Berkeley City Council
March 24, 2026

Mills Act Contract – 2845 Woolsey Street CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

On November 18, 2025, the Berkeley City Council adopted Resolution No. 72,048-N.S., which paused the City of Berkeley’s Mills Act program including the processing of new contract applications submitted after November 19, 2025. This application was filed prior to the enaction date of November 19, 2025.

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
In order to qualify for Mills Act consideration, 1) the property must qualify as historic; 2) the contract must adequately meet the requirements for Mills Act contracts; and 3) the type of improvements outlined in the work plan must meet the City standards, which require that tax savings be used according to the rules and regulations outlined in the Act.

The property located at 2845 Woolsey Street is eligible for the Mills Act contract because it was designated as Structure of Merit on April 3, 2025.

The contract
template has been reviewed by the City Attorney's Office for conformance to all relevant City and State
regulations. The contract includes a comprehensive work plan that the property owner has agreed to complete within the ten-year contract period (see Attachment 3). The work plan provides for the “preservation of the qualified historical property and, when necessary, restoration and rehabilitation of the property to conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the United States Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and the State Historical Building Code” (California Government Code Section 50281(b)(1)).

After contracts are recorded, monitoring is required to occur at least every five years to verify progress on the approved work plan. Monitoring includes an examination of the exterior and interior (if necessary based on the work plan) of the property.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE IMPACTS
Approval of the contract would encourage historic resource rehabilitation, materials conservation, and construction and demolition waste diversion.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
The Council may choose to approve the contract or deny the contract approval if it determined that it did not satisfy the requirements of the Mills Act.

CONTACT PERSON
Jordan Klein, Director, Planning and Development Department, 510-981-7534 Sarah Price, Principal Planner/LPC Interim-Secretary, 510-981-7414

Mills Act Contract – 2845 Woolsey Street CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Notice of Decision, Landmark Designation for 2845 Woolsey Street, effective date June 18, 2025

3. Rehabilitation Plan, dated May 30, 2025

4. LPC Staff Report, September 4, 2025

Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MILLS ACT CONTRACT AND

ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS WITH MICHAEL PEARSON AND ANNETTE

BLUM PEARSON, FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2845 WOOLSEY, IN RETURN FOR THE OWNER TO

OBTAIN A PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION
WHEREAS, on February 24, 1998, the Berkeley City Council adopted Resolution No. 59,355-N.S. which authorized the use of Mills Act contracts; and WHEREAS, on April 3, 2025, the property at 2845 Woolsey was designated as a City of Berkeley Structure of Merit, which renders it eligible to take advantage of the Mills Act; and WHEREAS, on September 4, October 6, and November 6, 2025, the Landmarks Preservation Commission reviewed the proposed projects listed in the Mills Act Contract Application for 2845 Woolsey, and failed to make a motion recommending that the City Council enter into a Mills Act contract with the property owner; and WHEREAS, the City of Berkeley Mills Act program requires each contract to receive final approval of the City Council and signed by the City Manager; and WHEREAS, the City Council, in light of all evidence, finds that the contract is consistent with the purposes of the Mills Act program.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a Mills Act Contract and any necessary amendments with Michael Pearson and Annette Blum Pearson for the maintenance and restoration of the historic property located at 2845 Woolsey and in return offer a property tax reduction for a period of at least ten years, with a recorded copy of such contract and amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Alameda County Clerk- Recorder.

L ANDMARKS

P RESERVATIO N

C OMMISSIO N
Notice of Decision
DATE OF BOARD DECISION: April 3, 2025

DATE NOTICE MAI
LED: June 2, 2025
APPEAL PERIOD EXPIRATION: June 17, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE (Barring Appeal or Certification): June 18, 20251 2845 Woolsey Street – Norton Family House
Landmark application #LMIN2024-0008 for the consideration of City Landmark or Structure of Merit designation status for a residential property constructed in 1908 (APN 052-1563-006-00).

The Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of Berkeley, after conducting a public hearing, APPROVED the following designation:
• Structure of Merit designation
• Applicant: Cait
lin Hibma
Left Coast Architectural History
P.

O. Box 70415
Richmond, CA 94807
• Property Owner: Michael Pearson
2169 Folsom Street M301
San F
rancisco, CA 94110
ZONING DISTRICT: Restricted Two-Fa
mily Residential District (R-2)
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STATUS: Categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061.(b)(3) Review fo r Exemptions.
1 Pursuant to BMC Chapter 3.24, the City Council may “certify” any decision of the LPC for review, which has the same effect as an appeal. In most cases, the Council must certify the LPC decision during the 14-day appeal period. However, pursuant to BMC Section 1.04.070, if any portion of the appeal period falls within a Council recess, the deadline for Council certification is suspended until the first Council meeting after the recess, plus the number of days of the appeal period that occurred during the recess, minus one day. If there is no appeal or certification, the Permit becomes effective the day after the certification deadline has passed.

ATTACHMENT 2

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF DECISION
#LMIN2025-0001
2845 Woolsey Street
June 2, 2025

The application materials for this project is available online at:
https://berkeleyca.gov/construction-development/land-use-development/zoning-projects or https://permits.cityofberkeley.info/CitizenAccess/Default.aspx

FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND APPLICATION MATERIALS ARE

ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE

COMMISSION VO
TE: 7-0-0-1 (Note: one vacancy)

YES: CRANDALL, ENCHILL, FINACOM, GREENE, MONTGOMERY, ORBUCH,

SCHWARTZ

NO: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

ABSENT: PLESE

TO APPEAL THIS DECISION (see Section 3.24.300 of the Berkeley Municipal Code):

To appeal a decision of the Landmarks Preservation Commission to the City Council you must:

1. Submit a letter clearly and concisely setting forth the grounds for the appeal to the City Clerk, located at 2180 Milvia Street, 1
st Floor, Berkeley. The City Clerk’s telephone
number is (510) 981-6900.
a. Pursuant to BMC Section 3.24.300.A, an appeal may be taken to the City Council by the application of the owners of the property or their authorized agents, or by the application of at least fifty residents of the City aggrieved or affected by any determination of the commission made under the provisions of Chapter 3.24.

2. Submit the required fee (checks and money orders must be payable to ‘City of Berkeley’):
a. The basic fee for persons other than the applicant is $1,500. This fee may be reduced to $500 if the appeal is signed by persons who lease or own at least 50 percent of the parcels or dwelling units within 300 feet of the project site, or at least 25 such persons (not including dependent children), whichever is less. Signatures collected per the filing requirement in BMC Section 3.24.300.A may be counted towards qualifying for the reduced fee, so long as the signers are qualified. The individual filing the appeal must clearly denote which signatures are to be counted towards qualifying for the reduced fee.
b. The fee for appeals of affordable housing projects (defined as projects which provide 50 percent or more affordable units for households earning 80% or less of Area Median Income) is $500, which may not be reduced.
c. The fee for all appeals by Applicants is $6,000.

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF DECISION
#LMIN2025-0001
2845 Woolsey Street
June 2, 2025

3. The appeal must be received prior to 5:00 p.m. on the "APPEAL PERIOD EXPIRATION" date shown above (if the close of the appeal period falls on a weekend or holiday, then the appeal period expires the following business day).

If no appeal is received, the landmark permit will be final on the first business day following expiration of the appeal period.

NOTICE CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS:

If you object to this decision, the following requirements and restrictions apply:

1. If you challenge this decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Landmarks Preservation Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

2. You must appeal to the City Council within fifteen (15) days after the Notice of Decision of the action of the Landmarks Preservation Commission is mailed. It is your obligation to notify the Land Use Planning Division in writing of your desire to receive a Notice of Decision when it is completed.

3. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6(b) and Government Code Section 65009(c)(1), no lawsuit challenging a City Council decision, as defined by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6(e), regarding a use permit, variance or other permit may be filed more than ninety (90) days after the date the decision becomes final, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6(b). Any lawsuit not filed within that ninety (90) day period will be barred.

4. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66020(d)(1), notice is hereby given to the applicant that the 90-day protest period for any fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions included in any permit approval begins upon final action by the City, and that any challenge must be filed within this 90-day period.

5. If you believe that this decision or any condition attached to it denies you any reasonable economic use of the subject property, was not sufficiently related to a legitimate public purpose, was not sufficiently proportional to any impact of the project, or for any other reason constitutes a “taking” of property for public use without just compensation under the California or United States Constitutions, your appeal of this decision must include the following information:

A. That this belief is a basis of your appeal.

B. Why you believe that the decision or condition constitutes a "taking" of property as set forth above.

C. All evidence and argument in support of your belief that the decision or condition constitutes a “taking” as set forth above.

If you do not do so, you will waive any legal right to claim that your property has been taken, both before the City Council and in court.

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF DECISION
#LMIN2025-0001
2845 Woolsey Street
June 2, 2025

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Communications to Berkeley boards, commissions or committees 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 a City board, commission or committee, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e- mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service or in person to the secretary of the relevant board, commission or committee. 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 secretary to the relevant board, co mmission or committee for further information.

FURT
HER INFORMATION:

Questions about the project should be directed to the Commission Secretary at (510) 981-7410 or [email protected]. A ll project application mat erials may be viewed at the Permit Service Center (Zoning counter), 1947 Center Street, 3rd Fl., during regular business hours.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Findings for Approval

2. Application Materials
ATTEST:

Anne Hersch, Secretary
Landmarks Preservation Commission

cc: City Clerk
Caitlin Hibma, Left Coast Architectural History, P.O. Box 70415, Richmond, CA 94807 Michael Pearson, 2169 Folsom Street M301, San Francisco, CA 94110

Attachment 1 , Part 2
Findings for Designation
APRIL 3, 2025
2845 Woolsey Street – Norton Family House
Landmark application #LMIN2025-0001 for the consideration of City Landmark or Structure of Merit designation status for a residential property constructed in 1908 (APN 052-1563-006-00)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Structure of Merit designation of the property at 2845 Woolsey Street.

CEQA FINDINGS

1. The project is found to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code §21000, et seq.) pursuant to Section 15061.b.3 of the CEQA Guidelines (activities that can be seen with certainty to have no significant effect on the environment).

LANDMARK PRESERVATION ORIDNANCE FINDINGS

1. P ursuant to Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Section 3.24.110(B)(2)(c) of the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (LPO), the Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of Berkeley (Commission) finds that the property at 2845 Woolsey Street meets the designation criterion for Structure of Merit because it is a good example of architectural design in the First Bay Tradition style. It also exemplifies one of the best surviving examples of the prominent Bay Area architecture firm Newsom & Newsom.

The house retains a sufficient degree of architectural features representative of its historical design including: plan, form, exterior materials, detailing, and fenestration pattern that represent distinctive aspects of First Bay Tradition architecture and the work of Newsom & Newsom.

FEATURES TO BE PRESERVED

This designation shall apply to the subject property and the following distinguishing features of the property shall be preserved, and missing features shall be restored to the extent possible:

Property
• Location at northwest corner of Woolsey Street and Claremont Avenue. • Cast stone (concrete) perimeter retaining wall.

Residence
• Large front setback at northeast corner of the lot.
• Two-story height.
• Hip roof with flared, overhanging eaves.

FINDINGS for DESIGNATION 2845 Woolsey Street

• Second story overhang with sloped profile.
• Wood architectural features expressing structure:
o Rafter tails;
o M olded rafter ends;
o M olded modillions beneath eaves.
• W ood architectural details:
o W ood trim at second story and cornice line;
o E xterior wood trim at windows.
• Original window openings on south, east, and elevations. • Original leaded-glass windows.
• Projecting bays and associated three-part window openings. • Wood planter boxes at second-story windows fronting Woolsey Street.

DATE STAMP HERE
Land Use Planning 2120 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510.981.7410 TDD: 510.981.6903 Fax: 510.981.7420 Email:

[email protected]

Land Use Planning 2120 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510.981.7410 TDD: 510.981.6903 Fax: 510.981.7420 Email: [email protected]

Project Address: ___________________________________________Zone: ___________________

Project Description: ________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________ Date Use Permit or Zoning Permit was applied for: _________________ Associated Permit number: _____________________

Property Owner Name (Print) ____________________________________________________________ Owner's Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone # ___________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________ Applicant Name (Print)  SAME as Above: ________________________________________________ Applicant's Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone # __________________________________ E-mail: ____________________________

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that the information above and in any attachments hereto, is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Applicant Signature: Date:

Owner’s Signature: Date:

Does the project include: No Yes Handout / Application Requirement

1. Demolition of, or exterior modifications to, a designated City of Berkeley landmark, structure of merit, or structure in a historic district?
  Refer to the “Landmark Preservation
Commission: Structural Alteration Permit
and Design Review Submittal
Requirements”

2. Application to designate a landmark, structure of merit or historic district?
  Refer to the “Landmark, Structure of Merit
or Historic District Designation Form”
Landmarks
Application Form

Effective April 3, 2013

For: ____ Alteration / Sign Permit
____ Landmark Designation

Intake Planner ____________________

X
2845 Woolsey Street
Caitlin Hibma, Left Coast Architectural History
PO Box 70415
Richmond, CA. 94807
(415) 745-1906 [email protected] n/a
n/a
12/16/2024
X
X
Application for Landmark designation.

Attachment 1, Part 3

City of Berkeley
Ordinance #4694 N.S.

LANDMARK APPLICATION
________________________________________________________________

1. Street Address 2845 Woolsey Street
City Berkeley
County Alameda
Zip 94705

2. Assessor's Parcel Number: 52-1563-15
Block and Lot: Block 1563, Lot 15
Tract: Parkside Claremont
Dimensions: 100' (southwest) x 95' (southeast) x 113' (northeast) x 99.65' (northwest) Cross Streets: Woolsey Street and Claremont Avenue

3. Is property on the State Historic Resource Inventory? No Is property on the Berkeley Urban Conservation Survey? Yes Form # 11425

4. Application for Landmark includes:
a. Building: Yes (1) Garden: No Other features: No
b. Landscape or Open Space: No
c. Historic Site: No
d. District: No
e. Other: No

5. Historic Name: F.B. Norton House
Commonly Known Name: None

6. Date of Construction: 1908
a. Factual: Yes
Source of Information: Daily Pacific Builder, 18 May 1908

7. Architects: Newsom & Newsom (Samuel, Sidney, and Noble Newsom) Architecture was the Newsom family trade, with two generations of brothers and sons collaborating on some of the Bay Area's, and California's, best know architecture of the late-19th and early-20th centuries.

The Newsom family came to Oakland from Canada in 1860; a horticultural nurseryman, his wife, and eight children. Eldest son, John, was apprenticed to an architect by 18701 and, eventually, four of the five Newsom sons gravitated toward that profession. By 1880, Thomas, Samuel, and Joseph C. Newsom were all listed as architects in census records.

None of the Newsom brothers appear to have been formally educated as architects, but gained their training through apprenticeships and from each other.

The four Newsom brothers initially worked together, but in 1878, Samuel and Joseph went out on their own, naming their practice Newsom & Newsom, which became a much better- known and widely-respected firm than that of their brothers'.2 They began in San Francisco, but by 1884, had moved their practice back to their hometown of Oakland. A few years later, they opened an office in Los Angeles and Joseph C. Newsom relocated to Southern California to lead it.

Newsom & Newsom's work initially focused on Victorian architectural styles, especially Queen Anne, and was known for being elaborately decorative, although it was primarily designed for middle-class clients. They designed around 650 buildings ranging from single- family houses to apartments and hotels. They designed the iconic Carson Mansion in Eureka, California (1884-1886), the original Berkeley City Hall (1884), the T.H. Boyd House in Eureka (1884), the 30-room Pinney House hotel in Sierra Madre (1887), and the Sessions House in Los Angeles (1888).3 A number of their works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or otherwise designated as significant historical landmarks.

Maintaining offices at opposite ends of the state ultimately resulted in Samuel and Joseph parting ways professionally in 1888, with Joseph continuing his own solo-practice in Los Angeles. For a time, from 1889 to 1901, Samuel partnered with Frederick Herman Meyer, under the name of Newsom & Meyer. During that time, in 1893, Samuel's son Sidney joined his father's practice, becoming the second generation of Newsoms in architecture.

He was 16 years old at the time and the initial arrangement was likely an apprenticeship of sorts, as he also trained with various architecture firms on the East Coast before returning to the Newsom firm full-time.4 In 1906, after graduating from U.C. Berkeley's school of architecture, Samuel's second son, Noble Newsom, joined the firm, which had returned to being known as Newsom & Newsom.

As father and sons worked together around the turn of the twentieth century, the firm's design aesthetics evolved along with prevailing architectural fashions, away from the Victorian and toward newly popular styles like Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean Revival, French Provincial, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman. In 1905, their wildly fanciful and overstated design of Gilroy City Hall seems to illustrate this transition, while also symbolizing a “last hurrah” as they moved away from the decorative exuberance of the Victorian period and toward more quietly understated houses of high quality and 1 U.S. Federal Census, 1870.
2 Daniella Thompson, “Berkeley’s City Hall Was Inspired by a Mairie on the Loire,” http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/city_hall.html. 3 Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), “Newsom and Newsom, Architects,” https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/partners/446/. 4 David Weinstein, “Quiet Pleasures, Newsom brothers created homes with a timeless appeal,” San Francisco Chronicle, 5 February 2005.

highly-livable designs. By then, the Newsom & Newsom name had become prominent and popular. Their clients included the affluent as much as the middle-class.5 Samuel Newsom died of a coronary while onboard a ferry from San Francisco to Alameda on the first of September 1908; just three and a half months after the building contract for the house at 2845 Woolsey Street was published.6 Presumably, he never saw the finished house. Sidney and Noble continued in business without their father and Newsom & Newsom continued to be known for high-quality residential design that followed current architectural tastes, but often playfully mixed styles while using restraint in applying historical details. Later Newsom & Newsom buildings were noted to have relatively symmetrical forms and simple rooflines, lending to the sense of understated luxury that became the firm's signature aesthetic.7
In 1911, Newsom & Newsom designed the Berkeley Inn at 2501 Haste Street, a four-story brick Classical Revival building, which was damaged by fires and eventually demolished in 1990. Prior to its destruction it was the only Newsom & Newsom building to be designated as a City of Berkeley Landmark (#118).

Both Newsom brothers served in World War I, applying their building expertise in the Army Corps of Engineers. Like many other architects and builders, they brought back a new appreciation for Old World architecture that inspired further design work in European- influenced revival styles. Post-War, Archie Newsom (no relation) joined the firm as an interior architect and designer. With skyrocketing reputations, the Newsoms were in demand by clients like the Ghirardellis (of chocolate fame) and the Hills (of Hills Coffee), many of whom commissioned houses in wealthy enclaves like Piedmont. Both brothers eventually designed houses for themselves in or near Piedmont.8 Sidney was a partner in the firm until the Depression, when business slowed drastically and he retired to Walnut Creek. Noble and Archie Newsom continued the firm, designing some grand houses that belied the economic hardships of the 1930s. In 1933, Noble fractured his skull in a car accident, but survived. When World War II erupted, he joined the war effort as a designer at the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond. During the war years, Sidney died of a stroke at the age of 65. Noble had hopes of reopening a Newsom & Newsom office in San Francisco after the war, but died only a few short days after the Kaiser Shipyards closed in 1945 and never got back to private practice. He was 58.9 The house at 2845 Woolsey Street, built in 1908, was designed during a brief period when the Newsom & Newsom firm consisted of both generations of the Newsom family (from 1893 to 1908); father Samuel, and sons Sidney and Noble. One or all three of the Newsoms may have had input in the house's design.

Other Berkeley residential buildings designed by Newsom & Newsom during that period or later (when Sidney and Noble made up the partnership, 1908 to the 1930s), include:
 45 El Camino Real; 1907, First Bay Tradition
 2540 (2538) Ellsworth; 1908, First Bay Tradition
 2241 Parker Street; 1908, First Bay Tradition
 2815 Benvenue Ave.; 1908, Craftsman Bungalow
5 David Weinstein.
6 Daily Pacific Builder, 18 May 1908.
7 David Weinstein.
8 David Weinstein.
9 David Weinstein. Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD).

 3121 Claremont Ave.; 1909, First Bay Tradition
 20 Hillcrest Road; 1909, First Bay Tradition/Craftsman  1749 Allston Way; 1912, Craftsman
 2610-1612 Parker St.; 1913, altered, possibly First Bay Tradition  3201 Claremont Ave.; 1914, Classical Revival
 1924 Yosemite Road; 1916, Tudor Revival
 1923 Thousand Oaks Blvd.; 1922, Classical Revival
 1963 Yosemite Road; 1925, Tudor Revival, altered
 38 Somerset Place; 1925, Spanish Colonial Revival
 1430 Le Roy Ave.; 1928, Spanish Colonial/Monterey Colonial Revival  686 San Fernando Ave.; 1930, Tudor Revival
 702 San Luis Road; 1931, style unknown10
Three of these houses were built the same year as the house at 2845 Woolsey Street and in the First Bay Tradition style, but with markedly different character. The following year and in 1914, Newsom & Newsom designed three houses within the same neighborhood as the subject house; two in a First Bay Tradition aesthetic, the latter in the Classical Revival style. This suggests that the house at 2845 Woolsey Street could have influenced some nearby neighbors to commission Newsom & Newsom for their Parkside Claremont or Uplands neighborhood homes. From 1913 onward, Newsom & Newsom's designs began a marked move away from the First Bay Tradition and Craftsman aesthetics, toward Revival styles of later popularity.

8. Builder: Henry Newton
In addition to identifying the house's architects, the Daily Pacific Builder building contract notice for the property identifies the builder; Henry Newton. The notice and a 1909 Oakland city directory indicate that Newton was based in downtown Oakland, with an office in the Bacon Building. A city directory from 1908 specifies that he was employed as the manager of the Newton-Sanford Construction Company. No census records or other vital information were found to provide a biographical account of Newton.

Around the time that he was building the house at 2845 Woolsey Street, the Daily Pacific Builder notes a few other projects that the Newton-Sanford Construction Company completed, including two four- and five-room bungalows in Berkeley (10 January 1907); a 24 bungalow tract in Fruitvale (11 April 1908); and a two-story mixed use building containing three shops and 15-room flats on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland (1 June 1908).

In February 1908, they built a house at 81 Hillcrest Road, nearby the subject house.

9. Style: First Bay Tradition
Stylistically, the house at 2845 Woolsey Street can be classified as First Bay Tradition. The 10 This list represents a sampling of properties designed by Newsom & Newsom, as identified on Berkeley Architectural Heritage's “41 Walking Tours” (2009) index; https://berkeleyheritage.com/docs/41_Walking_Tours.index.pdf Other Newsom & Newsom designs likely exist in Berkeley beyond what is listed here.

Bay Tradition was an ongoing regional architectural trend spanning from around 1880 through the 1960s, and was the only dominant regional style of architecture to emerge in the San Francisco Bay Area. Buildings of the Bay Tradition can be classified within three different periods, but the designs of each period tended to perpetuate the common characteristics of modest, straightforward, distinctive design that responded to the Bay Area's climate, geography, and relatively informal cultural attitudes. The First Bay Tradition style was a derivation of the East Coast's Shingle style, while the Second Bay Tradition style was inspired by the International and Ranch styles, and the Third Bay Tradition style was a synthesis of the earlier two that combined rustic materials with strikingly modern forms. The stylistic trend as a whole was noted and perpetuated by publications of the day, such as Architect and Engineer, Sunset magazine, California's Arts & Architecture, Magazine of Art, and Pencil Points.11
The First Bay Tradition style was popular around the turn of the twentieth century, between about 1880 and 1917. “The houses of the Eastern Shingle Style with their large living areas and wide openings between rooms, when mixed with the Craftsmen [sic], Swiss Chalet, some Queen Anne and Art Nouveau Styles with a Japanese influence in detailing, formed the basis of the work of early practitioners in the San Francisco Bay region.” 12 Bay Area architects such as Ernest Coxhead, Willis Polk, John Galen Howard, Bernard Maybeck, and Julia Morgan were known for honing the style. The aesthetic is in great evidence and beloved in Berkeley, where it is commonly referred to using the “brown shingle” moniker, which simply referenced the often unpainted wood shingle cladding, although painted shingle can also qualify for the First Bay Tradition classification. Houses of the First Bay Tradition style are characterized by:
 Tall narrow profiles of 2-3 stories
 Asymmetrical plans and facade organization that includes projecting and recessed bays and porches
 Prominent porches
 Steeply pitched roofs with gable and gambrel forms, often with cross-gables and dormers  Wood windows with small divided lights and double-hung or casement sashes  Wood shingle cladding, sometimes incorporating wavy patterns or diamonds  Wall planes that flare and/or overhang at the bottom, especially between stories; or that bulge or bow above windows
 Tall, prominent brick chimneys and other brick elements; brick is often of the clinker variety  Ornamentation that tends toward the Classical or Gothic, applied in an eclectic way that referenced no style directly but created an overarching historical sense At 2845 Woolsey Street, the house's mixture of shingled aesthetics dating to 1908, places it within the appropriate time period and stylistic genres to be considered First Bay Tradition. As is said of Bay Tradition buildings of all sub-types, “although they have certain common characteristics... every good Bay Region house is unique in design. This is because each one, unlike most U.S. homes, represents a tailor-made solution to the particular living problems of the owner.”13 Therefore, a wide range of aesthetic influences are typically present in Bay Tradition buildings and can account for the subject house's mixture of Shingle, Craftsman, Tudor, Classical Revival, American Four Square, even 11 San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design, 1935-1970, Context Statement (2010)
12 Lester Walker, American Shelter (New York: Overlook Press, 1996) 192. 13 “San Francisco Houses: They embody a new U.S. Regional architecture,” Life Magazine, 5 September 1949.

Prairie styles, all of which amount to an eclectic and unique First Bay Tradition design that Newsom & Newsom likely crafted with strong input of the Norton family who would live in it.

The form of the house differs somewhat from the identified tall narrow profile, but does not detract substantially from the overall aesthetic. It is two stories high and has a regular, rectangular plan that results in a less asymmetrical plan and less articulated facades. The more boxy massing can be attributed to Classical and American Four Square influences, however. Projecting bays, bay windows, the (original but currently not-extant) recessed second story balcony/porch at the northeast corner, and the main entry porch all lend to subtle articulations that are typical to the First Bay Tradition style. The entry porch's prominent and obvious visual indication of a formal entrance to the house is also characteristically First Bay Tradition.

The hip roof, though relatively shallowly pitched, has distinctly flared eaves that make strong reference to the Japanese influences described, and the prominent, decoratively shaped, exposed rafter tails at the eaves are either – or both – distinctly Craftsman and referential to Classical modillions, as are the projecting shaped beam ends between stories.

Most of the current windows are not original, but maintain a double-hung configuration typical of the style. Original windows are known to have been multi-lite-over-one double hung sashes with vertical muntins, extremely appropriate to the First Bay Tradition style.

Also extremely appropriate to the aesthetic is the three-part, diamond pattern, leaded glass feature window on the rear (west) facade that relates to the interior stair.

Of course, the house's wood shingle siding is a strong indicator its First Bay Tradition identity, and includes the characteristic flared shingle-work at the base of the second story walls. Other typical ornamental elements include traditional wood moldings; pronounced trim around openings, especially with prominent hoods and projecting sills; decorative flower boxes, which were an often-borrowed signature of Maybeck's work; and original but no longer extant Classical balustrades and diamond pattern railings at the porch. A clinker brick chimney is also present, tall and slender, and although placed less prominently on the rear facade, is quite visible from the street.

10. Original Owners: F.B. Norton
Original Use: Single-family residence

11. Present Owners: Michael A. Pearson & Annette Blum

12. Present Use: Single-family residence
Current Zoning: R-2
Adjacent Property Zoning: C-N (to northeast), and R-2 (to northwest, west, and southwest), RH-1 (across Claremont Ave. to east)

13. Present Condition of Property:

Exterior: Good
Interior: Good
Grounds: Good
Has the property's exterior been altered? Yes
Building permit records indicate the following exterior alterations:

Date Permit # Description of Work/Notes
10/10/1945 57983 Reroof entire house with composition shingles. 12/31/1958 85721 Replace front steps (4) with brick steps on 8” slab. [Altered again at a later date; steps now concrete and
located on east side of porch.]
1/22/1969 113371 Add new stairway and exit door, close front porch. [Stairway and exit may refer to western portion of
northern addition.]
5/30/1973 ID# 053073839 Deck addition for exiting door, 6 x 14. [Located at second story, east side of north facade; associated with the two- story addition already located on west side of north
facade. All since removed.]
12/30/1980 0130807340/
UP# 9109
Close in porch.
7/20/1987 720874645 Repair rear stairway.
11/30/2000 00-00005015 Reroof with composition shingle. 7/14/2021 B2021-03100 Removal of dry-rot shingles, installation of vapor barrier, and installation of new cedar shingles.
12/1/2021 B2021-04972 Dry rot repair. Roofing repair, shingles, and chimney removal. [Main chimney remains, may have referred to a
secondary kitchen chimney.]
1/04/2022 B2022-00014 Replace windows in like kind (26). [Current vinyl sash] Other substantial alterations that have been observed, but which are not reflected or fully elaborated upon by above records, include:
 The house originally had an integral open balcony at the northeast corner of second story. At some point, a large opening related to the balcony, at the right side of the second story of the primary facade, was fitted with an aluminum sliding sash window.

Openings on the left side of north facade were also altered by an addition to the north facade. In 2021-2022, the opening on the primary facade was infilled entirely.  A shallow, shed-roofed, two-story addition with a substantial exterior stair, was made to the north facade, possibly in 1969. In 1973, an additional deck was added to the east side of the addition, which itself was, or became, enclosed. The entire addition was

removed in 2021-2022, but all fenestration on the north facade remains altered and non-original.
 The front porch was originally open with brick entry steps oriented toward Woolsey Street to the south. There were three thick square porch posts along the east side and the railings in between were Classical balustrades. A diamond-patterned railing surrounded the roof deck. The porch was later enclosed, in 1969 and/or 1980, new brick steps and an exterior door were installed on the south side, while the rest was enclosed with glazing. The roof deck railing remained. In 2021-2022, the porch was reopened, but oriented to the east. Three original porch posts were replaced with four of somewhat smaller dimension, while concrete steps, non-original railings, interior finishing, and a new entry door were added (original leaded glass sidelights appear to remain). The roof deck railing was removed and the integral hip roof over the projecting bay to the right of the porch appears to have been extended across the width of the porch. Structural beams may have been altered, as the porch roof now exhibits a distinct slope to one side.

14. Description:

The parcel and house are oriented on a diagonal axis, with Woolsey Street to the southwest and Claremont Avenue to the southeast. For the purposes of this report, the primary facade, which faces Claremont Avenue will be referred to as facing east, the rear facade facing west, etc.

Site
The property is located in a densely developed residential setting of large-scale houses, with a row of commercial buildings located to the immediate north, along Claremont Avenue. It is set in close proximity to neighboring buildings on an almost square lot, measuring 100 feet along Woolsey Street and 95 feet along Claremont Avenue. The lot is flat and elevated slightly above street level, with a cast stone site wall bordering it on the south and east. The house is set back from Claremont Avenue with a large front yard, and sits very close to the western lot line, resulting in no rear yard. Narrow margins exist between the house and the north and south lot lines. The lot is landscaped with hardscaping and small plantings. Four mature trees stand at the eastern edge of the lot, while others surround the house but are not located on the property, itself.

House
The house has a rectangular plan, sits on a concrete foundation, is two stories high, and topped by a hip roof. The roof is clad with composition shingle and features broad flared eaves with closely-spaced, decoratively shaped rafter tails on all sides. Exterior wall cladding is wood shingle that flares out at the base of the second story wall, creating a small overhang that is ornamented with a horizontal wood molding and/or block modillions in most locations. Current fenestration consists of vinyl-sash, double-hung windows with vertical faux muntins in the upper sashes. Most windows and other openings have wide flat wood trim, projecting sills, and simply molded hoods.

The primary facade faces east toward Claremont Avenue and represents the long side of the house's rectangular plan. It features an entry porch to the left of center and a projecting bay to its immediate right. Both are topped by an intermediate hip roof with slightly flaring eaves, while a flat roof projects to cover the balance of the porch. The porch is accessed from the east by concrete steps. It has a shingled base, metal railings with solid shingled

railings at the sides, and thick square wood posts that support the flat roof that extends from the intermediate hip roof. The flat porch roof features decorative rafter tails with shaped ends, supported in turn by cross beams with shaped ends. Within the porch, the ceiling, back wall, and interior of the solid side railings are clad with simple wood paneling and battens. The entry door is paneled and has a leaded glass oval window at its center. It is flanked by partial height, diamond-pattern, leaded glass sidelights. The projecting bay to the right of the porch features a three-part window, with a narrow middle sash flanked by wider sashes, all separated by wood mullions. Standard windows are located at the far left and right sides of the facade and at the second story level, where a three-part window (wide sash flanked by narrower sashes) is flanked by single windows. These three openings are regularly spaced from one another, but set off-center to the left, leaving a blank wall plane at the far right side of the second story.

The south facade, facing Woolsey Street, represents the short side of the rectangular plan.

It features a shallow projecting square bay fenestrated with a pair of standard windows at the far left side, while a shallow angled bay window with three standard sashes is located on the right side. Two symmetrically placed standard windows at the second story have decorative paneled wood flower boxes beneath that are supported by projecting beams and short cross beams.

