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REVISED PROCLAMATION CALLING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL (Revised to add a teleconference location) In accordance with the authority in me vested, I do hereby call the Berkeley City Council in special session as follows: Thursday, May 7, 2026 5:00 PM SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702 TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 1027 BANCROFT WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94710 Adena Ishii, Mayor Councilmembers: District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani                                    District 5 – Shoshana O’Keefe District 2 – Terry Taplin                                          District 6 – Brent Blackaby District 3 – Ben Bartlett                                         District 7 – Cecilia Lunaparra District 4 – Igor Tregub                                           District 8 – Mark Humbert   This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid model with both in-person and virtual attendance. Attend this meeting remotely using  Zoom .  To request to speak, use the “raise hand” function in Zoom. To join by phone: Dial 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free) and enter Meeting ID: 161 674 7986 . To provide public comment, Press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Chair. To submit a written communication for the public record, email  [email protected] . Live captioned broadcasts of Council meetings are available on B-TV (Channel 33) and via  internet video stream.  All Council meetings are recorded. This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting, however, if you are feeling sick, please do not attend the meeting in person.  The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.  Pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure and State Law, the presiding officer may remove, or cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting. Prior to removing an individual, the presiding officer shall warn the individual that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that their failure to cease their behavior may result in their removal. The presiding officer may then remove the individual if they do not promptly cease their disruptive behavior. “Disrupting” means engaging in behavior during a meeting of a legislative body that actually disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and includes, but is not limited to, a failure to comply with reasonable and lawful regulations adopted by a legislative body, or engaging in behavior that constitutes use of force or a true threat of force. Government Code Section 84308 (Levine Act) - Parties to a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use are required to disclose if they made contributions over $500 within the prior 12 months to any City employee or officer. Parties and participants with a financial interest are prohibited from making more than $500 in contributions to a decisionmaker for the 12 months after the final decision is rendered on the proceeding. The above contribution disclosures and restrictions do not apply when the proceeding is competitively bid, or involves a personnel or labor contract. For more information, see Government Code Section 84308.   Preliminary Matters Roll Call:  Action Calendar - The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for action. For items moved to the Action Calendar from the Consent Calendar or Information Calendar, persons who spoke on the item during the Consent Calendar public comment period may speak again during the Action Calendar public comment period on the item The Presiding Officer will request that persons wishing to speak line up at the podium, or use the "raise hand" function in Zoom, to determine the number of persons interested in speaking at that time. If ten or fewer persons are interested in speaking on an individual agenda item, each speaker may speak for two minutes. If there are more than ten persons interested in speaking, the Presiding Officer may limit the public comment for all speakers to one minute per speaker. Speakers are permitted to yield their time to one other speaker, however no one speaker shall have more than four minutes. The Presiding Officer may, with the consent of persons representing both sides of an issue, allocate a block of time to each side to present their issue. Action items may be reordered at the discretion of the Chair with the consent of Council. The Presiding Officer may open and close an additional comment period for Action items on this agenda (excluding any public hearings, appeals, and/or quasi-judicial matters), at the start of the Action Calendar. Those who speak on an item during this comment period may not speak a second time when the item is taken up by Council. Action Calendar - Old Business 1a.- Public Safety Technology: Surveillance Technology Ordinance and Police Equipment Ordinance Approvals, Policy Updates, and Contract Authority   (Continued from March 24, 2026) (Item contains revised and supplemental material.) Supplemental agenda material (Police and Finance) (Supp 2) Supplemental agenda material (O'Keefe) (Supp 2) Revised agenda material (Ishii) (Supp 2) From: City Manager Recommendation:  Adopt a Resolution authorizing the following actions: Surveillance Technology Ordinance (BMC 2.99) 1. Accept the Surveillance Acquisition Report and approve the Surveillance Use Policy for the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program. 2. Accept the Surveillance Acquisition Report and approve the Surveillance Use Policy for Community Video Streams. 3. Approve updated Surveillance Use Policies for fixed video cameras, reflecting Council-directed revisions to previously approved technology. Police Equipment Ordinance (BMC 2.100) 4. Accept the Police Equipment Impact Statement and approve the Police Equipment Use Policy for UAS. Contract Authority 5. Authorize the City Manager to amend the existing contract with Flock Safety to add Drone as First Responder (DFR) hardware, software, and services for an initial three-year term, in an amount not to exceed $750,000. 6. Authorize the City Manager to amend the existing contract with Flock Safety to add Condor PTZ fixed surveillance cameras for an initial four-year term, in an amount not to exceed $310,000, with an option to extend for one additional three-year term, for a total not to exceed $600,000. 