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Berkeley City Council Meeting (2/19/2013)

Regular Meeting of the Berkeley City Council. A special work session of the Council on the budget was from 5:30-7:20pm. Agenda: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Clerk/City_Council/2013/02Feb/City_Council__02-19-2013_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx

  1. lynnqyu
    Lynn Yu@lynnqyu
    Tonight I'll be following my first #berkmtg since being back in Cal. Follow me for live updates!
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 16:05:22
  2. Daily Cal blogger/columnist Lynn Yu, who humorously covered the Council last year as @TheDailyClog is back with her own column dedicated to the Council...
  3. Meet the nine
    I'm back, folks. Some of you may remember me as a wide-eyed, grub-consuming freshman columnist from two and a half years ago. If you don'...
    Lynn Yu
  4. lynnqyu
    Lynn Yu@lynnqyu
    There are flowers lying on the council dias. Awww did #MayorTomBates get a Valentine? #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:41:26
  5. LarsSkjerping
    Lars Skjerping@LarsSkjerping
    #berkmtg ceremonial items… Proclamation honoring boona cheema, outgoing ED of B.O.S.S. …
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:45:15
  6. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Council says Feb. 23 is 'boona cheema day' for efforts with homeless in Berkeley #berkmtg (Learn about her work: bit.ly/VHyoRt)
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:43:33
  7. lynnqyu
    Lynn Yu@lynnqyu
    Oh the flowers are a present. That is a lot less exciting. #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:43:48
  8. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    cheema says she has a monthly program on Berkeley Community Media to talk about outreach efforts, services #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:46:13
  9. LarsSkjerping
    Lars Skjerping@LarsSkjerping
    … boona cheema accepts proclamation, says slightly political message re affordable housing mitigation fee (before council tonight). #betkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:47:50
  10. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Councilman Worthington: "I think boona has out-creatived the city of Berkeley" #boonacheema #boss #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:48:45
  11. lynnqyu
    Lynn Yu@lynnqyu
    Public commenter complains that Berkeley City Council uses too many acronyms and people might not be able to follow. LOL #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:51:46
  12. lynnqyu
    Lynn Yu@lynnqyu
    Same public commenter: "I got my sunshine blocked" ... talking about the Shattuck hotel. WTF is happening #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:53:03
  13. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    The council is welcoming Mark Numainville as the new City Clerk, as of March 3. (He's been interim clerk since early 2012.) #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:54:31
  14. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Council members Arreguin, Wozniak, Wengraf, Capitelli pledged $1,000 from their office budget for Sunday Streets; Bates gave $5,000 #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:58:28
  15. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Correction: Worthington gave $50 and Maio gave $500 (for Sunday Streets)#berkmtg [thx @LarsSkjerping]
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:07:09
  16. lynnqyu
    Lynn Yu@lynnqyu
    #GordonWozniak notes that "automobile" is mis-spelled on the consent calendar. #classic #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:57:12
  17. lynnqyu
    Lynn Yu@lynnqyu
    Council members pledge money towards Sunday Streets; I-hate-acronyms public commenter says she doesn't like Sunday Streets either #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 19:59:46
  18. LarsSkjerping
    Lars Skjerping@LarsSkjerping
    #berkmtg taking up somewhat controversial item concerning a cut to the affordable housing fee (from 28k to 14k or something else)…
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:11:24
  19. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    6 projects wld be subject to affordable housing fee: 2517 Regent; 2107 & 2201 Dwight; 2701 Shattuck; 2133 University; 2024 Durrant #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:06:12
  20. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Bates: Not everyone wld take this bc some might want extra height with density bonus; developers have said fee wld have to be less #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:11:11
  21. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Bates: "I don't think there are going to be too many takers when it gets down to it" #affordablehousingfee #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:11:34
  22. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Worthington: Nothing that's before us now incentivizes new applications because it only applies to projects in the pipeline #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:12:55
  23. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Worthington: That's not at all what I was talking abt last time; incentivizing new projects would be totally different (paraphrase) #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:13:49
  24. Sierra Club and City’s Housing Advisory Commission have submitted letters to Council opposing any cut. #berkmtg http://pic.twitter.com/iqxWZO5K
    Lars Skjerping@LarsSkjerping
    ·
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:13:59
  25. berkeleyside
    Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
    Worthington: Last meeting I said 3 times, can we stimulate new projects. Bates: We can change policy to show that #berkmtg
    Tue, Feb 19 2013 20:15:17

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