The north facade also represents the short side of the rectangular plan and faces a small side yard and neighboring property. It features two fully-glazed wood doors spaced widely at the first story. At the second story there is one large window on the right side that has a single-lite, fixed sash.

The east facade represents the long side of the rectangular plan and faces a narrow passage between the house and the neighboring property. There are three irregularly placed windows on the first story, one of which has a sliding aluminum sash. The second story features a shallow, flat topped, projecting rectangular bay that is located to the right of center. The bay is supported by decoratively shaped projecting beam ends and is fenestrated with a large three-part window that has diamond-pattern leaded glass.

Elsewhere on the second story are three standard windows. A narrow clinker brick chimney rises up the right side of the facade and projects through the eaves to rise above the roofline.

15. History:

The first owners and residents of the house at 2845 Woolsey Street were the Frank Butler Norton family. Frank Norton was born in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in 1849, the son of a New Bedford whaling ship captain. In 1870, he went west to San Francisco at the age of 21, where he found work as a bookkeeper in the offices of a provisions wholesaler.

By 1884, he had started his own provisions wholesale business and had a number of partners over the years, until the the firm finally became known as Norton, Teller & Company. The company sold wholesale produce, meat, and dairy products and acted as a commission merchant, selling goods for other purveyors. Its offices were in San Francisco.14
In July 1877, Frank married Eliza J. Mayhew in Santa Barbara.15 They had three children:

Mayhew, Frances Amelia, and Charles Worth. Eliza died in 1886 at the age of 31, and the 14 “F.B. Norton, Pioneer, Dies,” San Francisco Examiner, 9 December 1931. San Francisco city directories. 15 Ancestry.com; California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.

following year Frank remarried. His second wife was Cora B. Wightman of Sonoma.16 Cora was born in Plainfield, Illinois in 1862 and grew up in Sebastapol, where her father was a bank president. The couple had three children of their own: May Elizabeth, Frank B. Jr., and William Wightman (often known as Wightman). Frank's three oldest children were grown and living on their own by the time that Frank and Cora built and moved into the house on Woolsey Street. Prior to living at 2845 Woolsey Street, the family had lived only a few blocks from the subject property, at 6441 Benvenue Avenue and had addresses in Oakland and San Francisco prior to that.17
In 1908, the Nortons commissioned the architecture firm of Newsom & Newsom to design a handsome residence for them at 2845 Woolsey Street. Living nearby on Benvenue Avenue likely lead to their purchase of the large empty parcel at the corner of Claremont Avenue and Woolsey Street. There appears to be no documentation of how or why the Nortons came to select the Newsoms' firm or any of the client-architect interactions that likely went into the design of the house. An article and illustration (see attached) ran in the 19 April 1908 edition of the Oakland Tribune, however; which reported on F.B. Norton “putting up a pretty house.” The article noted that the “home will be roomy and have all the latest improvements.” It went on to say:

F.B. Norton, of Norton & Teller Co., San Francisco, is building a two-story residence... It is to be located on the north side of Woolsey Street, sixty feet west of Claremont avenue, Berkeley. Newsom & Newsom, 526 Larkin Street, San Francisco, are the architects. The house will cost about $6,000, complete.

The feature of the exterior will be heavy beam work on the front porch and cornice. The house is to be shingled. The living-room and library will face the south and are to be paneled with burnt board and batten. A large open fireplace is in the library. The vestibule and dining-room are to have heavily beamed ceilings. A large kitchen, pass pantry, laundry and servant's room are in the rear.

On the second story are five large sunny bedrooms, all having large closets. There are also linen closets and cases which are always needed.

Facing the north is a balcony, commanding and excellent view of the Berkeley hills.

Two years after the house was built, the 1910 federal census recorded the Nortons at 2827 Woolsey Street, as the property was originally addressed. Frank was 61 and employed as a commission merchant. Cora was 48, and their three children – Wightman, May, and Frank Jr. – lived at home. Their ages ranged from 12 to 22. Wightman was old enough to work and was employed as a commission merchant, likely by his father's firm. The family employed Mary Anderson, a 40 year old household servant from Sweden, although in late 1911, numerous want ads for a new “girl for general housework,” ran in the newspaper.18 Ten years later, in 1920, the occupancy of 2845 Woolsey Street (then still 2827) was much the same. Wightman had married and moved away from home, but May and Frank Jr. remained. Both in their early 20s, May worked as a school teacher, while Frank was not 16 Ancestry.com; U.S. Select Marriages, 1850-1945.
17 Oakland city directory, 1908.
18 Berkeley Daily Gazette, October 1911.

employed. The Norton's household servant was Nellie Haupt, a 40 year old woman from California.

In 1930, the address of the house remained 2827 Woolsey Street on census records, and the property was valued at $20,000 (about $380,000 today). Frank Norton, at age 81, was retired. Cora was 63. The Norton's three children still lived at home or had returned.

Wightman, age 41, had divorced and moved back home. He worked as a distributing agent for a furnace manufacturer. May, 31, remained unmarried and continued to work as a public school teacher. Frank Jr., 30, was also unmarried and was a dentist in general practice. The family employed Marie Moen, a 19 year old servant from Norway.

Frank Norton died in 1931. His obituary noted that he had retired several years before his death, but at one time had served as president of the San Francisco Dairy Exchange. In his personal time, he was active in the Alameda County Sportsmen's Club, the oldest duck hunting club in the West, and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.19
In the late 1930s, address renumbering occurred in the neighborhood and 2845 Woolsey Street was finally assigned its current address. In 1940, the house was occupied by Cora, then a 77 year old widow. Daughter May, who never married, lived with her. She was 40 and employed as a kindergarten teacher. The census also shows that Wightman Norton had remarried and lived next door with his wife, Violet, and daughter, Nancy. The Wightman Norton house (presumably built 193720) was located to the rear (northwest) of 2845 Woolsey Street and had been assigned the subject house's old address, 2827 Woolsey Street. The Nortons also appear to have owned the house at 2823-2825 Woolsey Street (now 2823 Woolsey Street), which was a duplex that they rented out.21 In August 1944 a one-alarm fire was reported at 2845 Woolsey Street. It was caused by an electric heater and caused $100 in damages.22
Cora Norton died in February 1950 at age 90. Later the same year, the census indicates that May Norton was living at the subject house by herself, still working as a public school kindergarten teacher. Her brother and sister-in-law continued to live next door and eventually had three children.

Around 1951, May Norton moved to 2844 Woolsey Street, directly across Woolsey Street from the subject property. The details of her move are unclear, but Planning Department records indicate that she petitioned to have the zoning of the subject house changed a couple of times without success. As early as November 1950, Rhoda Nichols, a playground director for Berkeley city schools, and very likely a professional acquaintance of May's, was associated with the rezoning attempts and change of use converting property to a nursery school. It may be that May Norton's professional interests as a kindergarten teacher led her to devote her family home to become a nursery school, with her associate Rhoda Nichols heading the establishment. May Norton died shortly thereafter, in 1953. She was 59 years old and succumbed to a month-long illness in an Oakland hospital.23 Ownership of the house presumably passed to Luther and Rhoda 19 “F.B. Norton, Pioneer, Dies,” San Francisco Examiner, 9 December 1931. 20 Alameda County Assessor.
21 “Houses for Rent,” Berkeley Daily Gazette, 2 May 1936. 22 “Heater fire causes $100 damage here,” Berkeley Daily Gazette, 2 August 1944. 23 “May E. Norton” (obituary), Berkeley Gazette, 24 August 1953.

Nichols around this time.

In 1952, use permit records indicate that Rhoda Nichols was granted the change-of-use for the property and permission to create a playground area in the front yard. Later records indicate that part of the house was retained as the Nichols' residence; occupied by Rhoda, her husband Luther, and at some point her elderly father. Rhoda Nichols grew up in Petaluma and attended U.C. Berkeley. Luther had grown up in Berkeley and also attended U.C. Berkeley, then went to work as a newspaper reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.

The couple were married in 1950.24
On 16 December 1952, an announcement ran in the Berkeley Daily Gazette that the Rhoda Reed Nichols Nursery School, located on Prince Street, had moved around the corner to 3090 Claremont Avenue (an alternate address for 2845 Woolsey Street) and would be known as the Claremont Day Nursery. It was noted that “the lovely garden is much larger and the play area inside and out, is more spacious.” It has “pleasant surroundings and thoroughly trained and experienced supervision.” By 1958, Rhoda Nichols had opened another branch of the Claremont Day Nursery at 5830 College Avenue, and in 1962, she opened yet another at 912 Ensenada Avenue.

Rhoda Nichols owned the property and ran the nursery school until 1976, when both the property and the nursery school business were sold to Tom and Frances Morabito. Tom Morabito was a teacher, who worked in private and public schools prior to taking over the Claremont Day Nurseries.25 Around 2021, due to failing health, the Morabitos decided to close the nursery school. At that time, they remodeled the house prior to selling it, which resulted in a number of the recent changes noted under item 17, above. In June 2022, the property was sold to the current owners, Michael A. and Annette Pearson, who will return it to single-family residential use and wish to reverse a number of the earlier incompatible alterations.

Chain of Title
Dates Owners Occupants
1908 – 1950 Frank B. & Cora Norton Norton family
1950 – ca.1952 Mary Elizabeth Norton Mary Elizabeth Norton ca.1952 – 1976 Luther & Rhoda Nichols Nichols family
Claremont Day Nursery
1976 – 2022 Tom & Frances Morabito Claremont Day Nursery 2022 - present Michael A. & Annette Pearson Michael A. & Annette Pearson 24 “Marriage of Rhoda Reed to Berkeley man is announced,” Petaluma Argus Courier, 13 February 1950. 25 “Owner to close beloved day care schools because of failing health,” Berkeleyside, 28 June 2021; https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/06/28/tom-morabito-owner-child-care-claremont-day-nurseries-to-close

16. Significance:

Historic Value: City and neighborhood
Architectural Value: City and neighborhood
The property at 2845 Woolsey Street is eligible for designation as a Berkeley Landmark; meeting Landmark criteria 1B and 1C in relation to its architectural merit.26 The following provides an evaluation of the significance of 2845 Woolsey Street.

In accordance with Landmark criterion 1B, 2845 Woolsey Street is an outstanding example of early-twentieth century residential architecture in the First Bay Tradition style and is a notable example of design by the renowned Bay Area architecture firm of Newsom & Newsom.

The house presents a unique and complexly crafted example of the First Bay Tradition style. The style has certain typical traits (especially wood shingle exterior cladding), but is intrinsically varied in individual design and stylistic influence, often responding to customization for the specific homeowner-client and resulting an eclectic presentation of form and ornament. The house at 2845 Woolsey Street is most strongly identified as First Bay Tradition by its wood shingle cladding and Classical Revival ornamentation; however ornamentation and other features also hint at Craftsman, Tudor Revival, American Four Square, and Prairie aesthetics, and even some Japanese influence. The mixture of popular styles of the day and their amalgam into a completely unique iteration of the locally significant First Bay Tradition style makes 2845 Woolsey Street a significant example of the style. The deft adaptation of the style by architects Newsom & Newsom, presumably with the input of the Norton family who commissioned the house, makes it a prime example not only of the style but the way the style was made unique to every project.

The firm of Newsom & Newsom consisted of two generations of the Newsom family and, as it was built in 1908, 2845 Woolsey Street falls within the brief period when both Samuel Newsom and his two sons were designing together. A transitional period in the firm's history, this was also a time when the firm's design aesthetics shifted with prevailing architectural fashions, away from the exuberant Victorian and toward newly popular styles that included the increasingly popular First Bay Tradition style and its many eclectic aesthetic influences. The house at 2845 Woolsey Street showcases the evolution that the Newsoms' work took toward more quietly understated houses of high quality and highly- livable designs during this period. While the Newsoms worked throughout the Bay Area, their most recognized work is primarily found in San Francisco and Piedmont. They were active in Berkeley, however; and a selection of their residential designs illustrate both the progression of their stylistic aesthetics and their work in particular areas of the city as they became known and presumably referred among clients. The house at 2845 Woolsey Street represents a time during the first decade of the twentieth century when the Newsoms adhered strongly to the First Bay Tradition style, while making each house unique. It stands out from their earlier houses of the style in having more Classical overtones and influences from a wide variety of other styles, perhaps indicating the shift the Newsoms would make toward later Revivial styles. It was also the first of three Newsom & Newsom projects in the Parkside Claremont and Uplands neighborhood, suggesting that the firm may have been introduced to the area with their work at 2845 Woolsey Street and then 26 City of Berkeley Municipal Code, Chapter 3.24.110, Landmarks, historic districts and structures of merit – Designation – Criteria for consideration.

were eagerly hired by nearby neighbors.

In accordance with Landmark criteria 1C, the house at 2845 Woolsey Street is worth recognizing and preserving for its exceptional contribution to the historic and aesthetic fabric of the Parkside Claremont neighborhood. The house is sited on a prominent corner, at the intersection of Woolsey Street and Claremont Avenue; surrounded by other architecturally interesting houses, adjacent to a bustling neighborhood commercial row, and opposite the entrance to the Uplands neighborhood which is enhanced by historic stone pillars and transit shelters, creating a rich surrounding built-environment. The house is a highly visible and noteworthy element of a residential neighborhood that has many good and varied examples of early-twentieth century architecture, including similar, but always unique, examples of what is colloquially and fondly referred to as Berkeley's “brown shingle” architecture (i.e. the First Bay Tradition style identified by its ubiquitous siding material). The house represents the First Bay Tradition style, designed by renowned architects, that contributes strongly to both the visual and historical context of the area.

17. Is the property endangered?
No. On the contrary, Landmark designation will make the property eligible for Mills Act benefits that will facilitate rehabilitation and restoration of the house, including the reversal of a number of previous inappropriate alterations.

18. Photographs:

Date: 7 November 2024
Repository: Left Coast Architectural History
Photographer: Caitlin Hibma, Left Coast Architectural History

19. Bibliography/Sources:

Alameda County Assessor.

Ancestry.com; federal census and other vital records.

Berkeley Architectural Heritage Assoc., “41 Walking Tours” (2009) index; https://berkeleyheritage.com/docs/41_Walking_Tours.index.pdf Berkeleyside, 28 June 2021.

City of Berkeley, Municipal Code, Chapter 3.24.110.

City of Berkeley, Planning & Development Department; building permit and planning records.

Daily Pacific Builder.

Historical Information Gatherers, Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo) .

Life Magazine, 5 September 1949.

NewspaperArchive.com
Newspapers.com
Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD). “Newsom and Newsom, Architects,” https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/partners/446/.

San Francisco Planning Department, “San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design, 1935-1970, Context Statement,” 2010.

Thompson, Daniella. “Berkeley’s City Hall Was Inspired by a Mairie on the Loire,” http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/city_hall.html.

University of California Riverside, California Digital Newspaper Collection.

University of California Santa Barbara, Library Geospatial Collection.

Walker, Lester. American Shelter. New York: Overlook Press, 1996.

Weinstein, David. “Quiet Pleasures, Newsom brothers created homes with a timeless appeal,” San Francisco Chronicle, 5 February 2005.

20. Recorder: Caitlin Hibma
Date: 12 December 2024
Organization: Left Coast Architectural History

Historical Images
Illustration of F.B. Norton House, 1908. (Oakland Tribune, 19 April 1908.) Interior of 2845 Woolsey Street, 1908; library looking (north) into dining room. (Berkeley Architectural History Assoc.)

Interior of 2845 Woolsey Street, 1908; library looking northwest into stair hall. (Berkeley Architectural Heritage Assoc.)
Sanborn Fire Insurance map, 1911. Subject property outlined in red. (Historical Information Gatherers)

Aerial photograph, 1931. Subject property circled in red. (UCSB Library)
Aerial photograph, 1946. Subject property circled in red. (UCSB Library)

Sanborn Fire Insurance map, 1950. Subject property outlined in red. (Historical Information Gatherers)
View of Woolsey Street (south) facade; 1950s.
(Berkeley Architectural Heritage Assoc., Donough Collection)

Aerial photograph, 1965. Subject property circled in red. (UCSB Library)
View of Woolsey Street (south) facade; recent nursery school era, 2000s. (Berkeley Architectural Heritage Assoc.)

2845 Woolsey St. south and east facades, looking northwest from Woolsey St., ca. 2014.

Note original windows and enclosed porch with upper railing intact. (Google Streetview)
2845 Woolsey St. south facade, looking north from Woolsey St., ca. 2014.

Note original windows and enclosed porch with upper railing intact. (Google Streetview)
2845 Woolsey St. south and east facades, looking northwest from Woolsey St., ca. 2014.

Note original balcony opening (glazed) and later northern addition at right side of second story. (Google Streetview)
Current Images

View of primary (east) facade from Claremont Avenue, looking west.

View of south and primary (east) facades from Woolsey Street, looking northwest.

View of rear (west) and south facades from Woolsey Street, looking northeast.

