Tuesday, June 21, 2022 ANNOTATED AGENDA Page 2
Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 4:01 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Droste, Arreguin
Absent: Bartlett, Harrison
Councilmember Bartlett present at 4:12 p.m.
Councilmember Harrison present at 4:17 p.m.
Action Calendar – Old Business
1. Contract: Axon Enterprise, Incorporated for Body Worn Cameras, Storage and Software (Continued from June 14, 2022)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Contract with Axon Enterprise, Incorporated to provide body worn cameras, equipment, software, and services for an amount not to exceed $1,115,000 over the next five years through Fiscal Year 2027.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Jennifer Louis, Police, (510) 981-5900
Action: 6 speakers. M/S/C (Arreguin/Wengraf) to adopt Resolution No. 70,415–N.S.
Vote: All Ayes.
2. Police Equipment & Community Safety Ordinance Impact Statements, Associated Equipment Policies and Annual Equipment Use Report (Continued from June 14, 2022) (Item contains supplemental material) From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the Controlled Equipment Impact Statements, Associated Equipment Use Policies and Equipment.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Jennifer Louis, Police, (510) 981-5900
Action: 8 speakers. M/S/C (Arreguin/Hahn) to adopt the recommendation in the revised material from Councilmember Harrison in Supplemental Communications Packet #2 and further revised as follows:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 70,416–N.S. approving the revised Controlled Equipment Impact Statements and Policy 303 (Control Devices and Techniques) from Supplemental Communications Packet #2, conforming to local and state law.
2. Refer the Annual Equipment Use Report to the Police Accountability Board for review and recommendation within 60 days following City Council approval of the remaining use policies.
3. Refer all other internal policies relevant to controlled equipment to the Police Accountability Board and Berkeley Police Department to review and conform to the approved Controlled Equipment Impact Statements, and local/state laws for City Council consideration by July 26, 2022.
Vote: Ayes – Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Robinson, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – Kesarwani, Wengraf, Droste; Absent – None.
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Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Robinson) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Droste, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Harrison.
Adjourned at 6:02 p.m.
Councilmember Harrison absent at 6:01 p.m.
Communications
Item #2: Police Equipment & Community Safety Ordinance Impact Statements, Associated Equipment Policies and Annual Equipment Use Report
1. Berkeley Friends Meeting
2. Police Accountability Board
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item #2: Police Equipment & Community Safety Ordinance Impact Statements, Associated Equipment Policies and Annual Equipment Use Report
3. Revised material, submitted by Councilmember Harrison
4. Kitt Saginor
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: Contract: Axon Enterprise, Incorporated for Body Worn Cameras, Storage and Software
5. Diana Bohn
6. Elana Auerbach
7. Cheryl Davila
Item #2: Police Equipment & Community Safety Ordinance Impact Statements, Associated Equipment Policies and Annual Equipment Use Report
8. Phoebe Anne Sorgen
Environment and Climate Commission
1947 Center Street, First Floor, Berkeley, California 94704 ● TEL: (510) 981-7432 ● FAX: (510) 981-7470● TDD: (510) 981-6903 e-mail: [email protected] Website: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards- commissions/environment-and-climate-commission
INFORMATION CALENDAR
September 13, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Environment and Climate Commission (ECC)
Submitted by: Ben Gould, Chairperson, ECC
Subject: Environment and Climate Commission 2022 Work Plan
INTRODUCTION
The Environment and Climate Commission (ECC) is responsible for advising the City Council on matters related to environmental sustainability and climate change. The commission’s scope includes work to advance the goals of: advancing green buildings and resource efficiency; decarbonizing buildings and transportation; engaging and educating the community; addressing the impacts and welfare of all species, including animals, insects, and plants; reducing greenhouse gas emissions; reducing toxics and preventing pollution; and supporting environmental justice. The commission works closely with the Planning & Development Department’s Office of Energy & Sustainable Development (OESD).
First established in 2022, ECC was formed by merging the Community Environmental Advisory Commission (CEAC) and the Energy Commission (EC). ECC commissioners bring a wide range of expertise, with backgrounds in government, academia, nonprofit, and private sector environmental work. These backgrounds inform ECC’s work and help it to consider diverse and equitable approaches to addressing the City’s environmental challenges.
This work plan is intended to provide a guide to the work ECC plans to take on in 2022.
As additional items or issues arise, or are referred to the Commission from Council, ECC will adjust this plan accordingly.
CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
The Environment and Climate Commission has a very broad scope and a duty to continue and build upon past work done by both CEAC and EC. However, as a new commission, ECC also has numerous vacancies and limited institutional knowledge.
At its July 27, 2022 meeting the Environment and Climate Commission approved the work plan to send to the City Council as follows: Motion/second to approve the workplan with amendments to add current project for 2022 to explore banning gas delivery vehicles and amend climate literacy description (Gould, Ranney). The motion carried 3-
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0-1-2; Ayes: Ranney, McGuire, Gould. Noes: None. Abstain: Guliasi. Absent: Tahara, Lunaparra.
BACKGROUND
Both CEAC and EC prepared memos for ECC to review past projects and suggest future items. The table below indicates those workplan items to follow up on and suggestions for new projects from the previous commissions:
Environment and Climate Commission 2022 Work Plan
Project Status Description Source
Bird Safety Existing item,
needs follow-
up
Proposal to require new development to meet
bird safety standards for glass. Track progress of
item through Planning Commission and back to
Council
CEAC
Gas Station
CO2 Labeling
Existing item,
needs follow-
up
Requirement for gas stations to display warning
labels notifying buyers that burning gasoline
causes climate change. Pending finalization at
City Attorney’s office
CEAC
Ban sale of
used gas cars
Existing item,
needs follow-
up
Proposal to ban the sale of existing (used) gas
cars within city limits by 2040 (except to be sold
as scrap). Pending finalization at City Attorney’s
office
CEAC
Hazardous
Waste
Potential new
item
CEAC received multiple emails in 2021-22 about
hazardous waste, but there are no drop-off sites
within City limits due to BMC 11.50
CEAC
VMT targets Potential new
item
Set specific, measurable VMT reduction targets
and identify and implement strategies to achieve
them
CEAC
Sidewalk
Condition Index
Potential new
item
Adopting a “sidewalk condition index” metric,
similar to pavement condition index, to quantify
the quality of Berkeley’s sidewalks and measure
improvements in pedestrian infrastructure
CEAC
Public Space
Re-allocation
Potential new
item
Re-allocate public street space away from auto-
centric uses towards pedestrians, bicyclists, and
buses, even more than currently envisioned in
the bicycle and pedestrian master plans
CEAC
Building
Decarboni-
zation
Potential new
item
Berkeley’s building decarbonization plan is only a
start; more work is needed to identify and
effectively implement strategies to decarbonize:
- Single-family ownership residences
- Single-family rental residences
CEAC
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- Rent-controlled multifamily residences
- Non-rent-controlled multifamily residences
- Commercial spaces
De-zoning gas
stations
Potential new
item
Berkeley should remove gas stations as a
permitted use from all City zoning codes.
CEAC
Banning gas-
powered
delivery
vehicles
Potential new
item
The ECC should explore opportunities to require
last-mile delivery vehicles to use zero- emission
alternatives.
CEAC
OESD input:
Transportation
Potential new
item
Ensure the City is adequately staffed to
implement transportation-related activities that
reduce carbon emissions. Ensure staff:
- Conducts a mobility needs assessment
- Convenes an electric mobility roadmap
implementation working group
- Pursues discounts and digital access
strategies for electric shared mobility options
Track progress and provide input on
implementation of the Electric Mobility Roadmap,
the Bicycle Master Plan, the Pedestrian Plan,
Vision Zero, and other City plans to encourage
non-car mobility.
EC
Alternative
Transportation
Potential new
item
- Study and support expanding transportation
measures to reduce GHG emissions
associated with car travel.
- Promote safe and convenient cycling through
a protected and connected bike lane network,
docked and dockless bike share systems,
public e-bike charging, and secure bike
parking.
- Promote safe routes to schools, beginning
with opportunities for the Energy Commission
to contribute to the 2x2 committee (Council
and BUSD board).
- Research the feasibility of a zero-emissions
zone, or a car-free zone for Berkeley.
- Investigate opportunities to cut emissions
through mass transit, such as more frequent
service, new routes, zero-carbon fuels, and
lower fare prices.
- Investigate new approaches to public,
curbside, or neighborhood charging for
residents without access to on-site charging,
focusing on commercial or public ownership
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of chargers, dedicated street parking spots
for EV charging, and/or low-cost connections
to the grid. Collaborate with Transportation
and Public Works commissions.
Integrate
Climate +
Transportation
policymaking
Potential new
item
Ensure integration of the climate aspects of
transportation with other transportation issues in
Transportation and Public Works work.
