Tuesday, January 31, 2023 ANNOTATED AGENDA Page 1
AN N O T AT E D AG E N D A
S P E CI AL M E E T I NG O F THE
B E R K E LE Y CI T Y C O U N CIL
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
4:00 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 – MARK HUMBERT
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 4:23 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: None
Action Calendar – New Business
1. Provide Direction on Closing the $3.215M -$4.515M Funding Gap to Complete Measure T1 Phase 2 Projects
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
1. Determine whether to fund full replacement or renovation of the African American Holistic Resource Center; and
2. Take action to add new funding, eliminate, or reduce the phase of existing projects to close the Measure T1 Phase 2 funding gap.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, (510) 981-6700
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Robinson) to accept revised material from the Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront Department on Item 1.
Vote: All Ayes.
Action: 20 speakers. M/S/C (Arreguin/Harrison) to provide direction to the City Manager to:
1. Fully fund the full replacement of the African American Holistic Resource Center.
2. Fully fund the Turtle Island Monument project.
3. Use the following criteria and return to the City Council with options for how to close the project funding gap:
a. Prioritize projects that are public facing and public serving. b. Prioritize projects that have matching funds.
c. Prioritize projects that are in significant progress in the planning stage.
4. Look at all funding options including grants, General Fund excess equity, and any additional funding sources to close the funding gap, including potentially deferring projects that do not meet the outlined criteria.
5. Present the funding recommendations, and provide an update on the City’s capital improvement projects, to the Budget & Finance Committee for consideration prior to returning to the full City Council.
6. Provide recommendations for the replacement of the African American Holistic Resource Center that reflect a 4,000 square foot project and a 6,000 square foot project.
Vote: All Ayes.
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Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Robinson) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Communications
Item #1: Provide Direction on Closing the $3.215M -$4.515M Funding Gap to Complete Measure T1 Phase 2 Projects
1. Diane Ross-Leech
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
2. Friends of Adeline
3. Toni Mester
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
4. Revised material, submitted by Parks, Recreation and Waterfront
5. Presentation, submitted by Parks, Recreation and Waterfront
6. Deb Durant
7. Sally Nelson
8. Wyndy
9. Toni Mester
10. Mansour Id-Deen
11. Eric Friedman
12. Keith Carson, Supervisor Fifth District, County of Alameda
13. Members of the Berkeley Community