Some highlights from this past Tuesday’s City Council Meeting :
Draft budgets, train whistles, & Pacific Steel Castings’ carbon filter permit- were some of the items discussed at last week’s City Council meeting. Read a short summary in the Daily Planet. Or if you’re motivated, a really long eSummary from the City of Berkeley’s website.
*Mayor Bates made it official that he has dropped funding for train whistle abatement. There has not been enough of an uproar over the increased noise of late to require funding. *Click here to read past posts on this topic.
*The draft budget sets aside a salary for a new Senior Planner.
*The City Council voted to approve the permit for Pacific Steel’s new carbon filter. Read City Manager Phil Karlmas recommendation to the Council here.
*The City Council voted to take no action on the Nexus eviction.
* A refuse collection rate hike of %8 was approved.