2022-04-28 Budget Video Part 2 - Policy Committee

Thursday, April 28, 2022 AGENDA Page 1 BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, April 28, 2022 9:00 AM Committee Members: Mayor Jesse Arreguin, Councilmembers Kate Harrison and Lori Droste Alternate: Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCE AND TELECONFERENCE Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) and the state declared emergency, this meeting of the City Council Budget & Finance Committee will be conducted exclusively through teleconference and Zoom videoconference. The COVID-19 state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and presents imminent risks to the health of attendees. Therefore, no physical meeting location will be available. To access the meeting remotely using the internet: Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device: Use URL - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84955908549. If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the drop down menu and click on "rename" to rename yourself to be anonymous. To request to speak, use the “raise hand” icon on the screen. To join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-9128 or 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) and Enter Meeting ID: 849 5590 8549. If you wish to comment during the public comment portion of the agenda, press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Chair. Written communications submitted by mail or e-mail to the Budget & Finance Committee by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before the Committee meeting will be distributed to the members of the Committee in advance of the meeting and retained as part of the official record.

Thursday, April 28, 2022 AGENDA Page 2 AGENDA Roll Call Committee Action Items The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for action as the item is taken up. The Chair will determine the number of persons interested in speaking on each item. Up to ten (10) speakers may speak for two minutes. If there are more than ten persons interested in speaking, the Chair may limit the public comment for all speakers to one minute per speaker. Following review and discussion of the items listed below, the Committee may continue an item to a future committee meeting, or refer the item to the City Council. 1. Department Budget Presentation: Planning and Development From: City Manager Contact: Alene Pearson, Planning and Development, (510) 981-7400 2. Department Budget Presentation: Public Works From: City Manager Contact: Liam Garland, Public Works, (510) 981-6300 3. Department Budget Presentation: City Clerk From: City Manager Contact: Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900 4. Department Budget Presentation: Police From: City Manager Contact: Jennifer Louis, Police, (510) 981-5900 5. Department Budget Presentation: Parks, Recreation & Waterfront From: City Manager Contact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, (510) 981-6700

Committee Action Items Thursday, April 28, 2022 AGENDA Page 3 6. Proposal to Allocate Revenues Generated by the Transient Occupancy Tax in the Waterfront Area to the Marina Fund to Avoid Insolvency, Rebuild its Fund Balance and to Stabilize its Finances From: Parks and Waterfront Commission Referred: November 16, 2021 Due: May 10, 2022 Recommendation: That Council adopt a Resolution adopting a policy that all Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT hotel tax) generated at the Berkeley Waterfront be allocated to the City’s Marina Enterprise Fund. All other property, sales, utility users, and parking taxes; as well as business license and franchise fees, would continue to be allocated to the City’s General Fund. Policy Committee Recommendation: Send the item to Council with a negative recommendation and additionally request a referral to the Budget & Finance Policy Committee to discuss and develop alternative revenue streams for the Marina Fund including a dedicated reserve. On November 16, 2021, the City Council adopted the Policy Committee recommendation and the item was referred back to the Budget & Finance Committee. Financial Implications: See report Contact: Roger Miller, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-6700 Adjournment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Written communications addressed to the Budget & Finance Committee and submitted to the City Clerk Department will be distributed to the Committee prior to the meeting. This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Members of the City Council who are not members of the standing committee may attend a standing committee meeting even if it results in a quorum being present, provided that the non-members only act as observers and do not participate in the meeting. If only one member of the Council who is not a member of the committee is present for the meeting, the member may participate in the meeting because less than a quorum of the full Council is present. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Mark Numainville, City Clerk, (510) 981-6900. COMMUNICATION ACCESS INFORMATION: To request a disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at (510) 981-6418 (V) or (510) 981-6347 (TDD) at least three business days before the meeting date. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hereby certify that the agenda for this meeting of the Standing Committee of the Berkeley City Council was posted at the display case located near the walkway in front of the Maudelle Shirek Building, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, as well as on the City’s website, on April 21, 2022. Mark Numainville, City Clerk

Thursday, April 28, 2022 AGENDA Page 4 Communications Communications submitted to City Council Policy Committees are on file in the City Clerk Department at 2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA, and are available upon request by contacting the City Clerk Department at (510) 981-6908 or policycommittee@cityofberkeley.info.