Today is November 18th, 2024, and this is the special meeting of the Berkeley City Council.

It's a work session to consider the waterfront specific plan.

Before we get started, I'd just like to read some introductory comments to allow for full participation of all members of the community, and to ensure that important city business is able to be completed.

We ask that all attendees conduct themselves in an orderly manner and respect the rights of others participating in the meeting.

Please be aware that the city council's rules of decorum prohibit the disruption of the orderly conduct of the council meeting.

A summary of these rules is available in the one-page handout on the table at the rear of the boardroom.

Disruptive behavior includes but is not limited to shouting, making disruptive noises, creating or participating in a physical disturbance, speaking out of turn, or in violation of applicable rules, preventing or attempting to prevent others who have the floor from speaking, preventing others from observing the meeting, entering into or remaining in an area of the meeting room that is not open to the public or approaching the council guy without consent.

We ask that you observe these rules so that all members of the public may observe and participate in tonight's meeting.

Thank you.

Recording in progress.

Okay, Councilmember Kessarwani.

Here.

Bartlett here.

Drago.

Han.

Present participating remotely.

Here.

Here.

And Humbert.

Present.

Mayor Aragine is absent this evening.

And for um Council Rahan's participation, we just need to go through the AV 2449 script.

I'm understand that Council Maharaj is intending to participate tonight under the emergency circumstances of the justification under the Brown Act as amended by AB 2449.

A quorum of the council is participating in person at the physical meeting location that is identified on the agenda and open to the public, which satisfies the requirements of the Brown Act.

Councilmember Hahn has notified the council of her need to participate remotely.

Councilmember Han, if you could provide a general description of the circumstances relating to your need to appear remotely.

However, please do not disclose any medical diagnosis, disability, or other confidential medical information.

Thank you.

Yes.

I need to take care of a family member who has a sudden emergency.

Thank you.

And uh Councilmember Han, um, please disclose if there are any other individuals 18 years of age or older present in the room from which you are participating, and the general nature of their relationship to you.

I am uh I think there is nobody else with me at this time.

Okay.

And Councilman will participate through both audio and visual technology.

Um so actually, this um if it's a uh family caregiving need, then that falls under the uh could fall under the just cause um circumstances, and then the council does not actually need to vote to permit um the participation so uh we can uh proceed with the meeting at this time.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

Uh this is a special meeting, and we will be only taking public comment on the one item on our agenda tonight.

Um City Manager, um, do you do suggest that we take public comment before the presentation or after the presentation?

Doesn't matter.

Okay, whatever you like to do.

Madam Vice Mayor, uh I think I think it's uh useful to take it after, frankly.

But okay, yes, okay.

Um we will uh proceed then.

Um Madam Vice Mayor.

Uh tonight staff is prepared to review with the mayor, the council, and the public, the waterfront specific plan.

Um this is an item that has been worked on for a number of years.

Tonight you will have our park rec and waterfront director, uh Scott Ferris, and then our deputy director, uh, Christina, and they will take over the presentation now.

Thank you.

Thank you, Tonya.

Um, Scott Ferris, Parks Recreation Waterfront Director with me tonight to make this presentation as Christina Ericsson, our deputy director also in the audience.

So we have Roger Miller, senior management analyst, and Ally Endrust, our waterfront manager online.

We have Lysac McNulty, our CIP manager, uh, Mary Leiddector from Hard Hard Grooves and Jones, Justin Horner, a principal planner in the planning department, uh, our city attorney team.

And in addition to that, um, we have our outgoing chair of the Parks Recreation and Waterfront Commission, Claudia Kacinska, and our incoming chair of the same commission, Alan Aschez.

Um, and Alan is gonna uh talk a little bit after Christina and I are done present presenting.

Christina great.

Okay, let's share screen.

Okay, go ahead and get started.