7. Authorize the City Manager to amend the existing contract with Flock Safety to add Flock Nova investigative software for a one-year term, in an amount not to exceed $75,000, funded by the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) grant previously accepted by Council on July 29, 2025. 8. Authorize the City Manager to amend the existing contract with Flock Safety to renew Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) for a two-year term, in an amount not to exceed $330,000, with an option to extend for an additional two-year term, for a total not to exceed $660,000. Financial Implications:  See report Contact: Jennifer Louis, Police, (510) 981-5900 1b.- Social Justice Implications of contracts with the Immigration Data Broker, Flock Safety   (Continued from April 21, 2026) From: Peace and Justice Commission Recommendation:  Approve a Policy approving the following actions with regard to safeguards for Berkeley’s surveillance-derived images and footage: Cancel Berkeley’s Flock Safety contracts for public surveillance images and video footage, due to Flock’s repeated sharing of such data with immigration authorities, and the inherent exposure of “cloud-based” storage to Trump administration access.  Financial Implications:  None Contact: Tasha Tervalon, Commission Secretary, (510) 981-7000   Adjournment I hereby request that the City Clerk of the City of Berkeley cause personal notice to be given to each member of the Berkeley City Council on the time and place of said meeting, forthwith. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Berkeley to be affixed on this 1st day of May, 2026. /s/ Adena Ishii, Mayor Public Notice – this Proclamation serves as the official agenda for this meeting. ATTEST: Mark Numainville, City Clerk NOTICE CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS : If you object to a decision by the City Council to approve or deny a use permit or variance for a project the following requirements and restrictions apply:  1) No lawsuit challenging a City decision to deny (Code Civ. Proc. §1094.6(b)) or approve (Gov. Code 65009(c)(5)) a use permit or variance may be filed more than 90 days after the date the Notice of Decision of the action of the City Council is mailed. Any lawsuit not filed within that 90-day period will be barred.  2) In any lawsuit that may be filed against a City Council decision to approve or deny a use permit or variance, the issues and evidence will be limited to those raised by you or someone else, orally or in writing, at a public hearing or prior to the close of the last public hearing on the project. Archived indexed video streams are available at:  berkeleyca.gov/council-agendas . Channel 33 rebroadcasts the following Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Communications to the City Council are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records, which are accessible through the City’s website. Please note: e-mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required, but if included in any communication to the City Council, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e-mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service to the City Clerk Department at 2180 Milvia Street. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication. Please contact the City Clerk Department for further information. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the public counter at the City Clerk Department located on the first floor of City Hall located at 2180 Milvia Street, and through the City's online records portal:  https://records.cityofberkeley.info/ . Agendas, agenda reports, and revised/supplemental material may be accessed via the online agenda for this meeting at:  berkeleyca.gov/council-agendas   and may be accessed at reference desks at the following locations: City Clerk Department - 2180 Milvia Street, First Floor Tel:  510-981-6900, TDD:  510-981-6903, Fax:  510-981-6901 Email:  [email protected] Libraries: Main – 2090 Kittredge Street, Claremont Branch – 2940 Benvenue, West Branch – 1125 University, North Branch – 1170 The Alameda, Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch – 1901 Russell COMMUNICATION ACCESS INFORMATION: This meeting is being held in a wheelchair accessible location.  To request a disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at  [email protected] , (510) 981-6418 (V), or (510) 981-6347 (TDD) at least three business days before the meeting date. Attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various scents, whether natural or manufactured, in products and materials.  Please help the City respect these needs. Captioning services are provided at the meeting, on B-TV, and on the Internet.  In addition, assisted listening devices for the hearing impaired are available from the City Clerk prior to the meeting, and are to be returned before the end of the meeting. If you have obtained interpretation services for your use during a City Council meeting and would like to request assistance, please contact the City Clerk Department at (510) 981-6900,  [email protected] , or in-person during the meeting. Questions regarding public participation may be addressed to the City Clerk Department (510) 981-6900 or by email at  [email protected] . Communications Council rules limit action on Communications to referral to the City Manager and/or Boards and Commissions for investigation and/or recommendations. All communications submitted to Council are public record. Copies of individual communications are available for viewing at the City Clerk Department and through  Records Online . Item #1a: Public Safety Technology: Surveillance Technology Ordinance and Police Equipment Ordinance Approvals, Policy Updates, and Contract Authority Item #1b: Social Justice Implications of contracts with the Immigration Data Broker, Flock Safety Jackie Fishbein, on behalf of Flock Group, Inc Commission on Labor Human Welfare & Community Action Commission David Soloff Gabriel du Toit Gael Alcock Vanessa Vega & Brian Pasley Chris Hamilton Christi Tuleja Hali Hammer Peter VanArsdale Bobbie Steinhart Victoria Wesson Irene Rice Vijay Ramesh Melanie Lawrence & John Smail Janice Schroeder Jesse Rosemoore Arlene Owseichik Sonya Baehr Leslie Firestone Justine Kessler Dorothea Dorenz Steen Jensen Stephani Lesh Shirley Kirsten Linda Wood Eric Friedman Margots999 russbumper 11 similarly-worded form letters

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