Tuesday, March 25, 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 25, 2025
4:00 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
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid model with both in -person attendance and virtual participation. Live captioned broadcasts of Council meetings are available on B -TV (Channel 33) and via internet video stream at http://berkeley.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=1244. All Council meetings are recorded.
To access the meeting remotely use this URL: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1611397649. 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: 161 139 7649 . To provide public comment, Press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Chair. To submit a written communication for the public record, email [email protected].
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting, however, if you are feeling sick, please do not attend the meeting in person.
The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.
Pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure and State Law, the presiding officer may remove, or cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting. Prior to removing an individual, the presiding officer shall warn the individual that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that their failure to cease their behavior may result in their removal. The presiding officer may then remove the individual if they do not promptly cease their disruptive behavior. “Disrupting” means engaging in behavior during a meeting of a legislative body that actually disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and includes, but is not limited to, a failure to comply with reasonable and lawful regulations adopted by a legislative body, or engaging in behavior that constitutes use of force or a true threat of force.
Government Code Section 84308 (Levine Act) - Parties to a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use are required to disclose if they made contributions over $5 00 within the prior 12 months to any City employee or officer. Parties and participants with a financial interest are prohibited from making more than $500 in contributions to a decisionmaker for the 12 months after the final decision is rendered on the proceeding.
The above contribution disclosures and restrictions do not apply when the proceeding is competitively bid, or involves a personnel or labor contract. For more information, see Government Code Section 84308.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 AGENDA Page 2
Preliminary Matters
Roll Call:
Consent Calendar
The Council will first determine whether to move items on the agenda for “Action” or “Information” to the “Consent Calendar”, or move “Consent Calendar” items to “Action.” Three members of the City Council must agree to pull an item from the Consent Calendar or Information Calendar for it to move to Action.
Items that remain on the “Consent Calendar” are voted on in one motion as a group. “Information” items are not discussed or acted upon at the Council meeting unless they are moved to “Action” or “Consent”.
No additional items can be moved onto the Consent Calendar once public comment has commenced. At any time during, or immediately after, public comment on Information and Consent items, any Councilmember may move any Information or Consent item to “Action.” Following this, the Council will vote on the items remaining on the Consent Calendar in one motion.
For items moved to the Action Calendar from the Consent Calendar or Information Calendar, persons who spoke on the item during the Consent Calendar public comment period may speak again at the time the matter is taken up during the Action Calendar.
Public Comment on Consent Calendar and Information Items Only: The Council will take public comment on any items that are either on the amended Consent Calendar or the Information Calendar. If ten or fewer persons are interested in speaking on an individual agenda item, each speaker may speak for two minutes. If there are more than ten persons interested in speaking, the Presiding Officer may limit the public comment for all speakers to one minute per speaker. Speakers are permitted to yield their time to one other speaker, however no one speaker shall have more than four minutes. The Presiding Officer may, with the consent of persons representing both sides of an issue, allocate a block of time to each side to present their issue. A speaker may only speak once during the period for public comment on Consent Calendar and Information items.
Additional information regarding public comment by City of Berkeley employees and interns: Employees and interns of the City of Berkeley, although not required, are encouraged to identify themselves as such, the department in which they work and state whether they are speaking as an individual or in their official capacity when addressing the Council in open session or workshops.
Consent Calendar
1. Amend Memorandums of Understanding for Represented Employee Groups to Include Cesar Chavez Day as a Paid City Holiday
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for represented employee groups to include Cesar Chavez Day as a paid city holiday, to be observed on the last Monday of March beginning in 2025.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Monica Walker, Human Resources, (510) 981-6800
Action Calendar
The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for action. For items moved to the Action Calendar from the Consent Calendar or Information Calendar, persons who spoke on the item during the Consent Calendar public comment period may speak again during the Action Calendar public comment period on the item
Action Calendar
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 AGENDA Page 3
The Presiding Officer will request that persons wishing to speak line up at the podium, or use the "raise hand" function in Zoom, to determine the number of persons interested in speaking at that time. If ten or fewer persons are interested in speaking on an individual agenda item, each speaker may speak for two minutes. If there are more than ten persons interested in speaking, the Presiding Officer may limit the public comment for all speakers to one minute per speaker. Speakers are permitted to yield the ir time to one other speaker, however no one speaker shall have more than four minutes. The Presiding Officer may, with the consent of persons representing both sides of an issue, allocate a block of time to each side to present their issue.
Action items may be reordered at the discretion of the Chair with the consent of Council.
The Presiding Officer may open and close an additional comment period for Action items on this agenda (excluding any public hearings, appeals, and/or quasi-judicial matters), at the start of the Action Calendar.
