Berkeley City Council
March 11, 2025

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 AGENDA Page 1

P R O C L AM AT I O N

C AL L I N G A S P E C I AL M E E T I N G O F T H E

B E R K E L E Y C I T Y C O U N C I L
In accordance with the authority in me vested, I do hereby call the Berkeley City Council in special session as follows:

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
5:00 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702

ADENA ISHII, MAYOR
Councilmembers:

DISTRICT 1 – RASHI KESARWANI DISTRICT 5 – SHOSHANA O’KEEFE DISTRICT 2 – TERRY TAPLIN DISTRICT 6 – BRENT BLACKABY
DISTRICT 3 – BEN BARTLETT DISTRICT 7 – CECILIA LUNAPARRA DISTRICT 4 – IGOR TREGUB DISTRICT 8 – MARK HUMBERT
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call:

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Action Calendar – New Business

1. 2025 City Council Referral Prioritization Process Using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV)
From: City Manager
Recommendation:

1. Review the City Council raw scores for all outstanding City Council referrals;

2. Approve the removal of referrals that have been nominated for removal by the Council; and

3. Direct the City Manager to run the ranking algorithm and return to Council with a final ranked list of referrals for adoption.

Financial Implications: No direct fiscal impacts
Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900

Adjournment
I hereby request that the City Clerk of the City of Berkeley cause personal notice to be given to each member of the Berkeley City Council on the time and place of said meeting, forthwith.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Berkeley to be affixed on this 6th of March, 2025.

/s/ Adena Ishii, Mayor
Public Notice – this Proclamation serves as the official agenda for this meeting.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 AGENDA Page 3

ATTEST:

Date: March 6, 2025
Mark Numainville, City Clerk

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Item #1: 2025 City Council Referral Prioritization Process Using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV)

1. Anna Cheyette

2. Alfred Twu

3. Ross Bernet

4. Mike Wilson

5. Julia Moss

6. Grayson Savoie

7. Sunny

8. Sarah Bell

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.berkeleyca.gov

ACTION CALENDAR
March 11, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Mark Numainville, City Clerk
Subject: 2025 City Council Referral Prioritization Process Using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV)

RECOMMENDATION
(1) Review the City Council raw scores for all outstanding City Council referrals; (2) Approve the removal of referrals that have been nominated for removal by the Council; and (3) Direct the City Manager to run the ranking algorithm and return to Council with a final ranked list of referrals for adoption.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
There are no direct fiscal impacts related to the review and approval of the referral list.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
Through the January 21, 2025 City Council meeting, there were 57 outstanding long-term referrals to staff. The list does not include referrals that the City Manager has classified as short-term referrals or budget referrals.

The raw scores (0=low priority, 5=high priority) for each referral is shown in the RRV spreadsheet in Attachment 1. These scores will be used by the ServiceNow system when it runs the ranking algorithm and creates the final ranked list of referrals.

During the scoring process, Councilmembers had the option to identify referrals that should be removed from the prioritization process. In the 2025 process, 20 referrals were marked for removal. A complete list of the referrals marked for removal is in Attachment

2. During consideration of this item at the March 11 special meeting, the City Council may decide to remove additional referrals from the list if it so desires.

After the Council takes action to remove referrals, staff will apply the RRV formula to the raw scoring resulting in a prioritized list. These results will be presented to the Council at a special meeting on March 25 for adoption.

2025 City Council Referral Prioritization Process ACTION CALENDAR Using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV) March 11, 2025

BACKGROUND
In 2016, the City Council adopted a system of Re-weighted Range Voting (RRV) to prioritize City Council referrals to staff. The RRV system enables City Council to provide direction to staff on which referrals are highest priority and should be completed first.

Reweighted Range Voting is a proportional representation voting system designed for a blend of fairness and consensus, meaning that it ensures some representation for minority views as well. It accomplishes this by reducing the influence of Councilmembers in proportion to the points they have awarded to the referrals prioritized thus far.

Under RRV, Each Councilmember rates every referral on a scale of zero to five. There is no limit to repeat scores (i.e. a Councilmember could give every referral a five). When the scores are tallied, the referral with the highest total score becomes the 1st priority.

Once the first referral is assigned, the scores for the remaining referrals are reweighted based on how much influence each Councilmember has had up to that point (based on the score they assigned, 0 - 5). If a Councilmember assigns high scores to several referrals, they use up the strength of their weighted vote more quickly and exercise diminishing influence when the scores are reweighted for subsequent referrals. This guarantees equal influence throughout the full list. If a Councilmember did not score a referral, the default score was set to zero.

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

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
This recommendation carries out the direction of the Council to implement a prioritization process for City Council referrals to staff.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
Council may decide to forgo a prioritization process and continue the referral process with no structured tracking or prioritization of referrals.

CONTACT PERSON
Mark Numainville, City Clerk, 981-6900
Attachments:
1: Complete Scores of the Mayor and Councilmembers
2: Referrals Marked for Removal
3: Summary Referral Data

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004189
Expanding Homeownership
Opportunities for Middle-
Income
Earners​DMND0004189
Refer to the City Manager to develop
modifications to Berkeley Municipal Code Title 21
(Subdivisions) and refer to the City Manager and
Planning Commission to develop modifications to
Title 23 (Zoning) to enhance ownership
opportunities for middle housing–in alignment
with unanimous Council direction for a Middle
Housing Ordinance and allowances under Chapter
783, Statutes of 2023 (S.B. 684, Caballero).
2025-01-21 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Mark
Humbert,
Ben
Bartlett,
Cecilia
Lunaparra
5 5 4 5 1 0 5 0 5 NO
1

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004184
Affordable Housing for
Artists: AB-812
Implementation and
Cultural District Statutory
Standardization
​DMND0004184
Pursuant to California Government Code Section
65914.8, refer to the City Manager, City Attorney,
and Planning Commission: (1) To study and
develop an Ordinance and implementation plan
for Assembly Bill 812 (2023) to reserve for artists
up to 10 percent of Below Market Rate units
under Berkeley Municipal Code 23.328
(Inclusionary Housing) within a half-mile of a state-
designated cultural district or within any similar
locally designated cultural district, with
consideration for consistency with existing
Affordable Housing Preference Police, (2)
Consider common standards for locally
designated cultural districts, including but not
limited to Overlay Zones, and implementation of
cultural district designation within the boundaries
of Area Specific Plans, including but not limited to
the Adeline Corridor and San Pablo Corridor
Specific Plans, (3) Pursuant to California
Government Code Section 8758, consider
solicitation of state designation for cultural
districts in the City of Berkeley.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To forward
the item to Council with a Qualified Positive
Recommendation that the Council: 1. Refer to the
City Manager and the Civic Arts Commission to: a)
Consider common standards for locally
designated cultural districts, including but not
2024-12-03 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Terry
Taplin,
Sophie
Hahn, Igor
Tregub
0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 NO
2

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004183
Berkeley Green New Deal:

Environmental Justice and
Workforce
Development​DMND000418
3 Refer consideration of the following concepts to
the Land Use, Housing, and Economic
Development (LUHED) Policy Committee; City
Manager; Planning Commission; and Environment
and Climate Commission for inclusion in General
Plan amendments pursuant to California
Government Code Section 65302(h) to advance
the city's environmental justice goals under a Just
Transition Framework:
-Just Transition principles adopted by City Council
in Resolution No. 70,171–N.S. "Resolution
Committing the City of Berkeley to a Just
Transition from Fossil Fuels and the Creation of a
West Berkeley and South Berkeley Green New
Deal";
-Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
planning to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
per capita by at least 25% by 2030;
-The development of a workforce development
board to increase equitable access to green jobs
and accelerate the fossil-free economy.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To forward
the item to Council with a Qualified Positive
Recommendation to refer this item to the budget
process and to the Environment and Climate
Commission for further consideration.
2024-12-03 CITY

MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Terry
Taplin, Ben
Bartlett,
Rashi
Kesarwani
0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 YES
3

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004181
Referral to City Manager:

Equity for Black Berkeley
(E4BB)
Initiative​DMND0004181
Adopt a Resolution, recognizing the vision and
goals of the Equity for Black Berkeley (E4BB,
previously referred to as EBB), historicizing the
work that has been completed to date,
recognizing the current and past City staff and
external stakeholders involved with E4BB, and
maintaining E4BB as a priority of the City.