EC
Bond measure
for
transportation
Potential new
item
Engage with Council to include language in City
bond measures to finance and build low-carbon,
equitable, safe, and convenient transportation
infrastructure.
EC
OESD input:
Buildings
Potential new
item
- Track progress and provide input on
implementation of the Berkeley Existing
Building Electrification Strategy (BEBES),
including funding for the equity pilot program,
staffing needs, and renovation reach codes.
- Support municipal building electrification and
energy efficiency upgrades and development
of municipal green building programs,
including the City’s work with EBCE to install
solar + storage systems on critical facilities to
provide resilience during outages.
EC
Electrification
cost reduction
Potential new
item
Develop recommendations to reduce the cost of
electrification and for partial electrification
measures, such as codes that require two-way
heat pumps instead of central air conditioners,
deployment of portable heat pumps and low
voltage water heaters, and “Watt diet” measures
to avoid electrical panel upgrades.
EC
Building sale
requirements
Potential new
item
Investigate and advance time of sale
opportunities for electrification and energy
efficiency, including a transfer tax rebate program
for energy improvements and the allocation of
transfer tax revenues towards expanding building
electrification in LMI and renter communities.
EC
Electrification
mandates
Potential new
item
Investigate and advance electrification mandates,
such as through the Building Energy Savings
Ordinance (BESO)
EC
Defund natural
gas
Potential new
item
Explore ways to redirect funds used to maintain
PG&E’s fossil gas distribution network to support
building electrification.
EC
OESD Input:
Climate Action
Potential new
item
Track and provide input on implementation of the
Pilot Climate Equity Action Fund and seek
funding sources to provide ongoing support.
Identify options to support the Fund from existing
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or expanded City revenues. Solicit input from
experts and conduct public meetings to study
funding mechanisms, such as a gross-receipts
tax, parcel tax, utility users tax, or building
emissions tax. Explore options to split the
collection of the Utility Users Tax to make it
possible to charge separate rates for natural gas
and electricity.
Review and provide input on staff’s annual report
to Council on Climate Action Plan progress and
recommend further actions. Explore the feasibility
of expanding the Plan to cover “scope 3” or
consumption-based emissions that occur outside
of city limits, and research policies to reduce
them. Work with staff to better measure and track
progress and create a public dashboard to report
key metrics.
Renewable
energy
advocacy
Potential new
item
Promote the use of renewable energy by
advising Council on EBCE activities including
electricity mix, default offerings, local programs,
and opportunities to advance City priorities.
EC
ECC commissioners, as well as OESD staff, have also proposed other ideas not listed above for items for the commission to work on.
ECC is planning to take on the following projects in 2022:
Project Goal Outputs Target
Date
Lead
Climate
Literacy
Advocacy
Request for state of CA to
fund large $$ to do climate
education work statewide,
and look for opportunities to
engage with BUSD
colleagues in work of
commission
Sign-on letter
for Council
Dec 2022 Ranney
Land Use
Change for
Zero
Emission
Vehicles
(ZEVs)
Provide recommendation to
Council and Planning
Commission on zoning / land
use planning changes to
support switching to ZEVs
Rec. for
Council
Dec 2022 Gould
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Building
Decarboni-
zation
Explore strategies for
building decarbonization:
point of sale, building code,
prescriptive requirements,
tax, etc.
Rec. for
Council
Dec 2022 Tahara
Sustainable
transport
infrastructure
Allocate public street spaces
towards more sustainable
uses and away from auto-
centrism
Rec. for
Council
Dec 2022 Gould
OESD
support –
Climate
Action Plan
(CAP)
tracking
Work with OESD staff to
develop approach to track
CAP implementation, based
on recommendation under
review at FITES
Rec. for
Council
Dec 2022 Gould
Ban gas-
powered
delivery
vehicles
Explore opportunities to
require last-mile delivery
vehicles to use zero-
emission alternatives.
Rec. for
Council
Dec 2022 McGuire
Climate Literacy Advocacy: A letter in collaboration with other local & statewide advocacy efforts around climate education in K-12 schools.
Land Use Change for ZEVs: Provide strategies for changing land use policies to discourage the use of fossil fuels and encourage sustainable transportation alternatives.
Possible approaches: removing gas stations from permissible land use, expanding commercial EV charging, density bonus + fee to incentivize conversion of gas, while the help fund just transitions for workers no longer employed in fossil fuels and related industries.
