Worth Noting:
City Council summer recess is officially from July 31 – September 9, 2024, however, Council did not finish the Ballot Measures for the November election so there will be a special council meeting on Monday August 5 at 6 pm on Councilmember Lunaparra’s ballot measure on tenant protections and Mayor Arreguin’s and Councilmember Hahn’s alternative proposal.
With Council on recess and nearly every Board and Commission on vacation in August there will not be another Activist’s Calendar until City meetings pick up again at the end of August and after Labor Day. Go to the city website for movies in the park, recreation activities, and meeting announcements at https://berkeleyca.gov/
- Monday, August 5, 2024:
- At 6 pm City Council meets in the hybrid format with one agenda item, tenant protections.
- Tuesday, August 6, 2024: National Night Out from 3 pm – 7 pm
- Wednesday, August 8, 2024:
- At 7 pm the Disaster and Fire safety Commission meets in person.
- At 7 pm the Peace and Justice Commission Meets in person.
- Thursday, August 9, 2024:
- At 3:30 pm is the first session of 12 weekly free city sponsored gardening and cooking classes.
- At 7 pm the Zoning Adjustment Board meets in the hybrid format on one project Black Pine Circle School.
- Saturday, August 10, 2024:
- At 10 am the Berkeley Neighborhoods Council meets in the hybrid format with Middle Housing zoning on the agenda.
At the bottom are the directions for getting on or off the email list for the Activist’s Calendar and Activist’s Diary.
For how to make the most out of ZOOM with closed captioning, zoom transcripts, saving CHAT and converting YouTube to a transcript go to
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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS Sunday, August 4, 2024 – no city meetings or events found
Monday, August 5, 2024 CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting at 6 pm A Hybrid Meeting In-Person: at 1231 Addison St. in the School District Board Room Videoconference: https://cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.com/j/1600382759 Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (toll free) Meeting ID: 160 038 2759 AGENDA: one agenda item 1.a. Lunaparra – Placing the Berkeley Tenant Protection and Right to Organize Act on the November 5, 2024 Ballot and 1.b. Arreguin, Hahn - Placing the Berkeley Tenant Protection and Right to Organize Act and Funding Housing Retention on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-special-meeting-eagenda-august-5-2024 PERSONNEL BOARD at 7 pm In-Person: at 1301 Shattuck, Live Oak Park Community Center, Creekside Room AGENDA: V. Recommendation to revise job class specification – Community Services Officer, VI. Recommendation to extend temporary positions.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/personnel-board Tuesday, August 6, 2024 – National Night Out NATIONAL NIGHT OUT https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/bulletins/3abcfde Check for Block Parties in your Neighborhood (map and list of events)
https://berkeleypd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/3bf1901123c24d3d88c31144cdde3b69 STOP the VIOLENCE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT BLOCK PARTY from 3 – 7 pm Location: on McGee between Oregon and Stuart (listed as 1640 Stuart) Activities: Live performances, inflatables, carnival games, informational booths and food,
Co-hosted: by McGee Avenue Baptist Church and City of Berkeley Recreation Division Teen Program.
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/stop-violence-national-night-out-block-party Wednesday, August 7, 2024 DISASTER and FIRE SAFETY COMMISSION (DFSC) at 7 pm In-Person: at 997 Cedar AGENDA: 4. Discuss and approve DFSC feedback on LHMP (Local Hazard Mitigation Plan), 5. Changing registration with AC Alert to an “opt out” system, 6. Recommendation to City Council to change registration, testing and operations to AC Alert System to Alameda County Supervisors similar to policy recommendation proposed by Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury, Form a Working Group and draft a memo to East Bay Wildfire Coalition of Governance.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/disaster-and-fire-safety-commission PEACE and JUSTICE COMMISSION at 7 pm In-Person: at 2939 Ellis AGENDA: 8. Resolution Opposing the Criminalization of Poverty, 9. Work Plan.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/peace-and-justice-commission Thursday, August 8, 2024 FREE GARDENING and COOKING CLASS SERIES at 3:30 pm Location: at 1900 Sixth Street for sessions 1 & 2 Use link to register online and check class topics Every Thursday from August 8 to October 24 https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/free-gardening-and-cooking-class-series ZONING ADJUSTMENT BOARD at 7 pm Hybrid Meeting In-Person: at 1231 Addison St. in the School District Board Room Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85118069453 Teleconference: 1-669-444-9171 Meeting ID: 851 1806 9453 AGENDA: only one project 2. 844 University – on consent – Use Permit #ZP2024-0034 – to demolish 126 square feet from the side of the building, expand an access door within non-conforming street-side setback, and convert 3,405 sq ft vacant building to a K-12 school for use by Black Pine Circle School with capacity for approximately 54 students.
https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/zoning-adjustments-board Friday, August 9, 2024 – City Reduced service Day Saturday, August 10, 2024 BERKELEY NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL (BNC) from 10 am to 12 pm Videoconference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4223188307?pwd=dFlNMVlVZ2d6b0FnSHh3ZlFwV2NMdz09 Teleconference: 1-669-444-9171 Meeting ID: 422 318 8307 Passcode: 521161 AGENDA: Middle Housing Zoning, check later for full agenda
https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com Sunday, August 11, 2024 – no city meetings found
+++++++++++++++++++ Land Use - Work Sessions - Special Meetings +++++++++++++++ LAND USE CALENDAR 3000 Shattuck (construct 10-story mixed-use building) TBD
WORK SESSIONS & SPECIAL MEETINGS: - September 17 - open
- October 22 - Draft Waterfront Specific Plan
UNSCHEDULED WORK SESSIONS & SPECIAL MEETINGS - Ashby BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Berkeley – El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan Presentation (tentative July)
- Feasibility Study Follow Up Session (housing feasibility moved to fall)
- Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
- Presentation on Homelessness/Re-Housing/Thousand-Person Plan (TBD regular agenda)
PREVIOUSLY LISTED WORKSESSIONS and SPECIAL MEETINGS REMOVED FROM LIST - Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
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How to get on or off the Activist’s Calendar and Activist’s Diary email list ++++++++
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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