Those who speak on an item during this comment period may not speak a second time when the item is taken up by Council.
Action Calendar – New Business
2. Pavement Management & Infrastructure Planning Presentation From: City Manager
Contact: Terrance Davis, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
3. 2025 City Council Referral Prioritization Results Using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV)
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Review the completed Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV) rankings for all outstanding City Council referrals and adopt a Resolution approving the list of prioritized referrals to city staff.
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 20th day of March, 2025.
/s/ Adena Ishii, Mayor
Public Notice – this Proclamation serves as the official agenda for this meeting.
ATTEST:
Date: March 20, 2025
Mark Numainville, City Clerk
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 AGENDA Page 4
NOTICE CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS : If you object to a decision by the City Council to approve or deny a use permit or variance for a project the following requirements and restrictions apply:
1) No lawsuit challenging a City decision to deny (Code Civ. Proc. §1094.6(b)) or approve (Gov. Code 65009(c)(5)) a use permit or variance may be filed more than 90 days after the date the Notice of Decision of the action of the City Council is mailed. Any lawsuit not filed within that 90 -day period will be barred. 2) In any lawsuit that may be filed against a City Council decision to approve or deny a use permit or variance, the issues and evidence will be limited to those raised by you or someone else, orally or in writing, at a public hearing or prior to the close of the last public hearing on the project.
Archived indexed video streams are available at:
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas.
Channel 33 rebroadcasts the following Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
Communications to the 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 to the City Clerk Department at 2180 Milvia Street. 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 Department for further information.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the public counter at the City Clerk Department located on the first floor of City Hall located at 2180 Milvia Street, and through the City's online records portal:
https://records.cityofberkeley.info/.
Agendas, agenda reports, and revised/supplemental material may be accessed via the online agenda for this meeting at:
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas and may be accessed at reference desks at the following locations:
City Clerk Department - 2180 Milvia Street, First Floor Tel: 510-981-6900, TDD: 510-981-6903, Fax: 510-981-6901 Email: [email protected]
Libraries: Main – 2090 Kittredge Street,
Claremont Branch – 2940 Benvenue, West Branch – 1125 University, North Branch – 1170 The Alameda, Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch – 1901 Russell
COMMUNICATION ACCESS INFORMATION:
This meeting is being held in a wheelchair accessible location.
To request a disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at [email protected], (510) 981-6418 (V), or (510) 981-6347 (TDD) at least three business days before the meeting date.
Please refrain from wearing scented products to this meeting.
Captioning services are provided at the meeting, on B -TV, and on the Internet. In addition, assisted listening devices for the hearing impaired are available from the City Clerk prior to the meeting, and are to be returned before the end of the meeting.
Internal
Office of the City Manager
CONSENT CALENDAR
March 25, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Monica Walker, Interim Director of Human Resources Subject: Amend Memorandums of Understanding for Represented Employee Groups to Include Cesar Chavez Day as a Paid City Holiday
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution amending Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for represented employee groups to include Cesar Chavez Day as a paid city holiday, to be observed on the last Monday of March beginning in 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated fiscal impact of adding the paid holiday for the remaining bargaining units whose memorandum of understanding does not already include Cesar Chavez Day is approximately $176,000 based on the current base pay rates of active employees, plus any overtime costs incurred on the holiday.
CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
Given the significance of Cesar Chavez Day and the honor it accords to a labor icon, the City proposes to amend the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) of all other represented employee groups in the City who did not receive it during the most recent round of labor negotiations and include Cesar Chavez Day as a paid city holiday, to be observed on the last Monday of March beginning in 2025.
BACKGROUND
Cesar Chavez was a prominent civil rights activist who improved work and living conditions for workers and advocated for their rights. In 1994, President Bill Clinton posthumously awarded Cesar Chavez the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 2014, President Obama declared March 31 as Cesar Chavez
Internal
Amend Memorandums of Understanding for Represented Employee Groups to Include Cesar Chavez Day as a Paid City Holiday
Day, followed by the State of California in 2023. The City of Berkeley recognizes the value that city staff provide for our community. Establishing Cesar Chavez Day as a city holiday serves as an opportunity to honor and celebrate his life and honor his contributions as well as his selfless service to others.
During labor negotiations in 2024, the City of Berkeley added Cesar Chavez Day as a paid holiday for three represented employee groups (SEIU-MC, SEIU-CSU, Local One) as well as the Unrepresented Employees group, to be observed on the last Monday of March beginning in 2025.
The City seeks to amend the MOUs of the remaining represented employee groups and add Cesar Chavez Day as a paid holiday, to be observed on the last Monday of March beginning in 2025. The addition of the holiday has undergone the meet-and-confer process.
