Tuesday, April 15, 2025 ANNOTATED AGENDA Page 1
AN N O T AT E D AGE N D A
S P E CI AL M E E T I NG O F THE
B E R K E LE Y CI T Y C O U N CIL
Tuesday, April 15, 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
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 4:06 p.m.
Present: O’Keefe, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii
Absent: Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub
Councilmember Kesarwani present at 4:09 p.m.
Councilmember Taplin present at 4:09 p.m.
Councilmember Tregub present at 4:10 p.m.
Councilmember Bartlett present at 4:10 p.m.
Action Calendar – New Business
1. Adoption of CALFIRE Map and Additional Areas Designated as the City of Berkeley Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee) From: City Manager
Recommendation:
1. Adopt first reading of an Ordinance to designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) within the Local Responsibility Area as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) pursuant to Government Code Section 51178, and
2. Designate areas not identified as Very High and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones by the State Fire Marshal, as Very High, and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of Government Code Section 51182 are necessary for effective fire protection within the area.
Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the item to City Council with a positive recommendation.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: David Sprague, Fire, (510) 981-3473
Action Calendar – New Business
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2. Modification and Adoption of Berkeley Fire Code Local Amendments (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee)
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
1. Adopt the first reading of an Ordinance which proposes to amend certain portions of Section 19.48.020 of the Berkeley Municipal Code (“Amendments to the California Fire Code”);
2. Adopt a Resolution setting forth findings as to local conditions applicable to the revised portions of Section 19.48.020 that require more stringent standards than those provided by the 2022 California Fire Code (“CFC”) and amending Resolution No. 70,611–N.S.;
3. In compliance with state law on adopting such codes by reference, hold a public hearing following the first reading, and before the second reading, and schedule the second reading and public hearing for May 6, 2025.
Policy Committee Recommendation: To send the item to City Council with a positive recommendation.
Financial Implications: Staff time
Contact: David Sprague, Fire, (510) 981-3473
Action: M/S/C (Blackaby/Humbert) to accept revised material from the City Manager on Item 1 and Item 2.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, O’Keefe, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Bartlett, Tregub.
Action: 48 speakers. M/S/C (Blackaby/Humbert) to:
1. Adopt first reading of Ordinance No. 7,958–N.S. as written in the revised materials submitted at the meeting to designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) within the Local Responsibility Area as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) pursuant to Government Code Section 51178.
Second reading scheduled for May 6, 2025.
2. Designate areas not identified as Very High and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones by the State Fire Marshal, as Very High, and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of Government Code Section 51182 are necessary for effective fire protection within the area.
3. Adopt first reading of Ordinance No. 7,959–N.S. as written in the revised materials submitted at the meeting to amend certain portions of Section 19.48.020 of the Berkeley Municipal Code (“Amendments to the California Fire Code”). Second reading scheduled for May 6, 2025.
4. Adopt Resolution No. 71,710–N.S. setting forth findings as to local conditions applicable to the revised portions of Section 19.48.020 that require more stringent standards than those provided by the 2022 California Fire Code (“CFC”) and amending Resolution No. 70,611–N.S.
5. Schedule the second reading and public hearing for May 6, 2025.
Vote: All Ayes.
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Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Taplin/Tregub) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
Communications
Item #1: Adoption of CALFIRE Map and Additional Areas Designated as the City of Berkeley Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee)
1. Scott Murray
2. Jason Warriner
3. Robert Godes
4. Roger and Zoe Hill
5. Dr Bruce Feingold
Item #2: Modification and Adoption of Berkeley Fire Code Local Amendments (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee)
6. Robert and Frederica Breuer
7. Ann Hoyer
8. Lisa Titus
9. Patricia and Michael Henry
10. Greg Murphy
11. Miriam Nathanson
12. Kuniko Weltin-Wu and Hung-His Wu
13. Joan MacQuarrie
14. Krista Denton
15. David Cumpton and David Folzenlogen
16. Linda Friedman
17. Joan Lester
18. Ruth Langridge
19. John Hitchen
20. Elizabeth Shedd
21. Miki Tal
22. Margaret Cullen
23. Pamela Montanaro
24. Shivaom
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item #1: Adoption of CALFIRE Map and Additional Areas Designated as the City of Berkeley Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee)
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Item #2: Modification and Adoption of Berkeley Fire Code Local Amendments (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee)
25. Sheila Krystal
26. Mary-Louise Hansen
27. Jane Terjung
28. Nancy and Daniel Manheim
29. Nancy Yaple
30. Scott Murray
31. Connie Field
32. Katherine Hansen
33. Jane Hausauer
34. Lota and Mac Rygiel
35. Heidi Hartman
36. Janice Thomas
37. Nicole Fouladi
38. Candace Hyde-Wang
39. Randall and Kathleen Gee
40. Ruth Ehrenkrantz
41. Thelma Tajirian
42. Sowmya Swaminathan
43. Leah and John Rosenthal
44. Norman Vance
45. Roger and Zoe Hill
46. Margaret Cullen
47. Ethan Karp and Sue Lynn Thomas
48. Alistair Sinclair and Nataliya Libina
49. Alfred Twu
50. Anil Aswani
51. Karen Eisenstadt
52. Cindy Rosenthal
53. Mike Travis and Linda Skory
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: Adoption of CALFIRE Map and Additional Areas Designated as the City of Berkeley Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee)
54. Revised agenda material submitted by David Sprague
Item #2: Modification and Adoption of Berkeley Fire Code Local Amendments (Reviewed by the Public Safety Committee)
55. Revised agenda material submitted by David Sprague
56. Presentation submitted by the Fire Department
57. Lynne Clenfield and Ellen Pasternack
58. Ian Meyers
59. Krishen Laetsch
60. Johanna Nichols
61. Laura Graham
62. Eric Weaver
63. Phillip Price
64. Jane Terjung (3)
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65. Maria Sakovich
66. Vanessa Drake Moraga
67. Joan H Hollinger
68. CV Deering
69. Jeffrey Heller
70. Carol H. Reitan
71. Richard Laden (2)
72. Isabelle Gaston
73. Rebecca Mills
74. Samson
75. William Callow
76. Nancy Gillette
77. Michel Thouati
78. Mary Pat Farrell
79. Shawna Hartman Brotsky
80. Chuck and Martha Cornwall
81. Bob and Irene Byrne
82. Bob Flasher
83. Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
84. Katherine Ritter
85. Monika Weis
86. Susan Bailey
87. Jenny Wenk
88. Tim Frederick
89. Joan Diamond
90. Wendy Pulling
91. Dan Lieberman
92. Travis Longcore and John Harte
93. Lisa Brunet
94. David Johnson
95. Schuyler Bailey
96. Nancy Riddle
97. Peter S. Bailey
98. Elizabeth Sharf
99. Brent Blackaby
100. Stephanie Henkle
101. Kester Watters
102. Mary Lee Noonan
103. Yakov Wiegmann
104. Sara Sanderson
105. Sonya Baehr and Tom Jones
106. Sybil Hatch
107. Manuela Albuquerque
108. Michael Walden and Judith Schelly
109. Nenelle Bunnin
110. Jonathan Eden
111. Carly Loveman
112. Barbara Gilbert
113. Phebe Fletcher