View of primary (east) facade from front of property, looking west.

Detail of entry porch, primary (east) facade, looking west.

View of south facade from Woolsey Street, looking north.

View of primary (east) and north facade from yard, looking southwest.

View of north side of rear (west) facade, looking north.

View along rear facade from southwest corner of house, looking north.

Detail of upper south facade, showing flower boxes, looking northwest.

Detail of eaves, southeast corner of house.

Detail of cast stone site wall along south and east sides of property; near corner, looking northwest.

 









 



 















 
 

 










 
























 



 







 
 
 

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Landmarks Preservation Commission Staff Report
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App #LMMA2025-0003
Mills Act Contract Application at 2845 Woolsey Street
Norton Family House
September 4, 2025
Quick Facts Project Description:

Applicant: Caitlin Hibma
Property Owner: Michael Pearson and
Annette Blum Pearson
Project Address: 2845 Woolsey Street
GP Land Use: Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR)
Zoning: Restricted Two-Family
Residential (R-2)
Historic District: No
CEQA: N/A
Submittal Date: June 3, 2025
Date Deemed Complete: July 3, 2025
Project Planner: Allison Riemer
The applicant is seeking a Mi
lls Act contract for a
Structure of Merit re
sidential property.

Permits Requested:

N/A
Staff Recommendation:

Approve the proposed rehabilitation schedule and
recommend favorable action to City Council.

ATTACHMENT 4

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VICINITY MAP SHOWING NEARBY CITY LANDMARKS & DISTRICTS

Figure 1: Vicinity and Zoning Districts Map

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AERIAL

Figure 2: Aerial Image (Source: GoogleEarth 2025)

ELEVATION

Figure 3: East elevation (Source: Mills Act application) N

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BACKGROUND
The building at 2845 Woolsey Street was built in 1908, and features elements of the First Bay Tradition style, including wood shingle exterior cladding, and Classical Revival ornamentation. The building was designed by the renowned architecture firm Newsom & Newsom. The primary façade faces Claremont Avenue. It is two stories and features broad flared eaves with rafter tails on all sides. Several original features are now missing due to previous alterations. The wood shingle siding and clinker brick chimney are original to the house but were not included in the Features to Preserved when the property was designated. Additional architectural details can be found in Attachment 1.

The subject property was designated a City Structure of Merit on April 3, 2025; see Attachment 4. On June 3, 2025, the applicant, on behalf of the property owner, submitted a Mills Act Contract Application for the property.

ANALYSIS
The applicant’s historic resource consultant prepared the Mills Act submittal in line with the City’s program requirements. The Mills Act application includes the following components:
1) Historic Architectural Summary for the subject property (Attachment 1), which i
ncludes a list of the char
acter-defining features.
2) A Rehabilitation Plan (Attachment 2), which outlines the projects identified for restoration, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the property over the ten-year contract period; and
3) A financial analysis spreadsheet for estimating the potential Mills Act tax savings for this request, based on property-specific figures calculated using standard formulas.

The purpose of this review is to confirm the eligibility of the property to participate in the program and verify the validity of the identified work plan items. Should the City enter into a Mills Act Contract with the property owner, the Alameda County Assessor’s Office will be responsible for verifying the figures provided by the applicant, conducting calculations, and applying actual property tax reductions on future tax bills beginning in 2026.

All improvements included in the Rehabilitation Plan (Attachment 2) relate to restoring the historic, character-defining features of the building and site, or extending the Structure of Merit’s useful life. Some of the proposed work involves restoring previously removed exterior features, which would require a Structural Alteration Permit (SAP), pursuant to the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (Berkeley Municipal Code Section 3.24.260), because exterior changes to the current building would be proposed. Some of the proposed work items can be considered “ordinary maintenance and repair” since they do not include a

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change to the character of any of the exterior features, and therefore, would be exempt from the SAP requirements.

The work plan items appear to be justifiable in that they constitute restoration, repair, rehabilitation, and continued maintenance of the subject property. Further, the work plan would provide for the property’s “use, maintenance and restoration as to retain its characteristics as property of historical significance,” as provided for in the Mills Act, Government Code Sections 50280 et. Seq., as authorized by the Berkeley City Council per Resolution No. 59,355 – N.S. For these reasons, staff concludes that the proposed rehabilitation plan items represent improvements that are consistent with the requirements of the Mills Act.

MILLS ACT CONTRACT PROPOSAL
The intent of the Mills Act is to provide property tax relief so that the property owners entering into Mills Act Contracts with the City will reinvest a significant portion of the property tax savings resulting from the Contract into preserving and/or restoring their property. The applicant’s proposed 10-year plan of improvements is provided in Attachment 2, and summarized in Table 1, below.

Table 1. Summary of Rehabilitation Schedule & Recommended Treatments Feature
Treatment
(as recommended by historic resource consultant)
Estimated
Year of
completion
Wood shingle siding Replace with fire-resistant wood shingles installed over new weather resistant barrier and drainage mat. 2026
Window sashes Replace vinyl window sashes on south, east, and west facades with wood sash windows in original configurations. 2026
Integral balcony at second
story, northeast corner
Restore original openings of balcony and infill with
historically appropriate windows.
2026
Entry porch
Deconstruct existing non-original porch and restore
original porch with south-facing entry stairs (salvage
existing beams and rafters for reuse).
2026

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Entry porch balcony Restore original balcony above entry porch, including new code-compliant guardrail.
2026
Door and sidelights at entry
porch balcony
Restore original door and sidelights at second story, east façade.
2026
Roof Remove composition shingles, install new plywood
sheathing, and new visually similar shingles.
2026
Gutters and downspouts
Replace painted aluminum gutters with new gutters,
downspouts, and leader boxes. Repair related dry rot at eaves and rafter tails.
2026
Chimney Repair and re-sel original clinker brick chimney on west façade.
2030
Wood architectural features
Repair and replace missing and damaged corbels at the
second story cornice line and modillions at the eaves.

Repair dry rot at eaves related to gutters, and replace existing window and door trim in kind.
2026
Planter boxes, second story
south façade
Repair or replace deteriorated wood planter boxes,
including waterproofing. 2030
Cast stone (concrete)
perimeter retaining wall
Repair cracks in existing site wall at south and east
perimeter of property. 2030
Exterior paint and stain Apply stain over new wood shingle siding and paint architectural woodwork and trim. 2026
Scaffolding Install temporary scaffolding to complete exterior work. 2026 Electrical systems Upgrade outdated knob-and-tube wiring to modern wiring. 2026 Plumbing systems Upgrade existing plumbing piping to modern copper piping. 2026 Per the applicant’s calculations in Attachments 2 and 3, the owner’s work plan would be $27,979 less than the tax savings received (i.e. spending $534,515 on the 10-year work plan,

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while saving $562,494 in property tax reduction over the 10-year period).

RECOMMENDATION
Staff has determined that all work proposed in the Mills Act Contract work plan provides for the property’s “use, maintenance and restoration as to retain its characteristics as property of historical significance,” and advises the Commission to recommend that City Council approve the Mills Act Contract request for the subject property.

Environmental Review
The review of the Mills Act contract is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) “ Review for Exemptions.”
Attachments

1. Historic Architectural Summary, dated May 30, 2025

2. Rehabilitation Plan, dated May 30, 2025

3. Financial Analysis Spreadsheet, dated August 26, 2025

4. Notice of Decision – Structure of Merit Designation, April 3, 2025

5. Project Estimates, received June 30 ,2025

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/

CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Jordan Klein, Director, Planning and Development Department Subject: Mills Act Contract – 21 Mosswood Road

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act contract with Isaac Warshauer and Laura Veit for the maintenance and restoration of a City Landmark property at 21 Mosswood Road.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
The Mills Act tax relief is calculated by valuing the income producing potential through a review of market rents, and a capitalization rate that is provided annually by the Board of Equalization. The capitalization rate is the same as the established mortgage interest rates through the Federal Reserve, rounded to the nearest quarter percent for calculation purposes. There is variability each year in the tax reduction depending on the interest rate and market rate rents.

Due to this variability, the tax reductions will differ annually over the life of the contract.

The estimated decrease in City property tax revenue in the first year will be $2,202.

Final amounts are determined by the Alameda County Assessor’s Office after contract execution. This will be an annual impact to the City’s tax revenue, as the contract runs for ten years, in comparable annual amounts.

If the Council approves the contract, the property tax reduction for this property will commence in the 2027-2028 fiscal year.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
On March 6, 2025, the property at 21 Mosswood Road was designated as a City of Berkeley Landmark, allowing the property to be eligible for the Mills Act (see Attachment 2).

On September 4, 2025, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) reviewed the proposal by the present owners and continued the matter to a date certain of October 6, 2025, pending the resubmittal of a corrected work sheet.

Mills Act Contract – 21 Mosswood Road CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026

On October 6, 2025, the LPC continued the matter to a date certain of November 6, 2025.

On November 6, 2025, the LPC reviewed the proposal by the present owners, Isaac Warshauer and Laura Veit, to enter into a Mills Act contract for 21 Mosswood Road, including a proposed scope of work and maintenance schedule, and voted 4-1-1-0 to recommend approval of the Mills Act Contract Application to City Council (Moved/Second Crandall/Finacom; Yes: Crandall, Finacom, Orbuch, Leuschner; No:

Schwartz; Abstain: Montgomery; Absent: none).

BACKGROUND
The Mills Act allows owners of designated historic properties to voluntarily enter into individual contracts with the City to obtain limited ad valorem tax relief, at the discretion of the host jurisdiction, in exchange for maintaining and restoring their historic property.

These property tax savings are offered as an incentive for owners to maintain their historic properties, designate currently unprotected historic properties, and purchase and rehabilitate dilapidated historic properties. In Berkeley, owners of properties designated by the LPC as a Landmark or a Structure of Merit are eligible to apply for a Mills Act contract.

The Mills Act application includes a ten-year work plan to restore and maintain the subject property. The total investment in the work plan is intended to equal or exceed the total amount of the property tax relief over the contract period.

On February 24, 1998, the Berkeley City Council passed Resolution No. 59,355-N.S., which authorizes the local use of the Mills Act of 1972, as amended, which is codified in California Government Code Section 50280-90 and Revenue and Taxation Code Section 439.

In 2011, the Mills Act was amended to include more specific requirements regarding fees, inspections, and cancellation. The amendments clarified that the local legislative body may require fees for providing services pursuant to the Mills Act; shall inspect the property prior to a new agreement and then every five years thereafter; and shall cancel the contract if it determines that the owner has breached the conditions of the contract.

As a result of these amendments, Land Use Planning fees for the approval and monitoring of Mills Act contracts were added in July 2012, with fee rates periodically adjusted to keep up with staff costs.

On November 18, 2025, the Berkeley City Council adopted Resolution No. 72,048-N.S., which paused the City of Berkeley’s Mills Act program including the processing of new contract applications submitted after November 19, 2025. This application was filed prior to the enaction date of November 19, 2025.

Mills Act Contract – 21 Mosswood Road CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
In order to qualify for Mills Act consideration, 1) the property must qualify as historic; 2) the contract must adequately meet the requirements for Mills Act contracts; and 3) the type of improvements outlined in the work plan must meet the City standards, which require that tax savings be used according to the rules and regulations outlined in the Act.

The property located at 21 Mosswood Road is eligible for the Mills Act contract because it is a Berkeley Landmark. It was designated as a City Landmark on March 6, 2025. T
he contract template has been reviewed by the City Attorney's Office for conformance to all relevant City and State regulations. The contract includes a comprehensive work plan that the property owner has agreed to complete within the first ten-year contract period (see Attachment 3). The work plan provides for the “preservation of the qualified historical property and, when necessary, restoration and rehabilitation of the property to conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the United States Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and the State Historical Building Code” (California Government Code Section 50281(b)(1)).

After contracts are recorded, monitoring is required to occur at least every five years to verify progress on the approved work plan. Monitoring includes an examination of the exterior and interior (if necessary based on the work plan) of the property.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE IMPACTS
Approval of the contract would encourage historic resource rehabilitation, materials conservation, and construction and demolition waste diversion.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
The Council could deny the contract approval if it determined that it did not satisfy the requirements of the Mills Act.

CONTACT PERSON
Jordan Klein, Director, Planning and Development Department, 510-981-7534 Sarah Price, Principal Planner/LPC Interim-Secretary, 510-981-7414 Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Notice of Decision, Landmark Designation for 21 Mosswood Road, effective date March 6, 2025

3. Rehabilitation Plan, dated August 7, 2025

4. LPC Staff Report, September 4, 2025

Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MILLS ACT CONTRACT AND

ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS WITH ISAAC WARSHAUER AND LAURA VEIT,

FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY LOCATED AT 21 MOSSWOOD ROAD, IN RETURN FOR THE OWNER TO OBTAIN

A PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION
WHEREAS, on February 24, 1998, the Berkeley City Council adopted Resolution No. 59,355-N.S. which authorized the use of Mills Act contracts; and WHEREAS, on March 6, 2025, 21 Mosswood Road was designated as a City of Berkeley Landmark, which renders it eligible to take advantage of the Mills Act; and WHEREAS, on September 4, October, 6, and November 6, 2025, the Landmarks Preservation Commission reviewed the proposed projects listed in the Mills Act Contract Application for 21 Mosswood Road, and recommended that the City Council enter into a Mills Act contract with the property owner; and
WHEREAS, the City of Berkeley Mills Act program requires each contract to be approved by the City Council and signed by the City Manager; and WHEREAS, the City Council, in light of all evidence, finds that the contract is consistent with the purposes of the Mills Act program.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a Mills Act Contract and any necessary amendments with Isaac Warshauer and Laura Veit for the maintenance and restoration of the historic property located at 21 Mosswood Road and in return offer a property tax reduction for a period of at least ten years, with a recorded copy of such contract and amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Alameda County Clerk- Recorder.

L ANDMARKS

P RESERVATIO N

C OMMISSIO N
Notice of Decision

DATE OF BOARD DECIS
ION: March 6, 2025
DATE NOTICE MAILED: March 31, 2025
APPEAL PERIOD EXPIRATION: April 15, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE (Barring Appeal or Certification): April 16, 20251 21 Mosswood Road – The Mouser-Parsons House
Landmark application #LMIN2024-0007 for the consideration of City Landmark or Structure of Merit designation status for a residential property constructed in ca. 1888 (APN 055-1862-005-00)
The Landmarks Preservation
Commission of the City of Berkeley, after conducting a public hearing, APPROVED the granted the following designation: City Landmark o Applicant/Property Owners: Laura Veit and Isaac Warshauer 21 Mosswood Road
Berk
eley, CA
ZONING DISTRICT: Environmental Safety-Residential District (ES-R) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STATUS: Categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061.(b)(3) Review for E xemptions.

The application materials for this project is availa
ble online at:
https://berkeleyca.gov/construction-development/land-use-development/zoning-projects or https://permits.cityofberkeley.info/CitizenAccess/Default.aspx

FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND APPLICATION MATERIALS ARE

ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE
1 Pursuant to BMC Chapter 3.24, the City Council may “certify” any decision of the LPC for review, which has the same effect as an appeal. In most cases, the Council must certify the LPC decision during the 14-day appeal period. However, pursuant to BMC Section 1.04.070, if any portion of the appeal period falls within a Council recess, the deadline for Council certification is suspended until the first Council meeting after the recess, plus the number of days of the appeal period that occurred during the recess, minus one day. If there is no appeal or certification, the Permit becomes effective the day after the certification deadline has passed.

ATTACHMENT 2

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF DECISION
#LMIN2024-0007
21 Mosswood Road
March 31, 2025

COMMISSION VOTE:
8-0-0-0 (Note: one vacancy)

YES: CRANDALL, ENCHILL, FINACOM, LEUSCHNER, MONTGOMERY, ORBUCH,

PLESE, SCHWARTZ

NO: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

TO APPEAL THIS DECISION (see Section 3.24.300 of the Berkeley Municipal Code):

To appeal a decision of the Landmarks Preservation Commission to the City Council you must:

1. Submit a letter clearly and concisely setting forth the grounds for the appeal to the City Clerk, located at 2180 Milvia Street, 1
st Floor, Berkeley. The City Clerk’s telephone
number is (510) 981-6900.
a. Pursuant to BMC Section 3.24.300.A, an appeal may be taken to the City Council by the application of the owners of the property or their authorized agents, or by the application of at least fifty residents of the City aggrieved or affected by any determination of the commission made under the provisions of Chapter 3.24.

