Berkeley City Council
March 11, 2025

1947 Center Street, 3rd floor, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510. 981.5444 TDD: 510.981.7474 Fax: 510.981.7505 E-mail: [email protected] - http://www.cityofberkeley.info/housingcodeenforcement

Planning & Development Department
Building & Safety Division
Housing Code Enforcement

March 15, 2023

Certificate of Closure/Compliance
APN: 057 204900400
Case #: H2022-00942

PHILIP & PETER WRIGHT

FIONNUA WRIGHT
1580 HAWTHORNE TER
BERKELEY, CA 94708

Subject:

1806 WALNUT St ##10
Berkeley, California

Dear Owner(s):

The above-referenced property was inspected on March 13, 2023 as part of the City of Berkeley's Rental Housing Safety Program (RHSP) and in accordance with housing code requirements.

Based upon this inspection:

Certificate of Compliance: No housing code violations or deficiencies were observed. As a result, this letter serves as the requisite Certificate of Compliance under the RHSP.

Certificate of Compliance: RHSP staff has determined that each of the housing code violations noted in a previous inspection of the subject property has been corrected. As a result, this letter serves as the requisite Certificate of Compliance under the RHSP. (You are encouraged to monitor the property periodically and to perform preventive maintenance as needed.)

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Notice of Closure: The City was unable to gain authorized access to the above referenced unit to conduct an inspection. No further action is planned with regard to the City attempting to inspect this rental unit, however should the tenant wish to request an inspection of the unit, they may do so by submitting a Request for Service form to our office. This form may be obtained either by coming into our office, it can be mailed or it may be submitted electronically through the City’s website.

Certificate of Closure/Compliance
March 15, 2023

1947 Center Street, 3rd floor, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510. 981.5444 TDD: 510.981.7474 Fax: 510.981.7505 E-mail: [email protected] - http://www.cityofberkeley.info/housingcodeenforcement

RHSP staff has determined that there may be noncompliance of safety code requirements that are not under the purview of the Planning and Development Department’s Housing Code Enforcement Section. Consequently, you are advised that the matter has been referred to the City Department checked below:

Fire -- 981-5585

Public Works -- 981-6300

Building & Safety -- 981-7440

Health -- 981-5310

Zoning -- 981-7410

Code Enforcement Unit -- 981-2489

There is no charge for either the initial City housing inspection or for a first reinspection where all code violations cited have been cleared. However, there will be a charge for reinspections when violations remain (pursuant to Resolution No. 68,940-N.S.). As the owner of the subject property and despite the issuance of this Certificate of Compliance, you remain liable for all outstanding inspection fees charged and not yet paid. The City may use any and all actions at its disposal to collect these fees, which may include the placement of a special assessment lien on your property that may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as property taxes are collected.

Furthermore, you remain responsible for resolving all other outstanding issues that might be pending which are under the jurisdiction of another City Department or program.

If either you or the applicable tenant(s) wish to appeal the determination as set forth in chapter

19.44 of the Berkeley Municipal Code, please feel free to contact our office. Failure to file the referenced appeal within 30 days of this notice shall constitute a waiver of any objection to said determination and of the right to an administrative hearing and adjudication, and the order shall therefore be final and binding.

If you have any questions regarding this Certificate of Compliance or require further follow up, you can reach me, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am – 9:00 am at (510) 981 5444.

Sincerely,

Sloan Fidler
Housing Inspector

cc:

TENANT

CITY OF BERKELEY RENT STABILIZATION BOARD
STANLEY WRIGHT TRUST, 1035 SAN PABLO AVE STE 12, ALBANY, CA 94706-2277 STANLEY WRIGHT TRUST, 1035 SAN PABLO AVE STE 12, BERKELEY, CA 94706- 2277

Note:

As a cost-saving measure, many City offices and services will be closed on the 2nd Friday of the month. For a full list of holiday and reduced services days please visit the City’s web site at www.cityofberkeley.info.

ATTACHMENT 5

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL
LIEN APPEAL: 1806 WALNUT STREET
The public may participate in this hearing by remote video or in-person.

Notice is hereby given by the City Council of the City of Berkeley that on TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. a public hearing will be conducted to consider an appeal of the decision by the Rental Housing Safety Program to place liens on the property at 1806 Walnut Street for unpaid fees and penalties for failure to make timely corrections to housing code violations.

The hearing will be held at the Berkeley Unified School District Board Room located at 1231 Addison Street, Berkeley CA 94702.

A copy of the agenda material for this hearing will be available on the City’s website at https://berkeleyca.gov/ as of February 27, 2025. Once posted, the agenda for this meeting will include a link for public participation using Zoom video technology, as well as any health and safety requirements for in-person attendance.

For further information, please contact Jenny McNulty at (510) 981-7451.

Written comments should be mailed or delivered directly to the City Clerk, 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, or e-mailed to
[email protected] in order to ensure
delivery to all Councilmembers and inclusion in the agenda packet.

Communications to the Berkeley City Council are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records, which are accessible through the City’s website. Please note: e-mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required, but if included in any communication to the City Council, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e-mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service or in person to the City Clerk. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication. Please contact the City Clerk at (510) 981-6900 or [email protected] for further information.

Published: February 28, 2025 – The Berkeley Voice
Hearing conducted pursuant to BMC 19.40.140
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hereby certify that the Notice for this Public Hearing of the Berkeley City Council was posted at the display case located near the walkway in front of the Maudelle Shirek Building, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, as well as on the City’s website, on February 27, 2025.
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Mark Numainville, City Clerk

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Housing Advisory Commission
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 ● Tel: (510) 981-7000 ● TDD: (510) 981-6903 ● Fax: (510) 981-7099 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: https://berkeleyca.gov/

ACTION CALENDAR
March 11, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Housing Advisory Commission
Submitted by: Debbie Potter, Chairperson, Housing Advisory Commission Subject: Adopt an Ordinance to Prohibit the Sale or Use of Algorithmic Devices to Set Rents or Manage Occupancy Levels for Residential Dwelling Units

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code adding section 13.63 to prohibit the sale or use of algorithmic devices to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential dwelling units.

POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
On February 3, 2025 the Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Policy Committee adopted the following action: M/S/C (Lunaparra/Tregub) to forward item to Council with a Qualified Positive Recommendation to Council with a request to forward to the 4x4 Committee to review the effectiveness of the implementation. Vote: All Ayes.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
There are no fiscal impacts to the City of Berkeley from adopting this ordinance. The ordinance solely prohibits the sale or use of algorithmic devices to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential dwelling units. The ordinance includes remedies that provide for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to the City Attorney if the City Attorney is the prevailing party in any civil action to enforce the ordinance.

The ordinance would have a positive financial impact on the city’s tenants as there is documented evidence that use of these algorithmic devices has led to year-over-year rent increases of 5%-12% across housing markets. A prohibition on the sale and use of these devices will lead to reduced rents and elimination of artificial scarcity.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
The proposed ordinance is provided as Attachment 1. Attachment 2 is a PowerPoint presentation regarding the proposed ordinance provided to the Housing Advisory Commission (HAC) at its October 10, 2024 meeting. A new type of rental software (often referred to as algorithmic devices) is increasing rents and vacancy rates by allowing large landlords to collude on pricing decisions. Third-party revenue management companies collect and combine proprietary large landlord data and make

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pricing and occupancy recommendations. These recommendations allow landlords to manipulate the market and the practice amounts to illegal price-fixing. The use of algorithmic devices in setting rents and occupancy levels contributes to double-digit rent increases, increased rates of eviction, and artificial housing scarcity. Lee Hepner, an antitrust attorney at the American Economic Liberties Project, states that “widespread use of price fixing software presents a new front in the housing affordability crisis.” While numerous lawsuits have been filed to prohibit such antitrust activities, these cases may take years to resolve. This ordinance prohibits the sale or use of algorithmic devices for the purpose of setting rents to bring immediate relief to Berkeley tenants, as well as to put landlords who have been using these devices on equal footing with those who are willing to adhere to fair standards for setting rental rates.

Given the widespread use of these algorithmic devices in housing markets throughout the country and their impact on rents and occupancy levels, local and state jurisdictions are taking action to ban the use of these devices to set rents and meter lease-up activity. Local ordinances can respond more quickly to current situations on the ground than law suits which can take years to resolve. Therefore, HAC Chairperson Debbie Potter brought an item to the HAC recommending that it recommend to the City Council that it adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to prohibit the sale or use or algorithmic devices to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential dwelling units.

Preliminary information provided by the Berkeley Rent Board and shared at the October 10, 2024 HAC meeting noted that six of the named plaintiffs in the various lawsuits own over 1,300 units in the City of Berkeley.

Following a presentation and discussion, the HAC voted unanimously on the following:

Action: M/S/C (Bell/Twu) to recommend that Council adopt the ordinance as set forth in the HAC agenda packet, with the amendment to clarify in which lawsuits local trade associations have been named.

Vote: Ayes: Bell, Braslaw, Haycox, Mendonca, Potter, Shere, Simon-Weisberg, and Twu. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Ortiz-Cedeño (unexcused).

BACKGROUND
Antitrust lawsuits have been filed against certain third-party revenue management companies, including RealPage, Inc. and Yardi Systems, Inc. The lawsuits allege that these companies are enabling and participating in a scheme of unlawful rent-fixing. In August 2024, The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), alongside the attorneys general of California and seven other states, filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, accusing the company of reducing competition among landlords and taking over the market for such algorithm-based rental software.

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A 2022 class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington at Seattle [subsequently transferred to the Middle District Court of Tennessee (one of over 20 private class action lawsuits that have been consolidated into one case)] accuses nearly 50 trade associations - including the East Bay Rental Housing Association and the Berkeley Property Owners Association – of serving as “conduits of the cartel” by providing a venue for RealPage and their property owners to conspire. The lawsuit further alleges that landlords use the software to agree on prices to set for rent, and to stagger their lease renewal dates so as to avoid any oversupplies in rental properties.

The use of these algorithmic devices is widespread in markets throughout the country and has helped fuel the national housing affordability crisis. Local jurisdictions can eliminate this specific contributor to the on-going affordable housing crisis by adopting local ordinances to ban the use and sale of algorithmic devices to set rents and/or manage occupancy levels.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
There are no identifiable environmental effects or opportunities associated with the subject of this report.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
There are no identifiable CEQA impacts associated with the subject of this report.

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
Fifty-seven percent of the city’s population are renters. People of color are three times more likely to rent than to own homes in Berkeley. Sixty percent of renter households are lower income and one-half of all renters are rent burdened. According to an article about the antitrust lawsuits (noted above) in the Mercury News, over the last nine years, rents have increased 19% in the East Bay. The city’s Housing Element notes that rents for rent-controlled units have increased dramatically over the last decade, as have rents for market rate units. At the same time, the city’s Black population has decline rapidly over the last twenty years, as families are forced out of the community due to rising housing costs. Maintaining and growing an economically, racially, and ethnically diverse city is a top priority.

The City has many initiatives to increase affordable housing and neighborhood diversity, from a priority system for affordable housing units that recognizes residents from historically redlined communities should have access to these units and funding a wide range of housing rehabilitation programs to keep residents in Berkeley, to updating how inclusionary housing fees are calculated and funding hundreds of units of new affordable housing through the Housing Trust Fund.

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Given the city’s commitment to affordable housing and growing its diverse community, it is appropriate for the City Council to consider adopting an ordinance to prohibit the use and sale of algorithmic devices to set rents and occupancy levels as use of these devices amounts to illegal price-fixing and negatively impacts the rental housing market by artificially inflating rents and creating housing scarcity.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
No alternative actions were considered.

CITY MANAGER
The City Manager recommends that the report be referred to the Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Policy Committee for further discussion, including of staffing impacts to the City Attorney’s Office and the Health, Housing, and Community Services Department.

CONTACT PERSON
Anna Cash, Commission Secretary, HHCS, (510) 981-5403
Attachments:
1: Ordinance
2: PowerPoint Presentation – HAC October 10, 2024 meeting

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ORDINANCE NO. -N.S.

ADDING CHAPTER 13.63 TO THE BERKELEY MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING ON

THE SALE OR USE OF ALGORITHMIC DEVICES TO SET RENTS OR MANAGE

OCCUPANCY LEVELS FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Berkeley as follows:

Section 1. That Berkeley Municipal Code 13.63 is added to read as follows:

Chapter 13.63

PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OR USE OF ALGORITHMIC DEVICES TO SET RENTS

OR MANAGE OCCUPANCY LEVELS FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS Sections:

13.63.010Findings and Purpose

13.63.020Definitions

13.63.030Use and Sale of Algorithmic Devices Prohibited

13.63.040Remedies

13.63.050Undertaking for the General Welfare

13.63.060Severability

13.63.010 Findings and purpose.

The Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of this chapter is necessary to the promotion of the public health, safety, and welfare.

A. In recent years, a number of new software programs, often referred to as “algorithmic devices”, have threatened to destabilize rental housing markets in cities nationwide, including the City of Berkeley.

B. These programs enable landlords to indirectly coordinate with one another through the sharing of non-public competitively sensitive data in order to artificially inflate rents and vacancy rates for rental housing. Participating landlords provide vast amounts of proprietary data to the programs, which in turn set or provide recommendations for rent and occupancy levels.

C. More and more landlords in U.S. cities now pool their data and pricing decisions using such software.

D. The software has contributed to double-digit rent increases (over the last nine years, median rents have increased 19% in the East Bay), higher vacancy rates, and higher rates of eviction, and has generally distorted markets so that rents and vacancy rates have increased in tandem.

E. Often used by large corporate landlords, the software fuels the consolidation of corporate and private equity ownership of rental housing, at the expense of landlords

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large and small who are willing to play by the normal rules. Landlords using these tools are not engaging in appropriate market behavior. And the companies developing and selling these tools to Berkeley landlords are not doing so either, and are contributing to these problems.

F. A 2022 class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington at Seattle (one of over 20 private class action lawsuits that have been consolidated into one case) accuses nearly 50 trade associations - including the East Bay Rental Housing Association and the Berkeley Property Owners Association – of serving as “conduits of the cartel” by providing a venue for RealPage and their property owners to conspire. The lawsuit further alleges that landlords use the software to agree on prices to set for rent, and to stagger their lease renewal dates so as to avoid any oversupplies in rental properties.

G. Numerous antitrust lawsuits have been filed against certain of these companies, including RealPage, Inc. and Yardi Systems, Inc. The lawsuits allege that these companies are enabling and participating in a scheme of unlawful rent-fixing. These include a lawsuit filed by the District of Columbia Attorney General in November 2023, a lawsuit filed by the Arizona Attorney General in February 2024, and more than 20 federal private class action lawsuits filed nationwide that have been consolidated in the federal court in the Middle District of Tennessee. In August 2024, The United States Department of Justice, alongside the attorneys general of California and seven other states, filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, accusing the company of reducing competition among landlords and taking over the market for such algorithm-based rental software.

H. Instead of waiting for court processes which may take years to resolve, this ordinance prohibits the sale or use of algorithmic devices for the purpose of setting rents on residential dwelling units in the city of Berkeley, to bring immediate relief to Berkeley tenants, as well as to put landlords who have been using these devices on equal footing with those who are willing to adhere to fair standards for setting rental rates.

I. This Chapter is not intended to prevent the development or sale of software to help landlords manage their units generally or through the use of public data. Nor does this Chapter regulate the amount of rent that a landlord may charge. This Chapter solely regulates the use and sale of the algorithmic devices that analyze and share non- public data, to prevent the harms described above.

13.63.020 Definitions.

A. “Algorithmic device” means a device such as a software program that uses one or more algorithms to perform calculations of non-public competitor data concerning local or statewide rents or occupancy levels, for the purpose of advising a landlord whether to leave their unit vacant or on the amount of rent that the landlord may obtain from a tenant. “Algorithmic device” includes a product that incorporates an algorithmic device, but does not include (a) any report published by a trade association that receives renter data and publishes it in an aggregated and anonymous manner or (b) a product used for the purpose of establishing rent or income limits in accordance with the affordable housing guidelines of a local government, the state, the federal government, or other political subdivision.

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B. “Non-public competitor data” means information that is not available to the general public, including information about actual rent prices, occupancy rates, lease start and end dates, and similar data, regardless whether the information is attributable to a specific competitor or anonymized, and regardless whether it is derived from or otherwise provided by another person that competes in the same market or a related market.

13.63.030 Use and sale of algorithmic devices prohibited.

A. It shall be unlawful to sell, license, or otherwise provide to city of Berkeley landlords any algorithmic device that sets, recommends, or advises on rents or occupancy levels that may be achieved for residential dwelling units in the city of Berkeley.

B. It shall be unlawful for a landlord to use an algorithmic device described in subsection A when setting rents or occupancy levels for residential dwelling units in the city of Berkeley. Each separate month that a violation exists or continues, and each separate residential dwelling unit for which the landlord used the algorithmic device, shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.

13.63.040 Remedies.

A. The City Attorney may file a civil action for violations of section 13.63.030, subsections A and/or B, for damages, injunctive relief, restitution/return of illegal profits, and/or civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation. The court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the city Attorney if the City Attorney is the prevailing party in such a civil action.

B. A tenant may file a civil action for violations of section 13.63.030, subsection B, for injunctive relief, money damages, and/or civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.

The court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the tenant if the tenant is the prevailing party in such a civil action. A lease provision that limits a prevailing tenant from obtaining attorneys’ fees shall not be enforceable against a tenant’s claim for attorneys’ fees that arises under this subsection 13.63.040 B.

13.63.050 Undertaking for the general welfare.

In enacting and implementing this Chapter 13.63, the City is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general welfare. It is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, an obligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person who claims that such breach proximately caused injury.

13.63.060 Severability.

If any part or provision of this Chapter, or the application of this Chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected by such a holding and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, the provisions of this Chapter are severable.

Section 2. Copies of this Ordinance shall be posted for two days prior to adoption in the display case located near the walkway in front of the Maudelle Shirek Building, 2134

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Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Within 15 days of adoption, copies of this Ordinance shall be filed at each branch of the Berkeley Public Library and the title shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation.

Ordinance to Prohibit Algorithmic
Devices to Set Rents or Manage
Occupancy Levels
Housing Advisory Commission
October 10th, 2024

What is “Automated Rent Setting” or “AI Revenue
Management”?
• Landlords delegate their rental price and supply decisions to a common decisionmaker
• Landlords, who should be competing with each other as to price, share data with a common decisionmaker, and the common decisionmaker provides “daily pricing and ongoing revenue oversight” • Rather than function as separate economic entities, participating landlords make key competitive decisions regarding the price and supply of multifamily apartments collectively
• This drives up rents and amounts to illegal price-fixing

What’s RealPage?
● RealPage “provides property management software, data analytics, and services to efficiently manage rental properties and real estate” ● For several years, RealPage and its rent -setting software YieldStar has been the subject of controversy, especially due to a 2022 expose by ProPublica titled “Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.” ● Aug. 2024 DOJ lawsuit accuses RealPage of being a monopoly, controlling 80% of the property management software market

“Hub and Spoke” Price Fixing
● Centralized company (data broker, trade association, software algorithm) facilitates illegal agreements among competitors
● RealPage is the “hub” and landlords who depend on its recommendations regarding rent levels are the “spokes”
● By agreeing to follow the rent recommendations, using competitively sensitive and/or proprietary data, landlords tacitly agree to fix rents without need to directly compete with each other
● System allows landlords to conspire to limit rental supply and drive up rents, creating a cartel

Legal Actions to Date
● Over 30 class-action lawsuits have been filed against RealPage and landlords who use the software
● A Dec. 2022 class action lawsuit accuses the East Bay Rental Housing Association and the Berkeley Property Owners Association of serving as “conduits of the cartel”*
● The Department of Justice sued RealPage on August 23, 2024, “for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software.”
● Eight Attorneys General (inc. CA AG) joined the DOJ lawsuit *U.S. District Court Western District of WA at Seattle (transferred to Middle District of TN)

Rationale for Ordinance
● 57% of Berkeley’s population are renters:
○ People of color are 3x more likely to rent than to own homes ○ 60% of tenants are lower income
○ ½ of all renters are rent burdened (pay more than 30% of income to rent) ● Increasing corporate concentration in housing :
○ Q1 2024: six largest publicly traded apartment companies saw their combined net incomes climb by nearly $300 million
○ Even in markets that don’t have corporate concentration, landlord trade associations facilitate the use of algorithms among small and mid -sized landlords

Rationale for Ordinance (cont.)
● Over the last nine years, rents have increased 19% in the East Bay ● Housing Element notes that rents for rent-controlled and market-rate units have increased dramatically over the last decade
● The city’s Black population has declined rapidly over the last 20 years due to rising rents
● Use of algorithmic devices is illegal price fixing and negatively impacts the rental market by artificially inflating rents and creating housing scarcity

Why Take Local Action?
● Numerous lawsuits have been filed that allege harmful practices that could take years to litigate
● Acting locally to ban these practices protects tenants now ● San Francisco is the first local jurisdiction to ban the sale and use of these devices
● San Diego, Oakland, San Jose, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington State and Texas are considering similar bans
● Recommend that HAC recommend to City Council adoption of an ordinance banning the sale and use of algorithmic devices to set rents and manage occupancy rates

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Office of the City Manager
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 ● Tel: (510) 981-7000 ● TDD: (510) 981-6903 ● Fax: (510) 981-7099 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cityofberkeley.info/manager

INFORMATION CALENDAR
March 11, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Henry Oyekanmi, Director, Finance Department Subject: FY 2025 First Quarter Investment Report: Ended September 30, 2024

SUMMARY
The City’s investment policy requires that a quarterly investment report be submitted to the City Council on the status of the investment portfolio. The report includes all investments managed by the City of Berkeley and provides information on the types, values (par, book, and market), term, and yield of each security.
 The return on pooled investments for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was

3.16%, 140 basis points less than the 4.56% earned by the State Local Agency Investment Fund (State LAIF), which is the benchmark for investment performance used by the City. The returns earned on State LAIF’s monthly portfolio are currently higher because it has a much shorter maturity and the yield curve is inverted (i.e., short- term rates are higher than medium and long-term rates).

The return on pooled investments of 3.16% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was 15 basis points less than the rate of 3.31% earned in the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
 The average return on all Retiree Medical Trust Fund investments was 4.90% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
Attached is a summary of the quarterly report for fiscal year 2025 First Quarter ending September 30, 2024 representing the status of the City’s investment portfolio. The report includes all investments managed by the City of Berkeley and provides information on the values (par, book, and market), term, and yield of each security.

Summary information by type of security and detailed information on each security is provided on Exhibit 2-A. An evaluation of portfolio performance for this accounting period compared to the previous three accounting periods is also included in Attachment 1.

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Investment Report: FY2025 1st Qtr INFORMATION CALENDAR Ended September 30, 2024 MARCH 11, 2025

A. Portfolio Results
As a result of the differences in the investment policies of different cities, including responsible investing policies, maturity restrictions, investment restrictions, etc., it was difficult for the City of Berkeley to come up with a reasonable performance measure for pooled cash investments. In order to provide some measure of the relative performance of the City’s investment returns, many years ago the City established the State Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) as the performance measure to be reported in the quarterly investment reports, since many local governments invested significant portions of their investment portfolios in LAIF.

LAIF was intended to be a reference point to compare the City’s investment performance against, rather than a true performance measure, since most cities typically earn a yield higher than LAIF in normal interest rate environments, and because LAIF’s average maturity of its investments is normally shorter than that of most cities. As a result, past City Councilmembers requested that information about the rates earned by other California cities be included in the quarterly investment reports for comparison purposes, despite the differences in the investment policies of the various cities.

The most significant difference in investment policies is the maximum period of the investments. The impact of this difference between the various cities has played out in the interest rate environment since the Feds unexpectedly raised short-term interest rates from zero percent to 5.5 percent from March 17, 2022 to July 26, 2023, to combat sharply rising inflation that the Feds thought was “transitory” and under control:
 First, it is important to summarize the interest rate environment that existed the quarter before the Federal Reserve started raising the Federal Funds rate on March 17, 2022: At that time, interest rates were around 1% and the interest rates earned by selected California cities ranged between .23% and 1.62%, with an average of .94%. Furthermore, the city that was at the top of the list back then is now at the bottom of the list in the First Quarter FY 2025 investment report;  Second, since the Federal Reserve thought the rise in inflation was “transitory”, there was no warning that Federal Reserve monetary policy would immediately reverse from easing to tightening. As a result, it is reasonable to assume that portfolios were loaded with investments that were yielding between 1-2%. In addition, the Federal Reserve did not give the market any indication how long or how high it would raise rates. It kept indicating that it felt the increase in inflation was “transitory”;  Third, bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall and vice versa. As the Feds started raising rates, the market values of these investments declined. If investments were sold at that time, the city selling would incur large investment losses, so the only reasonable option

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was to hold the investments to maturity, since the Feds was not indicating how high it would raise rates;
 Fourth, the investments yielding 1-2% cities with short average investment maturities matured sooner than cities with longer average investment maturities. As a result, those cities were able to reinvest at the current higher rates and have higher interest rates earned, while cities with longer average investment maturities had to wait for their low-yielding investments to mature to reinvest. For example, the City of Berkeley’s investment portfolio held $263.3 million (or 40.0% of the City’s portfolio at that time and 42.4% of the City’s current portfolio) of such investments that will mature in CY 2026-See Exhibit 2-F.

1. Liquidity of Portfolio:

The average investment in the pooled portfolio matures in 911 days as of September 30, 2024. This is 106 days less than the 1,017 maturity days as of June 30, 2024.

