THE BERKELEY ACTIVIST'S CALENDAR, October 15-22
Kelly Hammargren
Sunday October 15, 2023 - 10:36:00 AM
Worth Noting:
There is a special City Council meeting on November 2, 2023 at 6 pm on the Draft Waterfront Specific Plan. (note that the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission Recommendations are separate from the City staff and consultants’ reports)
- The 13-page Report & Recommendations from the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission can be read starting on page 9 at: https://tinyurl.com/y7s4y3xu
- All of the documents from the consultants, meetings, presentations and city staff are at: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/capital-projects/waterfront-specific-plan
Check the City website for late announcements and meetings posted on short notice at: https://berkeleyca.gov/
Go to meetings and events are bolded: The Bird Festival looks terrific. Wednesday is a public hearing on BART. The Zero Waste Strategic Plan is offered twice. Two SB 330 state density projects at DRC on Thursday.
- Sunday: From 8 am to 5 pm there are Bird Festival activities all over Berkeley from birding field trips, to sidewalk chalk drawing to poetry, art and presentations at the Brower Center on plants for birds and making your home safe for birds.
- Monday:
- At 6 pm the online Point Molate speaker is on the Marine Mammal Center.
- At 7 pm the Peace and Justice Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Homeless Panel of Experts Subcommittee on guidelines and policies for homeless encampment meets in person. This meeting is not posted.
- Wednesday:
- At 1:30 pm the Commission on Aging meets in person.
- At 5:30 pm the Planning Commission meets in person and holds a public hearing on Objective standards for the North Berkeley BART Station Housing.
- At 6 pm is the Zero Waste Strategic Plan Presentation.
- At 6 pm the Environment and Climate Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Commission on Labor meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Commission on the status of Women meets in person.
- Thursday:
- At 10:30 am the Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community meets on an ordinance on horse racing.
- At 6 pm the Zero Waste Strategic Plan will be repeated in the online.
- At 6:30 pm the Fair Campaign Practices Commission/Open Government Commission meets in person.
- At 6:30 pm the Design Review Committee meets in person on two projects 17-story at 2420 Shattuck and 6-story 2127 Dwight.
- Saturday: From 9 am – 11 am Shoreline Cleanup
Directions with links to ZOOM support for activating Closed Captioning and Save Transcript are at the bottom of this calendar.
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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS
Sunday, October 15, 2023
BERKELEY BIRD FESTIVAL from 8 am – 5 pm
Check the website there is something for everyone: field trips, bird watching, sidewalk chalk drawing, tours of the UC Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, poetry, stories, children’s art and presentations at the Brower Center on birding, bird safe home plants for birds
https://berkeleybirdfestival.org/
Monday, October 16, 2023
PEACE and JUSTICE COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 8. Discussion and Planning Forum Regarding Fukushima Waste, 9. Discussion with Corina Gould regarding land acknowledgement.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/peace-and-justice-commission
HOMELESS SERVICES PANEL of EXPERTS Subcommittee on HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT GUIDELINES at 7 pm
In-Person: 1939 Addison, East Bay Media Center
AGENDA: Guidelines and Policies presented by Radu at the October 4, Homeless Services Panel of Experts Meeting. NOTE: the October 16 subcommittee meeting is not posted on the Berkeley City website
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/homeless-services-panel-experts
SPEAKING UP for POINT MOLATE at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://sierraclub.zoom.us/j/99891619534
Meeting ID: 998 9161 9534
Agenda: Speaker Laura Gill on the Marine Mammal Center, “Behind the Bark”
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - no City meetings or events found
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
COMMISSION on AGING at 1:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: Presentations: 1. Sidewalk Repair, 2. Use and multifunctionality of senior centers as a City resource, Commissioner Reports: 1. Age-friendly parks, 2. City merchants accepting cash only (this was supposed to be cards only), Action Items: Commission on Disabilities lawsuit with City of Berkeley over commissioner virtual attendance.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-aging
COMMISSION on LABOR at 7 pm
In-Person: at 2939 Ellis St, South Berkeley Senior Center, Multi-purpose Room
AGENDA: Information Updates: 2. Labor education, 3. Fair Workweek Ordinance Outreach, 4. Subcommittee appointments, 5. Date and time for November 2023 meeting.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-labor
COMMISSION on the STATUS of WOMEN at 7 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: (all agenda items are listed as discussion/possible action except chair report) 6. Panel/Presenters on Sex Trafficking, 7. Chair Report, 8. Topics from Small business subcommittees, 9. Proper lighting in Neighborhoods, 10. Calendar of Public Information, 11. Non-profit Village Connect, 13. Workplan.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-status-women
ENVIRONMENT and CLIMATE COMMISSION at 6 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 7. Presentation, Discussion and Action: BESO Proposed Time and Sale Upgrade, 9. Workplan Subcommittee Updates on Vehicle Miles Traveled, Native Plants and Pest Reduction, Electrification.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/environment-and-climate-commission
PLANNING COMMISSION at 5:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 10. Public Hearing North Berkeley BART Objective Design Standards (packet 198 pages)
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/planning-commission
ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING from 6 – 7:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: presentation of plan, presentation of plan will also be offered virtually on Thursday
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/zero-waste-strategic-plan-meeting-person
Thursday, October 19, 2023
HEALTH, LIFE, ENRICHMENT, EQUITY & COMMUNITY at 10:30 am
A Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor, Redwood Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1608367679
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 836 7679
AGENDA: Kate Harrison – Adopt an Ordinance Adding Chapter 12.75 to BMC to Establish Protections Relating to Animals Held, Owned, Used, Exhibited or Otherwise Kept for Racing or Other Sport, Entertainment or Profit.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-health-life-enrichment-equity-community
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Gooseberry Room
AGENDA: 2420 Shattuck [between Channing and Haste] DRCP2023-0018 – to demolish two existing commercial buildings, merge two lots, and construct a 17-story mixed-use building with 132 dwelling units and a 2314 sq ft commercial space a SB 330 state density bonus project,
2127 Dwight [between Shattuck and Fulton] DRCP2023-0004 – to demolish two of the existing four residential buildings (demolish 8 units and retain 8 units) and replace with new 6-story residential building with 58 dwelling units with 70 bedrooms without windows (combined total of retained buildings and new project 66 dwelling units and 304 bedrooms on lot), a SB 330 state density project.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/design-review-committee
FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES COMMISSION (FCPC) / OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION (OGC) at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Aspen Room
AGENDA: 6. City Clerk enforcement referral regarding Mike Chang for BUSD School Board 2022, 7. Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) clean-up amendments, 8. Report from staff on public financing matching funds disbursements to Mark Humbert for council 2022, 9. Report from subcommittee on contribution limits.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/fair-campaign-practices-commission
TRANSPORTATION and INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Dining Room
AGENDA: B. 1. 2023 Work Plan Progress Check
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/transportation-and-infrastructure-commission
ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING from 6 – 7:30 pm
Virtual: use link to register for zoom link
AGENDA: presentation of plan, same program as Wednesday, October 18
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/zero-waste-strategic-plan-meeting-virtual
Friday, October 20, 2023 – no City meetings or events found
Saturday, October 21, 2023
SHORELINE CLEAN-UP from 9 – 11 am
Meet at 160 University Nature Center
Use link for more information and registration
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/3rd-saturday-shoreline-cleanup-3
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - no City meetings or events found
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LAND USE CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- 3000 Shattuck Avenue (Construct 10-story mixed-use building) – TBD
- November 2, 2023 - Draft Waterfront Specific Plan
- Proposed December 5, 2023 – Re-Imagining Public Safety Update and Ceasefire– (to be the only action item of the evening, Wengraf and Arreguin will be absent on December 5)
- Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
- Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
- Presentation on Homelessness/Re-Housing/Thousand-Person Plan
- May 16 - Fire Facilities Study Report, Wildfire Prevention Plan https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-special-meeting-eagenda-may-16-2023-6-pm
- June 20 (WS) - Climate Action Plan & Resilience Update, Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update reports available https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas/city-council-2023-06-20
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Kelly Hammargren’s summary on what happened the preceding week is posted on the What Happened page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/what-happened.html and in the Berkeley Daily Planet https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/
The Activist’s Calendar of meetings is posted on the What’s Ahead page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html
If you would like to receive the Activist’s Calendar as soon as it is completed send an email to: kellyhammargren@gmail.com.If you want to receive the Activist’s Diary send an email to kellyhammargren@gmail.com. If you wish to stop receiving the weekly calendar of city meetings please forward the email you received to- kellyhammargren@gmail.com -with the request to be removed from the email list.