Refer to the City Manager the following actions to
be taken:

1. Establish a representative for E4BB (the "E4BB
Representative") with the following
responsibilities: a. Represent the City's interests
when relating to matters of the E4BB initiative; b.

Liaise between City officials and external partners
and parties associated with E4BB; c. Draft policies
that advance the work aligned with vision and
goals of E4BB in connection with the Mayor's
Office and other legislators within the City and
across jurisdictions and agencies, as needed; d.

Oversee and coordinate the implementation of
work related to E4BB across the City and with
external stakeholders, providing updates to the
Mayor's Office, as appropriate; and e. Pursue
internal and external resources and funding
opportunities to advance the work of E4BB in the
near- (1-2 years) and long-term (3+ years).

2. Determine the appropriate staffing and
financial resources needed to monitor and
2024-11-19 CITY

MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Jesse
Arreguin
0 0 5 4 0 3 2 2 NO
4

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004197
Adopt Berkeley Municipal
Code Chapter 13.89:

Community/Tenant
Opportunity to Purchase
Act ​DMND0004197
Adopt Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.89:

The Community/Tenant Opportunity to Purchase
Act (COPA/TOPA).

Refer to the City Manager to study and return to
Council with recommendations for a program
based on San Francisco's COPA and to study
additional concepts including but not limited to:
• A potential requirement to offer to "go coop"
within a certain number of years of purchase by a
qualified non-profit.
• To consider an appropriate threshold where
COPA would apply, taking into consideration
operational and fiscal realities.
• Report on administration costs and sources of
funds to support Small Sites projects.
• Consider potential to provide notice and "right
of first refusal" for tenants or groups of tenants to
match the best "market" offer.
• Study models other jurisdictions have in place to
achieve these tenant acquisition goals.
• Refer $100,000 to budget process to support
the study.
2024-09-30 CITY

MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Councilme
mbers
0 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 YES
5

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004169
Referral to Develop Curb
Management Plan
​DMND0004169
Refer to the City Manager to fund and develop a
Curb Management Plan.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the
item to Council with a positive recommendation,
and that the item be taken up when additional
funding for streets and infrastructure is approved
and/or during the next budget process.
2024-07-30 Public Works Commissio
n
0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 NO
DMND0
004166
Amendments to Berkeley
Municipal Code 23C.22:

Short Term Rentals
​DMND0004166
Moved to Consent Calendar and referred to the
City Attorney for a legal opinion on the item.

Requested that the item return to the Council
agenda when the legal opinion is complete.

Amend Berkeley Municipal Code 23C.22: Short
Term Rentals to clarify the ordinance and insure
adequate host responsibilities, tenant protections
and remedies for violating the ordinance. Policy
Committee Recommendation: Refer item to City
Council with a qualified negative recommendation
with the caveat that the ordinance cannot be
passed without consideration and approval by the
Planning Commission, and it is likely that
elements of the proposal would violate State
housing law.
2024-07-09 City Attorney Councilme
mbers
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 YES
6

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004163
Speed Bump Installation on
Russell St at King Street
(South
Berkeley)​DMND0004163
Refer to the City Manager to analyze the potential
for the installation of a speed bump on Russell St.
at King St. (South Berkeley), to improve the public
space to increase safety for pedestrians, cyclists,
and people living with disabilities, while also
meeting the needs of public transit and
emergency vehicles. The analysis should prioritize
speed bump installation that reduces injuries and
accidents in the street and creates many benefits
for our community. It should also consider other
items listed by members of the community.
2024-05-21 Public Works Ben
Bartlett,
Mark
Humbert,
Jesse
Arreguin
0 2 0 5 1 0 2 0 2 NO
7

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004161
Staff direction and budget
referral for Practical
Interventions to Clear and
Keep Using Parking Spaces
(PICKUPS)​DMND0004161
Refer to City Manager the potential creation of
evening/nighttime 20 minute parking/loading
zones along portions of one or both sides of the
roadway for the following blocks: -Shattuck
Avenue between Berkeley Way and Addison
Streets; -Durant Avenue between Dana and
Bowditch Streets; -University Avenue between
Milvia Street and Shattuck Avenue; -Telegraph
Avenue between Blake Street and Bancroft Way; -
Other potential areas as may be recommended by
staff.

Refer to the FY 2025-2026 budget process the
following preliminary allocations for
implementation and enforcement: -$50,000 for
revised signage and curb striping. -$75,000 for
targeted nighttime enforcement operations.

Refer to the City Manager evaluation of the
feasibility of increased fines for double
parking/obstructing travel lanes and have staff
return to Council with a report on maximum and
recommended potential fine amounts.
2024-05-14 Public Works Mark
Humbert,
Terry
Taplin,
Cecilia
Lunaparra,
Sophie
Hahn
0 0 4 0 1 4 4 0 5 NO
8

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004159
Budget Referral: Vision Zero
Rapid Response on Bicycle
Boulevards​DMND0004159

1. Refer to the City Manager to incorporate the
City of Oakland's Neighborhood Bike Route
Implementation Guide for all Bicycle Boulevards
designated in the City of Berkeley's Bicycle Plan,
pursuant to the City's Vision Zero Action Plan,
Complete Streets Policy, and other applicable
policies and plans; and to prioritize proactive and
retroactive implementation of standards on
Bicycle Boulevards in response to recent traffic
collisions, with consideration for quick-build
interventions that can be removed, modified or
made permanent to advance Vision Zero Action
Plan goals.
2024-05-07 Public Works Terry
Taplin,
Mark
Humbert
0 5 4 0 5 0 4 2 5 NO
DMND0
004154
Response to Council
Referral: Long Term Care
Facility
Oversight​DMND0004154
Refer to the City Manager and the budget process
the (1) establishment of an enhanced
Ombudsperson program for oversight of Skilled
Nursing Facilities and Residential Care Facilities for
the Elderly, and (2) early implementation of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
proposal for minimum nursing staffing levels
ahead of the three-year period proposed by CMS.
2024-03-26 HEALTH, HSG
&

COMMUNITY
SVC
Councilme
mbers
0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 NO
9

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004148
RFP for Development of
West Berkeley Service
Center​DMND0004148
Refer to the City Manager to issue a Request for
Proposal (RFP) or Request for Qualifications (RFQ),
once a viable local funding source(s) has been
identified, for the development of the city-owned
West Berkeley Service Center, (1900 Sixth Street),
to permit site acquisition and construction of a
100-percent affordable housing project with the
following key features:
● Space on the ground floor of the building for
administrative offices, community space and
supportive services as currently provided by the
City;
● Maximizing the number of units under the
existing zoning Mixed Use-Residential (MU-R) in
conjunction with state law AB 1763 (2019);
● A mix of unit sizes, including studios, one-
bedroom, and two-bedroom units;
● Require RFP applicants to include a plan for
services provision and integration for the
population(s) they propose to serve;
● A preference for serving seniors with cognitive
disabilities and adults with mental health
conditions while maintaining flexibility to serve
other populations based on availability of funding;
and
● A board and care facility with a minimum of 20
beds including space for staff and services, unless
it is determined that viable funding sources are
2024-02-13 HEALTH, HSG
&

COMMUNITY
SVC
Jesse
Arreguin,
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Sophie
Hahn,
Susan
Wengraf
5 5 4 0 1 0 5 2 2 NO
10

RRV - RAW SCORES Attachment 1
ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mayor
Score
D1
Score
D2
Score
D3
Score
D4
Score
D5
Score
D6
Score
D7
Score
D8
Score
Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004145
Referral: Neighborhood-
Scale Commercial
(Robinson)​DMND0004145
Refer to the City Manager and Planning
Commission to consider and develop policies to
permit neighborhood-scale retail uses in
residential zones to increase economic
opportunity, vitality, and walkability in Berkeley
neighborhoods. Changes may include zoning
alterations or modifications to use permit
requirements.

In order to inform any potential policy changes,
staff should conduct analysis and outreach to
understand the market demand for neighborhood-
scale commercial uses and consider best practices
from other municipalities.