Berkeley Police Association (BPA)
Berkeley Firefighters Association (BFFA)
Berkeley Firefighters Association, Berkeley Chief Fire Officers Association (BFCOA)
Berkeley Firefighters Association, EMS Professionals (EMS) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 A.F.L. C.I.O. (IBEW)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
There are no identifiable environmental effects, climate impacts, or sustainability opportunities associated with the subject of this report.
RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
Adding Cesar Chavez Day as a paid holiday to the remaining represented employee groups recognizes its significance and the honor it accords to a labor icon.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
None.
CONTACT PERSON
Monica Walker, Interim Director of Human Resources, (510) 981-6818.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
Internal
Amend Memorandums of Understanding for Represented Employee Groups to Include Cesar Chavez Day as a Paid City Holiday
Consent Calendar
March 25, 2025
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.
AMEND MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING FOR REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE
GROUPS TO INCLUDE CESAR CHAVEZ DAY AS A PAID CITY HOLIDAY TO BE
OBSERVED ON THE LAST MONDAY OF MARCH
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez was a prominent civil rights activist who improved work and living conditions for workers and advocated for their rights; and WHEREAS, in 1994, President Bill Clinton posthumously awarded Cesar Chavez the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor; and WHEREAS, in 2014, President Barack Obama declared March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day; and
WHEREAS, in 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom declared March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2024, per Resolution No. 71,408–N.S., the City of Berkeley added Cesar Chavez Day as a paid holiday to be observed on the last Monday of March, and amended the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Berkeley and Service Employees International Union Local 1021, Maintenance and Clerical; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 2024, per Resolution No. 71,409–N.S., the City of Berkeley added Cesar Chavez Day as a paid holiday to be observed on the last Monday of March, and amended the Unrepresented Employees Manual; and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2024, per Resolution No. 71,583–N.S., the City of Berkeley added Cesar Chavez Day as a paid holiday to be observed on the last Monday of March, and amended the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Berkeley and Service Employees International Union Local 1021, Community Services and PTRLA; and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2024, per Resolution No. 71,586–N.S., the City of Berkeley added Cesar Chavez Day as a paid holiday to be observed on the last Monday of March, and amended the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Berkeley and Service Employees International Union Local 1021, Public Employees Union, Local One AFSCME.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that Cesar Chavez Day will be added as a paid holiday to be observed on the last Monday of March to the Memorandums of Understanding between the City of Berkeley and the Berkeley
Internal
Amend Memorandums of Understanding for Represented Employee Groups to Include Cesar Chavez Day as a Paid City Holiday
Police Association; the Berkeley Firefighters Association; the Berkeley Firefighters Association – Berkeley Chief Fire Officers Association; the Berkeley Firefighters Association – EMS Professionals; and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 A.F.L. C.I.O.
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: https://berkeleyca.gov/
WORKSESSION
March 25, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Terrance Davis, Director of Public Works
Subject: Pavement Management & Infrastructure Planning Presentation
INTRODUCTION
With the passage of the Safe Streets Measure FF in November 2024, the City now has dedicated funding to broadly expand its investment in deferred maintenance of its infrastructure, to improve the quality of roads, enhance the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists, and advance environmental stewardship. The Department of Public Works Pavement Management and Infrastructure Planning Presentation describes the 2023 Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Pavement Technical Assistance Program information related to the road rehabilitation costs, trends, and techniques.
This presentation also provides status updates on the planning initiatives underway to align and advance the City’s traffic safety, bicycle, green infrastructure, accessibility, and Vision Zero objectives as Measure FF capital projects enter their initial planning phase.
CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
The City currently maintains approximately 214 centerline miles of roads representing 39,634,034 square feet of pavement, with a replacement value of approximately $790,493,000. The City’s street pavement has an overall Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 55 and is currently classified as "at risk" condition. Failure to make urgently needed street repairs in a timely manner will result in the need for more costly repairs in the future.
There are 375 miles of concrete sidewalks and 136 public paths and stairways in Berkeley. Public Works manages a thorough inventory of sidewalk and pathway deficiencies through the City’s American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self Evaluation & Transition Plan (2019-2023)1. The Plan’s purpose is to identify accessibility barriers and establish a framework for remediation. Existing unfunded capital cost for sidewalk 1 City of Berkeley ADA Self Evaluation & Transition Plan (2019-2023):
https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/City%20of%20Berkeley%20-%20ADA%20Self- Evaluation%20%26%20Transition%20Plan%20%282019-2023%29%20-%20WCAG-compliant.pdf
Pavement Management & Infrastructure Planning Presentation WORKSESSION March 25, 2025
repairs are estimated at $60.3 million in the approved Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program2.
