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ANNOTATED
BERKELEY CITY COUNCI L
SPECIAL MEETIN G
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
4:30 P.M.
REDWOOD ROOM – 2180 MILVIA STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94704
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 1404 LE ROY AVE, BERKELEY, CA 94708
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
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid model with both in- person attendance and virtual participation.
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This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953 and applicable Executive Orders as issued by the Governor that are currently in effect . Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900. The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 4:40 p.m.
Present: Taplin, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: Kesarwani, Bartlett, Harrison
Public Comment - Limited to items on this agenda only – 0 speakers CLOSED SESSION:
The City Council will convene in closed session to meet concerning the following:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(1):
a. Workers Compensation Appeals Board Case Numbers: ADJ15348795 and ADJ15456130
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Robinson) to authorize the City Manager to settle by Stipulated Award with future medical care, as to workers’ compensation matters WCAB Case Numbers:
ADJ15348795 and ADJ15456130.
Vote: Ayes – Taplin, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Kesarwani, Bartlett, Harrison.
b. Workers Compensation Claim #BER2200121
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Humbert) to authorize the City Manager to settle by Compromise and Release, or in the alternative settlement by Stipulated Award with future medical care, as to workers’ compensation matter WC Claim #: BER2200121.
Vote: Ayes – Taplin, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Kesarwani, Bartlett, Harrison.
c. Rena Fisher, Kathi Pugh, and Helen Walsh v. City of Berkeley
Action: No reportable action taken.
d. Harrison v. Martinez et al. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV09169
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Robinson) to authorize the City Attorney to settle the case in the amount of $40,000.
Vote: Ayes – Taplin, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Kesarwani, Bartlett, Harrison.
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property Address: 921-927 Parker Street, Berkeley, California Agency Negotiators: Dee Williams- Ridley, City Manager; David Sprague, Berkeley Fire Chief; Dionne Early, Public Works Real Property
Negotiating parties: City of Berkeley and Keegan & Coppin Company Inc., on behalf of 921 Parker Street Partners, LLC
Property Owner: 921 Parker Street Partners, LLC
Under negotiation: Price and terms
Action: No reportable action taken.
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OPEN SESSION:
City Council met in closed session on September 18, 2023, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and provided direction to outside counsel and approved a settlement by Stipulated Award with future medical care, as to workers’ compensation matters WCAB Case Numbers ADJ15348795 and ADJ15456130.
City Council met in closed session on September 18, 2023, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and provided direction to outside counsel and approved a settlement by Compromise and Release, or in the alternative settlement by Stipulated Award with future medical care, as to workers’ compensation matter WC Claim number BER2200121.
The Council convened in closed session on September 18, 2023 and approved a settlement in the matter of Harrison v. Martinez et al, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV019169, in the amount of $40,000 in exchange for a release of all claims against the City.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Robinson) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Vote: Ayes – Taplin, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Kesarwani, Bartlett, Harrison.
Adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct record of the closed session meeting held on September 18, 2023.
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Mark Numainville, City Clerk