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ANNOTATED AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF T HE
BERKELEY CITY COUNCI L
Monday, November 21, 2022
5:00 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: 5:05 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Harrison, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Arreguin
Absent: Bartlett, Droste
Bartlett present at 5:07 p.m.
Action Calendar
1. Fair Workweek Ordinance; Adding Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.102 (Continued from November 3, 2022) (Reviewed by the Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee) (Item contains revised and supplemental material) From: Commission on Labor
Recommendation: Adopt first reading of the proposed Fair Workweek Ordinance, adding Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.102.
Policy Committee Recommendation: To forward the Commission on Labor’s item to Council with a positive recommendation to adopt the version of the ordinance dated “7/7/22” that was presented to the Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee at the July 11, 2022 meeting.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Margot Ernst, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-5400 Action: 22 speakers. M/S/C (Arreguin/Harrison) to:
1. Adopt first reading of Ordinance No.7,846-N.S. as submitted by Vice Mayor Harrison in Communications Packet #2 (second reading scheduled for December 13, 2022), revising the final sentence of Section 13.102.070 to read “Additionally, for the City of Berkeley, the offering of these additional hours shall not in themselves confer career status on any non-career employee or confer benefits on any non-benefitted employee, unless required by state or federal law”; and
2. Making the following the following referrals:
• Refer $50,000 to the FY 23 AAO #1 Budget Process for outreach and technical assistance;
• Refer to the FY 24 Budget Process up to $92,000 for citywide predictability pay (up to $70,000 for PRW and up to $22,000 for other departments). This allowance supports potential costs for approximately 675 part-time employees who might receive predictability pay, representing up to $136/person;
• Resubmit $220,000 to the FY 2023 AAO #1 budget process for a Community Development Project Coordinator in Health, Housing and Community Services (HHCS) to assist with enforcement of Citywide labor laws and regulations and the Fair Work Week legislation. This request was previously submitted for the FY 23 budget process but was not funded nor formally carried over for consideration in the AAO; and
Action Calendar
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• Refer $150,000 to FY 2024 for a Parks, Recreation & Waterfront (PRW) Accounting Office Specialist III to implement scheduling systems.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Robinson, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Wengraf, Droste.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Harrison) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Robinson, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Wengraf, Droste.
Councilmember Wengraf absent at 6:39 p.m.
Adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
Communications
Item #1: Fair Workweek Ordinance; Adding Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.102
1. Claire Kahane
2. Andrea Mullarkey (2)
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item #1: Fair Workweek Ordinance; Adding Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.102
3. John Caner, on behalf of the Downtown Berkeley Association
4. Matthew Sutton
5. Linda Currie
6. Barbara Gilbert
7. Revised material, submitted by Councilmember Harrison
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: Fair Workweek Ordinance; Adding Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter
13.102
8. Igor Tregub, on behalf of the Sierra Club Northern Alameda County Group
9. Isabelle Gaston
10. Doug Jones, on behalf of SEIU and UHW