2. Comparison of Results to Performance Measures – Pooled investments:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

The City’s yield on investments for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was

3.16%, a decrease of 15 basis points (.15%) from the 3.31 earned during the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The average yield on a 91-day Treasury bill at the end of the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was 4.62%, a decrease of 60 basis points (0.60%) from the 5.22% at the end of the previous quarter. The .60% decline in the 91-day Treasury yield was due to the reduction of the Federal Funds rate by the Fed on September 18, 2024.

As summarized in Table 1, staff’s overall results were under the performance measure for the quarter by 105 basis points. Staff’s performance was under the performance measure in July by approximately 126 basis points (-1.26%); under the performance measure in August by approximately 146 basis points (-1.46%); and, was under the performance measure in September by approximately 149 basis points (-1.49%). The performance measure for the return on investments is compared to the rate of return of the State LAIF.

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Table 1
For Quarter Ending September 30, 2024
Period City State LAIF Difference
July-24 3.26% 4.52% -1.26%
Aug-24 3.12% 4.58% -1.46%
Sept-24 3.09% 4.58% -1.49%
July 1-Sept 30

3.16% 4.56% -1.40%

3. Investment Results-Retiree Health Insurance Funds:

Average interest rates earned on the retiree health insurance trust funds for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to the quarter ended June 30 2024, were as follows:

Table 2

EARNED INTEREST RATES
For Quarter Ended 9/30/2024 Compared To 6/30/2024
Trust Fund 1st. Qtr
9/30/24
4th Qtr
6/30/24
Retiree Medical Trust Fund (Misc Employees) 5.32% 5.40% Fire Retiree Medical Trust Fund 4.96% 5.13%
Police Retiree Medical Trust Fund 4.44% 4.65%
The rates earned on these plans are expected to continue to increase slightly, as staff used the investment authority granted by Council to purchase long-term bonds as rates move higher.

Details related to retiree health trust fund investments are in Attachment 3, Exhibits 3-A, 3-B, and 3-C of this report.

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B. Discussion of Interest Rate Environment and Outlook
Yield Trend
Federal Reserve Board September 18, 2024 Statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace.

Job gains have slowed, and the unemployment rate has moved up but remains low. Inflation has made further progress toward the Committee's 2 percent objective but remains somewhat elevated.

The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. The Committee has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent, and judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance. The economic outlook is uncertain, and the Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate.

In light of the progress on inflation and the balance of risks, the Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage point to 4-3/4 to 5 percent. In considering additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks. The Committee will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities. The Committee is strongly committed to supporting maximum employment and returning inflation to its 2 percent objective.

In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook. The Committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the Committee's goals. The Committee's assessments will consider a wide range of information, including readings on labor market conditions, inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and financial and international developments.

Investment Environment/Change in City’s Investment Strategy A. Investment Environment
After the Federal Reserve had raised short-term rates from zero percent to 5.50 percent between March 17, 2022 and July 26, 2023, many market participants expected quick moves by the Feds to lower rates and avoid a recession. However, the Federal Reserve was much more cautious. The Feds had indicated that it would not start lowering rates until it was confident that the 2% target had been met and could be sustained. However, the rate had been stuck at a level of 2.6%-2.7% since May 2024. Despite that, the Feds lowered the Federal Funds rate by .50% on September 18, 2024.

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Since the yield curve had been inverted for quite some time, suggesting an impending recession, there was a growing consensus among market Analysts that short term rates were going to fall two to three times in CY 2025. That was still the case until the December 2024 employment report and Fourth quarter report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came out in January 2025:
 The December 2024 jobs report disclosed that 256,000 jobs were created, significantly exceeding the 153,000 estimates; and,
 Fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product increased 3.1%, significantly higher than the

2.3% estimate.

These reports suggested that the economy was much stronger than the Feds believed. Staff believes that the Federal Reserve was premature in cutting rates by .50% on September 18, 2024, and that the Feds will be slow to lower short-term rates further in CY 2025 and CY 2026. Staff also believes that short-term rates will stay close to the level they are now, and that long-term rates will rise slightly from their current level for the following reasons:

1. The continuing strong results in the labor market and the economy discussed above;

2. The Fed Balance Sheet of approximately $7.4 trillion will need to continue to be unwound. The problem is that when the Feds sells these securities, they are purchased by investment banks and other financial institutions. When this happens, the banks and other financial institutions have less cash and reserves to lend money to companies and individuals and to invest themselves, thereby putting upward pressure on long-term interest rates by increasing bond supply without a corresponding increase in bond demand;

3. The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index (the Fed’s favored inflation index) has moved down significantly to 2.8% in December 2024 versus the Fed’s goal of 2.0%, and it has been stuck at a level of 2.6%-2.8% for eight months.

Until the index moves to the 2.0% goal and stays there for a period of time, the Fed will likely refuse to lower short-term rates, especially if there is an upward monthly move in the Core PCE index in the near future; and,

4. The projected US CY 2025 federal budget deficit of $1.9 trillion means the US will have to issue additional $1.9 trillion of bonds to fund this budget deficit. In addition, President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs on several countries, which will put additional upward pressure on inflation and long-term interest rates.

B. Change in City Investment Strategy
After the Feds changed to a looser monetary policy after July 26, 2023, the City’s investment strategy changed to extending the investment maturities of securities purchased beyond three years and locking in rates, as much as practical.

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Rates Earned by Berkeley and Other California Cities
On a short-term basis, the City’s earned rate is expected to be below the City’s benchmark (State LAIF) as long as the yield curve remains inverted.

However, the City’s return is expected to be comparable to rates earned by other cities with a similar average maturity and lower than cities with a shorter average maturity in California.

A sample of rates earned by Northern and Southern California cities is reflected in table 3 below (previously only Northern California cities were included):

Table 4
Other California Cities
Earned Interest Rates
For the Quarter Ending September 30, 2024
City Rates Earned
Oakland 4.54%
San Diego 3.83%
San Francisco 3.67%
San Jose 3.61%
Hayward 3.58%
Burbank 3.47%
Los Angeles 3.42%
Berkeley 3.16%
Sacramento 3.02%
Palo Alto 2.46 %

BACKGROUND
 Pooled Investments
Short-term cash is invested primarily in government sponsored enterprises (referred to as Federal Agency securities) notes, medium-term corporate notes and municipal securities for periods of one to ten years. Additional cash is invested in a money market fund or overnight securities to meet the liquidity needs of the City.

In some cases, the City may have investments with a current market value that is greater or less than the recorded cost. These changes in market value are due to fluctuations in the market and have no effect on the City’s yield, as the City does not intend to sell securities prior to maturity.
 Retiree Health Trust Fund Investments
The City agreed to provide retiree Health insurance coverage for fire, police and miscellaneous employees under certain terms and conditions. An actuarial study commissioned by the City many years ago determined that, in addition to City

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Contributions, an average rate of return of 7% on miscellaneous employees trust fund assets invested must be achieved to fund the retiree health benefit at the desired 70% level. Primarily as a result of the Federal Reserve Board’s decision to keep short-term rates near zero from 2008 to March 2022, the average rate currently earned is significantly below that 7% level. City Finance Department staff manages these investment portfolios.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
There are no identifiable environmental effects, climate impacts, or sustainability opportunities associated with the subject of this report.

CONTACT PERSON
Henry Oyekanmi, Director, Finance Department, 981-7326

ATTACHMENTS

1. Portfolio Evaluation FY 2025 First Quarter

2. Investment Report Analysis FY 2025 First Quarter
a. Exhibit 2-A: Pooled Cash and Investments
b. Exhibit 2-B.1 through 2-B.3: Interest Earnings July 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024
c. Exhibit 2-C: Book Value By Investment Type
d. Exhibit 2-D: Current Holdings vs. Policy Limits
e. Exhibit 2-E: Investment Portfolio Trend
f. Exhibit 2-F: Investments Yielding 2 Percent or Less Maturing in 2026 or 2027

3. Summary of Pooled and Cash Investments FY 2025 First Quarter –Trust Funds a. Exhibit 3-A: Retiree Medical Trust Funds –Misc.
b. Exhibit 3-B: Retiree Medical Trust Funds –Fire
c. Exhibit 3-C: Retiree Medical Trust Funds –Police

Attachment 1
Portfolio Evaluation
Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

QUARTER ENDING
Total Portfolio
Pooled Cash and Investments (COB) 609,358,155$ 698,518,749$ 664,362,679$ 680,764,634$ Pooled Cash and Investments (Trust) 58,122,162 54,549,828 57,831,711 57,430,853 Total Cash and Investments 667,480,317$ 753,068,577$ 722,194,390$ 738,195,487$ Average Life of Investment Portfolio
Pooled Investments (CoB) 911 1,017 1,099 1,182
Trust Investments 4.077 years 7.204 years 7.401 years 7.772 years Weighted Yield
Pooled Investments (CoB) 3.156% 3.313% 3.131% 2.865%
Trust Investments 4.903% 5.057% 5.022% 5.045%
Prime Rate 8.000% 8.500% 8.500% 8.500%
91-day Treasury Bill Rate 4.618% 5.220% 5.368% 5.353%
2-year Treasury Note Rate 3.169% 4.720% 4.628% 4.250%
Cash and Investments Maturity
Within one year 192,996,379$ 28.91% 224,100,358$ 29.76% 169,170,381$ 23.42% 161,959,249$ 21.94% Between 1 to 3 years 346,026,863 51.84% 376,863,991 50.04% 370,649,554 51.32% 378,624,293 51.29% Between 3 to 5 years 30,946,760 4.64% 37,564,650 4.99% 66,226,147 9.17% 74,998,313 10.16% Between 5 to 10 years 92,995,803 13.93% 104,107,795 13.82% 105,625,485 14.63% 111,396,595 15.09% Over 10 years 4,514,512 0.68% 10,431,783 1.39% 10,522,824 1.46% 11,217,037 1.52% Total 667,480,317$ 100.00% 753,068,577$ 100.00% 722,194,391$ 100.00% 738,195,487$ 100.00% September 2024 June 2024 December 2023March 2024

Attachment 2
Pension and OPEB
Investments Pooled Investments Trust Investments Total
Portfolio 535,625,645$ 47,066,942$ 582,692,587$ Unrecognized gain/(loss) (9,892,487) (477,801) (10,370,286) Total Investments 525,733,158 46,589,141 572,322,300 Cash Pooled Cash
Pension and OPEB
Trust Cash Total
Cash with Fidelity Money Market 35,887,146 - 35,887,146 Cash with Fiscal Agents 1,909,458 - 1,909,458 Cash Deposits in Banks 57,361,414 - 57,361,414 Pooled Cash Adjustment (11,533,021) 11,533,021 - Total Cash 83,624,997 11,533,021 95,158,018 Adjusted Grand Total (All Cash and Investments) 609,358,155$ 58,122,162$ 667,480,318$ Pooled Cash Portfolio Breakdown As of September 30, 2024 Book Value Market Value Investments 535,625,645$ 525,733,158$
NOTE:

1. The pooled cash includes Rent Board cash $8,849,077.24

2. The pooled cash does not include Section 115 cash of $11,399429.87 Investment Report Analysis
As of September 30, 2024

Exhibit 2-A
CUSIP Investment # Issuer Book Value Par Value Market Value Current
Rate
YTM/C
365
Maturity
Date
Days To
Maturity Moody's Rating
Medium Term Notes
88579YAR2 14659 3M COMPANY 4,955,522.91 5,000,000.00 4,940,550.00 3.000 4.120 08/07/2025 310 A3 04685A2L4 14590 Athene Global Funding 5,952,877.01 5,950,000.00 5,903,530.50 2.500 2.320 01/14/2025 105 A1 04685A2L4 14602 Athene Global Funding 4,990,124.34 5,000,000.00 4,960,950.00 2.500 3.250 01/14/2025 105 A1 20030NBN0 14563 Comcast Corp 5,010,805.95 5,000,000.00 4,955,100.00 3.375 3.100 08/15/2025 318 A3 233851CU6 14571 Daimler Finance 5,025,937.91 5,000,000.00 4,936,950.00 3.450 3.190 01/06/2027 827 A2 233851CU6 14574 Daimler Finance 3,758,733.94 3,725,000.00 3,678,027.75 3.450 3.000 01/06/2027 827 A2 24422EWK1 14663 John Deere Cap 4,986,758.46 5,000,000.00 5,037,300.00 4.150 4.250 09/15/2027 1,079 A2 375558BF9 14570 Gilead Sciences 5,033,728.63 5,000,000.00 4,959,650.00 3.650 3.118 03/01/2026 516 A3 30303M8G0 14660 Meta Platforms Inc 4,889,800.31 5,000,000.00 4,959,100.00 3.500 4.360 08/15/2027 1,048 A1 617446HD4 14670 Morgan Stanley 10,707,982.64 10,000,000.00 11,877,700.00 7.250 6.000 04/01/2032 2,739 A1 747525AU7 14587 Qualcomm Inc 6,079,527.15 5,963,000.00 5,868,426.82 3.250 2.435 05/20/2027 961 A2 828807CS4 14606 Simon Property Group 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 3.375 3.353 10/01/2024 - A2 07330MAA5 14588 Truist Bank 5,137,100.50 5,000,000.00 4,930,650.00 3.800 2.365 10/30/2026 759 A3 Subtotal and Average 71,528,899.75 70,638,000.00 72,007,935.07 3.627 890 Federal Agency Coupon Securities
3133ENN22 14664 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,993,616.53 5,000,000.00 4,982,500.00 3.750 3.890 09/22/2025 356 AAA 3133ENP95 14666 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,993,064.55 5,000,000.00 5,011,100.00 4.250 4.400 09/30/2025 364 AAA 3133ENS50 14667 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,999,529.40 5,000,000.00 5,067,850.00 4.125 4.128 10/14/2027 1,108 AAA 3133ENN30 14668 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,690,130.56 5,000,000.00 4,986,650.00 3.875 4.863 09/20/2032 2,911 AAA 3133ENV72 14669 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,991,846.09 5,000,000.00 5,064,500.00 4.500 4.600 07/27/2026 664 AAA 3133EPGG4 14686 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,964,403.34 5,000,000.00 4,993,500.00 4.000 4.102 04/20/2033 3,123 AAA 3133EPGS8 14687 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,998,173.27 5,000,000.00 5,002,300.00 4.250 4.300 07/24/2025 296 AAA 3133EPPE9 14689 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,986,535.65 5,000,000.00 5,059,300.00 4.375 4.540 07/06/2026 643 AAA 3133EPPF6 14690 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,963,622.13 5,000,000.00 5,112,350.00 4.125 4.300 07/05/2029 1,738 AAA Subtotal and Average 44,580,921.52 45,000,000.00 45,280,050.00 4.344 1,231 Medium-Term Notes - Callable
22553PWD7 14652 Credit Suisse AG 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,953,600.00 4.050 4.050 05/25/2025 236 A3 22553PXJ3 14655 Credit Suisse AG 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,918,350.00 5.000 5.001 05/31/2032 2,799 A3 751212AC5 14566 Ralph Lauren 5,027,318.97 5,000,000.00 4,970,700.00 3.750 3.106 09/15/2025 349 A3 857477CD3 14698 State Street Corp. 4,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 4,084,720.00 5.272 5.272 08/03/2026 671 A1 91159HHU7 14562 US Bancorp 5,047,698.21 5,000,000.00 4,985,250.00 3.950 2.848 11/17/2025 412 A3 91159HHM5 14684 US Bancorp 4,839,659.18 5,000,000.00 4,909,200.00 3.100 5.348 04/27/2026 573 A3 91159HHW3 14693 US Bancorp 4,361,741.51 5,000,000.00 4,697,800.00 3.000 6.212 07/30/2029 1,763 A3 Subtotal and Average 33,276,417.87 34,000,000.00 33,519,620.00 4.487 966 Federal Agency Callable
3133EN6K1 14676 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,003,250.00 4.220 4.220 01/23/2030 1,940 AAA 3133EN6K1 14677 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,003,250.00 4.220 4.220 01/23/2030 1,940 AAA 3133EPAJ4 14679 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,996,100.00 4.000 4.000 02/09/2033 3,053 AAA 3130ARXL0 14649 Federal Home Loan Banks 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,986,700.00 3.000 3.000 11/25/2024 55 AAA City of Berkeley
Pooled Cash and Investments
As of September 30, 2024

Exhibit 2-A
CUSIP Investment # Issuer Book Value Par Value Market Value Current
Rate
YTM/C
365
Maturity
Date
Days To
Maturity Moody's Rating
City of Berkeley
Pooled Cash and Investments
As of September 30, 2024
3130AULM4 14678 Federal Home Loan Banks 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,000,050.00 5.620 5.620 01/26/2033 3,039 AAA 3130AXDU9 14700 Federal Home Loan Banks 4,961,268.08 5,000,000.00 5,002,000.00 5.000 5.220 10/18/2028 1,478 AAA 29,961,268.08 30,000,000.00 29,991,350.00 4.379 1,918 Federal Agency Continuously Callable
31422XJW3 14638 Farmer Mac 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,621,000.00 1.500 0.300 07/20/2026 657 N/A 3133ENUV0 14644 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,865,050.00 4.000 4.000 04/19/2032 2,757 N/A 3133ENVV9 14647 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,946,400.00 3.630 3.630 05/03/2027 944 AAA 3133ENWW6 14653 Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,995,797.72 5,000,000.00 4,961,500.00 4.370 4.384 05/17/2032 2,785 AAA 3133EPEK7 14682 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,002,050.00 4.620 4.620 04/03/2025 184 AAA 3133EPQT5 14695 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,018,050.00 5.650 5.292 07/25/2033 3,219 AAA 3130AMAV4 14611 Federal Home Loan Banks 5,600,000.00 5,600,000.00 5,267,920.00 1.250 1.125 04/29/2027 940 AAA 3130ALZA5 14612 Federal Home Loan Banks 9,000,000.00 9,000,000.00 8,837,820.00 2.000 0.500 04/29/2026 575 AAA 3130AMEX6 14613 Federal Home Loan Banks 15,000,000.00 15,000,000.00 14,605,800.00 1.750 0.818 05/27/2026 603 AAA 3130AMF72 14615 Federal Home Loan Banks 15,000,000.00 15,000,000.00 14,426,850.00 1.300 1.040 05/27/2026 603 AAA 3130AMFQ0 14616 Federal Home Loan Banks 15,000,000.00 15,000,000.00 14,392,050.00 1.150 1.020 05/26/2026 602 AAA 3130AMFT4 14617 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,609,900.00 1.250 1.000 05/27/2026 603 AAA 3130AMG22 14618 Federal Home Loan Banks 20,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 19,311,800.00 1.250 0.500 05/27/2026 603 AAA 3130AMGG1 14619 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,729,700.00 2.000 1.160 05/26/2026 602 AAA 3130AMFN7 14620 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,729,700.00 2.000 1.175 05/26/2026 602 AAA 3130AMG55 14622 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,421,500.00 1.375 1.219 05/27/2027 968 AAA 3130AMG22 14624 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,655,900.00 1.250 0.500 05/27/2026 603 AAA 3130AMLS9 14627 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,705,300.00 1.300 1.010 06/17/2026 624 AAA 3130AMN24 14628 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,588,400.00 1.150 1.034 06/03/2026 610 AAA 3130AMN57 14629 Federal Home Loan Banks 20,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 19,163,800.00 1.100 1.013 06/03/2026 610 AAA 3130AMP71 14630 Federal Home Loan Banks 20,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 19,173,200.00 1.200 1.077 06/18/2026 625 AAA 3130AMPL0 14631 Federal Home Loan Banks 15,000,000.00 15,000,000.00 14,377,500.00 1.150 0.375 06/08/2026 615 AAA 3130AMMW9 14632 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,642,200.00 1.500 0.500 06/10/2026 617 AAA 3130AMWM0 14634 Federal Home Loan Banks 4,250,000.00 4,250,000.00 4,060,960.00 1.050 0.500 06/30/2026 637 AAA 3130AN5U0 14642 Federal Home Loan Banks 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 9,657,800.00 1.750 0.500 07/29/2026 666 AAA 3130ANJY7 14643 Federal Home Loan Banks 40,000,000.00 40,000,000.00 38,030,000.00 1.000 0.400 08/26/2026 694 AAA 3130ARTE1 14645 Federal Home Loan Banks 6,425,000.00 6,425,000.00 6,282,943.25 4.100 4.100 04/26/2032 2,764 AAA 3130ARX71 14648 Federal Home Loan Banks 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,966,350.00 3.000 3.000 05/23/2025 234 AAA 3130ARYA3 14651 Federal Home Loan Banks 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,992,350.00 4.000 4.000 05/26/2027 967 AAA 3130AS7K9 14654 Federal Home Loan Banks 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,959,450.00 4.440 4.440 05/26/2032 2,794 AAA 3130ASGF0 14656 Federal Home Loan Banks 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,983,350.00 4.000 4.000 06/30/2025 272 AAA 3134GXRS5 14646 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,963,900.00 3.100 3.100 04/29/2025 210 AAA 3134GXC28 14657 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,986,550.00 4.100 4.102 07/18/2025 290 AAA 3134GXC36 14658 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,990,550.00 4.000 4.000 12/30/2024 90 AAA 3134GYPL0 14685 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,001,250.00 5.250 5.250 05/01/2028 1,308 AAA 350,270,797.72 350,275,000.00 338,928,843.25 1.453 792 Medium Term Notes Continuous Callable Bonds

Exhibit 2-A
CUSIP Investment # Issuer Book Value Par Value Market Value Current
Rate
YTM/C
365
Maturity
Date
Days To
Maturity Moody's Rating
City of Berkeley
Pooled Cash and Investments
As of September 30, 2024
06051GLG2 14688 Bank of America Corporation 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,028,210.00 5.202 5.202 04/25/2029 1,667 A1 Subtotal and Average 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,028,210.00 5.202 1,667 Municipal Bonds
13063DGB8 14559 General Obligation Unlimited 5,007,340.08 5,000,000.00 4,977,150.00 3.375 3.087 04/01/2025 182 AA2 Subtotal and Average 5,007,340.08 5,000,000.00 4,977,150.00 3.087 182 Total Investments and Average 535,625,645.02 535,913,000.00 525,733,158.32 2.358 911 Total Investments (Book Value) 535,625,645.02
Cash 83,624,997.00
Total Investments (Book Value) and Cash 619,250,642.02
Increase / (Decrease) in Market Value of Securities (9,892,486.70) Total Investments (Market Value) and Cash 609,358,155.32

Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Interest Earnings
Exhibit 2-B.1
Sorted by Fund - Fund
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Yield on Average Book Value
Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted InterestAnnualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
10,000,000.0014619 10,000,000.00 2.000MC5 05/26/2026 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.671.962010 10,000,000.003130AMGG1 5,000,000.0014649 5,000,000.00 3.000MC4 11/25/2024 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.002.944010 5,000,000.003130ARXL0 10,000,000.0014620 10,000,000.00 2.000MC5 05/26/2026 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.671.962010 10,000,000.003130AMFN7 5,000,000.0014648 5,000,000.00 3.000MC5 05/23/2025 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.002.944010 5,000,000.003130ARX71 5,000,000.0014651 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 05/26/2027 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.673.925010 5,000,000.003130ARYA3 20,000,000.0014618 20,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 20,833.33 0.00 20,833.331.226010 20,000,000.003130AMG22 10,000,000.0014617 10,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 10,416.66 0.00 10,416.661.226010 10,000,000.003130AMFT4 5,000,000.0014662 5,000,000.00 5.000MC5 09/30/2027 20,833.34 0.00 20,833.344.906010 5,000,000.003130ATDV6 5,000,000.0014654 5,000,000.00 4.440MC5 05/26/2032 18,500.00 0.00 18,500.004.356010 5,000,000.003130AS7K9 5,000,000.0014656 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 06/30/2025 16,666.66 0.00 16,666.663.925010 5,000,000.003130ASGF0 6,425,000.0014645 6,425,000.00 4.100MC5 04/26/2032 21,952.08 0.00 21,952.084.023010 6,425,000.003130ARTE1 10,000,000.0014622 10,000,000.00 1.375MC5 05/27/2027 11,458.33 0.00 11,458.331.349010 10,000,000.003130AMG55 10,000,000.0014632 10,000,000.00 1.500MC5 06/10/2026 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.001.472010 10,000,000.003130AMMW9 20,000,000.0014630 20,000,000.00 1.200MC5 06/18/2026 20,000.00 0.00 20,000.001.177010 20,000,000.003130AMP71 20,000,000.0014629 20,000,000.00 1.100MC5 06/03/2026 18,333.33 0.00 18,333.331.079010 20,000,000.003130AMN57 10,000,000.0014627 10,000,000.00 1.300MC5 06/17/2026 10,833.33 0.00 10,833.331.276010 10,000,000.003130AMLS9 10,000,000.0014628 10,000,000.00 1.150MC5 06/03/2026 9,583.34 0.00 9,583.341.128010 10,000,000.003130AMN24 40,000,000.0014643 40,000,000.00 1.000MC5 08/26/2026 33,333.33 0.00 33,333.330.981010 40,000,000.003130ANJY7 10,000,000.0014642 10,000,000.00 1.750MC5 07/29/2026 14,583.33 0.00 14,583.331.717010 10,000,000.003130AN5U0 15,000,000.0014631 15,000,000.00 1.150MC5 06/08/2026 14,375.00 0.00 14,375.001.128010 15,000,000.003130AMPL0 4,250,000.0014634 4,250,000.00 1.050MC5 06/30/2026 3,718.75 0.00 3,718.751.030010 4,250,000.003130AMWM0 15,000,000.0014616 15,000,000.00 1.150MC5 05/26/2026 14,375.00 0.00 14,375.001.128010 15,000,000.003130AMFQ0 5,000,000.0014678 5,000,000.00 5.620MC4 01/26/2033 23,416.67 0.00 23,416.675.514010 5,000,000.003130AULM4 5,600,000.0014611 5,600,000.00 1.250MC5 04/29/2027 5,833.33 0.00 5,833.331.226010 5,600,000.003130AMAV4 5,000,000.0014699 5,000,000.00 5.550MC5 09/26/2025 23,125.00 0.00 23,125.005.446010 5,000,000.003130AXDY1 4,959,300.0614700 5,000,000.00 5.000MC4 10/18/2028 20,833.34 797.50 21,630.845.136010 4,958,875.583130AXDU9 10,000,000.0014624 10,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 10,416.66 0.00 10,416.661.226010 10,000,000.003130AMG22 15,000,000.0014613 15,000,000.00 1.750MC5 05/27/2026 21,875.00 0.00 21,875.001.717010 15,000,000.003130AMEX6 9,000,000.0014612 9,000,000.00 2.000MC5 04/29/2026 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.001.962010 9,000,000.003130ALZA5 15,000,000.0014615 15,000,000.00 1.300MC5 05/27/2026 16,250.00 0.00 16,250.001.276010 15,000,000.003130AMF72 5,000,000.0014682 5,000,000.00 4.620MC5 04/03/2025 19,250.00 0.00 19,250.004.533010 5,000,000.003133EPEK7 5,000,000.0014677 5,000,000.00 4.220MC4 01/23/2030 17,583.33 0.00 17,583.334.141010 5,000,000.003133EN6K1

Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund
Exhibit 2-B.1
Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted Interest
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Interest Earnings
Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Annualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
5,000,000.0014679 5,000,000.00 4.000MC4 02/09/2033 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.673.925010 5,000,000.003133EPAJ4 4,963,547.4414686 5,000,000.00 4.000FAC 04/20/2033 16,666.67 346.83 17,013.504.036010 4,963,362.843133EPGG4 4,997,711.7114687 5,000,000.00 4.250FAC 07/24/2025 17,708.33 187.04 17,895.374.216010 4,997,612.163133EPGS8 5,000,000.0014695 5,000,000.00 5.650MC5 07/25/2033 23,541.66 0.00 23,541.665.544010 5,000,000.003133EPQT5 4,984,965.8914689 5,000,000.00 4.375FAC 07/06/2026 18,229.16 636.12 18,865.284.456010 4,984,627.313133EPPE9 4,962,050.8714690 5,000,000.00 4.125FAC 07/05/2029 17,187.50 636.72 17,824.224.229010 4,961,711.973133EPPF6 5,000,000.0014676 5,000,000.00 4.220MC4 01/23/2030 17,583.33 0.00 17,583.334.141010 5,000,000.003133EN6K1 4,995,551.3514675 5,000,000.00 5.370MC5 12/27/2028 22,375.00 83.41 22,458.415.293010 4,995,506.953133EN5C0 4,995,684.4214653 5,000,000.00 4.370MC5 05/17/2032 18,208.33 45.91 18,254.244.302010 4,995,659.993133ENWW6 5,000,000.0014647 5,000,000.00 3.630MC5 05/03/2027 15,125.00 0.00 15,125.003.562010 5,000,000.003133ENVV9 4,992,270.1414664 5,000,000.00 3.750FAC 09/22/2025 15,625.00 545.60 16,170.603.814010 4,991,979.743133ENN22 4,991,633.7114666 5,000,000.00 4.250FAC 09/30/2025 17,708.33 579.57 18,287.904.314010 4,991,325.853133ENP95 4,990,925.8814669 5,000,000.00 4.500FAC 07/27/2026 18,750.00 372.89 19,122.894.511010 4,990,727.413133ENV72 4,999,497.5314667 5,000,000.00 4.125FAC 10/14/2027 17,187.50 12.92 17,200.424.051010 4,999,490.653133ENS50 4,682,134.6214668 5,000,000.00 3.875FAC 09/20/2032 16,145.83 3,240.18 19,386.014.875010 4,680,410.013133ENN30 5,000,000.0014644 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 04/19/2032 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.673.925010 5,000,000.003133ENUV0 5,000,000.0014658 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 12/30/2024 16,666.66 0.00 16,666.663.925010 5,000,000.003134GXC36 5,000,000.0014646 5,000,000.00 3.100MC5 04/29/2025 12,916.67 0.00 12,916.673.042010 5,000,000.003134GXRS5 5,000,000.0014657 5,000,000.00 4.100MC5 07/18/2025 17,083.34 0.00 17,083.344.023010 5,000,000.003134GXC28 5,000,000.0014685 5,000,000.00 5.250MC5 05/01/2028 21,875.00 0.00 21,875.005.151010 5,000,000.003134GYPL0 2,000,000.0014696 2,000,000.00 6.000MC5 07/27/2028 10,000.00 0.00 10,000.005.887010 2,000,000.003134GYXR8 10,727,395.0714670 10,000,000.00 7.250MTN 04/01/2032 60,416.67 -7,866.47 52,550.205.768010 10,731,582.06617446HD4 1,000,000.0014688 1,000,000.00 5.202MC6 04/25/2029 4,335.00 0.00 4,335.005.104010 1,000,000.0006051GLG2 5,000,000.0014681 5,000,000.00 5.675MC5 03/20/2030 23,645.83 0.00 23,645.835.568010 5,000,000.0031422XZ47 10,000,000.0014638 10,000,000.00 1.500MC5 07/20/2026 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.001.472010 10,000,000.0031422XJW3 4,985,837.1214663 5,000,000.00 4.150MTN 09/15/2027 17,291.67 373.35 17,665.024.172010 4,985,638.4024422EWK1 5,010,358.9914559 5,000,000.00 3.375MUN 04/01/2025 14,062.50 -1,223.35 12,839.153.017010 5,011,010.1213063DGB8 5,056,395.7614562 5,000,000.00 3.950MC3 11/17/2025 16,458.33 -3,524.50 12,933.833.012010 5,058,271.7091159HHU7 4,334,557.8914693 5,000,000.00 3.000MC3 07/30/2029 12,500.00 11,010.78 23,510.786.386010 4,328,709.1691159HHW3 4,818,686.7514684 5,000,000.00 3.100MC3 04/27/2026 12,916.66 8,498.63 21,415.295.233010 4,814,163.2991159HHM5 5,013,353.6914563 5,000,000.00 3.375MTN 08/15/2025 14,062.50 -1,032.42 13,030.083.060010 5,013,903.2020030NBN0 6,088,617.5314587 5,963,000.00 3.250MTN 05/20/2027 16,149.79 -3,683.69 12,466.102.411010 6,090,578.20747525AU7 5,033,198.2914566 5,000,000.00 3.750MC3 09/15/2025 15,625.00 -2,382.47 13,242.533.098010 5,034,466.38751212AC5 5,038,624.7214570 5,000,000.00 3.650MTN 03/01/2026 15,208.34 -1,984.04 13,224.303.090010 5,039,680.74375558BF9 3,761,798.2314574 3,725,000.00 3.450MTN 01/06/2027 10,709.38 -1,241.74 9,467.642.963010 3,762,459.16233851CU6 5,028,294.0414571 5,000,000.00 3.450MTN 01/06/2027 14,375.00 -954.77 13,420.233.142010 5,028,802.22233851CU6 5,150,657.6114588 5,000,000.00 3.800MTN 10/30/2026 15,833.34 -5,491.34 10,342.002.364010 5,153,574.5207330MAA5 4,983,026.1114602 5,000,000.00 2.500MTN 01/14/2025 10,416.67 2,876.41 13,293.083.141010 4,981,495.1104685A2L4 5,954,944.8914590 5,950,000.00 2.500MTN 01/14/2025 12,395.84 -837.97 11,557.872.285010 5,955,390.9104685A2L4 4,999,758.5814606 5,000,000.00 3.375MTN 10/01/2024 14,062.50 97.83 14,160.333.335010 4,999,706.51828807CS4

Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund
Exhibit 2-B.1
Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted Interest
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Interest Earnings
Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Annualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
5,000,000.0014652 5,000,000.00 4.050MC3 05/25/2025 16,875.00 0.00 16,875.003.974010 5,000,000.0022553PWD7 5,000,000.0014655 5,000,000.00 5.000MC3 05/31/2032 20,833.33 0.00 20,833.334.906010 5,000,000.0022553PXJ3 4,944,762.3314659 5,000,000.00 3.000MTN 08/07/2025 12,500.00 4,360.50 16,860.504.015010 4,942,441.4288579YAR2 4,881,910.2414660 5,000,000.00 3.500MTN 08/15/2027 14,583.33 3,197.28 17,780.614.288010 4,880,208.4630303M8G0 4,000,000.0014698 4,000,000.00 5.272MC3 08/03/2026 17,573.33 0.00 17,573.335.173010 4,000,000.00857477CD3 557,913,000.00Subtotal 557,602,451.47 2.719 1,287,802.527,676.711,280,125.81557,598,372.02 Fund: Wells Fargo MM- Regular
122,139,930.8014701 76,558,144.37RRP 534,671.25 0.00 534,671.255.154025 140,897,056.65SYS14701 76,558,144.37Subtotal 122,139,930.80 5.154 534,671.250.00534,671.25140,897,056.65 Fund: Fidelity MM - Trans
8,210,557.1614190 0.00 0.002RRP 36,573.62 0.00 36,573.625.245030 12,120,346.29SYS14190

0.00Subtotal 8,210,557.16 5.245 36,573.620.0036,573.6212,120,346.29 Fund: Fidelity MM - Regular
27,226,556.7614265 35,579,258.25 0.003RRP 121,280.94 0.00 121,280.945.245040 23,301,057.40SYS14265 35,579,258.25Subtotal 27,226,556.76 5.245 121,280.940.00121,280.9423,301,057.40 670,050,402.62Total 715,179,496.19 3.260 1,980,328.337,676.711,972,651.62733,916,832.36

Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Interest Earnings
Exhibit 2-B.2
Sorted by Fund - Fund
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Yield on Average Book Value
Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted InterestAnnualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
10,000,000.0014619 10,000,000.00 2.000MC5 05/26/2026 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.671.962010 10,000,000.003130AMGG1 5,000,000.0014649 5,000,000.00 3.000MC4 11/25/2024 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.002.944010 5,000,000.003130ARXL0 10,000,000.0014620 10,000,000.00 2.000MC5 05/26/2026 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.671.962010 10,000,000.003130AMFN7 5,000,000.0014648 5,000,000.00 3.000MC5 05/23/2025 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.002.944010 5,000,000.003130ARX71 5,000,000.0014651 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 05/26/2027 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.673.925010 5,000,000.003130ARYA3 20,000,000.0014618 20,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 20,833.34 0.00 20,833.341.226010 20,000,000.003130AMG22 10,000,000.0014617 10,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 10,416.67 0.00 10,416.671.226010 10,000,000.003130AMFT4 5,000,000.0014662 5,000,000.00 5.000MC5 09/30/2027 20,833.33 0.00 20,833.334.906010 5,000,000.003130ATDV6 5,000,000.0014654 5,000,000.00 4.440MC5 05/26/2032 18,500.00 0.00 18,500.004.356010 5,000,000.003130AS7K9 5,000,000.0014656 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 06/30/2025 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.673.925010 5,000,000.003130ASGF0 6,425,000.0014645 6,425,000.00 4.100MC5 04/26/2032 21,952.08 0.00 21,952.084.023010 6,425,000.003130ARTE1 10,000,000.0014622 10,000,000.00 1.375MC5 05/27/2027 11,458.34 0.00 11,458.341.349010 10,000,000.003130AMG55 10,000,000.0014632 10,000,000.00 1.500MC5 06/10/2026 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.001.472010 10,000,000.003130AMMW9 20,000,000.0014630 20,000,000.00 1.200MC5 06/18/2026 20,000.00 0.00 20,000.001.177010 20,000,000.003130AMP71 20,000,000.0014629 20,000,000.00 1.100MC5 06/03/2026 18,333.34 0.00 18,333.341.079010 20,000,000.003130AMN57 10,000,000.0014627 10,000,000.00 1.300MC5 06/17/2026 10,833.33 0.00 10,833.331.276010 10,000,000.003130AMLS9 10,000,000.0014628 10,000,000.00 1.150MC5 06/03/2026 9,583.33 0.00 9,583.331.128010 10,000,000.003130AMN24 40,000,000.0014643 40,000,000.00 1.000MC5 08/26/2026 33,333.34 0.00 33,333.340.981010 40,000,000.003130ANJY7 10,000,000.0014642 10,000,000.00 1.750MC5 07/29/2026 14,583.34 0.00 14,583.341.717010 10,000,000.003130AN5U0 15,000,000.0014631 15,000,000.00 1.150MC5 06/08/2026 14,375.00 0.00 14,375.001.128010 15,000,000.003130AMPL0 4,250,000.0014634 4,250,000.00 1.050MC5 06/30/2026 3,718.75 0.00 3,718.751.030010 4,250,000.003130AMWM0 15,000,000.0014616 15,000,000.00 1.150MC5 05/26/2026 14,375.00 0.00 14,375.001.128010 15,000,000.003130AMFQ0 5,000,000.0014678 5,000,000.00 5.620MC4 01/26/2033 23,416.66 0.00 23,416.665.514010 5,000,000.003130AULM4 5,600,000.0014611 5,600,000.00 1.250MC5 04/29/2027 5,833.33 0.00 5,833.331.226010 5,600,000.003130AMAV4 5,000,000.0014699 5,000,000.00 5.550MC5 09/26/2025 23,125.00 0.00 23,125.005.446010 5,000,000.003130AXDY1 4,960,097.5614700 5,000,000.00 5.000MC4 10/18/2028 20,833.33 797.50 21,630.835.135010 4,959,673.083130AXDU9 10,000,000.0014624 10,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 10,416.67 0.00 10,416.671.226010 10,000,000.003130AMG22 15,000,000.0014613 15,000,000.00 1.750MC5 05/27/2026 21,875.00 0.00 21,875.001.717010 15,000,000.003130AMEX6 9,000,000.0014612 9,000,000.00 2.000MC5 04/29/2026 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.001.962010 9,000,000.003130ALZA5 15,000,000.0014615 15,000,000.00 1.300MC5 05/27/2026 16,250.00 0.00 16,250.001.276010 15,000,000.003130AMF72 5,000,000.0014682 5,000,000.00 4.620MC5 04/03/2025 19,250.00 0.00 19,250.004.533010 5,000,000.003133EPEK7 5,000,000.0014677 5,000,000.00 4.220MC4 01/23/2030 17,583.33 0.00 17,583.334.141010 5,000,000.003133EN6K1

Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund
Exhibit 2-B.2
Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted Interest
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Interest Earnings
Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Annualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
5,000,000.0014679 5,000,000.00 4.000MC4 02/09/2033 16,666.66 0.00 16,666.663.925010 5,000,000.003133EPAJ4 4,963,894.2814686 5,000,000.00 4.000FAC 04/20/2033 16,666.67 346.84 17,013.514.036010 4,963,709.673133EPGG4 4,997,898.7514687 5,000,000.00 4.250FAC 07/24/2025 17,708.34 187.03 17,895.374.216010 4,997,799.203133EPGS8 5,000,000.0014695 5,000,000.00 5.650MC5 07/25/2033 23,541.67 0.00 23,541.675.544010 5,000,000.003133EPQT5 4,985,602.0014689 5,000,000.00 4.375FAC 07/06/2026 18,229.17 636.11 18,865.284.455010 4,985,263.433133EPPE9 4,962,687.5914690 5,000,000.00 4.125FAC 07/05/2029 17,187.50 636.72 17,824.224.229010 4,962,348.693133EPPF6 5,000,000.0014676 5,000,000.00 4.220MC4 01/23/2030 17,583.33 0.00 17,583.334.141010 5,000,000.003133EN6K1 4,995,634.7614675 5,000,000.00 5.370MC5 12/27/2028 22,375.00 83.41 22,458.415.293010 4,995,590.363133EN5C0 4,995,730.3314653 5,000,000.00 4.370MC5 05/17/2032 18,208.33 45.91 18,254.244.302010 4,995,705.903133ENWW6 5,000,000.0014647 5,000,000.00 3.630MC5 05/03/2027 15,125.00 0.00 15,125.003.562010 5,000,000.003133ENVV9 4,992,815.7314664 5,000,000.00 3.750FAC 09/22/2025 15,625.00 545.59 16,170.593.813010 4,992,525.343133ENN22 4,992,213.2714666 5,000,000.00 4.250FAC 09/30/2025 17,708.33 579.56 18,287.894.313010 4,991,905.423133ENP95 4,991,298.7814669 5,000,000.00 4.500FAC 07/27/2026 18,750.00 372.89 19,122.894.511010 4,991,100.303133ENV72 4,999,510.4414667 5,000,000.00 4.125FAC 10/14/2027 17,187.50 12.92 17,200.424.051010 4,999,503.573133ENS50 4,685,374.8114668 5,000,000.00 3.875FAC 09/20/2032 16,145.84 3,240.18 19,386.024.872010 4,683,650.193133ENN30 5,000,000.0014644 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 04/19/2032 16,666.66 0.00 16,666.663.925010 5,000,000.003133ENUV0 5,000,000.0014658 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 12/30/2024 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.673.925010 5,000,000.003134GXC36 5,000,000.0014646 5,000,000.00 3.100MC5 04/29/2025 12,916.67 0.00 12,916.673.042010 5,000,000.003134GXRS5 5,000,000.0014657 5,000,000.00 4.100MC5 07/18/2025 17,083.33 0.00 17,083.334.023010 5,000,000.003134GXC28 5,000,000.0014685 5,000,000.00 5.250MC5 05/01/2028 21,875.00 0.00 21,875.005.151010 5,000,000.003134GYPL0 1,677,419.3514696 0.00 6.000MC5 07/27/2028 8,666.67 0.00 8,666.676.083010 2,000,000.003134GYXR8 10,719,528.5914670 10,000,000.00 7.250MTN 04/01/2032 60,416.66 -7,866.48 52,550.185.772010 10,723,715.59617446HD4 1,000,000.0014688 1,000,000.00 5.202MC6 04/25/2029 4,335.00 0.00 4,335.005.104010 1,000,000.0006051GLG2 5,000,000.0014681 5,000,000.00 5.675MC5 03/20/2030 23,645.84 0.00 23,645.845.568010 5,000,000.0031422XZ47 10,000,000.0014638 10,000,000.00 1.500MC5 07/20/2026 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.001.472010 10,000,000.0031422XJW3 4,986,210.4714663 5,000,000.00 4.150MTN 09/15/2027 17,291.67 373.36 17,665.034.171010 4,986,011.7524422EWK1 5,009,135.6414559 5,000,000.00 3.375MUN 04/01/2025 14,062.50 -1,223.34 12,839.163.018010 5,009,786.7713063DGB8 5,052,871.2614562 5,000,000.00 3.950MC3 11/17/2025 16,458.34 -3,524.50 12,933.843.014010 5,054,747.2091159HHU7 4,345,568.6814693 5,000,000.00 3.000MC3 07/30/2029 12,500.00 11,010.79 23,510.796.370010 4,339,719.9491159HHW3 4,827,185.3814684 5,000,000.00 3.100MC3 04/27/2026 12,916.67 8,498.63 21,415.305.223010 4,822,661.9291159HHM5 5,012,321.2714563 5,000,000.00 3.375MTN 08/15/2025 14,062.50 -1,032.41 13,030.093.061010 5,012,870.7820030NBN0 6,084,933.8414587 5,963,000.00 3.250MTN 05/20/2027 16,149.80 -3,683.68 12,466.122.412010 6,086,894.51747525AU7 5,030,815.8214566 5,000,000.00 3.750MC3 09/15/2025 15,625.00 -2,382.47 13,242.533.099010 5,032,083.91751212AC5 5,036,640.6814570 5,000,000.00 3.650MTN 03/01/2026 15,208.33 -1,984.03 13,224.303.091010 5,037,696.70375558BF9 3,760,556.4914574 3,725,000.00 3.450MTN 01/06/2027 10,709.37 -1,241.74 9,467.632.964010 3,761,217.42233851CU6 5,027,339.2714571 5,000,000.00 3.450MTN 01/06/2027 14,375.00 -954.77 13,420.233.143010 5,027,847.45233851CU6 5,145,166.2714588 5,000,000.00 3.800MTN 10/30/2026 15,833.33 -5,491.34 10,341.992.367010 5,148,083.1807330MAA5 4,985,902.5114602 5,000,000.00 2.500MTN 01/14/2025 10,416.66 2,876.41 13,293.073.139010 4,984,371.5204685A2L4 5,954,106.9314590 5,950,000.00 2.500MTN 01/14/2025 12,395.83 -837.96 11,557.872.286010 5,954,552.9404685A2L4 4,999,856.4114606 5,000,000.00 3.375MTN 10/01/2024 14,062.50 97.83 14,160.333.335010 4,999,804.34828807CS4

Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund
Exhibit 2-B.2
Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted Interest
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Interest Earnings
Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Annualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
5,000,000.0014652 5,000,000.00 4.050MC3 05/25/2025 16,875.00 0.00 16,875.003.974010 5,000,000.0022553PWD7 5,000,000.0014655 5,000,000.00 5.000MC3 05/31/2032 20,833.33 0.00 20,833.334.906010 5,000,000.0022553PXJ3 4,949,122.8314659 5,000,000.00 3.000MTN 08/07/2025 12,500.00 4,360.50 16,860.504.011010 4,946,801.9288579YAR2 4,885,107.5214660 5,000,000.00 3.500MTN 08/15/2027 14,583.33 3,197.29 17,780.624.286010 4,883,405.7430303M8G0 4,000,000.0014698 4,000,000.00 5.272MC3 08/03/2026 17,573.34 0.00 17,573.345.173010 4,000,000.00857477CD3 555,913,000.00Subtotal 557,287,547.55 2.718 1,286,469.287,676.751,278,792.53557,606,048.73 Fund: Wells Fargo MM- Regular
73,467,386.7014701 59,199,305.19RRP 318,040.54 0.00 318,040.545.097025 76,558,144.37SYS14701 59,199,305.19Subtotal 73,467,386.70 5.097 318,040.540.00318,040.5476,558,144.37 Fund: Fidelity MM - Regular
35,584,371.0914265 35,737,756.41 0.003RRP 158,498.16 0.00 158,498.165.244040 35,579,258.25SYS14265 35,737,756.41Subtotal 35,584,371.09 5.244 158,498.160.00158,498.1635,579,258.25 650,850,061.60Total 666,339,305.34 3.115 1,763,007.987,676.751,755,331.23669,743,451.35

Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Interest Earnings
Exhibit 2-B.3
Sorted by Fund - Fund
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Yield on Average Book Value
Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted InterestAnnualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
10,000,000.0014619 10,000,000.00 2.000MC5 05/26/2026 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.672.028010 10,000,000.003130AMGG1 5,000,000.0014649 5,000,000.00 3.000MC4 11/25/2024 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.003.042010 5,000,000.003130ARXL0 10,000,000.0014620 10,000,000.00 2.000MC5 05/26/2026 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.672.028010 10,000,000.003130AMFN7 5,000,000.0014648 5,000,000.00 3.000MC5 05/23/2025 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.003.042010 5,000,000.003130ARX71 5,000,000.0014651 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 05/26/2027 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.674.056010 5,000,000.003130ARYA3 20,000,000.0014618 20,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 20,833.33 0.00 20,833.331.267010 20,000,000.003130AMG22 10,000,000.0014617 10,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 10,416.67 0.00 10,416.671.267010 10,000,000.003130AMFT4 4,833,333.3314662 0.00 5.000MC5 09/30/2027 20,138.89 0.00 20,138.895.069010 5,000,000.003130ATDV6 5,000,000.0014654 5,000,000.00 4.440MC5 05/26/2032 18,500.00 0.00 18,500.004.502010 5,000,000.003130AS7K9 5,000,000.0014656 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 06/30/2025 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.674.056010 5,000,000.003130ASGF0 6,425,000.0014645 6,425,000.00 4.100MC5 04/26/2032 21,952.08 0.00 21,952.084.157010 6,425,000.003130ARTE1 10,000,000.0014622 10,000,000.00 1.375MC5 05/27/2027 11,458.33 0.00 11,458.331.394010 10,000,000.003130AMG55 10,000,000.0014632 10,000,000.00 1.500MC5 06/10/2026 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.001.521010 10,000,000.003130AMMW9 20,000,000.0014630 20,000,000.00 1.200MC5 06/18/2026 20,000.00 0.00 20,000.001.217010 20,000,000.003130AMP71 20,000,000.0014629 20,000,000.00 1.100MC5 06/03/2026 18,333.33 0.00 18,333.331.115010 20,000,000.003130AMN57 10,000,000.0014627 10,000,000.00 1.300MC5 06/17/2026 10,833.33 0.00 10,833.331.318010 10,000,000.003130AMLS9 10,000,000.0014628 10,000,000.00 1.150MC5 06/03/2026 9,583.33 0.00 9,583.331.166010 10,000,000.003130AMN24 40,000,000.0014643 40,000,000.00 1.000MC5 08/26/2026 33,333.33 0.00 33,333.331.014010 40,000,000.003130ANJY7 10,000,000.0014642 10,000,000.00 1.750MC5 07/29/2026 14,583.33 0.00 14,583.331.774010 10,000,000.003130AN5U0 15,000,000.0014631 15,000,000.00 1.150MC5 06/08/2026 14,375.00 0.00 14,375.001.166010 15,000,000.003130AMPL0 4,250,000.0014634 4,250,000.00 1.050MC5 06/30/2026 3,718.75 0.00 3,718.751.065010 4,250,000.003130AMWM0 15,000,000.0014616 15,000,000.00 1.150MC5 05/26/2026 14,375.00 0.00 14,375.001.166010 15,000,000.003130AMFQ0 5,000,000.0014678 5,000,000.00 5.620MC4 01/26/2033 23,416.67 0.00 23,416.675.698010 5,000,000.003130AULM4 5,600,000.0014611 5,600,000.00 1.250MC5 04/29/2027 5,833.33 0.00 5,833.331.267010 5,600,000.003130AMAV4 4,166,666.6714699 0.00 5.550MC5 09/26/2025 19,270.83 0.00 19,270.835.627010 5,000,000.003130AXDY1 4,960,882.6314700 5,000,000.00 5.000MC4 10/18/2028 20,833.33 797.50 21,630.835.305010 4,960,470.583130AXDU9 10,000,000.0014624 10,000,000.00 1.250MC5 05/27/2026 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.001.521010 10,000,000.003130AMG22 15,000,000.0014613 15,000,000.00 1.750MC5 05/27/2026 21,875.00 0.00 21,875.001.774010 15,000,000.003130AMEX6 9,000,000.0014612 9,000,000.00 2.000MC5 04/29/2026 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.002.028010 9,000,000.003130ALZA5 15,000,000.0014615 15,000,000.00 1.300MC5 05/27/2026 16,250.00 0.00 16,250.001.318010 15,000,000.003130AMF72

Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund
Exhibit 2-B.2
Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted Interest
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Interest Earnings
Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Annualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
5,000,000.0014682 5,000,000.00 4.620MC5 04/03/2025 19,250.00 0.00 19,250.004.684010 5,000,000.003133EPEK7 5,000,000.0014677 5,000,000.00 4.220MC4 01/23/2030 17,583.33 0.00 17,583.334.279010 5,000,000.003133EN6K1 5,000,000.0014679 5,000,000.00 4.000MC4 02/09/2033 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.674.056010 5,000,000.003133EPAJ4 4,964,235.7014686 5,000,000.00 4.000FAC 04/20/2033 16,666.67 346.83 17,013.504.170010 4,964,056.513133EPGG4 4,998,082.8714687 5,000,000.00 4.250FAC 07/24/2025 17,708.33 187.04 17,895.374.356010 4,997,986.233133EPGS8 5,000,000.0014695 5,000,000.00 5.650MC5 07/25/2033 23,541.67 0.00 23,541.675.728010 5,000,000.003133EPQT5 4,986,228.1914689 5,000,000.00 4.375FAC 07/06/2026 18,229.17 636.11 18,865.284.603010 4,985,899.543133EPPE9 4,963,314.3814690 5,000,000.00 4.125FAC 07/05/2029 17,187.50 636.72 17,824.224.369010 4,962,985.413133EPPF6 5,000,000.0014676 5,000,000.00 4.220MC4 01/23/2030 17,583.33 0.00 17,583.334.279010 5,000,000.003133EN6K1 4,829,191.6314675 0.00 5.370MC5 12/27/2028 21,629.17 80.63 21,709.805.470010 4,995,673.773133EN5C0 4,995,775.5314653 5,000,000.00 4.370MC5 05/17/2032 18,208.33 45.91 18,254.244.446010 4,995,751.813133ENWW6 5,000,000.0014647 5,000,000.00 3.630MC5 05/03/2027 15,125.00 0.00 15,125.003.680010 5,000,000.003133ENVV9 4,993,352.8214664 5,000,000.00 3.750FAC 09/22/2025 15,625.00 545.60 16,170.603.940010 4,993,070.933133ENN22 4,992,784.4214666 5,000,000.00 4.250FAC 09/30/2025 17,708.33 579.57 18,287.904.456010 4,992,484.983133ENP95 4,991,665.8614669 5,000,000.00 4.500FAC 07/27/2026 18,750.00 372.90 19,122.904.661010 4,991,473.193133ENV72 4,999,523.1614667 5,000,000.00 4.125FAC 10/14/2027 17,187.50 12.91 17,200.414.186010 4,999,516.493133ENS50 4,688,564.4714668 5,000,000.00 3.875FAC 09/20/2032 16,145.83 3,240.19 19,386.025.031010 4,686,890.373133ENN30 5,000,000.0014644 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 04/19/2032 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.674.056010 5,000,000.003133ENUV0 5,000,000.0014658 5,000,000.00 4.000MC5 12/30/2024 16,666.67 0.00 16,666.674.056010 5,000,000.003134GXC36 5,000,000.0014646 5,000,000.00 3.100MC5 04/29/2025 12,916.67 0.00 12,916.673.143010 5,000,000.003134GXRS5 5,000,000.0014657 5,000,000.00 4.100MC5 07/18/2025 17,083.33 0.00 17,083.334.157010 5,000,000.003134GXC28 5,000,000.0014685 5,000,000.00 5.250MC5 05/01/2028 21,875.00 0.00 21,875.005.323010 5,000,000.003134GYPL0 10,711,784.7714670 10,000,000.00 7.250MTN 04/01/2032 60,416.67 -7,866.47 52,550.205.969010 10,715,849.11617446HD4 1,000,000.0014688 1,000,000.00 5.202MC6 04/25/2029 4,335.00 0.00 4,335.005.274010 1,000,000.0006051GLG2 3,666,666.6714681 0.00 5.675MC5 03/20/2030 17,340.28 0.00 17,340.285.754010 5,000,000.0031422XZ47 10,000,000.0014638 10,000,000.00 1.500MC5 07/20/2026 12,500.00 0.00 12,500.001.521010 10,000,000.0031422XJW3 4,986,578.0114663 5,000,000.00 4.150MTN 09/15/2027 17,291.67 373.35 17,665.024.310010 4,986,385.1124422EWK1 5,007,931.3714559 5,000,000.00 3.375MUN 04/01/2025 14,062.50 -1,223.35 12,839.153.119010 5,008,563.4313063DGB8 5,049,401.7114562 5,000,000.00 3.950MC3 11/17/2025 16,458.33 -3,524.49 12,933.843.116010 5,051,222.7091159HHU7 4,356,419.6314693 5,000,000.00 3.000MC3 07/30/2029 12,500.00 11,010.78 23,510.786.566010 4,350,730.7391159HHW3 4,835,551.5114684 5,000,000.00 3.100MC3 04/27/2026 12,916.67 8,498.63 21,415.305.388010 4,831,160.5591159HHM5 5,011,304.9514563 5,000,000.00 3.375MTN 08/15/2025 14,062.50 -1,032.42 13,030.083.164010 5,011,838.3720030NBN0 6,081,307.6014587 5,963,000.00 3.250MTN 05/20/2027 16,149.79 -3,683.68 12,466.112.494010 6,083,210.83747525AU7 5,028,470.5014566 5,000,000.00 3.750MC3 09/15/2025 15,625.00 -2,382.47 13,242.533.204010 5,029,701.44751212AC5 5,034,687.5814570 5,000,000.00 3.650MTN 03/01/2026 15,208.33 -1,984.04 13,224.293.196010 5,035,712.67375558BF9 3,759,334.1114574 3,725,000.00 3.450MTN 01/06/2027 10,709.38 -1,241.74 9,467.643.064010 3,759,975.68233851CU6 5,026,399.3914571 5,000,000.00 3.450MTN 01/06/2027 14,375.00 -954.77 13,420.233.248010 5,026,892.68233851CU6

Maturity
Date
Current
Rate
Ending
Par Value
AverageSecurity
TypeFund
Exhibit 2B.3
Book Value
Beginning
Book Value
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Accretion
Amortization/
Earnings
Adjusted Interest
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Interest Earnings
Pooled Investments Selected Funds
Annualized
YieldCUSIP Investment #
Interest
Earned
Fund: Pooled Investment - Long Term
5,139,754.6414588 5,000,000.00 3.800MTN 10/30/2026 15,833.33 -5,491.34 10,341.992.448010 5,142,591.8407330MAA5 4,988,734.0714602 5,000,000.00 2.500MTN 01/14/2025 10,416.67 2,876.41 13,293.083.242010 4,987,247.9304685A2L4 5,953,282.0314590 5,950,000.00 2.500MTN 01/14/2025 12,395.83 -837.97 11,557.862.362010 5,953,714.9804685A2L4 4,999,952.7214606 5,000,000.00 3.375MTN 10/01/2024 14,062.50 97.83 14,160.333.446010 4,999,902.17828807CS4 5,000,000.0014652 5,000,000.00 4.050MC3 05/25/2025 16,875.00 0.00 16,875.004.106010 5,000,000.0022553PWD7 5,000,000.0014655 5,000,000.00 5.000MC3 05/31/2032 20,833.33 0.00 20,833.335.069010 5,000,000.0022553PXJ3 4,953,415.3414659 5,000,000.00 3.000MTN 08/07/2025 12,500.00 4,360.49 16,860.494.141010 4,951,162.4288579YAR2 4,888,254.9614660 5,000,000.00 3.500MTN 08/15/2027 14,583.33 3,197.28 17,780.614.426010 4,886,603.0330303M8G0 4,000,000.0014698 4,000,000.00 5.272MC3 08/03/2026 17,573.33 0.00 17,573.335.345010 4,000,000.00857477CD3 535,913,000.00Subtotal 553,117,833.20 2.790 1,268,283.097,673.941,260,609.15555,613,725.48 Fund: Wells Fargo MM- Regular
52,279,918.0814701 58,207,023.48RRP 212,240.25 0.00 212,240.254.939025 59,199,305.19SYS14701 58,207,023.48Subtotal 52,279,918.08 4.939 212,240.250.00212,240.2559,199,305.19 Fund: Fidelity MM - Regular
35,742,736.0514265 35,887,145.64 0.003RRP 149,389.23 0.00 149,389.235.085040 35,737,756.41SYS14265 35,887,145.64Subtotal 35,742,736.05 5.085 149,389.230.00149,389.2335,737,756.41 630,007,169.12Total 641,140,487.33 3.093 1,629,912.577,673.941,622,238.63650,550,787.08

Exhibit 2-C
Medium Term Notes
$106,555,765 17.5%
Federal Agency
$414,200,243 68.0%
Municipal Bonds
$4,977,150 0.8%
Bank and Money Market
Account $83,624,997

13.7%
Pooled Cash and Investments
(Market Value)
as of September 30, 2024

Exhibit 2-D
$83,624,997
$106,555,765
$414,200,243
$4,977,150
$609,358,155
$182,807,447
$609,358,155
$609,358,155

BANK ACCOUNTS

MEDIUM TERM NOTES

FEDERAL AGENCY BONDS

MUNICIPAL BONDS
City of Berkeley
Current Holdings vs. Policy Limits
as of September 30, 2024
Policy Limits
Current Holdings

Exhibit 2-E
-
100,000,000
200,000,000
300,000,000
400,000,000
500,000,000
600,000,000
700,000,000
800,000,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Investment Value
Pooled and Trust
Cash and Investment Portfolio Trend
as of September 30, 2024

Exhibit 2-F
Investments Yielding 2 Percent or Less Maturing in 2026 or 2027 Investment Investment Interest Maturity
Number Par Value Rate Date
14619 10,000,000         2.00% 05/26/2026
14620 10,000,000         2.00% 05/26/2026
14618 20,000,000         1.25% 05/27/2026
14622 10,000,000         1.38% 05/27/2026
14632 10,000,000         1.50% 06/10/2026
14630 20,000,000         1.20% 06/18/2026
14629 20,000,000         1.10% 06/02/2026
14627 10,000,000         1.30% 06/17/2026
14628 10,000,000         1.15% 06/03/2026
14643 40,000,000         1.00% 08/26/2026
14642 10,000,000         1.75% 07/29/2026
14631 15,000,000         1.15% 06/08/2026
14634 4,250,000           1.05% 06/30/2026
14616 15,000,000         1.15% 05/26/2026
14611 5,600,000           1.25% 04/29/2027
14624 10,000,000         1.25% 05/27/2026
14613 15,000,000         1.75% 05/27/2026
14612 9,000,000           2.00% 04/29/2026
14615 15,000,000         1.30% 05/27/2026
14638 10,000,000         1.50% 07/20/2026
$268,850,000

Attachment 3
As of September 30, 2024
Pooled Cash
Investments Gain/Loss on & Investments
Pooled Cash (Book Value) Investments (Market Value)
Retiree Medical Trust Fund
Fund No.
721 BHA (27,765)$ 569,718$ 49,785$ 591,738$ 722 M1=IBEW (204,563) 83,414 (2,885) (124,033) 723 M2=Local 1 1,792,697 10,976,291 390,588 13,159,576 724 MUI=Z1 233,346 1,931,298 (94,564) 2,070,080 725 MUI=Z2 to Z6 291,339 2,793,162 (26,914) 3,057,587 726 M535= Local 535 1,520,444 10,084,951 (148,671) 11,456,724 727 M3=Local 790 649,117 6,397,605 99,399 7,146,121 Total Retiree Medical Trust Fund 4,254,615 32,836,439 266,739 37,357,793 Fire Medical Trust Fund
736 Fire Medical Trust Fund 5,105,126 9,355,706 (444,373) 14,016,459 Total Fire Medical Trust Fund 5,105,126 9,355,706 (444,373) 14,016,459 Police Medical Trust Fund
731 Police EE Retiree HLT Assistance Plan 783,809 1,783,626 (121,423) 2,446,012 701 Safety Members Pension Fund 129,151 - - 129,151 706 Police Medical Trust Fund 1,260,320 3,091,171 (178,744) 4,172,748 Total Police Medical Trust Fund 2,173,280 4,874,797 (300,167) 6,747,911 Total Trust Funds 11,533,021$ 47,066,942$ (477,801)$ 58,122,162$ Summary of Pooled Cash and Investments - Trust Funds
(Market Value)

Exhibit 3-A
As of September 30, 2024
CUSIP Investment # Issuer Par Value
Beginning Book
Value
Ending Book
Value Market Value Maturity Date
Moody's
Rating
Current
Rate
Annualized
Yield Interest Earned
Amortization/
Accretion
Adjusted Interest
Earnings
Federal Agency Coupon Securities
3133EFQT7 14361 Fed Farm Credit Bank 2,600,000.00 2,602,546.71 2,602,091.94 2,571,062.00 11/25/2025 AAA 2.700 2.606 17,550.00 (454.77) 17,095.23 Medium Term Notes - Callable
665859AX2 14671 Northern Trust Corp 10,000,000.00 10,014,195.05 10,013,769.34 11,042,500.00 11/02/2032 A2 6.125 6.050 153,125.00 (425.71) 152,699.29 Federal Agency Continuous Callable
3133EPMQ5 14691 Misc Federal Farm Credit Bank 4,746,000.00 4,713,961.52 4,714,855.62 4,768,685.88 06/16/2033 AAA 5.360 5.427 63,596.40 894.10 64,490.50 3133EPNL5 14692 Misc Federal Farm Credit Bank 3,796,800.00 3,771,847.30 3,772,542.15 3,857,131.15 06/23/2033 AAA 5.180 5.244 49,168.56 694.85 49,863.41 Continous Callable Bonds
797440CD4 14680 San Diego Gas & Electric 2,000,000.00 1,979,875.80 1,980,050.79 2,052,900.00 04/01/2053 A1 5.350 5.395 26,750.00 174.99 26,924.99 Municipal Bonds
786091AG3 14316 SACGEN 3,785,000.00 5,058,538.39 3,819,087.35 3,854,530.45 08/01/2025 A1 7.250 6.049 75,943.75 (11,320.43) 64,623.32 Savo Island Loan
SYS10988 10988 EMPMED 54,000.00 104,000.00 54,000.00 54,000.00 09/01/2025 N/A 8.000 7.977 1,763.26 - 1,763.26 Preferred Securities
00206R706 14591 AT&T Inc. 1,680,033.60 1,680,033.60 1,680,033.60 1,400,694.68 N/A N/A 4.596 4.674 19,792.06 - 19,792.06 00206R706 14596 AT&T Inc. 1,680,008.40 1,680,008.40 1,680,008.40 1,400,673.67 N/A N/A 4.640 4.674 19,791.77 - 19,791.77 00206R706 14597 AT&T Inc. 2,520,000.00 2,520,000.00 2,520,000.00 2,101,000.00 N/A N/A 4.643 4.674 29,687.50 - 29,687.50 Total 32,861,842.00 34,125,006.77 32,836,439.19 33,103,177.83 5.324 457,168.30$ (10,436.97)$ 446,731.33$ Total Investments (Book Value) 32,836,439.19$
Gain/Loss on Investments 266,738.64
Total Investments (Market Value) 33,103,177.83
Temporarily Invested with Pooled Cash & Investments 4,254,615.00 Total Pooled Cash and Investments 37,357,792.83$
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Retiree Medical Trust Fund
Fund 721 - 727
Investments Interest Earnings
July 01 to September 30, 2024
July 01 to September 30, 2024
Interest Earnings

Exhibit 3-B
CUSIP Investment # Issuer Par Value
Beginning Book
Value
Ending Book
Value Market Value Maturity Date
Moody's
Rating
Current
Rate
Annualized
Yield Interest Earned
Amortization/
Accretion
Adjusted Interest
Earnings
Medium Term Notes
6174467X1 14318 Morgan Stanley DW DTC#0015 2,000,000.00 2,010,786.15 2,008,856.23 2,009,820.00 11/24/2025 BAA1 5.000 4.554 25,000.00 (1,929.92) 23,070.08 Federal Agency Coupon Securities
3133EFQT7 14362 Fed Farm Credit Bank 2,300,000.00 2,302,252.86 2,301,850.56 2,274,401.00 11/25/2025 AAA 2.700 2.606 15,525.00 (402.30) 15,122.70 Federal Agency Continuously Callable
3133EPMQ5 14691 Fire Federal Farm Credit Bank 35,500.00 35,260.35 35,267.04 35,669.69 06/16/2033 AAA 5.360 5.427 475.700 6.69 482.39 3133EPNL5 14692 Fire Federal Farm Credit Bank 28,400.00 28,213.35 28,218.55 28,851.28 06/23/2033 AAA 5.180 5.244 367.78 5.20 372.98 3130AUB78 14672 Federal Home Loan Banks 2,461,538.44 4,000,000.00 2,461,538.44 2,461,612.29 12/29/2042 AAA 6.230 6.132 54,845.29 - 54,845.29 3130AUB86 14673 Federal Home Loan Banks - 2,343,500.00 - - 01/00/1900 6.540 6.441 28,950.04 - 28,950.04 Preferred Securities
00206R706 14592 AT&T Inc. 1,679,983.20 1,679,983.20 1,679,983.20 1,400,652.66 N/A N/A 4.596 4.674 19,791.47 - 19,791.47 00206R706 14594 AT&T Inc. 839,991.60 839,991.60 839,991.60 700,326.33 N/A N/A 4.640 4.674 9,895.73 - 9,895.73 Total 9,345,413.24$ 13,239,987.51$ 9,355,705.62$ 8,911,333.25$ 4.949 154,851.01$ (2,320.33)$ 152,530.68$ Total Investments (Book Value) 9,355,705.62$
Gain/Loss on Investments (444,372.37)
Total Investments (Market Value) 8,911,333.25
Temporarily Invested with Pooled Cash & Investments 5,105,126.00 Total Pooled Cash and Investments 14,016,459.25$
Fire Retiree Medical
Fund 736
Adjusted Interest Earnings
July 01 to September 30, 2024As of September 30, 2024
Investments Interest Earnings
Interest Earnings
July 01 to September 30, 2024

Exhibit 3-C
CUSIP Investment # Issuer Par Value
Beginning Book
Value
Ending Book
Value Market Value Maturity Date
Moody's
Rating
Current
Rate
Annualized
Yield Interest Earned
Amortization/
Accretion
Adjusted Interest
Earnings
Medium Term Notes
6174467X1 14319 Morgan Stanley DW DTC#0015 500,000.00 502,696.54 502,214.06 502,455.00 11/24/2025 BAA1 5.000 4.554 6,250.00 (482.48) 5,767.52 Federal Agency Coupon Securities
3133EFQT7 14363 Fed. Farm Credit Banks 2,300,000.00 2,302,252.86 2,301,850.56 2,274,401.00 11/25/2025 AAA 2.700 2.606 15,525.00 (402.30) 15,122.70 Federal Agency Continuously Callable
3133EPMQ5 14691 Pol Federal Farm Credit Bank 218,500.00 217,024.99 217,066.15 219,544.43 06/16/2033 AAA 5.360 5.427 2,927.90 41.16 2,969.06 3133EPNL5 14692 Pol Federal Farm Credit Bank 174,800.00 173,651.21 173,683.20 177,577.57 06/23/2033 AAA 5.180 5.244 2,263.66 31.99 2,295.65 3130AUB86 14674 Federal Home Loan Banks - 2,224,000.00 - - 6.540 6.441 27,473.81 - 27,473.81 Preferred Securities
00206R706 14593 AT&T Inc. 1,679,983.20 1,679,983.20 1,679,983.20 1,400,652.66 N/A N/A 4.596 4.674 19,791.47 - 19,791.47 Total 4,873,283.20$ 7,099,608.80$ 4,874,797.17$ 4,574,630.66$ 4.435 74,231.84$ (811.63)$ 73,420.21$ Total Investments (Book Value) 4,874,797.17$
Gain/Loss on Investments (300,166.51)
Total Investments (Market Value) 4,574,630.66
Temporarily Invested with Pooled Cash & Investments 2,173,280.00 Total Pooled Cash and Investments 6,747,910.66$
Police Retiree Medical
Fund 731 and 706
Adjusted Interest Earnings
Investments Interest Earnings
As of September 30, 2024 July 01 to September 30, 2024
Interest Earnings
July 01 to September 30, 2024

Communications – March 11, 2025
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Item #18: Adopt an Ordinance to Prohibit the Sale or Use of Algorithmic Devices to Set Rents or Manage Occupancy Levels for Residential Dwelling Units (Reviewed by the Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Policy Committee)

1. Krista C. Gulbransen

Civic Center Park

2. Elana Naftalin-Kelman

3. Yael Galinson

4. Ashley E. McClure

5. David Tepper

6. Lisa Lum (2)

7. Robin Kibby

8. Erik Dreher

9. Daniel Jurnove

10. Ben Buettner

11. Micky Duxbury

12. Catarina Negrin

13. Stacey Zolt Hara

14. Patrick Golier

15. David Kerr

16. Whitney Moss

17. Peggy Scott (2)

18. Lisa Mazur Librizzi

19. Elisabeth Hruska

Encampments

20. Aileen Paterson

21. Russbumper

22. Josh Atwood

23. Aimee Baldwin

Peace and Justice Commission Resolution

24. Haiganoush Preisler

25. Joseph Mutti

26. Jennifer Fechner

27. Tim O’Brien

28. Dorothea Dorenz

29. Chris Taaffe

30. Erika Andersen

31. Alexander Cruzado

32. Sam Long

33. Michael Cassidy

34. 12 Similarly worded form letters

Safety Concerns

35. Cecelia Mautner

Mailbox

36. Elsa Tranter

Public Safety Community Meeting

37. Jack Kurzweil

38. Enrique Marisol

39. Igor Tregub

Sanctuary Protocol

40. Director of Security

Plans

41. Tillymaui

Library Printing Services

42. Alex S. Merenkov

43. Bill Kolb

Daylighting Law

44. Shirley Kirsten (3)

45. Mieka Strawhorn

46. Wahid Amiri

47. Sandra Sanchez

Proposed Public Restroom

48. Aimee Baldwin

49. Wahid Amiri

50. Analisa Madron

Cesar Chavez Park

51. Maggie Dilley

52. Amy Thomson

53. Katherine Westine

54. Randall Gee

55. The Froedin-Morgensen Family

56. Antonio Guzman

57. Wini Williams

58. Lucy Thrupp

59. Save CC (2)

60. Frances Shaw

61. Cameron Woo

Round Park

62. Joseph Lee (3)

Housing Concern

63. Bing Fantasy Football (6)

Bay Wheels Station

64. Alex S. Merenkov

65. Sandra Sanchez

Speed Bumps

66. Lolita Brewster

BOTTLEBIN Smart Bin

67. Tammy E. Apple

2x2 Meeting

68. Rebecca Levenson (2)

69. Jennie Hicks and Ian Wulfson

70. Sasha Courtade

Publicize Effects

71. Kellie Stoddart

Civil Action Petition

72. Ian A. Leipper

Bicycle Plan

73. James McGrath

74. Laura Fujii

75. Octavio Raygoza

Gold Award Project

76. Ona Weiss

Business Safety

77. David Lerman

Literacy Project

78. Pat Kennedy

Up Zoning

79. Deborah Barer

Berkeley Public Eye

80. Bernard Marszalek

PG&E Gas Lines

81. David Lerman

Unit Inspections

82. Alex Merenkov

83. Manreet Gill

Golden Gate Fields

84. Roger Hooks

Intersection Safety Concern

85. Asa Bradman

Certificates

86. Justin Wong

Middle East Conflict

87. Alexander Cruzado

Red Cross Month

88. Teresa Deloach Reed

Traffic Concern

89. Shirley Kirsten (2)

URL’s

90. Julie Elis

91. Flip Side

92. Nancy Fox

Forwards

93. Eid

94. Josh Atwood (2)

Mail to the Mayor

95. Eid

BESO Amendments

96. Hannah Wenrich (9)

97. Isabella Almeida (9)

Apartment Values

98. Barbara Gilbert

Healthy Foods

99. Roberto Terrones on behalf of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts (SSBPPE)
100. Kenneth Hecht

GOP Budget Cuts Concern
101. Kellie Stoddart

Commission Vacancies
102. Samuel J. Harvey on behalf of the Fair Campaign Practices Commission/Open Government Commission

Screenshots
103. Josh Atwood

Chess Club
104. Jesse Sheehan

2138 Kittredge St.
105. Carol A. Bagshawe

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Dear Mayor & Councilmembers,
Krista Gulbransen <[email protected]>
Thursday, February 20, 2025 4:50 PM
Kesarwani, Rashi; Taplin, Terry; O'Keefe, Shoshana; Humbert, Mark; Bartlett, Ben; • Blackaby, Brent; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Tregub, Igor City Clerk
March 11 Agenda - Item #15 - Algorithmic Devices for Rents I write to you in regards to Item #15 on the March 11 agenda, titled "Adopt an Ordinance to Prohibit the Sale or Use of Algorithmic Devices to Set Rents or Manage Occupancy Levels for Residential Dwelling Units." First off, I am extraordinarily frustrated and appalled at the Housing Advisory Commission's continued classification of Berkeley Property Owners Association as a "conduit to the cartel." The lawsuit filed by the FTC in regard to the use of RealPage software has nothing to do with BPOA. We are not a plaintiff.

