Berkeley agendas take up San Pablo Avenue plan, 2027 rent adjustment and an 11-story Shattuck building — but no votes are recorded yet
Berkeley's Zoning Adjustments Board, City Council and Rent Stabilization Board each carried substantial items in the past two weeks, covering housing approvals, the 2027 rent adjustment and city contracts. One caveat applies to everything below: the records supplied for this roundup are agendas only. Minutes have not been published for any of the three meetings, so no vote tallies, adopted amounts or final outcomes are established here. What follows is what each body was scheduled to take up.
City Council: San Pablo Avenue plan, surveillance rules, contracts
The council's Oct. 13 regular meeting agenda listed adoption of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, which would create the San Pablo Commercial District. Also listed was an amendment to BMC Chapter 2.99 regarding surveillance technology vendor accountability.
Contract items on the same agenda included an amendment for BOSS property management at 2111 McKinley Avenue increasing the allocation by $104,474; a professional services contract with Protiviti Government Services Inc. not to exceed $425,000; and an amendment for the Berkeley Marina K-Dock Restroom Renovation increasing the amount by $11,000.
Rent Board: 2.5 percent adjustment, 3.8 percent relocation increase
The Rent Stabilization Board's Oct. 15 agenda listed Resolution 26-32 to confirm a 2.5 percent Annual General Adjustment for 2027, and Resolution 26-33 to increase 2027 relocation assistance for Owner Move-In and Ellis Act evictions by 3.8 percent.
The board was also scheduled to discuss and possibly act on Evans Manor and potential enforcement action, and to take up recommendations to amend Regulations 403.5 and 1269 regarding room lock security issues, and Regulations 1206 and 1269 regarding filing time limits for rent increase petitions.
Zoning board: 11-story Shattuck building and four permits
The Zoning Adjustments Board's Oct. 8 agenda listed public hearings on four use permits:
- Use Permit #ZP2022-0116: a proposed 11-story, 131,583-square-foot building with 242 units and 3,720 square feet of commercial space at 2900-2920 Shattuck Avenue.
- Use Permit #ZP2026-0060: proposed demolition of a 1,600-square-foot commercial building at 701 University Avenue.
- Use Permit #ZP2026-0031: proposed conversion of a commercial building at 3048-3050 Shattuck Avenue to a single-family residence.
- Use Permit #ZP2026-0053: proposed modification to allow demolition at 742 Grayson Street without a replacement building application.
The meeting summary describes the agenda as also including a demolition project at the West Berkeley Shellmound. The item list provided does not tie that description to a specific permit number.
What is not yet known
None of the three meetings has published minutes in the records supplied. That means no decision, vote count or final dollar figure can be reported for any item above. The absence of minutes is not evidence that a body took no action; it means the outcome is not yet documented in the material available.
Coming up
The supplied list of upcoming meetings for the next 14 days is empty, so there are no scheduled sessions to flag here. Residents who want to attend or comment should confirm dates and agendas on the city's official meeting calendar before making plans.
All items described above remain proposals or scheduled discussions until the relevant body's minutes are published. The linked official agendas and minutes are the authoritative record.