Over the past few years, resources available to address the City’s streets, pedestrian paths, and sidewalks have substantially increased. This is attributable to Council action and community support, as outlined below:
On July 26, 2022, with the adoption of Resolution No. 70,456-N.S., the City Council committed to increasing annual funding of street maintenance from the General Fund to approximately $9.9 million.
On November 5, 2024, Berkeley voters approved Measure FF3, which is projected to generate an additional $15.6 million per year for streets, traffic safety, bicycle and pedestrian, and environmental enhancement projects.
Measure FF allows the City Council to adjust the assessment each May using either the Consumer Price Index or Personal Income Growth indices.
With the commitment of long-term dedicated local revenue, estimated at $40 million on an annual basis for capital improvements and maintenance, Berkeley is entering into an exciting new phase of integrated planning to improve roadway infrastructure while furthering Council and community goals to enhance the safety for people who walk, bike, and use public transit.
The goal of the Council Worksession is to provide an overview of the early-stage planning elements that will guide the deployment of resources and introduce the broader policy considerations that will need to be explored to ensure program success.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Works is responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining the City’s essential infrastructure. The department plays a critical role in ensuring that the City functions efficiently and safely for all residents, businesses, and visitors. Like many municipalities with limited resources and a history of underinvestment in its infrastructure, the City faces a substantial backlog of deferred maintenance that is currently estimated at $2.5 billion.
The City has identified the importance of transportation safety and mobility infrastructure improvements through multiple planning documents. Examples include:
2 Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program:
https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FY-2025-2029-Capital-Improvement-Program.pdf 3 City of Berkeley Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repair Parcel Tax: https://berkeleyca.gov/your- government/our-work/bond-revenue-measures/measure-ff-sidewalk-and-street-repairs-parcel
Pavement Management & Infrastructure Planning Presentation WORKSESSION March 25, 2025
The 2020 Pedestrian Plan,4 which identifies safety projects, including signal, intersection and street improvements at 10 priority street segments. The estimated cost for these projects ranges from $18 to $61 million. The Tier I projects described in the 2017 Bicycle Plan5, primarily consisting of improvements to existing bicycle routes, including traffic calming on bike boulevards and intersection improvements, have estimated costs exceeding $48 million.
In addition, the 5-Year Paving6, Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Vision Zero Plans7 are iterative capital planning tools that are currently being updated. These updates will refine project scopes and cost estimates to account for construction price escalation and updated technical data.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
By improving infrastructure, the City encourages more sustainable modes of transportation, such as bicycling and walking, which in turn help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a healthier, more vibrant community. Additionally, these projects often incorporate green infrastructure elements, such as permeable pavement and bioswales, designed to filter pollutants and manage stormwater. This ensures that runoff is cleaner and better managed before it enters the Bay, helping to protect waterways and support long-term environmental sustainability. Through these improvements, the City prioritizes the safety, accessibility, and ecological health of our urban spaces.
Additionally, increasing cycling and walking, along with the use of other micro mobility devices helps achieve the City’s Climate Action Plan8 greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 80% below year 2000 levels by 2050.
The Climate Action Plan states that to meet these targets, “Transportation modes such as public transit, walking and bicycling must become the primary means of fulfilling our mobility needs.”
4 City of Berkeley 2020 Pedestrian Plan: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/adopted- plans/pedestrian-plan-2020
5 City of Berkeley 2017 Bicycle Plan: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/adopted- plans/berkeley-bicycle-plan
6 City of Berkeley 2022 Pavement Management Plan Update:
https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/City%20of%20Berkeley_2022%20PMP%20Update_P TAP%2023%20Final%20Report.pdf
7 City of Berkeley Vision Zero Plan: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/adopted- plans/vision-zero-action-plan
8 City of Berkeley Climate Action Plan: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/adopted- plans/berkeley-climate-action-plan
Pavement Management & Infrastructure Planning Presentation WORKSESSION March 25, 2025
POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION
The City is expected to receive revenues from Measure FF as early as December 2025.
In the intervening months, staff will initiate the comprehensive planning and design activities required to implement capital projects associated with Measure FF and other infrastructure revenue sources.
FISCAL IMPACTS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION
Specific fiscal implications related to infrastructure plans referred to within this report will be addressed in the biennial budget process and the work of the Safe Streets Citizen Oversight Committee (SSCOC).
CONTACT PERSON
Terrance Davis, Director, Department of Public Works, (510) 981-5700 Wahid Amiri, Deputy Director of Public Works, Department of Public Works (510) 981- 5747
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 25, 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 Results Using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV)
RECOMMENDATION
Review the completed Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV) rankings for all outstanding City Council referrals and adopt a Resolution approving the list of prioritized referrals to city staff.
