Tuesday, March 15, 2022 ANNOTATED AGENDA Page 1
ANNOTATED AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF T HE
BERKELEY CITY COUNCI L
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
6:00 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702
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
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A HYBRID MODEL WITH BOTH IN-PERSON
AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
This meeting of the City Council will be conducted in a “hybrid” model with both in-person attendance and virtual participation. This meeting is a test of the technology needs and meeting management processes for hybrid meetings. All other meetings will continue to be conducted exclusively through teleconference and Zoom videoconference pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) and the state declared emergency .
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Meetings will adjourn at 11:00 p.m. - any items outstanding at that time will be carried over to a date/time to be specified.
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 6:05 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Bartlett, Wengraf, Robinson, Droste, Arreguin
Absent: Taplin, Harrison, Hahn
Councilmember Taplin present at 6:27 p.m.
Worksession
1. Housing Element Update and Residential Objective Standards From: City Manager
Contact: Jordan Klein, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400 Action: 29 speakers. Presentation made and discussion held.
Recess 8:04 p.m. – 8:17 p.m.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Droste) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Ayes - Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Wengraf, Robinson, Droste, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Harrison, Hahn.
Adjourned at 10:01 p.m.
Communications
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item #1: Housing Element Update and Residential Objective Standards
1. Sabina McMurtry
2. Carol Hirth
3. Michelle Pasternack
4. Ewald Detjens
5. Michael Scott
6. Vicki Sommer
7. Diana Bohn
8. Bernard Marszalek
9. Robin Hollenberg
10. Kerna Trottier
11. Kori Kody
12. Paul Casperson
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13. Matthew Lewis
14. Leah and John Rosenthal
15. George and Dolly Gurrola
16. Shirley Traynor
17. Morris Friedell
18. Robert Davis
19. Tom McMillan
20. Janis Dairiki
21. Larry Kuo
22. Shauna Haines
23. Summer Brenner
24. Mark Wieder
25. Charlene Harrington
26. Terry Paris
27. Laura Spiekerman
28. Alan Ramo
29. Kirsten Rose
30. Tom Graly
31. Lynn Cooper
32. Fred Krieger
33. Alex Benn
34. Lisa Bruce
35. Leslie Valas
36. Eric Johnson
37. Ross Bernet
38. John Robin
39. Jeffery Kaplan
40. Ben Paulos
41. Teresa Clarke
42. Charlene Woodcock
43. George Killingsworth
44. Jeffrey Carter
45. Sheila Goldmacher
46. Rob Wrenn
47. Kathy Labriola
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: Housing Element Update and Residential Objective Standards
48. Presentation, submitted by the City Manager’s Office
49. Toni Mester
50. Bruce Feingold
51. Joan Berezin
52. Judith Small
53. Becca Schonberg
54. Corey Busay
55. Sean Gibson
56. Nancy Nash
57. Madeline Feingold
58. Gary Facente
59. Steve Rosen
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60. Carol Cohen
61. Dorothy Walker
62. James Wert
63. Josie Gerst
64. Tim Kelley
65. Carla Woodworth
66. Michael Frantz
67. Ben Gould, on behalf of Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action Steering Committee
68. Nicole Chabot
69. Thomas Lord
70. Sarah Bell
71. Julianna Dickey
72. Marco Lobba