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For Online Public Meetings
CLOSED CAPTIONING, SAVE TRANSCRIPT OVERVIEW, DIRECTIONS and ZOOM SUPPORT LINKS:
.
ZOOM has as part of the program -(for no extra cost)- Closed Captioning (CC). It turns computer voice recognition into a text transcript. Closed Captioning and show full transcript and the save option are only available when the person setting up the ZOOM meeting has activated these options. If you don’t see CC ask for it. If it can’t be activated for the current meeting ask for it for future meetings.
The accuracy of the Closed Captioning is affected by background noise and other factors, The CC and transcript will not be perfect, but most of the time reading through it the few odd words, can be deciphered--for example "Shattuck" was transcribed as Shadow in one recent transcript.
For the online attendee, the full transcript is only available from the time the attendee activates Show Full Transcript. But if you sit through a meeting and then remember 10 minutes before it is over to click on Show Full Transcript you will only get the last 10 minutes, not the full transcript – So click often on both Save Transcript and on Save to Folder during the meeting for best results.
When you click on Show Full Transcript it will allow you to scroll up and down, so if want to go back and see what was said earlier you can do that during the meeting while the transcript is running.
At the bottom of the transcript when we as attendees are allowed to save there will be a button for, "Save Transcript," you can click on the button repeatedly throughout the meeting and it will just overwrite and update the full transcript. Clicking on the Save Transcript repeatedly as the meeting is coming to an end is important because once the host ends the meeting, the transcript is gone if you didn't save it.
Near the end of the meeting, after you click on "Save Transcript," click on "Save to Folder." The meeting transcript will show up (as a download to your desktop) in a separate box as a text file. (These text files are not large.) After you have done your last Save Transcript and Save to Folder (after the meeting is over) you can rename the new transcript folder on your computer, and save it (re-read or send or share it).
Remember, allowing us attendees to save the meeting transcript does not require the public meeting host to save the transcript (for public record.)
Here is the link to ZOOM Support for how to set up Closed Captioning for a meeting or webinar:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/8158738379917#h_01GHWATNVPW5FR304S2SVGXN2X
Here is the link to ZOOM Support for attendees in how to save Closed Captions:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360060958752-Using-save-captions#h_01F5XW3BGWJAKJFWCHPPZGBD70
Worth Noting:
There is a special City Council meeting on November 2, 2023 at 6 pm on the Draft Waterfront Specific Plan. (note that the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission Recommendations are separate from the City staff and consultants’ reports)
- The 13-page Report & Recommendations from the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission can be read starting on page 9 at: https://tinyurl.com/y7s4y3xu
- All of the documents from the consultants, meetings, presentations and city staff are at: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/capital-projects/waterfront-specific-plan
Check the City website for late announcements and meetings posted on short notice at: https://berkeleyca.gov/
Go to meetings and events are bolded: The Bird Festival looks terrific. Wednesday is a public hearing on BART. The Zero Waste Strategic Plan is offered twice. Two SB 330 state density projects at DRC on Thursday.
- Sunday: From 8 am to 5 pm there are Bird Festival activities all over Berkeley from birding field trips, to sidewalk chalk drawing to poetry, art and presentations at the Brower Center on plants for birds and making your home safe for birds.
- Monday:
- At 6 pm the online Point Molate speaker is on the Marine Mammal Center.
- At 7 pm the Peace and Justice Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Homeless Panel of Experts Subcommittee on guidelines and policies for homeless encampment meets in person. This meeting is not posted.
- Wednesday:
- At 1:30 pm the Commission on Aging meets in person.
- At 5:30 pm the Planning Commission meets in person and holds a public hearing on Objective standards for the North Berkeley BART Station Housing.
- At 6 pm is the Zero Waste Strategic Plan Presentation.
- At 6 pm the Environment and Climate Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Commission on Labor meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Commission on the status of Women meets in person.
- Thursday:
- At 10:30 am the Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community meets on an ordinance on horse racing.
- At 6 pm the Zero Waste Strategic Plan will be repeated in the online.
- At 6:30 pm the Fair Campaign Practices Commission/Open Government Commission meets in person.
- At 6:30 pm the Design Review Committee meets in person on two projects 17-story at 2420 Shattuck and 6-story 2127 Dwight.
- Saturday: From 9 am – 11 am Shoreline Cleanup
Directions with links to ZOOM support for activating Closed Captioning and Save Transcript are at the bottom of this calendar.
