targets, bicycle boulevards funding, and resolutions condemning anti-Asian hate and supporting Tibet. Agenda
March 1, 2021, 9:00 AM Closed Session Berkeley City Council Meeting Agenda: Labor Negotiations with Public Employees Union Local 1 in Closed Session Agenda
February 25, 2021, 6:00 PM Closed Session Berkeley City Council to Discuss Labor Negotiations with Employee Organizations in Closed Session Agenda
February 23, 2021, 6:00 PM Regular Berkeley City Council Meeting Agenda: Hazard pay ordinance for grocery workers, home occupation zoning amendments, public art commission approval, middle-income housing bonds, amendments to health records and data safety contracts, service animals training, and prohibition proposals for combustion vehicles and carbon-based fuels by 2045. Discussion on ending exclusionary zoning, Measure P fund allocation for supportive housing, and opposition to U.S. base construction in Okinawa. Public hearings on zoning appeals for Arch Street properties. Council to consider resolutions on just transition to a regenerative economy, adopt-an-unhoused-community program, and property tax measure amendments. Agenda