2016 Council Items

• 1/19/16 Friends of Ohlone Park Via Berkeley Partners for Parks: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Fund to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds, 9-0-0, Passed
• 1/19/16 Tenant Buyout Agreement Ordinance, 9-0-0, Passed
• 1/19/16 Supporting the United States Postal Service by Joining A Grand Alliance, 9-0-0, Passed
• 2/9/16 Budget Referral: Including BigBelly Solar Compactor Bins Allocation in the 2016 Mid-Year Budget Process , 9-0-0, Passed
• 2/9/16 Support H.R. 2612 and S. 1473 to Fund Federal Gun Violence Research and Send a Letter to President Barack Obama and Senator Diane Feinstein, 9-0-0, Passed
• 2/9/16 Supporting Worker Cooperatives and Referral to City Manager to Develop a Worker Cooperative Ordinance, 9-0-0, Passed
• 2/9/16 Zoning Amendments to B.M.C. Chapter 23C.08 - Demolition and Dwelling Unit Controls (Supplemental), 9-0-0, Passed
• 2/9/16 City Manager Referral: Implementation of Tier One Recommendations from the Homeless Task Force , 9-0-0 , Passed 
• 2/23/16 Public Restrooms in City Parks , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 2/23/16 City Co-Sponsorship of the Persian New Year Festival , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 2/23/16 The Persian Center for the Persian New Year Festival: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 2/23/16 Letter to Federal Aviation Administration Concerning the Metroplex Flight Plan , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 2/23/16 Refer $50,000 to the FY 2016/2017 Budget Process to Install Beacon Lights at Oxford Street and Addison Street, Near the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 2/23/16 Extending Ad-Hoc Subcommittee Until July 20, 2016 , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 2/23/16 Referral to the City Manager to Co-Sponsor the “Shared Street” Pilot Program on Addison Street for Community Events with BAM/PFA , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/8/16 Letter to Chancellor Dirks Urging UC Berkeley to Build More Student Housing, 8-0-0, Passed 
• 3/8/16 Letter to the NFL Requesting Compensation for Police Services at Super Bowl City, 4-2-2, Failed
• 3/8/16 Allocating Additional Property Transfer Tax Revenue to the Housing Trust, 2-2-4, Failed 
• 3/8/16 Refer to the Rent Stabilization Board to Consider Creating an Ordinance Preventing Evictions for Minor Offenses, 3-1-4, Passed 
• 3/15/16 Prioritize Installation of Bicycle Lane on Fulton Street , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/15/16 Official City Sponsorship of the Berkeley City College Latin American Club's "Carnaval" Event, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/15/16 Support of the Coal Restriction Package, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/15/16 Support UC Berkeley Subcontractor Workers and the Speakers Boycott , 7-0-2, Passed 
• 3/15/16 Referral to City Manager: Donation of Unsold Food to Charities , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/29/16 Adding Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 2.07, Revolving Door Restrictions, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/29/16 Multi-Departmental Homelessness Working Group, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/5/16 Send a Letter Requesting the Alameda County Superior Court Move All Berkeley, Oakland and North County Unlawful Detainer Actions and the Self-Help Center to the Oakland Courthouse, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/5/16 Amending Housing Trust Fund Guidelines Regarding Prevailing Wage Requirements, Tabled 
• 4/5/16 City Response to Homeless Shelter Crisis, Tabled
• 4/5/16 Homeless Commission Referral: Examine “Tiny House” Programs and Consider Feasibility for Berkeley, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Expediting Consideration of a Potential $3 million Grant to Build a Magical Bridge Playground and sending a letter of intent, 9-0-0, Passed
• 4/26/16 Support of SB 1053 – The Housing Opportunities Act, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Support AB 2757 - The Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Support Senate Bill 959: Equal Pay for UC Contract Employees, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Referral to Planning Commission: City-Wide Green Development Requirements, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Creation of 311 Mobile Application, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Proclaiming May 2016 as Mental Health Month, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Support HR 4763 and S 2697: Support the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act and Send Letters to Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Diane