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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS
Sunday, October 15, 2023
BERKELEY BIRD FESTIVAL from 8 am – 5 pm
Check the website there is something for everyone: field trips, bird watching, sidewalk chalk drawing, tours of the UC Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, poetry, stories, children’s art and presentations at the Brower Center on birding, bird safe home plants for birds
https://berkeleybirdfestival.org/
Monday, October 16, 2023
PEACE and JUSTICE COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 8. Discussion and Planning Forum Regarding Fukushima Waste, 9. Discussion with Corina Gould regarding land acknowledgement.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/peace-and-justice-commission
HOMELESS SERVICES PANEL of EXPERTS Subcommittee on HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT GUIDELINES at 7 pm
In-Person: 1939 Addison, East Bay Media Center
AGENDA: Guidelines and Policies presented by Radu at the October 4, Homeless Services Panel of Experts Meeting. NOTE: the October 16 subcommittee meeting is not posted on the Berkeley City website
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/homeless-services-panel-experts
SPEAKING UP for POINT MOLATE at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://sierraclub.zoom.us/j/99891619534
Meeting ID: 998 9161 9534
Agenda: Speaker Laura Gill on the Marine Mammal Center, “Behind the Bark”
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - no City meetings or events found
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
COMMISSION on AGING at 1:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: Presentations: 1. Sidewalk Repair, 2. Use and multifunctionality of senior centers as a City resource, Commissioner Reports: 1. Age-friendly parks, 2. City merchants accepting cash only (this was supposed to be cards only), Action Items: Commission on Disabilities lawsuit with City of Berkeley over commissioner virtual attendance.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-aging
COMMISSION on LABOR at 7 pm
In-Person: at 2939 Ellis St, South Berkeley Senior Center, Multi-purpose Room
AGENDA: Information Updates: 2. Labor education, 3. Fair Workweek Ordinance Outreach, 4. Subcommittee appointments, 5. Date and time for November 2023 meeting.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-labor
COMMISSION on the STATUS of WOMEN at 7 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: (all agenda items are listed as discussion/possible action except chair report) 6. Panel/Presenters on Sex Trafficking, 7. Chair Report, 8. Topics from Small business subcommittees, 9. Proper lighting in Neighborhoods, 10. Calendar of Public Information, 11. Non-profit Village Connect, 13. Workplan.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-status-women
ENVIRONMENT and CLIMATE COMMISSION at 6 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 7. Presentation, Discussion and Action: BESO Proposed Time and Sale Upgrade, 9. Workplan Subcommittee Updates on Vehicle Miles Traveled, Native Plants and Pest Reduction, Electrification.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/environment-and-climate-commission
PLANNING COMMISSION at 5:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 10. Public Hearing North Berkeley BART Objective Design Standards (packet 198 pages)
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/planning-commission
ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING from 6 – 7:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: presentation of plan, presentation of plan will also be offered virtually on Thursday
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/zero-waste-strategic-plan-meeting-person
Thursday, October 19, 2023
HEALTH, LIFE, ENRICHMENT, EQUITY & COMMUNITY at 10:30 am
A Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor, Redwood Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1608367679
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 836 7679
AGENDA: Kate Harrison – Adopt an Ordinance Adding Chapter 12.75 to BMC to Establish Protections Relating to Animals Held, Owned, Used, Exhibited or Otherwise Kept for Racing or Other Sport, Entertainment or Profit.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-health-life-enrichment-equity-community
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Gooseberry Room
AGENDA: 2420 Shattuck [between Channing and Haste] DRCP2023-0018 – to demolish two existing commercial buildings, merge two lots, and construct a 17-story mixed-use building with 132 dwelling units and a 2314 sq ft commercial space a SB 330 state density bonus project,
2127 Dwight [between Shattuck and Fulton] DRCP2023-0004 – to demolish two of the existing four residential buildings (demolish 8 units and retain 8 units) and replace with new 6-story residential building with 58 dwelling units with 70 bedrooms without windows (combined total of retained buildings and new project 66 dwelling units and 304 bedrooms on lot), a SB 330 state density project.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/design-review-committee
FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES COMMISSION (FCPC) / OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION (OGC) at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Aspen Room