Staff and the Planning Commission should
consider conditions and development of
performance standards to avoid detrimental
impacts on surrounding residential uses and
neighborhoods, including but not limited to
limitations on noise, odors, smoke, waste
generation, operating hours, signage,
loading/unloading activity, setbacks, tenant
protections, limitations on selling alcohol for on-
site consumption, considerations for ADA
compliance, restricting applicants to businesses
with fewer than three locations, and establishing
different permitting requirements depending on
square footage, proposed use, or other factors.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the
2024-01-16 PLANNING &

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Ben
Bartlett,
Terry
Taplin
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DMND0
004138
Nancy Skinner Municipal
Pier Resolution
​DMND0004138
Refer to the Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront
(PRW) Commission a Resolution renaming the
Berkeley Municipal Pier in honor of State Senator
Nancy Skinner (DBerkeley) upon its reopening to
the public and authorizing the City Manager to
update signage and electronic media accordingly;
and to return Resolution to Council for final
consideration.
2023-12-05 Parks,
Recreation &
Waterfront
Terry
Taplin,
Rashi
Kesarwani
0 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 NO
DMND0
004135
Southside Zoning
Amendments​DMND000413
5 Refer to the City Manager to develop for
consideration requirements for new
residential construction that all bedrooms contain
windows, and consider window
requirements for all habitable space, as defined in
the zoning code. Staff should
engage the Planning Commission in developing
recommendations, and should
evaluate the impact new requirements would
place on the feasibility of new
housing projects and flexibility for project floor
plans.
2023-11-21 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
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Councilme
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0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 NO
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Removal
DMND0
004129
Amendments to Title 23
Relating to Accessory
Dwelling Units (ADUs) and
Repeal of Chapter 12.99 to
Conform to State Law and
Respond to Guidance from
the California Department
of Housing and Community
Development​DMND000412
9 Refer to the City Manager to consider changes to
development standards with specific
consideration for setbacks, height, and building
separation, for accessory buildings and structures
to promote fire safety citywide.

Scope to include previous referral from 9/13/18,
PRJ0037344, Described as: Referral to the
Planning Commission to: 1. Amend the mini-dorm
ordinance to enable the conversion of an
accessory structure into an office (which is also
considered a bedroom) without the required
public hearing process under the mini-dorm
regulations, as long as there are no other
alterations to the subject property, and 2.

Consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance
and "Mini-Dorm" Ordinance to provide more
flexibility for accessory buildings on properties
that are developed with single-family residences.

ADD: Issues raised in supplemental memo.
2023-10-03 PLANNING &

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Removal
DMND0
004124
Referral to Rezone Gilman
Street to Maximize Revenue
Productivity Per
Acre​DMND0004124
Refer to the City Manager and Planning
Commission to rezone Gilman Street—a major
thoroughfare for entering and exiting the
City—from San Pablo Avenue to
Interstate 80 to maximize revenue-generating and
job-creating uses. Specifically, the rezoning of
Gilman Street should consider the following:

Potential for applying the Manufacturing,
Research and Development (M-RD) zoning district
currently planned for the Pacific Steel Casting site
to a portion
of Gilman Street. The M-RD zoning district seeks
to better align with Berkeley's goals and needs by:
allowing research and development, office,
laboratory, and light manufacturing uses currently
not permitted by the existing Manufacturing (M)
zoning; and removing protections for existing
manufacturing uses and constraints associated
with certain
development standards; and/or
Consider a new zoning designation for a portion of
Gilman Street west of San Pablo Avenue to I-80
that maximizes revenue productivity per acre via
permitted uses and associated development
standards; and
2023-09-19 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
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Rashi
Kesarwani,
Terry
Taplin,
Susan
Wengraf,
Rigel
Robinson
5 5 5 0 1 0 5 0 5 NO
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DMND0
004122
51B BRT +
University/Shattuck
Corridor Mobility
Improvements​DMND00041
22 1. Refer to the City Manager commencement of a
feasibility analysis and community engagement
process to develop options for the
implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
improvements along AC Transit's 51B route;
options are to be developed in tandem with
internal city departments, including Public Works,
Fire, Police Traffic Unit, and Economic
Development, and interagency partners, including
AC Transit, the Alameda County Transportation
Commission, BART, Caltrans, UC Berkeley, and
WETA; community engagement is to emphasize
students, transportation advocates, transit riders,
the disability rights community, the faith
community, the senior community, local
merchants, the business community, the arts
community, and tenants; consultation with AC
Transit and UC Berkeley Bear Transit on planning,
scoping, and implementation is to begin as soon
as possible; staff are encouraged to explore and
pursue quick build improvements.

2. Refer $150,000 to the FY 2024-2025 budget
process to increase the budget for the city's ADA
Transition Plan capital project to prioritize and
implement ADA improvements at the city's
intersections, such as curb cuts, auditory
functions of crossing signals, bulb-outs, shortening
crossing distances, and other safety
2023-09-12 Public Works Terry
Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson,
Mark
Humbert
5 5 5 4 5 0 4 3 5 NO
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Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004111
Conduct a Study on the
City's History of
Discriminatory Actions in
Housing
Policies/Programs​DMND00
04111
Conduct a study that is comprehensive of the
following actions: -Document the city of
Berkeley's past discriminatory actions in housing
policies and programs that adversely impacted
the Black community and its ability to remain and
grow in the city, build inter-generational wealth,
and fully realize the benefits of homeownership; -
Inform future housing policy and program
development and implementation to address
these historic discriminatory practices; and -
Provide data and information about historic
discriminatory housing policies and programs in
support of the city's on-going reparations work. -
Select community organization(s) as partners in
the study to ensure a comprehensive community
engagement process that documents lived
experiences and local history so that lessons
learned from those experiences can inform future
housing policies and programs. Referred to
AAO#1.
2023-07-11 HEALTH, HSG
&

COMMUNITY
SVC
Commissio
n
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 NO
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Removal
DMND0
004110
Adopting a temporary
exemption from the
collection of taxes under
BMC Chapter 9.04.136(D):

Tax Rate for Non-Medical
and Medical Cannabis
Businesses​DMND0004110

1. Adopt a temporary exemption (per

9.04.136(D)) on the collection of the taxes for all
non-medical and medical cannabis businesses,
retroactive to January 2023 and ending July 2025;
Waive any late penalties that may have accrued
since January 2023; any and all tax payments
already made to the City for Q1 2023 will apply as
a credit against a future tax or fee payment to the
City; and

2. Refer to the City Manager and Cannabis
Commission and/or its successor, the Planning
Commission, to analyze and develop an ordinance
adjusting local cannabis business tax rates by
February 2025 that are in balance with the state
cannabis tax rates, with an eye to the ability for
the cannabis industry to become a sustainable
economic driver for the City of Berkeley.

3. Licensed cannabis businesses in Berkeley will
pay the business license tax that applies to their
respective area of the market during the
moratorium, like retail, manufacturing, etc.
2023-06-27 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
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Ben
Bartlett,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Kate
Harrison,
Mark
Humbert
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NO
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DMND0
004109
Berkeley Food Utility and
Access Resilience Measure
(FARM)​DMND0004109

1. Refer to the City Manager the task of protecting
the City's food supply from natural disasters and
economic disruptions by promoting the efforts of
community-based organizations to design and
implement an integrated local food production
and distribution system for the City of Berkeley.

2. Refer to the City Manager and the Office of
Economic Development resources to research and
return to the Council potential economic
incentives for non-profits, agricultural producers,
and small businesses to partner with the City of
Berkeley to support the implementation of FARM.

3. Adopt a resolution to support the goals of the
FARM initiative and the development of
hyperlocal urban food production with
community-based organizations.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the
item to Council with a positive recommendation.
2023-06-27 Office of
Economic
Development
Ben
Bartlett,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Kate
Harrison,
Sophie
Hahn
0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 YES
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Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004106
Bird Safe Building
Requirements; Adding
Berkeley Municipal Code
Section

23.304.150​DMND0004106
Refer to the City Manager to provide the City
Council a report on the bird safe building
requirements no sooner than three years after
effective date of this ordinance, including the
following:

1. An update on the implementation of the
ordinance and the costs, availability, and market
for bird safe glass.

2. Review of the entire ordinance including but
not limited to changing the applicability of the
ordinance; and
Refer to the City Manager to explore providing
applicants information on the bird safe building
requirements and encourage voluntary
compliance for projects not subject to the
ordinance;
2023-06-06 PLANNING &

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DMND0
004105
Referral to City Manager
and City Attorney: Tenant
Habitability Plan and
Amendments to Relocation
Ordinance​DMND0004105

1. Refer to the City Manager and City Attorney to
review and develop proposed amendments to the
Berkeley Municipal Code to require a Tenant
Habitability Plan for major construction or
renovation at tenant occupied properties.