Feinstein, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/26/16 Referral to the Housing Advisory Commission Timely Predevelopment Recommendations to Bridge/Berkeley Food and Housing Project, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/10/16 Referral to Planning Commission: Community Garden Zoning, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/10/16 Support AB 2455 - the Student Voting Act, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/17/16 City Response to Homeless Shelter Crisis , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/17/16 Addressing the Housing Emergency, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/24/16 Budget Referral: Police Foot Patrol in Downtown, 8-0-0, Passed 
• 5/24/16 Oppose AB 2312, Tabled 
• 5/24/16 Referral to the Budget Process: Restore Funding for the Housing Retention Program, 8-0-0, Passed 
• 5/24/16 Paid Sick Leave, 6-2-0, Passed 
• 5/31/16 Tenant Protection Ordinance (Revised Version), 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/31/16 Transportation Commission Referral: Support the "Southside Pilot Project" for Transit Improvements , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/31/16 Support AB 2200, 2406, 2411 - The Thurmond Housing Package, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/31/16 Support AB 2502 - Protecting Local Inclusionary Housing Programs, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 6/14/16 City Co-sponsorship for Downtown Berkeley Association Eats, Beats & Brews – Salsa Sundays, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 6/28/16 Ban-the-Box for Employers doing Business with the City of Berkeley, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 6/28/16 Ballot Measure to Lower the Voting Age of School Board Elections to Sixteen, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 7/7/16 Small Business Development Package, 7-0-0, Passed 
• 7/7/16 Establishing a Citizens Budget Review Commission, Tabled 
• 7/7/16 Creation of Transportation Impact Fee, 7-0-0, Passed 
• 7/7/16 Vacancy Registration Fee, Tabled 
• 7/12/16 Extending Operating Hours in Commercial Districts, 8-0-0, Passed 
• 7/12/16 Support the California Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Initiative (#15-0103) Proposal for the November 2016 Ballot, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 7/12/16 Opposition to Sutter Health Corporation's Plans to Cease Operations at Alta Bates Hospital, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 7/12/16 Letter Urging Opening of Public Restrooms at Downtown Berkeley BART, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 7/12/16 Send Letter to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters to Request More Ballot Drop Boxes in the City of Berkeley , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 7/19/16 Permit Service Center Improvements, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 9/13/16 Ad-Hoc Committee on a More Open Government Recommendations on the Good Government Package , 8-0-0, Passed 
• 9/13/16 Worksession on Improving City Council Meeting Process, 7-0-1, Passed 
• 9/13/16 Support for Providing Medication Abortion Services at the Tang Center, 8-0-0, Passed 
• 9/13/16 Opposition to Business License Tax Initiative Sponsored by Large Landlords, Tabled 
• 9/13/16 Urging the California State Legislature to amend or oppose the “By Right Housing Approvals” Budget Trailer Bill, Tabled 
• 9/20/16 Proclamation Declaring October 8, 2016 as Indigenous People's Day and Approving City Co-Sponsorship, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 9/20/16 Permitting US Presidential Debates Outdoor Display on BAM/PFA Screen, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 9/27/16 Addressing Increased Aircraft Noise, 7-0-0, Passed 
• 9/27/16 Urging the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to Place Caps on Refinery Gas Emissions , 7-0-0, Passed 
• 9/27/16 Co-Sponsorship of 2nd Annual Celebrando Communidad en la La Placita, 7-0-0, Passed 
• 9/27/16 Supporting Standing Rock Sioux Protests against North Dakota Pipeline, 7-0-0, Passed 
• 10/18/16 Retroactive City Sponsorship of Latino Heritage Month, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 10/18/16 Establishing a Committee on City/UC Berkeley/Student Relations, 9-0-0, Passed 
• 10/18/16 Send a Letter to President Obama Requesting a Pardon for Edward Snowden, an American Whistleblower Hero Who Defended Civil Liberties , 9-0-0, Passed 
• 10/18/16 City Plan for Emergency Shelter During the Winter Season, 8-0-1, Passed 
• 11/15/16 Bridge Housing Strategies/Extension of Homeless Shelter Crisis, 8-0-0, Passed 
• 11/29/16 Urban Agriculture Package, 8-0-0, Passed
• 12/13/16 Emergency Measures to Address Homeless Crisis; Passed