Monday, January 22, 2024 ANNOTATED AGENDA Page 1
ANNOTATED AG ENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF T HE
BERKELEY CITY COUNCI L
Monday, January 22, 2024
10:00 AM
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 – VACANT
DISTRICT 4 – KATE HARRISON DISTRICT 8 – MARK HUMBERT
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The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 10:08 a.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Wengraf, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: Hahn
Councilmember Hahn present at 10:14 a.m.
Consent Calendar
Public Comment on Consent Calendar and Information Items Only: 29 speakers.
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Hahn) to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated.
Vote: All Ayes.
Consent Calendar
1. Calling for a Special Municipal Election for April 16, 2024 to fill the City Council District 7 Vacancy
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: a) Calling for a Special Municipal Election to be held in Berkeley on April 16, 2024 to fill the City Council District 7 vacancy; b) Requesting that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors authorize the Registrar of Voters to provide election administration services for the special election; c) Authorizing certain procedural and contractual actions; and d) Establishing policies for the filing of candidate statements of qualification.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 71,173–N.S.
2. Amendment to Council Rules of Procedure and Order – Amplified Sound and Decorum
From: Mayor Arreguin (Author)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution updating the Council Rules of Procedure and Order to prohibit the use of amplified sound in Council meetings and rescinding Resolution No. 70,961-N.S.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, (510) 981-7100
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 71,174–N.S. amended to remove the reference to the Government Code Section 54957.9 in Chapter V, Paragraph C.
Consent Calendar
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3. Temporary Hiatus for City Council Policy Committees
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution enacting a temporary hiatus for City Council policy committee meetings from January 22, 2024 to March 1, 2024, with certain exceptions, due to the vacancy in District 7 and the special election to fill the vacancy.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 71,175–N.S. amended to change the end of the hiatus from March 1 to May 1.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Hahn, Wengraf, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – Harrison.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Taplin) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjourned at 11:47 a.m.
Communications
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
• None