Proposed language modeled after the City of Los
Angeles' Tenant Habitability Plan requirements is
attached for consideration. The City Manager
should also return with information on the costs
and staffing needs for implementation for future
budget discussions. The committee further
recommends that the City Manager establish an
interdepartmental working group, including staff
from Planning, HHCS, and the Rent Board.

2. Refer to the City Manager and City Attorney
recommendations from the 4x4 City Council/Rent
Board Joint Committee on Housing for
amendments to the City's Relocation Ordinance,
BMC Chapter 13.84 to strengthen and improve
enforcement of the ordinance.
2023-06-06 CITY

MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Jesse
Arreguin
0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 2 NO
DMND0
004102
Addressing Hyundai and Kia
Car Thefts​DMND0004102
Direct the City Attorney to explore taking legal
action against Hyundai and Kia.
2023-05-23 City Attorney Jesse
Arreguin
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 YES
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DMND0
004101
Development of Artists
Affordable Housing
Certification Program
Referring the Civic Arts
Commission's affordable
housing for artists in
Berkeley Report and other
Artist Live, Work and Live-
Work opportunities to the
Housing Element Update
​DMND0004101
Refer to the City Manager, Planning Commission,
and Housing Advisory Commission consideration
of the feasibility and impacts of allowing ground
floor affordable live, work, and live-work space for
artists in certain commercial, manufacturing, and
mixed-use buildings/areas, both new-build and
existing, and exploration of other opportunities
for living, work and live-work space for artists.

Recommendation: Refer to the City Manager the
further development of an Artists Affordable
Housing Certification Program based upon the
program guidelines developed and approved by
the Civic Arts Commission in May 2022.

Refer to the City Manager the consideration of
any and all services and progrmas realted to this
topic.
2023-05-23 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Sophie
Hahn, Terry
Taplin
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Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004100
Audit Status Reports: Fleet
Replacement Fund Short
Millions & Rocky Road:

Berkeley Streets At Risk and
Significantly Underfunded
​DMND0004100
Refer to the City Manager to establish a policy
that the Public Works Department will be
responsible for reviewing, submitting, and
approving all departmental requests to Council for
adding new vehicles to the fleet to facilitate
maximum cost recovery through the vehicle
replacement fund, consistency with fleet
rightsizing studies, oversight, and timely
electrification of the fleet.
2023-05-23 Public Works Councilme
mbers
0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 NO
DMND0
004099
Adding BMC Chapter

13.107, Helping Achieve
Responsible Development
with Healthcare and
Apprenticeship Training
Standards (HARD HATS)
Ordinance​DMND0004099

2. Refer the City Manager and Planning
Commission if necessary to:
d. Consider upzoning the C-DMU Downtown
Mixed-Use District zoning to allow for an
increased number of taller exceptions (at or
above 180 feet in height) and explore other
zoning modifications to allow for additional
density as a way to offset the cost of these new
labor standards.
2023-05-02 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Jesse
Arreguin
0 4 0 4 0 3 0 5 YES
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Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004083
Approval of the Public Bank
East Bay Viability Study
​DMND0004083
Refer to the Budget & Finance Policy
Subcommittee to review and discuss the Public
Bank East Bay Viability Study and consider the
following recommendations for the full Council:
(1) Adopt a resolution formally adopting the
viability study; (2) Adopt a resolution of intention
to form the Public Bank East Bay alongside
Oakland & Richmond; (3) Refer to the City
Manager to coordinate with the Friends of the
Public Bank of the East Bay and the staff of the
cities of Oakland and Richmond on the
development of a business plan for the Public
Bank of the East Bay, or designate the appropriate
staff to do so; (4) Refer to the City Manager to
engage an independent consultant with expertise
in banking operations and financing to advise city
staff as they coordinate with the Friends of the
Public Bank East Bay and participating jurisdictions
in the production of a business plan for a public
bank
Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the
item to Council with a positive recommendation.
2023-04-11 Finance Jesse
Arreguin,
Kate
Harrison,
Sophie
Hahn
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Removal
DMND0
004078
Referral: On-Street Secure
Bike Storage​DMND0004078
Refer to the City Manager to develop and return
to Council with a plan to create on-street secure
bike parking in multi-family residential and
commercial districts across the City in parking
spots previously reserved for car storage. Take
associated actions, including:

1. Determining recommended locations for
installation that take into consideration factors
such as equity priority neighborhoods; transit
connections; bicycle network connections; areas
with high percentages of tenants; access to
destinations such as schools, community centers,
employment centers, and businesses; and public
input.

2. Developing and issuing a Request for Proposal
for an operator to install and maintain on-street
bike lockers, including lockers that can
accommodate bikes of varying shapes and sizes.

3. Pursuing available grant opportunities to fund
initial costs and ongoing maintenance.
2023-03-21 Public Works Rigel
Robinson,
Sophie
Hahn, Kate
Harrison,
Terry
Taplin
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DMND0
004072
Referral: Southside Impact
Fee Nexus
Study​DMND0004072

1. Refer to the City Manager to establish a
development impact fee for projects within the
Southside Plan boundary for the purpose of
funding Southside public realm improvements.

Staff should complete all necessary actions,
including preparation of a Nexus Study pursuant
to the Mitigation Fee Act.

2. Refer $250,000 to the FY 2023 budget process
for a consultant to be engaged over a two-year
process, starting in 2024, to assist with the vision,
capital list, nexus study, fee schedule, and other
requirements.
2023-02-14 Public Works Rigel
Robinson,
Ben
Bartlett,
Kate
Harrison,
Mark
Humbert
0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 NO
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Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004063
Referral: Establishing an
Electric Bike Rebate
Program and Expanding
Low-Income E-Bike
Ownership through the
Climate Equity Action
Fund​DMND0004063
Refer to the City Manager to explore the creation
of a program to establish a two-tiered point-of-
sale rebate program to reduce the up-front cost
of electric bicycles and necessary safety and
security accessories for Berkeley residents,
including: -Rebate Level 1: a point-of-sale rebate
to be made available to all City of Berkeley
residents; -Rebate Level 2: a point-of-sale rebate
that covers a higher percentage of the cost than
Rebate Level 1, to be made available to low-
income City of Berkeley residents.