AGENDA: 6. City Clerk enforcement referral regarding Mike Chang for BUSD School Board 2022, 7. Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) clean-up amendments, 8. Report from staff on public financing matching funds disbursements to Mark Humbert for council 2022, 9. Report from subcommittee on contribution limits.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/fair-campaign-practices-commission
TRANSPORTATION and INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Dining Room
AGENDA: B. 1. 2023 Work Plan Progress Check
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/transportation-and-infrastructure-commission
ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING from 6 – 7:30 pm
Virtual: use link to register for zoom link
AGENDA: presentation of plan, same program as Wednesday, October 18
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/zero-waste-strategic-plan-meeting-virtual
Friday, October 20, 2023 – no City meetings or events found
Saturday, October 21, 2023
SHORELINE CLEAN-UP from 9 – 11 am
Meet at 160 University Nature Center
Use link for more information and registration
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/3rd-saturday-shoreline-cleanup-3
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - no City meetings or events found
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LAND USE CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- 3000 Shattuck Avenue (Construct 10-story mixed-use building) – TBD
- November 2, 2023 - Draft Waterfront Specific Plan
- Proposed December 5, 2023 – Re-Imagining Public Safety Update and Ceasefire– (to be the only action item of the evening, Wengraf and Arreguin will be absent on December 5)
- Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
- Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
- Presentation on Homelessness/Re-Housing/Thousand-Person Plan
- May 16 - Fire Facilities Study Report, Wildfire Prevention Plan https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-special-meeting-eagenda-may-16-2023-6-pm
- June 20 (WS) - Climate Action Plan & Resilience Update, Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update reports available https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas/city-council-2023-06-20
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Kelly Hammargren’s summary on what happened the preceding week is posted on the What Happened page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/what-happened.html and in the Berkeley Daily Planet https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/
The Activist’s Calendar of meetings is posted on the What’s Ahead page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html
If you would like to receive the Activist’s Calendar as soon as it is completed send an email to: kellyhammargren@gmail.com.If you want to receive the Activist’s Diary send an email to kellyhammargren@gmail.com. If you wish to stop receiving the weekly calendar of city meetings please forward the email you received to- kellyhammargren@gmail.com -with the request to be removed from the email list.
______________
For Online Public Meetings
CLOSED CAPTIONING, SAVE TRANSCRIPT OVERVIEW, DIRECTIONS and ZOOM SUPPORT LINKS:
.
ZOOM has as part of the program -(for no extra cost)- Closed Captioning (CC). It turns computer voice recognition into a text transcript. Closed Captioning and show full transcript and the save option are only available when the person setting up the ZOOM meeting has activated these options. If you don’t see CC ask for it. If it can’t be activated for the current meeting ask for it for future meetings.
The accuracy of the Closed Captioning is affected by background noise and other factors, The CC and transcript will not be perfect, but most of the time reading through it the few odd words, can be deciphered--for example "Shattuck" was transcribed as Shadow in one recent transcript.
For the online attendee, the full transcript is only available from the time the attendee activates Show Full Transcript. But if you sit through a meeting and then remember 10 minutes before it is over to click on Show Full Transcript you will only get the last 10 minutes, not the full transcript – So click often on both Save Transcript and on Save to Folder during the meeting for best results.
When you click on Show Full Transcript it will allow you to scroll up and down, so if want to go back and see what was said earlier you can do that during the meeting while the transcript is running.
At the bottom of the transcript when we as attendees are allowed to save there will be a button for, "Save Transcript," you can click on the button repeatedly throughout the meeting and it will just overwrite and update the full transcript. Clicking on the Save Transcript repeatedly as the meeting is coming to an end is important because once the host ends the meeting, the transcript is gone if you didn't save it.
Near the end of the meeting, after you click on "Save Transcript," click on "Save to Folder." The meeting transcript will show up (as a download to your desktop) in a separate box as a text file. (These text files are not large.) After you have done your last Save Transcript and Save to Folder (after the meeting is over) you can rename the new transcript folder on your computer, and save it (re-read or send or share it).
Remember, allowing us attendees to save the meeting transcript does not require the public meeting host to save the transcript (for public record.)
