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AN N O T AT E D AG E N D A
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
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024
3:00 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 – VACANT
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 public participation may be addressed to the City Clerk Department (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: 3:07 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Hahn, Wengraf, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: Harrison
Public Comment - Limited to items on this agenda only – 3 speakers CLOSED SESSION:
The City Council will convene in closed session to meet concerning the following:
1. 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, 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; Berkeley 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.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54956.9(a) and 54956.9(d)(1)
a. Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley, Alameda County Superior Court, Case No.
RG18930003
Action: No reportable action taken.
b. California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley (9th Cir. 2024) 89 F.4th 1094; California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley (N.D.Cal. 2021) 547 F.Supp.3d 878, rev'd and remanded (9th Cir. 2023) 65 F.4th 1045, and rev'd and remanded (9th Cir. 2024) 89 F.4th 1094.
Action: No reportable action taken.
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property Address: 1512 University Avenue, Berkeley CA Agency Negotiators: Peter Radu, City Manager’s Office
Negotiating Parties: City of Berkeley and Sai Shakti, Inc.
Property Owner: Sai Shakti, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Lease Price and Terms
Action: No reportable action taken.
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OPEN SESSION:
No reportable action taken.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Taplin) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Hahn, Wengraf, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Harrison.
Adjourned at 4:54 p.m.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct record of the closed session meeting held on February 5. 2024.
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Mark Numainville, City Clerk