Refer $500,000 to the FY 2023 AAO #1 process as
follows: -$400,000 for the point of sale rebate
program; -$100,000 in supplementary funding
towards the Climate Equity Action Fund (CEAF) to
further facilitate e-bike ownership among low-
income Berkeley residents.
2022-11-15 Public Works Rigel
Robinson,
Kate
Harrison,
Terry
Taplin,
Sophie
Hahn
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 NO
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Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004059
Budget Referral: No Right
on Red Signs​DMND0004059
Refer to the City Manager to develop policy
recommendations for council consideration that
would expand limitations on "right turns on red"
for the purposes of pedestrian safety. Staff should
consider prohibiting right turns on red in
commercial districts, on high-injury corridors,
and/or citywide. Staff should engage the
Transportation & Infrastructure Commission for
feedback and review of possible
recommendations. Staff is also requested to
coordinate with AC Transit regarding impacts on
transit services. Refer the necessary
appropriations of $135,000 to the 2022
November Annual Appropriations Ordinance.
2022-11-03 Public Works Terry
Taplin, Kate
Harrison,
Sophie
Hahn
0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 YES
DMND0
004058
Referral to Conduct an
Automatic Traffic Calming
Review for the Area
Immediately Surrounding
the Project at 1201-1205
San Pablo
Avenue​DMND0004058
Refer to the City Manager to conduct an
automatic traffic calming review for the area
immediately surrounding the streets of the
project located at 1201-1205 San Pablo Avenue
within six (6) months of the building's occupancy
reaching 90 percent of its capacity with the intent
of expediting the traffic calming process for
neighbors impacted by the development of this
project. The traffic calming review should include
the following intersections: Gilman and Kains;
Gilman and Stannage; Harrison and San Pablo;
Harrison and Kains; Harrison and Stannage.
2022-11-03 Public Works Rashi
Kesarwani
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Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004057
Referral to the
Transportation and
Infrastructure Commission
and City Manager to
Consider and Make
Recommendations
Regarding the Policy of
Deploying Rectangular
Rapid Flashing Beacons and
Other Treatments at
Dangerous or High-Collision
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Intersections​DMND000405
7 Referral to the Transportation and Infrastructure
Commission and City Manager to consider and
make recommendations regarding the policy of
deploying Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
(RRFB) and other treatments at dangerous or high-
collision pedestrian and bicycle intersections.
2022-10-11 Public Works Kate
Harrison
0 2 0 0 4 5 3 0 0 NO
DMND0
004054
Regulation of Autonomous
Vehicles ​DMND0004054
Refer to the City Attorney the assessment of the
legal abilities and opportunities for the City
Council to regulate the operation, sale, and
testing of autonomous vehicles (AVs) within the
City of Berkeley and report to the Facilities,
Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment and
Sustainability Committee (FITES) on all findings.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To approve
the item with a positive recommendation.
2022-10-11 City Attorney Terry
Taplin, Kate
Harrison,
Rigel
Robinson
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Removal
DMND0
004053
Residential Preferential
Parking (RPP) Program
Expansion for West
Berkeley Neighborhoods
Within Two Blocks of
Commercial
Corridors​DMND0004053
Referral to the City Manager to expand the scope
of the Residential Preferential Parking (RPP)
program as originally proposed by staff during the
May 14, 2019 City Council Public Hearing as a way
to allow more residents to opt-in to this program.
2022-10-11 Public Works Rashi
Kesarwani,
Terry
Taplin
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Removal
DMND0
004048
Efficiency Unit Ordinance
​DMND0004048
Refer to the City Manager and Planning
Commission to study and, if recommended,
propose standards for Efficiency Units pursuant to
California Housing and Safety Code Section
17958.1. Consider appropriate standards for unit
size and facilities including bathrooms as well as
for shared indoor and outdoor spaces and
facilities within buildings with such units. Shared
space requirements may include requirements for
"full kitchen" facilities, dining and/or meeting
rooms, indoor lounge/study areas, outdoor/roof
space, bike/scooter and stroller parking,
gym/workout/play spaces, storage, and other
shared and accessible facilities to support healthy
and social lives, and accommodate important
activities and uses that are externalized from
Efficiency Units. Consider zones where Efficiency
Units may be appropriate, affordability
requirements, phasing, and any other standards
and zoning related to such units. Based on study
and consideration of financial feasibility, develop
recommendations and/or an ordinance to amend
the Berkeley Municipal Code modeled after
standards implemented in the City of Davis, the
City of Santa Barbara and other cities.
2022-09-13 PLANNING &

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T
Terry
Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
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004047
Equitable Safe Streets and
Climate Justice
Resolution​DMND0004047
Adopt a REVISED resolution committing the
expenditure of City and state/federal
matching/recurring funds on city-maintained
roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes to accelerate
safety improvements in a manner consistent with
City, State, and Federal policy on street safety,
equity, accessibility, and climate change; refer to
the City Manager fully integrate Complete Streets
design as defined by the NACTO Urban Street
Design Guide in the default engineering standard
for city streets; restrict city use of the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to only
documented cases that require its use for
compliance with Federal/State regulations; in all
other cases, restrict use of the MUTCD to
"engineering judgment."
2022-09-13 Public Works Terry
Taplin
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DMND0
004009
Adopt Resolutions Referring
to the City Manager to
Establish a Policy of
Reducing or Waiving Park
Fees for Free, Permitted
Outdoor Theater, Arts
Events, and Other Events
Based on Objective Public
Welfare Criteria and
Relinquishing Council Funds
to Support the San
Francisco Mime Troupe's
Payment of Park Fees for Its
2022 Free Outdoor
Performance Season
​DMND0004009
Establishing a policy and referring to the City
Manager to create a process to reduce or waive
City Park Fees for free and permitted outdoor
theater, arts events, and other events as
appropriate based on objective consideration of
their benefits to the public welfare, including but
not limited to educational content, non-profit
status, and means.
2022-03-08 CITY

MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Kate
Harrison,
Ben
Bartlett
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 NO
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DMND0
004008
Referral to Implement State
Law AB 43 for Reduced
Speed Limits on High-Injury
Commercial
Corridors​DMND0004008
Refer to the City Manager to implement state law
AB 43 on High-injury commercial corridors as
identified in our Vision Zero Annual Report, 2020-
2021 in order to allow a reduction in speed limits
by 5 miles per hour; - Any other corridors covered
by AB 43, as appropriate, in order to implement
reduced prima facie speed limits and identify
those corridors for future traffic studies where
prima facie limits are presently unsafe.

Upon completion of this referral, we note that a
budget allocation would be needed in the amount
of $25,000 to $50,000 for new speed limit
signage. Funding will be requested later (likely for
the FY 2023-24 budget) in order to allow time for
staff to determine the applicable streets for
additional signage.
2022-03-08 Public Works Rashi
Kesarwani,
Terry
Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson,
Susan
Wengraf
0 5 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 NO
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DMND0
004191
Southside Complete Streets
- Limiting Cars on
Telegraph​DMND0004191
Refer to the City Manager to develop a
community process to explore limits on private
automobiles on Telegraph Avenue and make
recommendations. Staff should engage
merchants, property owners, students, visitors
and tourists, artists, UC Berkeley, local schools,
faith institutions, relevant government agencies
including AC Transit, and other stakeholders, as
well as relevant city commissions, such as the
Transportation Commission and the Commission
on Disability.

In the evaluation of various approaches, staff
should consider strategies to:
• Maintain access for public transit, emergency
vehicles, refuse collection vehicles, delivery
vehicles, and other commercial vehicles that are
essential to Telegraph business operations
• Preserve access for people with disabilities and
reduce conflicts between pedestrians and
bicyclists
• Improve the pedestrian environment and meet
the needs of merchants and the commercial
district
2022-02-22 Public Works Councilme
mbers
0 3 0 0 5 0 2 5 5 NO
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DMND0
004005
Streamlining Toxic
Remediation in
Manufacturing Districts
​DMND0004005
Refer to the City Manager the development of a
streamlined process that would allow for one
application process, rather than separate
application processes for the City's Planning
Department and the Toxics Division; and refer to
the Planning Commission several amendments to
the zoning code in order to facilitate toxic
remediation in manufacturing districts; in
addition, refer to expedite consideration of
Councilmembers Wozniak and Moore's 2012
referral to the Planning Commission referenced
in Background section, and request it be moved
forward as quickly as possible; in addition, refer to
the City Manager to consider any and all means to
streamline and/or improve the city's processing of
remediation of toxic sites.