Building Decarbonization Efforts: Review & recommend strategies for building decarbonization. Explore point-of-sale requirements, building code update(s), prescriptive requirements, local tax on direct CO2 emissions, etc.
Sustainable Transport Infrastructure: Review & recommend strategies for realigning public right of way / infrastructure to support sustainable transportation. Consider suggestion to reopen the Transportation Element to close streets to cars, add bike lanes to more side streets & bus lanes to more major streets, narrow streets / add parks & parklets & bioswales, etc.
OESD support - CAP tracking: Support OESD staff in identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) for tracking CAP implementation & progress.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
The projects which ECC is working on will improve environmental sustainability through a wide variety of methods.
FISCAL IMPACTS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION
Future action items that ECC may send to City Council could require staff time to develop, finalize, and/or implement. ECC strives to ensure proposals provide significant net triple bottom line benefits to the City when evaluating total costs and benefits across environmental, social, and economic impacts.
CONTACT PERSON
Billi Romain, Secretary, Environment and Climate Commission, [email protected].
Planning Commission
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 ● Tel: (510) 981-7000 ● TDD: (510) 981-6903 ● Fax: (510) 981-7099 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.CityofBerkeley.info/Manager
INFORMATION CALENDAR
September 13, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Planning Commission
Submitted by: Elisa Mikiten, Chairperson, Planning Commission Subject: Planning Commission Fiscal Year 2022-23 Work Plan
INTRODUCTION
The City of Berkeley Planning Commission (PC) hereby submits a work plan for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
GOALS
The Planning Commission will focus mainly on issues of housing supply and affordability as dictated by City Council referrals, changes to State law, and planning requirements from the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Large projects include Objective Standards and Missing Middle Housing (Council referrals), and the update of the Housing Element (HCD requirement).
The attached spreadsheet identifies several other projects that have been assigned to staff, such as a Bird Safe Glass regulations, various fee and nexus studies, and development guidance for San Pablo Avenue.
RESOURCES
Significant staff time is required to conduct research, prepare reports, and draft zoning language. In some cases, consultants assist staff. Currently, there are only three staff members on the long-range planning team, which makes their productivity level around BART, Objective Standards, the Housing Element, and the Zoning Ordinance Revision Project (ZORP) all the more remarkable.
The Land Use Planning Department has begun recruitment for the two open positions in the Long-Range Policy Group (Principal Planner and Associate Planner), and there were several requests for staff positions and consultant services included the new City budget, which was adopted on June 28, 2022.
Calendar constraints are often imposed by State law and deadlines. BART zoning and the Housing Element Update are just two examples.
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COUNCIL REFERRALS
The Planning Department and PC have approximately 54 referrals from Council. The PC’s work is almost exclusively dictated by these ranked referrals. Thus, the PC has less latitude than other City commissions in establishing and prioritizing its workload.
The Commission’s Work Plan Subcommittee discussed recommending some referrals be deleted from the Work Plan. Council has accepted deletions or closed referrals in the past, although a few have come around again. Nevertheless, here are referrals we have deleted from our Work Plan with explanations for why these referrals should be closed:
1. Lower Discretion for Internal Remodeling: The Housing Element work proposes to lower discretionary permitting generally, which will address this issue.
2. Deny Permits to Code Violators: This referral is from 2014, and would be complicated by property rights issues.
3. Not allowing Cannabis uses in Live Work Unit: Cannabis is highly regulated by the State and the City of Berkeley. Currently, there are no Storefront Retail permits available, and cultivation is restricted to the Manufacturing District. Processing is considered a Light Manufacturing use, and is regulated as such. Test Labs are regulated as any other lab, and Distribution is regulated as Wholesale Trade.
PC ADDITIONS
This year, the PC, at the recommendation of the Chair, has added two items to the Work Plan:
1. Conduct a Zoning Adjustments Board (ZAB) Listening Session. The PC Chair will attend a ZAB meeting to hear from ZAB members what is working, what regulations need clarification, and what regulations, if any, does ZAB recommend that the PC revisit. If appropriate, the PC will discuss the items, and make recommendations to Council for future referrals. The goal is to close the loop between the policy and permit bodies. This will not become a staff work item without a Council referral.
2. Review MUR regulations to identify any barriers to converting space to artists’ use.
The Chair will undertake this work herself, and submit a memorandum to the PC for consideration. The goal is to better enable the district to satisfy its purpose in the arts. This will not become a staff work item without a Council referral.