2. Submit the required fee (checks and money orders must be payable to ‘City of Berkeley’):
a. The basic fee for persons other than the applicant is $1,500. This fee may be reduced to $500 if the appeal is signed by persons who lease or own at least 50 percent of the parcels or dwelling units within 300 feet of the project site, or at least 25 such persons (not including dependent children), whichever is less. Signatures collected per the filing requirement in BMC Section 3.24.300.A may be counted towards qualifying for the reduced fee, so long as the signers are qualified. The individual filing the appeal must clearly denote which signatures are to be counted towards qualifying for the reduced fee.
b. The fee for appeals of affordable housing projects (defined as projects which provide 50 percent or more affordable units for households earning 80% or less of Area Median Income) is $500, which may not be reduced.
c. The fee for all appeals by Applicants is $6,000.

3. The appeal must be received prior to 5:00 p.m. on the "APPEAL PERIOD EXPIRATION" date shown above (if the close of the appeal period falls on a weekend or holiday, then the appeal period expires the following business day).

If no appeal is received, the landmark permit will be final on the first business day following expiration of the appeal period.

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF DECISION
#LMIN2024-0007
21 Mosswood Road
March 31, 2025

NOTICE CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS:

If you object to this decision, the following requirements and restrictions apply:

1. If you challenge this decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Landmarks Preservation Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

2. You must appeal to the City Council within fifteen (15) days after the Notice of Decision of the action of the Landmarks Preservation Commission is mailed. It is your obligation to notify the Land Use Planning Division in writing of your desire to receive a Notice of Decision when it is completed.

3. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6(b) and Government Code Section 65009(c)(1), no lawsuit challenging a City Council decision, as defined by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6(e), regarding a use permit, variance or other permit may be filed more than ninety (90) days after the date the decision becomes final, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6(b). Any lawsuit not filed within that ninety (90) day period will be barred.

4. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66020(d)(1), notice is hereby given to the applicant that the 90-day protest period for any fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions included in any permit approval begins upon final action by the City, and that any challenge must be filed within this 90-day period.

5. If you believe that this decision or any condition attached to it denies you any reasonable economic use of the subject property, was not sufficiently related to a legitimate public purpose, was not sufficiently proportional to any impact of the project, or for any other reason constitutes a “taking” of property for public use without just compensation under the California or United States Constitutions, your appeal of this decision must include the following information:

A. That this belief is a basis of your appeal.

B. Why you believe that the decision or condition constitutes a "taking" of property as set forth above.

C. All evidence and argument in support of your belief that the decision or condition constitutes a “taking” as set forth above.

If you do not do so, you will waive any legal right to claim that your property has been taken, both before the City Council and in court.

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF DECISION
#LMIN2024-0007
21 Mosswood Road
March 31, 2025

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Communications to Berkeley boards, commissions or committees 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 a City board, commission or committee, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e- mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service or in person to the secretary of the relevant board, commission or committee. 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 secretary to the relevant board, commission or committee for further information.

FURTHE
R INFORMATION:

Questions about the project should be directed to the Commission Secretary at (510) 981-7410 or [email protected]. Al l project application materials may be viewed at the Permit Service Center (Zoning counter), 1947 Center Street, 3rd Fl., during regular business hours.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Findings for Approval

2. Application Materials
ATTEST:

Fatema Crane, Secretary
Landmarks Preservation Commission

cc: City Clerk
Laura Veit and Isaac Warshauer, 21 Mosswood Road, Berkeley, CA

Attachment 1
Findings for Designation
MARCH 06, 2025

21 Mosswood Road – The Mouser-Parsons Residence
Landmark application #LMIN2024-0007 for the consideration of City Landmark or Structure of Merit designation status for a residential property constructed in 1888 (055-1862-005-00)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
City Landmark designation of the property at 21 Mosswood Road

CEQA FINDINGS

1. The project is found to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code §21000, et seq.) pursuant to Section 15061.b.3 of the CEQA Guidelines (activities that can be seen with certainty to have no significant effect on the environment).

LANDMARK PRESERVATION ORIDNANCE FINDINGS

1. P ursuant to Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Section 3.24.110.A.2 of the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (LPO), the Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of Berkeley (Commission) finds that the property at 21 Mosswood Road meets the architectural value criterion for City Landmark as a good example of the First Bay Tradition style of architecture. The residence was originally constructed in 1888 as a clapboard farmhouse, on what is now Panoramic Hill, and in 1910 relocated to a nearby site, before it was remodeled in the First Bay Tradition style by architect John Hudson Thomas. The period of significance begins with the remodeling of the residence in 1910 and ends circa the 1920s, when the period of popularity of the First Bay Tradition style concluded. Features that convey its historic significance include, but are not limited to, the residence’s integration into its steep hillside setting, asymmetrical wing-and-gable form, unpainted wood-shingle exterior cladding, original casement windows, and hexagonal bay and oriel windows. The existing detached garage, including but not limited to its unpainted wood shingle exterior and perforated tile gable vents, also contributes to the property’s significance.

2. Pursuant to BMC Section 3.24.110.A.5, the Commission finds that the subject property is eligible for local register listing because it satisfies the provision that properties which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places are eligible for local listing.

The property at 21 Mosswood Road is a contributing resource to the National Register-listed Panoramic Hill historic district.

FINDINGS for DESIGNATION 21 Mosswood Road

FEATURES TO BE PRESERVED

This designation shall apply to the subject property and the following distinguishing features of the shall be preserved, and missing features shall be restored to the extent possible:

Property
• Setting on a wooded hillside among shingled structures of a similar scale • Concrete retaining wall and concrete steps along Mosswood Road • Brick patio at south entrance
• Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) at southeast corner of property – only as feasible
Main Residence
• General Architectural Features
o Steeply gabled roofline with minimal roof overhang
o 2- 3 story massing completely clad in unpainted wood shingles o Distinctive “doubled” arrangement of shingles, resulting in a larger shingle exposure
o Asymmetrical/informal arrangement of windows based on interior needs. o Wood casement windows (generally with undivided lites) painted at exterior with no jamb and head trim.
o Painted trim at roof rake at gable ends
• South Elevation
o Hipped front porch, including: a. Metal roof with integrated gutter., b.

Attenuated ogee cornice, c. Widely spaced dentils, d. Heavy arched brackets.
o Painted wood front door with full height glazing. Glazing consists of nine lites of unequal size separated with wood muntins
o Fixed window at front porch flanked by casements. Casement glazing consists of six lites separated with wood muntins (Figure 25). o Bay window on second floor, including a. Metal roof, b. Redwood gutter, c. Four-lite painted wood casements with wood muntins,
o Mulled French casements with bow pediment header at first floor study. o Mulled French casements with undivided lites at the second story 12 o 1/1 sash windows at first floor kitchen
o Redwood gutter.
• West Elevation
o Mulled French casements with undivided lights
o Corner bay window at the first floor living room, including: a. metal roof with integrated gutter, b. Large fixed window flanked by 21-lite leaded glass casements
• North Elevation
o Interlocking arrangement of projecting architectural elements o Cantilevered roof deck/former sleeping porch, including: a. Shingled parapet, b. Wood soffit, c. Glazed French doors, each with glazing of 9 unequal lites
o Corner bay window at the living room tucked under the roof deck

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cantilever, including: a. Large fixed window flanked by 21-lite leaded glass casements, b. Angled casement with undivided lite o L arge fixed window at living room
o Bay window at first floor dining room: including: a. Metal roof with integrated gutter, b. Large fixed window at the central face, c. Flanking casement with undivided light, d. Flanking half-glazed door (to adjacent balcony
o Balcony spanning between dining room and living room bay windows, including the shingled parapet,
o Wood casement windows at second floor
o Redwood gutter
• East Elevation
o Large fixed window at first floor dining room
o Wood casement windows at second floor
o 1/1 sash windows at first floor kitchen
o Fully glazed door with 9 unequal lites at laundry addition (Figure 12). o Redwood gutter

Detached Garage
• Rectangular plan
• Unpainted wood shingles throughout exterior walls
• Green glazed perforated Chinese tiles at gable vents
• Wood supporting piers

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MILLS ACT APPLICATION
2025-2035 REHABILITATION PLAN & RESTORATION SCHEDULE
for
21 Mosswood Road
Berkeley, CA 94704
May 21, 2025
Feature Location Character
Defining?
Condition Recommended Treatment Schedule
(Estimated)
Budget*
(From bids)

SITE & LANDSCAPE REPAIRS
Entry stairs, retaining
wall and walkway
Front Yard Yes Poor Repair stairs, wall and uneven brick walkway
2034 $20,000
Frontline Wildfire
Defense
Entire Site Yes Poor Remove hazardous debris and
plantings, harden landscape, trim
and/or cutback vegetation
2026 $81,000

CONCRETE & STRUCTURAL REPAIRS
Foundations at west,
south and portion of
east walls
South, west, and
east foundations
No Poor Replace existing front cracked
foundation and install new piers per
Engineer’s plan
2025-26 $300,000
Dry Rot Repair Entire Building Yes Poor Replace dry-rotted framing at walls, floors, wood trim, at scuppers and
gutters
2026 $20,000
Seismic Stabilization of
house
Entire Building No Poor Shear plywood and structural
improvements per Engineering
2026-27 $40,000

MOISTURE PROTECTION

Install exterior sprinklers on house.

Install backup water supply for
sprinklers.

August 7, 2025
Entire Building
N/A
ATTACHMENT 3

Site Drainage Entire Building No Poor Provide drainage for storm water, install french drain behind new front
foundation, and direct water away
from foundations and walls of house
2025 $20,000
Waterproofing and
Damproofing
Entire Building No Fair Repair door and window leaks, add weatherstripping and flashing
2027 $15,000
Balcony Membranes Two Rear
Balconies
Yes Fair Repair and replace balcony
membranes
2030 $15,000
Integral (Redwood?)
Gutters and
Downspouts
Entire Building Yes Poor Repair and replace all leaking scuppers, missing downspouts, and
gutters
2028 $20,000
Sheet Metal Flashings
and Trim
Entire House Yes Fair Patch and repair at damaged areas including all four metal roofs
2029 $10,000
Roof Accessories Entire House Yes Fair Repair damaged vents, parapets, and flashing at chimney. Periodic
maintenance of all mastic at roof
penetrations.
2028 $10,000

DOOR & WINDOW REPAIRS
Historic Exterior Doors Front and Side
Elevations
Yes Fair Repair and refinish four existing
doors including thresholds
2033 $8,000
Wood Windows Entire House Yes Fair Repair, restore, and repaint all existing wooden windows to full
operation. Preserve all original glass,
install new glazing putty as required.
2033 $40,000

EXTERIOR FINISHES
Exterior Paint Wood doors and
windows, eaves,
trim and casings
Yes Fair Maintenance: One complete paint
job every 10 years
2026-2036 $50,000

Wood Shingle Siding Entire House Yes Poor Replace wood shingles to match existing, retaining the 10" double
‘long’ shingle pattern including
waterproof stain and scaffolding
2031 170,000

GARAGE REPAIRS
Footings Entire Garage No Poor Replace existing foundation system with new pier and grade beams
2031-32 $150,000
Dry Rot Entire Garage Yes Poor Replace dry-rotted framing at walls, roof and floors
2031-32 $15,000
Seismic Stabilization
and Lateral Bracing of
Garage
Entire Garage
No Poor
Shear plywood and structural
improvements per Engineering
2031-32 $15,000
Exterior Wall Shingles Entire Garage Yes Poor Replace wood shingles to match existing 10" exposure, including
waterproof stain and scaffolding
2033 $100,000
New Shingle Roof,
gutters and downspouts
Entire Garage Yes Poor Replace Shingle Roof 2035 $28,000 New pressure-treated
subframing and
concrete floor
Entire Garage No Poor Structural elements per Engineering 2031-32 $30,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED REHABILITATION & MAINTENANCE COSTS $1,157,000 *Costs for budget allocation provided by licensed building contractors.

Landmarks Preservation Commission Staff Report
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App #LMMM2025-0001
Mills Act Contract Application at 21 Mosswood Road
The Mouser-Parsons Residence
September 4, 2025
Quick Facts Project Description:

Applicant: Jerri Holan
Property Owner: Isaac Warshauer and
Laura Veit
Project Address: 21 Mosswood Road
GP Land Use: Low Density Residential
(LDR)
Zoning: Environmental Safety-
Residential (ES-R)
Historic District: No
CEQA: N/A
Submittal Date: May 22, 2025
Date Deemed Complete: August 7,
2025
Project Planner: Allison Riemer
The applicant is seeking a Mills Act contract for a
Landmark residential property.

Permits Requested:

N/A
Staff Recommendation:

Approve the proposed rehabilitation schedule and
recommend favorable action to City Council.

ATTACHMENT 4

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VICINITY MAP SHOWING NEARBY CITY LANDMARKS & DISTRICTS

Figure 1: Vicinity and Zoning Districts Map

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AERIAL

Figure 2: Aerial Image (Source: GoogleEarth 2025)

STREET ELEVATION

Figure 3: South elevation (Source: Landmark application, 2024) N

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BACKGROUND
The single-family farmhouse at 21 Mosswood Road was constructed in 1888 on a nearby lot on Panoramic Hill and was relocated to its current location in 1910. It was remodeled in the First Bay Tradition in 1910 by master architect John Hudson Thomas. Features that convey its historic significance include the residence’s integration into its steep hillside setting, asymmetrical wing-and-gable form, unpainted wood-shingle exterior cladding, original casement windows, and hexagonal bay and oriel windows. The existing detached garage also contributes to the property’s significance. Additional architectural details can be found in Attachment 1.

The subject property was designated a City Landmark in March 2025; see Attachment 4.

On May 22, 2025, the applicant, on behalf of the property owner, submitted a Mills Act Contract Application for the property.

ANALYSIS
The applicant’s historic architect, who is also serving as the historic resource consultant, prepared the Mills Act submittal in line with the City’s program requirements. The Mills Act application includes the following components:
1) Historic Architectural Summary for the subject property (Attachment 1), which includes a list of the character-defining features.
2) A Rehabilitation Plan (Attachment 2), which outlines the projects identified for restoration, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the property over the ten-year contract period; and
3) A financial analysis spreadsheet for estimating the potential Mills Act tax savings for this request, based on property-specific figures calculated using standard formulas.

The purpose of this review is to confirm the eligibility of the property to participate in the program and verify the validity of the identified work plan items. Should the City enter into a Mills Act Contract with the property owner, the Alameda County Assessor’s Office will be responsible for verifying the figures provided by the applicant, conducting calculations, and applying actual property tax reductions on future tax bills beginning in 2026.

All improvements included in the Rehabilitation Plan (Attachment 2) relate to restoring the historic, character-defining features of the building and site, or extending the Landmark’s useful life. Based on the rehabilitation plan (Attachment 2), all of the proposed work items can be considered “ordinary maintenance and repair” since they do not include a change to the character of any of the exterior features, and therefore, would be exempt from the requirements of a Structural Alteration Permit (SAP), pursuant to the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (Berkeley Municipal Code Section 3.24.260). If any future work is

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proposed to go beyond the scope of “ordinary maintenance and repair,” it would be subject to prior approval by the Commission.

The work plan items appear to be justifiable in that they constitute restoration, repair, rehabilitation, and continued maintenance of the subject property. Further, the work plan would provide for the property’s “use, maintenance and restoration as to retain its characteristics as property of historical significance,” as provided for in the Mills Act, Government Code Sections 50280 et. Seq., as authorized by the Berkeley City Council per Resolution No. 59,355 – N.S. For these reasons, staff concludes that the proposed rehabilitation plan items represent improvements that are consistent with the requirements of the Mills Act.

MILLS ACT CONTRACT PROPOSAL
The intent of the Mills Act is to provide property tax relief so that the property owners entering into Mills Act Contracts with the City will reinvest a significant portion of the property tax savings resulting from the Contract into preserving and/or restoring their property. The applicant’s proposed 10-year plan of improvements is provided in Attachment 2, and summarized in Table 1, below.

Table 1. Summary of Rehabilitation Schedule & Recommended Treatments Feature
Treatment
(as recommended by historic resource consultant)
Estimated
Year of
completion
Entry stairs, retaining wall,
and walkway Repair stairs, wall, and uneven brick walkway 2034 Frontline Wildfire Defense Install exterior sprinklers on house. Install backup water supply for sprinklers.
2026
Foundations at west, south
and portion of east walls
Replace existing cracked foundation and install new piers per engineer’s plan
2026
Dry rot repair Replace dry-rotted framing at walls, floors, wood trim, scuppers, and gutters
2026
Seismic stabilization Shear plywood and structural improvements per engineering
2027

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Site drainage Install French drain behind new front foundation, direct water away from foundations and walls of house
2025
Waterproofing Repair door and window leaks, add weatherstripping and flashing
2027
Balcony membranes Repair and replace balcony membranes 2030 Gutters and downspouts Repair and replace leaking scuppers, missing downspouts, and gutters
2028
Sheet metal flashings and
trim Patch and repair all four metal roofs 2029
Roof accessories Repair damaged vents, parapets, and flashing at chimney.