Policy Committee Recommendation: On January
20, 2022, the Land Use, Housing & Economic
Development Policy Committee took the
following action: M/S/C (Hahn/Robinson) Positive
recommendation to refer the item to Council as
amended to expand the scope of the referral and
specifically request expedited Planning
Commission review of the previous 2012 referral.
2022-02-22 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Terry
Taplin,
Sophie
Hahn, Ben
Bartlett,
Jesse
Arreguin
1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 YES
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DMND0
003998
Refer to the City Manager
to Establish a Framework
for Parking Benefits
Districts in the Gilman and
Lorin Commercial
Districts​DMND0003998
Refer to the City Manager to create a basic
framework for establishing a Parking
Benefits District (PBD) in the Gilman and Lorin
Commercial Districts. This framework
should include:
● A map establishing the boundaries of the
Gilman District PBD. Suggested
borders of the district should include: (1) on the
west, the east side of
Eastshore Highway from Page Street to the Albany
border; (2) on the north,
the Albany border from Eastshore Highway to the
east side of San Pablo
Avenue; (3) on the east, the east side of San Pablo
Avenue from the Albany
border to Gilman Street, both sides of Gilman
Street from San Pablo Avenue
to Kains, and the east side of San Pablo Avenue to
the north side of Page
Street; and (4) on the south, the west side of San
Pablo Avenue from Page
Street to Camelia Street, the north side of Camelia
Street from San Pablo
Avenue to Sixth Street; the west side of Sixth
Street from Camelia to Page;
the north side of Page Street from Sixth Street to
Eastshore Highway. See
map in Attachment 1.
2022-01-18 Public Works Rashi
Kesarwani,
Ben
Bartlett,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Terry
Taplin
0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 YES
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DMND0
003997
Referral to the City
Manager to Establish a
Marina Master Plan for
Parking with a
Consideration for
Establishing a Waterfront
Parking Benefits
District​DMND0003997
Refer to the City Manager and FY 2022-23 June
Budget Process to create a
Berkeley Marina Master Plan for Parking with a
goal of introducing demand-based
paid parking in certain areas of the waterfront as
appropriate. Further, refer
consideration of a Parking Benefits District (PBD)
at the waterfront as a means of
reinvesting net parking revenues within this area
to provide a dedicated funding
source for the troubled Marina Fund.

Considerations for a Marina Master Plan for
Parking should include:
● Conducting robust outreach to marina
stakeholders in order to: gather
feedback about parking needs, communicatinge
benefits of establishing a
Parking Benefits District to maintaining and
upgrading marina infrastructure,
and other issues as appropriate;
● Preparing a preliminary fiscal analysis for
possible implementation, including
projected revenues and expenditures;
● Determining types of pay stations most
appropriate for this area in addition to
payment schedules, such as hourly, day passes,
and/or frequent
user/employee permits; and,
2022-01-18 Public Works Rashi
Kesarwani,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Terry
Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
0 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 NO
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DMND0
003994
Consideration of Expansion
of Paid Parking to Support
the Parking Meter Fund and
Improved Pedestrian and
Bicycle Facilities
​DMND0003994

1. Refer to the City Manager and the
Transportation Commission to consider the
extension of paid metered parking to include all
days of the week, paralleling the calendar for off-
street parking garages.

2. Consider a pilot, phasing-in, and/or exempting
certain areas, and conduct broad outreach to
merchants, faith-based and other institutions and
organizations, neighborhood groups, and others
potentially supported or impacted by change.

3. Consider allocation of potential additional
revenues to help offset losses to the Parking
Meter Fund incurred during COVID. Once the
Fund has recovered, consider allocations to
support pedestrian and bicycle facilities to help
achieve Berkeley's Climate Action and Vision Zero
goals on an accelerated basis.
2021-12-14 Public Works Sophie
Hahn, Kate
Harrison,
Terry
Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 NO
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DMND0
003975
Referral to Strengthen
Public Health and
Environmental Impact
Mitigation for Industrial
Facilities in the
Manufacturing Zone
​DMND0003975
Refer to the City Manager to: Establish a
procedure for enhanced review of use permits in
the manufacturing zone for industrial
facilities—upon initial submission or upon
submission of an amended use permit—in order
to ensure public health and environmental
impacts are appropriately mitigated as a condition
of the use permit. Further, if appropriate, consider
mitigation that includes the use-permit applicant
contracting with a certified third-party to install
air quality monitoring device(s) that can enable
periodic reporting on pollutants relevant to the
particular industrial process proposed in the initial
or amended use permit. Explore feasibility of
increasing penalty fee schedule as a deterrence
for use-permit violations related to public health
and environmental impacts, such as air, noise, and
water pollution.
2021-09-28 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Terry
Taplin, Lori
Droste,
Susan
Wengraf
0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 NO
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DMND0
003929
Right to Choose
Communications Services
Provider ​DMND0003929
Refer to the City Manager and City Attorney to
explore, and if deemed feasible, draft ordinance
language to clarify that property owners of multi-
unit properties cannot interfere with tenants'
choice of communications services providers.

The City of San Francisco has implemented such
an ordinance, which has since been challenged.

This recommendation requests the City Attorney
to review the San Francisco law and Federal
Communications Commission rulings pertaining to
this topic to determine if Berkeley could
effectively adopt a similar ordinance.
2021-02-09 City Attorney Lori Droste,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Terry
Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 YES
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DMND0
003909
Navigable Cities Framework
for Ensuring Access and
Freedom-of-Movement for
People with Disabilities in
Berkeley ​DMND0003909

1. Refer to the City Manager to incorporate
relevant elements of the Navigable Cities
Framework for Ensuring Access and Freedom-of-
Movement for People with Disabilities in
Berkeley, submitted to the City Council by the
Commission on Disability, into the Berkeley
Pedestrian Master Plan currently being updated,
and any other planning processes for which the
report would provide relevant information.

2. Refer to the Public Works and Parks and
Waterfront Commissions to return to Council
reports on ways that elements of the Navigable
Cities Framework can be incorporated into the
work, projects, contracts, and policies of the
Public Works and the Parks, Recreation &
Waterfront Departments.
2020-11-17 Public Works Commissio
n
0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 NO
DMND0
004153
Amendments to Berkeley
Municipal Code 23C.22:

Short Term Rentals
​DMND0004153

2. Refer ordinance considering Short Term Rental
regulations including host platform
responsibilities and possible remedies for violating
the ordinance simultaneously
to the Land Use, Housing and Economic
Development Committee and the
Planning Commission.
2020-07-28 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Council
member
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 YES
DMND0
004131
Dark Skies
Ordinance​DMND0004131
Refer to the Planning Commission and the City
Manager to consider a new Chapter 23C.28
establishing a dark skies ordinance, for review and
approval.
2019-11-12 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Commissio
n
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 YES
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DMND0
003807
Pollinators and Habitat
​DMND0003807
Adopt three referrals that will deepen Berkeley's
commitment to protecting pollinator plants and
establishing habitats that will protect pollinators
and our environment:

1. Refer to City Manager to establish a City Liaison
to the Bee City USA program.

2. Refer to Public Works Commission and Parks
and Waterfront Commission consideration of how
to incorporate pollinators and habitat into the
Adopt-A-Spot initiative referred on April 2, 2019.
(COMMISSION REFERRAL)

3. Refer to the City Manager to transition the
City's medians to non-turf green infrastructure,
including pollinator gardens when appropriate.
2019-09-24 Parks,
Recreation &
Waterfront
Kate
Harrison,
Susan
Wengraf,
Ben
Bartlett
0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 YES
DMND0
003749
Refer the Civic Arts
Commission's
recommended language to
the Planning Commission
on protecting Live Work
spaces from conversion to
cannabis
uses.​DMND0003749
Refer the Civic Arts Commission's recommended
language to the Planning Commission on
protecting Live Work spaces from conversion to
cannabis uses. This action was adopted as part of
the Cannabis Ordinance amendments.
2019-04-02 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Commissio
n
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DMND0
002543
Mitigating Impacts of
Outdoor Air Quality on
Indoor Air Quality in
Berkeley​DMND0002543
Refer the item to the Planning Commission to
consider the analyses presented here, and the
draft provided in Appendix II, to create new
Standard Conditions of Approval (SCA) for new
building construction near major sources of air
pollution, to achieve an acceptable level of indoor
air quality (IAQ) for sensitive receptors.
2017-07-11 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Commissio
n
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 YES
DMND0
002448
Referral to the Community
Environmental Advisory
Commission: Cigarette Butt
Pollution Prevention
Program in South
Berkeley​DMND0002448
Refer to the Community Environmental
Commission (CEAC) AND THE CITY MANAGER to
consider developing a Cigarette Butt Pollution
Prevention Program for South Berkeley. Explore
the following items:  a) Location. Work with the
local business associations, business owners, as
well as other neighborhood and community
organizations to identify key locations for
cigarette butt receptacles. b) Operation. Work
with local businesses to develop a system for
cleanup and disposal of the contents of the
receptacles. c) Cost. Identify any one-time costs
associated with the program, including purchasing
and installation of the receptacles. Identify any
costs that should be set aside for maintenance.

