May 20, 2026 · Disaster and Fire Safety Commission
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REGULAR AGENDA MATTERS All Regular Agenda Matters are for discussion and possible action. 5/20/26 AGENDA Page 1 Internal
Recommendation: Approve the Draft Minutes of April 22, 2026, Regular Meeting. Written Material: DFSC April 22, 2026 Draft Minutes
Proposed by The City Manager (Murphy) Recommendation: The DFSC Approves a Written Memo to Request the Mayor and City Council Consider Other Budget Cutting Measure Than some of the Cuts Proposed by the City Manager. Written Material: Draft Memo To City Council
Tax Rate Adjustments (Murphy) Recommendation: Approve the increase to use the 2027 PIG Tax Rate Adjustments.. Written Material: Memo To The Budget Office
Recommendation: Adopt Official Support Positions On All Thirteen Bills Comprising the 2026 Joint Megafire Prevention Package and Authorize and Direct the Mayor, City Manager, or Designee to Transmit Letters of Support To Each Bill’s Author and to Senator Jesse Arreguin and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, Representing Berkeley in the California Legislature. Written Material: DFSC Report To Council (including letters of support)
(Staff/ UC Berkeley Team) 5/20/26 AGENDA Page 2 Internal Recommendation: None Written Material: PowerPoint Presentation
Application (Wilson) Recommendation: Approve A Letter of Support for the City of Berkeley FY26 Safe Streets and Roads for All That Is Led by the Berkeley Fire Department for Its Street Trauma Prevention Program (STPP). Written Material: Draft Letter of Support
Recommendation: Review Work Plan and select Work Group To Participate and/or Lead Written Material: 2026-2027 DFSC Work Plan
Receive reporting on recent activities by the following work groups: • Plan & Budget Oversight • Neighborhood Fire Resiliency • Safe Passages • Community Outreach • Street Trauma Prevention Program Future Agenda Items and Next Steps • Adjournment This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Keith May, kmay@berkeleyca.gov 510-981-5508. Communications to Berkeley boards, commissions or committees are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records, which are accessible through the City’s website. Please note: E-mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required but, if included in any communication to a City board, commission, or committee, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e-mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service or in person to the secretary of the relevant board, commission, 5/20/26 AGENDA Page 3 Internal or committee. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication. Please contact the secretary to the relevant board, commission, or committee for further information. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at Berkeley Fire Department located at 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA. COMMUNICATION ACCESS INFORMATION: This meeting is being held in a wheelchair-accessible location. To request a disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at 981-6418 (V) or 981-6347 (TDD) at least three business days before the meeting date. Please refrain from wearing scented products to this meeting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hereby certify that the agenda for this regular/special meeting of the Berkeley City’s Disaster and Fire Safety Commission was posted at the front of the Division of Training, 997 Cedar Street, as well as on the City’s website, three days prior to the scheduled Commission meeting. SECRETARY SIGNATURE 5/20/26 AGENDA Page 4 Public DFSC Staff Report May 20, 2026