Ben Bartlett

Context

Councilmember, District 3. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• Hopkins Street Bikeway Referral (voted yes on the final referral; also voted for the failed O'Keefe and Blackaby supplemental items)
• Council Discretionary Fund Grants (author of the school supply fair grant; contributed $200 to it and to the Halloween grant)

Log

• 2026-10-24 - Roles and votes added from the July 2026 minutes (absent July 20 and 24; excused for June 30 illness).

• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.

June 2026 activity

• Parking Meter Program Changes (the only no vote on the first reading)
• Council Discretionary Fund Grants (author of the Little Free Store grant, $500)
• Absent June 30 and 7/6; participated remotely on June 23 (Biennial Budget Adoption), voting no on the failed alternative.
• See 2026-06-23 - City Council (special) and 2026-06-30 - City Council (regular).

Early June 2026 activity

• Voted no on the parking meter first reading and seconded the failed move to drop Sunday meters (Parking Meter Program Changes); author of the Resorcery Org grant (Council Discretionary Fund Grants); co-sponsor of CEQA Exemptions Bill Support Position; co-sponsor of Hot Tub Zoning Referral.
• Absent from the June 22 closed session (Sather Motel Lease Negotiations). See 2026-06-09 - City Council (regular) and 2026-06-16 - City Council (regular).

May 12, 2026 activity

• Author of the Berkeley Juneteenth Festival grant, $2,500 from his discretionary budget (Council Discretionary Fund Grants); arrived late (6:25 p.m.). Arrived 4:42 p.m. at the May 19 special meeting. See 2026-05-12 - City Council (regular) and 2026-05-19 - City Council (special).

May 2026 early activity

• May 7: arrived 5:17 p.m.; the only vote against portions 1, 5, 6 and 7, and against portions 2, 3 and 4, of the Flock Safety main motion (Flock Safety Contract Extension). See 2026-05-07 - City Council (special).