There should not be regular ongoing costs. CEAC
should work with the businesses and
neighborhoods to develop a community-based
system to facilitate daily operations.
2017-07-11 CITY

MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Ben
Bartlett
and Kate
Harrison
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 YES
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DMND0
004188
Planning Commission
Referral for a Pilot Density
Bonus Program for the
Telegraph Avenue
Commercial District to
Generate Revenue to House
the Homeless and
Extremely Low-Income
Individuals​DMND0004188
Refer a City Density Bonus policy for the
Telegraph Avenue Commercial District to the
Planning Commission to generate in-lieu fees that
could be used to build housing for homeless and
extremely low-income residents.
2017-05-30 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMEN
T
Councilme
mbers
0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 YES
DMND0
002584
Prioritizing Pedestrians at
Intersections​DMND000258
4 Refer to the City Manager and the Transportation
Commission the development of policies to
improve the pedestrian crossing experience and
reduce pedestrian wait times at intersections with
"beg buttons," potentially by activating pedestrian
crossing signaling with every cycle (as opposed to
the current situation, which only activates
crossing signals when a button is pushed).

Consider the development of a pedestrian-driven
intersection improvement process to address
signaling and timing inadequacies.
2017-05-16 Public Works Lori Droste,
Susan
Wengraf,
Ben
Bartlett
0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 YES
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DMND0
002545
Creating Additional
Administrative Powers of
Zoning Officer to Grant or
Recommend New Permits
as Related to Code
Enforcement​DMND000254
5 Refer to the City Manager and Berkeley Planning
Commission to explore the creation of a
mechanism that would explicitly allow staff new
discretionary powers to prevent applicants from
being granted new residential permits until they
have abated outstanding noncompliance issues or
code violations in other buildings they own in
Berkeley within a reasonable time frame or taken
good faith measures to commence doing so.
2014-09-09 PLANNING &

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T
Commissio
n
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 YES
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DMND0
004183
Berkeley Green New Deal: Environmental
Justice and Workforce
Development​DMND0004183
Refer consideration of the following concepts to the Land Use, Housing, and Economic Development (LUHED) Policy Committee; City Manager; Planning Commission; and Environment and Climate Commission for inclusion in General Plan amendments pursuant to California Government Code Section 65302(h) to advance the city's environmental justice goals under a Just Transition Framework:
-Just Transition principles adopted by City Council in Resolution No. 70,171–N.S. "Resolution Committing the City of Berkeley to a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels and the Creation of a West Berkeley and South Berkeley Green New Deal"; -Transportation Demand Management (TDM) planning to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) per capita by at least 25% by 2030;
-The development of a workforce development board to increase equitable access to green jobs and accelerate the fossil-free economy.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To forward the item to Council with a Qualified Positive Recommendation to refer this item to the budget process and to the Environment and Climate Commission for further consideration. 2024-12-03 CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Terry Taplin, Ben
Bartlett, Rashi
Kesarwani
YES
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Sponsor Mark for
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DMND0
004197
Adopt Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.89:

Community/Tenant Opportunity to Purchase
Act ​DMND0004197
Adopt Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.89: The Community/Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA/TOPA).

Refer to the City Manager to study and return to Council with recommendations for a program based on San Francisco's COPA and to study additional concepts including but not limited to:
• A potential requirement to offer to "go coop" within a certain number of years of purchase by a qualified non-profit.
• To consider an appropriate threshold where COPA would apply, taking into consideration operational and fiscal realities.
• Report on administration costs and sources of funds to support Small Sites projects.
• Consider potential to provide notice and "right of first refusal" for tenants or groups of tenants to match the best "market" offer.
• Study models other jurisdictions have in place to achieve these tenant acquisition goals.
• Refer $100,000 to budget process to support the study. 2024-09-30 CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Councilmembers YES
DMND0
004166
Amendments to Berkeley Municipal Code
23C.22: Short Term Rentals ​DMND0004166
Moved to Consent Calendar and referred to the City Attorney for a legal opinion on the item. Requested that the item return to the Council agenda when the legal opinion is complete.

Amend Berkeley Municipal Code 23C.22: Short Term Rentals to clarify the ordinance and insure adequate host responsibilities, tenant protections and remedies for violating the ordinance. Policy Committee Recommendation: Refer item to City Council with a qualified negative recommendation with the caveat that the ordinance cannot be passed without consideration and approval by the Planning Commission, and it is likely that elements of the proposal would violate State housing law.
2024-07-09 City Attorney Councilmembers YES
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Date
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Department
Sponsor Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004109
Berkeley Food Utility and Access Resilience
Measure (FARM)​DMND0004109

1. Refer to the City Manager the task of protecting the City's food supply from natural disasters and economic disruptions by promoting the efforts of community-based organizations to design and implement an integrated local food production and distribution system for the City of Berkeley.

2. Refer to the City Manager and the Office of Economic Development resources to research and return to the Council potential economic incentives for non- profits, agricultural producers, and small businesses to partner with the City of Berkeley to support the implementation of FARM.

3. Adopt a resolution to support the goals of the FARM initiative and the development of hyperlocal urban food production with community-based organizations.

Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the item to Council with a positive recommendation.
2023-06-27 Office of Economic
Development
Ben Bartlett, Jesse
Arreguin, Kate
Harrison, Sophie Hahn
YES
DMND0
004102
Addressing Hyundai and Kia Car
Thefts​DMND0004102
Direct the City Attorney to explore taking legal action against Hyundai and Kia. 2023-05-23 City Attorney Jesse Arreguin YES DMND0
004099
Adding BMC Chapter 13.107, Helping Achieve
Responsible Development with Healthcare and
Apprenticeship Training Standards (HARD HATS)
Ordinance​DMND0004099

2. Refer the City Manager and Planning Commission if necessary to:
d. Consider upzoning the C-DMU Downtown Mixed-Use District zoning to allow for an increased number of taller exceptions (at or above 180 feet in height) and explore other zoning modifications to allow for additional density as a way to offset the cost of these new labor standards.
2023-05-02 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Jesse Arreguin YES
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004083
Approval of the Public Bank East Bay Viability
Study ​DMND0004083
Refer to the Budget & Finance Policy Subcommittee to review and discuss the Public Bank East Bay Viability Study and consider the following recommendations for the full Council: (1) Adopt a resolution formally adopting the viability study; (2) Adopt a resolution of intention to form the Public Bank East Bay alongside Oakland & Richmond; (3) Refer to the City Manager to coordinate with the Friends of the Public Bank of the East Bay and the staff of the cities of Oakland and Richmond on the development of a business plan for the Public Bank of the East Bay, or designate the appropriate staff to do so; (4) Refer to the City Manager to engage an independent consultant with expertise in banking operations and financing to advise city staff as they coordinate with the Friends of the Public Bank East Bay and participating jurisdictions in the production of a business plan for a public bank
Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the item to Council with a positive recommendation.
2023-04-11 Finance Jesse Arreguin, Kate
Harrison, Sophie Hahn
YES
DMND0
004059
Budget Referral: No Right on Red
Signs​DMND0004059
Refer to the City Manager to develop policy recommendations for council consideration that would expand limitations on "right turns on red" for the purposes of pedestrian safety. Staff should consider prohibiting right turns on red in commercial districts, on high-injury corridors, and/or citywide. Staff should engage the Transportation & Infrastructure Commission for feedback and review of possible recommendations. Staff is also requested to coordinate with AC Transit regarding impacts on transit services. Refer the necessary appropriations of $135,000 to the 2022 November Annual Appropriations Ordinance. 2022-11-03 Public Works Terry Taplin, Kate
Harrison, Sophie Hahn
YES
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ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mark for
Removal
DMND0
004005
Streamlining Toxic Remediation in
Manufacturing Districts ​DMND0004005
Refer to the City Manager the development of a streamlined process that would allow for one application process, rather than separate application processes for the City's Planning Department and the Toxics Division; and refer to the Planning Commission several amendments to the zoning code in order to facilitate toxic remediation in manufacturing districts; in addition, refer to expedite consideration of Councilmembers Wozniak and Moore's 2012 referral to the Planning Commission referenced in Background section, and request it be moved forward as quickly as possible; in addition, refer to the City Manager to consider any and all means to streamline and/or improve the city's processing of remediation of toxic sites.

