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Worth Noting:

The July 19th Council worksession was cancelled. The Regular Council 6 pm meeting agenda for the July 26th meeting is available for comment go to the end of this post or use this link: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas The planned July 26th 4 pm special meeting on ballot initiatives for the November election is not posted yet. Stay tuned.

Check the new city website for late postings https://berkeleyca.gov/ but dont count on the City to publish all the Berkeley City meetings that are important.

Tuesday the Land Use Committee scheduled a special meeting at 4 pm on changing zoning to allow Research and Development (R&D) in commercial districts.

Wednesday the Commission on Aging at 1 pm includes TOPA. FITES at 2:30 pm takes up GHG limits and autonomous vehicles. In the evening the Commission on Labor at 7 pm includes Fair Work Week and union action and unionizing effort at REI.

Thursday the same evening as the prime time January 6th hearing the Design Review Committee meets at 7 pm with only one agenda item, the final design review of 2440 Shattuck. Bird safe glass is still an issue.

Meetings Cancelled: Fair Campaign Practices Commission and Open government Commission, Human Welfare and Community Action Commission

Monday, July 18, 2022

City Council CLOSED SESSION at 4 pm

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836924529

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 878 3692 4529

AGENDA: 1. Public Employee Appointment Director of Police Accountability Board.

https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-closed-meeting-eagenda-july-18-2022

Peace and Justice Commission at 7 pm

The Zoom link is listed, but there is no posted agenda, this meeting is likely cancelled check website Monday

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87617632194

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/peace-and-justice-commission

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Special Meeting City Council Land Use, Housing & Economic Development at 4 pm

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1603583371

Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 160 358 3371

AGENDA: 1. Robinson, Taplin, Arreguin, Harrison Keep Innovation in Berkeley naming R&D as an allowed use in commercial districts Telegraph (C-T), Downtown (C-DMU), update district purpose in MM and MU-LI.

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-land-use-housing-economic-development

BART Audit Committee at 2 pm

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84579171980

AGENDA: Check link for agenda, includes did BART spend Federal funding as allowed

https://bart.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee (FITES) at 2:30 pm

Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1605318273

Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 160 531 8273

AGENDA: 2. Taplin - Regulation of Autonomous Vehicles, 3. Harrison, co-sponsors Bartlett, Hahn - Adopt an Ordinance establishing GHG limits, process for updated Climate Action Plan, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Regional Collaboration.

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-facilities-infrastructure-transportation-environment-sustainability

Commission on Aging at 1:30 pm

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87859343194

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 726 7423 9145

AGENDA: 4. Vacancies, 5. TOPA, 6. Age Friendly Initiative for time coordinator, 7. Systemic Ageism, 8. Scamming Seniors

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-aging

Commission on Labor at 7 pm

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85399338378

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 853 9933 8378

AGENDA: 4. Presentation and Discussion Housing, Unions and CEQA, 5. Fair Work Week, 6. Discussion/possible action regarding the role of the Commission on Labor to provide technical assistance to the community, 7. Berkeley Federation of Teachers contract negotiations with BUSD, 8. Labor Education in Schools Subcommittee updates, 9. REI Labor Organizing, 10. City Clerk Agenda Format for Commissions.

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-labor

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Design Review Committee at 7 pm

Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89735690377

Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 897 3569 0377

AGENDA: 2440 Shattuck Final design Review demolish 1-story commercial building and construct an 8-story, mixed use building with 40 dwelling units and 2700 sq ft commercial space.

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/design-review-committee

Friday, July 22, 2022 & Saturday, July 23, 2022 & Sunday, July 24, 2022 no city meetings found

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AGENDA FOR JULY 26, 2022 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89491193768

Teleconference: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (toll free) Meeting ID: 894 9119 3768

https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas

CONSENT:

LAND USE CALENDAR:

Public Hearing to be scheduled

1201 1205 San Pablo at ZAB Date 9/29/2022

Remanded to ZAB or LPC

1205 Peralta Conversion of an existing garage

Notice of Decision (NOD) and Use Permits with the End of the Appeal Period

Bad news on tracking approved projects in the appeal period. Samantha Updegrave, Zoning Officer, Principal Planner wrote the listing of projects in the appeal period can only be found by looking up each project individually through permits online by address or permit number https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/Online-Building-Permits-Guide.pdf

The website with easy to find listing of projects in the appeal period was left on the cutting room floor another casualty of the conversion to the new City of Berkeley website.

Here is the old website link, Please ask for it to be restored item 28 on the June 14 Council agenda.

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning_and_development/land_use_division/current_zoning_applications_in_appeal_period.aspx

WORKSESSIONS:

June 26 Ballot Measure Development Discussion

Unscheduled Workshops/Presentations

Cannabis Health Considerations

Alameda County LAFCO Presentation

Civic Arts Grantmaking Process & Capital Grant Program

Kelly Hammargrens on what happened the preceding week can be found in the Berkeley Daily Planet http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com under Activists Diary. This meeting list is also posted at https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html on the Sustainable Berkeley Coalition website.

If you would like to receive the Activists Calendar as soon as it is completed send an email to kellyhammargren@gmail.com. If you wish to stop receiving the weekly summary of city meetings please forward the weekly summary you received to kellyhammargren@gmail.com.

If you are looking for past agenda items for city council, city council committees, boards and commission and find records online unwieldy, you can use the https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html on the Sustainable Berkeley Coalition website to scan old agenda. The links no longer work, but it may be the only place to start looking.