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 did not include referrals that the City Manager classified as short-term referrals or budget referrals.
On March 11, 2025, the Council reviewed the raw scores assigned by Council, reviewed the referrals marked for removal, and took action to remove 14 referrals from the list.
After the March 11 meeting, staff applied the RRV formula to the scores for the remaining 43 referrals, resulting in a prioritized list. These results are presented to the Council as Exhibit A to the resolution in Attachment 1. Adopting the resolution will formally set the Council referrals prioritization for 2025.
These results will guide the City Manager and the Budget & Finance Committee in development of Strategic Plan projects and funding allocations needed for the referrals.
Some flexibility in the order in which the referrals are assigned will need to be exercised by the City Manager to ensure that staff in each department has the available capacity to start work on the highly rated referrals and that there are adequate funding resources to complete the referrals.
2025 City Council Referral Prioritization Results ACTION CALENDAR Using Re-Weighted Range Voting (RRV) March 25, 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 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: Resolution
Exhibit A: 2025 RRV Prioritized Referral List
2: Complete Scores of the Mayor and Councilmembers
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.
APPROVING THE 2025 LIST OF PRIORITIZED CITY COUNCIL REFERRALS USING
THE REWEIGHTED RANGE VOTING SYSTEM
WHEREAS, On March 8, 2016 the City Council approved the use of Re-weighted Range Voting (RRV) for the prioritization of City Council referrals to staff; and WHEREAS, the City Council has assigned scores to all the referrals; and WHEREAS, the Re-Weighted Range Voting formula was applied to the ratings to create a weighted list of prioritization.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the list of prioritized referrals contained in Exhibit A, with the removal of certain referrals by Council direction, is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council grants the City Manager the authority to assign referrals to staff in a manner that ensures equitable distribution among departments and does not exceed the capacity of departmental staff to start work on the highly rated referrals even if that results in the referrals being assigned in an order that differs from the approved list.
Exhibits
A: List of Prioritized Referrals
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
1 DMND00
04122
51B BRT + University/Shattuck
Corridor Mobility
ImprovementsDMND0004122
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 improvements.
3. Refer $150,000 to the FY 2025-2026 budget process for consulting costs to conduct corridor studies along University Avenue, from Seawall Drive, to Oxford Street, and along Oxford Street and Fulton Street, from Virginia Street to Durant Avenue, to identify appropriate road safety improvements that advance city-adopted safety, transportation, and climate goals and are continuous with work currently underway on the Addison Bicycle Boulevard, and explore improvements for curb management, i.e. accessible parking (blue curbs), management of curb space for third party delivery service, etc.
Policy Committee Recommendation: To forward the item to Council with a positive recommendation.
2023-09-12 Public Works Terry Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson,
Mark
Humbert
1
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
2 DMND00
04189
Expanding Homeownership
Opportunities for Middle-Income
EarnersDMND0004189
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 &
DEVELOPMENT
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Mark
Humbert,
Ben Bartlett,
Cecilia
Lunaparra
3 DMND00
04159
Budget Referral: Vision Zero Rapid
Response on Bicycle
BoulevardsDMND0004159
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
4 DMND00
04161
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
2
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
5 DMND00
04148
RFP for Development of West
Berkeley Service
CenterDMND0004148
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 not available.
The City Manager should also consider the feasibility of the following elements in the program design:
● Universally designed housing for older adults;
● Consider available federal, state, regional, local and private funding sources to finance the construction of a housing project, including with the potential target populations.
The issuance of an RFP should be timed to happen soon after the City has identified local funding for the development that could potentially be made available via the RFP/RFQ.
2024-02-13 HEALTH, HSG &
COMMUNITY SVC
Jesse
Arreguin,
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Sophie
Hahn, Susan
Wengraf
3
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
6 DMND00
04191
Southside Complete Streets -
Limiting Cars on
TelegraphDMND0004191
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 Councilmem
bers
4
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
7 DMND00
04124
Referral to Rezone Gilman Street to
Maximize Revenue Productivity Per
AcreDMND0004124
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 Extend West Berkeley Commercial District (C-W) zoning on Gilman Street from Ninth Street further west for a certain number of blocks and enhance the flexibility of C-W development standards to increase the likelihood of redevelopment—in coordination with "Keep Innovation in Berkeley" Council referral (passed on Sept. 13, 2022) that seeks to allow research and development uses in C zones.
Refer $250,000 to the FY 2024-25 budget process for consulting services to assist with the planning process and associated environmental review and economic analyses.
