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City Council 2026-06-09 - Regular met on 2026-06-09. This summary uses official annotated-agenda action text and pairs each recorded action with its agenda item title rather than loose metadata. The most resident-relevant actions centered on contracts, grants, leases, and assessments, city services and council implementation, and budget and fiscal actions.
Key Decisions
Adopted second reading of Ordinance No. 8,009-N.S. regarding Lease Agreement: Patpatia & Associates, Inc. for 125-127 University Avenue.
Adopted second reading of Ordinance No. 8,011-N.S. regarding Amendment to BMC Chapter 2.100 to Subject Pepper Spray to the Approval and Reporting Requirements of the Police Equipment Ordinance.
Adopted Resolution No. 72,292-N.S. regarding Assessments: Telegraph Property Based Business Improvement District.
Adopted Resolution No. 72,294-N.S. regarding Assessments: North Shattuck Property Based Business Improvement District.
Adopted Resolution No. 72,305-N.S. regarding Berkeley Poet Laureate Program: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Fund.
Adopted Resolution No. 72,307-N.S. regarding Chavez/Huerta Tribute Site: Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds to General Fund and Grant of Such Fund.
Why It Matters
This summary is based on Berkeley annotated-agenda item blocks, so action and vote language is tied back to the relevant agenda item.
Contracts and agreements shape who carries out city work and the terms under which public services or leadership roles move forward.
These actions may affect city services, public spending, or future council follow-up.
Budget actions can affect city service levels, project timing, and how limited local funds are allocated.
Topics Discussed
contracts, grants, leases, and assessments - city services and council implementation - budget and fiscal actions
What Happens Next
Budget and fee actions move into implementation through city departments and future financial reporting.
Approved contracts, grants, leases, or assessments move forward under the terms recorded in the annotated agenda.
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Landlord: City of Berkeley, a California municipal corporation 2180 Milvia Street Berkeley, CA 94704 Attention: Director, Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Telephone: (510) 981-6704 Facsimile: (510) 981-6710
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SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING .......................................................................25
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City Council adopted Ordinance No. 7,754-N.S. on February 23, 2021, which authorized the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with Patpatia & Associates, Inc. for an office space measuring 1,706 square feet in the northwestern
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portion of the second floor in the 125-127 University Avenue office building. The lease agreement expired at the end of the option term on April 30,
SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING .......................................................................25: The Basic Lease Information set forth above and the Exhibits attached hereto are incorporated into and made a part of the following Lease. In the event of any...
10.3
Signs. All signs, graphics, and awnings of every kind visible in or from public view or corridors, or the exterior of the Premises, installed or caused to be installed by, for the benefit of, or at the request of Tenant (“ Signs ”) shall
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ALTERATIONS.: be, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, and subject to Landlord’s prior written approval, and subject to all applicable Laws. Tenant shall remove all such Signs prior to the termination of this Lease. Such installations and removals shall be made...
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Liens. Tenant shall promptly pay and discharge all claims for labor performed, supplies furnished and services rendered at the request of Tenant and shall keep the Premises and Property and all portions thereof free of all mechanics’ and
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ALTERATIONS.: materialmen’s liens in connection therewith. Tenant shall provide at least ten (10) business days’ prior written notice to Landlord before any labor is performed, supplies furnished or services rendered on or at the Premises and Landlord shall ha...
Bonds. Landlord may require Tenant to provide Landlord, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, lien, performance, and payment completion bonds in an amount equal to one and one-half times the estimated cost of any alterations, additions, or
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ALTERATIONS.: improvements to insure Landlord, the Premises and the Property against any liability for mechanic’s and materialmen’s liens, and to ensure completion of the work and payment of any contractors or subcontractors.
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Public Trust Tidelands Requirements.
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PERMITTED USE AND PUBLIC TRUST TIDELANDS REQUIREMENTS.: Tenant acknowledges that the Property is located on State tidelands held by the City of Berkeley in trust for the promotion of commerce, navigation, and fishery pursuant to that certain statutory grant fr...
12.2
Public Trust Tidelands Requirements...................................................................12
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PERMITTED USE AND PUBLIC TRUST TIDELANDS REQUIREMENTS. .................................................................
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Tenant’s Fault .......................................................................................................14 Page 5 of 42 Page 23
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DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION. ...............................................................................13
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Waiver. The provisions of this Lease contain an express agreement between Landlord and Tenant that applies in the event of any Casualty.
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DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION.: Tenant fully waives the provisions of any statute or regulation, including California Civil Code sections 1932(2) and 1933(4) (as amended from time to time, and successor statutes thereto) for any rights or obligations concerning a Cas...
15.2
Award. In connection with any condemnation, Landlord shall be entitled to receive all compensation and anything of value awarded, paid, or received in settlement or otherwise (“ Award ”) and Tenant hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers
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EMINENT DOMAIN.: to Landlord all rights to and interests in the Award and fully waives, releases, and relinquishes any claim to, right to make a claim on, or interest in the Award, including any amount attributable to any excess of the market value of the Prem...
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Tenant: Patpatia & Associates, Inc. 1803 Sixth St.
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SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING .......................................................................25: Suite A Berkeley, CA 94710 Telephone: (510) 559-7140 Facsimile: (510) 559-7145
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The 125-127 University Avenue office building is located on State tidelands held in trust by the City of Berkeley for the promotion of commerce, navigation, and fishery (“public trust uses”).
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City staff marketed the office space to organizations aligned with the public trust uses before negotiating a new lease with Patpatia & Associates, as required by the State Lands Commission. City staff did not identify a compatible public trust use organizatio...
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Maintenance and Use of Common Area.
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COMMON AREA.: The manner in which the Common Area shall be maintained shall be solely determined by Landlord. The use and occupancy by Tenant of the Premises shall include the right to use the Common Area (except areas used in the maintenance or operation of t...
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Control of and Changes to Common Area.
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COMMON AREA.: Landlord shall have the sole and exclusive control of the Common Area, as well as the right to make reasonable changes to the Common Area. Landlord’s rights shall include, but shall not be limited to, the right to: (i) restrain the use of the Com...
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Tenant shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age (over 40), sex, pregnancy, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or AIDS.
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CITY NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE
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Copies of this Ordinance shall be posted for two days prior to adoption in the display case located near the walkway in front of the Maudelle Shirek Building, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr.
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AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AT 125- 127 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.: Way. Within 15 days of adoption, copies of this Ordinance shall be filed at each branch of the Berkeley Public Library and the title shall be published in a newspaper of general...
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Tenant Trade Name: Tenant shall operate under the trade name Patpatia & Associates, Inc.
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SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING .......................................................................25
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Option to Extend Term.
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TERM.: Tenant has two options to extend this lease agreement for one (1) year for each option. At the beginning of each option period, rent will increase by 3%.
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Tenant shall pay to Landlord, at Landlord’s address for payment of Rent designated in Section 1 of the Basic Lease Information, or at such other address as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing to Tenant for the payment of
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TERM.: Rent, the Base Rent designated in Section 8 of the Basic Lease Information, without notice, demand, offset or deduction, in advance, on the first day of each month of the Term. Upon execution of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the first month’s...
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Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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Late Charge and Interest.
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TERM.: The late payment of any Rent will cause Landlord to incur additional costs, including administration and collection costs and processing and accounting expenses (“ Delinquency Costs ”). If Landlord has not received any installment of Rent within five (5...
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Restoration of Security Deposit; Return of Security Deposit.
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TERM.: If Landlord applies any portion of the Security Deposit during the Term, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after demand by Landlord, deposit with Landlord an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to its original amount. If Tenant performs e...
4.6
Transfer of Security Deposit; Assignment or Encumbrance of Security Deposit.
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TERM.: If Landlord disposes of its interest in the Premises, Landlord may deliver the remaining Security Deposit to Landlord’s successor in interest in the Premises and thereupon be relieved of further responsibility with respect to the Security Deposit. Tenan...
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Premises: Approximately 1,706 rentable square feet comprising the northwestern portion of the 2nd floor (“ Premises ”) of the building commonly known and referred to as 125-127 University Avenue, Berkeley, California 94710 (the “ Building
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SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING .......................................................................25: ”).
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Janitorial Services.
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UTILITIES AND JANITORIAL SERVICES.: Landlord shall provide all janitorial services to common areas only. Tenant shall provide and pay for all janitorial services, including supplies and shampooing carpets, to the Leased Premises during this lease term.
UTILITIES AND JANITORIAL SERVICES.: Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall be responsible and shall directly contract and pay for any and all utilities and services required or desired by Tenant in connection with its use or occupancy of the Premises...
UTILITIES AND JANITORIAL SERVICES.: Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall comply with federal, state, or local governmental controls, rules, regulations, or restrictions on the use or consumption of energy or other utilities during the Term.
Permitted Uses: General office and ancillary commercial use, subject to any applicable or required approvals from the City of Berkeley.
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SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING .......................................................................25
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Initial Term: Three (3) years, commencing as of July 1, 2026 (“ Commencement Date ”), with two 1-year extension options.
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7.2
Tenant. Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, obtain and keep in force at all times during the Term the following “ Tenant’s Insurance ,” and shall be liable for all premiums, deductibles, and self-insured amounts, if any, in connection
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INSURANCE.: therewith. Tenant’s Insurance shall not have a deductible amount exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000).
7.3
Commercial General Liability Insurance................................................................6
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AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AT 125- 127 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
7.4
Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance.
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INSURANCE.: Workers’ compensation insurance, if required by Law, which complies with all applicable state statutes and regulatory requirements, and employer’s liability insurance coverage in statutory amounts.
7.4
Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance ...............................6
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AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AT 125- 127 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
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Property Insurance. “All risk” property insurance including fire and extended coverage, sprinkler leakage, vandalism and malicious mischief coverage, covering damage to or loss of Tenant’s Property or any Tenant Improvements (together
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INSURANCE.: with, if the property of Tenant’s invitees is to be kept in the Premises, warehouser’s legal liability or bailee customers insurance insuring property belonging to invitees and located in or about the Premises), in an amount not less than the full...
7.7
General. 7.7.1 Insurance Companies.
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INSURANCE.: Tenant’s Insurance shall be written by companies licensed to do business in California and having a “General Policyholders Rating” of at least A- VII (or such higher rating as may be required by a lender having a lien on the Premises) as set forth...
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AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AT 125- 127 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
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Base Rent: $4,265 per month with 3% annual increase
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8.2
Exemption of Landlord from Liability ...................................................................8
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AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AT 125- 127 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
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Exemption of Landlord from Liability.
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INSURANCE.: Tenant, as a material part of the consideration to Landlord, hereby assumes all risk of damage to property including, but not limited to, Tenant’s Property and any Tenant Improvements, and injury to or death of persons in, upon or about the Premise...