Periodic maintenance of all mastic at roof penetrations. 2028
Historic exterior doors Repair and refinish four doors, including thresholds 2033 Wood windows Repair, restore, repaint all wood windows. Preserve original glass, install new glazing putty as required.
2033
Exterior paint One complete paint job every 10 years (wood doors and windows, eaves, trim, casings).
2036
Wood shingle siding Replace to match existing. 2031
Garage- footings Replace foundation system with new pier and grade beams. 2032 Garage- dry rot Replace framing at walls, roof, and floors 2032 Garage- seismic stabilization Shear plywood and structural improvements per engineering
2032
Garage- shingles Replace to match existing. 2033
Garage- roof Replace shingle roof, gutters, and downspouts. 2035

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Garage- subframing and
concrete floor New structural elements per engineering. 2032 Per the applicant’s calculations in Attachments 2 and 3, the owner’s work plan represents a full reinvestment of the savings into the property (i.e. spending $1,157,000 on the 10-year work plan, while saving $583,520 in property tax reduction over the 10-year period).

RECOMMENDATION
Staff has determined that all work proposed in the Mills Act Contract work plan provides for the property’s “use, maintenance and restoration as to retain its characteristics as property of historical significance,” and advises the Commission to recommend that City Council approve the Mills Act Contract request for the subject property.

Environmental Review
The review of the Mills Act contract is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) “Review for Exemptions.”
Attachments

1. Historic Architectural Summary, dated May 21, 2025

2. Rehabilitation Plan, dated August 7, 2025

3. Financial Analysis Spreadsheet, received August 27, 2025

4. Notice of Decision – Landmark Designation, March 6, 2025

5. Project Estimates, received May 30,2025

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

CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Jennifer Louis, Chief of Police
Subject: Contract No. 32400052 Amendment: Berry Brothers Towing and Transport Inc.

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Berry Brothers, Contract No. 32400052, to extend the existing capacity to perform towing services from $50,000 to an amount not to exceed $100,000 from November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2027.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the recommendation would support ongoing operational expenses required for public safety including but not limited to traffic, parking and vehicles subjected to criminal investigations. The funding for this contract will be from the existing police department General Fund budget.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
The police department has an ongoing operational need to promptly remove and relocate vehicles that are out of compliance with local and state laws in order to maintain public safety, ensure traffic flow, and preserve access for emergency services.

This need is continuous and often time-sensitive, particularly when vehicles pose safety hazards or impede public rights-of-way.

A significant portion of these enforcement actions involve large recreational vehicles and other oversized or complex vehicles that are difficult to move and require specialized towing equipment and expertise. The limited availability of towing providers capable of safely handling these vehicles has the potential to create delays, which can negatively impact enforcement efforts, community safety, and police department efficiency.

Berry Brothers Towing currently provides critical support to the police department in addressing these challenges. The company possesses the specialized heavy-duty equipment and operational capacity necessary to tow and relocate large recreational

Contract No. 32400052 Amendment: Berry Brothers Towing Inc. CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

vehicles and other non-standard vehicles in compliance with applicable regulations.

Their familiarity with police department procedures and ongoing availability allows for timely response and effective coordination.

Given the continuous nature of this enforcement need and the specialized services required, maintaining uninterrupted access to Berry Brothers Towing is essential to supporting police operations and minimizing operational delays. Any disruption in these services could result in enforcement backlogs, increased safety risks, and reduced efficiency in addressing vehicles that are unlawfully parked or otherwise in violation of local and state laws.

BACKGROUND
Berry Brothers Towing is one of our four towing service companies selected through a competitive process with request for proposals conducted in 2023 with Specification No. 23-11612-C. Berry Brothers Berry Brothers Towing is equipped to not only tow standard sized vehicles but the larger abandoned and non-operable recreational vehicles.

Additionally, they are available for On-Call standard towing services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. They have provided reliable, consistently satisfactory, towing services over the life of this contract.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
This contract increase is necessary to support additional towing services, special event operations (including Cal Football), and the anticipated rise in large recreational vehicles during FY 2026 and FY 2027. Failure to increase the contract would significantly impair the Berkeley Police Department’s ability to abate recreational vehicles that are in violation of state and local laws.

Such limitations would have adverse impacts on public health, safety, and the environment. Many of the recreational vehicles encountered by the Police Department contain hazardous materials and biological waste. There have been documented instances in which these materials and waste products have been illegally and improperly disposed of, including dumping onto public streets and into the storm drain system. These actions pose a direct risk of pathogen exposure to the public, City staff, and the San Francisco Bay.

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
Berry Brothers Towing plays an integral role in public safety through its ongoing collaboration with the police department in the removal and relocation of vehicles that are out of compliance with local and state laws. These services directly support public safety operations by ensuring roadways, public spaces, and emergency access routes remain clear and safe for community use.

Contract No. 32400052 Amendment: Berry Brothers Towing Inc. CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

Many of the vehicles handled by Berry Brothers Towing include large recreational vehicles and other oversized or non-standard vehicles that are often difficult to move or relocate. The complexity and potential safety risks associated with towing such vehicles require specialized expertise, training, and equipment. Berry Brothers Towing possesses the necessary heavy-duty equipment and technical capability to safely and efficiently tow these larger vehicles in compliance with applicable regulations.

Given the company’s demonstrated experience, operational reliability, and capacity to support the City of Berkeley in complex towing situations, Berry Brothers Towing is well- suited to continue providing these critical services. Their role contributes directly to maintaining public safety, regulatory compliance, and the effective functioning of municipal and law enforcement operations.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
Not extending the current contract, and thereby reducing the level of towing service currently available, would negatively impact our ability to remove and relocate vehicles that are out of compliance with local and state laws, thereby directly affecting public safety.

CONTACT PERSON
Jennifer Louis, Police Chief, (510) 981-5700
Attachments:
1: Resolution

RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT NO. 32400052 AMENDMENT: BERRY BROTHERS TOWING AND TRANSPORT INC.

WHEREAS, Berry Brothers Towing plays an integral role in supporting public safety operations by working in coordination with the police department to remove and relocate vehicles that are out of compliance with local and state laws; and WHEREAS, the timely removal of unlawfully parked or non-compliant vehicles is essential to maintaining public safety, traffic flow, and access for emergency services; and WHEREAS, a significant number of these enforcement actions involve large recreational vehicles and other oversized or non-standard vehicles that are difficult to move and require specialized towing equipment and expertise; and WHEREAS, Berry Brothers Towing possesses the specialized heavy-duty equipment, technical capability, and operational experience necessary to safely and efficiently tow and relocate these larger vehicles in compliance with applicable regulations; and WHEREAS, the police department has an ongoing and continuous operational need for reliable towing services capable of addressing these complex vehicle removals without delay.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute an amendment to Contract No. 32400052 with Berry Brothers Towing to extend the existing capacity to perform towing services from $50,000 to an amount not to exceed $100,000 from November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2027.

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/

CONSENT CALENDAR
MARCH 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Wahid Amiri, Interim Director, Public Works Subject: Contract: Lehr Upfitters OPCO dba Lehr Auto for Police Vehicle Supplies, Equipment, and Installation Services

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Lehr Upfitters dba Lehr Auto for Police vehicle supplies, equipment, and installation services, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for a period of April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
Funding in the amount of $500,000 will be available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 adopted budget of the Equipment Replacement Fund (671). Funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 is subject to appropriation in future fiscal years’ budgets, based on the Police Department’s ongoing vehicle replacement and upfitting needs.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
The Police Department replaces vehicles on a routine basis. Police vehicles require specialized equipment and installation. The contract with Lehr Upfitters OPCO dba Lehr Auto will provide installation of specialized equipment required to ensure police vehicles meet public safety and operational requirements. These replacement vehicles are needed by the City’s Police Department in their work to provide public safety services in Berkeley.

Establishing a three-year contract with Lehr Upfitters OPCO dba Lehr Auto will support ongoing Police Department vehicle replacement and upfitting needs, ensure continuity of service, and maintain compliance with City procurement requirements. The City’s competitive bidding requirements for this purchase will be met utilizing the County of Orange contract No. MA-080-26010159.

Staff do not have the capacity or specialized expertise to perform these installation services in-house. Lehr Upfitters OPCO dba Lehr Auto provides the technical expertise and continuity needed to support Police Department operations and ensure vehicles are placed into service in a timely manner.

Contract: Lehr Upfitters OPCO dba Lehr Auto for Police Vehicle Supplies, CONSENT CALENDAR Equipment, and Installation Services MARCH 24, 2026

This contract will support the City’s Strategic Plan Priority Project, advancing our goal to create a resilient, safe, connected, and prepared city.

Effective January 1, 2026, local agencies are required to satisfy noticing requirements for certain contracts for services that meet the criteria outlined in Government Code Section 3504.1 as amended by AB 339. This project does not meet the criteria in Government Code Section 3504.1 and is exempt from the noticing requirement.

BACKGROUND
The City is allowed to purchase goods without undergoing a competitive bid process if the City utilizes pricing obtained by another entity through a competitive process.

On December 9, 2025, the County of Orange Public Works Department entered into a contract for vehicle equipment, supplies, and equipment installation services, contract No. MA-080-26010159. General Terms and Conditions, Section 16, states that this contract will be extended to other California local and state governmental entities wishing to use the pre-negotiated prices and terms of this contract.

Throughout the year, the Department purchases vehicles and equipment for the City’s other operating departments. These vehicles require specialized supplies/equipment and installation. This is paid for through the Equipment Replacement fund. If a purchase will exceed $50,000, the Department of Finance, General Services Division solicits bids or utilizes pricing obtained by another entity’s competitively bid contracts to ensure the City’s departments receive the best pricing.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
City’s environmental sustainability and climate goals by enabling the use of more fuel- efficient vehicles. These vehicles reduce fuel consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional gasoline-powered patrol vehicles.

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
The Department continues to have a critical operational need for these services due to ongoing vehicle replacement and upfitting activities. Entering into a contract with Lehr Upfitters OPCO dba Lehr Auto, will allow the City to maintain continuity of service, avoid disruption to active vehicle deployments, and efficiently support Police Department operations. This approach is the most effective and cost-efficient means of meeting the City’s public safety vehicle needs.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
Council could choose not to approve this contract, which would require the City to either delay vehicle replacement and upfitting activities or initiate a new procurement for these services. Due to the specialized nature of the work and the City’s lack of in-house capacity, these alternatives would likely result in delays, increased costs, and impacts on Police Department operations.

Contract: Lehr Upfitters OPCO dba Lehr Auto for Police Vehicle Supplies, CONSENT CALENDAR Equipment, and Installation Services MARCH 24, 2026

CONTACT PERSON
Joy Brown, Operations Manager, Public Works, 510-981-6629 Christopher Bonaventure, Lieutenant, Police Department, 510-593-1431 Attachment:

1. Resolution

RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: LEHR UPFITTERS OPCO DBA LEHR AUTO FOR POLICE VEHICLE

SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND INSTALLATION SERVICES
WHEREAS, vehicle supplies, equipment and installation services are needed by the City Police Department in their work to provide public safety services in Berkeley; and WHEREAS, funding in the amount of $500,000 is available in the Equipment Replacement fund (671), and funding for Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 is subject to appropriations; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, the City utilized pricing obtained through a December 9, 2025, competitively bid County of Orange contract; and
WHEREAS, vehicle installation services are required due to ongoing Police vehicle replacement and upfitting needs, necessitating contract authority for vehicle replacement supplies, equipment and installation services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute contract for police vehicle supplies, equipment, and installation services with Lehr Upfitters OPCO, dba Lehr Auto, for police vehicle supplies, equipment, and installation services in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for a three year period ending June 30, 2029.

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CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Wahid Amiri, Interim Director, Public Works Subject: Contract: Peterson Trucks, Inc. for Heavy Duty Vehicle Parts and Service

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Peterson Trucks, Inc. for heavy duty vehicle parts and service in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the term of April 1, 2026, to April 14, 2027, with the option to extend three more years.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
Funding is available in the FY2026 Budget in Equipment Maintenance Fund 672.

Funding for future years is subject to the Council’s approval of the proposed budget and annual appropriation ordinances.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
The Public Works Department requires ongoing access to manufacturer certified service, parts and related equipment to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the City’s heavy-duty vehicles. The City has partnered with Peterson Trucks for many years to provide parts and service to support repairs to backhoes, wheel loaders, skid steers, and other equipment.

The City’s competitive bidding requirements for this contract have been satisfied by using Sourcewell Contract No. 011723-CAT and No. 080124-NVS. Peterson Trucks is the local authorized dealer for Caterpillar and International Parts. The Sourcewell contracts provides access to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts but does not include certified service, or diagnostic and repair labor. Occasionally, repairs are beyond the scope or capacity of City staff and it is more efficient and cost effective if Peterson Trucks makes the repair using the parts they are already providing. As a result, a waiver of competitive solicitation is required to authorize service labor under these purchase orders, ensuring compliance with the City’s procurement requirements and maintaining uninterrupted access to necessary manufacturer-controlled service functions.

Contract: Peterson Trucks, Inc. for Heavy Duty Vehicle Parts and Service CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

Vehicle parts and service labor are routinely needed to maintain and repair the City’s fleet.

This contract will support fleet reliability and advances the Strategic Plan goal to provide state-of-the-art, well-maintained infrastructure, amenities, and facilities.

Effective January 1, 2026, local agencies are required to satisfy noticing requirements for certain contracts for services that meet the criteria outlined in Government Code Section 3504.1 as amended by AB 339. This project does not meet the criteria in Government Code Section 3504.1 and is exempt from the noticing requirement.

BACKGROUND
The City Charter allows the City to purchase goods without undergoing a competitive bid process if the City utilizes pricing obtained by another entity through a competitive process.

On June 13, 2024, Sourcewell released request for proposals (RFP) #080124 for OEM Vehicle Parts and Supplies. The RFP was available for approximately 50 days and 15 proposals were submitted. Upon review of proposals, Sourcewell Proposal Evaluation Committee selected five proposals, one of which was Navistar, Inc. (previously International Harvester Company). On November 12, 2024, Sourcewell executed a contract with Navistar, Inc. authorizing participating agencies to purchase equipment, parts and related services through authorized dealers including Peterson Trucks.

On November 15, 2022, Sourcewell released RFP #011723 for Heavy Construction Equipment with Related Attachments and Technology. The RFP was available for approximately 63 days and 18 proposals were submitted. Upon review of proposals, Sourcewell Proposal Evaluation Committee selected 13 proposals, one of which was Caterpillar, Inc. On May 24, 2023, Sourcewell executed a contract with Caterpillar, Inc., authorizing participating agencies to purchase equipment, parts and related services through authorized dealers including Peterson Trucks.

Throughout the year, Public Works purchases parts via cooperative contracts to ensure that City departments receive the best pricing.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
The City prioritizes maintaining its vehicles in the most efficient and environmentally responsible condition possible.

Timely preventive maintenance supported by using OEM parts helps extend vehicle life, minimize breakdowns, and maintain compliance with emissions standards. The use of OEM components aligns with the City’s Fleet Electrification and Sustainability goals by ensuring existing vehicles remain in optimal operating condition until replacement with zero-emission alternatives becomes feasible.

Contract: Peterson Trucks, Inc. for Heavy Duty Vehicle Parts and Service CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
Purchasing OEM parts from Peterson Trucks is the most cost-effective method of maintaining the City’s heavy-duty fleet. The use of genuine OEM parts ensures proper fit, performance, and warranty compliance, reducing vehicle downtime and extending the service life of existing equipment. Maintaining an adequate supply of OEM parts also ensures that Public Works can complete preventive maintenance and repair work in a timely manner, minimizing the risk of service interruptions to City operations.

Utilizing pricing obtained through Sourcewell Contract No. 011723-CAT and No. 080124-NVS satisfies the City’s competitive bidding requirements and ensures the most competitive pricing available.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
Public Works could purchase non-OEM or aftermarket parts. However, aftermarket parts may not meet manufacturer specifications, be more expensive, and could void existing warranties or reduce vehicle performance and reliability.

CONTACT PERSON
Joy Brown, Operations Manager, Public Works, 510-981-6629 Attachment:
1: Resolution

RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: PETERSON TRUCKS, INC. FOR HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE PARTS AND

SERVICE
WHEREAS, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service, parts and related equipment are needed by the City; and
WHEREAS, funding in the amount of $300,000 is available in the Equipment Maintenance Fund 672 for FY2026, and spending in future years is subject to Council’s approval of the proposed citywide budget; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2024, Sourcewell released request for proposals (RFP) #080124 for OEM Vehicle Parts and Supplies; the solicitation remained open fifty days and fifteen proposals were submitted; and
WHEREAS, upon review of proposals, Sourcewell Proposal Evaluation Committee selected Navistar, Inc. (previously International Harvester Company) as one of the most responsive proposers to meet the specifications, awarding Contract No. 080124-NVS; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2022, Sourcewell released RFP #011723 for Heavy Construction Equipment with Related Attachments and Technology; the solicitation remained open for approximately sixty-three days and eighteen proposals were submitted; and
WHEREAS, upon review of proposals, Sourcewell Proposal Evaluation Committee selected 13 proposals, the highest ranked being Caterpillar, Inc. awarding Contract No. 011723-CAT; and
WHEREAS, service is not included in the Sourcewell contracts therefore a waiver of solicitation for service is authorized; and
WHEREAS, Peterson Trucks, Inc. is an authorized dealer of genuine OEM parts, warranty support, and technical assistance to the City.

