Thursday, January 20, 2022 ANNOTATED AGENDA Page 1
ANNOTATED AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF T HE
BERKELEY CITY COUNCI L
Thursday, January 20, 2022
6:00 PM
JESSE ARREGUIN, MAYOR
Councilmembers:
DISTRICT 1 – RASHI KESARWANI DISTRICT 5 – SOPHIE HAHN
DISTRICT 2 – TERRY TAPLIN DISTRICT 6 – SUSAN WENGRAF
DISTRICT 3 – BEN BARTLETT DISTRICT 7 – RIGEL ROBINSON
DISTRICT 4 – KATE HARRISON DISTRICT 8 – LORI DROSTE
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 6:05 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Arreguin
Absent: Droste
Councilmember Droste present at 6:14 p.m.
Worksession
1. Discuss Vision 2050, Infrastructure Priorities, Stakeholder and Community Engagement, and City’s Bonding Capacity; and Seek Direction on November 2022 Revenue Measure(s)
From: City Manager
Contact: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager's Office, (510) 981-7000 Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Robinson) to accept supplemental material from Mayor Arreguin on Item 1.
Vote: Ayes - Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Droste.
Action: 24 speakers. M/S/C (Arreguin/Harrison) to provide direction to the City Manager on infrastructure revenue measure(s) development as follows:
• Timing: November 2022
• Number of Measures: One Bond (several areas), or Bond (Affordable Housing) and Parcel Tax (Streets and Infrastructure)
• Priorities: Streets (pedestrian safety/sidewalks & bike safety, traffic safety, and complete streets); Affordable Housing; Climate (including climate mitigation and resilience, Storm Drains, Undergrounding); Public Facilities (Civic Center, Waterfront, Parks)
• Dollar Amount: Range from $350 – $600 million
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Wengraf) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjourned at 9:46 p.m.
Communications
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
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Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item 1: Discuss Vision 2050, Infrastructure Priorities, Stakeholder and Community Engagement, and City’s Bonding Capacity; and Seek Direction on November 2022 Revenue Measure(s)
1. David Lerman
2. John Rice
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item 1: Discuss Vision 2050, Infrastructure Priorities, Stakeholder and Community Engagement, and City’s Bonding Capacity; and Seek Direction on November 2022 Revenue Measure(s)
3. Supplemental material, submitted by Mayor Arreguin
4. Barbara Gilbert
5. Councilmember Harrison