Trade associations have a
very strict policy and adherence to antitrust laws. We do not endorse or partner with any software company involved in setting rental prices.

Besides the above, this Council needs to ask themselves some very basic questions about this proposal:

1.. How should price setting for rentals be set if one cannot use online resources?

2. The pr_oposal prohibits both the use of private and public data in an algorithmic setting. Zillow uses public data to recommend rental prices when advertising a unit. Does this proposal prohibit the use of Zillow, Apartments.com, Craig's List and others to advertise and set rental prices?

3. Home sale prices are set using private and public data. Lenders make dec:;isions on loans based on the valuation of comparable data provided in an algorithmic formula. How does setting a sales price differ from setting a rental price?
No one consulted BPOA on how we advise owners in setting rental prices, nor has there been any research into the potential unintended consequences of this proposal. If the goal is to target large property companies using Real Page, that's one thing-but this proposal extends far beyond that and will ultimately restrict small property owners ability to set a rental price for their rental.

Sincerely,
Krista C. Gulbransen
Executive Director
510.304.3575
www.bpoa.org
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Elana Naftalin-Kelman <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 6:16 PM
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encampment next to Berkeley High
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Dear Mayor lshi, the Berkeley City Council and the City Manager, As a parent of a current Berkeley High Student, I am concerned by the growing encampment near Berkeley High. I am worried for the safety of our students, mine included, who often leaves BHS after dark due to afterschool activities.

Please provide the unhoused community with other housing options that do not sacrifice the safety of our children.

Thank you,
Elana Naftalin-Kelman
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Yael Galinson <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 5:07 PM
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Civic Center Encampment
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Dear Mayor and City Council,
Please please please clear the encampment at Civic Center park. I have a daughter who is a student at Berkeley High, and she has to walk through this encampment every single day on her way to and from school. She feels scared and unsafe! There are drugs, dangerous dogs, garbage, feces, and more. She hears and sees violence in and around the tents. She and her friends don't have a place to sit and eat lunch.

Why isn't the safety of Berkeley children your top priority? Why do the unhoused take priority over students? How can you stand by and do nothing when a student was attacked at the park, when dangerous dogs run wild, when unwell individuals wander around with thousands of students nearby? What more will it take for you to take action and remove this encampment? I implore you to take immediate action. DO SOMETHING. Do not allow this unsafe situation to continue for another day. The children of Berkeley deserve your protection and prioritization.

Clear the encampment. Immediately.

Yael Galinson
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Hello,
Thank you for your service.

Ashley McClure <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 9:10 PM
Berkeley Mayor's Office; All Council; Manager, C; Taplin, Terry concern re homeless encampment by BHS
I am writing to share my concern as a parent, about the homeless encampment by BHS.

What is the plan to keep our kids safe? .

I think it should be moved somewhere not close to any school. .. tough problem of course, but protecting kids /vulnerable populations seems like top priority.
thank you,
Ashley
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David Tepper <[email protected]>
Sunday, February 16, 2025 6:19 PM
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Homeless encampments
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When will you do anything to clean up this city. The park by Berkeley High is a filthy dump and outside psych ward. 8th and Harrison is beyond description. It is not a "nuanced" problem; it is an abomination and affront to the health and safety of tax paying citizens. The problem has gotten completely out of hand .. So stop jawboning and do something for a change. D Tepper, Berkeley CA
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Lisa Lum <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 9:19 AM
Blackaby, Brent
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RE: the homeless encampment at berkeley high. - Nextdoor WARNING: This is not a City of Berkeley email. Do not click links or attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Councilperson Blackaby:

My name is Lisa Lum. My son Linus Hohmeyer distributed yard signs for you during this last election.

Attached is the link to the current conversation going on on Nextdoor.com about the sexual assault which happened outside Berkeley high school.

I hope you will address this issue with the City Council in removing the homeless encampment at the Civic Center.

I and my neighbors ask that you remove this encampment before anything worse happens. The victim will already have to deal with the emotional ramifications of this encounter and we don't want anything additional or worse to happen to another child. We do not want our children walking to school in fear; nor do we want them inured to inappropriate, unlawful or dangerous behavior by the adults living in the tents.

It is our duty to protect the children, and it doesn't look like the city government is putting the safety of our children first.

We realize that the COB is doing much to combat the homeless crisis which we support wholeheartedly. But, we do not feel that supporting the homeless crisis and keeping our kids safe are mutually exclusive goals.

Here is the current conversation on Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/p/bSk8- HZn4br6?utm_source=share&extras=MTAzMTg3ODM%3D
Please contact me at any time to let me know how we can support you in this effort.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Much thanks,
Lisa Lum
1630 Arch St.
[email protected]
Cell 510-301-9861
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Lisa Lum <[email protected]> J
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Blackaby, Brent
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Please respond - 3rd email sent to you
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Dear Councilperson Blackaby:

I have tried two times to reach you this week via email without a response. It would be greatly appreciated if you would at least respond saying that you have received my email.

This morning, I dropped my son off for the Youth In Government weekend trip and I was shocked and appalled at the litter surrounding the Civic Center Park directly across from the YMCA Youth Center. Not only litter, but a person lying on the wet ground, awake but oblivious to his surroundings. Meanwhile, there was another person harassing the students and parents who were walking down Center Street toward the YMCA Youth Center. Insulting and threatening with her comments.

I hope you agree that this is not acceptable. Your kids will soon be impressionable young adults traveling to the downtown area. Is this the City you wish them to grow up in? Not only has there been a sexual assault on a BHS student_ here, it is a demoralizing eyesore.

Please email, text or call me and let me know how I and my District 6 neighborhood can help you in addressing this matter.

Regards,
Lisa Lum
[email protected]
cell 510/301-9861
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Dear Councilperson Blackaby:

My name is Lisa Lum. My son Linus Hohmeyer distributed yard signs for you during this last election.

Attached is the link to the current conversation going on on Nextdoor.com about the sexual assault which happened outside Berkeley high school.

I hope you will address this issue with the City Council in removing the homeless encampment at the Civic Center.

I and my neighbors ask that you remove this encampment before anything worse happens. The victim will already have • to deal with the emotional ramifications of this encounter and we don't want anything additional or worse to happen to another child. We do not want our children walking to school in fear; nor do we want them inured to inappropriate, unlawful or dangerous behavior by the adults living in the tents.

It is our duty to protect the children, and it doesn't look like the city government is putting the safety of our children first.

We realize that the COB is doing much to combat the homeless crisis which we support wholeheartedly. But, we do not feel that supporting the homeless crisis and keeping our kids safe are mutually exclusive goals.

Here is the current conversation on Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/p/bSk8- HZn4br67utm source=share&extras=MTAzMTg3ODM%3D
Please contact me at any time to let me know how we can supportyou in this effort.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Much thanks,
Lisa Lum
1630 Arch St.
[email protected]
Cell 510-301-9861
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Hi Mayor Ishii and Mr .. Blackaby.

Robin Kibby <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 4:52 PM
Brent Blackaby; Berkeley Mayor's Office; All Council
berkeley high school - public safety - civic center park As a parent of two teens in Berkeley, I remain very concerned about the threat to public safety around Berkeley High School.

Please make this a priority, and seek out options t~ make Civic Center Park safe for the teens who use this area for lunchtime and to walk to and from school.

It is not right that a girl was recently assaulted in the park, and the offender is back in his tent a week later. It is absurd that these assaults happen right across from the police station and next to city hall.

I was disappointed and sad to hear at a recent meeting, the students were told that the city is not able to do anything to protect their safety iri this park, since the city is putting their attention on other encampments. https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/18/community/op-ed-homeless-camp-berkeley-high/?ref=tbs-today­ newsletter
Please do what you can to help these youth during their schOol day.

Thanks
Robin Kibby
Cragmont Avenue.
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Dear Council and Mayor,
Erik Dreher <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 3:58 PM
Kesarwani, Rashi; Berkeley Mayor's Office; All Council
PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO REMOVE THE ENCAMPMENT DOWNTOWN!!! Please do your jobs and work towards quickly cleaning up the mess that is our civic plaza, ostensibly space for the general public of Berkeley. This is totally outrageous.

I have been a Berkeley re_sident and taxpayer for over 20 years and I can't believe the state that our civic plaza is in right now. Our BHS students deserve a safe, clean route to school and a place to sit and eat their lunch, not to mention the Farmer's market, Book Fair etc. It is a total embarrassment to the whole city.

The fact that a city such as Berkeley, accepts these kinds of conditions in their public spaces is truly ridiculous and an embarrassment to its "progressive" politics. Other countries don't put up with this - other cities don't put up with this - but for some reason, with some of the brightest minds and highest taxes ( that I pay) around, we can't figure out a solution.

Figure it out people!! It's what you're being paid for. I will certainly vote against any of you if we can't get this cleaned­ up soon.

Sincerely,
Erik Dreher
Berkeley resident
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Daniel Jurnove <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 1 :48 PM
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Urgent: Addressing the Homeless Encampment Near Berkeley High School I am writing to express serious concern regarding the homeless encampments near Berkeley High School, particularly around Civic Center Park. The current situation is not only disruptive but also poses a safety and health risk to our students and the broader community.

Civic Center Park, a space traditionally used by students for lunch and recreation, has become unsafe and unwelcoming due to the encampments and associated issues. This public space should remain accessible for everyone, especially students, who are unable to use it in its current state due to the challenges posed by the individuals living there.

Given the proximity to the school and the ongoing concerns about safety, I would appreciate understanding the steps the school board is taking to address this situation. What actions are being considered to ensure that this area is properly cleared and that students have a safe, clea.n environment to use? Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. I look forward to your response and hope to see a swift resolution.

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Daniel Jurnove, Berkeley resident and parent to two BUSD students 1

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Ben Buettner <[email protected]>
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Civic Center Park
As a parent of two BHS students, and I am writing you urgently to support the removal of the encampment in Civic Center Park.

My daughters are fearful to use the park that is 20 yards away from their school for fear of physical harm.

How is this acceptable? How has this gone on so long?
How do the rights of a few people in the encampment seem to matter so much more than the rights of the thousands of students and other community members who should have access to this space? It's just not right.

Please do something about this. We are tire.cl of being held hostage in our own city.

Ben Buettner
District 4
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Micky Duxbury <[email protected]>
Monday, February 10, 2025 8:13 PM
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Cindy Shamban; Summer Brenner; Elana Auerbach
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Dear Mayor Ishii and City Council Members,
I am very opposed to the removal of the Harrison St.
encampment. Of course, I support it being cleaned up, but the city has not created any viable alternatives.

Developers keep mentioning that it costs 1.2 Million to build a single unit. The city should be much more creative:
declare eminent domain over some of the wasted
empty space, city property, or a school that is no longer used. Consider having it rehabbed for it to be SROs with a harm reduction model: case managers and
peer counselors available.

At least you could be provided FEMA type tents till the city creates some decent livable solutions that are not based on market prices. People need warm shelter, community,
access to food and cooking and bathrooms. Surely the city could and should do better than using so many expensive consultants when we are confronting such an emergency
for hundreds of people. At least at the Harrison St.
encampment, many are in sheltered environments. I
support folks there being ordered to clean up their
garbage, but to move them all will just wind up with
dozens more at Civic Center park.
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Is there no imagination on the city council? You could
create a space for more RVs, with bathrooms, support and referrals to services; Make a beautiful garden with help from our friends at Chez Panisse!
The city doesn't seem to have made any decision on
fixing Oxford School which could be affordable housing for school district employees.,, I know the hills folks would never allow it to be for the uinhoused. But surely there are other spaces that the city owns that could be made
available and soon! The tent city that is growing in Civic Center park is on your watch: are you going to wait to
clear it or offer a well-managed and humane way to house those folks?
Berkeley prides itself on our past progressive history, but the city· doesn't not live up to its alleged values in terms of the unhoused. Where is your creativity and your vision? Micky Duxbury - a resident for 36 years.

On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM Council member Igor Tregub <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear neighbors,
I write to provide you with timely information about several topics.

Civic Parks Encampments Update
I know that there is a great interest associated the encampment at Civic Center Park. I have responded personally to every email I've received and wanted to provide an additional update here. I, too, would like there to be expeditious resolution to the situation. And I can tell you that in all the meetings I've held so far on this matter, everyone I've spoken with does as well.

There are immense operational challenges involved with this, when our homeless outreach team currently has 2 full time equivalents on staff and is working on a complex closure plan with two extremely challenging 2

West Berkeley encampments. I wish our city had additional resources and am actively working towards this, including setting up a meeting with the county initiating a meeting with the county, which took place last Friday, which, in addition to me, was attended by the Mayor and our respective staff members Alameda County holds resources that could _be vital in addressing homelessness and mental health crisis in our City.

Following up the outrageous incident in which a Berkeley High School student was assaulted at Civic Center Park and several other unacceptable incidents that we learned about from our Berkley High School community, my office and the City administration, together with the Mayor, intensified our actions to resolve criminal behavior in our downtown, including at and around Civic Center Park and Berkley High School.

Understanding the urgency and severity of the situation, every I and my staff together with other City leaders, are continuing to build on the several immediate actions that have already been implemented, including:
• Arrest in Sexual Assault Case: The Berkeley Police Department has made an arrest in the case involving a BHS student the day after the assault was committed. Unfortunately, we have since learned that, days after the arrest, a judge released the alleged perpetrator on his own recognizance until the next hearing. While I am beyond disappointed with this decision, I confirmed with the Police Chief that the individual but was ordered to stay out of Civic Center Park and 100 yards from Berkeley High School. • Increased Police Presence: Immediately following the incident, patrols around the park were heightened during zero period, drop-off, lunch, and dismissal times at Berkeley High School. • Community Partnerships: We are collaborating with Berkeley High School, Berkeley Unified School District leadership, parent organizations, and local community members to enhance student safety. • Safety Initiatives: The City of Berkeley remains committed to identifying and implementing effective solutions while keeping the community informed.
• Pulling Resources: The Mayor and I met with the County Supervisor Fortunato-Bas to communicate the urgency that the Berkeley residents are experiencing in addressing homelessness and the suffering it is creating for all community members and the need for the County to distribute resourced equitably according to the immediate and pressing needs of each City. • Community Meeting: We will host a public meeting on February 18 to hear from residents and discuss additional safety strategies. More information will be provided soon via this newsletter.

You're welcome to share this information with your neighbors, and they can sign up for our newsletter at https://bit.ly/lgornews .

Tomorrow's Council Meeting
The Council meeting tomorrow, February 11, begins with a special session on fire safety at 4 pm and continues with a regular meeting at 6 pm. The agenda for both meetings are below. You are encouraged to share your views in person, on zoom, or via email at [email protected].

City Council 2025-02-11- Special - February 11, 4 pm
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City Council 2025-02-11- Regular - February 11, 6 pm
Physical Location: SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702 Virtual Location: To access the meeting remotely use this URL: https://cityofberkeley­ info.zoomqov.com/i/1618982548. To request to speak, use the "raise hand" function in Zoom. To join by phone: Dial 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free) and enter Meeting ID: 161898 2548. To provide public comment, Press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Chair.

It is my general practice to keep an open mind on items that I do not myself author or co-sponsor. I make exceptions for certain items and wanted to transparently provide you with information as to how I intend to vote on the items below.

Fire Safety in Berkeley
There is no _doubt in my mind about the importance and timeliness of bolstering our wildfire prevention efforts. The devastation created by the most recent and a painful lengthy recovery from the previous fires is a sobering reminder why this work is so critically important. Growing up in Southern California as a child, the experience of our ciwn home (the first one my family ever owned) coming within yards of being consumed by flames during a wildfire in the 1990s brings up traumatic memories even now.

This Tuesday, February 11, at 4:00pm at the Special City Council Work session the Council will be receiving a report from the Berkeley Fire Department regarding wildfire hazards our community faces, an outline of the work accomplished so far, and a proposal the "Effective Measures for Berkeley's Ember Resilience" (EMBER) Initiative. You can find the agenda for the meeting here. ' --
The Fire Department has been meeting with stakeholders to gather input in preparation for this worksession.

If you have not had a chance to provide your input, I encourage you to listen to the presentation tomorrow and participate in additional community workshops that will be hosted after the Council meeting and before bringing final recommendations back to the City Council in March.

I intend to support the recommendations being proposed by staff as well as the Safe Passages item being proposed by my colleagues. While I am sympathetic to the potential concerns of homeowners who have spent a painstaking amount of time creating beautiful landscaping, taking fire hardening measures in the zones most vulnerable to wildfire are, in my opinion, a small sacrifice to make - one that, to the extent possible will be assisted through grants and other resources - for the ability of lives and homes to be saved throughout Berkeley should disaster strike.

Building Emissions Saving Ordinance (BESO)
Another important item on the Council agenda this Tuesday is providing needed support for building retrofits that will bolster electrification. The proposed amendments would establish new time of sale requirements for qualifying small residential buildings, and is designed to reduce energy use, water consumption, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in existing single-family homes and duplexes, and, later, triplexes and quadriplexes when they are sold on the open market. I had several briefings from the city staff as the item has evolved, dating back from my time on the Energy and Climate Commission. I believe that important changes to the item have been made along the way to exempt lower-income homeowners, condominiums, 4

and certain building types and make it easier to implement by aspiring homeowners, of which I count myself as one, and I am in full support of this item. Every day is a constant reminder that we are in a climate emergency, and any steps we take, big or small (and this is a big one) is one important opportunity to address it and be a model for other jurisdictions.

Golden State Energy
Together with Councilmember Lunaparra, I am pleased to author a resolution in support of the State commissioning a feasibility study to implement Golden State Energy.

The failures of PG&E and the broader investor-owned utility model demonstrate the urgent need for alternatives that prioritize public interest over shareholder profits. The Golden State Energy Act (SB 350, 2020) was a critical first step in planning to replace investor-owned utilties such as PG&E with a more affordable, sustainable, and public-serving model.

As California accelerates its transition to a clean energy future, it is imperative that the state moves beyond investor-owned utilities toward a more democratic and resilient energy model. Berkeley and other municipalities have a unique opportunity to drive this transition by advocating for structural reforms, and ensuring that all residents have access to safe, affordable, and clean electricity. All clean power to the people!
2009 Leases Audit Follow-Up: Berkeley Faces the Same Risks 16 Years Later Many issues are connected and as part of a comprehensive and holistic approach to City wellbeing, I am keeping a keen eye on the City Auditors follow up report on City-owned properties management.

I fully support efforts to address the ongoing challenges with city leases in Berkeley. It is crucial we implement measures to improve oversight, update policies, and create a comprehensive inventory to prevent further issues. After reviewing the 2009 audit recommendations, it is clear that many of the same problems persist after 16 years. We must act swiftly to ensure that these concerns are resolved.

I support the City Auditor's efforts work to uplift these longstanding issues and will work with the City Administration to ensure that the city takes immediate action to address them.

Referral to the City Manager to Study Intersections with Traffic Diverters I fully support efforts to address the issue of pedestrian safety, as it is crucial we implement measures to prevent further accidents and protect our community members. Everyday people walk through our neighborhoods, and they should feel safe doing so.

Over the past 18 months, two pedestrians in Berkeley have been seriously injured or killed at intersections featuring traffic diverters but no stop signs. On Halloween 2023, a 7-year-old was struck by a hit-and-run driver who sped around the corner of Derby and Mabel. More recently, on January 26, 2025, a 66-year-old woman was fatally struck at the intersection of California and Ada streets.

A common factor in both incidents appear to be the presence of traffic diverters without stop signs. Without opposing traffic, drivers may navigate these intersections differently than those with through traffic in all directions, potentially increasing risks for pedestrians. 5

I have joined Council members Humbert, O'Keefe, and Blackaby as a co-sponsor of this referral which was quickly drafted following the latest tragic fatality that could and should have been avoided.

Supporting Food Security and Our Neighbors in Los Angeles with Downtown Berkeley Pizza Lovers Month - Kickoff is Tuesday, 2/11, noon - 2 pm
Individuals, organizations, and public agencies from around the world have been working tirelessly to provide safety guidance, essential resources, and support networks for Californians impacted by the California fires. I would like to highlight just one such effort. The Downtown Berkeley Pizza Lovers Month kicks off with a lunch on Tues, Feb 11, from noon to 2 pm at Jupiter. It will commence our local business community's Slice Out Hunger effort to support food security and LA wildfire relief. Please join us for this lunch and/or throughout the month.

Date: Tuesday, February 11th
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Jupiter, Downtown Berkeley
In community,
Igor Tregub
Berkeley City Councilmember
District 4, City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia St, Berkeley; CA 94704
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 510-981-7140
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Catarina Negrin <canoafrita@gmaiLccim>
Monday, February 17, 2025 12:54 PM
Berkeley City Council Policy Committee
Tents at Ohlone and Civic Center Park.

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Dear Councilmembers and Mayor,
I live in the 94703 neighborhood. I have been a childcare provider, parent and involved citizen in Berkeley.

I am very upset about recent experiences in my neighborhood which is impacted by the homeless encampments. I will pause my trips to the downtown Berkeley farmers market after my mot.her who is 79 and lives with me was harassed by people in the park and center street smelled of urine. I usually love to go on Saturdays, eat lunch, buy some fresh flowers and bread and meet with neighbors.

There is no longer space for the high school kids to skate or sit and eat lunch: The park is filled with garbage which pollutes our storm drains and makes our citizens unsafe. Broken glass, garbage, feces, seringes, stolen bikes litter our two parks in downtown Berkeley. Oh lone is completely out of control too now I had a man scream obscenities at children I took to the park. We must uphold our littering laws, and keep our parks available and safe for our children, • elderly and all who want a place to enjoy open space. Many of us have no backyard and rely on these spaces for recreation, and outdoor enjoyment.

Please be brave and creative and take compassionate action so we may all enjoy these beautiful parks.

Thank you,
Catarina Negrfn
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Stacey Zolt Hara <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 9:26 PM
Berkeley Mayor's Office; All Council; Manager, C
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Mayor lshi, City Councilmembers and City Manager,
Thank you for listening to my statement during public comment this evening. I appreciated the chance to implore you all to take action, to make the tough choices and to put kids first. I'm sure you have noticed that the encampment has swelled in the past two weeks since the sexual assault. Your prevention measures are not working - and the park gets more dangerous by the day.

Tonight Is senior night for the soccer team. There is a field full of kids at the school, including my daughter, who will need to walk to her car when the game ends at nearly 1 Op. Would you want your 17yo daughter walking at 1 Op in that environment?
I think it's critical you hear from the students just how this situation is impacting them - the fear they feel every day, which was validated by the sexual assault of one of their peers. Linked here, please find a 3 min video of my daughter Rose Hara and her friend Isabelle testifying at the BUSD School Board meeting last week.

I implore you to redirect resources and take this encampment down now.

Sincerely,
Stacey Zolt Hara
District 5 resident
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Patrick Golier <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1 :40 PM
All Council
Addressing Safety and Support for Unhoused Individuals Near Berkeley High School Dear Mayor Ishii and Members of the City Council,
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the ongoing presence of an unhoused encampment next to Berkeley High School. As a parent of a freshman girl at BHS, I recognize the challenges our city faces in addressing homelessness, but I also firmly and definitively believe we must prioritize the safety and well-being of our students. Not all locations in our city are appropriate for encampments and the associated social issues, and, without question, direct adjacency to our schools should be one of those locations.

The encampment's proximity to the high school raises serious concerns about student safety, public health, and access to education in a secure environment. Students and faculty should feel safe navigating their school and surrounding areas without concerns about hazards such as discarded waste, substance use, or potential conflicts with mentally unstable individuals. While we can recognize that those living in encampments need compassionate long-term solutions, we should all be in agreement that our children should have the opportunity to learn in safe and secure environments. Today, that is not the case.

I urge the City of Berkeley to take immediate proactive steps to both ensure student safety and provide real pathways for housing and services. I understand the BPD have recently been actively patrolling this area, and while I appreciate their efforts, I also recognize that this is only a very short­ term solution.

Berkeley has long been a city that values both social responsibility and public safety. I urge you to take decisive yet compassionate action to address this issue in a way that respects the rights of all community members. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your leadership in finding a solution that works for everyone.

