1 COUNCILMEMBERS
Dominic D. Aliano, Mayor
Laura M. Hoffmeister, Vice Mayor
Edi E. Birsan
Timothy A. McGallian
Carlyn S. Obringer
Civic Center
1950 Parkside Drive
Concord, CA 94519
www.cityofconcord.org
Special Meeting of the
Concord City Council/City
Council Sitting as the
Local Reuse
Authority/City Council
Sitting as the
Concord/Pleasant Hill
Health Care District
Monday,
January 10, 2022
6:30 p.m. - Open Session
7:00 p.m. – Redistricting Public
Hearing
Various
telephonic/electronic
locations
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21607.1, Item 8.a, which is the public hearing on the redistricting process, has been noticed with a 7:00 p.m. start time. If the Council is addressing another agenda item when that start time occurs, the Council may first conclude the other item, including any associated public comment.
Pursuant to AB 361, the City is authorized to hold public meetings via teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public, without making available any physical location for the public.
City of Concord Rules: The City of Concord has declared a local state of emergency due to COVID-19 and is closed to the public. This Concord City Council meeting is an essential event, therefore it has not been cancelled. However, City of Concord officials and staff will conduct this meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically. The City will not make available any physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment. Instead, members of the public may observe and address the meeting remotely.
Below is information on how to do that.
2 How to Watch the Meeting:
Watch on TV on Comcast Channel 28, Wave Channel 29, and U-verse Channel 99 Watch the TV broadcast through the City’s website by following THIS LINK Watching Live Streaming of the meeting by following THIS LINK Under California law, public comments at special meetings are limited to subjects on the agenda only. Therefore, public comment will only be taken prior to Council’s consideration of items specifically listed on tonight’s Agenda. There will be no General Public Comment Period.
How to Submit Public Comments:
Written: All comments received before 3:00 pm the day of the meeting will be posted on the City’s website as “Correspondence” under the relevant agenda item and provided to the City Councilmembers prior to the meeting.
Email comments to [email protected].
Please identify the agenda item number and letter.
To Participate in Public Comment During the Meeting:
Staff Reads Your Comments Aloud: When the Mayor opens the public comment period for the relevant agenda item, please email your comments to [email protected] Prominently write “Read Aloud at Meeting” at the top of the email and your comments will be read into the record (not to exceed three minutes at staff’s cadence). Comments received outside of the public comment period for the relevant item will not be read aloud but will be inserted into the meeting record.
Live Remote Public Comments: Members of the public may submit a live remote public comment via Zoom video conferencing. Download the Zoom mobile app from the Apple Appstore or Google Play. If you are using a desktop computer, you can test your connection to Zoom by clicking here. Zoom also allows you to join the meeting by phone.
Join the meeting at any point, but be sure you are in the meeting prior to the City Council consideration of the item on which you would like to provide comments. From a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/89655085374?pwd=b282WFNZbGFEeXFXK1RnZ0tnNmprZz09 oWebinar ID: 896 5508 5374
oPasscode: 279965
oBy phone: US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 348 7799 or 1 253 215 8782 This meeting is being held via Zoom
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/89655085374?pwd=b282WFNZbGFEeXFXK1RnZ0tnNmprZz09 Webinar ID: 896 5508 5374
Passcode: 279965
3 Speakers will be asked to provide their name and city of residence, although providing this is not required for participation.
Each speaker will be afforded up to 3 minutes to speak. Speakers will be muted until their opportunity to provide public comment.
When the Mayor opens a public comment period on the item on which you would like to comment, please use the “raise hand” feature (or press *9 if connecting via telephone) which will alert staff that you have a comment to provide.
OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call
2. PRESENTATION
a. Presentation – Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) Update by Lt. Tamra Roberts. Introduction by Mayor Aliano.
3. CITY COUNCIL /LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA) /CONCORD-PLEASANT
HILL HEALTH CARE DISTRICT (CPHHCD) CONSENT CALENDAR
The public is entitled to address the City Council/LRA/CPHHCD on items appearing on the Consent Calendar before or during the City Council’s/LRA’s/CPHHCD’s consideration of the Consent Calendar. Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made by one motion of the City Council, provided that any Councilmember, individual or organization may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. If a request for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar has been received, the Mayor may defer action on the particular item and place the same on the regular agenda for consideration in any order s/he deems appropriate. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Considering – approval of the minutes from the meetings of October 12, 26, and 27, November 2, 9, and 29, and December 6 and 7, 2021.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – adoption of a Resolution approving the request to Metropolitan Transportation Commission by the City of Concord for an allocation of $216,000 of Transportation Development Act – Article 3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. This funding will support the Bailey Road Crossing Enhancements Project, located on Bailey Road at Olive Drive and Limewood Drive. Recommended by the Interim Director of Community Development.
4 CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060 (c), 15061 (b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, Public Resources Code Section 21065, and/or 21080.19.
c. Considering – the recommendation to reappoint Keith McMahon to continue to serve as the City of Concord's Representative on the Contra Costa County Aviation Advisory Committee for a two-year term ending February 28, 2023 Recommended by the Mayor.
d. Considering – acceptance and appropriation of $257,273 from the California Department of Parks and Recreation Per Capita Grant Funds, for the Willow Pass Park Fitness Renovation (Project No. 2523). Recommended by the Interim Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15262, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. e. Considering – approval of Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with NCE in an additional amount of $102,458 (for a new not to exceed amount of $447,052) to provide additional design engineering and related services for Hillcrest Park Regional Green Infrastructure Project (Project No. 2512); and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement, subject to the approval of the City Attorney. Recommended by the Interim Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15262 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. f. Considering – acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report with the Independent Auditors' Report and Required Communications Letter for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. Recommended by the Director of Finance.
CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY/CONCORD-PLEASANT HILL HEALTH CARE
DISTRICT CONSENT CALENDAR
g. Considering – adoption of a Resolution to continue conducting City Council, Local Reuse Authority, Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District, standing City Council Subcommittees, and all City board, commission (including the Planning Commission), and committee meetings remotely, pursuant to AB 361. Recommended by the City Clerk.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Reg. Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3) and/or 15378.
5 4. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
Persons who wish to speak on Public Hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the public hearing is opened, except on public hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment.
After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Council level for discussion and action. Further comment from the audience will not be received unless requested by the Council. No public hearing shall commence after 10 p.m. unless approved by majority vote of the City Council. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – a report on the redistricting process and permissible criteria to be considered to redraw Council district boundaries, and receiving input from the community and direction from the City Council prior to maps being considered for revision. (Public Hearing #2) Report by Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager.
CEQA: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15320, 15378, and 15061(b)(3).
5. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 1/25/2022 6:30 p.m.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in the Superior Court to certain City administrative decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited by California law to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the hearing or in a written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the hearing.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Concord to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are disabled and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact the ADA Coordinator Tianjun Cao at (925) 671-3243 or [email protected], at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.