November 17, 2026 · City Council
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Berkeley BART TOD Site From: City Manager Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 8,036-N.S. (a) declaring four small pieces of land described in Exhibit A and shown in Exhibit B to the report, adjacent to the North Berkeley BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD), to be exempt surplus land; (b) summarily vacating two of the areas that are presently public right of way; and (c) approving the transfer of all four areas to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). First Reading Vote: All Ayes. Financial Implications: See report Contact: Jamie Parks, Public Works, (510) 981-6300, Jordan Klein, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400 Tuesday, November 17, 2026 AGENDA Page 3 Page 3 Consent Calendar
with Source Separated Refuse Collection Procedures From: City Manager Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 8,037-N.S. amending Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 12.32 - Storage, Collection and Disposal of Waste. First Reading Vote: All Ayes. Financial Implications: See report Contact: Jamie Parks, Public Works, (510) 981-6300
Competitive Procurement for Services to Promote Accountability and Transparency and Refer Development of Regulations to City Manager From: Councilmember Kesarwani (Author), Mayor Ishii (Co-Sponsor), Councilmember Taplin (Co-Sponsor), Councilmember Bartlett (Co-Sponsor) Recommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 8,038-N.S. amending Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 7.18, Expenditure Limitations, to require procurement through competitive solicitation for all city contracts for professional services and other services greater than $100,000. First Reading Vote: All Ayes. Financial Implications: Staff time Contact: Rashi Kesarwani, Councilmember, District 1, (510) 981-7110
From: City Manager Recommendation: Approve the minutes for the Council meetings of September 1, 2026 (closed), September 14, 2026 (closed), September 15, 2026 (regular), September 29, 2026 (special and regular), October 5, 2026 (closed), October 13 2026 (regular), October 19, 2026 (closed), and October 27, 2026 (regular). Financial Implications: None. Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900
District (TBID) Petition and Ballot on Behalf of the City of Berkeley From: City Manager Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and sign the “Preliminary Petition to Re-establish the Telegraph Property-Based Business Improvement District (BID)” on behalf of City-owned properties in the proposed Telegraph BID area; and 2. In the event the petition is successful in generating a ballot process to re-establish a Telegraph BID, authorizing the City Manager to vote YES on any ballots on behalf of City-owned properties in the proposed Telegraph BID area. Financial Implications: See report Contact: Eleanor Hollander, Economic Development, (510) 981-7530 Tuesday, November 17, 2026 AGENDA Page 4 Page 4 Consent Calendar
County (MOWAC) for the Berkeley Meals on Wheels Program From: City Manager Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution accepting donations for the Berkeley Meals on Wheels Program in a projected amount of $185,000 from the Meals on Wheels of Alameda County (MOWAC) agency, for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY2027). Financial Implications: See report Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981-5100
From: City Manager Recommendation: Adopt five Resolutions authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) funded contracts and any amendments, with the following vendors outlined below, for behavioral health early intervention services in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 ($300,000 per each contract) for the term of December 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029: