File #: 2021-678   
Type: Council Referral
Body: City Council
On agenda: 3/30/2021
Title: Consider Directing Staff to Review an "Adopt a Spot" Traffic Triangle, Traffic Circle and Traffic Corners Program. (Councilmember Daysog) [Not heard on March 2, 2021; continued from March 16 to March 30, 2021]
Attachments: 1. Berkeley Adopt-a-Spot

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Consider Directing Staff to Review an “Adopt a Spot” Traffic Triangle, Traffic Circle and Traffic Corners Program.  (Councilmember Daysog) [Not heard on March 2, 2021; continued from March 16 to March 30, 2021]

 

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COUNCIL REFERRAL FORM

 

The Council can take any of the following actions:

1) Take no action.

2) Refer the matter to staff to schedule as a future City Council agenda item.

3) Take dispositive action if sufficiently noticed such that the public and Council have been provided sufficient information by the published agenda, and no formal published notice of a public hearing is required.

 

Name of Councilmember requesting referral: Tony Daysog

 

Date of submission to City Clerk (must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the Council meeting requested): February 15, 2021: 4:15 PST

 

Council Meeting date: March 2, 2021

 

Brief description of the subject to be printed on the agenda, sufficient to inform the City Council and public of the nature of the referral:

 

Review City of Berkeley “Adopt a Spot” traffic triangle, traffic circle, traffic corners program and, based on review, implement a similar program for the City of Alameda. Since Berkeley’s program is based on Oakland’s, also review Oakland’s program, as well as any other relevant programs.

 

As part of the review, also review existing ordinances that hamper or support “Adopt a Spot” volunteerism efforts, such as possibly 23-8.4 or possibly AMC Chapter XXVI, and recommend changes that furthers aims of an “Adopt a Spot” program. See attached news article.

 

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