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Votes at a glance: consent agenda, workforce-housing ordinance first reading, PILOT postponement and official newspaper designation
Summary
The Berkeley City Council approved the consent agenda, advanced a workforce-housing ordinance on first reading, postponed a workforce-housing PILOT application for further negotiation, and designated the Oakland Press as the city's official newspaper.
The Berkeley City Council took several formal votes at its Oct. 20 meeting. Below are the motions, outcomes and available roll-call records.
Consent agenda — passed (unanimous) Motion: Approve consent agenda (minutes of Oct. 6, 2025; warrant list #1415; purchase of a Continental Cargo 10-foot value hauler trailer from Truck and Trailer Specialties Inc. for $5,900 under account 101-441-982-000; interlocal agreement with "Oakland County Bridal Shelter" for services; appointments to boards and commissions; proclamations P2725 and P2825 declaring Oct. 28 as First Responders Day and Nov. 2025 as Men's Health Awareness Month). Mover: Council member Baker. Second: Council member Hennen. Roll call: Gavin (yes), Hennen (yes), Patterson (yes), Volani (yes), Baker (yes), Black (yes), Dean (yes).
Ordinance O0925 (first reading) — passed on first reading (unanimous) Motion: Consider first reading of ordinance to amend code section 114-27 (workforce housing exemption) to align text with statute referenced as MCL 125.1401 and to change the annual shelter-rent payment phrasing from a required 10% to a payment of up to 10%. Mover: Council member Hennen. Second: Council member Black. Roll call: Patterson (yes), Volani (yes), Baker (yes), Black (yes), Gavin (yes), Hennen (yes), Dean (yes).
Motion M125 — Columbia workforce-housing PILOT application — postponed (unanimous) Motion: Approve/deny/postpone consideration of the Columbia development's workforce-housing payment-in-lieu-of-taxes pilot application; staff recommended postponement while negotiating terms with the applicant. Mover: Council member Baker. Second: Mayor Pro Tem Gavin. Roll call: Volani (yes), Baker (yes), Black (yes), Gavin (yes), Hennen (yes), Patterson (yes), Dean (yes).
Resolution R19-25 — official newspaper designation — passed (unanimous) Motion: Recognize that the Daily Tribune will cease publication on Oct. 30, 2025, and designate the Oakland Press as the city's official newspaper effective Oct. 31, 2025, for publishing notices and ordinances. Mover: Mayor Pro Tem Gavin. Second: Council member Patterson. Roll call: Baker (yes), Black (yes), Gavin (yes), Hennen (yes), Patterson (yes), Volani (yes), Dean (yes).
Notes: All roll-call votes recorded in the transcript show unanimous support for the recorded motions. Where staff or transcript language was unclear (for example, the name "Oakland County Bridal Shelter" appearing in the consent-agenda reading), the motion text above reproduces the phrasing used at the meeting; staff follow-up or the published agenda packet should be consulted for the official contract and vendor names and exact ordinance code citations.
This item is a factual listing of votes and outcomes from the Oct. 20 meeting and does not analyze the merits of individual items.