Here is the link to ZOOM Support for how to set up Closed Captioning for a meeting or webinar:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/8158738379917#h_01GHWATNVPW5FR304S2SVGXN2X
Here is the link to ZOOM Support for attendees in how to save Closed Captions:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360060958752-Using-save-captions#h_01F5XW3BGWJAKJFWCHPPZGBD70
Worth Noting:
There is a special City Council meeting on November 2, 2023 at 6 pm on the Draft Waterfront Specific Plan. (note that the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission Recommendations are separate from the City staff and consultants’ reports)
- The 13-page Report & Recommendations from the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission can be read starting on page 9 at: https://tinyurl.com/y7s4y3xu
- All of the documents from the consultants, meetings, presentations and city staff are at: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/capital-projects/waterfront-specific-plan
Check the City website for late announcements and meetings posted on short notice at: https://berkeleyca.gov/
Go to meetings and events are bolded: The Bird Festival looks terrific. Wednesday is a public hearing on BART. The Zero Waste Strategic Plan is offered twice. Two SB 330 state density projects at DRC on Thursday.
- Sunday: From 8 am to 5 pm there are Bird Festival activities all over Berkeley from birding field trips, to sidewalk chalk drawing to poetry, art and presentations at the Brower Center on plants for birds and making your home safe for birds.
- Monday:
- At 6 pm the online Point Molate speaker is on the Marine Mammal Center.
- At 7 pm the Peace and Justice Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Homeless Panel of Experts Subcommittee on guidelines and policies for homeless encampment meets in person. This meeting is not posted.
- Wednesday:
- At 1:30 pm the Commission on Aging meets in person.
- At 5:30 pm the Planning Commission meets in person and holds a public hearing on Objective standards for the North Berkeley BART Station Housing.
- At 6 pm is the Zero Waste Strategic Plan Presentation.
- At 6 pm the Environment and Climate Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Commission on Labor meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Commission on the status of Women meets in person.
- Thursday:
- At 10:30 am the Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community meets on an ordinance on horse racing.
- At 6 pm the Zero Waste Strategic Plan will be repeated in the online.
- At 6:30 pm the Fair Campaign Practices Commission/Open Government Commission meets in person.
- At 6:30 pm the Design Review Committee meets in person on two projects 17-story at 2420 Shattuck and 6-story 2127 Dwight.
- Saturday: From 9 am – 11 am Shoreline Cleanup
Directions with links to ZOOM support for activating Closed Captioning and Save Transcript are at the bottom of this calendar.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS
Sunday, October 15, 2023
BERKELEY BIRD FESTIVAL from 8 am – 5 pm
Check the website there is something for everyone: field trips, bird watching, sidewalk chalk drawing, tours of the UC Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, poetry, stories, children’s art and presentations at the Brower Center on birding, bird safe home plants for birds
https://berkeleybirdfestival.org/
Monday, October 16, 2023
PEACE and JUSTICE COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 8. Discussion and Planning Forum Regarding Fukushima Waste, 9. Discussion with Corina Gould regarding land acknowledgement.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/peace-and-justice-commission
HOMELESS SERVICES PANEL of EXPERTS Subcommittee on HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT GUIDELINES at 7 pm
In-Person: 1939 Addison, East Bay Media Center
AGENDA: Guidelines and Policies presented by Radu at the October 4, Homeless Services Panel of Experts Meeting. NOTE: the October 16 subcommittee meeting is not posted on the Berkeley City website
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/homeless-services-panel-experts
SPEAKING UP for POINT MOLATE at 6 pm
Videoconference: https://sierraclub.zoom.us/j/99891619534
Meeting ID: 998 9161 9534
Agenda: Speaker Laura Gill on the Marine Mammal Center, “Behind the Bark”
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - no City meetings or events found
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
COMMISSION on AGING at 1:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: Presentations: 1. Sidewalk Repair, 2. Use and multifunctionality of senior centers as a City resource, Commissioner Reports: 1. Age-friendly parks, 2. City merchants accepting cash only (this was supposed to be cards only), Action Items: Commission on Disabilities lawsuit with City of Berkeley over commissioner virtual attendance.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-aging
COMMISSION on LABOR at 7 pm
In-Person: at 2939 Ellis St, South Berkeley Senior Center, Multi-purpose Room
AGENDA: Information Updates: 2. Labor education, 3. Fair Workweek Ordinance Outreach, 4. Subcommittee appointments, 5. Date and time for November 2023 meeting.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-labor
COMMISSION on the STATUS of WOMEN at 7 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: (all agenda items are listed as discussion/possible action except chair report) 6. Panel/Presenters on Sex Trafficking, 7. Chair Report, 8. Topics from Small business subcommittees, 9. Proper lighting in Neighborhoods, 10. Calendar of Public Information, 11. Non-profit Village Connect, 13. Workplan.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/commission-status-women