WHEREAS, for all Sourcewell contracts, the administrative fee is paid by the supplier directly to Sourcewell and is not passed on to the City.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract with Peterson Trucks, Inc. for heavy

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duty vehicle parts, service and related equipment in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the term of April 1, 2026 to April 14, 2027, with the option to extend three more years.

Office of the City Manager
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CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Wahid Amiri, Interim Director, Department of Public Works Subject: Contract: Terocons, Inc. for FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution approving specifications for the FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project (Specification No. 26-11764-C), authorizing the City Manager to accept the bid of Terocons, Inc. as the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder and to execute a contract and any amendments, extensions, or other change orders until completion of the FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project in accordance with the approved specifications in an amount not to exceed $4,207,883.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
Funding is available in Fiscal Year 2026 from the Sidewalk Capital Improvement Program and the Street Capital Improvement Program.

State Transportation Tax (Fund 127) .......................................................$349,782 Measure F Alameda County VRF ST and RD (Fund 133) .......................$100,000 Measure BB Sales Tax (Fund 134) .......................................................$2,745,971 Private Party Sidewalks (Fund 149) .........................................................$328,630 Capital Improvement Fund (Fund 501) .....................................................$683,500 Total construction cost $4,207,883
No other funding is required, and no other projects will be delayed due to this expenditure.

Low bid by Contractor ......................................................................$3,825,348.00 10% Contingency ................................................................................$382,535.00 Total construction cost $4,207,883.00

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
The project incorporates 140 curb ramp improvements at locations corresponding to the streets selected for the FY 2026 Street Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project (see Attachment 2, Location Map for Curb Ramp Improvements). Completing the curb ramp improvements in advance of the FY 2026 Street Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project will ensure the timely completion of the paving within the optimal weather window.

Contract: Terocons, Inc. CONSENT CALENDAR
for FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project March 24, 2026

In addition to curb ramp improvements, the project will address over 115 locations (see Attachment 3, Location Map for Sidewalk Repairs) that were identified as requiring removal and replacement repair from the sidewalk locations on the 50-50 Sidewalk Repair Program waitlist.

The project was released for bids on January 13, 2026, and bids were opened on February 3, 2026 (see Attachment 4, Abstract of Bids). Nine non-local/local bids were received, from a low of $3,825,348 to a high of $5,030,780.76. The engineer’s estimate for the project was $4,530,000.

Terocons, Inc. of San Francisco, California was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with a bid of $3,825,348, and their references were found to be satisfactory. This project includes a 10% contingency, which brings the total contract amount up to the requested $4,207,883. Staff recommend a contract for this project be awarded to Terocons, Inc.

The FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project (Specification No. 26-11764-C) is a Strategic Plan Priority Project, advancing our goal to provide state-of-the-art, well- maintained infrastructure, amenities, and facilities.

Effective January 1, 2026, local agencies are required to satisfy noticing requirements for certain contracts for services that meet the criteria outlined in Government Code Section 3504.1 as amended by AB 339. This project does not meet the criteria in Government Code Section 3504.1 and is exempt from the noticing requirement.

BACKGROUND
The City is required to provide accessible curb ramps under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Curb ramps are a critical connection between sidewalks and street crossings, enabling people with disabilities, seniors, parents with strollers, and all pedestrians to navigate our city safely.

When streets are altered through resurfacing projects, federal law requires the simultaneous installation or upgrading curb ramps to current ADA standards at affected crosswalk locations. The City has been systematically upgrading curb ramps throughout Berkeley as part of its ongoing commitment to accessibility and compliance with federal regulations. The FY 2026 Curb Ramp and Sidewalk Repair Project will upgrade 140 curb ramps to meet current standards for slope, width, surface texture, and other accessibility requirements.

In October 2011, the City established a sidewalk repair and replacement program to improve the quality of Berkeley’s approximately 375 total miles of concrete sidewalks.

The City currently shares sidewalk replacement costs with property owners on a 50-50 basis, irrespective of the cause of the deterioration. The sidewalk repair portion of this project will help address the program's backlog of needed repairs.

Contract: Terocons, Inc. CONSENT CALENDAR
for FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project March 24, 2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
This project supports the City's climate action goals by improving pedestrian infrastructure and encouraging walking as an alternative to driving. The improvements will also enhance accessibility for all residents, promoting a more equitable and sustainable transportation system.

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
The City conducted a public bid process, and Terocons, Inc. submitted the lowest, responsive, and responsible bid. The work requires contracted services, as the City does not possess the in-house labor or equipment resources necessary to complete this specialized construction work.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
No alternative action was considered. The City could choose not to proceed with this project. However, this would prevent the City from improving accessibility and meeting its obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It could also delay the FY 2026 Street Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project, which is part of the FY 2024 to FY 2028 Street Rehabilitation Plan.

CONTACT PERSON
Wahid Amiri, Interim Director of Public Works, (510) 981-6396 Terrence Salonga, Supervising Civil Engineer, (510) 981-6447 Attachments:
1: Resolution
2: Location Map for Curb Ramp Improvements
3: Location Map for Sidewalk Repairs
4: Abstract of Bids

RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: TEROCONS, INC. FOR FY 2026 CURB RAMP & SIDEWALK REPAIR

PROJECT
WHEREAS, the FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project will upgrade curb ramps to current ADA standards and rehabilitate deteriorated sidewalks as part of the City’s ongoing Street and Sidewalk Capital Improvement Programs; and WHEREAS, funding in the amount of $4,207,883 is available in the FY 2026 in State Transportation Tax (Fund 127), Measure F (Fund 133), Measure BB Sales Tax (Fund 134), Private Party Sidewalks (Fund 149), Capital Improvement Fund (Fund 501); and WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, the City has neither the labor nor the equipment necessary to undertake this FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project; and
WHEREAS, an invitation for bids was duly advertised, and Terocons, Inc. was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the Specifications for Specification No. 26-11764-C FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project are approved.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Berkeley authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments, extensions, or change orders until completion of the project in accordance with the approved specifications with Terocons, Inc. for the FY 2026 Curb Ramp & Sidewalk Repair Project, in an amount not to exceed $4,207,883, which includes a 10% contingency for unforeseen circumstances. A record signature copy of said agreement and any amendments are to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

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CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Wahid Amiri, Interim Director, Department of Public Works Subject: Contracts: Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Services for Measure FF-funded Projects

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt six Resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute contracts and any amendments with NCE, Pavement Engineering, Inc., Kittleson & Associates, Sanbell, Cordoba Corporation and Mark Thomas for on-call professional services for Measure FF-funded projects for the amounts listed below, each for a period not to exceed three years:

1. NCE for an amount not to exceed $2,500,000

2. Pavement Engineering, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $2,500,000

3. Kittleson & Associates for an amount not to exceed $2,500,000

4. Sanbell for an amount not to exceed $1,800,000

5. Cordoba Corporation for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000

6. Mark Thomas for an amount not to exceed $600,000

SUMMARY
In November 2024, Berkeley voters approved Measure FF, a parcel tax to fund sidewalk and street repairs and improvements. The measure provides dedicated infrastructure funding over a 14-year duration, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025). Measure FF revenues are projected to generate $15 million per year and can be adjusted by the Council each year for inflation. Based on responses to the request for qualifications released in October 2025, staff recommend executing contracts, not to exceed three years, with six consulting firms that are best qualified to provide services related to delivering Measure FF-funded projects.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
Initial funding for these contracts in the amount of $550,000 is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Fund 166 (Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax). Ongoing funding for these services in FY 2027 and FY 2028 is subject to future budget appropriations of Measure FF revenues.

Contracts: Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management CONSENT CALENDAR Consulting Services for Measure FF-funded Projects March 24, 2026 The not-to-exceed amount for each contract does not correlate to any one existing project. The amounts are intended to reflect potential need within the contract period that would be directly associated with an approved budgeted scope of work. Work performed under these agreements would be managed through City purchase and task order processes, which provides for detailed accounting on a project basis.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was issued October 30, 2025 (Specification No. 26- 11765-C), seeking qualified firms or individuals to provide on-call civil engineering planning, design and construction management services for various infrastructure programs and projects related to the Measure FF parcel tax. The work may include design services, pavement rehabilitation, pavement plan public input, accountability reporting, commission meeting support, and Complete Streets and green infrastructure related services that support the implementation of Measure FF funded projects citywide.

On December 2, 2025, the City received nine Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from firms, which were evaluated by one or more review panels for each specialized service area. In each service area, the following firms (in alphabetical order) received the highest rankings of those evaluated, and after completing reference checks, were determined to be the best qualified to meet the City’s needs:

Infrastructure/Streets
 Cordoba Corporation
 Mark Thomas
 NCE
 Pavement Engineering, Inc.

Traffic/Transportation
 Cordoba Corporation
 Kittleson & Associates
 Mark Thomas
 Sanbell
Existing City staff lack the capacity and expertise in the specialized service areas above; therefore vendor support is necessary. This bench of consultants will allow the City to make timely progress on existing work plans and support the acceleration of Measure FF project delivery. Multiple contractor selections in each category ensure that the City will be able to secure competitive pricing among the best qualified contractors for each scope of work.

The services provided support the Strategic Plan goal to provide state-of-the-art, well- maintained infrastructure, amenities, and facilities.

Contracts: Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management CONSENT CALENDAR Consulting Services for Measure FF-funded Projects March 24, 2026 Effective January 1, 2026, local agencies are required to satisfy noticing requirements for certain contracts for services that meet the criteria outlined in Government Code Section 3504.1 as amended by AB 339. This project does not meet the criteria in Government Code Section 3504.1 and is exempt from the noticing requirement.

BACKGROUND
Over the next fourteen years, the Public Works Department is expecting to significantly increase its capital projects output with the implementation projects funded by the voter- approved Measure FF. The Measure is projected to generate approximately $15 million per year in new funding for street repair, sidewalks and pedestrian path repair, safety improvements for streets, sidewalks, bicycle facilities and pedestrian paths, and other environmental enhancements,
Public Works utilizes civil engineering and transportation consultants to design and manage projects. Particularly in situations where the nature of the work is highly specialized, such as assessment districts, paving, drainage, sanitary sewer, transportation engineering and planning, traffic engineering, green infrastructure design and permitting, construction administration and inspections. On-call contracts provide professional planning, design, engineering, and construction management services on as needed basis, reducing the City’s structural overhead.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
These contracts will help ensure successful completion of capital improvement and other projects that advance the City’s sustainability goals, including stormwater improvements to reduce flood potential and green infrastructure projects, sanitary sewer projects to minimize risk of Sanitary Sewer Overflows, as well as Complete Streets projects that promote walking, biking and transit use. There are no negative environmental effects of this action.

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
These firms received the highest rankings of the firms evaluated and are the best qualified to meet the City’s needs. City staff recommend awarding contracts to these consultants to get the best value for the City, distribute the anticipated workload, and create an alternative source for services. NCE, Pavement Engineering, Inc., Kittleson & Associates, Sanbell, Mark Thomas and Cordoba Corporation have expertise in one or more areas of civil engineering & planning; transportation & safety; and infrastructure.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
Council could choose not to move forward with these contracts; however, the progress of implementing Measure FF and its funded improvement projects would be significantly delayed. Existing staff do not have capacity to deliver the anticipated workload associated with these on-call contracts. The City has insufficient staffing and resources to design, manage and inspect construction of the number of projects in this program. If these contracts are not awarded, the City will have constrained technical professional services capacity and funder staff’s ability to deliver Measure FF improvement projects.

Contracts: Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management CONSENT CALENDAR Consulting Services for Measure FF-funded Projects March 24, 2026

CONTACT PERSON
Wahid Amiri, Interim Director of Public Works, Public Works (510) 981-6396 Attachments:

1. Resolution – Contract with NCE

2. Resolution – Contract with Pavement Engineering, Inc.

3. Resolution – Contract with Kittleson & Associates

4. Resolution – Contract with Sanbell

5. Resolution – Contract with Mark Thomas

6. Resolution – Contract with Cordoba Corporation

7. Bid Abstract

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RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: NCE CORPORATION FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of Measure FF-funded projects and programs, and
WHEREAS, initial funding in the amount of $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Fund 166 (Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax).

Additional funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of each contract is subject to appropriation in the future fiscal years’ budget based on the department’s needs for professional services, and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Services (Specification No. 26-11765-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2025, nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to provide on-call civil engineering planning, design and construction management services for various infrastructure programs and projects related to the Measure FF parcel tax; and WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that NCE is highly qualified to provide infrastructure/streets services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with NCE for on- call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of Measure FF-funded projects and programs, and
WHEREAS, initial funding in the amount of $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Fund 166 (Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax).

Additional funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of each contract is subject to appropriation in the future fiscal years’ budget based on the department’s needs for professional services, and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Services (Specification No. 26-11765-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2025, nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to provide on-call civil engineering planning, design and construction management services for various infrastructure programs and projects related to the Measure FF parcel tax; and WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Pavement Engineering, Inc. is highly qualified to provide infrastructure/streets services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Pavement Engineering, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: KITTLESON & ASSOCIATES FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of Measure FF-funded projects and programs, and
WHEREAS, initial funding in the amount of $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Fund 166 (Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax).

Additional funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of each contract is subject to appropriation in the future fiscal years’ budget based on the department’s needs for professional services, and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Services (Specification No. 26-11765-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2025, nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to provide on-call civil engineering planning, design and construction management services for various infrastructure programs and projects related to the Measure FF parcel tax; and WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Kittleson & Associates is highly qualified to provide traffic/transportation services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Kittleson & Associates for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: SANBELL FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of Measure FF-funded projects and programs, and
WHEREAS, initial funding in the amount of $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Fund 166 (Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax).

Additional funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of each contract is subject to appropriation in the future fiscal years’ budget based on the department’s needs for professional services, and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Services (Specification No. 26-11765-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2025, nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to provide on-call civil engineering planning, design and construction management services for various infrastructure programs and projects related to the Measure FF parcel tax; and WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Sanbell is highly qualified to provide traffic/transportation services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Sanbell for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: CORDOBA CORPORATION FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of Measure FF-funded projects and programs, and
WHEREAS, initial funding in the amount of $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Fund 166 (Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax).

Additional funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of each contract is subject to appropriation in the future fiscal years’ budget based on the department’s needs for professional services, and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Services (Specification No. 26-11765-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2025, nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to provide on-call civil engineering planning, design and construction management services for various infrastructure programs and projects related to the Measure FF parcel tax; and WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Cordoba Corporation is highly qualified to provide infrastructure/streets and traffic/transportation services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Cordoba Corporation for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: MARK THOMAS FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of Measure FF-funded projects and programs, and
WHEREAS, initial funding in the amount of $50,000 is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Fund 166 (Measure FF Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax).

Additional funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of each contract is subject to appropriation in the future fiscal years’ budget based on the department’s needs for professional services, and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Services (Specification No. 26-11765-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2025, nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to provide on-call civil engineering planning, design and construction management services for various infrastructure programs and projects related to the Measure FF parcel tax; and WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Mark Thomas is highly qualified to provide infrastructure/streets and traffic/transportation services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Mark Thomas for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $600,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

Finance Department For: Pavement and Safety Improvement/Program Management Consulting Service General Services Division
Bidders Local
Vendor WC NF OS SC LW EBO
1 Bureau Veritas X X X X X X
2 Kittelson X X X X X
3 Pavement Engineering, INC. X X X X X X
4 NCE X X X X X X
5 Sanbell X X X X X X
6 Willdan Engineering X X X X X X
7 Cordoba Corporation X X X X X X
8 Mark Thomas X X X X X X
9 Shields Sowko X X X X X X
10 Bid Recorder: Tanisha Gainer DATE
Bid Opener: Sherri Degnan DATE
Project Manager: Wahid Amiri DATE
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510.981.7320 TDD: 510.981.6903 Fax: 510.981.7390 E-mail: [email protected]

Office of the City Manager
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CONSENT CALENDAR
March 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager
Submitted by: Wahid Amiri, Interim Director, Department of Public Works Subject: Contracts: Multi-Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services for Capital Improvement Projects

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt thirty-four Resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute one or more contracts with the following vendors and the associated not to exceed amounts for on- call civil engineering services for capital improvement projects, for a total contract period of three years:

1. Advanced Mobility Group for an amount not to exceed $500,000

2. AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,800,000

3. Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000

4. Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $2,250,000

5. BKF Engineers for an amount not to exceed $1,550,000

6. Coastland DCCM for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000

7. Community Design + Architecture, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $500,000

8. Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group for an amount not to exceed $500,000

9. CSWST2 for an amount not to exceed $1,200,000

10.Dewberry Engineers, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $200,000

11.Diablo Engineering Group for an amount not to exceed $900,000

12.ENGEO Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $350,000

13.Fehr & Peers for an amount not to exceed $1,750,000

14.Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $500,000

15.GFT Infrastructure, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $950,000

16.GHD, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $500,000

17.Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $2,250,000

18.HydroScience Engineers, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000

19.Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $2,150,000

20.Kittleson & Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000

21.LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,100,000

22.Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $200,000

23.Nelson & Nygard Engineering, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $500,000

24.Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants for an amount not to exceed $500,000

Contracts: Multi-Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

25.Parametrix for an amount not to exceed $350,000

26.Pavement Engineering, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000

27.PEC Water, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000

28.Sanbell Bay Area for an amount not to exceed $700,000

29.SCI Consulting Group for an amount not to exceed $500,000

30.Swinerton Management & Consulting for an amount not to exceed $2,250,000.