Policy Committee Recommendation: On January 20, 2022, the Land Use, Housing & Economic Development Policy Committee took the following action: M/S/C (Hahn/Robinson) Positive recommendation to refer the item to Council as amended to expand the scope of the referral and specifically request expedited Planning Commission review of the previous 2012 referral. 2022-02-22 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Terry Taplin, Sophie
Hahn, Ben Bartlett,
Jesse Arreguin
YES
5

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ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mark for
Removal
DMND0
003998
Refer to the City Manager to Establish a
Framework for Parking Benefits Districts in the
Gilman and Lorin Commercial
Districts​DMND0003998
Refer to the City Manager to create a basic framework for establishing a Parking Benefits District (PBD) in the Gilman and Lorin Commercial Districts. This framework
should include:
● A map establishing the boundaries of the Gilman District PBD. Suggested borders of the district should include: (1) on the west, the east side of Eastshore Highway from Page Street to the Albany border; (2) on the north, the Albany border from Eastshore Highway to the east side of San Pablo Avenue; (3) on the east, the east side of San Pablo Avenue from the Albany border to Gilman Street, both sides of Gilman Street from San Pablo Avenue to Kains, and the east side of San Pablo Avenue to the north side of Page Street; and (4) on the south, the west side of San Pablo Avenue from Page Street to Camelia Street, the north side of Camelia Street from San Pablo Avenue to Sixth Street; the west side of Sixth Street from Camelia to Page; the north side of Page Street from Sixth Street to Eastshore Highway. See map in Attachment 1.
● A map establishing the boundaries of the Lorin District PBD. Suggested borders of the district should include: (1) on the east, both sides of Shattuck Avenue from Carleton southward to Alcatraz Avenue; (2) on the south, the north side of Alcatraz Avenue from Shattuck Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr.

Way; Martin Luther King Jr. Way southward to 62nd Street; 62nd Street to King Street; (3) on the west, King street to Russell Street; (4) on the north, 2 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 ● Tel: (510) 981-7110 ● Fax: (510) 981- 7111
E-Mail: [email protected]
Russell Street to Grant Street; Grant Street north to Carleton Street; and Carleton Street to Shattuck Avenue. See map in Attachment 1. 2022-01-18 Public Works Rashi Kesarwani, Ben
Bartlett, Jesse
Arreguin, Terry Taplin
YES
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ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mark for
Removal
DMND0
003929
Right to Choose Communications Services
Provider ​DMND0003929
Refer to the City Manager and City Attorney to explore, and if deemed feasible, draft ordinance language to clarify that property owners of multi-unit properties cannot interfere with tenants' choice of communications services providers.

The City of San Francisco has implemented such an ordinance, which has since been challenged. This recommendation requests the City Attorney to review the San Francisco law and Federal Communications Commission rulings pertaining to this topic to determine if Berkeley could effectively adopt a similar ordinance. 2021-02-09 City Attorney Lori Droste, Jesse
Arreguin, Terry Taplin,
Rigel Robinson
YES
DMND0
004153
Amendments to Berkeley Municipal Code
23C.22: Short Term Rentals ​DMND0004153

2. Refer ordinance considering Short Term Rental regulations including host platform
responsibilities and possible remedies for violating the ordinance simultaneously to the Land Use, Housing and Economic Development Committee and the Planning Commission.
2020-07-28 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Council member YES
DMND0
004131
Dark Skies Ordinance​DMND0004131 Refer to the Planning Commission and the City Manager to consider a new Chapter 23C.28 establishing a dark skies ordinance, for review and approval. 2019-11-12 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Commission YES
DMND0
003807
Pollinators and Habitat ​DMND0003807 Adopt three referrals that will deepen Berkeley's commitment to protecting pollinator plants and establishing habitats that will protect pollinators and our environment:

1. Refer to City Manager to establish a City Liaison to the Bee City USA program.

2. Refer to Public Works Commission and Parks and Waterfront Commission consideration of how to incorporate pollinators and habitat into the Adopt-A-Spot initiative referred on April 2, 2019. (COMMISSION REFERRAL)

3. Refer to the City Manager to transition the City's medians to non-turf green infrastructure, including pollinator gardens when appropriate. 2019-09-24 Parks, Recreation &
Waterfront
Kate Harrison, Susan
Wengraf, Ben Bartlett
YES
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ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mark for
Removal
DMND0
003749
Refer the Civic Arts Commission's
recommended language to the Planning
Commission on protecting Live Work spaces
from conversion to cannabis
uses.​DMND0003749
Refer the Civic Arts Commission's recommended language to the Planning Commission on protecting Live Work spaces from conversion to cannabis uses.

This action was adopted as part of the Cannabis Ordinance amendments. 2019-04-02 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Commission YES
DMND0
002543
Mitigating Impacts of Outdoor Air Quality on
Indoor Air Quality in Berkeley​DMND0002543
Refer the item to the Planning Commission to consider the analyses presented here, and the draft provided in Appendix II, to create new Standard Conditions of Approval (SCA) for new building construction near major sources of air pollution, to achieve an acceptable level of indoor air quality (IAQ) for sensitive receptors. 2017-07-11 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Commission YES
DMND0
002448
Referral to the Community Environmental
Advisory Commission: Cigarette Butt Pollution
Prevention Program in South
Berkeley​DMND0002448
Refer to the Community Environmental Commission (CEAC) AND THE CITY MANAGER to consider developing a Cigarette Butt Pollution Prevention Program for South Berkeley. Explore the following items:  a) Location. Work with the local business associations, business owners, as well as other neighborhood and community organizations to identify key locations for cigarette butt receptacles. b) Operation. Work with local businesses to develop a system for cleanup and disposal of the contents of the receptacles. c) Cost. Identify any one-time costs associated with the program, including purchasing and installation of the receptacles. Identify any costs that should be set aside for maintenance. There should not be regular ongoing costs. CEAC should work with the businesses and neighborhoods to develop a community-based system to facilitate daily operations.
2017-07-11 CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Ben Bartlett and Kate
Harrison
YES
DMND0
004188
Planning Commission Referral for a Pilot
Density Bonus Program for the Telegraph
Avenue Commercial District to Generate
Revenue to House the Homeless and Extremely
Low-Income Individuals​DMND0004188
Refer a City Density Bonus policy for the Telegraph Avenue Commercial District to the Planning Commission to generate in-lieu fees that could be used to build housing for homeless and extremely low-income residents. 2017-05-30 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Councilmembers YES
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ID # Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor Mark for
Removal
DMND0
002584
Prioritizing Pedestrians at
Intersections​DMND0002584
Refer to the City Manager and the Transportation Commission the development of policies to improve the pedestrian crossing experience and reduce pedestrian wait times at intersections with "beg buttons," potentially by activating pedestrian crossing signaling with every cycle (as opposed to the current situation, which only activates crossing signals when a button is pushed). Consider the development of a pedestrian-driven intersection improvement process to address signaling and timing inadequacies.
2017-05-16 Public Works Lori Droste, Susan
Wengraf, Ben Bartlett
YES
DMND0
002545
Creating Additional Administrative Powers of
Zoning Officer to Grant or Recommend New
Permits as Related to Code
Enforcement​DMND0002545
Refer to the City Manager and Berkeley Planning Commission to explore the creation of a mechanism that would explicitly allow staff new discretionary powers to prevent applicants from being granted new residential permits until they have abated outstanding noncompliance issues or code violations in other buildings they own in Berkeley within a reasonable time frame or taken good faith measures to commence doing so.
2014-09-09 PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT
Commission YES
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Council Referrals to the City Manager
Adopted through the Council Agenda
Prioritized using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV) since 2016

Total Referrals Adopted (2014 – 2024): 557
Long Term Referrals: 299*
Short Term Referrals: 154
Commission Referrals: 104

Long Term Referrals Completed: 145
Short Term Referrals Completed: 134
Commission Referrals Completed: 62

Long Term Referrals Pending: 76
Short Term Referrals Pending: 15
Commission Referrals Pending: 31

Long Term Referrals Rescinded: 21
Short Term Referrals Rescinded: 5
Commission Referrals Rescinded: 11

* 242 Pending, Completed, or Rescinded; 57 Not Started and on RRV List

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