STRATEGIC OUTCOME AREAS
Products will include:
1. Recommendation to City Council on Objective Standards.
2. Recommendation to City Council on the Housing Element.
3. Two memos from the Chair to the PC (see PC Additions).
Policy objectives include:
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1. Increased housing options and improved affordability. Allowing greater density and lower levels of discretionary review in residential districts should have substantial cumulative impacts over the coming decade. The Planning Commission can review the volume of completed projects and the average approval period for applications within two years of revised regulations.
2. Promote healthy, livable communities. This includes ensuring Berkeley residents live in safe, healthy, and accessible communities with parks, schools, local businesses, and cultural institutions, and promoting healthy mobility options for all resident.
3. Support community economic development and commercial vitality. This includes preserving and enhancing Berkeley’s neighborhood commercial areas, and ensuring a vibrant downtown.
BACKGROUND
The mission of the PC, as outlined in the City Charter, reads:
“The Commission recommends modifications to the City of Berkeley General Plan and related policy documents. All Zoning Ordinance amendments are developed through this Commission and recommended to the City Council. Other purviews include subdivision map consideration and review and comments on substantial projects from surrounding jurisdictions.”
At its meeting of July 6, 2022, the PC voted to adopt this Work Plan (Vote: 8-0-0-1.
Motion/Second: Mikiten/Hauser. Ayes: Ghosh, Hauser, Mikiten, Moore, Oatfield, Twu, Vincent, and Wiblin. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Kapla.).
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
The PC’s work plan advances the City’s sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction goals by focusing on creating housing and business opportunities in areas of high resources and frequent transit.
POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION
Based on recommendations received from PC, City Council may refer additional work to the City Manager.
FISCAL IMPACTS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION
Additional referrals to the City Manager will require staff support.
CONTACT PERSON
Alene Pearson, Secretary to the Planning Commission, Planning and Development Department, 510-981-7489
Work Plan Subcommittee of the Planning Commission: Jeff Vincent, Barnali Ghosh, Albert Twu, and Elisa Mikiten, Chair.
Attachments:
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1: Planning Commission Work Plan Table 2022-2023
Rank
RRV (2022) HAP JJA S O N DJF M A MJJA S O N D
C-T: Community Benefits (focus on Labor Practice and AH) Referral from 7/12/16 started 3 GW/JH Increase 20' height and FAR in SS Referral from 10/31/17 started GW/JH Convert Groundfloor Com to Res in SS Referral from 4/4/17 & 1/20/15 started GW/JH C-T: Pilot Density Bonus (DB Phase 2) Referral from 5/30/17 started GW/JH More Student Housing Now & SB1227 Referral from 11/27/18 started 4 GW/JH Housing Element (HE) Update state mandated work started Grace Wu
1. Density by parcel; 2.Healthy/safety detriments; 3.Design review; 4. View-shadow impacts (DB Phase 3/JSISHL) HAP
started 5 Grace Wu
Implement State Law HAA & SB-35 state mandated work started Grace ZORP Phase 2 - Objective Standards Direction from Council per staff request 1/26/16 started Grace Wu ZORP Phase 2 - Substantive Changes Direction from Council per staff request 1/26/16 started Justin Horner Refer to City Manager and PlanComm to include specific concepts to end exclusionary zoning within next Housing Element update Referral from 3/25/21 Special mtg Item #1; see Supp 3 started Grace Wu
Missing Middle Referral from 4/23/19; see annotated agenda for full direction.
