2012 Council Items

• 1/17/12 Temporary Enforcement of RPP Only Areas as Two Hour Parking Without Permit9-0-0, Passed
• 1/17/12 City Sponsorship of the 2012 San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade9-0-0, Passed
• 1/17/12 San Francisco LGBT Pride: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds9-0-0, Passed
• 1/17/12 Proclamation in Honor of Magnes Museum Day - January 22, 2012 (Revised Agenda Material)9-0-0, Passed
• 1/31/12 Referral to City Manager: Responsible Banking Policy (Revised Agenda Material)9-0-0, Passed
• 1/31/12 Tow Away Zones on MLK JR Way between Berkeley Way and Hearst Avenue9-0-0, Passed
• 1/31/12 Smoke-Free Housing in Berkeley9-0-0, Passed
• 1/31/12 Adopt Expanded Single Use Plastic Bag Ban/Paper Bag Fee Ordinance (Revised Agenda Material)9-0-0, Passed
• 2/28/12 Celebrating March 20 to April 23, 2012 as the Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration Period in the City of Berkeley9-0-0, Passed
• 2/28/12 Referral to City Manager: Parking Signage Clarity9-0-0, Passed
• 2/28/12 Urging UCSF to Approve Kidney Transplant for Jesus Navarro (Revised Agenda Material)9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/6/12 Amend the Constitution to End Corporate Personhood (Revised Agenda Material) 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/20/12 California Federation of Teachers’ Millionaire Tax Initiative Tabled 
• 3/20/12 Due Process Guarantee Act (PDF) 9-0-0, Passed 
• 3/20/12 Support Senate Bill 1229, Prohibiting the Requirement of Declawing or Debarking of Pets as a Condition of Tenancy 8-0-1, Passed
•  3/20/12 Persian Center For Persian New Year Festival: Relinquishment Of Council Office Budget Funds To General Fund And Grant Of Such Funds 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/3/12 City Support for Three Pending Anti-Human Trafficking Bills 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/3/12 2012 Berkeley Cinco de Mayo Celebration: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/3/12 Chavez Commemoration Event: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds 9-0-0, Passed 
• 4/3/12 City Manager Referral: Creation of Department of Environment 9-0-0, Passed
• 4/3/12 City Council Redistricting Plan Ballot Language 7-0-2, Passed
• 4/3/12 Support Faculty Petition and Request the DA Drop Charges from November 9, 2011 UC Protest (Revised Agenda Material) 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/1/12 Immigrant Housing Discrimination 8-0-0, Passed 
• 5/1/12 Support AB 1831 - Banning the Box 8-0-0, Passed
•  5/1/12 Supporting Assembly Bill 2346 Regarding the Health Rights of Farm Workers 8-0-0, Passed 
• 5/1/12 Support for SB 1220, The HOMeS Act 8-0-0, Passed 
• 5/1/12 Support a Proclamation to Honor May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 8-0-0, Passed 
• 5/1/12 Supporting Assembly Bill 1081 as Amended8-0-0, Passed
• 5/15/12 Proclamation Honoring Edward Bennett (Revised Agenda Material)9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/15/12 Support Assembly Bill 1993 Relating to Mandatory Vehicle Impoundment Penalties for Unlicensed Drivers 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/15/12 Support the Middle Class Scholarship Act (AB 1500 and 1501) 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/15/12 2012 Berkeley Juneteenth Festival: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/15/12 North Shattuck Association: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/15/12 Contribution Limits on Contractors doing Business with the City 9-0-0, Passed
•  5/29/12 FY 2013 Budget Referral for J-Sei, BOCA Community Partnership Program and BYA Park Youth Employment 9-0-0, Passed
•  5/29/12 Support Senate Bill 1434 Relating to Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking 9-0-0, Passed 
• 5/29/12 Support a Proclamation to Honor June as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Questioning Pride Month and Authorize the City Manager to Fly the Rainbow Flag for the Month of June 9-0-0, Passed
•  6/12 /12 Downtown No Smoking Signage: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Funds 9-0-0, Passed 
• 6/26/12 Supporting the Three Strikes Reform Act Initiative 8-0-0, Passed 
• 7/10/12 Opposition to Assembly Bill 1569: Extending Laura's Law, Involuntary Outpatient Commitment, Tabled 
• 7/10/12 Amendments to the Soft Story Ordinance 9-0-0, Passed
•  7/17/12 City Sponsorship of the Proposed “Berkeley Sunday Streets” 9-0-0, Passed
•  7/17/12 Contribution Limits on Contractors doing Business with the City 8-0-0, Passed 
• 7/17/12 Referral to City Manager: Streamlined Affidavit of Residency Ordinance 8-0-0, Passed 
• 7/31/12 California Homeless Bill of Rights 8-0-0, Passed 
• 7/31/12 Urging the United States Postal Service to Stop the Sale of the Berkeley Main Post Office 8-0-0, Passed 
• 9/18/12 Leave of Absence for Mental Health Commissioner Nemirow 9-0-0, Passed 
• 9/18/12 Proclamation Declaring October 13, 2012 as Indigenous Peoples Day and Approving City Co-Sponsorship 9-0-0, Passed 
• 9/18/12 Proclamation in Honor of Bisexual Pride Day 9-0-0, Passed 
• 10/2/12 Proclamation Declaring October 2012 as Homelessness Awareness Month 9-0-0, Passed 
• 10/16/12 Referral to City Manager: RPP Parking Beyond 72 Hour Parking Limit Tabled 
• 10/30/12 Residential Preferential Parking (RPP): Vehicle Registration Requirements Tabled 
• 11/13/12 Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s Tax Exempt Status and Charity Care in the City of Berkeley  5-1-3, Passed 
• 12/11/12 Revising the Recording of Council Annotated Agendas and Minutes to Include All Motions Voted On (Revised Agenda Material)7-0-0, Passed