Monday, October 23, 2023 MINUTES Page 1
B E R K E LE Y CI T Y C O U N CIL
S P E CI AL M E E T I NG M I N UT E S
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 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.
For in-person attendees, face coverings or masks that cover both the nose and the mouth are encouraged.
If you are feeling sick, please do not attend the meeting in person.
Remote participation by the public is available through Zoom. To access the meeting remotely: Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device: Please use this URL : https://cityofberkeley- info.zoomgov.com/j/1614932351. If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the drop down menu and click on "rename" to rename yourself to be a nonymous. To request to speak, use the “raise hand” icon by rolling over the bottom of the screen. To join by phone: Dial 1-669-254-5252 or 1- 833-568-8864 (Toll Free) and enter Meeting ID : 161 493 2351. If you wish to comment during the public comment portion of the agenda, Press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Chair.
Please be mindful that the meeting will be recorded and all rules of procedure and decorum apply for in- person attendees and those participating by teleconference or videoconference.
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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.
Monday, October 23, 2023 MINUTES Page 2
Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 4:35 p.m.
Present: Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Wengraf, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: Kesarwani
Councilmember Kesarwani present at 5:31 p.m.
Public Comment - Limited to items on this agenda only – 1 speaker 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. Prado v. City of Berkeley, United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case Number 3:23-CV-04537-EMC
Action: No reportable action taken.
b. Schmier v. City of Berkeley, Alameda County Superior Court Case Number RG19036596
Action: No reportable action taken.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS; GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
Negotiators: Dee Williams-Ridley, City Manager, Anne Cardwell, Deputy City Manager, LaTanya Bellow, Deputy City Manager, Aram Kouyoumdjian, Human Resources Director, Dawud Brewer, Employee Relations Manager, Jonathan Holtzman, Renne Public Law Group
Employee Organizations: Berkeley Fire Fighters Association Local 1227 I.A.F.F., Berkeley Fire Fighters Association, Local 1227 I.A.F.F. / Berkeley Chief Fire Officers Association; Berk eley Police Association; SEIU 1021 Community Services and Part-time Recreation Activity Leaders, SEIU 1021 Maintenance and Clerical, Public Employee Union Local 1, Unrepresented Employees
Action: No reportable action taken.
OPEN SESSION:
No reportable action taken.
Monday, July 10, 2023 AGENDA Page 3
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Bartlett) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Robinson, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Wengraf.
Adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct record of the closed session meeting held on October 23, 2023.
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Mark Numainville, City Clerk