Tuesday, January 23, 2024 ANNOTATED AGENDA Page 1
ANNOTATED AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF T HE
BERKELEY CITY COUNCI L
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
6:00 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702 TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 1404 LE ROY AVE, BERKELEY 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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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 6:47 p.m.
Present: Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Wengraf, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: Kesarwani
Report from Closed Session
City Council met in closed session on January 23, 2024, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and provided direction to outside counsel and approved a settlement by Compromise & Release, as to the workers’ compensation matter ADJ Number: ADJ16352062.
Action Calendar
1. Reimagining Public Safety Status Report (Item contains supplemental material.) From: City Manager
Recommendation:
1. Review and discuss the provided status report from the City Manager with the goal of demonstrating transparency and facilitating informed council discussion towards the advancement of the Reimagining Public Safety initiative in Berkeley.
2. Provide comments on the Gun Violence Prevention program model report for Berkeley with the goal of facilitating informed council discussion.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Carianna Arredondo, City Manager's Office, (510) 981-7000 Action: 20 speakers. M/S/C (Taplin/Hahn) to approve the recommendation published in Supplemental Communications Packet #2:
1. Receive the Reimagining Public Safety Status Report from the City Manager’s Office;
2. Refer Alternative #3 (Problem Oriented Policing along Gun Violence Corridors+ Street Outreach Workers + SNA [Social Network Analysis] Focused Deterrence + Social Services) in 2023 Gun Violence Prevention report to the City Manager for Gun Violence Prevention implementation.
Vote: Ayes – Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Kesarwani, Wengraf.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Taplin) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Ayes – Taplin, Bartlett, Harrison, Hahn, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Kesarwani, Wengraf.
Adjourned at 9:57 p.m.
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Communications
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item #1: Reimagining Public Safety Status Report (Item contains supplemental material.)
1. Supplemental material, submitted by Councilmember Taplin Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: Reimagining Public Safety Status Report (Item contains supplemental material.)
2. Presentation, submitted by the City Manager’s Office
Miscellaneous Communications
3. Gun Violence – Mr. Eid