2023-09-19 PLANNING &
DEVELOPMENT
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Terry Taplin,
Susan
Wengraf,
Rigel
Robinson
5
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
8 DMND00
04057
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
IntersectionsDMND0004057
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
6
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
9 DMND00
04181
Referral to City Manager: Equity for
Black Berkeley (E4BB)
InitiativeDMND0004181
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 communicate the implementation of the following existing and future projects and policies related to E4BB with the E4BB Representative: a. Implementation of Ashby BART TOD; b. Data collection and analysis of the impact of the Preference Policy; c. Implementation of Housing Element, with particular attention in identifying priorities sites for expanding the efficacy of the Preference Policy and what unmet needs may be invested in through the establishment of a non-governmental organization outside of the City; d. Improvements to establish cultural vibrancy and accessibility in South Berkeley, creating recommendations for what potential EIFD funds can be used towards; e. Growth opportunities to expand the economic viability of small businesses and commerce in the South Berkeley area, including support to sustain and 2024-11-19 CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Jesse
Arreguin
7
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
10 DMND00
04008
Referral to Implement State Law
AB 43 for Reduced Speed Limits on
High-Injury Commercial
CorridorsDMND0004008
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
11 DMND00
04048
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 &
DEVELOPMENT
Terry Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
8
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
12 DMND00
04163
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
13 DMND00
04099
Adding BMC Chapter 13.107,
Helping Achieve Responsible
Development with Healthcare and
Apprenticeship Training Standards
(HARD HATS)
OrdinanceDMND0004099
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
14 DMND00
04047
Equitable Safe Streets and Climate
Justice ResolutionDMND0004047
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
9
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
15 DMND00
04197
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
Councilmem
bers
16 DMND00
04053
Residential Preferential Parking
(RPP) Program Expansion for West
Berkeley Neighborhoods Within
Two Blocks of Commercial
CorridorsDMND0004053
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
17 DMND00
04072
Referral: Southside Impact Fee
Nexus StudyDMND0004072
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
10
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
18 DMND00
04105
Referral to City Manager and City
Attorney: Tenant Habitability Plan
and Amendments to Relocation
OrdinanceDMND0004105
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
19 DMND00
04109
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
20 DMND00
04169
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 Commission
11
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
21 DMND00
03997
Referral to the City Manager to
Establish a Marina Master Plan for
Parking with a Consideration for
Establishing a Waterfront Parking
Benefits DistrictDMND0003997
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,
● Discussion of efforts to make it easy and safe for visitors to access the marina by foot, bike, micro-mobility device, and/or public transit. 2022-01-18 Public Works Rashi
Kesarwani,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Terry Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
22 DMND00
04078
Referral: On-Street Secure Bike
StorageDMND0004078
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
12
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
23 DMND00
04145
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 item as revised to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
2024-01-16 PLANNING &
DEVELOPMENT
Ben Bartlett,
Terry Taplin
24 DMND00
04154
Response to Council Referral: Long
Term Care Facility
OversightDMND0004154
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
Councilmem
bers
25 DMND00
04188
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
IndividualsDMND0004188
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
Councilmem
bers
13
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
26 DMND00
04184
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 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, b) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 8758, consider solicitation of state designation for cultural districts in the City of Berkeley. 2. Defer referral of the study and development of an ordinance and implementation plan until later in the process when there is more information regarding the applicable standards and definitions.
2024-12-03 PLANNING &
DEVELOPMENT
Terry Taplin,
Sophie
Hahn, Igor
Tregub
27 DMND00
04100
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 Councilmem
bers
14
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
28 DMND00
02584
Prioritizing Pedestrians at
IntersectionsDMND0002584
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
29 DMND00
04138
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
30 DMND00
03994
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
15
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
31 DMND00
03909
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 Commission
32 DMND00
04058
Referral to Conduct an Automatic
Traffic Calming Review for the Area
Immediately Surrounding the
Project at 1201-1205 San Pablo
AvenueDMND0004058
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
33 DMND00
04059
Budget Referral: No Right on Red
SignsDMND0004059
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
16
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
34 DMND00
03975
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 &
DEVELOPMENT
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Terry Taplin,
Lori Droste,
Susan
Wengraf
35 DMND00
04135
Southside Zoning
AmendmentsDMND0004135
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 &
DEVELOPMENT
Councilmem
bers
36 DMND00
04106
Bird Safe Building Requirements;
Adding Berkeley Municipal Code
Section 23.304.150DMND0004106
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
3. 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 &
DEVELOPMENT
Councilmem
bers
17
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
37 DMND00
04101
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 &
DEVELOPMENT
Sophie
Hahn, Terry
Taplin
38 DMND00
04129
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
DevelopmentDMND0004129
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 &
DEVELOPMENT
39 DMND00
04054
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
18
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
40 DMND00
04111
Conduct a Study on the City's
History of Discriminatory Actions in
Housing
Policies/ProgramsDMND0004111
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
Commission
41 DMND00
04009
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
19
Final Prioritized Referral List - 2025 Att 1, Ex A
2025
Rank
Number Demand Recommendations Meeting
Date
Lead City
Department
Sponsor
42 DMND00
04063
Referral: Establishing an Electric
Bike Rebate Program and
Expanding Low-Income E-Bike
Ownership through the Climate
Equity Action FundDMND0004063
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
43 DMND00
04110
Adopting a temporary exemption
from the collection of taxes under
BMC Chapter 9.04.136(D): Tax Rate
for Non-Medical and Medical
Cannabis
BusinessesDMND0004110
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 &
DEVELOPMENT
Ben Bartlett,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Kate
Harrison,
Mark
Humbert
20
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
1 51B BRT +
University/Shattuck
Corridor Mobility
ImprovementsDMND
0004122
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 improvements.
3. Refer $150,000 to the FY 2025-2026 budget process for consulting costs to conduct corridor studies along University Avenue, from Seawall Drive, to Oxford Street, and along Oxford Street and Fulton Street, from Virginia Street to Durant Avenue, to identify appropriate road safety improvements that advance city-adopted safety, transportation, and climate goals and are continuous with work currently underway on the Addison
Bicycle Boulevard, and explore improvements for curb
management, i.e. accessible parking (blue curbs), management of curb space for third party delivery service, etc.
Policy Committee Recommendation: To forward the item to Council with a positive recommendation.
2023-09-12 Public Works Terry Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson,
Mark
Humbert
5 5 5 4 5 0 4 3 5
1
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
2 Expanding
Homeownership
Opportunities for
Middle-Income
EarnersDMND000418
9 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
3 Budget Referral:
Vision Zero Rapid
Response on Bicycle
BoulevardsDMND000
4159
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
2
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
4 Staff direction and
budget referral for
Practical
Interventions to Clear
and Keep Using
Parking Spaces
(PICKUPS)DMND0004
161
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
3
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
5 RFP for Development
of West Berkeley
Service
CenterDMND0004148
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 not available.
The City Manager should also consider the feasibility of the following elements in the program design:
● Universally designed housing for older adults;
● Consider available federal, state, regional, local and private funding sources to finance the construction of a housing project, including with the potential target populations.
The issuance of an RFP should be timed to happen soon after the City has identified local funding for the development that could potentially be made available via the RFP/RFQ.
2024-02-13 HEALTH, HSG
&
COMMUNITY
SVC
Jesse
Arreguin,
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Sophie
Hahn, Susan
Wengraf
5 5 4 0 1 0 5 2 2
4
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
6 Southside Complete
Streets - Limiting Cars
on
TelegraphDMND0004
191
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 Councilmem
bers
0 3 0 0 5 0 2 5 5
5
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
7 Referral to Rezone
Gilman Street to
Maximize Revenue
Productivity Per
AcreDMND0004124
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
Extend West Berkeley Commercial District (C-W) zoning on Gilman Street from Ninth Street further west for a certain number of blocks and enhance the flexibility of C-W
development standards to increase the likelihood of
redevelopment—in coordination with "Keep Innovation in
Berkeley" Council referral (passed on Sept. 13, 2022) that seeks to allow research and development uses in C zones.
Refer $250,000 to the FY 2024-25 budget process for consulting services to assist with the planning process and associated environmental review and economic analyses.