31.TJKM Transportation Consultants for an amount not to exceed $750,000

32.Toole Design Engineering for an amount not to exceed $500,000

33.Wood Rodgers, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $500,000

34.West Yost for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000
The City Manager will have option to amend the term of each of the contracts.

SUMMARY
The Public Works Department expects significantly increased workloads, resulting from deferred maintenance; ongoing and planned capital projects; and increased funding for the street capital improvement program. Based on responses to the request for qualifications released in October 2025, staff recommend executing contracts with thirty-four consulting firms best qualified to provide specialized professional services related to assessment districts, paving, drainage, sanitary sewer, transportation engineering and planning, traffic engineering, and green infrastructure for design, permitting, construction administration, and inspections. This on-call solicitation was multi-disciplinary and allowed firms to submit for one or more of the specialty areas.

The work to be performed under these contracts will help ensure successful completion of capital improvement projects that advance the City’s sustainability goals, including stormwater improvements to reduce flood potential and green infrastructure projects, sanitary sewer projects to minimize risk of Sanitary Sewer Overflows, as well as Complete Streets projects that promote walking, biking and transit use.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION
Initial funding for the contracts is available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budgets in one the following: Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611), and Clean Stormwater Fund (616). Additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of each contract(s) is subject to appropriation in the future fiscal years’ capital budget based on the department’s needs for professional services.

The not to exceed amount for each contract does not correlate to any one existing project, rather, the amounts are intended to reflect potential need within the contract period that would be directly associated with an approved budgeted scope of work.

Work performed under these agreements would be managed through City purchase and task order processes, which provides for detailed accounting on a project basis.

Contracts: Multi-Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was issued October 30, 2025 (Specification No. 26- 11761-C) seeking qualified firms or individuals to provide on-call professional services in order to implement all components of capital improvement programs and projects including streets and sidewalk, storm, sanitary sewer, structural engineering, transportation planning, transportation and traffic engineering, construction management, Green Infrastructure, Assessment Districts, Geographic Information System, and Geotechnical and Engineering Testing.

On December 4, 2025, the City received 49 Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from firms, which were evaluated by one or more review panels for each specialized service area. In each service area, the following firms (in alphabetical order) received the highest rankings of those evaluated, and after completing reference checks, were determined to be the best qualified to meet the City’s needs:

Assessment Districts
 SCI Consulting Group
Construction Management
 AECOM Technical Services Inc.
 Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
 Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.
 Swinerton Management & Consulting
Geographic Information Systems
 Dewberry Engineers, Inc.
 Geographic Technologies Group, Inc.

Geotechnical and Engineering Testing
 ENGEO Incorporated
 Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants Green Infrastructure
 CSWST2
 GFT Infrastructure, Inc.
 PEC Water Inc.

Sanitary Sewer
 Coastland DCCM
 GHD, Inc.
 HydroScience Engineers, Inc.
 Sanbell Bay Area
 West Yost

Contracts: Multi-Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026
Storm Drain
 Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
 PEC Water Inc.
 Wood Rodgers, Inc.

Surveying
 CSWST2
 LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
 Mark Thomas & Company, Inc.
 Sanbell Bay Area
Streets & Sidewalk
 BKF Engineers
 Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
 Pavement Engineering, Inc.

Structural Engineering
 Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group
Traffic Engineering
 Advanced Mobility Group
 Fehr & Peers
 Kittleson & Associates, Inc.
 Parametrix
 TJKM Transportation Consultants
Transportation Engineering
 AECOM Technical Services Inc.
 BKF Engineers
 CSWST2
 Diablo Engineering Group
 GFT Infrastructure, Inc.
 Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
 LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc.

Transportation Planning
 Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
 Community Design + Architecture, Inc.
 Fehr & Peers
 Kittleson & Associates, Inc.
 Nelson & Nygard Engineering, Inc.
 Toole Design Engineering

Contracts: Multi-Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026
City staff cannot complete work in the above-mentioned specialized service areas due to prioritization of baseline services and project management. Contractors will be utilized for work with identified funds and invited to respond to task-based requests for proposals (RFPs) within their specific areas of expertise. This bench of consultants will allow the City to respond quickly to emergencies and make timely progress on existing work plans. Multiple contractor selections in each category ensure that the City will be able to find the most competitive pricing among the best qualified contractors for each scope of work.

The services provided support the Strategic Plan goal to provide state-of-the-art, well- maintained infrastructure, amenities, and facilities.

Effective January 1, 2026, local agencies are required to satisfy noticing requirements for certain contracts for services that meet the criteria outlined in Government Code Section 3504.1 as amended by AB 339. This project does not meet the criteria in Government Code Section 3504.1 and is exempt from the noticing requirement.

BACKGROUND
Over the next several years, the Public Works Department is expecting significantly increased workloads, resulting from deferred maintenance; ongoing and planned capital projects; and increased funding for the street capital improvement program. For many years, the City has used civil engineering and transportation consultants to design and manage projects. These include situations where the nature of the work is highly specialized, such as assessment districts, paving, drainage, sanitary sewer, transportation engineering and planning, traffic engineering, and green infrastructure for design, permitting, construction administration, and inspections. On-call contracts provide professional planning, design, engineering, and construction management services on as needed basis, reducing the City’s structural overhead.

This on-call solicitation was multi-disciplinary and allowed firms to submit for one or more of the following areas of expertise:
 Assessment Districts
 Construction Management
 Geographic Information Systems
 Geotechnical and Engineering Testing
 Green Infrastructure
 Sanitary Sewer
 Storm Drain
 Streets & Sidewalk
 Structural Engineering
 Traffic Engineering
 Transportation Engineering

Contracts: Multi-Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026
 Transportation Planning

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
These contracts will help ensure successful completion of capital improvement projects that advance the City’s sustainability goals, including stormwater improvements to reduce flood potential and green infrastructure projects, sanitary sewer projects to minimize risk of Sanitary Sewer Overflows, as well as Complete Streets projects that promote walking, biking and transit use. There are no negative environmental effects of this action.

RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION
These firms received the highest rankings of the firms evaluated and are the best qualified to meet the City’s needs. City staff recommend awarding a contract to these consultants to get the best value for the City, distribute the anticipated workload, and create an alternative source for services. Advanced Mobility Group, AECOM Technical Services Inc., Alta Planning + Design, Inc., Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., BKF Engineers, Coastland DCCM, Community Design + Architecture, Inc., Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group, CSWST2, Dewberry Engineers, Inc., Diablo Engineering Group, ENGEO Incorporated, Fehr & Peers, Geographic Technologies Group, Inc., GFT Infrastructure, Inc., GHD, Inc., Ghirardelli Associates, Inc., HydroScience Engineers, Inc., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Kittleson & Associates, Inc., LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc., Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants, Nelson & Nygard Engineering, Inc., Parametrix, Pavement Engineering, Inc., PEC Water Inc., Sanbell Bay Area, SCI Consulting Group, Swinerton Management & Consulting, TJKM Transportation Consultants, Toole Design Engineering, Wood Rodgers, Inc., and West Yost, have particular expertise in one or more areas of civil engineering design, transportation planning, transportation engineering, traffic engineering, construction management, construction support, geographic information systems, geotechnical and engineering testing, and assessment district engineering.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED
Council could choose not to move forward with these contracts; however, the progress of planned capital improvement projects would be significantly delayed. Existing staff do not have capacity to deliver the anticipated workload associated with these on-call contracts. If these contracts are not awarded, the City will no longer have on-call professional service consultants available and could negatively impact the City’s ability to deliver capital improvement projects. The City has insufficient staffing and resources to design, manage and inspect construction of the number of projects in our capital program.

CONTACT PERSON
Wahid Amiri, Interim Director of Public Works, Public Works (510) 981-6396

Contracts: Multi-Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services CONSENT CALENDAR March 24, 2026
Attachments:
1: Resolution – Contract with Advanced Mobility Group

2. Resolution – Contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

3. Resolution – Contract with Alta Planning + Design, Inc.

4. Resolution – Contract with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.

5. Resolution – Contract with BKF Engineers

6. Resolution – Contract with Coastland DCCM

7. Resolution – Contract with Community Design + Architecture, Inc.

8. Resolution – Contract with Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group

9. Resolution – Contract with CSW2T2

10. Resolution – Contract with Dewberry Engineers, Inc.

11. Resolution – Contract with Diablo Engineering Group

12. Resolution – Contract with ENGEO Incorporated

13. Resolution – Contract with Fehr & Peers

14. Resolution – Contract with Geographic Technologies Group, Inc.

15. Resolution – Contract with GFT Infrastructure, Inc.

16. Resolution – Contract with GHD, Inc.

17. Resolution – Contract with Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.

18. Resolution – Contract with HydroScience Engineers, Inc.

19. Resolution – Contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

20. Resolution – Contract with Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

21. Resolution – Contract with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc.

22. Resolution – Contract with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc.,

23. Resolution – Contract with Nelson & Nygard Engineering, Inc.

24. Resolution – Contract with Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants

25. Resolution – Contract with Parametrix

26. Resolution – Contract with Pavement Engineering, Inc.

27. Resolution – Contract with PEC Water, Inc.

28. Resolution – Contract with Sanbell Bay Area

29. Resolution – Contract with SCI Consulting Group

30. Resolution – Contract with Swinerton Management & Consulting

31. Resolution – Contract with TJKM Transportation Consultants

32. Resolution – Contract with Toole Design Engineering

33. Resolution – Contract with Wood Rodgers, Inc.

34. Resolution – Contract with West Yost

35. Bid Abstract

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: ADVANCED MOBILITY GROUP FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Advanced Mobility Group is highly qualified to provide traffic engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Advanced Mobility Group for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACTS: AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES INC.. FOR ON-CALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs, and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise, and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that AECOM Technical Services, Inc. is highly qualified to provide transportation engineering and construction management services; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute two contracts and any amendments with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amounts not to exceed $350,000 for transportation engineering services, and $1,450,000 for construction management services for a total not to exceed amount of $1,800,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs, and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise, and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Alta Planning + Design, Inc. is highly qualified to provide transportation planning.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: BUREAU VERITAS NORTH AMERICA, INC. FOR ON-CALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. is highly qualified to provide construction management services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $2,250,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACTS: BKF ENGINEERS FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that BKF Engineers is highly qualified to provide transportation engineering and street and sidewalk engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute two contracts and any amendments with BKF Engineers for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amounts not to exceed $800,000 for transportation engineering services, and $750,000 for streets and sidewalk engineering services for a total not to exceed amount of $1,550,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: COASTLAND DCCM FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Coastland DCCM is highly qualified to provide sanitary sewer engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Coastland DCCM for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: COMMUNITY DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE, INC. FOR ON-CALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Community Design + Architecture, Inc.is highly qualified to provide transportation planning services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Community Design + Architecture, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: CORNERSTONE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING GROUP FOR ON-

CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group is highly qualified to provide structural engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACTS: CSWST2 FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that CSWST2 is highly qualified to provide transportation engineering, green infrastructure engineering, and surveying services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute two contracts and any amendments with CSWST2 for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amounts not to exceed $500,000 for transportation engineering services, and $700,000 for green infrastructure engineering and surveying services for a total not to exceed amount of $1,200,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: DEWBERRY ENGINEERS, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Dewberry Engineers, Inc. is highly qualified to provide geographic information system services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Dewberry Engineers, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amounts not to exceed $200,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: DIABLO ENGINEERING GROUP FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Diablo Engineering Group is highly qualified to provide transportation engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Diablo Engineering Group for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $900,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: ENGEO INCORPORATED FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined ENGEO Incorporated is highly qualified to provide geotechnical and engineering testing services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with ENGEO Incorporated for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amount not to exceed $350,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: FEHR & PEERS ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025 the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Fehr & Peers is highly qualified to provide traffic engineering and transportation planning services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Fehr & Peers for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,750,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: GEOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES GROUP FOR ON-CALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Geographic Technologies Group is highly qualified to provide geographic information system services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Geographic Technologies Group for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACTS: GFT FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined GFT is highly qualified to provide transportation and green infrastructure engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute two contracts and any amendments with GFT for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amounts not to exceed $450,000 for transportation engineering services, and $500,000 for green infrastructure engineering services for a total not to exceed amount of $950,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: GHD, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined GHD, Inc. is highly qualified to provide sanitary sewer engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with GHD, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: GHIRARDELLI ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. is highly qualified to provide construction management services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $2,250,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: HYDROSCIENCE ENGINEERS, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined HydroScience Engineers, Inc. is highly qualified to provide sanitary sewer engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with HydroScience Engineers, Inc for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACTS: KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR ON-CALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. is highly qualified to provide transportation engineering, storm drainage engineering, and street and sidewalk engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute two contracts and any amendments with Kimley- Horn and Associates, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amounts not to exceed $900,000 for transportation engineering services, and $1,250,000 for storm drainage and streets and sidewalk engineering services for a total not to exceed amount of $2,150,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: KITTLESON & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Kittleson & Associates, Inc. is highly qualified to provide traffic engineering and transportation planning services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Kittleson & Associates, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACTS: LCC ENGINEERING & SURVEYING, INC. FOR ON-CALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
projects arise; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. is highly qualified to provide transportation engineering and surveying services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute two contracts and any amendments with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in amounts not to exceed $900,000 for transportation engineering services, and $200,000 for surveying services for a total not to exceed amount of $1,100,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: MARK THOMAS & COMPANY, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. is highly qualified to provide surveying services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $200,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: NELSON & NYGARD ENGINEERING, INC. FOR ON-CALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Nelson & Nygard Engineering, Inc. is highly qualified to provide transportation planning services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Nelson & Nygard Engineering, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: NINYO & MOORE GEOTECHINCAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

CONSULTANTS FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants is highly qualified to provide geotechnical and engineering testing services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $500,000.

A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: PARAMETRIX FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that Parametrix is highly qualified to provide traffic engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Parametrix for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $350,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Pavement Engineering, Inc. is highly qualified to provide pavement and sidewalk engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Pavement Engineering, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: PEC WATER, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined that PEC Water, Inc. is highly qualified to provide storm drainage and green infrastructure engineering services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with PEC Water, Inc. for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

March 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. ##,###-N.S.

CONTRACT: SANBELL BAY AREA FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, Public Works requires on-call professional services for the implementation of its capital improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, initial funding is available in the FY 2026 budget in the Measure BB – Local Streets and Roads Fund (134), Measure BB - Bike and Pedestrian Fund (135), State Capital Grants Fund (306), Sanitary Sewer Operations Fund (611) and Clean Stormwater Fund (616), and additional funding for FY 2026 and funding for FY 2027 and FY 2028 of this contract will be identified and requested for appropriation as projects arise; and
WHEREAS, this contract is exempt from the noticing requirements set forth in Government Code Section 3504.1; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, the City issued a Request For Qualifications for Multi- Disciplinary On-Call Professional Services (Spec 26-11761-C) soliciting proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, forty-nine Statements of Qualifications were received from firms specializing in a variety of professional services necessary to implement municipal civil engineering projects, including transportation planning; transportation engineering; traffic engineering; land surveying; pavement, sanitary sewer, storm drain, sidewalk, creek restoration, and green infrastructure engineering design; assessment engineering; geographic information systems (GIS) consultation; and geotechnical engineering and materials testing; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the proposals and determined Sanbell Bay Area is highly qualified to provide surveying and sanitary sewer services.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract and any amendments with Sanbell Bay Area for on-call professional services for a total contract period of three years in an amount not to exceed $700,000 for surveying and sanitary sewer services. A record signature copy of said contracts and any amendments to be on file in the Office of the City Clerk.