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A N N O T AT E D A G E N D 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
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
6:00 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - MARINA DEL SOL C-202, IXTAPA, ZIHUATANEJO DE AZUETA, 40884, GUERRERO, MÉXICO
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 5617 NW JETTY AVE, LINCOLN CITY 97367
TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - TÜRKMEN MAH. ÜNLÜ SOK. NO. 6 KUŞADASI, AYDIN, TÜRKIYE
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: 6:07 p.m.
Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Tregub, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii
Absent: Bartlett, O’Keefe
Councilmember Bartlett present at 6:10 p.m.
Public Comment: 1 speaker.
Action Calendar – Public Hearings
1. Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2425 Durant, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0008
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing, and upon conclusion adopt a Resolution upholding the appeal and reversing the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) decision to designate the subject property as a City Landmark.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Jordan Klein, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400
Public Testimony: The Mayor opened the public hearing. 5 speakers.
M/S/C (Humbert/Taplin) to close the public hearing.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – O’Keefe.
Action: M/S/C (Kesarwani/Taplin) to adopt Resolution No. 71,904–N.S., including the supplemental material received from the City Manager in the Supplemental Communications Packet 2, upholding the appeal and reversing the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) decision to designate the subject property as a City Landmark.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – O’Keefe, Blackaby.
Councilmember Blackaby absent 7:35 p.m. – 7:37 p.m.
Action Calendar – Public Hearings
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2. Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2138 Kittredge, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0006
From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing, and upon conclusion adopt a Resolution upholding the appeal and reversing the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) decision to designate the subject property as a City Landmark.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Jordan Klein, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400
Public Testimony: The Mayor opened the public hearing. 3 speakers.
M/S/C (Taplin/Tregub) to close the public hearing.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – O’Keefe.
Action: M/S/C (Tregub/Humbert) to adopt Resolution No. 71,905–N.S. upholding the appeal and reversing the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) decision to designate the subject property as a City Landmark.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – O’Keefe.
Recess 8:09 p.m. – 8:20 p.m.
3. Zoning Adjustment Board Appeal: 2655 Shattuck, Use Permit #ZP2024-0057 From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing, and upon conclusion adopt a Resolution denying the appeal and affirming the Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB) decision to approve Use Permit #ZP2024-0057 to demolish a one-story, 8,185- square-foot, non-residential building and construct an eight-story (85 feet), 84,399- square-foot mixed-use residential building containing 97 dwelling units (including ten Very Low-Income Density Bonus qualifying units), 2,117 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 41 vehicle parking space, on a 23,527 square foot lot.
Financial Implications: None
Contact: Jordan Klein, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400
Public Testimony: The Mayor opened the public hearing. 19 speakers.
M/S/C (Taplin/Humbert) to close the public hearing.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – O’Keefe.
Action: M/S/C (Kesarwani/Humbert) to adopt Resolution No. 71,906–N.S. denying the appeal and affirming the Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB) decision to approve Use Permit #ZP2024-0057 to demolish a one-story, 8,185-square-foot, non- residential building and construct an eight-story (85 feet), 84,399-square-foot mixed- use residential building containing 97 dwelling units (including ten Very Low-Income Density Bonus qualifying units), 2,117 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 41 vehicle parking space, on a 23,527 square foot lot.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – O’Keefe.
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Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Taplin/Tregub) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, Blackaby, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – O’Keefe.
Adjourned at 10:03 p.m.
Communications
Item #3: Zoning Adjustment Board Appeal: 2655 Shattuck, Use Permit #ZP2024- 0057
1. Marianne Sluis
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
Item #3: Zoning Adjustment Board Appeal: 2655 Shattuck, Use Permit #ZP2024-0057
2. Jonathan Streeter
3. Elizabeth Ditmars
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
Item #1: Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2425 Durant, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0008
4. Supplemental agenda material submitted by the Planning & Development Department
Item #1: Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2425 Durant, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0008
Item #2: Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2138 Kittredge, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0006
5. Thalia Lubin (2)
6. Ellen Goldblatt
7. Sharon Entwistle
8. Harry Delmer
9. Emily Fox
10. Joan Hart
11. Virginia Jansen
12. Bill Grove
13. Doris Fulder Nassiry
14. Maxine Risley
15. Leah Shelleda
16. Deborah Finch
17. Jerri Holan
18. Tobey M. Wiebe
19. Leila Moncharsh on behalf of the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association
20. Isaac Warshauer on behalf of the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (4)
21. John Brennan
22. Gillian Bagwell
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23. Dahlia Armon
24. Stephanie Manning
25. Dan Slobin
26. Phil Allen
27. John Hitchen
28. Harvey Smith
29. Krishna Shekhawat
30. Michael Barglow
Item #3: Zoning Adjustment Board Appeal: 2655 Shattuck, Use Permit #ZP2024-0057
31. Elizabeth Riddle
32. Mark Goudy
33. Charlotte Shimura
34. Sally Bean
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2425 Durant, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0008
35. Presentation submitted by the Planning & Development Department Item #2: Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2138 Kittredge, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0006
36. Presentation submitted by the Planning & Development Department Item #3: Zoning Adjustment Board Appeal: 2655 Shattuck, Use Permit #ZP2024- 0057
37. Presentation submitted by the Planning & Development Department
38. Charles Kassier
39. Nicholas Eckenwiler on behalf of the California Housing Defense Fund Item #1: Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2425 Durant, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0008
Item #2: Landmarks Preservation Commission Appeal: 2138 Kittredge, Landmark application #LMIN2024-0006
Item #3: Zoning Adjustment Board Appeal: 2655 Shattuck, Use Permit #ZP2024- 0057
40. Robert Kehlmann
41. Gale Garcia
42. Gerhard Blendstrup
43. Dan Slobin
44. Ann Pagliaro
45. Judith Thomas
46. Paul T. Roberts
47. Robert Johnson
48. Deborah Green (2)
49. Holly M. Smith
50. Jane McKinne-Mayer
51. Steven Schuyler
52. Lorraine Lerman
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53. Amy Di Costanzo
54. Brandon Ice
55. Lynn Zamarra
56. Jane Goodwin
57. Hal and Turi Reynolds
Miscellaneous
58. Ryan Lau on behalf of AC Transit