2023-09-19 PLANNING &
DEVELOPMEN
T
Rashi
Kesarwani,
Terry Taplin,
Susan
Wengraf,
Rigel
Robinson
5 5 5 0 1 0 5 0 5
6
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
8 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
IntersectionsDMND00
04057
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
7
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
9 Referral to City
Manager: Equity for
Black Berkeley (E4BB)
InitiativeDMND00041
81 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 communicate the implementation of the following existing and future projects and policies related to E4BB with the E4BB Representative: a. Implementation of Ashby BART TOD; b. Data collection and analysis of the impact of the Preference Policy; c. Implementation of Housing Element, with particular attention in identifying priorities sites for expanding the efficacy of the Preference Policy and what unmet needs may be invested in through the establishment of a non-
governmental organization outside of the City; d. Improvements to establish cultural vibrancy and accessibility in South Berkeley, creating recommendations for what potential EIFD funds can be used towards; e. Growth opportunities to expand the economic 2024-11-19 CITY
MANAGER'S
OFFICE
Jesse
Arreguin
0 0 0 5 4 0 3 2 2
8
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
10 Referral to Implement
State Law AB 43 for
Reduced Speed Limits
on High-Injury
Commercial
CorridorsDMND00040
08 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
9
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
11 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 &
DEVELOPMEN
T
Terry Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
0 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 2
12 Speed Bump
Installation on Russell
St at King Street
(South
Berkeley)DMND0004
163
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
10
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
13 Adding BMC Chapter
13.107, Helping
Achieve Responsible
Development with
Healthcare and
Apprenticeship
Training Standards
(HARD HATS)
OrdinanceDMND0004
099
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 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 5
14 Equitable Safe Streets
and Climate Justice
ResolutionDMND000
4047
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 0 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 5
11
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
15 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
Councilmem
bers
0 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0
16 Residential
Preferential Parking
(RPP) Program
Expansion for West
Berkeley
Neighborhoods
Within Two Blocks of
Commercial
CorridorsDMND00040
53 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
0 5 3 0 1 0 3 0 3
12
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
17 Referral: Southside
Impact Fee Nexus
StudyDMND0004072
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
18 Referral to City
Manager and City
Attorney: Tenant
Habitability Plan and
Amendments to
Relocation
OrdinanceDMND0004
105
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
13
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
19 Berkeley Food Utility
and Access Resilience
Measure
(FARM)DMND000410
9 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 0 3 1 0 3 0 0
20 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 Commission 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 4
14
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
21 Referral to the City
Manager to Establish
a Marina Master Plan
for Parking with a
Consideration for
Establishing a
Waterfront Parking
Benefits
DistrictDMND000399
7 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,
● Discussion of efforts to make it easy and safe for visitors to access the marina by foot, bike, micro-mobility device, and/or public transit.
2022-01-18 Public Works Rashi
Kesarwani,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Terry Taplin,
Rigel
Robinson
0 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 2
15
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
22 Referral: On-Street
Secure Bike
StorageDMND000407
8 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
0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 2
16
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
23 Referral:
Neighborhood-Scale
Commercial
(Robinson)DMND000
4145
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 item as
revised to the City Council with a positive recommendation. 2024-01-16 PLANNING &
DEVELOPMEN
T
Ben
Bartlett,
Terry Taplin
0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
24 Response to Council
Referral: Long Term
Care Facility
OversightDMND0004
154
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
Councilmem
bers
0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0
17
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
25 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
IndividualsDMND000
4188
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
Councilmem
bers
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
18
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
26 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 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, b) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 8758, consider solicitation of state designation for cultural districts in the City of Berkeley. 2. Defer referral of the study and development of an ordinance and implementation plan until later in the process when there is more information regarding the applicable standards and definitions.
2024-12-03 PLANNING &
DEVELOPMEN
T
Terry Taplin,
Sophie
Hahn, Igor
Tregub
0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0
19
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
27 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 Councilmem
bers
0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2
28 Prioritizing
Pedestrians at
IntersectionsDMND00
02584
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 0 4 0 5
29 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
20
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
30 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
31 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 Commission 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1
21
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
32 Referral to Conduct
an Automatic Traffic
Calming Review for
the Area Immediately
Surrounding the
Project at 1201-1205
San Pablo
AvenueDMND000405
8 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
0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
33 Budget Referral: No
Right on Red
SignsDMND0004059
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
22
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
34 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
35 Southside Zoning
AmendmentsDMND0
004135
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
T
Councilmem
bers
0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2
23
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
36 Bird Safe Building
Requirements; Adding
Berkeley Municipal
Code Section
23.304.150DMND000
4106
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
3. 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 &
DEVELOPMEN
T
Councilmem
bers
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
37 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
0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0
24
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
38 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
DevelopmentDMND0
004129
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 &
DEVELOPMEN
T
0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
39 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
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
25
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
40 Conduct a Study on
the City's History of
Discriminatory
Actions in Housing
Policies/ProgramsDM
ND0004111
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
Commission 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
26
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
41 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
27
2025 Final Prioritized List - Raw Scores Attachment 2
2025
Rank
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
42 Referral: Establishing
an Electric Bike
Rebate Program and
Expanding Low-
Income E-Bike
Ownership through
the Climate Equity
Action
FundDMND0004063
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
43 Adopting a temporary
exemption from the
collection of taxes
under BMC Chapter
9.04.136(D): Tax Rate
for Non-Medical and
Medical Cannabis
BusinessesDMND000
4110
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
T
Ben
Bartlett,
Jesse
Arreguin,
Kate
Harrison,
Mark
Humbert
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28