Direct City Manager to include Participatory Planning concepts within work to update next Housing Element
Referral from 3/25/21 Special mtg Item #1; see Supp 2
started Grace Wu
Non-commercial groundfloor uses Referral from 5/1/18; see also annotated agenda started 18 Grace Wu Refer to City Mgr and PlanComm to consider Affordable Housing overlay, to allow increased height/density for 100% affordable projects, to be integrated within current H.E. update cycle Referral from 11/9/21
started Grace Wu
Adeline Implementation Plan Implementation started Alisa Shen BART Zoning // AB 2923 state mandated work started Alisa Shen Guide Development on San Pablo COB committment for designated PDA started Alisa Shen 2022 Annual Progress Report state mandated work state mandate Zoe Covello 2022 DOF Unit Tracking state mandated work state mandate Zoe Covello Housing Pipeline Report council request CC request Zoe Covello Parking Reform: TDM/RPP Implementation Ordinance Implementation CC request Justin Horner Reform AHMF (fees per unit vs gfa) Referral from 4/23/19 started Alisa Shen Decrease AHMF (Affordable Housing Mitigation Fee) for TIC (Tenancy-in-Common) conversions Referral from 11/27/18. See also annotated agenda started Alisa Shen
Inclusionary Units for Live Work Referral from 9/13/18 started Alisa Shen Analyze feasability of onsite affordable units vs payment of AHMF Referral from 9/10/19
started Alisa Shen
Demolition Ordinance HAP started 16 SB
Sign Ordinance (ZOA Part 1) Referral from 10/15/19 started TBD Arcades in the Elmwood Referral from 6/25/19 started TBD Beer and Wine in the M-District Referral from 12/4/18 within action (see annotated agenda) 15 Refer to PlanComm to consider Zoning Ord modifications to streamline review processes for the benefit of new and existing small businesses (ZOA Part 2)
Referral from 10/15/19
17 Pacific Steel Visioning Referral from 4/20/21 1
WB Service Center Referral from 5/28/19. 5
STR Ord Updates Referral from 7/28/20; see Item 42 on annotated agenda Alta Bates Zoning dormant
Long Range or Mandated Projects
c Fees and Nexus Studies
WORKING DOCUMENT -- Planning Commission & Policy Group Work Matrix --- WORKING DOCUMENT Other Long Range // Special Projects
a
Housing Element Update
Southside Zoning Amendments
Objective Standards
20232022
d Business-Related Referrals
Grouping Description
(Approach/Status/Sequencing) Referral Staff
Lead
e
Referral Look Up
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Rank
RRV (2022) HAP JJA S O N DJF M A MJJA S O N D
WORKING DOCUMENT -- Planning Commission & Policy Group Work Matrix --- WORKING DOCUMENT 20232022Grouping Description
(Approach/Status/Sequencing) Referral Staff
LeadReferral Look Up
UC Berkeley LRDP (City Attorney lead) interdepartment coordination Berkeley Marina Master Plan (PRW lead) interdepartment coordination TIF / TSF Nexus Fee (Transportation lead) Special Council 7/7/16.
Berkeley Transfer Station (PW lead) interdepartment coordination Bird Safe Construction Referral from 11/12/19; see also annotated agenda started Zoe Covello Refer to City Manager to streamline ADU process, inclu Universal checklist and webpage, pre-approved designs, and an "ADU Ally" staff position
from 12/14/21.
8 Refer to City Mgr and PlanComm to streamline remediation of toxic sites in manufacturing districts with a single application for Land Use and Toxics, and for PC to reconsider related previous 2012 referral.
Referral from 2/22/22
12 Flex Conversion to Mini Dorms Referral from 9/13/18; also see supplemental memo. 20 Refer to CM including environmental mitigations within enhanced Use Permit review process in Manufacturing Zone, e.g. Air Quality monitoring
Referral from 9/28/21
26 Refer to CMO, PlannComm and HAC: Civic Arts Comm ideas to promote artists housing, including use of ground floor retail space, and to include it in the Housing Element update process Referral from 1/25/22
27 100% Sustainable Trips by 2040 Referral from 9/15/20 29 Refer to PlannComm allowing certain internal remodeling activities with an AUP, rather than a UP, when existing non-conforming max lot coverage would not be increased (part 2 re: ZO) Referral from 2/27/18. 31 Not allowing Cannabis as a Live/Work Use
Referral from 4/2/19, under larger cannabis item; see
annotated agenda
36 Air Pollution Performance Standards Referral from 7/11/17 39 Deny permits to code violators Referral from 9/9/14 41
Gentrification/Displacement Study Referral from 4/30/19. Duplicate referral also sent to HHCS 43 HAC/PC Lower discretion for internal remodeling Referral from 2/27/18.
ZAB Listening Session PC Recommendation
MUR’s Ability to Support Conversion to Artists’ Use PC Recommendation
ABBREVIATIONS
AHMF = Affordable Housing Mitigation Fee MSHN = More Student Housing Now cc = City Council NR = not ranked
EIR = Environmental Impact Report pc = Planning Commission GF = groundfloor pw = public workshop
HAA = Housing Accountability Act PDA = Priority Development Area HAP = Housing Action Plan ph = public hearing
HTF = Housing Trust Fund RFP = Request for Proposals
IHO = Inclusionary Housing Ordinance RRV = Reweighted Range Voting LLA = Lot-line adjustment sc = Subcommittee of the Planning Commission PC Additionsg
Other Long Range // Special Projects
f Miscellaneous
e
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