ENVIRONMENT and CLIMATE COMMISSION at 6 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 7. Presentation, Discussion and Action: BESO Proposed Time and Sale Upgrade, 9. Workplan Subcommittee Updates on Vehicle Miles Traveled, Native Plants and Pest Reduction, Electrification.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/environment-and-climate-commission
PLANNING COMMISSION at 5:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 10. Public Hearing North Berkeley BART Objective Design Standards (packet 198 pages)
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/planning-commission
ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING from 6 – 7:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: presentation of plan, presentation of plan will also be offered virtually on Thursday
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/zero-waste-strategic-plan-meeting-person
Thursday, October 19, 2023
HEALTH, LIFE, ENRICHMENT, EQUITY & COMMUNITY at 10:30 am
A Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor, Redwood Room
Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1608367679
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 836 7679
AGENDA: Kate Harrison – Adopt an Ordinance Adding Chapter 12.75 to BMC to Establish Protections Relating to Animals Held, Owned, Used, Exhibited or Otherwise Kept for Racing or Other Sport, Entertainment or Profit.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-committees/policy-committee-health-life-enrichment-equity-community
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Gooseberry Room
AGENDA: 2420 Shattuck [between Channing and Haste] DRCP2023-0018 – to demolish two existing commercial buildings, merge two lots, and construct a 17-story mixed-use building with 132 dwelling units and a 2314 sq ft commercial space a SB 330 state density bonus project,
2127 Dwight [between Shattuck and Fulton] DRCP2023-0004 – to demolish two of the existing four residential buildings (demolish 8 units and retain 8 units) and replace with new 6-story residential building with 58 dwelling units with 70 bedrooms without windows (combined total of retained buildings and new project 66 dwelling units and 304 bedrooms on lot), a SB 330 state density project.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/design-review-committee
FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES COMMISSION (FCPC) / OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION (OGC) at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Aspen Room
AGENDA: 6. City Clerk enforcement referral regarding Mike Chang for BUSD School Board 2022, 7. Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) clean-up amendments, 8. Report from staff on public financing matching funds disbursements to Mark Humbert for council 2022, 9. Report from subcommittee on contribution limits.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/fair-campaign-practices-commission
TRANSPORTATION and INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION at 7 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center, Dining Room
AGENDA: B. 1. 2023 Work Plan Progress Check
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/transportation-and-infrastructure-commission
ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING from 6 – 7:30 pm
Virtual: use link to register for zoom link
AGENDA: presentation of plan, same program as Wednesday, October 18
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/zero-waste-strategic-plan-meeting-virtual
Friday, October 20, 2023 – no City meetings or events found
Saturday, October 21, 2023
SHORELINE CLEAN-UP from 9 – 11 am
Meet at 160 University Nature Center
Use link for more information and registration
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/3rd-saturday-shoreline-cleanup-3
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - no City meetings or events found
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LAND USE CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- 3000 Shattuck Avenue (Construct 10-story mixed-use building) – TBD
- November 2, 2023 - Draft Waterfront Specific Plan
- Proposed December 5, 2023 – Re-Imagining Public Safety Update and Ceasefire– (to be the only action item of the evening, Wengraf and Arreguin will be absent on December 5)
- Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
- Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
- Presentation on Homelessness/Re-Housing/Thousand-Person Plan
- May 16 - Fire Facilities Study Report, Wildfire Prevention Plan https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-special-meeting-eagenda-may-16-2023-6-pm
- June 20 (WS) - Climate Action Plan & Resilience Update, Berkeley Economic Dashboards Update reports available https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas/city-council-2023-06-20
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Kelly Hammargren’s summary on what happened the preceding week is posted on the What Happened page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/what-happened.html and in the Berkeley Daily Planet https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/
The Activist’s Calendar of meetings is posted on the What’s Ahead page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/whats-ahead.html
If you would like to receive the Activist’s Calendar as soon as it is completed send an email to: kellyhammargren@gmail.com.If you want to receive the Activist’s Diary send an email to kellyhammargren@gmail.com. If you wish to stop receiving the weekly calendar of city meetings please forward the email you received to- kellyhammargren@gmail.com -with the request to be removed from the email list.
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