Sincerely,
Patrick Golier
946 Spruce Street
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David Kerr <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1:40 PM
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Dear Mayor lshi and Berkeley City Council,
It's with great concern that I've been watching the encampment right outside Berkeley High School. I have great compassion for the homeless, and know this is a longterm issue that requires many approaches. But the safety issue for students is urgent, and I hope the city will prioritize our kids and move this camp away from the school.

Respectfully,
David Kerr
parent of BHS Senior and incoming freshman
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1 :50 PM
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BHS Parent Asking You to Put Berkeley Kids First
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Hello Team Berkeley,
I'm writing as both a Berkeley parent and a taxpayer who values our parks as vital community spaces.

The encampment in Civic Center Park requires urgent attention. While I have deep compassion for unhoused individuals, this central location is not a safe or appropriate place for camping.

This park belongs to the entire community, yet it has been taken from us. Events like Earth Day, the Bay Area Book Festival, the Asian Cultural Festival, Indigenous People's Day, and the newer vegan food festival have historically brought people together here. Now, many actively avoid the park due to safety concerns.

More urgently, the encampment poses a direct risk to children. A large portion of Berkeley High students must travel on MLK Jr Way to and from their campus daily, and there have already been reports of catcalling and unwanted physical contact. The fact that an encampment is allowed so close to a school is deeply concerning.

Why are the needs of the unhoused population being prioritized over the safety of our children? I urge the city to take immediate action to humanely dismantle this encampment and implement policies that prevent encampments from forming near schools.

Please prioritize our kids. They deserve to feel safe in their own community.

Sincerely,
Whitney Moss (she/her)
Berkeley, CA
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Friday, February 21, 2025 12:39 PM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office
Shoshana O'Keefe; Humbert, Mark; BUSD Board; Enikia FordMorthel Homeless encampment at Berkeley High
To the Berkeley City Council and Mayor Ishii:

It is way past time to clear the encampment in Civic Center.

The constant catcalls, criminal behavior and threats are endangering our students, some of whom have already been assaulted and of course now they feel unsafe - because they are unsafe. This is not a healthy learning environment. Our kids feel threatened every day and are beginning to hate their school and now their city will not defend them.

For decades
our only high school (besides BTech which is small) with its congested urban campus has at least had Civic Center Park as a space at lunchtime and the necessary business of teen socializing after school. My daughter once told me that one of the things that made BHS special was that there was no special table in the lunch room for the "popular kids." Our high school allows for fluid socializing, where kids can have different friend groups, can move about freely at lunch time sitting with different kids and arrange dates for fun, for rehearsing or working on a project together etc. Civic Center Park is basically the front lawn of the high school and you have allowed a small group of people to take it over, taking it away from our kids, from city workers who want to picnic outside, from Saturday morning farmers' market patrons and families who shop and play there, from all your tax paying citizens.

I live in Berkeley because I like the fact of our tolerance and caring for each other. I understand you don't want to have a Grants Pass mentality and you feel it necessary to allow unhoused people to camp here but it's high time to just say no to this one piece of real estate and choose kids instead.

Our kids are angry. They don't understand why the City prioritizes unhoused people over kids who are trying to work hard and go to school, and neither do I. They are subjected to far more violence, insults, creepy behavior and mental health crises than most of us ever witness because you have allowed it to happen in their front yard.

Talk to your staff. The situation there now is different and worse than ever before.

The homeless coalitions have co-opted Civic Center Park as their place to take a stand because they are pissed off about Peoples' Park and because other surrounding cities have used the Grants Pass approach to kick them out. Now it's up to you. Nothing short of a clear NO will solve this situation.

There's no soft compromise solution to this one. You must ml3.ke a choice and I urge you to choose our kids.

Enough already. Clear Civic Center Park, patrol it, and take it back for Berkeley's children and families to live and go to school in peace and safety.

Who's in charge here? It looks like they are.

If you are going to allow for encampments, make them go somewhere else.

Kind regards,
Peggy Scott
Catalina Ave.
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Peggy Scott < [email protected] >
Sunday, February 23, 2025 12:00 PM
Tregub, Igor
Berkeley Mayor's Office; Humbert, Mark; BUSD Board; Enikia FordMorthel; Bolotina, Olga; Johnson, Amy; Ahmed, Shamaila; All Council
Re: Homeless encampment at Berkeley High
Thanks so much for this reply. I really appreciate it.

I have signed up for the Public Safety meeting. It is sandwiched between two other events I need to attend so I'll sit in back but I'll definitely be there! I am so glad this is happening.

I appreciate that most people see the Civic Center encampment as a problem but what I am looking for is for it to be prioritized. Fixing it in May or June is way too late. It needs to be addressed pronto. It's easy to forget how fast spring disappears for high schoolers. They only have about 3 1/2 months left of school. Every day of walking the gauntlet past catcalls and jeers and angry people, some with mental health challenges, is traumatizing, uncalled for, and disruptive to their education.

I know NW Berkeley's encampment is a huge problem and I have heard that several businesses have filed a lawsuit against the city and honestly I don't blame them. But please find a way to clear up Civic Center first.

Especially because if you clear up the Gilman St. area first, those people will be pouring into Civic Center to stand their ground and everything will be even more awful than it is now for the students. And this isn't just about BHS - many young children walk to Washington Elementary School.

Business is important. But our children are more important.

Kind regards,
Peggy Scott [email protected] Mobile: 510-816-1960 "Do the best you can until you know better. T1wn when you know better, do better." Maya Angelou . '1f there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." -- Will Rogers On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM Tregub, Igor <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Peggy,
I'm responding as the councilmember serving the downtown Berkeley district. Thank you for sharing your views about this challenging and - I agree - unacceptable situation.

Next Wednesday, 2/26, my office, together with Mayor Adena Ishii, City Manager Paul Buddenhagen, and other leaders from the City of Berkeley and Berkeley Unified School District, is co-hosting a Community Meeting on Public Safety in and around Berkeley High School and Civic Center Park.

We've heard from many of you, and I have personally responded to your outreach. This meeting is an opportunity for us all to come together, share information, and hear directly from each other. We look forward to your participation and insights as we work toward compassionate, effective, and sustainable solutions as a community.

Due to technological and resource limitations in the space, this will be an in-person qnly meeting. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
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Please RSVP here!
Community Meeting on Public Safety in and around Berkeley High School and Civic Center Park I'.; Date: Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
~ Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
1f Location: North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Room: Aspen Multipurpose/ Dining Room
AGENDA:

1. Welcome & Opening Remarks - Mayor Adena ,Ishii and Council member Igor Tregub

2. Current Situation Overview - Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen & Chief Jennifer Louis

3. Public Safety & Security Measures
• Berkeley Police Department - Berkeley Police Chief Jennifer Louis • BUSD/Berkeley High School - TBD

4. Community Discussion

5. Next Steps and Closing - Mayor Ishii and Councilmember Tregub Please note that the space at the North Berkeley Senior Center is limited to 200.

Best,
Igor
Igor Tregub
Berkeley City Councilmember
District 4, City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704
Email: [email protected]
Phone:510-981-7140
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From: Peggy Scott <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2025 12:38:39 PM
To: All Council <[email protected]>; Berkeley Mayor's Office <[email protected]> Cc: Shoshana O'Keefe <[email protected]>; Humbert, Mark <[email protected]>; BUSD Board <[email protected]>; Enikia FordMorthel <[email protected]> Subject: Homeless encampment at Berkeley High
To the Berkeley City Council and Mayor Ishii:

It is way past time to clear the encampment in Civic Center.

The constant catcalls, criminal behavior and threats are endangering our students, some of whom have already been assaulted and of course now they feel unsafe - because they are unsafe. This is not a healthy learning environment. Our kids feel threatened every day and are beginning to hate their school and now their city will not defend them.

For decades our only high school (besides BTech which is small) with its,congested urban campus has at least had Civic Center Park as a space at lunchtime and the necessary business of teen socializing after school. My daughter once told me that one of the things that made BHS special was that there was no special table in the lunch room for the "popular kids." Our high school allows for fluid socializing, where kids can have different friend groups, can move about freely at lunch time sitting with different kids and arrange dates for fun, for rehearsing or working on a project together etc. Civic Center Park is basically the front lawn of the high school and you have allowed a small group of people to take it over, taking it away from our kids, from city workers who want to picnic outside, from Saturday morning farmers' market patrons and families who shop and play there, from all your tax paying citizens.

I live in Berkeley because I like the fact of our tolerance and caring for each other. I understand you don't want to have a Grants Pass mentality and you feel it necessary to allow unhoused people to camp here but it's high time to just say no to this one piece of real estate and choose kids instead.

Our kids are angry. They don't understand why the City prioritizes unhoused people over kids who are trying to work hard and go to school, and neither do I. They are subjected to far more violence, insults, creepy behavior and mental health crises than most of us ever witness because you have allowed it to happen in their front yard.

Talk to your staff. The situation there now is different and worse than ever before.

The homeless coalitions have co-opted Civic Center Park as their place to take a stand because they are pissed off about Peoples' Park and because other surrounding cities have used the Grants Pass approach to kick them out. Now it's up to you. Nothing short of a clear NO will solve this situation.

There's no soft compromise solution to this one. You must make a choice and I urge you to choose our kids.

Enough already. Clear Civic Center Park, patrol it, and take it back for Berkeley's children and families to live and go to school in peace and safety.

Who's in charge here? It looks like they are.

If you are going to allow for encampments, make them go somewhere else.

Kind regards,
Peggy Scott
Catalina Ave.
[email protected] Mobile: 510-816-1960
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Hello Berkeley City Council,
Lisa Mazur <[email protected]>
Friday, February 21, 2025 3:11 PM
All Council
Concerned parent of BHS students on the homeless encampment so close to our schools
I am writing you to express my deep concern, anger, embarrassment and exasperation on the conditions that the city of Berkeley has continued to allow in Civi,c Center park with the homeless encampment that has sprouted up on the only unfenced, small sliver of public green space:

As a parent of 2 BHS students, I am so disappointed that the city would eveh allow this encampment to happen so close to the high school and the elementary school a block away. Students can't even safely walk through that area to get lunch (or to get to and from school.) Students are now squeezed into the corner of Allston and Milvia Way, because there is literally nowhere else for them to safely sit when they have lunch off campus. Since BHS does not have the capacity in the cafeteria to feed or seat even half the students at the high school - they rely on these outdoor, public green spaces to meet and get a short break from their day in class.

The other day I saw a video posted on Snoop Dog's social media feed, believe it or not, of Berkeley Police on bikes chasing a man who was on another bike trying to escape from them - right there in this homeless encampment in Berkeley! I thought - "oh great! This is right next to where my kids are in school!" It's very disheartening that we are making this all okay and acceptable.

Why is the city prioritizing the homeless over our kids? Our kids deserve so much better! The citizens of Berkeley deserve so much better. Please do something to shut this encampment down! It is a huge safety issue.

Lisa Mazur Librizzi
917.860.9863
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Libby Hruska <[email protected]>
Monday, February 24, 2025 11 :55 AM
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All Council
Show some leadership-clean up Civic Center Park now
As a Berkeley resident and parent of a Berkeley High School student (with another high schooler starting in the fall), I implore you to show some leadership and clean up Civic Center Park now. It is a disgrace that our students must navigate a homeless encampment to get to and from school every single day. One assault on a student is more than enough-it shouldn't have to come to that.

These teens see how we are failing them. My 17-year old has commented that Berkeley can't even create a safe space between a high school and a police station, so don't expect any other improvement in the city. Our young people see that they are not even close to a priority in Berkeley.

I am not the only Berkeley resident who has completely had it with the anemic response to pressing safety and quality­ of-life issues in our city. Platitudes along the lines of "It's complicated" simply don't cut it any longer. It's actually not complicated: no one group of people has the right to illegally take over public areas and make them unsafe and essentially off-limits for the remaining 99.9%.

Elisabeth Hruska
Berkeley resident
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Aileen Paterson <[email protected]>
Sunday, February 16, 2025 10:26 AM
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Clean up the camps
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Hi there,
I am a resident of North Berkeley. It is past time that the City of Berkeley cleaned up encampments: I feel for the u.nhoused and I am more than happy to pay taxes to support their needs; but they don't have the right to live on our shared public spaces nor to create health hazards. The 8th and Harrison space has been particularly bad. What we need is a permanent space with permanent tiny homes, some that can be customized for the disabled, and a permanent space for RVs. It is the reality that the poorest and least able among us deserve a safe place to live, which so far Berkeley is not able to sufficiently provide. In the meantime, don't we have hotel spaces where the folks can go? Cleaning up needs to be the priority. It's not nuanced.

Thank you!
Aileen Paterson
1490 Rose St
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Friday, February 14, 2025 11 :07 AM
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"We all live where the Land's never free and only the Homeless are brave." - Jane Stillwater
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025 7:59 PM
[email protected]; All Council; [email protected] Fwd: California city passes sweeping homeless encampment ban on all public property I Fox News
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From: josh atwood <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 8:56 PM
Subject: California city passes sweeping homeless encampment ban on all public property I Fox News To: Breed, Mayor London (MYR) <[email protected]>, City of San Jose Mayor's Office <[email protected]>, Office of the Mayor <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Supervisor Dean Preston <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, St. Edward's University <[email protected]> *****ATTENTION ASK ALAN DERSHOWITZ ..... .

THIS IS SEDITIOUS MISCONDUCT & DOUBLE STANDARD. *****UNCONSTITUTIONAL****** THE HOMELESS ARE NOT 2ND CLASS CITIZENS!!!!!! & ACCORDING TO LAW ARE EQUALLY DEFENDED BY EQUALLY MERITED ATTORNEYS ........ .
& IN THIS COUNTRY NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW ...... .

IF U DONT HAVE THE FITNESS TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD TO DO THINGS RIGHT THEN STAY THE HELL OUT OF EXECUTIVE

OFFICE MAKING HAZARDOUS DECISIONS ON MANKIND THAT COULD TRIGGER FURTHER DETRIMENTAL RAMIFICATIONS BY THE DIVINE ISAAC NEWTON DIETY THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WRATHFUL SOURCE BEHIND COVID 19 & LA BURNING ·TO THE GROUND!

THANK U
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aimee baldwin <[email protected]>
Saturday, February 15, 2025 6:52 PM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Buddenhagen, Paul; Tregub, Igor meryl siegal
Re: Concentration of Poverty does not Meet Obligations of Fair Housing Act and CA AB686
Dear City Council, Mayor, and Manager,
I am forwarding an email I wrote to the city in 2023, because it continues to still be relevant today, and some of you new to our city government have not yet seen it. We have a state law, AB686 mandating meaningful actions that combat disparities in resources in communities that have resulted from historic segregation.

There is an ongoing imbalanced placement of homeless housing and services (see attached "Copy of 2024 Homeless Unit #s master list locations" --sorry I have not updated for 2025}, and other severely imbalanced distribution of investment and resources across our city. Unfortunately it turns out very especially poorly for us here in D1, experiencing a simultaneous increase of moving homeless from other areas to D1 (please see "You have herded us here") before any attempt began to take the encampments off D1 streets, plus the mass closure of our hotels which once drew regular revenue to our local businesses.

I have also learned that its the city policy that most of our local businesses in D1 lack of inclusion in any city planning or resource distribution, as I learned that the city has no regular communication or meetings with any businesses outside of Business Improvement Districts, although the Office of Economic Development is happy to carry on "speaking for" our businesses without any idea of what the businesses might have to say on any topic (see attached email communication with Jennifer Lovvorn.

Chief Cultural Affairs Officer at Civic Arts). Through assorted participation in city infrastructure plans, we have come to realize that there is usually n.o actual outreach to local businesses, nor local residents, by hired consultants in charge of project outreach either, who apparently face no oversight or accountability on the lack of fair or thorough outreach.

I have asked several council members and city staff previously to please give me feedback on the accuracy of my list of homeless housing (locations set aside exclusively for former homeless). I have yet to have any confirmation or corrections from the city, except that I had missed McKinley House on one draft. I do have to also point out that the homeless housing in D2 is across University Ave from D1, and therefore the same neighborhood, so even more highly concentrated in the same area than the chart implies. I still invite any corrections, to rriake sure my list is accurate.~ of 2024 Homeless Unit #s master list locations
Years ago, our community on San Pablo Ave noticed the disuse of the vacant Oxford School :Site, and repeatedly brought it up to the city and BUSD as a potential site for use for homeless housing. As staff and council members change over this has probably dropped, so we urge you to continue to pursue the possibility of using the site as modeled on the Horizons on Grayson was used. See more details in my previous communication, as well as our community member's communication regarding feasibility. Please renew perusal of this potential site.

I could continue on about how other districts have substantial higher civic investments than D1, but will just conclude with my hope that with the new year, and turnover in staff Council and Mayor, that there will be true effort to acknowledge, and balance out the resource distribution across communities in Berkeley.

Thanks,
Aimee Baldwin
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[Please let me know if you are unable to open any of the above links] On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 10:55 AM aimee baldwin <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear City Council,
I am writing to remind you of the City of Berkeley's obligations to fulfill the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development's Affirmatively Furthering Housing mandate (Fair Housing Act https://www.hud.gov/AFFH). This mandate states the following:

Similarly, the State of California has Fair Housing requirements AB686:
( https://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-commu nity-development/affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing) •
Berkeley's imbalanced placement of existing and planned homeless ho·using units (please refer to the chart and map below) fosters "patterns of segregation" rather than "inclusive communities." I have included historic redlines in the map.
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Berkeley is also failing to make meaningful investments, or take "deliberate action", in the area and community directly surrounding these homeless housing units which would " .. address, combat, and relieve disparities resulting from past patterns of segregation ... " The decisions made by this City Council and staff in placing most homeless housing units within a small area of formerly red lined section of 01, and furthermore failing to make meaningful investments in this historically disinvested and segregated community, seem to go against the City's obligations of HUD's Fair Housing Act and the State law.

I have recently offered several suggestions to correct course: lease (or buy) the Oxford Elementary School as a homeless housing transition community center, include permanent homeless services and shelter in the Civic Center Plan, and make meaningful investments, under the direction of true community stakeholders, in the areas immediately around homeless housing units and services in 01, and other historically segregated disadvantaged communities. 2

I want to know what is the City's and the City Council's plan to ensure meeting obligations to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, in regards to homeless housing and services placement? Sincerely,
Aimee' Baldwin
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Dear Berkeley City Council
Haiganoush Preisler <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 8:46 AM
All Council
Ceasefire resolution
Please put the current (already passed) Peace and Justice Commission Ceasefire and Arms Embargo Resolution on the agenda without further delay.

The majority of Berkeley residents would like to see a debate on this issue. Although I don't see. why we need a debate about demaionding a Ceasefire!
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
• U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, "Cross of Iron" speech, 1953 1

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Joseph Mutti <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 7:06 AM
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PJC Resolution
WARNING: This is not a City of Berkeley email. Do not click links or attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear City Council,
No more heads in the sand.

It's time to put the (passed) Peace & Justice Commission Ceasefire & Arms Embargo Resolution on the agenda immediately.

Whether it is defeated or passed, it is your moral obligation to individually and historically record on which side you stand.

Sincerely~
Joseph Mutti
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Jennifer Fechner <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 8:41 AM
All Council
Ceasefire Resolution
WARNING: This is not a City of Berkeley email. Do not click links or attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

I am aggrieved that this Resolution has not come up for a vote. I have lived in Berkeley since 1978 and often felt so proud of my city for its pro-peace values. I truly don't understand the "exception" of Palestine in the otherwise progressive community, but one does begin to wonder about outsize influence. I'm a homeowner here now and just "spitting mad" (though I'm mannered and would never spit) that the council has not taken up the resolution.

I actually now feel ASHAMED of my chosen home. ASHAMED! Jennifer Fechner
2204 Sacramento
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Simin <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:07 PM
All Council
Assault in Berkeley ...

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Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. And Berkeley's silence gets louder and louder and increasingly painful and indefensible. Every day the collusion between two rightwing criminals - one convicted, the other indicted - to eliminate the Palestinians from Gaza becomes more and more transparent and inhumane. Taking his cues from Trump, Netanyahu now has the carte blanche he's yearned for to do what 15 months of incessant bombing has been unable to do, ethnically cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza.

All while Trump schemes to blackmail desperate and feckless Arab allies into complicity with their plans.

From whom do you need to hear before acting? Anyone can give you AIPAC's and the JCRC's talking points.

We all know them by heart.

No one says my grandfather was instrumental in the internment of the Japanese. No one says my grandmother was on Joseph McCartghy's team to inform on US citizens. You know what people from Berkeley do say with pride? My grandmother was arrested for refusing to inform on her neighbors when McCarthy's rightwing "patriots" came calling. My grandfather was ostracized for standing with Fred Korematsu. My father refused to eat in an Oklahoma restaurant that denied serving two Black servicemen he was traveling with from California to Fort Sill. Servicemen who were about to go put their lives on the line for this country in Korea.

Shame on all of you for not seeing. For pretending not to see. 1

What will you tell your grandchildren you did as an elected official when Trump and Netanyahu unleashed a second round of hell on a defenseless and exposed indigenous population? When they ask what you did to stand up to Trump's agenda of white supremacy, what will you tell them? Will AIPAC and the JCRC be th~re to console them that their grandparents were good friends to a rightwing racist regime hellbent on ethnic cleansing?
The time is now. The conscience and legacy of Berkeley demand it.

Put the Peace &. Justice Commission's ceasefire and arms embargo resolution on the agenda. It was passed after a thorough vetting proce_ss that included hearing from hundreds of community members. The residents of Berkeley deserve to know how their elected officials stand on the most important international human rights issue of our time.

Tim O'Brien
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Dear City Council Members:

D Dorenz <[email protected]>
Monday, February 24, 2025 8:17 AM
All Council
No to foreign policy resolutions
As a Berkeley resident and payer of property and other City taxes, I urge you to stick to the business of the city council instead of discussion and voting on performative foreign policy issues that are not why we elected you. Those who want you to become their propaganda tools, are intent on demonizing Israel, perpetrating a false narrative about Oct. 7th including the belief that Ha mas is an innocent "liberation" army. Nothing could be further from the truth.

But your jobs should focus on keeping our community together, not passing Boycott resolutions. The Jewish community is being attacked both verbally and physically in our City and elsewhere due to these performative resolutions. We don't need any more hostility in our City.

I urge you not to cave into the pressure that is being put upon you by the people who dominate the public input time at City council meetings. Please focus on real City issues: homelessness, housing, after school programs, food insecurity, street paving and lighting, public safety, crime reduction and more.

Thanks for doing the jobs we elected to do.

Sincerely,
Dorothea Dorenz
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Greetings Berkeley City Council,
Chris Taaffe <[email protected]>
Sunday, February 23, 2025 11 :30 AM
All Council
Heed the majority voice for oeace
I urge you to place the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission Arms Embargo and Ceasefire Resolution on the City Council agenda.

All of Berkeley wants to know how the council members stand on the defining issue of the moment---in the nation which is funding Israel's destruction and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

You know it is antidemocratic--and a brazenly transparent move----to block that P&J resolution from the city council's agenda for open debate.

Sincerely
Chris Taaffe
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Erika A. <anderika@protonm,ail.com>
Saturday, February 22, 2025 5:27 PM
All Council
Peace & Justice Resolution belongs on agenda
Dear Mayor Ishii and the Berkeley City Council,
It's really important to put the Peace and Justice Commission's ceasefire resolution on the agenda on Feb. 25th.

As someone who was born and raised in Berkeley, I care deeply about what this city stands for. Certainly peace and justice are worthy goals and true Berkeley values.

I was present at the Commission's hearing in September. It encompassed several hours of citizen input and I'd say about 95% of those comments were in favor of the resolution.

Please honor the time-consuming efforts and process that have already gone into this resolution - the planning, the writing, the re-writing even on that night - and put it on the city council agE:nda. A failure to do this would be a breach of proper pr9cess. This resolution was voted on and passed! It's a very well-written document and the time has come for its content to be heard, discussed, and voted on. I sincerely hope the council steps up to the plate.

Thank you, and best wishes,
Erika Andersen
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Alexander Cruzado <[email protected]>
Thursday, February 20, 2025 3:29 PM
Berkeley Mayor's Office; Kesarwani, Rashi; Taplin, Terry; Bartlett, Ben; Harrison, Kate; Hahn, Sophie; Wengraf, Susan; Robinson, Rigel; Humbert, Mark; All Council Ceasefire NOW: Berkeley Community Stands with Gaza
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Dear Council members,
I am writing to call upon the longstanding spirit of activism and social justice that breathes in the heart of Berkeley, urging you to draft and pass a formal resolution in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, who are being subject to ethnic cleansing and genocide by the Israeli state backed by the United States. This resolution should:
1- Demand an immediate CEASEFIRE.
2- Demand immediate safe passage for substantial humanitarian aid to Gazans who have little to no food, water, fuel or medical supplies to save the almost 20,000 Palestinians injured (at the time of this writing) 3- Call for an immediate end to all existing and any future U.S. military aid and support to Israel; US taxpayer dollars that go to Israel in the form of $3.8 billion in military "aid" per year are being used to further harm and kill Palestinians. 4 - Call for an end to Israeli apartheid, the siege, the occupation and blockade of Palestinian land by Israeli military forces; and the systematic harassment of the Palestinian people, including stealing of land, burning of farms, and regular arrests of ordrnary civilians.
5 - Call for the immediate release of the approximately 3000 Palestinians who have been arrested in Israel (about 1500 people), including in Jerusalem, and the West Bank (another 1500 people) since Oct. 7th and the approximately 220 Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Already, over 8000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes, with more than half of these being women and children. The number of displaced Palestinians with no homes to return to, could be as high as half a million people.

