Tuesday, October 10, 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 T HE
B E R K E LE Y CI T Y C O U N CIL
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
4:00 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702
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
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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. 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: 4:42 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: None
Worksession
1. City Council Legislative Systems Redesign
From: Agenda & Rules Committee
Contact: Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, (510) 981-7100, Sophie Hahn, Councilmember, District 5, (510) 981-7150, Susan Wengraf, Councilmember, District 6, (510) 981- 7160
Action: 3 speakers. Presentation made and discussion held. New and existing materials referred to the Agenda & Rules Committee for further consideration.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Harrison) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
Communications
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item #1: City Council Legislative Systems Redesign
1. Supplemental material, submitted by Councilmember Harrison, Robinson and Taplin
2. David Couch
3. Summer Brenner
4. Lori Kossowsky
5. Janice Schroeder
6. Bernard Marszalek
7. Beverly Crawford
8. Carol Hirth
9. Melanie Lawrence and John Smail
10. David Bacon
11. Eric Friedman
12. Lisa Bruce
13. Elana Auerbach
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Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: City Council Legislative Systems Redesign
14. Presentation, submitted by Councilmember Hahn
15. Meryl Siegal
16. Gary McDole
17. Sally Nelson
18. Tse-Sung Wu