Berkeley, with its illustrious legacy of pioneering social justice movements, holds a responsibility to be at the vanguard of national calls for justice. Berkeley has been the crucible where powerful movements were forged; from the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s, to being one of the first cities in the US to divest from companies doing business with the apartheid regime in South Africa. These histories reflect our enduring commitment to global justice and liberation, and advocacy for the voiceless and oppressed.

On Tuesday, October 24, our.neighbors at the Richmond City Council exemplified moral leadership by passing a resolution standing against genocide in Gaza, making it the first U.S. city to stand on the right side of history on this critical issue. Inspired by their boldness, Berkeley must continue its anti-apartheid and anti-settler colonialism legacy by standing against the shadows •Of genocidal apartheid regimes.

Thank you for your attention and commitment to making a difference.

Sincerely, Alexander Cruzado
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Dear Councilmembers,
Sam Long <[email protected]>
Friday, February 21, 2025 5:28 PM
Berkeley Mayor's Office; Kesarwani, Rashi; Taplin, Terry; Bartlett, Ben; Harrison, Kate; Hahn, Sophie; Wengraf, Susan; Robinson, Rigel; Humbert, Mark; All Council Ceasefire NOW: Berkeley Community Stands with Gaza
I am writing to call upon the longstanding spirit of activism and social justice that breathes in the heart of Berkeley, urging you to draft and pass a formal resolution in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, who are being subject to ethnic cleansing and genocide by the Israeli state backed by the United States. This resolution should:
1- Demand an immediate CEASEFIRE.
2- Demand immediate safe passage for substantial humanitarian aid to Gazans who have little to no food, water, fuel or medical supplies to save the almost 20,000 Palestinians injured (at the time of this writing); 3- Call for an immediate end to all existing and any future U.S. military aid and support to Israel; US taxpayer dollars that go to Israel in the form of $3.8 billion in military "aid" per year are being used to further harm and kill Palestinians. 4 - Call for an end to Israeli apartheid, the siege, the occupation and blockade of Palestinian land by Israeli military forces; and the systematic harassment of the Palestinian people, including stealing of land, burning of farms, and regular arrests of ordinary civilians.
5 - Call for the immediate release of the approximately 3000 Palestinians who have been arrested in Israel (about 1500 people), including in Jerusalem, and the West Bank (another 1500 people) since Oct. 7th and the approximately 220 Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Already, over 8000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes, with more than half of these being women and children. The numbers of displaced Palestinians with no homes to return to, could be as high as half a million people.

Berkeley, with its illustrious legacy of pioneering social justice movements, holds a responsibility to be at the vanguard of national calls for justice. Berkeley has been the crucible where powerful movements were forged; from the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s, to being one of the first cities in the US to divest from companies doing business with the apartheid regime in South Africa. These histories reflect our enduring commitment to global justice and liberation, and advocacy for the voiceless and oppressed.

On Tuesday, October 24, our neighbors at the Richmond City Council exemplified moral leadership by passing a resolution standing against genocide in Gaza, making it the first U.S. city to stand on the right side of history on this critical issue. Inspired by their boldness, it is imperative that Berkeley continues its anti-apartheid and anti settler colonialism legacy by standing against the shadows of genocidal apartheid regimes.

Thank you for your attention and commitment to making a difference.

Sincerely,
Sam
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Michael Cassidy <[email protected]>
Monday, February 24, 2025 4:04 PM
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2/25 City Council Meeting
I am aware of a call to flood the City Council meeting of 2/25 with people demanding action on a resolution regarding a ceasefire in the Middle East. There currently is a ceasefire without any resolution from Berkeley. During the last six months, the City Council has been able to concentrate on the business of Berkeley residents.

As a citizen of Berkeley for 47 years, I urge you to focus on City issues, and resist demands to focus on foreign matters.

Michael Cassidy
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Tyler Kerce <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 1 :22 PM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Taplin, Terry; Humbert, Mark; [email protected]; [email protected]
Anti-Zionist Jews Call on Berkeley Councilmembers to Honor Our Collective Values Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year; Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and -delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy - one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Tyler Kerce
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Blair Newman <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 20251:14 PM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Taplin, Terry; Humbert, Mark; [email protected]; [email protected]
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Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy - one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Blair N
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Jocelyn E. De Sena <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 20251:14 PM
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Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy- one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Jocelyn D.
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Andrew Klein• <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:52 PM
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Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy - one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Andrew Klein
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Deborah Cohan <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:29 PM
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Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace.and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you ncit let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy - one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Deborah Cohan
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Lisa Jervis <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:20 PM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Taplin, Terry; Humbert, Mark; [email protected]; [email protected]
Anti-Zionist Jews Call on Berkeley Councilmembers to Honor Our Collective Values Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish resident of Berkeley writing to ask that you support the passage of-the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. The way the Berkeley government has thwarted action on this is undemocratic and upsetting. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life .waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now yo~ have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last 16 months, I have watched with alarm and deep sadness as my safety as a Jewish person has been used to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century, all fueled by my own tax dollars, while Jewish institutions that I do not agree with at all claim to speak for me while saying that calling for a cease fire is divisive. I hope with all of my being that Berkeley will finally listen to its residents of conscience on this issue.

The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of antisemitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and • individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and re.mind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy- one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Lisa Jervis, 94710
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Val Weinzweig <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:11 PM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Taplin, Terry; Humbert, Mark; [email protected]; [email protected]
Anti-Zionist Jews Call on Berkeley Council members to Honor Our Collective Values Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resoluticm was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation._! am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy- one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.· Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Valerian Weinzweig
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Stevie Schwartz <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 9:32 AM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Taplin, Terry; Humbert, Mar.k; [email protected]; [email protected]
Anti-Zionist Jews Call on Berkeley Councilmembers to Honor Our Collective Values Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy- one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Stevie Schwartz
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Juliana Fredman <[email protected]>
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 7:02 PM
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Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the Berkeley community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by . immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members-of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy- one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Juliana Fredman
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025 10:13 PM
Juliana Fredman
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I would just like to add: show some courage. If you want to vote against the resolution, vote against it. If you feel the resolution passed by the Peace and Justice committee - pursuant to its mandate- and is something you cannot support, the agendize it and vote how you will.

That is what the procedural rules of the city dictates.

This refusal to vote on it is simply cowardice. I hoped for more fortitude from the new mayor.

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> I am a Jewish member of the Berkeley community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy. >
> Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and cbncern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cu-dgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months.These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.
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> I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy- one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine. >
> Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.
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> Sincerely,
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Daniel Owen <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 6:43 PM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Taplin, Terry; Humbert, Mark; [email protected]; [email protected]
Anti-Zionist Jews Call on Berkeley Council members to Honor Our Collective Values Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a'nd more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in calling for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy- one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
Daniel Owen
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jeannine cohen <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 7:13 AM
All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Taplin, Terry; Humbert, Mark; [email protected]; [email protected]
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Dear Mayor Ishii and Berkeley City Council Members,
I am a Jewish member of the community writing to ask that you support the passage of the Peace and Justice Commission's resolution in support for Palestinian self-determination and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, by immediately placing it on the city's agenda. On September 30th, 2024, the night this resolution was passed, people from all walks of life waited in line for hours to give public comment and heartbreaking testimony in the hope that, finally, someone in Berkeley's government would hear what so many of us have sought for over a year. Thankfully, eight commissioners did, and now you have the opportunity to make it Berkeley's formal policy.

Over the last year, I have watched with deep sadness and concern as my Jewish heritage has been used as a cudgel to justify industrialized violence on a scale not seen in nearly a century. In the last year, Gaza has become the most bombed piece of land on the planet with destructive force many times the equivalent nuclear blasts used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and more bombs dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during the entirety of World War II - in just the first six months. These bombs are almost entirely manufactured by American companies, subsidized by American tax dollars, and delivered by American politicians. The extent of human suffering in Gaza is indescribable, yet I have watched with horror as some members of my community have tried to flatten the definition of Anti-Semitism to mean anything having to do with seeking justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Judaism is a religion of peace, not domination or revenge. The extremist groups and individuals that suggest otherwise do not speak for me nor do they represent Judaism's core tenets.

I am asking that you not let my identity be co-opted by those who believe the only way to secure Jewish safety is through Palestinian annihilation. I am asking that you reject the prior council's shameful precedent of silence, denial, and cowardice, and remind the world that Berkeley's history of leadership in callfng for justice in Vietnam and justice in South Africa is its true legacy - one that should extend to support for justice in Palestine.

Please help restore this city's soul. Please help us resume our place on the right side of history, and agendize the resolution without further delay.

Sincerely,
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Cecelia Mautner <[email protected]>
Saturday, February 15, 2025 11 :39 AM
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Dear Mayor and city .council members,
The blight continues and it is so incredibly sad. Our downtown is barren. Berkeley High School Students are met with this blight. The area of 4th street to 8th Street has homeless camped on the streets, cooking food, creating a landscape for rodents, human waste going into our storm drains before being properly treated and still the city doesn't care.

I recently went to the city of Ventura in Southern California. Clean oceans; clean streets, and a thriving downtown with a beautiful pier. Merchants are happy, customers are happy, and the citizens are happy. The city values the safety of its residents. It values the tourists who come to visit and spend money.

The same can't be said for Berkeley.

About a year ago a man walked into the store I work at on 4th street and walked out with about $1000 dollars' worth of merchandise. Every day on 4th street, taxpayers are late to their car get tickets when their meter is up. It's causing many to avoid 4th street as there often isn't adequate parking. Stores are losing business, and some businesses have already tried sales to get customers back. Some have closed. Some remain closed, like Market hall, and have yet to find anyone t.o rent. And yet the campers remain. They are allowed to stay without any tickets or the city caring about how this impacts the area.

Your apathy is making Berkeley into a city that is one in which people hide in their cocoons - their homes or apartments. They invest in their homes, living in a be~utiful area, landscaping, decorating, maybe buying a fire pit and jacuzzi, and won't dare go downtown. Sure, they might occasionally drive to a nice restaurant and then head back home again.

What a shame. What a shame because UC Berkeley has the best and brightest. What a shame, because thank goodness our parks like Tilden are a thing of beauty and at least they are well tended to.

But the blight. I have a cousin who will never visit again. "Why doesn't the city do something?" she asked me.

And I had no answer for her.

It's a shame that you don't value the integrity, safety and beauty of the city I love and call home.

Sincerely,
Cecelia Mautner
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elsa tranter <[email protected]>
Thursday, February 20, 2025 10:57 PM
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don't know where to turn about this mailbox on spruce right by the reservoir. it is on the sidewalk blocking it for wheelchair or stroller. seems a ridiculous place to put it. any thoughts?
thanks.

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Jack Kurzweil <[email protected]>
Friday, February 14, 2025 1 :37 PM
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Tregub, Igor; Bolotina, Olga; Johnson, Amy; Ahmed, Shamaila Re: Update: Public Safety Community Meeting
Dear Mayor Ishii and Council member Tregub,
First of all, instead of the abstract "incidents in Civic Center Park", you should directly say something like "homeless encampment in Civic Center Park".

You should then acknowledge that this homeless encampment exists as a consequence of the action by the City Council in closing down an encampment in West Berkeley without a clear understanding of the consequences of the action. I do understand that neither Councilmember Tregub nor Mayor Ishii were in office at the time. But still, the encampment in the park happened for a reason. And that reason should be acknowledged.

Unfortunately, the Berkeley way of addressing these consequences is to hold meetings, gather "input", threaten to call the police on anyone that speaks out of turn, and express empty empathy to someone who made the mistake of walking to close to the encampment. I always walk across the street. And I haven't been bothered.

Referring to the "all possible solutions" referred to in your email, do those include finding an alternative space for the encampment?
Please do not thank me for my input. I'd rather be ignored silently than be subject to condescending public relations responses.

Jack Kurzweil
1737 Allston Way
On Feb 14, 2025, at 1:15 PM, Council member Igor Tregub <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Community,
Mayor Ishii and Councilmember Tregub's offices have been working to find a space where we can host the public safety community meeting relating to recent incidents at Civic Center Park.

Unfortunately, due to the time it has taken to secure a space and the complexity of ensuring all needed stakeholders are there, we will not be able to host this meeting on 2/18. As an alternative, we are looking at holding this meeting on Wednesday 2/26 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm.

Please use this form to RSVP to the meeting. And please feel free to share the form, and this information with anyone who might be interested in attending. 1

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will update you with the meeting location as soon as we are able to secure a space. In the meantime, please be assured that we are taking immediate actions and looking at all possibie solutions to mitigate the situation at the park and beyond.

Sincerely,
Mayor Ishii and Councilmember Tregub
Igor Tregub
Berkeley City Councilmember
District 4, City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 510-981-7140
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Enrique Marisol <[email protected]>
Monday, February 24, 2025 12:46 PM
Berkeley Mayor's Office; Tregub, Igor; Manager, C; [email protected] Jose Lara; All Council
Accommodation concerns Re: Reminder: Community Safety Town Hall WED, 2/26, 5:30-7:30 PM
I have some concerns regarding the lack of accessibility for this meeting. This is a meeting regarding Public Safety around Berkeley High School and Civic Center Park- why is the meeting not being held near this area? This discludes people who lack travel accommodations, who tend to be low income and/or disabled. This could be resolved in part by offering an on line option, which can easily be done with a single computer equipped with Zoom, connected to the sound system. I would like to know what the "technological and resource limitations" are which prevent this from happening.

Respectfully,
Enrique Marisol (they/elle)
Berkeley Human Welfare and Community Action Commission Vice Chair On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM Berkeley Mayor's Office <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Community,
This Wednesday, 2/26, the Mayor's office, together with Council member Igor Tregub, City Manager Paul Buddenhagen, and other leaders from the City of Berkeley and Berkeley Unified School District, are co-hosting a Community Meeting on Public Safety in and around Berkeley High School and Civic Center Park.

This meeting is an opportunity for us all to come together, share information, and hear directly from each other. We look forward to your participation and insights as we work toward compassionate, effective, and sustainable solutions as a community.

Due to technological and resource limitations in the space, this will be an in-person only meeting. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

If you haven't alrea·dy, please RSVP here!
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Community Meeting on Public S;:ifety in and around Berkeley High School and Civic Center Park ~ Date: Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
'ID} Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
~ Location: North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Room: Aspen Multipurpose/ Dining Room
AGENDA:

1. Welcome & Opening Remarks - Mayor Adena Ishii and Councilmember Igor Tregub

2. Current Situation Overview - Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen & Chief Jennifer Louis

3. Public Safety & Security Measures
• Berkeley Police Department - Berkeley Police Chief Jennifer Louis • BUSD/Berkeley High School - TBD

4. Community Discussion

5. Next Steps and Closing - Mayor Ishii and Council member Tregub Please note that the space at the North Berkeley Senior Center is limited to 200. 2

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Sincerely,
Mayor Ishii
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Dear Vice Chair Marisol,
Tregub, Igor
Monday, February 24, 2025 3:10 PM
Enrique Marisol; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Manager, C; [email protected] Jose Lara; All Council
Re: Accommodation concerns Re: Reminder: Community Safety Town Hall WED, 2/26, 5:30-7:30 PM
Thank you for reaching out to us with your concerns. I want to acknowledge them while taking an opportunity to respond. The process of setting up a meeting with a diverse set of stakeholders has been quite complex - including finding locations that are suitable to hold the number of people for whom this issue is of importance. North Berkeley Senior Center is just over 2 blocks away from BHS and 2 relatively short blocks away from the Park. Unfortunately, spaces at BHS were not available.

While we also looked into Berkeley City College, the location of North Berkeley Senior Center is nearly equidistant from the Park to BCC.

I appreciate your desire for a hybrid option and, while have previously discussed internally the possibility of accommodating this request, there are constraints on the technological connectivity at the North Berkeley Senior Center on 2/26 as well as on our staff's resources, as it will be largely staff from my and the Mayor's office organizing the meeting.

We hope that the limitations of our offices' staff capacity or technological limitations of the space will not deter you from attending the meeting. However, should you wish to provide your views in advance of the meeting, we will welcome them.

Respectfully,
Igor
Igor Tregub
Berkeley City Councilmember
District 4, City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 510-981-7140
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From: Enrique Marisol <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 12:45 PM
To: Berkeley Mayor's Office <[email protected]>; Tregub, Igor <[email protected]>; Manager, C <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: Jose Lara <[email protected]>; All Council <[email protected]> Subject: Accommodation concerns Re: Reminder: Community Safety Town Hall WED, 2/26, 5:30-7:30 PM Hello,
I have some concerns regarding the lack of accessibility for this meeting. This is a meeting regarding Public Safety around Berkeley High School c:1_nd Civic Center Park- why is the me.eting notJ:ie.ing he.lc:lne.ar this area? This discludes people who lack travel accommodations, who' tend to be low income and/or disabled. This could be resolved in part by offering an on line option, which can easily be done with a single computer equipped with Zoom, connected to the sound system. I would like to know what the "technological and resource limitations" are which prevent this fmm happening.

Respectfully,
Enrique Marisol (they/elle)
Berkeley Human Welfare and Community Action Commission Vice Chair On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM Berkeley Mayor's Office <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Community,
This Wednesday, 2/26, the Mayor's office, together with Councilmember Igor Tregub, City Manager Paul Buddenhagen, and other leaders from the City of Berkeley and Berkeley Unified School District, are co-hosting a Community Meeting on Public Safety in and around Berkeley High School and Civic Center Park.

This meeting is an opportunity for us all to come together, share information, and hear directly from each other. We look forward to your participation and insights as we work toward compassionate, effective, and sustainable solutions as a community.

Due to technological and resource limitations in the space, this will be an in-person only meeting. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

If you haven't already, please RSVP here!
Community Meeting on Public Safety iri and around Berkeley High School and Civic Center Park 2

~ Date: Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
'i(Ej Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
~ Location: North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Room: Aspen Multipurpose/ Dining Room
AGENDA:

1. Welcome & Opening Remarks - Mayor Adena Ishii and Councilmember Igor Tregub

2. Current Situation Overview - Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen & Chief Jennifer Louis

3. Public Safety & Security Measures
• Berkeley Police Department - Berkeley Police Chief Jennifer Louis • BUSD/Berkeley High School - TBD

4. Community Discussion

5. Next Steps and Closing - Mayor Ishii and Council member Tregub Please note that the space at the North Berkeley Senior Center is limited to 200. 3

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Sincerely,
Mayor Ishii
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Director Security <[email protected]>
Friday, February 14, 2025 11 :50 AM
[email protected]; All Council; [email protected]; District1 [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Sanctuary
The Trump Administration is casting orders to Deport people that the State of California, as well as many other Sanctuary States, and Cities pledge against; A move against the wants and Policies of this State; We as a Community want to give them Time and Opportunity until there" illegal status" is removed; The People Right to fight the Federal Government is enshrined in our State, (federal government can not do anything without arresting an official), enshrined in.our Souls, as we are under God:, Our illegal immigration policies are separate but equal, and we have already pledged to give them Sanctuary, including the mutual Personal Right to Fight for Freedom;
The Immigrants help the People of California, Ignorance wants them to be Deported, we have pledged to stand by people that can not stand for themselves; They themselves supported Trump and his policies, however as a Community of Honor, we gave sanctuary to illegal aliens to buy time for Opportunity; ~. Trump. has issued threat of arrest any Official who violates his Orders; California Orders are to stand by our Mutual pledge, to The Allegiance to this State, our God, and our Laws; ~. California Mayors are Ordered to follow Sanctuary Protocol, and if Arrested in the Line of Fire, We as California can promise to do everything for our Leadership; We have lawyers for immediate bail, and support for Sanctuary Guidelines;
Please Contact ifyou Have any Questions;
Director of Security
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Friday, February 14, 2025 4:35 AM
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Plans?
Id like to know exactly how you plan to keep all residents safe, and especially the ones who voted for you (white people)
1 pedestrian deaths are on the rise in the Bay Area due to reckless drivers. License plates readers don't prevent speeding and reckless driving. Routine traffic stops do. Oh wait. BPD aren't allowed to stop drivers who run red lights and drive recklessly.

2. Police spend more time responding to drug addicts and black on black crime in poor neighborhoods and then are unable to prevent, much less respond to, the innocent people who become victims of burglaries, assault and violent crime caused by people that you think giving reparations to will suddenly turn them into law abiding citizens who want to work and contribute to society. We saw how that turned out with Covid payments. A whole slew of "colored" people now have Gucci bags and drive cars they otherwise couldn't afford in neighborhoods they shouldn't be in. They don't patronize the businesses. They steal from them and vandalize.

3. Plans to revitalize small business in downtown? What's the plan? No need to focus on "business owners of color" because white peoples won't ultimately support them. They won't pay their local taxes and they will ultimately drive business away to other cities like Walnut Creek. What will you do to encourage and attract white business owners? That's no more racist that giving "black owned" businesses a helping hand.·
Do something.
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Hi Bill,
Alexander (Alex) Merenkov <[email protected]>
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 3:40 PM
Kolb, Bill
All Council; Manager, C
Breakdown of Free Printing Services at Berkeley Public Central Branch My family and I use the free printing and Smart Alec upload system at the library a lot; almost every day to the max allowed. I'm very alarmed at the frequency at which printers are out of service or producing prints that are damaged.

Yesterday the on line upload service was totally down forcing me to cross reference print IDs on a flash drive across multiple library cards on the 15 min limit computer on the second floor to get everything correctly printed. It was a horrific experience running between the computer and print station because sometimes the computer glitches and doesn't upload to the station.

Today the Smart Alec service seems up but it's extremely slow to upload the items I need to print. It takes like 2-4 minutes per upload across the 8 color prints(About 400kb file size each over a gigabit internet connection) of the day.

It's a lot of waiting and frustration. I'm low income and disabled and I rely on this service critically to print design work for a personal endeavor and this service at the library allows me to give a voice to incredibly important issues and topics by using signage as a vehicle to do that. It lets me consider important topics and imagery and manifest them into the physical world for free which is insanely powerful and an outcome of the vision of the free printing program. These technical issues are impacting my print backlog and clogging my ability to get work out for my portfolio.

Can you please tell me:

1. When will IT staff fix the IT issues with Smart Alec for the public and BPL patrons? How will these issues for patrons be prevented in the future and resolved rapidly?

2. Can library staff beef up technicians and response times to ensure printers at Central Library remain up and in proper working order that does not include incorrectly placed paper .stock or other printhead errors? I've noticed printers broken for 2-3 weeks even. Maybe an IT strike team to ensure printers are in service or having backup parts. When will this be put in place if feasible?
It's not just about silly pieces of paper, it's about manifesting our voice and will into the world with library services.

Thank you for your attention and efforts in this matter.

Sincerely,
Alex S. Merenkov (He/Him)
[email protected]
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 11 :29 AM
Alexander (Alex) Merenkov
All Council; Manager, C
RE: Breakdown of Free Printing Services at Berkeley Public Central Branch Good morning Mr. Merenkov,
Thank you so much for bringing your concern to my attention. I am aware that we have been experiencing some challenges with our printing system - especially around the ability to print from your own device - and that our IT staff actively is working with the vendor to address the issue. We had what we thought was a fix in place, but now are back to re-assessing and coming up with additional solutions.

Library staff, too, have been collaborating to develop effective work-a rounds in order to continue to provide this vital service.

I am very sorry that you had a frustrating experience with the printing system and would like to assure you that we are working on multiple fronts to get it corrected.

If you think it would be helpful, I invite you to please request assistance from a supervisor if you continue to experience difficulty. I also am happy to help if I am available when you are at the Central library.

Thanks again for helping us to keep the library's services functional and useful to members of the public! I always appreciate your thoughtful feedback.

Best,
Bill Kolb, Library Services Manager
He/Him
Berkeley Public Library/ Central Library
2090 Kittredge St.

Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 981-6103
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
From: Alexander (Alex) Merenkov <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 3:40 PM
To: Kolb, Bill <[email protected]>
Cc: All Council <[email protected]>; Manager, C <[email protected]> Subject: Breakdown of Free Printing Services at Berkeley Public Central Branch WARNING: This is not a City of Berkeley email. Do not click links or attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

Hi Bill,
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My family and I use the free printing and Smart Alec upload system at the library a lot; almost every day to the max allowed. I'm very alarmed at the frequency at which printers are out of service or producing prints that are damaged.

Yesterday the online upload service was totally down forcing me to cross reference print IDs on a flash drive across multiple library cards on the 15 min limit computer on the second floor to get everything correctly printed. It was a horrific experience running between the computer and print station because sometimes the computer glitches and doesn't upload to the station.

Today the Smart Alec service seems up but it's extremely slow to upload the items I need to print. It takes like 2-4 minutes per upload across the 8 color prints(About 400kb file size each over a gigabit interne.t connection) of the day.

It's a lot of waiting and frustration. I'm low income and disabled and I rely on this service critically to print design work for a personal endeavor and this service at the library allows me to give a voice to incredibly important issues and topics by using signage as a vehicle to do that. It lets me consider important topics and imagery and manifest them into the physical world for free which is insanely powerful and an outcome of the vision of the free printing program. These technical issues are impacting my print backlog and clogging my ability to get work out for my portfolio.

Can you please tell me:

1. When will IT staff fix the IT issues with Smart Alec for the public and BPL patrons? How will these issues for patrons be prevented in the future and resolved rapidly?

2. Can library staff beef up technicians and response times to ensure printers at Central Library remain up and in proper working order that does not, include incorrectly placed paper stock or other printhead errors? I've noticed printers broken for 2-3 weeks even. Maybe an IT strike team to ensure printers are in service or having backup parts. When will this be put in place if feasible?
It's not just about silly pieces of paper, it's a pout manifesting our voice and will into the world with library services.

Thank you for your attention and efforts in this matter.

Sincerely,
Alex S. Merenkov (He/Him)
alexmerenkov(wgmail.com
Berkeley, California ill
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Shirley Kirsten <[email protected]>
Friday, February 14, 2025 11:17 AM
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What was sent to me on Jan. 21 from Kaitlyn Kolacy, Gioia's Rep. re: Chef's Warehouse violation of Daylighting Law--today 2/14 another violation Chef's Warehouse truck 1030 a.m. running motor for 30 minutes.mov Still another violation today 2/14/2025
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To: Shirley Smith Kirsten <shirley [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:55:36 AM PST
Subject: Re: New Contact Us form submission from Shirley smith kirsten Hello Shirley,
I sent this message ahead to our vendor and requested they be more conscious of parking when delivering. Thank you for your concern for our neighborhood and neighbors! Kait Kolacy
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v1 eo elow and what I sent far and wide to city council today etc. COPY OF WHAT IS ON THE GIOIA's
website form.
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To: Shirley Kirsten <[email protected]>; Shoshana O'Keefe <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; All Council <[email protected]>; Transportation <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 11 :03:43 AM PST
Subject: sent to Gioia's website form---second request re Daylighting Law violation Today, 2/14/2025, AGAIN! 10:30 a.m. your chef's warehouse truck running its engine for at least. 30 minutes, violated daylighting laws, parking over
red lines in front of Northbrae Realty--Hopkins/McGee ... The driver when he returned momentarily argued with me that he is "commercial" so he can park in violation of daylighting laws. Your Gioia's Rep emailed me weeks ago that you would address the issue. There was recently a pedestrian death in the neighborhood. Please take lawful measures to avoid another one.

Your truck creates unsafe blind spots for pedestrians, cars, and bicyclists at the intersection of Hopkins/McGee. Neighbors fought for years to get the added Stop sign. Do not undermine our public safety ....

Shirley Kirsten M.A.

International Online Piano Instructor
NYC HS of Performing Arts
Oberlin Conservatory
New York University
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Shirley Kirsten <[email protected]>
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Shirley Kirsten; O'Keefe, Shoshana; Humbert, Mark; Manager, C; All Council; transportation
sent to Gioia's website form---second request re Daylighting Law violation Chef's Warehouse truck 1030 a.m. running motor for 30 minutes.mov Today, 2/14/2025, AGAIN! 10:30 a.m. your chef's warehouse truck running its engine for at least 30 minutes, violated daylighting laws, parking over
red lines in front of Northbrae Realty--Hopkins/McGee ... The driver when he returned momentarily argued with me that he is "commercial" so he can park in violation of daylighting laws. Your Gioia's Rep emailed me weeks ago that you would address the issue. There was recently a pedestrian death in the neighborhood. Please take lawful measures to avoid another one.

Your truck creates unsafe blind spots for pedestrians, cars, and bicyclists at the intersection of Hopkins/McGee. Neighbors fought for years to get the added Stop sign. Do not undermine our public safety. Shirley Kirsten. Hopkins resident
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Arrogant driver .. says he is commercial so he can park there.

Gioia's rep emailed me weeks ago that she would take care of the problem Shirley Kirsten M.A.

International Online Piano Instructor
NYC HS of Performing Arts
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Oberlin Conservatory
New York University
Cell: 510-439-8567
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http://www.youtube.com/arioso7
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Monday, February 24, 2025 11 :04 AM
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All Council; transportation; PWWorks; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Shoshana O'Keefe; Humbert, Mark
Illegal parking redundantly by Chef's Warehouse
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Today 2/24/2025. Starting 10:35 am to 11 am. And driver refused to obey Daylighting law. Same one as last reporting.

Gioia's Kaitlyn is now being informed for the third time. Gioia's is not taking action. Enforcement please! Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 9:00 AM
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Amirt Wahid; Solla, Charmine
Blind Intersection @Hopkins CT and Hopkins Ave
WARNING: This is not a City of Berkeley email. Do not click links or attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

Greetings,
I'm a resident at 3 Hopkins Court. When California enacted the "daylighting" law on January 1, 2025, I had hoped the city would prioritize the very hard to see intersection at Hopkins Ct. and Hopkins St. for enforcement due to the sheer volume of pedestrian traffic, many of whom are children from St. Mary's HS and King MS (not to mention joggers, dog walkers and seniors). It is nearly impossible to see • approaching pedestrians until your vehicle is already in the intersection even when there is no vehicle within 20 feet of the non-existent crosswalk (another issue).

I would first like to know when the city will prioritize painting the curb at this intersection to indicate that parking is not allowed per new daylighting regulations and secondly, I would like to know what the current plan is for the Hopkins/Gilman redesign. Specifically, as I'm sure you are all aware, the light at the intersection of Sacramento and Hopkins is a menace to all.

Respectfully,
Mieka Strawhorn
3 Hopkins Ct.
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Greetings Mieka,
Amiri, Wahid
Thursday, February 20, 2025 11 :14 AM
Mieka Strawhorn
Solla, Charmine; All Council; Kesarwani, Rashi; Buddenhagen, Paul; Davis, Terrance Re: Blind Intersection @Hopkins CT and Hopkins Ave
Thanks for your email. The good news is that the locations you mentioned in your email are already on the City's priority list. We're currently working to secure funding for implementation at the 800+ priority locations we've identified. Given your feedback, I'll have our PW Transportation team review this specific location and explore how we might expedite improvements. A team member will keep you updated on our progress. Thanks again for sharing your feedback.

Respectfully,
Wahid Amiri, PE, TE, PTOE, PMP, QSP, QSD
Deputy Director of Public Works I Engineering & Transportation City of Berkeley, CA
510-981-6396
From: Mieka Strawhorn <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2025 9:00:00 AM
To: All Council <[email protected]>; Kesarwani, Rashi <[email protected]> Cc: Amiri, Wahid <[email protected]>; Solla, Charmine <CSolla@b~rkeleyca.gov> Subject: Blind Intersection @Hopkins CT and Hopkins Ave WARNING: This is not' a City of Berkeley email. Do not click links or attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is ·safe.

Greetings,
I'm a resident at 3 Hopkins Court. When California enacted the "daylighting" law on January 1, 2025, I had hoped the city would prioritize the very hard to see intersection at Hopkins Ct. and Hopkins St. for enforcement due to the sheer volume of pedestrian traffic, many of whom are children from St. Mary's HS and King MS (not to mention joggers, dog walkers and seniors). It is nearly impossible to see approaching pedestrians until your vehicle is already in the intersection even when there is no vehicle within 20 feet of the non-existent crosswalk (another issue).

I would first like to know when the city will prioritize painting the curb at this intersection to indicate that parking is not allowed per new daylighting regulations and secondly, I would like to know what the current plan is for the Hopkins/Gilman redesign. Specifically, as I'm s·ure you are all aware, the light at the intersection of Sacramento and Hopkins is a menace to all.

Respectfully,
Mieka Strawhorn
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3 Hopkins Ct.
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47Durr, Jasmine
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All Council; PWWorks; Berkeley Mayor's Office; Shoshana O'Keefe; Humbert, Mark RE: Illegal parking redundantly by Chef's Warehouse
Hi Shirley,
Thank you for your email. I have forwarded your request to the Parking Enforcement department as well as our Traffic Engineering team to investigate as well.

Best,
Sandra Sanchez
Administrative Assistant
Public Works, Transportation Division
1947 Center St., 4th Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Shirley Kirsten <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 11:04 AM
To: Kaitlyn Ko lacy <[email protected]>
Cc: All Council <[email protected]>; transportation <[email protected]>; PWWorks <[email protected]>; Berkeley Mayor's Office <[email protected]>; Shoshana O'Keefe <[email protected]_>; Humbert, Mark <[email protected]> Subject: Illegal parking redundantly by Chef's Warehouse Today 2/24/2025. Starting 10:35 am to 11 am. And driver refused to obey Daylighting law. Same one as last reporting.

Gioia's Kaitlyn is now being informed for the third time. Gioia's is not taking action. Enforcement please! Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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aimee baldwin <[email protected]>
Monday, February 17, 2025 12:36 PM
Amiri, Wahid
Buddenhagen, Paul; All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office Fwd: Proposed Public Restroom at University and San Pablo cityrestroo m Map. pdf
Dear Transportation and Infrastructure Commission,
I attended the Public Restroom Community Meeting #2 on Feb 4.

Public Works has been treating the restroom kiosk at University and San Pablo as a done deal, with little or no discussion with any community groups about the design or placement. Our community members: local pedestrians, business owners, potential restroom users, disabled, bus stop users, residents .... were left out of any initial discussion on placement or design of this public toilet. Now that we understand the intended design and location, we foresee many various problems with this proposal, from how we use the sidewalks at this intersection.

One consideration is that all four corners of the intersection of University and San Pablo have major bus stops, so already have substantial sidewalk space taken up to serve bus stops. The pictured restroom (attached) at Channing and . Telegraph is corner with NO bus stops. The site of Adeline and Alcatraz has a sidewalk and pedestrian right of way space that is over 4 times as wide as at University and San Pablo.

A kiosk on any side of any corner at the narrow sidewalk at University and San Pablo will either block sightlines that our new intersection daylighting laws were made to improve, or they would block sightlines between approaching bus drivers and passengers at a stop waiting for a bus. This seems extremely poorly thought out, from a set of designers/planners who apparently never use public transit buses? Anyone who takes a bus regularly knows the importance of having a good sightline between a busdriver and the bus stop with waiting passengers. There is no corner at San Pablo and University that would be a good location for a toilet from the standpoint of sightlines.

There should be discussion of the toilet kiosk design and location with the Design Review Committee on potential impacts of such a structure on future developments at University and San Pablo.

There should be discussion of the toilet kiosk design and location with the Disability Commission to review ADA impact on sidewalk and public right of way.

There has apparently been no research into the feasibility of an indoor toilet at the city's building at 9th and University, a much better location for a public restroom, particularly when it comes to maintenance and supervision that can be shared with the Food Network. quote from study, page 11:"Maintenance is critical. Hyphae discourages any new facilities from being built without first identifying funding for maintenance. Without a maintenance strategy, a new facility will fail to actually increase access." I would argue that if the funding for maintenance is used, but the work of maintenance doesn't have adequate oversight and accountability, it will also fail. Having constant cooperation with the Food Network staff and customers could provide maintenance oversight.

The city staff at the meeting #2 were unable to answer the community's questions about this toilet, and have failed to follow up with promised responses in writing that were supposed to go out to our community. 1

The city needs to have a new plan for a public restroom in the area of University and San Pablo, and needs a design that is well thought out for ALL stakeholders and users of the intersection, and considers the option to use the city property at the former Premier Cru/now Food Network location.

Sincerely,
Aimee Baldwin
D1 resident
ma·p informing suggested locations of a toilet near San Pablo and University: page 5 https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Citywide%20Restroom%20Study%20and%20Executive%20Summa ry%20-%202020-10-06%20-%20Fi na I. pdf
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From: aimee baldwin <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Subject: Proposed Public Restroom at University and San Pablo To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Kesarwani, Rashi <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Cc: Gerstein, Beth <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Rivera, Robert <[email protected]>, Cameron Woo <cameronjwoo@gmail,com>, <[email protected]>, meryl siegal <[email protected]>
Regarding Proposed Public Restroom at University and San Pablo:

Dei;:;pite asking several city staff and commissioners, we have not been shown the public restroom design by the city, however, we assume the restroom being discussed will be an unattended, independent building encroaching on the city sidewalk right of way, obstructing sightlines to the sidewalk, at one of the vacant building at University Ave (UA) and San Pablo Ave (SPA). This is a problematic design for several reasons. • Unattended, without constant human monitoring will lead to unsanitary unhealthy conditions, misuse, and avoidance by the greater community, thereby not actually solving the greater community's need for a public restroom •
• Reducing public right of way sidewalks; making pedestrian use and accessibility more difficult, counter to community goals of SPAASP and CPTED principles
• Obstructed sightlines = reduced safety (as explained by CPTED principles) • Could limit future design or obstruct development, for either private developers or for a public gathering space of the corner of UA and SPA •
Since the city invited the local community to envision a new SPA with the SPA Area Specific Plan (SPAASP) process, Beautiful San Pablo has been advocating for the adoption of the principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) for SPA, and throughout the city. We advocate design which improves community safety, cohesion, and resilience with reduced policing, and have mentioned this at a couple of commission meetings in the past year, and I wrote an opinion piece in Berkeleyside (links at end). 2

I am sure you understand the reasoning behind our new California law daylighting crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety by opening sightlines to drivers. Many CPTED principles also emphasize clear sightlines (or "eyes on the street") to enhance safety on sidewalks for our pedestrian foot traffic, which our area of SPA and UA desperately needs. We are concerned that an independent building on the sidewalk will obstruct sightlines to the sidewalk. I, and other women, do not want to walk in a blind alley created between a restroom building and a blank wall of a building - especially one along vacant buildings with little or no regular foot traffic. Such a design feels extremely dangerous. Simple design choices can make a world of difference in everyday experiences of walking down a street.

Since the publication of the Citywide Restroom Study 2000 Executive Summary, the conditions of the San Pablo and University Ave area, have substantially changed:
• 99c store (drew many homeless for low cost goods) now closed and vacant • 7-11 now closed and vacant
• Wells Fargo now closed and vacant
• Needle exchange recently moved from Hearst and University to 9th and UA • Berkeley Food Network (9th and UA, former Premier Cru building) opened for less than a year at the time of the 2000 study publication but is now well established • San Pablo Ave Area Specific Plan (SPAASP) has been initiated in 2023 Clearly there is significantly reduced retail at UA and SPA since the 2020 publication of the study. This substantial reduction in retail customer activity and foot traffic, has all but eliminated the opportunity for safety through "eyes on the street".

In our extensive SPAASP discussions with community members about the desired future of SPA, top comments include increased width of the public right of way sidewalks, and adding vibrant public gathering space. We need a public restroom which will not reduce our already limited public right of way. If the city were adding a public restroom as a part of a greater plan to create a large public plaza at the intersection, and activate the space with events programming and supporting a constant retail presence, and enhance vibrancy as CPTED principles support, we would love that. (akin to what the Hidden Cafe at Strawberry Creek Park creates or downtown BART plaza). While this might be possible in future years after the SPA Specific Plan is done, and more residential developments are completed and occupied, The corner of University and San Pablo is no~ there yet.

We also don't know if or how a public restroom building put on the public right of way now will limit options for developers to build on any of the sites at the corner of UA and SPA. We are envisioning a dramatic increase in residential buildings here, and are really working hard with the city and community to design a vibrant pedestrian neighborhood.

We do support a public restroom, located inside the City owned building at 9th/10 and UA which now currently houses the Berkeley Food Network which would:
• Not obstruct right of way sidewalks
• Not obstruct sightlines to sidewalks from the street, and follow CPTED principles • Have constant attendant/maintenance coordinated with Berkeley Food Network and/or a dedicated city employee
• Not inhibit nor limit future creation of gathering plaza or park at the corner of UA and SPA • Not inhibit or obstruct private development design choices or activity at the corner of UA and SPA • Potentially be phased out in the future, if a public plaza or park were to be designed with a public restroom, meeting CPTED principles and safety, as a part of an establishment of a positive, well designed vibrant community open gathering space, and city investment and asset, desperately lacking at the corner of UA and SPA currently
Please note that the Exhibit A data analysis heatmap on page 5 of the Citywide Restroom Study 2000 Executive Summary indicate.s that the City property between 9th and 10th on University is perfectly situated to meet the needs illustrated by the study.
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https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Citywide%20Restroom%20Study%20and%20Executive%2 0Summary%20-%202020-10-06%20-%20Final ,pdf
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
• https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/06/25/opinion-berkeley-should-desig n-streetscapes-that-create­ safe-neig hborhoods
• https://www.cpted.net/Primer-in-CPTED
Sincerely,
Aimee Baldwin
and
Meryl Siegal
Beautiful San Pablo
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Good morning,
Amiri, Wahid
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 6:14 AM
aimee baldwin
Bwddenhagen, Paul; All Council; Berkeley Mayor's Office RE: Proposed Public Restroom at University and San Pablo Aimee, thank you for your follow-up email and for sharing your concerns regarding the proposed public restroom at University and San Pablo. As we discussed during the community engagement workshop, this initiative aims to gather feedback from community members on the design and other aspects that would benefit the neighborhood.

The intersection at University and San Pablo was identified through a comprehensive city-wide assessment, considering the unique challenges faced by the community, including issues related to public urination/public defecation. This location emerged as one of the areas most in need of a public restroom facility.

We understand the concerns about sidewalk space, original design called for the S/E corner but based on merchant feedback, we relocated it to the N/E corner. Our PW Engineering team is committed to ensuring that the restroom's placement does not obstruct sightlines between bus drivers and passengers or impede pedestrian flow. We are exploring design solutions that maintain clear visibility and accessibility for all users.

Regarding the restroom's design and location, we plan to assess potential impacts on future developments and ensure ADA compliance. Your suggestion to consider the city's building at 9th and University as an alternative location may not be viable, as the public restrooms is designed/intended to be open 24-hrs, 7 days a week- however, we will evaluate its feasibility & report back.

As emphasized during the meeting, a robust maintenance program is crucial for the success of this facility. We intend to implement a maintenance schedule similar to the one at Telegraph and Channing, involving a qualified contractor performing detailed maintenance at least three times over a 24-hour period. This approach aims to prevent the restroom from becoming a nuisance due to inadequate upkeep.

We acknowledge the community's concerns about resource allocation and are committed to ensuring that this facility is properly maintained. Our PW Engineering team is diligently working to provide comprehensive responses to all feedback received during the workshop. As promised, we will email these responses to attendees and post them on the project website.

We appreciate your active participation and will continue to engage with the community as we move forward with this project.

Respectfu I ly,
·wahid Amiri, PE,TE,PTOE,PMP,QSP,QSD
Deputy Director of Public Works I Engineering & Transportation City of Berkeley, CA
510-981-6396
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From: aimee baldwin <[email protected]>.

Sent: Monday, February 17, 2025 12:35:37 PM
To: Amiri, Wahid <[email protected]>
Cc: Buddenhagen, Paul <[email protected]>; All Council <[email protected]>; Berkeley Mayor's Office <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: Proposed Public Restroom at University and San Pablo Dear Transportation and Infrastructure Commission,
I attended the Public Restroom Community Meeting #2 on Feb 4.

Public Works has been treating the restroom kiosk at University and San Pablo as a done deal, with little or no discussion with any community groups about the design or placement. Our community members: local pedestrians, business owners, potential restroom users, disabled, bus stop users, residents., .. were left out of any initial discussion on placement or design of this public toilet. Now that we understand the intended design and location, we foresee many various problems with this proposal, from how we use the sidewalks at this intersection.

One consideration is that all four corners of the intersection of University and San Pablo have major bus stops, so already have substantial sidewalk space taken up to serve bus stops. The pictured restroom (attached) at Channing and Telegraph is corner with NO bus stops. The site of Adeline and Alcatraz has a sidewalk and pedestrian right of way space that is over 4 times as wide as at University and San Pablo.

A kiosk on any side of any corner at the narrow sidewalk at University and San Pablo will either block sightlines that our new intersection daylighting laws were made to improve, or they would block sightlines between approaching bus drivers and passengers at a stop waiting for a bus. This seems extremely poorly thought out, from a set of designers/planners who apparently never use public transit buses? Anyone who takes a bus regularly knows the importance of having a good sightline between a busdriver and the bus stop with waiting passengers. There is no corner at San Pablo and University that would be a good location for a toilet from the standpoint of sightlines.

There should be discussion of the toilet kiosk design and location with the Design Review Committee on potential impacts of such a structure on future developments at University and San Pablo.

There should be discussion of the toilet kiosk design and location with the Disability Commission to review ADA impact on sidewalk and public right of way.

There has apparently been no research into the feasibility of an indoor toilet at the city's building at 9th and University, a much better location for a public restroom, particularly when it comes to maintenance and supervision that can be shared with the Food Network. quote from study, page 11:"Maintenance is critical.

Hyphae discourages any new facilities from being built without first identifying funding for maintenance.

Without a maintenance strategy, a new facility will fail to actually increase access." I would argue that if the funding for m,aintenance is used, but the work of maintenance doesn't have adequate oversight and accountability, it will also fail. Having constant cooperation with the Food Network staff and customers could provide maintenance oversight.

The city staff at the meeting #2 were unable to answer the community's questions about this toilet, and have failed to follow up with promised responses in writing that were supposed to go out to our community. 2

The city needs to have a new plan for a public restroom in the area of University and San Pablo, and needs a design that is well thought out for ALL stakeholders and users of the intersection, and considers the option to use the city property at the former Premier Cru/now Food Network location.

Sincerely,
Aimee Baldwin
D1 resident
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map informing suggested locations of a toilet near San Pablo and University: page 5 https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Citywide%20Restroom%20Study%20and%20Executive% 20Summary%20-%202020-10-06%20-%20Final.pdf
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From: aimee baldwin <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Subject: Proposed Public Restroom at University and San Pablo To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Kesarwani, Rashi <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Cc: Gerstein, Beth <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Rivera, Robert <[email protected]>, Cameron Woo <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, meryl siegal <[email protected]> Regarding Proposed Public Restroom at University and San Pablo:

Despite asking several city staff and commissioners, we have not been shown the public restroom design by the city, however, we assume the restroom being discussed will be an unattended, independent building encroaching on the city sidewalk right of way, obstructing sightlines to the sidewalk, at one of the vacant building at University Ave (UA) and San Pablo Ave (SPA). This is a problematic design for several reasons. • Unattended, without constant human monitoring will lead to unsanitary unhealthy conditions, misuse, and avoidance qy the greater community, thereby not actually solving the greater community's need for a public restroom
• Reducing public right of way sidewalks; making pedestrian use and accessibility more difficult, counter to community goals of SPAASP and CPTED principles
• Obstructed sightlines = reduced safety (as explained by CPTED principles) • Could limit future design or obstruct development, for either private developers or for a public gathering space of the corner of UA and SPA
Since the city invited the local community to envision a new SPA with the SPA Area Specific Plan (SPAASP) process, Beautiful San Pablo has been advocating for the adoption of the principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) for SPA, and throughout the city. We advocate design which 3

improves community safety, cohesion, and resilience with reduced policing, and have mentioned this at a couple of commission meetings in the past year, and I wrote an opinion piece in Berkeleyside (links at end).

I am sure you understand the reasoning behind our new California law daylighting crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety by opening sightlines to drivers. Many CPTED principles also emphasize clear sightlines (or "eyes on the street") to enhance safety on sidewalks for our pedestrian foot traffic, whi.ch our area of SPA and UA desperately needs. We are concerned that an independent building on the sidewalk will obstruct sightlines to the sidewalk. I, and other women, do not want to walk in a blind alley created between a restroom building and a blank wall of a building - especially one along vacant buildings with little or no regular foot traffic. Such a design feels extremely dangerous. Simple design choices can make a world of difference in everyday experiences of walking down a street.

Since the publication of the Citywide Restroom Study 2000 Executive Summary, the conditions of the San Pablo and University Ave area, have substantially changed:
• 99c store (drew many homeless for low cost goods) now closed and vacant • 7-11 now closed and vacant
• Wells Fargo now closed and vacant
• Needle exchange recently moved from Hearst and University to 9th and UA . • Berkeley Food Network (9th and UA, former Premier Cru building) opened for less than a year at the time of the 2000 study publication but is now well established • San Pablo Ave Area Specific Plan (SPAASP) has been initiated in 2023 Clearly there is significantly reduced retail at UA and SPA since the 2020 publication of the study. This substantial reduction in retail customer activity and foot traffic, has all but eliminated the opportunity for safety through "eyes on the street".

In our extensive SPAASP discussions with community members about the desired future of SPA, top comments include increased width of the public right of way sidewalks, and adding vibrant public gathering space. We need a public restroom which will not reduce our already limited public right of way. If the city were adding a public restroom as a part of a greater plan to create a large public plaza at the intersection, and activate the space with events programming and supporting a constant retail presence, and enha.nce vibrancy as CPTED principles support, we would love that. (akin to what the Hidden Cafe at Strawberry Creek Park creates or downtown BART plaza). While this might be possible in future years after the SPA Specific Plan is done, and more residential developments are completed and occupied, T.he corner of University and San Pablo is not there yet.

We also don't know if or how a public restroom building put on the public right of way now will limit options for developers to build on any of the sites at the corner of UA and SPA We are envisioning a dramatic increase in residential buildings here, and are really working hard with the city and community to design a vibrant pedestrian neighborhood.

We do support a public restroom, located inside the City owned building at 9th/10 and UA which now currently houses the Berkeley Food Network which would:
• Not obstruct right of way sidewalks
• Not obstruct sightlines to sidewalks from the street, and follow CPTED principles • Have constant attendant/maintenance coordinated with Berkeley Food Network and/or a dedicated city employee
• Not inhibit nor limit future creation of gathering plaza or park at the corner of UA and SPA • Not inhibit or obstruct private development design choices or activity at the corner of UA and s·PA • Potentially be phased out in the future, ·if a public plaza or park were to be designed with a public restroom, meeting CPTED principles and safety, as a part of an establishment of a positive, well designed vibrant community open gathering space, and city investment and asset, desperately lacking at the corner of UA and SPA currently
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